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Concerns have arisen over water pressure in city

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Following a deadly fire on Park Street Saturday, concerns over fire hydrants and water pressure have come up.

Officials at the Westfield Fire Department have said that the water pressure, while an issue, was not the problem in the deaths of the two residents Saturday. Still, worries have now come from some in the city, after this incident was the second one with reports of hydrant or water issues while battling a fire this year—the other being on Michael Drive. Officials are aware of the problem and are working to try and fix it.

However, it can be costly and time-consuming.

According to Director of Public Works David Billips, the problem on Park Street wasn’t due to the hydrants. In fact, according to Assistant Director of Public Works Francis Cain, most of the city’s 3,000-plus hydrants are inspected yearly by the department’s water division, with regulations also suggesting at least one inspection a year.

Instead, it was the sizing of the underground pipes that was suspected in delivering lower water pressure, Billips said.

“It’s like that all the time, it’s not something anyone did wrong,” he said. “It’s a low pressure area with small pipes.”

Billips said that 4-inch pipe feeds 6-inch pipe in the area and the piping is also older in that portion of the city. This older piping can also develop what Cain called “tuberculation,” or a buildup within the pipes.

This buildup then causes a further narrowing of the pipes, which then creates an even more restrictive flow and even lower water pressure.

Billips also said that the pressure isn’t impacted by the wells that are currently offline in Westfield, since the pressure comes from the entire system overall.

To solve the problem, there is only one step the city can take, according to Billips.

“You have to replace the pipes, that’s the only way you can fix them,” he said.

See Water, Page 3

School district and City Councilors listen to Finance Committee deliberations on Monday. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Finance Committee members Matthew T. VanHeynigen, Robert A. Paul, Sr. and Dave Flaherty continued their work Monday in advance of budget vote. (Photo by Amy Porter)

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meeting was for the Finance Committee to pull its notes together, and to get input from the Councilors in attendance. He said there was no public presentation on the agenda. Paul added that a public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, June 21 at 6 p.m. in Council chambers.

After a brief discussion, committee member Dave Flaherty made a motion to allow two minutes of public participation by one person per topic.

Representing the Friends of the

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Before taking the vote on which redistricting option to choose for the 2018-2019 school year, Westfield Public Schools superintendent Stefan Czaporowski shared the results of the recent survey with the School Committee on Monday. The survey was sent to all stakeholders, including families with school-aged children and community members.

The survey asked for a vote and comments on the two remaining options for redistricting; to create a 5-6 intermediate school and 7-8 middle school, or to create two 5-8 middle schools.

There were 1,746 responses to the survey, with over 600 submitting comments. Two thirds of the respondents were parents.

Overwhelmingly, at a ratio of 69% to 30%, respondents supported the option of a 5-6 intermediate school and 7-8 middle school. Another significant group, 75% cared about equity between the two middle schools.

Czaporowski said the potential savings from closing the Russell Elementary School will be $528,675.

See Finance, Page 3

See Redistricting, Page 3

Finance Committee reviews hearing notes

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Finance Committee met on Monday to review the findings of the budget hearings, and to set their recommendations for the City Council. All but two City Council members attended the meeting on Monday.

Also attending at the start were a dozen people who came out in support of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail.

Finance Committee chair Robert A. Paul, Sr. said that the purpose of the

School Committee honors student athletes

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – At the start of the School Committee meeting on Monday, athletic director Eileen Flaherty introduced the Westfield High School boys volleyball state champions, and their coach Tyler Wingate.

“It took a lot of hard work, and a great group of guys. I’m so proud to bring this trophy to the City of Westfield,” Wingate said.

Mayor Brian P. Sullivan said the city was tracking the progress of the games closely, and after the win, arranged for the team to be greeted by a police escort.

See Athletes Honored, Page 5

WHS Bombers Volleyball state champions and coach Tyler Wingate were recognized by the School Committee Monday. (photo by Amy Porter)

Compliance checks coming to Westfield

A fire hydrant in the area of Park Street.

Two people died in a fire over the weekend on Park Street.

“Know how to ask.

There is nothing more difficult for some people, nor for others, easier.”

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Westfield Police have announced that compliance checks for underage drinking will begin sometime within the next month.

According to Westfield Police Lt. Eric Hall, police are having compliance checks at establishments that provide alcohol, whether they are liquor stores, restaurants, bars or otherwise, at points between July 24 and Oct. 24 of this year. The checks come after

Westfield Police recently received a grant to help reduce underage

drinking.

According to Hall, police will be doing a “non-ID check,” and if an ID is asked for the entity essentially passes the compliance check.

“The primary function is education, not punishment,” Hall said.

He said that results from the checks will be reported back to the Westfield License Commission, who will then take any action from there, if necessary. Actions that can be taken on entities can include suspension or revocation of liquor licenses.

Traffic advisory: The Joseph Ave & Papermill Road construction project will be conducting a detour of traffic on Papermill Road at the Joseph Ave intersection impacting both directions starting Monday 6/19/17.

The detour is supposed to take place only during their working hours approximately 7am to 4:30pm.

This detour is expected to remain in place for several weeks.

‘Friends’ plan first pop-up book, tag, toy sale

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-“Pop-up” events across the city are becoming a popular feature and the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum are planning its first – a Book, Toy & Tag Sale June 24.

“The sale is being held in conjunction with the Westfield Athenaeum Summer Reading Kick-Off event on the Park Square Green on that same day,” said Bill Westerlind, president, Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum.

Westerlind noted that the special event

will feature “thousands” of hard cover and paperback books, children’s toys and books, collectible prints, posters and post cards, vinyl record albums, antiques, vintage items, odds and ends and more – all at “outstandingly affordable” prices.

The sale is planned from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 20 Broad St., adjacent to the First Congregational Church.

All major credit cards will be accepted and all proceeds raised from the sale support the many free programs and services offered by the Westfield Athenaeum, according to Westerlind.

The Westfield Athenaeum’s kick-off

event titled “Build A Better Library – Build A Better Community – Build A Better World – is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features free, fun, family centered entertainment for all ages. Events include a performance by Malik the Magic Guy, story time with Mayor Brian Sullivan, a concert by Dan Daniels and Your No Good Buddies, and karaoke with DJ Kris Sanders and line dancing with Clara Sanborn & Friends. A Truck Petting Zoo is also part of the festivities from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Berkshire Bank parking lot on Court Street. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.westath.org or call (413) 568-7833.

Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum board member Joan Machecek helps a shopper at the spring book sale. On June 24, the Friends group will continue to sell books, toys and tag sale items at the First Congregational Church. (Submitted photo)

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WESTFIELD – Stanley Park is grateful to The Kiwanis Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. for their continued support for Stanley Park’s Children’s Programs. The Kiwanis Club selected Stanley Park as a 2017 grant recipient.

The money awarded to Stanley Park will help fund the “Friday Mornings for Children”, the “Zoo on the Go” program provided by Forest Park of Springfield and Rae Griffith and her “Teaching Creatures”programs.

The Children’s Programs provide entertainment and educational activities for the children of Westfield and the surrounding communities throughout the summer months. The Programs are free to all who attend thanks to the sponsors like the Kiwanis Club.

For information regarding the Programs, please visit Stanley Park’s website www.stanleypark.org or call the Park office at (413)568-9312.

Pipeline Vegetation Removal WESTFIELD – The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission is planning tree and vegetation removal along its water transmission mains which runs through Westfield. This distance is the section of pipeline located between Hillside Road and Southwick Road. The Springfield Water and Sewer Commission owns and maintains a 100 foot wide pathway along the transmission mains.

Contractor North-Eastern Tree Service, Inc. will begin woody vegetation and tree removal work starting Wednesday, June 21 at 7:00 am, within the Drinking water transmission main property. This work will continue until its completion, weather permitting.

If there are questions, please contact the Springfield Water and Sewer Commission at (413) 310-3529 or dana.hachigian@waterandsewer.org.

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31 Vendors Expected At Farmers’ Market

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-Thirty-one vendors are expected to fill the front lawn of the Episcopal Church of the Atonement on Thursday, according to market managers Debbie Randzio and Peter Langmore.

The Westfield Farmers’ Market is conducted Thursdays from noon to 6 p.m., rain or shine.

In addition to visiting vendors, the Music at the Market series will feature Daniel Russell performing from noon to 2 p.m., Rua Beahn and Linda O’Neill, from 2 to 4 p.m., and Whiskey Traveller with Bernie Dion family and friends from 4 to 6 p.m. The music series is sponsored by the Westfield Cultural Council.

Chef Dan Osella of the Skyline Trading Company will also be hosting a cooking demonstration at 3 p.m. on preparing grilled pizza.

Nonprofit organizations

Michael Lamontagne of Stoneybrook Cider pours samples of hard cider, traditional New England cider, and hoppe cider at the Westfield Farmers’ Market. Lamontagne has 60 apple trees that produce the yearly cider reserves. also visiting Thursday include Friends of Grandmother’s Garden, selling tickets to its annual garden tour; the Master Gardeners will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. with interactive educational materials for

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gardeners, and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Thrive Financial Services will be at the market offering financial planning information for low- and middle-income households.

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BERLIN (AP) — Emergency services were called to a landmark Hamburg church to fight a fire. All they found was a swarm of gnats.

News agency dpa reports that Hamburg’s fire service said Tuesday it was called to the St. Michaelis church by a man who reported seeing white smoke rising from the tower.

Firefighters who rushed to the scene on Monday couldn’t see any smoke. They combed the tower before finding the cause of the scare: a large swarm of small insects that apparently looked like smoke from the ground.

The Protestant church, often referred to by its nickname Michel, is one of the bestknown landmarks in Germany’s secondbiggest city.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, June 20, the 171st day of 2017. There are 194 days left in the year.

SUMMER BEGINS AT 9:24 P.M. PACIFIC TIME/12:24 A.M. EASTERN TIME JUNE 21.

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n June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court).

ON THIS DATE:

In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle.

In 1791, King Louis XVI of France and his family attempted to flee in the so-called “Flight to Varennes,” but were caught.

In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state.

In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.

In 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives.

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman vetoed the TaftHartley Act, which was designed to restrict the power of labor unions, but had his veto overridden by Congress.

Gangster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills, California, home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill, apparently at the order of mob associates.

In 1966, the Beatles album “Yesterday and Today” was released by Capitol Records, initially with its notorious “butcher” cover photo which ended up being replaced.

In 1977, the first oil began flowing through the recently completed Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.

In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a New York City law making it illegal for private clubs with more than 400 members to exclude women and minorities.

In 1990, South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a tickertape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.

In 2001, Houston resident Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, then called police. (Yates was later found guilty of murder, but had her conviction overturned; she was acquitted by reason of insanity in a retrial.)

TEN YEARS AGO:

For the second time, President George W. Bush vetoed an embryonic stem cell bill as he urged scientists toward what he termed “ethically responsible” research. Sammy Sosa, playing for the Texas Rangers after a year out of baseball, hit his 600th home run, making him the fifth player to reach the milestone; the round-tripper came in the fifth inning of Texas’ 7-3 victory over Sosa’s former team, the Chicago Cubs.

FIVE YEARS AGO:

A Republican-controlled House committee voted along party lines, 23-17, to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents related to Operation Fast and Furious. (The full House voted in favor of the contempt citation eight days later.) Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player. Painter and sketch artist LeRoy Neiman, best known for evoking the kinetic energy of the world’s biggest

sporting and leisure events with bright quick strokes, died in New York at age 91. Movie critic Andrew Sarris, 83, died in New York.

ONE YEAR AGO:

Donald Trump abruptly fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in a dramatic shake-up designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and end an internal power struggle plaguing the billionaire businessman’s White House bid. A divided U.S. Supreme Court bolstered police powers, ruling 5-3 that evidence of a crime in some cases may be used against a defendant even if the police did something wrong or illegal in obtaining it.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Actor Martin Landau is 89. Actress Bonnie Bartlett is 88.

Actress Olympia Dukakis is 86. Actor James Tolkan is 86.

Actor Danny Aiello is 84. Blues musician Lazy Lester is 84.

Actor John Mahoney is 77. Movie director Stephen Frears is 76. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 75. Actor John McCook is 73. Singer Anne Murray is 72. TV personality Bob Vila is 71. Musician Andre Watts is 71. Actress Candy Clark is 70. Producer Tina Sinatra is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lionel Richie is 68. Actor John Goodman is 65. Rock musician Michael Anthony is 63. Pop musician John Taylor is 57. Rock musician Mark degli Antoni (de-GLI’-an-tohnee) is 55. Christian rock musician Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot) is 50. Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 50. Actress Nicole Kidman is 50. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is 50. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 49. Actor Peter Paige is 48. Actor Josh Lucas is 46. Rock musician Jeordie White (AKA Twiggy Ramirez) is 46. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 44. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 40. Country singer Chuck Wicks is 38. Actress Tika Sumpter is 37. Country musician Chris Thompson (The Eli Young Band) is 37.

Actress-singer Alisan Porter is 36. Christian rock musician Chris Dudley (Underoath) is 34. Rock singer Grace Potter (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) is 34. Actor Mark Saul is 32. Actress Dreama Walker is 31. Actor Chris Mintz-Plasse (plahs) is 28. Actress Maria Lark is 20.

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Redistricting

Continued from Page 1 Of the two options, the 5-6 and 7-8 schools would be more costly due to the need for city-wide busing for students, potentially increasing busing costs from $603,000 to $773,000. The option of two 5-8 middle schools would not require additional costs in busing, and would potentially save the district some money.

In discussing the two options, School Committee member Ramon Diaz, Jr. said he was concerned about what happens to class sizes in the rest of the district. He also said that in the studies he’s looked at, the number of transitions that students make does affect student achievement, which drops off after each transition, especially in math and English.

Diaz said although the community is more comfortable with the 5-6, 7-8 model, he hasn’t found the data to support its advantages. “It can work both ways,” he said.

Equity between the two middle schools was one reason for School Committee member Cynthia Sullivan’s support of the intermediate and middle school option.

Sullivan said she’s lived on the south side of Westfield for 20 years, and said there are disparities in the two middle schools, causing a North-South division which her children were aware of when they went through middle school. She said 75% of the community expressed the wish to make the learning experience at the two schools equal.

Sullivan said she was concerned about the potential of increased costs. “I feel like you have to spend money to do the right thing,” Sullivan said.

William Duval also said he was concerned about increased transitions for students. “Change equals stress,” Duval said, adding that he worked in a school where similar changes took place, and the school had to add a transition program for the students. “We need more information,” Duval said.

Diaz also said that the survey failed to ask people if the new configuration created bigger class sizes in the future would they still support it. “Are we fixing one problem and causing a bunch more,” he said.

Kevin Sullivan said a few months ago this would have been an easy vote for him. “It’s no longer in my mind a financial question. We’re not going to save money,” he said. Sullivan said he is concerned about longer busing times for students, and said coordinating the schedules so elementary students are not sitting on a bus for longer periods “is big.” Sullivan said in good faith he could not vote for two 5-8 middle schools.

Mayor Brian P. Sullivan said unfortunately, the district has to consider the money. “Not only do we need a new elementary school, but we have two that should be offline right now.”

However, he said he thinks with the new configuration, the city will get through the next five years.

Kevin Sullivan then made a motion to recommend Option A, one 5-6 intermediate school and one 7-8 middle school, or Option B, two 5-8 middle schools for the FY19 academic year.

School Committee members voted 6-1 for Option A, with Diaz dissenting.

Water

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“There’s nothing you can do to clean them out.”

Billips was unable to specify an amount for what it would cost to replace the older lines within the city, but he said that it could be “millions of dollars” in cost for Westfield.

“You can do it but it’s an incredibly costly fix,” he said.

“We’ve identified these things, they are in the capital plan, we just need the money to do them.”

He added that actions have been taken within the city to remedy the problem, like in the Gaslight District.

“We’ve already replaced a lot of the smaller lines, so we continue to work on it,” he said.

Another way to help firefighters that has been suggested is to color code hydrants that the city knows has these issues.

Billips said that these would be put into Geographic Information Maps (GIS), which firefighters could use to determine a plan of attack.

In addition, Westfield Fire Chief Mary Regan said that the fire department already takes measures to deal with possible issues, whether it is lack of water pressure or the lack of hydrants. Certain information, such as locations of water sources like fire hydrants and other warnings, are available to officers in the department, according to Regan.

“Those systems are right on the deputy’s vehicle, right on the engines,” she said. “The officers are looking up that information.”

And based on what the information is, the department may be preemptive and request additional services from other areas, as well as plan their attack on the fire or incident. Regan did say though, that the information currently does not include static pressure of hydrants, which she said could be helpful.

She also said that in areas where there are no hydrants, the department has other ways to gather water, such as from pools or nearby water sources. This was not an option at the Park Street fire, though.

In the end, Regan said that even with the water issues, other factors played roles in the two fatalities.

“We had some water issues, but the actual problem was making entry into the home so that was difficult,” she said.

“We had three engines there, so we had plenty of water.”

Regan said that each engine carries 750 gallons of water.

Entry was difficult, according to Regan, because of the amount of items that were impeding access into the home. In addition, there were no working smoke alarms that could have alerted the victims, Regan said.

“We just can’t stress enough how important it is that they’re working and you have them on every level,” she said of smoke detectors.

Regan added that the request for assistance from the fire department at Barnes Air Reserve for additional water supply was precautionary, and that the fire was limited to one room with severe smoke.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS TUESDAY, JUNE 20

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm

TOLLAND School Committee at 6 pm

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Planning Board Public Hearing - 31 Ranch Club Rd at 7:15 pm

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HUNTINGTON Board of Assessors at 6 pm

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Continued from Page 1 Columbia Greenway, Don Podolski said they were there to speak in support of the $250,000 needed for design work in order to receive a $6.2 million match from a state and federal grant already earmarked for the Westfield Rail Trail.

“The $6.2 million construction funds are contingent on the design being finished in a timely manner. If not, how much money would be left on the table,” Podolski said. He said the funds for construction will be bid on by local contractors, furnish local jobs, and the trail will be a great asset to the city.

Paul then addressed the Council members in attendance. He said in the Mayor’s budget, there is proposed revenue from a tax increase. “For me, the goal is to represent people the best way we can, with no increase in residential tax,” Paul said.

The amount of the tax increase seemed to be a point of discussion between Paul and Flaherty, with Paul citing the number of $1.7 million in cuts needed, and Flaherty, $4.1 million.

“We’re looking for a balanced operating budget without the use of non-recurring revenue,” Flaherty said, referring to the use of one-time grants to fund ongoing positions. He said they were also looking for accurate fiscal year appropriations. As an example, he said when there are known recurring expenses midyear such as police vehicles, they should be in the budget.

Committee member Matthew T. VanHeynigen said the committee had gone through the exercise the previous year, recommending $2 million in cuts to the budget, and ending up with a little over $120,000 in cuts.

He said, given a half million increase in utility expenses, $1.2 million for Medicare, money for road improvements and cars “this is not an easy budget to see where you’re going to cut.”

Besides the $250,000 design work in the engineering budget, other items that are being looked at include some room in 50 as yet unfilled positions in the Westfield Public Schools, and $900,000 in money that was budgeted for the city’s electric and gas and not spent. Paul also said that last year, the City Council had added $1.6 million to stabilization, a portion of which may be available if needed.

The public hearing on Wednesday will be followed by a Committee of the Whole City Council at 7 p.m. to recommend cuts, and a final vote on the FY18 budget on Thursday at 7 p.m., all in City Council chambers.

WESTFIELD Special City Council meeting at 6 pm Special City Council meeting at 7 pm

Half Staff Flag Order BOSTON — Please be advised that Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has ordered that the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings beginning immediately today, Monday June 19, 2017 until sunset on Thursday, June 22, the day of interment, in honor of Massachusetts State Representative Gailanne Cariddi, 1st Berkshire District, of North Adams, MA who passed away on June 17, 2017.

This gubernatorial order applies to: • The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls • Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings • All state military installations

Alzheimer’s Support Group at Armbrook Village June 28, 2017, 6:00 pm at Armbrook Village Senior Living and Memory Support Community, 551 North Road, Westfield. Enjoy a light dinner and a chance to share your personal experiences and strategies for communicating with your loved one! For more information and to RSVP, call (413) 568-0000.

Springfield man convicted of sexually assaulting stepson SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A Springfield man has been sentenced to up to 17 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting his stepson over a period of 10 years.

Carlos Rivera was sentenced last week after he was convicted in Hampden Superior Court of two counts of child rape. The trial lasted four days.

Prosecutors say the 45-yearold Rivera assaulted the boy while living Holyoke from 1999 until 2009 when the victim was between the ages of 6 and 16.

Assistant District Attorney Carrie Russell said the verdict was "the sole result of the brave testimony of the now adult survivor."

Presentation ‘Durable Power of Attorney’ at the Westfield Senior Center Why is a durable power of attorney an important option in planning for incapacity?

What exactly are the responsibilities of the “agent” or person who will be making the decisions on the older person’s behalf? As part of this year’s Elder Law Education Project sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association, Westfield Attorney Cynthia Andersen will explain the fundamentals of creating a durable power of attorney and outline the specific duties and responsibilities of the agent. This very important informational session which will take place on Wednesday June 28 at 1 p.m. at the Westfield Senior Center, 45 Noble Street. Family members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Please sign up by calling the Senior Center at 562-6435. Every older adult should have his or her legal affairs in order!

Friends Sit ‘n Stitch at Southwick Public Library The Friends Sit ‘n Stitch group will meet on Wednesday June 28th at 6 p.m. Adults are welcome to bring their sewing, needlepoint, embroidery etc. projects to work on. This is a drop-in program so no registration is required.

HOPES, DREAMS AND VISIONS.

AN EXPLORATORY WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. DESIGN YOUR FUTURE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. Session includes career exploration, identifying college or continuing education opportunities and tips to improve grades, test scores and potential for college admission. Guidelines for brag sheet for portfolio and resume creation with academic advisor.

WORKSHOP DETAILS: • Design Your Vision for the Next 5 Years • Learn How College Admissions Decisions are Made • Create a Brag Sheet for Your Application Resume • Explore and Compare Opportunities • Identify Your Best Fit Colleges • Discover Tips for Completing the Common Application • Learn About Scholarships and Financial Resources

PICK A WORKSHOP: SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH 2:30-5:30 PM • $75

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Crane Room in The Carriage House Genesis Spiritual Life Center 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA

SUNDAY, JUNE 25TH 2:30-5:30 PM • $75

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St. David’s Episcopal Church

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It is time that the residents of the city start speaking up about the poor management of finances and the never ending attitude that there is a bottomless funding source in the city taxpayers. The attitude that all budgets can go up by the max annual amount each year must be scrapped. We as taxpayers live on a budget, and when there is no money we have no recourse but to give up something or put it’s purchase off.

Retirement healthcare and benefit packages in this city and their administration need to be brought into line with private industry, and the golden goose of civil service reigned in.We have city councilors who vote themselves raises and provide minimum control of the expenses of this city. This with the copout comment that we don’t do the budget we approve it.

Millions are spent on a “Gaslight District with few homes and mostly parking lots; it being built with expensive inscribed penal implants displayed on the street corners and more lighting than Bradleyfield uses on their runways. We build a gazebo that no one can use because it is locked all the time. We spend money on a musical clock that doesn’t work,and water canons that are not environmentally compliant. They take $3 million dollars funded from the state for our road repair and spend it on extending the Columbia Greenway, and our roads get worse. We increase the school budget but lay off teachers with a declining school population, all the while still increasing highly paid administrative positions. We inflate the bureaucracy at city hall with administrative jobs of questionable merit or need and little or no justification. These jobs filled with more good old boys who seem to be incapable of getting jobs in the private sector. We give raises to department heads and find out that they are not doing their jobs i.e. lack of water in hydrants needed when fires occur, two instances in the last 12 months, never mind the issue with the wells and our water quality. No one is holding any of these taxpayer paid employees accountable. Every response is well we are working on it. When was the last time you saw a published timetable for action, or a cogent thought out LONG TERM CITY OPERATION plan? We meekly take on new rules and regulations from Boston that they refuse to fund. How about once we take the position no money no compliance. Put the law department to work. I won’t even but mention the Cross Street School debacle. It is time that the citizens speak up and make your positions known. We need to get up off our collective asses and go to city hall on Thursday nights and demand accountability and reform in this city!

All this talk about funding the completion of the rail trail needs to broken down into very simple terms. For an investment of $250,000 the city of Westfield will get a return of $6,200,000. Not a bad deal. Don’t get me wrong, $250k is a lot of money but it makes much more sense to apply it to the rail trail project because, make no bones about it, this expense is to make Westfield a better place for generations to come.

When you vacation to other places (too countless to list) you’ll see communities invested in their future and they all have one theme in common, they support the arts, entertainment and walk/bike-ability. An investment in the rail trail is an investment in the future sustainability of the city for our kids and grandkids. We need to create reasons for the younger generations to stay here or move here and the rail trail is one of many elements that need both public and private investment. I will be watching closely which councilors vote against it as that will determine my vote against them in November.

Dems fear slow walking of Russia sanctions bill in House

By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation that would hit Russia with economic sanctions and limit President Donald Trump's authority to lift the penalties faces an uncertain future in the House despite the bill's heavily bipartisan backing in the Senate.

Instead of moving for a quick vote to build on the burst of momentum created in the Senate, where the measure won 98 votes last week, the Republican leadership in the House has sent the sweeping sanctions package to the Foreign Affairs Committee for a review. The Russia penalties are embedded in a broader bill slapping sanctions on Iran.

Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the committee's top Democrat, said Monday he's concerned that sending the sanctions bill to the committee will give the Trump administration an opportunity to weaken legislation. Such a move amid multiple investigations into Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election would trigger an outcry among Democrats and some Republicans.

"Republican leadership should bring it straight to the floor without delay so the House can vote on it and send it to the president's desk," Engel said in a statement. Any other option, Engel added, will stall "this process and give the White House time to water down this key effort to hold the Kremlin accountable."

Any substantive changes to the bill would have to be squared with the Senate's version, which would require more time to get the measure through Congress.

AshLee Strong, a spokeswoman for Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in an email that Ryan believes Congress must do more to hold Russia responsible. She said "we will determine a path ahead in the House" after the Foreign Affairs Committee's assessment is complete. Strong didn't say how long the committee's review would take or whether changes to the sanctions bill are anticipated.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has offered only lukewarm support for the bill. Tillerson said during congressional testi-

mony last week that Trump needs to have "the flexibility to adjust sanctions to meet the needs of what is always an evolving diplomatic situation" with Russia. An overly aggressive sanctions bill, Tillerson suggested, could lead Moscow to shut off potentially promising talks with Washington.

The sanctions package approved by the Senate is aimed at rebuking Russia for what U.S. intelligence agencies concluded was a hidden campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election to favor Trump. Lawmakers who backed the legislation have cited Russia's support for Syrian President Bashar Assad and its backing of separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine as additional reasons for punishing Moscow.

The legislation would give Capitol Hill a much stronger hand in determining Russia sanctions policy. The bill would require a congressional review if Trump attempts to ease or end penalties against Moscow.

A House bill introduced by Engel and Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., to punish illegal foreign interference in American elections was pulled at the last minute from consideration by the Foreign Affairs Committee late last month.

The committee's Republican chairman, Rep. Ed Royce of California, explained to Connolly during a committee meeting that he was working to build bipartisan backing for the legislation. He emphasized his interest in highlighting "Russia's dangerous activities."

Royce added that Russia hasn't gone completely unpunished.

The Obama administration struck back at Moscow in late December with a series of penalties aimed at Russia's leading spy agencies, the GRU and FSB, that the U.S. said were involved. The GRU is Russia's military intelligence agency.

The FSB is the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB. Royce also noted that the House last month passed a bipartisan bill to crack down on financial backers of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government. The measure targets Russia and Iran by requiring the president to sanction countries or companies that do business with or provide financing to the Syrian government or the Central Bank of Syria. The Senate has not acted on the legislation, however.

AP Sources: Spicer expected to take less public role WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer is seeking to take on a more strategic role that would give him a limited presence in the daily press briefings that have made him a prominent face of the Trump administration.

A senior administration official and three people familiar with the potential changes said Monday that Spicer has discussed taking a more senior communications role at the White House.

The three people said he has reached out to possible successors at the podium and as communications director. The people spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss internal deliberations before a final decision is made.

“We have sought input from many people as we look to expand our communications operation. As he did in the beginning, Sean Spicer is managing both the communications and press office,” said Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a deputy White

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The people warned that no decision has been made and, as with all things involving President Donald Trump, the situation could change. Major staffing shake-ups have been a constant subject of conversation at the White House, but have failed to materialize in recent weeks, aside from the departure of communications director Mike Dubke in early June.

Those who have interviewed for senior communications jobs include David Martosko, the U.S. political editor of London’s Daily Mail, who covered the president’s campaign. That’s according to a person familiar with the interviews who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private deliberations.

The possible changes for Spicer were first reported by Bloomberg News and Politico.

Spicer’s public role has already diminished in recent weeks.

The White House has increasingly tapped Cabinet officials and other White House advisers to address reporters on camera and moved to take some of the daily briefings off cable television to keep the focus on Trump, who makes a habit of watching the televised performances.

Spicer spoke Monday from the podium at an off-camera gaggle that barred broadcast outlets from using the audio of the questionand-answer session. Asked about the changes, Spicer said Trump had spoken before cameras during an Oval Office meeting with the president of Panama and would later make remarks in front of the media at an event with technology leaders.

“There are days that I’ll decide that the president’s voice should be the one that speaks and iterate his priorities,” Spicer said.

The White House has generally only used that excuse on days that the president has held a press conference or delivered a major speech.

Spicer’s briefings have been must-see TV during the start of the Trump era, beginning with his fiery, inaccurate claim that journalists wrongly portrayed the size of Trump’s inauguration audience.

He has been the subject of recurring skits by comic Melissa McCarthy on “Saturday Night Live” and his afternoon briefings

White House press secretary Sean Spicer watches as EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt answer questions from members of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) have garnered strong ratings.

In April the former Republican National Committee strategist apologized for making an “inappropriate and insensitive” statement comparing Adolf Hitler to Syrian President Bashar Assad by suggesting Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons.” His comments ignored Hitler’s use of gas chambers to kill Jews.

Trump threatened in May to shut down daily press briefings and told Fox News Channel at the time that Spicer was “doing a good job, but he gets beat up.”

The president has long seen himself as his most effective spokesman, and has faulted his communications team for much of the early turbulence at the White House as well as the backlash from the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

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St. Mary’s Elementary Celebrates its’ 8th Grade St. Mary’s Elementary celebrated its departing 8th Grade during a Mass. The students presented the gifts of what they had accomplished during their years at school. Family and friends were on hand to congratulate the students and offer encouragement for their future. For these and more photos visit www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com (Photos by Lynn F. Boscher)

The students arrive.

The Responsorial Psalm is done by Joseph Taupier.

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Luke Bonini has the honor of doing the 2nd Reading.

Vanessa Crowley Literature and Art.

Vanessa Crowley reads the Prayer of the Faithful.

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Chloe Lussier offers the gift Christian St. Sauveur presbrings of Math. ents the gift of Science.

Jamil Roman brings the gift of Religion.

Olivia Beck presents Social Studies.

The Candles are lit.

The Ciborium and Chalice are brought by Laura Brodkin and Mara Downie.

Sean Rowbotham with the gift of Computer.

Juliette Sheehan brings the Water and Wine.

Family Life is brought by Paighton Ramos.

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Team members then introduced themselves one by one to the School Committee member Ramon Diaz, Jr. also congratuSchool Committee, followed by applause. lated the coach. “These things don’t happen without leadership,” Wingate said that five players have also been selected for the Diaz said.

Western Mass All-Star team.

MIAA assistant director Rich Riley also appeared before the School Committee to recognize two sports teams for demonstrating the pillars of community service and for serving as role models for their fellow student athletes.

First to be honored were the Westfield Technical Academy baseball team and co-captains Alex Sparks and Nicholas Clegg for raising money for Alzheimers.

Sparks addressed the School Committee, saying that the effort was inspired by his grandfather, who has suffered from the disease for nine years. He said the team raised $2,000 through an online donation drive, and by selling purple bracelets for $1 for Alzheimers’ awareness.

School Committee member Cynthia Sullivan, who is the MIAA assistant director RIch Riley recognized members director of the Southwick Council on Aging, congratulated and coaches of the WHS softball team for their work with Sparks on the program. “Fantastic job,” she said, adding that it the KEVS foundation. was inspiring to see students their age getting involved in the chase one for the school. issue.

Graves said they were also working with Hampshire The Westfield High School softball team was also honored by Regional to raise enough to purchase another AED. Alex Sparks told the School Committee that his grandfa- the MIAA for its work with the KEVS Foundation. Captain Riley said the MIAA recognizes student athletes who demther’s battle with Alzheimers inspired the Westfield Tech Nicole Graves said the team was trained in CPR and AEDs onstrate one of the five pillars of education, wellness, sportsbaseball team to raise $2,000 for Alzheimers awareness. (Automated External Defibrillators), and raised $500 to pur- manship, leadership and community service.

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Few opioid-addicted youth get standard treatment medication

By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance, according to a study that suggests doctors are not keeping up with the needs of youth caught up in the worst addiction crisis in U.S. history.

"Young people may be dying because they are not getting the treatment they need," said Brendan Saloner, an addiction researcher at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who wrote an editorial published with the study Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

Researchers looked at records for nearly 21,000 patients ages 13 to 25 from one large insurance carrier, UnitedHealthcare.

All were diagnosed with opioid addiction, but only 27 percent were given buprenorphine or naltrexone during 2001-2014, years when addiction was soaring.

"The take-home message for parents is: If you have a child struggling with opioid addiction, understand that there are medications that support and sustain recovery," said study author Dr. Scott Hadland of Boston Medical Center.

Hadland was following a hunch when he began the study last year. In his practice, he was seeing more young people addicted to opioids. Many already had been through multiple treatment programs and they told him they'd never before been offered treatment medication.

Doctors must become more comfortable treating addiction with medications, Hadland said, noting that buprenorphine and naltrexone are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Buprenorphine is given daily as a pill or film that dissolves under the tongue. It costs about $100 a month.

Doctors need special training and a government waiver to prescribe it. A common version of buprenorphine is Suboxone.

Vivitrol is a brand-name version of naltrexone. It's a shot

This Oct. 19, 2016, file photo shows the packaging of Vivitrol at an addiction treatment center in Joliet, Ill. A new study finds only 1 in 4 teens and young adults with opioid addiction receive recommended treatment medication despite having good health insurance. The research suggests that doctors are not keeping up with the needs of youth in the opioid addiction epidemic. The study was published Monday, June 19, 2017, in JAMA Pediatrics. (AP Photo/Carla K. Johnson, File) given once a month and can be used only with patients who have completely detoxed from opioids. It costs about $1,000 per month.

The drugs work slightly differently, but both can ease cravings while patients work on addiction issues in counseling.

In the study, females, blacks and Hispanics were even less likely to receive the medications than males and whites. It's unclear why, but unequal access to care or doctor bias could be

to blame.

"The treatment gap is bad for everybody and even worse for certain subgroups," Hadland said. "Even though all the youth in our sample had access to high-quality health insurance, they may not have had equal access to high-quality addiction care."

Hadland and his colleagues plan to study access to treatment medications for youth from low-income families covered by government health insurance programs such as Medicaid.

Shootings kill or injure at least 19 US children each day

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence.

The analysis of 2002-14 U.S. data is billed as the most comprehensive study on the topic.

While it mostly confirms previously released information, it underscores why researchers view gun violence as a public health crisis.

The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention involves children and teens through age 17. It was compiled by analyzing death certificates and emergency room reports. Among the findings published Monday in the journal Pediatrics: —The yearly toll is nearly 1,300 deaths and almost 6,000 nonfatal gunshot wounds — most of them intentional.

—Most deaths result from homicides and suicides, while assaults caused most of the nonfatal injuries.

—The annual death rate is nearly 2 out of 100,000 children — the rate is double for blacks — while nonfatal gunshot wounds

injure almost 8 out of 100,000 kids each year.

—Suicides increased from 2007-14, from 325 to 532. The suicide rate increased 60 percent over those years to 1.6 per 100,000. Onethird of these kids were depressed and most had experienced a recent crisis, including relationship breakups and problems at school.

—Homicides fell from 2007-14, from 1,038 to 699, the rate dropping by 36 percent to less than 1 per 100,000.

—Most unintentional deaths resulted from playing with guns and unintentionally pulling the trigger. Most victims were bystanders although among kids up to age 10 in this group, more than 40 percent accidentally shot themselves.

The report notes that unintentional shooting deaths may be significantly underreported, which was highlighted in a report by The Associated Press and USA TODAY Network.

The news organizations found during the first six months of 2016, minors died from accidental shootings — at their own hands, or at the hands of other children or adults — at a pace of one every other day, far more than limited This Sunday, March 29, 2015, file photo provided by the Jefferson Police Department shows federal statistics indicate.

Congress has prohibited the CDC from a gun involved in the accidental shooting of a 3-year-old in Jefferson, Ga. Shootings kill or injure at least 19 U.S. children each day, with boys, teenagers and blacks most at risk, according to a government study that paints a bleak portrait of persistent violence. The analysis of 2002-14 U.S. data that involves children and teens through age 17 was published Monday, June 19, 2017, in the journal Pediatrics. (Jefferson Police Department via AP, File)

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"Public health research is fundamental for understanding the problem and developing scientifically sound solutions," said the study's lead author, Katherine Fowler of the CDC.

An accompanying editorial in the journal said it's "both reasonable and wise" for doctors to talk about firearms safety with parents, particularly those who keep guns at home.

"It may help to remind ourselves and our parents that our message on safe gun storage in homes with children is similar to that of gun rights and sport shooting groups," wrote Dr. Eliot Nelson of University of Vermont Children's Hospital.

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FDA approves new, cheaper rival to EpiPen allergy shot

By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved new competition for EpiPen, the emergency allergy medicine that made Mylan a poster child for pharmaceutical company greed.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp.’s product, which should go on sale later this year.

Symjepi is a syringe prefilled with the hormone epinephrine, which helps stop lifethreatening allergic reactions from insect stings and bites, foods such as nuts and eggs, or certain medications.

San Diego-based Adamis says its product is easier to use than Mylan’s EpiPen, a spring-loaded syringe filled with a set dose that comes with a training device.

Symjepi also is smaller than EpiPen, so it’s easier to fit in a pocket or purse. Most children and adults with severe food or insect allergies carry a device wherever they go and leave a spare at home, school or work.

Adamis said it is still lining up a distributor so it hasn’t set the exact price for its product, which will be sold in pairs like EpiPen. Adamis spokesman Mark Flather said Symjepi is intended to be a “low-cost alternative” to EpiPen and similar products, and the company is aiming to sell it for less than generic EpiPens.

In a note to investors, Evercore ISI analyst Umer Raffat wrote that Symjepi is not identical to EpiPen and so the price Adamis sets “will obviously be an important consideration.”

Currently, EpiPens cost about $630 to $700

without insurance while the new generic version retails for about $225 to $425.

Mylan, which has U.S. headquarters near Pittsburgh, launched generic EpiPens last December in an effort to deflect mounting criticism.

Last summer, the company came under fire for repeatedly raising the price of EpiPens and CEO Heather Bresch was grilled by a Congressional panel.

Mylan hiked the price of a pair of EpiPens from $94 in 2007, when the company acquired the product, to $608 last year. The devices need to be replaced each year, adding to the financial sting.

Analysts and others have estimated that it costs less than $20 to produce a pair of EpiPens.

While EpiPen has other rival products, doctors tend to prescribe EpiPen because it’s so well known.

Just three years ago, EpiPens accounted for nearly 90 percent of both revenue and prescriptions filled in the U.S. for epinephrine injectors and syringes, according to QuintilesIMS, a pharmaceutical analytics company.

In the first quarter of this year, brand-name EpiPens only drew about 60 percent of epinephrine device prescriptions, while generic EpiPens — mostly Mylan’s — had captured 38 percent of prescriptions.

Dr. Dennis J. Carlo, CEO of Adamis, said in a statement that his company is preparing to apply for FDA approval of a “junior version” of Symjepi. That would contain a lower epinephrine dose than Symjepi, and would compete with Mylan’s EpiPen Jr. Adamis, which specializes in developing medicines for respiratory disease and allergies, saw its shares surge more than 55 percent late Thursday, to $6.05.

Teen vaping falls, study says

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Teen vaping, which has been skyrocketing, fell dramatically last year in the United States.

A government survey released Thursday suggests the number of high school and middle school students using electronic cigarettes fell to 2.2 million last year, from 3 million the year before.

Health officials have worried about the booming popularity of vaping products among kids and the potential impact on adult smoking rates in the future.

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health win," said Brian King, an expert on smoking and health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It's the first decline CDC has reported in teen vaping since the agency began tracking it in 2011. The findings echo a recent University of Michigan survey, which also detected a decline in 2016.

It's unclear why teen vaping fell last year, and it's too soon to know if the numbers will continue to drop.

One possibility may be a growing push to ban sale of e-cigarettes to minors, including a federal regulation that

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E-cigarettes may also be losing their novelty among teens, said Matthew Farrelly, a tobacco control researcher at RTI International.

Studies suggest many kids who vape use the products less often than kids who smoke cigarettes — a sign that vaping seems to be more social and experimental, some experts said.

"These products were new and novel and now we're starting to see that change," said Robin Koval, president of Truth Initiative, a public health education organization that runs anti-tobacco ads.

E-cigarettes are batterypowered devices that provide users with aerosol puffs that can contain nicotine. Research has found kids like to vape flavorings like strawberry and bubble gum, though often in nicotine-free versions.

They're generally considered a less dangerous alternative to regular cigarettes. But health officials have warned nicotine in e-cigarettes is harmful to developing brains.

The CDC study is based on a questionnaire filled out annually by about 20,000 students in grades 6 through 12.

It focused on "current users" — kids who said they had used a tobacco product within the 30 days before they answered the survey.

It found an overall decline in use of vaping devices, traditional cigarettes and other tobacco products. Based on the survey responses, the CDC estimates that the number of middle and high school students using tobacco products fell to 3.9 million last year, from 4.7 million the year before.

Adolescent cigarette smoking has been falling for many years, but the decline in e-cigarette and hookah use was more remarkable.

In 2011, 1.5 percent of high school students said they'd recently vaped. That jumped to 16 percent in 2015, and it's become more common than cigarette smoking. But it dropped to about 11 percent last year, the CDC said.

For middle school students, about 5 percent said they'd recently vaped in 2015. That fell to about 4 percent last year, the study found.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Awareness Month Spotlights Processing Trauma with Therapy SPRINGFIELD –Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is often viewed in the context of soldiers coming home from war where they experienced trauma. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event like combat, assault or disaster. But it’s not only members of the military who suffer trauma. Most people have some stress reactions after a trauma. If the reactions don’t go away over time or disrupt the person’s life, it may be due to PTSD. Consider these facts, based on the U.S. population: • About 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience at least one trauma in their lives. Women are more likely to experience sexual assault and child sexual abuse.

Men are more likely to experience accidents, physical assault, combat, disaster, or to witness death or injury.

• About 10 percent of women develop PTSD sometime in their lives compared with about 4 percent of men. Overall, about 7 to 8 percent of the U.S. population will have PTSD at some point in their lives.

• About 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year. This is only a small portion of those who have gone through a trauma.

• Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The death of someone close, particularly a parent or a child, can result in trauma. The loss of job can be traumatic, especially when the job was central to the person’s identity.

The end of a relationship with a friend or an intimate partner can be traumatic. Even a change of environment can leave someone feeling isolated, which can be traumatic.

PTSD is not rare, nor is receiving therapy to help address the after-effects of trauma. In fact, lots of folks get therapy. “People talk to a therapist to process things that are having an impact on their daily lives,” said Earl C. Miller, Coordinator of Peer Roles for CHD. “It can be especially helpful to talk with

someone who doesn’t have any weight in your life, not an intimate partner, for example, where talking through how you are feeling could be misinterpreted or otherwise affect your relationship.Most people do need some emotional support at times, but not everyone has people in their lives to provide the kind of support they need to feel well.”

Miller offered an example of someone who was going through the loss of a parent. “This person’s mother had been really important in his life,” said Miller. “When she died, he lost his foundation. Just waking up every day and knowing he wasn’t able to reach out to his mother was overwhelming. By talking with a therapist, he realized that he isn’t broken by feeling bad, that grief is real and that grieving is important. It was hardwhen he had daily reminders of parenthood in the world, like seeing strangers with their kids. The therapist was able to help him reframe those reminders, hold onto the memory of his mother and view himself as a representative of his mother in the world.Talking with the therapist made him feel more in control, which helped return to work and move forward in his life.”

According to Miller, having someone to talk to who is a professional and can open themselves up to your circumstances and feelings can be transformative. “A good therapist, clinician, outreach worker, or peer support specialist can mirror the qualities of a good friend, but without the baggage or burden that can come with friends and personal relationships,” he explained. “Therapy can get you out of a rut. It can help you way to reframe the way you make connections or rethink your game plan for life. It can improve your mental wellness, your relationships with others, and your ability to live life to the fullest each day.”

Miller emphasized that it’s OK to get therapy. “Wanting to feel better is absolutely a sign of strength,” he said. “If you aren’t feeling right, try therapy. See how it goes. You may be surprised when that first conversation, which lasts an hour, feels like it’s over in ten minutes and you want it to continue.”

INSIDE WASHINGTON

Writing a bill in private not unusual WASHINGTON (AP) — It's extraordinary for legislation as sweeping as the Senate Republican health care bill to be written behind closed doors, suddenly hatched and then whisked through Congress with little time for lawmakers and the public to understand it.

But on Capitol Hill, secrecy happens. It's not uncommon for either party to draft bills or resolve stubborn final hurdles in private meetings, forgoing the step-by-step, civics-book version of how Congress works.

That's even true for the process that produced President Barack Obama's health care law, the Affordable Care Act, which the GOP is now trying to dismantle. While Democrats reached out to Republicans, held scores of committee hearings and staged many days of debate on that legislation in 2009 and 2010, they also resorted to private meetings to reach agreements that clinched its approval.

Lacking the votes to block this year's GOP effort, Democrats are looking to score political points by targeting the closely held process Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is using to write legislation replacing much of Obama's statute.

GOP senators have been meeting privately to address disputes over cutting Medicaid, limiting insurance requirements and revamping tax credits.

McConnell wants a Senate vote before the chamber leaves town for a July 4 recess, giving Democrats scant opportunity to rally resistance against a major bill whose contents are unknown.

Asked on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday if he's seen the health care bill, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said, "Have you?" He added that GOP senators will be briefed on the emerging bill Wednesday and that he expects to see the legislation the next day, about a week before a vote occurs.

Democrats said they would start forcing procedural votes to slow the Senate down, making floor speeches and taking other steps to call public attention to McConnell's effort. Democrats took turns giving speech in a mostly empty Senate chamber well into the early morning hours before ceding the floor.

The Senate has not held any committee hearings or votes on the measure that McConnell is trying to craft, and even some GOP senators are critical.

"I always believe legislation is best crafted through the normal order," Sen Susan Collins, R-Maine, told the Portland Press Herald. "I think it's much better to have committee consideration of bills, public hearings and to have a full debate."

Three House committees voted on that chamber's version of the bill and there were a handful of hearings before the House approved a revised version of its legislation last month.

That pales compared to how the Democratic-run Congress handled Obama's legislation.

Starting in 2009, House and Senate committees held scores of hearings and voted on hundreds of amendments, including some from Republicans — who all ended up voting "no" on final passage. The initial House bill was posted online for 30 days before the first of three committees began voting on the measure, and the Senate spent 25 days debating health care overhaul.

The legislation didn't become law until March 2010.

"Just about everything was done in public," said Jim Manley, a top aide to then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. But when you encounter problems, he said, "sometimes you need to go behind closed doors to work it out."

Early in 2009, a Gang of Six, three senators from each party, used secret talks to unsuccessfully seek compromise on an overall bill. That December, Reid used closed-door meetings to craft a final package using elements from differing measures approved by his chamber's finance and health com-

mittees.

There were private talks between Reid and then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., after the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was replaced by Republican Scott Brown, costing Democrats their 60th Senate seat — the number of votes needed to end GOP filibusters aimed at killing the legislation. Closed-door discussions were also used to resolve differences with anti-abortion Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan that threatened the bill's passage.

The difference between his private negotiations and how Republicans are trying to move their bill through the Senate now is that the details of the entire Democratic bill and the language he was seeking were well-known to the public, Stupak said Monday.

"They're talking about a whole new way of delivering health care" and people don't know the details, Stupak said of Republicans. Last-minute negotiations among lawmakers and between Congress and the White House "are never in public," he said.

There are plenty of examples of bills that were essentially written, or had their final details completed, in private settings.

These include a bipartisan bill the Senate approved last week sanctioning Russia for interfering in last year's election, and the deal McConnell and thenVice President Joe Biden helped finalize preventing sharp tax increases in 2013. There was also a bipartisan budget pact between the chairs of the Senate and House budget committees in 2013 and an agreement between Pelosi and then-Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, on how Medicare reimburses doctors.

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Robert M. Leslie EAST LONGMEADOW – Robert Matthew Leslie, 82, (March 30, 1935 – June 15, 2017) passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at his home in East Longmeadow surrounded by the love of his family and friends. Robert was born on March 30, 1935 in Pittsfield, MA. He graduated from Pittsfield schools and worked for many years as an accountant with George Hitchcock & Co. Accountants and Auditors. Mr. Leslie was a member of the Masonic Fraternity for 61 years, and was currently a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge in Westfield. He served as Master of Pittsfield Lodge in Pittsfield, and received the coveted Veterans Medal for 50 years of service to Masonry in 2006. Robert was an active member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and received the Meritorious Service Award from the Massachusetts Council of Deliberation for his dedication and leadership within the Rite. In 1992 the National Supreme Council of Scottish Rite, conferred upon him the 33rd Degree, and bestowed upon him the title of Honorary Member of the Supreme Council within the Northern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. In addition, Mr. Leslie was an active member of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and belonged to both the Past Masters and Highlanders Units within Melha Shrine Center in Springfield.

Predeceased by his parents, Matthew & Elizabeth Leslie, and his stepdaughter Donna Shaw, he leaves his wife of 48 years, Muriel Leslie of East Longmeadow, MA, his step-son William Blakesley and his wife Linda of Granville, MA, his step-daughter Bonnie King of Granville, MA, six grandchildren: Jeannie Pinney and her husband Jay of Pepperell MA, Daniel Blakesley of Agawam MA, Darcy Clifford of Sandisfield MA, Laurie Ritchie of Wallingford CT, Kathryn Wilkinson and her husband Christian of Russell MA, Julie Clifford of Granville MA and Richard King of Granville MA, Tiffany Cayo of Westfield MA, along with many great-grandchildren and many other family members and close friends.

There will be a short graveside service at 10:15 AM on Friday, June 23, 2017 at Silver Street Cemetery, Granville, MA, followed by Masonic and Memorial Services at 11:00 AM at the Granville Federated Church, 16 Granby Rd. Granville, MA 01034. To express a condolence, share memories or photos please visit Robert’s memorial page at www.avaloncelebrations.com

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WESTFIELD — The City of Westfield will be sponsoring a fireworks event on Saturday, July 1, at the South Middle School fields (30 West Silver Street). Festivities will begin at 6:30 pm with fireworks presented by Atlas Pyrovision of Jaffrey, NH at dusk. Rain date is Sunday, July 2.

Due to the success of last year’s event, the location will remain the same. South Middle School provided a convenient and easily accessible location. More details of the event will follow as soon as they are available.

Star Spangled Senior Concert!

61st Annual Hampton Ponds Association July 4th Parade

WESTFIELD — Join Walter Gladwin and members of the Senior Concert Band of Western Massachusetts for a lively instrumental celebration of the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The Westfield Senior Center Great Room will explode with music on Monday, June 26 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

This is a free concert for all to come and enjoy! The Westfield Senior Center is located at 45 Noble Street.

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In Name of the Powers Andrews Family Chelsey & Mike Ugolik Beth Lusteg 2 Extra Large 1 Grand Finale In Honor of Devon Ugolik, Private, U.S. Army In Name of the Lusteg Family Anonymous The Stolpinski Family 1 Extra Large 5 Grand Finales In Name of Grandchild, David In Recognition of the 4th of July Anonymous Susan Canning 1 Extra Large 1 Grand Finale In Honor of Larry, 1st Lt, U.S. Air Guard In Name of Kevin Major Karen & Jay Ducharme Anonymous 1 Grand Finale 2 Extra Large In Honor of Michael Dion, SSGT, U.S. Army In Honor of our Veterans James M. Burek Bob & Pat Pouliot 1 Grand Finale 2 Grand Finales In Celebration of the 4th of July In Recognition of the 4th of July Dave & Jean Trader Judy Godzind 1 Grand Finale 1 Grand Finale In Honor of Matthew McCulley, Lt. Col., U.S. Army In Name of my Grandchildren, Zachary & Olivia Karen & Joe Noblit Judy Godzind 1 Grand Finale 1 Grand Finale In Name of Nick, Conner & Jake In Memory of Sgt. Richard White (US Army) Bonkowski Dental Anonymous 1 Grand Finale 1 Small In Memory of Joseph Bonkowski, Sr., U.S. Navy In Celebration of the 4th of July Bonkowski Dental Dick & Edie Sullivan 1 Grand Finale 1 Grand Finale In Memory of Casmir Brach, U.S. Navy In Name of our Grandchildren Marcia S. Sanford Richard Holcomb 2 Grand Finales 3 Grand Finales & 1 Small In Memory of David Sanford In the Name of my parents, Roy and Celemna Holcomb Marcia S. Sanford Kathleen Palmer 5 Grand Finales 1 Grand Finale In Honor of All Veterans, Living and Deceased In Memory of James E. Hibert, Lance Corporal, Lynn & Mary Boscher US Marine Corps 1 Grand Finale Pat & Julie Olearcek In Memory of Paul C. Boscher 1 Extra Large Joyce E. Piper In the Name of Caitlyn and Erin 1 Grand Finale Patty & Hubert McGovern In Name of grandchildren, Set, Nathan, Andrew, Dustin 1 Grand Finale & 1 Extra Large In Memory of John C. Mikelis, WWII Veteran, U.S. Army & Tyler Sam & Jackie Booher Jay Pagluica 1 Grand Finale 1 Grand Finale In Name of Michael, Patrick, & A2C Colby Lurgio In Name of Maria, Nick, and Marion Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Chamberlain The Matuszczak Family 1 Large 1 Medium In Name of Mr. Wesley Shepard, U.S. Army Veteran In Honor of John Velis, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Chamberlain Joe & Teresa Mitchell 1 Large 1 Grand Finale In Name of Mr. Richard Gaylord, U.S. Navy Veteran In Celebration of the 4th of July Kevin & Debra Michaud Shirley J. Glaze 1 Extra Large 1 Grand Finale In Celebration of the 4th of July In Memory of John W. Glaze, Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps George & Patricia Jasmin Anonymous 1 Grand Finale 2 Extra Large In Memory of our Son, Gary. He loved fireworks!

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Westfield Little League Report

‘Challenge’ remains the same

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer As much as things change, things still remain the same in our “Ultimate Sports Challenge.”

No one managed to correctly pick any of the top three finisher’s in golf’s U.S. Open this past weekend, let alone winner Brooks Koepka.

After a random drawing, Jack Pelli, was deemed the weekly winner.

Up next: the next PGA Tour Major event, the British Open (July 20-23).

The leaderboard remains unchanged with Pelli, heading up the pack with seven points.

Mark Kielbasa, Kevin Michaud, and Gerry Robillard, Jr., are each tied for second with six points apiece, followed by Nancy Boistelle, Jeff Owczarski, Jenn Kielbasas, and James Vincent each with five points.

10U Softball Game Date: 6/14/17 Kiwanis 16, Southampton II 10 Kiwanis scored 16 runs in their second consecutive game and held on to defeat a tough Southampton squad.

Grace Leduc and Shea Hurley hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning to get the team off to a great start. Rachel Bonfitto had three hits while Grace Trempe reached base three times. Ali Lakin, Kaleigh Little, Julia Bonfitto and Sophie Svantesson all reached base twice to help lead the charge.

The Kiwanis used three different pitchers to help shut down the Southampton offense. Rachel Bonfitto, Grace Leduc, and Shea Hurley all pitched as the Kiwanis advanced to the Finals.

June 14, 2017 10u softball playoffs semifinals Moe’s Westfield 6, Northampton 3 Top seed and undefeated Moe’s got four great innings on the mound from Grace Burke and two from Camille Bruno to outlast Northampton and their ace pitcher 6-3 in the second round of the 10u playoffs.

It was a scoreless pitchers’ duel until the bottom of the third when Allie Stucenski got the first of her two key hits when she singled off Northampton’s ace to drive in the first run of the game.

An inning later, Bruno hit a towering double to left to score Burke and Moe’s led 2-0.

Northampton came back with three in the top of the fifth however and led 3-2 going to the bottom of the fifth. Sara LaCross led off the inning with a single, which was followed

by a walk to Nathalie Senez.

Stucenski then got her second big hit of the day when she singled home LaCross to tie the game at 3-all.

Northampton then retired the next two Moe’s batters and it looked like they might escape the inning with minimal damage but Bruno then followed with an infield single to load the bases. That brought up Katelyn Connor who showed a good eye and drew a huge walk that plated the goahead run. That was followed by run-scoring singles from Alaiyna Lapointe and Caitlyn Arooth as Moe’s exploded for four runs in the inning and stretched the lead to 6-3. That was more then enough for Burke who then closed it out in the sixth by striking out the first two Northampton batters then getting the next one on a comebacker to the mound. When Burke had thrown to first for the out, Moe’s had punched their ticket to the 10u championship game.

10U Softball Game Date: 6/12/17 Kiwanis 16, Gateway 7 The Kiwanis’ bats continued to thunder in a 16-7 win over Gateway in their quarterfinal playoff game. Grace Leduc had a home run and a triple and scored three runs to pace the Kiwanis attack. Rachel Bonfitto and Shea Hurley both had an extra base hit and reached three times. Leadoff hitter Grace Trempe reached base three times as the Kiwanis continued their balanced attack.

The Kiwanis used four different pitchers to help shut down the Gateway offense. Grace Leduc, Rachel Bonfitto, Julia Bonfitto and Shea Hurley all pitched well as the Kiwanis advanced to the semifinals.

The G League is here, replacing the NBA’s D-League

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The G League has arrived.

The rebranding of what had been known as the NBA Development League went into effect Tuesday, designed to coincide with NBA draft week — since it's certain many of the players who will be selected will spend some time in the G League this coming season.

It's a partnership with Gatorade, in a deal that was announced back in February, but the new name is no abbreviation: What was often called the D-League is now officially the "NBA G League."

"We're thrilled with this exciting new chapter for our league," G League President Malcolm Turner said. "We're thrilled with the new brand identity and excited with this week in particular to make the announcement. Firstround draft picks played in this league this past season, 22 second-round draft picks played in our league, so we've already been a big storyline in draft week because our league is an effective, efficient place to develop talent."

That's never been more apparent, with the league swelling to a record 26 teams for the coming season — with hope that it grows to 30, one for each NBA franchise, soon. The league is likely to grow to at least 27 in the 2018-19 season.

Part of the deal with Gatorade calls for G League players to benefit from an association with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, which works with players on research and education to find how they can get the most out of their bodies.

"That's a very key part of all this," Turner said.

Some players in the G League this coming season will be on two-way contracts for the first time, since that feature will be added when the new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and its players goes into effect on July 1. NBA teams will be able to have up to two players on such deals, where players would be primarily on a G League club and can be on the NBA team's active or inactive list for up to 45 days during the regular season.

Two-way players could make up to about $275,000.

The G League will continue to be both a proving ground and testing ground for the NBA. Pace of play ideas, as well as tinkering with four- and five-man officiating crews, have been worked on in what was the D-League, and the NBA will continue studying other ideas down there this season.

"We've grown a lot, very quickly," Turner said. "But at the same time, we're a work in progress. We have a very bright and exciting future. We're well on our way with a record 26 teams on the floor. And once we realize our vision of having each of our teams align 1-to1 with an NBA team, that's when it can get really interesting for us."

In this Feb. 1, 2017, file photo, Washington's Markelle Fultz (20) drives to the basket ahead of Southern California's De'Anthony Melton during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, in Seattle. Fultz is expected to be a top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 22. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

In this June 15, 2017, file photo, Markelle Fultz speaks with reporters after his private workout with the Los Angeles Lakers in El Segundo, Calif. Fultz is expected to be a top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 22. (AP Photo/Greg Beacham, FIle)

76ers get No. 1 pick from Celtics, chance to draft Fultz

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer History will say the Boston Celtics passed on the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft, not only trading it away but doing so in a deal with one of the team’s fiercest rivals.

Danny Ainge isn’t worried.

Philadelphia and Boston completed their trade of draft picks on Monday, the 76ers acquiring the No. 1 pick from the Celtics and netting the chance to draft Washington guard Markelle Fultz. The Celtics moved down two spots to No. 3 and picked up another first-round selection in either 2018 or 2019 — with Ainge saying the deal came at no cost to Boston whatsoever.

“We’re getting the player we want.

They’re getting the player they want,” said Ainge, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations. “And we’re getting an additional player that we want in next year’s draft or the year after. It’s a good deal for both teams.”

The player Philadelphia wants is clear: The 76ers wouldn’t say it Monday, but they’re going to take Fultz barring something cataclysmic happening before Thursday.

“We felt like the move from 3 to 1 was worth the cost of a first-round pick in the future,” 76ers president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo said.

Next up will be the Los Angeles Lakers, expected to take UCLA guard Lonzo Ball.

And then come the Celtics, starting the real intrigue. If Ainge is to be believed, even they don’t know who they will take at No. 3 — but he insisted that whichever choice they

make there would have been the choice they made at No. 1 if this deal hadn’t gone down.

The Celtics had Duke’s Jayson Tatum in for a workout on Monday and hope to have Kansas’ Josh Jackson in on Tuesday.

“I think they’re both terrific players,” Ainge said. “I’ll say that. ... I like both of those kids. I think they’re both terrific talents.”

So the way he looks at it, the deal is a winwin.

For now, Boston has seven first-round picks in the next three years.

And that means the Celtics could be gearing up for more moves soon.

After finishing with the No. 1 seed in the East this season before getting ousted in the conference finals by Cleveland in a onesided series, the Celtics have considered packaging some of their future picks for an established star that could help them close the gap on the Cavaliers and Golden State — the teams that have met in the last three NBA Finals.

With Isaiah Thomas and Al Horford, Ainge is looking to make a deal like the seven-for-one trade in 2007 that brought Kevin Garnett — and an NBA-record 17th championship — to Boston.

“We are certainly aware of our competition,” Ainge said. “We know how good Cleveland and we know how good Golden State is. We watched the same Finals that everybody did. But I think we’re still moving on the same path. ... And when the right deals come around, we will move on them.”

Philadelphia will hold the No. 1 pick for the second straight year. The Sixers worked Fultz out on Saturday night as talks with the

Celtics got to the final stages. It was agreed to in principle at that point, with the last holdup being the customary league approval on the terms — which came Monday.

There are some conditions on the future first-rounder Boston gets out of this deal. If the Lakers hold a pick between No. 2 and No. 5 next season, Boston now gets that one as well. If not, Philadelphia will send Boston either its own first-rounder in 2019 or Sacramento’s first-rounder that year.

“This is certainly a trade that is under the microscope more than others,” Ainge said.

“But we’re not afraid of that.”

With Thomas, the Celtics didn’t necessarily need a point guard — which is the piece Philadelphia apparently wanted most.

Fultz averaged 23.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 25 games during his lone college season at Washington, excelling on a team that finished 9-22. Fultz, who went to high school in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, led the Pac-12 in scoring and finished No. 6 among all Division I players. He was the top freshman scorer in the country.

In 2016, the Sixers picked Ben Simmons, who didn’t play at all during the season after breaking a bone in his foot. Fultz would join a Philadelphia roster that includes Simmons, Jahlil Okafor and 2017 Rookie of the Year finalists Joel Embiid and Dario Saric. ‘’I am incredibly excited that we’ve acquired the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft,” 76ers managing general partner Josh Harris said. “This pick provides us a tremendous opportunity to add another foundational player to our promising core.”

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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Holy Cross, Worcester St. Mary (22-2) vs. Archbishop Williams (20-5), 6:30 p.m.

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DIVISION 1 RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE BOB BIHLER – LARRY COURNOYER DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL DIVISION 2 MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR DIVISION 3 DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN JIM HAAS – AL HAAS BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO

FRIDAY COUPLES LEAGUE East Mountain Country Club

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SEASON CONCLUDED SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SEASON CONCLUDED WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY

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SUMMER 2017 SCHEDULES TUES., JUNE 20 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT INTERMEDIATE ALL-STARS Westfield at Northampton, Spring Street Field, 5:30 p.m.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Westfield Post 124 at West Springfield Post 207, Mittineague Park, 5:45 p.m.

BABE RUTH BASEBALL City Cup – Game 1, Bullens Field, 5 p.m.

Amanti Cup – Game 1, Jachym Field, 5:30 p.m.

City Cup – Game 2, Bullens Field, 7:30 p.m.

WED., JUNE 21 BABE RUTH BASEBALL Amanti Cup – Game 2, Bullens Field, 5 p.m.

City Cup – Game 3, Westfield High School, 5:30 p.m.

City Cup – Game 4, Jachym Field, 5:30 p.m.

Amanti Cup – Game 3, Bullens Field, 7:30 p.m.

THURS., JUNE 22 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT SENIOR ALL-STARS Westfield at Southampton, Labrie Field, 5:30 p.m.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Westfield Post 124 at Easthampton Post 224, Daley Field (Nonotuck Park), 5:45 p.m.

FRI., JUNE 23 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT INTERMEDIATE ALL-STARS Westfield vs. Easthampton, Westfield Middle School North, 5:45 p.m.

8-10-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS Westfield American at Southampton, Conant Park, 6 p.m.

Westfield National at Agawam, Memorial Field, 6 p.m.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Westfield Post 124 at Northampton Post 28, Arcanum Field (Florence), 5:45 p.m.

SAT., JUNE 24 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT SENIOR ALL-STARS Westfield vs. Agawam, Hampton Ponds, 3 p.m.

JUNIOR ALL-STARS Westfield vs. Agawam, Hampton Ponds, 11 a.m.

10-12-YEAR OLD ALL-STARS Westfield National vs. Amherst, Paper Mill Field, 1 p.m.

Westfield American at Longmeadow, Strople Field, 6 p.m.

9-11-YEAR OLD ALL-STARS Westfield American vs. Gateway, Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field (Cross Street), noon Westfield National at Northampton, McDonald Field, 3 p.m.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL Westfield Post 124 at South Hadley Post 260, Landers Field (South Hadley High School), 1 p.m.

Results for June 9, 2017 20 couples participated on a beautiful evening for golf Points results front-9: Shawn Czepial and Shelley Czepial 46 points Tom Keenan and Colleen Keenan 39 points Net results front-9: Dennis Desmarais and Linda Desmarais 61 Gerry Potvin and Nancy Jamrog 69 Points results back-9: Dan Harris and Nancy Harris 42 points Dave Warner and Sue Moore 37 points Chris Olinski and Brenda Olinski 37 points Net results back-9: Mark Kurowski and Mark Kurowski 67 Mike Cichonski and Dorothy Cichonski 72 Pioria results: Dick Picard and Joann Picard 73 Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017.

8th Annual Tekoa C.C. Open Singles Sunday June 11 Low Gross –Sue Sendlenski 2nd Gross – Connie Lombard Low Net – Cheryl Salva 2nd Net Sandy Lajewski

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Merrifield, Hammel help Royals to 4-2 victory over Red Sox

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The fortunes of Jason Hammel and the Kansas City Royals have taken similar turns this season.

Both started with high expectations, endured a miserable first month that left many fans writing them off, then found a spark somewhere along the way.

Hammel’s latest starring role came Monday night, when he held the powerful Boston Red Sox in check for seven sharp innings. And when Whit Merrifield drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh, and Mike Minor and Kelvin Herrera closed it out, the Royals had a 4-2 win — their eighth in nine games.

“That’s about as good of a lineup as you’re going to run into,” Hammel said after his fourth straight quality start. “To keep them to six singles and a homer, I feel pretty good about it.”

Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer and Lorenzo Cain also drove in a run for the Royals (34-35), who can climb back to .500 for the first time since April 19 with a win Tuesday night.

Minor loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth, but No. 9 hitter Christian Vazquez sent a slow bounder toward third base that Cheslor Cuthbert fielded cleanly and fired to first to end the threat.

Herrera worked around Andrew Benintendi’s triple in the ninth for his 16th save.

Red Sox reliever Blaine Boyer (0-1), who pitched out of a jam in the sixth, gave up a triple to Drew Butera in the seventh when Jackie Bradley Jr. couldn’t make a diving catch in center. The Royals brought in pinchrunner Ramon Torres, who scored when Merrifield sent a grounder through the left side.

“He threw me some pitches to hit and I kept missing,” Merrifield said. “Late, he started to throw me two-seamers and it was actually a pretty good pitch. I just found a hole.”

It was the second straight game in which Boston’s stingy bullpen has allowed a pair of runs, the slump coming on the heels of 26 consecutive scoreless innings.

Hammel (4-6) scattered seven hits without a walk, stranding seven along the way, and the only damage against him came in the fourth. That’s when he gave up a leadoff single to Hanley Ramirez, and the hot-hitting Bradley sent a 1-0 pitch over the bullpen in

right for a two-run homer that tied the game.

Boston right-hander Hector Velazquez was nearly as good as Hammel in his second career start, carefully navigating a bunch of baserunners during the first two innings.

Hosmer finally dinged him in the third with an estimated 446-foot shot into the fountains in center.

Velazquez turned it over to his faltering bullpen after giving up five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

“He gave us everything we could have hoped for tonight,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “You get a little bit of an idea and a game plan knocked out before the game and he did exactly what we would have hoped, which was to keep the game close, keep it under control and get us into the sixth inning.”

TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was out of the lineup after getting hit in the ribs by a pitch Sunday in Houston. An MRI came back negative, and Farrell said Pedroia is day to day. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) will face hitters this week before embarking on a rehab assignment.

Royals: C Salvador Perez got the night off from the starting lineup, though he entered late when the Royals ran for Butera. The time off came as Perez deals with some soreness in his side.

SIGN ON THE LINE The Royals and first-round draft pick Nick Pratto agreed to a contract that includes a $3.45 million signing bonus. The high school first baseman, chosen with the 14th overall selection, will head to rookie ball in Arizona on Tuesday to begin his professional career.

MAKING MOVES Royals RHP Kevin McCarthy was recalled from Triple-A Omaha and LHP Eric Skoglund was optioned back to the Storm Chasers before the game. McCarthy is in his second stint with the club this season.

UP NEXT Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale comes off his best start in more than a month — and his first defeat during that span — when he takes the mound Tuesday. The major league leader in strikeouts allowed one run and four hits over eight innings with 10 strikeouts in a 1-0 loss at Philadelphia last Thursday.

Royals: LHP Matt Strahm makes his second career start after allowing one unearned run over five innings in a 7-2 win against the Angels last week. Strahm retired 14 of the final 16 batters he faced.

IN OTHER GAMES --INDIANS 12, ORIOLES 0 BALTIMORE (AP) — Corey Kluber pitched a three-hitter for his fifth career shutout, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Indians overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 Monday night for their season-high sixth straight victory.

Santana and Austin Jackson had three RBIs apiece for the AL Central leaders, whose recent surge has lifted them to a season-best six games over .500 (37-31).

Cleveland batted around in the fourth and fifth innings and sent eight men to the plate in a three-run sixth that made it 11-0. The Indians banged out a season-high 10 extra-base hits, including seven doubles.

DODGERS 10, METS 6 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger launched two more home runs, setting a major league record with his powerful start, and Clayton Kershaw became the first 10-game winner in the National League despite giving up a careerhigh four long balls as Los Angeles held off New York.

The 21-year-old Bellinger reached 21 homers in 51 career games — faster than any other player in big league history. He leads the NL in that category even though he spotted the rest of the league three weeks before he was called up from the minors.

MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 7 MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and Miami overcame an early six-run deficit to beat Washington.

Marlins slugger Justin Bour tied the game at 6 in the third with a grand slam, his 18th homer. Giancarlo Stanton also hit his 18th of the season to make it 7-all in the seventh.

Bryce Harper hit his 18th homer for the Nationals. Anthony Rendon also went deep before leaving in the fifth inning with a neck stinger he sustained diving for a grounder.

He is day to day BLUE JAYS 7, RANGERS 6 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kendrys Morales hit a go-ahead single after a tying single by Josh Donaldson in the ninth inning, and Toronto edged Texas in a matchup of AL Division Series opponents the past two seasons.

The Blue Jays won despite blowing a 5-1 lead in their first visit to Texas since last postseason, when they won the first two games in a best-of-five sweep that was their second straight ALDS victory over the two-time defending AL West champs.

Donaldson’s single off closer Matt Bush scored Ryan Goins, who just beat the throw to second for a leadoff double. Morales’ hit to the gap in left-center scored Donaldson from second after a stolen base and a walk. It was the third blown save in 11 chances for Bush (2-2).

CUBS 3, PADRES 2 CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a tying homer, Javier Baez scored the goahead run on an error and Wade Davis worked out of a ninth-inning jam for Chicago against San Diego.

Anthony Rizzo thrived in the leadoff spot again, extending his career-high hitting streak to 13 games by going 2 for 3 with an RBI as the Cubs won their second straight to improve to 35-34.

Jose Pirela and Yangervis Solarte each had a solo homer for the Padres, although Pirela’s error in left field allowed the decisive run to score in the seventh.

PIRATES 8, BREWERS 1 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee.

Travis Shaw’s leadoff homer in the second put the Brewers ahead 1-0 and set a franchise mark, with the Brewers scoring their 16th consecutive run via the long ball.

BRAVES 9, GIANTS 0 ATLANTA (AP) — R.A. Dickey threw seven scoreless innings, Matt Adams hit another homer and Atlanta sent San Francisco to its seventh straight loss.

The 42-year-old Dickey (5-5) escaped a jam in the first to turn in his strongest outing of the season. He gave up just three hits and retired 16 of the last 17 hitters he faced.

The Giants’ skid is the longest of a hugely disappointing season as they dropped to 26-46 and fell 20 games behind first-place Colorado in the NL West.

REDS 7, RAYS 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scott Schebler and Scooter Gennett homered and Joey Votto snapped an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single, helping Cincinnati end a season-high nine-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay. Schebler led off the fifth with his 19th homer, tying Votto for the team lead. Gennett went deep for the second consecutive day, his first homers since hitting four in a game against St. Louis on June 6.

ASTROS 4, ATHLETICS 1 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — George Springer hit his 20th home run, and Jake Marisnick and Derek Fisher also went deep in Houston’s victory over Oakland.

MARINERS 6, TIGERS 2 SEATTLE (AP) — Mike Zunino continued his torrid month with a pair of two-run homers to lead Seattle past Detroit.

Beginning a stretch with 16 of 19 games at home prior to the All-Star break, the Mariners used a trio of home runs to hand the Tigers their third straight loss and ninth in the last 13 games.

Jackie Bradley Jr. is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, June 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 38 29 .567 — — 4-6 L-6 22-9 16-20 Boston 39 31 .557 ½ — 6-4 L-1 21-11 18-20 Tampa Bay 37 36 .507 4 — 5-5 L-1 21-16 16-20 Toronto 34 35 .493 5 1 6-4 W-2 19-17 15-18 Baltimore 34 35 .493 5 1 3-7 L-1 23-12 11-23 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Cleveland 37 31 .544 — — 7-3 W-6 15-17 22-14 Minnesota 34 33 .507 2½ — 3-7 L-4 14-24 20-9 Kansas City 34 35 .493 3½ 1 8-2 W-2 18-16 16-19 Detroit 32 37 .464 5½ 3 3-7 L-3 18-16 14-21 Chicago 31 37 .456 6 3½ 6-4 L-1 15-12 16-25 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Houston 47 24 .662 — — 4-6 W-1 23-16 24-8 Los Angeles 36 37 .493 12 1 5-5 L-1 21-16 15-21 Texas 34 35 .493 12 1 7-3 L-2 20-16 14-19 Seattle 35 37 .486 12½ 1½ 4-6 W-2 21-13 14-24 Oakland 31 39 .443 15½ 4½ 5-5 L-1 22-14 9-25 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington 42 28 .600 — — 4-6 L-2 18-14 24-14 Atlanta 32 37 .464 9½ 11½ 5-5 W-3 16-18 16-19 Miami 31 37 .456 10 12 6-4 W-1 17-16 14-21 New York 31 38 .449 10½ 12½ 5-5 L-1 17-23 14-15 Philadelphia 22 46 .324 19 21 1-9 L-3 13-18 9-28 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 38 34 .528 — — 5-5 L-1 19-21 19-13 Chicago 35 34 .507 1½ 8½ 5-5 W-2 21-15 14-19 Pittsburgh 32 38 .457 5 12 6-4 W-1 19-18 13-20 St. Louis 31 37 .456 5 12 5-5 L-2 18-18 13-19 Cincinnati 30 39 .435 6½ 13½ 1-9 W-1 19-18 11-21 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Colorado 46 26 .639 — — 7-3 W-5 21-13 25-13 Los Angeles 45 26 .634 ½ — 9-1 W-4 26-10 19-16 Arizona 44 26 .629 1 — 9-1 W-7 26-9 18-17 San Diego 28 43 .394 17½ 16½ 5-5 L-2 17-18 11-25 San Fran 26 46 .361 20 19 1-9 L-7 14-18 12-28 AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Toronto 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 9, Detroit 1 Baltimore 8, St. Louis 5 Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2 Seattle 7, Texas 3 Kansas City 7, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Boston 6, Houston 5 Monday’s Games Cleveland 12, Baltimore 0 Cincinnati 7, Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 7, Texas 6 Kansas City 4, Boston 2 Houston 4, Oakland 1 Seattle 6, Detroit 2 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland (Tomlin 4-8) at Baltimore (Tillman 1-5), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Bridwell 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 7-3), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Garrett 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-5), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Liriano 3-2) at Texas (Martinez 1-3), 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Holland 5-6) at Minnesota (Santana 8-4), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Sale 8-3) at Kansas City (Strahm 2-3), 8:15 p.m.

Houston (Martes 1-0) at Oakland (Gray 2-2), 10:05 p.m.

Detroit (Zimmermann 5-5) at Seattle (Miranda 6-3), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Houston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 8, Cincinnati 7 N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 1 Arizona 5, Philadelphia 4, 10 innings Atlanta 5, Miami 4 Baltimore 8, St. Louis 5 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 2, San Diego 1 Colorado 7, San Francisco 5 Monday’s Games Cincinnati 7, Tampa Bay 3 Miami 8, Washington 7 Atlanta 9, San Francisco 0 Pittsburgh 8, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 10, N.Y. Mets 6 Tuesday’s Games St. Louis (Leake 5-6) at Philadelphia (Hellickson 5-5), 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Garrett 3-5) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 5-5), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 6-1) at Miami (Volquez 3-7), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Moore 2-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 6-4), 7:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Kuhl 1-6) at Milwaukee (Davies 7-3), 7:40 p.m.

San Diego (Chacin 6-5) at Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 0-3), 8:05 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 8-3) at Colorado (Marquez 5-3), 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gsellman 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 5-3), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Tall Person Problem Dear Annie: I am in my 60s and 6 feet 7 inches tall, and I am fed up with being approached by total strangers who ask such things as, “How tall are you?” “Did you play basketball?”

“How tall is your wife?” “Your children?” And then there are the same tired jokes: “How is the weather up there?” “Let me know when it starts raining.” “How’s the air up there?” And so on.

I am not self-conscious about my height, but I know that some tall men and women are. I would not consider asking an overweight person how much she weighs or a short person how short he is and whether he is a jockey.

My mother taught me to never ask a woman her age or weight because it could offend her. But it seems society thinks that it’s OK to offend tall people.

If you don’t know me, please don’t ask about my height. -Had It Up to Here Dear Had It: Yes, most adults wouldn’t crack jokes at a short stranger’s expense, and far fewer people think tall jokes are offensive. I think the reason for that is similar to the reason people think it’s OK to tease a thin friend about her weight but not a heavier one. People see tallness as a desirable trait. But I agree with you. It’s rude -- not to mention totally unoriginal.

Sometimes a wry response -- for example, “Wow, I’ve never heard that one before” -- is enough. It points out to the person that he or she was being unoriginal, and it gives you the satisfaction of having stood up for yourself.

Finally, I have seen T-shirts out there that read: “Yes, I’m tall.

No, I don’t play basketball. The weather up here is perfect. I’m so glad we had this conversation.” Perhaps wearing one would save you some trouble.

Dear Annie: You recently asked for tips on living life with a disability. This one is well worth printing, as it changed my life hugely. I use a walker. One day a stranger at the senior center passed by, pulled an item out of his pocket and stuck it on the handle of my walker; no words were exchanged. It was a heavyduty S-hook. I no longer have to wrestle with getting my car keys hooked onto the basket under the walker seat. I now have a strong addition for carrying in shopping bags. I can carry more items around the house. Finally, I got smart and added one to the handle on the other side for even more carrying ability. I strongly urge that everyone with a walker get to the hardware store and purchase two of these life-changing items, which cost less than $1 each. Or buy some for those you know who use a walker. Great gift! Several times a day, I thank this man, who was legally blind and hearing-impaired himself, for reaching out. -- Less Challenged Dear Less Challenged: What a great tip. I love those handy S-hooks, and this is the handiest use of them I’ve heard yet.

Thank you for sharing.

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

HINTS FROM HELOISE HOW TO CLEAN A MATTRESS Dear Heloise: My sister and I have been wondering how to properly clean a mattress. We both recently bought new ones, but haven’t a clue as to how to keep them clean. -- Tanya M., Elk Grove Village, Ill. Tanya, the first thing you can do is spray a water repellent on the surface of a mattress on both sides. Wait until it is completely dry before covering it with a good-quality mattress pad to help keep out dust, dander and dust mites. After you’ve done this, try the following: * Vacuum your mattress once a month. * Wash the mattress pad once a month in hot water and soap to kill dust mites. * If you spill any liquid on the mattress, soak up as much of the liquid as you can with a bath towel or paper towels. Use upholstery cleaners to shampoo out the stain left behind, but make sure your mattress is completely dry before putting the mattress pad back on the bed. * Most mattress manufacturers say we do not have to “flip” our mattresses every six months anymore, but I still like to rotate mine every other month.

-- Heloise FEED YOUR PLANTS Dear Heloise: I have an old home recipe for outside plants that works to kill bugs while feeding the plants. It’s simple and easy to use with a spray bottle that hooks up to a hose.

Mix together: * One small can of beer -- any kind * 5 tablespoons of liquid dishwashing detergent (or use baby shampoo) * 2 tablespoons of commercial plant food in liquid or powder form Once this is in the spray bottle and attached to the hose, water your plants as usual. The soap kills bugs, but not plants. -Rhonda P., Lodi, Calif. (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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TV Sports Tonight TUESDAY, JUNE 20 BOXING 9 p.m.

FS1 — Premier Champions, Eddie Ramirez vs. Erick Bone, junior welterweights, at Las Vegas COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA College World Series, Game 7, Texas A&M vs. TCU, at Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m.

ESPN — NCAA College World Series, Game 8, Louisville vs. Florida, at Omaha, Neb.

GOLF 8 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Professional Championship, third round, at Sunriver, Ore. HORSE RACING 8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Royal Ascot, at Ascot, England MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees OR Cleveland at Baltimore 10 p.m.

ESPN — N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers

On The Tube Kelly’s Alex Jones report seen by just 3.5 million viewers HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The publicity and uproar in the days before Sunday's broadcast of Megyn Kelly's interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones didn't translate into ratings.

The NBC program was seen by 3.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen, an audience dwarfed by CBS rival "60 Minutes," a rerun which drew 5.3 million viewers. "Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly" had 6.2 million viewers for Kelly's interview of Vladimir Putin on the show's June 4 debut.

In the days preceding her segment on Jones, Kelly had received widespread criticism for giving a platform to a man whose false allegations only added to the pain of the Newtown tragedy and even encouraged people to harass relatives of the victims. In the interview, Jones never gave a direct answer when Kelly pressed him to admit he was wrong and continued to raise questions about the shootings.

A parent of one of the children killed in the 2012 Connecticut school shootings says she won't view the Megyn Kelly interview of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones that aired on NBC's "Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly."

Nicole Hockley's 6-year-old son, Dylan, was among the 20 children and six educators killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. She said Monday she won't watch the interview for "obvious" reasons; Jones has called the school shooting a hoax.

One Newtown parent did appear on Kelly's program: Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, was killed. When Kelly asked him if he had anything to say to Jones for Father's Day, when the interview aired, he responded, "I think he's blessed to have his children to spend the day with, to speak to.

I don't have that."

Andrew Friedman, a representative for the Newtown victims' families, said Monday that neither he nor Joshua Koskoff, the lawyer for the families in a lawsuit against gun maker Remington Arms, had any comment on the Jones interview.

Connecticut's NBC affiliate did not air Sunday's report and lawyers representing 12 people who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook urged NBC News officials not to air the interview. NBC News Chairman Andy Lack told The Associated Press that the Jones story would be edited with its critics in mind.

Energy chief: Carbon dioxide not prime driver of warming

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus but in line with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Asked on CNBC's "Squawk Box" whether carbon emissions are primarily responsible for climate change, Perry said no, adding that "most likely the primary control knob is the ocean waters and this environment that we live in."

Perry's view is contrary to mainstream climate science, including analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The EPA under President Donald Trump recently removed a web page that declared "carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas that is contributing to recent climate change."

Taking down the web page came after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, appearing on "Squawk Box" in March, said "there's tremendous disagreement about the degree of impact" of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases on the planet.

"So, no, I would not agree that (carbon dioxide) is a primary contributor to the global warming that we see," Pruitt said.

The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, organized by the United Nations, calls carbon dioxide the biggest heat trapping force, responsible for about 33 times more added warming than natural causes.

The panel's calculations mean carbon

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during the carbon capture, utilization and storage event, on the sidelines of the clean energy conference held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) dioxide alone accounts for between 1 and 3 degrees warming, said MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel.

Perry, like Pruitt, rejected the scientific consensus on climate change.

"This idea that science is just absolutely settled and if you don't believe it's settled then you're somehow another Neanderthal, that is so inappropriate from my perspective," he said.

Being a skeptic about climate change issues is "quite all right," Perry added, saying skepticism is a sign of being a "wise, intellectually engaged person."

Recently, The Associated Press sent Pruitt's comments to numerous scientists who study climate. All seven climate scientists who responded said Pruitt was wrong and that carbon dioxide is the primary driver of global warming.

Perry, in his TV appearance Monday,

said there should not be a debate about whether the climate is changing or if humans have an effect on the climate.

Instead, he said the debate should be on "what are the policy changes that we need to make to affect that?"

Shaye Wolf, climate science director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said Perry "has the science exactly backward."

Far from being a key cause of climate change, "the world's oceans are actually another victim of greenhouse pollution," Wolf said. "Our oceans absorb millions of tons of carbon dioxide a day, making them dangerously acidic."

Warming oceans also put "tremendous stress on marine life," Wolf said.

NASA and NOAA reported in January that earth's 2016 temperatures were the warmest ever. The planet's average surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century, "a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere," the agencies said in a joint statement.

Earlier this month, Trump announced he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. The agreement signed by 195 nations in 2015 aims to decrease global carbon emissions in an effort to head off the worst predicted effects of global warming, including worsening storms, catastrophic droughts and city-drowning sea level rise.

The Trump administration has also moved to roll back or delay numerous rules approved by the Obama administration to cut pollution from mining operations, oil and gas wells and coalfired power plants.

Comic Bill Dana, who won fame as ‘Jose Jimenez,’ dies at 92 NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy writer and performer Bill Dana, who won stardom in the 1950s and '60s with his character Jose Jimenez, has died.

Dana died Thursday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Emerson College, his alma mater. He was 92.

Early in his career, Dana wrote jokes for Don Adams and Steve Allen, on whose show he served as head writer and a member of the performing troupe.

Born William Szathmary and a Massachusetts native of HungarianJewish descent, Dana first appeared as Mexican immigrant Jimenez in a 1959 edition of "The Steve Allen Show." It was for one of the show's "Man on the Street" interviews conducted by fellow cast member Pat Harrington Jr. Introducing himself in broken English, "Jose Jimenez" cracked up the studio audience and convinced Dana that he had a hit on his hands.

He did. "My name ... Jose ... Jimenez" was soon a national catchphrase.

The character was embraced by the Latino community and, Dana once said, "was a perfect example of a person that wanted to be assimilated into American culture, learn the language, always looked spiffy." But Dana bowed to changing standards and criticisms of

stereotyping and retired Jimenez in 1970.

On Garry Moore's variety program, Dana appeared as Jose the Astronaut when the Space Race was heating up.

Being interviewed for his planned mission, Jose, understandably wary, was asked what he planned to do while in space.

Wearing a fretful expression, he replied, "I plan to cry a lot."

In another exchange, Jose's interviewer noted that he was all suited up for the voyage. "And what is that called, the crash helmet?"

Jose: "Oh, I HOPE not."

Adopted by the original seven Mercury astronauts, Dana and his alter ego became part of U.S space history on May 5, 1961, thanks to the first words spoken after Alan Shepard's liftoff from fellow Mercury astronaut Deke Slayton on the ground: "O.K., Jose, you're on your way. " The character soon won Dana his own sitcom, "The Bill Dana Show," which aired on NBC from 1963-65. A goodhearted naif, Jose was a bellhop at a New York hotel. (Don Adams played the house detective, which paved the way for his 1965-70 spy sitcom, "Get Smart".)

Dana recorded eight best-selling com-

edy albums, and made many TV appearances while continuing behind the scenes as a comedy writer. (He wrote the classic "Sammy's Visit" episode of "All in the Family," which featured Sammy Davis Jr. kissing bigoted Archie Bunker on the cheek.)

He also ran a talent management company and an advertising agency.

Looking back on his formative years in comedy for a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, Dana said, "America was so uptight sexually you couldn't show a close-up of the stork on 'Zoo Parade.' We were blessed with having to get our laughs out of pure comedy, pure in the sense of universality."

Then he was asked to share a favorite joke. From Dana: "Steve Allen is questioning Jose Jimenez and says, 'I understand you own a ranch.' "'Yes, the name of my ranch is the Bar Nine Circle Z Rocking O Flying W Lazy O Crazy Two Happy Seven Bar 17 Parallelogram Four Octagon Nine Trapezoid Six Ranch.' "'Well, do you have many cattle?' "'No. Not many survive the branding.'"

Dana is survived by his wife Evelyn Shular.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, June 20, 2017: This year you will be unusually quiet and centered. You often replay a situation, discussion or decision in your head over and over again. You also might opt to do some personal and/or volunteer work. If you are single, you easily could hook up with someone who is emotionally unavailable. Get to know this person before deciding to commit. If you are attached, you and your sweetie will want to plan some getaways for just the two of you. Your bond will be enhanced as a result. TAURUS understands you better than you would like!

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might want to consider taking a few days off. You could be concerned about your finances, but you are likely to fare better after refreshing your mind and body. A discussion might unnerve you, unless you are sure of yourself. Tonight: Examine your budget carefully.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Unexpected events will work in your favor if you remain open. Make a long-overdue call. Standing on ceremony won’t serve you well. You might wonder if you can achieve a long-term goal. You won’t know unless you try! Tonight: Purchase a new item for your wardrobe.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You might be able to bypass an issue through positive thinking. A friend surprises you, and you can’t help but respond. Deal with a problem directly. You have a mental versatility that will help you.

Consider what is happening with a loved one. Tonight: Be more understanding.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You have a strong drive that easily could become a short fuse if you don’t achieve the results you desire. A problem might emerge when you least expect it. Try not to react, though you might find masking your feelings nearly impossible. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You’ll assume the lead, take charge and handle a problem. A situation could become upsetting if you are not careful. You have great ideas, but others might not like them or want to follow through on them. Listen to suggestions openly. Tonight: Out until the wee hours.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Detach, and you’ll gain a new perspective. You will find this point of view enlightening. A friend could be challenging in that he or she is sure that he or she knows what is best for you to do. Be gracious. You feel inspired by a partner who often has wild ideas. Tonight: Surf the web.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating seems to dominate your time. A partner could be so unpredictable that it might unnerve you.

You still need to push hard to complete a work-related matter. Others seem to want to debate your actions. Listen and participate. Tonight: Make time for a special person.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Defer to others, and listen to their suggestions. A person at a distance could be shaking up the status quo. Your creativity helps you more often than not. A child knows how to get your attention, and you don’t seem to mind his or her charming manipulation! Tonight: Say “yes.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to pursue a new hobby or activity that involves some form of exercise. Check in with a doctor before you make any changes that could affect your health. A loved one might be argumentative, but he or she still supports you. Tonight: Make a favorite meal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Your creativity seems limitless to a child or loved one. Where others see an obstacle, you see an opportunity.

Brainstorm with a typically argumentative associate. Together you’ll come up with even better ideas. Follow your sixth sense, and you will land well. Tonight: Relax.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Don’t allow anyone to take away your sense of well-being. Your imagination might be bigger than your checkbook, so you’ll need to use some self-discipline. Money seems to slip right through your fingers. Avoid making any major decisions right now. Tonight: Order in.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Speak your mind, and allow others to see your sensitivity. The unexpected might occur with your finances. You’ll have an opportunity to add some unusual ideas to a project. A loved one could be challenging if he or she doesn’t get what he or she wants. Tonight: Return calls first.

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Adults want to have fun too at SPL! If you are interested in participating in the Adult Suntime Reading program Build a Better World, at the Southwick Public Library, you may start signing up on June 6th at the Circulation Desk. The program officially starts on June 24th. Read a fiction book or a biography and you earn a chance. If you have signed up prior to June 24th, you may place your first chance in our weekly drawing box on that day! Extra chances may be earned by playing our Bingo game. Bingo sheets will be available starting on June 24th.

The first prize drawing will be on June 30th. A winner’s name will be drawn after the library closes every Friday, through August 4th. Raffle tickets are also available for a handmade rug donated by Sally Killips. The rug is on display in the Reading Nook area. Tickets are available for sale ($1.00 for one or 6 for $5.00) now at the Circulation Desk.

The winning ticket will be drawn on August 4th as part of the library’s 125th Anniversary Party.

Strawberry Supper at Second Congregational Church A Strawberry Supper will take place at the Second Congregational Church on Saturday, June 24, 2017.

Serving will be at 5:30 pm and the menu will consist of Ham, Turkey, Cole Slaw, Gelatin Salads, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Rolls and Strawberry Shortcake. Tickets are $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for children under 10.

Reservations may be made by calling the church office at 568-7557. Church is located at 487 Western Avenue, Westfield.

Chester High Alumni Coming Home!

Chester – Chester High School Alumni will be coming home to Chester this year for their 114th annual reunion and meeting on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The meeting draws a large group of people associated with the former Chester High School, including Chester Residents who graduated from Gateway after Chester High School closed in the late 1960’s. This year’s festivities begin with a social hour at 2:00 p.m. at the Chester Railroad Depot and continue informally throughout the entire weekend as “Blue Devils” and “Quarriers” wander around town visiting old friends and relatives. The Association’s annual business meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Officers and Board Members will meet prior to the reunion at 1:00 p.m. Chester High has traditions dating back well over one hundred years, but the Association has no members from that long ago! Among the many mysteries every year are questions like, “Who will be the oldest member?” and “Who will come from the farthest away?” In the midst of all the reminiscing, prizes are awarded for the first local and first out of state reservation. There is never a lack of laughter, perhaps because the threat of detention is long gone even though former teachers frequently attend.

Five-year classes will be honored, especially the fifty year class of 1967 and twenty-five year class of 1992.

Association President Walter Boomsma noted that the reunion will be held in Chester for the tenth straight year.

“People love meeting in Chester for a lot of reasons, including the relaxed atmosphere. Some can’t resist sitting on the church corner for a while. Small town America is alive and well, at least in Chester.” Association Leadership believes the event provides a bit of an economic benefit for Chester.

“We’re thrilled to continue to bring dollars into Chester as local businesses and organizations will make the town open and welcome to those who attend.” Boomsma reports that the Association also enjoys the support of organizations like the Chester Foundation and Chester Historical Society. “The Historical Society has agreed to remain open the day of the reunion from 10 a.m. to noon. Alumni visiting the old jail will be amazed at the amount of Chester High and Grammar School memorabilia on hand.”

Reunion invitations are mailed to Association Members in May. Boomsma also notes that the reunion is not limited to graduates of Chester High. “Anyone with a connection to Chester is certainly welcomed to join us for socializing and reminiscing. This is really a town event.” Anyone who does not receive an invitation may simply send a check (tickets are $15 per person, payable to Chester High School Alumni Association) to Mary Burkholder, 96 Llewellyn Drive, Westfield MA 01085. Please make reservations no later than June 19, 2017. Additional officers of the Association include Robert Goewey, Vice President and George A. Morey, Treasurer. Board Members include Judith Olson of Hatfield, Brenda Budreau of Huntington, Jackie Conklin and Edith Whitaker of Westfield, Jack Young of Hinsdale and Tino Cardarelli, Diane DeMoss, and Janice Brown, all of Chester.

Any one of these people may be contacted for information or to volunteer some help. The Association maintains a blog at http://chesterhigh.wordpress.com and a Facebook page where alumni can gather information and post comments.

The Alumni Association also manages a significant scholarship fund and Gateway Seniors are encouraged to contact their guidance counselors for additional information.

Scholarship Custodians include Duane C. Pease of Chester and Lin Gordon and Ed Woodis of Westfield.

Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas – staged reading Huntington — The first of two Festival Theater presentations directed by Mitch Giannunzio takes place on Sunday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. as part of the 2017 North Hall Arts Festival. The event takes place at the Historic North Hall, 40 Searle Road off Route 66. The hall is wheelchair-accessible and air-conditioned. This staged reading at North Hall, directed by actor and playwright Mitch Giannunzio, features actors Ellen Barry, Margery Shaw, Kenneth Tigar & more.

Under Milk Wood is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and later adapted for the stage. This seriocomic drama focuses on the innermost thoughts and feelings of the inhabitants of a fictitious fishing village in Wales as they go about their daily business.

Admission is free. There will be a reception during intermission with refreshments in the North Hall Art Gallery, currently exhibiting works by Janet Longe Sadler. For more information about the Festival’s events, visit www.northhallhuntington.org or phone 413-667-5543.

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June 20, 27, 2017

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Community Action’s ParentChild Development Center (PCDC) invites sealed bids for purchase and replacement of a grease trap at our 390 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA 01085 site.

Interested vendors and contractors should seek bid documents and further information on the Community Action website at www.communityaction.us. Go to: “Our Programs” then “Child Care & Head Start”.

Please identify sealed bids as “Grease Trap Bid”. A public bid opening will be held at1pm on July 5, 2017 at56 Vernon Street, Northampton, MA 01060.

Please address questions to:Robert Flaherty, rflaherty@communityaction.us.

June 20, 2017 City of Westfield Massachusetts NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON June27, 2017 at6:30 PM AT: Westfield City Hall Room 201 59 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: NOTICE OF INTENT SUBMITTED BY: William Olson FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT: 0 Fowler Road (3R-11) WORK WILL CONSIST OF: Construction of a single family home.

The Trial Court Probate and Family Court

has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

June 20, 27, 2017

Notice is hereby given that Public Hearings will be held at 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA on July 6, 2017, by the City Council & on July 18, 2017, by the Planning Board to consider a petition of Sao Joao Realty, LLC (owner) to amend the zoning map at 95 Main St. and 4 Taylor Ave. (Map 13 Parcels 1 & 35), from Commercial A and Residence C, respectively, to Business A. The full petition and map is available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office and Planning Dept., 59 Court St., Westfield, MA and at: www.cityofwestfield.org/ applications

Westfield Bank Sunday night concert series at Stanley Park The Westfield Bank Sunday night concert series at Stanley Park Presents The Eddie Forman Orchestra, also known as “E.F.O.”, on June 25th.

E.F.O. is a Western Massachusetts polka band that has been performing since 1968. The band’s enthusiasm and love for the music they perform, their versatility and ability to embrace a wide range of styles, and their dedication to strong, lively performances make the E.F.O., an enduring success. People of all ages are invited to join the E.F.O. to enjoy a fun filled evening of good music. The performance will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Beveridge Pavilion and it is free of charge. Chairs will be provided and a food service will be available. For further information on the Westfield Bank Sunday Night Concert Series please go to www.stanleypark.org or call the park office at 413-568-9312.

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

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

AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR

CLEANING A.R.A. Junk, Furniture & Appliance Removal Full house clean-outs.

Basements, attics & garages.

Demolition: Patios, sheds and swing-sets. You name it...we take it! Senior discounts. Free estimates on phone. Credit cards accepted. 7 days a week.

Emergency, same day service.

Call Pete 413-433-0356

DRYWALL

HOME IMPROVEMENT

21 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

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

Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts

Call Dave: 413-568-6440 AFFORDABLE CUSTOM CARPENTRY Decks, remodeling, kitchens, suspended ceilings, doors, Pergo floors.

413-204-1225

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

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

POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886.

(413)562-5816.

MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured.

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

FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING

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

Trim work.

Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920

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

Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366 Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.

Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services.

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

FIREWOOD

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

Volume discounts, Stacking available

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

ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!!

M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs.

Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References.

Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE _________________________

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

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

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

FULLY INSURED

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986.

We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.

Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727

(413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________

T&S LANDSCAPING Highest quality, lowest prices.

Lawn mowing. Residential & Commercial. Weekly/Bi-weekly No lawns too small (413)330-3917 LAWNMOWER REMOVALS FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition.

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

www.Ls-painting.com

Full Service Contracting

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

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.

HOUSE PAINTING

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.

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

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

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

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

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

LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING

All brick, block, concrete.

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

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

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

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

Oldies, Italian, Club-house and Spanish Music.

Call Peter: 413-244-6683

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

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

PAINTING JOHNSON'S PAINTING SERVICES

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

Arborvitaes for sale.

Quality work & service.

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

Call Tony 413-519-7001

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

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

FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

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

Clean-up Available.

Fully Insured; Reliable; Experienced & Professional.

(413) 562-9128

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

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

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

Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

413-862-4749

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

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

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

413-835-5491

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

PLUMBING & HEATING

TRUCK SERVICE

ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

BOATS 1996 BAYLINER 17-ft. Cuddy with trailer, 90 HP Mercury outboard. Excellent condition. Must sacrifice. $4,200 or best offer. 413-258-4844.

**ESTATE TAG SALE**

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

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

MASONRY

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TAG SALES

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

LAWN & GARDEN

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

TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP.

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

NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

413-788-6787 top-truck.com

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

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

WESTFIELD 22 CHESTNUT ST, Saturday, June 24TH & Sunday, June 25TH 8AM -2PM. NO EARLY BIRDS!!!

General Household & Antiques including large workshop with large quantity of power & hand tools. **EVERYTHING MUST GO** PRICED FOR QUICK SALE cash only.

For more information call 1-617-803-5329

ROOMS

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

Call (413)531-2197

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

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

OFFICE SPACE COMMERCIAL SPACE Retail, 800 sq.ft. Five miles from Westfield High School. $800/month includes utilities.

413-977-6277

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

MONTGOMERY: 5 miles past Westfield High School. Spacious office in Montgomery Marketplace. $350 includes utilities and free Wi-Fi. 413-977-6277

BUSINESS PROPERTY MONTGOMERY: Montgomery Marketplace.

2 commercial workshop spaces.

Approximately 400 sq. ft. $400/month each, includes utilities.

413-977-6277

MOBILE HOMES Chicopee - Granby Road. 1 bedroom home. Handyman special. Needs TLC. Good starter home. $32,000.

413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM

SERVICES

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

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

Handy-Man services plus painting.

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

WINDOW CLEANING

Interior & Exterior 25 years experience Including aluminum siding.

Commercial & Residential.

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

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out!

Including storms and screens.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Call Paul NOW for your SPRING appointment.

FOR FREE ESTIMATE call: Ken 568-5146

413-237-2053

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