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Town beach closes again

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK — Southwick health director Thomas Fitzgerald has closed the town beach once again this week due to high levels of bacteria in the lake.

Fitzgerald said Tuesday’s tests showed levels greater than what is acceptable by the state and he was forced to shut down the beach and it remains closed until another test is authorized by the Park and Recreation Commission.

Park and Rec Commissioner Daniel Call said commissioners were authorizing another test today.

Fitzgerald said the test takes 24 hours.

“People should call 569-1213 before heading to the beach to make sure it’s open,” said Call.

Fitzgerald said the problem stems from Canadian Geese, and measures to keep the geese off the beach are being considered for next year.

“There are various ways to discourage the geese,” said Fitzgerald.

“One way is with fake coyotes that blow in the breeze and scare the geese.”

Call said the last day the beach will be open this season is this Sunday, Aug. 24. When the season is over, Call said improvements, including painting, will take place.

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No action on eminent domain land taking RON RIX

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Department has “a long-range plan” to meet the office space needs of the administration, currently spread across the city in four buildings, including city hall.

Rix said the district assessed all of the city-owned properties, including several vacant former school buildings and found that the cost of rehabilitating those buildings was prohibitive.

Two are former schools, the Parkside Academy, which was St. Casmir’s Church before it was purchased by the school district, and the other was the Moseley Elementary School.

The recommissioning of the buildings would trigger improvements to meet energy efficiency and Americans with Disabilities Act access.

The resolution would authorize Knapik to negotiate a five-

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Legislative & Ordinance Committee declined to act last night on the proposed eminent domain taking of Main Street property now in agricultural use that would be developed into an municipal athletic-field complex.

The city is being required by the National Park Service to replace land taken from Cross Street for construction of the proposed 600-student, 96,000-square-foot elementary school at the corner of Ashley and Cross streets.

L&O Chairman Brian Sullivan said the committee will not bring the order of taking out tonight at the City Council meeting because of movement behind the scenes that could change the package. Those changes include both the price of the taking and which property is being considered for the taking.

Sullivan intended to keep the issue in committee without further discussion, but committee members began to engage the audience attending the meeting to discuss the land takings.

At-large Council James R. Adams commented that “there are a lot of people here. Are we letting them talk?”

Sullivan noted that the council has given the involved parties, which includes the property owners; Cross Street residents opposed to construction of the school; and residents, many in

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School office lease OK’d

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Two City Council committees will recommend passage tonight of a resolution that would allow Mayor Daniel M. Knapik to enter into a multi-year lease for 6,000 square-feet of office space to house the School Department administration.

The Legislative & Ordinance Committee and the City Property Committee both discussed the resolution to allow Knapik to negotiate a lease based upon proposals received by the city in May. School Department financial officer Ron Rix said the current lease for 6,000-square-feet of space at the Hampton Ponds Plaza is set to expire this fall and the property owner has to be notified if the department does not plan to extend that agreement.

Under the current lease the department is required to provide custodial services and maintenance supplies, as well as pay for utilities, such as electricity.

“But the space is not effective,” Rix said, describing paper-thin office walls that end an inch from the ceiling and a room configuration that does not provide effective working and meeting spaces.

Rix said the city issued a request for proposals and received one for an inclusive lease at about $14 per square foot, $3,500 more expensive than the cost of occupying the Hampton Ponds location, but janitorial services, bathroom supplies and other items, for which the department was paying, are included in the proposed lease.

At-large Councilor James R. Adams asked Rix if the School

New maintenance department supported

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Legislative & Ordinance Committee voted last night to give a the full City Council a positive recommendation tonight to create a centralized maintenance department.

Mayor Daniel M. Knapik submitted the proposed Department of Facilities Management to protect the $44 million investment the city has made to improve energy efficiency and to refurbish a number of city and School Department buildings.

City Purchaser Tammy Tefft said that she currently performs many of the duties that would be transferred to the new department which would be responsible for not only maintaining the building, grounds and equipment in municipal facilities but also maintaining the vendor contracts and warrantees.

“The goal is to set up (the department) so that See Maintenance, Page 3

PUBLIC NOTICE World Series Parade WESTFIELD — Join the City of Westfield for a parade for the 14-yearold Babe Ruth All Stars. The parade starts at 1PM on August 24. North Elm Street/Elm Street will be closed from Notre Dame to Court from 1PM–2PM.

Fun fall events planned by Southwick Historical Society

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Cop arrested for pill scam

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – An Adams police officer was arraigned in Westfield District Court Wednesday on charges of uttering a false prescription, identity fraud, police or witness intimidation, receiving stolen property and attempting to commit a crime.

Thomas D. Cook, 35, of 10 Stafford Hill Road, Cheshire, was arrested Monday evening at the CVS Pharmacy on East Main Street when he returned at 7:51 p.m. to pick up a fraudulent prescription he had filed earlier that evening using the drivers license of another Cheshire man.

An employee of the pharmacy said that Cook had brought the prescription in to be filled at THOMAS COOK 7:11 p.m. When the pharmacy sent a text mes(Photo courtesy sage that the prescription for Ritalin was ready to of the the man whose ID Cook was using, the man Berkshire Eagle) called the pharmacy to tell them he had not filed any such prescription.

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Historical Society is getting ready for a full season this fall.

The group kicked off its efforts to fundraise and celebrate Southwick’s history with a new sign at the CJ Gillett Cigar Factory Museum Wednesday morning. Donated by Society member and renowned artist Sally Killips, the sign is just one way the group hopes to attract people to the museum and other activities.

“We are always trying to do some fundraising events people enjoy,” said Killips.

The Historical Society will begin its fall programs with a presentation by Robert Brown on the Covered Bridges of Westfield during its meeting Sept. 26 a the Christ Church United Methodist on College Highway.

Then, the Society will offer information and hold a raffle at the annual Granville Harvest fair, slated for Oct. 11-14.

“We will have some really great items to raffle, including a handmade scarf, hand-hooked rug, and I’m hoping Joyce Bannish will have another homemade quilt for us,” said Killips.

The fall fun continues the following weekend with the second annual Spirit Walk on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 2-4 p.m. in the old See Fall Fun, Page 3

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Hilltown volunteer Fire Departments get grants

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WINDSOR – Volunteer fire departments in rural towns throughout the Commonwealth are receiving a small boost from Beacon Hill.

Last week, Jack Murray, commissioner of the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), awarded over $50,000 in grant funding to over 40 municipalities statewide through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Program.

“Community fire departments serve as the front line and first responders in combating wildfires and forest fires across the

Commonwealth,” said Commissioner Murray. “These VFA grants help local departments get the equipment they need, to ensure the continued safety of our communities.”

In the western hilltowns of Hampden County, the towns of Montgomery and Russell received $1,616 and $1,983 through the VFA, respectively.

During the tenure of Governor Deval Patrick, the DCR has awarded more than $520,000 in VFA grants, according to the Lauren Feltch, assistant press secretary for the DCR, adding that these VFA funds have been designated to help volunteer depart-

ments with purchasing equipment and supplies, specifically fire retardant, and protective gear.

Other elegible uses for the funds include projects related to firefighter safety, technology transfer and rural fire defense. “(Fire Departments) are eligible when they’re ‘high risk communities’ – near federal land – and they have to be working in partnership with federal firefighting agencies.” said Feltch. “If they fit the criteria of being in a higher risk area, they’re more likely to fit the need for that See Grants, Page 5

Volunteers William Morrissey, center, of Southwick, uses a bubble level to check the installation of new sign sign at the C. J. Gillett building, as John Bannish, top left, and Mike Morrissey, top right, secure the sign. The Southwick Historic Museum is located at 86-88 College Highway in Southwick.

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Stanley Park’s Managing Director, Bob McKean, and long time friend from their time as USAF Presidential Honor Guard, Ken Theissen, showcase a copy of The Westfield News at a Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds game in Cincinnati.

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Southwick Seniors SOUTHWICK — Southwick Senior Citizens, Inc. welcomes new members to come and sign up at any monthly meeting, held on the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Center. Our mission is to promote and support the activities at the Senior Center by raising funds and by volunteering at Center events. Come to a meeting, share in the refreshments, and learn about the fund raising activities we have planned. Bring your own ideas, too! Doing our best to enrich the lives of our Seniors.

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Stolen shopping scooter ride leads to jail ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Albuquerque, New Mexico, man is facing charges after police say he drove a stolen electric shopping cart to meet with his probation officer.

KOAT-TV reports (http://goo.gl/ Y6F69T) court papers say 18-year-old Michael Johnson rode the electric shopping cart this week to make his scheduled visit. When the probation officer asked Johnson where he got the cart, court documents say Johnson admitted taking it from an Albuquerque Walmart.

Johnson was arrested and charged with larceny and receiving stolen property. He also violated his probation when he was arrested and was ordered held on a $500 bond.

Albuquerque police spokesman Tanner Tixier says the cart is worth more than $1,800.

It was not known if Johnson had an attorney.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, August 21, the 233th day of 2014. There are 132 days left in the year.

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n August 21, 1944, the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union and China opened talks at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington that helped pave the way for establishment of the United Nations. (The talks concluded on October 7.)

On this date: In 1614, Transylvanian Countess Elizabeth Bathory, believed complicit in the killings of dozens, possibly hundreds, of young women and girls, was found dead at age 54 nearly four years after being sealed off in her castle chambers.

In 1831, Nat Turner led a violent slave rebellion in Virginia resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people. (He was later executed.)

In 1858, the first of seven debates between Illinois senatorial contenders Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place.

In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (The painting was recovered two years later in Italy.)

In 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky died in a Mexican hospital from wounds inflicted by an assassin the day before.

In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order making Hawaii the 50th state.

In 1963, martial law was declared in South Vietnam as police and army troops began a violent crackdown on Buddhist anti-government protesters.

In 1972, the Republican National Convention opened in Miami Beach.

In 1983, Philippine opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino Jr., ending a self-imposed exile in the United States, was shot dead moments after stepping off a plane at Manila International Airport. The musical play “La Cage Aux Folles” opened on Broadway.

In 1984, Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro appeared before reporters in Queens, New York, to field questions about her family’s finances.

In 1991, the hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led

by Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin.

In 1993, in a serious setback for NASA, engineers lost contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft as it was about to reach the red planet on a $980 million mission.

Ten years ago: The International Gymnastics Federation ruled that South Korean Yang Tae-young had been unfairly docked a tenth of a point in the all-around gymnastics final at the Athens Olympics, costing him the gold medal that ended up going to Paul Hamm (hahm) of the United States; however, the ruling did not change the final result in which Yang received the bronze.

Five years ago: A wildfire broke out north of Athens, Greece; in the days that followed, the blaze spread, charring 80 square miles before being extinguished. A high-level delegation of North Korean officials paid their respects to late former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung. Leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to lift a ban that prohibited sexually active gays and lesbians from serving as ministers.

One year ago: Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced at Fort Meade, Maryland, to up to 35 years in prison for spilling an unprecedented trove of government secrets. The National Security Agency declassified three secret court opinions showing how in one of its surveillance programs, it scooped up as many as 56,000 emails and other communications by Americans not connected to terrorism annually over three years. Former space shuttle astronaut C. Gordon Fullerton, 76, died in Lancaster, California. Music promoter Sid Bernstein, 95, who booked such top acts as Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland and the Rolling Stones and brought The Beatles to Carnegie Hall in 1964, died in New York.

Today’s Birthdays: Former football player Pete Retzlaff is 83. Actor-director Melvin Van Peebles is 82. Playwright Mart Crowley is 79.

Singer Kenny Rogers is 76. Actor Clarence Williams III is 75.

Rock-and-roll musician James Burton is 75. Singer Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 75. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 73. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is 69. Actress Patty McCormack is 69. Pop singer-musician Carl Giammarese is 67. Actress Loretta Devine is 65. NBC newsman Harry Smith is 63. Singer Glenn Hughes is 62. Country musician Nick Kane is 60. Actress Kim Cattrall is 58. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon is 55. Actress Cleo King is 52. Retired MLB All-Star pitcher John Wetteland is 48. Rock singer Serj Tankian (System of a Down) is 47. Figure skater Josee Chouinard is 45. Actress Carrie-Anne Moss is 44. Retired MLB player Craig Counsell is 44. Rock musician Liam Howlett (Prodigy) is 43.

Actress Alicia Witt is 39. Singer Kelis is 35. TV personality Brody Jenner is 31. Singer Melissa Schuman is 30. Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt is 28. Actor-comedian Brooks Wheelan (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 28. Actor Cody Kasch is 27. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 26. Actress Hayden Panettiere is 25. Actor RJ Mitte is 22.

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year lease with two two-year options to extend the lease.

At-large Councilor David A. Flaherty, who attended the joint meeting, suggested that the language of the resolution be amended with a cap of $14.

“I’d make a motion to amend the resolution not to exceed $14, which for a fully-loaded, allinclusive space is pretty good in today’s market,” Flaherty said.

L&O Chairman Brian Sullivan and City Property Chairman Brian Hoose both agreed with Flaherty, but felt that the amendment should be made from the City Council floor when the resolution is discussed tonight.

The City Property Committee voted to refer the issue to the Legislative & Ordinance Committee because resolutions are brought out to the floor by the L&O.

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in fiscal year 2016 the money for those (maintenance) contracts will come out of my budget and go into that facilities, buildings and grounds department,” Tefft said.

The City Council has to approve an ordinance creating a new department, then the council’s Personnel Action Committee will review and submit a job description for the new department head.

Tefft said that the new department head will initially be involved in capital planning and will eventually acquire personnel and funding to begin to replace the maintenance contractors now working for the city.

“We looked at privatization,” Tefft said, “but the cost was $1.2 million, not including any of the maintenance contracts now in place. The committee felt having a department to do this instead of hiring this out and paying prevailing wages to vendors.”

“So I encourage this (department’s creation),” Tefft said.

L&O members asked how the proposed department would be funded.

Tefft said that departments now maintaining buildings, equipment and ground will lose money for that maintenance and the money will be put into the new department’s budget.

“So every department will give up a little to make the funding for this new department,” L&O member James R. Adams said, adding that departments often “push money (intended for maintenance) somewhere else.”

“With this Maintenance Department the money goes to address maintenance problems.

That is the only place it can go,” Adams said.

L&O Chairman Brian Sullivan said “this is the beginning, but if it’s done correctly the money will come from what’s already being spent.”

Sullivan said the L&O will give a positive recommendation to the proposal to create the new department, and then refer the issue to the PAC which is working on the job description.

When the PAC completes that review the entire package will be presented to the full City Council.

Governors’ energy effort on hold BOSTON (AP) — A nearly year-long effort

by New England’s governors to collectively address the region’s high energy costs is on hold now that some have voiced concerns about the initiative’s dual strategy of importing Canadian hydropower and investing in new natural gas pipelines.

Energy officials from the six states have been developing a proposal that would impose federal tariffs on electric ratepayers to finance the energy infrastructure projects. But the group — the New England States Committee

Fall Fun town cemetery.

Costumed members of the Society will portray some of Southwick’s most interesting historical figures who are buried in the cemetery. Last year’s tour guests included Southwick’s very own Lizzy Borden – Martha Ottenheimer – who murdered her father with an axe in 1938. Perhaps this year her father, Lester Vining, may make an appearance.

“It’s a lot of fun and we have a great list of historical figures in our reference room at the cigar museum,” Killips said. “You never know who will show up.’

The Society’s programs and events are free, but donations are appreciated. Killips said the group recently sent letters to local businesses soliciting donations and explaining the importance of keeping Southwick’s history alive.

In that vein, Killips will teach a program on hooked rugs at the museum in early October and hopes there will be similar workshops planned soon.

“We want to keep the old traditions alive,” she said. “I

on Electricity — has decided to hold off on the process for at least a month.

The governors had planned to present their tariff scheme, which would ultimately need approval from federal regulators, to a regional association of power companies and users by early September.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is seeking a delay while his administration analyzes different energy scenarios, including those that would not require the construction of extensive natural gas pipelines.

Government Meetings THURSDAY, AUGUST 21 TOLLAND Yoga for Everyone at PSC at 9 am

WESTFIELD Personnel Action Committee at 6 pm Finance Committee at 6:30 pm City Council at 7 pm

BLANDFORD Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm

SOUTHWICK Board of Health – Cancelled

MONDAY, AUGUST 25 TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 TOLLAND Board of Assessors at 10 am

WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm

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Continued from Page 1 think a lot of people are looking back to those enjoyable crafts, such as quilting and rug hooking.”

While every third grade student in the school systems receives a complete lesson in Southwick’s history, including a tour of the Moore House and CJ Gillett Cigar factory Museum, Killips said the society wants to educate the community at large. To entice people to visit and learn more about the town, they are orga-

Ward 4, supporting construction of the elementary school, ample opportunity to speak before the City Council during public participation and that the council recently held a hearing for the property owner, Alice Wielgus, and her attorney who declined to speak.

Wielgus did address the City Council, after that hearing, asking the members not to take her land by eminent domain. Wielgus spoke again last night, reiterating that “what I said is that I don’t want it taken by eminent domain. It’s still being negotiated.”

Adams said that in his opinion the taking is not clearly defined.

“There are two different numbers for acreage,” Adams said to Wielgus. “I know we were talking of taking one number of acres, and then another number came from the mayor.”

“There is no way we can move forward,” Adams said.

“There may be other pieces (of land) out there that the city could take and yours will not be affected. Then you can keep your property and do whatever with it.

“I know there is a chunk of money available, the ‘fish’ money we got from the state for putting the reservoir land Can You Help Sarah? in Montgomery under a conservation restriction,” Adams said.

Sullivan said that because of legal issues “the best thing I can do right now is to leave www.sarahgillett.org this alone.”

Sullivan then requested a motion to leave the issue in committee which was approved by a 3-0 vote.

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nizing a historical scavenger hunt set for next spring.

“Tobacco has a bad rep, but it is an integral part of the history of Southwick and the Connecticut River Valley,” Killips said. “My family all worked tobacco, and it was a fun time.”

The Moore House and Museum are open the second and fourth Sunday of each month from 2-4 p.m. They will be open this Sunday, Aug. 24.

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U.S. troops tried, failed to rescue James Foley

By Philip Ewing Politico.com American special operators attempted to rescue slain journalist James Foley and other hostages held in Syria earlier this year, but the mission failed because he and other captives weren’t where U.S. intelligence thought they’d be.

An administration official confirmed to Politico that Foley, who was shown in a video released Tuesday being beheaded by a terrorist of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, was among a group of people U.S. troops tried to save.

Defense officials declined to give specifics about exactly where the rescue attempt took place or which units carried it out, but Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby said the operation involved “air and ground components” and was “focused on a particular captor network within ISIL.” The Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), the “Night Stalkers,” flew the troops into the raid, The Washington Post reported. The Night Stalkers often operate with the Army’s Delta Force and the Navy’s SEAL special operators, but as is their custom, officials declined to describe the troops involved.

“Given the need to protect our military’s operational capabilities, we will not be able to reveal the details of this operation,” said White House counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco.

“But the president could not be prouder of the U.S. forces who carried out this mission and the dedicated intelligence and diplomatic professionals who supported their efforts.”

President Barack Obama condemned Foley’s murder in a statement Wednesday from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, where he has been attempting to take a vacation.

The Pentagon’s announcement Wednesday evening made a grim episode even darker, since it’s now clear that Obama attempted to prevent Foley and others from coming to such a horrific end.

“Today, the American people will all say a prayer for those who loved Jim,” Obama said Wednesday. “All of us feel the ache of his absence. All of us mourn his loss. We keep in our prayers those other Americans who are separated from their families. We will do everything that we can to protect our people and the timeless values that we stand for.”

American warplanes have conducted about two dozen more airstrikes against ISIL positions in the north of Iraq since the release of the Foley video, defense officials said, but the activity has remained concentrated inside of Iraq. Obama has so far ruled out direct military action inside of Syria, opting instead to begin a small, CIA-run campaign of arming and assisting rebels there.

The president also has asked Congress for $500 million so the Defense Department can begin its own, larger effort to arm and train Syrian rebels. One problem, however, is determining how the U.S. can support moderate, “vetted” groups and keep weapons and support from falling into the hands of extremists like ISIL.

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Stop Depending on the Fed

By R. GLENN HUBBARD Politico.com America’s slow average rate of economic growth is double trouble, as Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer recently pointed out. First, it highlights the recovery’s lack of vigor; second, it suggests that a continuation of this slow growth could start to feel permanent, calcifying the economy’s pulse and leading to slower long-term output and employment growth. Particularly ahead of the Fed’s annual gathering of policymakers and economists in Jackson Hole later this week, the question arises as to what more the Fed can do to advance the recovery and job creation.

The short answer is “not much.” A longer and more complicated answer acknowledges that growth is a problem and policy does matter—but needed policy changes require action from the president and the Congress, because what is needed is mainly fiscal.

Recent answers in some quarters emphasize that the economy’s short-term woes trace back to the financial crisis and that longer-term challenges reflect “secular stagnation”—that is, that deeper problems in the economy will slow the rate of growth considerably in the coming years. These “answers” carry a Victorian feel of both punishment (where there was pleasure in the boom, economic pain cannot be far behind) and inevitability (we will need to adjust expectations). But these answers are too fatalistic, and they do not offer a guide to monetary policy now.

Monetary policy has, of course, played a role in the recovery. Bold decisions by the Fed to enhance liquidity as the financial crisis weakened economic activity were crucial to the bounce back. And fiscal actions to recapitalize banks helped patch over broken plumbing in the financial system. The Fed’s initial purchases of mortgage-backed securities helped restore more normal spreads between mortgage interest rates and Treasury yield, assisting the housing rebound. And initial Fed purchases of longer-dated Treasury securities modestly reduced long-term interest rates.

But now? Continued Fed purchases of longer-term Treasury securities likely have a quite small effect on yields and economic activity. While interest-sensitive spending for businesses (investment) and households (durable goods and housing) are important for GDP, many small and mid-sized businesses and most households (other than the wealthy) are unable to borrow at rates close to current default-risk-free interest rates. And ultra-low rates for an extended period of time send signals for financial and real investment that are divorced from economic fundamentals, leading to credit misallocation and asset bubbles. A legitimate concern arises that Fed policy is no longer anchored by a clear rule, creating uncertainty among financial market participants and business leaders about the future course of interest rates and the Fed’s exit from its present “do-what-it-takes” policy.

The Fed counters that it remains focused on entry first – entry into expanding employment, that is, restoring vigor to the labor market and job creation. This goal is a laudable one in line with the Fed’s dual mandate, but it raises two familiar worries. One concerns the Fed’s limited ability to fine-tune its policies; the second is about fiscal policy’s inaction in the face of structural problems. The first worry was expressed in Milton Friedman’s famous “fool in the shower” analogy: Turning dials too quickly without considering lags risks a shower of either cold or scalding water. (Though in the case of the Fed, it’s just as tricky to get out of its bond-buying “shower” as it was getting in.)

The larger concern is the structural one—that is, that the Fed’s tools are not so effective at remedying broad slack in the labor market. To see this, note that the Fed is focused principally on a bathtub of the labor market (to stretch Friedman’s shower analogy). As the bathtub fills with water, job creation can be thought of as the rate at which the water flows in, while unemployment is the space left in the tub before it overflows.

The goal is to fill the tub to the top but avoid overflowing—in other words, causing inflation. At the present pace of job creation (while not a blockbuster, the six-month growth rate of nonfarm payrolls is largest since the spring of 2006), only a year would pass before the unemployment rate would arrive at the point where the Fed traditionally starts to worry about inflation. (Technically that means the rate would drop to the bottom of the Fed’s 5.2-5.5 percent for NAIRU—or “nonaccelerating inflation rate of unemployment”—the level of unemployment below which inflation rises, while wage pressures are building.) Unless the Fed can increase labor force participation, the tub risks overflowing fairly soon under present policy.

What, then, can policy do to assist the recovery and employment? Simply put, business and household expectations of long-term growth need a jolt. And such a jolt must come from

fiscal policy. By that I do not mean the “stimulus” policies pursued by the Obama administration to shift aggregate demand over time, but a dramatic shift in people’s expectations about the future. Such a shift must acknowledge structural problems in the economy—something the president has never really done.

Altering long-term expectations requires three categories of policy action: (1) removing policy barriers to growth, (2) offering a sustained boost to aggregate demand, and (3) supporting work.

Three of the key structural barriers to growth are business taxation, trade policy and immigration policy. No policy action offers a greater long-term support for growth than fundamental tax reform, with gains of 0.5 percent -to-1 percentage point per year in GDP growth over a decade, according to research by economists Alan Auerbach and Kevin Hassett. Much of this gain would come from improvements in business taxation— reducing marginal tax rates to enhance competitiveness and innovation. In addition, switching to consumption taxes would enhance investment at home and encourage U.S. multinationals to bring their overseas cash hoards home, while encouraging foreign multinationals to invest and create jobs in America.

Reducing business taxes will also boost wages, as labor bears much of the burden of high business taxes.

The current kerfuffle over “inversions”—the controversial practice by which companies escape high U.S. taxes by relocating headquarters abroad—is a distraction from this bigger discussion. Trade policy needs to continue to emphasize opening of markets – a win for U.S. businesses and consumers – as in the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Immigration reform should start with the obvious goal of making the United States the most attractive place to work for the highly skilled.

A sustained boost to aggregate demand requires a long-term infrastructure strategy. The Obama administration’s early flirtation with “shovel-ready” projects was a distraction that failed to change business leaders’ longer-term expectations of demand. That limited investment and hiring. Sustained infrastructure spending offers that support, and legitimate concerns about waste can be addressed by both oversight and the use of public-private partnerships.

Finally, returning to the Fed’s concern, fiscal policy needs to shift to support the expansion of work. As with inversions and the stimulus, the Obama administration’s focus on the minimum wage is a distraction. The idea of a higher minimum wage is both poorly targeted and, if anything, will likely reduce the number of jobs. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), an important tool with bipartisan approval, now centers more on family support than work support. Reforming the EITC to boost all eligible workers’ incomes (including single workers) or using wage subsidies to guarantee no poverty for working Americans is a big step toward reducing structural barriers against labor-force participation and work. Done in the context of tax reform, these changes are affordable and promote both growth and employment.

The bottom line is this: We are asking too much of the Fed and not enough of our elected officials. There is no reason the actions suggested here should not acquire bipartisan support.

The president should submit plans to Congress for removing barriers to growth, enhancing demand and supporting work. If he does not, perhaps a new Congress can place them on his desk for signature.

——— R. Glenn Hubbard is dean of Columbia Business School.

He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush and advisor to Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.

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Court Logs Westfield District Court Monday, Aug. 18, 2014 Ashley L. Reilly, 22, of 10 Washington St., was enjoined from making any threats or violence toward the named victim when she was released on her personal recognizance pending an Oct. 28 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery on a household member brought by Westfield police.

Joey M. Pesce, 30, of 1515 Northampton St., Holyoke, was held in lieu of $1,000 cash bail pending a Sept. 16 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of shoplifting merchandise value

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Other key eligibility requirements for a rural nonprofit volunteer fire department to be eligible for the VFA grant include providing service primarily to a community of up to 10,000 people, and a staff composed of at least 80 percent call or volunteer firefighters.

Funding for the VFA is provided through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service and administered by the Department on a 50 percent reimbursement basis.

According to Russell Fire Chief Micheal Morrisey, his department will be receiving $3,980 in total thanks to that 50-50 reimbursement.

“We present a total project that goes through their scoring matrix, and they give you the other 50 percent after you spend the money,” he said. “We’re buying personal protective equipment for wildland firefighting. It’s much more lightweight.”

Morrisey added that the structural gear used by city fire departments is too heavy for fighting forest fires, and that the new lighter gear is among the necessary equipment for a fire department in a high risk area.

“We’ve been fortunate the

Pill Scam The CVS employee then filled the prescription with multivitamins and checked the surveillance tapes to report Cook’s description to authorities.

Psychostimulant medications like Ritalin are used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, but are often abused by college students looking to improve their concentration during exam periods, who ingest the pills orally or crush them to snort.

Methylphenidate, the main ingredient used in Ritalin and another ADHD medication Concerta, is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance by the United States Controlled Substances Act, along with powerful opiates like Codeine and Morphine, and other stimulants like

Continued from Page 1 last four or five years, we’ve been able to buy smaller, lightweight forestry pumps that we can carry up into the woods so we can find either springs or brooks to find water,” he said. “It’s a very good program for small towns.”

Morrisey lists additional factors the VFA considers for increases in funding including a community’s total acreage and the number of forest/brushfires they have had.

“Who is at ‘high-risk’ has to do with what is exposed,” Morrisey said. “For us, we have CSX Rail, the turnpike, Routes 20 and 23,” he said.

“We also have homes valued at over $500,000 further out in areas that are vulnerable to fire.”

Mutual aid agreements also make some communities attractive recipients for this VFA grant.

“If you have agreements where you would share the equipment with either Westfield or the hilltowns, as we have in the past, that gives them the cost benefit,” Morrisey said. “When they put this money into a community, it doesn’t just sit there. It’s used by more than one (community).”

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In the statement of facts submitted to Westfield District Court Wednesday, Detective James Renaudette stated that when he arrived on the scene to speak with the pharmacist, Cook was at the counter picking up the prescription when he was identified by the pharmacist.

Renaudette also stated that after his arrest, Cook tried to purposefully delay and impede the investigation by insisting he was the man whose drivers license he had stolen. Authorities then spoke with the Cheshire man whose license Cook had used and, when asked how Cook might have obtained his license, the man said that he believed Cook stole the license when he arrested the man in July of 2012.

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in the leg and survived.

The 20-year-old Bynum was told to stay away from the girl and her family, and remain employed while out on bail.

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Philip Contant Wednesday, Cook was released on his personal recognizance. He is due back in court on October 24.

Adams Police Chief Richard Tarsa said Wednesday evening that Cook was no longer an employee of the town.

“He is no longer an employee of Adams or the Adams Police Department and he officially resigned Tuesday afternoon,” Tarsa told iBerkshires. com.

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Bernice T. Consolini Bernice Theresa (Lis) Consolini, 94, a resident of Southwick for over 70-years, died early Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2014 at the Governors Center in Westfield. She was born and educated in Westfield, a daughter of the late Anthony and Sophie (Kuta) Lis, and was a graduate of Westfield High School Class of 1938.

Bernice was employed for many years in the local tobacco industry and was the wife of the late Julius A. Consolini who died in 2000.

She is survived by her son, Donald T. Consolini of Southwick; two grandchildren, Peter J. Consolini and his wife Kathy, and Jennifer Savage all of Southwick; seven great-grandchildren, Brandon, Sydney, Jack, Weston, Joseph, Katrina and Timothy; one great great-granddaughter, Shayla; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. She was predeceased by her son, Paul J. Consolini in 2006.

Her funeral will be held on Friday, August 22nd at 12:00 noon at the Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, with burial to follow at New Cemetery, College Highway, both in Southwick. Relatives and friends may call on Friday morning, August 22nd prior to her funeral from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon at the funeral home. Contributions in her memory may be directed to the Southwick Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 532, Southwick, MA 01077. For more information, please visit us at www.forastierefuneralhome.com William George Aiken, Jr., 73 passed away at home in Goodyear, Arizona on August 10, 2014. Bill was born on December 22, 1940 in Westfield, Massachusetts to William and Elizabeth (Ramsden) Aiken. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Carol (Heiden) Aiken and children: William E. Kieda and his wife Mary of West Springfield, MA; Roxanne K. Pomeroy and her husband Gary of Avon, CT; and Lisa Marie Picazo and her husband Louie of Avondale, AZ. “Grandpa” is also going to be deeply missed by grandchildren: Kevin and Alex Kieda; Catherine and Veronica Pomeroy; and Olivia and Ava Picazo. His sisters Sally Anderson of Phoenix, NY, and Marion Spitzer of Westfield, MA as well as many nieces and nephews also survive Bill.

Bill earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from Hampden College of Pharmacy in 1962. Bill and his wife were the proud owners of Clinton Pharmacy for 23 years.

He served in the 104thTactical Fighter Group of the Massachusetts Air National Guard; was a Board Member of Woronoco Bank; and involved in numerous community and philanthropic activities.

Bill was a kind and loving man who was loved and respected by everyone who knew him and will be truly missed.A Memorial Service for Bill will be held on Sunday, August 24 at 4:00 PM at the Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA. Visiting hours will precede the service from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. In lieu of flowers contributions in Bill’s name may be directed to the Westfield YMCA located at 67 Court Street. firtionadams.com

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Springfield man gets 4 years for shooting SPRINGFIELD, Mass.

(AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to up to four years in prison for shooting an 11-year-old girl waiting in line outside a store selling the latest Nike Air Jordan sneakers.

The Republican (http://bit. ly/1phgvFU ) reports that Kenny Bynum was also sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to charges including armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the March 2013 shooting.

Authorities say an orderly line had formed outside the store just before it was scheduled to open, but several people trying to cut sparked a confrontation.

The girl, thought to be an innocent bystander, was struck

more than $100 by asportation, a subsequent offense, brought

by Westfield police.

Ernest E. Schieppe, 48, of 320 Woronoco Road, Russell, saw charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker, operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with suspended registration.

Amanda M. Cornelius, 28, of 20 Margerie St., was released on her personal recognizance pending an Oct. 29 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of leaving the scene of a property damage accident brought by Westfield police.

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare Shakespeare and Company presents “Henry IV”, Parts I-II (through August 31) at the Tina Packer Playhouse in Lenox. Jonathan Epstein stars as Henry IV and directs, and the cast includes a lot of Shakespeare and Company regulars including Ariel Bock, Henry Clarke, Benhamin Epstein, and more.

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Broadway’s On Sale From September 1-14, tickets to many Broadway shows are two-for-one. Here’s a chance for a theatre-goers to catch “Aladdin”, “Cabaret” with Alan Cumming, “Cinderella”, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder”, “If/Then” with idina Menzel, “Pippin”, “Wicked” and more for less. You can buy tickets now. The early bird gets the best tickets. For details: http:// www.nycgo.com/broadwayweek For discount Broadway tickets year-roound, my go-to source is Broadway Box. http://www.broadwaybox. com/

Berkshire Theatre Group’s Opera Week

23-31. A cast of rising opera stars are featured in a staged presentation of “La Traviata”; ”A Lover’s Tale;” and songs from the “Romantics in The Paris Salon.”.

According to Berkshire Theatre Group’s Kate Maguire, “This year, for the first time, we’re bringing a little opera back to the Berkshires. We have a weelong workshop featuring “A Lover’s Tale”, an extraordinary compilation of Dumas’ original story about the Lady of the Camellias, Charles’s Ludlam’s “Camille”,

and “La Traviata” all rolled into one. We will also present a staged performance of “La Traviata” and a wonderful compilation of songs from the Romantics featuring thesoprano Megan Weston.”

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Here’s an event you won’t want to miss. The Mark Twain House and Museum presents “Mark My Words 2014: A

The Berkshire Theatre Group presents “A Week Long Festival of Opera in Workshop” at the Unicorn Theatre on their Stockbridge campus, August

Wicked Cool Evening” benefit featuring the creators of “Wicked”, author Gregory Maguire and composer Stephen Schwartz, as moderated by arts critic Frank Rizzo. Additional guests will be announced. The fundraiser for the museum will be held on October 21 at The Bushnell in Hartford, and tickets are available via The Bushnell at 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org Gregory Maguire is best known for his 1995 novel for adults, “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”, which inspired the Broadway musical of the same name and three New York Times bestselling sequels in the Wicked Years cycle: ”Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men”, and “Out of Oz”. The Tony Award-winning “Wicked” comes to The Bushnell in November. His latest book “Egg & Spoon”, a novel for fantasy lovers of all ages, will be released on September 9, 2014.

Stephen Schwartz, composer and lyricist, is currently represented on Broadway with both “Pippin” and “Wicked” (both on the Bushnell’s Broadway series this year). He also wrote “Godspell”, “the Magic Show” and the upcoming “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” for Broadway, and has written for the film “Pocahontas”.

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Fabulous! The Queen of Musical Comedies, a musical by two local guys, is opening Off-Broadway. Dan Derby’s and Michael Rheault’s “Fabulous: The Queen of Musical Comedies” begins performances this week enroute to a September 7 opening. Derby, a Westfield State University graduate, with national theatre credits, lives in Enfield, Conn.

Rheault, a UMASS graduate, is affiliated with Bay Path, Springfield College, and Sacred Heart Church in Agawam. For the musical’s website: http://www.fabulousthemusical.com/ For tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/811425

Keep in Mind… ***WAM Theatre, also known as Women’s Action Movement Theatre, is the Berkshires-based “theatre for everyone that benefits women and girls”. WAM presents a benefit, “Change Makers”, a panel discussion which showcases people in the arts, who have used to the arts to create change. Playwright Marsha Norman and WAMC-FM’s Sarah LaDuke moderate. The event takes place on Sunday at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington. For further information: www.wamtheatre. com ——— Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organizations and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio.

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Summer Meltdown with Powerman 5000 getting a little muddy. The set was supposed to be an hour and not sure if it was cut short because of the sound or the lack of crowd. Either way this band still has the energy as when they started and always put on a great live show. Check out the new release – well worth your time.

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Touring in support of their first releases, Shadows, TRS played like they were in front of a stadium crowd. This is a high-energy band that has some really catchy riffs and some great stage presence.

They also played a great cover of The Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop. These guys mesh heavy metal, punk and rawk for a combination that really works. They are definitely worth checking out as they seem to be coming out of the shadows.

Shock-rawkers, Sunflower Dead followed TRS with a very interesting set. Musically this band has some very wellcrafted songs. Visually, well that is another story. Their set opened with lead singer Michael Del Pizzo walking out with a maniacal smile on his face and playing some creepy notes on his accordion. Face painted white with black veins around his head, Del Pizzo dropped the accordion as the rest of the band joined him on stage. All band members were sporting some type of face paint that showed a different form of craziness for each. Touring in support of their 2012 release, the band’s set included songs off of that release. They also included a very cool and heavy version of The Police’s Every Breath You Take. This is another band to keep an eye out for, as I assume the bigger they get, the better the show will be both visually and musically.

“These ladies rawk!” That is what I thought to myself as Eyes Set to Kill took the stage and kicked some serious musical butt. Sisters Alexia and Anissa Rodriguez started the band in 2003.

Hailing from Phoenix, Arizona, they have been gaining popularity and critical acclaim ever since. Still touring in support of their September 2013 release Masks, ESTK have the live thing down pat. They are a very well-oiled machine that just gets on stage and rawks.

A little short (30 minutes) but great set this time and I would not even consider missing them when they come back around.

(Hed) PE took the stage with lead singer Jared Gomes in full camouflage from head to toe, including his face. He sang the entire first song covered in this gear, needless to say an interesting way to start the show. Nine records and 20 years later, these guys are sounding stronger and better than ever. Their latest release, Evolution, may even be their best. A solid release and killer opening track, No Turning Back, it was also the band’s first song of the set. (Hed) PE crammed as many songs as they could in the 40-minute set and included a couple of songs off their latest. As the set wore on the sound was

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The Westfield Bombers take part in drills during training camp Wednesday. (Photos by Frederick Gore)

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By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School football team is getting a new lesson in Football 101.

A new era began earlier this week when first-year head coach Rocco Fernandez and the Westfield High football team opened training camp for the first time together. “(Practice) is going well,” coach Fernandez said.

“Our numbers are looking good. We have 60 players, 60 quality players.”

It is an important time for Fernandez and all of the players on the team’s 2014 roster. The new head coach is implementing entirely new offensive and defensive schemes.

Fernandez has scrapped the team’s traditional triple option attack implemented by longtime head coach Bill Moore in favor of the pistol-zone option.

“This (new offensive approach) allows us to spread the defense out,” Fernandez said.

Fernandez said after reviewing tape of last season’s games, he found that defenses were stacking 8-10 players in the box to stop the run.

“Now we’re going to be able to have two wide receivers bring the corner(back)s out, and mix up the passing game,” he said.

Sophomore Austin St. Pierre has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the starting quarterback spot.

St. Pierre has been battling junior Scott Hoiberg for that position.

Senior running back Cody Neidig, also the team’s All-League cornerback, is slated to start in the backfield for Westfield. Craig Ward is the team’s fullback.

“It’s a slow process but we’re getting there,” Fernandez said. “These guys have been used to one thing for so long. There’s a learning curve, but they’re starting to pick things up.”

The Bombers’ coach said once his players become familiar with the new terminology and different formations, things will begin to make sense.

Hopefully for Westfield, familiarity will breed success. The defense should be helped along by players such as returning middle linebacker Jordan Cree.

Westfield opens its season Saturday, September 6 at Amherst at noon.

It is the first of three straight road games to begin the season for Westfield. The Bombers, who have a bye in Week Two, travel to West Springfield (Sept. 19) and Putnam (Sept. 26) before returning for their home opener against Minnechaug Friday, October 3 at Bullens Field.

“I look at those games as business trips,” Fernandez said. “Hopefully, we will come back with a victory. If things go according to plan, we will go 3-0 before our first home game.”

“Our goal is to be one of the top teams in Western Mass.,” he added. “Right now, it’s all about putting in the work, paying attention, keeping our numbers up, and players buying into our philosophy for this program. If that happens, I think the rest will work itself out.”

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES Tuesday Sept. 2

WEDNESDAY Sept. 3

THURSDAY Sept. 4

FRIDAY Sept. 5

SATURDAY Sept. 6

MONDAY Sept. 8

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV SOCCER vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs.

South Hadley, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. South Hadley, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Taconic, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV SOCCER vs.

Taconic, 4 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ V VOLLEYBALL at Minnechaug, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Pittsfield, Kirvin Park, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV SOCCER at Pittsfield, Kirvin Park, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV SOCCER at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m.

FOOTBALL at Amherst, noon

BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

Ludlow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV SOCCER at Ludlow, Whitney Park, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 5 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Amherst, 5:15 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY at Franklin Tech, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 7 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Commerce, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

GOLF vs. Monson, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Dean Tech, 4:30 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Dean Tech, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, Time TBA

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL GOLF at Monson, Quaboag CC, 3 p.m.

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

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

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Easthampton, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

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

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Baltimore 73 52 .584 — — 7-3 W-4 34-26 39-26 32-36 Toronto 65 62 .512 9 4½ 4-6 W-1 33-26 34-30 New York 63 61 .508 9½ 5 3-7 L-2 29-31 33-29 Tampa Bay 61 65 .484 12½ 8 4-6 L-4 28-36 Boston 56 70 .444 17½ 13 5-5 L-4 29-36 27-34 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 37-28 Kansas City 70 56 .556 — — 7-3 L-1 33-28 Detroit 68 56 .548 1 — 5-5 W-2 33-29 35-27 27-37 Cleveland 64 61 .512 5½ 4½ 7-3 W-2 37-24 Chicago 59 68 .465 11½ 10½ 4-6 L-3 31-32 28-36 Minnesota 55 70 .440 14½ 13½ 4-6 L-4 26-35 29-35 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Los Angeles 75 50 .600 — — 8-2 W-3 41-23 34-27 33-30 Oakland 74 52 .587 1½ — 2-8 L-1 41-22 34-26 Seattle 68 58 .540 7½ 1 7-3 L-1 34-32 25-37 Houston 54 73 .425 22 15½ 5-5 W-3 29-36 26-39 Texas 49 77 .389 26½ 20 4-6 W-1 23-38 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Houston 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Seattle 5, Philadelphia 2 Detroit 8, Tampa Bay 6, 11 innings L.A. Angels 4, Boston 3 Miami 4, Texas 3, 10 innings Baltimore 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 6, Toronto 1 Kansas City 7, Colorado 4 Oakland 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Wednesday’s Games Texas 5, Miami 4 Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3 Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5 N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5 Houston 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 0 L.A. Angels 8, Boston 3 Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 0 Colorado 5, Kansas City 2 Thursday’s Games Houston (Keuchel 10-8) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-2), 1:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington 72 53 .576 — — 9-1 W-9 40-24 32-29 Atlanta 66 61 .520 7 1½ 6-4 L-1 37-28 29-33 26-32 Miami 63 63 .500 9½ 4 6-4 L-1 37-31 New York 60 68 .469 13½ 8 4-6 W-1 30-32 30-36 Philadelphia 56 71 .441 17 11½ 4-6 W-1 28-37 28-34 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 71 56 .559 — — 6-4 L-1 35-29 36-27 St. Louis 69 57 .548 1½ — 7-3 W-4 39-26 30-31 Pittsburgh 65 62 .512 6 2½ 3-7 W-1 40-26 25-36 Cincinnati 61 66 .480 10 6½ 2-8 L-5 32-29 29-37 Chicago 54 71 .432 16 12½ 5-5 L-1 28-32 26-39 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Los Angeles 71 57 .555 — — 5-5 L-1 31-31 40-26 San Francisco 66 58 .532 3 — 4-6 W-3 32-32 34-26 San Diego 59 66 .472 10½ 7½ 6-4 W-1 34-27 25-39 Arizona 53 74 .417 17½ 14½ 2-8 L-5 25-39 28-35 Colorado 50 76 .397 20 17 5-5 W-1 32-32 18-44

Cleveland (Kluber 13-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 13-8), 1:10 p.m.

Detroit (Price 12-8) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 8-6), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 11-4) at Boston (R.De La Rosa 4-4), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Baltimore (Gausman 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 6-4), 2:20 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 3-1), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (Peacock 3-8) at Cleveland (Carrasco 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 7-10) at Toronto (Stroman 7-4), 7:07 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 13-4) at Boston (J.Kelly 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Ventura 9-9) at Texas (Lewis 8-10), 8:05 p.m.

Detroit (Ray 1-3) at Minnesota (Milone 6-4), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at Oakland (Gray 12-7), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday’s Games Washington 8, Arizona 1 Atlanta 11, Pittsburgh 3 Seattle 5, Philadelphia 2 Miami 4, Texas 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0, 5 innings, susp., unplayable field conditions Milwaukee 6, Toronto 1 St. Louis 5, Cincinnati 4 Kansas City 7, Colorado 4 Oakland 6, N.Y. Mets 2 L.A. Dodgers 8, San Diego 6 Wednesday’s Games Texas 5, Miami 4

Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3 Toronto 9, Milwaukee 5 N.Y. Mets 8, Oakland 5 Washington 3, Arizona 2 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 3 San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 5, Kansas City 2 San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Thursday’s Games Arizona (Miley 7-9) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-9), 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0, 5 innings, comp. of susp. game, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 11-9) at Cincinnati (Holmberg 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-9) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-10), 8:05 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 11-11) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-3), 10:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games Baltimore (Gausman 7-4) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 6-4), 2:20 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 8-9) at Washington (Fister 12-3), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Wainwright 15-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Minor 5-8) at Cincinnati (Latos 4-3), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 4-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-6), 8:10 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 9-5) at Colorado (F.Morales 5-6), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (Despaigne 3-4) at Arizona (Collmenter 8-7), 9:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 10-10), 10:10 p.m.

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4 Back to School Reminders for Parents

eyond the ever-growing list of school supplies and new clothes many children need before they head back to school, experts from Baystate Children’s Hospital offer the following reminders.

poses of the exam is to insure that athletes are healthy and avoid injury from underlying undiagnosed conditions.

1. Time to immunize?

By state law, children must be up-to-date on their required immunizations to start school. “While there has been public controversy about the relationship between vaccines and autism – causing some parents to delay or refuse to have their child vaccinated – the concerns are unfounded and vaccines are safe,” says Dr. Matthew Sadof, a pediatrician at Baystate High Street Health Center.

Parents should follow the vaccination schedule provided by the CDC, which is designed by experts to ensure maximum protection and safety for children at various ages. Find it online at www.cdc.gov/ vaccines/schedules/

2. Extra exams for athletes Dr. Sadof notes it’s a good idea to schedule a yearly physical exam for your child to monitor your child’s health and development. But a sports physical is very different from an annual check-up exam.

Interscholastic athletics requires an MIAA (Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association) form.

This form has a questionnaire that inquires about the student’s health history and family history. A focused physical exam is targeted on joints and muscles and cardiovascular health. One of the pur-

3. Roll back bedtime “You don’t want a sleep-deprived child yawning throughout the school day or nodding off in the classroom,” says Dr. Anthony Jackson, a sleep specialist in pediatric neurology at Baystate Children’s Hospital. “Tired students are known to have more difficulty concentrating in the classroom and retaining what they’ve learned.”

Dr. Jackson suggests adjusting your child’s bedtime a week or two before school begins to get it to where it will be on school nights. “For example, have your child begin to go to bed about 15 minutes earlier each night of the week leading up to school, until he or she is able to get the recommended amount of sleep for their age group. Then, stick to that schedule on schooldays, weekends, and holidays.”

He also suggests, “In the morning, open the blinds or curtains to expose your child to bright sunlight. This helps set the body’s biological clock for the day and your child should be able to fall asleep more easily that night.”

He advises, “You want the backpack to rest higher up, at least at waist level or only slightly below. And you want to keep it nice and snug up top.” He also says wearing a backpack or bag slung over only one shoulder is bad, as it places double the amount of weight on one side of the body.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends: • Choosing a backpack with wide, padded shoulder straps and a padded back. Or, if permitted, consider a rolling backpack.

• Organizing your child’s backpack by spreading the weight and using all of its compartments.

Pack heavier items closest to the center of the back.

• The backpack should not weigh more than 10-20 percent of your child’s body weight.

4. Beware of backpack overload The damage caused by wearing a backpack incorrectly doesn’t happen overnight, says Baystate neurosurgeon Dr. Dennis Oh. “The damage comes from the cumulative effects of carrying a heavy backpack day after day for months, resulting in muscle strain, poor posture, and even nerve damage.”

Best Wishes for Back-to-School When it comes to your child’s education, you want the best. The best school. The best teachers. The same is true when it comes to health care.

At Baystate Children’s Hospital, we understand. Our medical experts draw from extensive training, research, and experience in caring for the individual needs of children and families.

As the only accredited children’s hospital in the region, Baystate Children’s Hospital offers comprehensive pediatric inpatient and outpatient services, including diabetes care, pulmonary medicine, neurology, surgery, cardiology, and weight management, as well as the region’s only: • Pediatric Emergency Department • Children’s Specialty Center

• Neonatal and Pediatric ICUs • Children’s Surgery Center

• Adolescent Inpatient Unit • Children’s Cancer Center

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We wish all children heading back to school their best and brightest year ever.

Learn more about all of our specialties and services at baystatehealth.org/bch CS147757

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Concerned Grandparents Dear Annie: I have a question for parents. Why, when the kids’ soccer, football or baseball games are over, do the parents open up the trunks of their cars and get out the beer? Tailgate parties with alcohol do not belong at children’s events.

When my children played sports, we went out for ice cream.

Alcohol was not permitted before or after. What kind of behavior is this teaching our children? Where are the police? They have to know this is happening. Their children play sports, too.

Not to mention, these same parents put their children in the car and drive home after drinking in the parking lot. Please explain this to me. -- Concerned Grandparent Dear Concerned: There is no rational explanation. These parents are irresponsible and idiotic. The organizations or schools that sponsor the sports should issue rules about parental behavior before, during and immediately after the games, and you (or the parents of your grandchildren) should request that it be done.

Dear Annie: My niece recently married her live-in boyfriend.

They chose to marry in another country, but didn’t send any announcements or invitations. That’s fine, because it was expensive.

When one aunt who could afford the plane fare and hotel asked whether she could attend, she was told “no.” The only guests were the parents. The aunt was deeply hurt. I felt bad for her and angry with the bridal couple for being so rude. When they returned to the states, another family member asked whether there would be a reception and was told there wouldn’t be.

Now they are hinting for presents. My sister-in-law asked me to go in with her to purchase a rather expensive gift, and I refused because of the way they treated the aunt. My family is angry with me. Frankly, I never want to hear from that niece again. Am I wrong? -- Ex-Auntie Dear Ex: Yes. The bridal couple can invite whomever they wish, and if they choose a small, immediate-family-only wedding with no stateside reception, that is up to them. The aunt was wrong to ask for an invitation simply because she could afford it. If they wanted extended family to be there, they would have invited everyone.

For most folks, if you are not invited to a wedding, you are not obligated to give a gift. But this is family, and yours is trying to be gracious and happy for the newlyweds by giving a gift. If you don’t wish to contribute, that’s up to you. But please don’t cut off your niece because you didn’t approve of her guest list. At least send a card with your best wishes.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “California Dreamin’, whose husband is overweight. My husband and I have been married for 49 years, and he, too, has gained a considerable amount of weight.

I try to cook healthy meals, but my efforts are sabotaged when he adds butter and salt. He has been counseled by his physician many times, to no avail. Twelve years ago, he had a massive hemorrhagic stroke that left him with severe deficits. Yet he continues to refuse to do what is needed to be as healthy and mobile as he can be. He is comfortable sitting in his chair watching TV. This has put an incredible amount of strain on me. I can’t tell you how much time, effort and money has been spent helping him to be more mobile with less physical stress on my fibromyalgic body. But I love this man with my whole heart. I take our marriage vows seriously, and I cannot imagine my life without him. I will continue to care for him until death do us part. I am not writing for sympathy. I accept my life as a gift from God, and I accept caregiving as my gift to others. -- Still in Love

HINTS FROM HELOISE What to Do With Ormolu Dear Heloise: I have an ORMOLU-ENCASED CLOCK that has been passed down to me.

What is the best way to clean this type of item? -- John A. in California Wow! You made me look up “ormolu” again, since it is not a common question that I get. Readers, do you know? Read the whole answer to find out if you’re right!

John, your best bet is the safest method first. Just use a clean, soft brush or microfiber cloth to dust and remove fingerprints, etc.

If it needs a little more, you can try using a clean cloth or cotton swab dipped in distilled water (so there is no chlorine or minerals in the water that may leave a residue or harm the finish) to gently rub the surface.

Of course, this is a family “heirloom,” but you might want to check with an antiques specialist to see if it’s valuable! You never know, and many folks have found out the hard way that it was worth a lot of money! -- Heloise P.S.: Here is the answer: Ormolu is a decorative, “fire-gilding” layering process done over brass.

PICTURE OF CONTENTS Dear Heloise: I recently cleaned out all my closets. I took a picture of my shoes (which I keep in the original boxes) and taped them to the outside of the shoe box. Makes it a lot easier to grab the right pair of shoes in a hurry! -- Emily W. in Nevada

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014: This year you could alternate between nurturing and critical. If people start acting a little crazy around you, it might be in direct response to the mixed vibes you’re sending. Try to get some feedback. You are unusually creative and full of energy. You will enter a new 12-year luck cycle in late spring. If you are single, others want to get to know you. Be careful when meeting new people, as you could encounter someone who is emotionally unavailable. Get to know someone very well before you decide whether to commit. If you are attached, the two of you will enter a special period that brings you very close together.

Accept and respect your differences.

CANCER can be clingy.

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

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ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might feel caught between doing what you would like to do and doing what needs to be done.

Recognize manipulation for what it is.

You might not want to play with those who are deeply embedded in this type of behavior. Tonight: Choose a favorite stressbuster.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your ingenuity will come forward and eliminate a difficult situation. You could be too tired to keep dealing with others who complicate your life. Give some thought to establishing stronger boundaries. You know what you want. Tonight: Join a friend at a favorite spot.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Stay anchored when dealing with a domestic matter. Your ability to convert a difficult situation into one that is easier could be challenged. Be patient when dealing with others. Your fuse could be short, especially with an associate. Tonight: Defer to someone else’s ideas.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You finally will feel more up to snuff, only to have a loved one become touchy and withdrawn. You might need to let this situation work itself out. Try not to be so uptight; instead, go off and choose an activity that you enjoy. Tonight: What would you like to do?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH So much is going on behind the scenes that you could be overwhelmed.

You know what you want, and you know where you are heading. Pulling back might be the only smart response for now. It won’t be long before you feel more in control. Tonight: Do your thing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH A discussion can be put off only for so long. Your creativity will feed naturally into your day. What you see happen could please you, even though you might not have anticipated that reaction. What you were concerned about won’t be an issue now. Tonight: A midweek break.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH A loved one could become very demanding regarding a financial concern. The two of you clearly do not share the same values, and it will become very evident when money is involved.

Tonight: Be willing to clear out extra work, even if it takes you all night.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You might feel as if you are caught between a rock and a hard place.

You need to rethink a problem and come to a decision. Your ability to negotiate a different solution will emerge once you detach. Take a walk to clear your mind.

Tonight: Choose a favorite mental escape.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be overwhelmed by all the choices an associate presents.

Somehow you’ll need to figure out how to make a decision. Understand that money doesn’t have to be the driving force. Take your time, and look at the big picture. Tonight: Make it easy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You will be in the mood to do less and let others carry more of their weight with a project. Fortunately, they will be up for taking on more responsibility. It is important to prove to yourself that you can relax and assume a different role. Tonight: Keep it light and easy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You’ll see a personal matter differently from how an associate sees it. Sometimes discussing one’s personal problems with others does provide a fresh perspective, but this might not be the case for you. Only you can decide that. Tonight: Schedule a message.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You’ll become more resourceful in spite of someone who keeps saying “no.” Don’t waste time feeling disappointed.

There is an easier solution; you simply haven’t found it yet.

Keep discussions open until you can bypass this obstacle.

Tonight: Act as if there were no tomorrow.

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BEAUTIFUL Wulitzer Upright Piano with bench. $300.

Moving...must sell. 562-3109

East Granby Board of Education ------POSITION OPENINGS------

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One Literacy Paraprofessional One Education Paraprofessional Persons with prior experience, training in Reading and literacy strategies, special education, or certified in elementary education are invited to apply.

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This Full Time Long Term Substitute position is expected to end on October 31, 2014. Anyone applying for this position must hold or be eligible for a valid State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate. Persons interested in, qualified for, and/or certified for this position must submit a letter of interest, application, and resume to: Dr. Christine Mahoney Superintendent of Schools P.O. Box 674 East Granby, CT 06026

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This Full Time (.6) Long Term Substitute position is expected to end on January 26, 2015. Anyone applying for this position must hold or be eligible for a valid State of Connecticut Teaching Certificate. Persons interested in, qualified for, and/or certified for this position must submit a letter of interest, application, and resume to: Dr. Christine Mahoney Superintendent of Schools P.O. Box 674 East Granby, CT 06026

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0315 Tag Sales FEEDING HILLS: 133 Poplar St. August 22,23,24. 8am-4pm. Furniture, fishing equipment, books, antiques, retro items, toys, tools, electronics. Thousands of items priced to sell. No parking in church.

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WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM. Kitchen and bath. No pets. $650/month includes utilities.

First, last, security. (413)2504811.

0340 Apartment

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WESTBRIDGE MANOR TOWNHOUSES, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, full basement, washer/dryer hookup. $800/month plus utilities. (413)562-2295.

Upholstery KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)5626639.

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

WESTFIELD, BROAD STREET. 3 room, 1 bedroom carriage house apartment. On site parking, washer/dryer hookups. Storage. $725/month. (413)5622295.

WESTFIELD: Large bright, 1 bedroom apartment. 2nd floor.

Heat, hot water. No dogs. $675.

1st/Last. 413-455-8066.

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HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110/week.

Call (413)531-2197.

0370 Office Space WESTFIELD 82 BROAD STREET. 850sq.ft. 4 room office suite available. Utilities included. Call (413)562-2295.

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT: Old Town Hall, 20 Broad St, Westfield. 1st floor: 4200 sq. ft., 2nd floor: 4300 sq. ft. First Congregational Church. 568-2833

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MONTGOMERY 5 miles from Westfield. Spacious office includes utilities and WiFi. $350/month. Call (413)9776277.

0391 Open Houses

WESTFIELD OPEN HOUSE. 31 Woodside Terrace. Sunday, August 24th: 1-3pm. Price reduced. Open floor plan, beautiful landscaping, lots of privacy.

Dorna Wray, Dot Lortie/Landmark 739-9636 or 530-1545.

0410 Mobile Homes

CHICOPEE, Granby Road (off Memorial Dr.) 2 bedrooms, new stove, furnace, H20 plumbing, 12' x 60' $34,900. Call (413)593-9961.

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CHICOPEE: Behind HuKeLau. Lowest in park. Private cul-desac. Move-in condition. 2 BR. 12' x 49' $23,000. Call (413)5939961.

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0440 Services

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

CUSTOM PICTURE FRAMING & ANTIQUE LAMPS REPAIRED. Free estimates. Call Carlton at (413)568-2339 or (413)537-5842.

JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock and/or gravel material. Mowing & maintenance of fields and lawn maintenance. Post hole digging.

Loader work & loam spread.

(413)569-6920, (413)530-5430.