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WSU trustees approve $900k transfer
Senior center design on fast track
By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Last night, Westfield State University trustees approved transferring $900,000 in reserve funds to pay legal bills resulting from two state investigations into spending by former president Evan S. Dobelle. That tab, which Interim Vice President Dr. Kimberly Tobin referred to as “unexpected”, was initially as high as $1,124,000 through December, but, following the payment of a September bill of around $200,000, the school now owes the Boston-based law firm Fish and Richardson just over $900,000. Following a discussion on the amount of work the firm has put in since their retention by the board, including scouring over “130,000 certified documents” and “tens of thousands of emails” according to
By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The city’s senior center design is 85 percent complete, but it was obvious yesterday afternoon at the Building Committee meeting that the final 15 percent may require many last-second decisions, some painful, to bring the project within the $7 million budget by April 2 when the project will be released for contract bids. Much of the discussion related to the scope of work, deciding what cost-effective options may be exercised to keep the building construction within budget, items that can be replaced with less expensive options, items that can be initially deferred and done at a later time, and items that can be cut from the scope of work. Much of that discussion focused on the demographics of the senior center user clientele, the city’s 8,000 senior citizens, such as substituting concrete unit pavers with scored concrete to provide a smoother surface for seniors with mobility issues, who have to use walkers or canes. The pavers create an uneven surface and cost more than sheet concrete because of the labor needed to install them. A number of options included work or items that can be added to the center at a later date. Committee members discussed reducing the paved area of the parking lot, with the idea of completing the paving later. Much of the meeting focused on materials and the length of product warranties. The members also discussed not installing a stand-by generator, a savings of
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Frigid child found on Miller Street By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Workers from the Department of Children and Families may have opened a new file after a four-year-old boy was found wandering on Miller Street Monday morning without adequate clothing for the 17-degree temperature. Officer Joseph Maxton was dispatched in response to a 9:06 a.m. caller who reported he had taken a boy who was not wearing a jacket into his home when he found him shivering on the street. Maxton found that the boy knew his age and his name but could not tell the officer his address, only See 4-year-old, Page 3
The former Southwick Feed Warehouse could become the new location of the Westfield River Brewery. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Town planner gives update By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Southwick Town Planner Alan Slessler gave an update Monday on several projects that are in the works. “The biggest thing that has come in recently is that the solar project on Congamond Road is moving forward,” said Slessler. That first phase of the two-phase project from Carbon Finance, known as Southwick I, should start construction in June. “They plan to be on line by November,” said Slessler. “Right now they are setting up meetings for Southwick II.” The second phase of the project is also located on the lakes but closer to Goose Pond. Meetings are being set up with the Planning Board, Conservation Commission, and other boards. Another solar project set for land behind the Big Y store is not yet underway. “They are waiting to get approval from Western Massachusetts Electric Company,” said Slessler.
The new Right Aid Pharmacy, which is slated to go into the former ABC Pizza Plaza, is also being held up. “They are in litigation,” Slessler said, noting that the town is not currently involved in that legal matter. Another project that was set to go on College Highway was squashed by its corporate developer. Property owned by the King brothers across from Tractor Supply was supposed to be developed with a major retailer. Slessler said the town was notified from the corporation that it would not build in Southwick. “They did not give a reason,” he said. Next week on March 11 the Planning Board will have a hearing for the Westfield River Brewery which is seeking permits to take over the former Chuck’s Steakhouse. A maintenance garage for Five Star Transportation Inc. of Agawam, is also slated for discussion. “Right now everybody is just waiting for the snow to melt to get their projects going,” Slessler said.
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Barton wrongful death trial starts By BOB DUNN @BDGazette NORTHAMPTON — A former juvenile court lawyer, already serving a prison sentence for running down and killing a 22-year-old man in South Hadley in 2010, is now defending himself in a wrongful death suit filed by the victim’s family. Craig Barton, 46, formerly of Springfield, now serving a five- to seven-year prison sentence at the Cedar Junction Correctional Institution in Walpole, is being sued for unspecified damages in connection with the death of Frederick “Joey” Kareta III of Westfield. In his five-minute opening statement yester-
day, attorney John Ross of Springfield, who represents the Kareta family, said Barton was traveling at an “outrageously fast speed,” and was nearly “comatose” from drinking earlier in the day when he fatally struck Kareta. During a two-minute opening statement, Barton asked the jury of nine women and five men to “keep an open mind” as they hear the details of the case, noting that the opinions given by witnesses about his rate of speed and level of intoxication are only that. Kareta was killed Aug. 28, 2010, when he was getting mail for his aunt from her mailbox on Brainerd Street in South Hadley and was struck by the car Barton was driving.
Barton had been at The Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley and admitted to having at least “four or five” drinks there before getting behind the wheel about 3:30 p.m. A few minutes later, Barton was driving on Brainerd Street between “75 and 80” mph in the posted 30-mph zone, according to witness William Scott, a state trooper who was off duty at the time but saw Barton lose control of his car while trying to take a sharp corner. Barton struck Kareta while he was at the mailbox and knocked him back about 80 feet, according to Scott, then struck another car head-on See Barton, Page 8
Ocean State Job Lot seeks wine and malt license By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The fate of a request to sell wine and beer at Ocean State Job Lot is still undetermined. A public hearing on the request was held during last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting where Attorney Mary O’Neill spoke on behalf of the retailer. O’Neill said Ocean State hopes to sell the alcohol in a 100 square-foot section of the 33,000 square-foot store. An additional secure storage space would be in the back of the 45,000 square-foot building.
“They would not sell cold wine or beer,” said O’Neill. “There will not be any coolers.” O’Neill said they would sell private label wines and would not carry big name beer on a regular basis. Several residents spoke out against the request. “You have a ton of places selling alcohol in this town,” said resident Lucille Johnson. “Why do we need one more?” Scott Coviello questioned the square footage and asked the board if the store could increase the size of the alcohol sales area. “What is agreed to on the license
is how it stays, but that doesn’t stop people from asking for an amendment,” Chairman Russell Fox said. Another question was asked about the number of liquor licenses in town already. Board assistant Sondra Pendleton said the number is based on population and the license available is a malt and wine only license that once belonged to the Quik Mart store. O’Neill said Ocean State Job Lot would take additional measures to ensure safe alcohol sales. “Ocean State has decided not to employ anyone under age 18 and will send seven individuals from
corporate headquarters to the TIPS Train the Trainer program,” said O’Neill. “They will then go back and train every single employee in the store.” O’Neill said in addition to accepting state issued liquor identification cards, driver’s licenses, passports, U.S. military identification and Massachusetts ID cards, the store would also accept out of state identification which will be checked against a guide of state IDs and a black light to make sure they were not tampered with. ‘They will not accept college IDs or birth certificates,” she said.
Selectwoman Tracy Cesan said it was a difficult decision and added that O’Neill “did a very thorough job.” Fox said a letter was written from Police Chief David Ricardi against the license at this time. The board agreed to vote at a future meeting. At the close of yesterday’s meeting, Selectman Joseph Deedy said he believed there are enough alcohol sales establishments in Southwick. “I think we’ve got plenty,” he said, adding that he could “see them coming back for expansion and refrigeration.”
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Ash Wednesday preparation This past Sunday after the 10:30 a.m Mass, parishioners of St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish held a burning of old palms in preparation for Ash Wednesday. Fr. William Wallis, Pastor, center, performs the blessing. The ashes will be used to bless parishioners on Ash Wednesday, which is the beginning of Lent. High school students from the Faith Formation classes participated in the ceremony and sponsored a Mardi Gras luncheon at noon. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — It’s soon expected to be OK to be willfully annoying in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http:// bit.ly/1cqxCRm ) the City Commission is nixing a 38-year-old section of city code that states “no person shall willfully annoy another person.” City Attorney Catherine Mish recommended repealing the language, saying the wording is “unconstitutional in terms of being vague” and “simply unenforceable.” A final decision is expected March 11. Even with the change, related crimes such as obstructing someone in a public place or assault would still be on the books. Mish has been scouring city code to find archaic rules. Last year, rules that got a look included one prohibiting people from riding horses on a sidewalk and another allowing jail time for failing to return a library book.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2014. There are 302 days left in the year. n March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)
In 1974, the first issue of People magazine, then called People Weekly, was published by Time-Life Inc.; on the cover was actress Mia Farrow, then co-starring in “The Great Gatsby.”
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In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States. The U.S. Government Printing Office began operation. The Confederate States of America adopted as its flag the original version of the Stars and Bars. In 1863, the Idaho Territory was created. In 1913, the “Buffalo nickel” officially went into circulation. In 1930, Coolidge Dam in Arizona was dedicated by its namesake, former President Calvin Coolidge. In 1944, mobsters Louis Capone, Louis “Lepke” Buchalter and Emanuel Weiss were executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y., for the murder of business owner Joseph Rosen. In 1952, Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis were married in San Fernando Valley, Calif. In 1964, Teamsters president James Hoffa and three codefendants were found guilty by a federal court in Chattanooga, Tenn., of jury tampering.
In 1994, in New York, four extremists were convicted of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured more than a thousand. Actor-comedian John Candy died in Durango, Mexico, at age 43. In 1999, Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, who wrote the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, died in Arlington, Va., at age 90.
Ten years ago: Mounir el Motassadeq, convicted in Germany in connection with the 9/11 attacks, won a retrial from an appeals court. (El Motassadeq was later convicted of helping three of the suicide hijackers and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum possible under German law.)
Five years ago: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, addressing a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress, called on Americans to look beyond their own tumbling financial markets to see a world gripped by an “economic hurricane” that could be turned around with U.S. help. Playwright Horton Foote, who’d won an Oscar for his screen adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died in Hartford, Conn. at age 92.
One year ago: Cardinals from around the world gathered inside the Vatican for their first round of meetings before the conclave to elect the next pope, following the retirement of Benedict XVI. Kenya’s presidential election drew millions of eager voters, but the balloting was marred by deadly violence. (Uhuru Kenyatta beat seven other presidential candidates with 50.07 percent of the vote.) Five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis headed the 2013 class for the International Tennis Hall of Fame; also named were Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell, and Ion Tiriac. (Australian player Thelma Coyne Long’s election was announced earlier.)
Today’s Birthdays: Actress Paula Prentiss is 76. Movie director Adrian Lyne is 73. Singer Bobby Womack is 70. Rock musician Chris Squire (Yes) is 66. Singer Shakin’ Stevens is 66. Author James Ellroy is 66. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is 64. Singer Chris Rea is 63. Actor/rock singer-musician Ronn Moss is 62. Actress Kay Lenz is 61. Musician Emilio Estefan is 61. Movie director Scott Hicks is 61. Actress Catherine O’Hara is 60. Actor Mykelti (MY’-kul-tee) Williamson is 57. Actress Patricia Heaton is 56. Actor Steven Weber is 53. Rock musician Jason Newsted is 51. Actress Stacy Edwards is 49. Rapper Grand Puba is 48. Rock musician Patrick Hannan (The Sundays) is 48. Rock singer Evan Dando (Lemonheads) is 47. Actress Patsy Kensit is 46. Gay rights activist Chaz Bono is 45. Actress Andrea Bendewald is 44. Actor Nick Stabile (stah-BEEL’) is 44. Rock musician Fergal Lawler (The Cranberries) is 43. Country singer Jason Sellers is 43. Jazz musician Jason Marsalis is 37. Actress Jessica Heap is 31.
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Retire the Fire! Cooking Fire and Burn Safety Tips Last year, cooking was the leading cause of home fires and fire injury to seniors. There were 9,928 home fires in Massachusetts involving cooking with an estimated 10.9 million dollars in property damage. Worse, 36 percent of all fire injuries to older adults were from cooking fires. State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan encourages older adults to use caution while cooking. His statewide cooking safety campaign urges seniors to “stand by your pan” and “put a lid on it.” Unattended cooking is the most frequent cause of fires in the home. Seniors should be careful not to leave food, grease, or oils cooking on a stovetop unattended. Wear short or tight fitting sleeves when cooking. Loose fitting clothing can easily catch fire. Keep pot handles turned inward to prevent accidental spills of hot contents. A three-foot “child-free zone” should be maintained around the stove. Grandchildren and pets should be kept away from the stove while cooking to prevent burns and scalds. Remember that stoves and ovens are for cooking and baking, not storage. Combustible objects such as potholders, towels, paper or plastic bags should be kept away from heating elements. Covering a pan fire with a lid and turning off the heat source is the safest way to put out the fire. Throwing water or using a fire extinguisher on a grease fire will only spread the fire. In addition, the force of the extinguisher can splash flaming grease out of the pan. Baking soda will also help to put out a grease fire. Burning pans should be left on the stove and not moved. A person can be badly burned and the fire will spread if a burning pot or pan is moved. For fires inside an oven or microwave, the door should be kept closed, the appliance turned off, and the fire department called. Metal objects should never be placed in a microwave. Utensils, aluminum foil, or twist-tie wraps can arc and cause a fire. Microwaved foods and liquids can become very hot. Therefore, caution should be exercised to avoid scalding. Appliances such as toasters and coffee makers should be unplugged when not in use. The majority of victims injured in fires are hurt while attempting to fight the fire. Leave the firefighting to trained professionals. In the event of a fire, leave the building and call 9-1-1. All fires, regardless of size, should be reported to the Westfield Fire Department. Tina Gorman Director Westfield Council On Aging
Retire el fuego! Incendios en la Cocina y Consejos para su Seguridad El año pasado, los accidentes al cocinar causaron la mayoría de incendios y de heridas a envejecientes. Hubieron 9,928 fuegos por cocinar en Massachusetts que causaron un estimado de $10.9 millones en daños a propiedades. Peor aún, el 36% de todas las heridas por incendios a envejecientes fueron causados por accidentes al cocinar. El Fire Marshal estatal Stephen D. Coan advierte a las personas de edad avanzada que cocinen con precaución. Su campaña estatal exhorta a personas mayores con dos mensajes importantes “Párese frente a su olla” y “Póngale la tapa” (‘Stand by your pan’ & ‘Put a lid on it’). Desatender lo que se cocina es la causa mayor de incendios en el hogar. Las personas mayores deben tener cuidado de no desatender alimentos, grasa o aceite en la estufa. Cuando cocine, tenga puesta ropa de mangas cortas o ajustadas. Ropa suelta puede coger fuego fácilmente. Mantenga las agarraderas de sus ollas hacia el centro de la estufa para prevenir que se derrame la comida caliente. Un área de tres pies “prohibida para niños” se debe establecer alrededor de la estufa. Nietos y mascotas deben mantenerse alejados de la estufa mientras usted cocina para prevenir quemarse o escaldarse. Recuerde que las estufas y hornos son para cocinar y hornear, no para almacenar. Objetos combustibles tales como guantes de cocina, toallas y bolsas de papel o plásticas deben mantenerse alejados de ornillas y hornos. Ponerle la tapa a un sartén u olla y apagar la ornilla es lo más sensato que Ud. puede hacer
para apagar un fuego. Tirar agua o usar un extinguidor de fuego a un incendio de grasa hará que el fuego aumente. También, la fuerza del extinguidor hará que la grasa prendida en fuego salpique y se riegue aún más. El bicarbonato de sodio (Baking Soda) también ayuda a apagar un fuego de grasa. La olla o sartén con grasa quemándose sobre la estufa se debe dejar quieta sin mover. Una persona puede recibir quemaduras serias y el fuego regarse si la olla o sartén con fuego se mueve. Para fuegos dentro de un horno o microonda, mantenga la puerta cerrada, apague el ensér eléctrico o de gas, y llame al Depto. de Bomberos. Nunca ponga objetos de metal dentro de un microonda. Utencilios, papel de aluminio y amarres con alambre (twist ties) pueden producir chispas de fuego que causen un incendio. Por lo tanto, tome precaución para evitar escaldarse. Enseres tales como tostadoras y cafeteras se deben desenchufar cuando no estén en uso. La mayoría de víctimas heridas en incendios se lastiman mientras intentan combatir un fuego. Déjele combatir el fuego a los bomberos profesionales. En caso de fuego, salga del edificio y llame al 9-1-1. Todo fuego, no importa el tamaño, debe reportarse al Departamento de Bomberos (Westfield Fire Department). Por Tina Gorman, Directora Westfield Council On Aging, Centro de Envejecientes Traducción por Agma M. Sweeney
Senior Center Continued from Page 1 between $50,000 and $60,000, but instead only installing the wiring for the generator that could be installed at a later date. A major focus of the discussion pertained to contract alternates, a discussion hampered by the lack of dollar amounts for those items. The other issue is to advertise the contract with add-on alternates or subtraction alternates. The add-on approach starts with a base bid, then allows expansion of the contract by adding additional equipment up to the $7 million funding level, while the subtraction approach starts with a base bid, the subtracts items down to the funding level. City Purchaser Tammy Tefft said the city normally uses the add-on approach because contractors have more certainty about the scope of work and give better base bids. Tim Singleton of Diversified Project
Management of East Hartford, Conn., the city’s Owners Project Manager, said that the timing of the contract release in April might benefit the city when contractors seek work for the fall construction start of the center. “Commercial construction is down this year compared to the past couple of years so that could result in more competitive bids,” Singleton said. “Also the September construction start comes right after contractors are closing out their big summer projects, so they’d have a fall-winter project.” Singleton said the project should be “squared away” by March 24 so it can be advertised in the state’s central registry of construction projects. Singleton said that he would increase the list of items, and the cost estimates for those items, to continue the discussion of contract alternates at the next committee meeting slated for that date.
Bum dope sparks complaint By CarlE. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – City police were called Friday upon to intervene in a dispute about the quality – or indeed the authenticity of – marijuana allegedly sold by a Free Street resident. Police report that the Free Street resident came to the station Friday morning to complain that he was getting threatening text messages from another man. A supervisory officer said that the victim is well known to many city officers from previous experiences and is more often on the other side of police calls. Sgt. Jeffrey Baillargeon reports he spoke with the complainant and found that the text messages the suspect sent demanded a refund of the money his mother had paid the complainant for marijuana which was not satisfactory. Baillargeon also reports that he found that the transaction occurred in Huntington but he nonetheless spoke with the suspect who agreed to stop dunning the seller and said that he had reimbursed his mother for the money she lost in the bogus marijuana transaction.
Patrick: No reason to start over on marijuana BOSTON (AP) — There was no need for the state to restart the selection process for medical marijuana dispensaries despite reports that some applicants may have provided false or misleading information, Gov. Deval Patrick said Monday. None of the 20 applicants approved by the Department of Public Health so far has been granted an operating license, the governor told reporters, adding that applicants must verify all the information they have given to the state before any licenses are awarded. “I don’t think we gain anything by starting over,” Patrick said. “We are in the middle of a process. Nobody has a license, no one is going to get a license until we meet the standards of the application process.” House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Attorney General Martha Coakley are among those who have suggested the state should hit the reset button because it appears that applications were not properly vetted. DeLeo said last month that he’d heard complaints from lawmakers and unsuccessful applicants about the process. Media reports have pointed out various problems with some proposed dispensaries’ applications, including incomplete background checks, exaggerated resumes and misstatements about local support. Patrick termed “frivolous” a lawsuit filed on behalf of one unsuccessful applicant. A voter-approved state law allows for up to 35 facilities in Massachusetts to dispense marijuana to people with approved medical conditions, including cancer, AIDS and Parkinson’s disease.
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Government Meetings TUESDAY, MARCH 4 WESTFIELD Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee at 3:30 pm
SOUTHWICK Park & Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 pm Fire Department Meeting at 6:30 pm
HUNTINGTON Board of Assessors at 6 pm Historical Commission at 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 BLANDFORD Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm
HUNTINGTON Conservation Commission at 7 pm
THURSDAY, MARCH 6 WESTFIELD Personnel Action Committee at 5:45 pm City Council at 7 pm
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 TOLLAND Otis Chili Cook Off and Dance at 6 pm
SATURDAY, MARCH 8 TOLLAND Night on the Town at the Library at 4 pm Fire Dept. Spaghetti Supper at 5 pm
MONDAY, MARCH 10 WESTFIELD Park & Rec at 7 pm
TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Council on Aging Meeting at 9 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 11 WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm
LOST AND FOUND Found South Maple Street-set of keys with coins attached on key ring. Call 562-6559. (2/27/14) $100. REWARD. LOST: BRACELET, black leather and silver on 12/5/13. Vicinity Westfield Shops parking lot possibly Friendly’s, Big Y areas. (508)685-7949.
Mass. reports of potential EBT fraud increase BOSTON (AP) — State welfare officials appear to be doing a better job of rooting out possible food stamp fraud. The state Inspector General says staff members at the Department of Transitional Assistance reported 14,431 cases of potential fraud or abuse of electronic benefit transfer cards, formerly called food stamps, to investigators through the first 10 months of 2013. That’s an 87 percent increase over the same period in 2012. Department officials attributed most of the increase to a streamlined system to report potential fraud. The Boston Globe (http://b.globe.com/1fXAiF2 ) reports that Commissioner Stacey Monahan says her office more than quadrupled the number of investigators last year to root out fraud and tweaked the computer system to make it easier for staff to file a report when they suspect fraud.
4-year-old Continued from Page 1 indicating that he lived on Miller Street. Maxton found a Miller Street address for a family with the same last name and reports that when he took the boy there he pointed to toys in the driveway that he said belonged to himself and his brother. Maxton reports that there were no vehicles in the driveway and, although he knocked on the door repeatedly, there was no response. However, a city worker happened by who said that he knew the family living in the house and told Maxton that the family included two boys. Maxton had sent the man to his cruiser so the boy “could see a familiar face” when a resident returned home. Maxton reports that the boy’s mother was visibly upset and began to shake when she learned what had happened. The 31-year-old woman told Maxton that she left her son in the house because “he had been giving her such a hard time” while she was preparing to take his brother to school. She said that she had done an errand while she was away from home. No charges were brought against the mother but a report was filed with the Department of Children and Families.
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COMMENT Message From The Mayor It seems that this is the time of year when the topic of conversation is either about snow removal or pot holes – or both. As sure as we can count on that the days are slowly getting longer we can be just as sure that winters with large snow falls inconvenience our daily routine and the resulting pot holes can be challenging, to say the least. I hear you folks and I get it, which is why last year we launched the “Report A Concern” feature on our web site. With a City of over 40,000 people, 720 streets totaling over 222 miles spread across a City of 47.2 square miles we needed an easy, convenient, and organized system for residents to report concerns as they see them. This data reporting system is the best, most efficient and direct method to get the facts, address the problems and have accountability for our City. We cannot control snow fall and prevent pot holes - Mother Nature assures us of that. However, we can continue to make improvements on identifying the problems as quickly as possible, prioritizing based on public safety, and tracking response time.
Yes a comment on Westfield Mayor Knapik. He lost his complaint there about the signs and all that. Now he should really be… it is up to him to pay the charges for lawyers and that court cots. He’s the one that brought the suit. He should have checked things out a little further with his own law people and they could have said “leave it, Dan. You don’t have a chance, so let’s just forget.” So now it’s up to him to pay it. Thank you. Please be aware that Mayor Knapik is being sued, not suing others. Voters of Westfield! Don’t forget the primaries for state rep. Get out and vote. Show your candidate your support. Thanks. I’d like to thank the city of Westfield for once again neglecting the businesses north of Franklin Street. The snow banks were cut back from Franklin Street south and down Main Street for those businesses, while our snow banks are still 2 feet into the road, hampering passengers from getting out of their vehicles safely. Business-friendly? Yeah, thanks again. You should contact either the DPW and/or the Mayor’s office. To those of you that took the personal time to call me, notify PulseLine, or sent personal notes approving my latest reminiscences about grandmothers: thank you, thank you so much. It is comforting for me to have touched your heart in some way. If the article brought back memories for you, then my work was accomplished. Again, thank you very much. B. Pellan. Thank you. I was wondering if the DPW could use these freeloaders who live on Free Street, if they could give them shovels to get rid of the ice and snow, which has been packed up for about 3 weeks now at the bus stop where everybody sits in the little plastic bus stop and smoke so they don’t have to go. Everyone is falling on the ice. There’s no reaction from Mary and her PVTA drivers. Please get rid of the ice. Thank you. Well, I’m watching the Kiwanis auction and it is usual. You can hardly see the people and what they’re auctioning off. I thought they would at least, when they did the building over or whatever, they would take care of the audio on it. The audio isn’t too bad, but it is the video and I don’t know why they’re wasting their time today. Thank you. Yeah, I’m still watching, trying to watch, the Kiwanis auction. Now they’ve been on the air for over an hour and you mean to say they couldn’t have seen how bad it was when they first went on? You know, I’m going to tell you something. I miss the day, because I remember when Adam Liptak and Blair run the show and they did a great job. If they had technicalities, they took care of it right away. I don’t know what is going on with these people but they aren’t doing a very good job and if I was one of the sponsors I’d be a little upset about it because you can’t see half the stuff. Thank you.
Having the ability to review and analyze the data is the best tool we have to make improvements down the road. However, we need your input! We need folks to report their concerns on-line using the “Report A Concern” feature. Please help spread the word to your friends and neighbors to go to our City MAYOR website www.cityofwestfield.org. DANIEL While visiting the web site feel free to M. KNAPIK check out our other features such as bill pay and notify me. Some additional information about our winter in Westfield: We have had 19 snow related events Approx. $800,000 on snow removal 20 contractors on call for side streets and city schools 60-70 pieces of equipment dispatched Private vendors plow 11 city lots
Vladimir Putin: U.S. doing lab rat experiments By Lucy McCalmont Politico.com Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly criticized the U.S. Tuesday while defending the movement of Russian troops into Ukraine, likening U.S. involvement to lab experiments on rats. “I think they sit there across the pond in the U.S., sometimes it seems … they feel like they’re in a lab and they’re running all sorts of experiments on the rats without understanding consequences of what they’re doing,” Putin told a group of reporters. “Why would they do that? Nobody can explain it.” Putin said at a press conference Tuesday that Ukraine’s Viktor Yanukovych is still the president, “from a legal perspective,” according to an English translation of Putin’s comments on RT America. He added Ukraine’s parliament is “partially” legitimate but the country’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, is not legitimate. “It’s always a mistake to breach the constitutional rules,” Putin said. “I do understand those people who still demand not some face lift changes. They are demanding drastic changes. Why? Because they are accustomed to the fact that … scoundrels are replaced by other scoundrels.” He added that Russia does not want to “interfere,” but said all Ukrainian citizens, no matter where they live, “need to enjoy the equal right, in terms of participation, in shaping the future of the country.” He suggested those “who consider themselves legitimate authorities, I would hurry to take all the necessary steps, because they don’t have a mandate to carry out Ukraine’s foreign policy, internal policies and especially deciding Ukraine’s future.” Putin, critical of Western powers, warned against the introduction of sanctions, saying “it is those who are going to introduce those sanctions who should think about the consequences,” adding that the “damage will be mutual.” “I explained our motives, and what are the motives of our counterparts? They have supported an anti-constitutional coup and an armed seizure of power,” Putin said. “They declared
those people legitimate and they support them now.” Putin also took a swipe at Secretary of State John Kerry when asked about possibly removing Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. following Kerry’s criticism. “Of course the state secretary’s an important official, but this is not the top level official in the United States,” Putin said. “We saw statements by various politicians, members of various political forces, this we would be an extreme measure. And if we have to do it, we’ll do that, but I would prefer not to do that,” he said. Putin, who said both sides are equally interested in cooperation, added that “it is easy to destroy these instruments of cooperation, it would be very difficult to recover them, to restore them.” Putin said Russia is “open to cooperation” with authorities in Kiev “who we don’t consider fully legitimate.” The Russian president defended the incursion into Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula, calling it “the right step” that he said was requested by Yanukovych. He said following an “official request” from Ukraine’s president, “we reserve the right to use all of the means to defend these people.” Putin, who called it a surprise military exercise, added that he ordered Russian troops to return to their bases. He also said plans for the G-8 summit, which was to be held in Sochi in June, are still moving forward. ”We are preparing for the G-8, and we will be ready to receive our colleagues; if they don’t want to come, that’s up to them,” Putin said. Putin also addressed the market and economic reaction to the situation in Ukraine saying, “of course internal affairs always — and politics — always have some effect on the markets, money,” but said he thought it was “temporary.” “Markets were nervous even before the events in Ukraine started, before the situation escalated,” Putin said. “This is mostly [due] to the steps taken by the Fed[eral Reserve] in the U.S.”
Why? I would like to ask why does Westfield send to each and every retiree a copy of their monthly checks. This is a waste of an employee’s time, waste of paper, and waste of stamps. Is this a law that this has to be done? If so, get rid of this law. No wonder Westfield is called Wastefield, Taxachusetts. I just got disgusted. I was in Nu Corner Variety, 2 kids in front of me, $9.57 worth of candy bars on the welfare benefit card. We all got to come up with ways to stop this kind of stuff. These things should be used better. I’m just disgusted. Sorry. Thanks for letting me vent. We all got to come up with a way to fix that and report people on abusing them. That’s all.
Putin said Tuesday that the Ukrainian parliament is legitimate. (AP Photo)
Scott Brown: Attacks are prodding me to run By Manu Raju Politico.com Scott Brown has been barraged by Democratic attacks as he decides whether to run for the Senate in New Hampshire. Those attacks, he says, are only encouraging him to get into the race. In a brief interview Monday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the former Massachusetts senator said he was still seriously weighing whether to run in New Hampshire against Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and would “probably” make a decision before the June filing deadline. But Democratic TV ads blistering him on the airwaves – clearly intended to make him think twice about jumping in – are having the opposite effect, he said. “They keep running these negative ads and crushing my integrity and distorting my votes and the like — almost antagonizing me, challenging me to get in,” Brown told Politico. “Had they left me alone, I may feel a bit different. But they didn’t.” The 54-year-old Brown added: “It’s not discouraging me, that’s for sure. If their intent was to discourage me, that’s definitely not the case.” The former senator was mum on why he was on Capitol Hill during a snowy day that paralyzed much of Washington. “Lot of different things,” he said when asked what brought him to the Capitol. He said, in response to a question, that he was not meeting with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). For months, Brown has been stoking speculation about a prospective run for the Senate — or even president in 2016. But he has yet to put together a campaign team or organization that suggests he’s laying the groundwork for a run in what would be one of the most expensive races in the country. For most of last
week, for instance, Brown and his wife, Gail Huff, were in Taiwan where the former senator spoke at a security conference before returning to appear on “Fox News Sunday.” Still, late last year, the couple sold their home in Wrentham, Mass. and moved to New Hampshire — and the former senator has continued to publicly and privately mull a potential run. Brown would be an underdog in a race against Shaheen, a 67-year-old former governor, but his candidacy would give the Republicans at least a shot in a state otherwise viewed as a Democratic lock. For that reason, the Democratic super PAC, Senate Majority PAC, and other liberal groups are launching a preemptive strike against Brown, who won a 2010 special election in Massachusetts but lost a 2012 reelection bid against Democrat Elizabeth Warren. In one ad, the group labeled Brown as in the pocket of Wall Street fat cats, accusing the Republican of “shopping for a Senate seat in New Hampshire.” “Really?” the narrator asks in the ad. “That’s good for Wall Street and great for Scott Brown. But it doesn’t make sense for New Hampshire.” Asked on Monday about the charges he’s carpetbagging in New Hampshire, Brown claimed he had “long and strong ties” to the Granite State, saying his family goes back some nine generations there and he’s paid taxes in the state for about two decades. “I don’t worry about that.” Harrell Kirstein, a spokesperson with the New Hampshire Democratic Party, argued that it’s Shaheen who has been the victim of the air war, pointing to TV ads attacking the senator’s support for Obamacare launched by the Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group co-founded by the billionaire Koch brothers.
“Big Oil has invested big in Scott Brown – hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, and already they have spent nearly a million dollars on attack ads on his behalf,” Kirstein said. “Granite Staters aren’t interested in publicity stunts — so Scott Brown should keep his shirt on and be prepared to answer tough questions if he’s thinking about running here.” James Hohmann contributed to this report.
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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 2:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Road, a supervisory officer reports a traffic stop, the operator and passenger were found to be in possession of heroin, Kirk L. Kummings, 44, of 12 Belmont Street, Chicopee, and Daniel J. Wall were each arrested for possession of a class A drug and Kummings was also charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws; 8:35 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop of a vehicle found to have expired and nonrenewable registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard; 11:03 a.m.: harassment, Laurel Avenue, a resident came to the station to report she is being harassed by an unknown stalker, the responding officer reports the woman said that twice symbols – a heart and a depiction of a body part – have been written in fresh snow on her vehicle and she believes they are indications that somebody is stalking her, the woman did not ask for any response but wants the incidents documented; 12:18 p.m.: larceny, Conner Avenue, a caller reports his vehicle was stolen in the last few hours, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he and his friend had been out the night before and ended up sleeping in a Conner Avenue apartment, the victim said that in the morning he found his car keys and one of his friends missing, the officer found that State Police had stopped the complainant’s vehicle for a traffic offense and the operator had been found to have a revoked license, a criminal complaint for larceny of a motor vehicle was filed; 2:41 p.m.: breaking and entering, Warfield Drive, a caller reports a window screen was cut and her jewelry was stolen when her residence was entered, the responding officer reports entry was gained via the window with the cut screen and the resident’s good jewelry was stolen, the case was referred to the detective bureau; 3:20 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road garden supply store reports a person ran out of the store with two chain saws and fled, the responding officer reports a sales associate said that she had spoken with a man in the store who said he was waiting for his girlfriend but suddenly fled with two chainsaws (each with a value of about $900), the clerk said that the suspect got into an unoccupied running vehicle and left the area; 5:07 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Union Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to be operated by a person with a revoked license, the vehicle was towed; 5:08 p.m.: fire, Forest Avenue, caller reports a fire inside his attached garage, the responding officer reports firefighters were extinguishing the fire when he arrived and he was told that a dropped worklight had ignited spilled gasoline, the officer reports no serious damage resulted from the fire; 6:23 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from a Springfield Road department store requests an officer for a shoplifter discovered in the store, the caller called again to cancel the police response and said that the store officials will take civil action against the cooperative suspect.
DA to hold events to help consumers in western MA GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan’s office is hosting events in the coming weeks to help consumers in Hampshire and Franklin counties protect themselves against scams. On Wednesday, Janice Garrett, director of Sullivan’s Consumer Protection Unit, and Assistant Attorney General Ann Lynch will talk at the Weldon Senior Housing in Greenfield about the latest scams. On Thursday, Garrett will visit the Belchertown Senior Center. On March 13, questions will be answered at a consumer information table at the Community Builders at Leyden Woods in Greenfield. Consumer protection advocates will review scams where consumers are asked to wire money to claim a sweepstakes prize, collect a payment on Internet auctions or help a grandchild in an emergency. They will also review scams where consumers are asked for access to their computers.
Mass. summit aimed at protecting customer data BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority will host a summit on customer data theft prevention to discuss trends affecting the efforts of businesses to protect the credit cards and data of their customers. Speakers will include experts in the payment card industry, representatives of the state attorney general’s office, the Boston Police Department, U.S. Secret Service and the state Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. The summit aims to create a forum for discussion of how local businesses and others can best comply with existing laws and regulations while keeping customer information secure. The event is scheduled for Wednesday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
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Honorable Justice John Greaney (Ret.) to speak at Chamber Breakfast WESTFIELD — The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce will hold their St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Westfield State University in Scanlon Hall located at 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA. Registration begins at 7:15 am; breakfast is served at 7:30 a.m. and the program will end at 8:50 a.m. The Honorable Justice John Greaney (Ret.) will speak on the relevance and economic impact of Irish immigrants. The Chief Greeter is Jayne Mulligan. Special guests include Paige E., Justice Templeton, Sons of Erin 2014 Colleen, Greaney and Dr. Brian Sutton, Sons of Erin 2014 Parade Marshall. Music entertainment will be provided by Sarah the Fiddler. There will be a 50/50 raffle to support our annual Dollars for Scholars recipients. This event is sponsored by our premium members: Noble Hospital, Platinum; Westfield Gas & Electric, Gold Sponsor; FieldEddy Insurance, Silver Sponsor. Sunshine Village is the Coffee Bar Sponsor. Please contact Pam Bussell to reserve tickets, or if you would like to donate a door prize at (413) 568-1618 or email to info@ westfieldbiz.org. The cost is $25.00 for members and $30 for non-members. Kindly RSVP by Monday, March 10th. The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce looks forward to seeing you there!
BOSTON (AP) — The chief justice of the highest court in Massachusetts announced his retirement Monday after nearly 37 years as a judge. Chief Justice Roderick Ireland of the Supreme Judicial Court said he will retire in July, several months before he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70. “Serving the people of Massachusetts in this great office of public trust has been a truly humbling, challenging, stimulating — albeit sometimes difficult — but always rewarding experience, and I have enjoyed each and every day of my work,” Ireland wrote in a letter to Gov. Deval Patrick. Patrick named Ireland as the first black chief justice in the court’s history in 2010. Ireland
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Monday, March 3, 2014 Joshua Palmer, 20, of 99 Southwick Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending an April 23 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of larceny of property valued more than and trespass brought by Westfield police. Kiryl Sidash, 37, of 14 Otis St., was released on his personal recognizance pending an April 23 hearing after he was arraigned on three charges of assault and single charges of resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer and disorderly conduct brought by Westfield police. Kirk L. Kummings, 43, of 12 Belmont St., Chicopee, was released on his personal recognizance pending a May 2 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of possession of a Class A drug and conspiracy to violate drug laws brought by Westfield police. Brian R. Giusti, 45, of 40 Middlefield Road, Chester, was released on his personal recognizance pending an April 17 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. Michael E. Dupuis, 41, of 31 Laurel Ave., was released on his personal recognizance pending an April 18 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. Kevin F. Duffy, 22, of 16A Elmwood Ave., Natick, was found to be responsible for a charge of disturbing the peace brought by Westfield police and was assessed $150. Jessica E. Berrelli, 29, of 1 Mallard Lane, Southwick, was released on her personal recognizance pending an April 23 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Southwick police. Amanda C. Normandie, 32, of 10 Shore Road, Southwick, was released on her personal recognizance pending an April 23 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Southwick police.
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no timetable for choosing a successor to Ireland. He said his chief legal counsel, Kate Cook, would work with the Judicial Nominating Commission to screen potential candidates for the post. Patrick already has appointed four members — a majority — of the seven-member court during his two terms, and is now in a position to select a fifth, potentially allowing him to leave a powerful imprint on the court for years to come. “I congratulate Chief Justice Ireland on his tenure as the head of the oldest appellate court in North America,” said House Speaker Robert DeLeo. “Justice Ireland has been a partner in crafting legislation and has become a good friend. I wish him all the best as he leaves public life.”
SOUTHWICK - The Friends of the Southwick Public Library have set a Wednesday, March 12 meeting to discuss which library programs they will support during FY’14. According to President Nancy Zdun, “Thanks to profits from the group’s summer book sale and its Holiday Basket Raffle, there are funds to support Children and Adult programs.” Friends of the Library and interested patrons are welcome to attend this meeting set for 7 p.m. in the library’s Community Room and all of their meetings.
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The Carson Center for Human Services Celebrating 50 Years of Real Help with Real Life 1963-2013 “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?” Sam sang the words to the classic children’s book as he struggled to put on his baby sister’s shoes. “I see a little girl looking at me!” He reached up and tickled his almost-three-yearold “Sister” ‘till she laughed. She was tired and he couldn’t fix that. Tired made her grumpy, but he could often fix grumpy. And sometimes he could fix hungry. Sam was only four, but if he climbed up on a chair, he could reach the sink to fix her a bowl of cereal and water. He’d never seen the Brown Bear book, but once when he was in the doctor’s office waiting room, he listened to a mother read it over and over to her son. Their mom, Cassie, did what she could. Years of struggle with mental illness had taken its toll. There was just enough food to skinny by. There was often heat when it was cold in the small, rent subsidized apartment. The Department of Children and Families knew how hard Cassie worked to keep these children. Cassie was in therapy and trying a new combination of medications that seemed promising. One of the conditions of the Department of Children and Families’ service plan was that the kids had to go Carson Center’s Kidstop preschool. When the Kidstop Teachers met Sam and Sister, he stood with his hand on her back, silently reassuring her. Sister looked excited to be around the pretty toys. Sam looked exhausted. The Kidstop teachers consulted with Sam. They learned from him that at home there was no such thing as regular bedtime, bath time or meals in their house. Clean laundry was a rarity. For days, Sam stood to the side of the room and watched the teachers like a hawk. After the first week, the Kidstop teachers let him know that they felt it was their turn to take charge of Sister. Sam nodded quietly. For seven hours during the days, they would tend to her. They would wash her face, comb her hair, put socks on her feet and find clean clothes for her if they were soiled. They sang to her and read to her and taught her games. When she burst into rages with emotions so much bigger than her little life knew how to handle, the teachers came close to her; they held her and they would not let her go. Sam and Sister and the other children ate and rested together on a regular schedule. And for the first time in his life, Sam played. On Monday mornings, Sam would wake Sister up early, excited for the week at pre-school ahead of them. When it was time to go to Kindergarten, not only did Sam know his colors and his letters, he knew “Sister” would be loved at Kidstop. His teachers had read them Brown Bear so many times that he knew it by heart. At the end of the Going to Kindergarten Party, Sam gave a long hug to his favorite teacher. “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?” she whispered to him as they rocked in their hug. “I see a Teacher looking at me,” he answered. By JAC Patrissi
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Friends common source of abused meds LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Most people who abuse addictive prescription painkillers get them for free from friends or relatives, while drug dealers are a relatively uncommon source for those at highest risk for deadly overdoses, a government study found. People who abuse the most frequently often doctor-shop; more than 1 in 4 who used these drugs almost daily said they had been prescribed by one or more physicians. Almost as many said they got them for free from friends or relatives; only 15 percent of the most frequent abusers said they bought the drugs from dealers or other strangers. Those abusers “are probably using at much greater volumes and simply asking a friend for a pill now and then is not going to be sufficient,” said Dr. Leonard Paulozzi, a researcher at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the study, twothirds of abusers said they used the drugs infrequently and well over half of these users said they got them free from friends or relatives. Paulozzi and CDC colleagues analyzed four years of nationwide health surveys on nonmedical use of pain relievers including oxycodone and hydrocodone. These include the brand-name pills OxyContin and Vicodin, in a family of drugs called opioids — chemically similar to opium. The study was published online Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. Paulozzi said overall prevalence of nonmedical use of prescription opioid painkillers has held steady in recent years, at about 12 million, or 1 in 20 people aged 12 and older. But previous CDC data show overdose deaths involving these drugs more than tripled from 1999 to 2010, with more than 16,000 deaths that year. By contrast, overdose deaths that involved heroin and cocaine totaled less than 8,000, and deaths that involved often-abused prescription drugs that include anti-anxiety medication totaled about 6,500. A separate study in the same journal presents Tennessee — among states hardest hit by prescription drug abuse — as a snapshot of the problem. From 2007 through 2011, one-third of Tennessee’s population filled an opioid prescription each year, the study found. Nearly 8 percent had used more than four prescribers and these abusers were more than six times more likely to have fatal overdoses than the least frequent users. The larger nationwide study included data from annual government health surveys for 2008-2011 that included questions about use of these powerful painkillers. “Nonmedical use was defined as use without a prescription or use with a prescription for the feeling or experience caused by the drug,” the researchers said. Paulozzi said the data don’t indicate whether friends and relatives who offered free drugs shared their own prescriptions or had obtained the medication in some other way. Public health messages have
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What you need to know about March health deadline WASHINGTON (AP) — Sick of hearing about the health care law? Plenty of people have tuned out after all the political jabber and website woes. But now is the time to tune back in, before it’s too late. The big deadline is coming March 31. By that day, for the first time, nearly everyone in the United States is required to be signed up for health insurance or risk paying a fine. Here’s what you need to know about this month’s open enrollment countdown: ALREADY COVERED? NO WORRIES Most people don’t need to do anything. Even before the health care law passed in 2010, more than 8 out of 10 U.S. residents had coverage, usually through their workplace plans or the government’s Medicare or Medicaid programs. Some have private policies that meet the law’s requirements. If you’re already covered that way, you meet the law’s requirements. Since October, about 4 million people have signed up for private plans through the new state and federal marketplaces, the Obama administration says, although it’s not clear how many were already insured elsewhere. In addition, many poor adults now have Medicaid coverage for the first time through expansions of the program in about half the states. President Barack Obama is urging people who have coverage to help any uninsured friends and relatives get signed up. NEED COVERAGE? IT’S CRUNCH TIME Chances are you’ll hear more reminders about health care this month. The push is on to reach millions of uninsured people. The administration, insurers, medical associations and nonprofit groups are teaming up
with volunteers to get the word out and guide people through the sometimes-rocky enrollment process. They plan special events at colleges, libraries, churches and work sites. Singing cats, dogs, parrots — even a goldfish — are promoting the message in TV and online spots from the Ad Council. A big hurdle for the effort: As recently as last month, three-fourths of the uninsured didn’t know there was a March 31 deadline, according to polling conducted for the Kaiser Family Foundation. Most said they didn’t know much about the law and had an unfavorable opinion of it. Plus, many worry they won’t be able to afford the new plans. The enrollment campaign is emphasizing that subsidies are available on a sliding scale to help low-income and middle-class households pay for their insurance. How to enroll? Start at HealthCare.gov or by calling 1-800-318-2596. Residents of states running their own marketplaces will be directed there; people in other states go through the federal exchange. After March 31, many people won’t be able to get subsidized coverage this year, even if they become seriously ill. The next open enrollment period is set to begin Nov. 15, for coverage in 2015. DEADLINE DETAILS There are exceptions. The big one is the Medicaid program for the poor. People who meet the requirements can sign up anytime, with no deadline. Also, people remain eligible for Medicare whenever they turn 65. If you are insured now and lose your coverage during the year, by getting laid off from your job, for example, you can use an exchange to find a new policy then. People can sign up
outside the open enrollment period in special situations such as having a baby or moving to another state. You can choose to buy insurance outside the marketplaces and still benefit from consumer protections in the law. People who do that wouldn’t normally be eligible for premium subsidies. But the Obama administration says exceptions will be made for people whose attempts to buy marketplace insurance on time were stymied by continuing problems with some enrollment websites. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WON’T GET COVERED Some 12 million people could gain health coverage this year because of the law, if congressional auditors’ predictions don’t prove overly optimistic. Even so, tens of millions still would go without. That’s partly because of immigrants in the country illegally; they aren’t eligible for marketplace policies. Some of the uninsured will not find out about the program in time, will find it confusing or too costly, or will just procrastinate too long. Some feel confident of their health and prefer to risk going uninsured instead of paying premiums. Others are philosophically opposed to participating. Figuring out just how many of the uninsured got coverage this year won’t be easy because the numbers are fuzzy. The administration’s enrollment count includes people who already were insured and used the exchanges to find a better deal, or switched from private insurance to Medicaid, or already qualified for Medicaid before the changes. Some who sign up will end up uninsured anyway, if they fail to pay their premiums.
The budget experts predict enrollment will grow in future years and by 2017 some 92 percent of legal residents too young for Medicare will have insurance. But even then, about 30 million people in the United States would go uncovered. SOME ARE LEFT OUT A gap in the law means some low-income workers can’t get help. The insurance marketplaces weren’t designed to serve people whose low incomes qualify them for expanded Medicaid instead. But some states have declined to expand their Medicaid programs. That means that in those states, many poor people will get left out. People who fall into the gap won’t be penalized for failing to get covered. Some others are exempt from the insurance mandate, too: American Indians, those with religious objections, prisoners, immigrants in the country illegally, and people considered too poor to buy coverage even with financial assistance. THE IRS IS WATCHING YOU The law says people who aren’t covered in 2014 are liable for a fine. That amounts to $95 per uninsured person or approximately 1 percent of income, whichever is higher. The penalty goes up in later years. A year from now, the Internal Revenue Service will be asking taxpayers filing their forms for proof of insurance coverage. Insurance companies are supposed to provide that documentation to their customers. If you owe a penalty for being uninsured, the IRS can withhold it from your refund. The agency can’t put people in jail or garnishee wages to get the money. But it can withhold the penalty from a future year’s tax refund.
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Obituaries Joseph A. Hanechak, Sr. WESTFIELD - Joseph A. Hanechak, Sr., 71, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Noble Hospital, Westfield. Born and raised in Westfield, he was a lifelong resident and a graduate of Westfield Vocational High School. He was a retired technician at the former Digital Corp. of Westfield. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War. Joseph was a jack-ofall-trades and enjoyed working with his hands. He built the home his family lived in and later a home for his daughter. He also enjoyed gardening, coin collecting, and loved traveling to Disney World. He leaves his wife, Josephine (Kazimierczak); two daughters, Dianna T. Hanechak of Russell and Tina M. Muto and her husband Joseph of Westfield; four grandchildren, Christopher, Elizabeth, Natasha, and Antony. He was predeceased by his parents, John Sr. and Mary (Mirlovsik) and his brothers, John Jr. and Raymond Hanechak. His funeral will be Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. from the Robert E Cusack Funeral Home, 94 Main Street (Route 20), followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter and St. Casimir Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, all in Westfield. Visiting hours are Wednesday, March 5, 2014 from 5:007:00 p.m.
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A rundown of today’s special state primaries One primary is inconsequential, the remainder will likely determine winner of general election
By BRENT BENSON massnumbers.blogspot.com Today there are five special state primaries: one to fill Katherine Clark’s State Senate seat, and four to fill the State Representative seats of Donald Humason (recently elected to the State Senate), Kathi-Anne Reinstein (left for
the private sector), Marty Walsh (recently elected Mayor of Boston), and Eugene O’Flaherty (serving as Boston Corporate Council under Walsh). The primaries are uncontested for the Humason seat, but the winner of the remaining Democratic primaries will likely win the general election.
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Barton Trial Continued from Page 1 before coming to a stop. Scott said he approached Barton’s vehicle to see if he was injured. Scott said Barton tried to put his keys back in the ignition and start the car when Scott asked him for his license and registration. Scott said Barton couldn’t find his registration and after failing to get it out of the glove box, told Scott, “You get it.” Scott said while he was dealing with Barton, he did not know that Kareta had already been hit and killed. According to information presented at Barton’s criminal trial, after leaving the Orchards, he was on his way to a bar in Holyoke when he lost control of his car. In September of 2011, Barton pleaded guilty in Hampshire Superior Court to motor vehicle homicide while under the influence of alcohol. The civil trial is expected to last about three days. Bob Dunn can be reached at bdunn@gazettenet.com.
WSU Trustees Continued from Page 1 University President Dr. Elizabeth Preston, the Trustees approved motions to transfer $900,000 and subsequently pay the bills, both motions of which passed unanimously, 6-0. Four trustees did not attend last night’s meeting. “The university has been able to bridge some of the expense through its contingency funds and reductions in its administrative budgets,” said Tobin prior to the motion passing. “We have done our best to absorb as much as we can within our current budget. We obviously will continue to try and find additional monies without impacting our students or quality of education we provide.” Tobin said that the university’s administration has been able to come up with an additional $200,000 to cover costs, and that she hopes the school can replenish some of it’s reserves. “We’re trying to be as financially conservative as we possibly can,” she said, adding that the school has $24 million sitting in it’s reserves, about $5.73 million of which is sitting in dedicated reserves for it’s building authority and is therefore untouchable. Following the meeting, Board Chairman John Flynn III spoke of the payment of Fish and Richardson as having an effect on “climate change” in the boardroom. “Fish and Richardson is an invoice that has to be paid. That was a service contract that had to be put in place to address the Office of the Inspector General’s requirements in a way that was fair, thorough, and done in a way that was fully transparent.” he said. “We wanted to make sure we did it properly, we did it right, and we did it once, and they have done that for us.” “It is expensive, no two ways about that, but fortunately, we happen to be in a financial position where this $900,000 will transfer out of reserves. Halfway through the fiscal year, we’re looking good,” he added. Flynn also said that he hopes the $900,000 will net down to something “significantly less.” “We’ll see when we do the April report for the third quarter, and then ultimately in June, whatever we have in reserves, we’ll use to offset that $900,000,” he said. “It is indeed coming down. I can only guess what it’s coming down to. With Kim’s leadership and the work of her staff, I’m confident that they’ll continue to look closely at the expenditures, because everyone understands the importance of maintaining that reserve.” In attendance at last night’s meeting, in addition to Flynn, were former Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel, vice chair; President of Specialty Bolt & Screw Inc. Kevin R. Queenin, secretary; high school principal Terrell M. Hill; Stone Koury, student trustee and president/CEO of New England Geriatrics Steven P. Marcus. Not in attendance were former president and executive director of Springfield Museums Joseph Carvalho III; attorney Christel Ford Berry; former First Justice of Worcester Juvenile Court Luis G. Perez and former Pittsfield Mayor James M. Ruberto.
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4th Hampden State Representative There is only one candidate in each of the Democratic and Republican primaries to fill Republican Donald Humason’s seat who was elected to the State Senate in November. Democratic candidate John Velis is a recently retired Army Captain and attorney who will face off against Republican City Councilor Dan Allie. President Obama won the 4th Hampden District by 6 points, but Elizabeth Warren lost it by 13 points, making this seat winnable by either party. Candidate Pty City/Town Position Raised D Westfield Army Captain (Ret.), Attorney $9,740 John Velis Westfield City Councilor $10,960 Dan Allie R 5th Middlesex Senate The 5th Middlesex State Senate seat was held by Katherine Clark, who was elected to the U.S. Congress to replace Ed Markey, who was elected to the U.S. Senate to replace Secretary of State John Kerry. The ripple effects continue as State Representatives Christopher Fallon and Jason Lewis face HomeStart non-profit director Anthony Guardia in the Democratic primary. Alderman Monica Medeiros is unopposed in the Republican primary. City/Town Position Fundraising Candidate Pty Christopher Fallon D Malden State Representative $61,350 Anthony Guardia D Wakefield Director of HomeStart non-profit $21,795 Winchester State Representative $146,908 Jason Lewis D Monica Medeiros R Melrose Alderman $6,618 President Obama carried the 5th Middlesex District by 20 points and Elizabeth Warren defeated Scott Brown by 2 points in the district, making this seat unlikely to fall into Republican hands. Rep. Lewis has a strong fundraising advantage over Rep. Fallon. In addition, the Democratic primary voting electorate will likely be more favorable to Lewis’s ideology. Fallon had the dubious distinction of supporting Scott Brown over Elizabeth Warren for Senate and Fallon has a much more conservative voting record than Lewis. The one disadvantage for Lewis is the small overlap of his hometown of Winchester—only about 7% of the district votes—while Fallon’s home town of Malden has about 27% of the 5th Middlesex votes. Looking at all of the factors, Jason Lewis is the favorite. The winner of the Democratic primary should not have a problem winning the general election unless there is some strange and unexpected revelation. 13th Suffolk State Representative There are five Democratic candidates and no Republican candidates for the 13 Suffolk primary to replace newly-elected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, virtually guaranteeing that Tuesday’s winner will be the general election winner. Candidate Pty City/Town Position Fundraising Boston City of Boston Attorney $22,387 Liam Curran D Gene Gorman D Boston Emerson College Professor $9,795 Boston MSBA Project Analyst $104,568 Daniel Hunt D D Boston Boston Public Health Attorney $15,070 Paul McCann Jr. John O’Toole D Boston City Council Candidate, Plumber $25,245 While this is a particularly strong field of candidates, Daniel Hunt has a big enough fundraising advantage to be considered the favorite. The Dorchester district, like much of Boston, is incredibly Democratic with Obama winning the district by 53 points, and Elizabeth Warren by 40 points. 16th Suffolk State Representative Revere State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Kathi-Anne Reinstein resigned in January to take a position with the Boston Beer Company. There are three Democratic candidates running in the primary and Reinstein Chief-of-Staff Roselee Vincent has shown fundraising power and has received endorsements from groups like the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus—she can be considered the favorite. Candidate Pty City/Town Position Fundraising Chelsea Attorney $6,718 Joshua Monahan D D Revere Former Bob Travaglini staffer $5,100 Linda Rosa Roselee Vincent D Revere Reinstein staffer $42,598 Chelsea Staffing company owner $7,115 Todd Taylor R The 16th Suffolk District went for Obama by 28 points and Warren by 14 points, so the Democratic winner should prevail in the general election on April 1. 2nd Suffolk State Representative Chelsea State Representative and Judiciary Committee Chair Eugene O’Flaherty left the State House for City Hall, becoming the chief lawyer for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. There are three strong candidates to replace O’Flaherty. City/Town Position Raised Candidate Pty Roy Avellaneda D Chelsea Former City Councilor $28,460 Christopher Remmes D Boston Realtor $49,897 Boston Capuano District Aide $47,360 Daniel Ryan D It is not at all clear who will win this primary and become the next State Representative for the 2nd Suffolk District. While Avellaneda had the smallest fundraising haul, he received a ringing endorsement from the Boston Globe.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - SPRING TRAINING AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Seattle 5 1 .833 Cleveland 4 1 .800 Minnesota 4 1 .800 Oakland 4 1 .800 Houston 3 1 .750 Chicago 2 1 .667 Detroit 4 2 .667 4 2 .667 New York Tampa Bay 2 1 .667 Kansas City 3 2 .600 Baltimore 2 2 .500 2 2 .500 Los Angeles Toronto 3 3 .500 Boston 1 3 .250 Texas 1 3 .250
NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Pittsburgh 4 1 .800 Washington 3 1 .750 Miami 3 2 .600 Arizona 4 4 .500 Cincinnati 3 3 .500 Milwaukee 3 3 .500 Los Angeles 2 3 .400 2 3 .400 San Francisco Chicago 1 3 .250 New York 1 3 .250 St. Louis 1 3 .250 1 4 .200 Colorado San Diego 1 4 .200 Philadelphia 1 5 .167 Atlanta 0 6 .000
Alvarez, Martin homer to beat Sox BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pedro Alvarez and Russell Martin hit two-run homers off Brandon Workman, who started in place of injured Jake Peavy, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 Monday. Pittsburgh leadoff batter Starling Marte reached on an infield single in the first that stopped an 0-for-9 start, and Alvarez homered to right off Workman with two outs. Marte singled in the third, and Martin followed with a drive to left, his second homer in two days. Workman gave up five runs and five hits in 2 1-3 innings in place of Peavy, the righthander who accidentally cut his left index finger with a fishing knife last weekend. Pirates starter Francisco Liriano struck out three and walked one in two hitless innings. Mike Carp, trying to win a bench job with the Red Sox, hit a two-run homer against Bryan Morris in the eighth. STARTING TIME Liriano zipped through his two innings on just 25 pitches. After giving way to Edinson
Volquez, Liriano threw 10 more in the bullpen before calling it a day. “I felt a lot better about my fastball command today,” said Liriano, who’s made two starts. “The sinker was a lot better.” TRAINER’S ROOM Pirates first baseman Gaby Sanchez has not played since Friday, when he hurt his right knee while sliding into third base. Tests showed no structural damage, and Sanchez took some swings in a batting cage Monday. Red Sox manager John Farrell said there was no change in the status of Peavy. “He’s going to be pretty much day to day,” Farrell said. “We’ve got to be careful how much he sweats and be cautious about any potential infection getting in there. That’s what we’re gauging everything by now.” TAKING THE FIELD Travis Snider made his first start in the outfield this spring training. Snider had offseason See Red Sox, Page 11
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. ___ Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 6, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Washington 2 Minnesota (ss) 12, Toronto 2 Pittsburgh 7, Boston 6 Minnesota (ss) 9, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2 Detroit 8, St. Louis 5 Houston 4, Miami 0 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 2 Seattle (ss) 8, Colorado 1 Seattle (ss) 6, Cincinnati 5 Cleveland 6, Texas 5 San Diego 7, San Francisco 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City 7 Oakland 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 L.A. Angels 3, Arizona 2 Arizona 5, Colorado 0 Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers
English Premier League GP W Chelsea 28 19 28 18 Liverpool Arsenal 28 18 Manchester City 26 18 28 16 Tottenham Everton 27 13 Manchester United 27 13 Newcastle 28 13 Southampton 28 10 28 8 West Ham Aston Villa 28 8 28 8 Hull City Stoke 28 7 Swansea 28 7 28 7 Norwich Crystal Palace 27 8 4 West Brom 27 Sunderland 26 6 Cardiff City 28 5 28 6 Fulham
D 6 5 5 3 5 9 6 4 9 7 7 6 9 8 7 3 13 6 7 3
L 3 5 5 5 7 5 8 11 9 13 13 14 12 13 14 16 10 14 16 19
GF 52 73 52 69 37 38 43 37 38 31 31 30 28 37 21 19 31 26 19 28
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES GA 22 35 28 27 33 27 31 39 35 35 38 35 42 41 43 37 39 42 49 62
Pts 63 59 59 57 53 48 45 43 39 31 31 30 30 29 28 27 25 24 22 21
DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME Pittsburgh Tuesday March 4 MASCAS Semifinals Boston Saturday March 8 MASCAC Championship Montreal Philadelphia Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field Tampa Bay DAY DATE OPPONENT Place N.Y. Rangers Fri.-Sat March 7-8 ECAC Division III Championships Reggie Lewis Center Toronto Fri.-Sat. March 14-15 NCAA Division III Championships @Devaney Center Detroit Washington Lincoln, NE Columbus Ottawa New Jersey Carolina N.Y. Islanders EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Florida d-Indiana 46 13 .780 — 7-3 W-5 29-3 17-10 29-6 Buffalo
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43 14 .754 2 9-1 W-8 24-4 19-10 26-10 33 26 .559 13 7-3 W-1 17-12 16-14 22-14 33 27 .550 13½ 8-2 L-1 18-10 15-17 23-14 31 29 .517 15½ 6-4 L-1 15-15 16-14 22-14 29 29 .500 16½ 7-3 W-3 17-11 12-18 17-18 27 33 .450 19½ 6-4 L-3 15-14 12-19 17-18 26 32 .448 19½ 1-9 L-3 17-11 9-21 18-19 24 36 .400 22½ 3-7 W-1 14-19 10-17 20-17 24 37 .393 23 6-4 L-1 15-15 9-22 14-23 21 40 .344 26 1-9 L-7 12-20 9-20 15-23 20 40 .333 26½ 3-7 L-1 12-18 8-22 16-18 19 43 .306 28½ 4-6 W-1 15-15 4-28 15-26 15 45 .250 31½ 0-10 L-14 8-23 7-22 10-27 12 47 .203 34 3-7 W-1 7-24 5-23 10-27
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Oklahoma City 45 15 .750 — 6-4 W-2 25-6 20-9 27-9 d-San Antonio 43 16 .729 1½ 7-3 W-3 21-8 22-8 25-10 Portland 41 19 .683 4 6-4 L-1 23-8 18-11 23-15 d-L.A. Clippers 41 20 .672 4½ 7-3 W-4 25-5 16-15 24-11 Houston 40 19 .678 4½ 8-2 W-1 23-7 17-12 23-16 Golden State 36 24 .600 9 6-4 L-1 18-10 18-14 21-16 Phoenix 35 24 .593 9½ 6-4 W-2 21-11 14-13 22-16 Dallas 36 25 .590 9½ 6-4 L-2 19-10 17-15 18-16 Memphis 34 25 .576 10½ 7-3 W-2 18-14 16-11 19-19 Minnesota 30 29 .508 14½ 6-4 W-3 16-11 14-18 17-22 Denver 25 34 .424 19½ 1-9 L-6 14-16 11-18 13-22 New Orleans 23 37 .383 22 1-9 L-8 13-14 10-23 9-27 Utah 21 39 .350 24 5-5 L-3 14-16 7-23 11-26 L.A. Lakers 21 39 .350 24 3-7 W-2 10-18 11-21 11-23 Sacramento 21 39 .350 24 4-6 W-1 13-19 8-20 12-27
Memphis at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m. New York at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 6 WMASS D3 HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 Agawam vs. No. 2 Westfield Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, 8:30 p.m.
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Wednesday’s Games Houston at Orlando, 7 p.m. Utah at Washington, 7 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
WESTERN MASS. TOURNAMENTS
Saturday, March 1 Everton 1, West Ham 0 Fulham 1, Chelsea 3 Hull City 1, Newcastle 4 Manchester United vs. Manchester City, Ppd. Stoke 1, Arsenal 0 Sunderland vs. West Brom, Ppd. Southampton 0, Liverpool 3 Sunday, March 2 Aston Villa 4, Norwich 1 Swansea 1, Crystal Palace 1 Tottenham 1, Cardiff City 0 Saturday, March 8 West Brom vs. Manchester United, 1245 GMT Arsenal vs. Swansea, 1500 GMT, Ppd. Cardiff City vs. Fulham, 1500 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Southampton, 1500 GMT Manchester City vs. Aston Villa, 1500 GMT, Ppd. Norwich vs. Stoke, 1500 GMT West Ham vs. Hull City, 1500 GMT, Ppd. Chelsea vs. Tottenham, 1730 GMT Sunday, March 9 Newcastle vs. Everton, 1700 GMT, Ppd. Monday, March 10 Liverpool vs. Sunderland, 2100 GMT, Ppd. England Championship
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d-Miami d-Toronto Chicago Washington Brooklyn Charlotte Atlanta Detroit Cleveland New York Boston Orlando Philadelphia Milwaukee
at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Detroit vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
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L 16 17 22 24 22 26 23 20 23 25 23 23 26 32 31 35
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Away 17-12-2 15-10-3 16-12-2 15-13-5 17-15-2 18-11-0 11-12-7 17-9-4 12-13-5 14-14-3 14-11-6 12-15-6 11-14-4 14-16-0 12-18-3 6-18-3
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L 14 14 12 17 17 22 21 22 26 25 23 25 31 34
WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 5 91 202 150 24-5-2 6 86 200 139 22-5-3 14 86 213 166 19-4-7 6 84 188 151 22-4-3 5 83 188 164 21-8-3 6 76 152 134 19-10-3 7 75 153 150 22-7-2 10 68 173 171 16-10-6 6 66 174 178 15-11-4 10 66 150 166 15-10-6 11 65 169 180 17-11-3 10 62 150 185 15-13-4 7 53 141 185 12-15-3 8 48 154 204 10-15-3
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Continued from Page 10 foot surgery and sliced his left hand in a kitchen accident a few days before reporting to camp. He found out via Twitter about Peavy’s injury. “I heard that I’m not the only guy who had issues with a knife this spring,” Snider said. “We’ve got to come up with some kind of glove or something. Freak things happen.” Snider is battling Jose Tabata, Andrew Lambo and Jaff Decker for the starting job in right field. The Pirates hoped to make Snider their everyday right fielder last season, but he batted .215 in 111 games. “It was good to get back out there and run around a little bit,” Snider said. “When you don’t play for a handful of months and then get back into it, there’s going to be adjustments to make. I feel good about the work I’ve already put in. I’ll play a few more games, get some more at-bats and we’ll see where we’re at.” CALL TO THE PEN Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa each pitched one scoreless inning. Earlier this spring training, Farrell planned not to use either reliever until about one-third of the way through the exhibition schedule. “They’re going to have ample rest between their outings,” Farrell said. “We still target roughly seven outings in spring training for both of them, so we can use the schedule to our advantage.” Farrell said Uehara is a different — and better — pitcher than he was when he first was in the majors as a starter in 2009 with the Baltimore Orioles. “He always had the ability to strike people out,” Farrell said. “The deception and the splitfinger were evident, even as a starter. But you always wondered how deep into a game could he maintain his stuff and continue to be effective. He’s obviously made a very seamless transition to the bullpen.” SMALL ROLE, BIG STATS Carp put up solid numbers last season in a limited role with the Red Sox, hitting .296 in 86 games with a .885 on-base plus slugging percentage. He batted .321 coming off the bench. “His acceptance of the role can’t be overlooked,” Farrell said. “He has a very compact swing, a low-maintenance swing, so we felt he’d be equipped to handle inconsistent playing time.” Farrell believes Carp also was aided by frequent conversations with outfielder Jonny Gomes. “Our guys last year, their conversations around the game of baseball were so evident and so regular that they fed off one another,” he said. “And Mike Carp had a number of big games for us.”
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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez, right, rounds first past Boston Red Sox catcher Ryan Lavarnway after hitting a two-run home run off Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 3, 2014. The Pirates won 7-6. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates’ Pedro Alvarez rounds first after hitting a two-run home run off Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman Boston Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman warms up before the first inning during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseof an exhibition spring training baseball game between the Pittsburgh ball game in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 3, 2014. The Pirates and the Boston Red Sox in Bradenton, Fla., Monday, March 3, 2014. Pirates won 7-6. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) The Pirates won 7-6. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored a career-high 61 points, breaking Glen Rice’s franchise record, and the Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 124-107 on Monday night. James made 22 of 33 shots from the field, including his first eight 3-point attempts. His career best had been 56 points, on March 20, 2005, for Cleveland against Toronto. Rice scored 56 to set the Heat record on April 15, 1995, against Orlando. James had 24 points at halftime, then added 25 in the third quarter. The record-breaker came with 5:46 left, when James spun through three defenders for a layup that fell as he tumbled to the court. Al Jefferson had 38 points and 19 rebounds for the Bobcats, his huge night merely an afterthought. When James checked out with 1:24 left, the entire Heat roster met him near midcourt for high-fives and hugs, and the sellout crowd gave him a standing ovation. A second huge roar followed when he waved to the crowd, as “M-V-P” chants rained down. Charlotte has allowed the two biggest single-game scoring totals in the NBA this season. Carmelo Anthony had 62 points for the New York Knicks against the Bobcats on Jan. 24. Miami was without guard Dwyane Wade, who got a night off to rest. NETS 96, BULLS 80 NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Collins played the final minutes of a winning home debut with the Brooklyn Nets, who cooled off Chicago. Finally playing at home more than a week after returning to the NBA as the league’s first openly gay player, Collins checked in with 2:41 remaining to a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 17,732 that included former NBA Commissioner David Stern. Collins committed a foul just 5 seconds later and missed his only shot as the Nets won their third straight. Collins’ original 10-day contract will expire Tuesday and the Nets plan to sign him to a second deal on Wednesday. He has appeared in all five games since he signed on Feb. 23. Deron Williams scored 20 points and Joe Johnson had 19 for the Nets (29-29), who got back to .500 for the first time since they were 2-2 on Nov. 5. GRIZZLIES 110, WIZARDS 104 WASHINGTON (AP) — Tayshaun Prince scored a seasonhigh 21 points and Memphis withstood a late rally to snap Washington’s winning streak at six. TIMBERWOLVES 132, NUGGETS 128 DENVER (AP) — Kevin Love scored 33 points and tied a season high with 19 rebounds for his NBA-best 50th doubledouble this season, and Minnesota beat skidding Denver for its third win in a row. Love topped 30 points for the 11th time in his last 14 starts, helping the Timberwolves wrap up a 4-1 trip out west. LAKERS 107, TRAIL BLAZERS 106 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kent Bazemore threw an alleyoop to Wesley Johnson for the go-ahead dunk with 6.9 seconds left to lift Los Angeles over Portland. Pau Gasol scored 22 points and the Lakers won their second straight, snapping the Trail Blazers’ five-game winning streak. Jodie Meeks added 21 points. BUCKS 114, JAZZ 88 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ersan Ilyasova scored a seasonhigh 31 points on 13-of-14 shooting, and Milwaukee hit a blistering 57 percent from the field to beat Utah. CELEBRATING PISTONS 96, KNICKS 85 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Andre Drummond had 17 points and a career-high 26 rebounds as Detroit surged past New York in a matchup of slumping teams. The Pistons had lost four straight and seven of eight. New York has dropped seven straight and 13 of 15. KINGS 96, PELICANS 89 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Isaiah Thomas scored 22 and NOTE: Please cut and paste Sacramento beat slumping New Orleans.
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Any suggestions? Dear Annie: I’d give anything to be intimate with my wife, in any form. We’ve been married for 18 years. We have not made love in more than three. We also don’t hold hands, hug, kiss or cuddle. We have pleasant conversations, and I would classify us as compatible roommates. My wife once had a very active libido, but there was a decline in sexual frequency after the birth of our second child. We had many conversations about it, but she and I both attributed it to crazy schedules and her moderate weight gain. She joined Weight Watchers and lost the weight. In the meantime, I gained 65 pounds. I help out around the house as best I can. I bathe and groom regularly. I went for counseling by myself and then started hinting to her about wanting to resume sex. Last year, I finally asked her why we don’t make love anymore. Her answer stunned me. My weight gain was such that she no longer finds me physically attractive. I thought I was a good person and a good husband. Apparently none of that mattered enough. She finally agreed to couples counseling. We went once and things improved for about two weeks, but then her mother’s health declined and everything was put on the back burner. I started going to the gym and lost five pounds, but no more. Our bed is a dead zone. I don’t know whether it’s better to be lonely in a marriage or to be alone. I know we should return to counseling, but between her mother’s health, financial issues, underachieving teenagers and my own depression, I am not seeing the point and no longer believe all of this effort will make any difference. Any suggestions? -- Frustrated on the West Coast Dear West Coast: Right now, you don’t have the energy to work on your intimacy issues on top of everything else. And even if you did, your wife might not. Life is full of stressful periods, and you cannot let the overriding problem in your marriage slide by while you wait for things to settle down. Get back into counseling for your own sake, whether your wife goes or not. It will help you reach clarity about your situation and how to proceed. And please work on your weight to get healthier. You’ll feel better mentally, as well as physically. Dear Annie: A person I know gossips nonstop. She can tell you the latest about everyone in the neighborhood. She also badmouths people behind their backs. She uses the guise of caring to find out whatever she can so she can spread more gossip. She is manipulative and deceitful and uses people to get what she wants, including favors and free rides. Worse, she presents herself as deeply religious. Am I wrong to want as little as possible to do with this woman? -- Don’t Know Dear Don’t Know: You do know. This woman sounds toxic. She doesn’t deserve an audience. Avoiding her won’t make her stop gossiping about you or badmouthing you behind your back. But at least you won’t have to listen to the malicious things she says about others, which can color how you perceive them. Dear Annie: I am writing about the letter from “Not the Company’s Bank,” the wife whose husband was not being reimbursed for his business expenses in a timely fashion. I am happy to suggest an easy solution. Hubby should go to the boss or accounting department and ask for a company credit card to be used solely for his business expenses. Instead of needing reimbursement, each month’s bill would be sent directly to the firm. The husband could have a copy in order to break down the expenses by client for billing purposes or to justify a questionable expense. The responsibility for timely payment would be squarely in the firm’s control. -- A Former Bookkeeper Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net
HINTS FROM HELOISE BATHTUB APPLIQUES Dear Heloise: Would you please repeat the hint for removing old appliques from the bathtub? I would like some new ones. -Dorothy S., Carteret, N.J. Dorothy, here are some Heloise hints to help you! The decals usually can be peeled off with a little effort. Place some foil over a decal and pour on boiling water. Let it sit for five to 10 minutes. Try to pry up a corner, then put some prewash spray or lubricating oil beneath that spot and let it sit for a while. You should then be able to gently peel it off. If needed, you can use a hard, plastic spatula or other such tool to help remove it. Just be careful not to scratch the tub. If there is glue residue left over, use a glue-removal product, or sprinkle the spot with cornmeal, then use a nylon pad to scrub away the residue. It might take some elbow grease, but you should be able to remove it all. Clean and rinse the tub, and you are ready for new decals, if you want. -- Heloise BIRDSEED ALTERNATIVE Dear Heloise: I’ve recently attended two weddings. At one, guests were given sparklers and lighters when the couple was ready to leave. Guests lined either side of the walkway, and the couple ran to their waiting car. At the other, guests sent bubbles full of good wishes as they exited. -- Julie S., via email Two alternatives to the rice-versus-birdseed question. The bubbles are pretty, but please try NOT to get them on the bride’s dress, as some dresses are silk and difficult to clean. -- Heloise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, March 4, 2014: This year you alternate between being extremely assertive and being extremely laid-back. Others are likely to react to this changeability, so try to be understanding. You know how to trigger a partner or an associate, especially when the topic is money. Try to keep the peace. If you are single, you could discover that someone is trying to change you. You do not want a bond like this; instead, go for one where you will be accepted. If you are attached, your sweetie might find this newfound duality to be a delightful change. You keep life exciting. TAURUS is easy to talk to. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might sense that you have an edge, and you do in a key situation. You’ll have little tolerance for settling for anything less than what you want. Your temper could erupt at any given moment. By mid-afternoon, you’ll become far more poised. Tonight: Treat a loved one. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could go from being somewhat blue or quiet in the morning to being Mr. or Ms. Personality by the afternoon. You’ll express a real sense of direction and draw others in closer. Even someone who does not usually agree with you could emerge. Tonight: Among the crowds. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHUse the morning for a key project, when your leverage and ability to draw in others is high. By the afternoon, you might resent being bogged down by what you judge to be insignificant details. Hold your tongue, and keep your own counsel. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You seem to offer a perspective that many people do not have. Your feedback is valued, even if you encounter difficulties with a higher-up. This person simply tends to be a bit of a curmudgeon. Refuse to let this person get to you. Tonight: Do what you want. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could be overwhelmed by everything that is going on. Your temper could rise as others aggressively seek you out. Screen your calls rather than blow a fuse. Dealing with work matters might preoccupy your afternoon. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Deal with a partner, associate or friend directly. Both of you could be the victim of a misunderstanding. Limit the rhetoric, as you attempt to clear the air. Someone else will appreciate your ability to detach and see the big picture. Tonight: Paint the town red. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Though generally you’re known as the sign of diplomacy, lately you seem to be specializing in putting your foot in your mouth. Do not let today be another example of this behavior. In the afternoon, listen to a loved one’s saga. Tonight: Dinner for two. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Dive into work, and clear out as much as possible in the morning. Interpersonal interactions will take up a large part of the afternoon. You’ll enjoy the change of pace. Talk with a loved one about what you want for the two of you. Tonight: Go with the flow, but accept an invitation. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be frivolous in the morning and efficient in the afternoon. You suddenly might realize how much is on your plate and decide to concentrate on what must be done. Create the possibility of working at home, where you can focus. Tonight: Head home and relax. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You could be more in tune with a child, a new project or a loved one in the afternoon. To someone close, your change in mood from the morning chilliness that emanated from you will make him or her smile. Share more of your emotional side. Tonight: Be naughty and nice. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You are likely to speak your mind and cause quite a hullabaloo. By the afternoon, you might wish that you had stayed a little more contained. Consider what might be the best peace offering or at least an expression of your
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Andover autistic boy gets global birthday wishes DUSTIN LUCA Eagle Tribune ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Cathy Pearson wanted to make sure this birthday was different for her severely autistic son, Logan. So after years of Logan’s birthday passing without fanfare due to his disability, Pearson put a call out to friends and family to send birthday wishes to her son, who turned 12 on Feb. 24. In a matter of days, cards and gifts started arriving at an alarming rate. And not just from friends and family. The world answered the call, sending thousands of cards, as well as gifts and souvenirs, too. One card contained a crisp $20 bill and a handwritten note, reading, “to be used only for ice cream. Enjoy.” Another came with the words “Happy Birthday Logan” punched in braille and then rewritten in ink. Recently, a stranger sent along a card with a $100 gift card to Toys “R’’ Us. The Boston Police Department shipped a police academy shirt. A classroom from Tanzania sent a package of letters. Even Elmo forwarded an autographed picture. The outpouring has been more than Pearson and her husband, James, could have ever fathomed for their oldest child, who is nonverbal and cognitively at the developmen-
tal level of an 18-month or 2-yearold. James Pearson said due to the nature of Logan’s disability, it’s been hard to mark Logan’s birthday like other children, including his two younger siblings. So over the years, as Logan’s disability became more apparent, his family celebrated his birthday less and less. “The expectation is you go to birthday parties and social events, and kids interact with each other,” James Pearson said. “But because of his disability, he can’t interact. “It was just ... kind of a little bit of a bummer. And my wife, every year on his birthday, would feel sad about it. I’d feel sad, too, but not the same way a mom does.” In her initial post to friends and family via Facebook on Jan. 30, Cathy Pearson said she was already “feeling sick about losing another year where autism has my son — has his voice! Every year on his birthday, I close my bedroom door and bury my face into my pillow and cry.” “I guess everyone realizes that he doesn’t understand anyways,” she wrote. “This year, I want to stop feeling downright upset that my son is aging into a young man under a blanket of autism. I want to CELEBRATE him and ENJOY his day.”
The Facebook post came equipped with permission from Cathy Pearson to share and pass it around. From there, “it ended up, really, getting re-posted beyond what she had expected to the point that it went viral.” As the post has made its way around the globe, including to autism support networks everywhere, well wishes by the hundreds from as far away as Japan and Tanzania have flooded the family’s Lowell Street home. “He has received, from one kid in Washington, a Jay Jay the Jet Plane play set. He has gotten a Slinky, Hot Wheels cars,” James Pearson said. “Someone sent us an Australian flag — a full-size Australian flag. We also have an Australia magnet on our fridge now.” Bruce O’Connell, a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service, said he knew something was going on when the family’s mail started bulking up beyond reason. “After the first day, I was getting handfuls of cards,” O’Connell said. “I didn’t know who Logan was at the time and was curious who he was. I started getting envious. I don’t get half these greetings.” Over time, handfuls of cards became totes of mail delivered daily with return addresses from around the country. Then, the mail started displaying international labels and
stamps, too, O’Connell said. James Pearson estimates Logan has received a couple thousand pieces of mail, with more arriving daily. O’Connell wonders if the senders realize they are part of something global that has united people from all over the world. “If someone sends something from Great Britain, do they know it’s coming from Japan, too?” he said. In addition to the birthday wishes for Logan, many people have also taken the opportunity to pass a message on to his parents. “One of the ones that touched us the most was a woman who related to us that she, too, had a son with autism, and she had experienced the same kinds of feelings,” James Pearson said. “She said, ‘In honor of both my son and yours, I’m going to send Logan a birthday card every year.’” The woman is not alone, with others pledging to continue sending Logan birthday cards annually, which his father said “will be exciting to see.” The experience has also led to a request from Autism Speaks for Cathy Pearson to start a blog and share “what it is like to raise a child so severely impacted with autism.” While the family recognizes that Logan likely doesn’t understand the
significance of the response he has sparked, they said they do. And they believe Logan realizes something special is occurring, too. “We’re at the point where we believe he understands more than we give him credit for. I know for sure he responds to us being excited,” James Pearson said. “For that reason, we still want to do something for him.” So the family planned out to eat at one of Logan’s favorite restaurants — Fuddruckers in North Andover. But this was not to be like their past trips to the restaurant. Logan and his family were escorted there by officers from the Andover, North Andover and Cambridge police departments, according to Andover Police Lt. Edward Guy. The police departments footed the bill for the family’s meal as well. That gesture and all the cards have done much to guarantee Logan will have the kind of birthday he deserves, his family says. “The fact that this many people that we’ve never met before would take the time, and the energy, and the money for postage, and send a kid they don’t know — in some cases across the world — a card for his birthday, to me, that’s inspiring,” James Pearson said. “It just amazes me that people will do that.”
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WESTFIELD - St. John’s Lutheran Church is having a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 4 with continuous sittings beginning at 5 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes: flour and potato, sausage or bacon, applesauce, dessert and coffee, tea and milk. The tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children and a second helping for $3. For tickets, you may contact the church at 5681417 or Sally Sienkiewicz at 562-3186.
Athenaeum Presentation WESTFIELD - The Westfield Athenaeum is proud to host naturalist John Root for an informative presentation on crop circles. Join us on March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Lang Auditorium as Mr. Root returns to the athenaeum to introduce attendees to the captivating designs found in farmers’ fields all over the world. John Root has been presenting nature and gardening programs at libraries, nature centers and senior centers for almost a decade. This program is sponsored in part by the Westfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The program is free and all are welcome. For more information, please call the athenaeum at 413-562-0716.
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SOUTHWICK - Anna Pickard, President of the Southwick Rotary Interact Club, announced that the school-based club will host a talent show on March 6 at 7 p.m. in the Southwick Tolland Regional High School auditorium. The talent show will consist of acts by high school students demonstrating their various talents and skills. Tickets are available at the door at $6 for adults and $4 for students. Anyone willing to donate a nonperishable food item in support of the Southwick Food Pantry will receive $1 off their ticket. Please help support the local Interact Club and Rotary Club sponsored event. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit various local community projects of the local Interact Club. For more information, contact Pickard at (413)
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Talent Auditions SOUTHWICK - Area singers, dancers, musicians, comedians, spoken word artists and magicians are encouraged to let their inner celebrities sparkle at the open auditions for Southwick’s Got Talent on Sunday, March 9 and Sunday, March 16. Auditions will be held both days at Christ Lutheran Church, 568 College Highway, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Auditions will be limited to five minutes and no appointment is necessary. Created as an opportunity for local performers of all ages to showcase their skills, Southwick’s Got Talent will be live on stage for the public on Saturday, April 5 at 6 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church. All selected entrants will vie for a prize of $100 awarded to the top youth performer, age 17 and under, or $200 awarded to the top adult performer, age 18 and older. For further details please call Christ Lutheran Church at (413) 569-5151 or visit www.clcsouthwick.org.
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WESTFIELD - For Girl Scout cookie lovers, this winter’s snowy bounty has had one sweet advantage: Girl Scout cookies will be sold one additional week at locations such as Walmart and H&R Block. The Girl Scout cookie sale program will run through March 9. All proceeds from the sale of Girl Scout cookies benefit girls in the community in which the cookies are sold. The cost is $4 per box. Donations can be made that will be used to purchase cookies for military personnel and local food banks. Customers can find their favorite Girl Scout cookies and times of sales by using the official Girl Scout Cookie Finder app, available free for iPhone or Android or by visiting our official page at www.girlscoutcookies.org.
St. Patrick’s Day Craft SOUTHWICK - Children of all ages are invited to come to the Children’s Room at the Southwick Public Library to make and decorate their own leprechaun for St. Patrick’s Day. Materials will be available all week during regular library hours beginning on Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15.
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WESTFIELD - The Westfield YMCA’s fourth annual Chili, Chowder, Chocolate Cook-Off will take place on March 8. It will be hosted at the Westfield YMCA GP Room between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. In conjunction with the YMCA’s “Partners with Youth”, this year’s beneficiary organization is the Westfield Fire Department. We are helping them raise money for the purchase of a BlitzFire Nozzle. From saving lives to shaping lives, this fundraiser benefits the entire community. Come enjoy the food and join the fun, and vote for your favorite dish! Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Westfield YMCA for $7 or a package of four tickets for $25. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10. Children two years old and under are free. For more information contact Fitness Director Cindy Agan at 568-8631 x323 or email at cagan@westfieldymca.org.
Seat Weaving Class WESTFIELD - Westfield Creative Arts will offer a seat weaving class at the Westfield State University Downtown Art Gallery. The six-week session will run Tuesdays, March 4 to April 15 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The course is instructed by Kathleen MacLean. The cost of the course is $105 for non-members plus supplies. Caning materials are available through online sources and will need to be ordered prior to first class. There is a membership fee of $50 per year, which translates into a $20 savings for each class taken throughout the year. Tuition for each class varies depending on the length and duration of the class. Classes that require supplies will have a materials list that students can obtain upon registering for the class. A full schedule of class dates and times can be found at www.westfieldcreativearts.com. For more information on Westfield Creative Arts, call (413) 478-9423.
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WESTFIELD - Have you ever wondered WESTFIELD - The South Middle School NOW HIRING about the history of your home? Many houses Band Program is pleased to announce its Help Wanted 180 in the Schools Month Concert. This in TEACHER Westfield PRESCHOOL have a rich history; they were Music COMMUNITY built by whip manufacturers, cigar makers event will be held on March 12 in the South and other prominent at the Middle School auditorium fromWORKER 7 p.m. until CDL us A, TRUCK DRIVERS. SUPPORT Westfield Head Start:people. 30 Join Westfield Monday, March 10 approximately hours/week Athenaeum during schoolonyear. $1000+/week. Assigned Truck. Great 8:30 p.m. The concert will Minimum AA inasECE and EEC at 6:30 p.m. we host local researcher feature theMust 6th Grade Band, Hometime. Lee Paid Orientation. 40 hours per Jazz week Band, providingGuitar comTeacher certified. Hours 10:30will am - guide Hamberg. Mr. Hamberg Ensemble and 7thmunity and support 8th Grade Band. The haveus1 through year T/T experience. 1-800and rehabilitation 4:30 pm. Salaryout Range: how to find about$12.25our houses’ history; public is cordiallyassistance invitedtoto attend this free 726-6111. people with mental ill$13.25/hour. who built it, if it was moved and who has public concert. ness Donations gratefully in Westfieldare and surrounding lived in it. Mr. Hamberg will be on hand to accepted. communities. TEACHER ASSISTANT answer questions. PRESCHOOL Agawam Head Start: 20 Bachelor’s degree in a mental CLASSIFIED hours/week during school year M-F. health related field required. Must ADVERTISING EMAIL COA Luncheon
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0220 Music Instruction ALICE'S PIANO STUDIO. Piano, organ and keyboard lessons. All ages, all levels. Call (413)5682176.
WESTFIELD SCHOOL OF MUSIC offers private instrument and vocal lessons and "Happy Feet" (babies, toddlers) class. Visit our web site at: westfieldschoolofmusic.com or call at (413)642-5626.
0235 Pets BERNESE MOUNTAIN PUPPIES. Ready to go March 1st. Call Dog Zone (413)569-1420.
0255 Articles For Sale ABOVE GROUND POOL, round, 27'D, 52"H walls. Also, 16'x32' pressure treated wood deck. Call (413)237-4211.
0265 Firewood 100% HARDWOOD, GREEN, $140. 3 year season. $150. 1/2 & 1/4 cords also available. Outdoor furnace wood also available, cheap. CALL FOR DAILY SPECIALS!! Wholesale Wood Products, (304)851-7666.
A SEASONED LOG TRUCK LOAD of hardwood; (when processed at least 7 cords), for only $650-$700 (depends on delivery distance). Call Chris @ (413)454-5782.
AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD. Seasoned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Any length. Now ready for immediate delivery. Senior and bulk discount. Call (413)848-2059, (413)530-4820.
SEASONED FIREWOOD 100% hardwood. Stacking available. Cut, split, delivered. (128cu.ft.) Volume discounts. Call for pricing. Hollister's Firewood (860)653-4950.
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ROOM TO RENT in a quiet neighborhood. Kitchen and laundry privilege. Heat, A/C, utilities. Available now to non-smoker. $600/month, Westfield. (413)355-2338 or (413)5627341.
SOUTHWICK. Furnished/unfurnished room for rent for quiet, responsible person. Private full bath/entrance. Access to living room/fireplace, private galley kitchen, appliances. Call Robin (413)2216606.
WESTFIELD, 2nd floor, 2 bedroom, kitchen, living room, bath, Business Property e n c l o s e d p o r c h . N o p e t s . 0375 $795/month plus utilities. First, last, security. (413)250-4811. MONTGOMERY 5 miles from Westfield. Spacious office includes utilities and WiFi. $350/month. Call (413)977WONDERFUL 1&2 bedroom 6277. apartments, some including all utilities. Perfect Westfield location. Call me today at (413)5621429. OFFICE/LIGHT Manufacturing Space available. Furnished, located on Route 57 in Southwick. Details call (413)998-1431.
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0430 Condos For Sale WESTFIELD reconditioned, 2 bedroom condo for sale by owner. $79,000. Please call (603)726-4595.
WESTFIELD reconditioned, 2 bedroom condo for sale by owner. $79,000. Please call (603)726-4595.
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CARPET, LINOLEUM, CERAMIC TILE, HARDWOOD FLOORS. Sales, Service. Installation & Repairs. Customer guaranteed quality, clean, efficient, workmanship. Call Rich (413)530-7922.
JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & free estimates. 40 years experience. KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.
Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured. MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years ex- Quality Work on Time on Budget perience. Insured, reasonable prices. Since 1984. (413)569-9973. No job too small. Call Tom Daly, www.davedavidsonremodeling.com
WAGNER RUG & FLOORING, LLC. 95 (413)543-3100. Lic# A7625. MAINLINE DRIVE, WESTFIELD. (413)568-0520. One stop shopping for all your floors. Over 40 years in busi- Flooring/Floor Sanding ness. www.wagnerrug.com A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) 569-3066. Chimney Sweeps
HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stain- Hauling less steel caps and liner systems. InA DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, spections, masonry work and gutter scrap metal removal. Seasoned Firecleaning. Free estimates. Insured. wood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377. Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, 1-800-793-3706.
Drywall T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-8218971. Free estimates.
Electrician POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter deicing cables installed. I answer all calls! Prompt service, best prices. Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816.
TURCOTTE ELECTRIC. 30+ years experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator installations. HVAC controls and energy saving green technology upgrades. Fully insured. All calls answered. Master’s Lic #A-18022. (413)214-4149.
Home Improvement
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.
TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunA.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. rooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call cleanouts, basements, attics, yards. Tom (413)568-7036. Furnace and hot water heater removal. 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. Free estimate on phone. Senior disAll your carpentry needs. (413)386count. Call Pete (413)433-0356. 4606. Did your windows fail with the www.arajunkremoval.com. cold weather? Don't wait another year! Call Paul for replacement windows. Many new features available. Windows are built in CT. All windows installed by Home Improvement Paul, owner of Paul Maynard ConMy name is on my work. struction. AMR BUILDING & REMODELING. Sunrooms, decks, additions, bathrooms, window and door replacements and more. MA. Reg. #167264. Li- Home Maintenance censed and fully insured. Call Stuart Richter (413)297-5858. HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom remodeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs, winterization. No job too small. 35 years BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING RE- profressional experience. (413)519MODELING.Kitchens, additions, 3251.
decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass Registered #106263, licensed & in- JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, sured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.
basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceil- doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. ings, home improvements and remodSmall jobs ok. All types of professional eling. Licensed and insured. Call work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)262-9314. (413)364-7038.
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ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your ROOFING needs! POWER WASHING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof, removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protection barrier systems, skylight repairs. Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter cleaning with any roof repair or roof job. At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're 10% senior discount. Free estimates. your color specialists! Fall season is MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701 in full swing. Get all your exterior painting needs done now. Including Snowplowing painting and staining log homes. A.B.C. SNOWPLOWING. Westfield Call (413)230-8141 residential only. 15 years experience. Call Dave (413)568-6440. ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Mass Reg. #121723. Call (413)568-9731. No job too small !!
A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, (413)626-8880.
Landscaping/Lawn Care
SNOWPLOWING / Snowblowing lots, driveways. ROOF RAKING. Dependable, reliable service. Call (413)3745377. SNOWPLOWING, SNOW BLOWING, SHOVELING. Call Accurate Lawn Services, (413)579-1639. SOLEK BROTHERS SNOW REMOVAL. Roofs, decks, driveways, parking lots, ice dams. Fully insured. Free estimates. Sean (413)977-5456.
YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush removal, hedge/tree trimming, Tree Service mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD Lawncare, (413)579-1639.
Masonry ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)5691611. (413)374-5377.
TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104.
AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cabling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469. CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert tree removal. Prompt estimates. Crane work. Insured. “After 34 years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.
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NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)5626639.