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Sports facilities zoning focus of hearing

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Planning Board will conduct a public hearing tonight on an amendment to the city’s zoning codes which would allow construction of facilities for commercial amusement, recreational and assembly.

City Council President Brent B. Bean II is sponsoring the zoning code amendment and will present details to members of the Planning Board which provides the City Council with a recommendation of zoning matters.

Bean said this mornBRENT BEAN II ing that sports facilities were allowed in the industrial A zone, but that the language was changed in 2007. The commercial amusement/ recreation/assembly activities are currently allowed in the Business B zone through the special permit review process.

“At one time this was allowed, and then it was pulled out of the (ordinance) language,” Bean said. “We’re trying to build and the only land we See Hearing, Page 3

State campaign targets sudden infant deaths

By Peter Francis Staff Writer BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts officials are stepping up efforts to reduce sudden infant death syndrome.

Throughout October, a public awareness campaign will focus on educating parents and caregivers about how to make sure infants are sleeping in a safe manner.

The campaign will include the new web page Mass.gov/SafeSleep and public service posters on MBTA trains.

All the state’s maternity hospitals also plan to give new parents a copy of the book “Sleep Baby, Safe and Snug” during the month.

Officials say sudden infant death syndrome affects about 30 to 50 families each year in Massachusetts.

“Unsafe sleeping among newborns is a public health issue here in Massachusetts and across the country,” said Health and Human Services Secretary John Polanowicz. “The good news is that it is often preventable. By providing public education and targeting training and resources, we can give parents, guardians and caregivers the tools they need to reduce the risk and promote positive brain activity that comes with safe sleep.”

This summer, HHS Assistant Secretary for Children, Youth and Families Kathleen Betts, convened an interagency Task Force on Infant Safe Sleep to take direct action to educate the public, parents and caregivers about infant safe sleep practices and find ways to collaborate across state agencies, and with medical associations and hospitals, to reduce the risks associated with unsafe infant safe sleeping practices.

The task force is comprised of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Public Health, the Office of the Child Advocate, the Department of Early Education and Care and the Department of See Infant Deaths, Page 3

Former chief against School board dissects DIBELS data ACO mutual Kindergarten NWF‐CLS Multi‐Year Comparison agreement 2011‐‐2014

By Peter Francis “The day when we taught 20 kids at a time is Staff Writer over,” she said. “We now teach a small group of WESTFIELD – At last night’s Westfield kids who understand the concept, so we make School Committee meeting, Superintendent Dr. sure that when we move them forward, we give Suzanne Scallion unveiled three years of data a small group of kids who need remediation

By Hope E. Tremblay Kindergarten NWF‐CLS from Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early what they need. We have small groups in our Staff Writer Literacy Skills orKindergarten NWF‐CLS DIBELS. classrooms all the time.”

SOUTHWICK – Former Police Chief MarkMulti‐Year Comparison “It’s a nationally used test and is probably the The single page of data is composed of colorKrynicki urged the Board of Selectmen this week 2011‐‐2014 Abner Gibbs number one measure of early literacy skills,” coded bar graphs represented students at differnot to contract with Granville for animal control said Scallion, adding that significant research ent schools in the district. assistance. has been done which correlates DIBELS to 2013‐2014 “We have different numbers of English lanSeveral weeks 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 Kindergarten NWF‐CLS future success on the Massachusetts guage learners in our schools. We have students arten NWF‐CLS ago, the board disComprehensive Assessment Systems (MCAS) coming in with various strong literacy skills.

Abner Gibbs District cussed a mutual aid exam.

We have students that have been to preschool,” agreement for 75%animal Focusing on the city’s kindergarteners, Scallion said as sheets were dispersed. “Our 71% control services.

2011‐2012 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 68%69% Scallion said she would be unveiling the data kids are coming in with all different kinds of Krynicki said what 62% from the next grade up. backgrounds.”

Granville was asking 58% 55%kindergarteners have “Because this data is looking at three differThe district’s current for was not mutual 75% 50% 71% ent groups of kids, you’re going to see some made major strides, according to the data sheet.

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68%69% 44% 44%“Fifty percent of our kids in 2011 – as normal variations between them,” she said.

“My understand62% Scallion said that comparing the data35% between opposed to only eight percent of our kids last 36% ing of mutual is both 58% 35% 55% 32% groups is tricky with DIBELS, but that compar- year – that’s remarkable,” she added.

50% “If you parties would bring 51% 50% ing the data of the same group over time will be look at last year, in the spring we were down as 26% 44% 44% 24% % something to the 21% intensive in kindergarten at done using an intense data analysis tool called low as two percent table,” he said.

36% Elementary).”

35% 15% 35%(Park 15% Juniper 36% 32% “Granville doesn’t Mark Krynicki 13%15%Illuminate.

“We’re the be utiNonsense word fluency, a big research area 9%first district in the state to 26% control 24% %have an animal 26%26% lizing this tool and we have the people who can currently as it relates to later comprehension, is 21% officer, so this is just a contract for services.” do that analysis in Jen Hurst,” said Scallion. what the DIBELS data seeks to uncover and the 15% 15% 15% Krynicki recommended that the board not sign 13% “We’re working with the tech center and will district’s kindergarteners show steady improve13% Intensive Winter Intensive Spring Strategic Winter9% Strategic Spring Core Winter Core Spring an agreement. He cited the addition of 43 miles to really be able to extract some important data for ment year-over-year.

Core Winter Core Spring the department’s coverage area and the age of the our teachers to use.”

“You can look at all the schools and see a 10-plus year-old animal control vehicle as two Scallion said that teachers today have to be Intensive Winter Intensive Spring Strategic Winter Strategic Spring Core Winter Core Spring reasons not to work with Core Winter Granville on this.

Strategic Spring Core Spring “diagnosticians.”Kindergarten NWF‐CLS See DIBELS, Page 3 S Winter “I don’t think this would be mutually beneficial,” said Krynicki. In September, the Board of Highland Hi hl d Selectmen tabled a vote on the agreement after rgarten NWF‐CLS Kindergarten NWF‐CLS Control Officer Tracy Root said she had Franklin Ave F Animal kli A Hi hl2013‐2014 d 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 Highland no2013‐2014 knowledge of it.

Root said Police Chief 82%David Ricardi told her 79% 2013‐2014 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 he2012‐2013 was discussing agreement and asked 78% 77% a possible 74% her what Southwick charges for daily boarding 82% 68% up animals, but she 68% 79% and picking 78% 77% did not know 65% 74% what the agreement entailed.

60% 68% 57% 68% Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart 65% 52% said Ricardi submitted a one-year agreement for 60% 57% animal control services as needed for Granville.

52% “This is just to have a mechanism in place should 44% you go up36% there,” Stinehart said. “My 33% understanding is we’re talking about several 29% 36% calls 33% 24% % a year.”

29% 20% 19% % Root said she received about a dozen calls from 24% 16% 23% 15% 20% Granville for animal control assistance last year 19% 12% 18% 11% 10% 16% 15% 14% but she directed them to Westfield. Now, Westfield 12% 5% 11% 10% is no longer responding to Granville and the town 2% 5% is seeking Southwick’s help.

2% According has Core Winter to the Westfield Core Spring Police, the city Intensive Winter Intensive Spring Strategic Winter Strategic Spring Core Winter Core Spring Winter Strategic Spring Core Winter Core Spring Intensive Winter Intensive Spring Strategic Winter Strategic Spring Core Winter Core Spring not responded to Granville for some time and never had a contract with the town, it just helped out when an animal control officer was available.

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Posting nude photos results in probation

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A city man who admitted he posted nude pictures of his former girlfriend on a fraudulent page he created on a social networking website has been placed on probation for one year.

Josh D. Champagne, 20, of 1 Magnolia Ave., Holyoke, came to police attention in March when a woman came to the station to complain that he “secretly took photographs of her and posted the photographs on her place of business Face Book page under a fraudulent account in her name”, Det. Roxann Bradley reports in a court document.

Bradley reports she interviewed the woman and viewed the two offending photos. She reports that the photographs were taken from behind the woman and show her standing in her bedroom. In one picture she is wearing underwear and in the second photo she is naked. Bradley recognized the background of the two pictures to be the victim’s bedroom.

“The victim stated that she had no knowledge of those photographs being taken and that she never consented to having those photographs taken,” Bradley reported.

The victim told Bradley that she confronted her former boyfriend, who she See Probation, Page 3

Alcohol compliance sting nets six

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The License Commission voted last night to summons in six licensees to a violation hearing for failing a Westfield Police Department alcohol compliance sting in September.

The Community Policing bureau of the department used underaged “operatives” who were instructed to attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages, typically light beer, and notify the assigned team leader by cellphone if they were served.

The city’s License Commission has established guidelines for sting operations under which the police and the underaged volunteers operate. The youths are instructed to carry their Massachusetts License and offer that as identification if requested by the store clerk or bar server. The only other item in their possession is a $10 bill given to them by the police officer with which to purchase alcohol.

Six teams of officers and underaged volunteers conducted compliance checks package stores, restaurants and bars. In at least two cases the volunteers were asked and produced their driver’s license which the server looked at, then served that person.

Commissioner Edward Diaz said that servers and package stores employees should be trained to observe the orientation of the driver’s license.

“A minor’s license is vertical, not horizontal,” Diaz said. “And the server has to know the dates to determine if a person is under 21 years of age.”

Commissioner Alice Dawicki said that math calculation is incumbent on the server because in some cases a person may have actually turned 21, the legal age to purchase and consume alcoholic beverage, but has

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Southwick High reunion The Southwick High School Class of 1964 held its 50th class reunion on Saturday at Tucker’s Restaurant . Many traveled from Texas, Colorado, Florida, Virginia, Vermont, North Carolina and New York to join in on a memorable weekend.

With a sit down dinner, entertainment and pictures from past school days, everyone enjoyed reminiscing with one another.

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Motto engraved on library gets lost in translation MOORESTOWN, N.J. (AP) — The Latin motto engraved on the wall of a new library in southern New Jersey got lost in translation.

Officials had thought the phrase “Nos Secundus Coniecto Omnia” meant “we confirm all things twice.” But it actually means “we second-guess all.”

Moorestown architect Rick Ragan tells the Burlington County Times (http://bit.ly/1uQSV6j ) he learned of the problem from residents who translated it online.

Ragan says he’ll pay a stone cutter to change the phrase to “We encourage all.” He’ll also have the Roman numerals fixed to reflect the proper year.

Mayor Chris Chiacchio tells the newspaper a mistake is only a mistake if you do not have the courage to correct it.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2014. There are 85 days left in the year.

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n Oct. 7, 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. (Anderson made her Met debut in January 1955 playing the role of Ulrica in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera.”)

On this date: In 1777, the second Battle of Saratoga began during the American Revolution. (British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered 10 days later.)

In 1849, author Edgar Allan Poe died in Baltimore at age 40.

In 1858, the fifth debate between Illinois senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place in Galesburg.

In 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, one of the main figures of the Teapot Dome scandal, went on trial, charged with accepting a bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny. (Fall was found guilty and sentenced to a year in prison; he served nine months. Doheny was acquitted at his own trial of offering the bribe Fall was convicted of taking.)

In 1949, the Republic of East Germany was formed.

In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and Republican opponent Richard Nixon held their second televised debate, this one in Washington.

In 1979, Pope John Paul II concluded his weeklong tour of the United States with a Mass on the Washington Mall.

In 1982, the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical “Cats” opened on Broadway. (The show closed Sept.

10, 2000, after a record 7,485 performances.)

In 1985, Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean. (The hijackers, who killed Jewish American tourist Leon Klinghoffer, surrendered two days after taking over the ship.)

In 1989, Hungary’s Communist Party renounced Marxism in favor of democratic socialism during a party congress in Budapest.

In 1991, University of Oklahoma law professor Anita Hill publicly accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of making sexually inappropriate comments when she worked for him; Thomas denied Hill’s allegations.

In 2001, the current war in Afghanistan started as the United States and Britain launched air attacks against military targets and Osama bin Laden’s training camps in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney conceded that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue, arguing that Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program. Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Sunni (SOO’-nee) Muslim radicals in Multan, Pakistan, killing some three dozen people. Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated because of poor health. Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize in literature.

Five years ago: A top Italian court overturned a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution, allowing trials for corruption and tax fraud to resume in Milan. (Berlusconi was later convicted of tax fraud relating to the purchase of TV rights to U.S. films on his Mediaset network; the corruption trial ended with a court ruling that the statute of limitations had run out.)

Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz and Israeli Ada Yonath won the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Fashion and celebrity photographer Irving Penn died in New York at 92.

One year ago: The partial federal government shutdown lingered, rattling markets in the U.S. and overseas while a gridlocked Congress betrayed little or no urgency toward resolving the impasse. Americans James Rothman and Randy Schekman and German-born researcher Thomas Suedhof won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries on how proteins and other materials are transported within cells.

Today’s Birthdays: Retired South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu is 83. Comedian Joy Behar is 72. Former National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Oliver North (ret.) is 71. Rock musician Kevin Godley (10cc) is 69. Actress Jill Larson is 67. Country singer Kieran Kane is 65. Singer John Mellencamp is 63. Rock musician Ricky Phillips is 63. Actress Mary Badham (Film: “To Kill a Mockingbird”) is 62. Actress Christopher Norris is 61. Rock musician Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) is 61. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 59. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 57. Olympic gold medal ice dancer Jayne Torvill is 57. Actor Dylan Baker is 56. Recording executive and TV personality Simon Cowell is 55.

Rock musician Charlie Marinkovich (Iron Butterfly) is 55. Country singer Dale Watson is 52. Pop singer Ann Curless (Expose) is 51. Rhythm-and-blues singer Toni Braxton is 47. Rock singer-musician Thom Yorke (Radiohead) is 46. Rock musician-dancer Leeroy Thornhill is 45. Actress Nicole Ari Parker is 44. Actress Allison Munn is 40. Rock singer-musician Damian Kulash (KOO’-lahsh) is 39. Singer Taylor Hicks is 38. Actor Omar Benson Miller is 36. Electronic musician Flying Lotus (AKA Stephen Ellison) is 31. MLB player Evan Longoria is 29. Actress Holland Roden is 28. Actress Amber Stevens is 28. Actress Lulu Wilson is 9.

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78% 77% similar kind of change in the 68% ‘intensive’ bar and you see the 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 201 65% 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 2012‐20132013‐20142013‐2014 68% 2011‐2012 60% SOUTHWICK core2013‐2014 at the end of the year… we 57% 52% 82%70s and Park & Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm should be up in the 79% 78% 77% 80s,” Scallion said. “And if 44% 75% Planning Board at 7 pm 74% 36% 34% 33% we’re not, 69% Planning Board Public Hearing 68% we need to have a sit 68% 68% 29% 26% 65% 24% 23% down and talk - 63 Congamond Rd at 7:10 pm 20% about how care20% 19% 18% 60% 16% 15% 14% are we implementing 14% 58% 57% fully the 12% 11% Planning Board Public Hearing 10% 9% 52% 6% 5% program and paying attention to 51% 2% 50% - Common Driveway at 7:15 pm 0% 0% 44% 44% the diagnostic information.”

Kindergartners36% at Highland 35% 35%36% BLANDFORD 36% 32% 33% Elementary in the winter of Prepared by Jennifer Hurst, Data and Assessment Specialist Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 pm 29% 26% 2013-2014 scored at 74 percent June 19, 2014 27%27% 24% 26%26% % Fire Department Meeting 24% at 6:30 pm 20% 22% core, only to see that score tail 19% 15% at 7 pm 15% Selectmen’s Meeting 16% 15% 13%15% off to 65 percent in the spring, 12%15% 11% 13% 9% 12%10% 14% which Scallion attributed to a 5%6% HUNTINGTON 2% 5% high concentration of English Board of Assessors at 6 pm learners at the school.

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Scallion added that only the Common Core in each grade at this is a great preview, next We’re proud of our kids and of district’s second graders have the same time,” she said, chalk- week’s data will be even more 2012‐2013 2013‐2014 2011‐2012 2012‐2013 201 our teachers. Those spikes – had three years of the new2011‐2012 state ing it up to an estimated exciting to look at.”

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82% $200,000 price tag in each conSchool Committee78% Member Finance Committee at 7 pm 77% sought to clarify the to now – are great predictors of “We did not adopt the tent area per grade to do so. “It Bill Duval the future.” will be very significant to look difference between the three 68% HUNTINGTON at our data in the fall of ’16, evaluative levels – intensive, 60% Agricultural Commission at 10 am when our current third graders strategic and core.

52% are in fourth grade and take their “Our kids who are ‘intensive’ Continued from Page 1 WESTFIELD end-of-the-year exam.” are not at the level we expect 44% Planning Board at 11 am yet to obtain a new license from the Registry of Motor Vehicle.

“We will do what I call the them to be,” replied Scallion.

36% Board of Assessors at 5 pm The following licensed premises failed the sting: Tekoa Country ‘matched 34% cohort’ – that only “‘Strategic’ students are right on 33% 29% Club of 459 Russell Road; 76 Discount Liquors Package Store of those students who were with us target for the end of the year and 26% 24% Southwick Road; Shenanigans Pub of 150-154 Elm Street; Mr. in kindergarten and first 23% grade we expect those students to be 20% 20% 19% 18% Phipps Package Store of 113 North Elm Street; Pasquale’s Italian – will be in14% 16% the data we look at ‘core’… by the end of the year.

15% 14% 12% 11% Family Restaurant of 288 Elm Street; and Pop The Cork Package 10% next time,” said Scallion regard- A child could be intensive in the 9% 6% 5% Store of 5 East Silver Street. ing the data she would bring to fall when they arrive, but if 2% 0% 0% The violation hearings will be conducted at the commission’s the next meeting on October 20. they’re still intensive in the next meeting slated for Nov. 10. we look atStrategic Spring data, we’ve spring, then that’s a red flag that Intensive Winter Intensive Spring “When Strategic Winter Core Winter Core Spring Intensive Winter Intensive Spring Strategic Winter Strategic Spring Co In other business, the commission voted to accept the state got to make sure we’re compar- they’re not making good progAlcoholic Beverage Control Commissions ruling which will allow ing apples to apples. Although ress.” package stores to open earlier on Sundays effective on October 26.

Prepared by The stores have been allowed to open at noon on Sunday, but under the new ABCC regulations will have the opportunity to open their doors at 10 a.m.

Continued from Page 1 The License Commission also voted to approve the application of local package stores seeking the earlier opening time. Only one said she had a relationship with for about a year, via a text mespackage store in the city, Westfield Liquors, located on Main sage and he admitted, by return text message, that he had taken the Street, did not submit the form seeking the earlier opening, but photos, apologized for posting them to the Internet and promised to could do so in the future. take the site down.

Champagne also told the woman that he would avoid being served with a restraining order so he could continue to see her. He refused to tell her where he was living but told her that he was no Continued from Page 1 longer living at his parent’s home in Holyoke.

Selectman Joseph Deedy was hesitant to sign off on the agreeBradley asked the court to issue a warrant, since his whereabouts ment until he and Root reviewed it. could not be determined, and he eventually appeared in Westfield “The last thing I need to do is overburden them with things that District Court where he was arraigned on two charges of dissemiaren’t from Southwick,” Deedy said of the animal control division. nating photos of an unsuspecting nude person.

He also noted that just a few months ago Root came to the board Champagne appeared before Judge Philip A. Contant on yesterto discuss being short-staffed. day and was allowed to submit to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty Stinehart stressed that it would be “an occasional thing” and finding for one of the two charges. The second charge was not would not likely interfere with the needs of Southwick. prosecuted.

The board did not take up the matter for discussion last night but He was placed on probation for one year and assessed $90.

Krynicki offered his recommendation during the public comment portion of the meeting.

The board also approved a request from Root to have a fencedin area for abandoned animals. Root erected the fenced kennel and Continued from Page 1 placed a dog house in it because people sometimes abandon dogs have is industrial A.” at the shelter, leaving them tied to the fence overnight.

Bean said that the language of the amendment is a little broad in The fenced area would allow the abandoned animals some shelscope, but that it will not be a by-right use of the land which proter and safety.

Selectman Joseph Deedy was concerned that having the safe vides the city with zoning protection.

“This will still require a special permit review, site plan review haven of sorts would encourage people to abandon their animals.

Selectwoman Tracy Cesan argued that people would leave them and stormwater management plan review through the Planning Board, on a lot of no less than 2 acres, so there are levels of protecanyway and this was a safer option for the animal. tion,” Bean said.

The board agreed to a six-month trial period.

“Everything is around a project and in this case there has been a project discussed,” Bean said. “But what we’re really doing is creating an opportunity for an entity to build a sports facility, someone willing to invest in the community.”

Continued from Page 1 Bean said that the zoning ordinance may also include outside Housing and Community Development. athletic, as well as indoor facilities for soccer, field hockey and “This heartbreaking and sometimes preventable condition can lacrosse. happen in any family regardless of income, education or commuThe public hearing is slated for 7 p.m. in the City Council chamnity,” said Betts. “Working together, through this task force and bers. The City Council is scheduled to conduct its own public hearwith public and private partners, we can give all who come into ing on Oct. 16. Its next meeting date. contact with infants a consistent message about simple, safe sleeping practices, and help families create a safe sleeping environment.”

“It’s not frequent but there are certain risk factors,” said Dr. Rebecca Rosenstein of Mercy Medical Center.

Rosenstein, who spent 12 years at Bay State Hospital and the Riverbend Medical Group before arriving at Mercy, said she has seen numerous instances of sudden infant deaths over the years and believes there are simple ways to increase your baby’s safety.

“Having babies sleep on their back is far and away the safest thing you can do. There’s always a grandmother in your family who will say ‘put the baby on their stomach – they will sleep better’, but back is best,” she said. “On their side is a second choice, but not an alternative.”

“You really want stress that babies sleep in a safe environment with an infant safe mattress, not in the parents’ bed,” added Rosenstein. “We love our soft mattresses, but it’s not appropriate for babies.”

That beautiful comforter your aunt made you when Junior was born? Rosenstein says hang it on the wall and keep thick pillows and stuffed animals away from them while they sleep, as well.

“You don’t want things that can cover their mouth and nose and make it hard to breathe,” she said. “Secondhand smoke also increases the risk of SUID, so if you’ve been thinking about a reason to quit, having a baby on the way is a great reason.”

Rosenstein added that using a pacifier may be beneficial in preventing sudden infant deaths and suggested sleeping in the same room as your child.

“Sleeping in the same room – not in the same bed, but in a bassinet for the first couple of months – can greatly decrease the risk,” she said. “We don’t always know why it happens. Some people think it’s undiagnosed cardiac disease but its called ‘Sudden Infant Death.’ If we knew what it was, we’d call it something else, but there are definitely things you can control to make your baby’s sleep environment safer.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, This letter is in response to the op-ed article the Westfield News recently ran on October 6 entitled “Our Electricity Grid is Bending, Without Change it Will Break” where the author Marc Brown wrote of the rising energy rates in New England, the growing concern about increased reliance on natural gas for electricity generation and the potential for catastrophic impacts to the electricity grid such as rolling blackouts. There is, and will continue to be, a capacity shortfall due to insufficient natural gas transmission facilities in the Northeast. This shortage is further compounded by the retirement of existing generation facilities that are scheduled to occur over the next few years. The upcoming retirements of Vermont Yankee and Brayton Point, together with the prolonged delay of the New Salem Harbor natural gas fired plant, are definite causes for concern.

This is an issue that we, as members of the Municipal Light Board, along with the Westfield Gas and Electric Department, have been monitoring for several years and have made a conscious effort to alert our ratepayers to the pending crisis which ultimately did impact New England over the past two winters when transmission costs assessed by suppliers skyrocketed during peak demand periods. Sadly, the expectation is that this will occur again in the coming months and over the next 4-5 years or more until much needed extra gas transportation and electric base load power is added to New England.

These warnings, along with those issued by ISO-New England who operates the grid, have finally begun to gain traction and notice on the part of legislators and regulators. The recent announcement of a 37 percent electric rate increase for customers of National Grid further drove the point home.

Projects are now on the drawing board and progressing to the permitting phase yet are meeting resistance and opposition from the communities that will be impacted by any new infrastructure construction.

There is no easy and fast solution to this predicament and the road ahead is going to be rocky. However, the WG+E will continue to take proactive steps to moderate any impact to our ratepayers and to provide our customers with the reliable, safe and competitively priced services to which they’re accustomed.

Sincerely, Municipal Light Board Commissioners Thomas P. Flaherty, Chair Kevin M. Kelleher Francis L. Liptak Ray Rivera A. Edward Roman Robert C. Sacco Jane Wensley Daniel J. Howard General Manager

SCOTUS opens same-sex marriage in several states

By Josh Gerstein Politico.com The Supreme Court has turned down all seven pending petitions urging the court to decide whether there is a right to same-sex marriage under the U.S. Constitution.

The justices’ action, announced without comment by the court Monday morning, appears to clear the way for same-sex marriages in at least five states in short order. Six other states could also see the practice quickly legalized under appeals court rulings already handed down.

The justices turned aside petitions challenging appellate decisions that overturned same-sex marriage bans in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The court’s move is likely to result within weeks in the practice spreading from the 19 states where it is currently legal to a total of 30 states.

The decision surprised many analysts because the justices had twice stepped in — in Utah and Virginia — to halt samesex marriages in those states after lower court rulings found gay marriage bans unconstitutional.

Now, those stays will be swept aside, with those decisions likely to kick in within days, or perhaps even hours.

“I think this is a terrific result, for now,” said Richard Socarides, a gay-rights advocate and former adviser to President Bill Clinton. “It’s a little bit incremental, but I think it’s a fantastic result and we should celebrate today.”

Conservatives were puzzled and disappointed by the outcome, since it takes only four justices to grant review of a case and the four most conservative justices last year dissented from

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A series of other states could also see the practice quickly legalized. (AP Photo) the court’s decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act as violating the rights of gays and lesbians. A decision finding a federal constitutional right to gay marriage would likely involve a similar rationale to the one Justice Anthony Kennedy cited in his opinion voiding DOMA. ”The Court’s denial of review in all the pending cases strikes me as grossly irresponsible, as a huge abdication of duty on the part of at least six justices,” Ed Whelan of the Ethics and Public Policy Center wrote on National Review online.

The action was announced shortly before the justices convened Monday morning for the first session of the Supreme Court’s new term.

The move does not preclude the Supreme Court from taking up the issue in the future, perhaps even later in the current term.

Nevertheless, many gay rights backers said they believe the high court is tacitly backing the wave of court rulings across the country finding a right to same-sex marriage.

“That’s a fairly strong signal that the federal judges that have ruled on this have been getting it right all along,” former Solicitor General Ted Olson said of the Supreme Court’s refusal to take up the same-sex marriage cases brought to it in recent months. “If I was a federal judge, I would read this decision as saying that the opponents, if they still exist, on the Supreme Court of marriage equality have sort of decided that they don’t want to get into this.”

Liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have foreshadowed the court’s decision when she suggested to an audience last month that the justices were likely to await a difference in opinion among the circuit courts to rule on the issue. Thus far, all three federal appeals courts to take it up have agreed that it is unconstitutional for states to prohibit same-sex marriage.

“When all the courts of appeals are in agreement there is no need for us to rush to step in,” Ginsburg said at the University of Minnesota Law School. However, she also predicted the issue would come before the high court “sooner or later.”

Six states that don’t currently recognize same-sex marriage are in the same circuits whose rulings the justices declined to disturb Monday: North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. Someone may have to sue or ask for action in a pending suit in order to make the earlier rulings effective in those states. But it shouldn’t take long.

Maryland and Illinois are also obliged to recognize same-sex marriage under the existing federal appeals court rulings.

However, they already do so.

There are appeals pending in the Ninth and Sixth circuits which could expand same-sex marriage even further by requiring states in those circuits that don’t recognize same-sex marriage to do so.

By patchwork, the federal appeals courts could create something similar to a Supreme Court ruling. However, such an arrangement would not be as secure because the full bench of any of the circuits could reverse earlier rulings, relieving states in those circuits of the duty to recognize same-sex marriage.

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 8:20 a.m.: larceny, Main Street, a resident came to the station to report that his bicycle was stolen, the man said that his bike had been chained to the fence near the Main Street bus stop and was last known to be in place on Monday, the complainant does not require a formal report but wants his loss documented; 9:48 a.m.: burglary, Meadow Street, a detective reports she was advised that a bar was broken into on Sunday, see story in the Thursday edition of The Westfield News; 11:35 a.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a caller reports a shoplifter has been detained at an East Main Street discount store, the responding officer reports a loss prevention employee said that she saw a woman secreting items in her purse and pockets and saw that the woman paid for only a few items in her cart when she checked out with merchandise in her purse and pockets, the woman was confronted as she attempted to leave and was cooperative, the officer was told that 25 items with a value of $38.90 were recovered, a criminal complaint was filed and the woman was served with a ‘No trespassing’ for all the stores in the chain; 12:34 p.m.: arrest, School Street, detectives sought the subject of an outstanding warrant at his workplace, Corey Pac, 24, of 20 Arnold St., was arrested without incident on a warrant issued in 2013 by Westfield District Court; 2:28 p.m.: animal complaint, Elm Street, the animal control officer reports that she investigated a report of a rabid squirrel and seized the squirrel for observation, see 4:01 p.m. Friday entry; 2:39 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a routine check revealed that the registration of a vehicle seen operating on North Elm Street had been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was stopped, a criminal complaint was filed and the car was towed to the police impound yard; 4:48 p.m.: disturbance, North Elm Street, a caller from a North Elm Street gas station reports that two male parties who have previously threatened him had words with him after he asked them to leave the station, the responding officer reports the two men stayed in the area to present their side of the issue, the caller said that he had previously told the men not to return but they came back to buy gas, both men were served “No trespassing” orders but one crumpled the notice and threw it in a trash can; 5:44 p.m.: identity fraud, Plymouth Lane, a resident came to the station to complain of an apparent phone scam, the responding officer reports the victim received a telephone call from somebody purporting to be an IRS agent and gave him some personal information before he realized his error, no fraud occurred but the caller would like the incident to be documented; 6:26 p.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a caller reports a larceny from an Elm Street restaurant, the responding officer reports the owner said that a large potted plant was stolen from the rear patio overnight; 7:34 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports he stopped a moped operating without a rear

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Police: murder-suicide suspected in 2 deaths SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield police say it appears that a man fatally shot his wife then killed himself at their home sometime over the weekend.

Police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney said officers went to the house at about 8:15 a.m. Monday after the couple’s daughter reported she had not heard from them all weekend.

Delaney said investigators found the bodies of the 58-yearold couple in a bedroom of their Eddy Street home.

Police have not released the names of the couple.

Pedestrian struck in Springfield dies SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Police say a 23-year-old woman struck by two vehicles as she walked across a Springfield street over the weekend has died.

Sgt. John Delaney tells The Republican newspaper (http://bit. ly/1usI9Sh ) that the woman was struck at about 7 p.m. Saturday in front of her apartment complex.

She was reportedly walking diagonally across the street during a heavy rain when she was struck by a westbound vehicle.

The impact threw her into the eastbound where she was struck by a second vehicle.

Both drivers stopped and cooperated with police.

The death remains under investigation.

The woman's name has not been released pending notification of family.

State agrees to pay $21.5M to settle OT suit BOSTON (AP) — The state has agreed to pay $21.5 million to nearly 2,000 current and retired state troopers to settle a legal claim by some who said they were shortchanged when they worked overtime from 2001 through 2013.

During those years, troopers who worked extra hours received, in some cases, one hour off for every hour of overtime worked.

The Boston Globe reports that the troopers' union filed a grievance in 2005 saying they should receive 1.5 hours in compensatory time for every hour of overtime worked, based on federal labor law that mandates a higher rate of pay after employees work 40 hours in a one-week period.

The average payout to approximately 1,800 recipients is $11,600, but some payouts are more than $100,000. Some troopers will get extra time off.

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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a moped operator has died after crashing into a utility pole in West Springfield.

The crash on Union Street was reported just after 11 a.m.

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The male rider struck a pole after apparently losing control.

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The victim’s name was not immediately made public, but he is believed to be in his mid-40s.

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The Carson Center for Human Services Celebrating 50 Years of Real Help with Real Life 1963-2013 “I love ‘Real help with real life.’ That just says it all—it’s real life.”

Mary O’Neil is talking about the way in which the Carson Center’s catchphrase normalizes the challenges we all face at some point in our lives.

Our families, our neighbors, we ourselves, will all need help at some point—with daycare or with domestic violence, with a sudden brain injury from a car crash or with the stressors and losses that can overwhelm us for a time. Some of us are born with abilities and needs that are different than most people, and we need help making our lives work. This is our community; our struggles are part of real life. The Carson Center is here to support the wellbeing of our neighbors.

Mary O’Neil is a lifelong Westfield resident, as were her parents, after her grandparents settled here. She represents Carson’s work to the community and is an active volunteer and donor. I spent some time talking to her about why she volunteers for Carson and what she wants people to know about volunteering for us.

“Remember the woman in the Faces of Carson column who said she didn’t think she would get out of the hospital alive? Or the boy who couldn’t find his ‘yellow’— couldn’t find the place to handle stress without getting really angry? When you are helping out the Carson Center, you are helping people who are facing obstacles, helping them make their lives the best they can be. As they overcome, they integrate into our community. It makes it better for the whole community. When you volunteer, you know you played a tiny part in that.”

“We can give our time, talent or our treasure. I really got involved when one of the ambassador’s wrote a personal note on an annual appeal letter that said, ‘We’d appreciate your support.’ My mother taught us at a young age to give back to the community. You know the old adage, ‘Every little bit counts?’ It does. People fear they don’t have enough time or talent, but you don’t need to make a sensational gesture or give a huge donation. No one is asking you to run the organization or to be there every day from 8 to 5! A little goes a long way to make these programs available.”

“I have a small group of friends that meets regularly.

When one of us has a health related issue, we ask each other for support. We’ll say, ‘Will you go through this with me?’ I want to see us get to the place where we could say the same thing about mental health issues. I’d like our friends to be able to say to us, ‘Susie I have Depression.

It would really help if you’d stop by and see me. Will you go through this with me as I get help?’ Part of the work of the Carson Center is to help people feel comfortable that things like Depression and other mental health issues are treatable. We are stronger as a community when we help every one become an active member.”

The Carson Center wants to thank Mary and all of our volunteers. If you’d like to find out more about us, please join us for an inspiring evening of stories from people whose lives have been changed by our shared efforts. You are invited to our Annual Dream Builder Event, October 22nd from 5-7 pm at Tekoa Country Club. Please call Wendy to reserve your seat at 413-572-4108 ext 114.

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The Carson Center Russell Council on Aging Russell — The Russell Council on Aging will host a Flu Shot Clinic Thursday, October 16 from 1-3 p.m. at the Russell Senior Center on 65 Main St. in Russell. Staff from the Huntington Health Center will be on hand to administer vaccinations to area residents sixty five and older. This clinic will operate on a walk-in basis, so no appointment is needed.

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In this Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 photo, Melissa Lewis, of Denver, helps her son, Jayden Broadway, 9, as he coughs in his bed at the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colo.

He was treated for the enterovirus 68 and released, but his asthma made the illness more difficult to fight. A wave of severe respiratory illnesses has swept the country in the last two months, propelled by enterovirus 68. The virus has caused serious breathing problems in many children, and now is being eyed as possible factor in at least four deaths, and muscle weakness and paralysis in children in Colorado and perhaps other states. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Cyrus McCrimmon)

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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of severe respiratory illnesses has swept the country in the last two months, propelled by what was long considered an uncommon germ.

The enterovirus 68 has caused serious breathing problems in many children, and now is being eyed as possible factor in at least four deaths, and muscle weakness and paralysis in children in Colorado and perhaps other states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday released a report on the Colorado cluster. The investigation continues and many questions remain unresolved.

Some questions and answers about the germ: Q: Is this virus new?

A: No. It was first identified in the U.S. in 1962, and small numbers of cases have been regularly reported since 1987. Because it’s not routinely tested for, it may have spread widely in previous years without being identified in people who just seemed to have a cold. It’s one of a group of viruses that contribute to an uptick in cold-like illnesses every year around the start of school.

In August, the virus got more attention when hospitals in Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago had many children with trouble breathing.

Some needed oxygen or more extreme care such as a breathing machine. Tests found enterovirus 68.

Q: How many people have been severely sickened by the virus?

A: Lab tests by the CDC have confirmed illness caused by the germ in 538 people in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Almost all are children. Testing is limited and has been focused on very sick children, so it’s likely that many, many more people — including adults — have been infected.

Q: Why are most of the severe cases in children?

A: They generally have not been exposed to enteroviruses as often as adults are, and are less likely to have developed immunity to them. Some children are especially vulnerable because of pre-existing conditions— for example, many hospitalized children were kids who had asthma.

Q: Why are more severe illnesses from enterovirus 68 being reported this year?

A: That’s a mystery. Health officials have not found a recent mutation or other change in

the virus that would cause it to become more dangerous. Clusters have been reported in other countries, including some Asia nations and the Netherlands, in recent years.

Q: What about the reports of deaths?

A: This week the CDC said four people who were infected with enterovirus 68 died last month, but what role the virus played in the deaths is unclear. Investigators are trying to sort out if the viral infection was coincidental, a contributing factor or a main cause. One case was a 10-year-old Rhode Island girl who died last week after infections of bacteria and enterovirus 68. Rhode Island health officials suggested the bacteria — Staphylococcus aureus — and the virus may have formed a rare and deadly combination, but the investigation continues.

Q: And what about the reports of weakness?

A: Last week, the CDC sent doctors an alert about nine children at a Denver-area hospital who suffered muscle weakness or paralysis in the neck, back or limbs about a week after they had a fever and respiratory illness. The number since has grown to 10.

Four of the children tested positive for enterovirus 68. But health officials don’t know whether the virus caused any of the children’s arm and leg weaknesses or whether it’s just a germ they coincidentally picked up.

The CDC asked doctors to report patients 21 or younger who developed limb weakness since August 1 and who have had an MRI exam that showed abnormalities in the nerve tissue in the spinal cord. Since putting out the call, several reports have come in, but the CDC is still evaluating which should be counted as similar cases.

Q: What can I do to protect my child?

A: The CDC recommends making sure children and their parents are up to date on all vaccinations, including those against respiratory diseases like flu, measles and whooping cough. The other advice has to do with basic hygiene — wash hands frequently with soap and water, stay away from sick people and disinfect objects that a sick person has touched.

See a doctor right away if your child starts having severe problems breathing, develops difficulty moving their limbs or walking or standing.

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By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — For the world’s first baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb — a medical first — only a victorious name would do.

Which is why his parents named him “Vincent,” meaning “to conquer,” according to his mother.

The 36-year-old Swedish mother learned she had no womb when she was 15 and was devastated, she said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press.

“I was terribly sad when doctors told me I would never carry my own child,” said the woman, who asked not to be identified.

More than a decade later, she heard about research led

by Dr. Mats Brannstrom, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Gothenburg and Stockholm IVF, on transplanting wombs into women who didn’t have one. She immediately signed up.

“Mats told us there were no guarantees, but my partner and I, maybe we like to take risks, we thought this was the perfect idea,” she said.

The woman’s mother had wanted to be a donor but wasn’t a match. Instead, she received her new womb from a 61-year-old family friend, who had previously had two sons.

The womb donor is now baby Vincent’s godmother and her two sons have also come to visit the family.

“She is an amazing person and she will always be in our lives,” the mother said. “And she has a very special connection to my son.”

Brannstrom said it was “a fantastic feeling” to know that his research had led to Vincent’s birth.

The feat opens up a new but still experimental alternative for some of the thousands of women who are unable to have children because they lost a uterus to cancer or were born without one. Before this case proved the concept can work, some experts had questioned whether a transplanted womb could nourish a fetus.

Others have questioned whether such an extreme step — expensive and fraught with medical risks — would be a realistic option for many women.

Dr. Glenn Schattman, past president of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies and a Cornell University fertility specialist, said womb transplants are likely to remain very uncommon.

“This would not be done unless there were no other options,” he said. “It requires a very long surgery and not without risk and complications.”

For the proud parents, the years of research and experimentation were well worth the wait.

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He said he and his wife, both competitive athletes, were convinced the procedure would work, despite its experimental nature.

Brannstrom and colleagues transplanted wombs into nine women over the last two years as part of a study, but complications forced removal of two of the organs. Earlier this year, Brannstrom began transferring embryos into the seven other women. He said there are two other pregnancies at least 25 weeks along.

Before these cases, there had been two attempts to transplant a womb — in Saudi Arabia and Turkey — but no live births resulted. Doctors in Britain, France, Japan, Turkey and elsewhere are planning to try similar operations, but using wombs from women who have just died instead of from live donors.

The Swedish woman had healthy ovaries, but she was born without a uterus — a syndrome seen in one girl in 4,500. The donor had gone through menopause after giving birth to two children.

Brannstrom said that he was surprised such an old uterus was so successful, but that the most important factor seemed to be that the womb was healthy.

The recipient has had to take three medicines to prevent her body from rejecting the new organ. About six weeks after the transplant, she got her menstrual period — a sign the womb was healthy.

After one year, when doctors were confident the womb was working well, they transferred a single embryo created in a lab dish using the woman’s eggs and her husband’s sperm.

The woman, who has only one kidney, had three mild rejection episodes, including one during pregnancy, but all were successfully treated.

The research was paid for by the Jane and Dan Olsson Foundation for Science, a Swedish charity.

The baby’s growth and

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large sorrow because I never thought I would be a mother,” she said. “And now the impossible has become real.”

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After an abnormal fetal heart rate was detected, the baby was delivered by cesarean section. He weighed 3.9 pounds (1.8 kg) — normal for that stage of pregnancy. Full gestation is about 40 weeks.

The baby was released from the neonatal unit 10 days after birth.

Details of the case are to be published soon in the journal Lancet.

Brannstrom said he was concerned he might have hurt the womb during the C-section

and said they would have to wait a couple of months before knowing if a second pregnancy is possible.

“As soon as I felt this perfect baby boy on my chest, I had tears of happiness and enormous relief,” the mother said. “I felt like a mother the first time I touched my baby and was amazed that we finally did it.”

Though she and her husband are adjusting to some sleepless nights, she said Vincent is a very calm baby and they are all enjoying “the usual amazing moments” new parents experience.

She acknowledged that taking the anti-rejection medicines isn’t easy.

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SOUTHWICK: Forastiere Family Funeral & Cremation, will host several grief counselling programs open to the public. The holiday season tends to be challenging for those that have recently lost a loved one, and Forastiere has added a new support group and special sessions just for the holiday season.

We offer monthly support groups free of charge to anyone in the community. No registration or long-term commitment is needed.

Several programs are available and we invite you to join us to help you through a difficult time. We will give you tips, suggestions, encouragement and support.”

A new support group will meet at Tucker’s Restaurant, located at 625 College Highway in Southwick, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on the following dates: • Wednesday, Oct. 15 • Wednesday, Nov. 19 • Wednesday, Dec. 17 Additionally, several regularly meeting support groups are available that are formatted for specific types of grief, in convenient locations throughout the western Massachusetts community.

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Noble Express Care extends weekend hours Noble Hospital and the Noble Health Network are pleased to announce the extended hours of the Noble Express Care facility at 57 Union Street in Westfield. Saturday and Sunday hours as of October 4th will be 8 AM to 5 PM. Noble Express Care is a fast, convenient, economical alternative to primary care doctor visits or trips to the emergency room. Please call (413) 6427200 or visit www.nobleexpresscare.com for more information. NEW HOURS as of October 4th: Monday – Friday: 10AM-7PM, Saturday & Sunday: 8AM-5PM. (Photos submitted)

Energy healer and medium visits the Westfield Athenaeum WESTFIELD — The Fall Speaker Series continues at the Westfield Athenaeum on October 15th, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.

Join us in the Lang Auditorium, as we host spiritual medium, Tina Angeli. Ms.Angeli’s presentation will discuss techniques that are proven to be instrumental in managing proper breathing for stress reduction and attaining a peaceful attitude. Ms. Angeli is the Director of the S.O.U.L Center in Granby, CT. She teaches classes

in metaphysics, past life regression and inner growth. Please note, as this is a program open to the public, Ms. Angeli will not be conducting personal readings at this time. Please visit Ms. Angeli’s website for more information about booking a personal session. http:// sites.google.com/site/granbyctsoulcenter/home. This program is free and everyone is welcome. Please contact the Athenaeum for more information. 413-568-0638.

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Register for Hampden County Public Health Improvement Forum Noble Hospital Junior Volunteers Kira Clark (left) and Elizabeth Bull recently donated coloring books and crayons toNobleHospital. These supplies will be given to children in the Emergency Department, at Express Care, and in other areas throughout Noble Hospital, giving children who are waiting for treatment or with loved ones something to occupy their time. (Photo submitted)

Noble Hospital Junior volunteers donate coloring books WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital’s Junior Volunteer program for students aged 15-17 is helping to make a difference for patients and visitors. Junior Volunteers are stationed throughout the Hospital in many departments.

Some Junior Volunteers help patients and visitors, while others supportNobleHospital staff in assorted tasks.

Our new Hospital Greeters welcome patients and visitors, help those who need assistance with wheelchairs, guide patients to doctors’ offices or appointments, and answer questions.

Students in the Junior Volunteer program at

Noble gain valuable workplace skills and self confidence, learn customer service, earn volunteer hours, and experience careers in healthcare.

Noble welcomes volunteers ages 15 and older. To learn more, please visit noblehospital.org/volunteer or call Volunteer Coordinator Laura Smigel at (413) 568-2811 x5526. We are also looking for high school, college student interns, and retirees to work year-round.

Noble Hospital is proud to be your community hospital.

Gateway Superintendent’s Corner Given the weather so far this year it may seem premature to write about the protocols around closing school, calling for an early release, or delaying the opening of school due to weather (which we all normally think of as ‘winter’ weather). However, with the calendar now reading October, the Fall Equinox having occurred, the leaves changing color, new frost warnings, and with a not so pleasant long-range weather forecast, perhaps now is not such poor timing after all!

Although we take it for granted, the fact that the Gateway Regional School District encompasses seven towns, 205 square miles of land mass, and large deviations in elevation makes for some very different weather conditions on any given day.

A morning when the sun may be shining in Blandford could find Russell and Huntington socked in with fog. On other mornings, the higher elevations may actually be above freezing while the lower elevations are just below freezing leading to slippery road conditions. In winter the opposite may occur – the higher elevations could be experiencing heavy snow or ice while the lower elevations are getting just rain. Given these differences, we often hear questions ranging from why we had school because the road conditions were not good to why didn’t we have school because there were no

Dr. David Hopson problems with the roadways.

This may be the reason so many superintendents think these are some of the most difficult decisions they make throughout the year, because no matter what they decide, someone won’t agree with the decision. To that end, let me discuss how those decisions are made here at Gateway.

Deciding to delay the start of school or cancel school is simpler than deciding to release students early. As the bus contractors need to know as soon as possible to save their drivers coming in for no reason, and families need time to modify their daily schedules, and to ensure that appropriate communications occur in a timely fashion (including notifying the media), and to allow time for our custodial and maintenance staff to clean up the parking lots and sidewalks, the decision to delay or cancel school needs to be made as early as possible. My goal for these days is to gather the appropriate information (from weather reports, observations, and conversations with highway department per-

sonal and the state police) and make a decision as soon after 5 a.m. as possible.

The decision to release students from school early is much more difficult because students and staff members are already in school proceeding with their normal schedules and many parents are at work.

The prediction of when a storm will start, the severity of the storm, and how quickly conditions will deteriorate all play into the decision of if, or when, students are to be released early. Even if students aren’t released early, there is still the decision regarding the potential cancelling of after-school activities and events. These decisions are complicated by the need to arrange for student transportation; the different release times between the K-6 and 7-12 students; preparations around lunch; and the potential for delays in getting buses back for the second bus runs. As we all know, the hour to hour accuracy of weather forecasting—while improving—still isn’t anywhere near 100 percent accurate. Thus, there are times when we end up transporting students after the storm has started, or even when all of the students are home before the storm begins.

The bottom line is that I must make decisions based upon the entire district and the key to these decisions is the safety of our students – is there a reasonable expectation that buses can safely negotiate the road, deliver students to

HOLYOKE — PVPC, along with a planning committee made up of public health practitioners and elected officials, invites you to participate in the Hampden County Public Health Improvement Forum on Thursday, November 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kittredge Center, Holyoke Community College. This forum brings together public, private, local, regional, and state officials to shed light on the issues that contribute to Hampden County’s poor health ranking. It will provide an opportunity for key decision makers and stakeholders to understand the economic costs incurred as a result of our county’s poor health, while also allowing us to launch the process of strategizing a plan to improve our health outcomes.

According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings Annual Report, Hampden County consistently ranks the lowest in the Commonwealth with respect to health.

This includes having the highest rates of tobacco smoking, adult obesity, excessive drinking, motor vehicle crash fatalities, sexually transmitted infections, and teen pregnancy, all of which are identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “winnable battles.”

Register at http://www.pvpc.org/publichealthforum.

Hampden County Community Health Survey now available PVPC, on behalf of the Oversight Committee of the Hampden County Shared Public Health Nurse Assistance program, has announced an online Hampden County community health survey and invites the public to participate.

This survey is conducted by Ready EDI, a local research and consulting company hired to conduct a community public health assessment for 12 Hampden County municipalities: West Springfield, East Longmeadow, Ludlow, Palmer, Monson, Hampden, Brimfield, Southwick, Granville, Tolland, Blandford, and Montgomery. The basis of this project is funded by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Administration and Finance’s Community Innovation Challenge Grant program.

This community health assessment will aid in identifying unmet health needs that can be addressed by local public health boards and other health initiatives occurring within the region.

The assessment focuses on community health conditions, as well as health care access issues, and is organized around five prevalent health sectors: • Chronic Diseases-cancer, diabetes, asthma/COPD, hypertension, heart disease, etc.

• Infectious Diseases-Lyme disease, STDs, influenza, foodborne pathogens, etc.

• Environmental and Occupational Health-asthma, workplace accidents, etc.

• Health Related Behaviors-opiate use, mental health, obesity school, or home, and that we rates, teen pregnancy, etc. can let families know of the • Injury and Violence-adolescent suicide, domestic violence decision in a timely manner? I don’t cancel, or reduce school reports, elder abuse, etc.

To take the survey, follow this link: https://www.surveymonhours, every time we get a little snow or ice due in part to key.com/s/Hampdencountycommunityhealthsurvey. Or, click the fact that our towns and the survey button on the PVPC website at: http://www.pvpc. district are fortunate to have org/healthassessment.

The survey is available through December 31, 2014. some great road crews. On the other hand, I won’t hesitate to be the only district in the area with a delay, early release, or cancellation if conditions warrant that decision. I also want to point out that there are other reasons for changing school hours or cancelling school (you may think back to our water issues a few years ago) beyond the weather.

I wish to extend my thanks to each individual who provides information to help me make these decisions; that information is critical to making the best decision for our students across such a diverse topography. I also want to thank the many individuals in our schools and towns that make it possible to traverse the roads in less than ideal conditions, ensure we have utilities up and running, and in general keep our towns and schools running effectively and efficiently. As most students and staff return to bed after a cancellation, we should keep in mind the road crews, school custodial and maintenance staff, and administrators who still report to work to ensure that the issues preventing school from being in session are resolved as quickly as possible.

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Rams tie Red Raiders

By Chris Putz Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional High School girls’ soccer team played Hampshire to a 1-1 tie Monday.

Alex Mello scored the lone goal for Southwick. Rams’ Taylor LeClair assisted on the play.

Southwick goalie Tori Richburg collected three saves.

The Rams were coming off a 3-0 loss against South Hadley.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Gators shut out Mahar Gateway 5, Mahar 0 Walker Lee, Ben Jameson, Jonathan Rooney, Ben Van Heynegen, and Nick McClafflin each scored a goal to lead Gateway in a shutout. Ferdinand Baillargeon and Josh Baillargeon had two assists apiece for the Gators, and Sam Bean had one.

Gateway goalie Spencer Rock made three saves for a shutout.

The Gators improved to 5-3-3.

Southwick’s Nora Burkholder dribbles the ball ahead of the Southwick reacts to the play with Hampshire during a girls’ soccer game Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz) Hampshire defense. (Photo by Chris Putz) Voc-Tech’s top golfer Matt King shot a team-low 45.

Bombers win again Westfield 160, Belchertown 167 Sebastian Soendergaard shot a 38 for Westfield, Bombers’ John Kiefer shot a 40, and teammates Dan Hickson and Colin Dunn each finished with a 41.

GOLF

Saints top Tigers St. Mary 19, Westfield Voc-Tech 5 Dom Ceccarini shot a blistering 41 at the second spot to lead St. Mary to a big victory Monday at Tekoa Country Club.

Saints’ Harry Reed shot a 42.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER Hampshire 3, Southwick 0 Kayla Bergendale made nine saves in goal for Southwick.

Rams’ forward Cassie Bishop and defender Kristin Hall played well in defeat.

LATE RESULTS BOYS’ SOCCER Southwick 7, Frontier 0 Southwick’s Matt Daley had two goals and two assists, Mason Kowal scored twice, Tim McGrath and Patrick King had one goal and one assist.

Rams’ Jameson Secovich had a goal and Austin Davis had an assist.

Southwick improved to 9-0.

St. Mary No. 1 player Matt Wurster putts to the hole during yesterday’s match against Westfield Vocational-Technical High School at Tekoa Country Club.

Westfield Voc-Tech No. 1 player Matt King watches the putt on the first green during Monday’s match against St. Mary. (Photo by

St. Mary High School’s No. 2 player Dominic Ceccarini chips to green during Monday’s match against Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick

Westfield Vocational-Technical High School No. 2 player Jacob Parsons competes during yesterday’s match against St. Mary. (Photo by Frederick

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Westfield Voc-Tech No. 5 player Matt Puffer eyes the ball during Monday’s match against St. Mary. (Photo by Frederick

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Westfield Voc-Tech No. 4 player Jon St. Mary No. 4 player Ashton Bourbonnais chips Dion watches the putt during Monday’s out of the sand trap during yesterday’s match match against St. Mary at Tekoa Country against Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore) Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

St. Mary No. 6 player Will Lucardi watches the putt on the first hole during yesterday’s match against Westfield Voc-Tech at Tekoa Country Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Westfield Voc-Tech No. 6 player Matt Wilcox chips from the rough during yesterday’s match against St. Mary. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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Westfield Voc-Tech No. 3 player Reid Phillipps St. Mary No. 3 player Harry Reed chips from eyes the green during Monday’s match against the rough during Monday’s match against St. Mary. (Photo by Frederick Gore) Westfield Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES Tuesday Oct. 7

WEDNESDAY Oct. 8

THURSDAY Oct. 9

FRIDAY Oct. 10

SATURDAY Oct. 11

MONDAY Oct. 13

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOLF at Agawam, 3 p.m.

JV GOLF at Agawam, 3 p.m.

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

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, 5 p.m.

GYMNASTICS at Agawam, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 7 p.m.

GOLF vs. Northampton, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

JV GOLF at East Longmeadow, Elmcrest CC, 3 p.m.

GOLF vs.

Westfield Voc-Tech, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY TRI-MEET at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TRI-MEET at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Granby, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 5 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 5:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

FIELD HOCKEY at Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBLL vs. East Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m.

GOLF (PVIAC) CHAMPIONSHIPS at Franconia GC, 10 a.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

Holyoke, 4:15 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:15 p.m.

FOOTBALL vs. Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC, Springfield College, Time TBA JV GOLF vs. Minnechaug, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL at Longmeadow 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Hampshire, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Cathedral, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian School, First Baptist Community Center, 5:15 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./Elks Club, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./ Elks Club, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins, 3:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Franklin Tech, 3:45 p.m.

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

BOYS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Regional, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

GOLF at Southwick, Edgewood GC, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Voke, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

Greenfield, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke Catholic, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Monson, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 4

GOLF (PVIAC) CHAMPIONSHIPS, Site/Time TBD BOYS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES Westfield State University Men’s and Women’s 2014 Cross Country Schedule

Westfield State 2014 Women’s Soccer Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT

TIME

Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Friday Sunday

7:00 3:00 3:30 11:00 a.m.

12:00 7:00 1:00

Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 15 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 1 Nov. 4 Nov. 7 Nov. 9

at Elms College SALEM STATE at Western New England MCLA at Worcester State at Keene State FRAMINGHAM STATE MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals MASCAC Tournament Semifinals MASCAC Championship

OCTOBER 11 - James Earley Invitational @Stanley Park, Westfield, MA OCTOBER 18 – Connecticut College Invitational @New London, CT OCTOBER 25 - OPEN NOVEMBER 1 – MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships @MCLA NOVEMBER 8 - ECAC Division III Championships @Westfield State University NOVEMBER 15 – NCAA New England Division III Championships @Williams College NOVEMBER 22 - NCAA Division III National Championships @Wilmington College, Mason, Ohio, Kings Island Golf Center

2014 Westfield State University Men’s Soccer Schedule Wednesday Oct. 8 Saturday 2:30

at Endicott College Oct. 11

Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday

Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 1

at MCLA at Rhode Island College WORCESTER STATE WESTERN CONNECTICUT at Framingham State

Tuesday Friday Semifinals Sunday

Nov. 4 Nov. 7

MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals MASCAC Tournament

Nov. 9

MASCAC Championship

7:00 at Salem State 1:30 6:00 11:00 a.m.

7:00 12:00

Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Thursday Saturday

Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8

FITCHBURG STATE 7:00 FRAMINGHAM STATE 12:00 at Smith College 7:00 at Worcester State 7:00 at Keene State 6:00 SALEM STATE 7:00 MOUNT HOLYOKE 7:00 at Western Connecticut 7:00 Little East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Little East Conference Tournament Semifinals Little East Conference Tournament Championship Game

Westfield State University 2014 Volleyball Schedule DATE DAY Wednesday Oct. 8 Friday Oct. 10

Saturday Oct. 11

Oct. 14 Tuesday Saturday Oct. 18

Wednesday Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Friday Saturday Oct. 25

OPPONENT AMHERST Tom Hay Invitational @Springfield vs. Springfield vs. Vassar Tom Hay Invitational @Springfield vs. Clarkson vs. Smith at Salem State MASS MARITIME Mass. M vs. Pine Manor PINE MANOR MCLA Hall of Fame Invitational @Smith/Amherst Hall of Fame Invitational @Smith/Amherst

TIME 7:00

Saturday

Nov. 1

FRAMINGHAM STATE

1:00

Wednesday Saturday

Nov. 5 Nov. 8

MASCAC Tournament Opening Round MASCAC Tournament Final Four

5:00 7:00 10:00 3:00 7:00 11:00 1:00 3:00 7:00

Westfield State University 2014 Men’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY

DATE

Saturday Oct. 11

Sunday Oct. 12

OPPONENT

TIME

ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.

ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.

2014 Westfield State Football Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Saturday Saturday Saturday Homecoming Saturday Saturday Senior Day Friday

TIME

Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25

at Framingham State at Mass. Maritime BRIDGEWATER STATE

12:00 12:00 2:00

Nov. 1 Nov. 8

at Fitchburg State WORCESTER STATE

1:30 1:00

Nov. 14

WESTERN CONNECTICUT

7:00

Westfield State University 2014 Women’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT

TIMES

Sat-Sun.

11:00/9:00

Oct. 11-12

Wellesley Invitational

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HIGH SCHOOL Standings, Results FOOTBALL Westfield 1-3 GYMNASTICS Westfield 4-0 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 3-5* St. Mary 3-6-1 Southwick 4-4-3 Gateway 2-1* Westfield Voc-Tech 0-1-1* BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 3-4-3 Westfield Voc-Tech 9-0

St. Mary 5-3 Southwick 3-1-3 Gateway 5-3-3 FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 3-6-2 Southwick 7-1-1 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Southwick 6-3 Westfield 1-2* GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-2 St. Mary 0-4 Southwick 3-1

Gateway 2-1 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY St. Mary 0-3* Southwick 0-2* Gateway 1-1* Westfield 0-0* GOLF Westfield 11-2 Southwick 11-2 St. Mary 7-7 Westfield Voc-Tech 3-6-1 * Reports Missing

Monday’s Results GIRLS’ SOCCER Southwick 1, Hampshire 1 BOYS’ SOCCER Gateway 5, Mahar 0 GOLF St. Mary 19, Westfield Voc-Tech 5 Westfield 160, Belchertown 167

Southwick vs. Holyoke

Westfield’s Kelsey Johnstone bumps the ball up to a teammate in Monday’s game against the Southwick Rams. (Photo by Liam Sheehan) Southwick’s Ester Kang takes on a swarm of Holyoke Purple Knights - and the ball - during a field hockey game Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional High School field hockey player, Katy Corey, right, dribbles the ball up the field ahead of Holyoke’s defense. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield vs. Southwick

Westfield’s Mia Pavyluk prepares to send the serve while smiling from the cheer of the crowd and her teammates. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Mai Kozak, of Westfield, strikes the ball over the net in Monday’s game against the Rams. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Voc-Tech vs. St. Mary

Westfield Voc-Tech’s Heather Lannon (11) delivers a kick past the St. Mary defense Monday at Jachym Field. (Photo by Chris Putz)

St. Mary’s takes control of the ball during a high school girls’ soccer game against Westfield Vocational-Technical Monday at Jachym Field. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Saints’ Aisling Butler possesses the ball against the Voc-Tech Tigers Monday.

(Photo by Chris Putz)

St. Mary’s Faith Wang, right, attempts to hold off Voc-Tech’s Katie Nesmelova, left, while getting a foot on the ball. (Photo by Chris Putz)

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Love Cats, But Not Here Dear Annie: My daughter is getting a divorce and moving into an apartment that allows her to have two cats. The problem is, she has four cats. She asked whether I would take two of them.

I live in another state. It would be difficult to get the cats here, and I don’t think I can handle them. The idea of cat hair everywhere, smelly litter boxes, clawed furniture and finding cats in my bed when I’m sleeping is just too stressful. And frankly, I don’t want to be tied down. My husband and I are retired and travel a lot.

How do we tell our daughter that we can’t take her cats without causing her grief? I only want to make her happy. -- Love Cats, But Not Here Dear Love Cats: We know you want to please your daughter, but this request is unfair to you, as well as to the unwanted cats.

You have to say no. Does she have any friends in her town who might take one or both of the cats? Is there a no-kill shelter where she could leave them for adoption or an animal rescue that could help find a foster home? Can she find another place to live where there is no restriction on the number of cats or offer her landlord a larger security deposit to cover the extra cats? Please remind yourself that the cats would not be better off with you, and then inform your daughter of your decision.

Dear Annie: My father recently passed away. In his will, he left some money to my disabled daughter. My husband and I are her legal guardians and plan to put this money in a special needs trust per my father’s request.

My sister feels I should share this money with her and her son, even though Dad left my sister a substantial amount of money. While we control how our daughter’s money is spent, we don’t feel it is ours to give away. But should we give some to my sister to keep the peace? -- Inheritance Dilemma Dear Inheritance: If the bequest to your daughter was in your father’s will, you probably do not have the legal right to alter the terms. Since your sister has already received a “substantial” sum from Dad’s estate, we find it rather greedy that she wants to take money specifically designated for your daughter’s long-term care. Have the executor of the will (or a lawyer) explain to Sis that this is not possible. If it comes from a professional, it will help.

Dear Annie: The letter from “In Pain” struck a chord with me. He said his wife refuses intimacy and won’t discuss it. He says he helps around the house, makes her coffee, takes her out to dinner, sends her flowers and keeps himself in shape.

Over the past few years, I have heard the same complaints from my husband. Here’s what’s going on in our house: My husband works a high-stress job, and even the smallest things set him off. I hear about these things all day long through his text messages, phone calls and in conversation after we both are home from work.

What he doesn’t realize is that these conversations have an effect on me. After listening to him vent and complain (with anger and swearing), the last thing I want to do at the end of the day is be intimate with him. All I want is a break from the stress that he passes on. I have tried to talk to him about this, but he responds with anger and frustration, and the conversations resolve nothing. I love my husband and have no intention of leaving, but there are limits to what I can tolerate.

“In Pain” should examine whether anything has changed in his behavior. He may be unknowingly pushing his wife away.

While spouses should support each other, there are still limits.

We shouldn’t use our loved ones as emotional dumping grounds.

-- Need My Sanity Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.

HINTS FROM HELOISE FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are other uses for milk jugs: * Cut off the top and use to sprinkle fertilizer. * Fill with water, freeze and use in a large cooler. * Mix plant food in it (just label clearly). * Cut a hole, place a flameless candle in it and light up a walkway. * Use to water plants.

-- Heloise OUT, DARN SPOT Dear Heloise: Is there a way to remove nail polish from a cotton blouse? -- A Reader, via email It’s as easy as, well, “Out, darn spot!” You can use nail-polish remover, acetone-based, that has no additives, such as aloe, fragrance, etc. Test a hidden area of the blouse by dabbing with a little remover. If the color does not bleed, proceed. Place the stain down on a stack of paper towels, pour just 1/2 capful of polish remover on and dab with clean paper towels. Keep at it until the polish is gone, then wash as usual. Have another tough stain? Order my Stain Guide for Clothing pamphlet. To receive, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Stain Guide, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Acetone is for cotton fabric; amyl acetate is for man-made fabrics. -- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014: This year you appear to be heading down the path to victory. Please note that there could be a twist or two along the way. Your endurance and fortitude count. You speak your mind easily.

Emphasize details, and you will land well. If you are single, you will meet someone very special through another person; it will be a natural connection. If you are attached, the two of you often agree to disagree. Respect each other’s opinions and discuss new ways of approaching certain topics. ARIES often pushes you too far.

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH Your creativity can turn on and off, much like a faucet. At times you’ll surprise yourself with sudden flashes of inspiration, but there are moments when nothing will come to mind. Ride with the ups and downs.

Tonight: Live it up. Others depend on your vivaciousness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Mull over an issue until you feel that you have found the right answer.

You might go through this process several times as insights occur, and it could force you to re-examine your original premise. You could be overly eager without realizing it. Tonight: Indulge a little.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Zero in on what you feel is absolutely necessary. A meeting or gettogether might define your plans and your day much more than you realize.

Your instincts could play out in an odd way. Trust your judgment. Tonight: Make the most of the moment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Pressure builds, and you might be tempted to give someone a very clear “no” response. Know that you will have to see what is happening with an older individual first. Your sensitivity to this person is an asset yet a detriment at the same time. Tonight: Out till the wee hours.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your imagination tends to wander. While you might be amused with your meanderings, someone who wants to have a serious talk won’t be amused. You could gain a lot of insight if you slow down and be present with this person. Tonight: Follow the music.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Conversations will work better on a one-on-one level than in a meeting with others. A partner could surprise you with his or her perspective. Extreme variations in your feelings could hit you from out of the blue. Don’t push to have your way. Tonight: With a favorite person.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You can see how dominant others might be. Be smart, and let events, discussions and plans unravel without any interference. You’ll want to detach from all power plays for now. What you witness as a result could amaze you.

Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Remain disciplined, as you have a lot to accomplish. Fatigue could be a problem if you choose not to delegate some of your responsibilities. A lot is coming down the path that you will have to handle. You might need to spend more than you want right now. Tonight: Slow down.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You seem feistier than you have been in a while. You will try to verbalize what you feel, yet somehow the wrong words could come out. The unexpected will play a role in your decisions. You might not be ready to have a discussion just yet. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You’ll have a strong desire to stay close to home. You might not want to have a serious conversation until you make a decision. A partner or close loved one is far more optimistic than you are. You also could be angrier than you realize. Tonight: Invite a friend to drop by.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be overwhelmed by what is happening around you. A friend could be pushing you way too hard. Your communication will be direct, but this person just might not hear you. He or she will hear the words but not get the message. Tonight: Favorite person, favorite spot.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HH Tighten the reins on your spend-

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Tonight: Treat a pal to some munchies.

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Wilson runs, throws Seahawks past Redskins

By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — All Robert Griffin III did was throw some passes to another injured player on the sideline before the game started.

All Russell Wilson did was run, throw, scramble — and simply amaze.

Wilson has left his fellow 2012 draft-mate in the dust, just as the Seattle Seahawks have risen to a level far above the current state of affairs with the Washington Redskins. Even on a Monday night when the reigning Super Bowl champs were stopping themselves early and often with ill-timed penalties, they were still easily the better team in a 27-17 victory.

“It could’ve been a very big night for us,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “We came out flying, but we were just a little bit out of whack.”

Wilson dazzled throughout, whether it was a designed run or a scramble out of the pocket. He had rushes of 16, 29, 13 and 22 in the first two drives. He headed for the pylon on a clinical zone-read run for a 9-yard score in the second quarter, giving Seattle a 17-0 lead, and pulled off two incredible scrambles in the second half after the Redskins threatened to make a game of it.

“It was like he wasn’t Superman in the second half,” Redskins safety Ryan Clark said. “He was, like, Clark Kent, half-Superman. He still did his thing.”

Wilson ran for a career-high 122 yards and a touchdown and completed 18 of 24 passes for 201 yards with two scores. Marshawn Lynch ran for 72 yards on 17 carries despite missing the first series because he needed extra time to loosen some tight muscles. Percy Harvin was robbed of a big day with three touchdowns called back because of penalties.

Wilson’s Seahawks and Griffin’s Redskins met in the first round of the playoffs two seasons ago, when both were rookies. Griffin is now sidelined with a dislocated left ankle, and his replacement, Kirk Cousins, is 1-6 as a starter.

“Overall, as a group offensively, our running

game’s not quite good enough,” Washington coach Jay Gruden said. “Obviously our deep passing game’s not quite good enough. We’re not quite good enough anywhere.”

The mood in Washington’s locker room was surprisingly light despite the team’s 17th loss in 21 games, with some players shouting jokes to each other and laughing heartily.

Here are some more takeaways from a game that improved the Seahawks to 3-1 and dropped the Redskins to 1-4: FLAG ON THE PLAY: The Seahawks finished with 13 penalties for 90 yards. In the fourth quarter, after Harvin’s third would-be touchdown was called back, the offense decided they’d had enough.

“It got to the point where he had a little talk in the huddle,” Seattle receiver Doug Baldwin said.

“Like, ‘We need to get things straight — because this is ridiculous.’”

Notably, the Seahawks’ final drive went eight plays, 55 yards and produced a game-clinching field goal with 21 seconds to play — with no Seattle penalties.

RUN, RUSSELL, RUN: That final drive also produced Wilson’s final how-did-he-do-that highlight, when he converted a third-and-4 by evading Ryan Kerrigan and tumbling backward as he found Lynch for a 30-yard gain.

“I don’t know what the heck happened on that play,” Carroll said.

PUNTER MVP: Carroll suggested that his punter might have been the game’s MVP, and he has a point.

Jon Ryan put five punts inside the 20, including one that was downed at the 1-yard line, to help Seattle win the field-position battle. The Redskins’ average drive started at their own 17.

There’s more: Ryan was the holder who ran 5 yards for a first down on a fake field goal that led to the Seahawks’ final touchdown.

“I was trying to play it cool,” Ryan said, “but I was pretty excited whenever I get to carry the ball.”

PIERRE WHO? It wouldn’t be a Seahawks game without hearing from All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, who seemed to take some joy in helping hold Pierre Garcon to two catches for 23 yards.

Asked if he was trash-talking Garcon, Sherman replied: “Pierre doesn’t matter in this league, so we don’t get into it.”

Notably, Garcon was among the Redskins loudly trading one-liners and laughs after their

loss.

NO TAKEAWAYS: For the second time this season, the Redskins managed to play an entire game without turning the ball over. They also failed to take the ball away, though, and have a minus-5 turnover differential.

“I see ESPN highlights all the time,” Gruden said. “And I see blocked kicks for touchdowns and interceptions for touchdowns. We’ve got to figure out a way to get some of those.”

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Inspections,  masonry work and gutter clean     ing. Free estimates. Insured. #1 PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DEwork    Quality from a business MOLITION. Removal of any         you can trust. (413)848-0100, items in cellars, attics, etc... Also      brush removal  (800)793-3706. and small demoli (sheds,     tion decks, fences, one     car garages).

Fully insured. drYwaLL     Free estimates.

Phil (413)525(413)265-6380.     2892,  T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete     professional drywall at amateur   prices.

Our ceilings are tops!          Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free           hOMe iMprOveMenT estimates.               eLecTrician A.B.C. - CARPENTER/Builder         18 years experience. Licensed Complete restora-  and  insured.     POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All tion services/repairs; decks,    types of wiring. Free estimates, roofing, garages, additions. Free     IN        insured.

SPECIALIZING estimates, 10% senior discount.       PO R T A B L E A N D W H O L E Call Dave, (413) 568-6440.       HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES,       SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter  deicing cables installed.

I an- DAVE DAVIDSON Bathroom &     swer all calls! service,   Prompt    KITCHEN       Remodeling.

"GET best prices. Lic. #A-16886.   THIS    IT RIGHT TIME" Com(413)562-5816.  plete Bath Renovations.

MA. Li  cense #072233, MA. Registra ALEKSANDR DUDUKAL    t i o n # 1 4 4 8 3 1 . C T . H I C .

ELECTRICAL. Residential, #0609568 Now serving CT. In    Commercial, Industrial. Licensed      and Insured,  sured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984.

569-9973.     Lic. #11902. Services  www.davedavidsonremodeling. and emergency    calls.      com Call (413)519-8875.        alexdudukal@yahoo.com                     

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            FLEUR DE LIS CLEANING: TOO SMALL!  NO JOB   We do: Chimneys,      Repointing, Stucco, A “White Glove” housekeeping         Foundations, Sidewalks, service company.

Attention to      Hatchways, Retaining Walls detail is our business.

Reliable     and more. 5-year experienced, and professional.  for Guarantee. Reliable.

Call Suzanne free estimate.  15 years experience.

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     DELREO HOME IMPROVE        MENT for all your exterior home  improvement needs Roofing,  siding, windows, decks and gut        Extens ters.

Call for  free quote.  ive references, fully licensed &  insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.c  o m  C a l l G a r y D e l c a mp  (413)569-3733.      

BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING   Kitchens,   Remodeling. addi  tions, decks, rec rooms, more.  Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass Registered   #106263, licensed & insured.  Call  Bruno, (413)562-9561.      

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NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES-20 Years serving the   SERVICES.     Professional, Westfield area.

Painting, stain      reliable service.

MA Lic.    ing, house washing, interior/ex       terior. Wall coverings. Commer- #PL31893-J. Certified Welding.  Insured. Call (413)531-2768 cial/residential. Free estimates.

Nick7419@comcast.net   Insured. References. Mass Reg.  #121723.

Call (413)568-9731.     No job too small !!  sTUMp grinding J.D. BERRY CONTRACTING.   Garages,   additions, windows,   doors, decks, vinyl siding and      K & B STUMP GRINDING serving the Westfield area since more. #CS077728. Call Jim, Landscaping & Lawn   1988. Clean-up available. Fully (413)569-6920, (413) 530-5430.     care   ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M

        insured; reliable; experienced & (413)562-9128   professional.         ACCURATE LAWNCARE, Fall   PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUC- Cleanup, leaf/brush removal,  trimming, mulch, gutter cleaning.

Tree service TION. All your carpentry              needs.

(413)386-4606.

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