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Westfield Police motorcycle officer struck by vehicle

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Westfield Police report an officer was injured in a crash involving a police motorcycle and another vehicle Monday evening.

According to Westfield Police Capt. Michael McCabe, one officer was injured after a collision between the Westfield Police Department’s Zero Motorcycle, an electric motorcycle, and another vehicle that occurred around 7:10 p.m. The accident occurred in the area of Granville Road and Western Avenue.

According to McCabe, officer Patrick Shea was injured and transported to Baystate Medical Center.

On Shea’s condition, McCabe said that he would recover.

According to McCabe, the accident occurred after the non-police vehicle was heading westbound on Western Avenue and had attempted to turn onto Granville Road.

However, McCabe said the operator reportedly did not believe they could make the turn or make the turn safely and reportedly attempted to get back into the westbound lane on Western Avenue. The driver then reportedly collided with the officer’s motorcycle in the eastbound lane of Western Avenue, according to McCabe.

Southwick Police welcome new K-9 to their department

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – On Friday the Southwick Police Department announced that they have a new K-9.

The K-9 is named “General” after Jack Jeneral, a Southwick resident who gave the police department an $8,000 donation towards the K-9 fund.

Officer Mike Westcott, who is the new K-9 handler in the department, recently went to Shallow Creek Kennels in Pennsylvania where he ended up selecting General as the K-9.

Chief David Ricardi is excited to have General aboard and see the K-9 department continue its success.

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By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – On Monday, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Cross Street playground is Article 97 protected, reversing the decision of the Supreme Court and Appellate Court, and ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, Virginia Smith et al.

The decision summary, recorded by C.J. Gants, read as follows: Article 97 of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution, approved by the Legislature and ratified by the voters in 1972, provides that “[l]ands and easements taken or acquired” for conservation purposes “shall not be used for other purposes or otherwise disposed of” without the approval of a two-thirds roll call vote of each branch of the Legislature.

— MAYOR BRIAN SULLIVAN The issue on appeal is whether a proposed change in use of municipal parkland may be governed by art. 97 where the land was not taken by eminent domain and where there is no restriction recorded in the registry of deeds that limits its use to conservation or recreational purposes.

We conclude that there are circumstances where municipal parkland may be protected by art. 97 without any such recorded restriction, provided the land has been dedicated as a public park. A city or town dedicates land as a public park where there is a clear and unequivocal intent to dedicate the land permanently as a public park and where the public accepts such use by actually using the land as a public park. Because the municipal land at issue in this case has been dedicated as a public park, we conclude it is protected by art. 97.

“The Massachusetts Supreme Court’s ruling amounts to a correction of the Superior Court and Appellate Court’s improper decisions. We appreciate all of the support from friends, family and strangers we’ve received over the past six years. We’ll have more to say in the coming days,” said Thomas Smith, speaking for the plaintiffs.

Mayor Brian P. Sullivan and Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said they would not be deterred in their focus on building a new elementary school.

“It’s not going to change the vision I’ve had since the day I entered (this

“The ultimate goal is to build a school in that location, and service those students that need it the most.”

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Serious fire damage prevented by firefighter diligence

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—A fire was stopped from causing what could have been more significant damage to an apartment complex Sunday evening thanks to the diligence of on-duty Westfield Firefighters.

According to Westfield Fire Deputy Chief Eric Bishop, members of the department reported seeing smoke coming from an apartment complex across the street from their department headquarters on Broad Street Sunday around 5:50 p.m.

The department reacted, working to extinguish the fire that was found to be on a second-floor porch and had not yet caught fire to the interior of the See Diligence, Page 8

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By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Despite a press release from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announcing that the “new public motor vehicle inspection system is operational today (Monday) across the Commonwealth and all service stations which completed their obligations for installing new equipment and participating in training for that equipment are now conducting public vehicle inspections,” service stations around the area were not open for inspections.

At Lecrenski Bros. in Russell, customers were told that no inspections See Inspections, Page 8

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Westfield School Committee vice-chair Cynthia Sullivan raised the decision by the Supreme Judicial Court in favor of Article 97 protection of the Cross St. playground at the meeting on Monday.

“Personally, I’m very disappointed by this. It’s been going on for years,” Sullivan said, acknowledging that the decision has now been made.

She continued by saying that a month ago, the district had already come up with a plan to build a 400-student school on the site, because of the decision to move the fifth grade into the middle schools. Cynthia Sullivan Jeffrey Gosselin “We identified this as an Westfield School Westfield School Committee Committee issue, that we don’t need a member member 600-student school,” Sullivan said.

She said the School Committee has studied the issue, and wants to do whatever is best for the students. “I’m hoping the community will rally around a 400-student school,” she said. “It’s crucial that we move forward.” Sullivan also said she would be happy to speak with anyone about the building project, and encouraged members of the public to call her.

Mayor Brian P. Sullivan said that the city has always had the welfare of the students in mind. “The ultimate goal is to build a school in that location, and service those students that need it the most,” he said.

He said he would also be asking residents to get involved, noting See Decision, Page 3

The Westfield School Committee discusses the Cross St. decision at Monday’s meeting.

School activity reports liven up School Committee

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Almost every School Committee meeting begins with a presentation by one of the schools. On Monday, Russell Elementary School third graders demonstrated how they are learning numbers and operations in tens with sand bags and hula hoops.

Principal Alison Hamilton said the idea came from a summer workshop on inclusion attended by third-grade teachers Deborah Chouinard and Kim Disessa, who coordinated the activity with physical education teacher Michele Tarbox.

The six students split into a boys and girls team, aided by volunteers Brent B. Bean, II and State Representative John C. Velis. The students and volunteers then took turns throwing the sand bags into the hoops, which were valued at multiplications of tens, from 1 to 1,000. After throwing all the sand bags, they added up the scores, with the City Council president’s team coming out on top.

Following the lively presentation, student representative Payton MacTavish from Westfield Technical Academy reported on various activities at the school, including a required plug for WSKB’s Tiger Talk on Thursdays from 8 to 9 a.m. with principal Joseph Langone and student services coordinator Rob Ollari.

MacTavish said Tiger’s Pride restaurant has recently received an See Activity Reports, Page 3 State Rep. John Velis helps Russell School students with demonstration at Monday’s meeting. (Photo

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WEST SPRINGFIELD – CHD Cancer House of Hope hosted the official opening of newly completed private rooms for reiki treatment and certified oncology massage on Monday October 2 at Cancer House of Hope, 1999 Westfield Street (Rte. 20) in West Springfield.

“CHD Cancer House of Hope has provided reiki and certified oncology massage services at our location for some time, but until now we were not able to provide a great deal of privacy to our guests,” said Joe Kane, Program Manager for CHD Cancer House of Hope. “This project provides a major improvement.

Where previously we had one large room divided in half by a three-quarter height cubicle wall from an office building, now we have two private spaces, each with a door, floor-to-ceiling walls and separate controls for interior lighting. It’s a much nicer space to be in now, and the reiki practitioner or massage therapist can engage the guest in conversation that won’t be overheard. We’re hoping this will allow guests the opportunity to talk more freely about their condition and how they’re feeling as another way to improve the impact of the session.”

Kane expressed his profound appreciation to the people and organizations that donated funds to purchase building materials and the labor of union carpenters to complete the build-out. “We were thrilled to receive a grant from the Big E West Springfield Trust to purchase the building materials we required for this project,” he said. “And when we reached out to the Carpenters Union Local 108, without hesitation Jason Garand agreed to identify a contractor willing to provide the labor for us, in-kind. Troy Collins and the team from Colmac Construction did a superb job on the build-out. This project is a great example of local people and organizations coming together to support a program that provides comfort to so many people who are facing the life change that comes with a cancer diagnosis.”

CHD Cancer House of Hope works to enhance the lives of people with cancer and those who care about them by providing emotional, educational, social and spiritual support. The House provides a range of cancer support services and relaxation programs at no cost to those who face this devastating disease. Each year, CHD Cancer House of Hope serves 500 guests, right here in our community. Every penny of every dollar donated to the House directly impacts programming and the people served.

Founded in 1972, Center for Human Development (CHD) is a nonprofit, CARF-accredited organization providing a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services to 17,000 children, adolescents, adults, and families each year. The organization is dedicated to promoting, enhancing and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. www.chd.org

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SOUTHWICK — The Friends of the Southwick Public Library (a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization) are sponsoring a Artisan Fall Craft Fair on Saturday October 14, 9 a.m. to 3:00p.m., at the Southwick Town Hall. Over 30 local crafters and artisans will have their items for sale. A raffle will also be held for unique items donated by the crafters and artisans. Crafters and artisans can be found on the grounds of the Town Hall, in the Auditorium and in the Senior Center. In addition to the unique items available for purchase, there will be a sale of new and gently used craft and Christmas items. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. The Craft Fair is free and open to the public. Proceeds support programs and activities at the Southwick Public Library. The Southwick Town Hall is located at 454 College Highway, Southwick. For more information contact Pat McMahon at southwickpat@comcast.net or (413) 569-6531.

Terrific Twos & Threes at the Westfield Athenaeum Monday October 16th & October 30th, 10am. Kids ages two and three will hear a story and do some finger plays and exciting activities. There will also be a fun craft based on the book that we read.

Russell Book Club book for October Russell Book Club has announced the discussion book for October: ‘SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT‘ AS ME by Lynn Vincent. Books will be available at Russell Senior Center Library. Book Club will meet to discuss this book on Tuesday October 17 @ 1pm at Russell Senior Center. All are welcome.

Building Blocks Club at the Westfield Athenaeum Wednesday, October 18th, 2-3pm: It is a half day of school in Westfield, so let’s spend some time building with Legos! Kids ages 2 and up are invited to get creative and build something for display in the library with Duplo and Lego blocks.

ODDS & ENDS Historic Boston church wants $19 million for tower shadow BOSTON (AP) — A historic Boston church is asking a developer to pay $19 million to compensate for shadows cast by a proposed tower.

The Boston Globe reports that Old South Church claims the proposed Back Bay Station project will cast shadows on the 142-year-old church that will cause moisture damage and darken stained glass windows.

Church officials say $4 million of the payment will go toward repairs of the church, while the remainder will fund an affordable home program.

Project developer Boston Properties says the request is unreasonable. The company says it’s unlikely the projected shadows would cause significant damage to the church.

Boston Properties plans to build three office and apartment towers on top of the train depot.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2017. There are 89 days left in the year.

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n Oct. 3, 1967, folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, the Dust Bowl Troubadour best known for “This Land Is Your Land,” died in New York of complications from Huntington’s disease; he was 55.

ON THIS DATE:

In 1789, President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, a day of Thanksgiving to express gratitude for the creation of the United States of America.

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day. In 1922, Rebecca L. Felton, D-Ga., became the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Senate (however, she served only a day).

In 1932, Iraq became independent of British administration.

In 1941, Adolf Hitler declared in a speech in Berlin that Russia had been “broken” and would “never rise again.” ‘’The Maltese Falcon” — the version starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by John Huston — premiered in New York.

In 1951, the New York Giants captured the National League pennant by a score of 5-4 as Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the “shot heard ‘round the world.”

In 1962, astronaut Wally Schirra became the fifth American to fly in space as he blasted off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Sigma 7 on a 9-hour flight.

In 1974, Frank Robinson was named major league baseball’s first black manager as he was placed in charge of the Cleveland Indians.

In 1981, Irish nationalists at the Maze Prison near Belfast, Northern Ireland, ended seven months of hunger

strikes that had claimed 10 lives.

In 1992, Barack Obama married Michelle Robinson at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

In 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman (however, Simpson was later found liable for damages in a civil trial).

In 2008, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. (Simpson was later sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison; he was granted parole in July 2017 and released from prison on Oct. 1.)

TEN YEARS AGO: North Korea agreed to provide a complete list of its nuclear programs and disable its facilities at its main reactor complex by Dec. 31, 2007 (however, North Korea later said it would move to restore its nuclear reactor, saying the United States had failed to follow through with promised incentives). President George W. Bush quietly vetoed expansion of a children’s health insurance program.

FIVE YEARS AGO: An aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama on the economy and domestic issues in their first campaign debate. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton promised a full and transparent probe of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.

ONE YEAR AGO:

The United States suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over failed efforts to end the war in Syria while President Vladimir Putin put on hold a deal with the

U.S. on disposing weapons-grade plutonium. Yoshinori Ohsumi of Japan won the Nobel Prize in medicine for illuminating how cells dispose of and recycle their garbage — research that might pay off in treatments for diseases like cancer, Parkinson’s and Type 2 diabetes. President Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio teamed up on the White House South Lawn for the “South by South Lawn” festival of technology and music to sound a call for urgent action to combat climate change.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Composer Steve Reich is 81. Rock and roll star Chubby Checker is 76. Actor Alan Rachins is 75. Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is 74. Magician Roy Horn is 73.

Singer Lindsey Buckingham is 68. Jazz musician Ronnie Laws is 67. Blues singer Keb’ Mo’ is 66. Former astronaut Kathryn Sullivan is 66. Baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield is 66. Baseball Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley is 63. Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is 63. Actor Hart Bochner is 61. Actor Peter Frechette is 61. World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples is 58. Actor-comedian Greg Proops is 58. Actor Jack Wagner is 58. Actor/musician Marcus Giamatti is 56. Rock musician Tommy Lee is 55. Actor Clive Owen is 53. Actress Janel Moloney is 48. Singer Gwen Stefani (No Doubt) is 48. Pop singer Kevin Richardson is 46. Rock singer G. Love is 45. Actress Keiko Agena is 44. Actress Neve Campbell is 44.

Actress Lena Headey is 44. Singer India.Arie is 42. Rapper Talib Kweli is 42. Actress Alanna Ubach is 42. Actor Seann (cq) William Scott is 41. Actress Shannyn Sossamon is 39. Rock musician Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 38. Actor Seth Gabel is 36. Rock musician Mark King (Hinder) is 35. Actor Erik Von Detten is 35.

Singer-musician Cherrill Green (Edens Edge) is 34. Actress Tessa Thompson is 34. Actress Meagan Holder is 33. Actress-singer Ashlee Simpson is 33. Rapper A$AP Rocky is 29. Actress Alicia Vikander is 29. Actor Noah Schnapp (TV: “Stranger Things”) is 13.

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upgrade with new paint and ceramic tile, donated by the Home Depot. She said the restaurant is hoping to reopen to the public, with a tentative date of Wednesday, October 11.

Gifts announced at the meeting included a photocopier valued at $750 from John Liptak, CPA to Sherry Elander at the East Mountain Road transition program. Mayor Brian P. Sullivan thanked Liptak for making the donation work in terms of delivering the copier and helping the program get a service contract, which he said is often a challenge.

Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said the district is focusing this year on early college opportunities for students in both high schools. He said currently there are 45 students in Westfield High School and 37 at Westfield Technical Academy participating in dual enrollment.

He said they have also made progress in an articulation agreement with Embry Riddle University for students in Westfield Technical Academy’s Aviation Program. WTA students that successfully pass the FAA Part 147 Exam would be able to earn a total of 48 credits for Air Frame and Powerplant, 30 credits for Air Frame OR Powerplant, or 12 Credits for General Aviation Curriculum. Students that do not successfully pass the exam may be able to earn credits upon review by Embry Riddle.

Credits would be applied to either an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree or for an A &

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Czaporowski also said the school district is collaborating with the WSAA, Westfield YMCA, Westfield Boys and Girls Club, and Freedom Credit Union to help out the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The District Office on the first floor of the Westwood Building will be accepting donations this week from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. A list of needed items is available on the district’s Facebook page at Westfield, Ma Public Schools. He said all items need to be in the office by 12 noon on Friday, October 6 to be added to the shipment.

Mayor Sullivan said that financial donations are appreciated, as getting shipments into the country and out of the ports to the people has proven difficult. He said that the Westfield Spanish American Association (WSAA) is also working on collecting donations.

School Committee member Ramon Diaz, Jr. said the first shipment was sent out by WSAA on Monday, and agreed that there has been a problem getting things shipped out. “Any help they can get is well appreciated,” Diaz said.

Mayor Sullivan also thanked the School Committee and Westfield Public Schools for the huge contingent at Westfield Day at the Big E, mentioning in particular Patrick Kennedy and the Westfield High School marching band. “It was a great turnout, and a great night,” Sullivan said.

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office), taking care of the students, and getting a building built for students in the downtown area,” Sullivan said.

Both he and Czaporowski said they were already in the process of looking to build a smaller 400-student elementary school, as opposed to the original plan for a 600-student elementary school. They also said they are still looking at the Ashley Street school site as a location for the new school.

“The superintendent and the School Committee made tough decisions that opened up new options,” Sullivan said, speaking about the decision to move the fifth grades into the middle schools.

“400 students is fairly smaller than a 600-student school,” Czaporowski added.

Sullivan said that the Ashley Street school site “is still by far the correct location. It’s the neighborhood that needs it the most. The majority of students could walk to school,” he said, adding that he would still like to give that neighborhood a school for 2020.

When asked about other potential locations for a new elementary school, Sullivan said any other location would bring in completely other factors that people don’t think about. “We’re analyzing a smaller building that wouldn’t need to (encroach) on the Article 97 land,” he said.

The original 600-student model school required use of 1.37 acres of the Cross St. playground, which spurred the lawsuit.

Sullivan also said the ruling had ramifications beyond the new school that involves state interference in local decisions. He said it “created a huge part of government dictating what we do. The Article 97 decision has just created a governmental oversight. There’s a fine line in this decision that could be very restrictive based on what the legislature does,” Sullivan said.

“We’re going to continue to move forward on what we’ve been working on. Ultimately, at the end of the day, our focus is about the elementary students,” Sullivan added.

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that the involvement of the community in the meetings on redistricting was “great.”

School Committee member Jeffrey Gosselin asked whether the 400-student school was Plan B. Sullivan responded that it was still Plan A. He said moving the fifth grade out changed enrollment projections, and opened up opportunities the district didn’t have five years ago. “It’s still Plan A – a school down in that neighborhood,” Sullivan said.

Gosselin said he was thinking in terms of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), which had endorsed the original plan for a 600-student model school.

“We’ve shown them the enrollment numbers. It’s an adjustment (to the plan),” Mayor Sullivan said.

“We talked about this well before the judgement came out,” said School Committee member Ramon Diaz, Jr. He said the city no longer needs to spend the money on a 600-student school, and stressed that the new plan is not the result of the SJC’s decision.

“The hope is that we won’t start at the bottom with the MSBA, but we’ll maintain the spot we’re in and move forward,” Cynthia Sullivan added.

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By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—As this construction season starts to near its end, the Columbia Greenway trail over the Westfield River is still tentatively on track to open to the public in the spring.

According to City Engineer Mark Cressotti, work has been underway on the abandoned railroad trestle over the Westfield River, which is being modified to act as part of the Columbia Greenway that will connect two city parks and give pedestrians a bridge to access both. The work on the project began in July and an estimated endpoint of spring 2018 was given then, which has not changed.

The abandoned railway bridge over the Westfield River that is the site of the eventual Columbia Greenway North.

More specifically, the estimation of completion is for June of next year, though it remains hopeful that it could finish before then. This timeline is in spite of an initial delay in the project’s start.

The project is currently going through the steps of stripping, painting and priming, according to Cressotti, with the bottom trestle already done and the top portion scheduled to be next. However, this will not occur until concrete has been poured to create the eventual pathway for pedestrians and others.

Cressotti said that workers are starting the process of preparing the bridge for this pour, and once finished workers will also use it to access the upper trestles. The concrete pouring should happen by the end of this month.

Even after this step is finished though, pedestrians will not be allowed to access the bridge.

According to Cressotti, railings still need to be installed, as well as electrical work for lighting that will be used on the bridge, among other items that must be finished.

The project, known as the Columbia Greenway North segment, was funded by about $3.7 million in Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) funds. In addition to this funding, Cressotti said that that the city contributed “nonparticipating costs” of about $40,000 to the project, which was mostly for lighting.

The city is not expected to be contributing more to the project, Cressotti said, though if the project exceeds the total by 10 percent, then the city may be in line for additional costs.

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President calls shooter ‘sick’ and ‘demented man’

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the gunman who killed 59 people and wounded hundreds others at a music festival in Las Vegas a "very, very sick individual."

Trump spoke to reporters as he departed for a trip to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. He called the gunman "demented" and said "we're looking into him very seriously."

Trump also praised Las Vegas police, saying they had done an "incredible job."

Asked about gun laws, the president said "we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by."

Trump has labeled the Sunday night shooting at an outdoor music festival an "act of pure evil" and declared the nation would unite behind the survivors.

His remarks from the White House on Monday were the prelude to a two-part test of whether Trump, a leader who excels at political provocation, can also deliver solace. Besides the Puerto Rico trip, Trump will travel to Las Vegas Wednesday to meet with families of the dead.

"Our unity cannot be shattered by evil, our bonds cannot be broken by violence," the president said. "We call upon the bonds that unite us: our faith, our family, and our shared values.

We call upon the bonds of citizenship, the ties of community, and the comfort of our common humanity."

Trump spoke hours after a gunman on the 32nd floor of a Vegas Strip casino opened fire on people at an outdoor country music festival below. The gunman, 64-year-old Stephen Craig Paddock, killed himself in the hotel room before authorities arrived. It's not clear what motivated the shooting, although his actions suggest that he had planned the attacks for at least a period of days.

In a measured statement that was revised by aides until moments before he spoke, Trump praised the first responders who he said prevented further loss of life. He said he would visit Las Vegas on Wednesday. He offered condolences to the families of those killed, saying: "We cannot fathom their pain.

We cannot imagine their loss."

Trump, who owns a hotel in Las Vegas, told associates that he feels deep ties to the city. He said in public that his visit would be "a very, very sad moment for me ... for everybody no matter where you are, no matter what your thought process."

The president has received periodic briefings on the shooting while also monitoring the coverage on cable news. On Twitter, Trump avoided the kind of inflammatory statements he has issued after some previous tragedies, instead offering "warmest condolences" to victims and their families.

Trump's visit to Las Vegas will come a day after he travels to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, where many have accused the federal government of an inadequate response. Aides have worried about the response he will receive there, as Trump spent the weekend attacking the mayor of San Juan while consistently painting a rosier picture of the recovery effort than what has been described by those on the ground.

Like presidents before him, Trump marked the Las Vegas shootings by ordering the American flags at all public buildings across the nation flown at half-staff, and he observed a moment of silence on the White House lawn.

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Massachusetts officials express sadness over Vegas shooting BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts officials are expressing sadness over the shooting in Las Vegas that killed at least 58 people and injured hundreds more.

Gov. Charlie Baker says he spoke Monday with fellow Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval of Nevada and offered help.

Baker says he takes “some comfort” in knowing Massachusetts has some of the nation’s toughest gun laws, including an assault weapons ban.

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweeted such tragedies have happened too often, and the country needs a conversation about how to stop gun violence.

Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton says he will not join colleagues in a moment of silence on the House floor, because that “becomes an excuse for inaction.”

Baker, top lawmakers and Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey stood for a moment of silence Monday afternoon at the Statehouse.

Supreme Court takes up key case about partisan redistricting

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country.

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday in a dispute between Democratic voters and Wisconsin Republicans who drew maps that have entrenched their control of the legislature in a state that is otherwise closely divided between the parties.

The Democratic challengers are asking the court to declare for the first time that the inherently political process of redistricting can be too partisan.

Republicans contend that courts have no business in decisions that should be left to the political branches of government.

Courts have struck down districts as racially biased for decades, and other partisan districting lawsuits are moving through the courts in Maryland and North Carolina.

The outcome in the Wisconsin case probably rests with Justice Anthony Kennedy. He wrote in 2004 that he had yet to be shown a good way to measure and manage excessively partisan districts.

"If workable standards do emerge to measure these burdens, however, courts should be prepared to order relief," Kennedy wrote in a redistricting case from Pennsylvania, Vieth v. Jubilirer.

Paul Smith, the same lawyer who failed to get Kennedy's vote and thus a majority 13 years ago, is again urging the court to rein in partisan gerryman-

In this June 26, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. The Supreme Court is taking up a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country. The justices are hearing argument on Oct. 3 in a dispute between Democratic voters and Wisconsin Republicans who drew maps that have entrenched their control of the legislature in a state that is otherwise closely divided between the parties. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) dering, or drawing districts for partisan gain.

This time, Smith said in representing the Wisconsin voters, there are good ways to measure when one party gives itself an unfair edge in creating districts.

In Wisconsin, a lower court sifted through evidence showing that Republicans packed Democrats into some districts and spread them out across others to maximize gains for the GOP. In one analysis, Democrats cap-

tured far fewer state Assembly seats even when they won roughly the same percentage of the statewide vote as Republicans.

The lower court concluded that the districting plans were drawn to discriminate against Democrats, the Republicans' advantage would endure even in the face of a strong Democratic showing at the polls and the plans could not be explained by other, non-partisan reasons.

Dems push for gun safety bills; GOP legislation in limbo

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing calls for gun safety legislation after the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, but their pleas are falling on deaf ears in the Republicancontrolled Congress.

Meanwhile, GOP legislation aimed at loosening gun rules faces an uncertain future.

Before the shooting that killed at least 59 people — the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history — House GOP leaders had been moving forward with bills to ease regulations on gun silencers and allow people with concealed-carry permits to take their weapons to other states.

Republicans have been upbeat about prospects for legislation, but no votes on either bill were scheduled as of Monday.

Democrats seized on the violence in Nevada to demand tougher gun restrictions.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Congress must pass "laws that help prevent guns, especially the

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Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., who favors gun control, said it was "time for Congress to get off its ass and do something." In an outdoor news conference, former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 attack, turned to the Capitol, raised her fist and said, "The nation is counting on you."

But no action was expected, as other mass shootings in Colorado, Connecticut, and Florida, and even attacks on lawmakers, failed to unite Congress on any legislative response. A bipartisan bill on background checks failed in the Senate four years ago, and since then Republicans have usually pointed to mental health legislation when questioned about the appropriate congressional response to gun violence.

Instead, Republicans have been pushing a pair of NRAbacked bills to loosen firearms restrictions. A Republican-led House committee last month backed the silencer bill by Rep. Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, who said it would help hunters protect their hearing. Democrats scoffed, noting that the bill also would allow more armor-piercing ammunition.

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Monday asked House Speaker Paul Ryan to create a select committee on gun violence to recommend legislation. A group of Democratic lawmakers asked Ryan to remove the silencer bill from the House calendar indefinitely.

Ryan ordered the flags of the Capitol to fly at half-staff, and issued a statement saying, "The whole country stands united in our shock, in our condolences and in our prayers." But the speaker has shown no interest in legislation to tighten up gun laws.

In an interview with The Associated Press last month, he said Congress needs to fund mental health reforms. "But if you're saying that this Republican Congress is going to infringe upon Second Amendment rights, we're not going to do that," he said.

A separate bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., would allow any gun owner with a state-issued concealed carry permit to conceal a handgun in any state that allows concealed carry. Hudson said the bill would allow gun owners to "travel freely between states without worrying about conflicting state codes or onerous civil suits."

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Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as “Free Fallin,’ “Refugee” and “American Girl,” has died. He was 66.

Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles a day after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said.

Petty and his longtime band the Heartbreakers had recently completed a 40th anniversary tour, one he hinted would be their last.

“I’m thinking it may be the last trip around the country,” Petty told Rolling Stone last year. “We’re all on the backside of our 60s.

I have a granddaughter now I’d like to see as much as I can. I don’t want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that’s a lot of time.”

Usually backed by the TOM PETTY Heartbreakers, Petty broke through in the 1970s and went on to sell more than 80 million records. The Gainesville, Florida, native with the shaggy blond hair and gaunt features was loved for his melodic hard rock, nasally vocals and downto-earth style. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted Petty and the Heartbreakers in 2002, praised them as “durable, resourceful, hard-working, likeable and unpretentious.”

“I’m shocked and saddened by the news of Tom’s passing, he’s such a huge part of our musical history, there’ll never be another like him.” Eric Clapton wrote in a statement.

Petty’s albums included “Damn the Torpedoes,” ‘’Hard Promises” and “Full Moon Fever,” although his first No. 1 did not come until 2014 and “Hypnotic Eye.” As a songwriter, he focused often on daily struggles and the will to overcome them, most memorably on “Refugee,” ‘’Even the Losers” and “I Won’t Back Down.”

“It’s sort of the classic theme of a lot of the work I’ve done,” he told The Associated Press in 1989. “I think faith is very important just to get through life. I think it’s really important that you believe in yourself, first of all. It’s a very hard to thing to come by. But when you get it, it’s invaluable.”

Petty didn’t just sing about not backing down, he lived it. In 1979, he was enraged when his record label was sold and his contract transferred. Stating that he would not be “bought and sold like a piece of meat,” he self-financed what became “Damn the Torpedoes” and declared bankruptcy rather than allowing his label, MCA, to release it. He eventually reached a new deal with MCA, for better terms. In the early 1980s, he was again at war with MCA, this time over the label’s plans to charge extra money, a dollar higher than the standard $8.98, for his album “Hard Promises.” He again prevailed.

Petty was both a musician and obsessive fan, one who met his childhood heroes and lived out the fantasies of countless young rock lovers. He befriended Byrds leader Roger McGuinn and became close to George Harrison, who performed on “I Won’t Back Down” and joined Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne in the impromptu super group the Traveling Wilburys. Petty inducted Harrison into the Rock Hall in 2004; two years earlier Dylan’s son Jakob inducted Petty. In the 1980s, Petty and the Heartbreakers supported Bob Dylan on a nationwide tour.

He would speak of being consumed by rock music since childhood, to the point where his father, whom Petty would later say beat him savagely, thought he was “mental.” Awed by the chiming guitars of the Byrds, the melodic genius of the Beatles and the snarling lyrics of Dylan, he was amazed to find that other kids were feeling the same way.

“You’d go and see some other kid whose hair was long, this was around ‘65, and go, ‘Wow, there’s one like me,’” he told The Associated Press in 1989. “You’d go over and talk and he’d say, ‘I’ve got a drum set.’ ‘You do? Great!’ That was my whole life.”

By his early 20s, Petty had formed the group Mudcrutch with fellow Gainesville natives and future Heartbreakers (guitarist) Mike Campbell and (keyboardist) Benmont Tench.

They soon broke up, but reunited in Los Angeles as the Heartbreakers, joined by bassist Ron Blair and drummer Stan Lynch. Their eponymous debut album came out in 1976 and they soon built a wide following, fitting easily into the New Wave sounds of the time.

The world changed more than Petty did over the past few decades. In 2014, around the time he received an ASCAP Founders Award, he told The Associated Press that he thought of himself as “kind of a music historian.”

“I’m always interested in the older music, and I’m still always discovering things that I didn’t know about,” he said.

“To be honest, I really probably spend more time listening to the old stuff than I do the new stuff.”

Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Monday Sept. 25, 2017 1:03 p.m.: Accident, Main Street. Police received a report from a Westfield firefighter that a person was struck by a vehicle. The person was on a bicycle, according to police. Police reported that the person who was struck was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel.

1:05 p.m.: Accident, Springdale Road and Holyoke Road.

Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. A 2011

Honda CRV and a 2012 Buick Lacrosse were involved. No injuries reported and no tow trucks were requested.

3:46 p.m.: Burglary/breaking and entering, Union Street.

Police received a report that as a a resident’s child came home from school they found that the back door had reportedly been kicked in and a TV and other items were missing. Police reported it is under investigation.

4:04 p.m.: Accident, Union Street and Springdale Road.

Police received a report from West Springfield Police of a twovehicle accident. A 2016 Toyota Sienna and a 2003 Honda Accord were involved.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Sept. 25, 2017 Shirley M. Seymour, 49, of 15 Morris St., Apt. 1st, Westfield, was released on her personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Dec. 8 hearing after being arraigned on charges of assault with dangerous weapon and assault and battery, brought by Westfield Police.

Luis E. Rodriguez-Vargas, 31, of 10 Chestnut St., Apt # 2906, Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 28 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of operate motor vehicle with license revoked as habitual traffic offender, brought

by Westfield Police.

Yevgeniy N. Zolotonozhko, 36, of 4 Miller St., Westfield, had a charge of operate motor vehicle with license suspended dismissed by the court, brought by Westfield Police.

Amanda M. Fila, 27, of 50 Southampton Road, Apt 10A, Westfield, had a charge of unlicensed operation of vehicle with a finding of guilty filed with defendant’s consent and speeding in violation of special regulation finding of responsible filed with defendant’s consent, brought by State Police Russell.

Gregory W. Stober, 34, of 418 College Hwy., Southwick, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 10 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operate motor vehicle with license supended and possession class A drug, brought by Southwick Police.

5 agree to guilty pleas for Massachusetts registry fake IDs

BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say four former clerks at the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and a fifth person have agreed to plead guilty in a scheme to produce false identification for people living in the country illegally.

The U.S. attorney's office says all five agreed to plead guilty to one count of producing a false identification document.

A sixth person has also been charged in the scheme with one count of aggravated identity theft.

Authorities say four worked as clerks at the Haymarket Registry of Motor Vehicles and conspired with the other two to trade cash for Massachusetts identifications and drivers' licenses.

If the court accepts the plea agreements, the five GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts police officer and two other people were face prison terms ranging from eight months to no injured when a cruiser collided with an SUV outside a hospi- greater than 15 years. tal.

All three were taken to Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield on Sunday. The Greenfield Recorder reports that medics transported at least one of them by stretcher directly from the crash scene to the hospital.

Officials say the driver of the SUV was transferred Monday to a Springfield hospital in critical condition. The current CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have identiconditions of the Greenfield police officer and the SUV pasfied a man who died over the weekend of injuries senger were not known. from an apparent drive-by shooting in Massachusetts State police are investigating the crash. last week.

Chelsea police and Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley said Monday that 37-year-old Eduardo Troche, of Chelsea, died at Massachusetts General Hospital on If you would like to run a Saturday night. A woman is recovering from injuries Birthday Announcement in she sustained in the Tuesday shooting in the city. She's expected to survive.

The Westfield News contact Troche's death is being investigated as a homicide. us at: 413-562-4181 Police Chief Brian Kyes says officers believe the shots were fired from a small gray sedan that fled the scene.

Investigators urge anyone with information on the shooting to contact police.

Police officer, 2 others injured in crash outside hospital

Authorities ID man who died after drive-by shooting

Massachusetts appoints new highway chief BOSTON (AP) — Officials have named a new highway administrator for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.

Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack said Monday that Jonathan Gulliver will officially take on the role.

The Lancaster native has been acting highway administrator since May, when previous administrator Tom Tinlin went on leave due to his battle with a brain aneurism. He has since recovered.

Tinlin announced his resignation in July.

Gulliver joined the department in 2009. Before becoming the acting highway commissioner, he served as the MassDOT District 3 highway director and was responsible for the state highway and bridge system covering 77 municipalities throughout central Massachusetts.

Gulliver says he looks forward to building upon the "great progress that's been made by the Highway Division."

Massachusetts man imprisoned for 36 years seeks compensation BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 36 years in prison is seeking compensation from the state.

In lawsuit filed Monday against the state, Frederick Weichel is asking for the maximum $500,000 state law makes available to people who have been wrongfully convicted.

Weichel was convicted in the 1980 killing of Robert LaMonica. A judge in April overturned the conviction, saying authorities failed to give the defense a police report suggesting another possible suspect.

Prosecutors decided not to retry him and dismissed the murder charges.

Convicted gangster James "Whitey" Bulger wrote letters from jail several years ago claiming Weichel didn't kill LaMonica.

Weichel also is asking for the state to help pay for education and provide mental health counseling.

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HEALTHFITNESS Trying to get sober?

NIH offers tool to help find good care

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The phone calls come — from fellow scientists and desperate strangers — with a single question for the alcohol chief at the National Institutes of Health: Where can my loved one find good care to get sober?

Tuesday, the government is releasing a novel online tool to help — directories of alcohol treatment providers paired with key questions patients should ask for a better shot at highquality care.

"Most people think treatment is detox for 28 days or Alcoholics Anonymous. There's a vast in-between," said George Koob, director of NIH's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

More than 15 million adults in the U.S. have what's called alcohol use disorder, meaning they either misuse or are addicted to alcohol, and fewer than 10 percent get treatment, according to federal estimates.

Many who do get treated don't receive quality care that best fits their needs, Koob said. He ordered development of the Alcohol Treatment Navigator after realizing if medical professionals were confused, families must be lost.

"It's the hardest thing, navigating how do you find treatment," agreed Linda Rosenberg, president of the nonprofit National Council for Behavioral Health. She wasn't involved with the tool but praised NIAAA for developing it. "It's desperately needed."

The tool can't solve issues of affordability or accessibility.

Insurance coverage varies, and some parts of the country have shortages of providers that may leave patients traveling or turning to telemedicine, Rosenberg cautioned.

The Navigator offers a step-by-step guide to assessing additional options beyond the well-known AA and detox.

First, it links to existing directories of thousands of boardcertified addiction doctors or psychiatrists, accredited alcohol treatment centers and licensed therapists, searchable by ZIP code. Licensing and accreditation information mark an initial filter.

Next, the NIH defined five signs of quality to check: —Credentials. For example, look for a therapist who holds at least a master's degree and has specialized training in addiction treatment, the tool advises.

—A comprehensive assessment. Providers can use a battery of tests to determine the type and severity of alcohol

Dr. George Koob, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institutes of Health, is shown Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, in his office in Rockville, Md. Koob’s agency is releasing a novel online tool to help people get a better shot at high-quality care for alcohol problems _ directories of treatment providers paired with the questions to ask before signing up. (AP Photo/Lauran Neergaard) disorders.

—Customized treatment. There is no one-size-fits-all approach, Koob stressed.

—Evidence-based practices. NIH wants patients to consider scientifically proven options, including behavioral therapies and three FDA-approved medications.

—Continuing recovery support. "It's not just an acute disorder," said Lori Ducharme, a NIAAA specialist who led the Navigator's development. "You want someone who will stick with you for the long-term."

How do you know if a potential provider meets those qual-

ity indicators?

"You need to call them and ask them questions to see if they'll be the right fit for you," Ducharme said.

The Navigator provides a script, lists of questions targeted to each type of provider plus an explanation of why each question is important and what answer to listen for.

For example, addiction is a disease, not a weakness, so watch out for providers who use stigmatizing language such as "drunk," the tool advises. And if a provider automatically dismisses medication, that's a warning sign about not practicing evidence-based care.

FDA acts to encourage generic competition for complex drugs

By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is opening a new front in its efforts to reduce high drug prices by encouraging development of generic versions of hard-to-make medicines.

Complex drugs and drug-device combinations generally are very expensive and some are widely used. Often, they don't get generic competition right after their patent expires, as happens routinely with pills.

Difficulty in creating copies or near-copies of such drugs and getting them approved may deter generic companies from even trying, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote in a blog post.

That means patients don't get access to cheaper versions of those drugs and the brand-name medicine makers continue to rake in money, often billions of dollars a year per drug.

To get more generic versions of complex drugs on the market, the FDA will begin giving companies guidance on how to win approvals, including offering meetings with agency staff early on, to shorten the time for development and approval.

Examples of older complex drugs cited by Gottlieb that still lack generic competition include the Advair inhaler and injected medicines Forteo for osteoporosis, Victoza for high blood sugar and Copaxone for multiple sclerosis.

Their monthly costs without insurance range from about $400 for Advair to up to $5,200 for Copaxone. A generic version of Copaxone was approved in 2015, but it's not yet on sale because the maker hasn't met FDA's manufacturing standards.

"This is a shot across the bow" to the brand-name companies, said analyst Steve Brozak, president of WBB Securities.

Gottlieb's close ties to drugmakers worried consumer groups when he was nominated. Now, Brozak said, he's telling brand-name drugmakers to focus on developing new drugs, not wringing extra money out of blockbusters long on the market, while encouraging generic makers.

"Nothing in health care is instantaneous," Brozak said, but Gottlieb "is starting to build a road map for how to prove" a generic is equivalent to a complex brand-name drug.

Longer-term plans include coming up with new, better tools to determine if a proposed copycat of a complex injected drug really will affect patients the same way.

FDA requires opioid makers to develop doctor training

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb called the immediaterelease versions a "potential gateway to addiction" in a blog post Thursday.

About 2 million Americans are addicted to prescription opioids, and more than 15,000 died from overdoses involving prescription opioids in 2015.

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, founder of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing and an advocate for opioid reform, said the details of the trainings will be important in determining whether they have the potential to make a difference, but said Gottlieb's choice of

words is significant.

"To have the head of the FDA talk about addiction caused by medical treatment really suggests a change in what we hear about opioids," Kolodny said.

The prescriber training, which could take a year to organize and implement, must include consideration of nonopioid alternatives.

Gottlieb wrote in the blog post that the agency's new opioid policy steering committee is considering "whether there are circumstances when FDA should require some form of mandatory education for health care professionals, and how the agency would pursue such a goal."

Flu Shots at the Westfield Senior Center Are you 60 or older, a resident of Westfield, and interested in getting a flu shot, at no charge, at the Westfield Senior Center? Staff from the Westfield Health Department will be at the Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, on Tuesday, October 3 and Wednesday, October 4 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to give flu shots. The only two requirements are that participants must sign up in advance and they must bring their insurance card to their scheduled appointment. Members of the Medical Reserve Corps will assist participants with the paperwork. Please sign up by calling the Senior Center at 562-6435 or visiting the Greeter’s Desk.

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FDA approves Lilly pill for common advanced breast cancer

By LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer U.S. regulators have approved a new medicine for treating a common type of breast cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body.

Eli Lilly's Verzenio was approved Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration for women and men with what's called HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that has worsened after hormone therapy.

According to the FDA, about 72 percent of patients with breast cancer have this type.

The daily pill blocks certain enzymes that promote growth of cancer cells. It's to be used either alone, after hormone therapy and chemotherapy have stopped working, or in combination with a hormone therapy called fulvestrant.

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. says Verzenio, which is taken until cancer resumes growing, will cost $10,948 per month. It's offering patients financial assistance, including 12 months with a minimal copayment for those with commercial insurance.

It will compete with two drugs in the same class, Pfizer Inc.'s blockbuster Ibrance and Novartis AG's recently approved Kisqali. Both cost about the same amount but can't be given as stand-alone treatments to those patients.

"Verzenio provides a new targeted treatment option for certain patients with breast cancer who are not responding to treatment," Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, said in a statement.

In patient testing, cancer stopped worsening for patients taking Verzenio plus fulvestrant for just over 16 months on average, versus nine months for patients taking a dummy pill with fulvestrant. When given alone, testing showed about 20 percent of patients taking Verzenio had their tumors shrink at least partially for 8 ½ months on average.

Verzenio can cause serious side effects, including diarrhea, low white blood cell count and dangerous blood clots. More-common side effects include anemia, infections, fatigue and vomiting.

Pregnant women should not take it.

The National Cancer Institute estimates that this year nearly 253,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and 40,610 will die of the disease.

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Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers that affects people today. Numerous researchers, doctors and organizations are working tirelessly to find a cure. But what do you really know about it? Here is an outline for how breast cancer occurs, signs and symptoms and who is at risk for developing the illness.

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Cancer is a group of diseases that cause cells in the body to change dramatically and grow exponentially. These abnormal growths are called tumors, which have the ability to grow into other tissues and even travel to other parts of the body.

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When the cancer has grown to a size that can be felt, the most common sign is a painless lump.

While there can be other physical changes to the breast ~ including swelling, thickening or redness of the breast tissue, puckering of the nipple or a spontaneous or bloody discharge ~ it is important to note that pain (or lack of pain) does not indicate the presence or absence of breast cancer.

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The short answer: Everyone. However, it is more prevalent in women, and accounts for 29 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers among U.S. women, according to the American Cancer Society.

Risk increases with age. The appearance of breast cancer is higher among white women than black women between the ages of 60 and 84. However black women have a higher occurrence rate before the age of 45, and are more likely to die from breast cancer at every age.

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The mystery of breast cancer

By RICHARD G. "BUGS" STEVENS University of Connecticut (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)

(THE CONVERSATION) For most of the common cancers, a major cause has been identified: smoking causes 90% of lung cancer worldwide, hepatitis viruses cause most liver cancer, H pylori bacteria causes stomach cancer, Human papillomavirus causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, colon cancer is largely explained by physical activity, diet and family history.

But for breast cancer, there is no smoking gun. It is almost unique among the common cancers of the world in that there is not a known major cause; there is no consensus among experts that proof of a major cause has been identified.

Yet, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women worldwide. The risk is not equally distributed around the globe, though. Women in North America and Northern Europe have long had five times the risk of women in Africa and Asia, though recently risk has been increasing fast in

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Africa and Asia for unknown reasons. in the mid-1980s, large, well-done prospective ©2016, American Society, Inc.and breast cancer began to be reportIs diet to blame?Up until about 20 years ago, we Cancer studies of diet thought it was all about diet. As people abandon ed, and they were uniformly negative. Fat in the their local food sources and begin to eat highly diet of adult women had no impact on breast cancer processed foods with lots of fats, the hypothesis risk at all. went, breast cancer was thought to be more likely This was very surprising – and very disappointto develop. ing. The evidence for other aspects of diet, like This hypothesis was logical because when fruits and vegetables, has been mixed, though alcoresearchers analyzed countries’ per capita fat con- hol consumption does increase risk modestly. It is sumption and breast cancer mortality rates, they also clear that heavier women are at higher risk found a strong correlation. In addition, rats fed a after menopause which might implicate the total high-fat diet are more prone to breast tumors. amount of calories consumed if not the composition By studying Japanese migrants to California, of the diet. researchers found that the first generation had low There is a chance that early life dietary fat exporisk like their parents in Japan, but then by the sec- sure, even in utero, may be important, but it’s difond and third generation, risk was as high as white ficult to study in humans, so we don’t know much American women. So, the genetics of race did not about how it might relate to breast cancer risk later account for the stark differences in the breast cancer in life. risk between Asia and America. This was also conIf diet is not the major cause of breast cancer, sistent with the idea that the change in food from then what else about modernization might be the the lean Asian diet to the high-fat American diet culprit? causes cancer. So it all made sense.

Two kinds of risk factors: what we can modify, Until it didn’t.

Diet studies find that fat is not the answerStarting See Mystery, Page 8

If addiction is a disease, should relapse mean jail time?

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Less than two weeks after a court ordered Julie Eldred to not use drugs while on probation, she tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. The woman, who has severe substance use disorder, spent the next 10 days behind bars in Massachusetts until her lawyer could find a bed for her at a treatment facility.

In a case that could have big implications, Eldred is challenging the practice of requiring people with addiction to remain drug free as a condition of probation. The 29-year-old argues that by jailing people with substance use disorder for failing to stay clean, courts are unfairly punishing users for something beyond their control.

"For the person who suffers from substance use disorder, a court order to be drug free is effectively a court order to be in remission of one's addiction," her attorney, Lisa Newman-Polk, told Massachusetts' highest court Monday.

Most addiction specialists — including groups such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse and American Society of Addiction Medicine — view substance use disorder as a brain disease that interferes with a person's ability to control

their desire to use drugs.

But the Massachusetts attorney general's office and others fighting Eldred's case argue that the probation conditions — which are used widely across the country — help users on their path to recovery. The practice should be upheld because people with addiction maintain the ability to make choices, Attorney General Maura Healey's office argues.

"Taking away the ability to impose the condition and to have those consequences and that aspect of accountability available when sentencing someone with substance use disorder can actually have a negative impact," Assistant Attorney General Maria Granik told the court.

Justices with the Supreme Judicial Court, which is expected to issue a decision in the coming weeks, asked tough questions of both sides and gave little indication as to how the court might rule.

"This is a really challenging issue," Chief Justice Ralph Gants said.

Eldred was charged with larceny for stealing jewelry and sentenced to one year of probation, which allows people to avoid jail or prison if they meet certain conditions. She was participating in outpatient treatment when she relapsed and violated no other conditions of her probation when she was sent to jail, where she

received no treatment.

The attorney general's office has said the court may have saved Eldred's life by putting her behind bars and ensuring she didn't overdose.

But Newman-Polk told the justices that if the court had been really worried about Eldred's safety, it could have forced her into treatment by civilly committing her.

The attorney general is being backed in the case by a group of psychologists and psychiatrists who oppose the classification of addiction as a brain disease. Doing away with the probation requirement could have devastating consequences because the threat of jail time encourages users to stay sober, the group argues.

Despite changes in the brain from drug use, people with addiction are not totally powerless to the substances, they say.

"We don't mean people just snap their fingers and give up drugs," Sally Satel, a resident scholar the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute and psychiatrist who works at a methadone clinic, said in an interview. "But can they respond to incentives and sanctions? We know they can," she said.

But Justice Barbara Lenk questioned why it wouldn't be enough to simply order someone with substance use disorder to remain in treatment.

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Orthorexia: A New ALS patient behind ice bucket challenge: I will bounce back Eating Disorder?

By ELIANA LAKRITZ MS RD LDN Clinical Dietitian, Baystate Noble Hospital We find ourselves in the midst of a “clean eating” trend. Everywhere we turn, we are bombarded with pictures of “clean” meals, apparent success stories resulting from extreme “detoxes,” and new “health” product recommendations. All of these factors have contributed to the growth and development of a new eating disorder– orthorexia. While it is not a clinically recognized disorder, orthorexia describes the obsession with healthy eating and has gained wider recognition from the public and media.

The obsession with eating “well” or “clean” may seem like a healthy way of living.

However, theeffects of true orthorexia can ELIANA LAKRITZ negatively impact health and quality of life.

MS RD LDN Similar to other eating disorders, orthorexia Clinical Dietitian, affects day to day life and can ultimately put Baystate Noble Hospital the individual at risk for malnutrition and even death, should this condition lead to extensive dietary restriction. However, unlike bulimia and anorexia nervosa, orthorexia does not typically develop as a result of the desire for thinness. Rather orthorexia seems to stem from the desire for perfect physical health. For example, someone with orthorexia may happily consume extra virgin olive oil due to the healthy fat content. However, someone struggling with anorexia nervosa would likely avoid it due to the calorie content and fear of gaining weight. With orthorexia, certain foods aredeemed “healthy” or “safe” to eat while others are strictly avoided.

As you can imagine, due to the nature of their jobs, many dietitians are prone to developing orthorexia. The extensive knowledge of food and its relation to health can lead an obsessive practice of healthy eating.

Additionally, the impressionable minds of children are often susceptible to parents’ obsession with healthy eating. Parents who are overly concerned or restrictive with their own eating habits may impact the impressionable minds of their children. It’s also possible that well-intentioned parents who extensively limit added sugars or fats from their children’s’ diet may instilla fear of “bad” foods.It is important to promote a healthy relationship with food within ourselves and others to prevent orthorexia from growing more prevalent. If you or someone you know is struggling with orthorexia, it would be helpful to contact a dietitian specializing in eating disorders. These professionals can help teach mindful eating techniques and moderation to make eating less of an obsession and more of an enjoyable experience.

If you are interested in learning more about nutrition counseling sessions with a registered dietitian at Baystate Noble Hospital, please call 413-5682811 ex: 5671 for more information.

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and what we can’tThe factors shown to affect a woman’s risk for developing breast cancer fall into two categories. First, those that cannot be easily modified: age at menarche, age at birth of first child, family history, genes like BRCA1. And second, those that are modifiable: exercise, body weight, alcohol intake, night-work jobs.

The role of environmental pollution is controversial and also difficult to study. The concern about chemicals, particularly endocrine disruptors, started after the realization that such chemicals could affect cancer risk in rodent models. But in human studies the evidence is mixed.

Because child bearing at a young age and breast feeding reduce risk, the incidence throughout Africa, where birth rates tend to be higher, and where women start their families at younger ages, has been lower.

Death rates, however, from breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa are now almost as high as in the developed world despite the incidence still being much lower. This is because in Africa, women are diagnosed at a later stage of disease and also because there are far fewer treatment options.

The question is whether the known risk factors differ enough between the high-risk modern societies and the low-risk developing societies to account for the large differences in risk. The answer: probably not. Experts think that less than half the high risk in America is explained by the known risk factors, and that these factors explain very little of the difference in risk with Asia.

A related question is whether the high risk in America and Northern Europe is due to a combination of many known exposures, each of which affects risk a little bit, or mostly due to a major cause that has so far eluded detection.

And maybe some of the known risk factors have a common cause which we don’t yet understand.

Are we just finding more cancer?Since the 1980s, screening by mammography has accounted for some of the increase in incidence in the modern world compared to the developing world, but not nearly enough to explain the entire difference. About 20% of the cancers found by mammography are now believed to be of a type that would never have progressed beyond the very small early stage that mammography can detect. But the problem is that we can’t tell which are the benign ones and which are not.

What about electric light?Electric light is a hallmark of modern life. So, maybe the introduction and increasing use of electricity to light the night accounts for a portion of the worldwide breast cancer burden.

This might be because our circadian rhythm is disrupted, which affects hormones that influence breast cancer development. For example, electric light at night can trick the body into daytime physiology in which the hormone melatonin is suppressed; and melatonin has been shown to have a strong inhibitory effect on human breast tumors growing in rats.

The theory is easy to state but difficult to test in a rigorous manner. Studies have shown that night-working women are at higher risk than day-working women, which was the first prediction of the theory.

Other predictions are that blind women would be at lower risk, short sleepers would be at higher risk, and more highly lighted communities at night would have higher breast cancer incidence. Each of these has some modest support though none are conclusive. What we do know is that electric light in the evening or at night can disrupt our circadian rhythms, and whether this harms our long term health, including risk of breast cancer, is not yet clear.

Whatever is going on, it’s important to find answers because breast cancer has become a scourge that now afflicts women all over the world in very large numbers, at almost two million new cases this year alone.

Inspections

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Pete Frates was mistakenly written off as dead this summer. Turns out, the man who helped spark the ice bucket challenge that raised millions of dollars for research on Lou Gehrig's disease hasn't gone anywhere yet.

Frates is fighting back from a summer health scare that landed him in the hospital while still trying to be a public face of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a degenerative disease that destroys nerve cells, impairs physical functions and so far has no cure.

The former Boston College baseball star, who can no longer speak or move, spent most of July in the hospital battling pneumonia and other infections.

In July, a tweet erroneously reporting his demise led to worldwide headlines. Frates wryly countered by posting a short video of himself lying in a hospital bed with Pearl Jam's "Alive" playing in the background.

Using a computer system that lets him type out words through eye movements, Frates has been tweeting about his progress to his nearly 30,000 followers, along with regular musings about his family and friends, living with ALS and Boston sports. "lots of down days as you can imagine with als, sometimes you don't feel human," he tweeted Sept. 23.

"Today I am definitely feeling sorry for myself, sukxx. but I will bounce back. Eff! you als.. Friggin a hole!!"

In the weeks since his July health scare, the 32-yearold has re-emerged to accept honors and accolades across his home state of Massachusetts.

Last month, he joined Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Red Sox officials and the Boston College baseball team on the steps of City Hall to declare Sept. 5 "Pete Frates Day" in Boston.

And former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and other Boston sports legends feted Frates at Fenway Park to mark the release of a new book on his life, "The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight Against ALS." Half the proceeds benefit Frates and his family.

Frates' wife, Julie, said it's been a difficult and busy few months, but she couldn't persuade her husband to slow things down even if she wanted to. "He's the one pushing to be out there," she said. "We take all the lead from him."

The ice bucket challenge had been around for almost a year to benefit various causes. But Frates is

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credited with helping focus it on ALS specifically and taking it global using his wide network of supporters as an established ALS advocate.

The challenge raised roughly $220 million in 2014, of which $115 million went to the ALS Association. A sequel campaign the next summer raised just over $1 million, according to the association.

The ALS Association says it has committed more than $89 million of the 2014 windfall to research.

"New, exciting research is just starting to pan out, and that's drawing new talent to ALS research, and a lot of companies are now interested in ALS," said Dr. Nazem Atassi, a Massachusetts General Hospital neurologist whose ALS research benefited from ice bucket challenge money. "It's the perfect environment for drug discovery."

Among the most promising developments to come out of research funded by the challenge has been the identification of at least four genes that contribute to the disease, a critical step toward developing new treatments, said Kevin Eggan, a professor at Harvard University who specializes in ALS. Another development that gives the Frates family hope is Radicava, a drug approved in May by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration following testimony from the Frates and other advocates. It's the first new treatment approved specifically for ALS in 22 years.

Frates' mother, Nancy, said they're applying to get her son on the drug, even though it's not clear how it might help, given his advanced condition. The medication, which was developed in Japan without funding from the ice bucket challenge, has been shown to slow the disease in recently diagnosed patients.

"You just want it to stop," Nancy said. "You want someone to say this disease is not tearing through your loved one's body anymore."

ALS is still finding new ways to attack Frates, said his father, John, a city councilor in Beverly who quit his financial services job to help care for his son after he was diagnosed in 2012.

Frates' bladder stopped working last year, requiring his urine now to be drained with a catheter every three hours, John Frates said.

"It's amazing he's tolerating all of it. It just shows the courage, will and determination he has to be with us," Frates' father said. "He's as incapacitated as a human being can be. That's his quality of life."

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him out on training and back onto patrol because he’s a great asset for this department and this community,” said Ricardi.

Currently, Westcott and General are into their second week of K-9 training which lasts eight to 12 weeks.

General will be used for a number of different things as the department’s K-9, including searching for drugs, evidence, lost children and elderly, and just regular patrol work.

On August 1st Westcott was named the new K-9 handler for the Southwick Police Department. Sgt. Tom Krutka, who left the position as K-9 handler due to a promotion, preceded Westcott. Krutka’s promotion coincided with his K-9 partner Jax’s retirement and now Jax is spending the rest of his life living with Krutka.

There will also be a spaghetti and chicken supper fundraiser on October 14 to benefit the Southwick Police Department. The event will take place from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Southwick VFW. It costs $10 for adults and $4 for children 10 years and under.

The event will give the community the chance to wish Jax a happy retirement and meet Westcott and General.

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apartment complex. Bishop noted that the fire, which was reported to have occurred due to improper disposal of a cigarette, resulted in no injuries and that occupants were not displaced.

In addition, Bishop said that due to the diligence of the firefighters, the structure was likely saved from further damage.

“If the firefighters hadn’t noticed it it could have gotten a lot worse,” Bishop said.

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were taking place, and that the problems were state-wide.

When asked about the problems, Judith Riley of the DOT responded by email.

“The inspection network is up and running. Some station owners today have needed to be told how to enable the printing of stickers. They were taught this in training but the message is being repeated to them today and then they can enable stickers to print,” Riley wrote, adding, “Applus has a team of people available to answer calls and support the stations to remind them how to complete this step.”

Applus is the new inspection contractor for the state.

However, when asked if printing stickers was the problem, a receptionist at Center City Auto said they couldn’t log into the machine with the code they were given, and were not able to reach the company by the phone number, which was busy all day. She said, statewide, people were having problems.

When reached on Tuesday, Nino Bruno, inspector at DeGray’s Service said they were still having issues with the cameras not working, which prevented them from performing inspections. Bruno said he left his phone number on Monday with the state to get back to him, but they never did. “Hopefully, I’ll get a hold of the state,” he said today. Bruno said a lot of places in the area were having issues.

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Westfield’s Tym Ugrin splits two Longmeadow defenders during a high school boys soccer game on Monday, Oct. 2 at Westfield High School. (Photo by William Eagan)

Westfield’s Brenden LaForest collides with Longmeadow’s Aidan Eagan during a high school boys soccer game on Monday, Oct. 2 at Westfield High School. (Photo by William Eagan)

Westfield’s Gervais Ndinamahoro controls the ball during a high school boys soccer game vs. Longmeadow on Monday, Oct. 2 at Westfield High School. (Photo by William Eagan)

500 strong

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer HOLYOKE – Earlier this year, Westfield senior field hockey goalie Gwen Smith recorded a whopping 46 saves in an epic effort against Longmeadow. Although it came in a 3-0 loss, it was a big statement versus one of the region’s elite teams.

On Monday, a young Westfield squad suffered another tough defeat, losing to Holyoke 4-0, but the loss was drowned out by another gritty effort by its senior captain.

Smith logged 20 saves, but more importantly, on her 10th of the afternoon, made her 500th career stop.

“It means so much,” said Smith, who accumulated those stats in just three years of high school goaltending. “All you hear about these days is field players getting 100 points.

No one ever knows about the goalies. I’m honored to be one of the first (in recent memory). It means a lot for the school and myself as a personal goal.”

Smith was under heavy pressure for much of the game as Holyoke attempted nearly a dozen penalty corners (to just one for Westfield). The Bombers withstood the barrage early, allowing no goals through the game’s first 22 minutes.

In the 23rd minute, Holyoke finally struck paydirt on the stick of Bridget Healy. Katie Keane made it 2-0 with the Purple Knights’ second score, coming with two minutes, 20 seconds left in the half.

Keane scored twice more in the second half to net a hat trick and salt away the game.

After the game, Westfield coach Linda Rowbotham expressed her frustration with the lack of offense, but commended the effort of her young players and her senior keeper’s milestone moment.

“These young players are gaining valuable experience,” said coach Rowbotham, whose varsity squad includes more freshmen than it ever has in the last 10 years. “They’re that much more stronger for it.”

“As for Gwen,” she said. “She is an amazing player. She has given 110 percent. I saw something in her back then as a JV player.

Every ounce of effort has been paying off because of her heart and soul. She has worked very hard to get … where she is at.”

Notes: Player for both teams wore pink socks and pink ribbons in their hair in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

All of the money collected from Monday’s game is expected to be donated for cancer research. The game ball was given to a

Holyoke family affected by cancer. Smith was also presented with a ball after the game.

Hough nets hat trick in Rams’ rout Southwick-Tolland 8, Franklin Tech 0 Sarah Hough netted a hat trick, Emily Martin scored two goals, and Ashley Wild, Emma Barnard and Alex Grimaldi had one apiece for Southwick.

Lyle Massoia and Alex Grimaldi each had an assist.

Southwick keeper Clare Stratton (5 saves) recorded a shutout.

Westfield senior goalie Gwen Smith makes a kick save Monday against Holyoke. Smith recorded her 500th career save, and finished with 20 in the game. (Photo by Chris Putz)

GWEN SMITH WHS field hockey senior goalie

BOYS’ SOCCER Pink balloons spell out “Play 4 A Cure” at Monday’s high school field hockey game between Westfield and Holyoke at Roberts Field in Holyoke. The two teams donned pink socks and wore ribbons in their hair in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Photo by

Tigers tourney bound Westfield Technical Academy 7, Pathfinder 0 Brad Marion had a hat trick and Westfield Tech qualified for the Western Massachusetts tournament berth.

Stephan Nikiel finished with a goal and an assist, Philip Lisyanyy had two assists, freshman Simion Mocanu and Anatoly Suprunchuk each had a goal, and John Bush tallied the final goal.

Frank Florek, Darryl Reopel, and Ed Borodin all had assists.

“The guys are having a blast,” Westfield Tech coach Kyle Dulude said. “We are definitely one big happy family right now. There is so much optimism for these guys. I hope they keep it together and continue to do the day-to-day things correctly. We have a lot of tournament experience and knowledge and know how important it is to finish strong and keep the chemistry alive.”

Lancers silence Bombers Longmeadow 2, Westfield 0 Longmeadow scored one goal in each half – the first coming on an own goal and the second on direct free kick with five minutes remaining in the game – to edge host Westfield.

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Rams stomp Colts Southwick-Tolland 23.5, Chicopee Comp 0.5 Southwick improved to 14-0 overall, 8-0 division with Chris Baker (39), James Longhi (41), Brad Durand (42), Matt Garrity (42), and Nick Kavrakis (42) leading the way.

For the Rams it was 37 straight league wins, one away from clinching a league title.

Willenborg paces Saints Smith Academy 19, St. Mary’s 5 St. Mary’s Luke Willenborg shot a 39 to lead all golfers at Country Club of Greenfield.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Brownies win thriller Agawam def. Westfield 19-25, 25-23, 20-25, 25-13, 15-5

Madi Robitaille (10 kills, 2 aces, 1 block), Bella Kozciak (8 kills, 3 aces, 10 digs), Autumn Moccia (18 digs), and Tabby Franceschet (6 aces) delivered stellar efforts for Westfield in a thriller.

JV FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 4, Holyoke 1 Westfield’s Abby Daley had a hand in three scoring plays, scoring two goals and assisting on another. Bombers’ Emma Mazeika scored unassisted, and Avery Guiel assisted on both of Daley’s scores.

Westfield goalie Danielle Coe made four saves.

LATE RESULTS – Fri., Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER St. Mary’s 3, Smith Voke 2 Aaron Blanchard scored both St. Mary’s goals. Jack Lamirande and Jacob Butler assisted.

St. Mary goalie Dom Nomakeo finished with 13 saves.

WHS vs. Agawam girls’ volleyball

Maia Kelso blocks a shot for a point.

Julia Golob sets one up for the WHS team during Monday night’s game against Agawam.

Emily Gelinas sets up the ball.

Victoria Hosmer tries to tap the ball in over an Agawam defender.

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Oct. 3 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Northampton, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./Elks Club, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./Elks Club, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 GOLF at Longmeadow, Longmeadow Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 5 GOLF – PVIAC Girls’ Individual Championship, Elmcrest Country Club, 9 a.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central, 5 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Ludlow, 6 p.m.

GYMNASTICS, Agawam at Minnechaug, 6 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 GOLF – PVIAC Boys’ Individual Championship, Crumpin-Fox Club, 9 a.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

FOOTBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 9 JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick-Tolland, 10:30 a.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 11 a.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 11 a.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick-Tolland, noon JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 3 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL at Chicopee Comp, 10 a.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 4:15 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 5 GOLF vs. Belchertown, The Ranch, 3 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 9 JV FIELD HOCKEY at Westfield, 10:30 a.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Westfield, noon Tues., Oct. 10 GOLF at Amherst-Pelham, Cherry Hill Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Central, Berte Field (Central HS), 6 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis, Hopkins Academy, Whiting Reservoir, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis, Hopkins Academy, Whiting Reservoir, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Central, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst-Pelham, 5:30 p.m.

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Wed., Oct. 11 GOLF at West Springfield, Springfield Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mohawk Trail, 3:30 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Central, Veterans Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at SouthwickTolland, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at SouthwickTolland, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 GOLF vs. McCann Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 5 GOLF – PVIAC Girls’ Individual Championship, Elmcrest Country Club, 9 a.m.

GOLF at Mohawk, Edge Hill Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Commerce, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 GOLF – PVIAC Boys’ Individual Championship, Crumpin-Fox Club, 9 a.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Easthampton, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Easthampton, 4 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 9 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Oct. 5 JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Athol, Game Field 2, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Athol, O’Brien Field, 6 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 9 No Sports Scheduled Tues., Oct. 10 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Monson, Westfield Technical Academy at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Monson, Westfield Technical Academy at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Ware, Dunroamin Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampden Charter School of Science, Bowie Field, 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 GOLF vs. Granby, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 10 GOLF at Franklin Tech, Thomas Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY, Gateway, Hampden Charter, Monson at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY, Gateway, Hampden Charter, Monson at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Jachym

Thurs., Oct. 5 GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 11 No Sports Scheduled

Fri., Oct. 6 GIRLS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots knew the first month of their 2017 schedule would feature tough early matchups with Drew Brees and Cam Newton.

What they couldn’t have predicted is how much trouble they would also have with quarterbacks Alex Smith and rookie Deshaun Watson.

Watson only was able to give the Patriots a close call in Week 3. But Smith torched New England in Week 1, and Newton’s Panthers finally found their footing enough to walk out of Gillette Stadium with a 33-30 win on Sunday.

As the Patriots now try to turn the page on their second home loss of the season, they have a short turnaround before a Thursday night road matchup with Tampa Bay and quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston happens to be coming off his best outing of 2017.

Safety Patrick Chung said there weren’t any magic bullets in Monday’s film study to pinpoint what is ailing the defense.

“Just get better, honestly,” he said. “The game’s over. ... We didn’t play good. So we have to get a bounce-back game here, and get back to how we usually play.”

The Patriots (2-2) have won three straight against the Buccaneers (2-1), but haven’t faced them since 2013. That was two years before Winston made his rookie debut.

The third-year quarterback fell into many of his bad habits in Tampa Bay’s Week 3 loss at Minnesota, tossing three interceptions. But he recovered Sunday to pass for three touchdowns with no picks as he twice brought the Buccaneers from behind in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Giants 25-23.

Now he will get his first shot at a New England defense that has given up at least 400 yards to each of its four opponents and is surrendering an NFL-worst 457 yards per game.

In the aftermath of Sunday’s loss to Carolina, several players pointed to communication as the key component missing for the defense. Linebacker and defensive captain Dont’a Hightower said Monday that while it can certainly improve, he thinks it’s even simpler than that.

“It’s just accountability,” Hightower said. “Whatever guys are out there, it’s on them to do it. It’s on all of us. We have to hold each other to a higher standard. And that starts today.”

Hightower returned to the field on Sunday for the first time since suffering a knee injury in the season opener against Kansas City. He finished with two tackles, including a sack.

Hightower again started the week on the injury report with his sore knee. He was joined by linebacker Elandon Roberts (ankle) and cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore (ankle) and Eric Rowe (groin).

“Anytime I can play and not come off the field and be healthy, that’s a positive,” he said.

“Everybody’s banged-up. Whether I’m sore or somebody else is sore — it’s football time now.

We got a couple of days to get ready. So we’re gonna handle business.”

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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS/RESULTS FOOTBALL Westfield 0-3 GYMNASTICS

Southwick 3-2-2 Gateway 3-1-3 St. Mary 2-6 Westfield Technical Academy 6-2

Westfield 4-0 GOLF BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 4-6 Southwick 2-0 Gateway 0-7-1 St. Mary 3-5-1 Westfield Technical Academy 9-0-1 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 7-1

Westfield 4-3 Southwick 15-0 St. Mary 1-7 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3-8 Southwick 2-4

FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 2-5 Southwick 6-3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-3 Southwick 3-2 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-2 GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 1-0 Southwick-Tolland 5-2

MONDAY’S RESULTS FIELD HOCKEY Holyoke 4, Westfield 0 Southwick-Tolland 8, Franklin Tech 0 BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield Technical Academy 7, Pathfinder 0 Longmeadow 2, Westfield 0 GOLF Southwick-Tolland 23.5, Chicopee Comp 0.5 Smith Academy 19, St. Mary’s 5 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Agawam 3, Westfield 2

WHS vs. Agawam JV football

WHS’s Andrew Hills escapes a tackle during Monday afternoon’s game against Agawam.

A group of players try to hold back an Agawam runner.

PHOTOS BY MARC ST.ONGE

An Agawam defender tries to hold on as Walter Figueroa breaks through the line.

Coach Fenwick advises Gavin Foster about the game play.

Southwick Regional vs. Franklin Tech Field Hockey Sydney Gorman (31) powers through the defense.

Emma Barnard (10) runs away with the ball.

Devan Fox (14) shows her drive.

Gabby Houle (20) tackles Franklin Tech.

Sarah Haugh (13) gets the ball past the goalie for a score.

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Husband and Sis Don’t Get Along Dear Annie: I am having issues with my sister, “Sharon.”

We are both in our early 50s and have always had a good relationship, but she and my husband, “Rick,” haven’t gotten along in the 26 years I’ve been married. I would describe their relationship as “tolerant” at best. Because of this, whenever she comes to town, I get together with her without my husband. But he doesn’t seem to mind. I do have Sharon over for dinner on occasion, and we manage to get through the evening.

The problem we’re facing now: My mother is not well, and we don’t know how much longer she has to live. My parents live near my husband and me, and Sharon comes into town to visit regularly and usually stays with them.

Sharon wanted to come into town last month and stay with Rick and me instead of our parents. (She had had an argument with our dad on her previous visit and didn’t want to stay with them.) I knew that staying at my house would result in all kinds of stress between my husband and me. He tolerates Sharon in small doses, but to have her stay with us for a few days is really out of the question.

When I told my sister that staying with me would not be possible, she completely shut down. She refuses to talk to me, even though I emailed her explaining my situation. I have contacted my father, my brother and Sharon’s husband to help mediate, but to no avail. She wants nothing to do with me. I feel as if she is focusing all the negative things in her life and directing them at me, that I have become her target. Do you think I should continue to reach out to her or let it go? -Sisterly Stalemate Dear Sisterly Stalemate: I think the first person you need to talk to is your husband. My guess is Sharon is fed up with your deferring to his preferences all these years. Can he not put their differences aside for just a few days? If his fear is that it would become a habit and she’d be staying with you every month, then you can address that by setting clear terms with your sister. I understand spending time with her might not be a walk in the park, but family is family. Unless she’s outright toxic and cruel -- which doesn’t seem to be the case, because you’ve always managed to have a good relationship with her -- there’s no need to ban her from ever staying at your home.

Dear Annie: I was unhappy but not surprised to see a recent question by someone whose electricity is being stolen by a guest who owns an electric car. This is becoming a big trend.

Also, I’m seeing more and more retail establishments, government buildings, etc., not only providing free charging stations but also reserving prime parking spaces to those who plug the vehicles in. It seems a parking spot reserved as a charging station is now a higher priority near the door than a handicapped parking space! -- Glad I’m Retired Dear Glad: You may actually be noticing handicappedaccessible charging spots for electrical vehicles. State codes on this matter are still being written, but many businesses aim to make charging spaces accessible to disabled patrons driving electric vehicles. Logistically, this can end up meaning that all the EV spaces are adjacent to handicapped spaces.

If you do spot violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, file a complaint with the Department of Justice. (There’s a handy form on its website.) The ADA relies on such complaints for enforcement.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE ELIMINATE CORD DANGER Dear Readers: October is National Window Covering Safety Month. The Window Covering Safety Council (www. windowcoverings.org) has hints for making your home safer when it comes to WINDOW TREATMENTS: * Keep all cribs, beds and furniture away from windows. * Use only cordless window coverings, or those with inaccessible cords. * If your window treatments do have cords, make sure they are out of sight and out of reach.

If you’re renting a home or apartment, or your home is older, you may have older-style cords on your window treatments, which can be a danger if you have grandkids who visit.

Safety is always the most important factor. Window cords can pose a strangulation hazard to young children. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (www.

CPSC.gov), corded window coverings are among the top hidden hazards in American homes.

Check these websites for more information. -- Heloise TAG -- I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE! Dear Readers: Be careful about “tagging” yourself, or “checking in” to a business on social media. This tells people exactly where you are, and that you are not at home.

If you want to mention a business that you like, or tell everyone about a great restaurant, do it after you are back home. -- Heloise WINDOW WASHER Dear Heloise: One side of my house is all sliding glass doors and tall windows. Cleaning them was impossible, not to mention the streaks!

I decided to use microfiber cloths -- one with plain, very hot water to wash, and one to dry! It worked! I washed 1/4 of the window at a time. No worries about streaks -- it just doesn’t happen! -- Sylvia R., Mount Solon, Va.

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Roku cuts price on top streaming player to counter Apple TV

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Emboldened by a successful IPO, Roku is reducing the price on the next generation of its best video streaming player in an attempt to fend off competitive threats from Apple and Amazon.

The latest Roku Ultra player announced Monday will sell for $100.

That's a 23 percent decrease from the Roku Ultra released last year, a device that had been selling for $130 until a recent clearance sale.

Roku is also upgrading an array of other streaming devices, priced from $29 to $70, less than week after completing an initial public offering of stock that raised $219 million for the Los Gatos, California, company. In vote of confidence, Roku's stock has already nearly doubled from its IPO price of $14.

ROKU VS. APPLE Even with that strong start on Wall Street, Roku still only has a market value of $2.5 billion, making it a relative David battling two Goliaths in Apple ($800 billion market value) and Amazon ($462 billion). Roku also still

hasn't turned a profit.

But the price cut on the Roku Ultra could make it tougher for Apple to win over video streaming fans with its just released player featuring super-sharp "4K" video — a step up from standard high definition. The new Apple TV player costs almost $180, up from almost $150 for an earlier model without 4K. The Roku Ultra also plays 4K video and offers more streaming channels than Apple TV, but it isn't compatible with Apple's own video store or Apple's music subscription service.

Apple is counting on those services to justify its higher priced Apple TV for the tens of millions of consumers hooked on its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers.

ROKU VS. THE REST The Roku Ultra is still more expensive than the next generation of Amazon's Fire TV streaming player.

Amazon last week announced that the latest Fire TV model with 4K video will sell for $70, down from $100 previously.

Meanwhile, computer chip maker

Nvidia is trying to make its own splash with a Shield streaming player that it rolled out two years ago.

The next generation of the Shield player comes equipped with Google's digital assistant to find and navigate through video with voice commands while also providing on-screen answers to many questions. It also sells for almost $180.

Apple's digital assistant, Siri, can be used to control its streaming player while Amazon's assistant, Alexa, works with Fire TV. Although it is much smaller than its rivals, Roku is the leading seller of video streaming players in the U.S. with a 37 percent share of the market, according to the research firm Park Associates.

Amazon has been gaining ground with a 24 percent share, up from 16 percent last year. Apple's share stands at 15 percent, which also trails Google's Chromecast streaming device at 18 percent.

There's still ample room for growth.

Park Associates estimates that twothirds of U.S. households still don't have a video streaming player.

Genealogy show unlocks family secrets for Carly Simon, more

By LYNN ELBER records benefited those who participated AP Television Writer this year, he said, while some searches LOS ANGELES (AP) — If there's a required plain old shoe leather as well. bigger cheerleader for genealogy research Among the stars with standout stothan Henry Louis Gates Jr. it's unlikely ries: they're nearly as well-connected.

— Carly Simon, who was eager to The prominent Harvard professor once find out whether her maternal grandagain lures the famous and celebrated to mother, who came to the United States PBS' "Finding Your Roots," which shares from Cuba, had her lineage right: She their ancestry and family stories as uncovclaimed to be the offspring of the king of ered by impressive research and science.

Spain and a Moroccan slave.

In the fourth season beginning Tuesday Researchers traveled to Cuba to (check local listings for time), the three search out Catholic church records dozen subjects include Scarlett Johansson, This combination photo shows Carly Simon, unavailable online and found "an amazLupita Nyong'o, Sean Combs, Amy left, at the Oceana's Partners Award Gala ing family tree," Gates said, one differSchumer, Garrison Keillor, Aziz Ansari, on Oct. 30, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. and ent than expected. Simon's grandmother filmmaker Ava DuVernay, author Scarlett Johansson at the 71st annual Tony was found to be 40 percent black, makTa-Nehisi Coates and Christopher Awards in New York on June 11, 2017. ing the singer-songwriter 10 percent Walken.

Simon and Johansson are among the celeb- black.

Larry David, whom Gates said he'd rities whose family histories are explored on Her grandmother "invented this crazy "bugged" for three years to go under the PBS’ “Finding Your Roots.” (AP Photo/File) story, this fabrication, because she knew "Roots" microscope, finally agreed and she was from a mixed-race heritage, and discovered that he's related to Bernie that was very unpopular in the 1950s Sanders, whom David memorably impersonated on "Saturday and '60s," Gates said.

Night Live." Their separate family stories are on the season — Tea Leoni, who asked the show to focus on finding the opener. family of her mother, Emily Patterson, an adoptee who never David said he was reluctant to have personal details disclosed knew the names of her biological parents. on TV but was glad he finally took part, lauding the "incredible Over a period of months, Patterson's DNA was run through job" done by researchers. databases that hold DNA results for some 6 million people, There were other revelations that took him aback, he said. Gates said. A match would show they had a common ancestor.

David learned of ancestors who settled in Birmingham, Alabama, The candidates were narrowed to a pair of sisters, one of in the 1840s, owned two slaves and fought for the Confederacy whom proved to be Patterson's mother and who, at 96, was still in the Civil War. A hundred years later, many aunts, uncles and alive, Gates said. A private meeting was arranged with her for cousins on the maternal side of his family died in Nazi Leoni, Patterson and Leoni's daughter.

Germany's Holocaust.

Research also revealed Leoni's biological mother's father, and But "Finding Your Roots" is aimed at more than satisfying traced his family back to her seventh great-grandfather, born individual curiosity and telling an engrossing story, said Gates, around 1690, and his Virginia-born son who at one point lived an executive producer and writer as well as host of the series: It near George Washington. carries a message of shared origins that he argues can benefit — Questlove, the musician, producer and writer born Ahmir society.

Khalib Thompson, found his family has an extraordinary place The science of DNA proves that "there aren't four or five bio- in U.S. history. logically distinct races. We're all from one race, the human race, In 1860, five decades after the slave trade to the United States genetically," Gates said. "And we know that genetically we all ... was abolished, a ship commissioned by a Southern planter illedescended from common ancestors that left the African conti- gally brought about 110 slaves to Mobile Bay, Alabama, from a nent 50,000 years ago. That's a fact." port now located in the Republic of Benin, Gates recounted.

Detailing how different ethnic groups contributed to world It was the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States, history and how their experiences "merged or conflicted" with Gates said. Aboard was a couple who would take the names those of other groups is also of immense value, he said.

Charlie and Maggie Lewis and who were recorded on the 1880 "It's part of a larger education process to make us all realize census as African-born. we're fully human," Gates said.

As freed people, they settled in an Alabama town largely made Advances in DNA testing and the increased digitization of up of others on the ship, and Questlove's distant cousins who live

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DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017: This year you have an opportunity to make a dream a reality. You often go through some dramatic changes in your domestic life. Avoid power plays of any kind. If you are single, you meet people with ease. Carefully check out anyone you have an interest in, as he or she could be emotionally unavailable. If you are attached, the two of you will develop a mutual hobby or pastime. This activity will bring you closer together. PISCES always pitches in and helps you with your work.

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

SCARY GARY

Mark Buford

DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni

B.C. Mastroianni and Hart

ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might not recognize or claim your power. Your instincts encourage you to go within and self-evaluate. You could feel an intensity that is difficult to explain. Someone else’s motives seem to revolve around control. Maintain a healthy distance. Tonight: Get a good night’s sleep.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You know what you are doing, though you could be inspired by a friend or a dream. Keep your goal and your good intentions in mind. Excesses could occur out of the blue, perhaps over a meal that suddenly turns into a party. Curb a tendency to be angry or frustrated. Tonight: Where the action is.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You feel an intense connection between you and an older person. Your imagination seems to know no boundaries.

One-on-one relating proves to be intense, and it also encourages you to gain a fresh perspective. Avoid power plays at all costs. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to defer to someone who seems more in control of the situation and knows what he or she needs from others. Listen carefully, and be receptive to what this person has to say. Don’t push so hard to achieve your long-term goals.

Tonight: Note what is being said.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Reach out to someone with whom you often have significant conversations. A discussion might touch on a power play. Use caution with spending, and don’t go overboard. You might be tempted to break the budget, but try to resist. Tonight: Indulge a little. Enjoy those around you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might want to try a different approach or allow someone else’s suggestions to open a door. Avoid a power play, especially if a loved one is involved.

Recognize your limits with a key person; allow him or her to run the show, while you detach. Tonight: Go along for the ride.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to move forward, but first rethink a personal matter more carefully. On some level, you could feel as if you are sitting on top of Mt. Vesuvius. Be careful not to trigger the volcano. Use care around a volatile person. Tonight: Choose an effective stress-buster.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You could be very sorry if you don’t continue on your chosen path.

Distractions seems to surround you. Do you really want to get more involved in a control game? Allow your ingenuity to point to another method of handling this situation.

Tonight: Start having more fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Emphasis is on home and family.

Some of you might want to check out an investment that involves property or other family members. You long to become more independent and be your own person.

Discuss, consider and debate the possibilities here. Tonight: Happiest at home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance whom you care about. Your ability to read between the lines allows you to come out on top. Without intending to, you often find yourself in all-or-nothing situations. Others might feel as if you have power over them. Tonight: Hang out.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You will enjoy what comes down the path toward you. Be willing to indulge a little when choosing a gift for a loved one.

You will discover the power of giving. A partner initially could express some anger. Be aware of a difference in how you view money. Tonight: Out and about.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH The Moon in your sign highlights your possibilities. You might feel that, with a friend’s help, you could make something you desire possible. In your desire to achieve this goal, be careful not to mow over someone else or ignore his or her needs.

Tonight: Wish upon a star.

BORN TODAY Novelist Thomas Wolfe (1900), guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), singer/songwriter Gwen Stefani (1969)

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Westfield Bridge Club Results 9/7/17 North/South: 1st: Sue Labuckie & Marcel Jacques ; 2nd: Dorothy Kowalesky & Judy Fiore; 3rd: Candy Pennington & Eileen Doherty East/West: 1st: Priscilla Gover & Barbara Conlin; 2nd: Vi Martinell & Cindy Fullerton; 3rd: Fran Slasienski & Betsy Cassin Duplicate is played Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 4:00 at The American Inn in Southwick. All players are welcome.

The Student Think Tank is Returning The Westfield News Student Think Tank is a news column comprised of various high school students writing about current events or issues that have drawn the eye of either the country or local people. The Student Think Tank will appear monthly and all high school aged students are welcome to join.

If you, or anyone you know, would like to write for the Think Tank, please email patrickberry@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com

Museum Passes Available The Huntington Public Library has new museum passes available for patrons to borrow that were purchased by the Friends of the Huntington Public Library. They are the Amelia Park Children’s Museum (discounted), The Children’s Museum at Holyoke, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, The Norman Rockwell Museum (discounted), Old Sturbridge Village (discounted), and the Springfield Museums. The Friends were able to purchase these passes with monies raised through their annual Used Book Sale and Calendar Raffle. The library also has free passes to the Clark Art Museum, the Smith College Museum of Art, the Berkshire Museum, The USS Constitution Museum, and a discounted pass to Mystic Aquarium.

AUTO FOR SALE TIMOTHY'S AUTO SALES. Stop by and see us! We might have exactly what you're looking for, if not, let us find it for you! Bartlett Street, Westfield.

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LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Get your HiSET/GED It is not too late to get your HiSET/GED! Westfield Community Educations’ Free Preparation classes starting soon!

Please call 413-336-3100 for an appointment to register! Don’t Delay!

Classes are made possible due to the generosity of the following program supporters: Berkshire Bank-Beveridge Family Foundation-Charles H. Hall Foundation Bank of America, N.A., Trustee-City of Westfield, CDBG-Kiwanis Club of Westfield-Shurtleff Children’s Services, Inc.-Westfield Academy-Westfield Bank Future Fund-Westfield Police Association-Westfield Athenaeum-Western Mass Hospital

City of Westfield NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE HELD ON October 10, 2017at 6:30 PM AT: Westfield City Hall Room 201 59 Court Street Westfield, MA 01085 THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY SUBMITTED BY: Mitchell Bannish FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT: 0 Pontoosic Road (7R-57-2A) WORK WILL CONSIST OF: Construction of a single family home and site improvements.

POSTED: October 3, 2017 DAVID A. DOE CONSERVATION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

Westfield Farmers’ Market The Westfield Farmers’ Market takes place on the lawn of the Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, from noon to 6:00 pm every Thursday thru October 6, rain or shine. Music all day, sponsored by the Westfield Cultural Council. Cooking Demonstrations at 3:00 . Thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous donor, SNAP customers receive an additional weekly match up to $5.00 when they purchase tokens at the Market table with their SNAP EBT card.

Congregation Ahavas Achim Hebrew School Congregation Ahavas Achim of Westfield has spaces open in its Hebrew School starting for the next school year in September for third through seventh grades. The Hebrew School meets weekly on Mondays from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Support for the program is provided by the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Western Massachusetts, a division of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts, Inc. For more information, call Andy at 569-1148.

CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars part of Amazon Smile CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars is set up as an eligible charity in Amazon Smile. If you use Amazon, we would appreciate it if you would make all your purchases through Amazon Smile because CSF will get a percent of all purchases made. It only takes a minute to setup your account.

– Go to www.smile.amazon.com – Box at bottom right of screen “Pick your own charitable organization” -Type CSF Westfield and then click the Search button -Click the Select button next to our organization name

Looking for 1968 High School Graduates Reunion planners are collecting updated contact information for all members of the three Westfield high school classes who graduated in 1968: St. Mary’s High School, Westfield High School and Westfield Vocational High School. We need email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers. Email your information to the official reunion email address: whssusan. andrews@aol.com, or call Helena Mochak at 413-562-3254.

And please pass this request to any classmate, near or far, who may not see it here. The combined 50th Reunion will be held September 1, 2018 (next year!!) at East Mountain Country Club. A save the date postcard will be mailed this coming September 1.

The classes of 1968 have held several mini reunions in recent years, all advertised via email or word of mouth. Thus, the planners are looking for email addresses from as many classmates as possible. The next mini reunion is November 4, 2017 at East Mountain Country Club. Get us your email address so we can send you the details.

Town of Southwick Firefighter/Paramedic

October 3, 2017

WHS Class of ’77 40th Class Reunion Saturday October 21st, 7 – 11 PM, Sons of Erin -Westfield, Pay as you go bar, Hors d’ouevres. Contact Steve White at P8riotzfan@ gmail.com or, Marybeth Davidson at mbdavidson1024@gmail.com. Come play golf at Tekoa CC, same day at 10 AM

Fall Festival Holy Cross Church, 221 Plumtree Road, Springfield, will host a family-friendly Fall Festival and Craft Fair on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring more than 25 craft and vendor booths, a bake sale, an apple and cider sale, a raffle, children’s activities including face painting, glitter tattoos and magic, and much more! The event will take place in the gymnasium of St. Michael’s Academy, 153 Eddywood St., which is adjacent to the church. For more information visit www.

HolyCrossParish.org.

Bookworms at the Westfield Athenaeum Monday, October 23, 6:307:30pm: We will read the book Amelia Bedelia Bookworm together and do fun activities based on the story. The first 10 kids to sign up get free copies of the book to keep. This book club is aimed at students in grades 1 and 2.

Town of Russell

City of Westfield Planning Board

The Westfield Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on TRUCKS October 17, 2017, at 7:00 PM, in City Council Chambers, Municip2001 DODGE DAKOTA, Exten- al Building, 59 Court Street, ded cab. Excellent condition. Westfield, MA on the application 100,000+ miles. Well main- of Agawam Dogworks for a Spetained. 413-568-0320. cial Permit and Site Plan Approval per Zoning Ord. Sec. 3110.3(4) & 6-10 to allow for a commercial dog kennel at 98 Southwick Rd., zoned Business 2007 CHEVROLET SILA. VERADO, Model 1500, 86,000 miles, 4- Wheel Drive.

The application is available for Runs great. One Owner. public inspection at the PlanPlease call: ning Office and at: 413-454-0019. www.cityofwestfield.org/ applications

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HELP WANTED

October 2, 10, 2017

Westfield Creative Arts Classes Now Enrolling Westfield Creative Arts (WCA), a program of Westfield on Weekends Inc. (WOW), is located in the heart of downtown Westfield at the Rinnova Building at 105 Elm Street. Enrollment for fall creative arts classes is currently underway. Adult classes in acrylic painting, oil painting, watercolor painting, chair caning, knitting, crocheting, photography and creative writing are enrolling students and classes will start within the next several weeks. You may join an existing class and your fee will be prorated to the amount of classes you are able to attend or wait for a new section to begin. Classes run for 4, 6 or 8 weeks depending on the class in our well lit centrally located gallery.

Future classes include calligraphy, quilting, basket making (including Nantucket baskets), and small piece upholstery.

Class size is limited to allow our instructors to provide individualized instruction. Check website for current information www.westfieldcreativearts.com or give us a call at 413-5795967 with any questions. Registration accepted by phone or mail.

We are also looking for instructors interested in sharing their knowledge with beginning to intermediate students interested in learning a new craft. Contact us for more information.

HELP WANTED

The Town of Southwick Fire Department is now accepting applications for full time Firefighter/Paramedics.

Requirements: HS diploma or equivalent, valid MA driver’s license, and Massachusetts Paramedic certification. Candidate must have Firefighter I/II certification. A minimum of 2 years structural firefighting and active 911 Paramedic experience preferred. Consideration given for balance of experience, service volume, and qualifications.

Seeking applications for:

NEWSPAPER DELIVERY ROUTES AVAILABLE

Temporary Full-Time with the potential for a Highway Dept.

Full -Time position.

Westfield News:

Applicants must obtain the following:

Route #1 Adams St. Crown St. Montgomery Rd. Montgomery St. Murray Ave. Prospect St.

No less then (2) Years of Experience with a valid class B CDL with air brake endorsement with a clean driving record. Plowing experience in a CDL vehicle is preferred. (2) Years of Experience with a valid 2A hoisting license.

Must have mechanical repair and maintenance skills with equipment and must be able to lift, shovel and carry out daily duties of the Highway department job descriptions.

Applicants must be able to pass a pre-employment drug testing.

Route #2 Loring Ln Western Ave Woodland Rd Route #3 Bartlett St Casimir St Elm St Lewis St Meadow St Phelps Ave, Thomas St. Route #4 Brookline Ave Fairview St Loomis Ave Mill St Oak St Oak Ter Paper St W Silver St. Route #5 Danek Dr Kasper Dr Murphy Cir E Silver St

Pay rate will be $16.50 with no benefits till or unless hired to the full time position. The Town of Russell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications must be returned by October 20, 2017 to: Highway Department 65 Main Street Russell Mass, 01071 Applications can be found on the Town of Russell web site and also can be picked up at the Russell Town hall 65 Main St Russell Ma, 01071.

Please call: Ms. Hartman 562-4181 x117

SITE COORDINATOR

Applications due by October 30th.

The Westfield Salvation Army needs volunteer Bell Ringers for upcoming holiday season. Call 413-562-2910

Southwick Fire Department currently works a 12 hr. /4on-4 off schedule. Starting salary $23.75 per hour.

RECEPTIONIST

Family housing facility. Parttime position requires outstanding written and oral communication skills. Engage outside trainers/volunteers to provide life skill seminars, schedule meeting room events, create monthly newsletter, maintain the tenant's council. Ability to work independently, exercise judgment and use initiative. High computer literacy.

Associate's Degree and 3 years experience in community outreach, marketing or BA with 2 years experience in administration. Send resume and cover letter to:

Please submit a resume, cover letter and application

by October 30th to:

Local business looking for Receptionist with phone and computer experience.

Southwick Fire Department Chief Russ Anderson 15 Depot Street Southwick MA 01077

Please mail resume to: DFS, Inc. 89 South Maple Street, Westfield, MA 01085

Finalist will be required to complete a medical examination/drug screening CORI, an extensive background check including psychological test, and other assessments as deemed necessary. Successful candidates shall also be responsible for passing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts fire physical abilities test (PAT). Employment will be contingent upon the results of these examinations, tests and screenings.

Executive Director Domus Inc. 4 School Street Westfield, MA 01085 before 5:00 P.M.October 5, 2017.

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LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

A & J LANDSCAPING Fall Clean-ups Mowing, Trimming, Mulching Planting & Landscape Design Quality Work & Service Call Tony

413-519-7001 Bobcat service also available For Bobcat service, call Mike @ 413-562-6502 Fall Clean-ups & Leaf pick-up Rip out & removal of old shrubs & plantings Snow Plowing Residential / Commercial Fully insured 27 years experience

413-575-1016 FIREWOOD & TOP SOIL ----------------SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

LAWNMOWER REMOVALS

FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition.

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

TAG SALES Buying junk or wrecked cars and light trucks.

Call Mark's Auto Parts, E. Granby, CT 860-653-2551

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

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WANTED TO BUY

business DIRECTORY CHIMNEY SWEEPS

LAWN & GARDEN

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

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

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

WESTFIELD: 11 Pilgrim Dr. (off Colony Dr.). Fri/Sat. Sept 29th/30th. 9am-2pm. Housewares, kids toys, Jr. Clothes (Sm-Med). Lots to see! Great prices. Rain or Shine

WESTFIELD: 809 West Rd. Sat/Sun, October 7th/8th.

9am-3pm. FANTASTIC ITEMS! Canoe, A/C, Stainless Steel work tables (2), Vintage Columbia Bike - Never used with original box! 2 Violins, Stained Glass items, Hand-made Afghan, Tools, Recumbent Stationary Bike/Eliptical Trainer, Lamps. So much more!

APARTMENT 5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit.

Large yard, parking. $975 p/month. No pets please.

Call today, won't last.

Available October 1.

(413)348-3431

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

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

STORAGE STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard.

Year-round discounts.

Safe and secure.

Lockhouse Rd. Westfield, MA JML 413-575-8900

TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP.

Apartments for Rent: Westfield: 93 George St. 2nd Floor, 2 Bedroom $1150 per month 1232 Russell Rd. 3 Bedroom Townhouse $1250 per month Call: Jill Vincent-Lapan, Realtor Canon Real Estate 413-695-3732 CHESTER- 3 bedroom, 1-bath Duplex apartment. Available November 1. $725/month. Security deposit and references required. 413-519-5738.

WESTFIELD: 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2nd floor apartment. Newly renovated. New appliances. Available immediately. References Required. $1125.00 +utilities. No pets. Call 413-262-3398

Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

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

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

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

413-568-1957

LAND

413-788-6787 top-truck.com

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

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

413-835-5491

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR Making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet make-overs to faux finishes, and staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured.

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

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

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

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

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

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment.

413-237-2053

Building Lots for Sale Westfield: 2 Building Lots; 0 Roosevelt Ave. Reduced to $68,500 per lot. Each lot is 0.32 acres, zoned up to a 2,200 sq. ft. home. Across from WHS. Lots are fully cleaned & stumped. All utilities are available. City sewer/water.

Call: 413-568-2804 or 364-2459 or 885-3070

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

PHIL'S DUMP RUNS & DEMOLITION Better Business Bureau A+ Removal of any items in cellars, attics, etc... Also brush removal and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages).

Fully insured. Free estimates.

(413)525-2892 (413)265-6380