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Students give high marks to coop experience

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Sean Crawford, of Granville, is a senior at Westfield Technical Academy in the Electrical Wiring shop. He has been working in a coop at Mount Holyoke College doing electrical maintenance since March, 2016.

“I love it. I’m getting exposed to a lot of things over there I don’t see in school,” Crawford said. He said those include building controls, air handlers, “more commercial stuff, whereas they focus mostly on house wiring in the shop,” he said.

He also likes the dynamics at work. “It’s more of an adult atmosphere. A lot different than school,” he said. He is also learning how to build a relationship with the boss, and be prepared for work. His goal is to get his electrical license. “I’d like to further my career, take classes and get my classroom hours in,” he said. He also serves on the advisory board for his shop.

Matt Seklecki, a senior from Southwick in Manufacturing Tech, is on a coop at DNS Manufacturing in Southwick.

He said he has been there since January, 2016. He started working there after school part-time, and then began his coop over the summer.

“They mostly have me doing manual operations and tooling operations,” Seklecki said. “I’ve liked it a lot – the people I work with , the jobs they’ve given me to do. It’s been a good push, but not too overwhelming at the same time, he added.”

Seklecki said he is planning to go to STCC

Auto Tech teacher Bob Thibeault and senior Elina Bich, on coop from his shop at Balise Lexus. (Photo by Amy Porter) for a mechanical engineering degree parttime while he is still working.

“So far, I’ve talked to my boss, and he said to come in after graduation and continue working,” Seklecki said.

Both Crawford and Seklecki said it was a little difficult juggling academics and coops at first.

“Not this year, but working after school was a little harder. This year’s been a lot easier, I feel,” Seklecki said.

“This year’s been a lot easier. I kind of struggled when I first got on coop,” Crawford agreed. For him, part of the difficulty is the commute. Living in Granville, and needing See Students, Page 3

Westfield Tech Coop students (L-R) Sean Crawford, Devon Doiron, Matt Seklecki, Amanda Hockenberry, Inna Anipko. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Student services coordinator Rob Ollari and career technical education director Peter Taloumis work with Westfield Tech students to obtain coops. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Westfield Tech students are everywhere, in coops

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – More than fifty seniors and juniors from Westfield Technical Academy are at businesses throughout Westfield and in neighboring communities, working in their career/vocational technical education programs, or “coops.”

“They’re everywhere,” said Peter Taloumis, career technical education director for the school.

Taloumis said students qualify for coops after 1 1/2 years learning compentencies in a technical shop. That means the earliest students can qualify is in the second half of their junior year, because all of ninth grade is considered an exploratory year, Students must have an instructor’s recommendation in their career technical area, and an academic recommendation, as well as a GPA of 70 in order to qualify. Some shops, such as Electrical Wiring, require a GPA of 80 to go out on coop, he said. Workplace readiness skills are also taught and considered part of the competencies. If students have a poor attendance record, for example, or are always late, they won’t be placed.

Rob Ollari, student services coordinator, said the goal is to place all of the students.

“They have to meet the competencies,” Ollari said, adding, “All students have the ability to qualify for cooperative education.”

At Westfield Technical Academy, students alternate between one week of career technical programs (aka Shop Week) and one week of academics. Students are allowed to work during the school day of shop week for a

minimum of 30 hours, and a maximum of 48 hours. Students get paid qualifying wages at coops. In some cases, it could be minimum wage, Taloumis said. In the case of state jobs, students are paid the prevailing wage, which is higher than minimum.

Under Commonwealth law, if every student met the criteria, they could go out. Ollari said that in Massachusetts, coops have very specific guidelines under Chapter 74 regulations with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Taloumis gave an example, saying that a 17-year-old culinary student on a coop could use a meat slicer at a market with an exemption for his age, whereas a regular student under 18 could not.

Ollari said the greatest difficulty is balancing qualified students and site placements.

Currently he has 12 qualified juniors from Business Technology who he is trying to place, and he is looking for opportunities. If an employer has one or two positions, he will send four out for interviews.He said students bring training in accounting, customer relations, MicroSoft Office, Desktop publishing, and invoicing to the job. He has already placed six at Westfield G&E, in the city’s water department and technology center.

The manufacturing field, on the other hand, requests students weekly. He said the Manufacturing Tech shop doesn’t have enough students to fill the slots, and pretty consistently has 100% placement in coops every year.

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North Pond supporters announce ice fishing derby

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Save North Pond supporters have found a way for people to enjoy their time on Congamond Lake during the winter. The supporters, along with members of the Southwick Rotary Club, are hosting an ice fishing derby on North Pond.

The derby will take place on Saturday Feb. 18 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and has a $20 entry fee for those who are interested in participating. The purpose of the event is to be another fundraiser towards helping preserve North Pond and all proceeds will go to SaveNorthPond.org.

“We’ll be happy to accept any donations,” said Dennis Clark, a North Pond supporter.

Clark wants spread the word so everyone will have the chance to have a fun-filled day on North Pond while supporting a good cause.

“That’s what we’re looking for, as many people in the community,” said Clark.

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Ice fishing tournaments have been held at Congamond Lake in the past. (Photo from Dennis Clark)

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Donation to warm homeless

By CARL E. HARTDEGEN WEST SPRINGFIELD – The members and staff of the Cancer House of Hope found a way to help two homeless populations this week with the donation of a host of knitted items.

Joe Kane, the program director of the House of Hope, said that various group and programs sponsored by the agency which supports cancer patients have knitted and crocheted dozens of scarves, hats, shawls and uncompleted projects and the fruits of their efforts were donated to two groups which provide warmth to some of the homeless in the area.

The Cancer House of Hope is a program of the Center for Human Development and was founded in Westfield to assist cancer patients and their families. Kane noted that the House, now located in West Springfield, will soon celebrate its 20thanniversary.

Cynthia Hartdegen, coordinator of a project to provide knitted blankets or shawls for clients of The Samaritan Inn, accepted the knitting projects at the House of Hope Monday and said that the donations will be split between two projects.

Some of the items will be incorporated into the “blankies” she and her friends from the Yarn and Thread Studio on School Street and fellow members of the First United Methodist Church make. She said that the “blankies” are provided to the clients of The Samaritan Inn so they can personalize their beds, wear as shawls while watching television and ultimately take away with them when they transition to other housing.

The scarves and hats, Hartdegen said, will be contributed to the Elk Angels,another group she knits with, who make scarves, hats and other warm items for homeless veterans.

In December, the Angels, members of the Westfield/West Springfield Lodge of Elk#1841, delivered more than a 200 hats, scarves and pairs of socks to the Springfield Veterans Affairs office for a program to assist homeless veterans.

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Joe Kane, right, the program director of the Cancer House of Hope, helps Cynthia Hartdegen pack up some of the dozens of knitted projects which were donated by clients of the House to two groups which provide warm clothing items to homeless area residents. (Submitted photo)

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ODDS & ENDS Explosive announcement of baby’s gender earns man a ticket OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A western Nebraska man is in trouble after using an explosive rifle target to announce the gender of his baby.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that Jon Sterkel and his wife, Ashley, thought the target would be a fun way to announce they are expecting a boy in June.

When Sterkel shot the target Saturday on rural land outside Scottsbluff, blue chalk powder packed around the rifle target erupted. Several people called police with concerns about the explosion.

Sterkel called the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office to explain after he heard a news report on the explosion.

In return, Sterkel received a misdemeanor ticket for using the exploding target without a permit.

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n Jan. 24, 1942, the Roberts Commission placed much of the blame for America’s lack of preparedness for Imperial Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Rear Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short, the Navy and Army commanders.

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In 1963, a U.S. Air Force B-52 on a training mission crashed into Elephant Mountain in Maine; seven of the nine crew members were killed.

In 1965, British statesman Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.

In 1742, Charles VII was elected Holy Roman Emperor during the War of the Austrian Succession.

In 1975, the extremist group FALN bombed Fraunces Tavern in New York City, killing four people.

In 1848, James W. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in northern California, a discovery that led to the gold rush of ‘49.

In 1989, confessed serial killer Theodore Bundy was executed in Florida’s electric chair.

In 1908, the Boy Scouts movement began in England under the aegis of Robert Baden-Powell.

In 1924, the Russian city of Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader. (However, it has since been renamed St. Petersburg.)

In 1939, at least 28,000 people were killed by an earthquake that devastated the city of Chillan in Chile.

In 1945, Associated Press war correspondent Joseph Morton was among a group of captives executed by the Germans at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Austria.

In 1961, a U.S. Air Force B-52 crashed near Goldsboro, North Carolina, dropping its payload of two nuclear bombs, neither of which went off; three crew members were killed.

In 1992, a judge in El Salvador sentenced an army colonel and a lieutenant to 30 years in prison for their part in the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter. (However, Col. Guillermo Alfredo Benavides and Lt. Yusshy Mendoza were freed in April 1993 under an amnesty law.)

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The Democratic-controlled Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a nonbinding measure, 12-9, dismissing President George W. Bush’s plans for a troop buildup in Iraq as “not in the national interest” of the United States. Colorado’s Joe Sakic had four assists to lead the Western Conference to a 12-9 victory in the NHL All-Star game.

FIVE YEARS AGO:

Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to deliver a populist challenge to shrink the gap between rich and poor, promising to tax the wealthy more and help jobless Americans get work and hang onto their homes. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney

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released his 2010 tax returns, showing that his annual income topped $20 million and that he had paid about $3 million in federal income taxes.

ONE YEAR AGO:

A magnitude-7.1 quake knocked items off shelves and walls in Alaska, jolting the nerves of residents in the earthquake-prone region. The Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots, 20-18, to win the AFC Championship; the Carolina Panthers claimed the NFC Championship with a 49-15 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Adam Rippon won his first U.S. figure skating title at the championship in St. Paul, Minnesota.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Actor Jerry Maren (Film: “The Wizard of Oz”) is 98.

Cajun musician Doug Kershaw is 81. Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens is 78. Singer-songwriter Neil Diamond is 76. Singer Aaron Neville is 76. Actor Michael Ontkean is 71. Actor Daniel Auteuil is 67. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 67. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 66.

Actor William Allen Young is 63. Bandleader-musician Jools Holland is 59. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 58.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Theo Peoples is 56. Country musician Keech Rainwater (Lonestar) is 54. Obama White House budget director Shaun Donovan is 51.

Comedian Phil LaMarr is 50. Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton is 49. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sleepy Brown (Society of Soul) is 47. Actor Matthew Lillard is 47. Actress Merrilee McCommas is 46. Blues/ rock singer Beth Hart is 45. Actor Ed Helms is 43. Actor Mark Hildreth is 39. Actress Tatyana Ali is 38. Rock musician Mitchell Marlow (Filter) is 38. Actress Carrie Coon (Film: “Gone Girl”) is 36. Actor Daveed Diggs (TV: “black-ish”) is 35. Actor Justin Baldoni is 33. Actress Mischa Barton is 31.

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Students to be in South Hadley at 7 a.m., he has an hour drive every day.

Seklecki agreed that the extended days took some getting used to. “Getting out of the idea of a 5-6 hour day.

Now you have 8 hour days,” he said.

As for what they like best about the coop experience, they both agreed that getting paid was a big part of it.

“The money,” Seklecki said.

“Getting a paycheck, and the wider experiences,” Crawford said.

Seklecki agreed. “You can only do so much in shop. You get out there, and there’s so much more,” he said.

Amanda Hockenberry, a senior from Westfield in Manufacturing Tech is in a coop at Peerless Precision.

She began there last summer after her junior year.

She said she does inspection and some of the gaging control for the company.

What she likes best is earning money and the learning experience.

Hockenberry said the hardest part is “figuring things out for yourself.” She said next year, she wants to stay there and work fulltime, probably going to college for night classes. She said she wants to continue in Manufacturing Tech, and later enter the sales portion of the business.

For her, it hasn’t been that hard juggling the coop and academics. “Not really.

Almost half of the employees at Peerless are from Westfield Tech,” she said.

Devon Doiron, from Granville, is a senior in Collision Tech, working in a coop at Southwick Collision Center. He does detailing on cars and buffing, non-structural repairs, he said.

Peter Taloumis, Westfield Technical Academy’s career technical education director, said Doiron is being modest. “I’ve seen some of the work he’s done – beautiful!” he said.

Doiron said about the coop experience, “It’s better than being in shop.” He said he likes getting paid for it, and that it’s hands on, he gets to do more. He actually started working at the Southwick Collision Center, which is owned by his father, Todd Doiron four or five years ago, emptying trash. He’s been on coop there since the second term of his junior year. “I like the people I work with,” he said.

Nex year, Doiron anticipates working full-time at

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BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm

WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm

GRANVILLE Selectboard Special Meeting at 6 pm Fire at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Sewer Implementation Committee at 6 pm

HUNTINGTON Finance Committee at 6:30 pm

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BLANDFORD Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Sean Crawford and Matt Seklecki are seniors at Westfield Technical Academy working in coops. (Photo by Amy Porter) the business, and taking night tinue working while going to and family therapist.

“I hope to stay at Balise classes at HCC. Eventually, school.

Anipko’s favorite part is Lexus for as long as I can. It’s he said he wants to go to working in business, and, a very good job, and good Westfield State for business.

For him, the hardest part of “finally, using all the skills people,” Bich said.

Bob Thibault, Auto the job is the time constric- I’ve learned,” she said.

Technology teacher at tion. “Trying to get a car done Elina Bich, also a senior Westfield Technical Academy for a customer, staying on schedule.” As for academics, from Westfield is in Auto said that he has six seniors on Tech. Bich just started a coop coop, and a couple of more he hasn’t struggled, he said.

Doiron has also participat- at Balise Lexus at the end of that can go out. He also has ed in SkillsUSA, and will December, after interning three juniors with jobs, just compete for the third time this there since the end of October. waiting to get the paperwork Bich said she bills out the done. year in his area of competen“Coops are a huge part of cy. He earned gold in districts parts for cars that come in, the last two years, and last and sells parts, clothes and school to work. It makes it a accessories at the retail coun- whole lot easier for students. year also got silver in States.

Inna Anipko, a senior from ter. She also takes phone calls Balise is a great employer, a Westfield in Business Tech, for wholesale, and sometimes great ambiance. We place with virtually every company has been in a coop with Aero complaints or questions.

“If we can answer them, we in the area,” Thibault said. He Fastener since the second half do,” she said. What she likes said his students are at car of her junior year.

“I love it. My company’s a about about the coop is the dealerships and working on “Everyone diesel trucks. great environment, and really environment.

“They would spend supportive of what I’m there is very, very nice. I like doing,” Anipko said. She said that fact that I still work with $30,000 on a post-secondary she enjoys using the skills car parts, though I don’t do career training school. That’s she’s learned and putting the heavy work I did here.” a lot of money for a year to 16 She said for Auto Tech, that months. Instead of spending them into practice.

“I work a lot on the data included fixing cars, and $30,000 for a school, they’ll base, and do big spreadsheets doing mechanical and electri- spend it on tools,” Thibault said. in Excel. Whatever they give cal work.

The hardest part of the At the School Committee me. I like working with numbers,” Anipko said, adding coop, she admitted, is proba- meeting held at Westfield that she’s had a smooth transi- bly customers who are a little Technical Academy Monday tion going into the coop. “We difficult.”If we can’t take care night, principal Joseph have the week off, week on. of them ourselves, we do it as Langone said that coop placeMy schedule works very a team. We try to please the ments are on track to meet or well,” she said. She also customers, so they leave exceed placements last year. hasn’t struggled with academ- happy,” she said, adding with He said they are increasing ics, being the top student in pride that Balise Lexus is the number of senior and third out of the Balise dealer- junior internships. her class.

Anipko said she will be ships in the state, and ninth in School Committee member attending STCC in the fall for the country.

William Duval added, Currently, Bish is enrolled “Students are being trained her associate’s degree in Business Administration, and in HCC in the fall for psy- for the world that’s really later transferring to a 4-year chology. She plans on getting there, not the world that’s not college. “That’s the great an associate’s degree and there.” thing about my job. They’re transferring to Westfield “I’m so proud of them all,” very understanding,” she said. State. Eventually, she said she Taloumis said of the students She expects to be able to con- would like to be a children’s in the coop program.

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Continued from Page 1 Other shops, Taloumis said, don’t want Typically, what begins with a coop turns into students to leave the first half of the year a full-time, permanent position,” Ollari said. when they are doing peer mentoring, work“They take good care of our kids, and ing with lower classrooms and freshmen oftentimes support post-secondary education exploratory. Manufacturing keeps its stu- in some way,” Taloumis added. dents in class until the summer after their “We try to create a very specific prescribed junior year, to learn the CNC curriculum and pathway for students into the workforce. be better prepared for the workplace. Each Now, they’re adding college to it,” Ollari shop runs their program a little differently, he said. He explained that in some of the shops, said. students can earn articulation credit, which is Taloumis and Ollari quickly ran down college credit for the work they’ve already some of the local businesses that offer coops, done in shop. Manufacturing students for adding that they didn’t want to forget any- example have up to 15 credits at STCC upon body. Some companies have a history of tak- graduation, and the Information Technology ing coop students, they said. Aero Fastener, department has 24 credits that can be earned. for example, has eight former to current stuIn addition to coops, there are also interndents at their shop right now- three alumni ships available at companies. With an internwho work there, and five coop students. Two ship, a student is able to go to a facility for a students in Graphic Design are working with week or two for the experience. Internships two facilities in Holyoke, one for embroider- are unpaid positions. Ollari said if a compaing and one that makes t-shirts. ny is interested in placing a student, it might Information Technology just placed two start with an internship. It’s a way into the students at Mestek, two at Westfield Bank to program. assist with the merger, one at Big Voodoo in Taloumis said right now, the Council on Holyoke, and one at Westfield G&E, starting Aging has Tuesday and Thursday and the on Monday, along with four juniors at Aero Press Room has Tuesday through Thursday Fastener. internships . He said internships are very Also placing strong are Auto Technology flexible, unlike coops. The school is looking students, most recently with Balise Lexus. for more businesses to participate in offering Advanced Manufacturing also has two coop internships, as well. students right now, as does Jarvis Surgical Ollari said one of the important aspects of and Peerless Precision. the program is getting students invested in “A lot of companies have been great sup- the community. “The majority of our stuporters of our program. We try to supply dents stay in Westfield, and buy in Westfield,” them with a skilled workforce. The bridge to he said. that full-time employment is a coop position.

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Huntington Public Library Painting Workshop The Huntington Public Library will host award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack to present an adult hands-on workshop, “Pastel Paint The 45-Million-Dollar Flower” on Tuesday, January 31st from 6-8 P.M. In this two-hour workshop, participants will produce their own pastel painting of Georgia O’Keefe’s elegant Jimson flower that sold for $45.4 million, while experimenting with professional grade pastels, pastel pencils, and special pastel paper.

Space limited and you Canis You Help Sarah? need to contact the library at 667-3506 to register. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Huntington Cultural www.sarahgillett.org Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

WESTFIELD Police Commission at 6 pm ZBA at 7 pm

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SOUTHWICK Local Emergency Planning Committee at 9:30 am Capital Expenditures Committee at 6 pm

City Street Snow Parking Ban WESTFIELD — The City Of Westfield has an On-Street Snow Ban Parking Policy during plowable snowstorms.

Motorists are not allowed to park on the city streets from the beginning of a parking ban announcement until after the storm ceases and the plowing has been completed on the streets. Announcement of a parking ban is done on the Local Cable Access Channel 15, TV Stations WWLP22 And WBGY 40 and The Local Radio Stations, WMAS, WHYN, WNNZ. When a parking ban is called motorists must obey the policy or they will be subject to towing and a parking violation.

When a snowstorm is anticipated to begin during the night, motorists who park their vehicles overnight on the street in front of their residence should move their vehicles off the street prior to retiring for the night.

Motorists who use the downtown core streets for business parking during a snow ban must park in on of the city’s offstreet parking lots. the off-street lots are free during snow bans from 9am to 5pm only. this action will allow the streets to be plowed and prvent motorists from being towed and receiving parking violations.

Motorists may call the following offices or go on the city’s website for confirmattion of a parking ban.

• Public Works 572-6267 • Parking Clerk 572-6202 Press 2 • Police Dept 562-5411 Ext 8 • Mayor 572-6201 • City Website – Www.Cityofwestfield.Org Announcement of a parking ban is reported by the following: • Local Cable Access Channel 15 • Tv Stations WWLP22, CMS3, ABC40 & FOX6 • The Local Radio Stations Wmas, Whyn, Wnnz • City Website – Www.Cityofwestfield.Org

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Letter to the Editor To the Editor

Why I Fear For Westfield’s Special Needs Students’ Futures We found out as a city that to run our schools as they currently run this year the school committee will need to cut 2.9 million dollars from next year’s school budget.

To do this it may involve closing Russell Rd Elementary and displacing kids again who were previously moved due to the closing of Juniper Park.

Furthermore the possibility of redistricting the whole city so that 5th graders will have to go to middle school one year earlier. And across the board cuts of staff and programs.

So this is why I fear for our all children, especially our special needs kids: Firstly, those who are on IEPs, and emotionally/cognitively behind will now be forced to go to middle school one year earlier or stay back and leave friends behind that have taken 5 years to make. You may think “they will make new friends” but many have struggled just to make the few they have.

And at this age it is much harder to make new friends.

Then there is bullying…ten year old’s with maturities of 6,7,8 year old’s in schools with 13 year old’s…it is almost a certainly they will be bullied especially if they don’t have their friends to back them up.

In addition to going to fifth grade sooner, they may also have to transition to two middle schools, one for 5th and 6th grade and one for 7th and 8th grade. This would help the bullying issue but now the kids would be changing schools after two years. Many special needs kids need at least a year until they feel comfortable and not continuously anxious.

And there are discussions about redistricting the kids who go to North vs South…I’m not sure how this will done without splitting friends up.

And finally school programs and staff cut in the past have almost always involved SPED programs and SPED administration and staff. The staff who do remain often have ridiculous work loads and are spread too thin.

We have wonderful teachers and specialists in this district but they are limited with what they can do due to class sizes, work loads and available funds.

In closing let me say that I respect the school committee and know that they are caring individuals who are doing their best.

The new school situation has been a disaster for our city with no fault to them. This is not a letter to place blame, but to shed light.

From a parents point of view, especially of a special needs mom who deals with incredible stresses everyday beyond this, I’m exhausted. All parents that I know whose children are on IEPs have educational advocates that they pay out of pocket.

It is a fight to be sure our children get the services they need to thrive. We worry that they will not pass MCAS, not graduate and not have the ability to live independently. So to have less money than we do already, how will our kids get what they need?

I’m not sure that this will make a difference, but I felt that the city needs to know about how this will effect the most vulnerable kids in our district. All the children of Westfield deserve better.

I encourage my fellow special needs parents and all parents to come to the next finance sub committee meeting, future school committee meetings and future city council meetings.

If you absolutely can’t get out, email your school committee members, city counselors and the mayor. All addresses can be found on the city’s website www.cityofwestfield.org.

Or contact your SEPAC at westfieldsepac@gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you.

Respectfully Michele Douglas Special needs mom to the sweetest kid around.

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White House press Secretary Sean Spicer arrives in the briefing room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, for the daily White House briefing. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House press secretary: ‘Our intention is never to lie’

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer told a roomful of reporters that "our intention is never to lie to you," although sometimes the Trump administration may "disagree with the facts."

Spicer's first full press briefing was closely watched Monday following a weekend statement about President Donald Trump's inauguration audience that included incorrect assertions. After White House counselor Kellyanne Conway received wide social media attention for her explanation that Spicer had presented "alternative facts," Monday's briefing was televised live on CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and, for a time, even ABC. Meanwhile, ABC announced that anchor David Muir would interview Trump for a one-hour prime-time special to air at 10 p.m. EST Wednesday.

Spicer tried to defuse tension by opening with a self-deprecating joke about his lack of popularity, and his 78-minute session was wide-ranging and mostly substantive. He corrected one disputed statement from Saturday, defended another and expressed some frustration regarding how the new Trump administration feels about its news coverage.

Asked for a pledge not to lie, Spicer assented, saying, "I believe we have to be honest with the American people." He said he had received incorrect information about Inauguration day ridership on the Washington Metro system when he initially claimed the system was used more Friday than for Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration.

"There are times when you tweet something out or write a story and you publish a correction," he said. "That doesn't mean you were trying to deceive readers or the American people, does it? I think we should be afforded the same opportunity."

Spicer didn't back down from his claim that Trump's inauguration was the most-seen ever, clarifying that he was including people who watched online. The ceremony didn't have the highest TV ratings and aerial photographs indicate the live

crowd wasn't as big as it was for Obama's first swearing-in, but there are no reliable crowd estimates or numbers indicating how many people across the world watched the ceremony online.

He expressed frustration about an erroneous report, later corrected, stating that a bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from a room in the White House following Trump's inauguration.

"Where was the apology to the president of the United States?" Spicer said. "Where was the apology to the millions of people who thought that it was racially insensitive?"

One reporter said Spicer had accepted an apology from the news outlet that made the mistake in a pool report.

Spicer would not say whether he was ordered by Trump or other staffers to make Saturday's statement, but explained some of the thinking that went into it. Like countless White House staffs before them, the Trump team is exasperated about "negative" and "demoralizing" coverage.

"When we're right, say we're right," he said. "When we're wrong, say we're wrong. But it's not always wrong and negative."

Spicer broke with the White House tradition of opening briefings with a question from The Associated Press. The AP was traditionally given the first question because it is a broadbased news cooperative that represents the largest swath of American newspapers, broadcasters and other kinds of news organizations.

Instead, Spicer initially called on a reporter from the New York Post, and he took questions from several news organizations that were rarely called on during the previous administration. He said four seats in the briefing room would be kept open for out-of-town reporters to participate via Skype.

The new press secretary — who took no questions Saturday — drew a laugh when he said he'd stay at the podium for as long as the reporters wanted him there, and he nearly did.

"I want to make sure we have a healthy relationship," he said.

Trustworthy – Impressions may be Misleading

By NORMAN HALLS, Contributor In our daily activities we don’t think about who or what to trust. We trust our family, friends, doctors and any business we have been dealings with over the years. Most of us don’t really give it much thought. Over the past few years we have had some breach in our financial and personnel information. It is hard for us to find out who is hacking us. We have to rely on the financial institutions or the businesses to inform us what we need to do. Our computer or any other devise can be compromised at anytime and in many cases, we don’t realize it. You can understand why we must keep alert. In Massachusetts, nearly 33,500 residents were affected by a breach.

We just went through a real political campaign where we didn’t know who was telling us the truth. On Thursday, January 4, 2017 the Senate held a hearing on cybersecurity and who disrupted the campaign. The problem we have now is that some political populaces don’t believe that hacking occurred. That is hard to understand because our political leaders have first hand knowledge of the intelligence. Paying attention to the reports is the number one priority.

Are you telling yourself the truth? There is a saying: “You wouldn’t know the truth if you heard it.” Ellie Newman host of ‘That Got Me Thinking’ said: “it takes so much energy to live a lie, and it takes its toll on every aspect of lives. You can’t work stuff out when you aren’t dealing with what’s really true – it’s just confusing, complicated, frustrating and unsatisfying.”

You have seen these shopping store displays of rubbish newspapers, who many people quote from. One of them has been a cheerleader for a future leader. We have to pay attention to what is being said, how it being said and who is saying it. Be alert and take a step back. As we all saw during the last campaign many news sources were using, still are, political fact checking.

It is unbelievable that someone would say anything on television, radio or in the print media and wouldn’t expect it to be checked.

Over the years our leaders did not exactly tell the truth, often for security reasons. that the person himself did not have all the answers. Case in point is when Gary Powers’ was shot down over Russia. The Soviet Union showed us pictures of the plane and pilot. There was quite of turmoil that the citizens were lied to. We have also seen a few more leaders lie to us. It is not a

healthy act to do because it can cause many problems. Black mail is one. Graham Greene wrote: “A man becomes trustworthy when you trust him”. Trustworthy – able to be relied on as honest.In advertising, the Federal Trade Commission enforces truth-in-advertising laws, and it applies the same standards no matter where an ad appears. Recently, we learned of Volkswagen’s tarnished image, due in large to flaws in its corporate governance. According to Ian McVeigh UK Telegraph “Time will tell and it is quite likely that the company allowed a misleading impression of its products to go unchecked.”

There are many questions as to what transpired over the last presidential campaign starting with debates. Trump wrongly said the U.S. gross domestic product was at “zero, essentially.”

Real GDP grew at a rate of 2 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and 1 percent in the fourth quarter. During the campaigns, many false statements were made and the repeated to make us believe that it is true. Repeating anything over and over again doesn’t make it true. Statements by someone can change the way we think. That is why we must check the facts. If someone makes a broad statement to prove a point and no one follows up on it, can be disastrous. From the Harvard Business Review “Make Your Values Mean Something, P. M. Lencioni: a CEO was asked, “your employees take quick action and hit all their deadlines?” “no,” he replied, “they’re complacent as hell, which is why we need to make urgency one of our core values.”

Employees hearing that statement may just walk away. That employer did not articulate correctly what he needed to have his employees do.

Many of us don’t have the time to check what is being said.

We think that someone in influence is going to tell us the truth.

Newspapers and news magazines give us the in-depth reporting. The television, radio or texting has only short clips of a story or what someone is talking about. Speaking without knowledge of a topic can be difficult for anyone. I have said to a few: “Think about what you are thinking before you think you should say what you are thinking.” The speaker could get into a lot of trouble or hurt a business and someone. When the audience may have second language listeners, the speaker has to carefully use the right words.

Finally, truth is the foundation of fairness in our society.

Mark Twain said: “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.”

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Funeral arrangements set for 4 killed in crash of stolen SUV SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Funeral arrangements are set for four people, including three high school seniors, killed last week when a stolen SUV crashed into a tree in Massachusetts.

Police say 20-year-old Andrew Savage, 18-year-old Chassidy Spence, 17-year-old Katrina Lee Maisonet-Jones and 17-year-old Adrianna Hernandez were killed in the crash in Springfield. All four were Springfield residents.

The Republican reports a wake for Hernandez is planned for Thursday evening.

Her funeral service is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Friday at Centro Cristiano Nacion de Jesus.

A wake and funeral for Maisonet-Jones is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Sampson Chapel of the Acres.

A wake and funeral for Spence and Savage is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Jan. 31 at The Christian Cathedral.

Philadelphia bars employers from requesting salary history PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Despite a threat from cable giant Comcast to take legal action, Philadelphia has banned employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary history, a move supporters say is a step toward closing the wage gap between men and women.

Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney signed the measure on Monday, and said he's confident the bill can withstand legal challenges.

"I know that Comcast and the business community are committed to ending wage discrimination, and I'm hopeful that moving forward we can have a better partnership on this and other issues of concern to business owners and their employees," he said. "This doesn't need to be an either/or argument — what is good for the people of Philadelphia is good for business, too."

Comcast and the city's Chamber of Commerce have said the law goes too far in dictating how employers can interact with potential workers.

The City Council unanimously passed the ordinance in December. Supporters contend that since women have historically been paid less than men, the practice of asking for a salary history can help perpetuate a cycle of lower salaries for women, continuing throughout their careers.

Women in Pennsylvania are paid 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, according

to a 2015 Census Bureau report. For black and Hispanic women, the pay gap is even wider.

Democratic City Councilman Bill Greenlee, who sponsored Philadelphia's bill, said he was inspired by a Massachusetts pay equity bill signed into law last summer that included a ban on asking for salary history.

"It's reasonable to think if you take this question out of the equation it could help lessen wage inequality, and it's worth a chance," Greenlee said. "We're trying to ensure fairness."

However, Comcast and the Chamber of Commerce see the bill as yet another hassle in bringing business to Philadelphia.

"The wage equity ordinance as written is an overly broad impediment to businesses seeking to grow their workforce in the City of Philadelphia," Rob Wonderling, president and CEO of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, wrote in an opinion piece to a city business journal this month, adding it "infringes upon an employer's ability to gain important information during the hiring process."

Comcast had urged the mayor to veto the bill or face legal challenges, according to a legal memo obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this month. The memo said the law would violate employers' First Amendment rights to ask potential hires about their salary history.

Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident log Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 12:13 a.m.: Noise complaint, Meadow Street. Police received a report from a tenant at an adjacent apartment that one of their neighbors is listening to music loudly and disturbing the peace.

Police talked to David R. Smith, 56, of Westfield, about turning down the music and he refused, and he also attempted to refuse police from entering. The police arrested Smith and charged him with disturbing the peace and resisting arrest.

12:19 p.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a report from a resident who claimed that a significant amount of money was stolen from their home. According to police, there were no locks on the home, as well as no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. Also unknown how much money was stolen exactly.

8:14 p.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Franklin Street. Police initially stopped a vehicle after finding that it had a registration revoked and no insurance. Upon inputting the driver’s information, they found that he, Eric K. Bushey, 46, of Becket, had two warrants out for his arrest. Bushey was arrested on both warrants.

Humason Announces Office Hours WESTFIELD - State Senator Don Humason announced today that he will be holding public office hours in cities and towns across the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District in January and February. Senator Humason or his staff will be available at public office hours on the following dates: Friday, January 27, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Holyoke Senior Center 291 Pine Street, Holyoke Monday, January 30, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Chicopee Senior Center 5 West Main Street, Chicopee Monday, February 6, 2017 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM Southampton Council on Aging 210 College Highway, Southampton Monday, February 6, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Westfield Senior Center 45 Noble Street, Westfield Friday, February 10, 2017 10:00 AM — 11:30 AM Russell Council on Aging 65 Main Street, Russell Monday, February 13, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Easthampton Council on Aging 19 Union Street, Easthampton All are welcome to come, visit, and share their thoughts or concerns on state matters with Senator Humason and his staff. In addition to office hours throughout the district, Senator Humason and staff are also available to meet with constituents at the Senator’s district office, located at 64 Noble Street in Westfield. No appointment is necessary, but calling ahead is recommended. Senator Humason’s district office staff can be reached at (413) 568-1366. Staff in his Boston office can be reached at (617) 722-1415 for legislative matters. Senator Humason’s email address is Donald.

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Comcast referred questions to the Chamber of Commerce for this story. Neither responded to requests for comment after the mayor signed the bill.

David Cohen, a senior Comcast vice president, told the newspaper on Jan. 10 the bill was stoking frustrations in the city's business community about increased regulations coming from City Hall.

He said the policy doesn't make sense in "corporate America" and pondered how companies would know what to pay top executives without past salary knowledge.

Since the Massachusetts bill was signed, similar legislation has been picking up speed around the country, said Maya Raghu, director of workplace equality at the National Women's Law Center in Washington, D.C. "For lawmakers, it is something that you can easily understand, thinking back to your first jobs and how those salaries impacted you," she said.

Similar salary history bans have been introduced in New Jersey, and the city councils of New York City and Pittsburgh as well as the District of Columbia. In November, New York City stopped asking applicants for municipal jobs what they currently earn, and earlier this month Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order banning state entities from asking about pay history. Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton, the

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Alaimo says there will be a variety of fish for people to catch. Those fish include anything from bass, pickerel, rainbow trout and brown trout.

Alaimo is hoping to have a good crowd at the event. “I’m hoping to see 50 to 100 people,” he said. “That would be nice.”

After fishing has concluded, the festivities move indoors to the Cove Banquet and Tavern where there will be a 50/50 raffle and all of the prizes from the derby will be handed out.

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Publication Issued March 27, 2017 District of Columbia's delegate to Congress, has sponsored similar legislation in Congress.

The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce ended up backing the Massachusetts legislation after lots of meetings and some tweaks to the bill, said Jim Rooney, president and CEO of the group.

Employers are allowed to ask candidates what their salary expectations are, and candi-

dates are free to reveal their past salary, as with the Philadelphia bill. "'What are your salary expectations?' is a powerful question, and it lets you be within law," he said.

Victoria Budson, executive director of the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School, says many steps are needed in order to close the wage gap, including educating employ-

ees and employers and understanding what a job is worth in a particular labor market.

"This provision won't close the wage gap, but it's an important piece in helping close it," she said. "You're not allowed to ask someone's marital status or if they are planning to have children. We have a long standing history of things not to ask an employee. This would just be one thing added to that."

Governor Baker to outline priorities in annual address BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker says he plans to look both forward and behind when he delivers his annual state of the state address on Beacon Hill.

The televised speech on Tuesday night comes one day before Baker files his annual state budget proposal with the Legislature, and just days after he attended President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington.

The governor said Monday he planned to take some "victory laps" during the speech to point out accomplishments in the past year, but will also discuss his priorities for the coming months and how he hopes to continue working collaboratively with the Democratic-controlled Legislature.

Baker has already outlined steps to control surging costs in the state's Medicaid program and prepare Massachusetts for the possible repeal or replacement of the federal Affordable Care Act.

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Brady wonders why Trump friendship is ‘such a big deal’ BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has opened up a bit on his friendship with President Donald Trump.

The night before his Friday inauguration, Trump mentioned in a speech attended by Patriots owner Robert Kraft that Brady had called to congratulate him.

When asked whether he called the Republican, Brady told Boston radio station WEEI-FM on Monday that “I have called him in the past, yes” and added “sometimes he calls me, sometimes I call him.”

Brady says Trump is someone he’s known for 16 years and he doesn’t see why their relationship is “such a big deal.” He says “if you know someone, it doesn’t mean that you agree with everything they say or do.”

Brady and the Patriots take on the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl 51 on Feb. 5.

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HEALTHFITNESS Nutrition Concerns for the Elderly

By ELIANA LAKRITZ MS RD LDN, Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Noble Hospital Healthy eating is a major component of health maintenance throughout the aging process. However, changing nutrition demands, physiological body processes, and seemingly endless medication lists may put older adults at great nutritional risk.

Described below are some common nutrition-related challenges that older adults may experience along with some tips on resolving them.

REDUCED APPETITE A reduced appetite is one of the most common challenges faced by the elderly.

The desire for food can be impacted by many factors, including but not limited to medication use, depression, general malaise, and underlying or progressing illnesses.

Over time, a reduced appetite can lead to excessive weight loss and poor nutrition status, which can impact one’s ability to engage in activities of daily living. To combat weight loss associated with a reduced appetite, it may be helpful to have finger foods available that are rich in calories and protein, such as cheese and crackers, cottage cheese and dried fruit, or trail mix. Making mealtime a pleasant, enjoyable experience may help stimulate appetite. Having easy to

eat foods/drinks may be helpful too. Try yogurt-based smoothies, oral nutrition supplements/shakes, sandwiches, and nutrientdense soups.

TASTE/SMELL CHANGES During the aging process, many people experience sensory changes that can impact nutrition status. When foods do not taste good or do not taste like anything at all, eating may become a less enjoyable experience. Sensory changes such as these can be caused by medications, taste bud deterioration, and in some cases, even a zinc deficiency. It can be helpful to experiment with fresh, varying types ofherbs and different dressings to add flavor.While it may make food more palatable, adding salt to meals could exacerbate some medical conditions.

Ask your doctor or dietitian whether added salt is feasible.

MOBILITY AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES Other factors that could increase nutritional risk in the elderly include financial and functional barriers. Seniors with lack of functional capacity at home and/or limited means to grocery shop are less likely to

achieve adequate nutrition. Meal delivery agencies, transportation services and group meal centers can help to resolve these problems. Meals on Wheels and nearby senior centers are reasonable options as well. Visit www.eldercare.gov for local resources.

GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH Among many other gastrointestinal issues, constipation is common amongst the elderly.

Declining physical activity, dehydration, and reduced food intake may play a role in this. To prevent or alleviate constipation, it is important to consumefoods high in fiber, such as raw fruits and vegetables, whole wheat products, beans, dried fruit, and whole grain cereals. Since the sensation of thirst may be reduced in elderly population, it is also important to drink plenty of fluids.

Regular physical activity can help improve constipation. Check with your doctor before starting an exercise program.

Proper dentition and swallowing troubles also increase nutrition risk. It may be important to modify food textures for safe consumption. Cooking food thoroughly, chopping, pureeing, and thickening liquids are among many texture modifications that can make chewing/swallowing easier and safer.

Make sure to visit the dentist and primary

Eliana Lakritz MS RD LDN, Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Noble Hospital (WNG file photo) care physician regularly.

If you are interested in learning more about nutrition counseling sessions with a registered dietitian at Baystate Noble Hospital, please call 413-568-2811 ex: 5671 for more information.

US health officials cancel climate conference; don’t say why

In this Aug. 28, 2006 file photo, a doctor holds a vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil in his Chicago office. A national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have mostly silent infections caused by the sexually-transmitted human papilloma virus, and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several cancers. The study was released Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

1 in 4 US men have cancer-linked HPV genital infections

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several cancers.

Most human papillomavirus infections cause no symptoms and most disappear without treatment. And most adults will get an HPV infection at some point in their lives.

But high-risk HPV can cause cancer in the mouth and upper throat, cervical cancer in women and other cancers.

Less harmful strains can cause genital warts.

Vaccines can prevent infections but experts say vaccination rates in pre-teens and young adults are too low. High-risk HPV poses cancer risks to people who are infected and to their sexual partners, who can catch HPV even when the infections are silent.

The study "just underscores that you need to vaccinate boys as well as girls, " said Debbie Saslow, an HPV specialist at the American Cancer Society.

The new estimate comes from an analysis of a 2013-14 national health survey; nearly 2,000 men aged 18 to 59 were tested for HPV. Results were published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology . The researchers say it's the first published estimate for genital HPV infections in men. The 45 percent rate is higher than previously reported rates for women, said Dr. Jasmine Han, the lead author and a cancer specialist at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

HPV virus can also be found in the mouth at much lower rates in men and women. The new study involved only genital HPV. The new estimate provides a good baseline for measuring the effectiveness of HPV vaccinations in boys and young men, said Saslow. Routine vaccination was recommended for pre-teen boys and young men in 2011, five years after approval for girls. Few men in the new study had been vaccinated.

Before the government eased recommendations last October, fewer than one-third of 13-year-old girls and boys were fully vaccinated. Now they need only two doses instead of three.

HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer, can be detected in women during routine Pap tests, which have led to a decline in cervical cancers and deaths. HPV-related mouth and throat cancers are becoming more common, especially among men, who are not routinely screened for the virus.

Dr. Tanguy Seiwert, a head and neck cancer specialist at the University of Chicago, said the results show that doctors and parents need to step up efforts to vaccinate boys and young men and get over concerns that the HPV vaccine will lead to risky sexual behavior.

"Our society keeps talking about finding 'the cure for cancer.' Frankly, this is as close as it gets — it prevents cancer," Seiwert said. ­­­——— Online: CDC: http://bit.ly/2jPPf2t

Story Yoga for Kids Ages 2-5 Join us at Southwick Public Library for a special time on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30-11:30 a.m. for Story Yoga. Listen to a story. Learn some yoga poses. Do a special yoga-related activity and make a craft. This program helps children manage their bodies, concentration, relaxation and fun. This hour-long program is geared to children ages 2-5 years old and their parent or caregiver, and features yoga instructor and former pre-school teacher Heather Monson, Dragonfly Yoga Girl who will teach us our moves. Please pre-register for this program.

Southwick Senior Center FREE hearing clinic The Southwick Senior Center will be holding a FREE hearing clinic by Avada Hearing, Wednesday, February 8th beginning at 9:30am.

Hearing screenings may be done and hearing aides cleaned. Appointments are needed, please call the center to make one at 569-5498

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The government’s top public health agency has canceled a conference next month on climate change and health but isn’t saying why publicly.

But a co-sponsor said he was told by the CDC that it was worried how the conference would be viewed by the Trump administration.

The incoming administration did not ask or order that the meeting be canceled, said Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association.

“They had no idea or not whether the new administration would be supportive,” said Benjamin. His group was a cosponsor of the CDC event and has its own climate-themed conference planned for November.

Rather, the decision was “a strategic retreat,” intended to head off a possible last minute cancellation or other repercussions from Trump officials who may prove hostile to spending money on climate change science, Benjamin said Monday.

“They decided the better part of valor was to stop and regroup” until it could be discussed with Trump’s new health leadership, Benjamin said. A new CDC director has not been named.

The Climate and Health Summit, set for Feb. 14-16, was canceled last month. After media reports began to appear Monday, the CDC issued a statement saying it was looking at rescheduling the meeting, given budget constraints and potential overlap with the November conference.

Benjamin called the CDC’s decision understandable but worrisome. He was echoed by Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington in Seattle, who was invited to speak at the conference.

“In the long run, climate change is affecting the health of Americans,” she said. “At some point, I hope they will go forward with the conference.”

Most of the planning for the meeting began only in the fall and could probably benefit from more time, said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a University of Wisconsin professor of health and the environment who was organizing a conference session.

“Personally, I would not try to over-interpret this” cancellation, he said.

Public health experts say climate change is a man-made problem that contributes to a range of health issues and illnesses, including heat stroke and diseases spread by tropical insects. The CDC has a $10 million program on climate and health, and published guidelines to help local health officials deal with human vulnerability to climate change.

In 2012, Trump tweeted that the concept of global warming was created by the Chinese to make U.S. manufacturing noncompetitive. He later said he was joking, but during the presidential campaign referred to global warming as “a hoax.”

Before he took office, Trump met with former Vice President Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio, both prominent climate activists. Trump picked Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

During his confirmation hearing, Pruitt backed away from his own past statements and said climate change is real.

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Baystate Children’s Hospital seeing increase in RSV cases she has any chronic medical problems, such as asthma or SPRINGFIELD — Pediatricians at Baystate premature birth. Bacterial infections such as ear infections Children’s Hospital are beginning to see an increase in and pneumonia may develop in children with RSV infection. cases of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial Because RSV can cause serious illness in some youngsters virus, better known as simply RSV. and it is so widespread, some doctors consider it to be “the While RSV results in mild, cold-like symptoms for most important childhood infection of the respiratory sysmost – a runny nose, nasal congestion, cough and tem.” Those hospitalized often have severe breathing probfever – it can lead to serious illness, especially for lems or are seriously dehydrated and need IV fluids, noted infants and older adults.

Dr. Klatte. In most cases, hospitalization only lasts a few days “The winter months of December, January, and and complete recovery usually occurs in about 1-2 weeks.

February are when we see the most children hospitalWho is at risk? ized with RSV. The number of hospitalized infants and Children under the age of 1 year are most frequently young children was relatively high last year, and will affected by the serious symptoms of RSV. It can spread likely be similar again this season,” said Dr. Mike directly from person to person – when an infected person Klatte of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Division at coughs or sneezes sending virus-containing droplets into the Baystate Children’s Hospital. air where they can infect a person who inhales them, as well Don't sound the alarm as by hand-to-nose, hand-to-mouth, and hand-to-eye contact.

“Parents, however, should not be overly alarmed,” RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS The virus can be spread indirectly when someone touches any added Dr. Klatte, who noted that only a small percentobject infected with the virus, such as toys, countertops, doorage of youngsters develop severe disease and require knobs, or pens, and can live on environmental surfaces for hospitalization.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that each year approximately several hours.

Infants and young children most at risk for severe RSV infection include: 57,000 children under 5 years of age are hospitalized with the infection. Most infants are • those with a history of prematurity infected before age 1, and virtually all children have had an RSV infection by 2 years of age.

• infants less than six weeks of age RSV can also affect older children, teenagers and adults, especially those with compromised • those with congenital heart disease and chronic lung conditions immune systems. Those adults 65 and older are especially susceptible with 14,000 dying each • and those who suffer from immunodeficiencies such as HIV, AIDS, cancer and transplant year from the respiratory virus.

RSV is also the most common cause of bronchiolitis and viral pneumonia in children under patients.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends the following important steps to prevent one year of age. “Unfortunately, there is no vaccine to prevent the illness and there is no antiexposure to RSV and other viruses, especially in the first few months of your child’s life: biotic to help cure it. Like a cold, RSV must run its course,” said Dr. Klatte.

• make sure everyone washes their hands before touching your baby Is it a cold or RSV? • keep your baby away from anyone who has a cold, fever or runny nose Low-grade fevers (such as to 101°F - 102°F) are common with RSV infections, and may • keep your baby away from crowded areas (shopping malls, movie theaters, restaurants) come and go for a few days. If a child is having high fevers without relief for multiple days, or • keep your baby away from tobacco smoke increased difficulty with breathing (such as wheezing, grunting, or ongoing flaring of the nos• and, for high risk infants, participation in child care should be restricted during RSV season trils) is observed along with a child’s runny nose and cough, then a visit to the doctor is warwhenever possible. ranted.

“The good news is that most infants and children overcome RSV infections without any long“It’s all about symptom management….making sure your child is hydrated, his or her fever term complications,” said Dr. Klatte, as RSV infections can often be relatively asymptomatic is under control, and that they’re not having any trouble breathing,” said Dr. Klatte.

The severity of the symptoms can vary depending on the age of the child, and whether he or and go unnoticed.

Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze from robotic sleeve

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In this image from video, provided by Harvard University, a robotic sleeve designed to encase a diseased heart and gently squeeze it to help it better pump blood. Researchers at Harvard and Boston Children’s Hospital developed the experimental device in hopes of improving treatment of heart failure, when the heart becomes too weak to pump. (Ellen Roche/Science Translational Medicine via AP)

heart better expand and refill with blood ready to be pumped out with the next heartbeat, said Pigula, who is now with the University of Louisville.

The big test: The sleeve restored normal blood flow in six pigs that had been put into heart failure, Walsh's team reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

The experiments were short, lasting only a few hours, and more research to test how long animals could live safely with the implanted sleeve is crucial before it ever could be studied in people, Walsh cautioned. He'd also like to study if physically moving damaged heart muscle — essentially exercising it — might spur it to heal and require less assistance from the sleeve over time.

"I'm quite impressed with where this research is going," said Dr. Christopher O'Connor, chief executive of the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute in suburban Washington, who wasn't involved with the sleeve's development.

Researchers have previously tried "socks" and other ways to

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encase or compress the heart with little success.

Unlike those prior attempts, the new sleeve is "smart, it's robotic," said O'Connor, who edits an American College of Cardiology heart failure journal. "They really worked on developing a device that can mimic the contraction of the weakened heart muscle and augment it so there is improved heart function without the theoretical clot risk."

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping.

So far it's been tested only in animals, improving blood flow in pigs. But this "soft robotic" device mimics the natural movements of a beating heart, a strategy for next-generation treatments of deadly heart failure.

The key: A team from Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital wound artificial muscles into the thin silicone sleeve, so that it alternately compresses, twists and relaxes in synchrony with the heart tissue underneath.

It's a dramatically different approach than today's therapies and, if it eventually is proven in people, it might offer a new alternative to heart transplants or maybe even aid in recovery.

"You can customize the function of the assist device to meet the individual needs of that heart," said Dr. Frank Pigula, a cardiac surgeon who, while at Boston Children's, took the idea to Harvard colleagues developing soft robotics.

More than 5 million Americans, and 41 million people worldwide, suffer heart failure, a number growing as the population ages. A heart left damaged by a heart attack, high blood pressure or other conditions becomes progressively weaker and unable to pump properly.

For severe cases, the only options are a scarce heart transplant or battery-powered mechanical pumps that are implanted into the chest to take over the job of pumping blood. These VADs, ventricular assist devices, prolong life, but running blood through the machinery can leave patients at risk of blood clots, strokes and bleeding.

That shouldn't be a risk with the robotic sleeve.

"The nice thing about this is it can go on the outside of the heart, so it doesn't have to contact blood at all," said Harvard associate engineering professor Conor Walsh, senior author of the research published Wednesday.

Unlike with traditional rigid medical devices, the soft robotics approach allowed design of a sleeve that could fit snugly over a heart's irregular surfaces. It moves thanks to artificial muscles, a concept developed in the polio era that's now being used in robotics. They're powered by pressurized air that would have to be carried in a pump in a backpack or fanny pack much like the batteries that power today's VADs. The researchers programmed the robotic sleeve to move in the same pattern as the weakened heart muscle it surrounds while strengthening and optimizing each heartbeat. The device can be tailored to compress different sections of the heart.

And importantly, as the sleeve relaxes, it helps the damaged

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Obituaries

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Jennie E. Nelson WESTFIELD – Jennie E. (Chojnowski) Nelson, 97, (19192016) a lifelong resident of Westfield passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Governor’s Center. She was born in Westfield to the late Chester and Eleanor (Kroll) Chojnowski.

She worked for the Springfield Armory during WWII, for Kellogg Brush Co. and for Stanley Home Products. Jennie was a lifelong communicant of St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church in Westfield. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Her funeral will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2017 meeting at 11AM at St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church, 73 Main St. Westfield. Burial will be held at a later date. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 4-7PM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad S. Westfield. Donations in Jennie’s name may be directed to St. Joseph’s National Catholic Church, 73 Main St. Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com

Man arrested after discovery of $20M cash held without bail BOSTON (AP) — A Brazilian man arrested in connection with the discovery of about $20 million in cash hidden inside a box spring in a Massachusetts apartment has been held without bail.

A judge on Monday ruled that 28-year-old Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha is a flight risk and held him on a charge of conspiring to commit money laundering.

Rocha was arrested this month when the money was discovered in a Westborough apartment.

Prosecutors say Rocha was part of a scheme to transfer millions of dollars to Brazil by laundering the cash through Hong Kong. The money was from TelexFree, a defunct internet phone company authorities say was a massive pyramid scheme.

The Boston Herald reports that Rocha's lawyer argued that his client had no criminal record and should be granted bail with GPS monitoring.

NCCHP Museum Annual Ice Harvest Mark your calendars! The 9th annual Ice Harvest on the drum shop pond in Granville will be held on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 12:00 — 3:00. Dennis Picard, director of Storrowton Village Museum, will organize the harvest and invite visitors to join him on the ice (conditions permitting) to use the ice saw and other tools to experience life before the days of refrigeration. A video on ice harvesting in New England will also be shown continuously in the NCCHP Museum. The rescue horses from the Blue Star Equiculture Farm ( www.equiculture.org) will be back for Ice Harvest again this year. Be sure to come visit these amazing work horses and learn about their history! The museum will be open for tours that focus on Yankee Ingenuity from the 1850’s to current day. We hope to bring people together to rekindle the community spirit of the farm communities and industrial villages that were common in most of New England. The Noble & Cooley Center for Historic Preservation (NCCHP) invites everyone with an interest in ‘living history’ to join us at the museum for this family friendly event. The NCCHP museum is located at 42 Water St. Granville, MA in the historic buildings of the Noble & Cooley Toy Drum Factory. There is no charge for the event but donations will be gratefully accepted. This living history presentation is supported in part by a grant from the Granville Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Hope to see you and your families there!

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Superintendent’s Corner Dr. David HopsonI appreciate the opportunity to answer some new questions about Blizzard Bags and ‘snow days’ given our cancellation of school on January 18. As many know, the 18th was a half-day due to mid-year exams at the high school. With a half-day schedule, there is no way to have a two-our delay if the weather makes the roads difficult to traverse for our buses.

As you’ll recall, despite the forecast DR. DAVID being somewhat off, there was subHOPSON stantial icing and freezing of many roads throughout the district. If this had been a regular length school day, we would have had a two-hour delay but, given the half-day schedule, school was cancelled that day.

Also under normal circumstances, we would have called for this cancellation to be a Blizzard Bag Day, i.e., the students would have all been given appropriate work to make the cancelled day count as a day of school to meet our 180day state requirement for school attendance days. Again, because of the high school exam schedule, and the fact that this was a break between the first and second semester classes for them, it was not feasible to have high school students do the appropriate work to have that day count. For this reason, it was determined that the cancelled day of school on January 18 would not be a Blizzard Bag Day, meaning that this day would have to be made up after the last scheduled day of school on June 9th.

From the questions and concerns I’ve seen regarding making up this day, I believe we were not as clear in our description on the website and district app as we might have been regarding making up this day. As noted on social media, the district does have five days built into the district calendar for snow days. What this means is that the first five days of school missed throughout the school year are made up during these ‘extra’ days for everyone except the seniors.

Thus the last day of the school year for seniors is June 2nd and would have been June 9th for everyone else if we didn’t miss any school throughout the year. Under the district’s Blizzard Bag Day program, Blizzard Bags may be used to cover up to five snow days and therefore not have to be made up in June. As January 8th was not a Blizzard Bag Day for the reasons stated earlier, this day will need to be made up as one of the scheduled ‘snow days’, which now brings the end of the school year to Monday, June 12 (again for all students except seniors who graduate on June 2). So, although we have to ‘make up’ the day at the end of the year, it is not added on past the five snow days built into the calendar (June 12 to June 16).

As we proceed through the winter and early spring, any time school is cancelled we have to decide if this will be a Blizzard Bag Day or a day that has to be made up in June.

With the exception of the half-days in January for mid-year exams, we expect that any other single day missed for weather or other reasons would be a Blizzard Bag Day and not have to be made up in June. If we have several cancelled days in a row, we will most likely only count the first day as a Blizzard Bag Day and the remaining days would have to be made up in June (i.e., if we have three days of school in a row cancelled due to weather, only one may be considered a Blizzard Bag Day). As indicated in earlier columns, the Blizzard Bag Day concept will be reviewed this spring to determine how well it worked and whether changes need to be made in order to continue this program next year.

Southwick seeks Library Trustees The Board of Selectmen and the Library Trustees are looking for an interested resident to serve as a Library Trustee. This position will be up for re-election in May of 2017 for a one-year term.

The resident must be a registered voter. Please submit a letter of interest and resume by 12:00 PM on January 27, 2017 to the Select Board’s Office, Town Hall, 454 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077.

Sarah Gillett Services Accepting Grant Requests Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. is currently accepting preliminary Grant Requests from non-profit organizations providing services to the elderly residents of the greater Westfield area.

The filing deadline is March 1, 2017. Since the Sarah Gillett Trust was established in 1971, thousands of dollars have been awarded each year to those non-profit organizations in the greater Westfield area that are serving the elderly populations within this location.

Preliminary applications should include the specific amount desired, with a brief, one page explanation of the services the organization would provide. No brochures or lengthy descriptions of the organization should be provided at this time. Shortly after the filing date of March 1st, qualifying applicants will be contacted and an appointment for an interview with the trustees will be established.

Interviews are generally set for Thursday afternoons between 2:15 PM – 5:00 PM. Preliminary Grant Requests are to be mailed to: The Sarah Gillett Services For The Elderly, Inc. P.O. Box 1871 Westfield, Ma, 01086

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Eight months ago, Dan let everyone who would listen know that he’d rather have gone to jail than to Carson’s Proteus Batterer’s Intervention Program. The thing is, Dan didn’t think of himself as a guy who abused his wife; he was not one of those guys. Those guys are mean and dangerous and out of their minds. This was differ­ent. Dan had never been in trouble with the law. Everyone has their problems in relationship. It was just because he was drinking that things had gotten out of hand.

Dan was going to prove his Proteus group facilitators wrong. When the facilitators told him that the drinking might fuel his abusive behavior, but not cause it, Dan went to his first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting out of spite. He was going to prove that once he was sober, there would be no more relationship problems. Besides, why wasn’t anyone focusing on her? It takes two to tango, you know. If she would just not bait him, nag him constantly, then things would go smoothly.

A few months into his sobriety, his Proteus facilitator, Robin, was trying to teach Dan about an idea called “male entitlement in relationship”. Robin was saying that many men learn that in a family, basically, things should go their way, and that if they are challenged by their partner, they can become bullies to get what they want. It just didn’t ring true to Dan. The other facilitator, a woman named Yvette, was nodding in agreement. So were some of the other men in the group. Dan couldn’t stand these people sometimes.

They just didn’t under­stand.

“Take Rita,” Dan said. “Why isn’t she in this group? I don’t threaten her. Sometimes I wake up at two in the morning, I wake Rita up and tell her to go make me a sandwich. There’s no “intimidation” like you guys are saying. But she’s a total bitch to me and she shoved me, but she’s not here.”

“Why do you wake Rita up to make you a sandwich?” asked a guy named Tom from across the circle.

“Because I know she’ll do it.”

“How do you know?” asked Raoul. Raoul had been in the group for three months longer than Dan. This was his second time around, too.

“Because she does it. I don’t have to do anything about it. She just does it,” said Dan. “Look, Dan, think about this,” said Robin “What would you do if when you woke Rita up at two a.m., Rita said to you, angrily ‘Who do you think you are, Dan, for waking me up?! Make your own damn sand­ wich!’ How would that go? What would you do then?”

Dan turned red. His hands were shoved in his pock­ ets, but his entire body hardened and tensed. He looked like he could easily tear Robin’s head off of his body.

“Rita is already afraid of you. She knows what you can do and what you have done. You don’t need to say your threat out loud each time. She knows that you expect things to go your way, and if she shows you any anger or doesn’t do what you want, you will, at the very least, frighten her, or tear her down,” said Robin.

“And,” added Yvette, “you are sober.”

“But then, what are you saying? That I have to do everything her way? That I have to be perfect? I’m not like these guys here. I never broke any bones. I just moved her out of my way a little because she was get­ting in my face and pushing my buttons and you know no one cares if she’s abusing me!”

Raoul looked at Dan. Last time he’d been in this group, he’d said all the same things. “Dan, you are full of it. You are not afraid of Rita. This is what we do to get our way, man. You keep it up and you will lose everything. You gotta own it, admit it first, to change it,” he said.

And that was the night Raoul can look back on and say that after that, he never made Carmen afraid again.

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The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College’s 12th annual presentation of a live 1940’s radio broadcast created and directed by Mark Gionfriddo (onstage as “Matt Morgan”) with WWLP-22News meteorologist Brian Lapis as emcee “Fred Kelley”. Under Gionfriddo’s direction, the Mount Holyoke Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Jazz Ensembles perform well-known tunes from the swing era, including music by the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw, among others. Tickets are general admission. $20.00 premium front and center seating. $15.00 regular seating. $10.00 seniors and students. The performances are Saturday, March 4, 2017 2PM and 7PM Chapin Auditorium Mount Holyoke College Route 116 South Hadley, MA. Tickets are available at the UMASS Fine Arts Center Box Office in Amherst; at the Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, South Hadley; and at the door (subject to availability). For phone orders: 413-545-2511 or 1-800-999UMASS. Online ticket purchases will be available through the UMass Fine Arts Center. For information on The Jazz Ensembles of Mount Holyoke College: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/music/jazz-0

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Mochak scores 18

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WILBRAHAM – Minnechaug went on an 18-5 run to begin the game, and cruised to a 59-29 win over Westfield High in a girls’ basketball game Monday night.

Three players reached double-digits in the scoring column for Minnechaug.

Lauren Barry led Minnechaug with 14 points. Serena Fiore finished with 11, and Gabriella Ofcarcik had 10.

Westfield’s Kaela Mochak delivered a brilliant effort, scoring a game-high 18 points.

Start nets 1,000th Smith Vocational 38, Westfield Technical Academy 13 Stephanie Start scored a game-high 14 points, including her career 1000th and Smith Voke rolled at home. Westfield Tech fell behind 17-2 in the first quarter.

Jeika Rios led Westfield Tech with five points.

Westfield’s Kaela Mochak (20) turns the corner on the Minnechaug defense Monday night in Wilbraham. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield’s Clara Hinck (14) dribbles the ball around Minnechaug. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield’s Katie Knapik (15) throws in the ball from the sidelines. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield’s Casey Almeida (2) goes strong to the hoop. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Patriots’ defense ignored critics on the way to Super Bowl

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There's a mantra that players quickly come to learn when they play for Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots.

It's placed in different spots in the locker room, it's on the walls around the team facility, and the coach himself repeats it often: "Do your job."

Perhaps no other unit for the Patriots has embodied Belichick's go-to phrase more than his defense this season.

And if New England hopes to capture its fifth Super Bowl, no other group will be relied on more as the Patriots face an Atlanta Falcons offense that has scored a combined 80 points through two playoff games.

Defensive back Duron Harmon, who had a huge touchdown-saving tackle in the second quarter of the Patriots' 36-17 AFC championship game win over Pittsburgh on Sunday, said

that even in their tightknit world they couldn't help but notice the criticism that surrounded the defense earlier this season.

"Oh yeah, definitely. We try not to focus too much on the media, but we hear it, it's everywhere," Harmon said. "We heard that we weren't tested all year."

It was back in training camp that the Patriots first began to be dogged by questions about what their identity would be on defense following the trade of edge rusher Chandler Jones.

A slow start in struggling to create a pass rush without him during the first month of the regular season also did little to quiet critics.

That was followed by the surprise midseason trade of linebacker Jamie Collins, and a threeweek stretch in which the defense failed to force a single turnover.

That turned early compliments for new additions such as Chris Long and Eric Rowe into See Patriots, Page 11

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In this Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick walks around during warm-up's before the AFC championship NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Foxborough, Mass.

The Patriots will battle the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Houston.

(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

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WINTER ’16-17 HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Jan. 24 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Westfield Technical Academy, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Commerce, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Commerce, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, Jan. 28 WRESTLING at Albany High School, 7:30 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 30 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at McCann Tech, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at McCann Tech, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 WRESTLING at Hampshire Regional, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Voke, 5 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Hampden Charter School of Science, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Oke, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Vocational, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 WRESTLING vs. Franklin Tech, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Putnam, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Putnam, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs.

Smith Vocational, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs.

Smith Vocational, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 6:30 p.m.

ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Jan. 24 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Gateway, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Gateway, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Gateway, 6:30 p.m.

ICE HOCKEY vs. Amherst-Pelham, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Westfield Technical Academy, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 ICE HOCKEY at Belchertown, Mullins Center Practice Rink, 4 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 30 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School South, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School South, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 2 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Smith Vocational, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Hampden Charter School of Science, Dunbar Community Center, 4

p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Hampden Charter School of Science, Dunbar Community Center, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Hampden Charter School of Science, Dunbar Community Center, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Feb. 4* BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Amherst-Pelham, Orr Rink (Amherst College), 12:10 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Commerce, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. McCann Tech, Westfield Middle School South, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. McCann Tech, Westfield Middle School South, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 9 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Franklin Tech, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Mount Everett, Berkshire School, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pathfinder, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pathfinder, 6 p.m. *Saturday, Feb. 11* BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Taconic, Pittsfield Boys’ and Girls’ Club, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 14 SKIING – PVIAC Individual Championships, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 10:30 a.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Westfield Technical Academy, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Westfield Technical Academy, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Westfield Middle School South, 5 p.m.

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Tuesday, Jan. 24 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Gateway, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Gateway, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School South, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary, 6 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 30 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 2 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Feb. 3 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Commerce, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Franklin Tech, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Franklin Tech, 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 No Sports Scheduled

Tuesday, Feb. 7 Wednesday, Feb. 8 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Smith Voke, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Smith Voke, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Duggan Academy, Brookings School, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at McCann Tech, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at McCann Tech, 7 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Gateway, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 16 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Vocational, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Vocational, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 20 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Feb. 21 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, 7 p.m.

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Jan. 24 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. West Springfield, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) at Shrewsbury, North Star Youth Forum Ice Rink, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING vs. Northampton, 4:30 p.m.

SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Ludlow, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Ludlow, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK vs. East Longmeadow @ Smith College, 6:45 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Northampton, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Jan. 28* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, Amelia Park Arena, 6 p.m. *Sunday, Jan. 29* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at East Longmeadow, Cyr Arena, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 30 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Agawam, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Chicopee, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Chicopee, 7 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. East Longmeadow, Amelia Park Arena, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING vs. Holyoke, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2 JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Simsbury, Amelia Park Arena, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK vs. TBD, Smith College (Northampton), 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at East Longmeadow, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Feb. 4* JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 2:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Ludlow, Olympia, 2 p.m.

GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) at Austin Prep, Essex Sports Center, 5:50 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) at

Auburn, Horgan Skating Arena, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ludlow, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ludlow, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Amherst, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Amherst, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 WRESTLING at Northampton, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK – PVIAC Championships, Smith College (Northampton), 6 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at West Springfield, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Minnechaug, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, Amelia Park Arena, 8 p.m. *Saturday, Feb. 11* D1 SECTIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, West Springfield High School, All Day D1 SECTIONAL BOYS’ SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Art Linkletter Natatorium (Springfield College), 9 a.m.

D1 SECTIONAL GIRLS’ SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Art Linkletter Natatorium (Springfield College), 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) vs.

Leominster, Amelia Park Arena, 5 p.m. *Sunday, Feb. 12* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Ludlow, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) vs.

Bellerica Memorial, Amelia Park Arena, 5 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday, Feb. 14 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC Individual Championships, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 10:30 a.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Northampton, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 16 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Agawam, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 17 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) at East Catholic, Newington Arena, Time TBA JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Chicopee, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Chicopee, 7 p.m.

D1 STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Methuen High School *Saturday, Feb. 18* STATE GIRLS’ SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS, Boston University, 1:15 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Jan. 24 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Monson, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Monson, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING vs. West Springfield, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 25 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Palmer, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 26 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Regional, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 27 BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK vs. Commerce, Greenfield @ Smith College, 5:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ware, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ware, 7 p.m. *Sunday, Jan. 29* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Chicopee, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 30 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ware, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Ware, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 31 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Palmer, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 1 WRESTLING vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 2 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pope Francis, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Pope Francis, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK vs. Pope Francis, Smith College (Northampton), 6:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Granby, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Granby, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Feb. 4* WRESTLING (Quad Meet) vs. Andover, 10 a.m.

Monday, Feb. 6 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Turners Falls, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Turners Falls, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SKIING – PVIAC race, Berkshire East (Charlemont), 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampshire, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Hampshire, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Greenfield, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Greenfield, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East Ski, 5 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Renaissance, Rebecca Johnson Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Renaissance, Rebecca Johnson Elementary School, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING D3 WEST SECTIONALS @ Pioneer Valley Regional School, Time TBD *Saturday, Feb. 11* WRESTLING D3 WEST SECTIONALS @ Pioneer Valley Regional School, All Day *Sunday, Feb. 12* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Chicopee Comp, Cyr Arena, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Easthampton, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Mohawk, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Easthampton, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Mohawk, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 14 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 15 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Commerce, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL vs. Commerce, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 16 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Feb. 17 JV BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Monson, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL vs. Monson, 7 p.m. *Sunday, Feb. 19* JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Minnechaug, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 2 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 20 JV GIRLS’ BASKETBALL a Smith Academy, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL at Smith Academy, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 21 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 22 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Feb. 23 No Sports Scheduled

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Westfield on Fire; Ice Jr. Crusaders The Westfield Youth Hockey Squirt 1 Team went undefeated at the annual Fire & Ice tournament on the weekend of January 13-15, defeating the Jr. Crusaders (Worcester, MA) 7-1 to capture the championship.

Above, Pictured from left to right are: (front row) Charlie Wilson, Francis Powers, Even Mastroianni, Brayden Czarnecki, Joey Roselli, and Blake Cavallon (middle row) Darrin Schnopp, Thatcher Berman, Gwenn Hosmer, Jesse Spear, Katie Collins, Sawyer King, and Even Grant; and coaches Eric Schnopp, Mark Hosmer, Kevin Czarnecki, and Fran Powers. (Submitted photos)

Falcons get back to work after earning trip to Super Bowl

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Dan Quinn certainly knows who the Atlanta Falcons are playing in the Super Bowl.

No wonder.

It seems as if Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are there every year.

One day after reaching the big game for only the second time in franchise history, Quinn and his players were back at their training complex in Atlanta's northern suburbs, rehashing the blowout of Green Bay before turning their attention to the team they'll play next.

"Going to the Super Bowl is not a reward," Quinn said Monday. "Playing really well and winning, that's the reward. It's going to be a hell of a battle."

Immediately after the Patriots routed Pittsburgh for the AFC title , Belichick said he didn't even know the Falcons had won the NFC championship game.

No such ignorance from his coaching counterpart in Atlanta.

"Yes, I know," Quinn said with a smile.

He didn't get much sleep the night before.

It didn't have anything to do with facing the mighty Patriots, however.

"I generally don't after the games," the second-year coach said. "I'm thinking about what we could've done different. Then today, we get right back into our process. Honestly, when you're around our building ... whether it's Week 4, Week 8, Week 12, Week 16, Week 19, when you're inside these walls, it should feel

Patriots

MATT RYAN the same. We try to put up a championship week every time we go."

The Patriots know a thing or two about championships. They are the first team to reach the Super Bowl nine times, and the coach-quarterback tandem of Belichick and Brady will be going for its fifth Lombardi Trophy.

Quite a contrast with the Falcons, who have never won an NFL title in their 51-year history. It's been 18 years since their initial Super Bowl appearance, when a team known as the "Dirty Birds" was beaten handily by the

Denver Broncos in John Elway's final game.

Atlanta endured plenty of distractions in the buildup to that game, from coach Dan Reeves reliving an ugly breakup with the Broncos to a dispute over the how the players departed their chartered jet in Miami to, most notably, team leader Eugene Robinson being arrested the night before the game for attempting to solicit a prostitute.

After all that, it wasn't surprising that Denver cruised to a 34-19 victory.

Quinn expects no such problems from his team, before or after it gets to Houston.

"With some teams, I might be worried. Not this one," he said. "This team is so tight. The accountability they have for each other is so strong, this brotherhood is so strong. They care about one another. They realize they're playing for something bigger than themselves.

This team, this group, I totally trust them."

A bigger concern might be the huge gap in Super Bowl experience.

Outside of 36-year-old defensive end Dwight Freeney, who played in a pair of title games with the Indianapolis Colts, the Falcons really have no idea what they'll face over the next two weeks.

That's where Quinn might be of help.

He was Seattle's defensive coordinator during back-to-back Super Bowl appearances — one a rout of the Broncos, the other a heartbreaking loss to the Patriots.

"I've gone when things have gone well, I've been a part of it when it hasn't," Quinn said. "I want to outline some of the keys to playing well in the game and managing some of the

things on the outside. That's a part of the process where I can help, and I'll share that with the guys."

Quinn's advice will certainly come in handy for players such as Taylor Gabriel. The speedy receiver was cut by the lowly Cleveland Browns during the preseason and now he's got a shot at a championship, a turn of events that still seems a bit surreal.

"It hasn't hit me yet that I'm going to the Super Bowl," he said after the 44-21 victory over the Packers.

Gabriel, who is from the Dallas suburbs, expects to get a plethora of ticket requests from family and friends who can easily make the drive to Houston.

That's one of those things that every player must deal with to some degree during a Super Bowl week, and some manage it better than others.

Another possible distraction for the Falcons is the impending departure of offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan , who is expected to be named coach of the San Francisco 49ers as soon as the season is over.

The Falcons will have a normal week of practice through Friday, so Shanahan will likely have a second meeting with 49ers officials on Saturday to hammer out any lingering details about his first head coaching job, according to Quinn.

"I'm really proud of him," Quinn said. "A lot of speculation and things are going on in the outside world, but he was able to stay dialed in. He should be commended for being on point and going for it. He totally nailed that."

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pressure on the shoulders of New England veteran linebacker Dont'a Hightower and a secondary led by Devin McCourty and Logan Ryan to increase their production.

They responded by having the stingiest scoring defense in the NFL over the final three weeks of the regular season, and entered the playoffs giving up a league-low 15.6 points per game.

They've maintained that status in the playoffs, allowing just 16.5 points per game.

Turnovers have also been up since that midseason lull.

Including the two playoff games, the Patriots' defense has come up with 19 turnovers in the past eight games. The defense has had multiple turnovers in seven of those games during that stretch.

Belichick said the formula has simply been his players buying into the program they've always tried to foster. But he said getting to face playoff-bound teams late in the season was a boost as well.

"It doesn't happen overnight. There's no switch that you can flip," Belichick said. "It comes through a lot of hard work, a lot of meetings, a lot of communication on how we're going to do things and then a lot of on the field execution at actually doing them at a good competitive level so that we can gain confidence in each other as a unit as to how that's going to happen in a live game situation."

Cornerback Malcolm Butler said the results down the stretch haven't been a surprise to a now-unified group of veterans and newcomers that have come to appreciate the methodical approach that Belichick preaches daily.

"Just keep working, man. That's all you can do is work no matter what anybody says," he said. "Just keep working and keep your head down and things will happen like it happened this season."

He also said success wouldn't affect their approach to the next two weeks.

"The job's not done," Butler said. "I'm going to enjoy it and we've got to get back to work soon."

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James is tackled short of a touchdown by New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung, left, and defensive back Duron Harmon during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

WINTER ’16-17 HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY WESTFIELD 10-5 ST. MARY 5-4-1 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY LONGMEADOW (WHS CO-OP) 5-3-1 BOYS’ BASKETBALL WESTFIELD 4-7 SOUTHWICK 7-4 GATEWAY 2-6

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY 1-5 ST. MARY 1-7 GIRLS’ BASKETBALL WESTFIELD 0-9 SOUTHWICK 6-3 GATEWAY 1-7 WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY 0-6 ST. MARY 0-7

WRESTLING WESTFIELD 6-2 SOUTHWICK 1-0* GATEWAY 0-1* BOYS’ SWIMMING & DIVING WESTFIELD 6-2 GIRLS’ SWIMMING & DIVING WESTFIELD 7-1 *REPORTS MISSING

WEEKEND RESULTS BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY ST. MARY 8, TURNERS FALLS 4 MINNECHAUG 4, WESTFIELD 2 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY NEEDHAM 1, LONGMEADOW-WESTFIELD 0 AUSTIN PREP 4, LONGMEADOW-WESTFIELD 2

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Surprise! Pay Up Dear Annie: My husband and I were recently invited to a surprise birthday party for his 30-year-old daughter, “Marcy.”

We received the “invitation” by text three days before the party via the son-in-law’s mother, and it was scheduled at an expensive restaurant. Seemed a little off, as it was less than two weeks before Christmas and many budgets are stretched now, but the son-in-law and his family are well-to-do. We and other family members RSVP’d that yes, we were coming.

The day of the party, we all received another text with specific instructions about what time Marcy’s husband would be bringing her and not to answer any calls from her; it was all a big happy surprise for her. The text also mentioned that the cost of a meal at this restaurant would be between $75 and $120 per couple. Am I a fuddy-duddy to think this was inappropriate?

We let the text inviter know that most of us would not be staying for dinner so she could change the reservation. One person was angry and opted out completely. We went for the “surprise” part, gave Marcy our gifts and politely visited.

When all the son-in-law’s family abruptly took seats at one end of the table, we left. The son-in-law’s comment when we left was, “Are you sure you don’t want to stay?”

My husband and I would have been glad to assist financially with this party or suggest a less expensive alternative so all our family could have attended without feeling burdened -- if we would have been asked. My husband loves his daughter, but it seems the son-in-law and his family buy her away from us whenever possible. And she loves it, but it really makes for some hard feelings, especially during the holidays. -- Family Stressed Dear Stressed: Sending out a last-minute “Oh, by the way, hope you’re all prepared to spend $100 tonight” text? That’s the wrong kind of surprise party.

I’m guessing that money has never been much of an issue for these people, so they’re probably clueless. Clue them in.

Ask them to get you involved earlier in the process next time so you can help plan and contribute.

But once you have communicated to them your wishes and been open about your expectations for them, you must let go of the hard feelings. As the saying goes, “resentment is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” Stay healthy.

Dear Annie: This is regarding your answer to “Child Forever,” whose parents want her to live closer to home. The day our daughter was dropped off for her freshman year of college, she and I felt very much that this was a rite of passage.

We had both been preparing for this last “untying,” if you will (versus “cutting”). She has soared independently quite well.

Yes, she’s learned her life lessons, and yes, I’ve winced and cried with her. However, this is an (SET ITAL) adult (END ITAL) relationship. I respect her life and expect and receive reciprocation. She is a 10-hour drive away. She has offered her home to us and made clear that she wants to be involved in our lives should we need her -- and not from a selfish view that we would make good baby sitters, which you suggested to “Child Forever” about her parents. How incredibly sad that this narrow view is propagated by you! -- Mary Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

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TV Sports Tonight 3 p.m.

NBCSN — Big Bash League, semifinal, Perth Scorchers vs. Melbourne Stars (same-day tape) GOLF 3 p.m.

GOLF — Web.com Tour, The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, third round, at Great Abaco, Bahamas NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

NBA — San Antonio at Toronto NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.

NBCSN — St. Louis at Pittsburgh SKIING 10:30 p.m.

NBCSN — FIS Alpine World Cup, Men’s Slalom, first run, at Schladming, Austria (same-day tape) TENNIS 9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Australian Open, quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia 3:30 a.m. (Wednesday) ESPN2 — Australian Open, quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia

Tuesday, Jan. 24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m.

SEC — Auburn at South Carolina 7 p.m.

BTN — Rutgers at Maryland CBSSN — S. Illinois at Wichita St. ESPN — Kansas at West Virginia ESPN2 — Purdue at Michigan St. ESPNU — Louisville at Pittsburgh 8 p.m.

FS1 — Villanova at Marquette 8:30 p.m.

SEC — Arkansas at Vanderbilt 9 p.m.

BTN — Penn St. at Wisconsin CBSSN — Tulane at Houston ESPN — Kentucky at Tennessee ESPNU — Kansas St. at Iowa St. 11 p.m.

ESPNU — Utah St. at New Mexico CRICKET

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‘SNL’ writer suspended for tweet about Barron Trump

By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A "Saturday Night Live" writer has been suspended indefinitely after tweeting a poorly received joke about Donald Trump's 10-year-old youngest son, Barron.

A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told The Associated Press that Katie Rich was suspended immediately after writing an offensive tweet about the child. An outcry on social media followed, with many calling for a boycott of the TV show.

Rich later deleted the tweet, deactivated her account but then reactivated it Monday, saying she wanted to "sincerely apologize" for the "insensitive" tweet and "deeply regret" her actions.

NBC had no comment.

Barron found support from Chelsea Clinton, with the

former first daughter saying he "deserves the chance every child does — to be a kid."

This isn't the first time "SNL" has gotten in trouble for joking about the president's children. In 1993, then-cast member Mike Myers had to write an apology letter to the Clintons after a skit that mocked Chelsea Clinton.

"She's a kid, a kid who didn't choose to be in public life," ''SNL" executive producer Lorne Michaels said at the time.

He also acknowledged that said his show treated then 9-year-old Amy Carter "a little rougher" during the 1970s when Jimmy Carter was in the Oval Office.

The current controversy over Barron Trump comes as President Trump has lashed out at the way "Saturday Night Live" has lampooned him, with the president saying Alec Baldwin's semi-regular portrayal of him "stinks" and calling one of the skits a "hit job."

HINTS FROM HELOISE EASY PIZZA Dear Heloise: Here’s my hint for making the best pizza for my family. I know what they like, so I make a list of the ingredients.

The grocery store near me has a salad bar. I can pick up just the right amount of ingredients for our pizza. A bonus is that the ingredients are in small pieces, so I can skip the cutting and preparing part. For my family, it’s the perfect solution for our homemade pizza. -- Bridget, via email Bridget, love it! Plus, you aren’t wasting half a red pepper or an open can of black olives, or time cutting everything up.

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Now I’ve found other uses for it. I cleaned it up, gave it a fresh coat of paint and brought it into the house. It has been used as a plant holder, extra coffee table, books and magazines holder, and my favorite, to haul laundry from one place to another. It’s so versatile, I may not be apt to pass it on to my children. -- Daria T., Fort Wayne, Ind.

President Donald Trump, right, smiles with his son Barron as they view the 58th Presidential Inauguration parade for President Donald Trump in Washington. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Stephen Colbert to host Emmys on CBS in September NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert will host the annual Emmy Awards telecast, this year to be shown on his home network of CBS. The annual awards show honoring the best in television will take place on Sept. 17 in Los Angeles.

Colbert is host of the "Late Show" on CBS, and the former host of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report." In talking about hosting the 69th Emmy telecast, Colbert made sly reference to the Trump administration's unprovable assertion that Trump's inauguration was the most watched ever.

Said Colbert: "This will be the largest audience to witness an Emmys, period. Both in person and around the globe."

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017: This year you seem to be riding a wave of good luck, especially if you detach more often and learn to keep your eye on the big picture. You need to be a stern realist when handling your funds; otherwise, you could make an error. You find that your daily life seems to present an interesting twist, no matter what you are doing. If you are single, you never know who you are going to meet next!

Someone highly educated could make you smile. If you are attached, you and your sweetie will want to travel more. In fact, just planning a trip could be meaningful and fun for both of you.

SAGITTARIUS is always a friend.

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Keep your priorities in mind.

Daylight hours are likely to be more successful than those later in the day. Focus on a key project and meeting. You will be pleased by what comes out of these encounters. Clear out as much as you can, and remain focused. Tonight: Chill out.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might not be aware of how much a boss needs your presence and feedback. Today, you get an indication of this person’s needs. At times, you could be overwhelmed by his or her dependency. You know how to make others feel secure. Tonight: Find your friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Relate closely to a partner.

You’ll find that although you interact well, both of you could be overwhelmed by all the choices that face you. The two of you are very different, yet you arrive at the same conclusion. Just keep exploring different approaches. Tonight: Out late.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Others love to be around you, and vice versa. However, resist becoming too dominant in a meeting, even if it is made up of your fan club. You might believe that you have made the right decision, but so do others. Try not to have a conflict. Tonight: A close encounter.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH All work and no play doesn’t suit you. Nevertheless, you’ll discover how important it is to stay focused on a certain serious conversation. You will see the results later in the day, or perhaps tomorrow. Tonight: Trust your choices, especially when it comes to having fun.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Tap into your ingenuity for a solution. A loved one might be critical, but he or she also is not getting the whole story, even if you have provided him or her with all the facts. Know that people can absorb only so much information at a time. Tonight: Keep it light and easy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Use your excellent ability to be creative. Trying to be anchored and upbeat at the same time could be quite challenging today. Loosen up and relax.

You might need to clear up a domestic matter before you can really move on.

Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Ask all the questions you need to in order to get verification. It is better to be too careful than not careful enough. Don’t let a call slip through your fingers, as it could be important, though you might not realize it at first. Tonight: Catch up on a close friend’s news.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You usually are good with financial matters, but a personal issue might be making it difficult to handle certain situations and areas of your life that usually flow. You could feel overwhelmed by a loved one’s request.

Tonight: Balance your checkbook before deciding.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH In the daylight hours, you’ll discover how fatigue really feels. You might opt for more than one power nap today. It probably would benefit you to also clear your mind about a career matter or a situation at work that is stressing you out. Tonight: Put on your dancing shoes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Hang out with friends as much as you can. You will be happiest when socializing. You might have difficulty focusing for long periods of time. A serious conversation could take place between you and a friend. Do not fight, but respect your differences. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be the apple of your boss’s eye, so it is likely that he or

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Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Sacramento at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NBA Capsules MIAMI (AP) — Dion Waiters' 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left capped his 33-point effort, and the Miami Heat beat Golden State 105-102 on Monday night to end the Warriors' seven-game winning streak.

The Heat wasted a 10-point lead in the final 4 minutes, and Kevin Durant tied the game on a dunk with 11.7 seconds left. With no timeouts, Waiters walked the ball up the court and drilled what became the game-winner over Klay Thompson.

Golden State star Stephen Curry missed a corner jumper as time expired, though referee Brian Forte signaled his attempt was a two-point try anyway.

Goran Dragic scored 19 points for Miami (1530), which finished a 4-0 homestand. Luke Babbitt added 11, and Hassan Whiteside had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Durant scored 27, Thompson had 22 and Curry added 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors (38-7).

PELICANS 124, CAVALIERS 122 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Terrence Jones filled in brilliantly for injured All-Star Anthony Davis, scoring a season-high 36 points and grabbing 11 rebounds while powering New Orleans to the surprising victory.

Jrue Holiday added 33 points and 10 assists for the Pelicans, and Langston Galloway capped a 12-point night with a clean steal on LeBron James' drive in the final minute, preventing the Cavs from erasing a deficit they had trimmed from 22 late in the first half to three with 1:32 left in the game.

Kyrie Irving scoring 35 of his 49 points in the second half, but the Cleveland fell to its fifth loss in seven games. James had 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Love scored 22 points.

THUNDER 97, JAZZ 95 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left, helping Oklahoma City stop Utah's six-game win streak.

Westbrook took over down the stretch and scored 11 of the Thunder's final 13 points after going cold in the third quarter. He finished with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 22nd triple-double of the season.

Alec Burks missed the final shot for the Jazz as time expired.

Victor Oladipo scored 18 for Oklahoma City.

Gordon Hayward led Utah with 17 points.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Rivers scored 27 points and Jamal Crawford broke out of a shooting slump with 19, helping the Clippers to the road win.

Crawford had eight points in the fourth quarter, including a driving basket after Atlanta cut the Clippers' lead from 24 to five points.

Kent Bazemore led the Hawks with 25 points.

Dennis Schroder had 21, and Dwight Howard added 16 points and 12 rebounds.

Crawford had made only 7 of 41 shots in his last four games.

The Clippers improved to 3-7 while playing without injured stars Blake Griffin and Chris Paul. Griffin, who had arthroscopic right knee surgery on Dec. 20, warmed up before the game and likely will return Tuesday night at Philadelphia.

Paul is expected to miss six to eight weeks after tearing a ligament in his left thumb on Jan 16.

WIZARDS 109, HORNETS 99 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — John Wall had 24 points and seven assists, Markieff Morris added 23 points and eight rebounds, and Washington earned its fifth win in six games.

Otto Porter Jr. was active all night with 14 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh doubledouble of the season. Bradley Beal made four 3-pointers on his way to 18 points, helping the Wizards shoot 54 percent from the field while the Hornets struggled to stop the pick and roll.

Washington also held Charlotte to 39 percent shooting.

Kemba Walker had 21 points on 7-of-24 shooting and Marco Belinelli added 18 for Charlotte, which had won three in a row.

KNICKS 109, PACERS 103 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and broke a tie with a baseline jumper with 23.4 seconds left, sending the Knicks to a rare victory at Indiana.

It was the Knicks' first road win in the series since March 17, 2012. Derrick Rose had 20 points and six assists for New York, which had dropped four of five.

Indiana erased a 17-point third-quarter deficit and tied it at 103 on two free throws by Paul George with 42 seconds remaining. Anthony answered, and the Pacers didn't score again.

George scored 31 points and Myles Turner had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have lost three straight.

BUCKS 127, ROCKETS 114 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Route 20 Access Improvement Project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of reconstructing and widening Court Street and Western Avenue from Llewellyn Drive to Lloyds Hill Road, to provide wider shoulders and added turning lanes; upgrading the traffic signals at the intersection of Western Avenue and Westwood Drive/WSU commuter parking lot; and constructing a multi-use path along Western Avenue and Lloyds Hill Road. Bicycle accommodations consisting of a 5’ bicycle lane have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.

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Isaiah Whitehead scored 19 points for the Nets, who got more bad news before the game when they announced Jeremy Lin will be sidelined another three to five weeks after aggravating his strained left hamstring.

KINGS 109, PISTONS 104 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Kings snapped a five-game losing streak.

Ty Lawson added 19 points and helped Sacramento turn the game around with a strong second quarter. Lawson scored nine points in the second, and the Kings outscored the Pistons 37-24 in the period to take a 65-62 lead into halftime.

A 3-pointer by Lawson put Sacramento up 101-90 in the fourth, and the Kings held on from there to stop Detroit's three-game winning streak.

Andre Drummond had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons.

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FIREPLACES • CHIMNEYS • STEPS • SIDEWALKS • PATIOS CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS • BILCO HATCHWAYS

BRICK - BLOCK STONE - CONCRETE

(413) 569-3172 (413) 599-0015

CONSTRUCTION, INC. ADDITIONS REMODELING

FULLY INSURED

Home Repair Services 413-206-6386

The Safe, Guaranteed Solution to Your Home Repair and Maintenance Needs

568-0341 cell (413) 348-0321

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Fully Insured MA Lic #072233 MA Reg #144831

DAVE DAVIDSON (413) 569-9973 www.davedavidsonremodeling.com

CUSTOM HOMES

2.

Loring Ln, Western Ave. Woodland Rd.

since 1984

BATHROOM & KITCHEN

(413) 568-2339

#1: Carroll Dr. Kelsey Ter, Putnam Dr. Russell Rd.

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Jim Blascak Program Coordinator at 572-6312

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ARTICLES FOR SALE

WANTED TO BUY

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME PET SITTING SERVICE Vacation care, over night sittings, daily dog walks.

(413)667-3684

ITEMS FOR SALE

PAYING CASH FOR COINS, stamps, medals, tokens, paper money, diamonds and jewelry, gold and silver scrap. Broadway Coin & Stamp, 144 Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA. (413)5949550.

SALE

FIREWOOD

Call (413) 562-4181

OVER STOCK SALE 2 Year Seasoned Cut, Split, Delivered $150 per cord

Ext. 118

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WOOD STOVE, Good condition, $400.

OFFICE CHAIRS- 3, $10 each.

Electric Stove: G.E. 4-burners. $150. Like new!

Faux Leather Couch: Wood Frame - $50 Closet/Storage Unit: $50 Dressers (3): Different Styles. $40 each Night Stand: $35 Call: 413-733-2991

Wholesale Wood Products 304-851-7666

Business Directory A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided.

Call: 413-330-2186

LOCATION...LOCATION LOCATION! 14 East Main St., Huntington.

15 min. from Westfield center.

LOGGING

SNOWPLOWING

AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD

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 !!

WEIDLER LOGGING

G&G Services Plus

Seasoned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Any length.

Now ready for immediate delivery. Senior and bulk discount.

Call (413)530-4820 or 413-626-3888

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

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.

413-835-5491

MASONRY

SEASONED FIREWOOD

5 Generations of Forest Management & Service to the Community We deliver.

Run by veterans.

Green Meadow Lumber

568-0056

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DRYWALL

100% hardwood Stacking available Cut, split, delivered (128cu.ft.)

Volume discounts Call for pricing Hollister's Firewood 860-653-4950 or 860-250-4869

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 www.Ls-painting.com

ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete.

Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired.

Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed.

Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured.

Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223 RAIN GUTTERS

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.

1 - 3 Bedroom Apartment @$875

HOUSE PAINTING

Forest Management 61 Plans Available

HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured.

Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, (800)793-3706.

2 - 1 Bedroom Apartments @$650.

FIREWOOD

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.

FORESTRY JML FORESTRY Seasoned Firewood for Sale 1/2 to Full Cords Delivered 413-575-8900 Westfield

HAULING A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal.

Handy-Man services plus painting. Snowplowing.

(413)569-0794 (413)374-5377 HOME IMPROVEMENT 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

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.

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs!

Commercial and residential snow removal, spring cleanups, lawn services and more!

Specializing in Hardscaping of patios/walkways/fire pits Fully insured/Free estimates (413) 626-6122 or visit www.haggerscape.com A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, Fall yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462 ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com

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)

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

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

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

FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

SNOWPLOWING Specializing in COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL property plowing, snow removal, de-icing, sand and/or salt.

Reliable and experienced.

NO DRIVEWAYS Call Tom: 413-244-3028 A-1 SNOWPLOWING Affordable Building Contractor Residential & light commercial Westfield Only 21 Years Experience Call Dave 413-568-6440

5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit.

Large yard, parking. $950 p/month. No pets please.

Call today, won't last.

Available immediately (413)348-3431

HILLTOWN APARTMENT FOR RENT

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APARTMENT

SNOWPLOWING. Free Estimates Sidewalks & Walkways Residential Only.

Westfield Area Service You Can Trust!

Call Greg: 413-210-3024

STORAGE

STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard.

Year-round discounts.

Safe and secure.

Lockhouse Rd. Westfield, MA JML 413-575-8900

TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

All with eat-in kitchen, parking, shared yard. Oil heat. Laundry facility on-site. Snow removal included. Non-smoking. Crimefree property!

1st/Last needed upon renting.

Call for info: 413-244-3936

WESTBRIDGE MANOR WESTFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, full basement. W/D hookup. $825/month plus utilities.

(413)562-2295.

WESTFIELD 1 bedroom apartment, large closets, free heat and hot water included, laundry, parking. $820/month.

(413)562-2266

WESTFIELD- 3RD FLOOR, 3bedrooms, LR, kitchen and bath. $950/month plus utilities.

First/last/security.

413-250-4811.

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

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

Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks.

WESTFIELD; 1st floor, 4-room apartment with enclosed porch. $825 p/month + utilities.

First/last/security. 413-250-4811

NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station

ROOMS

"No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

413-788-6787 top-truck.com

TREE SERVICE 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.

HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $475p/month. Call (413)531-2197.

WESTFIELD: LARGE PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM: Heat, hot water, electricity, and cable included. Central location.

Parking, bus route. Nonsmoking. Male preferred. $95/weekly. 413-562-1973

MOBILE HOMES CHICOPEE: 2 Bedroom home.

12' x 67'. Appliances. Totally renovated. Shingled roof. Nice yard. Patio 593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM

SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal.

Handy-Man services plus painting. Snowplowing.

(413)569-0794 (413)374-5377

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