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Southwick welcomes home fallen sailor

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK –Numerous residents gathered throughout the town of Southwick early on Saturday morning to honor and welcome home a fellow Southwick resident who died unexpectedly.

Tanner Brach, who was 24-years-old and a member of the U.S. Navy, passed away recently while serving on the U.S. Naval Base in San Diego. About a month ago, Brach returned to the United States, after being in Japan, aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier.

Residents were not only honor-

ing Brach, but waiting for him to return home to Southwick. At around 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, Brach’s body was flown in a casket from California that arrived at Bradley International Airport.

Once the plane landed at Bradley, it was described as a scene that will never be forgotten.

Tom Krutka, who is a Sergeant at the Southwick Police Department, had known Brach for years and helped mentor the young man at one point in his life. Krutka explained how the Connecticut State Police, fire and rescue crews from the airport, and as well as

airport employees were all present to honor Brach.

“It was amazing, everything stopped,” said Krutka. “It was really overwhelming.”

When the Southwick Police and Fire escorted Brach through Southwick, people were seen waving flags and showing their support. Members of the community were seen throughout the town and along College Hwy up to Southwick Forastiere, where services for Brach will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Sgt. Krutka mentioned the significance of what Brach did in his short life.

“Not only was he a hometown boy, he dedicated the last five years of his life serving his country,” said Krutka.

Dave Sutton, who is the founder of the One Call Away Foundation, and also a member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Patriot Guide Riders, didn’t know Brach personally but knew that he had to attend the welcome home ceremony in order to show the proper respect.

“I’ve heard a lot of great things about this young man,” said Sutton. “Anytime we lose a veteran, it’s a sad state of events, I wanted to show honor.”

Several residents in Southwick came out early Saturday morning to honor Tanner Brach.

(Photo courtesy of Tom Krutka)

Blandford selectmen hire secretary; meet with assessors and highway department

Entrance to the Old Burying Ground.

A couple of ghosts haunt the Old Burying Ground. (Photo submitted)

Ghost Tours returning to Old Burying Ground

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The Westfield Historical Commission is once again getting ready for their successful Ghost Tours at the Old Burying Grounds in September.

This year’s Ghost Tours, which will be the sixth annual, will be occurring Sept. 29 and 30, with a rain date of Oct. 1 and, due to overwhelming demand, double the amount of tours will be offered.

The event will feature actors portraying previous inhabitants of the city, along with stories about them, special effects and also renovated stones within the Old Burying Grounds. However, volunteers are still needed for the event.

“This is our big moneymaker, our big weekend,” Cindy Gaylord, chairperson for the Westfield Historical Commission, said during the commission’s meeting yesterday.

Tickets are still $10 each, with the recommended minimum age of guests being 8 years old but tickets will not be on sale for another 11 days, on Sept. 1 at the Westfield Athenaeum.

“We’ve already had calls for people wanting tickets,” she said.

Over the past six years, tours have been provided through the Old Burying Grounds, a roughly 350-year-old cemetery on Mechanic Street. The cemetery holds the remains of several notable figures in Westfield and regional history, including General William Sheppard and colonial American poet Reverend Edward Taylor.

Gaylord said that last year the Ghost Tours raised about $5,000 for the Old Burying Ground, all of which goes back to the Old Burying Grounds.

This money could become crucial to the commission in the future, since Gaylord said that community preservation grants, which are being used to help rehabilitate and repair stones and other markers, as well as wrought-iron fencing in areas, is expected to end following the upcoming final phase of the Historical Commission’s rehabilitation project at the cemetery.

According to Gaylord, the amount of tours given this year will double, happening every half hour as opposed to every hour, which could mean more money toward the maintenance of the Old Burying Ground and the repairs needed still.

“Constant work that needs to be done,” she said.

If you would like to volunteer, which Gaylord said may include work as a “ghost,” guide or set-up of the event among other positions, email her at c.gaylord@schoolsofwestfield.org for more information.

Mike Knapik readies himself to make his presentation to the visitors of the annual Ghost Tours. (WNG file photo)

Grange members vote on future

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Members of Southwick Grange 46 came together on Saturday afternoon to take a vote on the future of the grange. It was then voted unanimously that the grange will remain open.

Butch LaBombard, an active member of the non-profit organization, was pleased with the result of the vote.

“We are very happy about keeping the grange going,” said LaBombard.

Seven new members also decided to join on Saturday and that is an encouraging step for the grange’s progression.

“We are looking forward to working with the new members and are grateful that they took interest in becoming members,” said LaBombard.

The new members will be sworn in at the next grange meeting on Sept. 19.

Also, as the last bingo night was on July 20, LaBombard noted that

bingo will be brought back soon.

Reported by the Westfield News on August 18, Southwick Grange 46 has hosted a number of different organizations like the 4H and the Southwick Girl Scouts.

If anyone is interested in joining the organization, you are encouraged to attend a monthly meeting, which is the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. You can also contact LaBombard at 413-531-2837. It costs $30 a year in order to secure a membership.

By AMY PORTER Correspondent BLANDFORD – New selectman Cara Letendre took up the gavel at Monday’s meeting in the absence of chair Adam Dolby. Among the first orders of business was the introduction of Karen Shaw, the new secretary for the board. Shaw, of Westfield, said she retired from the City of Westfield’s Law Department after 16 years. Following her retirement, she took on another position with Liberty Mutual. She said she had been looking for an interesting part-time position.

In other business, assessor Stephen Jemiolo, who said he just completed a week of assessor’s school, questioned whether assessors would be compensated for attending the mandatory training. Jemiolo said the Board of Assessors had voted for the compensation, but when he submitted the invoice, it had been questioned. He said three years of the school is required for members of the Board of Assessors.

Finance Committee member Eric McVey said at the Town Meeting they had voted pay raises for assessors that went into the salary line, and an additional $3,000 that went into training.

Mary Kronholm said as a prior assessor the town had paid for the cost of the school and multiple workshops, as well as meals and mileage, but no hourly rate. She said a category used in the past for payment is special projects, which does not come out of the salary line item.

Jemiolo said it would be difficult to get new assessors to fill vacancies if they have to take weeks off from work with no compensation.

“We cannot pay you a salary for going to the school. Best solution, submit it as a special project out of the training line item,” suggested town administrator Angeline Ellison.

McVey said in his opinion, elected officials receive a salary and the responsibilities of the office go with the salary. He also said the issue may need to be addressed at a Special Town Meeting. Letendre said she would first like to see what the policy of other towns is on the matter.

Jemiolo also said that the Board of Assessors had been using a contractor to reconcile names and building size lots in real estate tax records. He said the Assessor’s Department was “so far behind and so out of sync, they have to match them up with property cards,” due to tax bills being returned. He said the work was halted until compensation for the contractor was approved by the Board of Selectmen.

He also said the assessors would like to start sending out tax bills by email, which has been approved by the state. Letendre said they may need to create a town policy for sending bills by email. Ellison said she would draft the policy.

Westfield resident Gary Hagar came before the Board of Selectmen to ask for permission to put up a clothes recycling bin at the Highway Department for his company Pay It Forward Recycling. He said he had recently bought the local, small forprofit business of 40 recycling kiosks. He said he pays $200 to $400 for a spot per year.

Ellison said she was concerned

Blandford selectman William Levakis and new selectmen’s secretary Karen Shaw of Westfield (Photo by Amy Porter) about the precedent of allowing a for-profit business to put a bin on town property. Hagar said he lives 20 minutes away, and would police the bins, making sure there were no problems. He said he has similar arrangements in Russell and at the Huntington Fire Department.

“I’m concerned about the parking lot there. It’s not the best spot, I don’t believe,” said selectman William Levakis. He suggested looking at the water pump past the fairgrounds.

Letendre said she would follow up with Russell, and asked about a contract. Hagar said he does contracts with small businesses on his own.

The matter was continued for further consideration.

Highway superintendent Brad Curry asked about the progress of paperwork submitted for loans for new highway equipment, approved at the Annual Town Meeting. He said the department was planning to auction off the truck and loader to be replaced. “Once those items go, you don’t have a big truck with wings, so you don’t have a backup plan,” Curry said. “I’m trying to prod everyone along. Even if we order a truck now, you’re not going to see it until February,” he added.

Curry also said the dump truck needed a new body. He said they have repaired the current one so many times, there was “nothing to weld to.” He said the cost of a new dump body is $8,000. McVey suggested he replace it with his repair budget. Curry said he would put in the request to Ellison.

Letendre said at the next meeting when they have all of the details from the equipment needed for the Highway and Fire Departments, the board could talk about how to move forward, and also about items that might need to be addressed at a Special Town Meeting.

Former selectman Andy Montanaro, who was present at the meeting, asked Curry about the progress of a drainage plan, which has been requested the past couple of years. Curry said it was in the works, and that he had been meeting with Ellison on the plan.

Curry also gave an update on the small bridge grants for Blandford and Gore Roads. Blandford will be receiving $500,000 from MassDOT to replace the bridges that have deteriorated and are structurally deficient.

Curry said he has contacted engineers, and is looking into companies selling pre-fabricated parts. He said they are also getting started with MassDOT with pre-permits. He said work should begin in the spring.

“We’re trying to find out the best bang for the buck, so we can get started,” Curry said.

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Gateway Superintendent’s Corner Bachelor in Arts (Political Science and History) as well as a Master’s in The 2017-2018 school year begins Monday, August 28 for Gateway’s Education, both from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She also staff and Wednesday, August 30 for our students. Despite the school year comes to us with teaching experience from the Marblehead Public Schools. ending early, the summer still seems to have passed very quickly, in part The high school will welcome two new special education teachers, Chris due to not having an approved budget. Despite this, the DESE has established an ongoing budget and we are prepared for the return of our staff Tamburrino and Chad Warren. Mr. Tamburrino has Masters’ degrees from and students. Due to a number of retirements, as well as to staff moving MCLA, Rutgers University, and Elms College and comes to us with much into positions in other districts, we have a number of new staff that will experience in special education from Berkshire County. Mr. Warren has a start with us this year.

Bachelor of Arts from Saint Anshelm College and an Master’s of Education In Chester, as the Second Grade Teacher, we have Julie Blackmore joindegree from Salem State College. Mr. Warren also has a wide range of expeing us. Ms. Blackmore has a Bachelor’s of Education degree from riences in special education from Wisconsin.

Westfield State University and is pursuing graduate work there as a readThe high school also welcomes Taylor Simpson as an English Language ing specialist. She comes to us after teaching at the elementary level in the Arts teacher. Ms. Simpson holds a Bachelor of Education from the College Springfield Public Schools. of Our Lady of the Elms and comes to us after working in the Ludlow Public Chester also has a new Special Education Teacher, April Prior. Ms. Prior Schools. has a Bachelor’s in Education from Butler University, and a Master’s in At the Middle and High School level we welcome Deanna LeBlanc as the Education from Southern Connecticut State University. She comes to us Gateway Regional School District new Assistant Principal for the two schools. Ms. LeBlanc has a Certificate Superintendent Dr. David B. with much experience in special education with her latest experience in Hopson. of Advanced Graduate Study from American International College, a Master the Springfield Public Schools. of Education from Cambridge College, and a Bachelor of Music from the At the elementary level we welcome Darlene Rehor as our new University of Rhode Island. She joins us with administrative experience at Assistant Principal. Ms. Rehor has an advanced certificate in administration from the both the Pioneer Valley Regional School District and the Southern Berkshire Regional Massachusetts Elementary Principals’ Association, a Master of Education from American School District.

International College, and a Bachelor of Arts from Western State College. Ms. Rehor comes We are pleased to welcome all of our new staff to the district and hope to complete the to us with teaching experience from both Agawam and Springfield Public Schools. hiring process for other positions as soon as possible. In any case we will be prepared and The middle school welcomes Alexandra Brearley in Social Studies. Ms. Brearley has a ready to welcome our students back to the 2017 – 2018 school year next week.

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Movie prop money being passed as real in Pennsylvania town ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (AP) — Movie prop money is being passed as though it’s real in one western Pennsylvania city.

Aliquippa police have posted pictures of a fake $20 bill that was passed at a local business.

Although the bill looks convincingly real otherwise, there is one dead giveaway: The words “Motion Picture Use Only” are printed clearly on the front and back of the bill in question.

Police haven’t said if they know where the money came from or who passed it.

It is not against the law to use real U.S. currency in movies and TV shows. But producers of such shows often use fake bills so they don’t have to concern themselves with theft or loss, especially when large sums of money appear on screen.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2017. There are 131 days left in the year.

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n August 22, 1851, the schooner America outraced more than a dozen British vessels off the English coast to win a trophy that came to be known as the America’s Cup.

ON THIS DATE: In 1485, England’s King Richard III was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field, effectively ending the War of the Roses.

In 1787, inventor John Fitch demonstrated his steamboat on the Delaware River to delegates from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

In 1846, Gen. Stephen W. Kearny proclaimed all of New Mexico a territory of the United States.

In 1910, Japan annexed Korea, which remained under Japanese control until the end of World War II. In 1922, Irish revolutionary Michael Collins was shot to death, apparently by Irish Republican Army members opposed to the Anglo-Irish Treaty that Collins had co-signed.

In 1932, the British Broadcasting Corp. conducted its first experimental television broadcast, using a 30-line mechanical system.

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard Nixon were nominated for second terms in office by the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.

In 1968, Pope Paul VI arrived in Bogota, Colombia, for the start of the first papal visit to South America.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon was nominated for a second term of office by the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. John Wojtowicz (WAHT’-uh-witz) and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch in Brooklyn, New York, during a botched robbery; the siege, which ended with

Wojtowicz’s arrest and Naturile’s killing by the FBI, inspired the 1975 movie “Dog Day Afternoon.”

In 1985, 55 people died when fire broke out aboard a British Airtours charter jet on a runway at Manchester Airport in England.

In 1986, Kerr-McGee Corp. agreed to pay the estate of the late Karen Silkwood $1.38 million, settling a 10-yearold nuclear contamination lawsuit. The Rob Reiner coming-of-age film “Stand By Me” was put into wide release

by Columbia Pictures.

In 1992, on the second day of the Ruby Ridge siege in Idaho, an FBI sharpshooter killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of white separatist Randy Weaver (the sharpshooter later said he was targeting the couple’s friend Kevin Harris, and didn’t see Vicki Weaver).

TEN YEARS AGO: President George W. Bush, addressing a Veterans of Foreign Wars conference in Kansas City, Missouri, offered a fresh endorsement of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, calling him “a good guy, good man with a difficult job.” A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing all 14 U.S. soldiers. Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico for the second time in as many days. The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record in a 30-3 rout of the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader. (Texas won the second game, 9-7.) Poet and short story writer Grace Paley died in Thetford Hill, Vermont, at age 84.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier and his lawyers attacked a university-backed report on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, calling it a “blundering and indefensible indictment.” (Spanier was later convicted of child endangerment for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Sandusky.) Nina Bawden, 87, a

British author who wrote children’s classics, including the World War II story “Carrie’s War,” died in London.

ONE YEAR AGO: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, appearing on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” pushed back against charges that she was physically unfit for the White House, saying the accusations were part of a “wacky strategy” by GOP rival Donald Trump and an “alternative reality” that was not focused on the kinds of issues that were most important to voters.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Broadcast journalist Morton Dean is 82. Author Annie Proulx (proo) is 82. Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski is 78. Actress Valerie Harper is 78. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells is 76. Writer-producer David Chase is 72. CBS newsman Steve Kroft is 72. Actress Cindy Williams is 70. Pop musician David Marks is 69.

International Swimming Hall of Famer Diana Nyad is 68.

Baseball Hall of Famer Paul Molitor is 61. Rock musician Vernon Reid is 59. Country singer Ricky Lynn Gregg is 58. Country singer Collin Raye is 57. Actress Regina Taylor is 57. Rock singer Roland Orzabal (Tears For Fears) is 56. Rock musician Debbi Peterson (The Bangles) is 56.

Rock musician Gary Lee Conner (Screaming Trees) is 55.

Singer Tori Amos is 54. Country singer Mila Mason is 54.

Rhythm-and-blues musician James DeBarge is 54. International Tennis Hall of Famer Mats Wilander is 53. Actress Brooke Dillman is 51. Rapper GZA (JIHZ’-ah)/The Genius is 51. Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is 50. Actor Ty Burrell is 50. Celebrity chef Giada DeLaurentiis is 47. Actress Melinda Page Hamilton is 46. Actor Rick Yune is 46.

Rock musician Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty) is 45.

Rap-reggae singer Beenie Man is 44. Singer Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys) is 44. Comedian-actress Kristen Wiig is 44. Actress Jenna Leigh Green is 43. Rock musician Bo Koster is 43. Rock musician Dean Back (Theory of a Deadman) is 42. Talk show host James Corden is 39. Rock musician Jeff Stinco (Simple Plan) is 39. Actor Brandon Adams is 38. Actress Aya Sumika is 37.

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‘A primal experience’

Millions dazzled by solar eclipse Westfield News staff, friends, and visitors take a moment to view Monday’s 2017 Total Solar Eclipse.

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WSKB producer Peter Cowles made his way to a remote country road in Princeton, Kentucky to see Monday’s solar eclipse and captured this stunning image. (Photo by Peter Cowles) MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The stars came out in the middle of the day, zoo animals ran in agitated circles, crickets chirped, birds fell silent and a chilly darkness settled upon the land Monday as the U.S. witnessed its first full-blown, coast-to-coast solar eclipse since World War I. Millions of Americans gazed in wonder at the cosmic spectacle, with the best seats along the so-called path of totality that raced 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) across the continent from Oregon to South Carolina.

“It was a very primal experience,” Julie Vigeland, of Portland, Oregon, said after she was moved to tears by the sight of the sun reduced to a silvery ring of light in Salem.

It took 90 minutes for the shadow of the moon to travel across the country.

Along that path, the moon blotted out the midday sun for about two wondrous minutes at any one place, eliciting oohs, aahs, whoops and shouts from people gathered in stadiums, parks and backyards.

It was, by all accounts, the most-observed and most-photographed eclipse in history, documented by satellites and high-altitude balloons and watched on Earth through telescopes, cameras and cardboard-frame protective eyeglasses.

In Boise, Idaho, where the sun was more than 99 percent blocked, the street lights flicked on briefly, while in Nashville, Tennessee, people craned their necks at the sky and knocked back longneck beers at Nudie’s Honky Tonk bar.

Passengers aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean watched it unfold as Bonnie Tyler sang her 1983 hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”

Several minor-league baseball teams — one of them, the Columbia Fireflies, outfitted for the day in glow-in-the-dark jerseys — briefly suspended play.

At the White House, despite all the warnings from experts about the risk of eye damage, President Donald Trump took off his eclipse glasses and looked See Solar Eclipse, Page 8

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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.

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Trump’s Afghanistan strategy makes new demands on India

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Laying out his new Afghanistan war strategy, President Donald Trump reissued old demands on neighboring Pakistan to eliminate militant sanctuaries.

Less expected: an entirely new warning to close U.S. partner India to provide more economic aid.

Much of Trump's eagerly awaited address on turning around the nation's longest war sounded familiar, not least the need for Pakistan to crack down on Taliban fighters hiding across Afghanistan's borders. Washington has clamored for greater Pakistani action for years.

More surprising was Trump's blunt challenge to India and how he linked Afghanistan's economic revitalization to totally separate U.S.-Indian trade matters.

"We appreciate India's important contributions to stability in Afghanistan, but India makes billions of dollars in trade with the United States, and we want them to help us more with Afghanistan, especially in the area of economic assistance and development," Trump said.

He did not elaborate, but the threat was clear, especially considering Trump's regular chafing over countries enjoying significant trade surpluses with the United States. Either India must pony up more money for what the Trump administration is calling its "regional approach" to Afghanistan, or it could face commercial repercussions.

The U.S. deficit in goods and services with India last year was about $30 billion. Trump also is reviewing a work visa program heavily used by Indians.

Such trade threats might be new to India, but Trump has employed them similarly with China. He has linked decisions on whether Beijing is a currency manipulator or a trade rules violator to how strongly its government pressures North Korea over its nuclear program.

Trump's remarks on trade could irk India, which also has suffered attacks by Pakistan-based militants and sees itself as a natural counterterrorism ally of the United States. And they come less than two months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was warmly welcomed at the White House as a key strategic partner, with the two leaders exchanging hugs and declaring their shared interest in bringing stability to Afghanistan.

India has provided $3 billion in aid to Afghanistan since 2001.

"I imagine his cutting reference to the trade deficit with India will leave a bit of a sour taste in the mouth of New Delhi, which otherwise was likely quite content with Trump's speech," said Michael Kugelman, a South Asia expert at the Wilson Center think tank.

Indeed, Trump had far sharper words for Pakistan, India's long-time rival. The two countries are locked in a decades-old dispute over the territory of Kashmir. Each has nuclear weapons.

Shot congressman says return based on doctors’ advice WASHINGTON (AP) — The Louisiana congressman shot at a baseball practice in mid-June is telling colleagues that his return to the Capitol will be based on his doctors' advice and a date has not yet been determined.

A spokeswoman for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, Lauren Fine, said the congressman participated Monday in a conference call with fellow Republican lawmakers on the topic of spending bills.

Fine said Scalise thanked GOP members who are part of the team responsible for whipping up support for various policies and legislation during his absence, particularly Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina. Scalise also thanked lawmakers for their prayers and support.

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By NORMAN HALLS Contributor The pass few weeks the President (Trump) of the United States of America has been unbelievable in his actions towards North Korea and the violent protest in Charlottesville, VA. With North Korea Trump acted as a child would. Supporting a group of white supremacists, a neo-Nazi and racism gang leads to think of Trump’s qualifications. Trump before and during his campaign, he said President Obama is not a U.S. citizen, seeking support of extremist which leans toward racism.

Trump is unfit to be President of our United States of America.

As Trump has demonstrated since January with his impulsive Twitted rants and questionable press conferences, leaves all to question his behavior. World leaders know Trump as there antagonizer, which will hurt the economy.

Right now Congress has a very big job, to remove Trump from office. As we know the President has control of weapons that he could use, lets us hope there are personnel that would question the use of said weapons. Congress should set-a-side all legislation and concentrates how to proceed to remove Trump. This could be much faster than impeachment. Will the Republican leaders have the guts to do it? If they decide to move forward, they must first explain to Vice President Pence what needs to take place once he is office. Remove all personnel and some Cabinet members and Attorney General that is not supportive to the Constitution.

The Daily Kos wrote the following; “There is good news and bad news about invoking Sect. 4 of the 25 Amendment.

The good news is that it is easy to do and takes very little time since it doesn’t involve the courts. The bad news is that it will require Republicans to institute and confirm the process.

Simply requires the Vice-President and a majority of the cabinet officers (8 of the 15) to agree the President is unfit to serve, sign a letter stating that conclusion and deliver it to the Speaker of the House (Paul Ryan) and President Pro Temp of the Senate (Orrin Hatch). This provision prevents partisan “coups,” but there are no guidelines as to what makes a President unfit, so no explanation is necessary. Once the letter is delivered, the VP automatically becomes Acting President and takes on the powers, duties and responsibilities of the office. The President remains President, but is stripped of all powers. At any time, next day or next year, the President can send a letter to the Speaker and President Pro Temp stating the he is indeed fit to serve, and his powers will be restored at the end of four days. However, if the Vice-President and majority of the cabinet during those four days send them another letter reiterating their position the President is unfit, the VicePresident remains Acting President and the matter goes to a vote of the House and the Senate within 21 days of the two bodies being in session. It then takes a two-thirds majority vote of both houses to declare the President unfit to serve. The upshot is that it is very difficult to implement a 25 Amendment solution unless the President has so totally convinced members of his own party that he is so unfit for office that about half of them would vote to uphold the Vice-President and cabinet.

That’s not a likely scenario, but only five months into his term support for Trump has eroded within his own party and its members are openly questioning his mental condition. How many incidents like misquoting the mayor of London, then calling him a liar after a tragic terrorist attack, will it take for Republicans to say enough is enough? How many insults, attacks on the press, and assaults on the Constitution will be required before our elected representatives say his alternate version of reality has crossed the line?”

John Kelly of Lexicon Valley wrote: “The presidency is without a doubt just what President Roosevelt has called it, ‘the hardest job on earth’. To achieve success in it much more than intellectual equipment is required. Indeed, it may be doubted if a genius of the first rank could, under present conditions, make a success of it at all. Given a fairly strong mind and will, which pertain without question to any man who reaches the White House, beyond that success or failure is largely a matter of temperament? Chief of the temperamental qualities is tact, patience, good humor in the last analysis, the ability to work well and smoothly with men, to avoid friction, to attract loyalty, to get the best possible out of subordinates and out of the coordinate branch, the Congress.”

Susan Milligan, Senior Writer US News explains: “Modern presidents, whatever their party or approach to governing, face the same fate: win the White House, and get on the couch.

Presidential temperaments and personalities are exhaustively examined by professionals and lay people alike, as both experts and the public try to figure out what makes the most powerful man in the world tick. With President Donald Trump, however, the observations of the presidential personality have taken on a more ominous tone. Lawmakers and experts say they are troubled by Trump’s extraordinary focus on his own brand and popularity, including frequent and angry insistences that his crowds are bigger and more enthusiastic than anyone else’s and that, despite official vote counts to the contrary; he really won the popular vote for president.

As President Donald Trump continued to escalate his rhetoric about North Korea, U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-West Boca, Sun Sentinel editorial Board said: “the president’s comments are making the situation worse. Obviously we want to deter North Korea. We want to make sure that they understand the full power of the United States. That’s an important message for the president to send. But it’s got to be part of a broader effort to rein in the North Koreans. There’s not clear leadership coming out of the White House on this. Deutch discussed North Korea at an in Trump tweeted. Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong-Un will find another path! The president began ratcheting up the pressure on North Korea on Tuesday, pledging that the United States would unleash ‘fire and fury’ like the world has never seen. The problem with the president’s comments is that they don’t do anything to defuse the situation. The rhetoric itself is not necessarily the dangerous part. It’s the way he just throws out the aggressive language without tying it to anything,” Deutch he said.

Paul Ryan: Leaders must push beyond ‘passions of moment’ WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's leaders "have an obligation" to steer the country past "the passions of the moment," House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday in remarks that didn't explicitly criticize President Donald Trump's handling of this month's deadly clash in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The written statement by Ryan, R-Wis., came six days after Trump used a news conference to say "both sides" were to blame for the Charlottesville violence, in which neo-Nazis and other right-wing groups clashed with counter-protesters.

Trump said there were "very fine people" in each group.

Trump's remarks have drawn bipartisan criticism for equating the two sides. Many Republicans' comments have focused on condemning the views of white supremacists without specifically faulting the president for what he said.

In a written statement Monday, Ryan did not mention Trump by name.

Saying the chase for equality sets the U.S. apart, Ryan said,

"This goes especially for our leaders. Those of us entrusted with the privilege to serve and represent the American people have an obligation to challenge us to push beyond the passions of the moment."

Ryan called the issue "a test of our moral clarity." He added, "The words we use and the attitudes we carry matter."

He called the episode "a disheartening setback in our fight to eliminate hate. But it is not the end of the story. We can and must do better."

Ryan also seemed eager to prevent the dispute from becoming a political weapon either party might wield against the other.

"This is not a legislative issue," he said. "And it certainly isn't a political one. Let's not just reduce this to one of the partisan squabbles of the day. It is so much bigger than all that."

Trump rebuffs coal industry; one CEO claims promise broken

By JEFF HORWITZ, MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has rejected a coal industry push to win a rarely used emergency order protecting coal-fired power plants, a decision one executive said breaks a personal promise from President Donald Trump to take the extraordinary step to benefit the industry.

The Energy Department says it considered issuing the order sought by companies seeking relief for plants it says are overburdened by environmental regulations and market stresses. But the department ultimately ruled it was unnecessary, and the White House agreed, a spokeswoman said.

The decision is a rare example of friction between the beleaguered coal industry and the president who has vowed to save it. It also highlights a pattern emerging as the Trump administration crafts policy: The president's bold declarations — both public and private — are not always carried through to implementation.

Trump committed to the measure in private conversations with executives from Murray Energy Corp. and FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. after public events in July and early August, according to letters to the White House from Murray Energy and its chief executive, Robert Murray. In the letters, obtained

by The Associated Press, Murray said failing to act would cause thousands of coal miners to be laid off and put the pensions of thousands more in jeopardy.

One of Murray's letters said Trump agreed and told Energy Secretary Rick Perry, "I want this done" in Murray's

In this Aug. 22, 2007, file photo, Robert Murray, chief executive of Murray Energy Corp., speaks during an interview with an Associated Press reporter in his office at the Crandall Canyon Mine, in Huntington, Utah.

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presence.

The White House declined to comment on Murray's assertion. A spokesman for Murray Energy, Gary Broadbent, also declined to comment on the letters.

Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes said the agency was sympathetic to the coal industry's plight.

"We look at the facts of each issue and consider the authorities we have to address them, but with respect to this particular case at this particular time, the White House and the Department of Energy are in agreement that the evidence does not warrant the use of this emergency authority," Hynes said in a statement Monday.

The aid Murray sought from Trump involves invoking a little-known section of the U.S. Federal Power Act that allows the Energy Department to temporarily intervene when the nation's electricity supply is threatened by an emergency, such as war or natural disaster.

Among other measures, it temporarily

exempts power plants from obeying environmental laws. In the past, the authority has been used sparingly, such as during the California energy crisis in 2000 and following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Obama administration never used it. The Trump administration has used it twice in seven months in narrow instances.

Murray's company is seeking a twoyear moratorium on closures of coalfired power plants, which would be an unprecedented federal intervention in the nation's energy markets. The company said invoking the provision under the Power Act was "the only viable mechanism" to protect the reliability of the nation's power supply.

Murray told the White House that his key customer, Ohio-based electricity company FirstEnergy Solutions, was at immediate risk of bankruptcy. Without FirstEnergy's plants burning his coal, Murray said his own company would be forced into "immediate bankruptcy," triggering the layoffs of more than 6,500 miners. FirstEnergy acknowledged to the AP that bankruptcy of its powergeneration business was a possibility.

Murray urged Trump to use the provision in the Federal Power Act to halt further coal plant closures by declaring an emergency in the electric power grid.

After a conversation with Trump at a July 25 political rally in Youngstown, Ohio, Murray wrote, the president told Perry three times, "I want this done."

Trump also directed the emergency order be given during an Aug. 3 conversation in Huntington, West Virginia, he said.

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Shark attack on seal at crowded beach caught on video ORLEANS, Mass. (AP) — A shark attack on a seal at a Cape Cod beach sent beachgoers scrambling, and surfers a few yards away had to frantically swim to shore.

No people were hurt during Monday afternoon’s attack at Nauset Beach, which came as the beach was crowded with people, many there to watch the solar eclipse.

Video showed an expanding pool of blood in the water around a seal. Lifeguards ran along the edge of the water as beachgoers on shore yelled for two surfers to come in.

The Cape Cod Times reported one surfer made it out of the water on his own while another got help from people on shore.

The beach was closed for a period after the attack, as were several others in the area.

Town official apologizes for posting racist slur on Facebook DUDLEY, Mass. (AP) — An official in a Massachusetts town has publicly apologized after posting a racist slur on Facebook in the wake of the deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia.

The Telegram & Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/2imxHhD ) that Dudley Highway Superintendent Daniel Gion apologized at a selectmen's meeting Monday for what he called his "insensitive comment." He says his emotions got the better of him during a Facebook discussion last week about a CNN debate broadcast discussing the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. The comment was apparently in reference to CNN commentator Symone Sanders, who is black. Gion is white.

Gion was placed on paid leave last week. He says he hopes to move on and learn from his mistake.

Cops: Man arrested for trying to punch police horse in face WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man was arrested during a weekend festival after he attempted to punch a police horse in the face.

Authorities said Monday that the 59-year-old Worcester (WUS’-tur) man was arrested Saturday at Worcester’s Latin American Festival.

Police say he tried to walk through a group of mounted officers despite being told not to do so. The officers say he deliberately put his shoulder into the chest of one of the horses, and an officer grabbed him by the collar and threw him back in front of the horses. Police say he then threw a punch at one of the animals, which jumped back with an officer still mounted.

Officers say the man struggled as they arrested him and kicked two officers after being placed in handcuffs.

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grid reliability, and tens of thousands of coal miners will result if this is not immediately done," he wrote.

Murray's claims raise the possibility that Trump was warned against the move by his advisers — some of whom are known to be more cautious — or that he simply made assurances to Murray to avoid immediate confrontation. The people who worked on the decision most directly were Perry, Michael Catanzaro, who works under National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn as the top White House energy adviser, and Perry's chief of staff, Brian McCormack, U.S. officials told the AP. They spoke only on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal policy considerations by name.

Murray and his company have been impassioned supporters of Trump, donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign and inauguration, hosting fundraisers and embracing him as the rescuer of the Appalachian coal industry. The friendliness has been mutual: When Trump repealed an Obama administration regulation barring coal companies from dumping mine waste in streams, Murray and his sons were invited for the signing.

The Energy Department has already informed Murray it will not invoke the law, an official with knowledge of the decision told the AP. Coal has become an increasingly unattractive fuel for U.S. electricity companies, which have been retiring old boilers at a record pace. At least two dozen big coal-fired plants are scheduled to shut down in coming months as utilities transition to new steam turbines fueled by cleaner-burning natural gas made more abundant in recent years by new drilling technologies.

Trump, who rejects the consensus of scientists that burning fossil fuels is causing global warming, has made reversing the coal industry's decline a cornerstone of his administration's energy and environmental policies. Since taking office, he announced that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, and he has moved to block or delay Obama-era regulations seeking to limit carbon emissions.

Other coal executives have urged similar government intervention to save their businesses. In a speech last week, the CEO of Peabody Energy Corp., the nation's largest coal producer, also said a two-year moratorium on coal-plant closures was needed.

Perry has already twice invoked the Federal Power Act in narrow ways at the request of utilities seeking to keep old coalburning plants online past their planned retirement dates. In both cases, the utilities were allowed to continue operations at plants amid concerns that shutting them down could lead to regional shortages in electricity.

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In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Don’t make things worse. That’s the advice of former U.S. health secretaries of both parties to President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress, now that “Obamacare” seems here for the foreseeable future. The 2018 sign-up season for subsidized private health plans starts Nov. 1, with about 10 million people currently being served through HealthCare.gov and its state counterparts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Past health chiefs: Insurance market stability is the goal

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't make things worse.

That's the advice of former U.S. health secretaries of both parties to President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress, now that "Obamacare" seems here for the foreseeable future. The 2018 sign-up season for subsidized private health plans starts Nov. 1, with about 10 million people currently served through HealthCare.gov and its state counterparts.

Stability should be the immediate goal, said former Health and Human Services secretaries Kathleen Sebelius, Mike Leavitt and Tommy Thompson. At minimum: Dispel the political and legal uncertainty — fueled by presidential tweets — around billions in subsidies for consumers' insurance copays and deductibles. The three former officials shared their views with The Associated Press.

Beyond the urgent need to calm markets by providing clarity on subsidies, Democrat Sebelius and Republicans Leavitt and Thompson differ on the direction Trump and Congress should take. They agree that Republicans still have an opportunity to put their stamp on the Affordable Care Act, even if the drive to "repeal and replace" former President Barack Obama's legacy program appears to have hit a dead end.

"They can make changes that signal a new ideological direction without generating a logistical and political mess," said Leavitt, who led HHS during former President George W. Bush's second term. "They won the right to make changes. However, they should do it in a skillful way." Leavitt shepherded the Medicare prescription drug benefit through its rocky rollout in 2006.

"Stabilizing the current situation can only — I think — be to their benefit," Sebelius said of the Trump administration. "In an environment in which (insurance) companies are enrolling customers, they've got a lot of time to actually go back to the drawing board and figure this out. The worst of all worlds for them would be to have the current situation unravel because of decisions by this administration."

Sebelius helped steer Obama's law through Congress and later oversaw the troubled launch of HealthCare.gov, when the computer system locked up on the first day of sign-up season, frustrating millions of consumers and embarrassing the White House. She took the heat, but Sebelius stayed on task and ultimately helped deliver a successful open enrollment.

"It would be a mistake to further destabilize the (insurance) market," said Thompson, who served during Bush's first term and led HHS preparations to meet the bioterrorism threat after the deadly anthrax mailings that followed closely the Sept. 11 attacks.

Thompson urged a health care summit between Trump and congressional leaders of both parties, followed by a period of intensive legislative work under a deadline to reach a truce in the political battle over health care.

Trump and top lieutenants like HHS Secretary Tom Price have sent mixed signals.

Leading congressional Republicans want to try to move limited legislation after lawmakers return next month, worried they'll suffer consequences in next year's midterm elections.

At the very least such legislation would provide clear legal authority for the ACA's cost-sharing subsidies, which reduce copays and deductibles for people with modest incomes. Stopping the payments would lead to a spike in premiums, more insurers leaving the markets and increased federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office warned last week. The markets already saw steep premium increases this year, and more insurers have since bailed out, citing financial losses.

The administration has continued to make monthly subsidy payments to insurers, as recently as last week. But Trump on Twitter and in interviews has repeatedly threatened to pull the plug. Sebelius has been sharply critical of the Trump administration's stewardship of the ACA. Two of the former health secretaries — Leavitt and Sebelius — said states are now likely to assume a bigger role in shaping the future of Obama's law. A waiver pathway for states was built into the law, and Republicans want to make it less restrictive. That's a key focus for Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., as he plans bipartisan hearings this fall with Democratic counterpart Patty Murray of Washington.

Leavitt sees waivers as a way to provide states more flexibility to tailor their insurance market rules to local needs and preferences.

Sebelius says that should not be done in a way that undermines federal consumer protections like standard benefits. She'd like to see states use waivers to help offset the cost of care for the sickest patients.

Thompson says he believes a bigger deal, at the federal level, is still possible if Trump plays his cards right with Congress.

Former HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell, who served during most of Obama's second term, declined interview requests.

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By DANIEL TRIELLI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hispanics in the United States have a longer life expectancy, but a poll finds few older Latinos are confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can meet their needs.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey also showed that close to one-half of older Hispanics have faced language or cultural barriers interacting with health care providers.

Fewer than 2 in 10 Hispanics age 40 and older say they are very or extremely confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can accommodate their cultural needs, according to the poll.

Experts cite two factors that might be contributing to the lack of confidence: social norms among Hispanic families that discourage outside care of older relatives, and a lack of high-quality providers.

"Quality is not just meeting government requirements. It's also having high engagement and a sense of community," said Jacqueline Angel, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who has researched Hispanics and aging.

Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, agreed. Most nursing homes have not been attuned to the particular needs of Hispanics, she said. "Culture is not something that they are interested in."

The poll found that about half of Hispanics have had difficulty communicating with a health care provider because of a cultural (47 percent) or language barrier (45 percent).

Angel said that may result in lower use of long-term care facilities.

Hispanics accounted for 5.5 percent of all nursing home residents in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2016, according to government data. Hispanics represented about 8 percent of the population 65 or older.

Research shows current nursing home admission rates for Hispanics are far below levels for other ethnic groups, Angel said.

That happens even when taking into account that Hispanics tend to live longer. Government statistics show that Hispanics have a life expectancy of 82 years, longer than non-Hispanic white Americans (78.7 years) and non-Hispanic black Americans (75.1 years). Hispanic women have a life expectancy of 84.3 years.

"The good news is that we live longer. But that also means that we are going to need more care as time goes by and as young people move away from home," Delgado said.

To break down cultural barriers, experts say that nursing homes and assisted living facilities must invest in a more personal experience for residents.

In places such as Palm Beach County, Florida, where many people have Hispanic origins, that is practically a requirement.

At the MorseLife group, a senior health care and housing provider in West Palm Beach, half the staff is bilingual. "We have therapists who can communicate directly with the patient, not only understanding the language, but also the cultural aspects of what they are saying," said Dr. Ivan Merkelj, one of the directors.

Hispanics may also have higher expectations of what longterm care services should entail.

The AP-NORC poll showed that Hispanics are more likely than older adults as a whole to say that the typical home health aide should provide services such as shopping for groceries (75 percent to 62 percent), transportation to a doctor's appointment (84 percent to 71 percent), and making sure bills are paid (52 percent to 33 percent). Angel said this may reflect a desire to replicate the home environment.

Delgado suggested that communities adopt day care programs such as PACE, or Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

Adopted by 122 organizations, the model establishes guidelines for senior day care programs, with a focus on listening to specific needs and demands from seniors.

Merkelj, originally from Peru, is the medical director of the Palm Beach PACE program. He said it not only allows seniors to have independence, but also eases them into contact with nursing homes and assisted living facilities for when the time comes.

"There's a belief that it's your responsibility to keep your mother and father in your home until they die," he said. "But once we establish a relationship of confidence with the family, that can change."

——— The survey was conducted March 2-29 by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, with funding from the SCAN Foundation.

It involved interviews in English and Spanish with 1,341 people aged 40 and older nationwide who are members of NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The survey includes interviews with 310 Hispanics age 40 and up. Results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points, and plus or minus 6.2 percentage points for the Hispanic sample.

——— Online: AP-NORC long-term care polls: http://www.longtermcarepoll.org/

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Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or another disease can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to do it early — using a "signature" of molecules in patients' blood.

It's still highly experimental, but initial studies suggest the novel tool just might uncover early-stage Lyme disease more accurately than today's standard test, researchers reported Wednesday.

And it could tell the difference between two tick-borne diseases with nearly

identical early symptoms.

"Think about it as looking at a fingerprint," said microbiology professor John Belisle of Colorado State University, who helped lead the research.

Lyme disease is estimated to infect 300,000 people in the U.S. every year.

Lyme-causing bacteria are spread by blacklegged ticks — also called deer ticks — primarily in the Northeast and Midwest, although their range is spreading. Lyme typically starts as a fever, fatigue and flu-like symptoms — often but not always with a hallmark bulls-eye rash — and people usually recover

quickly with prompt antibiotics. But untreated, Lyme causes more serious complications, including swollen joints and arthritis, memory and concentration problems, even irregular heartbeat.

Yet today's best available test often misses early Lyme. It's considered no more than 40 percent accurate in the first few weeks of infection. It measures infection-fighting antibodies the immune system produces. Those take a while to form, making the test more useful a month or more after infection sets See Lyme?, Page 7

In this March 24, 2014 file photo, Jane Delgado, president of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, works in her office in Washington. U.S. Hispanics have longer life expectancy, but a new poll finds few older Latinos are confident that nursing homes and assisted living facilities can meet their needs. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, a Pfizer flag is displayed in front of the company's world headquarters in New York. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine for use against a rare, rapidly progressing blood cancer after other treatments have failed. Pfizer’s Besponsa was approved for patients with a type of advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

FDA OKs Pfizer drug for rare, fast-killing type of leukemia

By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new medicine for use against a rare, rapidly progressing blood cancer after other treatments have failed.

The agency approved Pfizer Inc.’s Besponsa for patients with a type of advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia. By then, life expectancy is low.

“These patients have few treatments available and today’s approval provides a new, targeted treatment option,” Dr. Richard Pazdur, the FDA’s director for cancer drugs, said in a statement.

This year an estimated 5,970 Americans will be diagnosed and 1,440 will die from the cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.

The drug will cost $168,300 without insurance for the typical nine-week treatment course.

In testing that included 218 patients, 36

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percent given Besponsa had their cancer vanish for eight months on average; 17 percent of those given chemotherapy had complete remission for a median five months.

Besponsa is believed to work by blocking the growth of cancerous cells by binding to their surface.

The powerful injected drug, known chemically as inotuzumab ozogamicin, comes with the FDA’s most-stringent warning because it can cause severe liver disease, including blocking veins in the liver. It also carries an increased risk of death in patients who have received a certain type of stem cell transplant.

Besponsa also can cause a decrease in blood-cell and platelet production, infusionrelated reactions and problems with the heart’s electrical pulses. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should not take Besponsa because it may harm a developing fetus or a newborn baby, the FDA warned.

More-common side effects include fatigue, severe bleeding, fever, nausea and headaches.

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in than when people first start feeling ill.

"We are trying our best to come up with something to help the diagnosis in the very early stages of this infection," said microbiologist Claudia Molins of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who teamed with Belisle to develop a new test. "Our goal really is to try to fill that gap."

The new approach essentially looks for a biochemical fingerprint that shows the body is beginning to respond to an infection, long before antibodies mobilize.

It's based on cellular metabolism, subtle changes in the kind and amount of small molecules that cells produce, such as sugars and amino acids and fats.

First, Belisle and Molins found a signature — specific changes in those metabolites — that enabled them to distinguish between blood from Lyme patients and from healthy people.

The tougher hurdle: Could the tool also tell the difference between Lyme and a disease with very similar symptoms? To tell, they compared a mysterious Lyme look-alike called Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, or STARI.

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In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a blacklegged tick - also known as a deer tick. Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or something else can be difficult but scientists are developing a new way to catch the disease early, using a "signature" of molecules in patients' blood. (CDC via AP) STARI is spread by a different tick, the Lone Star tick that is found widely throughout the East and Southeast, areas that overlap with the Lymecarrying blacklegged ticks.

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Using carefully stored blood samples from people determined to have either Lyme or STARI, Belisle and Molins found biomarkers that could tell the two disease apart.

Using those markers to study additional blood samples, they concluded their tool was 82 percent accurate in determining early Lyme — far better than today's standard, Molins said.

The research was published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.

"It is a very novel way of looking at diagnosis," said Dr. John Aucott, who directs Johns Hopkins University's Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. He was not involved in the new study, and notes that other test approaches are being explored, too.

Creating a test will take several more years of research, cautioned Molins. First, the team is turning its sophisticat-

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Greater Westfield & Western Hampden County Medical Reserve Corps A 501(C)3 Non-Profit Disaster Organization will conduct a Basic EMT coursE in Downtown Westfield Registration is now open for EMT Training that will be taught at the Westfield Episcopal Church of the Atonement in downtown Westfield (36 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085) Program dates are September 5 to December 12, 2017. The pre-registration deadline is September 5. Class will be held Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Grand Hall located on the lower level of 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA (entrance from the rear parking lot)

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ed metabolic-measuring techniques into a test that standard laboratories could use. Then, with next spring's tick season, researchers will start a new round of testing.

Hopkins' Aucott cautions that other infections unrelated to ticks can be confused with Lyme, too, so any new test also would have to rule out those possibilities.

But better early diagnosis isn't the only need, he stressed.

Today's Lyme test also can't

prove if antibiotic treatment was successful, because it can detect antibodies even years after people recovered. He wonders if tracking cellular metabolism could solve that

problem.

"If you can show the host metabolic signature goes back to normal, that could be a great test of cure," he said.

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Westfield State holds second annual farm-to-table fundraiser dinner WESTFIELD—The Westfield State University Department of Communication, in partnership with the Division of Institutional Advancement, offered their farm-to-table dinner in honor of the late Dr. Henry Wefing, professor emeritus of Communication. The event was held on Sunday on the grounds of the Horace Mann Center.

Wefing served as a professor at Westfield State for 30 years. The dinner honors both his commitment to Westfield State students and his passion for organic and locally-grown food. The event’s proceeds will benefit a journalism scholarship established in his honor.

“The scholarship supports Westfield State University’s commitment to graduate future journalists who embrace the values of fairness, accuracy, and good storytelling that were taught by Professor Wefing,” said Dr. Tom Gardner, professor of communication.

Gardner said that there are plans to increase the number of scholarships awarded as the fund grows. Wefing began teaching at Westfield State University in 1985. Prior to his passing in 2015, he taught in the Communication Department, specializing in journalism and writing courses. The Henry Wefing Journalism Scholarship has been awarded annually since 2016.

Food was prepared by Westfield State University Executive Chef Mary Reilly and Catering Chef Simeon Bittman. A portion of the dinner was prepared outside at the event and both Reilly and Bittman were onsite to meet the guests, answer questions, and discuss the food and the importance of using locally sourced ingredients.

Diners also enjoyed relaxing music performed by Westfield State alumnus Tyler Cook ’16.

The event aligns with the university’s mission to provide local, sustainable food to its campus community. In 2016, Westfield State launched its own self-operating system based on a farm-to-fork model. As a result, Westfield State Dining Services now partners with more than 25 local farmers and food producers.

The farm-to-table dinner is sponsored by The Westfield News Group.

The ‘Wef’ golf tournament supports Westfield State students, honors late professor WESTFIELD — Westfield State University’s Department of Communication and Division of Institutional Advancement will hold the second annual Henry Wefing Memorial Golf Classic, the “Wef,” on Friday, September 8 at 10 a.m. at Tekoa Country Club in Westfield.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Henry Wefing Journalism Scholarship Fund. The late Dr. Wefing began teaching at Westfield State University’s Department of Communication in 1985, specializing in journalism and writing courses. He was also seen regularly tending to a garden located outside of the university’s Horace Mann Center. Dr. Wefing created the garden in 2007 and donated all of the vegetables and herbs he grew to the Westfield Food Pantry. He passed away in May 2015.

Since 2016, the Henry Wefing Journalism Scholarship has been awarded annually. As the fund grows, there are plans to increase the number of scholarships awarded. Nearly 60 people attended last year’s inaugural event, including members of the Wefing family.

"The ‘Wef’ tournament brings together colleagues, alumni, students, and Henry Wefing's family and friends to enjoy a game Henry loved and to raise funds for students pursuing a career in journalism, which Henry taught and revered as the essential foundation of a democracy," said Dr. Thomas Gardner, professor of Communication.

Golfers must register online prior to the tournament at https:// www.westfieldalumni.org/events/upcoming-events/wefinggolf by Tuesday, September 5. The cost to participate is $350 for a foursome, $90 for individual players, and $80 for Westfield State students. Tickets include 18 holes of golf, lunch, and a post-tournament reception. Tickets are available for those who would like to attend the dinner reception for only $30 and there are also sponsorship opportunities at various different levels.

Tekoa Country Club is located on 459 Russell Road in Westfield.

For more information, contact Suzanne Boniface, adjunct professor of Communication, at 413-478-2652 or sboniface@westfield.ma. edu. Those who cannot attend, but still wish to donate, can do so by visiting https://www.westfieldalumni.org/events/upcoming-events/ wefinggolf.

Solar Eclipse directly at the sun.

The path of totality, where the sun was 100 percent obscured by the moon, was just 60 to 70 miles (96 to 113 kilometers) wide. But the rest of North America was treated to a partial eclipse, as were Central America and the upper reaches of South America.

Skies were clear along most of the route, to the relief of those who feared cloud cover would spoil the moment.

“Oh, God, oh, that was amazing,” said Joe Dellinger, a Houston man who set up a telescope on the Capitol lawn in Jefferson City, Missouri. “That was better than any photo.”

For the youngest observers, it seemed like magic.

“It’s really, really, really, really awesome,” said 9-year-old Cami Smith as she gazed at the fully eclipsed sun in Beverly Beach, Oregon.

NASA reported 4.4 million people were watching its TV coverage midway through the eclipse, the biggest livestream event in the space agency’s history.

“It can be religious. It makes you feel insignificant, like you’re just a speck in the whole scheme of things,” said veteran eclipse-watcher Mike O’Leary of San Diego, who set up his

Last year’s winners of the Henry Wefing Memorial Golf Classic. From left to right: Phil Zampini, Matthew Castonguay, Rob Donoghue, and Tom Gardner.

Founded in 1839 by Horace Mann, Westfield State University is an education leader committed to providing every generation of students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the first public, co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, gender or economic status. This spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum

of liberal arts and professional studies that creates a vital community of engaged learners who become confident, capable individuals prepared for leadership and service to society. For more information on Westfield State University, visit www.westfield.ma.edu, www.twitter.com/westfieldstate, or https://www.facebook.com/ WestfieldStateUniversity.

Continued from Page 3 camera along with among hundreds of other last time earthlings had a connection like this amateur astronomers in Casper, Wyoming. to the heavens was during man’s first flight to John Hays drove up from Bishop, California, the moon, on Apollo 8 in 1968. The first, for the total eclipse in Salem, Oregon, and said famous Earthrise photo came from that misthe experience will stay with him forever. sion and, like this eclipse, showed us “we are “That silvery ring is so hypnotic and mes- part of something bigger.” merizing, it does remind you of wizardry or NASA’s acting administrator, Robert like magic,” he said.

Lightfoot, watched with delight from a plane More than one parent was amazed to see flying over the Oregon coast and joked about teenagers actually look up from their cell- the space-agency official next to him, “I’m phones. about to fight this man for a window seat.”

Patrick Schueck, a construction company Hoping to learn more about the sun’s compresident from Little Rock, Arkansas, brought position and the mysterious solar wind, NASA his 10-year-old twin daughters Ava and and other scientists watched and analyzed it Hayden to Bald Knob Cross of Peace in Alto all from the ground and the sky, including Pass, Illinois, a more than 100-foot cross atop aboard the International Space Station. a mountain. Schueck said at first his girls Citizen scientists monitored animal and weren’t very interested in the eclipse. One sat plant behavior as day turned into twilight. looking at her iPhone.

About 7,000 people streamed into the “Quickly that changed,” he said. “It went Nashville Zoo just to see the animals’ reaction from them being aloof to being in total amaze- and noticed how they got noisier at it got ment.” Schueck called it a chance to “do darker. something with my daughters that they’ll The giraffes started running around crazily remember for the rest of their lives.” in circles when darkness fell, and the flaminAstronomers, too, were giddy with excite- gos huddled together, though zookeepers aid it ment. wasn’t clear whether it was the eclipse or the NASA solar physicist Alex Young said the noisy, cheering crowd that spooked them.

“I didn’t expect to get so emotionally caught up with it. I literally had chill bumps,” said zoo volunteer Stephan Foust.

In Charleston, South Carolina, the eclipse’s last stop in the U.S., college junior Allie Stern, 20, said: “It was amazing. It looked like a banana peel, like a glowing banana peel which is kind of hard to describe and imagine but it was super cool.”

After the celestial spectacle, eclipse-watchers heading home in Tennessee and Wyoming spent hours stuck in traffic jams. In Kentucky, two women watching the eclipse while standing on a sidewalk were struck by a car, and one has died, authorities said.

The Earth, moon and sun line up perfectly every one to three years, briefly turning day into night for a sliver of the planet. But these sights normally are in no man’s land, like the vast Pacific or Earth’s poles. This is the first eclipse of the social media era to pass through such a heavily populated area.

The last coast-to-coast total eclipse in the U.S. was in 1918, when Woodrow Wilson was president. The last total solar eclipse in the U.S. was in 1979, but only five states in the Northwest experienced total darkness.

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FILE PHOTO BY MARC ST.ONGE

Westfield High School Football to host Media Day WESTFIELD — On Sat., August 26, 2017, the returning Western Massachusetts Champions will host the East Longmeadow Spartans and the Commerce Raiders at Billy Bullens Field (Municipal Field) King Street, Westfield. Football scrimmages will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 12:00 PM. Food, drinks and merchandise will be available for purchase.

“This is a great opportunity for younger kids that are interested in playing high school foot-

ball to come out and meet the team, and see what the sport is all about,” said Nicole Lussier, President of the Booster club. “The kids have worked really hard all summer getting ready for this season and we would love to see the community come out and cheer them on.”

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Westfield-Bombers-Football-236312476472536/

Zhang upsets Kvitova in first round of Connecticut Open

Cleveland Indians' Roberto Perez prepares to bunt a pitch from Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Brandon Workman during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Monday Aug. 21, 2017. The bunt allowed teammate Brandon Guyer to score the winning run from second base after a throwing error by Red Sox' Brock Holt. The Indians won 5-4. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Guyer scores winner on Holt’s error, Indians top Red Sox

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Brandon Guyer scored when first baseman Brock Holt threw away Roberto Perez's bunt in the ninth inning, lifting the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Monday night in a matchup of first-place teams.

After Guyer's leadoff double against Brandon Workman (0-1), Holt fielded the bunted ball and tried to throw out Guyer at third. Guyer slid into the bag as the throw skipped past third baseman Rafael Devers, then got to his feet and raced across home plate. Teammates ran onto the field and doused Perez with water and white powder.

Perez also had a three-run homer in the second inning.

Cody Allen (1-6) allowed Christian Vazquez's leadoff single in the ninth, but retired the next three hitters. The inning ended when shortstop Francisco Lindor ran down Mookie Betts' popup in center field with his back to home plate.

Cleveland relief ace Andrew Miller left in the seventh inning after aggravating the patellar tendinitis in his right knee. Miller recently returned after over two weeks on the disabled list with the knee injury.

Boston led 4-3 behind two-run homers by Hanley Ramirez and Andrew Benintendi before Edwin Encarnacion tied the game in the eighth with an RBI single.

Holt replaced Mitch Moreland, who was a late scratch because of a sore neck.

Moreland took a forearm in the back of the head from Holt on a play Sunday.

Manager John Farrell said Moreland passed concussion tests, but he decided to hold him out of the lineup.

Ramirez's fifth-inning homer made it 4-3. Benintendi hit his homer in the first.

Plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt left the game after being struck on the mask by a warmup pitch in the sixth inning from Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly.

Indians first baseman Carlos Santana also left the game with an injury, exiting in the eighth inning with lower back tightness.

Eduardo Rodriguez allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings for Boston. Mike Clevinger allowed both homers and gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings for Cleveland.

Jay Bruce was 1 for 4 in his first home game since being acquired from the New York Mets on Aug. 9.

TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz (back spasms) says he's on schedule to start Wednesday after a bullpen session Monday. He left his start against the Yankees on Friday in the fourth inning. "I feel pretty good," he said. "The progression is a little better every day, so I'm looking to keep getting that improvement."

Indians: OF Michael Brantley (sprained right ankle) is hitting and playing catch but hasn't started running. He's on the disabled list for the second time this season with the injury.

UP NEXT RHP Doug Fister will face Cleveland for the third time in his last four starts Tuesday. He defeated the Indians on July 31, allowing two runs in 7 2/3 innings, but gave up five runs in 4 1/3 innings and got the loss Aug. 14. RHP Carlos Carrasco didn't make it out of the second inning against Boston on Aug. 2, allowing five runs.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Petra Kvitova's final tuneup for the U.S. Open ended with a 6-2, 6-1 loss to Shuai Zhang of China in the first round of the Connecticut Open on Monday night.

Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion and a three-time champion in New Haven, is just 4-4 on hard courts this season. The Czech player returned to the tour at the French Open in May after she was stabbed during a home invasion

in December, leaving her dominant left hand seriously injured.

Zhang, ranked 29th, was playing her first match in the United States since April.

"I just arrived in New Haven last night, coming straight from China," she said. "It's a big change. It's 12 hours' time difference. Before the match I was still sleeping."

Earlier Monday, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard breezed past higher-ranked American Lauren Davis 6-3, 6-1. Bouchard, a

wild-card entry, next faces topseeded Agnieszka Radwanska.

Bouchard, who reached a career-best No. 5 in the rankings in 2014, has struggled recently, slipping to 74th.

In other matches, Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium beat Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine 6-2, 6-3, and Romania's Ana Bogdan got past Russia's Elena Vesnina, 7-5, 7-5.

The U.S. Open begins Aug. 28.

Bolin to start at QB for Rutgers

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Bolin has won the starting quarterback job at Rutgers.

Bolin beat out redshirt junior Giovanni Rescigno and freshman Johnathan Lewis. Rescigno started the final five games for Rutgers last season, completing 86 of 153 passes for 889 yards and five touchdowns, while Lewis is a highly touted recruit out of St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Bolin is a graduate transfer from Louisville. Despite being on campus less than three months, he was voted a team captain.

"Really happy with the leadership that Kyle has brought to our football team," coach Chris Ash said Monday.

"He's a really mature individual. Well trained, well coached in his past and just has got a wealth of experience and we're really excited about what he's going to bring to our offense."

After losing his starting job to Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson, Bolin transferred after graduating in May. Bolin threw for 2,104 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with the Cardinals.

"Just executed. Made good decisions. Understands the offense. Has really good command of the offense,"

KYLE BOLIN Ash said when asked how Bolin separated himself from the competition. "But it's really just about execution and making good decisions and protecting the football and understanding all aspects of the offense."

Rutgers is moving from a power spread offense to a hybrid of a pro-style and spread offense under the tutelage of former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill, who replaced Drew Mehringer as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.

Ash announced the QB decision after practice.

Rutgers opens the season on Sept. 1 against No. 8 Washington.

"It's what's best for that unit, it's what's best for the offense and that whole team that there's no uncertainty on probably the most important position on the football team," Ash said. "So it is important to get it done right now and put it at ease and let Kyle focus on being the starting quarterback."

Steps taken to improve horse safety after 17 deaths NY track SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Additional safety measures are being implemented at Saratoga Race Course after the deaths of 17 horses on the grounds so far this year.

The New York state Gaming Commission announced Monday that the enhanced measures include more veterinarians at the track during training hours.

The agency says the moves are being made along with the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the New York Racing Association, which operates Saratoga, Belmont and Aqueduct.

The 17 horse deaths as of Monday are one more than the total from last year. This year's deaths include eight on the main track or turf course and at the Oklahoma Track, the training facility across the street from the race course.

Eight others have occurred during races since the season began July 21. The other death was a nonracing fatality.

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Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 20 OF 22 185 185 183 180.5 174.5 174 172 165 154.5 146.5 142 109 183 182 180.5 178.5 173.5 171.5 163.5 162.5 161 159 158 152.5

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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

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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 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

DIVISION 2 BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA

Pioria results: Bob Genereux Jr and Jean Genereux 70 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.

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

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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

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RESULTS FROM AUG15, 2017 1st Place Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche

188 Points 2nd Place Bill Lawry & Dave Gile

162.5 Points 3rd Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 162 Points 4th Place Ed West & Harry Pease

157.5 Points 4th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 157.5 Points 5th Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 155.5 Points 6th Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols 148.5 Points 6th Place

Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 148.5 Points 6th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 148.5 Points 7th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 144 Points 8th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 143 Points 9th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 141.5 Points 10th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas 136 Points 11th Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 134.5 Points 12th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 134 Points 13th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 132.5 Points 14th Place Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich 128 Points 15th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa 117 Points

Low Gross Fred Rogers @ 36 Low Net Harry Thompson & Skip Couture @ 21 Closest to Pin on 11th Closest to Pin on 16th Closest to Pin on 18th

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Senior Division 1st Gross – Bird Leal 150 1st Net – John Edinger 132 2nd Net – Tony Schabowki 137 3rd Net - Ron Gearing - 138 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

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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

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When it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a term you hear a lot.

It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News has been providing readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newspapers only provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and big newspaper publishers, after years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller markets anymore.

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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

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

But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to your city, town, neighborhood and home.

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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.

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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

Cutthroat Board Gaming Dear Annie: I would like some help with this problem. I recently joined a board game group. A friend had told me to come and play. Two women in the group are very competitive; one is my friend. I haven’t played these games since the 1970s. So much has changed. They even play these games online to practice now. One warms up for our weekly games by playing a game at the computer at the center where we meet.

This week, we had an extra person when I came, so we made two teams instead of playing individually. One of the competitive women said I should play with another woman who doesn’t score high. She wanted to play with another of the top players so they could score really high. I felt that I was not wanted, and so did the other ladies. Now I do not want to go to this group anymore. The other woman gets upset if she does not win. Should I continue to go and hope I can do better or leave the group? -- Undecided Dear Undecided: You don’t need to improve your score; they need to improve their attitudes. Try talking to your competitive friend about your feelings. If she and the other poor sport in the group can’t be kind, relax and enjoy themselves while playing board games with girlfriends, it’s their loss. Start your own group with like-minded women who are looking to have fun, not just to win.

Dear Annie: I am writing in response to “Trying to Stay Afloat,” the parents who are falling behind on everyday chores in their efforts to be great parents and excel at their jobs.

I absolutely agree with your advice to use Mint. Automatic bill pay can be such a timesaver and can take the worry out of this chore. I liked the Blue Apron or Green Chef idea, as well. That’s a great way to cook healthful meals.

I would like to add one observation. As parents, one of our biggest jobs is teaching. And we teach by example. We are teaching our children how to be adults and what they will need to do to survive in our society. No matter the age of a child, we can incorporate our chores into their daily lives.

When they are young, you can make it into a game. When cleaning, give them a dust cloth. Tell them they are chasing down the dust monsters with their magic cloth. Get them toy vacuum cleaners and brooms. If doing the laundry, teach them colors as you sort the laundry. As the children get older, the lessons can become more technical. But always spend good quality time making what you might otherwise see as a chore into a lesson on being an adult. I think we do a disservice to our children by letting them believe life is all fun and games.

Thanks, Annie, as always, for your good advice. -- Betty Dear Betty: You’ve found teachable moments in everyday chores. I absolutely love your suggestions. Thank you.

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 CLOSING CHARGES UP READERS Dear Readers: The letter about department stores CLOSING CUSTOMERS’ CHARGE ACCOUNTS for inactivity hit a nerve. Here are just a few of the many reader responses: Erin and Rebecca said, “If you keep your balance at zero, the store is not collecting interest or finance charges.”

Betty wrote: “The company is making a power play. Managing the bottom line is important for business, but this threatening letter is a low-level business practice.”

Bobbye said: “I had the same experience, but mine wasn’t by a letter; I found out my account was closed when I was making a purchase. Talk about embarrassing!”

Readers, thank you for the feedback. Unless you get some benefit from a store card, you really don’t need one. All major stores take national credit cards. Why get aggravated when you don’t need to? -- Heloise AUTO SUNSHADE Dear Heloise: I keep a long-handled ice scraper in my car in the summer to prop up the sunshade over the passenger side of the windshield. I love reading your hints in the Roswell (N.M.) Daily Record. -- Charmaine M., Roswell, N.M. Charmaine, you just taught me something! I hate that floppy sunshade! Say hi to everyone in Roswell for me. I had such a wonderful time when I was there to speak at the library event.

Invite me back! -- Hugs, Heloise NO-MESS ICE FOR COOLER Dear Heloise: I make ice for a small cooler by freezing water in small plastic food-storage bags and laying them flat in the freezer. The cooler will not have water in the bottom as the ice melts, and you can reuse the bags. -- Ruth in North Canton, Ohio

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TV Sports Tonight TUESDAY, AUG. 22 BASEBALL 11 a.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, consolation game, Australia (Sydney) vs. Midwest (Sioux Falls, S.D.), at Williamsport, Pa. 3 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, elimination game, Asia-Pacific (Seoul, South Korea)-Mexico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) winner vs. Caribbean (Santiago, Dominican Republic)-Latin America (Maracaibo, Venezuela) winner, at Williamsport, Pa. 7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, elimination game, West (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)-MidAtlantic (Jackson, N.J.) winner vs. Northwest (Walla Walla, Wash.)-New England (Fairfield, Conn.) winner, at Williamsport, Pa. BOXING 9 p.m.

FS1 — Premier Champions, Juan Carlos Payano vs.

Alexis Santiago, bantamweights, at Las Vegas MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati OR L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh (subject to blackout in local markets) 10 p.m.

ESPN — Texas at L.A. Angels RUGBY Noon NBCSN — Women’s World Cup, semifinal, United States vs. New Zealand, at Dublin SOCCER 11:20 a.m.

FS2 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round, 2nd leg, Astana vs. Celtic, at Astana, Kazakhstan 2:30 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round, 2nd leg, Nice vs. Napoli, at Nice, France FS2 — UEFA Champions League playoffs, first round, 2nd leg, Sevilla vs. Basaksehir, at Seville, Spain WNBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

NBA — Phoenix at Minnesota 10:30 p.m.

NBA — San Antonio at Los Angeles

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AP source: NFL, Goodell working on 5-year contract extension The Associated Press Commissioner Roger Goodell is on track to maintain his prominent place at the table for the next round of collective bargaining between NFL owners and players, a process that's sure to be contentious.

The league is working on a five-year contract extension for Goodell, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal is not complete. Sports Business Journal first reported the contract negotiations.

Goodell's contract is up after the 2019 season. The new deal would go through 2024. The current collective bargaining agreement expires after the 2020 season.

Goodell replaced Paul Tagliabue as commissioner in 2006.

He earned just over $31 million for the 2015 season, down from about $34 million in 2014. Because the league office is no longer classified as a tax-exempt organization , the commissioner's salary is no longer required to be made public through tax filings. In 2013, he made $35 million. In 2012, he collected $44.2 million.

Though TV ratings were down 8 percent last year and concerns about concussions have not subsided , NFL revenues have been steadily on the rise during Goodell's tenure, $13 billion at last report. New stadiums, with significant public contributions, have continued to open across the league.

Though conflict has surfaced at times with individual owners, notably New England's Bob Kraft in response to discipline for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady for the deflated footballs scandal, Goodell has clearly overseen enough success to gain the trust of the clubs. The move toward this extension signaled as much. There's another labor feud looming, with the potential for a lockout or a strike in 2021 , so the owners will need faith in their leadership.

While Goodell's job comes with a natural dose of divisiveness, he has become the face of player discontent with the league's discipline system. Goodell came under heavy criti-

This Aug. 14, 2017, file photo shows NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell talking with Arizona Cardinals football team season ticket holders at University of Phoenix Stadium, in Glendale, Ariz. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press the NFL is working on a five-year contract extension for Goodell. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, because the deal is not complete. The extension would run through the 2024 season. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) cism in 2014 for decisions in the Ray Rice case, with other high-profile incidents involving Adrian Peterson and Kevin Hardy drawing the league negative headlines throughout the season that exacerbated tension between owners and players.

Goodell's recent decision to suspend Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for six games in a case of alleged domestic violence has sparked anew the sniping between the league office and the NFL Players Association.

Column: Purists eager for fight after Mayweather-McGregor

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist LAS VEGAS (AP) — Look at any boxing website, and the comments will largely all be the same.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s fight with Conor McGregor is a joke, a spectacle that has little to do with real boxing. No reason to spend two cents on it, much less $100, when there’s a real super fight coming up a few weeks later between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez.

The backlash is out there, even as the relentless hype switches into another gear. It’s one reason that plenty of tickets remain available a week before the fight, and entire rows of $150 closed-circuit seats remain available at hotels on the Las Vegas Strip.

Yes, the pay-per-view sales will be massive simply because of the freak show nature of the event. We love our reality TV, and it doesn’t get any more real than two colorful personalities who know how to talk the talk stepping into the unknown in a boxing ring.

It might even be somewhat competitive, if you believe UFC fans who don’t seem to get the concept that their man is a boxing novice going up against the master defensive fighter of his generation.

Boxing purists, though, may be saving their money for Golovkin and Alvarez.

“If you are one of those die-hard boxing fans you might be waiting for that one,” said StubHub spokesman Cameron Papp, in analyzing the slow ticket sales — at least so far — in the secondary ticket market.

Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya certainly hopes so. He made the Sept. 16 GGG-Canelo fight at the same T-Mobile arena Mayweather and McGregor will compete before that event became a reality..

De La Hoya — who helped make Mayweather a star when the two men fought in 2007 — blasted the McGregor bout as a farce when it was being negotiated and urged boxing fans not to buy it, saying “Our sport might not ever recover.”

Indeed, there’s some evidence that boxing fans aren’t putting their money into what they see as one-sided event, at least yet. Ticket prices are dropping quickly and the closedcircuit seats that sold out in one day for Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are available in plentiful supply from the original sellers.

Meanwhile, host hotel MGM Grand has cut its room prices three times for the weekend, and there are hotel rooms readily available on the Las Vegas Strip for less than $200.

But promoters — and Showtime executives — believe there is enough excitement being generated that the pay-perview — even at a cost of $99.95 — could exceed the record of 4.6 million set by Mayweather-Pacquiao.

“There are the boxing purists who aren’t as enthusiastic about this fight, and I understand that,” said Stephen Espinoza, who heads the sports division at Showtime. “But I think that’s more than compensated by the huge crush of

mainstream interest in the event. The event as a whole remains compelling. It’s something we’ve never seen before and no one can reliably predict how it is going to go.”

Many in the boxing press have made that prediction, writing that the fight is a mismatch and McGregor doesn’t stand a chance. That led Mayweather’s promoter, Leonard Ellerbe, to scold writers at his media day for hurting boxing by being too negative about the fight.

“Floyd has single-handedly put boxing on his back. (He’s) the reason boxing is being talked about, as much as it is,” Ellerbe said. “Just imagine the two years Floyd’s been gone, where was boxing then? With the exception of Canelo and the little fight he had, people weren’t really talking about boxing. The minute you mention Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, then this thing opens back up.”

The best guess is, no matter how many boxing fans boycott the fight, it will do monster pay-per-view numbers from UFC fans and from the simply curious who want to invite a few friends over to watch the spectacle unfold. That will be enough to elevate it to Mayweather-Pacquiao status, even if it doesn’t fare as well at the box office in Las Vegas.

But that may say more about America’s appetite for reality TV and spectacle than it does about the two sports themselves.

This Aug. 11, 2017, file photo shows Conor McGregor training during a media workout in Las Vegas. Look at any boxing website, and the comments will largely all be the same.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s fight with McGregor is a joke, a spectacle that has little to do with real boxing. No reason to spend two cents on it, much less $100, when there's a real super fight coming up a few weeks later between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017: This year you notice that your message often gets distorted. In general, you are precise and direct in your communication, but seem to have trouble understanding where others are coming from. If you are single, you could be very fussy about whom you choose to date. No one enjoys being criticized; work on acceptance. If you are attached, you sweetie could be quite affectionate and might demand a lot of time with you. Make this quality time a high priority. A fellow LEO makes a great healer for you.

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

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Mark Buford

DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni

B.C. Mastroianni and Hart

ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You will want to be as efficient and effective as possible. If you are in a situation where you feel confused, or as if you or the other party can’t connect clearly, you might realize that you’re not speaking the same language. Restart the topic if need be.

Tonight: Busy, busy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your imagination will fill in the gaps. You’ll connect with an artist or a very creative friend, and will enjoy the interaction more than usual. How you see a personal matter could be updated because of an event that occurs today. Tonight: Let the fun and games begin.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Stay centered and focused.

Conversations could be fun and unusually resourceful. However, when dealing with someone who seems depressed, you might realize that your perception is off. Choose your words with care. Tonight: Join friends for a fun night out.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep communication flowing, even if you feel as if you are hitting a wall.

Perhaps you can get further by maintaining your sense of humor. You have a way of getting people to open up and say what is really on their mind. Say less and listen more.

Tonight: Impulsiveness works.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You see the costs of an arrangement between you and someone else. You might not see eye to eye with this person, but you also are not coming from the same place.

Use caution with any financial matter, as there could be an error or a misunderstanding.

Tonight: Do for you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might not agree with a key person in your life. Your perspective could change, but at the moment, what you are hearing doesn’t seem to appeal to you. Play the waiting game, if possible. A family member could be too withdrawn for your taste.

Tonight: Let go of worries.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might be uncomfortable with what you hear. Ideas shared by others might not be in sync with what you think. Don’t become irritated; instead, consider how you could express your ideas in a way that will get others to understand and support it. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Be clear about what you want, especially if you’re in a meeting. Someone who indicates that he or she supports you might not be supportive in the way you were expecting. Be aware that this person is not always the best influence. Tonight: Happiest around crowds.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH A must appearance simply cannot be put off, even if you would like to vanish.

You will project a mystic or magnetic quality.

As a result, others will be drawn to you. Stay on topic, and do not allow a distracting thought to throw you off. Tonight: Whatever you do, be near music.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Take in the big picture. The wider your scope, the more positive the results.

Your sense of humor returns when you see just how confusing conversations around you seem to be. Pull back, listen and avoid making any major decisions just yet. Tonight: Read between the lines.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might feel as if no one quite understands where you are coming from.

Unless you explain your thoughts in a new or different way, you aren’t likely to be clearly understood. Someone else wants the platform to speak; let him or her have it. Tonight: Accept an offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You don’t often see eye to eye with others, but explaining why might prove to be difficult. Your mind is always going over certain issues. Let others speak their mind, and be attentive to what is being said.

You don’t need to go along with the ideas, just listen. Tonight: At home.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Detroit 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 Tampa Bay 3, Seattle 0 Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5, Baltimore 4 Minnesota 12, Arizona 5 Oakland 3, Houston 2 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4 Chicago Cubs 6, Toronto 5, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 3, Texas 2 Monday’s Games Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 6, 1st game Baltimore 7, Oakland 3 Cleveland 5, Boston 4 Seattle 6, Atlanta 5 Minnesota 10, Chicago White Sox 2, 2nd game Texas 5, L.A. Angels 3 Tuesday’s Games Oakland (Blackburn 3-1) at Baltimore (Jimenez 5-8), 7:05 p.m.

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N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 8-10) at Detroit (Boyd 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Rowley 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Archer 8-7), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Gonzales 0-0) at Atlanta (Sims 1-3), 7:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 6-10) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 9-8) at Houston (Morton 10-5), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 5-2) at Kansas City (Duffy 7-8), 8:15 p.m.

Texas (Ross 3-2) at L.A. Angels (Nolasco 6-12), 10:07 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Oakland (Manaea 8-8) at Baltimore (Bundy 12-8), 3:05 p.m.

Boston (Pomeranz 12-4) at Cleveland (Kluber 12-3), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Severino 10-5) at Detroit (Zimmermann 7-10), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Stroman 11-6) at Tampa Bay (Pruitt 6-4), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Ramirez 5-4) at Atlanta (Dickey 8-8), 7:35 p.m.

Minnesota (Santana 13-7) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-4), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Jackson 4-2) at Houston (Fiers 7-8), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Senzatela 10-4) at Kansas City (Kennedy 4-9), 8:15 p.m.

Texas (Cashner 7-9) at L.A. Angels (Heaney 0-0), 10:07 p.m.

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Chicago Cubs (Lackey 10-9) at Cincinnati (Bailey 4-6), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Urena 11-5) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 4-8), 7:35 p.m., 2nd game Seattle (Gonzales 0-0) at Atlanta (Sims 1-3), 7:35 p.m.

Washington (Roark 9-8) at Houston (Morton 10-5), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 5-2) at Kansas City (Duffy 7-8), 8:15 p.m.

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Milwaukee (Nelson 9-6) at San Francisco (Samardzija 8-12), 10:15 p.m.

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Miami (Nicolino 2-1) at Philadelphia (Eflin 1-5), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Godley 5-6) at N.Y. Mets (Flexen 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 3-6) at Cincinnati (Wojciechowski 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

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NORTHERLY by lot 190 (one THE WESTFIELD NEWS 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 August 22, 29, 2017 Deeds in Book 3069, Page 488 September 5, 2017 for layout of Yeoman Avenue.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF conveyed to the mortgagor by SALE OF REAL ESTATE deed of Edward W. Tenero dated August 25, 1999 and reBy virtue and in execution of the corded in the Hampden County Power of Sale contained in a Registry of Deeds in Book certain Mortgage given by Kelly 10903, Page 042.

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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:

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.

WESTERLY by Yeoman Avenue, shown as Yeoman Avenue on said plan, one hundred (100) Other terms if any, to be anfeet;

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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

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

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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.

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

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn care, yard clean-ups, skid steer work, side-walks, tree work. BEST PRICING! 860-818-1703

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

Call (413)531-2197

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 RAIN GUTTERS

FULLY INSURED

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

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.

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 !!

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

ELECTRICIAN

FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE

HOUSE PAINTING

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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

(413)562-2266

Available Oct. 1st.

Call (413)348-3907 after 4 p.m.

floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING

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

First/ last/security. References required. No pets.

business DIRECTORY CHIMNEY SWEEPS

APARTMENT

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

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.

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

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

413-568-1957

BUSINESS PROPERTY

"No truck or job too big or too small"

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, 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.

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

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment.

413-237-2053

5,000 sq.ft.

220/480 volts CITY GAS & SEWER

Call (413)896-3736 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 Can You Help Sarah?

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

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Ask Sarah. www.sarahgillett.org