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American Legion in Westfield awarded $3,500 in scholarships this week

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The American Legion Post 124, located in Westfield, gave scholarships to several city teens this week, following the Memorial Day Parade.

The scholarships, which were for $500 each and honored a variety of individuals who have been important to Post 124 in the past, were given to seven students whose families are also involved with American Legion. The recipients were Janis Christian, Nora Buckholder, Katie Knapik, Madison Rix, Ryan Porter and Jonathan Huntley, all from the Westfield area.

Of the scholarships, three were awarded by American Legion Post 124 itself, two scholarships were awarded from the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 124, and one came from the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 124. A seventh scholarship came from the Misterka family, in honor of past Post Commander Michael J. Misterka, and was a onetime offering.

Christian received a Past Commanders scholarship.

According to a press release provided, she will be attending Elms College following graduation from Westfield High School.

Burkholder, who received a Post 124 scholarship as well, will be attending New England College following graduation from Southwick-Tolland Regional High School, according to the press release.

Knapik received the Past Commander Al Drega scholarship, and will be attending Fairfield University after graduation from Westfield High School, the press release said.

See American Legion, Page 3

(L-R) Valedictorian and senior class vice president Rachel LeBarron, and Golden Achievement Award winner, salutatorian and senior class president Anna Pless. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Gateway Regional Class of 2017 Awards Assembly held

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – Gateway Regional High School held the Class of 2017 Awards Assembly in the Performing Arts Center on Wednesday. Seniors formed a line and marched in from the back of the auditorium to “Pomp and Circumstances” played by the Gateway Band.

High School principal Jason Finnie welcomed guests and students, and introduced senior class president Anna Pless, who quoted Thomas Jefferson in

her remarks. Gateway superintendent David B. Hopson followed, quoting Walt Disney, “May all your dreams come true.”

New scholarship presentations followed, among them the Gateway Teachers Association Marilyn Pike’s Future Teacher of Excellence Scholarship. Pike was a long time 8th grade English teacher, who passed away this school year. The award was presented by 8th grade science teacher Patricia Diefendorf, who called Pike her mentor, to Anna Pless.

Huntington residents Peri Sossaman and Nancy Kaminski also awarded the first Historic North Hall Scholarship of the Arts to Anna Pless.

In all, Pless, who lives in Chester and is a member of the National Honor Society, received eight scholarships at the assembly and many other awards and recognitions. These included among others the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship, and the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrator’s See Gateway Awards, Page 8

Southwick Police update on black bear sightings

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Believe it or not, spring has sprung and summer is almost here meaning certain animals are making their way out of hibernation and out into the public.

On May 25, the Southwick Police Department released a notice that they had been receiving calls regularly about black bear sightings in Southwick.

“This time of year we always get calls on black bears,” said Southwick Police Chief David Ricardi.

According to the the release, the black bear population has See Black Bear, Page 3

Huntington selectman Ed Renauld was feted for his birthday before the meeting on Wednesday.

Cindy Lacoste (L) presents Katie Knapik (R) with a scholarship on Memorial Day.

Seniors line up for photos after the awards assembly. (Photo

by Amy Porter)

(Photo by Amy Porter)

The Southwick Police Department has received numerous calls lately about black bear sightings. (Photo from Southwick Police Department)

Huntington selectmen discuss Gateway budget with town officials at meeting

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – The town Board of Selectmen met on Wednesday evening in Town Hall before moving to Stanton Hall to meet with town officials to review the warrants and order for the

Annual Town Meeting on Monday, June 5 at 7 p.m. in Stanton Hall, and for the Special Town Meeting to precede it at 6:30 p.m.

The longest discussion of the meeting See Budget, Page 8

Prime Home Health and Companion Care: Providing services that help people in their daily lives

By JEFF HANOUILLE Staff Writer EAST LONGMEADOW – Kristin McHugh knows firsthand what it’s like to have a loved one in need of home care and how difficult it can be on both that person and their family.

That’s because McHugh, a registered nurse, has the experience of being both a home health aide and a family member of someone in need of care.

“I personally have been a home health aide, a CNA, and a scheduler, and I have a brother who’s 34 that has needed 24-hour care for the last 10 years, so I know how difficult it is to have people in and out of your home,” McHugh said. “I know what it requires, all the hard work it takes, the hardships it brings on the family and how reliable the home health aides need to be. I’ve been in the field

for 20 years, so I know from experience what it’s like on both ends.”

That experience coupled with a passion to help others prompted McHugh to start her own locally-owned business, and for the last year and a half she’s owned and operated Prime Home Health and Companion Care, a home health agency that specializes in the long-term, home care support that retirees or

people with disabilities often need to live at home in comfort, safety and health.

From their home health offices in East Longmeadow, Prime sends personal care aides, certified nursing assistants, homemakers, and companions to the homes of clients throughout Hampton County. At the client’s home, they provide non-medical support with health-related activities of daily living.

McHugh said home care is a good option for many because it keeps the person in a comfortable, familiar setting.

“In home care, you’re going to get that good one-on-one care which helps keep that person in their home longer and keeps them independent and free from being in the care of a nursing facility,” McHugh said.

Prime offers a wide range of home services including personal care, homemaker/compan-

ion, hospital accompaniment, travel assist, and med reminders.

“We provide care to a wide variety of clients from individuals with disabilities, elderly, short-term transition to home from hospital or rehab, dementia, etc.,” McHugh said.

While Massachusetts does not require personal care, homemaking agencies to be licensed or accredited, Prime has voluntarily gone through the process to be accredited by the HCA of Massachusetts and is currently seeking accreditation through the National Association of Home Care and Hospice.

These accreditation processes ensure that the company has appropriate hiring, screening and education programs as well as insurance.

Prime Home Health and Companion Care See Prime Home Health, Page 3

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June Mayor’s Coffee Hour Please join us for our monthly Mayor’s Coffee Hour with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan Monday, June 5, 8 am – 9 am hosted

by Stanley Park of Westfield, 400 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA. This event is free and open to the public.

Please call the Chamber office at 413.568.1618 to register for this event so we may give our host a head count.

June Breakfast featuring Secretary Jay Ash Come hear Secretary Jay Ash, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce June Breakfast on Friday, June 9 from 7 am – 9 am hosted by Westfield State University in Scanlon Hall located at 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA.The event sponsors are: Platinum: Westfield State University; and Gold: Westfield Gas & Electric. Tickets: $25 Members/$30 General Admission (paid in advance). 50/50 Raffle to benefit our CSF -Dollars for Scholars fund! On-line registration is available @ www.westfieldbiz.org. For more information, please call Pam at the Chamber at 413.568.1618.

SOUTHWICK CARES: Alex’s Lemonade Stand

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SOUTHWICK — The Alex’s Lemonade Stand event is named after Alexandra Scott who passed away from cancer in 2004. Her aunt Sue Flynn will be in attendance at the event on June 10. Alex’s Lemonade Stand is part of the “Southwick Cares” series held at the Southwick Community Episcopal Church, 660 College Highway, Southwick, MA. This year’s Alex’s Lemonade Stand will be held Saturday, June 10th 10:00 am-2:00 pm. This is a Free Event with Free Hotdogs, Bounce House and Children’s Activities. Donate in person or online @ alexslemoade.org Event ID #E1319849. Checks should be made out to Alex’s Lemonade Stand. All proceed’s go towards fighting childhood cancer

Annual Strawberry Supper Southwick Congregational Church will host their annual Strawberry Supper on Saturday June 17th at 6:00 PM. The menu will include ham, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, strawberry shortcake and beverages. Cost for adults is $14, children 6-12 is $7, and children under 6 are free. Please contact the Church office for reservations (413) 569-6362. Public welcome!

Take-out orders are available. The hall is wheelchair-accessible.

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Twitter’s famous shark swims again near Atlantic City coast ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Scientists continue to track Twitter’s favorite great white shark as it swims near the coast of New Jersey.

The shark is known as Mary Lee and showed up in waters near Atlantic City on Wednesday morning. She was detected off the coast of Cape May with a male great white named Cisco on Saturday.

Members of the nonprofit group OCEARCH have actively tracked Mary Lee since they tagged her in 2012. Mary Lee has logged close to 40,000 miles travelling along the East Coast since then.

The great white’s Twitter profile is managed by the nonprofit group and has more than 100,000 followers.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2017. There are 213 days left in the year.

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t was 50 years ago today — June 1, 1967 — that the Beatles album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” was released, as was David Bowie’s debut album, eponymously titled “David Bowie.”

ON THIS DATE: In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state.

In 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.

In 1813, the mortally wounded commander of the USS Chesapeake, Capt. James Lawrence, gave the order, “Don’t give up the ship” during a losing battle with the British frigate HMS Shannon in the War of 1812.

In 1868, James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States, died near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at age 77.

In 1917, the song “Over There” by George M. Cohan was published by William Jerome Publishing Corp. of New York.

In 1927, Lizzie Borden, accused but acquitted of the 1892 ax murders of her father, Andrew, and her stepmother, Abby, died in Fall River, Massachusetts, at age 66.

In 1943, a civilian flight from Portugal to England was shot down by Germany during World War II, killing all 17 people aboard, including actor Leslie Howard.

In 1957, Don Bowden, a student at the University of California at Berkeley, became the first American to break the four-minute mile during a meet in Stockton, California, in a time of 3:58.7.

In 1977, the Soviet Union formally charged Jewish human rights activist Anatoly Shcharansky with treason.

(Shcharansky was imprisoned, then released in 1986; he’s now known by the name Natan Sharansky.)

In 1980, Cable News Network made its debut.

In 1997, Betty Shabazz, the widow of Malcolm X, was severely burned in a fire set by her 12-year-old grandson in her Yonkers, New York, apartment (she died three weeks later). The Chicago Tribune published a make-believe commencement speech by columnist Mary Schmich (shmeech) which urged graduates to, among other things, “wear sunscreen” (the essay ended up being wrongly attributed online to author Kurt Vonnegut).

In 2009, Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of everyone on board.

TEN YEARS AGO: The FDA warned consumers to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it might contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Kidnapped British journalist Alan Johnston appeared in a videotape posted on an Islamic website, the first time he was seen since being abducted nearly three months earlier in Gaza. (Johnston was freed July 4, 2007.) Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian walked out of a Michigan prison, where he’d spent eight years for ending the life of a man suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease.

FIVE YEARS AGO: A judge in Sanford, Florida, revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours, saying George Zimmerman and his wife had misled the court about how much money they had available when his bond was set at $150,000. (George Zimmerman was ultimately acquitted of the murder charge; Shellie Zimmerman pleaded guilty to perjury and was sentenced to a year’s probation and community service.)

The U.N.’s top human rights body voted overwhelmingly to condemn Syria over the slaughter of more than 100 ci-

vilians; Syria’s most important ally and protector, Russia, voted against the measure by the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. Johan Santana pitched the first nohitter in New York Mets history in an 8-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

ONE YEAR AGO: After killing his estranged wife in a Minneapolis suburb, a former UCLA student drove from Minnesota to Los Angeles, where he shot and killed his former professor before taking his own life. Ken Starr resigned as Baylor University’s chancellor, a week after the former prosecutor who’d led the investigation of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal was removed as the school’s president over its handling of sexual assault complaints against football players.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Actor Richard Erdman is 92. Singer Pat Boone is 83.

Actor-writer-director Peter Masterson is 83. Actor Morgan Freeman is 80. Actor Rene Auberjonois is 77. Opera singer Frederica von Stade is 72. Actor Brian Cox is 71.

Rock musician Ronnie Wood is 70. Actor Jonathan Pryce is 70. Actress Gemma Craven is 67. Blues-rock musician Tom Principato is 65. Country singer Ronnie Dunn is 64.

Actress Lisa Hartman Black is 61. Actor Tom Irwin is 61.

Singer-musician Alan Wilder is 58. Rock musician Simon Gallup (The Cure) is 57. Country musician Richard Comeaux (River Road) is 56. Actor-comedian Mark Curry is 56. Actor-singer Jason Donovan is 49. Actress Teri Polo is 48. Basketball player-turned-coach Tony Bennett is 48. Actor Rick Gomez is 45. Model-actress Heidi Klum is 44. Singer Alanis Morissette is 43. Actress Sarah Wayne Callies is 40. TV personality Damien Fahey is 37.

Pop singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile is 36. Actor Johnny Pemberton is 36. Actress-writer Amy Schumer (TV: “Inside Amy Schumer”) is 36. Tennis player Justine Henin is 35. Actor Taylor Handley is 33. Actress Willow Shields is 17.

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Sen. Humason announces Approval Of Senate Budget BOSTON – State Senator Don Humason announced recently that the Senate approved their Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which included a number of the Senator’s priorities, by a unanimous vote of 38-0.

“It’s recently become clearer that early expectations of the state’s economy were overestimated. With that imbalance in mind, I approached this budget with a keen eye towards balancing the revenues we have available to us with the needs of the Commonwealth’s residents, and particularly constituents in my district,” said State Senator Don Humason, a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. “To that end, my primary focus was on modest investments in local projects around my district, as well as advocating for adequate funding for the direct local aid programs that support so many core services we rely on, like Chapter 70 education funding, libraries, councils on aging, public safety, and more.”

STATE SENATOR DON HUMASON

Senator Humason secured support in the Senate for the following local priorities in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget:

• $50,000 for to support the Westfield International Air Show at the WestfieldBarnes Airport

• $50,000 for improvements to MacKenzie Field in Holyoke • $50,000 to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the City of Westfield • $100,000 for repairs and improvements to Tolland’s Department of Public Works building • $60,000 for an emergency generator for the Town of Southampton • $25,000 for safety upgrades and restoration work at the Westfield Athenaeum

Additionally, the Senator filed a successful amendment that would require the Department of Transportation to examine the costs and economic impacts of adding an interchange along the Massachusetts Turnpike between Exits 2 and 3. The current distance between exits 2 and 3 is 30 miles, which is nearly a quarter of the total 138 miles that the Turnpike spans from Boston to the border with New York.

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The Senate’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget includes funding for direct aid programs that cities and towns across the Commonwealth rely on. The state’s unrestricted aid for cities and towns was set at $1.06 billion. The budget provides $14.2 million for Councils on Aging, $20.2 million for local and regional libraries, and $16.5 million for cultural councils. In a continued effort to address the ongoing opioid crisis, the Senate committed $144.1 million for various substance abuse treatment, intervention, and recovery options. The Senate also took steps to implement recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission by providing $4.76 billion to local school districts in Chapter 70 education funding and fully funding the Special Education Circuit Breaker.

Senator Humason worked with his colleagues in the Republican Caucus to advocate on behalf of a number of amendments that aim to protect taxpayers and increase accountability, including the establishment of a commission tasked with reviewing and repairing the cash-strapped MBTA Pension Fund and the requirement of audits of the former state drug labs every two years. The Caucus also secured a successful amendment that would extend higher education financial assistance to children of public servants killed in the line of duty.

The House and Senate budget proposals will now be reviewed by a Conference Committee who will reconcile the differences between each version and produce a final Legislative proposal to submit before the Governor for his consideration.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS THURSDAY, JUNE 1

WESTFIELD Finance Committee at 6 pm Personnel Action Committee at 6:15 pm

SOUTHWICK Board of Health at 7 pm

GRANVILLE Special Selectboard meeting at 9:30 am

HUNTINGTON Planning Board at 7:15 pm

MONDAY, JUNE 5

GRANVILLE Selectboard & Assessors 7 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm

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

TUESDAY, JUNE 6

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm

TOLLAND School Committee at 6 pm

SOUTHWICK Planning Board Public Hearing - 68 Feeding Hills Rd at 7:15 pm

HUNTINGTON Council on Aging Historical Commission at 6 pm

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also ensures that only Hampden County’s most trustworthy and capable caregivers provide services. Its team of caregivers successfully pass thorough reference checks, initial skills evaluations conducted by an RN, criminal background checks and CPR certification. They also take part in annual continuing education programs and annual competency evaluations conducted by an RN. “We don’t want anybody who doesn’t love their job to work for us,” McHugh said. “This isn’t just a job – you have to actually enjoy what you do because you’re there working to make someone else feel comfortable, safe and happy. You want to be a good, positive part of their day. I’ve had family members tell us that our home health aides were better than any they’ve encountered at a skilled nursing facility, and that’s really what we strive for. We really do our best to make the best fit between the home health aide and the client.”

As a personally-owned business, Prime offers the unique opportunity to be extremely flexible with its hours. While the minimum time requirement is one hour, Prime does its best to work around the client’s schedule and offers care at all hours of the day.

“We accept a variety of payment sources including private pay, longterm care, veterans, etc. Prime also has flexible billing and payment options,” McHugh said. “That’s something that I think sets us apart.”

Officer Manager Monaie D’Amato echoed McHugh, saying that because Prime is such a cohesive group, they are able to cater to each individual client based on their needs.

“We’re able to communicate and work things out very easily because we’re all in such close contact,” D’Amato said.

“That’s why I love working here. It’s nice that we can just work together in this nice setting to help others.

D’Amato added that working for Prime is “extremely rewarding.”

“It’s really great to know that we’re providing services that help people live their daily lives,” she said.

While Prime currently provides services to Hampden County, McHugh said they hope to expand to the eastern part of the state in the near future. For more information about Prime and its services, call 413-525-0155 or go to http:// primehhcc.com/

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7

BLANDFORD Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm

CHESTER Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm

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significantly increased in the past four or five years. The Southwick Police went on to say that they certainly won’t tell anyone that the black bears are harmless, but more times than not, the animals are looking for food rather than trying to put humans in danger.

While any bear can be dangerous if they feel startled or threatened, the police urge people to stay away from a female bear with cubs as they can become very protective and aggressive.

Ricardi said that the public notice is centered on keeping residents aware and safe.

“We advise people to stay away from them,” said Ricardi.

“Don’t get too close to them, safety is paramount.”

When around your home, Ricardi said that completing simple housekeeping tasks can go a long way, including keeping trash closed and not exposed, and to keep your birdfeeder(s) secure.

“Once they find the food source, they’re going back to it,” said Ricardi.

If someone is in danger in result of a black bear or feels threatened, call Southwick police at 413-569-5348 or dial 911 if it’s an emergency.

Dewey House 40th anniversary WESTFIELD — The Dewey House, owned and operated by the Western Hampden Historical Society, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Please join us on Sunday, June 4, at 87 South Maple Street in Westfield from 12-4 pm. Guided house tours, crafters doing needle work, rug hooking, calligraphy and basket making will be on hand. The 37th Mass.

Voluntary Infantry Regiment will set up an encampment. We will be selling hand crafted wood birdhouses and garden herbs and vegetable plants. Try your luck at one of our wonderful raffle prizes. It’s a party so we will be serving cake and punch! This event is free and open to the public.

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Local Woman’s Debut Novel Now Available: Wicked Game of the Hunter Tracey Ryan’s debut murder mystery series kicked off with Wicked Game of the Hunter last week. The book is published by CreateSpace, an Amazon company, and is available through various online retailers around the world, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In Wicked Game of the Hunter, Ryan combines suspenseful storytelling with a rich depth to the characters. Based in two Massachusetts locations, Boston and Hardwick, the author brings a local authenticity to the storyline allowing readers to feel like they are part of the thrilling plot. The series focuses on sinister events that take place when two former sweethearts reconnect.

They end up uncovering long-buried family secrets, triggering a flood of terrifying threats seemingly from beyond the grave. This suspenseful mystery brings old loves back together, right as they are pushed to the brink in terrifying plot twists and turns. When asked how she got interested in writing, especially the topic and locations, Ryan responded, “I’ve loved reading and writing all my life. To be able to incorporate my hometown into a fictional novel made it that much more fun! My goal with this series is for readers to escape reality for a few hours and just have some fun reading.”

Gene Theroux (L) poses with Jonathan Huntley (R) during the Memorial Day scholarship ceremony

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Knapik is also salutatorian for her graduating class.

Rix received the Past Commander Michael Misterka memorial scholarship, and according to the press release, she is currently attending Elms College. She previously graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 2016.

Porter was awarded the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 124 Past Commander Robert Myco memorial scholarship. He will be attending Suffolk University the press release said.

Finally, Huntley was the recipient of the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 124 Dr. Thomas J. Abernathy memorial scholarship.

According to the press release, Huntley will be attending Bryant University this fall. Previously, he was also named Eagle Scout of the Year by the Post, and was named valedictorian for his graduating class at Westfield High School.

WESTFIELD — Highland 5th Grade Elementary raising money for end of the year Field Trip/ Activities. Come get your car washed at Zuber’s, on June 3rd , 9:30am- 1pm.

St. Anthony Of Padua Mass A Mass in honor of St. Anthony of Padua will be held on Monday, June 12th at 6:00 PM in St. Mary’s downstairs Church. Donations will be accepted by Rose Morin, Filomena Mattia or may be left at St. Mary’s Rectory.

Contributions over and above expenses will go to the three orphanages of St. Anthony of Padua in Italy.

Outdoor Shabbat Service At Noble View Congregation Ahavas Achim is hosting an end-of-the-year Sabbath Service celebration at AMC Noble View . Outdoor Center, North Cottage, at 635 S. Quarter Road, Russell, MA, on Saturday, June 10, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This will be an outdoor Sabbath Service with a potluck vegetarian and dairy lunch and a fun day at Noble View. It is free to attend and members, non-members, friends, and family are all welcome to come celebrate. Please RSVP by email at HYPERLINK “mailto:ahavasachiminquiry@gmail. com”ahavasachiminquiry@gmail.com

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White House grants 14 ethics waivers to staff

By JULIE BYKOWICZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Catanzaro, a former oil and gas lobbyist, can help shape the Trump administration's energy policies. Shahira Knight can weigh in on retirement matters even though she previously worked for Fidelity, a financial company specializing in retirement services.

The White House late Wednesday posted on its website ethics waivers granted to four exlobbyists and numerous others who have joined government. In all, the White House has granted 14 ethics waivers.

The disclosures come after a tussle between the Office of Government Ethics and White House lawyers. Other executive branch agencies and departments, such as Treasury, State and Defense, are expected to share KELLYANNE similar information with OGE by CONWAY Thursday.

The Office of Management and Budget responded to the OGE's request for data last week by saying it had issued zero waivers.

As part of his pledge to "drain the swamp" of Washington, President Donald Trump prohibits senior officials hired into the executive branch from working on "particular" government matters that involve their former clients or employers for two years. President Barack Obama placed similar restrictions on his employees — and granted ethics waivers. His White House also posted those exceptions on its website.

The Trump administration waivers include four for former registered lobbyists. The rest are for other employees whose new government duties may overlap with their previous private jobs. Several are "blanket" waivers for groups of employees.

The White House waivers were vetted by White House counsel Don McGahn and Stefan Passantino, the chief ethics officer. The White House says it only grants waivers if those lawyers find it's too impractical for the person to recuse from the ethics issues triggered by their past work.

"To the furthest extent possible, counsel worked with each staffer to recuse from conflicting conduct rather than being granted waivers, which has led to the limited number of waivers being issued," White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said.

Some waivers cover the highest-profile White House employees.

For example, there's a "blanket" waiver saying all presidential appointees "may participate in communications and meetings with news organizations regarding broad policy matters."

That clears the way, ethically, for Steve Bannon, Breitbart's former chief executive and now Trump's chief strategist, to ring up reporters at the news site.

That's important because Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington — a liberal-funded pro-transparency group that has lodged many complaints against the Trump administration — had argued in a complaint that Bannon was violating the ethics pledge by speaking with his former employees.

Another waiver explicitly allows Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Trump, to contact and interact with clients of her political polling company.

Joshua Pitcock, who had been Indiana's sole lobbyist in Washington and now serves as Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, is permitted under a waiver to stay in the room when matters involving Indiana arise.

"It is important that you be able to communicate and meet with the State of Indiana, and disqualification from such meetings or communications would limit the ability of the Office of the Vice President to effectively carry out Administration priorities," his waiver says.

Catanzaro and Knight have drawn some of the most intense scrutiny of government watchdogs because their new jobs seem to closely align with their private-sector lobbying. That raised questions about how they were able to circumvent Trump's ethics rules.

The answer is spelled out in the new documents: They obtained waivers.

As a lobbyist for CGCN Group, Catanzaro's clients included Devon Energy, an oil and gas company based in Oklahoma, and other energy providers. In the Trump administration, he's a special assistant to the president, focusing on energy policies.

Catanzaro's duties can include "broad policy matters and particular matters of general applicability relating to energy and environmental policy issues," according to his waiver.

"The Administration has an interest in you working on covered matters due to your experience and expertise on these issues."

Comey OK’d to testify; House committee issues subpoenas

By DEB RIECHMANN and JAKE PEARSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House intelligence committee says it is issuing subpoenas for Michael Flynn and Michael Cohen — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser and his personal lawyer — as well as their businesses as part of its investigation into Russian activities during last year's election.

In addition to those four subpoenas, the committee issued three others — to the National Security Agency, the FBI and the CIA — for information about requests that government officials made to unmask the identities of U.S. individuals named in classified intelligence reports.

The subpoenas were announced Wednesday as the special counsel overseeing the government's investigation into possible Trump campaign ties to Russia has approved former FBI Director James Comey testifying before the Senate intelligence committee, according to a Comey associate.

At a Wednesday briefing, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said inquiries about the Russia investigation must be directed to Trump's longtime personal attorney, Marc Kasowitz. It marked the first time the White House had officially acknowledged that outside counsel had been retained.

Calls and emails to Kasowitz's New York firm were not returned Wednesday.

The Comey associate, who wasn't authorized to discuss details of the testimony and spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to discuss the content of Comey's planned testimony.

The associate did say that Robert Mueller, appointed by the Justice Department earlier this month to lead the government's inquiry, is allowing Comey to make certain statements.

Lawmakers are likely to ask Comey about his interactions with Trump as the bureau pursued its investigation into his campaign's contacts.

Associates have said Comey wrote memos describing certain interactions with Trump that gave him pause in the months after the election, including details of a dinner in which he claimed the president asked him to pledge his loy-

alty, and a request to shut down the investigation of Flynn.

A spokesman for Mueller, a former FBI director, declined to comment. Mueller's separate probe could conceivably look at the circumstances surrounding Comey's firing.

Congress is currently out of session. It resumes next Tuesday. No date for Comey's testimony has been set.

The Associated Press reported earlier this month that Comey planned to testify before the Senate committee after Memorial Day, but the approval from Mueller to do so could indicate that date is fast approaching.

A spokeswoman for the committee's chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said the committee welcomes Comey's testimony, but declined to comment further.

The House panel pursuing its own investigation of the Trump campaign and possible Russia ties has also sought information from Comey, asking the FBI to turn over documents related to his interactions with both the White House and the Justice Department.

Subpoenas were approved Wednesday for Flynn and his company, Flynn Intel Group, and Cohen and his firm, Michael D. Cohen & Associates.

Cohen, who'd earlier refused a request for information saying it was "not capable of being answered," told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he would comply with subpoenas, should they be issued. He said he has "nothing to hide."

Trump has repeatedly dismissed allegations that his campaign collaborated with Russia ahead of the presidential election. Early Wednesday morning, the president tweeted "Witch Hunt!" in reference to testimony by Comey and former CIA director John Brennan before Congress on the topic.

Also Wednesday, a Justice Department official confirmed that Mueller had named a top Justice Department official to his team. Andrew Weissmann had been head of the criminal division's fraud section since 2015. The longtime Justice official previously served as FBI general counsel under Mueller.

He began his career with Justice in 1991 at the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of New York. He later joined and ran the Enron Task Force.

Trump’s cellphone use worries security experts

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, who blasted Hillary Clinton for using a personal email server, might be a walking magnet for eavesdropping and malware if he is using an unsecured cellphone to chat with foreign leaders.

Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to counterparts around the world, urging them to call him directly to avoid the red tape of diplomatic communications. The practice has raised concern about the security and secrecy of the U.S. commander-in-chief's communications.

In today's world of cyber espionage, cellphone security experts say such a policy is not only unorthodox, but dangerous. Voice calls can be intercepted. A cellphone's signals to nearby phone towers can give up its precise location. Even cellular networks are vulnerable. And knowing someone's number makes it easier to infect a phone with malware.

"Hillary Clinton's email server was like Fort Knox compared to Trump just carrying around a regular cellphone," said Andrew McLaughlin, former deputy chief technology officer for the Obama administration. "That's how bad the vulnerabilities are."

Running against Clinton for the presidency, Trump repeatedly criticized his rival for using a non-government email account while she was secretary of state. Trump argued that Clinton should not be given access to classified information because she would leave it vulnerable to foreign foes.

But Trump may be running into problems of his own.

He has urged the leaders of Canada and Mexico to call him on his cellphone, according to former and current U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the practice. Trump, who disdains working through official channels, also exchanged numbers with French President Emmanuel Macron when the two spoke after France's election earlier this month, according to a French official, who would not comment on whether Macron intended to use the line.

All the officials demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to reveal the conversations. Neither the White

House nor Trudeau's office responded to requests for comment.

Trump administration officials also wouldn't say what type of cellphone the U.S. president was using or describe any security upgrades it might include.

"I think it's a really bad idea," said Matthew Green, who teaches at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute and previously served as senior technical staff member at AT&T Laboratories.

Green said cellular phones are not terribly secure and the communications traverse a cellular network with well-known vulnerabilities. He was referring to the Signaling System 7, which links mobile phone networks. If a phone has been See Cellphone, Page 5

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WESTFIELD Thursday, May 25, 2017 8:23 a.m.: Accident, Main Street and Meadow Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash involving a 2011 BMW 535XI and a tractor-trailer. The accident was reported as the car being side swiped by the tractor-trailer and no injuries were reported. No tow trucks were requested.

8:59 a.m.: Accident, West Road. Police received a report of a vehicle that had struck a fire hydrant. No injuries were reported but the vehicle was towed.

10:39 a.m.: Accident, Elm Street and Park Square. Police received a report of a tractor-trailer that truck some ballards at Park Square. The vehicle was stopped by police.

11:38 a.m.: Arrest, Danek Drive. Police reported that they executed a search warrant at an apartment on Danek Drive. Police reported that the warrant execution resulted in finding 25 bags of heroin and the arrest of Anthony G. Davy, 41, of Westfield, on a charge of possession to distribute class A drug.

5:02 p.m.: Accident, North Elm Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle crash involving a 2005 Toyota Tacoma and a 2003 Suzuki Gravity. One person was transported to the hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel for an issue related to the crash. No tow trucks were requested.

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Kevin J. Halloran WESTFIELD – Kevin J. “Bear” Halloran, 55, (19612017) died peacefully at his home on May 30, 2017. Kevin was born December 16, 1961 to the late James K. and Janet E. (Taylor) Halloran. Family was the center of Kevin’s world. He is survived by his three brothers, Michael and his wife Jan, Timothy and his wife Nancy, Christopher and his wife Lisa and one sister Maureen Halloran. Kevin was the proud uncle of his cherished nieces and nephews, Cara Paquette, Kelly Halloran, Kyle Halloran, Steve Halloran, Melissa Johnson, Kelsey Halloran, Philip Johnson and Sara Halloran, and two great nephews Jack and Benjamin Paquette. Kevin had an unrivaled friendly demeanor and instantly befriended everyone he met. He is survived by many beloved friends whom he considered family. Family and friend gatherings will be incomplete without his presence. The highlight of his year was trying to outdo his nieces and nephews with his Christmas Yankee swap gift. Kevin worked for Coca-Cola for the past 27 years. He loved all Boston sports, especially the Bruins. He was the “king of the slow clap” at Fenway Park. Kevin, along with friends, enjoyed their yearly outing to the Saratoga Race Track for the benefit of the Al Yaracz Endowment Scholarship. He also enjoyed sharing time and stories with his friends at the Sons of Erin, Rocco’s and Slovak Hall.

Kevin’s family will receive friends on Friday from 5-8 PM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield. His funeral will be held on Saturday at 9AM from the funeral home, followed by a Mass at 10AM in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St. Westfield.

Burial will follow the Mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Kevin’s name to Westfield Youth Hockey, P.O. Box 1161, Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com

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hacked, a person can listen and monitor the device even if the president is using an encrypted phone.

Rep. Ted Lieu, a California Democrat with a degree in computer science, sent a tweet to the president Wednesday: "Please do not use your cellphone for sensitive calls. SS7 flaw in networks allows foreign intel to monitor conversations."

When former President Barack Obama wanted to continue using his Blackberry, U.S. security officials gave him a modified one that allowed him limited use with enhanced security. The White House said at the time that Obama was permitted to keep his Blackberry through a compromise that allowed him to stay in touch with senior White House staffers and a small group of personal friends.

"What we ended up with was a military-grade, encrypted phone that had the microphone ripped out," said McLaughlin, who thinks the White House communications office has prevailed upon Trump to use some kind of phone with enhanced security.

He suggested one with strong encryption, disabled location services and one that talks with a military network instead of commercial cell services.

McLaughlin also said it's possible that the number that Trump is giving to world leaders rings to someone else's phone, who then transfers the call to the president, a system that could protect Trump from anyone trying to monitor his communications.

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Janice could see the television screen just over her corrective leg braces, which were propped on the coffee table. She’d worn them as long as she could remember. Maybe she could fig­ure out things to do with friends other than biking or running around, but she didn’t have any friends. There had been one neighbor she played with, but when he teased her that one afternoon, she broke his nose and got sent back to Providence Behavioral Hospital because no one was sure that the medications were right anymore. Now that she was twelve, all her body chemistry was changing so rapidly and it was even harder than usual to regulate her erratic moods. But still, things were turning around.

Janice hadn’t hurt her little brother in a long time. For

By DENISE LAVOIE weeks she hadn’t tried to run away and for months, she AP Legal Affairs Writer hadn’t even thought of trying to burn the house down.

BOSTON (AP) — Police dogs simply follow their noses to The Department of Mental Health recommended sniff out narcotics. But inhaling powerful opioids can be Carson’s Therapeutic Recreation Program (“Rec”) in deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged Ware. Janice went for a short hike with Rec, got so tired partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years and frustrated that she threw herself down and rolled to reverse overdoses in humans. around in the mud. But Janice didn’t see herself as a Law enforcement officers have started carrying naloxone quitter. She came back to Rec wanting to try everything with them on drug raids, when K-9s are often sent into houses and right away. Instead, she had to watch first and learn or cars to find narcotics. Three police dogs in Florida were from the Rec staff. Hey, we all know the song, “Row, rushed to an animal hospital last year when they ingested fenRow, Row Your Boat,” how hard could actually rowing tanyl, a powerful painkiller that is often mixed with street be? In fact, it was a little hard for Janice to learn, but she heroin but 50 times more potent. went on her first All Girls Overnight Rowing Trip and Massachusetts State Police started carrying naloxone for she got really good at it. Eventually, Janice was ready to their K-9s in March. Police in Hartford, Connecticut, started in try horse back riding. Janice felt the horse was respond­ January. ing to her, communicating with her. She spent a lot of Even just a small amount of powdered fentanyl can sicken time on the horse over many months and this made her police officers, so dogs are even more at risk, said Brian Foley, legs so strong that she didn’t need her corrective braces deputy chief in Hartford, where 11 members of a SWAT team anymore. When the horse finally threw Janice, she got were sent to a hospital after they were exposed to a mix of right back on her friend and kept going. Hadn’t she heroin and fentanyl during a raid in September. thrown people off once or twice in her own life? Janice’s "Dogs are not looking for drugs with their eyes and feeling rowing improved so much that she was able to row out with their fingers; they're literally breathing it in and inhaling to the islands in Boston Harbor to camp. Two year’s in a it," Foley said. row, she bicycled all the way to Montreal and back on "Our officers wanted it for their dogs' safety," he said. "They their annual bike trip. love their dogs like family and they want to protect them. They Soon Janice wanted to share her new skills with her know they're putting them in the line of serious risk of overfamily and others. She invited her brother and sister and dose." her mom to the overnight trip to New York City, where The drug blocks the effects of opioids and reverses overnone of them had ever been. Janice began helping the dosesCan with few side effects. It has long been used by doctors You Help Sarah? new members in the group who struggled. She could be Helps Seniors and ambulance crews and more recently has been handed out Sarahheard telling them about her braces and her falls and her to police, firefighters and even to people with addictions and Can challenges–encouraging them, coaching them, inspir­ing their families. them. She began joining in on Rec’s volunteer work, You For both humans and dogs, naloxone can be administered cooking Help giant meals for the homeless, playing Bingo at through an injection or a nasal spray. Some police departments the nursing homes and going to the Soldier’s Home.

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Springfield Symphony Orchestra Unveils Upcoming Season The Springfield Symphony Orchestra has announced its classical and pops season for the 2017-18 season at Symphony Hall.

It’s the SSO’s 74th! Maestro Kevin Rhodes returns to the podium with several “must hear” programs: Viva America with music by Gershwin, Copland, and Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; an all-Rachmaninoff program with pianist Misha Dichter, and a Star Wars and Star Trek Sci-Fi Spectacular.

The annual Holiday Pops returns with a Seuss theme, and The Texas Tenors from America’s Got Talent and the PBS special You Should Dream make an appearance.

Cellist Julian Schwarz, SSO Principal trombone player Brian Diehl are amongst the soloists, and The SSO and Chorus and choral ensembles from UMass/Amherst performs The Verdi Requiem. For details: 413733-2291 or www.springfieldsymphony.org.

Million Dollar Quartet, the Broadway hit musical by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, inspired by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins, rocks and rolls into Western Massachusetts as the Berkshire Theatre Group’s season opener, June 14-July 15 at the Unicorn Theatre in

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Million Dollar Quartet Opens Berkshire Theatre Group’s Summer Season Million Dollar Quartet recaps December 4, 1956 at Sun Records’ Memphis studio. Rockabilly star Carl Perkins was there working on a revamped version of the blues song “Matchbox,” when fellow Sun recording artists Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley drifted into the studio, and the quartet took part in a loose jam session that producer Sam Phillips had the foresight to record. A local reporter who was called and sat in on the session headlined his newspaper article which ran the next day, “Million Dollar Quartet.”

James Barry directs and provides musical direction for the juke box musical,

whose score includes classics like “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “Walk the Line,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and “Hound Dog.” Barry says, “I’m thrilled to be making my debut as a director at BTG, specifically in The Unicorn Theatre, where I made my professional acting debut 18 seasons ago, in The Einstein Project.

Coming back to the Unicorn to direct a show that I have been involved with for years is an honor. I performed the role of Carl Perkins in the first National Tour of Million Dollar Quartet for two years, and since then, I have reprised the role many times, and provided musical direction. I am honored to take a seat in the director’s chair for this production!”

The Broadway production premiered in 2010, and was nominated for three Tony Awards, including “Best Musical”.

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HERSHEY FELDER For details on Million Dollar Quartet at Berkshire Theatre Group: 413-997-4444 or www.berkshiretheatregroup.org.

Note: The Majestic Theater in West Springfield is also reviving its production of Million Dollar Quartet on June 14-25 in West Springfield. For details: www. majestictheater.com.

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The Hartford Symphony Orchestra presents Choral Fantasy and Mystical Songs, June 9-11 at The Bushnell. Adam Kerry Boyles conducts, and the Hartford Chorale, baritone John Hancock Jr, pianist Alexander Moutouzkine, and other soloists perform works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven, and Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, and Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs. For details: 860-987-5900 or www.hartfordsymphony.org .

Deathless, the new Zack Zadek musical at Goodspeed’s Terris Theatre in Chester, CT through July 2, takes place in the not-too-distant future where no one ever dies. A family takes an annual road trip to Niagara Falls, during which they navigate life’s big questions. Deathless is part of Goodspeed Musicals continued commitment to innovative, thought-provoking works.

This bittersweet musical will be directed by Tina Landau, who most recently directed and co-conceived The Spongebob Musical, which received rave reviews in Chicago. Landau’s New York credits include the Broadway productions of Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts and Bells Are Ringing; In the Red and Brown Water and Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Head of Passes at The Public.

For details: 860-873-8668 or www.goodspeed.org.

Dixieland Stomp, David Neill’s sextet, performs highenergy, foot-stomping Dixieland classics at the North Hall Arts Festival in Huntington, MA on June 4.

Before the show, the North Hall Gallery will feature works by the late Janet Longe Sadler. For details: 413-6675543 or www.northhallhuntington.org Connecticut Repertory Theatre announces that each show of its 2017 Nutmeg Summer Series will have performances interpreted in American Sign Language (ASL) through a partnership with the UConn Interpreting Services (UCIS), a division of the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD). ASL interpreted performances will take place during the Saturday matinee performances on June 10 (1776), June 24 (Noises Off), and July 15th (Disney’s Newsies). For details: 860.486.2113 or www.crt.uconn.edu.

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Huntington residents Peri Sossaman and Nancy Kaminski awarded the first Historic North Hall Scholarship for he Arts to Anna Pless at the assembly. (Photo by Amy Porter)

(L-R) Dayna Britland, Diana Tereshchuk and Madisen Bang show off their decorated caps, a new tradition for graduation at Gateway. (Photo by Amy Porter)

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Student Achievement Award for her work as student representative to the Gateway School Committee. She also received a Gateway Math award, the John Philip Sousa Band Award, and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award. An All-State alto saxophone player, president and drum major of the Gateway band, Pless will be attending the University of Massachusetts in Amherst to study music and music education.

Pless was also one of five Golden Achievement Award nominees, which assistant principal Anthony P. Sabonis, Jr. called “the most prestigious award at Gateway” that recognizes a member of the senior class who demonstrates leadership, scholarship and service throughout their high school career. Near the end of the assembly, Sabonis made the announcement and presented the Golden Achievement Award of 2017 to Anna Pless.

Another highly honored student of the day was Class of 2017 vice president Rachel LeBarron of Russell. LeBarron also received multiple awards and scholarships at the assembly, including the United States Air Force Excellence in Science and Math award, and Gateway’s Excellence awards in AP Language and Composition, Spanish IV, Anatomy and Physiology, AP Physics I and II, and AP Calculus. At the assembly, LeBarron, a member of the National Honor Society, was announced as the Valedictorian of the Class of 2017, and Anna Pless, the Salutatorian. Rachel LeBarron will begin her medical studies at Boston College in the fall.

Many other students in the 54-member senior class received multiple awards and honors, including the other four Golden Achievement Award nominees: Dayna Britland of Worthington received the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship, Excellence in AP Language and Composition, Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Spanish IV, and Biotechnology. A member of the National Honor Society, Britland, a member of the National Honor Society, will be attending the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Trevor A. Bruno of Blandford, who was president of his sophomore class, received the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship, United States Airforce Excellence in Math & Science, Gateway Excellence in AP Physics I, and the Gateway Math Award. Bruno will be attending Norwich University for Mechanical Engineering.

Franky Tangredi of Southwick and Montgomery, a member of the National Honor Society, captain of the Gateway soccer team, and a Montgomery volunteer firefighter received the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship, the Richard D. and Claire A. Carmel Scholarship, Alice & Henry Euler Scholarship, A. P. Pettis Fund Scholarship, and Montgomery Historical Society Scholarship. He was also recognized for Excellence in Honors English Vi, AP Physics I and II, AP Calculus, and the United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award.

Tangredi will be attending Greystone Preparatory with plans to enlist in the U.S. Navy for Aerospace and Engineering.

Police Dogs Last year, the Drug Enforcement Administration released a video warning officers a very small amount of fentanyl ingested or absorbed through the skin can be lethal. In the video, Deputy Administrator Jack Riley urged police to avoid testing suspected fentanyl in the field and to instead take it to a lab.

Riley also had a warning about police dogs.

"Fentanyl can kill our canine companions and partners just as easy as it can humans, so please take precautions for their safety, too," he said.

Andy Weiman, a detective who trains dogs for the Broward County, Florida, Sheriff's Office, said a German shorthaired pointer named Primus became listless after a search inside a suspected drug house in October.

Police: 3 girls fall ill after eating brownies at dance NORTHFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police are investigating after three freshmen girls at a Massachusetts high school were taken to the hospital after eating brownies laced with a concentrated form of marijuana.

Northfield Chief Robert Leighton says the girls complained of dizziness, nausea and difficulty breathing after eating the brownies during a dance at Pioneer Valley Regional School last Friday. He says one girl was found on the floor.

The chief says one student brought the brownies and shared them with the other two. Police are trying to figure out how the girl got what he thinks was a marijuana concentrate, which has a higher content of THC, the chemical that causes the plant's high.

Superintendent Ruth Miller says the girls face suspension for violating the school's code of conduct.

Gateway seniors await the call to the Awards Assembly two days before graduation on Friday, June 2. (Photo by Amy Porter)

National Honor Society member Diana Tereshchuk of Russell was the fifth Golden Achievement Award nominee.

Among the scholarships and awards she received were the John & Abigail Adams Scholarship, the Richard D. and Claire A. Carmel Scholarship, Peg Broderick Memorial Scholarship, and ones from the Huntington Lions Club, American Red Cross Blood Services, and the Berkshire Band Foundation. She received Excellence in AP Language and Composition, Biotechnology, and Anatomy & Physiology.

Tereshchuk will be attending Elms College for nursing.

The John & Abigail Adams scholarships are given to students that achieve high MCAS scores, and are full scholarships to public Massachusetts 2 and 4 year colleges and universities. In all, 15 students at Gateway received these scholarships.

Among other groups giving out awards at the assembly was Best Buddies International for outstanding membership in Best Buddies. Four year membership awards were given to Kiera Coon, Mei Gozgit, Daniel Hemmings, Miranda Piangerelli, Anna Pless and Erica Wolf.

A complete list of Senior Award recipients will be posted on the Gateway Regional website at www.grsd.org next week in the graduation issue of Breaking News.

The Class of 2017 will graduate this Friday, June 2 at 6 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony on Booster Field, weather permitting. If the weather does not cooperate, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the Gateway Performing Arts Center.

Seating will be limited to ticket holders only, but will be simulcast onto a large screen in the high school gymnasium for additional guests. The guest speaker for commencement will be Rodney Kleber, retired high school English teacher.

Continued from Page 5 Primus and two other dogs were rushed to the vet. All three were given naloxone and recovered quickly.

Weiman believes the dogs touched or inhaled a tiny amount of fentanyl — the same drug that killed the musician Prince — on a table or the floor. The drug can be absorbed through paws.

"It's such a small amount that it would take to overdose the dog — like two or three granules of sand," he said.

In Massachusetts, Trooper Stephen Barnes said he and his colleagues are trained not to deploy dogs where loose drugs are observed.

"It's just become a more critical issue now because a much smaller amount of drugs can kill the dogs," he said.

Symptoms of opioid exposure in dogs, as with humans, include sedation, pin-

Westfield Homeless Cat Project is seeking donations “Kitten Season” is upon us and the Westfield Homeless Cat Project is seeking donations of KMR, canned and dry kitten food, heating pads and discs, kitten nursing bottles, chicken baby food (human) and small pet carriers. Monetary donations and other cat supplies are always appreciated, as well.

We are also seeking foster homes for pregnant mothers, kittens and adult cats. If interested, please email Denise @denisesinico@hotmail.com. They’re also collecting gently used household goods and furniture for future tag sales that are held throughout the Summer.

These tag sales allow us to generate the funds needed to support the cats and kittens in our care.

point pupils, vomiting, stumbling and a slow respiratory rate, said Dr. Martha Smith-Blackmore, a veterinarian and adjunct professor at Tufts University.

Just like people, dogs can require multiple doses of naloxone to reverse an overdose, Smith-Blackmore said.

Deputy sheriffs in Greenville County, South Carolina, in February received training in how to administer nasal naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan, to their dogs, said Sgt. Douglas Wannemacher, the K-9 supervisor and training coordinator.

"It gives us a safety net," he said. "Our big thing is an ounce of prevention — preventing an incident for the civilians, the officers or the K-9s."

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centered on Article 10, Gateway Regional’s above minimum assessment to Huntington, which is $733,797 in the FY18 budget, compared to $527,709 in FY17. The above minimum assessment is largely based on the student census of March 1, which determines Huntington’s share of the student population at Gateway, currently at more than 29%.

Ed Renauld, chair of the Board of Selectmen, said the board is not recommending passage of the article as written. Darlene McVeigh, chair of the Finance Committee, said her committee is also not recommending passage as written.

Renauld said other towns altered the figure in their town meeting warrants, but Huntington’s attorney recommended keeping in Gateway’s figure, and amending it from the floor.

Renauld was referring to the town of Russell’s Annual Town Meeting on May 8, at which the article for that town’s above minimum contribution (Russell was assessed the same as Huntington due to the same percentage share of students this year) contained the lower figure of $550,000. At that meeting, Russell School Committee member Lyndsey Papillon moved to amend the figure back to the original $733,797 requested

by Gateway, but the amendment was defeated, and the lower amount passed, effectively voting down the school budget.

At the Huntington town meeting on Monday, Article 10 will be read by moderator George Peterson as written with the assessment of $733,797 for Huntington’s share of the overminimum contribution to the budget for Gateway, and a motion will be made. Following that motion, Renauld will move to amend the figure, decreasing it by $68,000.

“Whatever we lower it to is a no vote, so the amount doesn’t really matter,” said treasurer Aimee Burnham at the meeting on Wednesday.

Renauld said if the town passes the amended lower figure, and Gateway’s budget does not pass four out of the six towns, the district will have to present another budget to the towns.

If they come back with an above-minimum assessment equaling Huntington’s figure or lower, then the town would not have to call another special town meeting to vote on the budget. Any vote on an above-minimum contribution at the Annual Town Meeting will be taken by paper ballot, and will require a two-thirds majority to pass.

Two years ago, Huntington had to call three special town meetings to attempt to pass the Gateway budget, which never passed four of the six towns by the deadline of Dec. 1. After the failure to pass a budget, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Educaton (DESE) took control of the school for the remainder of FY16. Last year, the FY17 budget passed in May on its first try.

Currently, three towns including Blandford, Montgomery and Middlefield have passed the FY18 budget, with Russell voting it down. Huntington will vote at the Annual Town meeting on Monday, and Chester will vote on Saturday, June 10.

The Board of Selectmen and Finance Committee are recommending approval of the other two Gateway articles, including the minimum contribution set by the state and transportation/debt, and also of the articles addressing vocational school tuition and transportation.

Other articles to be voted on at Monday’s meeting include transfers from Free Cash of $35,000 for a new police cruiser, and one to authorize the treasurer to borrow $180,000 for a new dump truck for the Highway Department. Another $35,000 transfer from Free Cash is being requested for the installation of a cooling system in the Stanton Hall and Town Hall buildings, which will be matched by $35,000 from the Stanton Fund.

Residents will also be asked to vote for transfers from the town’s stabilization fund of $10,000 for the purpose of holding a fireworks event in early Fall of 2017, and $300,000 for the repair of Searle Road bridge, the latter an amount that will be reimbursed by the Mass DOT’s Small Bridge Grant program.

In addition, the town will vote to amend the zoning bylaw to place a temporary moratorium on marijuana establishments. Planning Board chair Linda Hamlin said the purpose of the amendment is to allow the board to get a bylaw in place prior to the state issuing licenses. Hamlin said otherwise “we will have no control over what business may get a license.”

Hamlin also said that the moratorium was recommended by the town attorneys, who according to Hamlin said the town should get something in place in order to have a say. She said most planning boards are considering a moratorium. Police Chief Robert Garriepy said a moratorium is also endorsed by the Massachusetts Police Association.

Huntington town officials meet to prepare for Town Meeting on Monday, June 5. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Westfield Bridge Club Results 5/25/17 North/South: 1st: Terry Sunter – Helen Pawlowski; 2nd: Nancy Gay – Terry Augusti; 3rd: Vi Martinell – Cindy Fullerton East/West: 1st: Sue Labucki – Marcel Jacques; 2nd: Marilyn Breor – Barbara Kress; Tied for 3rd: Fran Slasienski – Betsy Cassin and Lolly Templeton – Ann Kousch Duplicate is played Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 4:00 at The American Inn in Southwick. All players are welcome.

Crafters and Artisans Needed Crafters and artisans are needed for a fall craft fair to benefit the Westfield Food Pantry. Reserve space by June 30th for the event on September 30, 2017 from 10am to 4pm. It will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, Westfield. Inside and outside booths are available, there will be a limit to same type of crafts. Please email Gail at baggins1960@yahoo.com for an application. www.WestfieldFoodPantry.org

Poetry Contest Reception The Westfield Athenaeum is pleased to announce a reception to honor the participants and winners of our annual Poetry Contest on Wednesday, June 7 at 6pm in the Lang Auditorium. We will have refreshments and live readings of poems written by children and adults who participated in the contest. Congratulations to all of our participants! Please join us for a fun evening of poetry.

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SPORTS Startin’ with Spartans

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The two-time defending champion Westfield Bombers trailed the East Longmeadow Spartans 6-3 in the opening set of the West Sectional Division 1 boys’ volleyball tournament on Wednesday. They wouldn’t be behind for very long.

Top-seeded Westfield swept No. 8 East Longmeadow 25-15, 25-10, 25-18 to begin their quest for a third straight Western Massachusetts championship crown.

“We didn’t play a game since last Monday versus Belchertown,” said

Westfield coach Tyler Wingate, whose team enjoyed an eight-day layoff. “We finished the end of our first set (today) pretty well. That second set start helped us settle in.”

Westfield rallied from a 6-3 deficit with a 6-0 run to take a 9-6 lead in the first set. From that point on, the Bombers never trailed. They went on a 5-0 run late in the to go up 23-14 before scoring two of the next three points to end it.

In the middle frame, Westfield took control from the outset. Noah Kappel (12 kills) served up a 5-0 lead. The Bombers cruised from there, taking an

11-2 advantage on a Vlad Burnusuz ace and a 13-2 lead with an Eddie Loboda block. They went on to win the set easily by 15 points.

It was more of the same for Westfield in the third and final set.

Kappel delivered a kill for the first point of the set. An early John Danahey ace helped Westfield start off 4-0.

Loboda (10 kills, unleashed a viscous string of kills to pile up more points on East Longmeadow, and the rest was history.

Walsh finished with 30 assists and eight digs, and, Tyler Stanton had 15 digs.

Westfield’s Scott Walsh makes a diving save and keeps the ball in play which led to a Westfield point. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Shane Kiendzior rises high above the net for a spike. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Scott Walsh back setting Eddie Loboda for a kill during their first round Division 1 West game against East Longmeadow. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Westfield’s Ryan Murray records a kill on a quick set from Westfield setter Scott Walsh.

(Photo by Bill Deren)

Luis Castro with one of his 6 digs and Westfield’s 42 digs for the game. (Photo by Bill Deren)

In the middle of a crowd of players John Danahey comes up with a dig. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Javi Santos smashes one through the East Longmeadow block for a Westfield point. (Photo

by Bill Deren)

2017 SPRING HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS BASEBALL Westfield 13-6 Westfield Tech 8-9 St. Mary 18-2 Southwick 7-13 Gateway 3-15

SOFTBALL Westfield 12-6 Westfield Tech 2-10 Southwick 16-4 Gateway 2-18

WEEKEND RESULTS BOYS’ TENNIS Pioneer Valley Christian Academy 3, St. Mary 2 SOFTBALL McCann Tech 12, Gateway 0

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BASEBALL St. Mary 4, Hampshire 0 Granby 16, Gateway 1 West Springfield 10, SouthwickTolland 0

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2017 SPRING HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL THURS., JUNE 1 WEST DIVISION 1 BOYS’ TENNIS QUARTERFINALS NO. 3 WESTFIELD (12-2) VS. NO. 6 MINNECHAUG (8-8), 4 P.M.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SEASON CONCLUDED SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TUES., JUNE 6 WEST DIVISION 2 SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS NO. 2 SOUTHWICK (16-4) VS. NO. 3 WAHCONAH (14-6), 5 P.M.

FRI., JUNE 2 NO SPORTS SCHEDULED SAT., JUNE 3 CENTRAL-WEST DIVISION 1 BOYS’ LACROSSE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY

SEASON CONCLUDED SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL MON., JUNE 5 WEST DIVISION 4 BASEBALL QUARTERFINALS NO. 2 ST. MARY (18-2) VS. NO. 7 TURNERS FALLS (9-11)/NO. 10 PATHFINDER (13-7), 4 P.M.

Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 8 OF 22 74 73.5 71.5 67.5 66.5 66 59.5 59 57 50.5 47.5 45 71.5 67 66 64 64 62 61 60.5 60.5 60 59 52 71.5 70 69.5 67.5 65 63 62 59 51.5 51 50 30

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DIVISION 1 Rick Brown – Jim Cartwright Dan Harris – Shawn Bradley Marc Grenier – John LaRose Tim Laramee – Dan Laramee Bob Bihler – Larry Cournoyer Mike Berardelli – Jim Johnson Randy Anderson – Bob Genereux Dave Dubois – Alan Velazquez Tom Massimino – Tim Huber Jesse Rasid – Al Nubile Mike Cote – Ryan Maloney Sean Cahill – Mark O’Donnell DIVISION 2 Mark Logan – Joe Gaudette Bruce Kellogg – Richard Kellogg Dan Burns Jr. – Greg Glidden Bob Collier – Don Clarke Carlos Santos – Bill Grise II Jim Conroy – Fran Como Cam Lewis – Bill Grise III Ed Bielonko – Branden Bielonko Jay O’Sullivan – Rick Burke Gary Gladu – Fran Dwyer Mike Mahan – Joe Hebda Mike Douville – Jody Wehr DIVISION 3 Dave Dover – Bill Chaffee Glenn Grabowski – Jeff Berger Jim Haas – Al Haas Mike Soverow – Mike Mulligan Dan Burns Sr. – Mike Manijek Jason George – Dan Van Kruiningan Roy Barton – Bill Reinhagen Bob Lewko – Nick Stellato Chris Fenton – Ryan Drobot Joe Boutin – Henry Smith Jim Strycharz – Richard Roy Jason Fitzgerald – Steve Tomaino

TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE 2017 RESULTS FROM MAY 23, 2017 1st Place Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers 2nd Place Jim Johnson & Dan Puza 2nd Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 3rd Place Rich Chistolini &Eric Wilder 4th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 5th Place Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich 6th Place Bill Lawry & Dave Giles 7th Place Ed West & Harry Pease 7th Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols

8th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 9th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 10th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 11th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 12th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 13th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 14th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 15th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa 16th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas

Low Gross Eric Wilder & Rich Chistolini & Ed West @ 43 Low Net Bob McCarthy & Errol Nichols & Ed West @ 30 Closest to Pin on 11th Stu Browning Closest to Pin on 16th Rich Chistolini Closest to Pin on 18th Ray West

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Now that’s history!

BY CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School girls’ lacrosse team earned a passing grade on its history test.

No. 7 Westfield survived is first home tournament game in decades, defeating 10th seeded Wachusett 14-13 in a Central-West Division 1 opening round game Wednesday at Westfield High School.

“This means we are moving in the right direction,” Westfield coach Paul Fenwick said. “To win our first home playoff game is huge. I’m really proud of these ladies, excited for them, and happy for our whole program.”

“It’s not so much the wins and losses,” he added. “For us, it’s been all about creating a culture, atmosphere, and character here.”

There were several main characters in Westfield’s storybook victory, including Westfield’s Kylie Buchanan and Kiele Bryant, who each recorded a hat trick against Wachusett (9-10). Buchanan netted all three of her goals in the first half; Bryant delivered hers in the second half.

“This is a great feeling,” Buchanan said.

“I’m glad to be a part of this team. We all get along. It’s worked very well as we’ve bonded and played as a team.”

Her teammate agreed.

“We have come together as a team – it’s

showing,” Bryant said. “We worked together (against Wachusett), played with intensity and never gave up.”

Westfield (14-4) did not quit, even when one of their top players, Hannah Jarvis, went down with a game-ending injury with about 12 minutes remaining in regulation. Jarvis had two goals and two assists before suffering the injury. The game was briefly delayed as both teams waited for medical personnel to help her off the field. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

“We did it for Hannah,” Bryant said.

Westfield’s second-half goalie Liz Clark was sensational in net, making seven saves.

Bombers’ Yvonne Headley made two in the first half.

“My defense was really solid (in front of me),” Clark said. “I had big confidence in my team to pull together.”

Clark responded just as well as the last line of defense, especially with the clock ticking down late in the game. With roughly 90 seconds remaining, Clark broke up a shot on a breakaway. Just a few seconds later, Grayce Juan broke up another attack by Wachusett to prevent a tie.

The prize for Westfield’s victory includes a trip to Longmeadow to face one of the region’s toughest teams, the second-seeded Lancers (19-1), on Saturday.

Westfield’s Grayce Juan takes the face off for Westfield during a first round matchup against Wachusett Wednesday. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Kylie Buchanan fires a shot through the outstretched crosses of the Wachusett defenders for a goal. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Westfield’s goalie Yvonne Headley makes the save on a point blank shot. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Another goal for the Lady Bombers. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Liz Clarke takes a goal away from Wachusett on a great save. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Westfield’s Kiele Bryant scores with a shot under the crossbar one of her 3 goals for the game. (Photo by Bill Deren)

SPORTS

A good crowd braved the threat of thunderstorms to watch the first round West-Central Division 1 playoffs in Girls Lacrosse. (Photo by Bill Deren)

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Ignored for Others Dear Annie: I have shared a very close relationship with “Sue” for over 50 years. We worked together as young adults and have remained dear friends throughout the years. We work very closely at our church, as well.

I know I have annoying habits and am thankful for my friends who love me anyway. When it is just the two of us, everything is great with Sue and me. My annoyance with her is that when she is in a conversation with another person (usually casual before or after church) and I approach and wait (or try to) until they are finished, she does not glance at me or acknowledge my presence in any way. I usually just walk away.

When she and I are having a conversation in a similar situation, she’ll often stop me when I’m in the middle of saying something so she can speak with every person who passes by.

Then I end up walking away because it is so distracting that I honestly can’t remember what I was saying.

I recognize this as passive-aggressive behavior, but it puzzles me that she feels the need to control me or shut me down.

She is the kindest, most Christian person I know, and I don’t know whether she even realizes what she is doing. I don’t know why I am writing, because after all of these years, nothing will change. I can’t analyze my impact or my aura or how I affect other people. If I could, perhaps I would know how to avoid being blown off as unimportant or insignificant, which is how these situations make me feel.

Perhaps we are both strong personalities and this is her way of being in control. Do you have a suggestion, other than avoiding conversations when others are present? -- Mary Dear Mary: For all the talk of conversation here, it sounds as if you’ve yet to tell Sue how you feel. It’s time to change that. I really doubt that she’s consciously doing this to try to control you, so give her the benefit of the doubt when raising the topic. Use “I” statements -- e.g., “I’m sure you don’t mean to do this, but when we’re in the middle of talking and you stop to speak with passers-by, I feel ignored” -- as opposed to “you” statements, e.g., “You ignore me.” True friends appreciate when a friend cares enough to be honest.

Dear Annie: I want to second what “Nancy” had to say about loud music in businesses, stores and restaurants. It makes visiting with friends, which is usually the whole point of dining out, almost impossible.

I regret to add the following: A lot of today’s churches are just as loud. I attend a great, theologically solid church. I accept the contemporary music, but the blast level is pretty hard to take. I have discovered when I’ve traveled that it is the same across the country. The volume ranges from several notches above necessary to over-the-top painful. Who thinks that this contributes to an atmosphere of worship? When the instrumentalists need to wear ear protection, wouldn’t you think that would be a clue?! God is not deaf, and I don’t want to be.

Please continue to get this word out to the sound control technicians -- whoever and wherever they are. -- Dynah Dear Dynah: Here’s hoping a sound tech reads this and dials down the noise. In the meantime, it might not be a bad idea to keep some earplugs handy in your purse. You can’t control external factors such as noise in stores, but you can protect yourself from long-term damage.

HINTS FROM HELOISE MOLDY CHEESE Dear Heloise: Another way I learned to keep cheese from getting moldy in the fridge is to not keep it in the door compartment. It lasts much longer in the main part of the fridge. -- Roslyn D., Escanaba, Mich.

AVOCADO DIP Dear Heloise: I love reading your hints in the (Wilmington, Ohio) News Journal.

I love to cook for friends. I just made a huge amount of avocado dip that has stayed a pretty color by adding not only fresh lime juice, but a heaping teaspoon of turmeric, a highquality sour cream, plus chopped onions and whatever else you wish. -- Irene P., Wilmington, Ohio CHICKEN’S DARK AT THE BONE Dear Heloise: I really like your column in our paper -- lots of good ideas. My question is regarding chicken, which I like a lot.

What do you have to get rid of the black and awful-looking dark near the legs and thighs? It looks like blood and makes the meat dark after it’s baked. -- N.Y.S., Finger Lakes, N.Y. The darkening around bones in chickens occurs mostly in young fryers. Their bones have not yet calcified completely, allowing pigment from the bone marrow to seep through the porous bone. When the chicken is cooked, the pigment turns dark.

Freezing also will contribute to seepage from the bone to the meat. It’s safe to eat the chicken meat that turns dark near the bone. -- Heloise (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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TV Sports Tonight Thursday, June 1 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Noon ESPN — NCAA World Series, Game 1, Texas A&M vs.

Florida, at Oklahoma City 2:30 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA World Series, Game 2, LSU vs. UCLA, at Oklahoma City 7 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA World Series, Game 3, Washington vs.

Oregon, at Oklahoma City 9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — NCAA World Series, Game 4, Baylor vs.

Oklahoma, at Oklahoma City GOLF 5 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour, Nordea Masters, first round, at Malmo, Sweden 9 a.m.

GOLF — European PGA Tour, Nordea Masters, first round, at Malmo, Sweden 2:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, The Memorial Tournament, first round, at Dublin, Ohio MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1:30 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis OR

Oakland at Cleveland (noon) 4:30 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, Colorado at Seattle OR Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets (3 p.m.) (games joined in progress) 7 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Toronto OR Boston at Baltimore NBA BASKETBALL 9 p.m.

ABC — NBA Finals, Game 1, Cleveland at Golden State SOCCER 6:50 a.m.

FS1 — FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16, France vs. Italy, at Cheonan, South Krea FS2 — FIFA U-20 World Cup, Round of 16, United States vs. New Zealand, at Incheon, South Korea 8:30 p.m.

FS1 — Men, International friendly, Mexico vs. Ireland, at East Rutherford, N.J. SPECIALS 10 a.m.

ESPN2 — Scripps National Spelling Bee, Finals (opening portion), at Washington 8:30 p.m.

ESPN — Scripps National Spelling Bee, Finals (closing portion), at Washington

On The Tube

Griffin is sorry for her video, but still taking heat

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Griffin's video holding what was meant to look like Donald Trump's severed head made the president seethe — and now the comic known for her abrasive brand of humor not only has the White House mad at her, but also has lost an endorsement deal and at least one club engagement, and stands to lose a lucrative TV job.

President Donald Trump said Griffin "should be ashamed of herself" for appearing in the video. Trump tweeted Wednesday morning: "My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!"

First lady Melania Trump issued a statement of her own: "As a mother, a wife, and a human being, that photo is very disturbing. When you consider some of the atrocities happening in the world today, a photo opportunity like this is simply wrong and makes you wonder about the mental health of the person who did it."

Griffin has apologized, conceding that the brief video, which she originally described as an "artsy-fartsy statement" mocking the commander in chief, was "too disturbing" and wasn't funny.

"I went too far," she says in her contrite follow-up video. "I sincerely apologize."

But many people online were calling for more than an apology — they called for Griffin to be jailed.

A New Mexico casino said it has canceled a performance by Griffin. She was scheduled to perform at Route 66 Casino, operated by Laguna Pueblo, on July 22.

Griffin has also lost a commercial endorsement deal that she landed just three weeks ago. Squatty Potty, a Utah-based company whose products include toilet stools and other bathroom accessories, said it was suspending an ad campaign that featured Griffin.

"We were shocked and disappointed" by the video, said Bobby Edwards, the company's CEO. "It was deeply inappropriate and runs contrary to the core values our company stands for."

"I am a true supporter of free speech, but feel Kathy crossed the line," Edwards added. "I regret having to make these decisions, but have no choice."

CNN, whose New Year's Eve coverage Griffin has co-hosted for a decade, called the images "disgusting and offensive" and suggested she might not be invited back.

"We are pleased to see she has apologized," CNN said in a statement, but went on, "We are evaluating New Year's Eve and have made no decisions at this point."

Griffin's annual partner for those Times Square telecasts, CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper, weighed in with his own reprimand: "For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in," he tweeted. "It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate."

Griffin's trademark comedy style trades on a self-deprecating streak (she brands herself as mired on the "D List" of show biz) while she targets celebs who are higher up the food chain. And

while she may never have riled a celeb of the magnitude of President Trump, the 56-year-old comic has gotten into trouble with her wisecracks.

In 2005 she was fired from her job as an E! network redcarpet commentator after joking at the Golden Globe Awards that child actress Dakota Fanning had checked into rehab.

Two years later, while accepting an Emmy for her Bravo reality series, "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List," she declared that "a lot of people come up here and thank Jesus for this award. I want you to know that no one had less to do with this award than Jesus."

Then she held up her trophy and said, "Suck it, Jesus. THIS is my God now!"

Her appearance was during the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony, which wasn't aired live but instead was taped for later broadcast by E! Her remarks were therefore edited. But reports of what she said drew fire from many, including Catholic League President Bill Donohue, who called it a "vulgar, inyour-face brand of hate speech."

Griffin remained unrepentant.

"I have a no-apology policy," she told CBS News in 2012.

"No apologies for jokes. I apologize in my real life all the time.

I say ridiculous things, I make mistakes constantly. But when I'm onstage, I'm at a microphone ... it's a joke!"

She said the fallout from her Emmy stunt was "heaven" for her: "I mean, it was comedy gold."

This week, Griffin clearly rethought her rule that comedy means never having to say you're sorry.

In this Dec. 7, 2016 file photo, comedian Kathy Griffin poses at The Hollywood Reporter's 25th Annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast in Los Angeles. Griffin's video holding what was meant to look like President Donald Trump's severed head, has resulted in a lost endorsement deal and at least one club engagement for the comedian. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Headgear rules: Lee Corso, 81, signs extension with ESPN The Associated Press ESPN has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with Lee Corso, the 81-year-old star of “College GameDay.” Corso joined ESPN in 1987 and has been part of the popular college football Saturday pregame show ever since. His headgear game predictions, off-the-cuff analysis and signature line — “Not so fast, my friend” — have endeared him to generations of college football fans.

The head-gear picks started in 1996 when Corso donned the head of Ohio State’s Brutus Buckeye before a game in Columbus with Penn State. He is on target to make his 300th head-gear pick during week six of the upcoming season.

In the spring of 2009, Corso suffered a stroke at his home in Florida, but returned to be part of the first “College GameDay” that season.

With season over, CBS’ dominance remains a constant

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For all the changes in television over the past decade — how it is consumed and the explosion of new outlets and programs — CBS' popularity with the masses remains unchallenged.

The traditional television season ended last Wednesday and, for the ninth year in a row, CBS finished as the most popular network in prime time. CBS has won 14 of the last 15 years, the Nielsen company said.

CBS' "NCIS" finished as the mostwatched drama for the eighth year in a row, and "The Big Bang Theory" was the most popular comedy for the seventh straight year. With no reason to change, both series will be back next season, with "The Big Bang Theory" accompanied by a new prequel based on Sheldon's character.

Nielsen said CBS averaged 9.6 mil-

lion viewers a night in prime time, with time-delayed viewing of up to seven days included. The network was down 11 percent from last season. NBC was second, essentially flat from last year, ABC was third and down 9 percent, and Fox gained 1 percent, although helped significantly by showing the Super Bowl in 2017.

The notion of a traditional TV season is slowly falling by the wayside, with more original programming available in the summer. Reality shows and games dominate the warm-weather months.

Last week, CBS won in prime time, averaging 5.2 million viewers. NBC had 4.63 million, ABC had 4.56 million, Fox had 3.3 million, Univision had 1.7 million, the CW had 1.32 million, ION Television had 1.31 million and Telemundo had 810,000.

Fox News Channel was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 2.25 million viewers in prime time.

TNT had 2.2 million, MSNBC had 1.61 million, USA had 1.41 million and HGTV had 1.36 million.

NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.8 million viewers. ABC's "World News Tonight" was second with 7.5 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.2 million viewers.

For the week of May 22-24, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "Dancing With the Stars" (Monday), ABC, 10.54 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 9.65 million; "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 9.37 million; "Dancing With the Stars" (Tuesday), ABC, 8.91 million; "Bull," CBS, 8.54 million; "Survivor," CBS, 8.38 million; "NCIS," CBS, 8.3 million; NBA Playoffs: Boston vs. Cleveland, Game 4, TNT, 7.05 million; "Empire," Fox, 6.97 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.79 million.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, June 1, 2017: This year you might say something but then act in an inconsistent manner. Others are often confused when relating to you.

The mixed messages coming from you could be the source of a problem. If you are single, after September you might meet someone who knocks your socks off. Be willing to open up with this person. If you are attached, your sweetie might not know which voice of yours to listen to at times.

Open up a conversation. VIRGO is intrigued by your devil-may-care attitude.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could feel as if you are running around in circles trying to handle different issues. Take an overview in order to see what is going on and what needs tending immediately. Confirm important requests and/or demands. Tonight: You can say “no” to someone’s manipulation.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your creativity emerges when an associate decides to rain on your parade. You might want to separate yourself from this person. You need to accomplish what you want. A friend who can be flaky at times adds his or her unique energy to your plans. Tonight: Fun and games!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You might feel pressured by a family member. You have a desire to accomplish an important goal and impress a higher-up. If you slow down the pace, exhaustion could occur or perhaps a desire to lighten up the moment will take over.

Tonight: Home is where your heart is.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Confusion seems to surround communication. A misunderstanding between you and someone else is likely to develop. Do not allow this to happen in the future. Learn to confirm key details and facts with this person. Tonight: Head to a favorite haunt with favorite people.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Observe your financial inclinations, and be willing to say “no.” A friend or loved one knows how to move you into the realm of indulgence with ease. Try to resist being coaxed into saying “yes” and creating more pressure for you in your life.

Tonight: Let someone else treat.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Someone close to you could be unduly negative. Trust this person to change his or her mood when he or she is ready, and not a minute sooner. Understand your responsibility when dealing with someone who isn’t being realistic. Tonight: Avoid a controlling friend.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH A lot is going on around you, and you can sense the energy. Finding out what is going on behind the scenes might be more challenging than you originally had thought. Be aware of others’ moods. Know that time is on your side. Tonight: Get as much R and R as possible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Listen to what is happening with some friends or associates. Those around you seem to be very straightforward and direct right now. A loved one could be rather obtuse at best. Ask questions, if need be. Enjoy some downtime with a partner. Tonight: Where your friends are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Honor an authority figure’s request. You might notice an element of chaos that surrounds you on the personal and/or domestic front. Juggling the different factors involved could prove somewhat challenging. Avoid having a kneejerk reaction. Tonight: Could go till the wee hours.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Reach out to someone who often gives you good advice and offers a unique perspective. Your sixth sense comes through at odd times. You seem to know who is calling before the phone even rings. Start documenting your psychic abilities. Tonight: Make fun weekend plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You might be in a position where you would like to head in a certain direction but the other party involved wants to stop you in your tracks. Try to talk this person into looking at the matter from your perspective. Tonight: Make plans to visit with a special loved one.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be quite idealistic in your views and goals; an associate is nearly the opposite. You could disagree with this person, but note that you both want the same results from the situation.

Perhaps you can try each of your suggestions. Tonight: Go with the flow.

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Giant Tag & Rummage Sale Holy Trinity Church, 331 Elm St., Westfield, MA, (located before the Great River bridges). will be having its annual Giant Tag and Rummage Sale on Friday, June 2nd from 9 am to 4 pm and Saturday, June 3rd from 9 am to 3 pm at the Parish Hall. A really big selection of items at bargain prices including clothing all sizes from infant to adult, shoes, women’s accessories, jewelry, household items, linens, books, toys, games & more.

Please use rear entrance with handicapped accessible ramp from the parking lot to the right of the church. Don’t miss this one, hope to see you there.

Ham and Bean Supper Fellowship Hall at the Granville Federated Church is hosting a Ham & Bean super on June 3, 2017, 6 pm. The supper Includes garden salad, dessert and drinks. Adults $12.00, children under 12 $8.00. Call Dot for reservations: 413357-6698

National Cancer Survivors Day It is a celebration for those who have survived, an inspiration for those recently diagnosed, a gathering of support for families, and an outreach to the community.

The YMCA of Greater Westfield will be hosting a free let your yoga dance day to honor cancer survivors and to show the community that life after a cancer diagnosis can be inspiring. Join us Saturday, June 3rd, 9:1510:30AM LET YOUR YOGA DANCE with certified instructor, Renee Rix YMCA of Greater Westfield.

For more information, contact Cindy Agan, Fitness Director, cagan@westfieldymca.org or P.413.568.8631

Looking for Authors for Local Authors’ Fair at Southwick Public Library The Southwick Public Library is planning on holding their first Local Authors’ Fair on Saturday, June 17th.

Are you a local author and have a book you’d like to share? At the Fair, you will have an opportunity to talk to local readers and sell & sign your books. Contact us and we will provide you with an application. Come to the library to pick-up an application or you may download one from our website www.southwickma. org/library . Space is limited.

June Mayor’s Coffee Hour Please join us for our monthly Mayor’s Coffee Hour with Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan June 5, 2017 8 am – 9 am hosted by Stanley Park of Westfield, 400 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA. This event is free and open to the public. Please call the Chamber office at 413.568.1618 to register for this event so we may give our host a head count.

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A Public Hearing will be held at the Granville Town Hall, 707 Main Road, Granville, MA at 7:30pm on Monday June 12, 2017 to consider a Notice of Intent for the proposed replacement of four stormwater drainage pipes crossing Phelon Road. The permit will be filed by the Town of Granville Highway Department. Documents are available at the Town Hall Monday through Friday, 9am – 4pm.

Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 Docket No. HD17P0980GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, § 5-304 In the matter of: Stella Mary Kaleta Of: WESTFIELD, MA

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Jenette A Blascak Leon B Riley To the Defendant(s): You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Mary A Socha, Esq. 93 Van Deene Avenue, Suite 103 West Springfield, MA 010893213 your answer, if any, within 20 days after service of this summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you. You are also required to file a copy of our answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.

Unless otherwise provided by Mass. R. Civ. P. Rule 13(a), your answer must state as a counterclaim any claim which you may have against the plaintiff which arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of plaintiff's claim or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other actions.

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The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 06/20/2017.

This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition.

If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both.

The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer.

Anyone may make this request on behalf of the abovenamed person. If the abovenamed person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

Witness, Hon. Anne M. Geoffrion, First Justice of this Court.

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Armbrook Village is seeking to fill two Full time cook positions. Qualified candidates must have an interest in working with a senior population.

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Minimum of 1-2 years experience as a cook in a fast paced setting, a hospitality or healthcare environment preferred. Working knowledge of kitchen organization and food preparation. Flexible schedule, including availability to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed A desire to serve seniors and a dedication to improving their quality of life is required.

Candidates must have reliable transportation. You will assist in the preparation, cooking, and presentation of meals in our professional kitchen.

Please come in to fill out an application at: Armbrook Village 551 North Road Westfield MA

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The Town of Southwick Park & Recreation is looking for: Lifeguards The Town is seeking interested candidates for the position of Lifeguard for the Park & Recreation Department at the Southwick Town Beach, 14 Beach Road, Southwick.

The beach is open 7 days a week for approx. 8 weeks.

Positions are approx 16-32 hrs. a week. Lifeguards must have Standard First Aid and CPR Certification and Life Guard Certification by June 30, 2017. Preferred Requirement: Open water certified; if not currently certified there will be a class available to obtain open water certification. A copy of the job descriptions and employment application can be obtained at www.southwickma.org or by contacting the Board of Selectmen’s Office @ 569-5995.

Applications must be submitted to the Board of Selectmen’s Office @ 454 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 by end of business June 8, 2017. The Town of Southwick is an ADA/EOE/AA employer.

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St. Mary’s Parish School and St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish Partner to Tee It Up for the Kids WESTFIELD – St. Mary’s Parish School and St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish announced today that they are teaming up for a fun and exciting golf tournament that will benefit the children of their school and church communities. The golf tournament will be held on Friday, June 16. The event takes place at Tekoa Country Club in Westfield, Massachusetts. The dinner sponsor for this event is Advance Manufacturing and the lunch sponsor is Westfield Bank. Sponsors also include The Westfield News Group, Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Konefal and other generous community businesses and individuals.

Sponsorship opportunities remain.

Registration and a course lunch will begin at noon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Participants will be able to enter various competitions held in conjunction with the tournament for prizes, including hole-in-one, longest drive and closest to the pin contests. A raffle for Red Sox tickets, a season pass to Blandford Ski Area and many wonderful entertainment experiences will also be held. Following the tournament, there will be an awards ceremony and dinner.

Funds from this premier event will be used to strengthen and grow St. Mary’s Parish School’s academic programs, attract and retain outstanding faculty, enhance facilities, and provide tuition assistance to those in need, and to support St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish’s religious education program.

For more information on sponsorship and golf opportunities, please contact Susan Viamari at viamari@comast.net or 312.493.3857 or visit http://stmsaints.org/news/st-marysannual-golf-tournament.

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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

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 AFFORDABLE CUSTOM CARPENTRY Decks, remodeling, kitchens, suspended ceilings, doors, Pergo floors.

413-204-1225 JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING

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 ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! 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

ELECTRICIAN JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates.

40 years experience. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.

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 A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks.

Trim work.

Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience 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

Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.

Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services.

CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References

Hollister's Firewood 860-653-4950 or 860-250-4869

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.

NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding.

Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net

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 _________________________

T&S LANDSCAPING Highest quality, lowest prices.

Lawn mowing. Residential & Commercial. Weekly/Bi-weekly No lawns too small (413)330-3917

LOGGING

AFFORDABLE Snowblower/Lawnmower Service. Tune-ups/Repairs.

FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

STUMP GRINDING K & B STUMP GRINDING Serving the Westfield Area Since 1988.

Clean-up Available.

Fully Insured; Reliable; Experienced & Professional.

(413) 562-9128

TRACTOR SERVICES JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES Spruce up for Spring!

Grading & leveling of trap rock, dirt driveways & short roads; loader or backhoe work. Mowing of fields & lots with large rotory mower. Equipment transportation. (9 tons or less).

Trucking available. Removal or filling old pools. Insured (Div. of JD Berry Contracting)

Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588

413-835-5491

Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com

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

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! ----------------SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

MUSIC D.J. SKYPE D.J. for all parties!

Oldies, Italian, Club-house and Spanish Music.

Call Peter: 413-244-6683

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

PAINTING JOHNSON'S PAINTING SERVICES

WESTFIELD- 2ND FLOOR, one-bedroom, kitchen and bath.

No Pets. $700 per month includes utilities. First, last, security. 413-250-4811.

SNOWBLOWER REPAIR

TRUCK SERVICE

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

WESTFIELD: 61 Holyoke Rd., Fri/Sat/Sun, June 2nd/3rd/4th, 9AM-4PM. Patio Furniture, Tea Cups/Saucers, and more!

APARTMENT 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)

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.

MASONRY

WESTFIELD: 515 Granville Road, Fri/Sat, June 2nd/3rd, 9AM-3PM 3 FAMILY! SO MUCH TO SEE!

RAIN GUTTERS

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair.

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD GREEN WOOD AVAILABLE Buy Now and Save $$$ 100% hardwood Cut, split, delivered (128cu.ft.)

Volume discounts, Stacking available

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WESTFIELD: 151 Colony Drive, Sat/Sun, June 3rd/4th, 8AM-3PM. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! No Early Birds!

PLUMBING & HEATING

Call Tony 413-519-7001

WEIDLER LOGGING

Plumley Landscape, Inc. PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366

A & J LANDSCAPING Spring & Fall Clean-ups; mowing, de-thatching, trimming, mulching, planting and landscape design.

Arborvitaes for sale.

Quality work & service.

Bobcat services also available (Call Mike @ 562-6502)

www.Ls-painting.com

Full Service Contracting

T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops!

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

WESTFIELD: 100 Russellville Rd., Fri/Sat, June 2nd/3rd, 8AM-4:30PM. Clothing, Ceiling Lights, PS2 with games, Sheets, Personal Fan, Housewares, Decorative Items, Sleds.

WESTFIELD: 46 Grandview Dr. June 2/3/4. 10AM-3PM. Canoe with trailer, recliners, basketball hoop, household items.

floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 CHIMNEY SWEEPS

NEIGHBORHOOD TAG SALE WESTFIELD, FAIRFIELD AVENUE. June 2,3,4. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 8am to 3pm.

Something for Everyone including 1931 Antique Car.

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

TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP.

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

413-788-6787 top-truck.com

TREE SERVICE

ROOMS

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

Call (413)531-2197

OFFICE SPACE EASTHAMPTON: Paragon Arts Building 2 adjoining offices. $375 includes utilities. 413-977-6277

BUSINESS PROPERTY MONTGOMERY: Montgomery Marketplace.

2 commercial workshop spaces.

Approximately 400 sq. ft. $350 includes utilities. 413-977-6277

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

A BETTER OPTION GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. (413)569-6104 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.

PROMPT PROFESSIONAL DISMANTELING Sheds, garages, fencing, play-scapes, shrubs & trees.

In-ground or above ground pools. Interior demo and SO much more! Call Tony @ 413-333-6429

Can You Help Sarah?

WINDOW CLEANING

Interior & Exterior 25 years experience Including aluminum siding.

Commercial & Residential.

Water damage repairs, ceiling, wall and exterior repairs. Power washing.

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out!

Including storms and screens.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Call Paul NOW for your SPRING appointment.

FOR FREE ESTIMATE call: Ken 568-5146

413-237-2053

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