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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2014

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Assault and chase case to end in superior court

Heavy equipment from the Southwick Department of Public Works was dispatched early this morning to remove high snowbanks which interfered with drivers visibility. More snow was predicted for today. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Snow piling up

By Dan Moriarty trucks. At one time the city dumped Staff Writer snow on the banks of the Westfield WESTFIELD – As more snow fell River, but that practice is prohibited across the area this morning, most by the state Department of Department of Public Works crews Environmental Protection. were dispatched to sand and salt “I can’t bring it here (to the DPW roadways again, and to plow as the yard on South Broad Street),” accumulation continued to mount.

Mulvenna said. “Right now we’re Some crews were taking a differdumping it in the back of City Hall ent approach to dealing with the and at the old Newberry’s site. In snow dumped by recent storms, the past I’ve dumped it at the Cabot snow that has been piled up along Road property owned by the city.” the roads, causing problems espeMulvenna said he plans to “hit JIM cially at intersections. the downtown area to clean snow off MULVENNA “People are having a tough time sidewalks up to the curb” tomorrow seeing oncoming traffic at intersecand deal with complaints about snow tion,” Public Works Superintendent banks and sidewalks.

Jim Mulvenna said this morning. “I’ve had “The police do a really good job in reportcrews going around knocking down snow ing problems with uncleared sidewalks while banks on corners so people can see at inter- they’re out patrolling,” Mulvenna said. “If it sections.” is at private property, they speak with the “We got a bunch down this morning,” resident or business owner. If it’s the city’s Mulvenna said. “The plan was to have all of responsibility, they let us know. the crews doing that, but I had to put them out “The BID has done a pretty good job of sanding and plowing. The latest I’ve heard is keeping sidewalks clear downtown along Elm that this will be a six to eight inch snowfall.” and Main streets,” Mulvenna said, “and I plan The problem with snow bank removal is to send crews down there Wednesday to clear where to dump the snow after its loaded onto the banks.”

Latest storm to bring more snow PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A quick-moving storm brought several inches of snow, as well as rare “thundersnow” to parts of the winter-weary East Coast, prompting speed restrictions on Pennsylvania highways, days after the Southeast and Northeast were paralyzed with heavy snow, ice and massive power outages.

By the morning rush hour, the National Weather Service had reported 4.5 inches of snow in Mercer County in western Pennsylvania and 3.5 inches in Berks County in eastern

Joe Albano of Southwick shovels his driveway after last Thursday’s snowstorm. (File photo by Frederick Gore)

Pennsylvania. In Philadelphia, between 2 and 3 inches was reported.

The storm brought “thundersnow,” an area of heavy snow with embedded thunder, from near downtown Pittsburgh to Dubois.

Forecasters said moderate to heavy snow would follow with snowfall rates over 1 inch per hour.

The storm led Pennsylvania Turnpike officials to reduce speed limits to 45 mph along the entire 360-mile highway system.

State transportation officials followed suit on some interstates and other roads. Last week, a series of crashes on the turnpike outside Philadelphia injured 30 people and left cars stranded in a miles-long backup for hours.

Forecasters predicted many East Coast states would see 3 to 6 inches of snow today after a storm moved in overnight from the Great Lakes and through the Mid-Atlantic.

Some areas were getting rain, sleet or a snow-rain mixture.

“We’re looking at a relatively short duration event,” said the weather service’s John Cristantello.

Temperatures above freezing today should move up to the 40s to mid-50s for the remainder of the week, he said, giving people a reprieve from shoveling and shivering.

Coastal areas in Maine and Massachusetts See More Snow, Page 3

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – While apparently intent on his quest to keep his paramour way from her irate-with-cause husband, a city man’s blatant disregard for police officers’ orders – and their safety – has landed him, not just in court, but in superior court.

The incident which left him on the pavement of a motel parking lot, shocked by a Taser and under arrest, may have begun for Scott A. Deschaine, 40, of 11 Fowler Ave., on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 when his landlord found him in flagrante delicto with his landlady in the basement apartment of the Fowler Street building where all the parties reside.

At than time, Deschaine’s landlord reported to police that the man assaulted him but, since neither the officer nor anybody else had witnessed the alleged assault, the officer advised the landlord to seek a criminal complaint himself in Westfield District Court which the man apparently did on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the police involvement began with a 6:47 p.m. call from Deschaine complaining that he was threatened via a text message by his landlord.

Officer Richard Mazza, who was dispatched to respond to the complaint, reports that as he approached the house and asked parties present who had called police, Deschaine immediately began to yell obscenities and threats and ordered him from the property.

“The caller appeared to snap and I was unable to communicate anything to him before he cursed me and screamed at me to leave” Mazza wrote in his report of the incident.

A city emergency dispatcher reported that a few minutes later she received a call from the state police dispatcher who reported that Deschaine had called E-911 “screaming at their dispatcher to be transferred to the Westfield police supervisor.”

The State Police dispatcher reported that, when Deschaine was advised to call the Westfield police business line to reach a

supervisor, Deschaine continued yelling that he was being denied 911 services and began to threaten the dispatcher.

Sgt. Jeffrey Baillargeon, a shift supervisor, went to the house where he spoke with Deschaine, the basement tenant, and the first floor tenants.

Baillargeon was told that Deschaine had a previous relationship with his landlady and her husband (who had left the area) “is aware of it and suspects they are re-kindling it.”

About an hour after Baillargeon left, at 9:39 p.m., a police dispatcher again took a call from 11 Fowler Ave., a report by the landlord who said that Deschaine had threatened him with a knife.

When officers arrived at the house, they found Deschaine in his car with his landlady who disregarded police orders to stop and instead drove off, without regard to the officers around him, forcing Officer Michael Gibbons to leap for safety to avoid the fleeing vehicle.

Officers gave chase to the vehicle which did not stop until Deschaine pulled into a Southampton Road motel.

In the parking lot, Deschaine ignored orders to shut down the car and show his hands, revving the engine instead until an officer smashed a window with his nightstick and reached inside to turn off the ignition.

Still, Deschaine refused to exit the car or cooperate in any way and officers employed a Taser, which did not elicit compliance.

Deschaine was manually removed for the car and subdued.

During the booking process, a knife which fit the description of the weapon his landlord had said was used to assault him was found in Deschaine’s back pocket.

Charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, failure to stop for police, intimidation of a witness, resisting arrest and carrying a dangerous See Superior Court, Page 3

104th honors its own

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The 104th Fighter Wing recently held its 40th Annual Awards Ceremony to honor its own.

“On this night we gather to honor our outstanding performers for their hard work and dedication to service,” said Col. James Keefe. “It is here that we recognize those individuals that stand out among the best, demonstrating all aspects of the Air Force Core Values by serving above and beyond.”

In 2013, Barnes ANGB undertook a runway project that took its airmen to a new

challenge – operating simultaneously from three locations.

“The decision to deploy aircraft to Otis ANGB and Westover ARB was not easy, but very siuccessful,” Keefe said. “Many hours and sacrifices went into this project to ensure victory, and the 104th came through shining, once again.”

The 104th at the same time deployed members to Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Delaware, Kyrgyzstan, and Guam.

Wing Level Award recipients included See 104th, Page 3

Col. James P. Keefe, left, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing, points to an F-15 aircraft as Brian Barnes, Barnes Regional Airport manager, celebrates the newly reconstructed 9,000-foot runway. (File photo by Frederick Gore)

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Local names in the news Sport Studies.

Amelia Erwin of Westfield is studying Psychology.

Kelsey Poole of Westfield is studying Rehabilitation and Disability Studies.

Brooke Fairman of Huntington is studying Sport Management.

Liliya Tereshchuk of Russell is studying Sports Biology.

Local Student Named to Fall Dean’s List SELINSGROVE, Pa.— Abigail Johnson of Granville was named to Susquehanna University’s dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester. The dean’s list recognizes students who achieve a grade point average of 3.4 or higher out of a possible 4.0 for the semester. To qualify, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours. Johnson, a junior neuroscience major, is a 2011 graduate of Northwest Catholic High School. She is the daughter of Don Johnson and Martha LiljaJohnson.

Students Named to The College of Saint Rose Dean’s List for Fall 2013

Local students named to dean’s list

ALBANY, NY – The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, today announced that 809 students have been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2013 semester.

Full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours and achieve a semester grade-point average of at least 3.5 with no grades of D, F, Incomplete or Pass/Fail are eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s List.

Students from this area named to the Dean’s List are: Wayde Dazelle of Westfield Jessica Lamoureaux of Southwick Cassandra Hawk of Westfield

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield College has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for academic excellence for the fall 2013 term.

Amanda Yetton of Westfield is studying Art Therapy.

Alyssa Cousineau of Westfield is studying Biology.

Megan Baildon of Southwick is studying Computer and Information Sciences.

Jacob Wingate of Westfield is studying Computer Graphics/Digital Arts.

Mary Boudreau of Westfield is studying Criminal Justice.

Nathan Kantor of Westfield is studying Criminal Justice.

Olga Tereshchuk of Russell is studying Health Science/ Pre-Physical Therapy.

Jordyn Willey of Southwick is studying Health Science/ Pre-Physical Therapy.

Chantal Boucher of Westfield is studying Health Science/ Occupational Therapy.

Elizabeth Moller of Westfield is studying Health Science/ Pre-Physician Assistant.

Nicholas Fielding of Granville is studying Health Science/ Pre-Physician Assistant.

Vannessa Cruz of Westfield is studying Human Services.

Felicita Cintron of Westfield is studying Human Services.

Benjamin DiSanto of Westfield is studying Movement and Sport Studies.

Kelly Gallo of Westfield is studying Movement and Sport Studies.

Matthew LaCroix of Westfield is studying Movement and

Florek named to the Bentley University President’s List Josh Florek, son of Mark and Susan Florek of Westfield, was named to the Bentley University President’s List for the Fall 2013 semester. Florek is a junior Accounting and Finance major at Bentley University.

Kingsley graduated from basic training Air Force Reserve Airman Leah M. Kingsley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate

in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Kingsley is the daughter of Rob and Mindy Kingsley of Montgomery. She is a 2012 graduate of Gateway Regional High School in Huntington.

Accepting Grant Requests WESTFIELD - Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. is currently accepting preliminary Grant Requests from organizations providing services to the elderly residents of the greater Westfield area. The filing deadline is March 1.

Since the Sarah Gillett Trust was established in 1971, thousands of dollars have been awarded each year to those organizations in the greater Westfield area that are serving the elderly populations within this location.

Preliminary applications should include the specific amount desired and a brief one page explanation of the services the organization would provide. No brochures or lengthy descriptions of the organization should be provided at this time.

Shortly after the filing date of March 1, qualifying applicants will be contacted and an appointment for an interview with the trustees will be established. Interviews are generally set for Thursday afternoons between 2:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Preliminary Grant Requests are to be mailed to: The Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. P.O. Box 1871 Westfield, MA 01086

Scholarship Application WESTFIELD - The CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Board of Directors announces that students applying for scholarships must file online. Through the new website, http://csfwestfield.dollarsforscholars.org, students will have the ability to create online profiles, which allow them to apply for and be matched to multiple scholarships for the 2014 school year. The student dashboard on the website will give students and their parents one stop shopping for chapter scholarships, educational resources, opportunities and events.

We encourage prospective college students to begin developing online profiles now, to assure that you are alerted about scholarship opportunities in advance of deadlines.

Applications must be submitted by March 22.

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Odds & Ends WEDNESDAY

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A *WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY* will remain in effect for most of western Massachusetts until 8 PM. Plan for bouts of moderate to heavy snow from Noon until 3 PM. The flakes will taper off around 5-6 PM. Wednesday will have mostly cloudy skies with a chance of a quick round of rain/snow showers tomorrow afternoon. Thursday will be sunny with highs in the low-40s. Rain for Friday ends the week with highs near 50.

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Pet peacock killed in Texas after attacking women HOUSTON (AP) — The suburban Houston caretaker of a pet peacock dubbed “Meanie” has shot and killed his feathered friend after the bird fanned his feathers and used his talons to attack several women.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement the peacock attacked a woman on Friday while she was being questioned by a deputy investigating a complaint about the bird. The deputy fired a stun gun at the peacock, but he continued his attack. The statement says the frightened woman fled indoors and the peacock’s caretaker used his shotgun to kill the bird.

The peacock’s caretaker Riley Richards told KHOU-TV (http://bit.ly/1hkd7Yo ) he and his wife called the bird Meanie. He says the bird, who was owned by his daughter, had previously attacked other female relatives.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2014. There are 316 days left in the year. n Feb. 18, 1564, artist Michelangelo Buonarroti died in Rome, just weeks before his 89th birthday.

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On this date: In 1861, Jefferson Davis was sworn in as provisional president of the Confederate States of America in Montgomery, Ala. In 1885, Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in the U.S. for the first time.

In 1913, Mexican President Francisco I. Madero and Vice President Jose Maria Pino Suarez were arrested during a military coup (both were shot to death on Feb. 22).

In 1930, photographic evidence of Pluto (now designated a “dwarf planet”) was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz.

In 1939, the Golden Gate International Exposition opened on Treasure Island in San Francisco.

In 1943, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, the wife of the Chinese leader, addressed members of the Senate and then the House, becoming the first Chinese national to address both houses of the U.S. Congress.

In 1953, “Bwana Devil,” the movie that heralded the 3D fad of the 1950s, had its New York opening.

In 1960, the 8th Winter Olympic Games were formally opened in

Squaw Valley, Calif., by Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

In 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot Act of 1968 (those convictions were later reversed).

In 1984, Italy and the Vatican signed an accord under which Roman Catholicism ceased to be the state religion of Italy.

In 1994, at the Winter Olympic Games in Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen finally won a gold medal, breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters.

In 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49.

Ten years ago:

Howard Dean’s quest for the presidency ended as the Democrat, winless in 17 contests, abandoned his bid. In Iran, runaway train cars carrying fuel and industrial chemicals derailed, setting off explosions that destroyed five villages and killed at least 200 people.

Five years ago:

President Barack Obama launched a $75 billion foreclosure rescue plan aimed at saving homes. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began a two-day visit to Indonesia. Eric Holder, the nation’s first black attorney general, said in a speech to Justice Department employees marking Black History Month that the United States was “a nation of cowards” on matters of race. Pope Benedict XVI received House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican, telling her that Catholic politicians had a duty to protect life “at

all stages of its development.” The remnants of New York’s Shea Stadium were demolished.

One year ago:

The European Union imposed trade and economic sanctions on North Korea while condemning “in the strongest terms” the nation’s latest nuclear test. Robbers stole a reported $50 million worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane at Brussels’ international airport; more than 30 people were later detained and some of the loot recovered. President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor George Kennedy is 89. Former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., is 87. Author Toni Morrison is 83. Movie director Milos (MEE’-lohsh) Forman is 82. Singer Yoko Ono is 81. Singer-songwriter Bobby Hart is 75. Singer Irma Thomas is 73. Singer Herman Santiago (Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers) is 73. Singer Dennis DeYoung is 67. Actress Sinead Cusack is 66. Actress Cybill Shepherd is 64. Singer Juice Newton is 62. Singer Randy Crawford is 62.

Rock musician Robbie Bachman is 61. Rock musician Larry Rust (Iron Butterfly) is 61. Actor John Travolta is 60. Game show host Vanna White is 57. Actress Jayne Atkinson is 55. Actress Greta Scacchi (SKAH’-kee) is 54. Actor Matt Dillon is 50. Rapper Dr. Dre is 49. Actress Molly Ringwald is 46. Actress Sarah Brown is 39.

Actor Ike Barinholtz (TV: “The Mindy Project”) is 37. Actor Kristoffer Polaha is 37. Singer-musician Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek) is 37. Actor Tyrone Burton is 35. Rock-singer musician Regina Spektor is 34. Opera singer Isabel Leonard is 32. Roots rock musician Zac Cockrell (Alabama Shakes) is 26. Actor Shane Lyons is 26.

Actress Maiara Walsh is 26.

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Superior Court Continued from Page 1 weapon he was arraigned the next day in Westfield District Court before Judge Philip A. Contant who ordered that he be held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing.

Prior to being allowed to live the basement apartment on Fowler Avenue, Deschaine had been incarcerated.

He is well known to a great many city officers from previous incidents and has a lengthy criminal history.

“We used to send the whole shift to deal with him”, one veteran officer said.

On Feb. 2, the charges in district court were dismissed after Deschaine was indicted and arraigned in Hampden Superior Court.

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There, Deschaine will face trial for three charges of assault with a dangerous weapon (a motor vehicle), carrying a dangerous weapon and resisting arrest.

In superior court, much stiffer consequences are possible for a defendant upon conviction then are available to district court judges.

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2013 Airman of the Year SrA Anthony Fappiano of Leeds, 2013 Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year TSgt Randolph Bonin of Westfield, 2013 Senior Non-Commissioned of the Year MSgt Timothy Mutti of Springfield, 2013 AGR / Technician of the Year SMSgt Thomas Orifice of Enfield, CT, and 2013 Company Grade Officer of the Year Capt Wendy Kiepke of Holyoke.

State Level Awards recipients were Airman of the Year SrA Anthony Fappiano, Honor Guard of the Year SSgt Jose Rivers of Wilbraham, and 1st Sgt of the Year MSgt Guy Craig of Chicopee.

saw blizzard-like conditions with more than a foot of snow on Saturday, and thousands on Cape Cod were left without power.

Several inches of snow fell across the Great Lakes yesterday, causing Chicago’s two airports to cancel more than 1,000 flights. In Michigan, crashes closed portions of Interstate 96 in Grand Rapids and the Muskegon area saw whiteout conditions.

Last week, about 1.2 million utility customers lost power as the storm marched from the South through the Northeast.

Schools, businesses and government offices closed. The storm was blamed for at least 25 deaths stretching from Texas to Maine.

SOUTHWICK - The Friends of the Southwick Public Library have set a Wednesday, March 12 meeting to discuss which library programs they will support during FY’14. According to President Nancy Zdun, “Thanks to profits from the group’s summer book sale and its Holiday Basket Raffle, there are funds to support Children and Adult programs.” Friends of the Library and interested patrons are welcome to attend this meeting set for 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room and all of their meetings.

Mohegan Sun Bus Trip SOUTHWICK - On March 24 there will be a bus trip to Mohegan Sun. The bus will depart from the Southwick Town Hall at 8 a.m. sharp and will leave Mohegan Sun at 3:30 p.m. for a 5 p.m. arrival back at the Town Hall. The cost is $18 per person, which includes $15 meal credit and $20 in Big 6 Wheel free bets (subject to change without notice). To reserve seats, contact Cara at P&R 413-5695701 or email at parkandrec@ southwickma.net.

NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGs

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 WESTFIELD Police Commission at 5:30 pm Finance Committee at 6 pm Citizens with Disabilities at 6:30 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

Hearing for Baltazar

Hearing for O’Leary/VHB

TOLLAND School Committee 7 p.m.

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting 5:30 p.m.

Fire Department Meeting 6:30 p.m.

HUNTINGTON Board of Assessors at 6 pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

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Library Meeting

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Legion Scholarships American Legion WESTFIELD The Scholarship Department of Massachusetts American Legion may grant ten $1,000 and ten $500 for college expenses of a child/ grandchild, whose parent is a current member in good standing of an American Legion Post within the Department of Massachusetts.

Applications shall be filed on or before April 1. The scholarship shall be for the next school year only and limited to incoming freshmen. Applications for Post 124 and Department of Massachusetts scholarships are available at Post 124, 38 Broad St., Westfield.

WESTFIELD The Scholarship Committee of American Legion Post 124, 38 Broad St., Westfield announces its 17th annual $500 scholarship for High School Seniors.

Qualifications: Student must be a High School Senior accepted by a college, university or accredited post-secondary school. Proof of acceptance must accompany application. The parent or guardian of the student must be a member of Post 124 or a deceased member. Application deadline is April 23. The scholarship will be awarded on Memorial Day.

Shredding Event for CSF Westfield Scholarship Dollars for Scholars Applications WESTFIELD CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Available

marketing or graphics arts and will be attending in September 2014 are encouraged to apply.

In 2014, one $1000 scholarship will be awarded.

Completed scholarship applications and all support materials must be submitted to the Ad Club and postmarked by April 28. Scholarship decisions are made by the Scholarship Committee of Advertising Club of Western Massachusetts and are considered final. The scholarship will be awarded at the Ad Club’s June professional development luncheon.

Computer Support Tutorials WESTFIELD - Do you have some computer knowledge and experience, but get stuck on certain technical tasks because you never learned how to do them?

Individual computer support tutorials are offered at the Senior Center in the Computer Lab located on the second floor. Frank Quirk, retired Senior Lecturer at Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies, conducts the tutorials. There is no charge, but participants must sign up in advance. Sessions are offered on Wednesday mornings between 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and each is a half-hour in length.

Participants should call the Senior Center at 562-6435 to sign up for a session.

is holding a paper shredding WEST SPRINGFIELD fundraiser. On Saturday, April The Advertising Club of 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Valley Western Massachusetts Green Shredding of South Scholarship Committee Deerfield, is donating its equip- announces scholarship appliment to help raise funds for cations are now available Westfield students. For only $5 online at adclubwm.org. you may have up to two boxes Applications will also be of documents shredded. available through guidance Shredding will take place in the departments at high schools in South Middle School parking Hampden, Hampshire and lot. Note, these items are not Franklin Counties or by conacceptable for shredding: tacting the Ad Club at 413binders, batteries, elec- 736-2582.

Abner Gibbs Raffle 3-ring tronics, large binder clips, Western Massachusetts WESTFIELD - Abner vinyl, plastics or x-rays. All seniors who have been acceptGibbs Elementary School is proceeds will fund scholarships ed by an accredited college or holding a calendar raffle fund- for Westfield students. technical school to study raiser in celebration of the advertising, communications, school turning 100 years old.

100 days of prizes to celebrate 100 years of quality education at Abner Gibbs Elementary School. Calendars are available for purchase at the school office 413-572-6418. Cash or checks made payable to Abner Gibbs PTO are acceptable Offering Full-Day Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Care forms of payment. Each calas well as Part-Time Preschool Programs endar is $10 and there are many fabulous prizes providNOW ENROLLING FOR FALL 2014 ed by our local community Our carefully developed curriculum is designed for the donators. Drawings began children to be active learners. Children are provided with January 1 and will end April 10. Winning entries will be developmentally appropriate activities so each child placed back into drawing. ly k can grow and learn at their own pace. e We at Winners will be contacted by classes s ic t s Our Pre-K Program will prepare your child to enter a phone and prize pickup will gymn Gymnastics s Kindergarten ready to learn and ready to succeed. t Roo be during school hours in the 217 Root Road • Westfield, MA 01085 • (413)562-1767 office.

www.rootslearningcenter.com / stephanie@rootslearningcenter.com

BLANDFORD Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm

HUNTINGTON Selectboard at 5:30 pm Conservation Commission at 7 pm ZBA at 7 pm Finance Committee

WESTFIELD Off-Street Parking Commission at 7 pm Flood Control Commission meeting cancelled

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20 BLANDFORD Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm

WESTFIELD Personnel Action Committee at 6 pm

SOUTHWICK Capital Expenditures Committee at 6:30 pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 SOUTHWICK Budget Hearings Day 2 at 8 am

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm

WESTFIELD Westfield: ZBA at 7 pm

CHESTER Selectmen at 6 pm

LOST AND FOUND $100. REWARD. LOST: BRACELET, black leather and silver on 12/5/13. Vicinity Westfield Shops parking lot possibly Friendly’s, Big Y areas.

(508)685-7949.

FOUND - Diamond ring in Westfield. Call 5687560 (12/2/13) $500. REWARD. Lost cat. “Nowelle” black with white striped nose, white paws and white bib.

Needs daily insulin. Call, text, email Karen, (413) 478-3040. findnowelle@gmail.com anytime. .

(11-27-13) REWARD! Lost: black and white medium haired cat. Vicinity of Munger Hill area of Westfield. Work (617)212-3344. (11-27-13)

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COMMENT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor

I have a question regarding the BID, the Business Improvement District. Are the members that are members of BID – is that public information? Can I find out who and how many members there are? Thank you. As the WBID always looks to encourage people to support downtown businesses, business membership can be found, listed by industry, by visiting their website, www.thedistrictwestfield.com. Please contact Maureen Belliveau, Executive Director, with any further questions.

Brought to the City’s attention, it never appeared to be the government’s concern that the folks along Main St., between State St. and the Little River bridge, would be forced to suffer from the consequences of widening Main St. Widening the highway into town cost these homes - and pedestrians - the tree belt separating the speeding traffic from the sidewalk.

Despite the typically narrow (5-6’) widths of most tree belts, they do provide people with both perceived and physical senses of separation from the traffic. The separation is greater when trees are planted and maintained in them. The eliminated and severely diminished tree belts along Main St. have added an easily predictable layer of problems to those living on Main St. Look to see how the Main St. snow, slush, and ice has been dumped on the public walks AND the private front walks to the people’s homes.

The former tree belts were wide enough to absorb much of the plowed snow. Now, the government engineering solutions have left those people with much greater MOUNTAINS of Main Street’s ice and snow than they used to deal with. It was difficult enough to clear the walks of ice and snow before the tree belts were removed.

Since many of the walks have not been cleared, it appears to be impossible for some to chop, lift, shovel, or snow blow, the icy and packed debris. The walks that people have been able to clear look to be about a shovel width or two wide. The Little River bridge sidewalk wasn’t cleared at all! Who is responsible for clearing that public walk?

On Sunday, a woman was trying to walk toward the Westfield Shops along the bridge. She was looked to be struggling atop the ice and snow where the sidewalk surface was supposed to be. With the walk buried deep, the height of the safety railing is less effective.

Government/engineering ‘solutions’ to increase traffic flows often increase problems for others. Imagine K-5 aged kids having to struggle along the mountainous public ice and snow banks on Main St to get to school. Imagine a kid, or an adult, losing their balance and slipping into the Main St. traffic.

Imagine living on Main St. and being fined for not clearing an amount of snow and ice from your front walk worth half the width of Main St.! Not a good job for those who are paid to foresee – and respond – to such issues brought to their attention.

Tom Smith

Dems’ new 2014 plan:

Neutralize Obamacare

A battered flag flies over the General Shepard Apartments.

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Good Morning. This message is for the General Shepard staff. Many people have complained about the American flag being ripped and everything and is now ripped completely in half. I wish they would do something about it because I know there is a big fine. Who knows – maybe even jail time. Please print this. Thank you. We reached out the the property managers, Hallkeen Real Estate Management and Investment, yesterday. We also notified the City of Westfield about the condition of the American flag at Park Square, after a rough winter. The City does replace damaged flags as they are made aware of them. Due to cumbersome purchasing rules, it does take almost a month from notification for the order to be fully processed, however.

The city flag at Park Square is battered by the recent weather.

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Hi! Here we go again. You see in the paper snow budget is running out. Year after year it happens. It’s just another excuse to raise taxes. Just an excuse. If they got leftover money in the snow budget, they don’t save it. They just spend it on something else. Thank you to our mayor and our city council, the city is just depending on the taxpayers to dig them out of debt.

Can the PVTA bus drivers bring shovels with them on the tour buses to shovel out the bus stops along Court Street and Stop & Shop. They can’t put the tour buses over the snow banks on the sidewalks. The sloppy job at the Bank of America, the Tavern, and the hairdresser at Elm and Main. The ice on the sidewalks not shoveled and it just piled up. Give them a ticket for unshoveled sidewalks.and along those lines, the hairdresser on the corner of Elm and Main: you can’t see the traffic coming because of the snow bank on the corner. Sloppy, sloppy job downtown.

I was recently told about two events that I would have liked to have seen. Number one is students from Westfield High School on TV under the program “As Schools Match Wits.”

Number two a play at Westfield High School. Somebody from the Westfield High School should have informed this newspaper so we readers would have been informed of these two events. Not everyone has children in the school system and some don’t have a computer to know what is going on in the schools. I know this spring, concerts will be coming so somebody inform this newspaper so that they will have an article about these events so that we readers will know the dates.

Thank you.

By James Hohmann Politico.com Democrats know their biggest problem in this year’s midterm election is Obamacare. So top party operatives have settled on a strategy to try blunting the GOP’s advantage: Tell voters Republicans would make the problem worse — raising prescription drug prices, empowering insurance companies and even endangering domestic violence victims.

The battle plan, details of which were in a memo obtained by POLITICO, recognizes the unpopularity of the Affordable Care Act. But it also banks on voter fatigue with the GOP’s relentless demands for repeal and counts on poll-backed data that show many Americans would rather fix Obamacare’s problems than scrap it altogether.

Republicans scoff at the notion that voters will forgive Democrats for the health care law and its botched rollout, arguing that the reality now is too clear for Democrats to muddy it with promises about the future.

But as conservative groups pump tens of millions of dollars into anti-Obamacare ads, Democrats are reacting in their own ads and on the stump with the same talking points: that the GOP has wasted too much time on repeal votes, that it’s time to move on to solving the law’s problems, and that Republicans want to return to the days where insurance companies took advantage of customers. Some Democrats also are resurrecting the claim that Republicans will gut Medicare.

“The best way to push back on the attacks we know Republicans will launch over health care is to be on offense about what your opponent would do to health care while highlighting your commitment to fixing and improving the law,” Jesse Ferguson, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s deputy executive director, wrote in the memo.

The five-page document, dated Jan. 30, was sent to House candidates and included 17 poll-tested lines of attack against Republicans who have voted to repeal the law, complete with research citations.

The messages not only warn that the GOP would undo some popular aspects of the law — such as preventing insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but some also target demographics such as women and the elderly who are considered extra-sensitive to the law’s effects.

Thus the claims that GOP candidates would let insurance companies deny coverage to female victims of domestic violence, allow the costs of prescription drugs to rise for seniors or deny coverage for contraception.

Another key theme of the strategy is to paint the Republicans as mere tools of the all-powerful insurance companies. One suggested talking point in the memo alleges the GOP’s approach would mean bigger bonuses for insurance company CEOs. The strategy aims to highlight the most popular elements of the law while trying to avoid directly mentioning it whenever possible. It’s an uphill task in part because Democrats must appeal to independents frustrated by the law without alienating their liberal base. That requires finesse that some of the party’s candidates may not have.

And despite some recent good news on the Obamacare front — including the announcement this past week that 3.3 million people have enrolled through the marketplaces set up by the law — most Democratic operatives privately acknowledge that the law remains an albatross. Their game plan hopes to merely fight the Republicans to a draw, and they can point to a significant amount of data that show they’ve got room to maneuver.

An internal Democratic poll recently conducted in Montana, where there’s a competitive Senate race, found that 65 percent of voters agree with the statement “we’ve wasted too much time talking about Obamacare and we have other problems to deal with.” Among targeted voters, those deemed as persuadable, 73 percent agreed. Among women, 68 percent agreed and 28 percent disagreed.

Another Democratic poll in a state President Barack Obama carried with a competitive Senate race found two-thirds of voters agreed with the statement: “There are problems with the law, but there are good things — including coverage for pre-existing conditions … so no more bankruptcies for medical bills.”

A nonpartisan Kaiser Health Tracking Poll last month found that 50 percent of Americans view the Affordable Care Act unfavorably, compared to 34 percent who view it positively. But three in 10 of those who dislike the law say that opponents should accept it’s the law of the land and work to improve it, with less than 40 percent supporting the continued push for full repeal.

And while the law itself is unpopular, Democrats often retain an advantage over Republicans in polling on who can better handle the generic issue of “health care.”ens.

Republicans argue the president’s party owns Obamacare, especially Democratic Senate incumbents who voted for it. National Republican Senatorial Committee strategist Brad Dayspring noted that voters can be tired of the repeal talk yet still hate the law. He insisted that Democrats lost their credibility when some of the promises they made about Obamacare didn’t pan out.

“Democrats promised people could keep their doctors and

health care plans,” Dayspring said. “They promised Obamacare would create jobs. They promised Obamacare wouldn’t touch Medicare benefits. They promised Obamacare would mean lower health costs for everyone. These were all lies repeatedly told by [Sens.] Kay Hagan, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Pryor, Mark Udall and Mark Warner, and voters can’t trust them to ‘fix’ the law, never mind want them to.”

In races across the country, Democrats and their supporters are tailoring campaign ads in a way that distances the candidates from the health law’s problems, casts them as potential saviors, and warns of dire consequences if Republicans are back in charge.

A House Majority PAC commercial in Arizona credits vulnerable Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick with listening to her constituents. “She blew the whistle on the disastrous health care website, calling it ‘stunning ineptitude’ and worked to fix it,” a narrator says. “She fought to hold insurance companies accountable so they can’t deny coverage for pre-existing conditions or drop coverage when you get sick.”

A similar ad from the same group in Florida said of another vulnerable House Democrat: “Joe Garcia is working to fix Obamacare. He voted to let you keep your existing health plan and took the White House to task for the disastrous health care website. And Joe Garcia fought to hold the insurance companies accountable, so they can’t deny coverage for pre-existing conditions or drop coverage when you get sick.”

The Senate Majority PAC spent $750,000 in December pushing a similar message in a North Carolina ad. A cast of regular-looking people praised Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan, one of Republican’s top targets this year, for protecting their Medicare and Social Security, taking on drug companies and voting “to cut waste and fraud in Medicare.” Then the same people criticize her leading Republican challenger.

“I’ve read that Speaker Thom Tillis sides with insurance companies,” a man says.

Ty Matsdorf, a strategist for the Senate Majority PAC, said to expect more ads showing Democratic candidates trying to make the system work and Republicans working to empower the insurance companies instead.

“This won’t be a referendum on any single issue,” Matsdorf said. “Voters have to know there’s a choice in the election.”

Democratic operatives say a major part of the strategy is to go on offense over Medicare by accusing Republicans of trying to cut the program. Since the electorate in the midterms tends to be older, Medicare is tantamount to health care for a huge swath of voters.

(It’s a tricky tactic for Democrats, however, because the Affordable Care Act itself included plans for some $716 billion in Medicare cuts. The GOP has in the past hammered on that point, even though many of them supported Republican Rep. Paul See Obamacare, Page 8

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 12:22 a.m.: assist citizen, Pleasant Street, a patrol officer reports he encountered a person who was locked out of a running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made; 12:35 a.m.: larceny, Pioneer Village, 60 Franklin Street, a caller reports that she recently activated a system to locate an iPad owned by her employer that she thought she had misplaced about a month ago and the locator system showed that the device was in Chicopee, the responding officer reports an incident report was filed; 6:43 a.m.: officer wanted, Samaritan Inn, 7 Free Street, an officer asked to supervise the departure of a resident from the shelter reports that a routine check revealed the man to be the subject of outstanding warrants, Brian D. Clark, 47, of 79 Beach St., Haverhill, was arrested on two warrants issued in 2013 by

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Haverhill District Court; 8:11 a.m.: larceny, Long Pond Road, a caller reports that a guest who stayed overnight stole his laptop computer and other items, the responding officer reports the victim said that he had provided shelter for a friend who had no place to stay with and he has now found eight video games, a laptop computer, cash and a docking station are missing, the Holyoke police were notified as the victim said that the suspect is likely to got there to sell the property and buy narcotics; 3:03 p.m.: larceny, Notre Dame Street, a caller reports a blue lamp installed in memory of a deceased police officer was stolen, the responding officer reports he was told that the blue bulb was known to be in place on Friday; 5:45 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller reports her wallet was stolen by a coworker, the responding officer reports an employee of a Springfield Road department store said that she had dropped her wallet

while walking back in the store from a break a and a fellow employee picked it up but did not return it, the officer reports the suspect denied taking the wallet but since the man is recognizable on security video picking up the wallet a criminal complaint was filed; 8:47 p.m.: assist other agency, Summer Street municipal parking lot, a parking clerk requests an officer to assist with a parked vehicle which is impeding snow removal operations, the responding officer reports the car was towed to the police impound yard; Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 6:00 a.m.: assist citizen, Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a caller said that she is trying to take her feverish child to a doctor but she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made; 10:58 a.m.: larceny, East Silver Street, a caller reports an off-duty employee witnessed

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a shoplifter stealing merchandise, the responding officer reports the employee said that while she was shopping she noticed a woman placing many higher-priced small items in a shopping basket and leave the store, the officer reports security video will be reviewed; 11:27 a.m: larceny, Western Circle, a caller reports his snowblower was stolen the day before, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he had left his snowblower in front of his driveway after he finished clearing snow and the next day found it gone, a relative said it had been where he left it at 3 a.m.; 10:30 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, West Silver Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have revoked registration due to lack of insurance, the officer reports the vehicle was towed and the operator was provided a courtesy transport to a Holyoke Road address.

Cold facts from OSHA

Tips on protecting workers during winter storm cleanup The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration offers the following tips to workers and employers in New England to help them recognize and protect themselves against hazards associated with winter storm cleanup activities.

Many workers can be involved in winter storm cleanup work. These may include utility workers; law enforcement personnel; firefighters; emergency medical personnel; federal, state and local government personnel; military personnel; highway personnel; maintenance workers, and sanitation workers.

Some of the hazards associated with working in winter storms include: • Driving accidents due to slippery roadways • Carbon monoxide poisoning • Hypothermia and frostbite due to the cold weather exposure • Exhaustion from strenuous activity • Dehydration • Back injuries or heart attack while removing snow • Slips and falls due to slippery walkways • Electrocution due to downed power lines or downed objects in contact with power lines • Burns from fires caused by energized line contact or equipment failure • Being struck by falling objects such as icicles, tree limbs, and utility poles • Falls from snow removal on roofs, or while working in aerial lifts or on ladders • Roof collapse under weight of snow (or melting snow if drains are clogged) • Lacerations or amputations from unguarded or improperly operated chain saws and power tools, and improperly attempting to clear jams in snow blowers Driving/Vehicle Hazards For information about driving safely during winter, visit OSHA’s Safe Winter Driving sheet.

What should I do if a winter storm strands me in my vehicle?

Stay in the vehicle. Do not leave the vehicle to search for assistance unless help is visible within 100 yards. You may become disoriented and lost in blowing and drifting snow.

Display a trouble sign by hanging a brightly colored cloth on the radio antenna and raising the hood. Turn on the vehicle’s engine for about 10 minutes each hour and run the heat to keep warm. Also, turn on the vehicle’s dome light when the vehicle is running as an additional signal. Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning. Keep the exhaust pipe clear of snow, and open a downwind window slightly for ventilation. Watch for signs of frostbite and hypothermia. Do minor exercises to keep up circulation. Clap hands and move arms and legs occasionally. Try not to stay in one position for too long. If more than one person is in the vehicle, take turns sleeping. For warmth, huddle together. Use newspapers, maps, and even the removable car mats for added insulation. Avoid overexertion since cold weather puts an added strain on the heart. Unaccustomed exercise such as shoveling snow or pushing a vehicle can bring on a heart attack or make other medical conditions worse. Be aware of symptoms of dehydration.

Frostbite and Hypothermia What is frostbite?

Frostbite is a severe reaction to cold exposure that causes freezing in the deep layers of skin and tissue. Frostbite can cause permanent damage. It is recognizable by a loss of feeling and a waxy-white or pale appearance in fingers, toes, nose, or ear lobes. For more information, see OSHA’s Cold Stress Safety and Health Guide, or OSHA’s publication, The Cold Stress Equation (also available as a 21 KB PDF, 4 pages).

What is hypothermia?

Hypothermia occurs when the body temperature drops to less than 95°F. Symptoms of hypothermia include uncontrollable shivering, slow speech, memory lapses, frequent stumbling, drowsiness, and exhaustion. For more information, see OSHA’s Cold Stress Safety and Health Guide, or OSHA’s publication, The Cold Stress Equation (also available as a 21 KB PDF, 4 pages).

What can be done to avoid frostbite and hypothermia?

Recognize the environmental and workplace conditions that lead to potential coldinduced illnesses and injuries. Learn the signs and symptoms of cold-induced illnesses/inju-

ries and what to do to help those who are affected. Train the workforce about coldinduced illnesses and injuries. Select proper clothing for cold, wet, and windy conditions.

Layer clothing to adjust to changing environmental temperatures. Wear a hat and gloves, in addition to underwear that will keep water away from the skin (polypropylene). Take frequent short breaks in warm dry shelters to allow the body to warm up. Perform work during the warmest part of the day. Avoid exhaustion or fatigue because energy is needed to keep muscles warm. Use the buddy system (work in pairs). Drink warm, sweet beverages (sugar water, sports-type drinks).

Avoid drinks with caffeine (coffee, tea, or hot chocolate) or alcohol. Eat warm, high-calorie foods like hot pasta dishes.

Who is at increased risk of frostbite and hypothermia?

Victims of hypothermia are often (1) elderly people with inadequate food, clothing, or heating; (2) babies sleeping in cold bedrooms; (3) people who remain outdoors for long periods - the homeless, hikers, hunters, etc.; and (4) people who drink alcohol or use illicit drugs. Victims may also include people with predisposing health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension, people that take certain medication (check with your healthcare provider and ask if any medicines you are taking affect you while working in cold environments), and people in poor physical condition or who have a poor diet. For more information, see A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety.

How do I treat a person with frostbite or hypothermia?

If frostbite or hypothermia is suspected, begin warming the person slowly and seek immediate medical assistance. Warm the person’s trunk first. Use your own body heat to help. Arms and legs should be warmed last because stimulation of the limbs can drive cold blood toward the heart and lead to heart failure. Put person in dry clothing and wrap their entire body in a blanket. Never give a frostbite or hypothermia victim something with caffeine in it (like coffee or tea) or alcohol. Caffeine, a stimulant, can cause the heart to beat faster and hasten the effects the cold has on the body. Alcohol, a depressant, can slow the heart and also hasten the ill effects of cold body temperatures. Shoveling Snow What hazards are associated with activities to shoveling snow?

Shoveling snow can be a strenuous activity, particularly because cold weather can be taxing on the body, and can create the potential for exhaustion, dehydration, back injuries, or heart attacks. In addition to following the tips for avoiding frostbite and hypothermia, such as taking frequent breaks and drinking fluids (while avoiding ones with caffeine or alcohol), there are a variety of other precautions workers can take to avoid injuries while removing snow. Workers should warm-up before the activity, scoop small amounts of snow at a time, push the snow instead of lifting where possible, and user proper form if

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lifting is necessary: keeping the back straight and lifting with the legs.

Slips and Falls How do I walk safely on snow and ice?

Where appropriate, clear walking surfaces of snow and ice and use salt or its equivalent.

In addition, the following precautions will help reduce the likelihood of any injuries: Walking on snow or ice is especially treacherous and wearing proper footwear is essential.

A pair of well insulated boots with good rubber treads is a must for walking during or after a winter storm. Keeping a pair of rubber overshoes with good treads which fit over your street shoes is a good idea during the winter months. When walking on an icy or snowcovered walkway, take short steps and walk at a slower pace so you can react quickly to a change in traction. When walking on a sidewalk which has not been cleared and you must walk in the street, walk against the traffic and as close to the curb as you can. Be on the lookout for vehicles which may have lost traction and are slipping towards you. Be aware that approaching vehicles may not be able to stop at crosswalks or traffic signals. At night, wear bright clothing or reflective gear, as dark clothing will make it difficult for motorists to see you. During the daytime, wear sunglasses to help you see better and avoid hazards.

Repairing Downed or Damaged Power Lines and Removing Downed Trees What hazards are associated with repairing downed or damaged power lines?

The work activities involved with repairing downed or damaged lines entail many of the activities involved in installing and removing overhead lines and in general maintenance on overhead lines. The crucial difference is that in emergency conditions, such as winter storms, there are unknown hazards and the potential for changing hazards as work progresses. Under these conditions workers must be extra vigilant and cautious.

Potential hazards include: Electrocution by contacting downed energized lines, or contacting objects, such as broken tree limbs, in contact with fallen lines. Falls from heights. Being struck or crushed by falling poles, towers or parts thereof, tree limbs, ice accumulation on lines, towers and poles. Being injured in vehicular accidents when responding to an emergency situation. Burns from fires caused by energized line contact or equipment failure.

What protective measures should be utilized when working on or around downed or damaged power lines?

Assume all power lines are energized and stay well clear of any downed or damaged power lines. Establish a safe distance from the lines and report the incident to the responsible authority. Only properly-trained electrical utility workers should handle damaged power lines. Electrical utility workers should first assess the hazards present in order to minimize the chances of exacerbating the situation. Ideally the lines involved should be deenergized, but this may not be possible in all situations. When working on downed or damaged power lines, electrical workers should utilize proper electrical safety work practices

and personal protective equipment, as usual.

However, as mentioned previously, extra caution should be exercised when working in winter storms, due to the adverse conditions present.

What hazards exist during removal of downed trees during a winter storm, and what safety precautions should be taken?

Clearing downed trees is a critical job during a winter storm. When winter storms occur, downed trees can block public roads and damage power lines. Emergency crews are often sent out to clear downed trees during a winter storm.

• Potential hazards include: • Electrocution by contacting downed energized lines or contacting broken tree limbs in contact with fallen lines.

• Falls from trees.

• Being struck or crushed by falling tree limbs or ice.

• Being injured by emergency equipment such as chain saws and chippers.

• Proper PPE including gloves, chaps, foot protection, eye protection, fall protection, hearing protection and head protection should be worn by workers using chainsaws and chippers to clear downed trees. Only appropriate power equipment that is built to be used outdoors and in wet conditions should be used. All saws, chippers, and other tools should be used properly and according to their intended application. It is important that all equipment is well-maintained and functioning correctly in order for use. In addition, all equipment should have proper guarding, working controls, and other safety features as installed by the manufacturer.

Powered Equipment and Snow Blowers What are the potential hazards of using powered equipment and snow blowers, and what precautions should be taken?

It is important to make sure that powered equipment, such as chain saws or other power tools, are properly grounded. When performing maintenance or cleaning, make sure that the equipment is properly guarded and is disconnected from power sources. Snow blowers commonly cause lacerations or amputations when operators attempt to clear jams. Never attempt to clear a jam by hand. First, turn the machine off and wait five seconds, and then use a long stick to clear wet snow or debris from the machine. Keep your hands and feet away from moving parts. Additionally, refuel a snow blower prior to starting the machine; do not add fuel to a running or hot engine.

Clearing Snow from Roofs and Working at Heights Following a winter storm, workers should employ standard protections when working at heights and should also be aware of the potential for unexpected hazards due to the weather. Employers should provide and ensure the use of fall protection and provide and maintain ladders. In addition, workers should use caution around surfaces that have been weighed down by snow, as they may collapse. For more information, see OSHA’s Hazard Alert: Falls and Other Hazards to Workers Removing Snow From Rooftops and Other Elevated Surfaces.

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MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — A saliva test for teenage boys with mild symptoms of depression could help identify those who will later develop major depression, a new study says.

Researchers measured the stress hormone cortisol in teenage boys and found that ones with high levels coupled with mild depression symptoms were up to 14 times more likely to suffer clinical depression later in life than those with low or normal cortisol levels.

The test was tried on teenage boys and girls, but found to be most effective with boys.

About one in six people suffer from clinical depression at some point in their lives, and most mental health disorders start before age 24. There is currently no biological test to spot depression.

“This is the emergence of a new way of looking at mental illness,” Joe Herbert of the University of Cambridge and one of the study authors said at a news conference on Monday.

“You don’t have to rely simply on what the patient tells you, but what you can measure inside the patient,” he said.

Herbert compared the new test to ones done for other health problems, such as heart disease, which evaluate things such as cholesterol and high blood sugar to determine a patient’s risk.

Herbert and colleagues at the University of Cambridge observed more than 1,800 teenagers aged 12 to 19 and examined their cortisol levels with saliva tests. The researchers also collected the teens’ own reports of depression symptoms and tracked diagnoses of mental health disorders in them for up to three years later.

The boys who had high cortisol levels and mild depression symptoms were up to 14 times more likely to suffer from clinical depression when compared to other teens with normal levels, while girls with similarly elevated cortisol levels were

The Carson Center for Human Services Celebrating 50 Years of Real Help with Real Life 1963-2013 The coals in the woodstove are thick as tomorrow’s promised snow.

Winter’s hand pulls Dan under--to converse with his dead--his brother, his dad, his aunt, an old girlfriend.

“There are so many things I think about now. Things I see differently. I sit in front of my friend Jerry’s woodstove and I daydream about things. It’s kind of dark out all day. I’m not depressed; I’m grateful for what I see. I miss my brother. I couldn’t really feel it all before, but now I do and it’s good.”

“I can see myself. You know, I can remember now how when I was off my medication; I thought there were people in the ceiling. Or I would think that I was on a rooftop somewhere when I was just sitting at the bar. It was all wrong, but it seemed normal and I couldn’t understand why people were pretending they didn’t see what I felt and saw. I figured they were all out to get me. Like there were rules to a game I had to figure out and the price was life or death if I lost. It sounds crazy now. And, I guess it was.

Being off your meds is no joke. What your mind can do to you… whoa. I’m glad I know that now. It makes me have more patience for people who have trouble in the ways I had trouble. And I was a big guy. Real big.

I was in a panic all the time. I just ate and ate. When I was a truck driver, I was sitting a lot. Eating and sitting. I loved working as a mechanic, but I stopped being able to go to work once I started thinking everyone was sabotaging my engines just to get me. It wasn’t really happening, but I thought it was.”

Dan came to the Carson Center with goals in mind.

He had already taken his own steps forward.

“Once I got back on my medication for the Schizophrenia, it was like I could feel myself again… and I felt heavy! I wanted to lighten up. The Carson people got me into a Weight Watchers group. What helped was the hiking group they had, too. There are ways I just never said good-bye to my aunt or my dad or my brother. Even my ex. Sometimes in your life you just need a long walk under a beautiful sky and fresh air. For me, I need a lot of long walks. Even when it is cold and rainy, I don’t mind. I work things out that way.

Carson staff brought me to Alcoholic Anonymous, too. That was a no-brainer. Drinking was only the symptom anyway, covering up all the stuff I had to deal with, causing me a mess more problems than the ones I had underneath it all. I see guys come in to the AA meeting looking like I used to look—a hundred pounds overweight, talking stuff that makes people afraid of them. Times like that I know for sure that I have a purpose. We are meant to help each other, you know? And who better to talk a guy out of the idea that there are Martians in the coffee pot than me, you know?

And there’s my mom. I can help out with her now.

She’s old. When I help her walk across the room, I can’t help but think that this lady helped take my first walk across the room. She looks at me and pats my hand and I know that she’s at peace because I’m at peace.

It’s the winter now. It’s a good time to think about what matters. It’s like there’s tangle in there, inside me—where I came from, what I feel. Winter roots.

And right there, in the middle of that dark underground, I got hope. I can feel it. It’s green.”

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Joe Herbert, right, Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and Barbara Sahakian, left, professor of Clinical Neurophychology at the same university, pose for the photographer prior to a news conference to announce the results of a new study in central London, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. A saliva test for teenage boys with mild symptoms of depression could help predict those who will later develop major depression, the new study says. Researchers who measured cortisol levels in teenagers found that boys with high levels of the hormone and mild depression symptoms were 14 times more likely to later suffer from clinical depression than those with low levels. Herbert said: “You don’t have to rely simply on what the patient tells you, but what you can measure inside the patient,” comparing the new test to those done for other health problems, like heart disease, which evaluate things like cholesterol and high blood sugar to determine a patient’s risk. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) only up to four times more likely to develop the condition. The study was paid for by the Wellcome Trust and the results were published online Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academies of Science.

Experts suggested that cortisol might affect boys and girls differently.

“All hormones, including sexual hormones, influence brain function and behavior,” said Dr. Carmine Pariante, a professor of biological psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. He was not linked to the study.

Pariante said the genderspecific hormones — androgen for males and estrogen and progesterone for females — might react differently to cortisol and could explain the difference in risk for teenage boys and girls.

Pariante said the saliva test

was promising and could help target psychological help such as talk therapy for boys at risk of developing depression.

Scientists are increasingly searching for physical markers in the body of psychiatric illnesses instead of relying exclusively on a diagnosis based on a patient consultation.

“This gives us a biological model to understand mental health problems the way we

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In this Feb. 3, 2014 photo, Maureen Grey poses for a photo in Chicago. For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. Grey, a 58-year-old Chicagoan, finally saw a doctor this month after a fall in September left her in constant pain. Laid off twice from full-time jobs in the past five years, she saw her income drop from $60,000 to $17,800 a year. Now doing temp work, she was uninsured for 18 months before she chose a marketplace plan for $68 a month. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Older Americans are early winners under health law CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. They’re unwanted by employers, rejected by insurers, struggling to cover rising medical costs and praying to reach Medicare age before a health crisis.

These luckless people, most in their 50s and 60s, have emerged this month as early winners under the nation’s new health insurance system. Along with their peers who are self-employed or whose jobs do not offer insurance, they have been signing up for coverage in large numbers, submitting new-patient forms at doctor’s offices and filling prescriptions at pharmacies.

“I just cried I was so relieved,” said Maureen Grey, a 58-year-old Chicagoan who finally saw a doctor this month after a fall in September left her in constant pain. Laid off twice from full-time jobs in the past five years, she saw her income drop from $60,000 to $17,800 a year. Now doing temp work, she was uninsured for 18 months before she chose a marketplace plan for $68 a month.

Americans ages 55 to 64 make up 31 percent of new enrollees in the new health insurance marketplaces, the largest segment by age group, according to the federal government’s latest figures. They represent a glimmer of success for President Barack Obama’s beleaguered law.

The Great Recession hit them hard and for some its impact has lingered.

Aging boomers are more likely to be in debt as they enter retirement than were previous generations, with many having purchased more expensive homes with smaller down payments, said economist Olivia Mitchell of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. One in five has unpaid medical bills and 17 percent are underwater with their home values.

Fourteen percent are uninsured.

As of December, 46 percent of older jobseekers were among the long-term unemployed compared with less than 25 percent before the recession.

And those financial setbacks happened just as their health care needs became more acute. Americans in their mid-50s to mid-60s are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than other age groups, younger or older, accounting for 3 in 10 of the adult diabetes diagnoses in the United States each year.

And every year after age 50, the rate of cancer diagnosis climbs.

The affordable coverage is “an answer to a prayer really,” said Laura Ingle, a 57-year-old Houston attorney who had been denied coverage repeatedly because she has sarcoidosis, an autoim-

mune disease. She recently had back surgery for a painful condition that’s been bothering her for months.

One night in September, 64-year-old Glenn Nishimura woke up with wrenching pain that sent him to the emergency room. It was his gallbladder. A doctor recommended surgery.

Instead, Nishimura went home. A consultant to nonprofit groups, he was selfemployed and uninsured.

“I checked myself out because I had no idea what this was going to cost,” the Little Rock, Ark., man said.

“They didn’t want me to go, but they didn’t stop me.”

Nishimura lost his coverage after leaving a full-time position with benefits in 2007, thinking he could land another good job. The recession ruined that plan. After COBRA coverage expired, he was denied coverage because of high blood pressure and other conditions.

He made it until September without a major illness. A second night of gallbladder pain and a chat with a doctor persuaded him to have the surgery. After getting the bills, he negotiated the fees down to $12,000, which he considered “a big hit, but it could have been worse.” The average cost of a gallbladder removal in Arkansas was listed at three times that.

Nishimura dipped into his savings to cover the bill.

In December, he chose a bronze plan on the new insurance marketplace that costs him $285 a month after a tax credit. The deductible is $6,300, so he hopes he doesn’t have to use his coverage. He can get on Medicare in April, just in time for his annual checkup.

“Now there’s the peace of mind of knowing the limits of my obligation if I have catastrophic health needs,” he said.

Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger said he’s noticed a recent increase in patients in this age group at his family practice in Miami. Lots of them have untreated chronic conditions that have progressed to an advanced stage.

“Many have delayed necessary treatments due to costs and expect a total and quick workup on their first visit,” he said, adding they want referrals to specialists and

tests including colonoscopies and mammograms.

The abundance of older patients signing up is no surprise to the Obama administration, which conducted internal research last year that showed the “sick, active and worried” would be the most responsive to messages urging them to seek coverage.

Signing up younger, healthier enrollees is seen as more difficult, but crucial to keeping future insurance rates from increasing. The administration said those age groups may put off enrolling until closer to the March 31 deadline.

“We have always anticipated that those with more health needs would sign up early on, and that young and healthy people would wait until the end,” administration spokeswoman Joanne Peters said.

Some of the aging boomers were determined to get coverage in the marketplace, despite repeated problems and frustration with the federal website.

The hours spent online and over the phone paid off for real estate agent Greg Burke and his beautician wife, Pat. The empty-nesters qualified for a tax credit that will lower their monthly health insurance premiums by nearly half.

The Burkes, from Akron, Ohio, are among the 38 percent of marketplace enrollees in the state between 55 and 64 years old. He’s 61 and had a knee replaced six years ago.

They will now spend $250 a month for health insurance, “a huge savings,” Greg Burke said. Their deductibles also dropped from $2,500 each to $750 each, meaning they will pay less out of pocket.

In Miami, licensed practical nurse Marie Cadet, who is 54, often works double shifts to make ends meet for herself and her 12-year-old daughter.

She had been paying more than $150 a month for health insurance, with a $3,000 deductible. In effect, she paid most medical costs out of her own pocket, including about $80 a month for blood pressure medicine.

After choosing a plan from the marketplace, Cadet’s monthly payment dropped to $86 a month, with the government kicking in $300. Her deductible fell to a more affordable $900.

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LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Using videos that claim to teach toddlers, or flash cards for tots, may not be the best idea. Simply talking to babies is key to building crucial language and vocabulary skills — but sooner is better, and long sentences are good.

So says research that aims to explain, and help solve, the troubling “word gap”: Children from more affluent, professional families hear millions more words before they start school than poor kids, leaving the lowerincome students at an academic disadvantage that’s difficult to overcome.

That gap starts to appear at a younger age than scientists once thought, around 18 months, said Stanford University psychology professor Anne Fernald.

And research being presented this week at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science suggests that it’s not just hearing lists of words that matters as much as rich, varied language with good grammar that trains babies’ brains to learn through context.

Instead of just saying, “Here’s an orange,” it would be better to say: “Let’s put the orange in this bowl with the banana and the apple and the grapes.”

“It’s making nets of meaning that then will help the child learn new words,” Fernald explained.

“The advice I give mothers

is to have conversations with your babies,” added Erika Hoff, a psychology professor at Florida Atlantic University.

“Children can hear lots of talk that goes over their head in terms of the meaning, and they still benefit from it.”

The research comes amid a growing push for universal preschool, to help disadvantaged youngsters catch up.

But it also raises the question of whether children from lowincome, less educated families need earlier intervention, such as preschool that starts at age 3 instead of 4, or higher quality day care or even some sort of “Let’s talk” campaign aimed at new parents to stress talking, singing and reading with tots even before they can respond. That can be difficult for parents working multiple jobs, or who may not read well or who simply don’t know why it’s important.

Scientists have long known that before they start kindergarten, children from middleclass or affluent families have heard millions more words than youngsters from lowincome families, leaving the poorer children with smaller vocabularies and less ready to succeed academically. Fernald said by some measures, 5-year-olds from low-income families can lag two years behind their peers in tests of language development.

Brain scans support the link, said Dr. Kimberly Noble of Columbia University Medical Center. Early experiences shape the connections that children’s brains form,

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and kids from higher socioeconomic backgrounds devote more “neural real estate” to brain regions involved in language development, she found.

How early does the word gap appear? Around age 18 months, Stanford’s Fernald discovered when she compared how children mentally process the language they hear. Lower-income kids in her study achieved at age 2 the level of proficiency that more affluent kids had reached six months earlier.

To understand why language processing is so important, consider this sentence: “The kitty’s on the bench.” If See Baby Talk, Page 8

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John Filo WESTFIELD - John Filo, 102, a lifelong resident of Westfield, died on February 16, 2014 in Westfield, MA. He was born in Westfield on June 7, 1911, the son of Karel and Caroline (Rehak) Filo/Brus. John attended Ashley Street School and graduated from Westfield Trade School in 1927.

He joined the US Navy in 1928 and was honorably discharged in April, 1934. He served principally in the Pacific Theater aboard the troop transport USS Chaumont. At that time, U.S. Troops were being deployed to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines, and Shanghai, China. John was fond of recounting his experiences in China during the Sino-Japanese War. After his discharge, John returned to Westfield, working locally as a carpenter and machinist. He was an avid aviation enthusiast, owning and flying his Gypsy Moth airplane from Barnes Airport during the Depression years, and aptly earning the nickname “Flyer”, which he was affectionately called by family and close friends for the rest of his life. He was employed at the Springfield Armory from 1939 until its closure in 1968. During the World War II years John was night foreman at the Armory Clip Shop; which was vital to the war effort. The Armory manufactured millions of ammunition clips for MI Garand Rifle, then the standard infantry rifle for the U.S. In 1937 John married Anna B. Zacek, also of Westfield.

Together they built their home on Pontoosic Road, where he put his carpentry skills to good use. John became an avid vegetable gardener; Anna was a great cook and knitter. They became well known in the local Square Dancing circles, traveling afar to attend Square Dancing events. Unfortunately, they had no children of their own, but they bestowed their love and affection on their nieces and nephews in particular.

They enjoyed a happy marriage until Anna died in 1982. In 1996 John met Myrtle Hunter of Chesterfield, MA. They became constant weekend companions, to the delight of both families. Myrtle passed away in 2011, leaving a significant void in his life. Our thanks to the Hunter and Kingsbury families for their love and affection to John in his later years.

John is survived by his half-brother August Brus, of Westfield, MA; his half-sister, Elizabeth Brus of Astoria, N.Y. and step-brother, Robert Brus of Jackson, N.J. ; his nieces and nephews and their families, Wendy and Dan Fallon and children Mikayla and Conner of Granby, CT, Mark Brus and Karen Meyers of Lexington, MA, Eric Brus and Dave O’Neal of Watertown, MA, Caroline Bocher of Astoria, N.Y., John Funcasta and family of Southbridge, MA, Joseph Ross and family of East Longmeadow, MA, William Voska and family of Columbus, Ohio and Oklahoma, Cathy Boutahiri and family of Las Vegas, Nevada, Eric Jensen of Charlotte, N.C., and Jeanne Hebert and family of Amherst, Ohio. John was predeceased by an older sister, Anna, and brother, Charles.

The family is grateful to the staff and residents of the Arbors Assisted Living of Westfield for the care, kindness and affection extended to John during his stay there. As he once described it, they became “a part of his family”.

The funeral will be Thursday, February 20th at the Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, Westfield at 12:00 noon.

A reception will follow at the Church. A private burial will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Children’s Religious Education Department at Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA. 01085. firtionadams.com.

Frederick W. Rutka SOUTHWICK - After a long and happy life, Frederick W. Rutka, 87, a resident of this town for most of his life, passed away February 10, 2014. Born in Westfield, Fred was the son of the late Edward J, & Nellie E. (Lambson) Rutka.

Frederick served our country faithfully as an Army veteran in Europe during WWII. He then worked as a mechanic for Prifti Motors for 40 years. Fred spent the last 4 years of his life enjoying the brotherhood of his fellow servicemen at the Holyoke Soldiers Home, where he received excellent care and support. Staff and residents alike enjoyed Fred’s good nature and sense of humor.

He was a member of the Southwick American Legion #338, Ranford W. Kellogg Post 872, and the Southwick Grange #46. He was a member of Christ Church United Methodist, and had served on many church committees and boards.

He is survived by a sister, Shirleyann Cook and her husband LeRoy of Southwick, MA, and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by a sister, Barbara E. Stromgren.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service for Fred on Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 222 College Highway, Southwick, MA. There are no calling hours. SouthwickForastiere Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. www.forastierefuneralhome.com

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By Alex Guillen Politico.com President Barack Obama on Tuesday will order his agencies to tighten the fuel-efficiency standards for medium- and heavyduty vehicles, the latest stage in his effort to tackle climate change without waiting for Congress to act.

During a visit Tuesday morning to a Safeway distribution center in Upper Marlboro, Md., Obama will announce he’s directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department to develop fuel-efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for future trucks and other heavier vehicles by March 2016. The y would cover vehicles for model years after 2018.

Tighter post-2018 standards for heavy-duty vehicles, which account for about a quarter of onroad greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, were part of the list of items Obama laid out in June in his climate action plan. The new requirements follow up on standards the administration imposed three years ago for heavier vehicles from model years 2014-18.

The initial standards were meant to reduce fuel use and emissions by 10 to 20 percent from vehicles like school buses, garbage trucks, large pickups and tractor-trailers, and the White House said they will save a total of 530 million barrels of oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 270 million metric tons over the vehicles’ lifetimes. The White House would not imme-

diately say how steep the cuts would be from the post-2018 standards.

Under Obama’s order, EPA and DOT should issue an initial notice of proposed rule-making by March 31, 2015, according to a White House fact sheet.

The new vehicle standards build upon efficiency requirements the administration approved during Obama’s first term for passenger vehicles, which must get an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, as well as sweeping greenhouse gas regulations that EPA is working on for power plants.

As part of Tuesday’s announcement, EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must work with manufacturers, states, labor groups and others on developing methods to cut fuel consumption and emissions after the 2018 time frame. The agencies will also work with the California Air Resources Board “with the goal of ensuring that the next phase of standards allow[s] manufacturers to continue to build a single national fleet.”

Obama will also tell the Energy Department to offer assistance to any company that joins the National Clean Fleets Partnership, a public-private partnership that encourages companies to switch to alternative or advanced vehicles. Those companies will get “specialized resources, technical expertise and support in developing a comprehensive strategy to reduce fuel use and achieve greater efficiency and cost savings.”

Obamacare Continued from Page 4 Ryan’s own proposed budget in 2012 that effectively kept those reductions — and was in turn pilloried by the left.)

Ads for Arkansas Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, who is running against Rep. Tom Cotton, push the Medicare theme. In one, a woman worries about her parents and grandparents. “It says here that Cotton voted in Congress to change Medicare into a voucher system that will increase out-ofpocket expenses for every senior in Arkansas, thousands of dollars every year,” the woman says.

Cotton spokesman David Ray calls the ads “despicable scare tactics” and criticizes Pryor for previously calling Obamacare “an amazing success.” “Tom Cotton opposes any changes to Medicare for current beneficiaries or those nearing eligibility,” Ray said.

Democrats hope that, by 2016, enough of the laws benefits will have kicked in, and its glitches have been smoothed out, to make it an issue they can run on as

opposed to dodge. And while Republicans for the most part are counting on Obamacare’s negatives to help them in this year’s races, there is a debate within the GOP about whether it behooves them to offer detailed alternatives.

Three conservative senators — Orrin Hatch of Utah, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma — recently unveiled a plan that would give tax credits to people who aren’t employed by a large company, and allow states to establish high-risk pools and reshape the Medicaid program, all paid for by capping the tax break for employer health plans. They propose continuing to let young people stay on their parents’ plan until age 26 and eliminating lifetime insurance caps.

For the most part, however, Republicans have focused far more on “repeal” than “replace,” and in some primaries GOP candidates who have even hinted that some aspects of Obamacare are good or

need to be saved have been blasted by those further to the right. In general, the GOP line has been that Obamacare must be repealed in full and that any approach to replacement needs to start with a blank slate.

It remains to be seen whether more Republicans will turn their focus on providing alternatives to Obamacare after primary season fades into the general election run. Many believe offering details only gives Democrats fodder for attacks.

For now, Democratic strategists believe time is on their side.

“Republicans believe they can ride into the majority on a one-trick pony, where they run the same ad in every race and treat every state exactly the same,” said Matt Canter, the deputy executive director of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. “There is a diminishing return to running the same attacks for the next nine months.”

Health plans don’t cover weight loss surgery WASHINGTON (AP) — Like 78 million other Americans, MaryJane Harrison is obese.

And like many critically overweight Americans, Harrison cannot afford to have weight loss surgery because her health insurance doesn’t cover it. The financial burden makes it nearly impossible for her to follow the advice of three physicians who have prescribed the stomach-shrinking procedure for Harrison, who is four-feet, 10 inches and weighs 265 pounds.

Harrison’s health insurance plan, provided by UnitedHealth, excludes coverage of any surgical procedures for weight loss.

As a result, she and her family are trying to raise $15,000 to pay for the surgery that she thinks will save her life.

“I am now 53 and I don’t think I’m going to live to be 55,” says Harrison, 53, who lives outside of San Antonio and has tried for years to lose weight through dieting and exercise. . “When you feel your health deteriorating this fast, you know it.”

UnitedHealth said it can’t legally comment on Harrison’s health plan unless she signs a privacy waiver. But Harrison declined to sign one due to concerns about

how the company might use the information.

Harrison’s case underscores a surprising trend: While the number of obese Americans persists at record levels, the number of patients undergoing weight loss surgery hasn’t budged in a decade.

Last year, about 160,000 U.S. patients underwent weight loss surgery — roughly the same number as in 2004. That’s only about 1 percent of the estimated 18 million adults who qualify nationwide for the surgery, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

“If we were talking about breast cancer, no one would be content with having only one percent of that population treated,” says Dr. John Morton, professor of surgery at Stanford University. “Yet if you look at the impact of obesity on life expectancy, it’s by far one of the most dangerous conditions we have in public health.”

Surgeons blame a combination of factors for the stagnating numbers, including the economic downturn and a social stigma against resorting to surgery to treat weight problems. But insurance coverage is the largest hurdle, they say.

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the youngster knows the word “kitty,” and his brain recognizes it quickly enough, then he can figure out what “bench” means by the context. But if he’s slow to recognize “kitty,” then “bench” flies by before he has a chance to learn it.

Next, Fernald tucked recorders into T-shirts of lowincome toddlers in Spanishspeaking households to determine what they heard all day — and found remarkable differences in what’s called child-directed speech. That’s

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WESTFIELD - Joseph V. Gogal, 89, died Thursday, January 23, 2014 in a local nursing home. He was born in Westfield on February 14, 1924 to the late George and Bernice (Wojniak) Gogol. Joe has been a lifelong resident and attended local schools and was a WWII U.S. Army Veteran serving in the First Calvary Division. Joe was a truck driver for Westfield Box Company, as well as Stevens Paper Mill and Jen-Coat. He also enjoyed working on the family farm. He was predeceased by his wife, Norma (Bishop) Gogal on September 22, 2013.

He leaves his children, Richard J. Gogal and his wife Darlene of Westfield, Donald R. Gogal and his wife Donna of Montgomery and Scott Gogol of Huntington. He also leaves his grandchildren, Nathaniel, Matthew, Shawna and Jacob and a great-granddaughter, Makala.

A calling hour will be held on Saturday, February 22nd from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, from 11:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon. A military service will follow at 12:00 noon. The burial will be at the convenience of the family in the spring.

Donations may be made to the Jacob Gogal Trust Fund c/o Berkshire Bank, 31 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085.

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when children are spoken to directly, in contrast to television or conversations they overhear.

One child heard more than 12,000 words of child-directed speech in a day, while another heard a mere 670 words, she found. The youngsters who received more child-directed speech processed language more efficiently and learned words more quickly, she reported.

But it’s not just quantity of speech that matters — it’s quality, Hoff cautioned. She studied bilingual families and found that whatever the language, children fare better when they learn it from a native speaker. In other words, if Mom and Dad speak Spanish but aren’t fluent in English, it’s better for the child to have a solid grounding in Spanish at home and then learn English later in school.

Next, scientists are testing whether programs that teach parents better ways to talk to tots really do any good.

Fernald said preliminary results from one of the first — a program called Habla Conmigo, Spanish for Talk With Me, that enrolls low-

Nearly two-thirds of health plans sponsored by employers don’t cover weight loss surgery, which can cost between $15,000 and $25,000. Those that do often mandate that patients meet a number of requirements, including special diets and psychological evaluations, before they can get the procedure covered.

And early signs indicate many of the same challenges seen in the private market have carried over to the new, state-run insurance exchanges that are part of the health care overhaul: Only 24 states require insurers to cover weight loss surgery for patients. And when the procedure is covered, many plans require patients to pay up to 50 percent of the cost out of pocket.

Insurers have said for years that bariatric surgery should only be used as a last resort, hence the many preliminary requirements and evaluations.

“All major surgeries are risky. This one is life altering, and if there is an approach that’s less invasive and less risky for the patient, you want to try that one first,” says, Susan Pisano, a spokeswoman for America’s Health Insurance Plans, an insurance industry trade group.

Tips for talking to babies, toddlers Research shows that both how much and how well parents talk to babies and toddlers influence development of language and vocabulary skills crucial to later school achievement. Here are some tips: —The sooner you start talking with babies, the better.

Their brains are absorbing vital information well before they’re able to respond.

—The high-pitched, sing-song tone that many people take with babies does get their attention. But don’t dumb it down: Use rich, varied language and longer sentences, said Erika Hoff of Florida Atlantic University.

—Don’t just label things, make connections. “The dog is wagging his tail” isn’t as effective as, “Look how fluffy that dog’s tail is. It’s much fatter than the cat’s skinny tail.”

—What matters most is speech directed to babies and toddlers, not what they overhear, said Anne Fernald of Stanford University.

—Turn off the TV. “Television does not help the brain learn language,” said Dr. Kimberly Noble of Columbia University Medical Center. Babies and toddlers especially require personal interaction to learn.

—Reading a book for 10 minutes a day adds up fast, Fernald noted. If Mom or Dad isn’t a good reader, just talk about the pictures.

—Fit conversation into everyday activities. Instead of turning on music while fixing lunch, talk about the bowl of fruit on the table.

income, Spanish-speaking mothers in San Jose, Calif.

— are promising.

Fernald analyzed the first 32 families of the 120 the program will enroll. Mothers who underwent the eightweek training are talking

more with their toddlers, using higher-quality language, than a control group of parents — and by their second birthday, the children have bigger vocabularies and process language faster, she said Thursday.

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Gateway’s Jake Merrit looks for the pass as Franklin Tech’s Brett Martin attempts the block.

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Gateway’s Calvin Dowers, left, leaps for the net as Franklin Tech’s Brian Como attempts to cut off the play Monday night in the Gator Pit. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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By Chris Putz Staf Writer HUNTINGTON – Gateway Regional High School senior brothers Calvin and Curtis Dowers have been chasing a basketball league championship for four long years.

On Monday, the Dowers brothers and their fellow teammates at Gateway chased away Franklin Tech 57-44, securing their first Tri-County League title and ending a decade-long drought in front of a packed crowd at the Gator Pit. “It’s huge to put a banner up there after 11 years,” Curtis Dowers said, pointing to the other championship banners

adorning the wall. “And it’s huge to do it against Franklin Tech, the second best team in the league.”

Gateway ran Franklin Tech out of the building from the outset.

The Dowers brothers powered the Gators’ 18-2 run to begin the game. Curtis drilled consecutive 3-pointers in the game’s first two minutes, and converted a steal and lay-up late in the opening quarter. Calvin scored six of the team’s final eight points of the quarter.

Franklin Tech closed out the quarter with three points to pull within 18-5. The Eagles, paced by Chris Wetherby, went on a

6-0 run early in the second quarter to cut Gateway’s lead to single digits, 20-11.

The moment was short-lived for Franklin Tech.

Gateway maintained a double-digit lead throughout, and, in fact, sealed Franklin Tech’s fate midway through the fourth quarter when Calvin Dowers hit consecutive baskets, the second of which was the result of a steal and lay-in.

“It was the fans, senior night, the momentum that carried us,” said Calvin Dowers, who finished with a game-high 20 See Gators, Page 11

Gateway’s Justin Edinger, center, heads for the Franklin Tech net during last night’s game in Huntington. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Gateway’s Mike Arel, right, looks for the net as Franklin Tech’s Brett Martin attempts the Gateway’s Jake Merritt, left, attempts to get around a host of Franklin Tech defenders. (Photo

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GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Holyoke Catholic, 6 p.m.

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GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Putnam, 5:30 p.m.

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BOYS’ JV HOOPS at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School South, 5:30 p.m.

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BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. St. Mary, 5:30 p.m.

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Students cheer on the Gateway Regional High School senior boys basketball team members prior to last night’s game against Franklin Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 3 83 186 138 23-4-1 4 78 176 125 23-6-2 5 71 168 145 17-7-3 3 67 155 146 14-14-3 6 70 148 142 17-10-4 6 66 162 167 16-10-1 6 70 178 182 21-10-1 12 64 151 163 11-11-8 5 63 170 161 16-11-2 11 63 169 191 13-11-5 9 63 171 175 17-10-4 9 61 144 158 15-12-5 13 61 135 146 13-7-7 8 52 164 200 8-14-8 7 51 139 183 11-12-4 8 38 110 172 9-17-5

GP Anaheim 60 St. Louis 57 Chicago 60 San Jose 59 Colorado 58 Los Angeles 59 Minnesota 59 Dallas 58 Phoenix 58 Vancouver 60 Winnipeg 60 Nashville 59 Calgary 58 Edmonton 60

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WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 5 87 196 147 22-5-2 6 84 196 135 22-5-3 14 84 207 163 18-4-7 6 80 175 142 22-4-3 5 79 174 153 19-7-3 6 68 139 128 17-10-3 7 69 145 147 21-7-2 10 64 164 164 14-9-6 10 64 163 169 17-10-3 9 63 146 160 14-9-5 6 62 168 175 14-11-4 10 60 146 180 14-12-4 7 51 137 179 12-14-3 7 47 153 199 10-14-2

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Monday’s Games No games scheduled

points. His brother, Curtis, had 14.

Justin Edinger (11 points) and Mike Arel (7) also scored for Gateway. Brett Martin and Brian Como recorded 16 points apiece for Franklin Tech.

“We were fired up for senior night,” Gateway coach Mike O’Connell said. “But that can work two different ways. Either you’re going to throw the ball off the rafters or play solid basketball.”

Fortunately for the Gators, they the shot the lights out – and it wasn’t the glass in the bulbs overhead.

“We’re starting to play the right way at the right time,” O’Connell said.

It’s time for the Division III field to take notice.

Palmer 58, Southwick-Tolland 45 Southwick’s Matt Olson and Palmer’s Kyle Ingram each scored 15 points to lead their respective teams. Ingram converted 9-of-10 from the free throw line.

Both teams were tied 24-24 at the break.

Holyoke Catholic 65, St. Mary 37 Sam Thresher (20 points) and Drew Collins (8) led St. Mary.

GIRLS’ HOOPS Chicopee 50, Westfield 45 (OT) Westfield suffered a tough loss on the road. The Bombers return to action Tuesday on senior night at home against Sabis.

Tip-off is at 7.

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No games scheduled Orlando at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games New York at Memphis, 8 p.m.

No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Miami at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 East vs. West, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. p.m.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Open for Input Dear Annie: My sister’s husband sexually assaulted my 18-year-old daughter while she slept on their sofa. We kept this a secret for three years, and then it finally came out. When my sister heard, she decided to protect her children from the truth about their father by “divorcing” my family so we would not reveal the secret. She claimed her husband was “blacked-out drunk” and therefore not responsible for the assault. Because there was no intent (presumably), he wasn’t at fault.

That was four years ago. My sister’s sons are the same age as mine, and they used to spend many nights together. To add salt to our wounds, the rest of my family supports her decision. They no longer take my kids to her house or to her children’s birthday parties. They never tell us when my sister is at their home. They celebrate holidays with her family before visiting us.

My kids and I are completely torn up over all of this and so deeply wounded, not only by the loss of my sister’s family, but also by the lack of support from the rest of them. I don’t understand how my parents and my other siblings could possibly support her decision. Are we wrong to feel betrayed and abandoned?

We are about ready to wash our hands of the lot of them, although it isn’t what we want.

My parents and siblings have told me that this is the “new normal” and that my family should be grateful for the times they see us instead of focusing on the times when we aren’t included.

It feels as if we are being punished because my daughter’s assault was “not that bad” and she wasn’t willing to shove it under the rug for the rest of her life. -- Open for Input Dear Open: We understand that your parents and siblings don’t want to lose contact with your sister by openly supporting you. They know she would cut all of them off. Instead, this is the accommodation they have made in order to have a relationship with everyone. The real problem is that your sister and her husband refuse to address the assault, never apologized or tried to make amends, and blamed you and your daughter for bringing it up. We also don’t know whether her husband has ever dealt with his drinking, which is no excuse for attacking another person.

You will not get the support you deserve from your family.

Either accept what they offer or don’t. But please make sure your daughter is dealing with this in a healthy way. Contact RAINN (rainn.org) for information and help.

Dear Annie: My in-laws, whom I adore, do not have soap in their bathrooms. My husband and I take soap when we go to visit, but that doesn’t change the fact that no one else washes their hands after using the restroom. They then proceed to prepare meals that we are supposed to eat. We have tried sending decorative soap dispensers and asking “Where’s the soap?” but nothing changes. -- Clean Freak Dear Clean: Everyone should wash with soap and water after using the bathroom and especially before preparing food. It helps prevent the spread of germs, some of which can be quite harmful.

Have you asked your in-laws why they don’t wash properly? If nothing changes, send them this letter and tell them that Annie says they need to use soap before someone gets sick, fer cryin’ out loud.

Dear Annie: Kudos to “Tapped Out” for complaining about checkout line panhandling. It’s happening nearly everywhere.

Why should I have to deal with solicitors when I just want to buy a hamburger? Management may think it makes their companies look good, but it causes me to go elsewhere until the campaign is over. -- Already Give 15 Percent to Charity Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

HINTS FROM HELOISE OLD ELECTRIC BLANKET Dear Heloise: I need some hints on what to do with old electric blankets. The controls no longer work, but the blankets are in good condition. -- Tammy P., Ozark, Mo. Once the wires are removed, you still have a perfectly good blanket.

In the colder months, you can layer it between the sheets and comforter on a bed for more warmth. You also can wrap plants in it to protect them. You can use it to cover furniture, etc., in storage, make it into a pet bed or fold it and use as a cushion. There are many things you can use it for. If it is still in good shape, definitely don’t throw it out. -- Heloise LETTER OF LAUGHTER Dear Heloise: This is in response to your comment on where the Box Tops for Education labels are found. Imagine my surprise when I found one on the bottom of a package of adult disposable underwear! I loved it -- now they are targeting grandparents! And I’m saving them for my grandkids. Smart marketing! -- K.M., Tyler, Texas TEXTBOOK ID Dear Heloise: College students should write their name and phone number on a sticky note and put it in each textbook just in case it gets lost. I usually put mine on the back side of the cover page. -- Alison in San Antonio Great hint, Alison! You can write your information on an inside cover in pencil or ink, too. Then later just erase it, or cover over with marker. -- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014: This year you often react in a childlike manner when it comes to your career and relationship matters. Try to think before you speak, and sit on automatic reactions. You frequently will find yourself in stressful situations where a decision must be made. If you are single, the person you meet after mid-July will be more significant than the person you meet prior to that time. If you are attached, working on a project together leaves both of you feeling satisfied. You enter a very special period come summer. Plan a long-desired vacation together. LIBRA loves batting around ideas as much as you do.

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

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DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni

ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ON a CLAIRE DAY Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your sixth sense will help you sort through a higher-up’s attitude.

Clearly, you do not have the whole story.

Defer to someone else, and try not to worry so much about a temporary issue.

Take a stand with someone who tends to be defiant. Tonight: Out and about.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Pace yourself without pressuring someone who has not given a lot of thought to a problem. You could feel as though someone is trying too hard to impress others. How you handle this person could change the balance of power. Tonight: Make time for a special person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You will be full of fun as you seek to make a change, but a partner might not feel the same way. This person will view this adjustment more seriously. Relate to a loved one directly. A chat might not solve a problem, but it will show your compassion. Tonight: Dinner for two.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Take an overview of your finances. You know your limits with a domestic matter. If you are not as comfortable as you would like with an investment, say “no.” Remember how intuitive you usually are, and then follow through on your gut feeling. Tonight: At home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your efforts will pay off, given some endurance and followthrough. A person who has been quite distant might start to open up. You could be delighted by this reversal. A family member’s serious attitude might unnerve you. Tonight: Try not to push so hard.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH In the next few weeks, you will get a read on how your year is going to go. Note what areas of your life might not be running smoothly right now.

Communication could be off. If you believe someone has made an outrageous statement, speak up. Tonight: Go along with a request.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH How you get past an obstacle that seems to keep appearing will be the key to your success. You know what to do. Somehow, you’ll manage to get your way and not upset anyone in the process.

You also might gain a former dissenter’s support. Tonight: Do your thing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH The unexpected will occur, and you might be backpedaling for a while.

Your response to a surprise could be more significant than you realize. Take some time to consider all the potential options before declaring what you will do. Tonight: Take some much-needed private time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Rethink a recent decision you’ve made. The unexpected might occur with a child or loved one. Maintain a sense of humor, and don’t lose sight of your long-term goals. Your responses could be very different from what you had anticipated. Tonight: Go for the moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might want to understand what is happening with someone you respect, as this person could be acting out of sorts. Sometimes the best approach is to be subtle while indicating that you care and are there for him or her. Tonight: In the limelight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Your sense of direction will help you sort out an issue. The more detached you are from a complication, the more likely you are to come up with a winning solution. Problems will surface, and fortunately, they will be minor.

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Tonight: Opt for the most unique idea.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH The Sun moves into your sign today and energizes you. In the next few weeks, you will note a positive change in your life. Test out what seems like an incredible offer with several trusted friends. You might not be as realistic as you need to be. Tonight: Call a friend.

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Quilting Classes WESTFIELD - Westfield Creative Arts will offer three quilting classes at the Westfield State University Downtown Art Gallery. The classes will be instructed by Marsha Molloy. The following classes will be offered: “Quilter’s Work in Progress” is a fourweek session with starting days on the first Saturdays of each month from March until June from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Quilters bring their own projects, either new or unfinished, to work on. The fee is $72 for nonmembers.

“Quilter’s Puzzle Block of the Month” is a four-week session with starting dates on the first Saturdays of each month from March until June from 9 a.m. to noon. The fee is $72 for non-members.

“Open Studio Quilting” is an eight-week session held Wednesdays, February 19 to April 9 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The course is an unstructured class for both beginners and experienced quilters. The fee is $160 for non-members.

A full schedule of class dates and times can be found at www.westfieldcreativearts.com.

Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on Westfield Creative Arts, call 413-478-9423.

Breakfast Open House RUSSELL - On Wednesday. February 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Russell COA will have a Breakfast Open House, serving coffee, muffins, oatmeal, etc. This event is free and open to all seniors in Russell and surrounding communities. Some take-home frozen breakfast foods will be available.

‘2 for 2 Fridays’ WESTFIELD - Volunteer Alan Sudentas whips up scrumptious pancakes at the Senior Center on the third Friday of every month from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Participants get two big pancakes and a cup of coffee for two bucks. Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Center greeter’s desk on the morning of the breakfast. No advance tickets, no sign-ups, and no reservations for these monthly pancake breakfasts are necessary. In addition, the Senior Center Wellness Nurse, Jennifer Pappas, is also at the Senior Center on the third Friday of the month to take blood pressures, review medications and discuss medical and health concerns. Invite some friends and treat yourself to breakfast “out” on Friday, February 21 from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Senior Center! The Senior Center is located at 40 Main Street. Free parking is available in the Stop & Shop lot or, for no more than three hours, in the municipal lot behind Bank of America.

Fur-Bowl WESTFIELD - Bowlers of all levels are invited to a Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, February 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Canal Bowling Lanes at 74 College Highway in Southampton. The event benefits the Westfield Homeless Cat Project, a no-kill cat and kitten rescue. This purrfectly fun evening will include pizza, snacks, prizes, raffles and more.

The $15 admission includes shoe rental and three strings of candle pin bowling.

Contact Paul at 413-244-2468 or email westfieldhcp@aol.com. Tickets are available at the door.

Thompson. Parts are available for three men, two women and one boy (teenager).

Performances will be May 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 7 p.m., which are all Friday and Saturday evenings and a matinee on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m.

Auditions will be held at The Stage At Town Hall at 454 College Highway, Southwick on Sunday, Feb 23 at 3 p.m. and Monday Feb 24 at 8 p.m. For more information visit the website: www.southwick-on-stage.org

would like to say a few words on Steve’s behalf please contact Richard White (rwhite@ grsd.org).

Advance tickets are available for purchase from the following people: Matt Bonenfant, Traci Bongo, Tim Crane, Peter Curro, Marsha Estelle, Jodi Fairman, Laura & Darryl Fisk, Dawne & Tim Gamble, Wendy Long, Sara McNamara, Bill McVeigh, Richard White and Cheryl Wright.

Pastel Workshop

Accepting Grant Requests

WESTFIELD - Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. is currently accepting preliminary Grant Requests from organizations providing services to the elderly residents of the greater Westfield area. The filing deadline is March 1.

Since the Sarah Gillett Trust was established in 1971, thousands of dollars have been awarded each year to those organizations in the greater Westfield area that are serving the elderly populations within this location.

Preliminary applications should include the specific amount desired and a brief one page explanation of the services the organization would provide. No brochures or lengthy descriptions of the organization should be provided at this time.

Shortly after the filing date of March 1, qualifying applicants will be contacted and an appointment for an interview with the trustees will be established. Interviews are generally set for Thursday afternoons between 2:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Preliminary Grant Requests are to be mailed to: The Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Refrigerator Recycling Rebate Inc. P.O. Box 1871 WESTFIELD - For a limited time, The Westfield, MA 01086 Sponsors of Mass Save® - Cape Light Compact, National Grid, NSTAR Electric, Unitil and Western Massachusetts Electric Company - are offering a special $100 rebate to residential electric customers for recycling outdated, second refrigerators or freezers through the Mass Save® appliance recycling program.

WESTFIELD - Are you getting sick and The Mass Save® appliance recycling protired of this long, frigid New England winter? gram encourages residential electric customers to reduce their energy use by recycling old Are you ready for a night of fun, music and refrigerators and freezers. Many people don’t prizes? The Friends of the Westfield Senior realize older refrigerators and freezers require Center invite you to attend the group’s third as much as three times the amount of energy as annual “Shake Off the Winter Party” to be held newer, more efficient models. By participating on Saturday, March 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the program, customers will receive the spe- at Shaker Farms Country Club. Hors d’oeuvres cial $100 rebate and save as much as $150 a will be served and entertainment will be proyear by lowering their household energy usage. vided by Westfield’s own Cory and the Refrigerators and freezers must be in work- Knightsmen. Raffle tickets will be sold for ing order, clean and empty, with an inside mea- prizes including gift certificates to local busisurement of between 10 and 30 cubic feet — nesses and restaurants, gift baskets, handmade standard size for most units. A maximum of items and more. The Grand Raffle Prizes two units per household per calendar year will include a flat-screen television donated by Firtion Adams Funeral Service, a $100 money be accepted.

The program runs year-round with a $50 bouquet donated by Yankee Mattress Factory rebate, but the special $100 rebate only lasts and a round of golf for four donated by Shaker Farms Country Club. through February 28.

Event tickets are $20 for Friends of the Customers can schedule a free home pickup Westfield Senior Center members and $25 for by calling 1-877-545-4113 or visiting www. non-members. Tickets may be purchased at Masssave.com/Recycle.

Keenan Law Offices, 48 Elm Street and the Westfield Senior Center. Proceeds from this SOUTHWICK - Southwick Public Library is pleased to once again offer a hands-on pastel workshop for adults with Gregory Maichack, an award-winning pastel artist. On Wednesday, February 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Greg will welcome 15 students to the library’s Community Room to take part in his workshop: “Sublime Sunflowers: How to Pastel Paint Like the Masters.” All pastel paints and papers will be provided by Maichack, and the students will take their work home. However, space is limited, and registration is required. Interested patrons in good standing should sign up at the Circulation Desk or call the library at 569-1221 to secure their spot.

Maichack, who is a pastel painting demonstrator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will display his original pastel works to illustrate the session. He has been in national juried shows and awarded hundreds of Massachusetts Cultural Council grants. Besides his portraiture, his still lifes and landscapes are represented by galleries from Kennebunk, Maine to San Francisco, California.

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fundraiser will go toward furnishing the new senior center. The group extends its sincere appreciation to this year’s event sponsor, Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services.

Pancake Supper WESTFIELD - St. John’s Lutheran Church is having a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 4 with continuous sittings beginning at 5 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes: flour and potato, sausage or bacon, applesauce, dessert and coffee, tea and milk. The tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children and a second helping for $3. For tickets, you may contact the church at 5681417 or Sally Sienkiewicz at 562-3186.

Citizens Legislative Seminar BOSTON – State Senator Benjamin B. Downing (D - Pittsfield) announced today that the 72nd Citizens’ Legislative Seminar (CLS) will be held on Tuesday, March 4 and Wednesday, March 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Massachusetts State House. Nominated applicants will participate.

The CLS is a biannual seminar that aims to better educate the public on the Commonwealth’s legislative process. Established in 1976 through a collaborative effort of the Massachusetts Senate and the University of Massachusetts, this two day conference features presentations by senators and staff on aspects of the day-today experience of legislators in the Commonwealth. Topics will include the history and process of the legislature, the parliamentary role of the Clerk of the Senate and the future of the legislature.

The CLS culminates with a simulated legislative hearing and Senate session where participants are invited to use what they have learned and participate as “senators” in the Senate Chamber in order to have a first-hand experience of the legislative process.

YMCA Cook-Off WESTFIELD - The Westfield YMCA’s fourth annual Chili,February Chowder, Chocolate 18, 2014 Cook-Off will take place on March 8. It will THE COMMONWEALTH be hosted at the Westfield YMCA GP Room between 11:30 a.m.OF andMASSACHUSETTS 1:30 p.m. In conjuncLAND COURT tion with the YMCA’sDEPARTMENT “Partners withOFYouth”, this year’s beneficiary THE organization TRIAL COURTis the Westfield Fire Department. We are helping (SEAL) them raise money for the purchase of a BlitzFire Nozzle. From saving lives to2014 shaping lives, this MISC 481500 fundraiser benefits the entire community.

Come enjoy the food ORDER and joinOF theNOTICE fun, and vote for your favorite dish!

To: The Heirs, Devisees, and Tickets may be purchased in advanceofat the the Legal Representatives Westfield YMCA for $7 or a package of four Estate of Donald L. Sherwood; Lou tickets for $25. Shelly Tickets Michalczyk will be sold atand the door Ann for $10. Children twoHarbert years old and under are to all persons entitled to the free. For moreand information contact Fitness benefit of the Servicemembers Director CindyCivil Agan at Act, 568-8631 x323 Relief 50 U.S.C. App.or § 501 et seq.: OneWest Bank, email at cagan@westfieldymca.org.

WESTFIELD - There will be a “Learn to Knit or Perfect Your Knitting Skill” class offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. starting February 25 to April 1 in the Jasper Rand Art Room at the Westfield Athenaeum. The class will hold a total of six sessions for a cost of $40. All levels of knitters are welcome. Registration forms are available on the library’s website or at the circulation desks. Preregistration is required as class size is limited. Questions should be directed to Donna at 262-4934. All proceeds will benefit supporting programs and projects at the Athenaeum.

FSB claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Westfield, numbered 8-10 City View Boulevard, given by Donald L. Sherwood, Estate of Donald L. Sherwood to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, A Subsidary of Indymac Bank, F.S.B., dated July 9, 2008, and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 17391, Page 48 and now held by the plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.

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To Advertise 413-562-4181 • CT 860-745-0424 ORDER OF NOTICE 2014 MISC 481500

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To: The Heirs, Devisees, and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Donald L. Sherwood; Shelly Michalczyk and Lou E-mail: dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com If you now are, or recently have Ann Harbert and to all persons entitled to the been, in the active military serbenefit of the Servicemembers vice of the UnitedStates of Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § America, then you may be enHUNTINGTON - A retirement dinner for 0001 Legal Notices 501 et seq.: OneWest Bank, titled to the benefits of the SerGateway teacher Steve Estelle will be held at FSB claiming to have an in- vicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If Shaker Farms Country Club on Friday, terest in a Mortgage covering you object to a foreclosure of the February 18, 2014 real property in Westfield , above-mentioned property on GRANVILLE - Come out on Saturday, February 28. Tickets are $25 per person numbered 8-10 City View that basis, then you or your atTHE COMMONWEALTH February 22 for an all you can eat dinner, (which covers dinner and gift) and checks Boulevard, given by Donald L. torney must file a written appearOF MASSACHUSETTS hosted by the Lion’s Club! The 14th Annual should be made out to Marcia Estelle. A cockSherwood, Estate of Donald L. ance and answer in this court at LAND COURT Edward Gogol Spaghetti Dinner will be from tail hour will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 Sherwood to Financial Freedom Three Pemberton Square, BoDEPARTMENT OF Senior Funding Corporation, A ston, MA 02108 on or before 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with salad, spaghetti, home p.m. and a buffet dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.

THE TRIAL COURT Subsidary of Indymac Bank, March 24, 2014 or you will be Steve Estelle is a Gateway graduate (’74). He made meatballs and sauce, soft drinks and F.S.B., dated July 9, 2008, and forever barred from claiming that dessert being served. The dinner will be held taught for several years in New Hampshire (SEAL) recorded with the Hampden you are entitled to the benefits of at Granville Federated Church at 16 Granby before returning to Gateway in 1986, where he 2014 MISC 481500 County Registry of Deeds at said Act. Book 17391, Page 48 and now Road, Granville. Donations for GVS students still teaches. In addition to teaching 7th grade held by the plaintiff by assign- Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, is $2, adults $8, seniors $2, kids ages 6 to 14 social studies, Estelle coached boys’ baseball ORDER OF NOTICE ment has/have filed with this Chief Justice of this Court on and is perhaps best known outside of Gateway $2, and kids 5 and under are free. court a complaint for determina- February 7, 2014. for coaching a dynasty of girls’ soccer teams. To: The Heirs, Devisees, and tion of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Legal Representatives of the He was the founding coach of the girls’ soccer Estate Attest: of Donald L. Sherwood; Servicemembers status. program in the fall of 1990 and was named Shelly Michalczyk and Lou Deborah J. Patterson If you now are, or recently have SOUTHWICK - Southwick-On-Stage ‘Coach of the Year’ by the Republican for the Ann Harbert Recorder been, in the active military serand to all persons entitled to the announces auditions for the upcoming pro- 2012 fall season.

201312-0346-GRY vice of the UnitedStates of benefit of the Servicemembers Anyone planning to attend the dinner who Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § America, then you may be enduction of “On Golden Pond” by Ernest 501 et seq.: OneWest Bank, titled to the benefits of the SerFSB claiming to have an in- vicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If terest in a Mortgage covering you object to a foreclosure of the real property in Westfield, above-mentioned property on FREE ESTIMATES numberedFULLY 8-10INSURED City View that basis, then you or your atBoulevard, given by Donald L. torney must file a written appearSherwood, Estate of Donald L. ance and answer in this court at ResidentialSherwood & Commercial to Financial Freedom Three Pemberton Square, BoCONSTRUCTION, INC. 02108 or before W Senior Funding •Corporation, A ston, 373MA College Hwy.,on Southwick, MA 01077 • SNOWPLOWING March 24, 2014 or you will be A DDITIONS F ULLY C USTOM Subsidary of Indymac Bank, (413) 569-6104 FIREPLACES • CHIMNEYS • STEPS • SIDEWALKS • PATIOS forever barred from claiming that H F.S.B., dated July 9, 2008, and REMODELING INSURED HOMES CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS• BILCOwith HATCHWAYS (413) 998-3025 the benefits of recorded the Hampden you are entitled to O BRICK - BLOCK (413) 569-3172 FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES • LOG TRUCK LOADS County Registry of Deeds at said Act. (413) 568-0341 cell (413) 348-0321 STONE - CONCRETE Book 17391,(413) 599-0015 CORD WOOD • LOTS CLEARED • TREE REMOVAL • EXCAVATION Page 48 and now held by the plaintiff by assign- Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, D ment has/have filed with this Chief Justice of this Court on court a complaint for determina- February 7, 2014.

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JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing.

Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.

Masonry

AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, caABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WA- bling and removals. Free estimates, TERPROOFING. All brick, block, fully insured. Please call Ken 569concrete. Chimneys, foundations, 0469. hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert pumps and french drain systems in- tree removal. Prompt estimates. stalled. Foundations pointed and Crane work. Insured. “After 34 stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)569- years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.

1611. (413)374-5377.

Plumbing & Heating

Upholstery

NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service.

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

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)5626639.