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“Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing;
education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” — Will Durant
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014
Pregnant woman assaulted By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A young South Hadley man was physically restrained and held for police by his girlfriend’s parents after he allegedly punched the pregnant young woman, the mother of his one-year-old son. City police responded to a 12:07 p.m. call for assistance at a St. Dennis Street residence and Officers Harry Sienkiewicz and Joseph Stoyak arrived to find an older couple trying to hold down a younger man, later identified as Scott Thomas Edelman Jr., 24, of 11 Jacobs Way, South Hadley. When the officers ordered the man to stop struggling he immediately placed his hands under his body and then struggled with the officers to avoid being placed in handcuffs. Once the cuffs were in place, the man continued to resist and called out to his girlfriend telling her not to pursue criminal charges and promising to leave her family alone. The woman who had been restraining the suspect told the officers that her husband has cardiac issues and an ambulance was summoned. The responding firefighters offered assistance to both the pregnant young woman and her father but both declined transport for further medical attention. Sienkiewicz reports that the woman explained that she and the suspect had been engaged in an argument via text messages before the man arrived at her home to
Ward 2 residents air out concerns A delegation from American Legion Post 124 marches in the Westfield Memorial Day parade yesterday. See additional photos Page 3. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
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Senate race takes shape By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – This fall will prove to be a big one for the legislature in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as numerous members of both the House and Senate will be both arriving and bidding Boston adieu. During the past fiscal year, the City of Westfield has seen two flurries of political activity, as a legislative rookie, Democrat John Velis, joined the House caucus after winning last month’s special election for the 4th Hampden District seat, and Westfield Republican Don Humason, Jr. made the jump from the House of Representatives to the Senate. Humason defeated Democrat David Bartley, a Holyoke City Councilor and son of former Speaker of the Massachusetts House David M. Bartley, in a fall special election for the 2nd Hampden/Hampshire District. While Velis is likely to face his spring special election opponent, Republican At-Large City Councilor Dan Allie, again this fall, Humason’s challenger in the Senate race has yet to be determined. Thus far, the crop of Democrats seeking the nomination to face Humason has petered out to two Holyoke residents, Christopher Hopewell and Patrick Leahy. While Hopewell, an emergency medical services coordinator for Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton and member of the Holyoke Fire Commission, has received the endorsement of See Senate Race, Page 3
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By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Residents of Cross, Gold and West Silver streets met at the St. Peter and St. Casimir Social House Thursday night to discuss the impact of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on their neighborhood. Over 30 residents showed up at the meeting, hosted by Ward 2 Councilor Ralph Figy. Ward 2 Gas and Electric Commissioner Ray Rivera, City Engineer Mark Cressotti, and City Councilor Cindy Harris were also on hand for the meeting, which proved contentious from the start. Neighborhood safety was the hot topic on the evening’s agenda, particularly relating to the traffic of drunks and undesirables which residents of these neighborhoods say cavort about the unfinished trail, provoking their pets and engaging their children. “Since we live right next to the rail trail, we’ve been having that in our backyard,” said one woman. “I have inebriated people coming into my backyard and trying to talk to my son. My friend and I were walking the trail and were followed by a half-naked drunk.” The woman stated that she returned home and called the police, who arrived, ticketed the man, and sent him on his way. “Just a ‘the road is closed’ sign is not stopping these people from coming into our yards,” she said. Cressotti addressed several of the disgruntled residents, who asked why the trail was set up directly behind their properties. “The city owned the property that the rail is on. We didn’t own the property on the opposite side,” he said. “If you look at what is involved with putting the rail on the opposite side, you have a retaining wall on the See Ward 2, Page 7
The leaders of the city’s veteran’s organizations escort a wreath to a monument in Parker Park yesterday during ceremonies to conclude the annual Memorial Day observances in the city. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
Board approves subdivision project By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Planning Board approved a definitive subdivision plan Tuesday night, the first time many of the board members participated in that process. Subdivision approval was a routine review process for the Planning Board until the Great Recession which brought that type of project to a halt because of the substantial initial investment needed to finance the development of the required infrastructure, money banks were reluctant to loan. “It’s been three or four years since there has been any subdivision plan applications,” Principal Planner Jay Vinskey said Thursday. The 10-lot development on 28 acres of land off Montgomery Road Tuesday is being developed by Mark Bergeron of Bent Tree Development, LLC. The preliminary subdivision plan was approved by the board in February. The definitive plan, approved Tuesday, is the document that will be
filed with the Registry of Deeds along with the Mylar drawings signed by the Planning Board members. The document includes the board’s findings, condition and waivers. The board granted a waiver from the subdivision requirement that the developer install sidewalks on both side of the subdivision street, a waiver typically requested by developers to reduce the cost of building the infrastructure. However, the board added a condition that “The developer shall make a payment to the city’s sidewalk account, in an amount approved by the City Engineer and based upon the length of sidewalk not being physically provided (on one side of the street). Such funds should be targeted by the City for pedestrian and bicycle improvements to be undertaken in the general vicinity of the subdivision.” The Planning Board members are also requiring “The subdivider/developer shall retain title to the fee of each See Subdivision, Page 3
Funding for engine repairs approved By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Town Meeting voters approved an appropriation of $125,000 for repairs to Engine No. 2 last week. The apparatus was purchased for the Southwick Fire Department in 1992 with the intention of getting close to 30 years of use from the engine. The repairs will help extend its life. “We will end up getting a good 35 years from this engine,” said Fire Chief Richard Anderson. “We put a lot of thought into it when it was purchased.” Anderson said the engine is a short-wheeled truck, which is ideal for driving around the lakes. “But, it also has the power needed to go up the hills on the west side of town,” he added. The engine needed repairs to the tank and frame, which had to be done by the manufacturer. “We sent it for maintenance (to a company in East Hartford) and they noticed the piece that holds the tank on back of the truck was
rusted,” said Anderson. “It was a $6,000 repair, so I scheduled that and sent it back for repair and when they took out the tank they found corrosion on the frame.” Anderson said he discovered that is a problem typical to apparatus used in New England because of the chemicals used to quickly thaw frozen roads here. The agent would get under the engine as it drove around town in winter, then it would be parked inside the warm garage, causing the corrosion. Because the Department of Transportation governs repairs to the frame, the engine had to be repaired by the manufacturer. A committee researched options available to the town, including repairing Engine No. 2, purchasing a like apparatus, and purchasing a different truck. “It would have cost about $500,000 for a new, like engine,” said Anderson. Because most engines are used about 20 years, the committee See Engine Repairs, Page 3
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First-responders prepare for disasters By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Residents, and especially municipal employees who are the city’s emergency first responders, are invited to attend a seminar on emergency preparation, for both natural and man-made disasters next Saturday. Health Director Joe Rouse said the city hired a preparedness consultant to present the free seminar Saturday, May 31 at the South Middle School. The two-hour seminar includes a PowerPoint presentation, a display and demonstration of equipment and items, followed by a question and answer period. “This is an opportunity for citizens of Westfield to learn how to prepare for disaster, what they should have in their homes if they have to go without heat and electricity for up to 72 hours or longer,” Rouse said. “I’m encouraging all of the city’s first responders to attend so they know their families are safe when they’re responding to an emergency,” Rouse said. That list of first responders includes not only police and fire employees, but all city employees called out to deal with blizzards, hurricanes and tropical storms. The Department of Public Works, Water Resource Department and the Westfield Gas & Electric Department routinely call upon employees to deal with those emergencies. The seminar is being presented by Robert Prince of Chicopee, a retired U.S. Army airborne soldier, whose expertise began when he was trained to organize and carry on his back everything he would need to survive and accomplish his military mission. “I started getting into being prepared for a disaster in the late 1990 when Y2K was an issue,” Prince said. “That came and went, but I found I was being ripped off, that I was buying a lot of items I’d never need, so I formed my own preparedness company (Storm Ready, Inc.) to advise people how to economically prepare for disasters. “At the beginning people were not receptive to the See Prepare, Page 3
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Benefit to be held for fire victims The May 30 fundraiser will be held at the Southwick American Legion, 46 Powdermill Road, beginning at 5:30 p.m. for a social hour. A family picnic style dinner will be from 6:30-7:30, followed by music and raffles until 11 p.m. Bishop said Big Y and Ye Olde Butcher Shop have generously made donations of food, the Legion donated the use of its pavilion, and raffle items are coming in. The Association is seeking a donation of a DJ or live band for the event, as well as more raffle items and refreshments. Anyone wishing to make a donation or offer their services should contact Bishop or Ricardi at the police station at 569-5348. “The more we have donated, the more we can give to the family,” said Ricardi. Cost for the benefit is $20 per person and $10 for children under age 12. Tickets are available at the police department on Depot Street.
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Southwick Police Officer Dan Ryan speaks briefly with David Wetherell of Prifti’s Towing at the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle on College Highway Saturday evening. The rider of the motorcycle was transported to hospital by the Southwick Fire Department ambulance with injures which were described at the scene to be serious but not life-threatening. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
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By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – A Southwick man and his passenger were both injured Saturday evening when a car pulled out of Coe’s Hill Road into the path of his motorcycle. Southwick officer Paul Miles investigated the College Highway crash and reports that the 18-year-old motorcycle operator had been southbound when he found himself unable to avoid a collision. The operator and his passenger, a juvenile female, were both transported to Baystate Medical Center where, Miles reports, the operator was treated and released while his passenger was admitted, though her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. The operator of the car, a Westfield man, was not injured in the crash. Miles reports that his investigation is ongoing and asks that anyone who witnessed the crash, or otherwise has pertinent information, call him at 569-5348 x620.
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Southwick Police Chief David Ricardi, left, joins Lt. Kevin Bishop, in the preperation of a fundraising event for a Southwick family that was burned out of their home during a Mother’s Day fire. The fundraiser will benefit the Price family and is sponsored by the Southwick Police Assocation. The May 30, Friday night event will be staged at the American Legion on Powder Mill Road and will feature a picnic-style supper, music and raffle prizes. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – A Southwick family is trying to put their lives together after a devastating fire tore through their Feeding Hills Road home on Mother’s Day. Caissy Cross-Price, her husband Scott, and their three children were home at the time of the fire and escaped without injury, but lost everything. Cross-Price is the daughter of retired Southwick Police Sgt. Richard Cross and his police brothers have rallied to help the family through a benefit May 30 organized by the Southwick Police Associations. Association President Lt. Kevin Bishop said the funds will help the displaced family of five rebuild their lives. Police Chief David Ricardi said a happy holiday turned into a tragedy. “Mother’s Day is supposed to be a day of good memories, but for this family, it wasn’t,” Ricardi said.
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Python billed as NYC’s biggest snake dies at zoo NEW YORK (AP) — A 23-foot-long, 300-pound python that zoo officials call the biggest snake in New York City has died. The Staten Island Advance (http://bit. ly/1gZyEWC ) reported Friday evening that Fantasia the snake died at the Staten Island Zoo on May 13. The 20-year-old albino Burmese python had been moved in February from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to the zoo because of her size and age. The breed has a life expectancy of about 25. The zoo says the snake showed no sign of distress or disease before her death. Zoo spokesman Brian Morris says Fantasia became popular with visitors as soon as she arrived. Morris says the zoo was happy to make a home for her in her final months. The snake had been at the Brooklyn Children Museum since 1998.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, May 27, the 147th day of 2014. There are 218 days left in the year.
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n May 27, 1937, the newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California, was opened to pedestrian traffic (vehicles began crossing the next day).
On this date: In 1896, 255 people were killed when a tornado struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois. In 1929, Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. married Anne Morrow in Englewood, New Jersey.
(known in English as “No Exit”) was first performed in Paris. In 1962, a dump fire in Centralia, Pennsylvania, ignited a blaze in underground coal deposits that continues to burn this day. In 1964, independent India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, died. In 1985, in Beijing, representatives of Britain and China exchanged instruments of ratification for an accord returning Hong Kong to Chinese control in 1997.
In 1933, the Chicago World’s Fair, celebrating “A Century of Progress,” officially opened. Walt Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated short “The Three Little Pigs” was first released.
In 1994, Nobel Prize-winning author Alexander Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia to the emotional cheers of thousands after spending two decades in exile.
In 1935, the Supreme Court struck down the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Mustafa Kamel Mustafa, a Muslim cleric, was arrested in London and accused of trying to build a terrorist training camp in Oregon. (Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza al-Masri, was extradited to the United States in the fall of 2012; his trial began in New York in April 2014.)
In 1936, the Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage to New York. In 1941, the British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France, with a loss of some 2,000 lives, three days after the Bismarck sank the HMS Hood. In 1942, Navy Cook 3rd Class Doris “Dorie” Miller became the first African-American to receive the Navy Cross for his “extraordinary courage and disregard for his own personal safety” during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1944, Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist play “Huis clos”
Ten years ago:
Five years ago:
President Barack Obama announced more spending for renewable energy after touring a large field of solar panels at Nellis Air Force Base, near Las Vegas. Gunmen detonated a car bomb in Lahore, Pakistan, killing about 30 people and wounding at least 250.
One year ago:
The European Union decided to lift an arms embargo on
the Syrian opposition while maintaining all other sanctions against President Bashar Assad’s regime after June 1, 2013. U.S. Sen. John McCain, a proponent of arming Syrian rebels, quietly slipped into Syria for a meeting with anti-government fighters. A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad, killing dozens.
Today’s Birthdays: Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Herman Wouk (wohk) is 99. Actor Christopher Lee is 92. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is 91. Former FBI Director William Sessions is 84. Author John Barth is 84. Actress Lee Meriwether is 79. Musician Ramsey Lewis is 79. Actor Louis Gossett Jr. is 78. Rhythm-and-blues singer Raymond Sanders (The Persuasions) is 75. Country singer Don Williams is 75. Actor Bruce Weitz is 71. Singer Cilla Black is 71. Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Christopher Dodd is 70. Singer Bruce Cockburn (KOH’-burn) is 69. Singer-actress Dee Dee Bridgewater is 64. Actor Richard Schiff is 59. Singer Siouxsie Sioux (The Creatures, Siouxsie and the Banshees) is 57. Rock singer-musician Neil Finn (The Finn Brothers) is 56. Actress Peri Gilpin is 53. Actress Cathy Silvers is 53. Comedian Adam Carolla is 50. Actor Todd Bridges is 49. Rock musician Sean Kinney (Alice In Chains) is 48. Actor Dondre Whitfield is 45. Actor Paul Bettany is 43. Rock singermusician Brian Desveaux (Nine Days) is 43. Country singer Jace Everett is 42. Actor Jack McBrayer is 41. Rapper Andre 3000 (Outkast) is 39. Rapper Jadakiss is 39. TV chef Jamie Oliver is 39. Alt-country singer-songwriter Shane Nicholson is 38. Actor Ben Feldman is 34. Actor Michael Steger is 34. Actor-singer Chris Colfer is 24. Actor Ethan Dampf is 20.
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Government Meetings TUESDAY, MAY 27 WESTFIELD Conservation Commission PH Keeler at 6:30 p.m.
SOUTHWICK Parks and Recreation Commission at 6 p.m. Planning Board at 7 p.m.
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Fire Department at 6:30 p.m. Selectmen at 7 p.m.
TOLLAND Annual Town Meeting at 7:15 p.m. The Westfield High School flag twirlers precede the school’s marching band yesterday as they march in the Westfield Memorial Day parade. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 WESTFIELD PVTA Route Committee at 10:30 a.m. PVTA Finance and Audit Committee at 11:30 a.m. PVTA Advisory Board at noon Zoning Board of Appeals at 7 p.m.
SOUTHWICK Driveway Subcommittee at 7 p.m.
BLANDFORD Conservation Commission at 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee 7 p.m. The Westfield Middle School marching band plays as the young musicians march in the Westfield Memorial Day parade yesterday. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
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Harvey Buckland and other veterans ride in a convertible Pontiac Firebird driven by Ron Gibbons of Westfield but powered by a group of Cub Scout parents after the car’s engine overheated yesterday during the Westfield Memorial Day parade. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
With celebratory glasses, patriotic deallybobbers and a whirligig, Connie Hosmer of Southwick watches the Westfield Memorial Day parade yesterday with her granddaughter, Gwenn Hosmer, 8. (Photo © 2014 Carl E. Hartdegen)
American Legion Post 124 member Ron Grant plays Taps. On Saturday at the Circle of Honor, a section set aside at Stanley Park for veterans who served in wars and conflicts, Former POW Bartlett (Bart) Hastings, Marine Don Wielgus, the annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring the men and women who served their country was held, with many comVietnam veteran, and August Kropa. munity dignitaries taking part in the solemn ceremony.
Prepare Continued from Page 1 idea, until 9/11, then Katrina where a lot of people were on their own and not prepared,” Prince said. “Then Sandy, Irene and a lot of other names disasters came. We have faced, in the last 10 years, three times the number of natural disasters than we faced in the previous decade.” “We, as a society, have transitioned to a culture of technology. In a disaster the first thing that fails is technology which
doesn’t work without electrical power,” Prince said. Prince said that in New England the greatest disaster threats are poised by blizzards, hurricanes and tropical storms. ”But an event doesn’t have to be local to affect us, an earthquake in California, a drought in the Midwest can disrupt our food supply locally,” Prince said. “Proper storage is the meat and potatoes of preparedness,”
Prince said. “Food, water, and emergency equipment should be stored in a location quickly accessible. Preparation equals family safety.” “Westfield is the first municipality to do this seminar and I wish that other cities and towns would host it to make sure that the families of their municipal workers are prepared,” Prince said. “Knowing that their families are safe means a greater employee response to an emer-
gency call-out, means that employees are doing the jobs more effectively, that their heads are in the game and not worrying about how their families are dealing with that same emergency. There are other disasters in addition to natural events, economic upheaval or terrorist attack can disrupt the nation’s lines of communication and distribution as well. “I am not a doomsday preparer,” Prince said. “If you want a bunker and weapons, this seminar if not what you’re looking Continued from Page 1 for. I’m pro-government; a forHampshire County Sheriff Robert Garvey, Holyoke and Agawam do, and that’s a reflection mer paratrooper who believes that it is an honor to serve my Leahy, a Holyoke police officer and real estate of who we have in Boston.” agent, has received endorsements from several The incumbent Sen. Humason was also able to nation, and to continue to serve powerful labor unions, both local and statewide. shed light on the case that he will again be taking my community.” Political observers throughout the district to the residents of the 2nd Hampden and believe Leahy is in the drivers set to land the Hampshire District this fall. Democratic nomination and challenge the popu“I have represented my Senate district, even in lar Westfield Republican, and in talking to the a short time, very dilligently.” said Humason likely candidates, it appears that both are in tune Friday. “I think voters can expect to hear, from me with the needs and concerns of the district. at least, that I have experience, both in the House “Westfield has seen their property taxes and Senate, that neither of my opponents have. increase every year in the last several years and Nothing has changed as far as my background their local aid decrease,” said Leahy Thursday, and as far as legislative experience.” adding that Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik Humason then elaborated on the role that that recently mentioned the city’s decreasing Chapter experience will play in the fall. 70 funding via social media. “One of the most “You’re still in a body where seniority counts conservative people to run for office in western and relationships are important, where you get Massachusetts, Dan Allie, pointed out correctly things not based on party, but how well you work the lack of leadership and representation in with your colleagues,” he said, referencing the Westfield. The people of Westfield have a point imminent departures of retiring Senators Stephen when they talk about their wallets being pinched.” Brewer (D-Barre) and Senate President Therese Leahy also spoke of the issues being faced by Murray (D-Plymouth). “This budget process rural school districts in the area. showed that I worked very well with my col“A lot of those communities share a school leagues, and with Senator (Stephen) Brewer and system, so there are structures and issues sur- President (Therese) Murray. When those memrounding that,” he said. “A lot of the lifeblood of bers leave, I go from being number 39 to number some of these communities are the PILOT pro- 35 and, for a body that prides itself on seniority, grams – payment in lieu of taxes. A lot of these that’s a good thing.” hilltowns don’t have the taxbase that Westfield,
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street, sidewalk and easement appurtenant to the subdivision until conveyed and accepted by the Westfield City Council or duly incorporated homeowner’s association, or for at least two (2) years after completion of required improvements, whichever is the lesser.” The developer will need to create a homeowners association, and its rules, regulations and responsibilities, shall be submitted to the Planning Board prior to their endorsing the approved definitive plan. This shall include responsibility for the rightof-way, and draft easement language authorizing the City to enter upon, inspect, repair or maintain the stormwater system shall also be submitted. Vinskey said that the final legal documents must be submitted to and approved by the Planning Board prior to recording and prior to the sale of any lots. “The developer will need to come back to the board to implement the plan modifications approved Tuesday night and to submit the Mylar plans for the members to sign,” Vinskey said. “The Mylar plans will also include the name of the subdivision street which was referenced on one page of document as Bent Tree Drive, but not included on the plans submitted to the board.” The responsibility for the maintenance (including snow removal) repair, reconstruction of the roadway and utilities shall remain with the developer, his successors and assigns, unless and until the City Council has accepted the streets as city streets. The maintenance of the detention/infiltration pond, even if and after the street is accepted by the city as a city street, shall remain the responsibility and liability of the individual lot owners or established property owner association. Among the plan modifications is the requirement to install a four-foot high chain link fence, or equivalent safety enclosure, around the stormwater detention basin. The details of the project were presented to the board members by Rob Levesque of R Levesque Associates, Inc. The subdivision will occupy about half of the 28 acres of property owned by the William F. Reed Family Nominee Trust. The site is bordered by Montgomery Road on the West, the Massachusetts Turnpike on the north, Powdermill Brook on the east and Simmons Brook to the south. Much of the land near the brooks and associated wetlands will be left undisturbed and will be controlled by the subdivision homeowners’ association.
Engine Repairs Continued from Page 1 and Board of Selectmen decided that a repair of $125,000 that would give the engine another 15 years of life was more cost effective than purchasing a new truck. “For $125,000 we will take a truck we couldn’t use or sell and we will refurbish it and have it for years to come,” Anderson said. The engine is currently being repaired at the manufacturer in Appleton, WI. Anderson said the new frame would include a special powder coat finish that would weather the New England winter. Engine No. 2 should be back in service by mid-June. Anderson said the rest of the SFD fleet is in good shape. The next vehicle they need to consider replacing is an ambulance. “That costs about $200,000, but through the Fire Chief’s Association, we can participate in a program to get a discount through bulk purchases, so I’m keeping an eye on other departments,” he said.
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Harris pushes VA privatization plan By Kendall Breitman Politico.com Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is hoping to resolve the “bureaucratic mess” that is the Veterans Affairs office by pushing a plan that would allow privatization of some vets’ health care. “I’m going to describe a system where we begin to decompress the VA health care system, which is obviously overburdened, and begin to consider offering veterans who are newly assigned to the VA the benefit option of going to the private system and being taken care of in their local hospitals instead of in the VA system,” Harris told “FOX and Friends” on Tuesday. Harris said he is qualified to address the issue as a doctor and a former member of the Navy medical corps. “During my training, I did time in a VA hospital,” Harris said. “I understand the military and the VA health system and I understand why the VA system is a bureaucratic mess.” Harris said that his plan would benefit veterans who live far from VA centers, as well as cutting costs. “The VA budget has roughly tripled in the past 12 years, including the VA health budget,” Harris said. “When you look at the numbers, we’re paying more for veterans and those priority one veterans in the VA system then we would if we bought them, for instance, a silver level plan on the Obamacare exchange.”
White House accidentally outs CIA official By Josh Gerstein Politico.com The White House accidentally identified the CIA’s top official in Afghanistan on Sunday, sending his name to reporters traveling with President Barack Obama on a short Memorial Day weekend visit to the U.S.-run Bagram Air Base outside Kabul. The name appeared on a list of officials briefing Obama on security conditions in the South Asian country in advance of a second round of presidential elections there scheduled in about three weeks. In accordance with standard practice, a Washington Post writer serving as a pool reporter on the trip distributed the list via email to thousands of other journalists who receive pool reports on White House-related events where coverage is limited. One official on the list was identified as “Chief of Station.” The CIA connection was not stated explicitly, but the designation is used by the top U.S. intelligence officer in a foreign country. The Post reporter later sent out an updated list omitting two people previously on the list, including the station chief. “Here is the correct list of those who took part in briefing the president on Bagram Air Base. Please use this list,” the Post’s Scott Wilson wrote. Officials at the White House and the CIA would not comment on the episode. However, the Post said officials asked the newspaper to withhold the name because of safety concerns for him and his family. Politico is also not identifying him. The identity of the top CIA officer in a country is usually known to top government officials there. However, it is rarely publicly acknowledged in order to avoid targeting by terrorists and to allow the officer to take on other missions more deeply undercover. In recent years, three different CIA station chiefs in Afghanistan’s neighbor Pakistan have been publicly named in the media after being identified in lawsuits or by other critics of U.S. drone operations there. In at least one instance, the officer was called back to the U.S. because of threats to his safety.
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Why didn’t we listen to the Eastern Europeans? They told us this could happen By EDWARD LUCAS Politico.com Eastern Europe is not a geographical expression. It is a collection of worries. During the Cold War, it comprised the captive nations of the Soviet empire. Some of them resented the “eastern” tag (Prague, the Czechoslovak capital, is hundreds of miles west of “Western” capitals such as Helsinki, Vienna or Athens). Some felt abandoned after the West acceded to the surrender of Eastern Europe at Yalta and did nothing to counter the Soviet invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia. When the Berlin Wall came down, the worries changed. How quickly would “new Europe” integrate into “old Europe”? Would democracy take root and capitalism flourish? Could the former Soviet bloc nations ever catch up with the luckier half of the continent? Those worries about being left behind abated after the 2008 financial crisis. First, because it was clear that the “transition economies” of the “east” had weathered the storm rather well: Poland, the largest of them, was the only country in the European Union that did not experience a recession at all. And, second, because it was clear that the biggest problems were elsewhere: in Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Cyprus. But now there are new concerns – verging from mere worries to outright fears of a new generation of abandonment by the West provoked by Russia’s land-grab in Ukraine and the Western weakness it has exposed. The old assumptions of NATO and EU solidarity, in the eyes of the countries most at risk, are being tested as never before. Some are privately wondering about new regional security relationships and arrangements to deal with the Russian threat. The existing Nordic defense cooperation, Nordefco, is gaining weight; it includes Sweden and Finland which are not NATO members. The Baltic states and Poland are eyeing it closely, and it also enjoys American and British backing. Russia by contrast regards this with deep disfavor. A recent commentary published by RIA Novosti, an official Kremlin news agency, said that NATO’s ties with Sweden and Finland were part of a planned “Western military blockade of the entire western frontier of Russia.” The new regional arrangements are controversial inside NATO, because they imply a failure of the existing system. Turkey objects fiercely to any NATO involvement with countries outside the alliance, fearing that it would set a precedent for NATO cooperation with Israel. That has jinxed experiments such as trying to get Swedish and Finnish warplanes involved in policing the airspace of Iceland, a defenseless NATO member. Any new arrangements are best sold as a complement to NATO — but in the background, the countries involved appear to realize that they may have to be a supplement, or in the worst case even a substitute. The countries of the region between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea have never been sanguine about Russia. Even during the Yeltsin era in the 1990s, when the Kremlin was ostensibly a friend and partner for the United States and Western Europe, these countries fretted. They worried about Russia’s use of gas and oil pipelines to create patronage and apply pressure. They noted the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle tricks of Russian diplomacy. They noticed that Russian spies were numerous, active and all too effective. Western countries tended to patronize and ignore the easterners. Russia was nothing like the threat of the Soviet Union, or so went the line in Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin and Washington. It was silly to pretend otherwise. The West thought the east Europeans – particularly the Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles and Czechs — were traumatized by their historical experience and prone to scaremongering. President Barack Obama returns a salutes as he follows Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to the podium on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, to welcome participants in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride to the White House, on the seventh annual Soldier Ride. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) That continued during much of the Putin era. Europe’s territorial defense was an issue was not just a non-subject; it was a careerkiller. The conventional wisdom crystalized around the idea that Russia was not and would not be a threat. Anyone who thought differently in officialdom, especially in the foreign-policy, security, intelligence and military worlds, was wise to keep silent. Even as Russia became steadily more authoritarian and hostile, the West doubled down on its Russia policy. Even as Vladimir Putin adopted a more confrontational stance, NATO and the EU insisted that all was well and the answer to Russian snarls and sneers was yet more dialogue and integration, not confrontation or deterrence. American policymakers failed to see that the planned missiledefense installations in Poland and the Czech Republic, though directed against a putative Iranian threat, were of vital importance as a symbol of continuing American commitment to the region. When the Obama administration cancelled those plans — clumsily and abruptly on the anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939 — it seemed not to realize that the “reset” of relations with Russia needed to be coupled with a big dose of reassurance to its most loyal European allies. It has been struggling to catch up ever since. Ignoring the east Europeans was a mistake not only in a narrow tactical sense (treating allies brusquely does not encourage them to spill blood and treasure for you in future). It was also a mistake because America could have learned something from them.
Western policy-makers are now reluctantly facing up to the fact that the people who knew the Russians best, those scaremongering Eastern Europeans, have been right about them all along. Russia has sent its military spending soaring – nearly doubling it in real terms in ten years. The economy, for all its corruption, bottlenecks and narrow base on natural-resources, has proved remarkably resilient. Russia has bought allies and influence in the West, and promoted economic interdependence, to the point that implementing serious sanctions is difficult. That is a headache for the Westerners. It is a nightmare for the east Europeans – the countries for whom Russia is an immediate neighbor and, as they see it, an existential threat. Foremost among these are the Poles and the Estonians – Europe’s new über-hawks. They are among a handful of NATO countries that spend the 2 percent of GDP on defense that the alliance mandates. They have serious military capabilities – Poland has the largest army in the region, and Estonia has renowned prowess in cyber-security and intelligence. Their analysis of the Putin regime’s intention is bleak, as articulated by figures such as Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia’s president, and Rados?aw Sikorski, the foreign minister of Poland. Repression and aggression form a vicious circle. Putin distracts public opinion from the failure of his regime to deliver modern public services, decent infrastructure and sustainable growth, by adventurism abroad. He is driven by a deep sense of injustice – both about the collapse of the Soviet Union and the West’s behavior since. He senses weakness in the EU and NATO and sees the cost of exploiting it as low. Challenging Ukraine’s territorial integrity proved surprisingly easy. The West has accepted the annexation of Crimea, despite the multiple breaches of international law and international humanrights standards involved. Religious freedoms, the rights of the Crimean Tatars, and other supposedly hallowed principles of the post-1991 European security order have been shredded – with a Western response strong on symbolism and short on substance. The lesson for the Kremlin is that the West is not prepared to accept serious economic pain, for example by cancelling defense orders with Russia (France is building two warships) or by cutting off Russian companies from international capital markets in London and New York. This is alsoa chilling lesson outside Poland and Estonia. Latvians and Lithuanians in particular have similar historical memories, of annexation, deportation and repression. But their governments are far weaker than those in Tallinn and Warsaw. Latvia and Lithuania spend barely one percent of GDP on defense. Their economies are weaker than Estonia’s, and so are their polities. The media in both countries is under heavy Russian pressure. Latvia’s non-citizens, 400,000 Soviet-era migrants stranded when the USSR collapsed, are apathetic at best about their new home, and at worst resentful. That offers plenty of scope for Kremlin information-warfare and provocations. (Estonia’s non-citizens are far smaller in number.) Lithuania has a different problem: a resentful and alienated Polish minority, which is in alliance with the small local proKremlin Russian population. Lithuanian nationalist rhetoric treats the local Polish-speakers as Polonised Lithuanians who must be won back to their national traditions and culture. Unsurprisingly, this goes down badly with many local Poles. A further vulnerability for both Poland and Lithuania is the Kaliningrad exclave, a heavily militarized region of Russia (part of the old German East Prussia). Military planners worry that the narrow 60-mile Polish-Lithuanian border could easily be severed by a joint operation from Kaliningrad and Belarus (which is in a close military alliance with Russia). That would cut the Baltic states off from their NATO allies. Worse, it could cost Poland dearly: current NATO plans are for Poland to reinforce the Baltic states in a crisis, pending reinforcement of Poland by other NATO countries. For now at least, Poland is ready to believe that this help will come. Move south and the picture becomes still bleaker. Czech, Slovak and Hungarian government leaders simply do not share the threat perception of their Polish and Baltic colleagues. They have no desire to increase defense spending (at or below one percent in all three countries). They do not wish to bear the economic pain of sanctions (which Poland and the Baltic states are willing to do). They see Russia primarily as a business opportunity. Murky business-political alliances with Russian involvement are a deep and troubling feature of Czech public life. Hungary is buying a new nuclear power station from Russia. Together with Austria and Bulgaria, Hungary is also supporting a proposed Russian-backed gas pipeline called South Stream. This would reduce their dependence on unreliable transit flows across Ukraine. But it would do nothing to diversify Europe’s overall dependence on Russian energy. The European Commission has flatly instructed Bulgaria that the pipeline – owned and controlled by Gazprom – breaches European rules. Bulgaria says flatly that it does not agree. The real battlegrounds for European security are not in Ukraine. They are the EU’s ability to set rules that Gazprom doesn’t like, and NATO’s credibility in defending its weakest members. So far, President Putin believes that he can apply enough political pressure, combined with bluff, subterfuge and saber-rattling, to undermine both. Europe’s new front-line states will be the first to pay if he is right, and their options look uncomfortably limited. ——— Edward Lucas is the author of The New Cold War (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008). A revised and updated edition is to be published shortly.
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WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Friday, May 23, 2014 1:39 a.m.: suspicious activity, Charles Street, a caller reports somebody is trying to open his front door, the responded officer reports he found a male party with blood on his head and neck, the man declined to explain how he had been injured and declined the medical assistance which was summoned, the man’s injuries were documented and he was provided a courtesy transport to a King Street address; 2:22 a.m.: alarm, Westfield High School, 177 Montgomery Road, an alarm company reports motion detected in the school, see story in the Saturday edition of The Westfield News; 10:55 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard; 12:07 p.m.: assault, St. Dennis Street, a caller reports a pregnant woman was assaulted, see story in the Tuesday edition of The Westfield News; 2:49 p.m.: found property, Lozier Avenue, a caller reports that while digging in her garden she encountered two very rusty guns, the responding officer reports the rusty relics were found to be toy guns and were safely disposed of; 3:47 p.m.: suspicious vehicle, Elm Street, a caller from an Elm Street bank reports that a male party in a vehicle which has been parked in front of the bank for about an hour appears to have been watching the bank, the responding officer reports he observed the car in front of the bank and saw two persons run to it and get in whereupon the vehicle started to leave, the officer reports he stopped the car and the operator said that he had been waiting for his children while they were at the library, the children who had run to the car had materials from the library, the operator was found to be unlicensed and a criminal complaint was filed; 6:08 p.m.: arrest, Clark Street, a patrol officer reports he was approached by a woman who said that she is concerned about the safety of a friend who is addicted to heroin, the woman said that she believes her friend, who was the subject of an outstanding warrant, would be safer in custody where she would not be able feed her addiction, the officer reports the suspect was found at the indicated address and acknowledged that she was aware of the warrant, Jessica N. Smith, 26, of 15 Clark St., was arrested on the warrant, during the booking process she was found to be in possession of three bags of heroin and was also charged with possession a Class A drug; 7:01 p.m.: fire, East Silver at Broad Street, a caller reports a book is on fire, the responding officer reports he found a partially burned book leaning against a traffic sign, the fire had been extinguished by recent rain.
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Doctors design mini dialysis machine for babies By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Doctors in Italy have designed a miniature dialysis machine for babies, used for the first time last year to save a newborn girl, according to a new report. Usually, doctors adapt standard dialysis machines for babies, but that can be risky since the devices can’t always be accurately tweaked. About 1 to 2 percent of hospitalized infants have kidney problems that may require dialysis, which cleans toxins from the blood when the kidneys aren’t working. “Only a small number of (babies) need this treatment, but it could be life-saving,” said Dr. Heather Lambert, a pediatric kidney specialist and spokeswoman for Britain’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Lambert and colleagues at the Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle are working on a similar small dialysis device and other scientists have experimented with prototypes. The new mini-dialysis machine, meant for babies under 10 kilograms (22 pounds), was conceived by Dr. Claudio Ronco of the San Bortolo Hospital in Vicenza, Italy and colleagues. Just weeks after the machine was licensed last summer by European authorities, they got their first patient: a 3-dayold baby girl weighing about 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds) with multiple organ failure. “Her parents had already reserved the funeral,” Ronco said. Instead, the baby was treated for nearly a month. She and her parents recently paid Ronco a visit. “The baby was crying like crazy because she was hungry, but she’s doing great,” Ronco said. The baby has mild kidney problems and needs vitamin D supplements but is otherwise growing normally, he said. Since then, about 10 other babies have been treated with the machine across Europe. The development of the dialysis machine and its first patient were described in a paper published online Thursday in the journal Lancet. The research was paid for by an Italian kidney advocacy group. The dialysis machines cost 35,000 euros ($47,801) and Ronco does not profit from their sales. “This is a pretty major advance for the smallest infants,” said Dr. Bethany Foster, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Montreal See Dialysis, Page 7
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Poll: More stress in caring for spouse than parent WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans may wind up helping Mom as she gets older, but a new poll shows the most stressful kind of caregiving is for a frail spouse. The population is rapidly aging, but people aren’t doing much to get ready even though government figures show nearly 7 in 10 Americans will need long-term care at some point after they reach age 65. In fact, people 40 and over are more likely to discuss their funeral plans than their preferences for assistance with dayto-day living as they get older, according to the poll by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Five findings from the poll: EFFECT ON FAMILIES Half of people 40 and older already have been caregivers to relatives or friends. Six in 10 have provided care to a parent, mostly a mother, while 14 percent have cared for a spouse or partner. Overwhelmingly, caregivers called it a positive experience. But it’s also incredibly difficult, especially for spouses. While 7 in 10 who cared for a spouse said their relationship grew stronger as a result, nearly two-thirds said it caused stress in their family compared with about half among those who cared for a parent. It’s not just an emotional challenge but a physical one: The average age of spouse caregivers was 67, compared to 58 for people who’ve cared for a parent. Virginia Brumley, 79, said caring for her husband Jim for nearly five years as he suffered from dementia strengthened their bond. But eventually he needed a nursing home because “he was too big for me. He was as helpless as a baby,” she said. LONG-TERM PLANNING A third of Americans in this age group are deeply concerned that they won’t plan enough for the care they’ll need in their senior years, and that they’ll burden their families. Yet two-thirds say they’ve done little or no planning. About 32 percent say they’ve set aside money to pay for ongoing living assistance; 28 percent have modified their
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home to make it easier to live in when they’re older. In contrast, two-thirds have disclosed their funeral plans. Anthony Malen, 86, of Gilroy, California said he and his wife Eva Mae, who has a variety of health problems, never discussed a plan for caregiving as they got older. “She doesn’t want anyone in the house. She doesn’t want any help. She fusses about it so much, I just give up on it. But if it gets any worse, we’re going to have to have it,” Malen said. “I’m getting older too.” BECOMING A CAREGIVER Three in 10 Americans 40 and older think it’s very likely that an older relative or friend will need care within the next five years. Just 30 percent who expect to provide that care feel very prepared for the job, while half say they’re somewhat prepared. But only 40 percent have discussed their loved one’s preferences for that assistance or where they want to live. Women are more likely than men to have had those tough conversations.
WHAT DOES IT COST? Some 53 percent of people underestimate the monthly cost of a nursing home, about $6,900. Another third underestimate the cost of assisted living, about $3,400. One in 5 wrongly thought a home health aide costs less than $1,000 a month. Contrary to popular belief, Medicare doesn’t pay for the most common long-term care and last year, a bipartisan commission appointed by Congress couldn’t agree on how to finance those services, either. But nearly 6 in 10 Americans 40 and older support some type of government-administered long-term care insurance program, a 7 point increase from last year’s AP survey. WHAT ELSE MIGHT HELP? More than three-fourths of this age group favor tax breaks to encourage saving for longterm care or for purchasing long-term care insurance. Only a third favor a requirement to purchase such coverage. Some 8 in 10 want more access to community services that help the elderly live independently. More than 70 percent support respite care programs for family caregivers and letting people take time off work or adjust their schedules to accommodate caregiving. The AP-NORC Center survey was conducted by telephone March 13 to April 23 among a random national sample of 1,419 adults age 40 or older, with funding from the SCAN Foundation. Results for the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points. ——— Online: AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research: www.longtermcarepoll.org
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States face new cost concerns with Medicaid surge By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their Medicaid costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law. That’s likely to revive the debate about how federal decisions can saddle states with unanticipated expenses. Before President Barack Obama’s law expanded Medicaid eligibility, millions of people who already were entitled to its safetynet coverage were not enrolled. Those same people are now signing up in unexpectedly high numbers, partly because of publicity about getting insured under the law. For states red or blue, the catch is that they must use more of their own money to cover this particular group. In California, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent budget projected an additional $1.2 billion spending on Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid, due in part to surging numbers. State officials say about 300,000 more already-eligible Californians are expected to enroll than was estimated last fall. “Our policy goal is to get people covered, so in that sense it’s a success,” said state legislator Richard Pan, a Democrat who heads the California State Assembly’s health committee. “We are going to have to deal with how to support the success.” Online exchanges that offer subsidized private insurance are just one part of the health care law’s push to expand coverage. The other
This May 13, 2014 file photo shows California Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question about his revised 2014-15 state budget that he unveiled at the Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif. From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting a new concern that their health care costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law. (AP Photo, File) part is Medicaid, and it has two components. First, the law allows states to expand Medicaid eligibility to people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line, about $16,100 for an individual. Washington pays the entire cost for that group through 2016, gradually phasing down to a 90 percent share. About half the states have accepted the offer to expand coverage in this way. But whether or not a state expands Medicaid, all states are on the hook for a significantly
bigger share of costs when it comes to people who were Medicaid-eligible under previous law. The federal government’s share for this group averages about 60 percent nationally. In California, it’s about a 50-50 split, so for each previously eligible resident who signs up, the state has to pony up half the cost. There could be many reasons why people didn’t sign up in the past. They may have simply been unaware. Some may not have needed coverage. Others see a social stigma attached to the program for those with the lowest incomes. But now virtually everyone in the country is required to have coverage or risk fines. That’s more motivation to come forward. “It’s not a bad thing that we are opening a door that should have been open before,” said Judy Solomon of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, which advocates for the poor. The budget consequences are real. “Clearly we are going to need to do our best to make sure we are working within the budget we are given,” said Deidre Gifford, Rhode Island’s Medicaid director. States always expected that some previously eligible people would sign up, but Gifford said her state enrolled 5,000 to 6,000 more than it had projected. In Washington state, people who were previously eligible represent about one-third of new Medicaid enrollments, roughly 165,000 out of a total of nearly 483,000. But state officials say they are treating that as a preliminary
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number, and the true net increase may be lower once they factor in people who drop out of the program for a host of reasons, such as getting a job with coverage. Governors in California, Rhode Island and Washington state all strongly supported the health care law. Their outreach campaigns to promote sign-ups overall probably contributed to drawing out uninsured residents who already were entitled to Medicaid. But researchers also are seeing increased Medicaid enrollment in states that have resisted the health care law. A recent report from the market research firm Avalere Health found Georgia enrollment increased by nearly 6 percent. Montana saw a 10 percent rise and South Carolina 5 percent. A big exception is Texas, which has barely seen any increase. “Anyone who didn’t budget for this is going to be behind the eight ball,” Avalere CEO Dan Mendelson said. “It’s the kind of thing governors will want to discuss with the White House.” When the health care law was being debated in Congress, many states recognized they might face a problem if droves of already-eligible people joined Medicaid. States lobbied federal lawmakers — unsuccessfully — to get more money for that group, said Ray Scheppach, the former top staffer for the National Governors Association. “States are concerned about this,” he said. “It’s something they had been worried about right along.”
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pleted. “We have to have some type of a reason, but when we find someone on the rail trail drinking or doing something they’re not supposed to be, we can immediately trespass them,” he said. “Law enforcement, as an extension of the city, has the authority to do it and we do it quite often.” Neighborhood resident Harland Avezzie, Jr. was in attendance at the meeting, and voiced his concerns afterward. “There’s a lot of issues going on. I understand everything that they’ve talked about tonight. I see it. I agree with it. My biggest issues are my privacy and my safety,” he said. “No matter what anybody says, for my issues, a fence and a bush isn’t going to do it.” “If I’m responsible for my family’s safety, I have that. It is for whoever comes on my property at night, their safety is now the issue,” he said. Figy encouraged residents to attend the rail trail meetings at the Church of the Atonement on the third Tuesday of every month. Continued from Page 6 “A lot of this stuff, this is “They’ve got to be held accountable,” Dempsey said, adding that Shinseki “has made it very where that needs to go, because clear that they will be held accountable,” they’re the driving force behind The department’s inspector general says 26 VA facilities are under investigation, including the the rail trail,” he said. Phoenix VA hospital, where a former clinic director says as many as 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment. Officials also are investigating claims that VA employees have falsified appointment records to cover up delays in care. An initial review of 17 people who died while awaiting appointments in Phoenix found that none of their deaths appeared to have been caused by delays in treatment. The allegations have raised fresh concerns about the administration’s management of a department that has been struggling to keep up with the influx of veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Vietnam veterans needing more care as they age. “You know, if we are going to send people off to war, we have a solemn promise to make sure that when they come home, we are going to take care of them,” Sanders said. The two committee chairmen appeared a day after the Obama administration agreed to recommendations from lawmakers in both parties and said it would allow more veterans to get care at private hospitals to help ease pressure on backlogged VA hospitals dealing with patients from the wars on terrorism as well as treating old soldiers from prior conflicts including Afghanistan and Iraq. The problem is not a lack of resources, said Miller. “If money was the issue, this problem would have been solved a long time ago. VA is not using the resources that they’re provided appropriately.” The VA says it is taking some of the pressure off its hospital system by allowing more veterans to be treated at private hospitals.
continue the argument face-to-face. She said that she went outside to speak with him but the discussion did not go well and her father went on to the porch to see what was happening. Eventually, she said, Edelman was told to leave and she thought he was going to comply when he turned back toward his SUV. As she reached her father on the porch, she turned back and saw that Edelman was charging toward her. And, she saw, he was holding a knife which he threw at her. The knife missed her, she said. Stoyak found a knife in tall grass near the porch. The woman said that the man continued to the porch and, when Edelman reached her, he punched her chest so hard, she said, that it took her breath away. She said that Edelman is aware that she is 11 weeks pregnant with his second child. The woman’s mother said that she called police and then helped her husband restrain Edelman until the officers arrived. Edelman was arrested for assault and battery on a pregnant person, assault and battery on a person older than 60 years-of-age, assault and battery in a domestic relationship and assault with a dangerous weapon. He is expected to be arraigned today in Westfield District Court.
right, you have a whole set of overhead wires, poles that need to be moved, with significant conducters on those.” He also added that the project is set to be completed in November, and Westfield Police Sergeant Eric Hall added that the trail is closed for public use. “Part of the issue is that nobody is supposed to be on it, absolutely nobody,” he said. “But if you think they weren’t there before that area was cleared, you’re greatly mistaken.” Not all neighborhood residents in attendance are upset with the project. “I think it looks great. Having the rail trail in our backyard will increase our property values,” said one man. “It’s a big change in our lifestyle. I like how it opened up from an old, unused railroad track into something for the city to use. In five years, I hope (people) feel different about it.”
Cressotti, Figy and Rivera also spoke to several residents regarding the implementation of additional fencing along their properties. “(A person) will hire the contractor, but we can try to coordinate it so that the city is paying them directly so you don’t have to shell out the money,” said Cressotti. “The law department likes to see the work done before they approve payment for it, but we can try to work it so that, when the work is done, you submit the invoice, we get it and pay it directly.” Some residents in attendance scoffed at the fencing and proposed planting of more bushes and vegetation, which Sgt. Hall said would present a whole new set of dangers and concerns. “What was a more dangerous situation? If you can see someone approaching your property or if they can sneak down, grab your son and now you can’t see them?” Hall said. “I understand the privacy issue, but thats one
of the things we always talk about, crime prevention through environmental design. The way you maintain your property, if you have big, giant bushes in front of your house, there is a place for someone to hide.” Hall also said that he is confident that when the project is completed, the stream of unwanted and disorderly trail traffic will dissipate. “When I was a community police officer at Whitney Field, we started holding more functions down there – carnivals, neighborhood picnics – the more use you got down there, the less that element wanted to be there,” he said. “The more legitimate use you get out of an area, the less illegitimate use you get.” Hall encouraged residents to call the police whenever they are needed and that the Westfield Police Department has the authority to trespass from parks, which the rail trail will qualify as once it’s com-
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Tigers capture league title By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield VocationalTechnical baseball team just hit one out of the park. Westfield Voc-Tech senior Jake Parsons hit a two-out, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Tigers to a 4-3 win over Putnam Saturday at Bullens Field. The victory delivered Voc-Tech only its second Tri-County League title in school history, and first since 1996. “Hopefully for Westfield Voke, it will legitimize that the students there do work hard and can be successful,” Tigers coach Kyle Dulude said. “This is a huge accomplishment.” “These kids hard work paid off this season,” he added. “Being a first-year head coach, and not knowing my coaching style – such long practices, all of the additional batting sessions … We had hoped to win the Tri-County League, but until it becomes a reality you don’t understand all the hard work that needs to be put in to win it.” Parsons may earn the accolades for delivering the final piece to the title, but Dulude said every one of the team’s 13 players contributed to the victory, and to the 12 other wins enjoyed this past season. A perfect example is junior Jordan Nelson, who the team named the Most Valuable Player. Nelson was often used as a pinch runner or defensive substitution, but no matter the out-
come, Dulude said, the Tigers’ player motivated teammates by displaying good character, commitment, hard work, and, most importantly, enthusiasm for the game. “Jordan works as hard as anyone,” Dulude said, “and when it mattered most, he came through and made plays.” The new head coach – “new” to baseball as Dulude made the move over from being the school’s longtime softball coach (he also coaches boys’ basketball) – also credited the previous regime and his current staff for the team’s newfound success. “This is a credit to 28 years from Clem Fucci,” Dulude said. “We have five seniors that played three years for him … For 28 years he kept that program together. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have had that experience today.” Dulude said his job was made much easier thanks to two local baseball gurus and assistant-volunteers, first base coach Bruce Hastings, and Emmet Morill. Westfield Voc-Tech finished the regular season 13-5 overall, 13-3 in league play. While the Tigers will not participate in the state vocational tournament, they will begin postseason play in the Western Massachusetts Division 4 tournament, beginning this week. The entire baseball postseason field will be revealed late Tuesday evening. “You need have luck and some experience (to win WMass),” Dulude said. “That’s what we’ll go for. We’ll take it one game at a time
Westfield Voc-Tech starting pitcher Jake Parsons delivers during a regular season game at Bullens Field. Parsons and the Tigers captured the Tri-County League crown on Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/TheWestfieldNews.Smugmug.com) and see what happens.” EMASS SHUT OUT OF “SUPER 8”: The state’s new “Super Eight” Division 1 baseball tournament will be a bit one-sided. The eight-team field was announced late Monday, and all eight teams were selected from Eastern Massachusetts. Western Massachusetts will get its chance to make some noise when the west sectionals get under way this week. Westfield, the two-time defending Division 1 champs, was considered one of the leading contenders to draw the region’s lone berths in the field, but was shot down 6-3 according to ESPNBoston.
BOMBERS TO TAKE FLIGHT: The Westfield High softball team has flown high all season, compiling an unbeaten mark of 20-0. The Bombers will look to extend that streak, and more, when the D1 softball tourney begins this week. POSTSEASON NOTES: Westfield will open tournament play in the boys’ volleyball Division 1 West Section quarterfinal Tuesday, May 27 against No. 5 Belchertown (13-6) at home at 6:30 p.m. The Bombers (10-6) are seeded fourth … Fans hoping to catch a double-header can watch No. 4 Westfield (14-3) take on No. 13 Wachusett (11-9), the visitor, in a boys’ lacrosse Division 2 West Sectional opening round game at 4.
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Westfield’s Apryl Sabadosa finishes the Run Westfield 5K race barefoot in a time of 17:42 to place 39th. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Christopher Hanechak, of Russell, finishes the Run Westfield 5K race with a time of 18:16 placing 43rd. (Photo by Frederick Gore/ www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Westfield’s Matt Pomeroy finishes the Run Westfield 5K race in 38th place with a time of 17:41. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Sean Harper, of Southwick, finished the Westfield’s Diana Vanessa, left, battles Holyoke’s Run Westfield 5K race with a time of Maggie McAndrew during the Run Westfield 5K event 20:37 placing 80th. (Photo by Frederick Saturday. Vanessa finished in a time of 20:09 and McAndrew finished in a time of 20:07. (Photo by Gore/www/thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com) Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
James Sitler, of Westfield, finishes the Run Westfield 5K race claiming the 95th spot with a time of 21:28. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, May 17 N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Sunday, May 18 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Monday, May 19 NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1
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Wednesday, May 21 Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2 Thursday, May 22 Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Saturday, May 24 Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Sunday, May 25 NY Rangers 3, Montreal 2, OT,
N.Y. Rangers lead series 3-1 Monday, May 26 Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2, Los Angeles leads series 3-1 Tuesday, May 27 NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 29 x-Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. Friday, May 30 x-Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. Saturday, May 31 x-NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 1 x-Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 9-1 W-7 14-11 16-11 Atlanta 28 22 .560 Toronto 30 22 .577 — — 6-4 L-1 18-11 10-11 2 — 6-4 W-3 11-11 16-12 Miami 27 25 .519 New York 27 23 .540 2 1 6-4 W-1 20-8 7-17 2½ ½ 5-5 W-2 11-12 15-11 Washington 25 26 .490 Baltimore 26 23 .531 3½ 2½ 3-7 L-1 14-13 11-13 Tampa Bay 23 29 .442 7 5 5-5 L-1 12-14 11-15 Philadelphia 22 26 .458 5 4 5-5 W-1 10-14 12-12 8 6 1-9 W-1 10-17 11-12 New York 22 28 .440 Boston 21 29 .420 6 5 3-7 L-1 11-17 11-11 Central Division Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Detroit 28 19 .596 — — 3-7 L-3 14-11 14-8 Milwaukee 30 22 .577 — — 3-7 L-1 14-11 16-11 5 2½ 5-5 W-1 14-12 12-15 St. Louis 28 23 .549 Chicago 26 27 .491 1½ — 7-3 L-1 14-8 14-15 5½ 3 4-6 L-2 13-12 11-14 Pittsburgh 23 27 .460 Kansas City 24 26 .480 6 4 6-4 W-1 16-13 7-14 5½ 3 5-5 L-4 12-12 11-13 Cincinnati 22 27 .449 Minnesota 23 25 .479 6½ 4½ 4-6 L-3 12-12 10-15 Cleveland 24 28 .462 6½ 4 5-5 L-2 15-11 9-17 Chicago 19 30 .388 9½ 7½ 6-4 W-1 10-13 9-17 West Division West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Oakland 31 20 .608 — — 6-4 W-1 13-10 18-10 San Francisco 32 19 .627 — — 6-4 L-1 17-9 15-10 2½ — 6-4 L-1 15-13 13-9 Los Angeles 28 22 .560 Los Angeles 28 24 .538 4½ — 6-4 W-2 10-13 18-11 5 1½ 6-4 W-3 13-13 13-12 Colorado 27 24 .529 Texas 26 25 .510 5 ½ 4-6 L-2 16-7 11-17 5½ 2 5-5 W-1 11-12 14-13 San Diego 23 29 .442 Seattle 25 25 .500 9½ 5 3-7 L-1 14-15 9-14 Houston 20 32 .385 11½ 8 6-4 W-3 10-15 10-17 Arizona 21 32 .396 12 7½ 5-5 W-1 7-18 14-14 Miami 3, Washington 2 Detroit (Scherzer 6-1) at Oakland (Gray 5-1), 10:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 4 Wednesday’s Games Toronto 3, Oakland 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings Houston (Cosart 3-4) at Kansas City (Duffy 2-4), 2:10 p.m. Texas 12, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 9, Colorado 0 Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2) at Toronto (Hendriks 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Baltimore 4, Cleveland 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 3 Atlanta (Floyd 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-3), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay 8, Boston 5 Arizona 7, San Diego 5 Baltimore (B.Norris 3-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-3), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland (House 0-1) L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 3 Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco 8, Minnesota 1 at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Texas (J.Saunders 0-1) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-4), 8:10 p.m. Houston 4, Seattle 1 Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at Washington (Treinen 0-2), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 6-3), 8:15 p.m. Monday’s Games Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (A.Sanchez 2-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 5-2), 10:05 p.m. Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh (Volquez 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-3) Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 8:10 p.m. at Seattle (F.Hernandez 6-1), 10:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 2 N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 8:15 p.m. Texas 7, Minnesota 2 San Diego (Stults 2-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-5), 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Oakland 10, Detroit 0 Cincinnati (Simon 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 1 Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-0) Arizona 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings at San Francisco (Hudson 4-2), 10:15 p.m. Milwaukee 7, Miami 1 Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 5 Wednesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers 6, Philadelphia 0 Houston 9, Kansas City 2 Pittsburgh (Morton 1-6) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 3-5), 1:10 p.m. Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2 Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-4) San Francisco 8, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-1), 7:07 p.m. at San Francisco (Lincecum 4-3), 3:45 p.m. San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Lyles 5-1) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-2), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Koehler 4-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 3-2), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets 4, Arizona 2, 2nd game Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 8:10 p.m. Atlanta (Floyd 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-3), 7:10 p.m. Atlanta 7, Colorado 0 Cleveland (Masterson 2-3) Baltimore (B.Norris 3-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-3), 8:10 p.m. St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 0 at Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-0), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 6-3), 8:15 p.m. Monday’s Games Houston (McHugh 2-3) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-3), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Stauffer 2-0) at Arizona (C.Anderson 2-0), 9:40 p.m. Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Texas (Darvish 4-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 5-1), 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 4-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-1), 10:10 p.m. Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3 N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 8:15 p.m.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Sunday, May 18 Indiana 107, Miami 96 Monday, May 19 San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Tuesday, May 20 Miami 87, Indiana 83 Wednesday, May 21 San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77
Saturday, May 24 Miami 99, Indiana 87 Sunday, May 25 Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 97, San Antonio leads series 2-1 Monday, May 26 Miami 102, Indiana 90, Miami leads series 3-1 Tuesday, May 27 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.
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A group of spectators along Western Avenue cheer on the participants of the Run A group of girls representing Roots Gymnastics gather for a photo after completing the Westfield 5K event Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com) Run Westfield 5K race Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
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Music filled the air during the Run Westfield 5K race Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore. wwwthewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
An employee from Paddy Irish Pub serves a fresh hot SuperPretzel during the Run Westfield 5K race Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Families gather along Elm Street to celebrate the Run Westfield 5K race Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Participants along with their family and friends gather after the Run Westfield 5K race Spectators along Western Avenue gesture to the participants of the Run Westfield event Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com) Saturday. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)
Red Sox broadcaster’s son pleads guilty to murder WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — The son of a Boston Red Sox broadcaster has pleaded guilty to murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend last year. Jared Remy entered the plea Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court. Prosecutors say he fatally stabbed Jennifer Martel at the couple’s Waltham apartment in August. The judge didn’t immediately accept Remy’s guilty plea to first-degree murder, assault and battery, and violating a restraining order, among other charges. Jared Remy was arrested Aug. 13 after he allegedly pushed Martel into a mirror. He was released on his own recognizance on Aug. 14 and stabbed Martel the next day. He also pleaded guilty to assaulting a man who tried to help Martel as he was stabbing her. The 35-year-old Remy and the 27-year-old Martel had a 5-year-old daughter. Remy is the son of Jerry Remy, a popular Red Sox announcer.
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Can you give me some advice? Dear Annie: You’ve printed letters about grandchildren sleeping with the grandparents. What do you think about a 7-year-old boy who sleeps with his mother in her queen-sized bed, displacing his father? Dad sleeps in his daughter’s room (in twin beds). This young boy is very strong-willed, as is his mother. She’s quite proud of this trait. I know my son, the father, is not happy with this arrangement, but he says no one will get any rest if they make the boy sleep in his own room. This has been going on since the child was born. I think my son is depressed and unhappy, but lets the situation continue for many reasons, one of which is that his wife supports the family. My son works part time now because his wife demanded that he be available to take the kids to school and pick them up in the middle of the afternoon. So he hasn’t worked full time for three years. Their lives are dictated by what the kids want or need, and everybody else comes in a distant second. The mother is the dominant personality in the family, and whatever she says goes. My son says this arrangement must go on until both kids are in middle school. By then, my son will be 41 years old, and I worry that he won’t be able to find full-time employment. I have suggested counseling and offered to pay for it, but he says he has already tried that and it didn’t do any good. Can you give me some advice? -- Worried Grandmother Dear Worried: We know you are concerned about your son, but which parent stays home is between him and his wife. Nonetheless, if he is unhappy, please urge him to seek counseling. He can do it with or without his wife. He also should talk to the children’s pediatrician about the sleeping arrangements and ask for assistance in getting his wife to recognize that she is doing a great disservice to those children. Dear Annie: Quite frequently during our Sunday church services, the loud noise of a crying baby or babies makes it difficult to hear the sermon and other portions of the worship service. Instead of removing the child from the service, these families remain no matter how long or loud the child screams. I do not know whether the parents realize how disruptive this is. I’d be glad to politely speak with them after church, but I cannot see who they are from where I sit. The church leadership does nothing for fear of losing members. I just want to hear the word of God and not crying babies. -- Frustrated with Noise Dear Frustrated: We are sure some parents would tell you that a crying baby is also a blessing. But there is a time and place for everything. Parents should take their screaming children out of places where they are disruptive and disturbing to others. Suggest to your church staff that they set up a playroom for young children, perhaps supervised by responsible teenage members or volunteers. Some toys and books would go a long way toward making church a pleasant experience for everyone. Dear Annie: You were too mild with “Upset Landlord, Not Wicked Stepmother,” whose husband’s son moved into his father’s house and isn’t paying any rent. There are compromises that could start shaping the son’s behavior -- such as announcing the end of paying utilities and cable. He’ll pitch a fit, but he’ll survive. But you are right that they should get legal advice about who gets the house when Dad dies. -- B. Dear B.: Those compromises are fine, but only if Dad is willing to cut off payment for cable and utilities. So far, he isn’t. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
HINTS FROM HELOISE PHONE REMINDERS Dear Heloise: I like to use the calendar on my phone to remember appointments, birthdays, etc. My favorite part is that I can set an alert to remind me ahead of time. All you have to do is look at the options when you input something into your calendar. Choose “alert” and then decide when you want a reminder: a day, a week, etc. An alarm will go off at the specified time to remind you. No more forgetting things! -- Patrick in San Antonio ZIPPERED SHEET BAGS Dear Heloise: My hint for reusing zippered sheet bags: Use them instead of boxes for wrapping Christmas gifts, such as clothing, when mailing them out of state. The clothing stays folded, it’s squared off enough to wrap nicely, and the bag weighs less than a cardboard box, which helps to keep the shipping cost lower. -- Diane S., Reading, Pa. (c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, May 27, 2014: This year you open up to a lot of new possibilities. You are unusually creative, dynamic and charismatic. As a result, doors open for you. Your sense of humor carries you far. If you are single, you’ll meet a lot of special people. You’ll want to choose the right person for you. Date until you find Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, the two of you will want to spend more time together. Your popularity will soar, so you will need to make special time for your sweetie and/or involve him or her more in the different elements of your life. A fellow GEMINI encourages rebellion. 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) HHHH You might feel strongly about a financial matter, and you’ll want to let everyone else know. No one will question your direction. You will be greeted with a sigh of relief once you explain your logic. A family member is likely to go overboard. Tonight: Order in. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You’ll be flying high and enjoying it. Look around to see if a grouchy friend or loved one is tagging along behind you. Your positive, optimistic smile allows others to relax and become more authentic. Tonight: Hang out with a dear pal, neighbor or relative. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Your instincts will guide you with spending, price comparison and negotiation. Be sure to keep your budget in mind, even though you won’t want to. If you have been feeling unusually tired and withdrawn, you might want to consider scheduling a checkup. Tonight: Pace yourself. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Zero in on what you want and what you feel is most important for the majority. You could overthink an emotional issue or a problem with a child or loved one. Your positive attitude will help you to get past a bump or hassle. Tonight: Enjoy the moment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You will have an opportunity to take the lead on an important project that you care a lot about. Your sense of humor allows greater flexibility in what quickly could evolve into a difficult and touchy situation. Your instincts will carry you far. Tonight: In the limelight. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You could feel intimidated if you don’t get a hold of this person within a certain number of phone calls. You might want to try a different approach. A friend will lend a hand and come through for you. Tonight: Find an expert. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Relate to a partner or associate directly about an issue surrounding funds. This person needs to know how you feel; saying nothing or copping an attitude will not be as powerful. He or she needs to know where you are coming from. Tonight: Togetherness works. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You might want to have a long-overdue conversation with several colleagues. Unless you convene a meeting with the people involved, you will not see this talk happen. Take responsibility for what you desire, and make it so. Tonight: Be entertained. Try a movie. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You have a lot of ground to cover. You can succeed if you focus on each task at hand. A partner will pitch in and help if you delegate some of your responsibilities. Curb a tendency to be so critical of yourself. Tonight: Head home, but make sure to squeeze in some exercise first. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You’ll put in a major effort at a meeting to present others with the options as you see them. You will anticipate a certain amount of feedback, but what you end up hearing might be totally unexpected. Go with the moment, and know your limits. Tonight: Go for naughty. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might want to reconsider an offer involving property. You could feel overburdened by your options and not know which way to go. Lighten up the moment with your sense of humor. A childlike energy will emerge later today, when you finally feel free. Tonight: In
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On May 20th at South Middle School, CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars held their 52nd annual awards night. One hundred and thirty-five students received $118,800 in scholarship awards. In addition to the students and their parents, over 100 donors and dignateries were on hand to present the awards including 95 year old Harvey Buckland who presented the American Legion Post 124 Walter Range Memorial by Harvey Buckland Scholarship to Evan Perrault. Offering words of encouragement and congratulations at the ceremony were Michael Knapik, former Westfield State Senator, speaking on behalf of Mayor Daniel Knapik, Stephen Velis, Westfield State Representative, Dr. Suzanne Scallion, Superintendent of Schools, and J.P. Brown, son of scholarship donor Joel Brown. Two student recipients, Ben Parent and Kaylee Paulson read their heartwarming letters of thanks to the CSF Board for the scholarships they received last year. The awards ceremony was capped by a meet and greet reception where students were able to meet and thank CSF Board Members and the donors, their family members or representatives. CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Scholarship Awards 2014 Westfield High School Logan Baillargeon • Framingham State University Jose Torres Memorial Endowment Benjamin Balukonis • Pace University CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Jennifer Balukonis • Westfield State University Jack & Marge Mulligan Memorial Endowment Jacob Beman • Providence College Howard Moffatt Memorial Shannon Boley • Hamilton College Joel Philip Brown Memorial Endowment Lina Borges-Berdecia • University of New Haven Westfield Academy Scholarship Brianna Burns • Boston University Charles and Elizabeth Smith Trust Nicholas Burrage • Marymount Manhattan College Attilio & Alice Chistolini Memorial Endowment Hannah Cain • Emmanuel College Howard Moffatt Memorial Victoria Camp • Keene State College Westfield Academy Scholarship Ian Canty • George Mason University Stephen M. Schwaber Memorial Kailey Carambia • Hampshire College Linda Billings Memorial Anthony Carbone • Suffolk University Westfield Academy Scholarship Emily Chrzanowski • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Ozzie the Duck Memorial Alyssa Clark • Elms College Rodden Family Scholarship Kelsey Collis • Westfield State University Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Alyssa Cousineau • Springfield College Donald W. Tuohey Memorial Scholarship Fund Javier Cruz • Holyoke Community College William Arment Memorial Endowment Jose Cruz • Fitchburg State University Westfield Spanish American Association Endowment Katelynn Curtin • University of Hartford Dr. George Flessas Memorial Angela Delusa • Lincoln Culinary Institute Rev. Hugh Crean Endowment David Desmarais • Bryant University Howard Moffatt Memorial Natalie Diltz • Worcester Polytechnic Institute Helen Kittredge Trust Timothy Dostie • University of Massachusetts - Amherst James E. Fitzgerald Memorial Taylor Dube • Champlain College Herbert Kittredge Trust Carolyn Dufraine • Westfield State University Ed Manley Memorial Endowment Olivia Dumaine • Salem State University Music Endowment Scholarship Annalise Eak • Virginia Polytechnic Institute James Arps Memorial Endowment Kyle Enko • Western New England University Maniscalco Family Memorial Trust Michael Enko • Worcester Polytechnic Institute Florence Tryon Trust Amelia Erwin • Springfield College Douglas Hamberg Memorial Astrid Esquilin Nieves • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Joe Kareta Memorial Endowment Anthony Farrar • University of Maine - Orono William Crean Memorial Endowment Lorin Fiske • Norwich University Leonard Puza Memorial Endowment Garrett Fitzgerald • Union College Frederick J. & Loretta Baker Pohl Memorial Liam Flaherty • Oberlin College Helen Kittredge Trust Jeanette Fleck • Westfield State University Charles & Elizabeth Smith Trust Nicholle Fleck • Westfield State University Joe Kareta Memorial Endowment Addie Fleron • Georgetown University Charles & Elizabeth Smith Trust Evan Fouche • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Leonard Puza Memorial Endowment Sabrina Fox • Mount Holyoke College Pat & Ed Lee Family Endowment Joshua Fuller • Worcester Polytechnic Institute Florence Tryon Trust Megan Fuller • Framingham State University Augie Tefts Memorial Endowment Daniel Gaylord • Boston University Ralph Cuzzone Memorial Endowment Bailey Gideon • Framingham State University Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Kerri Grimaldi
• Hamilton College Charles & Elizabeth Smith Trust Sylvester Halama • Worcester Polytechnic Institute Catherine O’Brien Memorial Endowment Taryn Hamel • Springfield College Walter S. Czop Memorial Endowment Christopher Haramut • University of Rhode Island Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Abigaile Hart • Simmons College Thomas F. Drummey Memorial Christopher Hart • George Washington University Florence Tryon Trust Cassandra Hawk • College of Saint Rose Mahoney Family Scholarship Ryan Hickson • Boston College Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Jason Howard • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Howard Moffatt Memorial Nicholas Howard • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Robert F. & Jean Cantell Pease Family Endowment Matthew Jacobson • Bowdoin College John Dowd Scholarship Hannah Kappel • Holyoke Community College Elizabeth Barcome Memorial Endowment Alexander Kaubris • Northeastern University Dunkin’ Donuts Customers’ Scholarship James Keats • Champlain College Elizabeth (Betsy) Gaylord Scbolarship Timothy Kelleher • Lasell College Neary & Popko Scholarship Carlton King • Northeastern University Florence Tryon Trust Ashley Kirby • Delaware Valley College Mary Rutzen Memorial Endowment Shelley Kusnierz • Western New England University Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Zachary Kusnierz • Western New England University Florence Tryon Trust Meaghan Kwarcinski • University of Pennsylvania Manny Sardinha Family Scholarship Nicholas Lagoditz • Bryant University Florence Tryon Trust Christy LaPlante • Western New England University Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Jesse Mayne • Westfield State University Joe Kareta Memorial Endowment Isaac McClure • Tulane University CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Meaghan McClure • University of Miami Al Yaracz Endowment William McLeavy • Holyoke Community College Roy, Celemna, & Richard Holcomb Memorial Allison McMordie • Syracuse University Thomas “Pop” Bowler Memorial Endowment Hannah Meader • Syracuse University Dorothea Burgum Memorial Endowment Victoria Meneses • Endicott College Rose Curran Knapik Memorial Tyler Messenger • University of Maine - Orono Herbert Kittredge Trust Mariya Mikhalinchik • American International College Colleen Shea Memorial Mackenzie Millikan • University of New England CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Sean Millikan • Keene State College Linda Lee Zawrotny Memorial Endowment Alexi Minicucci • Mount Ida College CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Elizabeth Moller • Springfield College Swords Family Memorial Patrick Monette • Middlebury College Florence Tryon Trust Michelle Morgan • Springfield College Westfield Academy Scholarship Natasha Muto • University of New Haven Frank Stanley Beveridge Memorial Endowment Devin O’Grady • University of New Hampshire CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Andrea Onyski • Southern New Hampshire University Howard Moffatt Memorial Isabella Otero • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Westfield Spanish American Association Endowment Benjamin Parent • Worcester Polytechnic Institute Florence Tryon Trust Daniel Parrow • Bentley University Thomas Lane Memorial Endowment Neil Parrow • Providence College Park Square Realty Scholarship Evan Perreault • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute American Legion Post 124 Walter Range Memorial by Harvey Buckland• • • Matthew Perreault • Bentley University Howard Moffatt Memorial
Carly Pioggia Westfield Vocational Technical • Curry College High School CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Daniel Pyshnyak Eduard Chekhovskiy • Westfield State University • Springfield Technical Community College Arthur Seher Memorial Endowment H.B. & Edwin Smith Trust Brittany Reyome Emma Dubovaya • University of New England • Springfield Technical Community College Ann & Jack Pagos Memorial Endowment Westfield Nurses Association Endowment Jenna Rothermel Tyler Jimenez • Sacred Heart University • Westfield State University Mr. & Mrs. George Beglane Memorial Westfield Spanish American Association Endowment Leah Rucki Ashley Lees • University of Massachusetts - Amherst • University of Massachusetts - Amherst Todd O’Connor Memorial Endowment Westfield Academy Scholarship Brigid Sawyer Kaylee Paulson • Salve Regina University • Johnson & Wales University Ulysses J. O’Connor Family Memorial Endowment Joseph J. O’Connor Memorial Krystle Schultz Antionio Rivera • University of Rhode Island • Keene State College Agricultural Scholarship Endowment John & Pearl Malawka Memorial Athletic Endowment Dillon Sienko & Ronald J. Slosek Memorial Endowment • Boston University May 27, 2014 Florence Tryon Trust Saint Mary High School Alison Simard Corey Clemente • University of Maine Orono COMMONWEALTH • Boston University CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars OF MASSACHUSETTS Florence Tryon Trust Cassandra Smithies THE TRIAL COURT Danielle Jez • Rochester Institute of Technology • Elms College PROBATE AND FAMILY Dorothea Burgum Memorial Endowment Charles & Elizabeth Smith Trust Taylor St Jacques COURT James Lentini • University of Massachusetts - Amherst • Assumption College Reign & Mary E. Rix Memorial Endowment Hampden Probate Westfield Academy Scholarship Yevgeniy Temchenko Jeanette Peretti and Family Court • Boston University • Elms College 50 State Street Florence Tryon Trust Charles & Elizabeth Smith Trust Cathleen Tenero Springfield, MA 01103 Mario Peretti • Western New England University (413)748-7758 • Massachusetts Maritime Academy William R. Murray Memorial (Aero Fasteners) Endowment Douglas A. Cutcher Memorial Endowment Christine Tompkins Docket No. HD14P1040EA • College of Saint Rose Westfield Residents from Private Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Amelia Tooker ON PETITION Schools orCITATION Home Schooled • St Joseph’s College of Maine FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Rotary Trust Scholarship Rebekah Beal Michael Wailgum • Cedarville University Estate of: • University of New Haven Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Glen Walz Memorial ALFRED MICHAEL PEZZINI Elizabeth Brace Sara Wailgum • Houghton College Also Known as: • Lasell College Charles W. and Marion L. Whitney Trust M Scholarship ALFRED PEZZINI Maniscalco Family Memorial Trust Anna Brayton Date of Death: 02/24/2014 Matthew Walsh • Full Sail University • University of New Hampshire American Legion Post 124 Stanley K. Smith Memorial• • Roger & Arline Moltenbrey Memorial Endowment To all interested persons: • • • Christopher Wellspeak Troy Denton • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy • Westfield State University A Petition has been filed by: CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars John B. & Elisabeth M. Tucker Memorial Endowment Brendan Whitman Sarah Farnsworth Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of Westfield, MA requesting that • Pace University • Utica College Music Endowment Scholarship the Court enter a formal Decree Bernice Adasiewicz Burris Memorial Endowment Lauren Willhoite Caroline Foley and Order of testacy and for • Keene State College • Providence Collegesuch other relief as requested in May 27,Charles 2014 & Elizabeth Smith Trust Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment the Petition. Paige Willhoite Roseanna Lacas • Keene State College • Springfield College COMMONWEALTH Cavanaugh Family Memorial Endowment Stephen M. Schwaber Memorial also requesting that: And OF MASSACHUSETTS Jacob Wingate Kaylee Largay THE TRIAL COURT • Springfield College • Salve Regina University Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of Florence Tryon Trust PROBATE AND MaryFAMILY Brendza Hodder Memorial Endowmentl Westfield, MA be appointed as Patrick Wroth Ryan Tettemer COURT • Stonehill College • Brandeis UniversityPersonal Representative(s) of John & Pearl Malawka Memorial Athletic Endowment CSF Westfield Dollarssaid for Scholars estate to serve Without Hampden Probate
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You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You Docket No. HD14P1040EA have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a writCITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION ten appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 06/17/2014. This is Estate of: ALFRED MICHAEL PEZZINI NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must Also Known as: file a written appearance and ALFRED M PEZZINI objection if you object to this Date of Death: 02/24/2014 proceeding. If you fail to file a E-mail: dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com timely written appearance and To all interested persons: objection followed by an AffiA Petition has been filed by: davit of Objections within Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of thirty (30) days of the return Westfield, MA requesting that date, action may be taken 0001 Legal Notices the Court enter a formal Decree without further notice to you. and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in The estate is being adminMay 27, 2014 istered under formal procedthe Petition. ure by the Personal RepresCOMMONWEALTH entative under the MassachuAnd also requesting that: OF MASSACHUSETTS setts Uniform Probate Code THE TRIAL COURT Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of without supervision by the PROBATE AND FAMILY Westfield, MA be appointed as C o u r t . I n v e n t o r y a n d a c COURT Personal Representative(s) of counts are not required to be said estate to serve Without filed with the Court, but recipiHampden Probate ents are entitled to notice resurety on the bond. and Family Court garding the administration 50 State Street from the Personal RepresentYou have the right to obtain a Springfield, MA 01103 copy of the Petition from the ative and can petition the (413)748-7758 Petitioner or at the Court. You Court in any matter relating to Docket No. HD14P1040EA have a right to object to this the estate, including distribuproceeding. To do so, you or tion of assets and expenses of your attorney must file a writ- administration. CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION ten appearance and objection WITNESS, Hon. Anne M at this Court before: 10:00 Geoffrion, First Justice of this a.m. on 06/17/2014. This is Estate of: NOT a hearing date, but a Court. ALFRED MICHAEL PEZZINI deadline by which you must Also Known as: file a written appearance and Date: May 20, 2014 ALFRED M PEZZINI objection if you object to this Date of Death: 02/24/2014 Suzanne T. Seguin proceeding. If you fail to file a Register of Probate timely written appearance and To all interested persons: objection followed by an AffiA Petition has been filed by: davit of Objections within Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of thirty (30) days of the return Westfield, MA requesting that date, action may be taken the Court enter a formal Decree without further notice to you. and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in The estate is being administered under formal procedthe Petition. ure by the Personal Representative under the MassachuAnd also requesting that: setts Uniform Probate Code Nancy R Pezzini - Pasquini of without supervision by the Westfield, MA be appointed as C o u r t . I n v e n t o r y a n d a c Personal Representative(s) of counts are not required to be said estate to serve Without filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice resurety on the bond. garding the administration You have the right to obtain a from the Personal Representcopy of the Petition from the ative and can petition the Petitioner or at the Court. You Court in any matter relating to have a right to object to this the estate, including distribuproceeding. To do so, you or tion of assets and expenses of your attorney must file a writ- administration. ten appearance and objection WITNESS, Hon. Anne M at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 06/17/2014. This is Geoffrion, First Justice of this NOT a hearing date, but a Court. deadline by which you must file a written appearance and Date: May 20, 2014 objection if you object to this Suzanne T. Seguin proceeding. If you fail to file a Register of Probate timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.
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0340 Apartment WESTFIELD 3 room apartment, first floor, stove, refrigerator, AC, all utilities included. Parking on premises. No pets. Non smoker. $775/month. Shown by appointment only. Available May 15th. (413)568-5905.
0345 Rooms 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.
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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$840-$860/month with $40. heat discount * Deluxe 2 bedroom townhouses, 1 1/2 baths, spacious, closets * Dishwasher, wall/wall carpeting * Air conditioning, laundry facilities, 900 sq.ft.. private entrances FREE HOT WATER Convenient to Mass Pike & 10/202
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0440 Services
RUSSELL, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Updated plumbing, electric. Town utilities. 155 Main Street. $104,000. (508) 2591856.
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0430 Condos For Sale
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Air Conditioning & Heating
D I R E C T O R Y
Electrician
ACO MASONRY, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Heating & air conditioning service & installation. Furnaces, sheet metal, hot water tanks. All types of masonry work. Chimney repair, tile work, stucco. Stone, brick, block, pavers, retaining walls. License & Insured. Commercial & Residential. Free Estimates. Competitive Rates. Call Adam (413)374-7779.
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Carpet
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MODELING.Kitchens, additions, decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass Registered #106263, licensed & insured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.
Home Improvement DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. (413)569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling.com C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call (413)262-9314. 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, sunrooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call Tom (413)568-7036.
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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 !!
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Stump Grinding
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