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Westfield Police receive grant to reduce accidents By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The city’s police department received a grant to help reduce car accidents in the city. The grant, which was for $25,000, came from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD). The grant is going to be used for a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), which Westfield Police Capt. Larry Valliere said will aim to reduce car accidents in certain problem areas. This effort is expected to include increased
traffic enforcement with additional personnel located in those areas. “We’ll pinpoint on the most serious problem areas and that’s where we will put our efforts,” Valliere said. According to paperwork on the grant provided by the Westfield Police Department: “[T]he STEP Grant provides funding for departments to conduct sustained, high-visibility, year-round traffic enforcement using data to focus sharply on specific times of year and days and locations when crashes and injuries are highest in their community.”
According to Valliere, the department will utilize the funds to attempt to fill 40 hours a week in additional enforcement. This could include utilizing radar and also stopping vehicles. Valliere said the effort will be to lower accidents, particularly rear-end collisions, which Valliere said happens frequently in Westfield, mostly due to three reasons. “Inattentiveness, aggressive driving and texting,” Valliere said. “Because it’s not always speed that causes collisions.” According to the grant paperwork, See Reducing Accidents, Page 3
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survey closes soon By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – The City of Westfield is in the process of updating the open space and recreation plan and city officials are reminding residents that July 31 is the last chance to complete the Open Space and Recreation Survey. The survey allows the community to give opinions on what would be best for future funding and policy decisions for open space and recreation. The Open Space and Planning Committee held a public session at North Middle School on June 21, 2017 enabling residents an opportunity to brainstorm ideas about what areas of town should be in the plan. Since the PVPC (Pioneer Valley Planning Commission) is leading the effort through a District Local Technical Assistance Grant, Jaimye Bartak, a Senior Planner for the organization, was at the public session to give a presentation and give residents information and awareness of the plan. If anyone is interested in taking the survey before it’s too late, visit the Open Space Plan page on the City of Westfield website in order to find out more information about the project.
At a public session meeting about the OSRP on June 21 at North Middle School, PVPC Senior Planner Jaimye Bartak discussed the project with residents. (WNG File Photo)
Celebrate Southwick on Saturday By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Coming up this Saturday, Southwick residents and people visiting the area are reminded to check out any of the several events that will be occurring in town throughout the day. Starting the day is the 2nd Annual One Call Away Bike Ride and BBQ. Registration for the ride opens at 8am at Whalley Park with kick stands up for the 70-mile round trip motorcycle ride at 10:30 a.m. Riders are expected to return to Whalley Park around 2 p.m. During the trek through the Berkshires participants will take a break in Otis. It is $20 for interested riders and $15 for passengers. Once the bikers return, the family-style BBQ will start at 2:30 p.m. Other activities include a dunk tank, face painting, bounce house, pony rides, live music, vendors, a beer tent, and much more. The BBQ meal costs $10. A view of the Southwick Fireworks in the past years at Whalley Park. (Photo courtesy of Bill Curran). If some people aren’t as interested in the bike ride or the BBQ, the Mudfest at The Wick 338 motocross track is also occurring in the morning as the gates open up at 8 a.m. The mud flies will start at 10 a.m. It is $25 for a truck sign up and $40 for a UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) sign up. Admission for adults is $15 and kids who are 10-years-old and under are free. This event is scheduled to last until 6 p.m. While the Mud Fest is progressing into the late afternoon, the First Responders Appreciation Parade is going to kick off at 4 p.m. on 1 Hudson Drive. Another event put on by the One Call Away Foundation, this marks the See Celebrate Southwick, Page 3
By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Westfield Technical Academy’s Aviation Advisory Board met on Wednesday to hear updates on the Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) program and plans for their booth at the upcoming International Air Show at Barnes Municipal Airport on August 12 and 13. Assistant instructor Krysten Renihan and program coordinator Robert “R.J.” Horacek facilitated the meeting in the absence of committee chair Ken Dromgold and AMT instructor Galen Wilson. See Aviation, Page 3
R. J. Horacek, Steven Rawding, Aviation planner for MassDOT and Krysten Renihan. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Gateway Class of ’77 plans 40th reunion By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent HUNTINGTON-40 years. For members of the Class of 1977 at Gateway Regional High School, this fall’s get-together will be especially bittersweet. “Although it has been 40 years since we graduated high school, when I see my old classmates, it is like no time has passed at all and we pick up where we left off,” said Brenda (Emo) Gardner. Memories of “Greaser Night,” “Project Adventure,” “Gateway Gators,” and the class song, “Free Bird,” are etched in classmate’s minds and this fall they will be able to once again gather for an after-
noon and relive those carefree 70’s days. The reunion is planned Oct. 7 at the Westwood Restaurant & Pub, 94 North Elm St., Westfield. A social hour begins at 1 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres and a luncheon buffet at 2 p.m. The menu includes tossed salad, rolls and butter, Chicken Francais, citrus crumb scrod, seasoned vegetables, carrot and chocolate cakes. Tickets for the afternoon affair are $25 per person and reservations must be made by Sept. 22 by sending a check to Eileen Watson, 1 Aldrich Ave., Huntington, MA 01050. Checks should be made out to Eileen Watson.
For Mike Costello, who had been voted “class clown” by his peers, returning to the 40th reunion is a must. “I am starting to run out of places to talk about my grandchildren,” said Costello. “I know for a fact that this group is one of the most caring groups I could ever hope to find. I miss the love I once felt in what were to me hallowed halls.” Kathleen (Higgins) Curzon echoed those sentiments. “I’m looking forward to our reunion very much,” said Curzon. “There is a solid trust that remains with those you shared your child See Reunion, Page 3
Gateway’s Class of 1977 – with some members seen here five years ago in Huntington – will gather for its 40th reunion this fall in Westfield. In the front row with Eileen Watson, on left, are former Gateway teachers Betsy Barrows, Kenneth Barrows, and Robert Goewey. (Submitted photo).
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AROUND TOWN Stanley Park’s Friday Mornings For Children Presents Annie & The Natural Wonder Band WESTFIELD — On Friday, July 21st Annie and the Natural Wonder Band will take you on a musical cruise from the Arctic Ocean to the sunny beaches of Cape Cod in their fun, interactive show Whales & Tales. Meet “Lobster George,” dance-along to “Flying Fish Rock,” sing-along to the musical tale of a hermit crab, sea anemone, and clown fish in “S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-I-S,” and help Nora find Norville in “Norville the Narwhale.” Age appropriate for ages 3-7. Friday Mornings for Children are held in the Beveridge Pavilion Annex from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, weather permitting, and are free of charge. Chairs will be provided and blankets are welcome. For further information on the Friday Mornings for Children Series, please go to www.stanleypark.org or call the park office at 413-568-9312.
Stanley Park’s Friday Mornings For Children Presents Ed Popielarczyk’s “Comedy Magic Show” WESTFIELD — Ed Popielarczyk is a professional magician, balloon sculptor, flea circus ringmaster, and storyteller and will be appearing on Friday, July 28th. He has been entertaining children and family audiences for over thirty years. The magic show is a comedy show that uses a lot of audience participation. YOU are the stars of the show because you help to make the magic happen. Friday Mornings for Children are held in the Beveridge Pavilion Annex from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, weather permitting, and are free of charge. Chairs will be provided and blankets are welcome. For further information on the Friday Mornings for Children Series, please go to www. stanleypark.org or call the park office at 413-568-9312.
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Scramble for Animals to benefit the Westfield Homeless Cat Project and Open Arms Rescue, Inc. Sunday, August 6, 2017 Rain or shine at the Oak Ridge Golf Club, Feeding Hills, MA. Registration begins at 11:30am with the Shotgun start at 12:30. The cost is $100.00 per player and includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner, and prizes. Come for dinner for only $25.00. Hole Sponsorship—donation of $50.00 to become a hole sponsor your pet’s or loved one’s name. Register on or before July 30, 2017 return registration/sponsorship form with check or money order (payable to Marie Boccasile). Mail to Marie Boccasile 11 Second Avenue Westfield, MA 01085. For more information please contact Marie at (413) 564-0589 or marieboccasile@gmail.com
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Blandford Opera Performance BLANDFORD – Maestra Eve Queler, the incomparable operatic trailblazer, once again graces the Hilltowns’ historic White Church of Blandford with new, aspiring and accomplished vocalists on Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. This will be the twenty-third Bel Canto performance and promises to be as rewarding and enjoyable as all the others. This annual performance benefits The White Church of Blandford, the only Blandford building listed on the National Historic Register. It is an iconic traditional structure by Isaac Damon and dates to 1823. Performers will sing selections from Tosca, La Cenerentola, Aida, Lucia di Lammermoor, LaTraviata and more. Seating is open and doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the event are on sale now, online at thewhitechurch.org/ for $35. They can also be purchased by sending a check, payable to the White Church Preservation Fund to Opera, P. O. Box 35, Blandford, MA 01008.
The Westfield Cruisers presents: The Veterans Classic Auto Show WESTFIELD — Saturday, July 29 (rain date TBD) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Westfield Fair Grounds 129 Russellville Rd, Westfield, MA. All proceeds to benefit Homeward Vets Inc., a non-profit organization committed to “Filling a Soldier’s Home”. For more info, visit www.homewardvets.org. Show cars: $10, Spectator Admission: $3/car, Crafter/vendor spaces available for $10. Westfield Police Child Safety ID Program is free 10 am – 2 pm. For more information please contact Gary @ 413-562-1346 or Julie @ 413-454-5371 Or visit www.westfieldcruise.com
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Cops: Customer threatened to shoot someone over bad sandwich SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (AP) — Police in suburban Cleveland say a fast-food restaurant customer angry about the way his sandwich tasted and looked threatened to shoot somebody over it. The South Euclid Police Department reported receiving a call Tuesday about a man storming into the Steak ‘n Shake restaurant “acting crazy,” saying he had a gun and was going to shoot someone. Police say the 20-year-old man complained that the egg on his sandwich was runny and slimy and looked like spit. He was in custody Wednesday pending a court appearance on an aggravated menacing charge. Police say he didn’t have a gun. Police posted on the department Facebook page tips for better ways to deal with restaurant dissatisfaction . Police added in the post that they don’t take special orders at “hotel SEPD.”
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, July 20, the 201st day of 2017. There are 164 days left in the year.
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n July 20, 1917, America’s World War I draft lottery began as Secretary of War Newton Baker, wearing a blindfold, reached into a glass bowl and pulled out a capsule containing the number 258 during a ceremony inside the Senate office building. (The drawing of numbers by various officials continued until shortly after 2:00 a.m. the next day.) The Corfu Declaration called for creation of a unified Yugoslav state.
ON THIS DATE: In 1861, the Congress of the Confederate States convened in Richmond, Virginia. In 1871, British Columbia entered Confederation as a Canadian province. In 1923, Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was assassinated by gunmen in Parral. In 1942, the first detachment of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps — later known as WACs — began basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. The Legion of Merit was established by an Act of Congress. In 1944, an attempt by a group of German officials to assassinate Adolf Hitler with a bomb failed as the explosion only wounded the Nazi leader. President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for a fourth term of office at the Democratic convention in Chicago. In 1954, the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into northern and southern entities. In 1968, the first International Special Olympics Summer Games, organized by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, were held at Soldier Field in Chicago.
In 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 lunar module.
the Tower of London on the shore of the River Thames (tehmz).
In 1976, America’s Viking 1 robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars.
Undercutting calls for Republican unity, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stubbornly refused to endorse Donald Trump as he addressed the GOP convention in Cleveland, igniting thunderous boos from furious delegates as he encouraged Americans to simply “vote your conscience” in November. A federal appeals court ruled that Texas’ strict voter ID law discriminated against minorities and the poor and had to be weakened before the November elections. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’doh-wahn) declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt.
In 1977, a flash flood hit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, killing more than 80 people and causing $350 million worth of damage. The U.N. Security Council voted to admit Vietnam to the world body. In 1982, Irish Republican Army bombs exploded in two London parks, killing eight British soldiers, along with seven horses belonging to the Queen’s Household Cavalry. In 1990, Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, one of the court’s most liberal voices, announced he was stepping down.
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President George W. Bush signed an executive order prohibiting cruel and inhuman treatment, including humiliation or denigration of religious beliefs, in the detention and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire, then watched it collapse in disgrace, died at age 65 near Kansas City, Missouri.
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Gunman James Holmes opened fire inside a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, during a midnight showing of “The Dark Knight Rises,” killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. (Holmes was later convicted of murder and attempted murder, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.) After years of preparation and months of buildup, London’s Olympic moment finally arrived as Royal Marine Martyn Williams carried the Olympic torch from a Royal Navy Sea King helicopter into
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Actress-singer Sally Ann Howes is 87. Author Cormac McCarthy is 84. Rockabilly singer Sleepy LaBeef is 82. Former Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., is 81. Actress Diana Rigg is 79. Artist Judy Chicago is 78. Rock musician John Lodge (The Moody Blues) is 74. Country singer T.G. Sheppard is 73. Singer Kim Carnes is 72. Rock musician Carlos Santana is 70. Rock musician Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister) is 65. Rock musician Paul Cook (The Sex Pistols, Man Raze) is 61. Actress Donna Dixon is 60. Rock musician Mick McNeil (Simple Minds) is 59. Country singer Radney Foster is 58. Actor Frank Whaley is 54. Actor Dean Winters is 53. Rock musician Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) is 51. Actor Reed Diamond is 50. Actor Josh Holloway is 48. Singer Vitamin C is 48. Actor Omar Epps is 44. Actor Simon Rex is 43. Actress Judy Greer is 42. Actor Charlie Korsmo is 39. Singer Elliott Yamin (American Idol) is 39. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen is 37. Rock musician Mike Kennerty (The All-American Rejects) is 37. Actor Percy Daggs III is 35. Actor John Francis Daley is 32. Country singer Hannah Blaylock (Edens Edge) is 31. Dancer-singer-actress Julianne Hough is 29. Actress Billi Bruno is 21.
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS THURSDAY, JULY 20
BLANDFORD: Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm MONDAY, JULY 24
BLANDFORD Council on Aging Meeting at 4 pm Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
CHESTER Selectmen’s Meeting at 6 pm Board of Health at 6 pm
WESTFIELD Park & Rec at 7:30 pm TUESDAY, JULY 25
TOLLAND Board of Assessors at 10 am WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
BLANDFORD Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm MONDAY, JULY 31
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm
TOLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am
GRANVILLE Selectboard at 7:30 pm
SOUTHWICK Finance Committee at 6 pm
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hood and formative years with. My Gateway friends feel more like family.” Curzon added she looks forward to a weekend laughing about one’s “wrinkles,” and reminiscing about the “good old days with my fellow Gators.” “I’m thankful that social media now allows us to maintain those old friendships, no matter where on the globe we are,” said Curzon. “So the reunion can continue long after our special weekend in October.” Classmates who have not received an invitation are asked to email Watson at ebwatson@comcast.net so addresses can be updated and an invitation can be sent out. When the class last gathered five years ago in Huntington, all were reminded of the classic “Free Bird” line – “If I leave here tomorrow would you still remember me? For I must be traveling on now, cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see.” No doubt some former classmates will travel further distances than others this fall – and for a few hours on a fall afternoon – time will stand still once again.
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The Westfield Fair Hosts 62nd Westfield Fair/ Pioneer Valley MA Pageant The Westfield Fair has a long-standing tradition of hosting the Westfield Fair/ Pioneer Valley Pageant. The pageant is celebrating its 62nd year with the Westfield Fair and it is the second year of new management, with Pageant Director, Kim Starsiak & Assistant Pageant Director, Christie BorelliGromaski. This year, the pageant is being held on the Westfield Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 19, 2017, starting at 9AM through 3PM. Depending on the delegate category, delegates will have the opportunity to compete in the following areas: formalwear, sportswear, talent (ages 4& up), photogenic, and/or a written essay (Mrs. Pioneer Valley only). The Westfield Fair/Pioneer Valley Ma Pageant is extending competition to any male resident from the 4 Western Massachusetts counties. Junior Mr. Pioneer Valley is for young men ages 12 & under, and Mr. Pioneer Valley is for any male of ages 13 & up. We want to recognize ALL of the talented residents from our local area, both males and females of all ages! For any interested, potential delegates, please note that we are hosting TWO Meet & Greet sessions with the former Miss Baystate and the current Mrs. Pioneer Valley Ma on Monday, July 17th& Monday, August 14th, starting at 6PM. Both sessions will be held at the All-Stars Dance Center located at 209 Root Road, Westfield, MA. Please check out our FaceBook page: Westfield Fair Pageant For more information and/ or additional questions, please contact our Director, Kim Starsiak via email @ kim@ allstarsdancecenter.com or via phone @ (413) 572-1122 or our Assistant Director, Christie Borelli-Gromaski via email @ cborelli2002@ yahoo.com or via phone @ (860) 235-9867.
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Before the meeting, Renihan who is a plan to raffle off a SIM ride at the booth. commercial pilot said that she will be He said he is looking to have students joining Rhode Island Air National Guard shadow “performers” before or after their to fly C130’s. She said she would remain performance. He’s hoping to assign two with the AMT program for the time students to each performer. A scout group being, until she is called up. Horacek, that focuses on science, technology and who recently retired after twenty years aircraft will also be shadowing the AMT with Barnes ANG, said he has applied students. Horacek said the air show is for the second instructor position for the expecting 200,000 people over the weekAMT program, now entering its third end. year. He also works for Boeing full-time Currently, AMT is working on getting a as a civilian contractor for the Department Dassault Falcon 20 moved to the Hangar of Defense. for the upcoming school year. The Falcon Renihan started the meeting by thank- Sean Peterson, general manager of is on loan from the Coast Guard to the ing Mayor Brian P. Sullivan for including Embraer at Bradley Airport, R.J. Horacek New England Aviation Museum. The $62,000 in his budget for design and and Krysten Renihan. (Photo by Amy Porter) curator of the museum has asked for a engineering work at Hangar Two at mutual agreement to have student interns Barnes, which houses the program’s aircraft. The design work from the AMT program work at the museum. is necessary to go forward with plans to use the Hangar as a Moving the Falcon will cost an estimated $2,500 to $5,000 learning facility. Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski and for permits and state police escorts for the 56 foot fuselage that grant writer Shannon Barry are applying for a SKILLS Capital has a wing span of 54 feet, and would have to be moved in Grant of $500,000 and a Wells Fargo grant for that purpose. parts. Advisory Committee chair Ken Dromgold had been Needed are sprinklers, ADA handicap accessible, heater and looking to get it to the Hangar by the end of the year. At the bathrooms. meeting, Sean Peterson, general manager of Embraer at Continued from Page 1 Horacek said they are currently cleaning up Hangar Two in Bradley Airport offered to help pay for all the permits. preparation for the air show in two weeks. He said he hopes to One of the uncertainties is whether once the aircraft is in first ever parade in New England that is centered on first have an event the Friday before the show for the students and Westfield, the Coast Guard, which still owns the plane, will be responders. their families. Plans are to bus them in from the school for a “okay” with the school’s plans for the aircraft. “We don’t want The parade will travel down Feeding Hills Road, taking a private tour and a barbeque. He said weather permitting the it to be a “static display,” Horacek said. turn onto Powder Mill Road, and end at Whalley Park. Thunderbirds may be practicing that afternoon. He plans to The Falcon would replace the Lear jet currently at the hanTopping off the jam-packed day will be a fireworks celebrainvite all of the 25 students in the program, along with their gar, which he said is essentially a static display, and may be tion at The Wick 338 and American Legion Post 338. Starting parents and siblings, and anticipates about 50 or 60 will be removed if the Falcon comes. Both planes have hydraulic at 6 p.m. there will be additional food vendors, live music, coming. control surfaces, but the Lear was not complete enough in pony rides then a bonfire and at approximately 9:15 p.m. will Horacek said the AMT booth has to be set up by that Friday. parts to put back together. If the Falcon can do everything but be the fireworks display. At the air show, students will all be in uniform, and Instructors “engine run,” meaning run both the hydraulics and pneumatThis year’s fireworks were organized through the efforts of and advisory board members will wear AMT program shirts. ics, he said that would be a home run for the school. Moolicious Ice Cream and Team Justice Racing. He said they have been cleared to solicit donations, and also The Westfield Technical AMT program is looking to fill fourteen slots in the next freshman class. Steven L. Rawding, Aviation planner with MassDOT said he recently toured the new AMT program at Cape Cod Community College, which is Continued from Page 1 in its first year with ten students enrolled. Rawding added that a recent Boeing report is optimistic on future jobs in the field, with 609,000 openings projected interthere are several grant program details. Some of the program details include enforcement that happens “at times and locanationally between now and 2024, and a US estimate of tions where the risk of a crash is most likely” and that the department is required to “conduct a minimum of three documented 113,000 jobs. stops or contacts for each officer per hour,” though the paperwork said that “[n]othing in this grant program shall be interpreted as a requirement, formal or informal, that a law enforcement officer issue a specified or predetermined number of citations in pursuance of the department’s obligation associated with the grant.” In addition, it is recommended that officers working under the grant-funded traffic enforcement be certified in radar or LiDAR speed measurement, can proficiently conduct standardized field sobriety tests and “have completed the Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) course.” Cats name: Milo, The rest of the paperwork, titled “FFY 2017 STEP Narrative (AGF),” which has the full list of requirements, as well as other orange and white male documents, can be found on the EOPPS/HSD’s “FFY 2017 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP)” website. tabby According to the application provided by Valliere, data showed that 73 percent of crashes occurred between 7 a.m. and 5 Lost in the Beckwith p.m., with peak levels between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. In addition, the frequency of crashes increased Wednesday through Friday, Avenue area with December, January and February showing “a higher than normal amount of accidents.” $100 reward The locations listed were North Elm Street, East Main Street, Elm Street, Southampton Road, Springfield Road, Main Street, Contact: Union Street, Western Avenue, Franklin Street and North Road. Kelly Lynch Intersections listed were East Main Street and Little River Road, Holyoke Road and Springdale Road, Elm street and Orange Phone: Street, Springfield Road and Union Street, Springfield Road and East Mountain Road, North Road and Southampton Road, 413-214-5041 Notre Dame Street and North Elm Street, Mill Street and West Silver Street and North Mountain Road and East Mountain Road. Valliere said that the enforcement will be starting by July 25.
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Sen. McCain diagnosed with brain tumor after clot removed By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Vietnam prisoner of war and political maverick in Congress for more than three decades, has been diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain tumor. The 80-year-old Arizona lawmaker has glioblastoma, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, where McCain had a blood clot removed from above his left eye last Friday. He and his family are considering further treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation. "Subsequent tissue pathology revealed that a primary brain tumor known as a glioblastoma was associated with the blood clot," his office said in a statement late Wednesday. According to the American Brain Tumor Association, more than 12,000 people a year are diagnosed with glioblastoma, the same type of tumor that struck McCain's close Democratic colleague in legislative battles, the late Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. The American Cancer Society puts the fiveyear survival rate for patients over 55 at about 4 percent. The senator and chairman of the Armed Services Committee had been recovering at his Arizona home. His absence forced Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to delay action on health care legislation. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said he spoke to McCain Wednesday evening and he said: "Yeah, I'm going to have to stay here a little bit longer, take some treatments. I'll be back." In a statement on Twitter, his daughter, Meghan McCain, spoke of the shock of the news and the anxiety over what happens next. "My love for my father is boundless and like any daughter I cannot and do not wish to be in a world without him. I have faith that those days remain far away," she said. As word spread of his diagnosis, presidents past and present along with McCain's current and former Senate colleagues offered support in an outpouring rarely seen in Washington. "Senator John McCain has always been a fighter. Melania and I send our thoughts and prayers to Senator McCain, Cindy, and their entire family. Get well soon," President Donald Trump said. Barack Obama, who dashed McCain's dreams of the presidency, said in a tweet: "John McCain is an American hero & one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John." McCain has a lifetime of near-death experiences — surviving the July 1967 fire and explosion on the USS Forrestal that killed 134 sailors; flying into power lines in Spain; the October 1967 shoot-down of his Navy aircraft and fall into Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi; and 5 1/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison. "The Hanoi Hilton couldn't break John McCain's spirit many years ago, so Barbara and I know — with confidence — he and his family will meet this latest battle in his singular life of service with courage and determination," said former President George H.W. Bush. Politics aside, McCain and Bill Clinton developed a strong friendship, and the former president said: "As he's shown his entire life, don't bet against John McCain. Best wishes to him for a swift recovery." In the past, McCain had been treated for melanoma, but a primary tumor is unrelated. Doctors said McCain is recovering from his surgery "amazingly well" and his underlying health is excellent. With his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, McCain was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times, most recently last year, but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency. An upstart presidential bid in 2000 didn't last long. Eight years later, he fought back from the brink of defeat to win the GOP nomination, only to be overpowered by Obama. McCain chose a little-known Alaska governor as his running mate in that race, and helped turn Sarah Palin into a national political figure. After losing to Obama in an electoral landslide, McCain returned to the Senate, determined not to be defined by a failed presidential campaign. And when Republicans took control of the Senate in 2015, McCain embraced his new job as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, eager to play a big role "in defeating the forces of radical Islam that want to destroy America." Throughout his long tenure in Congress, McCain has played his role with trademark verve, at one hearing dismissing a protester by calling out, "Get out of here, you low-life scum." He tangled with McConnell over campaign finance, joined forces with Democrats on immigration and most recently had a very public spat with Sen. Rand Paul. McCain said the Kentucky Republican was working for Russian President Vladimir Putin after he blocked a vote on allowing Montenegro into NATO. Paul said McCain had gotten "unhinged." Early in the 2016 campaign, McCain largely held his tongue when Trump questioned his status as a war hero by saying: "He was a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren't captured." McCain stuck by Trump at times seemingly through gritted teeth — until the release a month before the election of a lewd audio in which Trump said he could kiss and grab women. Declaring that the breaking point, McCain withdrew his support. In an interview with The Associated Press in 2013, McCain spoke of his decades in Congress, legislative achievements and political defeats. "The last thing I am is bitter and angry. ... I've had the most full life," he said. "I would compare my life to anybody that I've ever known and it's been one of great good fortune and I'm grateful every day."
By embracing Russia, Trump bumps up against top advisers By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary. The uneasy dynamic between the president and top aides has been exacerbated by the revelation this week of an extended dinner conversation between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the recent summit in Germany. The previously undisclosed conversation, which occurred a few hours after their official meeting, raised red flags with advisers already concerned by the president's tendency to shun protocol and press ahead In this July 7, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Russian President with outreach toward Russia, Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump had a second, previaccording to two U.S. officials ously undisclosed conversation with Putin at the summit it Germany. White House and three top foreign officials. spokesman Sean Spicer says that Trump and Putin spoke during a world leaders’ dinner The officials were not autho- at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg earlier this month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) rized to publicly discuss private protocol. But it is unusual and can be risky for a president to conversations and spoke on conspeak directly to Putin without a U.S. translator present. He dition of anonymity. Deep divisions are increasingly apparent within the admin- was forced to rely on Russia's interpreter for the discussion, istration on the best way to approach Moscow in the midst of which reportedly went on for nearly an hour. "The Russian interpreter probably interpreted very clearly, U.S. investigations into Russian meddling in the American presidential election. Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on the but the problem is there's no record of the discussion on the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that the Russian gov- American side," said Steven Pifer, a former U.S. ambassador ernment sought to tip the election in his favor and has dis- to Ukraine. It would have been wise for Trump to have his missed investigations into the possibility of collusion between interpreter take notes so there would be a record, he said. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders was his campaign and Moscow as a "witch hunt." Meanwhile, he has pushed for cooperation between Moscow dismissive of the controversy surrounding the Trump-Putin and Washington on various matters, including the raging con- dinner chat, blaming it on a "Russia fever" gripping the media. flict in Syria. She said other presidents, including Barack Obama, had But some top aides, including National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster, have been warning that Putin is not to similar informal conversations. "To act as if this were some secret is absolutely absurd," she be trusted. An intelligence officer-turned-politician, Putin is said. known for steering discussions in his own favor. Trump addressed his earlier, official meeting with Putin in The three foreign officials who have spoken with top Trump advisers described a disconnect, or "mixed signals," an interview with reporters last week onboard Air Force One. between Trump and his team over Russia, highlighting a lack The president said he repeatedly confronted Putin on reports of a clear policy. U.S. officials echoed that sentiment, with of Russia's election meddling — interference that Putin one saying diplomats and intelligence officials were "dumb- staunchly denies. But Trump would not say whether he founded" by the president's approach, particularly given the believed Putin's denials, as the Russian president claimed. White House officials said the public may never know what evidence of Russia's election meddling. McMaster expressed his uneasiness over Trump's course to was discussed between Putin and Trump over dinner. But foreign officials during the lead-up to his trip to Germany. advisers past and present said that characterizing any converThe general specifically said he had reservations about sation with Putin as casual would be a mistake. "There are no meaningless conversations between presiTrump's decision to hold an Oval Office meeting in May with top Russian diplomats and with the president's reluctance to dents," said Jeffrey Edmonds, the NSC's former Russia direcspeak out against Russian aggression in Europe, according to tor. "That's what is so divergent here," he said. "Relations have the three foreign officials. 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Robert A. Greenleaf WESTFIELD – Robert A. Greenleaf, 94, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Soldiers Home in Holyoke. He was born in Concord, NH to the late Maurice and Marietta Greenleaf. He lived in Saugus, MA for five years before his family moved to New York. Mr. Greenleaf, of French Canadian decent, had to “learn to speak English overnight”, and attended parochial school in Queens County, later Brooklyn Tech. At the age of 18, Bob joined the United States Navy in August 1940. He was a gunner’s mate and was on the island of Oahu when it was attacked December 7, 1941. He was amongst those who targeted Japanese aircraft firing at American B17’s during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He later was back on his destroyer sailing between Hawaii and San Francisco, as convoy protection and then joined a task force to the South Pacific. Following his discharge in 1943, he then went on to enlist with the Merchant Marines, serving from 1943-1952, traveling to England with aviation fuel, and the African port of Dakar. Upon his discharge, he returned to Massachusetts, settling in Westfield, and in 1962, married his wife, Dorothy (Donovan) Greenleaf of Westfield. They have been married for 55 years and have one son, Robert A. Greenleaf, Jr. with Darnell Giroux of Westfield, he was predeceased by his brother Richard Greenleaf. Bob worked for Savage Arms as a product engineer from 1964-1988. He was involved with gun design and proudly recalls having designed one of the most popular models, the model 110 rifle, which sold over 2 million! He also greatly enjoyed writing articles, reading nonfiction, being involved with forensics, listening to classical music, and enjoyed having taught himself “celestial navigation”. He was a great long-distance runner, and participated in 4 marathons. Bob was an extremely proud Pearl Harbor veteran survivor, one of his marathons having taken place in New York on the anniversary of the bombing. Bob was content and fulfilled, having had a “fun, adventurous life”, with no regrets, and he cherished many fond memories of family, friends, and his love of country. Bob, you will be fondly remembered by all who knew you and whose lives you touched. All services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com
Man charged with murder after woman strangled with tie LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts school custodian is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a woman authorities suggest may have been strangled during sex. James Vallaincourt was held without bail at his arraignment Wednesday after his lawyer entered not guilty pleas for him. Police say the body of 42-year-old Corrinna Santiago was found July 9 in Vallaincourt’s Leominster home partially nude with a tie around her neck after he had gone to a hospital emergency room and Yankee Village Shops said he wanted to turn himself 53 Southwick Rd. in for “hurting someone.” (Route 10 & 202) Santiago may have been dead Westfield, MA two days. Vallaincourt’s ex-girlfriend (413) 562-9792 told police during the investiHOURS: gation that he had a sexual Mon-Thur Mon-Thur10-6 10-6 10-1 choking fetish. FriFriday 10-310-3 • Sat• Sat Closed Vallaincourt’s lawyer said it and was “pure speculation” to 57 Maple Street draw conclusions from the exEast Longmeadow, MA girlfriend’s comments noted (413) 526-9790 that Vaillaincourt himself Mon-Thur HOURS : Mon-Fri10-6pm 10-6pm Saturday 9-1pm reported the death. Fri 10-3 • Sat 9-1pm
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Major crime and incident report Wednesday, July 11, 2017 12:05 a.m.: Disturbance and arrest, Elm Street. Police received a report of a fight that was in progress that was in front of a location on Elm Street. Police reported that three people were allegedly in an argument and one reported to police that one of the others had reportedly pulled out a knife. Police reported that James B. Nester, 21, of Westfield, allegedly had a knife in his possession and was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. 4:20 p.m.: Shoplifting and arrest, Big Y East Silver Street. Police received a report of an alleged shoplifter that had allegedly fought with loss prevention in the entrance, and later was in the loss prevention office and being cooperative. Police arrested Curtis J. Fitzsimmons, 29, of Northampton, and charged him with shoplifting by asportation, as well as malicious destruction of property +$250 after police reported that a door was allegedly broken when he tried to flee.
Police: Naked, drunk driver speeds through construction zone NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police have charged a man they say was naked and drunk as he sped through a highway construction site at more than 100 mph. Alexander Shanwenda was released on personal recognizance after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges including drunken driving. No defense attorney for the 24-year-old Chicopee man was listed. Police say a pickup driven by Shanwenda sped through a construction zone on Interstate 91 in Whately on Tuesday. The truck was pulled over and police say the driver was naked with pants across his lap. Police say the driver was asked to put on pants and perform field sobriety tests, which he failed, and had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit to drive. Police say there were empty and full beer bottles in the truck.
July 12, 2017 Cristina M. Crespo, 18, of 50 Heather Lane, Windsor Locks, was released on her personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending an Aug. 8 hearing after being arraigned on charges of marked lanes violation, fail to stop/ yield, unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, speeding in violation special regulation, reckless operation of motor vehicle and fail to stop for police, brought by Southwick Police. James B. Nester, 21, of 40 Orange St., Apt. A, Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending an Aug. 31 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, brought by Westfield Police. Larry H. Phillips, Jr., 36, of 17 George Loomis Road, Southwick, had a charge of operating under the influence of liquor, second offense, admission to sufficient facts found but continued without a finding with probation for one year, and a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle dismissed nolle prosequi, originally brought by Southwick Police. Dylin M. Wainscott, 21, of 47 East Hooker St., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 1 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended and leave scene of property damage, brought by Westfield Police. Stanley Lashtur, 30, of 9 Cook Hill Road, Huntington, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 7 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of assault and battery, brought by Westfield Police. Walter J. Rodgers, 26, of 15 Old Chester Road, Huntington, was released on his personal recognizance pending an Aug. 8 hearing after being arraigned on charges of negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, leave scene of property damage and state highway—traffic violation, brought by Westfield Police. Rachael L. Albee, 30, of 319 Main St., Holyoke, was released on her personal recognizance pending an Aug. 31 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of larceny under $250, brought by Southwick Police.
Sunday Night Concert UnionJack! Jul 23, 2017, 6:00 pm Location: Beveridge Pavilion Questions Please Call Office (413) 568-9312 x 100 or 101 Featuring the look and sounds of the 1960’s British Invasion era, UnionJack follows the history of the British Invasion from the early days of “Beatlemania” through the end of the decade. UnionJack takes you back to the days of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Hollies, Searchers, Yardbirds, Badfinger, Dave Clark 5, and the many others that followed these great groups. A five-piece band, UnionJack was one of Western Mass’ original “tribute” bands formed in 1979. After years of performing with other bands, UJ’s members reformed in
UnionJack set tp perform this Sunday. All Sunday night concerts start at 6pm and are brought to you by Westfield Bank. (Photo submitted) 2002. The current lineup features: Gary Wilkinson of Belchertown, (guitar, vocals), Dave Lempke, (Holyoke), (drums, vocals), Jim Brown, (South Hadley), (guitar, vocals), Peter Schindelman, (W. Springfield) (bass, vocals), and Greg Mitchell, (N. Adams)
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Police: Boston chef facing charge for drunken driving GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police say a renowned Boston chef and restaurateur is facing a drunken driving charge after she crashed into a parked car. Police say 53-year-old Barbara Lynch drove into the rear of a parked truck in Gloucester around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Gloucester Times reports Lynch failed a series of sobriety tests after the crash. There were no reported injuries, but police say both vehicles were severely dam-
aged. Lynch’s spokeswoman tells the Boston Globe the chef was shaken up and she is still “understandably
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create Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo (Zoo Story). This new piece not only provides a brilliant backstory to Berkshire Theatre Group The Zoo Story, but it also presents Edward Albee’s At stands alone as a vintage piece Home at the Zoo (Zoo story) of Albee, with all the gender through August 26 at the tension of his great plays.” Unicorn Theatre in So consider me chomping at Stockbridge, MA. Eric Hill the bit to see this production. stages Albee’s breakthrough I’ve been excited about its play with a dream cast: David promise, since it was Adkins, Joey Collins, and announced. For details: 413Tara Franklin. 997-4444 or www.berkshireAlbee wrote The Zoo Story theatregroup.org. in 1959, and it put him on the map. He won The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awards for CT Critics Circle subsequent plays like Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, A Award Winners Delicate Balance, and The Announced Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? He Several regional theatres in went back to the drawing our coverage area scored bigboard in 2004 to write a prequel to The Zoo Story, called time in the Connecticut Critics Circles Awards, which honor Homelife. Eric Hill, former Artistic ecellence in Connecticut Director at StageWest, is one Theatres for the 2016-17 seaof the masters at staging con- son.. Among the winners: TheaterWorks Hartford’s temporary theatre, and his production of The Next to Normal, which won Homecoming a couple of accolades for actors Christiane years ago, which incidentally Noll, Maya Keleher; director co-starred Joey Collins and Rob Ruggiero, and lighting Tara Franklin, was one of the designer John Lasiter. Hartford Stage took home finest evenings of theatre I’ve awards for Vanessa R. Butler’s experienced in the thirty-plus years I’ve watched Eric Hill performance in Queens for A at work. David Adkins, a sta- Year; Darko Tresnjak’s set ple of Berkshire theatre pro- design for The Comedy of ductions, starred in last sea- Errors, and actors Mia Dillon son’s Bakelite Masterpiece in Cloud Nine, Cleavant and in his solo play about Derricks in The Piano Lesson, and James Lecesne for The Thoreau, which Hill staged. Director Eric Hill says, “I Absolute Brightness of was inspired by the opportu- Leonard Pelkey. Jane Shaw’s nity to work on The Zoo sound design and Fabio Story again after many years, Tobini’s costumes for The and to explore the new Albee Comedy of Errors were honone-act that is the first half of ored. Rhett Guter, who currently this evening (Homelife), to
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Arts Beat Radio welcomes Goodspeed Musical’s Elisa Hale on Friday, July 21 from 8AM-9AM. live on 89.5FM/ WSKB. Mark G. Auerbach and Elisa Hale will talk about Goodspeed’s more than half century committment to the musical theatre, from Annie, Man of La Mancha and Shenandoah to Come From Away and Holiday Inn. Tune in live on the airwaves, on Comcast ch. 15, www.wskb. org or at www.westfieldtv.org The 22nd Annual Bel Canto Opera, sponsored by The Blandford Historical Society, on July 22 at The White Church in Blandford, MA. Eve Queler, founder of Opera Orchestra of New York, directs. For details: 413-848-0108 or https://23belcantoopera. eventbrite.com Intimate Apparel, written
by two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Lynn Nottage and winner of the 2004 Steinberg New Play Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award runs at Shakespeare and Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre through August 13. Intimate Apparel, explores the strength of the human spirit through the story of Esther, an AfricanAmerican seamstress in Manhattan in 1905, when social and class lines were distinctly drawn. For details: 413-637-3353 or www. shakespeare.org. Babe in Toyland. Pianist Monica Jakuc Leverett performs classical music on both grand and toy pianos, including works by Kaeza Fearn (A
Day in the Life of a Toy Piano), Claude Debussy, Octavio Pinto and others on July 23 at North Hall Arts Festival in Huntington, MA. For details: 413-667-5543 www.northhallhuntington.org Chapatti, Christian O’Reilly’s warm and gentle story about a man who can’t be without his dog, Chapatti, who meets another lost soul, is next at Silverthorne Theatre with performances through July 29 at The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center (formerly The Arts Block) in downtown Greenfield, MA. Jeannine Haas directs. For details: www.silverthornetheater.org. Posh Picnic, the annual Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative’s 4th annual summer party takes place at
Tanglewood on July 23. The event includes a gourmet picnic on the Tanglewood lawn, a silent auction, a bloody mary bar from Berkshire Mountain Distillers and shed tickets for the Boston Symphony Orchestra matinee. Proceeds benefit BFMC’s education programs. For details:413-528.4223 or www.berkshirefilm.org. Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Talcott Mountain Music Festival wraps up its season with Broadway A to Z on July 28 in Simsbury, CT. Raindate is July 29,. Adam Boyle conducts a program with showstoppers from Chicago, Les Miserables, The Phantom of The Opera, Wicked and more. Broadway performers Marie Danvers, Teri Hansen and Sean MacLaughlin make the music. MacLaughlin played The Bushnell in the national tour of Evita a couple of seasons back. For details: 860987-5900 or www.hartfordsymphony.org ——— 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. Mark produces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB Radio.
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Westfield American’s Caden Matuszczak smacks a single in the sixth inning. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Having a blast By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer PITTSFIELD – Home plate was awash in a wave of blue jerseys when Westfield American swarmed home plate in the fourth inning to mob Kyle Scherpa, who had just launched a game-tying, tworun homer. It was one of several feel good moments in Wednesday’s Little League Baseball 10-Year-Olds sectional opener at Clapp Park in Pittsfield. Pittsfield National won 8-2. Pittsfield jumped out to the game’s first lead when Nate Murphy drilled a two-run single to right field in the top of the first inning. Scherpa’s fourth-inning blast tied it 2-all. Pittsfield National loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth inning, but reliever Jay Scherpa came
Westfield American reliever Jay Scherpa delivers. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Westfield American reliever Liam Poole follows through on a pitch against Pittsfield National. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Westfield American starting pitcher Kyle Scherpa eyes his pitch early on in Wednesday’s Little League Baseball sectional tournament opening game at Clapp Park in Pittsfield. (Photo by Chris Putz)
back to strike out three consecutive batters to keep the game tied. In the sixth inning, Pittsfield surged ahead. Nate Murphy led off the sixth with a single, and sub Johnny Crawford walked to force the third of four pitching changes for Westfield American. Cal Lewis came off the bench to knock in the go-ahead run. An infield error loaded the bases. Another infield error and a wild pitch gave Pittsfield National a 5-2 lead. Adam Lazits followed with a three-run homer. Westfield persevered as Caden Matuszczak singled, and Kyle Scherpa walked with one out. Pittsfield National matched the intensity, shutting down the attack for good.
Westfield American manager Mike Raposo visits the mound during the fifth Teammates swarm at home plate to congratulate Kyle Scherpa on his game-tying, two-run homer against inning with the game tied 2-2. (Photo by Chris Putz) Pittsfield National in the fourth inning Wednesday at Clapp Park in Pittsfield. (Photo by Chris Putz)
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1st Row: Jeremy McCormick, Brady Collins, Ryan LaPointe, Bobby DellaPena, Aiden King, Shea Byrnes. 2nd Row: Bill Amanti, Troy Hevey, Danny Provost, AJ Dillard, Jake Jachym, Kareem Zaghoul, Colby Nadeau, Dan Welch, Phil Aucella. 3rd Row: Scott LaBombard, Joe Hevey, Joey Calderella, Alex Lacourse, Jim Cloutier, Riley Sullivan, Jim Jachym, Dylan Bill Amanti (Commissioner), Phil Aucella (Asst. Tournament Director) Arooth, Jimmy Cloutier, Andy Blalock. (Photos by Lynn F. Boscher)
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Pls Come 2 Mtg Dear Annie: I have noticed a shift in common communication skills over the past few years in the workplace that I believe has been caused by texting, and it has quickly become a pet peeve of mine. I work for a large insurance company on the East Coast. I have noticed that work-related emails are becoming less and less professional, to the point where some are so vague that I wonder whether the sender realizes how the end product looks to the receiver. I need to point out that I am a 20-something woman, and I do my fair share of texting. However, when I receive an email from someone in a professional context, I expect to see more than “tks” or “u” or “mtg” in the body of the email. When I see those abbreviated words, I give the emails less importance and am often insulted by them. When did it become accepted practice to slip into what I consider a sloppy style of communication on the job? In my opinion, people are entitled to communicate in any way they please outside the workplace; however, slang-style writing is unacceptable in a professional setting. Thanks for letting me get this off my chest! -- No Texting, Please Dear No Texting: Though our society is as advanced as it has ever been, it often seems like a dark age for manners. Shine a light by your good example. The next time you get a lax email from a co-worker, respond extra professionally -- with a formal salutation, a well-formed paragraph and a proper closing. Often this is enough to shift the tone of the whole correspondence. It seems that today a lot of people -- too many -- have trouble differentiating between what’s appropriate at home and what’s appropriate at work. I, too, believe that in professional emails (or even text messages, if you find yourself texting a boss), it’s important to maintain a degree of formality. No one ever lost a job for erring on the side of politeness. Dear Annie: I enjoy your take on advice, for the most part, as well as your concise answers to writers’ issues. Could you, however, consider dropping the term “caretaker” in favor of “caregiver”? Many of us older folks think of cemeteries when we hear “caretaker”! The latter is so much warmer. -- Russ Dear Russ: Goodness me. You’ve got a point. I’ll go with “caregiver” in the future (unless, of course, I’m responding to a letter about cemetery maintenance). Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
HINTS FROM HELOISE FANTASTIC FURNITURE Dear Readers: Buying FURNITURE is an investment, but a necessary one. Cheap, throwaway furniture is not a good purchase. The quality is not there, and the pieces will not last. Decide on a budget and exactly how much you can spend on new furniture, and ask family and friends for advice. Here are some hints to help: * On wood furniture, look for solid wood. Avoid pieces labeled “particleboard,” “pressboard” and “fiberboard.” * Dovetail joints are high-quality. Furniture put together with staples and glue is, of course, lower quality. * Drawers should close smoothly. * Cushions need to consist of a firm interior, wrapped in padding. Bare foam means the maker didn’t take the time to do quality work. * Upholstery patterns should match, and the pleating around the bottom should be weighted. Also, look around your home to see what pieces can be moved and repurposed. Rearranging the good-quality furniture you already have can give your room a new look, and can save you money, too! -- Heloise DOUBLE TROUBLE Dear Heloise: I have twin toddler grandchildren, and wow, can they make a mess! Can you give me some hints to keep their clothes clean? Help! -- Grandma Flo in Louisiana How wonderful to have two little grandkids! But I agree -- it’s double the work! Follow the three rules of stain removal: Attack the stain ASAP. Set-in stains are harder to remove. Give it time. Spray pre-treater, and let the cleaner do the work. Some stains are stubborn. You may need to repeat a treatment. Don’t put clothes in the dryer until you are satisfied that the stain is gone. I have compiled a collection of my best stain-removal hints in a handy pamphlet. Would you like to receive one? It’s easy -- visit www. Heloise.com to order, or send a stamped (70 cents), business-size, self-addressed envelope, along with $5, to: Heloise/ Stain, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Don’t overstuff the washer -- items need to move freely to get cleaner. -- Heloise
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Noon MLB — Regional coverage, St. Louis at N.Y. Mets OR Arizona at Cincinnati (12:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. MLB — Toronto at Boston (joined in progress) 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Texas at Baltimore OR Detroit at Kansas City (8 p.m.) 10 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Seattle OR Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers (joined in progress at 11 p.m.) POKER 9 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series of Poker, final table, at Las Vegas SOCCER 7:30 p.m. FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup, quarterfinal, Jamaica vs. Canada, at Glendale, Ariz. 9:30 p.m. ESPN — International Champions Cup, Manchester United vs. Manchester City, at Houston 10:30 p.m. FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup, quarterfinal, Mexico vs. Honduras, at Glendale, Ariz. WNBA BASKETBALL 3:30 p.m. NBA — Chicago at Los Angeles
On The Tube Forest Whitaker guest-stars in a multi-episode ‘Empire’ arc NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox network says Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker will guest-star in a multi-episode arc on “Empire” this fall. Whitaker will play “Uncle Eddie,” a charismatic music mogul who long ago gave an unknown Lucious Lyon (series star Terrence Howard) his first radio airplay. Now, decades later, Eddie steps up for Lucious at a critical moment during his rehabilitation. A grateful Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) invites Eddie to produce a song in celebration of Empire Entertainment’s 20th anniversary. Whitaker’s film credits include last year’s “Arrival,” ‘’Lee Daniels’ The Butler” and “The Last King of Scotland,” for which he won the Oscar for best actor as well as a Golden Globe award. “Empire” returns for its new season Sept. 27.
‘Hawaii Five-0’ signs 3 new stars in wake of cast departures NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath and Beulah Koale are set to join the cast of “Hawaii Five-0” with its eighth season. Wednesday’s announcement followed the recent departures of original cast members Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, who exited the police drama after contract disputes. Dale has had a recurring role on “Hawaii Five-0” as Adam Noshimuri since season two. This summer, he is starring in CBS’ suspense thriller “Salvation.” Rath starred in the series “Being Human” and “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life.” Koale appears in the forthcoming feature “Thank You for Your Service.” Continuing “Hawaii Five-0” cast members include Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Chi McBride and Jorge Garcia. The new season begins Sept. 29.
Former Auburn coach Tuberville joins ESPN as game analyst The Associated Press Former Auburn and Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville is joining ESPN for the upcoming season as a game analyst. In 21 seasons as a head coach, Tuberville won 159 games with Mississippi, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati. He stepped down at Cincinnati after the Bearcats went 4-8 last season. ESPN announced Wednesday that Tuberville will call games each week and a play-by-play partner will be named soon. After starting his head coaching career at Ole Miss in 1995, Tuberville took over at Auburn in 1999 and spent 10 seasons as Tigers coach, winning 85 games and a Southeastern Conference title in 2004. The 62-year-old Tuberville kicked around the idea of running for governor of Alabama in 2018, but decided to stay out of politics for now.
O.J. Simpson’s hearing revisits old obsession for TV NEW YORK (AP) — Television networks will interrupt this presidency on Thursday to revisit an old obsession. ABC, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, HLN and ESPN will show O.J. Simpson's parole hearing at a Nevada prison, as he seeks freedom after spending more than eight years locked up for armed robbery and assault. CBS said it will livestream the hearing on its CBSN digital news affiliate. Simpson's trial in California for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, was a television obsession more than two decades ago. The former football star was acquitted, but has been imprisoned for trying to steal sports collectibles. Interest in Simpson was revived last year with ESPN's documentary "O.J.: Made in America," and the FX miniseries, "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who testified in Simpson's original trial, will provide analysis for Fox News Channel.
In this Sept. 19, 2007 file photo, O.J. Simpson lawyer Yale Galanter talks to the media outside Clark County Justice courtroom after Simpson's arraignment in Las Vegas. On Thursday, July 20, 2017 O.J. Simpson faces a parole board hearing in Nevada. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Good feelings inspire your decisions and allow you to have greater feedback. Your emotions will be intense in the next few weeks, and you are likely to decide to express your frustration differently from how you usually do. Tonight: Run errands on the way home. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Others will be unusually responsive to you. You could get some flak when dealing with a financial matter and your home. Make sure an idea is within your budget. Pull back and do some more homework as to how much you want and need to spend. Tonight: Make weekend plans. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Know when to step back and not get involved. A situation intrigues you, and you might get enthusiastic considering it. You are willing to take a certain project to completion. Try not to be difficult with a loved one or a dear friend who seems a bit closed off. Tonight: Feel your Wheaties. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Take your time making a decision. You might not feel comfortable with everything you need to attend to. You sense that you need to make a change, but will you follow through? Revisit a long-term dream that could be turned into a reality. Tonight: Go for what you want. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might feel energized all of a sudden, and it likely has to do with Mars entering your sign today. You could become very seductive or distinctly quarrelsome if you do not get what you want. Allow greater give-and-take between you and others. Tonight: All smiles. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might be more susceptible to losing your temper in the next few days and weeks. How you see a personal matter could change radically and rather quickly. Be more forthright rather than internalize some negative feelings. Tonight: Out and about among the crowds. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You need to pull back and take a look at what is happening around you. Don’t minimize what is happening with a loved one. One-on-one relating will delight you. Are you suppressing some anger? Only you know the answer and can take action. Tonight: A must appearance. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You are willing to go that extra step to grab the attention of a dear friend. You tend to be deeply emotional. This person has a willingness to see matters in a more diverse way. Each of you appeals to the other because of your individual personalities. Tonight: Make it your treat. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You won’t hesitate to distance yourself in order to get a clearer idea of what is needed. You’ll see a partner demonstrate more of his or her views. You might not disagree with this person’s outlook, but you need to respect it. Tonight: Say “yes” to someone’s exciting offer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You could be too tired to continue pushing so hard. You have wanted to get a lot done, but fatigue might stop you. Consider taking a long weekend or even a power nap. You might want to indulge in both. Make a point of taking better care of yourself. Tonight: At home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Your playfulness will be appealing to those who really know you, but for those who don’t, your humor and whimsical nature could be confusing. Be aware of how you project yourself in a low-key situation. Tonight: Think about your plans for the weekend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You might be needing some space. You will accomplish and fulfill this need best by playing it low-key and/or taking a personal day. Understand that others might want you to be more active and involved, but you need to take care of yourself first! Tonight: Not to be found.
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FURNITURE: Our community, Armbrook Village, is seeking a part time utility person to join our team. Walk-in applicants are welcome. Our Utility Associate/ Dishwasher responsibilities include dishwashing, heavy cleaning of kitchen counters & storeroom, mopping floors, emptying trash, and other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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STAINED GLASS Retiring; Looking for someone who is interested in buying all my glass & equipment. Tables, ovens, cutters, etc. Contact: Carol at: carolcat07@comcast.net
Qualified candidates will also have excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic. Be able to lift 60 pounds and operate equipment safely. Daytime and Evening shifts available.
WASHER/DRYER Maytag Washing Machine and Speed Queen Gas Dryer. Sold as set. $250. Call: 413-568-5905
Please come in to fill out an application at Armbrook Village, 551 North Road, Westfield, MA 01085.
WANTED TO BUY FARM HELP WANTED to harvest broadleaf tobacco. Must be 14 or older and have own transportation to Westfield/Southwick area. Call Tom (413)569-6340.
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FIREPLACES • CHIMNEYS • STEPS • SIDEWALKS • PATIOS CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS • BILCO HATCHWAYS
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• thermal entry / storm doors • • General carpentry & repairs • • complete vinyl sidinG & repairs •
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• Debris, shrub & thick brush removal • all types of home lanDscaping consiDereD • mulch, stone, fill anD loam
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3 Ethan Allen end tables, 1 Ethan Allen coffee table. Excellent condition. $190 for all 4 tables. Call 413-531-9751
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Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
WESTFIELD 40 Heritage Lane, Fri/Sat, July 21st/22nd, 9:00AM-3:00PM. FINE ESTATE MOVING SALE! Don't miss this one! Luxury Items, Art, Antique Beds, Salon Equipment, Workbench, Book Lovers Dream, Vintage! No Early Birds.
business DIRECTORY A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided. Call: 413-330-2186
HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, (800)793-3706.
CLEANING A.R.A. Junk, Furniture & Appliance Removal Full house clean-outs. Basements, attics & garages. Demolition: Patios, sheds and swing-sets. You name it...we take it! Senior discounts. Free estimates on phone. Credit cards accepted. 7 days a week. Emergency, same day service. Call Pete 413-433-0356
DRYWALL T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.
ELECTRICIAN JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682. FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed. Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293
POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816. MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured. Reasonable prices. No job too small. Lic# A7625.Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100.
FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING
HOME IMPROVEMENT
A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413)569-3066.
JOSEPH'S HANDYMAN COMPANY Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.
HAULING
A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 21 Years experience. Licensed & insured. Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs. Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts
Call Dave: 413-568-6440
HOUSE PAINTING ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!
LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING
We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986. We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs. Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727
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Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920
DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366
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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more! ----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!! ----Call today for your FREE estimate!!! FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________ LAWNMOWER REMOVALS
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JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING
Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks. Trim work. Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair. Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry. Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com
Plumley Landscape, Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools. 413-862-4749
Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.
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Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services. CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References
Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
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FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition. Call anytime: 860-216-8768
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY 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)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
WESTFIELD: 16 Holland Ave, Friday/Saturday, July 21st/22nd, 8:00AM-4:00PM. Housewares, Antiques, Tools, Furniture, Lots to See!
WESTFIELD 208 Montgomery Rd., Fri/Sat, July 21st/22nd, 9AM-5PM. Bowflex Treadclimber, Kids Electric 4X4, Indoor/Outdoor Items, Tables/Chairs. Great Prices!
WESTFIELD: 106 Beverly Dr. Fri/Sat. July 21st/22nd. 9am4pm. NASCAR Collectibles, Bicycles, Household Items, Clothing, Ladder.
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WESTFIELD: 419 Holyoke Rd, Saturday, July 22nd, 9AM-3PM. Housewares, Clothing, Antique Hutch, Collectibles, Christmas Items!
PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding. Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
WESTFIELD 52 Mockingbird Lane, Fri/Sat/Sun, July 21st/22nd/23rd, 10AM-4PM. MOVING SALE! Everything Must Go! Rain/Shine.
APARTMENT
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
Westfield – 3 Bedroom First floor , off-street parking, hardwood floors, washer hook up. Central location. Please call 413-519-7257 to set up appointment for viewing.
TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
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TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
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)562-6639.
WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured. Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment. 413-237-2053
WESTFIELD: 1 Room efficiency, No pets, $650 p/month includes utilities. First/last/security. 413-250-4811
WESTFIELD - 2 bedroom townhouse apartment with 1 bath in quiet neighborhood near park. Private deck and driveway. Private basement with washer / dryer hookups. Bonus Room in basement -NOT a bedroom. $975, no utilities. NO SMOKING! Available 9/1/17. 1st/Last/Security deposit required. Background Checks. Call 413-454-7593
ROOMS
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197 WESTFIELD: LARGE PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM: Heat, hot water, electricity, and cable included. Central location. Parking, bus route. Nonsmoking. Male preferred. $95/weekly. 413-562-1973
OFFICE SPACE WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required. 413-568-1957
SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
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