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The Westfield News Serving Westfield, Southwick, and the surrounding Hilltowns
www.thewestfieldnews.com THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2013
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Year in Review
By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer The Year 2013 was one to remember, both locally and for fans of our celebrated national sports teams. In January, with champagne toasts fresh on everyone’s minds, the Patriots entered the playoffs, but it was the Ravens who actually bathed in champagne showers amidst Ray Lewis walking off into retirement with the Lombardi trophy. While the Dolphins were nowhere near the playoff waters, it was a whale of a storm, or rather Winter Storm Nemo, which wreaked havoc across New England in early February. The Western Massachusetts conference swim championships were on and off and on again. Thanks to a strong push by the unbeaten Westfield High Bombers (boys and girls), and some dedicated parents, the sectionals were saved and held – in front of athletes and coaches only – at two different venues for the first time. The girls’ team went on to record its highest-ever state championship finish later in the month, placing third at the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association’s winter swimming and diving championships at Springfield College’s Linkletter Natatorium. Westfield’s 200-yard medley relay team (Kelsey Johnstone, Erin Lewis, Genna Senecal, Jordan Jacobson) had the program’s highest finish of the day (second/1:53.48) and Bombers’ junior Hope Walsh set a new school record in the 500 freestyle (5:12.45). Westfield senior male runners Tim Dostie and Blake Croteau, and junior girl Ally Morin continued to dominate the running circuit. Croteau and Dostie finished 1-2 in the mile and 2-mile runs, and Morin won both events at the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships at Smith College in Northampton. St. Mary’s Justin Crosby, right, takes a fadeaway jumper with Croteau later captured gold at the state championships at Northeastern University’s Reggie Lewis WHS senior Blake Croteau participates in an indoor track event at a hand in his face. Crosby, a Westfield High transfer, helped Center in Boston in the 2-mile event, completing Smith College in Northampton. Croteau dominated the high school fuel the Saints’ fantastic regular season run during winter 2012-13. (Photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore) scene when it came to running in 2013. (Photo by Frederick Gore) the race in 9:21.00. Senior guard Justin Crosby The month of March helped fuel the St. Mary High came in like a lion as the School boys’ basketball team’s Westfield Bombers roared rise on the court – in terms of to a 3-0 lead 13 minutes, 24 Westfield’s Jenna Rothermel digs wins and popularity. Crosby seconds into the Western deep into the turn during her run and Matt Plasse, both Westfield Massachusetts Division III in the High School transfers, helped Pio nee r Val ley championship en route to a Int ers cho last ic lead the Saints to a spectacular Ath leti c 7-0 victory. Sean Spohr (3 Con fere nce Individual champi15-5 record. goals, assist) and Adam onships last February at Berkshire Much of the success of the Collier (goal, 3 assists) East in Charlemont. (Photo by chief St. Mary Saints could also be scored four points apiece to phot ogra pher attributed to the addition of Frederick Gore) net the Bombers yet anothformer successful Southwicker in a long line of sectional Tolland Regional head coach titles (7) under long-time Joe Molta to lead its staff. head coach C.B. “Moose” Crosby (24 points) and Plasse Matthews. (23) combined for 47 points in Westfield skated out to a the team’s opening round tour5-0 lead in the semifinals nament game, but the 12thagainst Wachusett before seeded Saints fell to No. 5 New securing a 6-4 victory. Leadership, 76-61, in Spohr tallied the game’s Springfield. first two goals. It was on to the finals for the Bombers… Westfield captured its third state championship in 11 years and first since 2008, defeating Swampscott 4-1 in the state finals at the home of the Bruins. For Westfield, it was its fourth straight championship appearance in seven seasons, and sixth in nearly a two-decade span (under Matthews). Adam Collier and Sean Spohr had a hand in three of the team’s four goals, and goalie Nick Liberto preserved the victory. The month came to a close with the first running of the Run Westfield 5k Flat Fast Road Race through the city’s downtown area. The event was a success with a walk held to benefit Jose Torres, a local officer killed in the line of duty. April rolled out the annual Little League Parade in the Whip City, where every youth baseball game is akin to a Yankees-Red Sox matchup. In May, Westfield State University claimed runnerup for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Howard C. Smith Cup, awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its cott 4-1 in the title game at the TD mps Swa g atin defe r afte hip ons mpi ision III cha See SPORTS, Page 3 team celebrates a 2012-13 state Div The Westfield High School hockey ) Gore erick Fred by to (Pho Garden in Boston.
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Developmental Screening at Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center for Peer Partners WESTFIELD - Families who live in Westfield and are interested in having their preschoolers attend Fort Meadow are invited to attend a developmental screening. The screenings will be held for children who are 3-5 years of age. Children will be chosen by lottery to fill current classroom openings and classes for the 2014-2015 school year. Currently Fort Meadow charges tuition for our high quality 4 and 5 day programs. Screening date will be January 10, 2014. Please call 572-6422 for a screening appointment.
Westfield GED Program Announces Spring Classes
An instructor teaches America’s Boating Course. (Photo by U.S. Coast Guard)
WESTFIELD -Westfield Community Education (WCE), an area community youth and adult, alternative evening education program of Domus Inc. will be holding an “Open Registration Night” on January 14 at the Westfield Athenaeum beginning at 5:30pm in the Lang Auditorium. Candidates will complete paperwork and take an assessment. Classes are 30 weeks in length and begin January 21. Three levels of classes are offered in addition to a Computer Literacy and Career Development course which are available to all residents of Greater Westfield. Classes are free with a small charge for the text To date this year, 44 area residents have received their high school equivalency diploma through WCE. For more information, contact 568-1044 or go to www.westfield-ged.org Sustaining support for WCE is provided by The Beveridge Family Foundation, the City of Westfield CDBG, the Westfield Athenaeum, Westfield Bank Future Fund, Easthampton Savings Bank, Kiwanis Club of Westfield, First Niagara Bank, Shurtleff Children’s Services, Western Mass Hospital, Berkshire Bank, and Babson Capital.
Westfield State University to offer boating safety course WESTFIELD– The Division of Graduate and Continuing Education will be offering Boating Safety on Tuesday nights, February 4 to April 8, 2014, from 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. Taught by qualified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructor, Bob Madison, this course includes information on boat construction, life jackets, trailer handling, boat handling, the waterway marking system, reading buoys, day markers, lights, rules you must follow, inland boating, introduction to navigation, charts, chart tools boat motors, lines and knots, basic weather, and your boat radio. This course is suitable for beginners as well as for serious boaters and satisfies all states requirements for licensing. A certificate will be issued after passing the final exam. This course is designed for adults, as well as for children as young as 7th grade. The required book ($35) will be available from the instructor on the first night of class. The cost of this course is $25 for community members. Registration will be accepted until the first night of class. For information and to register, contact Brandon Fredette at (413) 572-8033 or bfredette@westfield.ma.edu or visit www. westfield.ma.edu/neighbors/community-education.
Odds & Ends
WESTERN MASS - Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts announces it will award a total of $50,000 to 25 local high school seniors this academic year through its scholarship program. Students of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, with funds available to eligible Hispanic applicants via the RMHC®/ HACER® (Hispanic American Commitment to Educational Resources) Scholarship and additional funds available to any student, regardless of race or ethnicity, via the RMHC® Scholars Scholarship. Scholarship applications are now available online at (www.rmhc-ctma. org/scholarships) or by calling 1-855-6704787. Students can also see their guidance counselor for applications. The deadline for submitting an application for the 2013-2014 scholarship program is January 21, 2014. Eligibility requirements for RMHC Scholarships: 1. Be eligible to enroll in and attend a two-or four-year college with a full course study. 2. Reside in a participating area. Additional eligibility requirement RMHC/ HACER Scholarship: Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of academic achievement, financial need and community involvement.
WHS Class of ’45 Breakfast WESTFIELD – 1945 alumni meet on the first Wednesday of each month at Friendly’s between 9:30–11:00 a.m. All ’45 grads and their friends are invited to this “friendly” gettogether. Come early! Because of the holiday, the first breakfast of 2014 will be held on January 8.
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Crowds relive Washington’s 1776 Christmas river crossing WASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J. (AP) — George Washington has made his annual Christmas Day ride across the Delaware River. Washington’s daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river turned the tide of the Revolutionary War. The 61st reenactment of it was staged Wednesday. Hundreds of people gather each year to hear Washington’s stand-in deliver stirring words to the troops and watch three boats make the crossing from Pennsylvania to New Jersey. During the original crossing, boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river. The troops marched 8 miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. Thirty Hessians were killed. Two Continental soldiers froze to death on the march, but none died in battle.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2013. There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day.
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units of the 4th Armored Division. In 1966, Kwanzaa was first celebrated.
n Dec. 26, 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War.
In 1972, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, died in Kansas City, Mo., at age 88.
On this date:
In 1973, the demon-possession horror film “The Exorcist” was released.
In 1799, former President George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” In 1862, 38 Santee Sioux Indians were hanged in Mankato, Minn., for their roles in an uprising that had claimed the lives of hundreds of white settlers. The Civil War Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, resulting in a Confederate victory, began in Mississippi.
In 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colo. (To date, the slaying remains unsolved.) In 2004, some 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a tsunami triggered by the world’s most powerful earthquake in 40 years beneath the Indian Ocean.
In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first African-American boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.
In 2006, former President Gerald R. Ford died in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 93.
In 1933, Nissan Motor Co. was founded in Yokohama, Japan, as the Automobile Manufacturing Co.
An earthquake struck the historic Iranian city of Bam, killing at least 26,000 people. Three snowboarders were killed in an avalanche in Provo Canyon, Utah.
In 1943, the German battleship Scharnhorst was sunk by British naval forces during the Battle of the North Cape off Norway; only 36 of its crew of more than 1,900 survived. In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium, was relieved by
Ten years ago:
Five years ago: Caroline Kennedy emerged from weeks of near-silence about her bid for a New York Senate seat; in an interview with The Associated Press and NY1 television, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy said she felt compelled to answer the call to service issued
by her father a generation earlier. (Kennedy later dropped her bid; Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed by New York Gov. David Paterson.)
One year ago: Toyota Motor Corp. said it had reached a settlement worth more than $1 billion in a case involving unintended acceleration problems in its vehicles. Old-guard veteran Shinzo Abe was voted back into office as Japan’s prime minister. Gerry Anderson, 83, British puppetry pioneer and creator of the sci-fi TV show “Thunderbirds,” died near Oxfordshire, England. Soul singer Fontella Bass, 72, died in St. Louis.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor Donald Moffat is 83. Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on TV’s “Sesame Street”) is 80. Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir (The Four Tops) is 78. Record producer Phil Spector is 74. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 68. Country musician Bob Carpenter (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 67. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 66. Retired MLB All-Star Chris Chambliss is 65. Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is 59. Former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is 58. Humorist David Sedaris is 57. Rock musician James Kottak (The Scorpions) is 51. Country musician Brian Westrum (Sons of the Desert) is 51. Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 50. Actress Nadia Dajani is 48. Rock musician J is 46. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 46. Rock musician Peter Klett (Candlebox) is 44. Rock singer James Mercer (The Shins; Flake) is 43. Actor-singer Jared Leto is 42. Actress Kendra C. Johnson (TV: “Love Thy Neighbor”) is 37. Rock singer Chris Daughtry is 34. Actress Beth Behrs is 28. Actor Kit Harington (TV: “Game of Thrones”) is 27. Actress Eden Sher is 22. Pop singer Jade Thirlwall (Little Mix Actor) is 21. Actor Zach Mills is 18.
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programs competing in the 15 league championship sports. Bridgewater State won the Cup for the second straight year. The Bears took 114.67 of a possible 148 points, or 77.4 percent. Westfield State scored 112.67, or 70.4 percent, of a possible 160 for second place. The news was a bit somber shortly thereafter when the Whip City’s face of baseball, Westfield State head coach Ray Arra retired after nine years. The seventy-two year old Arra retired as the school’s alltime winningest baseball coach with a record of 187-162-1, a true cause for celebration. Arra, who was an MVP player for the school in 1963-64 and eventually an American Legion, high school, and Babe Ruth All-Stars coach, produced six straight 20-win seasons from 2007-12, led the Owls to three NCAA tournament berths (2007, ’09, ’10) and four MASCAC regular season championships (2007, ’08, ’10, ’11). In 2007, he guided the Owls to its first NCAA tournament berth in 23 years, and its first MASCAC postseason See Sports, Page 5
Members of the PeoplesBank Little League baseball team carry the Senior League banner as girls from the Firtion Adams softball team, foreground, wave to the camera during the annual Little League parade in Westfield, celebrating the official start to the season. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Westfield State head baseball coach Ray Arra retires from a long, prosperous coaching career in the City of Westfield. (Photo courtesy of Westfield State)
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Westfield’s Timothy Dostie checks his watch after claiming third place with a time of 17:26 during Saturday’s 5 K Noble Run + Walk For a Noble Cause fundraiser last April. Dostie set the local running scene on fire in 2013, capturing top three finishes in track and cross country for the Bombers’ high school team before graduating in June. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Jordan Baillargeon (929), friend Anna Wong (2612) and her mother, Lisa (928), flash victory signs as they run on Court Street durin g the RunWestfield road race. (Photo ©2103 Carl E. Hartdegen)
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Westfield Republicans plan for 2014, to select delegates. The Westfield Republican Committee will hold a meeting and caucus on Monday, January 13 at the East Mountain Country Club. Social at 6:30 pm. Meeting will begin at 7 PM. According to City Chairman Dan Allie, the purpose of the meeting will be to elect new ward officers, welcome new members, select delegates to the Republican State Convention to be held on March 22, 2014 and discuss plans for 2014. “We had a busy and an exciting 2013”, said Allie, and I hope we can build on that in 2014”. Allie ran for and was elected to the city council. “On August 5, Senator Mike Knapik announced he was resigning to take a position at Westfield State University which triggered a special election resulting in the election of Don Humason as our new state senator on November 5th” said Allie. In August, an effort was announced to gather 100,000 signatures to put a question repealing the Automatic Gas Tax on 2014 statewide ballot. Allie with the help of volunteers collected 1400 signatures in Westfield alone. “People are concerned about our economy, higher taxes at every level of government, and the direction our country and political parties are heading,” says Allie, “As chairman of the committee and a former campaign manager, I am working to help organize and train volunteers to win campaigns and fight for issues they care about. We welcome people to join us.” Anyone wishing to be a delegate or join their ward committee is not required to attend meeting, but should submit request in writing, and mail to Westfield Republican City Committee, PO Box 1301 Westfield MA 01086 or hand deliver at January 13th meeting. Dan Allie Chairman Westfield
Edward Snowden’s Christmas message
By Hadas Gold Politico.com NSA leaker Edward Snowden is offering an “alternative” Christmas Message, saying a child born today will “never know what it means to have a private moment.” “Recently, we learned our governments working on concert have created a system of world-wide mass surveillance, watching every thing we do,” Snowden said a video for the British Channel 4. Snowden said “1984” author George Orwell had warned us of such surveillance. “The types of collection in the book – microphones and video cameras, TVs that watch us - are nothing compared to what we have available today,” Snowden says on Channel 4 which has been broadcast alternative Christmas messages for many years. “We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go. Think about what this means for the privacy of the average person.” Clad in a black blazer and pink button down shirt, Snowden continued, saying that a child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy. “They’ll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves an unrecorded, unanalyzed thought,” Snowden said. He added that the conversation occurring now will determine the level of trust citizens can place in their technology and governments. “Together we can find a better balance. End mass surveillance. Remind the government that if it really wants to know how we feel asking is always cheaper than spying.” Snowden has been in Russia on asylum since fleeing the United States after he exposed the NSA’s mass surveillance program. He recently also gave a 14-hour interview to the Washington Post, where he noted he has “already won” in terms of personal satisfaction.
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HHS offers help for people who miss Obamacare deadline By Joanne Kenen and Jason Millman Politico.com People who can’t finish the online signup for Obamacare health insurance by midnight Tuesday because of problems with HealthCare.gov and a surge of last-minute shoppers can seek extra time to finalize their application and still get covered by Jan. 1, the Obama administration said Tuesday afternoon. It’s the latest in a series of extensions granted by the administration, which is making a final push to enroll people in coverage taking effect next week. Officials have repeatedly delayed deadlines and announced extra accommodations to maximize enrollment, but the moves also risk increased confusion among consumers. They also expose the administration to further criticism from Obamacare opponents, who say all the last minute changes are indications of the law’s failure. “We don’t want you to miss out if you’ve been trying to enroll,” according to a Tuesday message posted on the federal enrollment website. People who ran into “delays caused by heavy traffic to HealthCare.gov, maintenance periods, or other issues with our systems” will have more time, Health and Human Services said. “We may be able to help you get covered as soon as January 1.” Officials stressed that the extra time is only for people who had started enrollment before the Dec. 24 deadline and ran into obstacles. Anyone who applies after the Dec. 24 deadline would be eligible for coverage starting in February, not January. Open enrollment runs through March. Federal health officials have informed insurers that exceptions and assistance will be given to people who “legitimately tried to apply” on the website and couldn’t finish by the Dec. 24 deadline, an insurance source said. Tuesday’s announcement isn’t meant to be a blanket extension of a deadline that’s already been pushed back twice, the source said. Insurers, though, are still trying to grasp the administration’s latest deadline maneuver. They expect to get fuller details about the precise breadth of the policy in a call with officials on Thursday. The federal call center will be closed on Christmas, as planned, and then reopen Thursday. For those requiring more
Postal rates going up WASHINGTON — Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on after the 2008 economic downturn. Many consumers won’t feel the price increase immediately. Forever stamps, good for first-class postage whatever the rate, can be purchased at the lower price until the new rate is effective Jan. 26. The higher rate will last no more than two years, allowing the Postal Service to recoup $2.8 billion in losses. By a 2-1 vote, the independent Postal Regulatory Commission rejected a request to make the price hike permanent. The higher cost “will last just long enough to recover the loss,” Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway said. Bulk mail, periodicals and package service rates rise 6 percent, which is likely to draw significant consternation from the mail industry. Its groups have opposed any price increase beyond the current 1.7 percent rate of inflation. They say charities using mass mailings and bookstores competing with online retailer Amazon will be among those who suffer. Greeting card companies also have criticized the plans. The Postal Service is an independent agency that does not depend on tax money for its operations but is subject to congressional control. Under federal law, it can’t raise prices more than the rate of inflation without approval from the commission. The service says it lost $5 billion in the last fiscal year and has been trying to get Congress to pass legislation to help with its financial woes, including an end to Saturday mail delivery and reduced payments on retiree health benefits. The figures through Sept. 30 were actually an improvement for the agency from a $15.9 billion loss in 2012.
time to complete enrollment for Jan. 1, the feds have developed “a robust casework process to address individual inquiries, respond to specific situations, and help consumers transition to new coverage,” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Communications Director Julie Bataille wrote in an agency update. Millions of people have gone this week to the state and federal health exchange websites and still confronted some problems getting through on the sites — especially HealthCare.gov — and long waits for help from the federal call center. The federal portal hasn’t crashed, but it’s not known how many people have encountered difficulty as they tried to find out if they get a subsidy, choose from multiple health plan choices, and finish enrollment. The original deadline to apply for Jan. 1 coverage was Dec. 15, but the administration last month pushed it to Dec. 23 to make up for some of the time lost to the many issues after the website’s October launch. The administration on Monday again extended it to midnight Christmas Eve to accommodate the lastminute surge in applicants. About 2 million people visited HealthCare.gov on Monday, and more than 250,000 people called the federal help line, according to CMS. More than 129,000 people on Monday provided emails to CMS to be notified when they could come back to the website when it wasn’t as busy, and each received an email Monday. Traffic on Tuesday was not as high as on Monday, CMS said, and the agency has not had to activate the site’s virtual waiting room for particularly busy times. “We are taking thousands of calls at our call centers, which remain open until midnight, and we are seeing thousands of visitors complete enrollment online,” CMS’s Bataille wrote. States also reported continuing high interest on Tuesday. Colorado’s exchange, for one, said that nearly 43,000 people had signed up for health coverage, with 5,354 choosing a health plan Monday. The state has given residents until Friday to shop for coverage beginning on New Year’s Day. Some state-run exchanges that have experienced technical enrollment problems have also extended their sign-up deadlines. Massachusetts residents now have until Dec. 31.
Jesse Jackson: ‘Duck Dynasty’ star ‘white privilege’ By Hadas Gold Politico.com The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. has stepped into the “Duck Dynasty” uproar, using the case of civil rights hero Rosa Parks to make his case against show star Phil Robertson. “At least the bus driver, who ordered Rosa Parks to surrender her seat to a white person, was following state law,” Jackson said in a statement, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Robertson’s statements were uttered freely and openly without cover of the law, within a context of what he seemed to believe was ‘white privilege.’” Jackson and his civil rights group Rainbow PUSH Coalition have demanded a meeting with the A&E network, which broadcasts the hugely popular “Duck Dynasty,” and restaurant Cracker Barrel, which carries “Duck Dynasty” merchandise. Robertson has been suspended from the reality show and Cracker Barrel briefly pulled “Duck Dynasty” merchandise from its shelves after the star’s controversial comments about gays and African-Americans in an interview with GQ magazine. In the interview, Robertson said that in his Louisiana youth he picked cotton with AfricanAmericans and never saw “the mistreatment of any black person,” adding that they were “singing and happy” and didn’t complain about white people.
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The Westfield High School baseball team celebrates a Western Massachusetts Division I championship over Agawam in June. It was a repeat for the Bombers, who a year earlier knocked off Minnechaug in the finals. (Photo by Frederick Gore) tourney title. The Owls won 30 games three seasons later for the first time since 1979. Arra was inducted into the university’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 1997. In June, the defending Western Massachusetts Division I baseball champion
Westfield Bombers repeated. Westfield overcame adversity, playing without its ace pitcher Nate Barnes, who suffered a shoulder injury earlier in the season. The Bombers opened up the tourney with a 4-3 win over East Longmeadow, thanks to a solid effort
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Westfield Babe Ruth Baseball 14-Year-Old All-Star pitcher Austin St. Pierre delivers to a batter as the Whip City ballplayers begin defense of their 2012 regional championship. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
from Matt Irzyk (8 Ks), before going on to topple No. 3 Amherst 2-1 in the semifinals at Westfield State. In that game, junior Brent Houle pitched a one-hitter, and the Bombers played errorless ball. In the finals, Houle, once again came up big, getting Westfield out of a no-out, basesloaded jam, retiring nine straight batters to help propel Westfield to a 6-4 championship win over top-seeded Agawam. Central champ Nashoba edged Westfield 3-2 in the state semifinals. At the same time, the Boston Bruins captured the hearts and minds of the Hub and well into the Whip City, before losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Blackhawks scored twice in a span of 17.7 second span in the final 1:16 to steal the victory and the series. The news got even bleaker for Boston sports fans as the “Big Three” were down to none. Celtics coach Doc Rivers fled to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Paul Pierce
(Brooklyn Nets) and Kevin Garnett (Nets) followed Ray Allen (Heat) out of town, as well. Attention turned to the Babe Ruth Baseball postseason. Sons of Erin capped off an undefeated season with a 7-0 shutout against McDonald’s-East Main Street to win the Dan Welch City Cup. As the tournament’s fifth seed, Cortina Tile routed Camfour 11-1 to take home the Amanti Cup Championship. Summertime brought scorching hot temperatures, sizzling bats, and heat from pitchers in the city’s Babe Ruth Baseball and Little League Baseball and Softball programs. Familiar names rose to the challenge, and others etched theirs into scorebooks for the first time. Ryan Paro and Garrett Collis threw a combined no-hitter for the Westfield Little League South 11-12-Year-Old All-Stars, an 18-0 win over Gateway. The Babe Ruth Baseball See SPORTS, Page 9
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My ‘Best of 2013’ I’d taken an hiatus from arts reporting, so it was a thrill to return to the arts beat and have the opportunity to attend many performances. In picking “The Best of the Year”, I realize that it would be impossible to list everything, so my “Best” is essentially a recap of what moved me while attending a theatre performance.
Best Productions ***”On the Town” at Barrington Stage. Thank you, Barrington Stage, for giving new life to “On The Town”, one of the snappiest, jazziest, fun-filled musical comedies to play on an area theatre stage in recent years. Director John Rando and choreographer Joshua Bergasse (best known for his work on TV’s “Smash”) turned Broadway upside down earlier this season with their work on the Encores revival of “It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman”. “On the Town” exceeded that production
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WESTFIELD - John (Jay) Joseph Sullivan IV DMD, 52, of Westfield passed away Monday, December 23, 2013. He was born in Springfield on February 14, 1961 to John J. Sullivan III and Beverly A. (Yaney) Sullivan. Jay graduated from Westfield High School in 1978, and from Westfield State College in 1982 with a BS in Biology and Chemistry. He continued his graduate studies at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston in 1986. He did his residency at Western Mass Hospital in Westfield. Jay has been practicing dentistry since completion of his residency in 1986. In 1994, he left his previous partnerships to open his own private practice, Your Dental Health in Westfield. He was a member of: the American Dental Association, a chair member of the Valley District Society of Western MA, an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, a Fellow of Orthodontics. Dr. Sullivan was an advocate for sports dentistry; which he would volunteer his services for local youth sports and professional athletic organizations, such as: the Boston Red Sox, the Pawtucket Red Sox, and the New England Patriots, a forensic dentist for the state of Massachusetts, and was a chair of the Committee for Prevention of Concussions. Dr. Sullivan’s humble beginnings lead him to host the talk radio show, “Your Dental Health with Dr. Jay,” which was broadcasted from Springfield, MA. He was a strong supporter of the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which inspired him to become a sponsor to raise funds. He was honored to participate in the Molly Bish rides on his prized Indian motorcycle. This cause lead to him volunteering his services, along with his family and staff, for the Child Identification Program, (CHIP) events throughout Western MA; in hopes that no parent would lose their child to abduction. Dr. Sullivan was a proud member of the Westfield School Committee for many years. He was an avid sports fan, and was a club seat holder at the New England Patriots games. He enjoyed coaching for Westfield Youth Football and the Matt Light Football Camp for six years, and was the side line MD for the Westfield Bomber sport teams. He also sponsored and coached for the Westfield Little League and Westfield Youth Soccer. Jay and his wife were honored speakers in the winter of 2013 for the Allana Smiles Foundation. Jay leaves his wife of twenty-nine years, Jacqueline M. (Slattery) Sullivan; a son, John J. Sullivan V; and two daughters, Ashley N. Bower and her husband Kyle, and Brittany Rose Sullivan; and a granddaughter, Adrianna B. Bower. He also leaves his father, John J. Sullivan III; two brothers, Brian P. Sullivan and his wife Cynthia, Todd M. Sullivan and a sister; Suzanne I. Abbott and her husband David, his father-in-law, William Slattery; mother-in-law, Barbara Fristik and her husband Andrew Fristik Jr, brother and sister-in-law, Chris and Jennifer Hannum, brother and sister-in-law Henry and Shannon Fristik and brother-in-law Andrew Fristik III. He was predeceased by his mother, Beverly A. Sullivan, and a granddaughter, Keira Reese Bower. Calling hours will be Friday, December 27th from 4:007:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The funeral will be Saturday, December 28th at 9:30 a.m. from Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Mary’s Church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery in Westfield. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Jay’s memory be made to the National Brain Tumor Society, 55 Chapel Street, Suite 200, Newton, MA 02451. firtionadams.com
SOUTHWICK - Jeannette M. (Mason) Burdick, 91, formerly of 2 Ahrend Circle, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Renaissance Manor in Westfield. Born in Southwick, Jeannette was the daughter of the late Lowell G. and Ella (Ripley) Mason. A lifelong resident of Southwick, Jeannette was a member of the Southwick Congregational Church, the Southwick Historical Society and Southwick Ladies Benevolent Society. She is survived by a son, Donald M. Burdick and his wife Ellen of Arab, AL; a stepson, Harry Burdick of Hernando, FL; six grandchildren, Donald, Daniel, David, and Patrick Burdick, and Jeremy and Jeb Peterson; two great-grandchildren, Mason and Ajay; a niece, Linda Laudato and a family friend, Debbie Hiser. She was predeceased by her husband, Irvine L. Burdick and a daughter, Diann Peterson. A special thanks to the staff at Noble Hospital and Renaissance Manor for the special attention Jeannette received under their care. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 28th at 11:00 a.m. at the Southwick-Forastiere Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick, MA. Burial will be in New Cemetery in the spring. Family and friends may gather at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 & Southwick Historical Society, 454 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077. www.foratstierefuneralhome.com
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Continued from Page 5 13-Year-Old All-Stars rallied from a seven-run deficit to defeat Pittsfield 14-13 to win the state title, and earn a trip to the eastern regionals in Manchester, N.H. The defending Babe Ruth Baseball New England Regional champion 14-Year-Old All-Stars were eliminated in their host tournament despite posting a 2-1 record. The 13s continued to stave off elimination in the loser’s bracket before suffering a heartbreaking 14-13 loss to Coventry (R.I.) in the loser’s bracket final. Local residents got a real cool chance to find some relief from the dog days of summer at the 3<sup>rd</sup> annual Kevin J. Major Memorial hockey tourney at Amelia Park Ice Arena. As the temps began to cool, other teams began to heat up. This past fall, two teams dominated the headlines – Westfield High School gymnastics and football – both due to their amazing success and final runs for their respective head coaches, who both retired at the top of their game. Westfield head football coach Bill Moore guided the Bombers to one of its most impressive seasons. The defining moment of the season came in Week 7 when Westfield stormed back from a 22-point deficit, scoring 34 unanswered points to defeat the Spartans in East Longmeadow, 48-36. Quarterbacks Jake Toomey and Austin St. Pierre (briefly due to injury to Toomey) led the comeback effort, also spurred by a solid core of backs and
pose, a short time after capturteam participates in an award-winning ber. (Photo by Frederick Gore) The Westfield Voc-Tech boys’ soccer Octo in d championship at Jachym Fiel ing the state small vocational school’s
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Gateway’s Sammy Dame competes on the balance beam during a 2012 gymnastics meet. The Gators gymnastics program disbanded prior to the 2013 fall season. (Photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
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FRIDAY December 27
JV HOCKEY vs. Suffield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 4 p.m. HOCKEY at Agawam, Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, 8:30 p.m.
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GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ V HOOPS at Smith Voke, 5 p.m. BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Smith Voke, 6:30 p.m.
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Year in Review: SPORTS Continued from Page 9 a defense which rose to the challenge. It was those same backs, Rashaun Rivers and Ben Geschwind, who combined for four touchdowns and more than 300 rushing yards in a 52-22 win over Cathedral on Thanksgiving Day. Cody Neidig was also a key cog in 2013 for the Bombers, whose only blemishes included two losses to Cathedral, including a west sectional defeat. While the football team created noise with one of its best seasons – the Bombers were Super Bowl runners-up twice under Moore – the gymnastics team quietly went on dispatching all challengers. The Westfield gymnastics team won its seventh straight west sectional, improving its win streak to 125-0 under coach Joanne Hewins, who also retired in style. “It was one of the most memorable nights of my life,” Hewins told supporters. “I’m so proud of my kids. It was a nice ending.” Westfield senior gymnast Taryn Hamel capped off a sensational season, winning her seventh All-Around competition. Hamel placed first with an All-Around score of 35.15. There were others who also reached a new level of success in late fall. The Westfield Voc-Tech boys’ soccer team won its first-ever state vocational championship. Behind a hat trick from Dmitry Stepanchuk, the Tigers defeated Keefe Tech, of Framingham, 3-1. “This is such a great thing for the school as a whole,” Dulude
NOVEMBER... Westfield gymnastics head coach Joanne Hewins, front right, and assistant coach Bethany Liquori, front left, celebrate another West Sectional championship victory. Hewins bid the team farewell, retiring after nearly two
Westfield senior running back Rashaun Rivers (7) eludes the grasp of a Cathedral defensive player as he carries the ball during the 2013 Thanksgiving Day game at Springfield College. The Bombe rs capped off a spectacular season with another dominating performance in the annual holiday classic. (Photo by Frederic
said. The Gateway Regional girls’ soccer team closed out the fall season with yet another postseason run. The Gators stunned second-seeded Cathedral on penalty kicks before being edged in the finals by the Division 4 tournament’s top seed, Monson, 1-0. In Boston, there was something special happening that caught the attention of everyone around the northeast. In a show of support for the Boston Marathon victims, the Red Sox were “Boston Strong,” riding the back of David Ortiz as its bearded ballplayers took everyone by storm, winning their third World Series title in 10 seasons. At the end of the fall season, Westfield State University sat in third place in the 2013-14 MASCAC Smith Cup standings. Just around the corner in 2014… The Patriots, who posted stunning comeback victories against the Saints (30-27), Broncos (34-31), and Browns (27-26), were positioning themselves for a playoff run, albeit without the offensive glue of Aaron Hernandez (murder wrap) and Rob Gronkowski (injured reserve). A Super Bowl featuring the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks in a blizzard in New York City (more accurately, New Jersey) would be a great start of the New Year, wouldn’t it?
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Belichick questions NFL offseason workout limits ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick is blaming recently instituted NFL rules shortening offseason practice time for what he claims to be an increasing number of player injuries. “I’m in favor of total preparation for the players for the season,” Belichick said during a conference call with Buffalo reporters this week in leading up to New England’s home game against the Bills on Sunday. “And I think that’s been changed significantly and, I would say, not necessarily for the better when you look at the injury numbers.” Belichick said players are more vulnerable to being hurt because they’re less prepared, and described the limits placed on offseason workouts — including training camp — as being counterproductive. “Personally, I think that’s taking the wrong approach,” he said. “You have a gap between preparation and competition level. And I think that’s where you see a lot of injuries occurring. We get a lot of breakdowns. We get a lot
of situations that players just aren’t record not opinion,” in saying injuas prepared as they were in previries league-wide have been on the ous years, in my experience anyrise over the past three years. way.” League spokesman Michael Belichick was specifically chalSignora disputed Belichick’s asserlenging several new rules negotitions. ated into the NFL labor deal that “We carefully monitor player ended an offseason-long lockout injuries,” Signora said. “There is in 2011. no evidence that the new work Teams were prevented from rules have had an adverse effect on holding two-a-day practices durthe injury rate or that injuries have Patriots ing training camp. Limits were also in fact increased.” placed on how many times players coach Bill The NFL declined to released its practiced in pads throughout the Belichick numbers. But according to STATS, year. In the spring, offseason team the number of NFL players finishing activity time was reduced from 14 to a season on injured reserve has risen nine weeks (10 if the team changed significantly over the past 14 seahead coaches). sons. What’s in question is whether injuries are, From 2000-06, there was an average of 239 in fact, on the rise in the NFL, as Belichick players on IR. That average has jumped to suggested. about 314 over the past seven years. Though he didn’t cite specific numbers, The low over that span was 192 in 2001, Belichick said he was citing “a matter of with the high being 353 in 2010, but that was
before the new offseason rules came into effect. As of Monday, there were 288 players on IR, the lowest total since 287 in 2008. Those figures, however, don’t include players who have been on injured reserve and released by their teams during the season. It has also been difficult to measure how many regulars have missed games due to injury. The Patriots (11-4) have been beset by a rash of injuries to key contributors this season. They have six starters on IR, including tight end Rob Gronkowski (right knee), offensive tackle Sebastian Vollmer, linebacker Jerod Mayo, defensive lineman Vince Wilford (Achilles tendon) and safety Adrian Wilson. Belichick insists injuries are up. “When you see the number as high as they are, then I don’t think that’s a randomness that’s been two years in a row,” Belichick said. “I’ve got to think there’s some correlation there.”
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Monday’s Game San Francisco 34, Atlanta 24 Sunday, Dec. 29 Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Joining the Letting Go Club Dear Annie: You often print letters from older parents dealing with rejection from their adult children. This is literally an epidemic everywhere. Anger and hatred are destroying families. My husband and I have three adult children who were the delight of our lives. We had a typical loving family, with vacations, birthday parties and special celebrations that included friends and extended family. We had anxious times during illnesses, surgeries and accidents, but we made it through. All three of our children have grown to be successful, wellliked and respected adults. Sadly, over the past 22 years, they all have chosen to shut us out of their lives. We’ve had minor disagreements at times, but never any major battles that might justify their choices. None of them will tell us why they are angry. They refuse to have any contact or open dialog that might heal our relationship. I know you’re probably thinking “there must be something.” If so, we don’t know what it is. My husband is 81, and I am 78. We understand there is a real possibility that we will never hear from our children before we die. We do our best to focus on the great times we had and to hold onto the many precious memories of their growing-up years. Holidays are the hardest, but with God’s help, we make it through. We have forgiven our children and will always pray for them. We will always thank God for choosing us to be their parents. -- Joining the Letting Go Club Dear Joining: Your letter is heartbreaking. When children are brought up by loving parents, we don’t know why some remain close and others do not. The same fire that melts butter will forge steel. If you have any family members who are in touch with your children, perhaps they could help you understand what is going on and even intercede on your behalf. In the meantime, you are wise to accept what you cannot change and compassionate to forgive those who have hurt you. Dear Annie: I’m a little late sending out my Christmas cards, but I hope to have them all done before the holiday season is over. What is the proper etiquette when writing Christmas cards to families with children over 18 still living at home? Can I send one card to them all, or do I need to send the kids their own? -- Hurrying Before the New Year Dear Hurrying: It is perfectly OK to send one holiday card to the entire family if they are all living in the same house, although it would be nice to put all of their names on the envelope. Dear Annie: “Speaking for Another Lost Veteran” said her 55-year-old bipolar niece is hanging onto her stepfather’s ashes instead of allowing him to be buried next to his late wife in a military cemetery. When we knew that my late husband was dying, he said he would like his ashes to be scattered on the ocean. I was heartbroken because I wanted to be buried with him. And being a Vietnam veteran, he deserved a military funeral with full honors. When he died, the funeral director placed some of his ashes in three tiny urns, one for each of his grown children and one for me. The remainder was divided in half. One half was buried at a national cemetery with full honors, and the other half was placed in a container made for scattering ashes at sea. Our family set it afloat on the ocean that had given him so much joy through the years. In this way, I believe I satisfied everyone’s wishes, most of all, his. -- Found a Loving Solution Dear Found: Thank you for a sympathetic compromise. Happy Kwanzaa to all of our readers. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
HINTS FROM HELOISE RECEIPT HOLDER Dear Heloise: I think it is important to keep receipts, but even more so when on vacation. It used to be hard to keep all the receipts until I figured out how to store them. When I check into my hotel, I am given my electronic room key in a small, credit-card-size envelope. I place the room key in my wallet and keep the envelope to use for storing all my receipts. The envelope holds more receipts than you would think, and it keeps them together until I return home. -- Jerry M. in New Jersey VEGGIES ON WHEELS Dear Heloise: Aloha from Maui, where we have year-round vegetable gardening. I use truck tires for my vegetable beds. They are free, and as long as there is no steel belt exposed inside or out, they are perfectly usable. They can be painted for decoration, and they roll easily into the yard. Stacked two high, they make for little bending and easy weed maintenance. I write the name of each individual crop on the tire with chalk. It can be erased if I change the plants. -- Robert, via email “Aloha” to my friends in Maui! This is definitely recycling and reusing at its best. Mahalo! -- Heloise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013: This year your sixth sense kicks in frequently. If your intuition tells you to head in a certain direction, do. You often sense people’s feelings even before they are able to recognize them. Relax, and be a good listener. If you are single, you could be meeting a lot of people. Stay unattached until you meet someone who knocks your socks off. This encounter could occur in the next nine months. If you are attached, the two of you seem to be instinctive with each other this year. You will benefit from scheduling more one-on-one time together. LIBRA knows how to draw others in and have them agree with his or her ideas. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You’ll move forward with relief. You might need to deal with someone who has more than his or her share of clout. Your instincts will guide you in what you choose to say. A family member could be overly emotional. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You could be too busy handling remaining tasks from the holidays. Take care of all your thank-you cards today. You and a friend might come up with a plan to revamp this New Year’s Eve celebration. Tonight: It is about to get hectic again, so get as much sleep as possible. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Make an effort to let others know how you really feel, as they often might equate a lack of your time or attention with a lack of caring. You could have a difficult time convincing others that this is not the case. Understand where they are coming from. Tonight: Togetherness works. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to anchor in and get some extra R and R. You also might feel the need to take care of unfinished post-holiday tasks. Some of you might run out the door to catch a sale or two, only to decide later that it was a mistake. Tonight: Finally, some peace and quiet. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You are likely to express exactly what you think and feel. You might attempt to draw others into having a conversation. You could create a lot of chatter but little else at the moment. Take some time for yourself and relax. Tonight: Hang out with a few friends. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Kick back, catch a sale or two and start writing your thank-you notes. Don’t make a big deal of any meal preparations; just nibble on any leftovers, or make a point of starting a new diet. Play it low-key. Tonight: Indulge yourself and relax. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You are on a roll. Others seek you out, perhaps to give you a belated gift or to say “thank you.” Indulge a loved one. The two of you could get into a fun hobby or pastime if you can’t make it outside to enjoy the winter air. Tonight: Reach out to someone at a distance. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You will want to maintain a low profile. Some of you could experience a Scrooge attack, whereas others simply might be exhausted. Use today for you, either to sleep or to do whatever you need to do in order to feel up to snuff. Tonight: Play it low-key. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be pushing your own limits, but you might not care. Get out with family and friends, and enjoy some of the post-holiday sales and events. Touch base with a friend whom you really care about. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might need to handle a problem or go into work, whether you want to or not. Others value your intuitive understanding and creativity. You are able to handle a problem with finesse and speed. Tonight: Sort through the many calls and invitations. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Take an overview and decide what the possibilities are surrounding a trip. Play around with travel fees and different methods of getting to your destination. Meanwhile, relax to a great piece of music. Tonight: Answer emails and return calls.
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0340 Apartment WESTFIELD 3 bedroom apartment for rent. 1st Floor off Court Street, 1.25 Miles from WSU and Stanley Park close to YMCA and all of Downtown. Unit includes stove, refrigerator and dishwasher, laundry hookups, private front porch. Separate entrances. $900/month. No Pets. Electric/gas not included. First and Last required for move in. (413)776-9995 Option 1.
5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit. Large yard, parking. $895/month. No pets please. Call today, won't last. (413)3483431. GRANVILLE, QUIET, SECURE location. 2 bedroom, 2nd floor, utilities, laundry hookups. $800/month. New Year's Special. (413)231-2015. PLEASANT STREET, Westfield. 4 room, 1 bedroom. $725/month plus utilities. (413)562-2295. RUSSELL/WORONOCO. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, large kitchen, dining room, laundry hookups. $800/month plus utilities. No pets. (413)579-1639. WESTBRIDGE TOWNHOUSES, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, full basement. $800/month plus utilities. (413)562-2295. WESTFIELD Beautiful 2 bedroom townhouse, clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpeting, appliances, hot water included. Very reasonable heat cost. Sorry no pets. From $795/month. Call for more information (860)485-1216 Equal Housing Opportunity WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM, kitchen and bath, 2nd floor. No pets. $650/month includes utilities. First, last, security. (413)250-4811. WESTFIELD 1 large bedroom apartment, 5 rooms, own driveway, quiet, 2nd floor, owner occupied antique house. No Pets. Available January 3rd. $675/month. (413)572-0696. WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom apartments, rent includes heat and hot water. Excellent size and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884. WESTFIELD 1st floor, 2 room apartment, all utilities included. Parking on premises. Storage area. Non smoking, no pets. $615/month. Available December 15th. Call (413)568-5905. WESTFIELD 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo. $875/month includes heat and hot water. No smoking, no pets. First, last, security. (413)519-8271.
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LARGE FURNISHED ROOM. Parking, bus route, walking distance to all amenities. 0380 Vacation Rental $120/weekly. Responsible mature male preferred. Nonsmoker. (413)348-5070. ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA. ROOM TO RENT in a quiet Lovely home for vacation rental. neighborhood. Kitchen and laun- Two bedroom, two bath, garage. dry privilege. Heat, A/C, utilities. Close to beaches. Text/call for Available now to non-smoker. details, 413-543-1976. $600/month, Westfield. (413)355-2338 or (413)5620410 Mobile Homes 7341.
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C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call TURCOTTE ELECTRIC. 30+ years (413)262-9314. experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator installations. HVAC controls and en- BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING REadditions, ergy saving green technology up- MODELING.Kitchens, decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, regrades. Fully insured. All calls an- liable service, free estimates. Mass swered. Master’s Lic #A-18022. Registered #106263, licensed & in(413)214-4149. sured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.
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ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)5691611. (413)374-5377.
House Painting COPPA HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Remodeling, home restoration, home repairs, finish basements, bath/kitchen trim/woodwork, siding/decks, windows/ doors. CSL 103574, HIC Reg.147782. Fully licensed and insured. Free estimates. Call Joe (413)454-8998.
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.
TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunrooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call Tom (413)568-7036.
PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. All your carpentry needs. Remodeling specialty. Additions, garages, decks, siding. Finish trim, window replacement. Kitchens designed by Prestige. (413)386-4606.
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A NEW LOOK FOR FALL. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and Snowplowing decorating advice. (413)564-0223, A.B.C. SNOWPLOWING. Westfield (413)626-8880. residential only. 15 years experience. Call Dave (413)568-6440. PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & WALLPAPERING. Quality workmanship at low, SNOWPLOWING / SNOWBLOWING. low prices. Interior/Exterior Painting & On time, reliable service. Average Staining, Wallpaper, Ceiling Repair & driveway, $40.00. Also specializing in Spray. Free Estimates. Call Steve at fall clean ups. Call (413)727-4787. (413)386-3293. SNOWPLOWING, SNOW BLOWING, SHOVELING. Call Accurate Lawn Landscaping/Lawn Care Services, (413)579-1639. ALL CALLS RETURNED! Fall cleanups, curb side leaf pickups, mow- Tree Service ing, aerating, overseeding, dethatching, mulch & trimming. Free estimates. Ask A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land for Mel (413)579-1407. Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log
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