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Residents gathered around a bonfire in Huntington last Nov. to raise money for Huntington Fire Association’s fireworks.

(Submitted photo by Kara Rousseau)

Huntington Celebrates scheduled for September

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – Capt. John McVeigh of the Huntington Fire Association has announced that the first “Huntington Celebrates” fireworks will be held on Saturday, September 9 (rain date Sept. 10) at the Gateway Regional High School Fields.

The event is free, and will begin at 5 p.m. with a performance by the band “Relentless” along with food concessions and merchandise for sale. There will also be a Children’s Muster, a firemen’s obstacle course for children led by the Chesterfield Fire Association. McVeigh said the kids will get firemen’s helmets, and opportunities to drag a hose and participate in a bucket brigade to put out a fake fire.

The second portion of the celebration will feature a spectacular fireworks display, beginning at 8 p.m. and lasting

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—A rollover accident during the time of the International Air Show on Saturday sent one person to Baystate Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Patrick Kane.

Kane reported that a rollover accident with entrapment occurred around 12:43 p.m. Saturday afternoon.

According to Westfield Police, the accident occurred at North Road and Old Stage Road after one vehicle had reportedly taken a right-hand turn into the path of another vehicle. In addition, according to the Westfield Police log, it was initially reported that an adult and infant were in the vehicle.

Westfield Fire confirmed that two people were in the See Rollover, Page 8

Driver struck utility pole in Southwick

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – A lone driver was travelling west on Congmaond Road on Sunday night and crossed into the opposite lane, hitting a utility pole and flipping their vehicle over onto the property of a residence on that road.

The incident occurred at around 7:15 p.m. on Sunday and the road was then immediately closed to the public but had reopened by Monday morning.

The identity of the individual involved hasn’t been released at this time, but was taken to Baystate Medical Center and their injuries are unknown at this time.

Capt. John McVeigh and the Huntington Fire Association have set the date for a return of fireworks to town after a twoyear effort. (Photo by Amy Porter roughly one hour, according to McVeigh. He said they plan to start it nice and small, and grow the event from year to year.

Huntington Celebrates also has a purpose, to say thank you to those who serve the town, whether police, fire, EMS, veterans or town volunteers. “It is these important people that make our community such a special place to live,” he said.

See Huntington Fireworks, Page 8

Residential lock boxes for select residents coming

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By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The Council on Aging (COA) and the city’s fire department are once again teaming up, this time to provide residential lock boxes for applicable residents.

Lock boxes are being provided to 38 residences in Westfield through a grant from the state-funded Senior SAFE Program, and will be installed with assistance from the Westfield

Fire Department. The lock boxes are being provided to those chosen based on the residents’ potential risk for needing emergency medical services and being admitted into medical facilities. The lock boxes have not been received yet, but according to Tina Gorman, director for the COA, the hope is that they will be in within the next several weeks.

The 22-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 16-year-old Westfield High School junior Lillian Anderson. Anderson was found dead of an overdose in February 2016.

He has pleaded not guilty.

The trial was delayed so the judge can

Multiple greens damaged on Tekoa Golf Course

See Lock Boxes, Page 8

Trial in Westfield teen’s fatal heroin overdose delayed SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The trial of a Westfield man charged with providing the heroin that led to a teenage girl’s fatal overdose has been postponed.

Seth Lombard-Hawthorne was supposed to go on trial Aug. 31, but The Republican newspaper reports that it was moved to Nov. 30.

Three of Tekoa Country Club’s greens were damaged

by ATV tracks. Here is a picture of one of the greens affected. (Photo by Dan Desrochers)

weigh a defense motion to suppress some evidence.

Lombard-Hawthorne’s lawyer says her client’s statements to police and the permission he gave to search his car and cellphone were not voluntary because he was under the influence of drugs and in “extreme duress.”

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – Sections of the Tekoa Golf Course were damaged on Monday afternoon at around 4 p.m. According to Tekoa Country Club Superintendent E.J. Altobello, the greens on the fourth, fifth, and twelfth holes had marks from what appears to look like tire tracks from a single ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) or multiple ATVs. Westfield Police Captain Michael McCabe said that they generally know which direction the ATVs came from.

This incident is currently under investigation by the Westfield Police and more information will be released by the Westfield News once the investigation moves forward.

Lake Management committee discusses harbormaster position

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – With Southwick Police Chief David Ricardi’s contract scheduled to expire in June of 2018 and his plans to retire at that point, the discussion hasn’t been just about the Chief’s position, but also the position of Harbormaster.

Since Ricardi has been the harbormaster of Congamond Lake since his tenure as Chief, the Lake Management Committee discussed during their last meeting on what they feel the qualifications of the harbormaster position should look like for the future.

Dick Grannells, Chairman of the Lake Management Committee, suggested to

the committee what he thought the harbormaster should have for qualifications.

“You need those certifications,” said Grannells. “You’ve got to understand all the rules and regulations.”

The qualifications would also include making sure that the person would do all the right trainings and attend the classes that they may need in order to be the harbormaster.

The committee then brought up the possibility of the harbormaster job being a separate position, and maybe the only position that the individual holds.

The Lake Management Committee then said that they may be sending a letter of recommendation to the Select Board for them to look at.

The Lake Management Committee discussed the future of the next harbormaster for Congamond Lake. (Photo courtesy of Greg Fitzpatrick)

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the district and then neglecting to acknowledge the I’m not surprised that the remaining towns of Chester, efforts and successes in this area that the district has Huntington, and Russell once again voted down the already undertaken. Just the additional administrative district’s latest budget request given the selective use of positions that were recommended as part of the statistics from both the towns and the schools that MARS study would add a minimum of $150,000 for appear to show two very different versions of the shared positions. The reality is that the school comtowns’ and district’s financial standing. Given the mittee has already implemented a number of the recinformation that I gleaned about the GTAC meeting ommendations and has a plan for implementing othprior to the these recent special town meetings (as ers in the near future.

GTAC meetings aren’t official and therefore don’t fall It’s also interesting to see that there is concern from under the open meeting laws, they don’t have to prosome officials that the district has money left over at vide official proceedings of their meetings for the pubthe end of the fiscal year due to prudent financial lic to review) it appears they spent this time to establish decisions and continuous efforts to reduce costs. I some talking points without seeking any additional can’t imagine these officials would like to see the information from the district (despite our offer to prodistrict run a deficit, or to give up the reality that vide information to answer any questions they may much of these savings are then used to offset town have had). In reviewing some of these talking points, assessments for the district. The fact is that the towns, most of which are accurate but also misleading, it’s interesting to note some comparisons with other ‘data’. Gateway Regional School District just like the district, have unspent money in their One of the examples was that the superintendent’s Superintendent Dr. David B. accounts at the end of every year and this is not a financial liability. If one looks at overall ‘state’ aversalary was 300.7% of the state per pupil average. This Hopson. ages in educational expenditures from 2009 to 2014 is one piece of data that doesn’t mean any more than you would see an increase of 14.5% while the the fact that the perresident pay of Huntingon’s selectboard members is 2,200% higher than the per resident pay of members Gateway budget has decreased by 6% with the result being that overall of Boston’s City Council. These comparisons are not relevant because town assessments during this same period decreased from $10,022,095 they don’t take into account similarities or differences between rural to $8,674,088, and yet the district is being accused of poor financial communities/schools and larger urban cities (economies of scale); the planning or not being concerned about town assessments?

All of this goes to point out that we can use statistics to our advantage differences between regional schools and city schools (total per pupil costs are often ‘off’ due to educational costs buried in city budgets); they but the reality is that without ongoing dialogue, a willingness to openly don’t account for total administrative staffing (for example, state aver- discuss the issues, and a desire to improve our situations throughout the ages for administrative costs have risen by 19.4% between 2009 and six towns we’ll end up allowing the state to set our financial parameters 2014 while Gateway’s administrative costs have decreased by 11% dur- for the district and our towns. Given the lack of collaborative discussion ing this time period); and they don’t account for the multiple jobs com- in the recent past that’s evident in the recent votes on the district’s budpleted by superintendent’s in smaller districts (where assistant superin- get, I would again urge the towns to join the district in implementing the MARS recommendation for a facilitated discussion regarding finances tendents aren’t found) or by selectboard members in small towns.

Another example is the deliberate choice of just one item (organiza- and long-term planning as it appears that this is currently not happening tional options) from the many recommendations of the MARS study of through GTAC.

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50th Reunion Announced for Tech High Class of 1967 Technical High – Springfield, MA, Class of 1967 will hold its 50th Class Reunion from September 29 to October 1, 2017. A full weekend of exciting activities are being planned for this significant milestone with a dinner banquet and live entertainment set for Saturday evening September 30 at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. If anyone is aware of classmates who may not have heard about the reunion, either send us their name and contact info or have them email Carolyn or Pam and the Reunion Committee will follow through. Names and information should be emailed to 1967Tech50th@gmail.com

Holyoke High School – 45th Reunion Looking for classmates….Holyoke High School Class of ’72 is holding 45th on Sept.9 @ the Summitview Restaurant Rt. 5 in Holyoke. For more information please contact Laura Meara at laura.meara@gmail.com before August 18.

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German police hunt stolen trailer full of chocolate BERLIN (AP) — Police say a semitrailer full of chocolate has been stolen in a small central German town and are calling on witnesses who may have seen the sweet-toothed thieves.

Police spokesman Martin Ahlich said Tuesday the cooled truck trailer contained 20 metric tons (22 tons) of chocolate including Kinder Surprise eggs, Nutella hazelnut-chocolate cream and Valparaiso chocolate fruit pearls.

Ahlich said the trailer was stolen in the Hesse town of Neustadt at the weekend and that the thieves must have brought in a truck to haul away the sweet spoils.

He said that, “it’s not even clear if they were after the sweets or after the trailer — at this point we don’t know what their motive was.”

The chocolate swag is worth 50,00070,000 euros ($59,000-82,000).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2017. There are 138 days left in the year.

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n August 15, 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.

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In 1057, Macbeth, King of Scots, was killed in battle by Malcolm, the eldest son of King Duncan, whom Macbeth had slain.

In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV.

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In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.

In 1974, a gunman attempted to shoot South Korean President Park Chung-hee during a speech; although Park was unhurt, his wife, Yuk Young-soo, was struck and killed, along with a teenage girl. (The gunman was later executed.)

In 1812, the Battle of Fort Dearborn took place as Potawatomi warriors attacked a U.S. military garrison of about 100 people. (Most of the garrison was killed, while those who remained were taken prisoner.)

In 1989, F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as acting president of South Africa, one day after P.W. Botha resigned as the result of a power struggle within the National Party.

In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the just-completed waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy (DAH’-nuh-hee) pleaded guilty to felony charges for taking cash payoffs from gamblers and betting on games he’d officiated in a scandal that rocked the league. (Donaghy, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, was released in November 2009.) A magnitude-8 earthquake in Peru’s southern desert killed 596 people.

In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory.

In 1939, the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” opened at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

In 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. In 1965, the Beatles played to a crowd of more than 55,000 at New York’s Shea Stadium.

In 1967, a 50-foot-tall sculpture by Pablo Picasso was dedicated in Daley Plaza in Chicago by Mayor Richard J.

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FIVE YEARS AGO:

Felix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0; it was the third perfect game and sixth no-hitter of the season. The United States soccer team broke a 75-year winless streak at Mexico’s intimidating Azteca Stadium with an 80th minute goal and a series of saves that delivered a 1-0 victory.

ONE YEAR AGO: Republican Donald Trump called for “extreme” ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United

States, vowing during a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, to significantly overhaul the country’s screening process and block those who sympathized with extremist groups or didn’t embrace American values. President Barack Obama, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, urged Democrats to campaign aggressively for the next 80 days to elect Hillary Clinton, saying “if we do not do our jobs, then it’s still possible for her to lose.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actress Rose Marie is 94. Actress Abby Dalton is 85. Actress Lori Nelson is 84. Civil rights activist Vernon Jordan is 82. Actor Jim Dale is 82. Actress Pat Priest is 81. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is 79. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is 79. Musician Pete York (Spencer Davis Group) is 75. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 73. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 71. Rock singer-musician Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) is 69. Actress Phyllis Smith is 68. Britain’s Princess Anne is 67. Actress Tess Harper is 67. Actor Larry Mathews is 62. Actor Zeljko Ivanek (ZEHL’koh eh-VON’-ehk) is 60. Actor-comedian Rondell Sheridan is 59. Rock singer-musician Matt Johnson (The The) is 56. Movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (ihn-YAH’ee-tu) is 54. Philanthropist Melinda Gates is 53. Country singer Angela Rae (Wild Horses) is 51. Actor Peter Hermann is 50. Actress Debra Messing is 49. Actor Anthony Anderson is 47. Actor Ben Affleck is 45. Singer Mikey Graham (Boyzone) is 45. Actress Natasha Henstridge is 43.

Actress Nicole Paggi is 40. Christian rock musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) is 39. Actress Emily Kinney is 33.

Figure skater Jennifer Kirk is 33. Latin pop singer Belinda (cq) is 28. Rock singer Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) is 28. Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega is 28. Actress Jennifer Lawrence is 27. Rap DJ Smoove da General (Cali Swag District) is 27.

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CHESTER Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm

WESTFIELD Off-Street Parking Commission at 6 pm Flood Control Commission at 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16 BLANDFORD Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm

MONDAY, AUGUST 21 BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm

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

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City Councilor Mary Ann Babinski Ward 1 Office Hours WESTFIELD — On Monday, August 21, 2017, Councilor Babinski will hold office hours from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. in the Barnes Regional Airport Conference Room located at 100 Airport Road.

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WHS Freshman Orientation WESTFIELD — Westfield High School, invites all incoming freshman, new and transfer students and their parents/guardians to attend Freshman/Parent Orientation on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the school and programs that are offered at Westfield High School.

Mayor: Boston won’t welcome ‘hate groups’ seeking to rally

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said Monday that the city stands with Virginia and will not welcome what he described as "hate groups" who might be thinking of holding a rally in Boston.

Walsh made his comments after violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday left one protester dead and 19 injured.

Walsh, a Democrat, said Monday that a group of far-right activists who are planning a Saturday rally on Boston Common have not filed for any permits from the city. He urged any groups considering such a rally to abandon their plans — or push back the rally to another time, saying the wounds from Virginia are too fresh.

"We also have a message for the hate groups, especially any who are planning to come to our city this weekend: Boston does not welcome you here. Boston does not want you here.

Boston rejects your message," Walsh said at a press conference on Boston City Hall Plaza.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker called the attack on those protesting the white supremacist rally in Virginia an "act of terrorism" and said the state won't "tolerate the kind of hatred and bigotry."

He said he called Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, on Monday to express his solidarity with McAuliffe and the people of Virginia.

"It's disturbing and sickening to turn on the news and to see that there are people in this country who believe that the color of their skin or their place of birth makes them superior to their neighbors," Baker said.

Organizers of Saturday's planned protest have dubbed it a "Boston Free Speech Rally" and have said they are not associated with the organizers of the Charlottesville rally.

Organizers also said late Monday that while some speakers have backed out, they will be proceeding with the rally. The group said in a Facebook post that they submitted a permit on July 13 "and it was city approved." They said the city and the Boston Police Department "are ignoring our calls."

During the press conference, Walsh again said "to my knowledge, they did not apply" for a permit.

The rally is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. on Boston Common.

Activists are planning a counter rally and march on Saturday to protest the event.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said local and state agencies are working to guarantee the safety of all on Saturday. He said they expect large crowds, but are hoping to keep the groups apart.

Evans "We will not tolerate any acts of violence," he said. "We're hoping for a safe day."

Walsh and Baker also criticized President Donald Trump's failure on Saturday to denounce the groups in Virginia by name and instead blame the violence on "many sides." On Monday, after intense criticism, Trump condemned Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

Walsh said Trump should have spoken out more forcefully immediately.

"This was never a many-sides issue. This is a right and wrong issue," Walsh said, faulting Trump's campaign rhetoric and initial reluctance to call out the groups. "Don't hand hatred a megaphone and pretend you can't hear it."

Baker also said Trump should have come out and said what everybody else was thinking and believing shortly after the Charlottesville incident "which is white supremacists have no business and no place in American political dialogue. Period.

End of discussion. Case closed."

Vendors, Crafters, and Tag Sale Participants Wanted!

Saturday, September 9th, the Russell, MA Council on Aging will host a “Main Street Tag Sale” from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Sell your stuff, have some fun, and make some money!

Sites are available on the lawn outside the Senior Center located in Russell Town Hall, 65 Main St., Russell, MA, and in the Veteran’s park across the street. A pancake breakfast, and hot dog and pot luck dish lunch will be available for purchase in the Senior Center. A 12’ x 12’ space is $15.00. This is a rain or shine event. Vendors will need to supply their own tables, and tents if desired. Please send name, contact information, and payment to Russell COA, P.O. Box 407, Russell, MA 01071. Call Carrie Florek at 413-862-6217 or e-mail russellcoa@russellma.net with further questions.

Holy Trinity Parish Fall Festival Holy Trinity Parish of Westfield will be holding its FALL FESTIVAL on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2017, 12 noon to 5 pm at Pilsudski Park, 200 Old County Rd., Holyoke, MA. The day will begin with Mass celebrated at 10:30 am.

The Festival will feature a Polish Kitchen serving the popular Polish Plate with pierogi, golumbki, kielbasa, and kapust.

These items can also be purchased separately. The American Kitchen will serve hot dogs, hamburgers & kielbasa grinders.

Take-Out will be available starting at Noon. Our Bake Sale will have delicious homemade baked goods.

The festival will include Bingo, a Straw Booth, games of chance, a Chinese Raffle and a 50/50 Raffle.. There will be children’s games, activities and a Bounce House. The Grand Raffle has 10 money prizes worth a total of $2,000 with the first prize being $1,000. Tickets are $1 each or a book of 6 tickets for $5. Raffle tickets can be obtained in advance at the parish office during office hours and at the Festival. The drawing will be at the Festival. For your listening and dancing pleasure The “Mark VI Band” will provide Polish & American music from 1 to 5 pm in the spacious ballroom. The Festival is open to the public with free admission & parking, held rain or shine. Come for good food and a fun time. For more information call the Parish Office, Monday thru Friday from 9am to 4pm at 568-1506 or email htoffice@comcast.net. We hope to see you there!

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Letter to the Editor To the Editor We are elected to represent every single person who lives in Westfield, from our city employees, teachers, children, nextdoor neighbors, retirees, to our parents and grandparents. We are one community, trying to make Westfield the best city to live in.

Working families, small business owners, single moms working 3 jobs, seniors trying to keep their homes, or city employees do not want to be lectured by politicians, who may live inside the bubble, or make a good living working for government or for unions.

Some people are trying to place the blame for Westfield’s financial situation on the wrong things such as, “taxes are going up because last year, for the first time in ten years, the city did not increase taxes”. Sorry, but that dog won’t hunt.

Let me make this as simple as I can.

If the city raises property taxes by 2.5%, it collects $1.7 million dollars. Property values have remained flat and Westfield is not growing like it was 10 years ago. As a result, we only collect about a million dollars in revenue from new growth each year.

Add those two numbers together. The Mayor or the city cannot spend 3, 4, 5 plus million dollars with 2.7 million dollars.

We knew 16 months ago, the 2018 and 2019 budgets contained millions in new spending. A few councilors were willing to cast protest votes after the labor contracts were approved in 2016, in an effort to get the Mayor to give us the total cost of the increases for the second and third years. That way people would know how much these items would cost, in dollars. Percentages mean very little to most people.

When it became obvious the city could no longer afford to pay its 80% portion to the health plan, it should have done something we could afford that would help our employees, retirees, and not tax people out of their homes. Many city employees understand this, and say they would have accepted a combination of modest raises, premium holidays, (which save our employees, retirees and the city money.) No property tax increase is the same as a pay raise, even for people making $50,000 to $100,00 a year. It is not how much you make, it is how much you get to keep. We are elected to represent all the people of Westfield, not just the ones who can afford another $245 per year. Our city employees will tell you there are areas where the city can save money.

The Finance committee dealt with many “prior year” expenses. The city had to cover about a million dollars in Chapter 90 spending that was not approved by the state.

Another problem is it costs too much for many things that government does. It cost the city $300,000 to replace “a decorative railing” that was falling down next to a 20-foot drop to the Westfield River. A traffic light costs $500,000.

The 2018 budget does not include enough funds for overtime for police and fire, police cars, snow removal, and there are other pressures on the budget.

I would have stayed in session as long as it took, and supported any sensible savings to bring the budget into balance.

Just like last year, we did not have the votes to pass more than a few reductions. My name is the first item on the city budget, and we voted to cut city councilor’s pay. The second item is the Mayor’s salary. This is where some knees began to buckle.

The largest “cut” was not a cut at all, since design work by the Engineering Department was likely to be funded through the use of Community Preservation funds.

People understand it is a bad idea to deplete the stabilization fund to cover operating expenses. Some councilors want to use stabilization funds, or blame a tax increase on members who don’t go along. We need to do something to remedy this situation, but placing the blame on the wrong thing is never the answer. There are important decisions and a question on the November 7th ballot. Be sure to vote. Your Voice Matters.

Dan Allie – At-Large City Councilor

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In this Feb. 25, 2016, file photo, children hold signs during a rally in support of public charter schools at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Support for charter schools has fallen significantly over the past year, according to a national opinion poll.

Only 39 percent of respondents say they support the formation of charter schools, compared to 51 percent last year. The study was released by Education Next, an education journal published by Harvard’s Kennedy School and Stanford University. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Poll: Support for charters drops markedly over past year

By MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Expanding charter schools around the country is losing support among Americans, even as President Donald Trump and his administration continue to push for school choice, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Trump campaigned on a promise to dramatically improve school choice — charter schools and private school voucher programs — and his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has made it a priority. But so far the message does not appear to have hit home with the public.

About 39 percent of respondents favor opening more charters — schools that are funded by public money, but usually operated independently of school districts — according to the survey by Education Next, a journal published by Harvard’s Kennedy School and Stanford University. That’s down from 51 percent last year.

Supporters of charter schools had feared that Trump’s polarizing rhetoric could hurt the school-choice movement.

But the authors of the report say the decline in support for charters can’t be linked directly to Trump. They say support for charters slipped almost equally across party lines: by 11 percent among Democrats and by 13 percent among Republicans.

They also emphasize that private school vouchers and voucher-type programs, championed by Trump, have seen stable support and declining opposition.

Finally, when respondents were told that Trump was advocating for charter schools, overall support increased by 6 percentage points.

“We can’t say definitively what is responsible for the decline,” said Martin West, associate professor of education at Harvard University and a co-author of

the report. West speculated that the drop may have been caused by continued opposition from teachers unions and many Democrats plus debates over charters’ effectiveness.

“These developments may have led to a souring of the charter brand,” West said.

Meanwhile, opposition to publicly funded vouchers that help parents pay private school tuition dropped from 44 percent last year to 37 percent; 45 percent of respondents currently favor the idea. When it comes to tax credit-funded scholarships, resistance fell from 29 percent to 24 percent, while support was at 54 percent now.

Proponents of charter schools are not discouraged. Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, says the drop in popularity was due to “expensive, sustained, and coordinated campaigns to discredit charter schools, led by teachers’ unions and special interests that feel threatened by families having a choice in public school.”

Rees said that more than 300 public charter schools opened last year, with a total over 6,900 charter schools serving over 3 million students across the country.

“The opinions about charter schools that matter most are the opinions of parents and students who have chosen charter schools,” Rees said.

To others, the Trump effect is more apparent. On the campaign trail, Trump spoke of funding a $20 billion school choice program and has proposed major cuts to long-standing K-12 programs, such as teacher preparation and afterschool classes, while requesting more funding for charters and vouchers.

DeVos has faced criticism from the left for promoting solely school choice and paying little attention to public schools.

Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a nonpartisan research and policy organization, said the Trump administration’s rhetoric has only deepened partisan tensions around charter schools.

“I would be shocked if it were unaffected,” Lake said. “I am just hearing a lot from folks on the ground that schools have a lot of conversations with parents that they didn’t use to have about why charter schools are public and why they are not a partisan issue.”

“I am not sure it’s not the only reason, but I am pretty sure it’s a contributing factor.”

Rick Hess, director of education policy at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, said Trump and DeVos may have turned school choice into a much more federal and divisive issue than it needed to be by talking about it in black-and-white terms and by being too critical of public schools.

“Sometimes the way these things get talked about, you can wind up alienating people who might be with you,” Hess said.

An April poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found greater levels of support for charter schools.

Forty-seven percent said they favor opening more public charter schools, 23 percent were opposed, and 30 percent felt neutral about it. Meanwhile, 43 percent of respondents supported giving low-income families tuition vouchers for private schools, 35 percent were opposed and 21 percent didn’t have a strong opinion either way. The poll had a sample size of 1,036 and the margin of error was plus or minus 4.0 percentage points.

The Education Next survey was based on interviews with 4,214 adults across the country. The margin of error was 1.5 percentage points.

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Joseph P. Kalesnik WESTFIELD – Joseph P. Kalesnik, 75, (1941-2017) passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Springfield to the late Frank and Mary (Scycurka) Kalesnik and was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Joe attended Westfield State and received an Associate’s Degree in Business Management. He served his country with the United States Army during Korea from 1958-1962and attained the rank of Specialist 4th class. Joe was a member of the Korean War Veterans Association – Western Massachusetts Chapter #2000, where he served as the Chapter Treasurer and later Chapter Commander and member of Chapter #4, also the American Legion Post 124 in Westfield. Additionally, he led multiple fundraising efforts for the Koren War Association. He was employed by the United States Postal Service for 38 years. Joe worked as the station manager in West Springfield and regional field operations manager and superintendent of all delivery in Western Mass. Joe was active in sports, he coached little league and also coached Babe Ruth. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Danne L. (Patrick) Kalesnik of Westfield, his loving children, Gregory P. Kalesnik and his partner Brian Klambt of Pawtucket, R.I. and Tamara A. Kalesnik of Jersey City, NJ., his brother Lawrence Kalesnik of Ardmore, OK, a niece Irene Kolodziej Martin of East Longmeadow, brotherin-law Richard Patrick and his wife Loretta of Westfield, numerous nieces and nephews and his grand-dog Linus.

He was predeceased by three brothers, Freddie, Leon and Lewis and his sister Stephanie Kolodziej. Joe’s funeral will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 9AM from the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10AM in St. Peters/ St. Casmir’s Church, State St. Westfield.

Burial with Military Honors will follow the mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield. Visiting hours will be held on Friday from 4-7 PM in the funeral home. Donations in Joe’s name may be directed to the American Heart Association, Western Mass Regional Center, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005. www.firtionadams.com

Victor M. Sanchez WESTFIELD – Victor M. Sanchez, 68, (1949 – 2017) passed away peacefully Friday at home surrounded by his loving family. Victor was born July 24, 1949 in Manti Puerto Rico to the late Angel Sanchez and Luz Maria Soto. The family expresses their great sadness of the passing of their beloved husband, son, father, grandfather, godfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Calling hours for Victor will be Tuesday, August 15, 2017 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM at WESTFIELD FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION, 4 Princeton Street, Westfield, followed by a Funeral Home Service at 8:00pm. Please visit www.westfieldfuneralhome. com for Victor’s memorial page.

Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 7:28 a.m.: Accident, Highland Avenue. Police received a report of a possible hit-and-run accident after a vehicle was discovered to reportedly have a left rear bumper and light smashed, according to police. There are no known suspects.

8:53 a.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, walk-in.

Police received a report of a vehicle that was allegedly broken into on Janelle Drive over the weekend. Police reported that the vehicle was reportedly unlocked but unknown if items were missing.

9:59 a.m.: Other-drug/narcotic violations, Westfield District Court, Elm Street. Police received a report that court officers reportedly found heroin in an arrestee’s property at the courthouse. Police reportedly confiscated it and charged the person.

12:18 p.m.: Burglary/breaking and entering, walk-in.

Police received a report of a possible breaking and entering that reportedly occurred on Lockhouse Road. According to police, the alleged victim had reportedly loaned a van to two employees while on vacation and the keys had the house key reportedly attached. $1,400 and other items were allegedly reported missing after the alleged victim reportedly came back from vacation. Police are investigating.

7:39 p.m.: Disturbance and arrest, Washington Street.

Police received a report of a disturbance in an apartment on Washington Street. Police reported that someone was allegedly being assaulted with a cane. Police reported that a 63-year-old was allegedly assaulted, which included the alleged victim reportedly being grabbed by the shirt and thrown into a wall, as well as being knocked down and allegedly punched several times. Police arrested Sean M. Pirnie, 40, and charged him with assault and battery on +60/disabled with injury.

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Holocaust memorial vandalized for second time this summer BOSTON (AP) — The New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston has been vandalized for the second time this summer.

Police said a 17-year-old Malden boy smashed a glass panel on the memorial Monday evening. He was detained by two bystanders until officers arrived on the scene. Police said he will be charged with willful and malicious destruction of property. The police department's civil rights unit also is investigating to determine if additional charges are warranted.

It is the second time the memorial has been damaged in the past few months.

In June, police said James Isaac used a rock to shatter a roughly 9-foot-tall (3-metertall) glass panel on one of the memorial's six 54-foot-high (16-meter-high) towers. Isaac has pleaded not guilty to vandalism charges.

The six glass towers are lit internally and etched with millions of numbers that represent tattoos on the arms of many Jews sent to Nazi death camps.

The repaired memorial was rededicated in July.

The Jewish Community Relations Council and Combined Jewish Philanthropies released a statement late Monday night saying that they are "appalled and saddened" by the latest vandalism.

"We will remain resilient and will have a timeline for rebuilding the memorial once we have assessed the damage," the statement said.

Democratic Mayor Marty Walsh wrote on Twitter that he was "saddened to see such a despicable action." He thanked the public and Boston police for the "quick arrest" of a suspect.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Aug. 7, 2017 Gabrielle O. Duval, 27, of 81 Cherry St., Feeding Hills, was released on $500 personal surety pending a Sept. 29 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended and shoplifting by asportation, brought by Westfield Police.

Orlando Pinto-Laboy, 52, was held in lieu of $300 cash bail pending a Sept. 6 hearing after being arraigned on charges of fail to stop for police, operating motor vehicle with license suspended, unregistered motor vehicle, receive stolen property, possession class E drug and possession to distribute cocaine, brought by Westfield Police.

Carrie A. Pouliot, 39, of 4 Lafayette St., Enfield, was released on her personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 29 hearing after being arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery on police officer, brought by Westfield Police.

Michael A. Bombard, 23, of 96 Congamond Road, Southwick, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending an Oct. 24 hearing after being arraigned on charges of assault and battery on family/household member and intimidate witness/juror/police/court official, brought by Southwick Police.

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Lt. Colonel Tim Matthews to speak to Westfield Rotary Club On Monday, August 21 Lt. Colonel Tim Matthews will speak to the Westfield Rotary Club about his unit’s mission.

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Matthews enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1990 and served for 12 years as an enlisted Marine prior to his commissioning from Officer Candidate School 2002. His key assignments include serving as a Platoon Commander, DASC Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005 as Air Support Liaison Team OIC assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7

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and to the Horn of Africa in 2006-2007 as platoon commander assigned to the 6th Provisional Security Company. His recent operational deployments include strategic and operational planning for Northeast Asia, embassy reinforcement/ evacuation Libya, and Joint Special Operations Task Force-Bragg.

Lieutenant Colonel Matthews’ awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Joint Service Commendation Medals and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals as well as various service and unit awards. He graduated Boston College with a B.A. in

History and an M.Ed in Secondary Education. He is 2012 graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, RI with a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies. He is currently an 8th grade U.S. History teacher in Newton, Massachusetts. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews lives in Westfield, Massachusetts with his wife of 22 years, Bridget, and their four children.

The Westfield Rotary Club meets on Monday’s at 12:00n at the Genesis Spiritual Life Center at 53 Mill St. The meeting is open to all.

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HEALTHFITNESS Health care divide leaves tax on path to reinstatement

Why social smoking can be just as bad for you as daily smoking

By BERNADETTE MELNYK The Ohio State University (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)

It’s a common justification made for behaviors that may fall outside the realm of healthy. Whether it’s a drink or two or indulging in a favorite dessert, consuming small quantities, rather than abject abstinence, is a more palatable and acceptable option for most people.

The less-is-more approach may be sound when applied to many aspects of our frenzied daily lives, but when it comes to smoking, the same rationale cannot apply.

A new study that I conducted with other nursing and health services researchers has found that those who enjoy the occasional cigarette in social situations are risking their health just as much as the person who smokes a pack or more a day.

Ours is the first population health study to compare the blood pressure and cholesterol levels of people who self-identify as current versus social smokers.

To eliminate risks of cardiovascular disease, the only answer is not to ever start smoking or stop it completely. This needs to be a priority for health providers and policymakers.

An on-ramp… to a dead end A study of nearly 40,000 people conducted over a four-year period as part of The Ohio State University’s Million Hearts educational program identified nonsmokers, current regular smokers and those who said they were “social smokers,” meaning they didn’t have a cigarette every day. The “social smokers” in our study tended to be younger, male and were disproportionately Hispanic. Social smokers have been identified in previous studies as those who smoke in nightclubs and bars. Also, social smoking has been shown, in previous studies, to be associated on college campuses with alcohol consumption.

Our study defined a social smoker as “an individual who does not smoke cigarettes on a daily basis but who smokes in certain social situations on a regular basis.”

The researchers collected deidentified data from volunteers who completed Million Hearts cardiovascular screenings. After taking into account demographic and physical differences between the regular and social smokers, we found that there was virtually no difference in their risk of experiencing hypertension or high cholesterol, conditions that frequently lead to heart disease.

The study did not measure outcomes on cancer, but we know that smoking has been linked to 30 different types of cancer.

I believe that this is one of the most important findings in tobacco-related health in years, and it brings to light an issue,

like e-cigarettes and secondhand smoke, that we in the health care field must address with urgency. We now know that once people start opening packs of cigarettes, whether it’s for daily use or just to socialize at a party, they’re entering the same onramp toward serious health problems.

When moderation becomes a vice This knowledge carries significant ramifications for the medical profession and the way nurse practitioners, doctors, nurses and physician assistants communicate with patients. It’s routine for clinicians to ask patients whether or not they are smokers during a checkup or exam. The social smokers will frequently respond negatively to that question because they don’t think of themselves in those terms and, thus, a significant health threat goes undetected.

Given these findings, it makes more sense for clinicians to reframe their questions. For example, “Do you ever use tobacco in social situations with friends or work colleagues?” or “When was the last time you had a cigarette or used tobacco?”

High levels of bad cholesterol, the type measured in our study, and high blood pressure are risk factors for heart attack and stroke. Knowing that these health risks for occasional smokers are the same as those who light up frequently, clinicians must become more precise in collecting this information from their patients.

This study should also affect the advice that patients receive in the examination room. In terms of heart health, it’s simply not sufficient for clinicians to advise patients to cut back on their smoking.

The societal impact of this new study could be enormous. It concluded that more than one of every 10 Americans identifies as social smokers, compared to the 17 percent who smoke regularly. Extrapolate those numbers to the country as a whole and it means that millions of people are placing their heart health at risk by occasionally indulging in cigarettes. We can’t ignore this problem.

Over the last few decades, the United States has done a commendable job in raising public awareness of the dangers of smoking and properly stigmatizing tobacco use as a pervasive and deadly health threat. Armed with this new knowledge regarding the dangers of social smoking, public health officials, anti-smoking advocates and the medical community need to focus their messaging on those who mistakenly believe the occasional cigarette leaves them exempt from the warnings directed toward heavier users. Moderation, in this case, is most definitely a vice from a health perspective, and a potentially life-shortening approach.

$54,500 in Scholarships Awarded to Springfield Students Pursuing Careers in Health Care SPRINGFIELD — Thirty-two college students have been awarded a total of $54,500 in scholarships from the Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership (BSEP) to continue their pursuits to work in health care.

All of the awardees, who received their checks during a special scholarship awards ceremony at Baystate Medical Center on Wednesday, Aug. 9, are residents of Springfield and former BSEP participants.

For many of the students in BSEP, the financial barrier of obtaining higher education poses a significant challenge. BSEP works to support students with overcoming this challenge by providing scholarship funds to assist with paying for their education. Over the past nine years, Baystate has awarded nearly $700,000 to students who have completed the BSEP program and are enrolled in a health related program at a post-secondary institution.

Talent and motivation “I got to discover myself while participating in BSEP, and I hope others will discover themselves the way I did thanks to the program. If you have the talent and motivation, programs like BSEP can help you to overcome the financial obstacle that higher education often poses for many students,” said Shakir Tejada, a former Springfield Central High School student now attending Western New England

College. He hopes to attend medical school and eventually become a neurosurgeon.

Makay Abdi, a student at Elms College majoring in psychology, said the scholarship would help her to “pay my tuition and stay in school.”

“Originally I wanted to become a nurse, but after BSEP introduced me to the many career opportunities in health care, I set my sights on becoming a clinical psychologist,” said the former Springfield Central High School student about participating in a BSEP workshop that opened her eyes to the world of psychology.

Other Springfield students receiving scholarships were: Augustina Amoako, Richard Amoako, Cassidy Britton, Gaviela Caraballo, Chandra Chamlagai, Kedian Dixon, Bhumika Giri, Yvonne Hamisi, Myngoc Ho, Machcuong Ho, Tri Le, Sarah Meak, Kadeja Miller, Amaralyss Negron, Anderson Nguyen, Louis Nguyen, Kamran Noorishirazi, Joanna Ojeda, Suraji Omoru, Heather Orlowski, Melissa Otero, Emanuel Parrilla, Genesis Ramos, Jezavya Rivera, Olmary Rosario, Cassandra Sarno, Lizandra Sierra, Aliya Stevenson, Shakir Tejada, Shakira Tejada, and Ngan Tran.

Strive for diversity “As we are increasingly serving more diverse populations, we strive to hire a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve,” said Nancy Shendell-

Falik, president of Baystate Medical Center and senior vice president of hospital operations, Baystate Health.

“The scholarships help to address racial and ethnic disparities in Springfield’s health care workforce. By providing low income Springfield public school graduates the opportunity to attend college and to become employed in under-represented clinical health care professions at Baystate Health, we are continually increasing our workforce through the retainment of Springfield natives in our community,” she added.

The Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership builds relationships with interested and committed students from the City of Springfield and guides their experiences toward careers in health care. The BSEP program offers a variety of hospital-based learning experiences that provide opportunities to explore different careers, engage in more comprehensive observation experiences, and prepare for potential internship or employment opportunities. Since its inception, BSEP has reached over 1,000 students and some 300 BSEP internship and work opportunities have led to more than 100 permanent employment opportunities for BSEP alumni.

For more information For additional information on BSEP, contact Peter Blain, BSEP Manager, at 413794-1671.

By BOB SALSBERG Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The industry that makes medical devices from artificial hips to miniature pumps for IV drips is looking for a fallback plan to repeal a widely reviled sales tax that almost met its end in GOP health care legislation.

The 2.3 percent excise, one of several taxes and fees in the Affordable Care Act that pay for expanded insurance coverage, has been the subject of ferocious lobbying by manufacturers seeking its permanent death. Yet for now it's on track to be reinstated on Jan. 1 after a two-year hiatus, leaving industry leaders worried it will hurt employment and stifle development of innovative, even lifesaving products.

"We know it resulted in job loss when it was in effect and we also know it resulted in decreased investment and development," said Patrick Hope, executive director of the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance, one of several trade groups fighting reinstatement of the tax.

The tax covers a range of medical equipment sold to hospitals and physicians but excludes consumer items such as eyeglasses, hearing aids and diabetes kits.

Various failed versions of Republican bills to repeal and replace the Obama health care law would have killed the tax that is also unpopular with many Democrats in Congress, some representing states with thriving clusters of medical device firms.

The U.S. medical device market was valued at nearly $148 billion in 2016 with projections it will increase to $173 billion by 2019, according to Emergo, a leading industry consultant.

Companies shed 29,000 jobs from 2013-2015 when the tax was in effect, according to government data cited by the Advanced Medical Technology Association, or AdvaMed. No corresponding employment data exists yet for 2016-2017 when the tax was suspended though another trade group, the Medical Device Manufacturers Association, said a member survey found 70 percent added jobs while R&D spending increased by 19 percent on average.

Skeptics argue it's impossible to draw a straight line from the tax to overall performance by the industry and point to a variety of other factors, from consolidation to global competition, that influence trends in employment and R&D commitment.

John McDonough, a professor of public health policy at Harvard University, said he doubted the tax seriously harmed most firms while it was in effect, or that it would wreak much havoc if reinstated next year.

"The medical device industry stands out in its determination to be the one industry to get off the hook," said McDonough, noting that insurers, drugmakers and hospitals were also assessed higher taxes and fees under the ACA. Proponents of the tax, originally estimated to raise $29 billion in net revenue over 10 years, contend industry sales can only benefit from more Americans having access to health insurance. Still, the tax has long been targeted for repeal, not only by congressional Republicans but also many Democrats who strongly back the health care law and the other taxes that go with it.

Critics have cited a 2015 analysis by the Congressional Research Service that declared the levy "challenging to justify" in terms of traditional economic and tax policy. That same report, however, also projected "fairly minor" impacts on production and employment in the medical device industry.

Boston Scientific Corp., a leading maker of heart stents and other devices, said the two-year suspension allowed for a doubling of its collaboration with Mayo Clinic on projects to help cardiovascular patients.

Clinical Innovations, a privately-held medical device company in Salt Lake City, said tax savings of about $500,000 a year helped it speed up the redesign and launch of a balloon-like device that helps doctors manage potentially fatal occurrences of postpartum hemorrhaging in women.

"For a company like us, that's a significant savings, and frankly where we tend to cut if we have to pay a tax like that is on the development side," said Ken Reali, the firm's chief executive.

In 2015, 46 Democrats joined Republicans in approving a House bill to repeal the tax. That effort ultimately fell short, but Congress later added the two-year suspension of the tax to a budget bill.

Minnesota has about 27,000 people working in the sector with an average salary of $63,567, while in Massachusetts nearly 24,000 are employed in the industry and earn $66,787 on average, according to AdvaMed. Those states rank second and third behind California in medical device employment.

Minnesota's Democratic U.S. Sens. Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar have both voiced support for repealing the tax, as have Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey of Massachusetts.

Yet many Democrats, Warren included, insist they would only vote to eliminate the tax if another revenue source for the ACA was available to replace it.

So how to halt the tax before January, absent a full repeal of the health care law?

Several possibilities exist. One option would be to include in an overhaul of the U.S. tax code sought by President Donald Trump. It could also be tied to efforts to stabilize insurance markets, or attached to other vehicles such as an appropriations bill or the pending reauthorization of a separate health insurance program for children. All come with procedural challenges and uncertainties.

"It's a full court press," said Greg Crist, a spokesman for AdvaMed.

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Managing That Big Annual Transition: Back-to-School

By KIMBERLEY A. LEE Vice President, CHD Office of Development Long days and warm evenings.

Barbecues on the deck. Road trips for ice cream. Who loves summer as much as I do? Probably you!But too soon, we’ll all need to make the shift from the lazy, hazy days of summer to the more regimented schedule of the school year.

That transition isn’t always easy for children or their parents. I, for one, have thoroughly enjoyed the last eight weeks of not having to pack lunches, arrange late-day pick ups, or quibble over homework.

Those extra 30 minutes of sleep in the morning have been a welcome refresher!

But there’s no stopping September. That’s why I did a little research to help get myself—and my teenagers—ready for the start of a new school year. Here’s what I learned from the folks at Kids Health.

Battle the Butterflies: Starting school for the first time, entering the next grade or going to a different school can create a potentially unsettling situation. Remind your

kids that everyone feels a little nervous about the first day of school—even the teachers! With a little time to adjust, this new experience will become an everyday routine.

Ask and Listen: Ask your kids about what worries them—and then listen. Are they afraid they won’t make new friends or get along with their teachers? Is the thought of schoolwork stressing them out? Are they feeling added pressure this year to make the varsity team or get the lead role in the school play? College search can be especially stressful. Emphasize that you are always there to listen, no matter what concerns them.

Accentuate the Positive: If your child seems anxious, emphasize the positive things about going back to school, such as reconnecting with old friends, meeting new classmates who could become friends, and getting involved in activities like sports, music and clubs. You might even talk about getting cool school supplies!

Make Adjustments: Consider adjusting your own schedule to make the back-to-school transition

After living with a constant shooting pain for 16 years, Scott Arthurs of Enfield is now pain free SPRINGFIELD — A good, no, an excellent diagnostician can mean the difference between life and death for some. That wasn’t quite the case for Scott Arthurs, although he might disagree. But, one doctor at Baystate Medical Center did make all the difference in the world for him when no other doctor could.

Scott, of Enfield, Conn., has been living in almost constant pain since the age of 10. He’s pain free now at age 26, thanks to Dr. Mohamad Khaled, a neurosurgeon at Baystate Medical Center.

For Scott, it all began some 16 years ago while on a family vacation at Lake George in New York.

A pain like no other “I woke up with an extreme pain in my ear. The best way to describe it is that it felt just like someone was driving a screwdriver into my ear and down my neck every five to ten seconds. My father put me in the car and we drove back home to Connecticut, where we went to the emergency room and they had absolutely no idea what was going on, maybe an ear infection, and sent me home,” said Scott.

Two weeks later, with the pain so intense that he couldn’t function, Scott found himself back at the emergency room.

“They admitted me and I spent two weeks in the hospital pumped full with morphine and undergoing all kinds of tests, including an MRI and CAT Scan, both of which turned up nothing. Then, one morning I woke up in the hospital without pain and they sent me home,” said Scott, who remained on nerve medications. Then, at the age of 14, the pain returned and Scott was placed on such a high dose of methadone that he needed to spend his sophomore year of high school being home-schooled.

Overtaken by medication “I just remember one day being at home and getting ready to go to bed. By this time the powerful methadone drug had overtaken my body, and I just felt that I physically could not manage to walk up the stairs to bed. At that point, my life was completely overtaken by medication, and that is when as a family we knew we had to try something else,” said Scott.

But, that just wasn’t to be, despite visits to two Boston and another Connecticut hospital, including a headache clinic and dental clinic, a misdiagnosis of occipital neuralgia then trigeminal neuralgia, and nerve blocks on both sides of his head, which the doctor told him “would be short-term and not a cure.”

“The nerve blocks eventually did stop working and the doctor told me that she couldn’t do anything else for me. At this point it was toward the end of my senior year of high school and I was 18 and getting ready to go to college. I made the decision to live with the pain and treat it with Lyrica and other nerve medications, which helped a little for a while, but the pain was always still there,” said Scott, who earned a degree in justice and law administration.

Shooting pain every minute So, until the age of 25, Scott lived with what he called a “shooting pain” nearly every minute, until he finally couldn’t take it anymore and told his primary care physician, “We have to do something.” His doctor referred him to a neurologist at Baystate Medical Center, who told Scott – who at this point couldn’t even drive and was out of work – she thought there was somebody who could help him, and introduced him to a new neurosurgeon at the hospital.

That man was Dr. Mohamad Khaled.

“His office actually called me to come in, telling me that Dr. Khaled thought he knew what was wrong with me. I said laughingly to myself after 16 years of this, ‘Of course, he does.’ But, I did go in to talk with him and out of left field he told me that he thought I had Eagle Syndrome. He asked me to give him three weeks to do tests and that if he was right, he could cure me. I knew he was serious when on a Saturday morning I got a personal phone call from Dr. Khaled telling me, ‘We found it and you do, indeed, have Eagle Syndrome,’” said Scott.

Eagle syndrome – which attacks only four percent of the population – is due to a calcified stylohyoid ligament or an elongated styloid process, which is a piece of boney protrusion at the base of the skull with a ligament attached to it. The mainstay treatment for Eagle syndrome is surgery to shorten the styloid process, called a styloidectomy. The overall success rate for treatment is about 80 percent, which Scott happily falls under.

The pain was gone “I went in for surgery on the morning of October 1 and fully expected when I woke up to still be in pain on my left side. When I did wake up, Dr. Khaled was sitting next to me and asked if I felt any pain. I didn’t. So, I thought to myself, this might have actually worked. I stayed in the hospital overnight, and Dr. Khaled recommended waiting at least a month to make sure I remained pain free before operating on my right side,” said Scott.

His final surgery on the right side was performed on December 14 and was “the best Christmas present I could have ever received,” said Scott about now being completely pain-free.

“I’m ecstatic. It is the most unbelievable thing. I can’t put it into words…..never thought I would live without pain, I was just so used to it bringing me to tears every single day of my life. Dr. Khaled was my last hope. He came through for me and I owe him my entire life,” said Scott.

“The last time I saw Dr. Khaled he told me there was no reason for any additional follow-up visits, but that I was always welcome to stop by and see him. We shook hands and he told me ‘Hopefully, we will never see one another again,’” they both laughed.

For an appointment For more information, or to make an appointment to speak with a Baystate neurosurgeon, call 413-794-5600.

smoother. It’s especially beneficial that first week for parents to be home at the end of the school day.

Of course many working moms and dads don’t have that flexibility, so instead try to arrange your evenings to give your kids as much time as they need, especially during those first few days.

Kids Health also suggests that you can help ease those back-toschool butterflies by beginning the transition to a consistent schoolnight routine a week or two before school starts. What can you help your kids do?

Get Enough Sleep:Establish a reasonable bedtime so that they’ll be well rested and ready to learn in the morning.

Eat a Healthy Breakfast:Children are more alert and do better in school if they eat a good breakfast every day.

Avoid the Morning Rush: The night before, help them organize and set out what they need for school the next morning. Lay out clothes in their bedrooms, make sure homework and books are in their backpacks, and have backpacks by the door ready to go.

Post the Schedule:Use a wall calendar or personal planner to record due dates for assignments, test dates, dates and times for games, practices or rehearsals, and days when there is an early release or no school.

Write Down Key Info: Help them remember need-to-know details such as their locker combination, when classes and lunch start and end, their homeroom and classroom numbers, and the names of teachers and/or bus drivers.

It’s normal to be anxious in any new situation. In fact, according to my colleague, Janice Mitchell, LICSW, Senior Clinic Director, it’s typical for students and their trusted adult caregivers to experience some anxiety when returning to school.

“It is when it becomes excessive and affects their ability to function

as can often be manifested in loss of sleep, irritability, loss of appetite, increase in appetite and at times physical symptoms which include stomach pain, tearfulness, and oppositional behaviors that it’s time to have a conversation with your child. Yet, if these symptoms persist, having a conversation with a licensed professional would be an appropriate, helpful next step. It’s also a great idea to reach out ahead of that first school bell to find ways to get involved in your child’ school.

Getting involved with your children’s school is another way to safeguard an emotionally positive school experience. Having them see you at school, establishing positive relationships with teachers and other parents, administrators as well. It’s reassuring for children to see you as a parent involved and engaged.”

Back to school jitters are typical, but know that there is support and help available to you through CHD. How are you doing with going back to school? We really do want to know. Call 1-844-CHD-HELP. All the best for the 2017-18 school year!

Don’t Let Fears over the North Korean Crisis Affect Your Health SPRINGFIELD — Are you worried about a possible attack by North Korea? Not sleeping well at night?

You’re not alone.

A recent CBS News poll found 72 percent of Americans are uneasy about a possible conflict with North Korea over their nuclear ambitions.

Yet, among all the heated rhetoric of “fire and fury” from the United States and a retaliatory threat by the North Koreans to attack waters near the U.S. territory of Guam, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has attempted to calm any fears by telling Americans they “should sleep well at night, have no concerns about this particular rhetoric of the last few days.”

Easier said than done That may be easier said than done, says psychiatrist Dr. Barry Sarvet, chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Baystate Medical Center.

Dr. Sarvet noted a recent conversation with a colleague who was nine years old during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Fifty-five years later, this person’s memories of lying awake worrying about nuclear war resurfaced in vivid detail after watching the evening news.

“Anxiety is an evolutionary alarm system which functions to induce a state of readiness for responding effectively to a dangerous or threatening situation. Needless to say, this state of readiness is not conducive to sleep…and when threats are persistent and beyond one’s individual control, the anxiety can be harmful and counterproductive,” he said.

Tips to de-stress Dr. Sarvet offers the following tips to help those who may be stressed by worry over the North Korea situation: • Follow a “media diet” – people have a right and responsibility to be well informed and to participate in public discourse, however, compulsive checking of news and social media is usually not productive and unnecessary. Consider taking control of your media consumption by turning off intrusive news alerts and developing a habit of checking your preferred news sources once or twice per day for a

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• Talk to friends and people you trust about your fears.

Choose people to talk with whom you consider to be thoughtful and reasonable. Avoiding talking about negative feelings usually doesn’t relieve them because they often persist and become magnified in the background of your thoughts.

• Consider engaging in constructive collective activity and civic engagement. Individuals often consider themselves to be helpless to influence the course of events in society, however when people come together, their voices can exert a powerful influence.

As for losing sleep over the prospect of war, stress can cause insomnia, making it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep.

“We know that stress can disrupt your sleep patterns. Even the slightest of deprivation can result in poor health both physically and mentally,” said Dr. Karin Johnson, director, Sleep Lab, Baystate Medical Center.

Tips to fall asleep To help you get to sleep at night when your head hits the pillow along with your worries from the day, Dr. Johnson suggests the following tips: • Don’t stay in bed for more than 10-20 minutes if you can’t sleep, especially if your mind is racing.

• Turn off TV, smart phone and other electronics for the last 1-2 hours before bed and develop a relaxing bedtime routine.

• Practice mindfulness or other relaxation techniques during the day.

• Keep your sleep period at regular times, seven days per week.

• Keeps lights low before bed.

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Receiving an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) for Holyoke High School Mark Lubold, Finn Lubold, Jacob Swinheart and Matthew Seymour.

Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Eric Bishop.

Lock Boxes

Continued from Page 1 “We are targeting clients in the Council on Aging Companion Program most at risk for institutionalization and to call first responders,” Gorman said.

The Companion Program is a city-run program that provides volunteer services to “Frail, homebound adults aged 60 and older who are considered at risk of institutionalization are provided a variety of services… so that they may age in place in their own homes,” according to the program’s website.

The lock boxes will allow seniors to get potentially crucial emergency medical care in the event that they or someone else is unable to unlock a door to a residence for first responders, or if emergency personnel cannot access the home. This works by having the lock box located outside a residence that the Westfield Fire Department has a key and access to.

“All the apparatus carry a special key for the lockboxes, a key just for Westfield,” Bishop said.

The key is given by the company that manufactures the lock boxes and they cannot be duplicated, according to Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Eric Bishop said. This allows first responders who need access to the resident in need with an easier way of entry that is also quicker.

“It allows us to reduce any delay,” Bishop said. “When you’re having a medical emergency, seconds count.”

Gorman said that the lock boxes are being purchased with an approximate $2,300 grant, which is expected to be able to afford about 24 lock boxes. The remaining lock boxes are going to be attempted to be purchased through another grant next year.

The delay in the purchases is due to issues with the company who produces the product being unable to accept a purchase order, according to Gorman. She is working with the city’s purchasing department to solve the issue, though.

If residents would like lock boxes but are not being given the ones from the COA and the Westfield Fire Department, then they can contact the fire department and request information on how to procure one for their residence.

Holyoke Football represented by Mark Lubold receives their AED from Susan Canning, Chairman of the KEVS Foundation.

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Ludlow Football receiving their AED.

Also receiving an AED was Northampton Football.

Warren/West Brookfield Football brought players and cheerleaders to receive their AED and to learn how to use it.

Accepting an AED for the Springfield Museum is John Reigner

Huntington Fireworks

Ludlow Football (Ron Saloio, Jeremy Archambault) getting instructions on the use of the AED from Brian Flint.

Continued from Page 1 The Huntington Fire Association successfully raised $7,000 over the last two years for the fireworks through boot drives, private donations and a bonfire that was held last November in Pettis Field, which drew 200 people and raised more than $1,000.

Town residents also voted at the annual town meeting to transfer $10,000 from free cash for the celebration.

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vehicle but did not specify personal information.

According to Kane, Westfield Fire and Police personnel responded to the crash and prior to Westfield Fire Department’s arrival, the two were self-extricated with the help of bystanders and Westfield Police from the

Continued from Page 1 vehicle. Kane said that police were in the area directing traffic, which led to their prompt response.

In addition, Kane said that the Westfield Fire Department crews were on scene within five minutes of the call being received after roads were left open by Westfield Police.

Kane credited the prompt response to the work that was done by the city’s police and fire departments, as well as Westfield’s dispatch center with creating a prompt response.

“Great job by Westfield dispatch and police and fire for communication between all the agencies,” he said.

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SPORTS

Alumnus Ralph “Casey” Barry ’79 looks to sink a putt in the 2017 Owl Club Golf Tournament, as teammate Joe Seckler ’79 and Ralph’s son Matt ’13 look on. (Janet

Golf tourney raises 25K for Owls WESTFIELD – The 11th annual Owl Club Golf tournament was played on Monday, August 7 at the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, Mass., and raised nearly $25,000 in support of Westfield State University’s varsity athletics programs.

A full field contested the tournament for the ninth straight year, with alumni, sponsors, friends and coaches participating too.

“Westfield Bank was our lead sponsor, as they have been for all 11 of our tournaments,” said Dave Caspole ’94, Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs. “Westfield Bank, and president and CEO Jim Hagan ’84 have been terrific partners in supporting our student-athletes.”

Whalley Computer Associates, and WCA vice-president Paul Whalley ’75 have also been key sponsors of the event, which is the largest single-day fundraiser in support of the Owls varsity athletics program.

Westfield State won the 2016-17 Smith Cup, as the best overall athletics program in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, and won their seventh cup in the last 12 years.

“It’s no coincidence that our teams’ great run of success on the field coincides with our fundraising efforts through the Owl Club, which help provide that ‘margin of excellence’ in funding our teams,” said Westfield State Director of Athletics Richard Lenfest, Jr. “With the great turnout of alumni and our generous sponsors, this is the most money we have raised with a single tournament, and it’s great to see so many former Westfield State athletes and their classmates get together. Many of them mark it on their calendar every year, and we are very appreciative of their continuing support.”

Despite a rainy forecast, the full field still turned out for the event, and were rewarded as the rains held off until later in the day, and light and intermittent showers did not stop play.

Westfield State president Dr. Ramon S. Torrecilha spoke before dinner and thanked the players and guests for attending and for their support.

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Women’s basketball coach Andrea Bertini ’96 was recognized at the dinner as the guest of honor. Bertini’s team has won or shared four straight conference titles, and made backto-back NCAA Tournament appearances in the last two years.

She and her family have been strong supporters of the Owl Club Golf Tournament since its founding, participating each year. Bertini has also worked with Westfield State’s Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment (ICE) program, providing opportunities for several students to work with her team as student managers.

A team led by women’s lacrosse coach Jeff Pechulis won the tournament with a 14-under par score of 58. Pechulis partnered with Alan Blair, Ed Finnie and Paul Barrett. In second was the team captained by Owls women’s golf coach Jim Blascak, along with Gabe Crane, Marc Jemilo, and Jared Carey at 59, and in third was a team led by alumnus Randy Minde ’05, pairing with Gene Shaw, Marty Pelosi and Barry Felix, also with a score 59.

Mary Langan ’80, Joe Seckler ’79 and Mary Regan won closest to the pin prizes, while Jemilo and Deb Murphy won the longest drive contest, and Lenfest won the putting contest.

Players were treated to lunch before the round by sponsor

College Hype Screenprinting and Embroidery, and refreshments on course were provided by sponsors Pepsi, Commercial Distributing, and Moolicious Home Made Ice Cream of Southwick. After the round, players enjoyed a steak and chicken buffet dinner. Carts were provided courtesy of Barnes and Noble Campus Bookstore. The hole-in-one and putting contest were presented by sponsor Activitas, Inc. Additional sponsors included: The Graphic Edge, Stadium Systems, Rankin, Inc., Atty. Kevin Sullivan, Peter Davenport ’80 and The New Harvester Market, Stub Hub, the MIAA, Amaral Soccer, Bertini’s Restaurant, Wings over Westfield and the Hangar, Greenfield Country Club and PGA professional Kevin Piecuch ‘ 89, Women’s Basketball Alumnae, Ricky’s Porta Potties, Dr. Jonathan Fallon and Cooley-Dickinson Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Bradford Builders, Pop Tops, Trustee Steven Marcus ’88, Doug Laing and Heritage Bay Enterprises, Dean Peter Mazza and John Griffin ’80, Ryan’s Liquors, 99 Restaurant, Mickey Curtis, Moe’s Southwest Grill, and the Tavern Restaurant of Westfield.

Save the date for the 12th annual Owl Club Golf Tournament – which is scheduled for Monday, August 6, 2018 at the Ranch Golf Club. – Courtesy of Westfield State University

Cleveland Indians designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion, right, smiles as he celebrates with teammates after defeating the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. Encarnacion had two two-run home runs in the win. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. (19) react after striking out during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians in Boston, Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.

Indians catcher Roberto Perez, left, throws the ball back. (AP

Judge, Sanchez each hit 40th HR to lift Yanks over Mets

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez redefined the meaning of 40-40 club.

Judge hit a tying home run in the sixth inning , the 40th of his big league career, just a year and a day after his debut.

After Aaron Hicks hit a go-ahead drive in the eighth , Sanchez hit the 40th of his career , too, and the Yankees rallied from a two-run deficit to beat the Mets 4-2 on Monday night in the first of four Subway Series matchups this week.

"It's awesome to watch and be a part of," said Hicks, who also hit his 40th career home run.

Normally 40-40 is baseball parlance for reaching those figures in home runs and steals.

The Baby Bombers are defined by power: Judge reached the mark in his 140th game and Sanchez in his 139th, the third-fastest behind Mark McGwire (110) and Rudy York (129).

"To be able to do that with him feels good," Sanchez said through a translator.

Hicks hit No. 40 in his 435th major league game.

Sanchez had only four homers through May, slowed by an early-season strained biceps, but has matched his total of 20 in his rookie season last year — all in a 43-game burst from Aug. 10 to Sept. 27.

"He's going to be one of the greatest catchers in this game. We're just seeing the beginning of it," Judge said.

Curtis Granderson and Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third off Luis Cessa to give the Mets a 2-0 lead at Yankee Stadium. Cespedes' drive to right-center ticked off the glove of a leaping Judge, hit the top of the wall and bounced over.

Sanchez started the Yankees' comeback with a 273-foot sacrifice fly in the fourth against starter Rafael Montero. Hicks made a nice feet-first slide to the inside of the plate to evade catcher Rene Rivera on Cespedes' throw from left, which was up the third-base line.

Judge hit his AL-leading 36th home run — just his sixth since the All-Star break. The opposite-field shot was dropped in the rightcenter field bleachers by a fan wearing a Judge jersey.

"He's made some adjustments and feels a little bit more comfortable in the box," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's better balance. It's being on time. There's a lot of things that go on, especially with a guy that's 6-7."

Hicks, who returned last week from an oblique injury, homered against Hansel Robles (7-4) leading off the eighth, his career-best 12th of the season. Sanchez connected for an opposite-field drive with two outs against Erik Goeddel. Both went 401 feet.

"They're dangerous in this park, and you're not satisfied that two runs is going to hold up in Yankee Stadium," Mets manager Terry Collins said.

Cessa was recalled from Triple-A to start because Masahiro Tanaka is sidelined with right shoulder inflammation. The Mets acquired Cespedes from Detroit two years ago in a trade that sent Cessa to the Tigers, who later dealt him to the Yankees.

Photo/Charles Krupa)

Encarnacion homers twice, Indians beat Sox

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — After popping out with the bases loaded in the second inning, Edwin Encarnacion went into the Cleveland clubhouse, threw his bat in anger and broke it.

"You know, normal stuff like that," he said with a smile Monday night after homering his next two times up — a pair of two-run shots — to lead the AL Central-leading Indians to their fourth straight victory, 7-3 over the East-leading Boston Red Sox. In a rematch of last year's ALDS, which Cleveland won in a three-game sweep, the Indians opened a 3-0 lead in the second before Encarnacion hit his rally-killing popup. The Red Sox tied it with three solo homers — two by Rafael Devers, and one by Andrew Benintendi — before Encarnacion came up again in the fifth.

After Jose Ramirez's leadoff double, Encarnacion cleared the Green Monster and the seats above it to give the Indians a 5-3 lead.

"I was like, 'OK, here we go. That's all they're going to get,'" said Indians starter Trevor Bauer (11-8), who struck out 11 in 6 2/3 innings for his fourth straight win.

"Pitching 5-3 is a lot different than pitching 3-3."

Encarnacion hit another homer in the sixth to make it 7-3, his third multihomer game

this season and the 28th of his career.

Indians manager Terry Francona said he could tell his designated hitter was upset with himself from the earlier at-bat.

"When he's going well, he has a different gear," Francona said. "Tonight's a good example of that."

Bauer allowed three runs — all on solo homers by the Red Sox rookies — on seven hits and two walks as the Indians improved to a season-high five games in front of the second-place Minnesota Twins, who were idle.

Eduardo Nunez had three singles for Boston, which lost for just the second time in 12 games.

IT LOOKS EASY Devers, who made his major league debut on July 25, also homered in the ninth inning off Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman on Sunday night to send that game into extra innings. Still two months from his 21st birthday, Devers became the third-youngest Red Sox player to have a multihomer game.

Only Ted Williams and Tony Conigliaro were younger when they did it. Devers has six homers in his first 16 games.

"You work so hard, and it's for a reason. I was playing well in the minors this year and it's nice to see the results come," Devers said through a translator.

Asked if he thought it would be this easy,

he said: "It's not easy at all. I'm just trying to do my best to learn from the mistakes I make."

MAKEUP DAY The quick visit to Fenway Park by the Indians was to make up an Aug. 2 rainout that came two days after Doug Fister (2-6) shut out Cleveland into the eighth inning.

But this time he allowed five runs on seven hits and four walks, striking out five in 4 1/3 innings as his two-game winning streak ended.

"A guy that's going to pitch to contact is going to give up some hits inside the course of a given game," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "But the additional baserunners on the walks — that was the difference in this one."

TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox: Farrell said it was too early to determine whether LHP David Price would need a rehab start in the minors. He last pitched on July 22 before going on the DL with elbow inflammation.

UP NEXT Indians: Start a three-game series at Minnesota on Tuesday. RHP Danny Salazar (4-5) faces RHP Bartolo Colon (2-1).

Red Sox: Open a two-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. RHP Rick Porcello (6-14) faces RHP Mike Leake (7-10).

Milwaukee Bucks open season on road against Boston MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks will open their 50th anniversary season on the road against the Boston Celtics on Oct. 18.

After the season opener, the Bucks open a four-game homestand at BMO Harris Bradley Center with a nationally televised game on ESPN against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 20. The Bucks also host the three-time defending Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers on Dec. 19 and will play at Cleveland on Nov. 7 and March 19.

The Bucks will host defending NBA champs the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 12 and play at Golden State on March 29.

Milwaukee has two December home matchups against the rival Chicago Bulls on Dec. 15 and Dec. 26.

The Bucks will host the Washington Wizards in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Jan. 15.

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DIVISION 1 RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON PAUL CARRIER – LARRY COURNOYER DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL DIVISION 2 BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA

FRIDAY COUPLES LEAGUE • EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB

Results for August 4, 2017 19 couples participated on an overcast but nice evening for golf Points results front-9: Fran Como and Nadine Como 43 points Rich Slysz and Louise Slysz 43 points

DIVISION 3 BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER JIM HAAS – AL HAAS ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO

Net results front-9: Dave White and Ann White 68 Brian Zych and Sandy Zych 69 Points results back-9: Mike Cichonski and Dorothy Cichonski 34 points Net results back-9: Gerry Potvin and Nancy Jamrog 74

SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 9th Place 9th Place 10th Place 11th Place 12th Place 13th Place 14th Place 15th Place 16th Place 17th Place Low Gross Low Net Closest to Pin on 11th Closest to Pin on 16th Closest to Pin on 18th

RESULTS FROM AUG 8, 2017 Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche Bill Lawry & Dave Gile

Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder Dick Williams & Ron Sena

Ed West & Harry Pease

John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski Dave Liberty & Jim French Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning John Lucas & Carl Haas Skip Couture & Bob Dudas Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa

180.5 Points 149.5 Points 148.5 Points 146.5 Points 145.5 Points 144 Points 141 Points 136.5 Points 135 Points 135 Points 134 Points 131.5 Points 126.5 Points 126 Points 123 Points 121 Points 118.5 Points 107.5 Points

Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017.

Thank you!

Jack Blascak Fred Rogers Harry Pease

Tekoa Country Club Senior Open Two-Ball Friday August 11 - 2017 50-59 Division 1st Gross- Todd Ezold – Rick Ferrari 65 $140 per team 1st Net- Mark Vincellette – Bob Lareau 59 $140 per team 2nd Net- Bernie Demeo – Tony Chiba 61 $80 60-69 Division 1st Gross-Greg Strycharz – Mark Consolini 69 $140 per team 2nd Gross-Dale Yvon – Mike Wrisley 70 $90 1st NetMike Hatch – Mike Catalfamo59 $140 per team 2nd Net-Ken Bregoli – Ron Gearing61 $90 3rd Net –Ernie Leithoff – Pete Grimaldi62 $60 $120 per team $80 $40

Ted Perez Jr East Mountain Country Club Westfield

Final evening for the 2017 Friday Couples League is September 29. Steak dinner and awards ceremony will follow golf. Teams must let us know if they will be playing and attending the final evening and dinner. The final evening will be a scramble format for each team with dinner to follow at approximately 7pm.

TEKOA GOLF RESULTS 2017 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AUGUST 12-13 Senior Division 1st Gross – Bird Leal 150 1st Net – John Edinger 132 2nd Net – Tony Schabowki 137 3rd Net - Ron Gearing - 138

Fred Rogers @ 43 Billy Wallinovich @ 28

70 + Division 1st Net-Tony Schabowski – George Nicoll 60 2nd Net-Bill Fouche – Bill Chishom62 3rd Net -Barney Muitti – Bill Murphy64

Pioria results: Bob Genereux Jr and Jean Genereux 70

1st Division 1st Gross – Tom Garvin 148 1st Net- John Lewis 137 2nd Net- Steve Prefontaine 142 2nd Division 1st Gross- Jim Dickson 157 1st Net- Ryan Lamagdelein 135 2nd Net- Gerry Banach 139

3rd Division Net Club Champ Mike Moran Jr. 132 1st Gross – Ray Rivera 172 1st Net – Tony Chiba 138 2nd Net – Dan Bray 143 Championship Division 1st- Bryce Piemonte 138 2nd- Todd Ezold 144 3rd – Steve Lefave 148 4th - Lee Alberston 149 5th – Logan Hjelm 149 Women’s Club Champ 1st Gross- Taylor Schmidt 152 2nd Gross- Sue Sendlenski 164 1st Net- Sandy Lajewski 146

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 No Sports Scheduled Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF vs. Smith Academy, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. John J. Duggan Academy, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 9 BOYS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield State University, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield State University, 1 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Ware, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis, Smith Voke, Westfield Technical Academy, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield

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Technical Academy, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m.

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF at Granby, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mount Everett, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampden Charter School of Science, Bowie Field, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield Golf Course, 3 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7 GOLF at Northampton, Northampton Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Franklin Tech, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Franklin Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 5:15 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GOLF vs. Chicopee, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Frontier, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Athol, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Athol, Time TBD Wed., Sept. 13 GOLF vs. Chicopee Comp, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Holyoke, Wyckoff Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at AmherstPelham, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, Crosier Field & Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Amherst-Pelham, 5 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF at Easthampton, Pine Grove Golf Course, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF at Turners Falls, Thomas Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

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

Fri., Sept. 8 FIELD HOCKEY at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

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

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Frontier, 6:15 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 GOLF vs. South Hadley, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Renaissance, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Renaissance, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 5 GOLF vs. Ludlow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central, 5:30 p.m.

Thur., Sept. 14 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 5:30 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF vs. Amherst-Pelham, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Renaissance, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Renaissance, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF at Hampshire, Beaver Brook Golf Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GOLF at South Hadley, The Ledges, 3 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 4:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 GOLF vs. West Springfield, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 9 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, Westfield State University, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pittsfield, Westfield State University, 7 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GOLF vs. West Springfield, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

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

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. East Longmeadow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 GOLF at Belchertown, Cold Spring Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF vs. Pope Francis, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Belchertown, 5:15 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 6:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Belchertown, 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 No Sports Scheduled Sat., Sept. 16 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Wahconah, 2 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Wahconah, 3:30 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 5:45 p.m.

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Tues., Sept. 5 No Sports Scheduled

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Granby, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Granby, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 9 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Westfield State University, 1 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Westfield State University, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 GOLF at Sabis, Veteran’s Golf Course, 3 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Ludlow, Chapin Street Elementary, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Pathfinder, 3 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 No Sports Scheduled

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Central, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 GIRLS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 26 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mahar, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF at McCann Tech, Forest Park Country Club, 3 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Commerce, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF vs. Mohawk Trail, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Greenfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GOLF vs. Pathfinder, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Athol, Game Field 2, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Athol, O’Brien Field, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 6 No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Sept. 7 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, 4 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science at Granby, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science at Granby, 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 No Sports Scheduled

Thur., Sept. 14 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 6 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 No Sports Scheduled Tues., Sept. 19 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. St. Mary at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. St. Mary at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Renaissance, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 26 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

No Sports Scheduled

Fri., Sept. 29 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 6 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 6 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mohawk Trail, 3:30 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20

Mon., Sept. 25 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

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

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

The Beauty of Gray Dear Annie: I have a gray problem -- and not with my hair.

I am surrounded by black-and-white-minded friends and family.

They have inflexible opinions on every subject. And they all call my grayness fence-sitting. I’m sure I’m not the only one with this dilemma.

What’s a person to do when he or she can see both sides of debates on most topics? I tend to get so frustrated. Someone will state his firm opinion on an issue, and when I say something more moderate, he’ll get defensive and tell me it’s all or nothing -- in essence, that everything is either black or white.

Am I cursed by too much gray matter? -- Frustrated in Gray Dear Frustrated in Gray: Your open mind is a blessing, not a curse. And the attitude of your friends and family toward your “fence-sitting” says much more about them than it does about you.

If they were really so sure of themselves, why would they have to convince someone else?

Keep doing what you’re doing. Question everything and consider all sides of an issue. It requires more mental energy, but it will keep you actively engaged with the world around you and will lend greater empathy and understanding. As Voltaire once said, “doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.”

Dear Annie: When I read your column, I note that you offer Al-Anon and Nar-Anon as support groups for families and loved ones of those with addiction problems or related behavioral problems. I’d like to offer another 12-step support group as an additional resource. It is Families Anonymous, with meetings all over the world.

For nearly 30 years, I have been a grateful member and contact person for Families Anonymous.

The purpose of our meetings is to offer support to those adults who are concerned about the alcohol, drug or behavioral problems of a loved one, a friend or maybe a co-worker. When people come to these meetings, they discover that they are no longer alone but rather “among friends who have experienced similar problems.”

Our members do not judge or give advice; we simply listen and share our own personal experiences.

In ways that have to be experienced rather than explained, we become able to take the emphasis off the person we are concerned about and put the focus back on ourselves and what we call our own recovery. In time, when we work the program, we become much less confused and able to think clearly, to deal with problems of living.

The problems of someone you care about can take over your life and leave you unable to live the life you deserve.

Won’t you join us? There is no pre-registration; there are no dues or fees. We ask you to simply come, listen and share if you choose.

-- Judy D. Dear Judy: Thank you for sharing this valuable resource.

Support groups offer a space of love and solidarity. I encourage any readers who are struggling because of a loved one’s behavior to visit http://www.familiesanonymous.org for more information today.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE MANAGING YOUR MONEY Dear Heloise: I like to be organized, but an area I have trouble with is a big one -- my FINANCES. Do you have some hints to help? -- Emily E., Boise, Idaho Emily, it’s important to know where all your money is, and to know that it is behaving! Here are some hints: * Write down all of your expenses that are the same each month: rent/mortgage, car payment, cable bill and insurance. * Then figure the amounts for expenses that can vary: Other utility bills, groceries and credit card payments would go here. * Then write down big, unpredictable or rare expenses you might have: Household repairs and vacations go here. * Document all the income you have for the month. Include pay, dividends, the sale of items, refunds, etc.

Note trends in all of these areas. Soon a pattern will emerge, and you can see where you can save, and where you can spend more.

It’s important for you to stay on top of your finances. Writing a budget and accounting for all the money you have will help your bank account grow! -- Heloise P.S. There are some budgeting apps and tools on the computer that you can use to help you manage your money. Find one that suits you.

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TV Sports Tonight Tuesday, Aug. 15 MLB BASEBALL 3:30 p.m.

MLB — Houston at Arizona 8 p.m.

FS1 — Detroit at Texas 10 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers OR Kansas City at Oakland SOCCER Noon FS2 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round, 1st leg, FK Qarabag vs. Copenhagen, at Baku, Azerbaijan 2:30 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round,

1st leg, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Liverpool, at Sinsheim, Germany FS2 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round, 1st leg, Young Boys vs. CSKA Moscow, at Berne, Switzerland SOFTBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series, first semifinal, at Portland, Ore. 9:30 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League Softball World Series, second semifinal, at Portland, Ore. WNBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

NBA — Connecticut at Atlanta

On The Tube How the schedule was made: NBA taking hard look at metrics

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Larry Bird made his plea years ago.

His request to the NBA was not unique: Bird wanted the league to eliminate the dreaded stretches of four games in five days. What made Bird’s pitch memorable was that it didn’t just cite the demand of so many games in such a short amount of time, but also pointed out how the anxiousness caused by such tests can hurt a team beforehand and how the fatigue lingers long afterward.

“What he said to me has been ringing in my head ever since,” said Tom Carelli, the NBA’s senior vice president for broadcasting.

Carelli and the rest of the NBA schedule-making gurus were unable to make Bird’s request reality — until now. With an extra week of days to play with, along with some much deeper looks at arena availability and ways to try to help competitive balance, the NBA believes the schedule released Monday should be the most user-friendly in the league’s history.

The four-games-in-five-days challenges? Eliminated for the first time in NBA history.

Back-to-backs? Only 14.4 per team on average, an all-time low for the third straight year.

Single-game road trips, average miles traveled and time zones crossed? All down a bit as well.

“I think at this point, and frankly the minute we got the extra week, we could conclude the schedule is really, undebatably, the best basketball schedule we’ve ever had,” said Evan Wasch, the NBA’s senior vice president for basketball strategy and analytics. “That’s what the week affords you, the opportunity to focus on all these different metrics.”

The extra week, which allows the regular season to start Oct. 17 — the league’s earliest start since 1980 — was an obvious help. But schedule makers went further, taking a deeper-than-usual look at arena availability around the league and trying to minimize the nights where a weary team will face a well-rested opponent.

In other words, NBA fans, meet FTE. The metric — an acronym for Fresh, Tired and Even — is a major part of the NBA schedule process. It’s a way the NBA has charted how tired one team will likely be when facing

another.

FTE has been part of the NBA’s internal charting for years, but wasn’t often discussed openly or with teams.

“If a team plays the night before and its opponent didn’t, then one team is tired and its opponent is fresh,” Wasch said.

“That fresh-tired ratio will be lower than ever. It’s hard to measure and track when you build a schedule manually, but it’s easy to track when building one with optimization software.”

Instead of asking teams for 50 possible home dates for their respective buildings — the past standard — schedule makers like Carelli, Wasch, Chris Boghosian, Gene Li and Hao Meng instead checked every available date and tried a much broader look at how the puzzle might fit.

Their work might be particularly noticed on ABC games this season.

Last season, when stars like LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala all were given nights off when the Cavaliers or Warriors were playing nationally televised games on ABC, there was no shortage of scorn. This season, teams playing in those marquee ABC games will have a day off both before and after those contests.

“The more information we got, the easier it was to reduce back-to-backs,” Carelli said.

The changes aren’t only to benefit players and teams.

The league this year will be labeling the schedule by week — Week 1, Week 2, so on, from Monday to Sunday. It’s essentially a idea at presenting fans, and fantasy players, with a schedule that’s broken down into smaller bites.

“It’s progress. It’s all part of a larger basket of progress,” Carelli said.

There will undoubtedly be some schedule griping. No one is claiming perfection. Improvement, for now, is enough, and that extra week of room being built into the season is already making an impact — even though the first real games are still two months away.

“We don’t get scored,” Carelli said. “We don’t necessarily win or lose, which is nice. The bottom line is that our primary, secondary, whatever goal it is, our goal is about the game. Our goal is about doing the best we can to create the most competitively balanced schedule we can for all the teams.”

Netflix wins ‘Scandal’ creator Rhimes in blow to Disney, ABC

By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix has lured Shonda Rhimes, the well-regarded creator of TV series "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy," from ABC, its latest big get as media companies old and new fight for viewers' attention.

The streaming service's announcement late Sunday comes just days after ABC owner Disney laid out plans to pull programming from Netflix.

Netflix said Rhimes' Shondaland production company is moving to Netflix for a multi-year deal. New ideas and projects from Rhimes and her producing partner, Betsy Beers, will be available on the streaming service.

"Starting today, we are thrilled to begin creating new Shondaland stories with Netflix," Rhimes wrote.

But her existing, well-known shows — "Grey's Anatomy," ''Scandal" and "How to Get Away With Murder" — will remain on the network. Upcoming Shondaland projects already in the works, like the drama "For the People" and a "Grey's" spinoff, will also still stay with ABC. Rhimes has had exclusive deals with ABC Studios for nearly 15 years.

ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said "fans can rest assured" that the network's Thursday night lineup of Rhimes-produced shows "remains intact and will be as buzzed about as ever." Rhimes' shows have been among ABC's top-rated series.

"I'm proud to have given a home to what have become some of the most celebrated and talked about shows on television," Dungey said in an emailed statement.

Financial terms of the Netflix deal weren't disclosed, nor were details on how long Rhimes and her company will produce series for Netflix.

Disney, meanwhile, said last week that it was creating a new streaming service of its own for kids and launching an online-subscription version of ESPN. Disney said it will pull Disney and Pixar movies and shows from Netflix for the new service aimed at kids, expected to launch in 2019. ABC shows won't be included, but Disney has hinted that it could shift more content to this new model.

Disney is also launching an ESPN streaming service, without pro football and basketball, early next year. It has said it might also sell the full ESPN channel directly to viewers online if viewership disintegrates; currently, a cable or satellite subscription is required.

Disney is setting itself up for the future as ratings for traditional TV have suffered. Competition for viewers is increasing and attention is shifting online, where video can be watched on a viewer's schedule — an option Netflix has taught viewers to love.

ABC ended the traditional TV season in May at the No. 3 slot among the big broadcasters and down 9 percent in the ratings, according to Nielsen. It's rebooting "Roseanne" and "American Idol" in the 2017-18 season and bringing back popular comedies "black-ish" and "Modern Family."

Netflix continues to invest in more original programming to win those eyeballs. It's not competing with just cable anymore. Traditional TV companies have launched or are planning a slew of streaming services , and tech companies like Amazon and Google's YouTube have as well. In the past few

weeks, Netflix has signed up David Letterman and bought a comic book publisher to turn its characters into movies and shows.

Rhimes wrote in a statement that she was grateful to ABC for giving her career a start, but she was looking forward to expanding her audience and "creative identity" with Netflix.

Rhimes' shows are known for their diverse casts, cliffhangers and dramatic twists set in American institutions like universities, hospitals and the White House.

"Shonda Rhimes paved the way for a lot of the transformation that we are seeing in television today," said UCLA professor Darnell Hunt, who studies diversity in the entertainment industry.

Hunt said television executives are beginning to understand that getting more minorities in top roles isn't just marketable, but "demanded by increasingly diverse audiences." He said digital platforms like Netflix have lagged traditional TV in diversity — and Rhimes could help change that.

Rhimes wrote that she and Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos had developed a plan for the next phase of her career. She said Netflix offered her and her team "limitless possibilities."

"I've gotten the chance to know Shonda and she's a true Netflixer at heart — she loves TV and films, she cares passionately about her work, and she delivers for her audience," Sarandos wrote.

Rhimes, 47, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, all for her work on "Grey's Anatomy." The long-running series begins its 14th season next month. "Scandal" will return for its seventh and final season in October.

In this April 8, 2017, file photo, Shonda Rhimes attends the "Scandal" 100th Episode Celebration at Fig & Olive in West Hollywood, Calif. Netflix announced late Sunday, Aug. 13, that Rhimes and her company Shondaland had agreed to produce new series and context for the streaming service.

Rhimes’ current hit shows, “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder,” will continue to air on ABC. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017: This year you have a tendency to stick to your guns. This stubbornness, which is likely to emerge in the next few months, could be self-destructive. Learn to lighten up and communicate better. If you are single, your circle of friends and the group you network with will expand. Through a friend or acquaintance, you could meet someone special. If you are attached, the two of you will strengthen your bond while working toward a common goal. GEMINI might seem like a fairweather friend, but he or she will prove to be a loyal confidant.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might wake up believing that you have the day under control. By midday, the sequence of events could displace your sense of control. Could someone be bucking your authority? Let go of this game, and be more independent. Tonight: Hang out with a close friend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Use the wee hours for any important matter. Communication could be off, especially with those who are at a distance.

Express yourself, and let go of a need for control. Know that you have it together. Make it OK to say “no,” if need be. Tonight: Buy a much-desired item or two.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You might surprise yourself with your own resilience. Others recognize your competence, which makes leading the way to change easier. Don’t let a partner’s insistence on having his or her way trigger you. Do your thing. Tonight: Zero in on what you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Use the early hours to handle an important matter. By midmorning, you’ll go within and wake yourself up with a new outlook on the situation. Your ability to flex with the moment reflects a strength that many people do not have; use it well. Tonight: Not to be found.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Handle a critical talk involving work or your standing within a set group ASAP. You could be in for a surprise once you see the results. Focus on your friends, who might be unusually supportive of a key project. You might feel vulnerable. Tonight: Reach out to an older relative.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You see a situation more completely than others do. A recent interaction might be causing a lot of hassles for others. You will want to let go of it for now, as you are likely to hit a wall of criticism and backlash when dealing with others. Tonight: Let your imagination speak.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You’ll feel anxious approaching someone who commands your respect. You might be hesitant to express your vision. You also could be more critical of yourself than you are aware. Know that it might be time to turn over a new leaf. Tonight: Opt for a different approach.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You are likely to claim your power in a forceful way. You might wonder why you have not supported yourself in pursuing your desires more often. Allow communication to flow, even if you want to turn a deaf ear toward others. Tonight: Accept a loved one’s invitation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Get through your routine quickly this morning. Someone seems to needs your time and attention, and will do nearly anything to get it. This person’s efforts might be tempting, but it would be best to handle your responsibilities first. Tonight: See what offers appeal to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could have the best of intentions, but still might come off as controlling.

You’ll be surprised to hear that others perceive you in this way. Try to be less demanding when dealing with an important matter.

Tonight: Clear out some errands. Squeeze in a walk if possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH How you perceive a situation could be a lot different from reality. Recognize the differences in self-expression between you and others. Rather than express your “rightness,” listen and see how varied each person’s world is from one to the next.

Tonight: Ever playful.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Pick up the phone and make calls early in the day if you need to have an important conversation. Don’t be surprised at a friend’s reaction to your actions. Getting feedback remains important but also supporting yourself in your ideas must be too!

Tonight: Make it early.

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August 15, 2017 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT

LEGAL NOTICES August 22, 29, 2017 September 5, 2017 MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Kelly J. Pitoniak to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, American Home Mortgage, its successors and assigns, dated June 23, 2006 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 16011, Page 451 subsequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as indenture trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2007-2 by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, American Home Mortgage, its successors and assigns by assignment recorded in said Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 20600, Page 43;of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 PM on September 12, 2017 at 117 Yeoman Avenue, Westfield, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Certain real estate situate in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, being known and designated as lots 188 (one hundred eighty eight) and 189 (one hundred eighty-nine), both as shown on the plan of "Victory Gardens ..." as recorded in the Registry of Deeds for said Hampden County in Book of Plans J, Page 70, said lots being bound and described in one parcel as follows: WESTERLY by Yeoman Avenue, shown as Yeoman Avenue on said plan, one hundred (100) feet; NORTHERLY by lot 190 (one hundred ninety) as shown on said plan, one hundred ten (110) feet; EASTERLY by lots 139 (one hundred thirty nine) and 140 (one hundred forty), both as shown on said plan, one hundred feet; and SOUTHERLY by lot 187 (one hundred eighty-seven) as shown on said plan, one hundred ten (110) feet.

SUBJECT TO an Easement of Way taken by City of Westfield dated 10/15/64 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 3069, Page 488 for layout of Yeoman Avenue.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES conveyed to the mortgagor by deed of Edward W. Tenero dated August 25, 1999 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 10903, Page 042.

The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered.

The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee for American Home Mortgage Investment Trust 2007-2 Present Holder of said Mortgage,

By Its Attorneys, ORLANS PC PO Box 540540 Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 15-008494

August 1, 8, 15, 2017 NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Peter J. Siciliano and Jacqueline L. Brown to World Savings Bank, FSB, dated August 13, 2007 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 16872, Page 516, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on August 28, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 1076 East Mountain Road, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: Certain real estate situated in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows: Parcel One Beginning at an iron pin on the Westerly line of East Mountain Road, distant southerly, measuring by the said Westerly line, five hundred forty (540) feet from an iron pin marking the Southeasterly corner of land now of formerly of Harold E. Brill, et ux, and running thence S. 15° 30' W. along said East Mountain Road, one hundred thirty-one and 40/100 (131:40) feet to an iron pin at land now or formerly of Michael C. Deveno, et ux; thence N. 74° 30' W. along last named land, two hundred twenty (220) feet to an iron pin at land now or formerly of Mary E. Deveno; thence N. 15° 30' E. along last named land, one hundred thirty-one and, 46/100 (131.40) feet to an iron pin at other land now or formerly of Mary E. Deveno; and thence S. 74° 30' E, along last named land, two hundred twenty (220) feet to an iron pin at the place of beginning.

Parcel Two Certain real estate situated in said Westfield, being designated as Parcel ''A'' on a plan recorded in the Registry of Deeds for said Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book of Plans 151, Page 31, to which plan as so recorded reference is hereby made for a more particular description of Parcel 'A'.

Being the premises known as 1076 East Mountain Road, Westfield, Massachusetts.

Being the same premises conveyed to Jacqueline L. Brown herein by deed of Kevin R. Brown and Jacqueline L. Brown dated May 6, 2001 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 11631, Page 557.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 16872, Page 514.

These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale.

Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street LEGAL NOTICES Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 Docket No. HD17C0167CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of Bryan Federico Giugliano Of: WESTFIELD, MA To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by: Pamela J Pickett requesting that: Bryan Federico Giugliano be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Bryan Jeffrey Popoli-Pickett IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: SPRINGFIELD ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 09/01/2017.

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RECREATIONAL ATTENTION HUNTERS! Deer season is approaching.

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HELP WANTED

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Must be early riser, exceptionally motivated, hard working, WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hy- work long hours, able to run jobs land, First Justice of this Court. that include, lawn maint., shrubs, landscape construction, Date: August 4, 2017 snowplowing and loader work.

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August 8, 15, 2017 CITY OF WESTFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Public Hearings will be held on August 23, 2017, at 7:00 P.M. in Room 315, Municipal Building, 59 Court Street Westfield, MA, upon the petitions of DAVID AND PATSY JARRET who seek an amendment to a dimensional special permit (voted 11/17/10) which allowed a carport within 9 feet of the side lot line at 97 Beveridge Blvd., zoned Business A. The amendment seeks to allow for enclosure of the structure.

JESSICA ORR who seeks a dimensional special permit per Section 3-50.4(5) for a side property line setback of less than 15 feet for a breezeway/garage addition at 42 Riverside Dr., zoned Residence A. THOMAS DISANTO who seeks a variance and/or dimensional special permit per Section 430/3-50.4(5) for a side property line setback of less than 15 feet for a garage addition in place of an existing accessory storage building at 414 Holyoke Rd., zoned Residence A. www.cityofwestfield.org/applications Westfield Zoning Board of Appeals Martin Newman, Chair

SCHOOL COOK Small private school seeks a part-time cook (6hrs/day).

This is a school year position (180 days). This person must be able to work independently and be able to prepare lunches to be served to the students. The meals must follow the NSLP nutritional guidelines.

If interested please email resume to: jross@whiteoakschool.org Call Janine Ross 413-562-9500 ext 207 with any questions.

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The City of Westfield is seeking applicants to fill seasonal positions for the Parks and Recreation Departments 2017 fall positions. Posted August 9 and will close August 23, 2017 with selections made

by August.(Subject to funding) These positions are seasonal with no benefits.

Soccer Supervisors: Applicantsmust be 18 years of age or older. Duties include supervising children in the sport of Soccer ages 4-6.

Thorough knowledge of soccer and prior soccer instructional experience preferred. Experience working with children. Evening hours Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday mornings.

Applications are available online or at City Hall, Personnel Department, 59 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 Hours are from Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

All applicants must submit to the CORI/SORI (A criminal back-round check) and complete the Conflict of Interest Law forms.

The City of Westfield is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/H) Any questions about the positions, please call the Parks and Recreation office at 572-6263.

HORSE BACK RIDER WANTED: STRAIN FAMILY HORSE FARM hiring full-time rider.

Must be able to ride English and Western well. Drive truck & trailer a plus. Some travel required. Call: (860)653-3275.

BELT TECHNOLOGIES Agawam, MA Positions Available Laser Welder – Belt Technologies is looking for an experienced machine operator to operate a laser welder in a production environment on the 1st shift. Qualified applicant must have solid mechanical skills, able to read blueprints and have excellent manual dexterity.

Spray coater – Belt Technologies is looking for an individual to perform spray coating in our coating department on the 2 nd shift. Individual needs to be detail oriented with a mechanical background. Must have excellent manual dexterity with the ability to move large fixtures in a fast-paced production environment.

Finisher/Packer – Belt Technologies is looking for an individual to operate small finishing equipment in our finishing department as well as final packaging of product. Individual needs to be detail oriented, able to handle delicate parts and works well to verbal and written instructions. This is a first shift position.

To apply please email: cgadbois@belttechnologies .com or fill out an application at: 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA

Weekend Carpentry Work Weekends in Southwick Carpentry & Drywall Experience Required Call (860) 716-0445 -------------------------------------Weekend Farm Labor Weekend Farm Labor in Southwick. Hard, physical labor. Stone wall construction, digging ditches, clearing brush.

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WACHOVIA MORTGAGE, FSB, F/K/A WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201605-0323 - YEL

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured.

Reasonable prices. No job too small. Lic# A7625.Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100.

Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920

DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations.

Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366

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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more!

----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!!

----Call today for your FREE estimate!!!

FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________ LAWNMOWER REMOVALS

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!

Call Dave: 413-568-6440

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

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

Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING

21 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs.

Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts

Full Service Contracting

Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed.

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 !!

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.

ELECTRICIAN

FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE

HOUSE PAINTING

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

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

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

Plumley Landscape, Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools.

413-862-4749

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

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! -----------------

Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services.

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

Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality.

Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans.

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition.

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

LOGGING

1988 TROPHY ALUMACRAFT 17-foot, open bow with 1996 50 horsepower Evinrude and 1988 20 horsepower Evinrude kicker motor, new trailer 2012 $4,500.00 or best offer. Also 17 foot Old Town Canadienne fiberglass canoe, great shape $700.00 or best offer. Call or text (413) 454-3646 leave message.

APARTMENT 3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit.

1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295

Westfield – 3 Bedroom First floor , off-street parking, hardwood floors, washer hook up. Central location. Please call 413-519-7257 to set up appointment for viewing.

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

BOATS

WESTFIELD 1 bedroom apartment, large closets, free heat and hot water included, laundry, parking. $830/month.

(413)562-2266

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

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

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

Call (413)531-2197

RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed.

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)

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

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

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

SOUTHAMPTON FURNISHED ROOM To rent, available August 11.

Country setting, 2nd floor. Single occupancy only. Female preferred,(second floor has two other rented rooms, female occupied). Not on bus line. Quiet home, owner occupied. Fields, woods, trails, back yard. Includes laundry, utilities, Wifi. No cable. $400/month. Available now. Please calls only. No texts or emails. Call after 2 pm, 413259-7044 for information and appointment to view. In Southampton near Westfield line.

APARTMENT & HOUSE SHARING RETIRED PROFESSIONAL with unfurnished room to rent in quiet condominium complex seeks male retired/semi-retired, preferably professional. On-site parking, washer/dryer, central air & heat, deck. Utilities included.

Month to month tenancy.

Smoking outside. No alcohol/drugs. References required. $500/month. Call Curtis, 413-568-8867.

"No truck or job too big or too small"

OFFICE SPACE WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years.

Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf.

413-835-5491

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

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

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

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

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR Making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet make-overs to faux finishes, and 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

165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

413-788-6787 top-truck.com

TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting.

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.

WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required.

413-568-1957

BUSINESS PROPERTY MONTGOMERY: Large open space. Retail or multi-desk office. 800 sq. ft. Many windows.

Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $750 per month. Minutes from Westfield. 413-977-6277

MONTGOMERY: Spacious Office 200+ sq. ft.

Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $350 p/month.

Call 413-977-6277

HOME WANTED HANY'S BARBER SHOP. Looking for experienced licensed barber. Full time position. Busy shop. Call Hany, 413-888-4008

WINDOW CLEANING

SERVICES CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured.

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment.

413-237-2053

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