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New machines for WTA Manufacturing Technology will benefit students and area businesses

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD -Gary Nadeau, lead instructor of Manufacturing Technology at Westfield Technical Academy, said the $500,000 Skills Capital grant from the state that his shop is splitting with Aviation Maintenance Technology, will benefit business and industry in the region. The grant was awarded last week to purchase equipment for vocational education and training programs that directly increase the number of individuals that are prepared to enter high-demand jobs in their community.

Nadeau stood beside an O.D. cylindrical grinder, one of the machines to be replaced, that he said was as old as he was and unsafe.

He said grinding is one of the many competencies taught in the shop.

“Manufacturing is a large ball of knowl See New Machines, Page 8

Christopher Acosta of HealthWise Foundation, talks about the importance of CBD’s, the chemical component in medical marijuana.

(Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick)

Informational public hearing helps bring awareness to medical marijuana facility

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – People throughout the town gathered at the Southwick Town Hall auditorium for an informational public hearing on Monday night. The Select Board hosted the hearing in regards to the medical marijuana facility that is being proposed as a retail store on 185 College Hwy. HealthWise Foundation, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that is requesting the facility that used to be a bank. Representing HealthWise at the hearing was James McMahon and Christopher Acosta.

Town moderator James Putnam started off the informational public hearing with McMahon and Acosta presenting what

their company is all about and their intentions with their site proposal.

The initial importance for the two members of HealthWise was to emphasize the meaning of why they feel there is a need for the medical marijuana facility.

People that have serious illnesses like cancer, glaucoma, HIV, Hepatitis C, Crohn’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease as well as other debilitating conditions would be qualified to be a member of the facility.

CBD’s (Cannabidiol) is a chemical that is found in a marijuana plant. With recreational marijuana, where THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) is the component, CBD’s don’t produce a euphoric effect.

Acosta discussed how the CBD’s aren’t designed to have the same “high” effect

Food Pantry shelves at schools need replenishing Gary Nadeau, WTA's lead instructor for Manufacturing Technology, with the old cylindrical grinder that will be replaced with the Skills Capital grant from the state.

(Photo by Amy Porter)

Microbursts – what are they?

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—As microbursts appear to happen more often in the area, cities like Westfield are creating plans to help offset whatever damage may occur from one.

But this leaves people with a rather obvious question—just what are microbursts?

Westfield News talked with WWLP meteorologist Brian Lapis to try and get a better understanding of the weather phenomenon.

“Imagine you fill up a bucket full of water and you pour the bucket of water out on a hard surface,” Lapis said.

“That is essentially what a microburst is.”

Officially, Lapis said that the National Weather Service term for a microburst is “a localized column of sinking air less than or equal to 2.5 miles in diameter.”

A microburst is formed during thunderstorms Lapis said, with downward momentum being the key to their formation. Clouds have support systems in storms that help keep more water and ice inside of them.

However, as the support system starts to weaken the water load within See Microburts, Page 3

• Tree Removal • Stump Grinding • Storm Damage • Bobcat Service

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-With the new school year underway, school administrators and faculty are noticing that children across all grades are coming to school hungry.

“We want our kids to be fed because you can’t learn if you are hungry,” said Stefan Czaporowski, superintendent of schools.

Using 2010 census figures, Czaporowski noted that more than 11 percent of families living in the city exist at the poverty level which means a family of four earns $24,300 or less in a year.

“We also know using census figures that at least 900 students live below poverty,” said Czaporowski.

Even with free and reduced meals available for students who are economically disadvantaged, Czaporowski worries about dinner and weekend meals.

“We usually learn through our guidance departments or school nurses about the needs of students,” said Czaporowski. “We will find a way to deliver food to a family’s home that is in need if we know about it.”

Last Friday, Czaporowski spoke to Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce members about the status of the schools and the need to

that recreational marijuana does as there are no psychoactive effects.

“They increase the blood flow to the brain,” said Acosta.

Throughout the presentation, McMahon and Acosta continued to state the true meaning of medical marijuana.

“This is real medicine with real results and a real effect,” said McMahon.

“HealthWise Foundation has no interest in recreational marijuana.”

Being that the property on 185 College Hwy used to be a bank, McMahon and Acosta elaborated on how the building would be a perfect fit for a medical marijuana facility because of the security.

See Public Hearing, Page 3

Attorney General office coming to Westfield to discuss opioid addiction

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD–The state attorney general’s office will be holding a town hall in Westfield Oct. 6 to discuss the impact of opiate use on families, with a focus on grandparents and other caregivers.

The town hall, which is titled “Information Exchange for Kinship Caregivers,” will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Westfield Senior Center at 45 Noble St. It will be used to provide treatment and family support services, as well as have presentations from the attorney general’s office and from grandparents and other caregivers who have been impacted by addiction. The town hall is also being presented by the Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (GRG).

“The session will include brief presentations from the Commission and the [attorney general]’s office and an open forum for kinship caregivers to share their experiences and to make suggestions,” a press release from the attorney general’s office said. “After the presentations, staff from local resource

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Morrissey chosen to lead Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-“Community” is a word that is synonymous with Sister of St. Joseph Jane Morrissey.

On a recent morning we met her at St. Mary’s Elementary School on Bartlett Street – where her roots started more than 70 years ago.

“St. Mary’s classes were all in this same building so it was a community,” said Morrissey, adding she has also celebrated her 50th year with the community of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

Her Irish roots, along with her commitment to her family and her role as humanitarian and educator over the years, led her to be chosen as the 66th grand marshal of the 2017 Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade.

“The mission of our committee speaks to God, heritage and service,” said Michael J. Moriarty, president of the St. Patrick’s Parade Committee of Holyoke, in a statement. “Sister Jane represents each of these facets, and in particular, the creation of Homework House is a legacy of service to the City of Holyoke that is immense. We are thrilled that Sister Jane has accepted this honor and we look forward to March 19, when she will lead the parade down the streets of Holyoke.”

Morrissey lived at 47 Franklin St. for most of her childhood and her family moved to 81 Court St. Twins Stella (sitting) and Charlotte Salls chat with Sister Jane by the time she was ending the Morrissey, SSJ, in Jen Daley’s classroom at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Westfield.

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Gateway’s Education Foundation has just released their not have deep pockets nor a large trust. We are dependent upon Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report. I am very pleased with the successfully raising funds each year, which is essential to our foundation’s success this past year and the hard work and mission. The foundation recently broke the $30,000 mark for dedication by its board of directors and officers. The report funding projects in Gateway classrooms and schools, showing clearly shows that the foundation is moving forward in a posithat the funds raised are being used to enhance educational tive direction regarding financing, but more importantly, highendeavors. As no one on the foundation is collecting any salary lights the excellent projects and work that the foundation—in from the foundation, its percentage of donations applied to partnership with Gateway’s teachers—has sponsored this year. projects is nearly 100%. Everyone who made a donation during In three rounds of their “Funds for Learning” grants in 2016, Giving Tuesday or Valley Gives Day (or anytime!) or took part the foundation approved thirteen projects totaling over $6,400. in the Drive 4 UR School or Boston Celtics fundraiser last year, The foundation also, through the Shipman Memorial Concert, or joined our business sponsor campaign was vital to the has been able to update equipment in the district’s Performing Foundation’s success.

Arts Center. Most recently, the foundation created a separate As always, we welcome individual donations to the foundaDR. DAVID dedicated fund to sponsor two Gateway students to the tion, which are tax deductible and may be made at any time HOPSON Massachusetts Girls State Conference and has already begun during the year. In addition, you may specify if your donation is securing donations for the 2017 conference. to the General Fund, the Shipman Memorial Fund (in memory of Rob During the 2015-16 school year, the Foundation supported elementary Shipman in support of the Performing Arts Center), or to the Girls State summer reading programs, school-wide reading challenges at Chester and Fund. In addition, the foundation also has Business Sponsorships available Littleville, classroom visits from 2 “Museum on the Go” programs (StarLab (with a cap of 25 businesses ) as part of our Business Sponsor Marketing and Reptile Encounters); the third annual musical at Chester Elementary Campaign. Information on all of these opportunities for donating to the School; a stress management program for students; Family Literacy Nights, foundation can be found on the foundation’s website at www.gatewayeduand the return of Emily Curro (GRHS ’03) to work with the high school cationfoundation.org. show choir in a Master Choreography class. Several other projects were The foundation is just one of the many ways that community members awarded funding last year, but will take place this year, including a history/ can support our students and the school district. Volunteering in the classtechnology study of the Keystone Arch Bridges; a Hispanic flamenco dance rooms, in the schools, to chaperone field trips, or even to share your experperformance at Gateway, an improvisation seminar for vocalists, a half- tise (either during school or after school) are all ways to enhance the educasleepover night for Chester elementary students, and a STEM study on tion of Gateway students. As we continue to move forward with planning insulation that features model container homes. the next 10 years for the district, we’re hopeful that individuals will also be We all recognize that these activities would not be possible without the willing to share their ideas for how to build upon an already excellent generous donations of both individuals and businesses to the foundation. school system.

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WESTFIELD — The Westfield High School Guidance Department is sponsoring a College Financing Seminar presented by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority ( MEFA ) on Tuesday, September, 27, 2016 beginning at 6pm in the Auditorium. Catherine Ryan, Director of Admissions at Westfield State University will be our presenter. Families with students in 11th and 12th grade are encouraged to attend.

If you have any questions, please contact Merylina S. Asselin, Guidance Counselor at 413-572-6475.

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MIT’s flea market specializes in rare, obscure electronics CAMBRIDGE (AP) — Once a month in the summer, a small parking lot on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s campus transforms into a high-tech flea market known for its outlandish offerings.

Tables overflow with antique radio equipment, some of it a century old. Visitors can buy a telescope that’s the size of a cannon.

One man has hauled in a NASA space capsule he owns.

It’s known as Swapfest, a place where tinkerers from across New England go to buy and sell the gadgets they can’t find in stores. Some arrive searching for parts to build robots. Others are amateur radio enthusiasts adding to their collections. For some, it’s simply an outdoor museum of the strange and surprising.

“You can pretty much find all things nerdly,” said Steve Finberg, an MIT alumnus and longtime organizer, who arrives every month wearing a cowboy hat and a

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2016. There are 95 days left in the year.

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n Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.

ON THIS DATE: In 1540, Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order.

In 1779, John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain.

In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86 survived.

In 1928, the United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government.

In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1941, the United States launched the first 14 rapidly built “Liberty” military cargo vessels.

In 1956, Olympic track and field gold medalist and Hall of Fame golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias died in Galveston, Texas, at age 45.

In 1962, “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s study on the effects of

pesticides on the environment, was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin.

In 1979, Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.

sponsible use of the anesthetic propofol, and the defense maintaining Jackson had caused his own death. (Murray was later convicted of felony involuntary manslaughter.) Israel gave the go-ahead for construction of 1,100 new Jewish housing units in east Jerusalem; the announcement met with swift criticism from the United States and the European Union.

In 1989, Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. agreed to a $3.4 billion cash buyout by Sony Corp.

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In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture. The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Barack Obama committed the U.S. to a new blueprint to eliminate poverty and hunger around the world as he addressed a global summit at the United Nations. Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of faithful gathered in Philadelphia for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to the “miracles of love,” closing out a six-day trip with a message of hope for families and consolation for victims of child sexual abuse.

In 2001, an armed man went on a shooting rampage in the local parliament of Zug, Switzerland, killing 14 people before taking his own life. President George W. Bush asked the nation’s governors to post National Guard troops at airports as a first step toward federal control of airline security.

TEN YEARS AGO: President George W. Bush hosted a peacemaking dinner at the White House for the bickering leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Hamid Karzai. Republicans announced they would hold their 2008 presidential convention in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. A gunman took six girls hostage at a high school in Bailey, Colorado; he molested some of them and killed one girl before committing suicide.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Opening statements in the Los Angeles trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, took place as prosecutors accused Murray of killing the superstar through irre-

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actress Kathleen Nolan is 83. Actor Wilford Brimley is 82. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 82. Author Barbara Howar is 82. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth is 77. Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 73. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 69. Actress Liz Torres is 69. Actor A Martinez is 68.

Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 67. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 66. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 58. Comedian Marc Maron is 53. Rock singer Stephan (STEE’-fan) Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 52. Former Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 50. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 48. Singer Mark Calderon is 46. Actress Amanda Detmer is 45. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 44. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 38.

Christian rock musician Grant Brandell (Underoath) is 35. Actress Anna Camp is 34. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 34. Singer Avril Lavigne is 32. Bluegrass singer/musician Sierra Hull is 25.

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support its food pantries. Currently, food pantry shelves are depleted at Westfield Technical Academy, Highland Elementary School, Russell Elementary School, South Middle School and Abner Gibbs Elementary School. Highland School in particular has the greatest need due to a higher percentage of refugee and immigrant families who reside in that area.

Kate Phelon, executive director, Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, had sent out a message to Chamber members about the food pantry shelves being depleted.

“The business community responded to the request to help stock the food pantries by donating boxes of food items, as well as gift card donations at the September breakfast at the 104th Fighter Wing ANG base,” said Phelon. “It never ceases to amaze me that when we ask our Chamber members for help, even on short notice, they step up to the plate.”

Phelon said the Chamber office at 16 North Elm St. can also be used to drop off items for the schools; however, she does request that before dropping off a donation to call the office first at (413) 5681618 to ensure someone will be there to accept the items.

Currently, basic nonperishable food items needed include pasta, canned vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, Ramen noodles, cold and hot cereals, and sugar.

“Toiletries are also welcome including toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant and shampoo,” said Joseph Langone, principal at Westfield Technical Academy.

Recently, several volunteers and honor

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After people are declared patients once all the proper background checks are done, medical marijuana patients would have an identification card in order to gain access inside the facility.

The first entrance that the patient would go through would have them use their card to get access which would lead them to a double door and then to a security guard who would check the patient’s information and make sure it is valid.

According to McMahon, there will be a one to one ratio with security to staff.

At first, it is expected that there will be anywhere from 15 to 25 full-time workers at the facility and 10 to 15 part-time workers.

Once the presentation concluded, Putnam handed over the hearing to the public. It was discovered that residents of Southwick in attendance for the hearing were concerned about the true meaning of HealthWise Foundation’s main objective.

Rose Hannah, a resident and former police officer, strongly believes that McMahon and Acosta are trying to take advantage of people that want marijuana.

“Their goal is to sell weed and profit, not help the community,” said Hannah.

As HealthWise has a 153,000 square foot medical marijuana facility in North Brookfield, Mass. where all the processing happens, Hannah expressed

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Westfield Technical Academy senior Tanya Gonchuk is joined by Ward 2 city councilor Ralph Figy, Henry Bannish, and Tech principal Joseph Langone during a food drive on Friday. In addition to nonperishable food items, city residents also dropped off toiletries and school supplies. students at Westfield Tech greeted city residents who dropped off needed items.

“Because we have more storage space, Westfield Tech serves as a staging area and items donated are then distributed as appropriate to the other schools,” said Langone. “With our students also participating in the effort, they too understand the needs of the community.”

While basic nonperishable foods are always sought, toiletries, school supplies and gift cards are also welcomed.

“Gift cards for $10 are especially helpful for families who need to purchase basic items like milk, eggs, butter and bread,” said Czaporowski.

With the holiday season fast approach-

Continued from Page 1 how transporting the marijuana is another drawback that could affect Southwick and the communities where the transporting is passing by.

“Entertaining this movement is a waste of our time and resources,” said Hannah.

Steve and Darris Grano, live right near the proposed facility and were concerned about their safety and the potential issues that the facility could cause for them.

“I just feel like it’s going to kill my property value,” said Steve Grano. “I can’t imagine anyone saying, “Put it across the street from my house.””

Several people in the crowd felt that recreational use would be a plan in the future for HealthWise. McMahon remained to say that they aren’t ever going to have recreational marijuana. If the facility was approved by the Select Board, McMahon said that he would request in the community host agreement that there would be prohibition against recreational use.

“HealthWise Foundation has no interest in recreational marijuana,” said McMahon.

Southwick Police Chief Dave Ricardi then addressed the public on the concern from the attending citizens about recreational use.

“I’m the biggest proponent probably in this room against recreational marijuana,” said Ricardi.

Continued from Page 1 sixth grade. Her mother, Anna Morrissey, was a teacher at the Fort Meadow School and volunteered her time reading to disadvantaged children at St. Mary’s, while her father, Richard Morrissey, was a lawyer and Clerk of Courts in Westfield. Morrissey is one of seven siblings – five sisters and one brother.

Looking back last week, she said a pivotal moment in seventh grade at St. Mary’s was when her class was given a homework assignment to “find a new way to practice the works of mercy.” Some of the corporal and spiritual teachings that Morrissey learned early in her Catholic life was the importance of feeding the hungry, instructing the ignorant, and visiting the imprisoned.

“On my way home from school I stopped at my father’s law office,” said Morrissey. “I said ‘Daddy, I don’t know what I can do.’”

Morrissey said her father had an “amazing conversation” with her and when she left his office she was filled with joy – and new ideas – about her responsibilities as a follower of Christ.

During the conversation, her father also gave her a pamphlet of the Virgin Mary which had been given to him earlier in the day. He had encouraged Morrissey to consider passing it on to someone who was alone and needed comfort.

At the end of the afternoon her father brought her to what is now Westfield City Hall where one prison cell was designated in the basement.

“When I saw a man locked in the cell who had a drinking problem I immediately thought about visiting the imprisoned,” said Morrissey. “That moment took a hold on me. God wants us to follow our heart and dreams and also asks us to do these works of mercy.” Morrissey passed on the pamphlet to the gentleman in the cell.

Now at 75, Morrissey has followed her dreams, graduating from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in 1962, working among the poor in several countries including Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Guatemala, and teaching students in local schools and at the Elms. Morrissey was also one of the founders of Gray House in the north end of Springfield, and she and Sister of St. Joseph Maureen Broughan started Homework House in 2006 in Holyoke.

Morrissey also served for many years as president of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Springfield.

Her days continue to be filled with meetings and acts of service to those in the Greater Springfield area. Receiving the parade marshal honor is especially poignant for Morrissey.

“I am profoundly honored,” said Morrissey, adding, “By honoring me you honor all of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the 71 Morrissey’s in my family.”

Morrissey knows that the seed for her life’s work was planted under the roof at St. Mary’s Elementary School all those years ago.

“It’s important to be true to your heritage, and what I learned of my faith was from my family and the Sisters of St. Joseph who educated me from first grade through college,” said Morrissey. “They all guided me and taught me how to touch the hearts of others.”

ing, Czaporowski said he looks forward to working with WSKB – 89.5 FM Radio at Westfield State University to also get the word out about the need for feeding families on Thanksgiving.

“Last year we were able to provide 60 Thanksgiving dinners to students and their families in the city,” said Czaporowski. “The Monday before Thanksgiving we will once again be asking for the community’s help in assisting more families in need.”

Food donations, school supplies, gift cards and toiletries may be dropped off at any school office, at Westfield Technical Academy on Smith Avenue, or at the Chamber office.

Chief Ricardi also feels that aspect of medical marijuana could be a positive as he has seen the positive outcomes for people personally close to him.

“I do have personal experience with people who have issues with health problems,” said Ricardi. “There is a good side to this because there are people out here who need it.”

Select Board Chairman Russ Fox then reiterated to the public what the main importance was of the hearing and that there has been no progress to move forward as of yet.

“That’s the purpose of tonight’s hearing, is to get some input,” said Fox. “We have not approved anything.”

Despite the fact that the Select Board has not approved HealthWise for the facility yet, citizens in the public didn’t let up on their thoughts of what should be done moving forward.

“I wish we could vote on it,” said Darris Grano. “I wish in November they would have it on the ballot.”

Although the majority of the public that spoke up were highly against the medical marijuana facility, McMahon ended the hearing by addressing the public what HealthWise is truly trying to accomplish.

“I hope to have the opportunity to prove to you that we’re here to do otherwise,” said McMahon. “We do not want to make this a detriment of the community.”

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the cloud comes out, going downward.

This downward momentum is the opposite of how a tornado forms, which is through upward momentum.

“As that water comes out obviously it has some mass, and as water descends from the air it cools,” Lapis said. “This is evaporational cooling, and the cool air sinks.”

As this cool air descends, it continues to build momentum, and can come down toward the ground and outward at as high as 100 MPH. These 100 MPH winds can cause significant damage, as was seen in the Eashampton microburst, and can be especially dangerous to aircraft. In fact, microbursts have been considered the cause for several fatal air accidents within the past century.

Lapis said that microbursts may be occurring more often now, which is why municipalities are now adding plans to help mitigate their damage, but it is uncertain.

“We are also noticing things more, we are seeing more stuff on radar, more people with cameras out there,” Lapis said. “But that is not to dismiss that as climate changes we could see more microbursts. As climate changes we have more capacity to hold water.

“That’s making kind of a big leap but that’s not out of the question.”

For now, statistics related to microburst’s overall incidence rate cannot be readily found. This is because microbursts are kept under the larger statistic of “wind,” and does not normally designate when a microburst was the event. Lapis also was unsure of an official incidence rate.

Further, the National Weather Service has no catalogue online of microbursts and when we attempted to reach them for comments, we received no reply.

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Reaction around the world to first Trump-Clinton debate The Associated Press Views from around the world on Monday’s first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump: CHINA WANG PEI, a graduate student in communications studies, watched the debate from a cafe in Beijing and said he thought Clinton carried herself better.

“I personally like Trump’s character and the feeling that he’s a fighter,” Wang said. “But from today’s performance, I think Clinton was more like a mature politician and Trump looked a bit like a misfit in this kind of setting.”

GE MENGCHAO, a graduate student in journalism, said he thought Trump would be a better president for China because his business background could mean he would appreciate the countries’ commercial ties.

“I think maybe Trump would be friendlier to China, because China and the U.S. share vast common interests, especially in commercial areas,” Ge said. “From the perspective of a businessman, he may take a friendlier approach to China.”

AUSTRALIA RICHARD MCCONOCHIE watched the debate on a big screen in a Canberra pub and said, “To me Trump aced it.”

“He came across as a man who could control himself. They said Trump’s ignorant of the issues. I think he proved that he had at least a working handle on most of the stuff he was talking about.”

“I think he’ll swing a lot of Americans over to Trump just by proving that he is not the sort of unstable, dangerous lunatic that he’s painted to be,” McConochie said. “I don’t see that Trump would be any more incompetent than Clinton.”

MILTON GAN, a Sydney-based photographer, said it seemed like Trump was trying to rein in his temper for the first 15 minutes, then went off the rails.

“He started interrupting Clinton, he started interrupting (moderator) Lester (Holt) and he started steamrolling. And you could see he was just getting really irate about everything,” Gan said.

“The most ridiculous thing was at the end when he said he had the better temperament to be president,” Gan said, laughing. “It was just hilarious.”

Clinton came off prepared, confident and composed, Gan said: “Obviously, she’s done her prep and she’s got so much experience in politics and I think that really showed.”

BRITAIN TIM STANLEY, a columnist for Britain’s conservative Daily Telegraph, said in his column Tuesday that Trump won the debate but may lose the election. He said Trump repeated many of his outrageous campaign statements and defended his earlier questions about whether President Barack Obama was really born in the U.S., but they played well in a debate that should be judged as reality TV. He said Trump said everything that people who hate Clinton have wanted to say for 30 years.

“In terms of reality TV, he did well,” Stanley wrote. “He harassed, he shouted, he taunted, he talked over. And Clinton let him do it.”

But he said Trump said nothing during the debate to win over non-whites and female voters and did not act particularly presidential. That means, he said, that Trump probably won’t be getting the chance to redecorate the Oval Office.

GERMANY SIGMAR GABRIEL, German vice chancellor and head of the Social Democratic Party, told daily newspaper Bild on Tuesday morning that Clinton was the clear winner and that Trump’s performance showed striking weaknesses.

“Trump didn’t have a plan. Neither for the U.S. nor for the big foreign policy challenges,” Gabriel said. “Clinton convinced with competence and clarity. It was a clear victory for her.”

HANNES REINHARDT, a 34-year-old who works for a small German publication called zwd, said he didn’t watch the debate live because it started at 3 a.m. in Germany, but he woke up to several push alerts on his phone.

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Cheers and jeers: Americans tune into Trump-Clinton debate

By ADAM KEALOHA CAUSEY and MICHELLE RINDELS Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — From senior centers to college campuses and bars featuring campaign-themed cocktails, Americans laughed, cheered and jeered through the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Viewers tuned in Monday on their TVs, cellphones and radios to watch and listen to the showdown between the two major presidential candidates.

Here are some of the scenes across the U.S. as people watched the event: LAS VEGAS: A party at the Atria Sunlake retirement home in Las Vegas started with about 15 people, but some residents dozed off during the event and the crowd thinned to about half of that with 30 minutes left.

"I don't know if Hillary will be able to shut the big mouth down," said Joan Moelter, 81, as she polished off a dinner of chicken and crabcakes with her new 86-year-old boyfriend.

A Minnesota native, Moelter owned two Dairy Queen restaurants and has long considered herself a Republican. She's rooting for Clinton this time around.

Shirley Ball, 89, squeezed onto a loveseat with her friend and was wrapped up in the debate to the bitter end.

Ball describes herself as a Democrat but said she'll be voting for Libertarian Gary Johnson. She can't bring herself to back Clinton or Trump.

"I don't want to waste my vote on either one of them," the former medical assistant said.

RALEIGH, North Carolina: At the all-women's Meredith College more than 75 students, faculty and guests listened carefully and quietly, save for a few laughs or short bursts of applause.

That's partially because the watch party was part of a campus initiative focusing on civil dialogue.

But it's also because many of them had the night's popular accessory: an "ELECTO" card, based on the popular bingo game. Each square was a likely phrase or word Clinton, Trump or moderator Lester Holt might say, like "Let's move on," ''Gender Gap," and "Obamacare."

Student Breanna Harmon, 18, joked that there were some unexpected phrases left out on her card, like "Trumped up" and anything to do with China. Harmon, an independent voter who likes Trump's business background, said she was taken aback

by Clinton's aggressive style early.

"I was surprised to see her throw the first shade at Donald Trump," Harmon said. "I thought it would be Trump."

CLEVELAND: Less than a mile from where Trump accepted the Republican nomination two months ago, hundreds of people attended a party called "Desserts & Debate."

The non-partisan event was free and part of the Greater Cleveland Caucus, a year-long series of events led by the nonprofit Cleveland Foundation. More than 400 people registered and many of them filled chairs in the historic Calfee Building.

Tom Jordan, a 36-year-old urban planner, said he liked "that it's not just a one-sided crowd."

Still, Jordan said he'll likely vote for Clinton.

"I'm one of those people who bought the media narrative going back to the '90s that Hillary's kind of unlikable. But, I'm impressed with her so far. I think she just comes across as presidential and professional."

PHOENIX: DeSoto Central Market in this city's redeveloping downtown set out extra tables and chairs to accommodate more than 100 people in a space where patrons often play board games or do yoga. Monday night, the market bar served up drinks inspired by the candidates' signature looks: "The Pant Suit" for Clinton and "The Hair Piece" for Trump.

Two TVs were tuned to Monday Night Football, but the debate was the focus among the many young professionals who hooted and hollered.

Nick Dillon live-tweeted while many around him dined on gourmet burgers and tacos. He said he won't vote for Trump, but Clinton's email scandal gives him pause. The 24-year-old middle school teacher is deciding whether to vote for her or a third-party candidate.

Partisan politics turn Dillon off, but he said he must weigh those concerns with whether voting for an alternative party might hand Trump the presidency. Race relations will influence his decision.

"That's one of the things that's very much worsening in our community, in our country. I don't' see it getting better under him."

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida: Bartenders mixed cocktails and took orders for croquettes and hummus appetizers as MSNBC blared in the background at The Queenshead restaurant and bar.

Outdoors, the debated as projected on a large screen. The largely Democratic crowd applauded and laughed when Clinton mentioned that Trump "lived in his own reality."

Richard Florence, a 38-year-old artist, drank from a bottle of Bud Light as he watched. He said he wasn't impressed with either candidate and was considering a protest vote for the Green Party's Jill Stein.

"This, to me, spiritually, is gross," he said.

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania: Around a hundred students munched on pizza and chatted about politics in an auditorium at Pennsylvania State University.

Chris Baker, a senior and the leader of the pro-Trump group on campus, said he thought his candidate had the edge during the debate.

"When he said that he would release his tax returns when Hillary Clinton releases her emails, I thought that was a strike from Donald Trump directly at Hillary Clinton that she cannot respond to."

Freshman Greg Gavazzi said he is a Clinton supporter — but Trump surprised him.

"Trump is a lot more poised than I expected him to be," Gavazzi said.

CENTENNIAL, Colorado: Two former Colorado state lawmakers — one conservative, the other liberal — hosted a bipartisan watch party, hoping to promote what they feel is a lack of dialogue this election cycle.

They accomplished that: The 25 people jammed into a basement in this Denver suburb civilly discussed the debate afterward.

But the legislators left unfulfilled.

"I think this debate was more about entertainment than about issues that touch all Americans," said Aly Schmidt, a health care lobbyist and registered Republican who hasn't decided who to vote for.

Party attendee Khadija Haynes, a Denver political organizer who backs Clinton, said she was disappointed that both candidates responded to a question on race relations by referring to crime.

"Their answers were racist by equating that with gun violence," said Haynes. "Crime is a symptom of the disease. And both of them gave us an aspirin answer to a cancer question."

DES MOINES, Iowa: Drake University Democrats and Drake College Republicans used their joint watch party to launch a live poll for audience members to answer questions about the debate.

At the start, organizers asked students to go to a special website to answer questions that refreshed about every 10 minutes.

An average of between 40 and 70 students responded to each question, according to Zachary Blevins, a senior and treasurer for Drake Democrats.

The questions for the unscientific poll ranged from whether students planned to vote to which candidate had the most to lose from the debate. Students received real-time results while they watched.

Blevins said the groups didn't want to have too much of a partisan leaning.

ATLANTA: More than 60 people watched at Stats, a sports bar near Centennial Olympic Park, at a party hosted by the Urban League of Greater Atlanta Young Professionals.

An attorney, an epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a photographer were among those watching.

Wade Ivy, who plans to vote for Clinton, said the group watching with her is diverse and that some people are undecided on who to vote for.

"Hearing the policy positions of each of the candidates, how aggressive or not aggressive they are, that may sway some people here," the 38-year-old Ivy said.

DETROIT: Some students at Wayne State University were offered extra credit to watch the debate at the Student Center.

They munched on cookies and pretzels provided by instructors during the show.

Andrew Malec, president of the campus Republican group, and says he will most likely vote for Trump. But he enjoyed the candidates' interactions.

"They've both brought their 'A' games," Malec said. "Donald Trump isn't letting Hillary Clinton get away with sound bites."

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George Bregoli WESTFIELD – George Bregoli,64, (1952-2016) our beloved father, brother, uncle and friend passed away Wednesday. George was born March 2, 1952, in Springfield to the late John and Jennie (Toress) Bregoli.

George grew up in West Springfield and moved to Westfield in 1998. George was handy man and jack of all trades, he could fix anything and help anyone at a moment’s notice. George was the best father and brother anyone could ask for. George is survived by his beloved children Angelina, Heather and George. He was the loving brother to Janet Lemelin and her husband Richard and John Bregoli. George will be missed by his nephew Richard Parker and his wife Donna of NH, and several nieces and nephews on the West coast. The funeral for George will be private with a burial at Middle Farms Cemetery in Westfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in George’s name to the Red Cross, Regional Headquarters, Cambridge ,139 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142. Westfield Funeral Home and Cremation has been entrusted with these arrangements. Please visit www.westfieldfuneralhome. com for George’s memorial page.

Phyllis Young WESTFIELD – Phyllis (Goodwin) Young, 89, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Westfield to the late Murray and Marjorie (Flint) Goodwin. Phyllis worked as a fabric screen print artist for 40 years before retiring.

She was an avid reader and loved doing crossword puzzles. Phyllis was predecease by her beloved husband Leon Young in 2002 and recently this year by her son Ret. MSGT Patrick Young . She is survived by her daughter, with whom she lived, Elaine M. Young of Montgomery and a brother Neil Goodwin of California. All services for Phyllis will private. Arrangements are under the direction of the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com

Maureen Rankin SOUTHWICK – Maureen (McGiveron) Rankin, 84, (19322016) passed away on September 23, 2016 at home in Southwick; surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 23, 1932 in Bootle, Liverpool, England, a daughter of the late Thomas and Annie (Ewers) McGiveron.

Maureen met Edward Rankin while they were both working at Campbell & Isherwood in Liverpool, England. They married on November 5, 1951 after emigrating to Canada. They moved to Wichita, Kansas; then decided on Southwick, Massachusetts to start their family.

She was communicant of 0ur Lady of the Lake Church, Southwick and a member of the Rosary Altar Society. In addition to her husband, Maureen is survived by her four daughters, Anne-Marie (Rankin) Storey, Rebecca Rivenburgh, Stephanie and son-in-law Michael O’Donnell, all of Southwick; Kimberly Davis and son in law Richard Ventrella, of Norwalk, CT; two sons, Dean and Mark Rankin of Southwick ; nine grandchildren, Taylor Davis and his wife Georgia, Vanessa Magagnoli and her husband James, Riley O’Donnell and his wife Judy, Spencer O’Donnell, Siobhan O’Donnell, Erica Rivenburgh, Elizabeth Rivenburgh, Katherine Rivenburgh and Alexander Rivenburgh; two great grandchildren, Lucas and Sydney Magagnoli; one brother, David McGiveron , two sisters, Gladys (Maria) Conte and Nancy (Annie) Kallevik, all of Liverpool, England. She was predeceased by her sisters and brothers, Rose Green, Herbert McGiveron, Leonard McGiveron and Monica Woods.The family will receive friends from 4:00PM – 8:00PM on Wednesday (Sept.28th, 2016) in the Southwick Forastiere Family Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, (Highway 202/10) , Southwick. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 AM on Thursday (Sept. 29th, 2016) from the funeral home. This will be followed by an 11:00 AM Liturgy of Christian Burial, offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, Sheep Pasture Road, Southwick. Burial will follow in New Cemetery, College Highway, Southwick. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made out to “Albert and Amelia Ferst Operating Foundation, LLC” and may be sent to Amelia Park Arena and Garden, 21 South Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085 www.forastiere.com

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High school investigates reports of taunts at soccer game AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts high school is investigating reports of taunting and use of a racial slur at a girls' soccer game.

The alleged taunts were directed at the Holyoke High team by fans of Amherst Regional High during a game last Friday.

Amherst Principal Mark Jackson said in a statement that he has been in touch with Holyoke High's principal and "and assured him that we will take these allegations seriously and investigate each thoroughly."

The state-appointed chief of Holyoke public schools called the taunting reports "concerning and distressing."

Holyoke City Councilor James Leahy did not attend the match but said on Facebook he had talked to parents who were there and wrote that "racial comments and threats of violence to our players and fans was nothing short of disgusting."

Pilot injured after plane crash at Pittsfield airport PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot is expected to be OK after he was seriously injured in a plane crash at a Massachusetts airport.

Firefighters responded to a report of a crash at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport just before noon Sunday.

Authorities say an airport employee helped get the pilot out of the Cessna 172. The plane was leaking fuel and officials' preliminary estimate determined it was totaled.

The pilot was taken to hospital with injuries described as "traumatic" but non-life-threatening. His name wasn't immediately released.

No other injuries were reported.

It's not clear what caused the plane to crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and police are investigating.

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bushy beard. “The flea is where you go to buy the stuff you didn’t know you needed.”

The event started 30 years ago as a campus fundraiser for student radio clubs at MIT. It still supports those groups, but it’s grown far bigger. Sellers now drive from hours away to hawk their goods, some arriving the night before to claim marquee spots for their tables. Hundreds of shoppers come to browse every month.

New England hosts other flea markets with a high-tech spin, but this one has a reputation for drawing the rare and obscure.

Some credit it to the market’s location, surrounded by MIT and technology companies around Boston, whose retired equipment sometimes filters down to the sale tables.

“It’s the high-tech community in Boston that makes it unique,” said Finberg, who’s also an engineer at an MITaffiliated research lab. “People will bring surplus runs from production at some facility which dumped a project, and you’ll find resistors that cost big bucks being sold for a dime apiece.”

Some of the vendors are professionals, there to buy and sell electronics for a living. Others are amateurs, mostly there to clear out their garages. They all get the same warning: It’s considered taboo to sell furniture, clothes or other typical yard-sale fare. The Swapfest has a charter explicitly barring it from becoming a general flea market.

Since the beginning, the event been held the third Sunday of the month, from April through October. Its tables fill a surface lot next to an MIT power plant, with dozens more in a nearby parking garage.

Among the crowd last Sunday were Neel Shah and Sasha Berisheva, two juniors at Northeastern University who are building a car that runs on chemical reactions. It’s part of an annual competition at their university, and they came to rummage through boxes of electronic baubles, hoping to find capacitors for their project.

David Purrington brought his 10-year-old son, Alec, to check out radio gear, a shared hobby between the father and son from Needham, Massachusetts.

“My dad has gotten me into ham radio,” Alec said, adding that he was in good company at the sale. “I would definitely call this a geekfest.”

Among the items for sale at the latest gathering: an ultrasound machine, like those used to capture images of unborn infants, and a dish antenna, said to be plucked from a 1960s fighter jet.

One man, Tom Perera, routinely brings his collection of Engima machines, the ciphering devices that Germans used to pass coded messages in World War II. Chuck Ochs has been a regular seller since 1991, stacking his table high with vintage radios and electronic testing equipment.

His rarest item up for sale last week was a Crosley Model 51 radio from 1921, going for $100.

Over the years, Ochs has taken his collection to dozens of other sales, but he says none quite compare to MIT’s flea.

“A lot of this stuff was thousands and thousands of dollars when it came out,” said Ochs, of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

“If it exists in the city, this is where you’ll see it.”

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Police Logs WESTFIELD

Major crime and incident report Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 12:43 a.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Main Street.

Police initially stopped a vehicle after they noticed that it had an expired inspection sticker. After running the driver’s information it was found that Dykwan JM Hall, 23, of Springfield, also had a revoked license, as well as not having any license in his possession. Police arrested Hall and charged him with license revoked due to non-paying child support, no inspection/ sticker and license not in possession.

9:16 a.m.: Illegal trash disposal, East Main Street. Police received a report of illegal dumping at one of the businesses on East Main Street. According to police, there were old windows found at the business that were left there. Police were still investigating at the time of the report.

5:50 p.m.: Suspicious person, Orange Street and Sackett Street. Police received a report from a pedestrian who was walking with his girlfriend along the bike trail and a group of five teenagers began to throw rocks at them and threatened them. Police arrived and an arrest was made of a juvenile, with the ID redacted due to age.

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 1:37 a.m.: Accident, Agawam-Westfield line. Police received a report from Agawam Police about a motor vehicle vehicle, car versus utility pole. The only occupant in the vehicle was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital by Westfield Fire paramedics and police reported that the driver was unsure what happened, but denied any drugs or alcohol were involved.

4:43 a.m.: Vandalism, Franklin Avenue School. While police were doing a building check, they found that the school had a window that was shot out from a pellet gun. No suspects or arrests made.

9:01 a.m.: Vandalism, motor vehicle, West School Street.

Police received a report of a rear brake light on a car being smashed. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

9:30 p.m.: Suspicious activity and arrest, East Mountain Road. Police found a vehicle that was oddly parked and checked on it. They found the passenger vomiting and the car was parked in a driveway that was not the operator’s or the passenger’s. Police found that the driver, Maureen A. Halloran, 52, of Westfield, had signs of impairment. Police arrested Halloran and charged her with operating under the influence of liquor and possession of an open container of alcohol in motor vehicle.

Court Logs Westfield District Court

Sept. 21, 2016 Andrew R. Lamothe, 37, of 78 Beacon Hill, West Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 18 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of inhaling glue or toxic substance, brought by Westfield Police.

David J. Bein, Jr., 24, of 17 Murphy Cir., Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 7 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of malicious destruction of property over $250, brought by Westfield Police.

Sept. 22, 2016 Angel M. Santiago, 32, of 65 Mechanic St., Westfield, was sentenced to one-year probation after pleading guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and three counts of violating an abuse prevention order, brought by Westfield Police.

Kyle Broderick, 33, of 140 Frederick St., Bristol, Connecticut, was released on personal recognizance pending a Nov. 18 hearing after being arraigned on charges of speeding in violation of special regulation, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, operating under the influence of liquor, license not in possession and disorderly conduct, brought by Granville Police.

Calling All Westfield Seniors: Can you be found in an emergency?

WESTFIELD— Can you be found in an emergency? The Council On Aging and Westfield Fire Department want to make sure that older adults in the City have numbers on their houses that are clearly visible from the street. In an emergency, seconds count. The faster that emergency police, fire, and medical personnel can get to you, the more likely that your life will be saved. We are asking all older adults in Westfield to check and make sure that your house numbers are clearly visible from the street. If they are not or if you do not have any numbers on your house and mailbox, the Council On Aging in partnership with the Westfield Fire Department, can help with funding from our ‘Senior Safe’ grant.

We will purchase house and mailbox numbers and a team of volunteers from the Westfield Rotary Club will help with installation.

An informational flyer with the guidelines and practical suggestions for house number placement is available at the Senior Center. For assistance with house and mailbox numbers, please call the Westfield Council On Aging at 562-6435.

Obituaries always online at http://thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries

City of Westfield Water Consumers - Mandatory Water Use Restrictions Westfield Historical Commission WESTFIELD — Nominations are now being accepted for the Westfield Historical Commission’s Annual Preservation Award. This award recognizes the accomplishments of individuals, as well as businesses or families, who have contributed to the preservation of Westfield’s historic integrity. Past winners include Robert Dewey, Ann Lentini and Domus, Inc., Dan Genovese, Easthampton Savings Bank, and Baystate Dental.

Applications for this award are available at City Hall, the Athenaeum, or on-line at www.cityofwestfield.org and click on the link to the Historical Commission. All applications must be received no later than Oct. 1, 2016.

CITY OF WESTFIELD

Curbside Leaf Collection Schedule for 2016 WESTFIELD — Listed below is the 2016 curbside leaf collection schedule. Your normal rubbish day of the week will correspond to your leaf pickup date.

Tuesday & Wednesday - Saturday, Nov 5th.

Thursday & Friday - Saturday, Nov 19th.

Mon - Saturday, Dec 3rd

ATTENTION CITY OF WESTFIELD WATER CONSUMERS

Mandatory Water Use Restrictions Pursuant to its authority under State and local laws, rules, and regulations, the City of Westfield Board of Water Commissioners has declared a State of Water Supply Conservation. A water supply shortage was created with the removal of Municipal Wells Number 2, 7 and 8 due to contamination with PFOA and PFOS and the ongoing drought impacting the Northeastern states.

The Board of Water Commissioners has determined that mandatory conservation measures are necessary to ensure that an adequate supply of water exists for all water consumers.

Water use restrictions. These restrictions apply to customers of the City of Westfield Department of Public Works Water Division and are necessary to maintain water pressure to ensure public safety and to ensure an adequate system capacity for essential uses by all customers. These restrictions are subject to change as conditions require.

This Non- Essential Water Use Restriction begins September 15, 2016 and shall be effective until further notice.

Restriction: All non-essential outdoor water use is prohibited.

Examples of “non-essential” water use include: - Irrigation of lawns via sprinklers or automatic irrigation

systems;- Washing of vehicles, except in a commercial car wash or as necessary for operator safety; and - Washing of exterior building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks, except as necessary to apply surface treatments such as paint, preservatives, stucco, pavement or cement.- Irrigation of lawns, gardens, flowers and ornamental plants by means of a hand-held hose, soaker hose or drip irrigation system.

Examples of water uses NOT subject to restrictions: - For health and safety reasons;- By regulation; - For the production of food and fiber; - For the maintenance of livestock; or - To meet the core functions of a business (for example, irrigation by golf courses as necessary to maintain tees, greens, and limited fairway watering, or irrigation by plant nurseries as necessary to maintain stock).

Enforcement:It is unlawful for any person to violate the terms, conditions, restrictions or requirements of a declaration of a state of water supply emergency or state of water supply conservation. The penalty for violation of these mandatory restrictions is $25.00 for the first citation and $50.00 for the second and each additional citation. Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.

This mandatory water restriction program is designed to sustain the water supply for all. Your anticipated cooperation is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please contact the Water Division at 413-572-6269.

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The Carson Center for Human Services Celebrating 50 Years of Real Help with Real Life 1963-2013 “I can’t say enough about CBFS. Carson’s Community Based Flexible Supports. (It took me awhile to ask what that stood for! Yeah, they told me at the beginning, but I could not get the hang of it until they said it very slowly.)

It all starts and ends with Patty, my CBFS worker. Without Patty, I would not have gone to my therapy appointment, and then I would not have met Roslyn, who is just amazing. Let me explain it this way: if someone you loved was really in trouble, really stuck, you would want that person to see Roslyn as a therapist. She just keeps you moving forward. She did not give up on asking me to try new things, like going to the CBFS group, like going for a walk.

That does not sound like much, does it? I am telling you, though, it took two months for me to walk around the block. That was my commitment to Patty and Roslyn. I was so afraid of everything. Now everything is different. I can talk to people when I want to. It feels good to say “Hi” to the clerk in the store or to the postman.

That walking changed me. I kept walking and now, nineteen months later, I have walked off eighty-two pounds. It really changed when I found that I could walk to the gym and Patty got me a membership.

Patty went with me to the Carson psychiatrist. I had stopped my meds by myself about five years ago. I still respect that they are not for everyone The thing about meds for me was that I did not tell anyone about the side effects. I practiced saying how I felt with Patty and Roslyn for a couple of weeks and then when I went in, I said how it was for me, and that psychiatrist was so easy to work with.

I don’t mean to make this sound easy. Am I making this sound easy? It’s just that I’m so happy. I have friends. I am reconnected to my family, my sister and her kids. I quit smoking. I feel happy to be alive. My life is so different. I want everyone to know. When Patty asked at group if anyone wanted to talk to you about what the Carson Center has been like for us, I knew that was the job for me.

I could never say it enough. I tried to get help my whole life, with lots and lots of people, but nothing was right, until I met these people. How did you get them all in one place?”

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Walking is medicine?

It helped high-risk seniors stay mobile

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity — mostly walking — helped highrisk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they'd long been couch potatoes.

One health policy specialist said the study released Monday suggests prescribing exercise may be just as important as prescribing medications.

"Once you lose that mobility piece of your life, then you really lose independence," said Patricia Katz of the University of California, San Francisco, who wasn't part of the new research but said physicians need to put the findings to use.

Katz called it striking that among the walkers, "if you start to have problems, you have a greater ability to recover and get your functioning back."

Older adults often shift back and forth between independence and conditions that can be disabling at least temporarily — a broken bone, an operation or a hospitalization from illness that requires time and rehab if they're to get back on their feet.

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Level I Trauma Center meant the difference between life and death for Paul Bachini It seemed like any other April day for Paul Bachini, who was out for his daily stroll with his wife near their Feeding Hills home.

But, that fateful day two years ago turned out to be anything but ordinary for Paul, who was hit by a car and sent bouncing off its hood and flying through the air, only to painfully land against a mailbox along the side of the road.

Bachini, left in critical condition, soon found himself on the way to Baystate Medical Center, where a team of trauma surgeons awaiting his arrival at the Emergency Department would soon swing into action to save his life.

Life-Saving Trauma Care “I remember Paul distinctly. He was very unstable upon his arrival at the Emergency Department. His heart rate was high and his blood pressure was quite low. He had multiple bruises and lacerations and was bleeding all over his body,” said Dr. Andrew Doben, one of a number of six highly-skilled trauma surgeons who make up the hospital’s level 1 trauma center, the only one of its kind in western Massachusetts.

“In retrospect, coming to our trauma center saved Paul’s life,” added Dr. Doben, who noted that Bachini was attended to by nearly every trauma surgeon while in the Emergency Department and during his first 24 hours of care.

Bachini, a retired Agawam schoolteacher, agrees.

“Because of the exceptional treatment and care I received at Baystate, I have been able to carry on a pretty normal life with just a few exceptions,” said the Feeding Hills man, who said he no longer drives or rides his bicycle, and is unable to read books or magazines without special visual aids, because of irreversible damage to his eyes, including the optic nerve in his left eye.

What Wasn't Wrong with Paul?

The question when Bachini arrived at Baystate’s Emergency Department wasn’t so much what was wrong with him as the result of the blunt trauma from the fast moving car, but what wasn’t.

“Paul had a bleed deep in his brain, massive facial fractures, as well as cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine injures – a break on each of the levels of his spine. He also had a right shoulder injury, as well as collarbone and chest injuries, not to mention a very serious pelvic fracture which was causing him to bleed internally, requiring blood transfusions three times in 24 hours to replace his circulating volume. And, he nearly lost his ear,” said Dr. Doben.

Patients like Bachini, who have serious pelvic fractures that can lead to life-threatening hemorrhaging, often have high mortality rates ranging from 40 to 60 percent, especially when combined with other massive bodily injuries.

“We quickly placed Paul on full life support and began transfusing him with massive amounts of blood, then rushed him to interventional radiology where an attempt was made to stop his internal hemorrhaging through a minimally invasive technique called angiographic embolization,” said Dr. Doben.

“During the angiographic embolization, a small device was inserted into Paul’s arteries to attempt to stop the bleeding with small plugs called coil embolization. This helped to stabilize his bleeding, but only addressed his bleeding arteries.

The bleeding from his veins continued and required additional intervention,” he added.

The Bleeding Wouldn't Stop Bachini was then transported to the intensive care unit (ICU) where his condition was very unstable. The next morning, just before 7 a.m., he was rushed to the operating room where to further control his internal bleeding from his pelvic fracture, they had to surgically open his belly and perform a technique called preperitoneal pelvic packing.

“It was quite unusual to have to perform this procedure, as most patients who undergo angiographic embolization do not need it,” said Dr. Doben.

Preperitoneal pelvic packing involves making a surgical incision and placing large gauze pads into the hole that is bleeding.

“Think of it as plugging a hole in a drain pipe with a piece of gauze,” explained Dr. Doben.

“As Paul began to improve, we were able to bring him back to the operating room to remove his pelvis packing and close his abdomen, remove his tracheotomy, and operate on his face. Over the ensuing week, he continued to improve and was weaned from life support. He eventually returned to the operating room where plastic surgeons, key team members in our Trauma Services, performed facial reconstruction,” he added.

From Hospital Care to Rehab Following his discharge from the hospital, after spending some two weeks in the ICU, Bachini spent several weeks in a rehab facility where he underwent physical and occupational therapy and they helped him to get back on his feet, literally.

“They helped me to strengthen my legs and I needed some speech therapy and had to relearn how to swallow after having a tracheotomy,” said Bachini.

“But, I have to say that the folks at Baystate were wonderful and made sure that before I even left the hospital for rehab, that I was functional and healthy enough to leave,” he added.

PAUL AND DEBORAH BACHINI Baystate Medical Center is the only American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma verified Level 1 Trauma Center in western Massachusetts – featuring a three-bay resuscitation area – providing the highest level of expert trauma care for the most seriously of injured adults and children from car crashes to gunshot victims to falls. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), treatment at a Level I Trauma Center increases a patient’s chance of survival by 25 percent.

Featuring a Rooftop Helipad Level I Trauma Centers like Baystate provide 24-7 a multidisciplinary team of doctors, nurses and other clinical and support staff, along with state-of-the-art medical imaging and diagnostic and other specialized resources for trauma patients.

The hospital’s trauma center also has a Helipad equipped with an elevator that opens directly into the trauma unit.

Along with Level I designation, trauma centers are required to conduct research, to support a surgical residency program, and respond to a volume of at least 600 major trauma patients per year. Annually, Baystate’s Trauma Services responds to approximately 2,200 patients at the hospital’s Emergency Department, which is recognized as the busiest in the entire state.

If anything at all good came out of this unfortunate circumstance, Bachini said it is his newfound understanding of the intense need for blood donors and for having a bountiful supply of blood on hand at the hospital, so others like him in times of a medical crisis will live.

“I took plenty of withdrawals,” said Bachini about the many transfusions he needed throughout his stay at the hospital, especially during his initial treatment in the Emergency Department.

Avid Blood Donors “As a result of my injuries, my daughter and her fiancé, Andy, have become avid donors at Baystate’s Blood Donor Center,” he added, noting he cannot donate at this time because of the accident.

It was while his daughter, Danielle, was donating blood one day that a nurse from Agawam – whose three children all had Bachini as a teacher – recognized her name and asked if she thought her father might be interested in telling his story at the hospital’s upcoming Blood Donor Appreciation event.

“To stand in front of those donors and thank them for what they do, giving of themselves so others can live, well, it was very touching. I got to meet with some of them and thank them personally for what they do. It is important as anything else that goes on in the hospital,” said Bachini.

But, that wasn’t the first time the former trauma patient had returned to the hospital to express his thanks.

A Really Big Thank You “After I left rehab and life began to return to somewhat normal for us, we returned to Baystate with plates of cookies in hand to thank and speak with the physicians, nurses and other medical staff members who were so instrumental in my care. I wanted to let them know how much I appreciated them saving my life,” said Bachini, In addition to the good words he had to say about his care, Bachini is eternally grateful for one other thing.

“Miraculously, the car didn’t touch my wife who was right beside me,” he said.

——— (In addition to Dr. Doben, other trauma surgeons attending to Bachini during his initial hours and recovery at Baystate were Drs. Reginald Alouidor, Eleanor Winston, and Ronald Gross, chief, Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.)

Mother uncovers lasting impact of son’s organ donation

In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. It's not too late to get moving: Simple physical activity, mostly walking, helped high-risk seniors stay mobile after disability-inducing ailments even if, at 70 and beyond, they'd long been couch potatoes. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An ultrasound showed one of Sarah Gray's unborn twins was missing part of his brain, a fatal birth defect. His brother was born healthy but Thomas lived just six days. Latching onto hope for something positive to come from heartache, Gray donated some of Thomas' tissue for scientific research — his eyes, his liver, his umbilical cord blood.

Only no one could tell the Washington mother if that precious donation really made a difference. So Gray embarked on an unusual journey to find out, revealing a side of science that laymen seldom glimpse.

"Infant eyes are like gold," a Harvard scientist told her.

"I don't think people understand how valuable these donations are," said Gray, who hadn't grasped this either until her years-long quest brought her face-toface with startled scientists. They had never met a relative of the donors so crucial to their work.

Families often find comfort in learning how many lives were saved if they donated a loved one's organs for transplant. But donating a body for research gets less attention — there are no headline-making "saves." Yet critical medical research in labs around the country depends on scientists' ability to work with human cells and organs, so they can

study both normal development and how disease does its dirty work.

"A lot of people, if the tissue doesn't get used for transplant, they think it's kind of second-rate tissue or something.

I'd like them to know that people who do research with human tissue are doing worthwhile things that are going to, hopefully, lead to cures for all kinds of diseases," said Dr. James Zieske, a corneal specialist at Harvard and the Schepens Eye Research Institute, whose description of treasured infant eyes spurred Gray's hunt.

Now, hoping to help other families facing decisions about donation, Gray See Organ Donation, Page 7

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Baystate Children’s Hospital Launches Critical Toy Drive SPRINGFIELD — Thank you for your interest in possibly donating toys, products and other needed items to the Child Life Department at Baystate Children’s Hospital. The activities and play items you donate directly benefit our pediatric patients, and are so important towards reducing stress and anxiety, and providing much needed distraction during their hospital stay. Due to various factors, Baystate Children’s Hospital is currently facing a large shortage of toys and other supplies necessary to help our patients! Please refer to the following FAQ’s and Wish List, which share helpful guideline and suggestions on what items are most appropriate to donate.

After reading through the following information, please contact the Child Life Department at (413) 794-3145 to confirm that your potential gift-in-kind can be accepted and to learn about available drop off dates and times. Thank you!

Toy Donation FAQ Q: What should I keep in mind when donating toys or supplies to BCH? A: Although patients receive gifts during holidays and birthdays, many of the donated items are also used for our playrooms and individual inpatient rooms. Toys with fabric or cloth cannot be used for multiple patients and therefore cannot be accepted (unless they are individually gifted stuffed animals, blankets, or clothes). Please see our Wish List for specific examples of what we hope to procure for our patients on an ongoing basis.

Q: Can I donate used items?

A: Due to infection control policy and the safety of our patients, we are only able to accept brand new items.

However, we are able to accept used DVD’s and videogames.

Q: Where, when, and how do I donate my items?

A: During the Fall 2016 toy drive, there will be a drop-off box securely located at the Concierge Desk of the Daly Lobby at Baystate Medical Center. If you would like to speak to personally to a member of the Child Life team, you may call the Child Life Office at 413-794-3145 to explore other options. When making a donation, please be sure to leave your contact information with your donation so we can properly thank you!

Q: May I deliver my gift directly to the patients?

A: We apologize, but because of concerns for patient confidentiality and infection control, our donors are not allowed to deliver gifts directly to patients.

Q: May I donate event tickets to patients and families?

A: We welcome ticket donations. Please note, due to confidentiality tickets should be sent to the Child Life Department for distribution to families and not left at “will call”.

ADDITIONAL DONATION OPPORTUNITIES Complete a service project outside of the hospital - (i.e. toy drive, new book drive, gift card drive, etc.)

Product Donation Wish List *Starred items are especially needed or desired Please no cloth items as they cannot be reused due to infection control policies All donated items must be brand new with the exception of DVD and video games which must have specific ratings (please see below).

Infants & Toddlers *Cause and effect light and sound toys - no cloth *Infant toys (rattles, soothers, etc.) *Crib gyms and mobiles – no cloth *Crib music boxes Crib mirrors – no cloth Glow worms/New stuffed animals without buttons/chokeable parts *Toddler toys (stacking toys, shape sorters, pop-up boxes, play phones, etc.)

Fisher Price Little People (play sets or figures) Umbrella strollers (with machine washable materials) School Age *Playing cards *Card Games (UNO, Phase 10, Skip Bo) *Matchbox cars *Pretend Medical Kits I Spy Books Sport balls *Action figures (including animals, dinosaurs, Super Heroes, etc.) *Building toys (Lego kits – complete kits and free play lego blocks, K’Nex, etc.)

Dolls/babies with plastic bodies (no cloth or hair) of different ethnicities Baby doll accessories (stroller, high chair) Stuffed Animals (brand new only) Teens/Young Adults *Headphones/earbuds *Gift cards – (iTunes, Google Play, Target, Walmart, Amazon, ToysRUs, movie theaters, Dunkin Donuts, fast food places, etc.)

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Congregational Health Promoters Do you have a passion for health and wellness? Do you attend a faith community? Are you interested in promoting good health among the congregation? Helping a fellow worshipper can go a long way to encouraging better health and well-being of the congregation. Mercy Medical Center’s Faith Community Nursing Program is offering a training series called Congregational Health Promotion for persons who want to work with their congregations to improve their health and wellbeing.When you take part in the classes, you’ll learn about healthy living, common diseases and recommended courses of Can You Help Sarah? action, and local health resources. There will be plenty of time for questions and conversation.

The training program is presented in 2-hour sessions over 6 weeks. The next series will take place Tuesdays afternoons on November 1 through December 6, 2016from 1:00 PM – 3:00 www.sarahgillett.org PM in Weldon Conference Room A. The sessions are: Session 1: Faith and Health Connection Session 2: Healthy Living – Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, SmokingCessation, Taking Medications Correctly Session 3: Heart and Brain – High Blood Pressure, Stroke, Heart Disease Session 4: Diabetes, Obesity, and other Chronic Diseases SessionWant 5: Spiritual, To KnowEmotional, A Secret? and Mental Health Ask Sarah.

Session 6: Embracing Change and Graduation

In this frame grab from video, taken Sept. 14, 2016, Sarah Gray with her son Callum, 6, and infant daughter Jocelyn in their Washington home. Callum’s identical twin Thomas died of a birth defect when he was just 6 days old, and the family donated Thomas’ eyes, liver and umbilical cord blood for medical research. Now Gray has written a book about her unusual journey to find out if that donation really made a difference, revealing a side of science laymen seldom glimpse. (AP Photo/Rick Gentilo)

Organ Donation has written a book, "A Life Everlasting, The Extraordinary Story of One Boy's Gift to Medical Science."

Gray and two of the scientists she met in her quest spoke with The Associated Press about donation for research.

in his career. Thomas' corneas were ordered to study how to repair blindness-inducing corneal damage.

NEONATAL DONATIONS OF ANY TYPE ARE RARE

In recovering tissue from deceased donors, hospitals consult a national registry of researchers' current needs.

On that day in 2010, Thomas died at home in his father's arms. The organ agency retrieved his body, and recovered his eyes and liver. Blood from the umbilical cords of both Thomas and his healthy identical twin Callum already had been shipped to Duke University researchers studying what causes anencephaly.

Gray's obstetrician didn't think donation was an option for a baby with this birth defect, called anencephaly. Only when Gray persisted late in pregnancy did she learn, from the Washington area's organ procurement agency, that her baby's organs probably would be too small for transplant but that donation for research was an option.

Statistics from the United Network for Organ Sharing show that organs from a dozen newborns, those younger than a month old, were donated last year for transplant.

On the research front, Dr. Arupa Ganguly of the University of Pennsylvania studies retinoblastoma, eye cancer that attacks young children.

Before receiving Thomas' tissue, she had waited six years for donation of a healthy young retina to compare with diseased ones.

Cells taken from younger tissue typically grow much better than an adult's, said Zieske, who could recall receiving infant corneas only two or three times

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WAS THE RESEARCH WORTHWHILE? Two years later, all Gray knew was where Thomas' tissue had been shipped. So during a business trip to Boston, she called the Harvardaffiliated eye lab, identified herself as a donor mom, and asked for a tour — a first for the lab, and one that changed the scientists' perspective.

"I still think more about, when we get a donated cornea, who that came from," said Zieske.

Eventually Gray visited each lab that procured and handled Thomas' tissue.

A North Carolina biotechnology com-

pany, Cytonet, uses liver cells in researching treatment for babies awaiting a liver transplant. Penn's Ganguly froze some retinal tissue for future work.

Callum, now 6, even started coming along.

"We explained to him there are some special scientists there working on helping other people, and they're using some stuff from Thomas to help them," said his father, Ross Gray.

"We always get a sample but we don't see the person behind that sample. The lab has really established a bond with that family. And I think it makes the work a lot more meaningful," Ganguly said.

THE JOURNEY ISN'T OVER Gray changed careers to work for the non-profit American Association of Tissue Banks. That brought her to a meeting where scientists debated if it was ethical to test a new technology — gene editing — to fight inherited diseases. "If you have the skills and the knowledge to fix these diseases then freaking do it," she told the group, recounting how Thomas had suffered seizures each day of his brief life.

And when Gray recently had a new baby, daughter Jocelyn, she donated the placenta for wound-healing therapy. She'd like to visit that lab, too.

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Monday's research examined whether regular physical activity could help even the oldest seniors stay mobile for longer despite other health conditions.

The study enrolled more than 1,600 adults between the ages of 70 and 89 considered at high risk for disability because they were sedentary and had various chronic health problems, such as heart disease or diabetes. More than 2 in 5 were 80 or older.

To enroll, they had to be able to walk a quarter of a mile in 15 minutes — a long time, and some needed every minute.

"We were targeting folks who potentially had the most to gain," said Dr. Thomas Gill, a Yale University geriatrician who led the work.

The study compared seniors assigned to a regular walking program, plus a little strength and balance exercise, with a control group given health education.

Over 3½ years, the walking program reduced the amount of time seniors spent suffering from a major mobility problem by 25 percent, the researchers reported in Annals of Internal Medicine.

The walkers were less likely to experience a mobility-robbing condition in the first place, more likely to recover if they did and less likely to suffer another one, Gill said.

While the walking didn't replace any necessary physical therapy, too often seniors "leave the hospital more debilitated than when they entered," Gill said. The goal was to get them walking again as soon as possible.

Only half of U.S. adults of all ages get the amount of physical activity recommended for good health. And if they weren't active during middle age, older adults often are especially wary of getting started. Maybe they have arthritic pain, or are worried if it's safe given other illnesses, or fear they'll fall.

Gill said the study shows many sedentary seniors can start walking safely, no gym membership needed — just a safe place such as a sidewalk or shopping mall. Those who were physically active were less likely to be injured in a fall, he noted.

There were six more deaths among the walkers over the course of the study, a difference that wasn't statistically significant, he said.

"A lot of people probably don't know where to start," said UCSF's Katz, who co-authored an editorial in Monday's Annals that said an actual prescription from the doctor could help, maybe more than a medication prescription.

No one expects a sedentary senior to suddenly speed-walk. The goal is to build up gradually to meet federal health guidelines that say even older adults should get 2½ hours a week of moderate-intensity exercise. Essentially, that means enough to increase your heart rate — not breathless, but breathing a little hard.

Seniors "should be more scared of not doing something," Katz said. "It's not too late. It gives you some resilience."

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edge,” Nadeau said. He said they will purchase six other machines with the grant, three lathes and three milling machines that will be added to the three of each they already have. These computerized proto-trak machines allow students to learn both manual and CNC (Computerized Numerical Controlled) skill sets. The shop also has four “full blown” CNC machines. With the new machines, students will be able to increase their time on each task.

Nadeau was a machinist himself for twenty years before he began teaching fourteen years ago. He said according to the shop’s advisory committee, comprised of members of the business community, students need to learn both concepts.

“It’s all based on discussions with the advisory committee,” he said. Area businesses represented include Advance Manufacturing, Tell-Tool, Berkshire, Whip City Tool & Die, Peerless Precision, and Precise Turning, among others. Nadeau said the support they get from business and industry in general is vital to the program.

“It costs a ton to get and maintain the machines. The companies in the area are our resource to do that,” Nadeau said.

The companies are also a source for jobs. Once the students have completed their junior years in the program, they can work during the summer in the trade, and enter co-op’s (cooperative learning) in their senior year. Nadeau said there is 100% placement for students that want to enter the workforce. A student can earn $4,000 to $7,000 over the summer, according to Nadeau.

Then during senior year, students work in co-op’s in the companies during their shop weeks, which alternate with general education. The students get paid $12 an hour, while continuing their education in the co-op’s. He said the companies work with them and oversee them, and the students have to write down what they do every day. The companies them give them an overall performance evaluation.

He said the students almost always get hired at the place where they coop.

“If I had 20 students, I could place them all,” Nadeau said.

Last year, he graduated fourteen seniors, all of whom are still in their jobs. He added that the average wage in manufacturing is $40,000 to $50,000 to start. If a student goes into engineering, they can earn $150,000 a year. “Companies want to keep them, and they get a substantial raise,” he said.

One reason for the success in getting jobs is a skill shortage and aging workforce in the industry.

Kristin Maier, president of Peerless Precision, Inc. on Mainline Drive in Westfield is one of the members of the advisory board. The second generation family company makes mechanical components for aerospace, fuel injections for cryogenic companies, and night vision and thermal imaging for the Department of Defense.

Maier said Manufacturing Technology is definitely one of her main sources of finding employees. Of the nineteen staff

Junior Michael Michonski, at the CNC machine, wants to be a mechanical engineer, and fix the high tech machines. (Photo by Amy

Junior Ethan Pichetti, working on a milling machine, said, “This is what I want to do after I get out of high school, and hopefully make good money doing it.”

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members currently working directly with parts and manufacturing in the company, fourteen are graduates of the shop at Westfield Technical Academy.

Another young woman is currently doing her coop in the inspection department, working on inspection of pieces from first piece, incoming and outgoing, to the final inspection before customers, “the last line of defense to make sure no bad parts get shipped,” Maier said.

“There is a big skills gap. For a long time, manufacturing precision equipment had a bad name. It was a place to go if you didn’t go to college. Now it’s very high tech, with very clean work being done in our region and on the state level,” Maier said.

Maier said after she took a brief hiatus from the family business, she came back and noticed that 70-75% of the workforce were “on the other side of 50-55.” She worried about what would happen, and started looking at the technical schools. She said the students have been trained well, and are very open to learning how to do the work the company’s way.

Since 2013, she has also hired one co-op student per year, all of whom have gotten jobs with the company. “As soon as they graduate, they have all earned a full-time job,” she said.

Maier said the grant will help the shop to remain competitive.

“From experience, the technology is changing almost on a daily basis. They have to have updated and working equipment, and be trained on the software we’re working with now. It gives them a competitive edge,” she said.

The new machines will also help with the Manufacturing Technology’s adult education retraining program. Nadeau said they partner with the Regional Employment Board to teach adult students from all different trade areas. They offer a 300-hour basic skills

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was leading in the debate,” he said, taking a puff on his cigarette before heading into his office in Berlin’s Mitte neighborhood.

Reinhardt said that he hoped Clinton would also win the U.S. elections.

“As a German, one can only hope that she will win. She is more moderate and more European, while Trump is very isolationist and a populist,” Reinhardt said.

JAPAN NARUSHIGE MICHISHITA, a Japanese analyst, said it was in some ways heartening to hear his country mentioned in the debate, since Japan is often overlooked these days. But he disagreed with Trump’s criticism that Japan and other U.S. allies aren’t contributing enough to their defense.

“There is a small truth to what Mr. Trump was saying, in the sense that Japan was a kind of free-rider or at least a cheap-rider back in the 1970s and ‘80s,” said Michishita, director of the security and international studies program at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.

“But ... now given what Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe is doing to make Japan much more proactive on defense and security matters, and trying to make Japan more engaged in international security affairs, it’s like, ‘What are you talking about?’”

HIROTSUGU AIDA, author of a book on the Trump phenomenon, agreed that Trump misunderstood the U.S.-Japan security alliance but said he still did better than Clinton.

“Trump unexpectedly acted presidential. It might be a setback for Clinton, who wanted to make him look unsuitable for presidency,” he said.

PHILIPPINES VICTOR ANDRES MANHIT, president of the think-tank Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies, welcomed Clinton’s assurances that the U.S. would honor its treaty obligations if she becomes president.

“I’m really hoping that that kind of statement reminds our own government that we have an ally in the United States vis-a-vis our fight for territorial integrity and our maritime rights in the South China Sea,” he said.

RICHARD HEYDARIAN, a political science professor at Manila’s De La Salle University said he thought Clinton “was clearly the more prepared candidate and was able to handle Trump’s offensives with utmost finesse. Trump seemed more subdued than expected, but spent too much time defending himself on secondary issues and failed to build up on his vision for the American people, especially the middle classes.”

SPAIN Spain’s main newspapers were unanimous in awarding victory to Clinton in the debate, each highlighting what they said was the Democratic Party candidate’s superior preparation and more convincing presidential image.

In its digital edition Tuesday, leading daily El Pais’ headline said “Clinton corners Trump with attacks on his racism and lack of preparation.” The center-left newspaper said that while neither candidate committed any major error, Clinton was able to put Trump on the defensive by questioning his “credentials as a businessman, accusing him of racism and placing in doubt his temperament to be commander in chief.”

The daily pointed out, however, that the debate was unlikely to bring about any major change in either candidate’s ratings.

Conservative daily ABC said that “the first debate does not resolve anything but it does leave the impression that the ex-secretary of state did her homework, knows the lesson better and transmits a more presidential image.”

HUNGARY Hungary’s left-leaning daily newspaper Nepszabadsag was impressed with Clinton’s performance: “Clinton prepared and gave Trump no chance,” was its headline.

“Hillary Clinton was prepared and confident, smiling as she attacked her Republican rival in the first candidate debate,” the paper’s report said. “Often, Trump was forced to defend himself and became entangled in explanations about his own business affairs and earlier statements.”

AP journalists Wayne Zhang and Wong Wai-bor in Beijing; Kristen Gelineau in Sydney; Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia; Ken Moritsugu and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo; Teresa Cerojano in Manila, Philippines; Muneeza Naqvi in New Delhi; Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary; Gregory Katz in London; Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin; and Ciaran Giles in Madrid contributed to this report.

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machinery program, and are currently piloting a 120-hour quality control inspection program, which he said is a whole other skill set.

Nadeau said the adult students in the program come from all different trade areas. Last year, eight students graduated from the 300-hour program, and all of them left with jobs.

Maier said the retraining program is definitely going to help the workforce. She said there are a lot of young people out of high school and college who were not trained for a skilled job. She said the training programs help to give these people a viable career.

“We need more of the vocational and high schools to be offering adult ed. programs like this,” she said.

Nadeau said looking ahead, the need for trained workers increases exponentially. That is also what he says to freshmen as they undergo their exploratory weeks, and visit the different shops in the school. Nadeau said he can take sixteen students a year, and once they are in the program, most stay.

He also said that last year was the first time in fourteen years the program wasn’t full, with only eleven students signing up. He believes it was due to competition with the Aviation Maintenance Technology program, which he acknowledges is new and exciting. New machines will help them. Meanwhile, he is ready to recruit freshmen to Manufacturing Technology.

“I always say, give us a week and we’ll give you a lifetime of opportunities,” Nadeau said.

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*Nail Polish kits Make-up/Hair kits/supplies Journals Word Magnets (particularly ones with emotions/feelings) *Nerf basketball hoops/balls Table top air hockey, foosball, etc.

Electronics *Portable DVD players *New Release DVDs - Especially teen (action/adventure/drama), and classic Disney/Pixar-No R rated. * Handheld Game PSP or Nintendo DS/DSi Game Systems and games *Rated E/E10+/Teen video games (for PS3, XBOX 360, Wii, PSP, DS/DSI,) Music CDs (popular/current teen, nature sounds/relaxation, Disney, lullaby) Portable radios/CD players *iPad minis or iPods ARTS/CRAFTS *Ready-to-go individual Art & Craft kits *Beads/String/Jewelry making kits *Small canvases *Crayons Unpainted wooden crafts (frames, boxes, birdhouses, cars, etc.)

New - Unpainted small cardboard boxes/magnetic tins to decorate (in various sizes/shapes) Crayola Model Magic or Sculpey clay Glue Sticks Paint (Tempera)/Paint brushes of various sizes Model kits (Cars, planes etc.)

Fusion beads Sketch books Drawing pencils Fabric Paint/Kits White pillow cases/ white t-shirts of various sizes Do a Dot Paint Markers Sun Catchers Paint by Number Velvet (Fuzzy) Posters Black and white posters (for use with colored pencils or marker) Colored Pencils/Markers MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS *Bubbles (especially no-spill tumblers!) *Stickers *Fun band-aids *Batteries (AAA, AA) “Find It!” and other distraction items Karaoke machine

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The Westfield event is part of a series of town halls that will be taking place in Massachusetts through the fall.

Additional locations include Pittsfield, Worcester, Greenfield, Lowell, Dartmouth, Bourne and Boston, according to the press release.

For more information, you can visit the GRG website, and if interested in attending you can contact Colleen Pritoni at the Commission at 617-7482454. Walk-ins are also welcomed.

Holy Trinity Church Electronic Recycle & Bike Collection Day All towns are welcome! Saturday, October 1 ,2016 from 9 a.m. to 2 pm at 333 Elm St. Westfield, MA in the church parking lot. It’s a great opportunity for spring cleaning and recycling. We are accepting all electronics, including monitors, computers, computer games, stereo-equipment, copy/ fax machines, printers, TV’s and items that have a plug. We are also accepting any appliances, such as washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators as well as lawn mowers, snow blowers with the gas removed, exercise equipment and grills. The recycle event will have low fees of $5 each computer, $10 any monitor or small TV less than 19”, $15 each TV between 19” and 26” and $20 each TV over 26” wide and wood console TV’s, projection TV’s $25 each TV 32” and over $30. All appliances are $10 each. Cell phones, car, truck batteries are free. We have no shipments oversees or in landfills.

Bike Collection.

Do you have older/newer road, mountain, BMX, adult or kids bikes. It does not matter the condition.

Bikes to be fixed and reused; please bring the bike to the parking lot.

Do-Re-Mi’s Chorus to perform at The Big E For the seventh consecutive year, Westfield Council on Aging’s Do-Re-Mi chorus have been invited back to The Big E to help celebrate Westfield Day on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 1pm. This year marks The Big E’s 100th anniversary and the Do Re Mi’s will celebrate with them, bringing bobby sox and poodle skirt memories back through their program of 50’s jukebox hits. Songs such as Bobby Darin’s “Splish Splash” and Fats Domino’s “Blueberry Hill” will get toes tapping to all visitors to the New England Building.

Since 1973 the Do Re Mi’s have brought their unique singing programs to hundreds of locations throughout the Pioneer Valley. In 2008 the “baton” was handed over to Cathy Berry.

Soon after, Berry brought her twin sister Camy Crick into the fold as the group’s accompanist. Together they have worked tirelessly to grow the Do Re Mi’s into a harmonious chorus, 35 members strong. The Do Re Mi’s work tirelessly throughout the year, devoting their time and talent to weekly rehearsals and performances. Locations such as the Holyoke Soldier’s Home, nursing homes, independent living facilities, and neighboring senior centers. For the first time in their 43-year history, the Do Re Mi’s will perform Christmas classics at the Holyoke Mall at Ingleside this December. The Do Re Mi’s welcome any Westfield senior, who enjoys sings and is willing to volunteer their time, to join their chorus.

Westfield seniors can call 413-562-9624 Monday through Friday to inquire about joining the chorus.

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SPORTS

St. Mary’s Allie Goudreau outruns Putnam defenders on her way to a game-tying goal Monday at Hubbard Park. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Putnam turns back STM

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – Putnam outraced St. Mary in a high school girls’ soccer team, winning the majority of 50-50 balls en route to a 5-2 win at Hubbard Park Field Monday.

Olivia Goodrow and Keveana Thompson scored two goals apiece to lead Putnam.

Goodrow also had an assist. “(It was) another tough loss for our Lady Saints today,” St. Mary coach Andy Lussier said. “Our defense did a great job keeping the score from running up, and we were lucky there were only five goals scored.”

Lussier said Jenna Turrini, Sam Manchino, and Erin Olearcek kept St. Mary within striking distance by breaking up several Putnam runs.

“Aisling Butler had some amazing saves (too),” he said. Butler finished with 16 saves.

“We were struggling with winning the ball in open space and being first to it, and that’s where Putnam beat us today.”

St. Mary seventh grader Allie Goodreau scored both of her team’s goals against Putnam. Lexi Shedd assisted.

“She has been a great asset to our team and has a way of creating scoring opportunities,” coach Lussier said. “She’s got this great ability to leave a goalkeeper with no chance at saving a shot on goal.”

St. Mary managed just five shots on net.

BOYS’ SOCCER

Second-half surge unleashes Tigers Westfield Technical Academy 6, Commerce 1 Westfield Tech tallied five second-half goals to down visiting Commerce.

Yeremy Kovylak scored the first Westfield Tech goal of the game off a corner kick.

Philip Lisyanyy netted the eventual gamewinner on a direct kick from 25 yards out.

Rvim Suprunchuk followed with two goals and an assist. Sam Kiforishina scored his first varsity goal, and Brad Nelson added one as well. Dave Tihkonchuk recorded his first varsity point with an assist. “(Our) guys played (their) best game of the season so far,” Westfield Tech coach Kyle Dulude said. “Hopefully the good work ethic continues.”

West Side’s quick goal sinks WHS West Springfield 1, Westfield 0 West Side scored 10 minutes into the game, collecting the rebound off a fantastic initial save from Ian Saltmarsh (8 saves) for the game-winner.

“We were shell shocked the first 15 minutes,” Westfield coach Andrew Joseph said.

“It was like we were playing the Revolution and we were a bunch of guys off the street. It really didn’t look too good, but we really settled down in the second half of the first half, and then we really took it to them in the second half … It was a little bit too little too late.”

Naydeliz Ramirez and Ashley Forest in a race for the ball. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Lee, Gators overcome Green Wave Gateway 4, Greenfield 1 Evan Lee had a hand in three of Gateway’s four goals, scoring twice and assisting on another. Gators’ goalie Shane Mastello collected three saves.

Gateway improved to 5-3-1.

Rams blank Eagles Southwick 4, Easthampton 0 Brandon Castor scored two goals to lead Southwick at Nonotuck Park. Rams’ goalies Nick Chambers and Kyle Demaio combined for four saves in net.

GOLF

Southwick’s divisional streak hits 20 Southwick 19.5, Hampshire 4.5 Southwick won its 20th straight divisional match, spanning some three years.

James Longhi shot a match-low 38, and Bradley Durand finished with a 41 for Southwick, which improved to 7-1, 5-0.

Bombers down Blue Devils Westfield 170, Northampton 177 Jack Hogan shot a 4-over 39 to lead Westfield, which improved to 6-2 overall, 5-1 league, with a win at Northampton Country Club.

See H.S. Roundup, Page 11

Putnam’s Adamaris Castellanos and St. Mary’s Chloe Lussier are the picture of concentration. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Jess Crosby moves the ball down field while Sam Manichino backs her up. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Chloe Lussier celebrates with Allie Goudreau on her tying Mary Turbolski gets off a kick as she moves the ball towards the goal. (Photo by Marc St.Onge) goal. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FALL SCHEDULES WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Tuesday, Sept. 27 GOLF at Palmer, Quaboag Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park, Time TBA Wednesday, Sept. 28 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 GOLF at Easthampton, Pine Grove Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 GOLF vs. Hampshire, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Renaissance, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Sabis at Belchertown, Foley Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Ware, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Greenfield, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 GOLF at St. Mary, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

Friday, Oct. 7 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 11 GOLF at Southwick, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park,

4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 13 GOLF vs. Monson, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 GOLF vs. Palmer, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. South Hadley at Belchertown, Foley Field, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Hampden Charter School of Science, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 BOYS’ SOCCER at Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Oct. 28 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, Time TBA

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Sept. 27 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Monson, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER at Pioneer Valley Regional, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 BOYS’ SOCCER at Westfield, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Westfield, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Monson, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 6 BOYS’ SOCCER at Mohawk Trail, 3:30 p.m.

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

Friday, Oct. 7 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Mohawk, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 11 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Tri-Meet, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, Herlihy Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, Sunderland Recreation Field, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mahar, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mahar, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

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

Friday, Oct. 14 BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 15* JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Southwick, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ware, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ware, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21 BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 BOYS’ SOCCER at Renaissance, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 27 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Oct. 28 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 6 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 29* JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Mount Everett, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Mount Everett, 6 p.m.

ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Sept. 27 GOLF at Hampshire, Beaver Brook Golf Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 BOYS’ SOCCER at Mount Everett, 4 p.m.

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

Thursday, Sept. 29 GOLF vs. Monson, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 GOLF vs. Palmer, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, St. Joe’s Field, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 GOLF vs. Southwick, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at McCann Tech, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 GOLF at Belchertown, Cold Spring Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 GOLF vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

Friday, Oct. 7 BOYS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mount Everett, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Central, Forest Park, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 4 p.m.

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Wednesday, Oct. 12 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mount Everett, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Commerce, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 BOYS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 GOLF vs. Hampshire, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Greenfield, Highland Pond, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Oct. 21 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, Oct. 26 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Smith Voke, 4 p.m.

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WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Sept. 27 GOLF vs. Ludlow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow @ Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 5 p.m.

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

Wednesday, Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Chicopee Comp, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Central, 4 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

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

FOOTBALL at Commerce, Berte Field, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 1* BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 3 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 3 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

Monday, Oct. 3 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Gateway, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Gateway, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Commerce, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 GOLF vs. Chicopee, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ludlow, Whitney Park, 4 p.m.

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

Wednesday, Oct. 5 GOLF at Agawam, Crestview Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Southwick, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Southwick, 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

GYMNASTICS vs. Agawam, Hampshire, 6 p.m.

FOOTBALL vs. West Springfield, Bullens Field, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 8* FIELD HOCKEY @ Columbus Day Classic, Smith College, 6 p.m. *Sunday, Oct. 9* FIELD HOCKEY @ Columbus Day Classic, Smith College, Time TBA Monday, Oct. 10 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL at West Springfield, West Springfield Middle School, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 11 BOYS’ SOCCER at Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Longmeadow, Russell Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Holyoke @ Monson High School, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Oct. 13 GOLF at South Hadley, The Ledges, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 GOLF vs. West Springfield, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 6 p.m.

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

GYMNASTICS at Agawam, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 GOLF vs. Northampton, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

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

JV FOOTBALL at Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Minnechaug, 3:45 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 GOLF vs. Holyoke, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pittsfield, Kirvin Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pittsfield, Kirvin Park, 4 p.m.

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

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

Friday, Oct. 21 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 7 p.m.

FOOTBALL at Putnam, Berte Field, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Putnam, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Longmeadow, Russell Field, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Longmeadow, Russell Field, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 5 p.m.

GYMNASTICS vs. Agawam, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.

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

Thursday, Oct. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at West Springfield, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at West Springfield, 6:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 28 FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 4 p.m.

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

FOOTBALL vs. East Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 7 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 29* JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mount Greylock, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mount Greylock, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 31 JV FOOTBALL at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 1 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 2 GYMNASTICS vs. Minnechaug, Hampshire at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Nov. 4 No Sports Scheduled Monday, Nov. 7 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Nov. 8 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 9 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, Nov. 10 No Sports Scheduled Friday, Nov. 11 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, Nov. 12

GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP @ Minnechaug Regional High School, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, Sept. 27 GOLF at Easthampton, Pine Grove Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Greenfield, Highland Pond, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, JV Field, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional School, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional School, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Lenox, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Lenox, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 29 GOLF at Palmer, Quaboag Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Franklin Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pope Francis, Rivers Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 GOLF at Monson, Quaboag Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, JV Field, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 4 GOLF at St. Mary, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Sabis, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 5 GOLF vs. East Longmeadow, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Westfield, 5 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Westfield, 6:15 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 GOLF vs. Pope Francis, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 5 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 8* JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 10 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 11 GOLF vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m.

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

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Ware, 5 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 12 GOLF at Sabis, Veterans Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 13 GOLF vs. Hampshire, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Pioneer Valley Regional School, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, First Baptist Community Center, 4 p.m.

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

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Pioneer Valley Regional School, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m. *Saturday, Oct. 15* GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hoosac Valley, 1 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hoosac Valley, 1 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 17 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 18 GOLF vs. Easthampton, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’/GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Athol, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Putnam, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Putnam, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Central, 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 21 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Central, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Central, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Monson, Dr. Rogers Field @ Flynt Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Monson, Dr. Rogers Field @ Flynt Park, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Lenox, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Lenox, 4 p.m.

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

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Holyoke, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

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Lions top Bombers Ludlow def. Westfield 27-25, 25-7, 17-25, 25-12 McKenzie Chaban (4 kills, 2 aces), Bella Kozciak (6 kills, 7 digs), Madison Robitaille (3 kills, 2 aces, 1 block), and Stephanie Sgueglia (1 ace, 7 digs) contributed for Westfield.

Beavers block Rams Putnam def. Southwick 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 22-25, 15-13 Caroline Methe finished with 13 assists, 11 digs, 10 kills, four aces, and one block for Southwick (3-4).

McKenzie Chaban (4) saves the return. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

LATE RESULTS Saturday, Sept. 24 BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 4, East Longmeadow 0 Sophomore Brendan LaForest took a pass from Tyler Stanton and scored in the sixth minute of the game, the first of four Westfield goals in a shutout Saturday at home.

Stanton set up another goal four minutes later, assisting Aiden Dunn.

Dante White and Mark Boutin each scored a second-half goal. LaForest and Nate Boucher each earned an assist.

For LaForest and Boutin, it was their first varsity goals.

“We are really, really happy with how we attacked today,” Westfield coach Andrew Joseph said, “especially after looking a little bit disjointed in our attack against (Chicopee) Comp earlier in the week.”

JV BOYS’ SOCCER Easthampton 4, Southwick 1 Nate Girard scored the lone goal for Southwick (4-2).

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016: This year you become much more independent, but find less of a need to demonstrate this quality. You are fiery and full of enthusiasm. People rarely will say “no” to you. Do your best not to allow others to be intimidated by you, and support them in expressing their views. If you are single, you will enjoy dating more than you’d thought possible.

Trust yourself to know when the right person comes along. If you are attached, the two of you often get angry with each other, but then make up and experience a range of emotions that you both enjoy.

VIRGO can be fussy.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Focus on making what you want happen. For many of you, this activity surrounds your work. You have a strong desire to change the status quo.

You are likely to elicit excitement from others with this newfound intensity and drive. Tonight: Go for what you want.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You are capable of sitting on an issue for a long period of time. Keep reaching out for more information.

Someone could go out of his or her way to give you as much information as he or she can. What you hear will trigger your creativity. Tonight: Celebrate the moment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You drive a hard bargain more often than you realize. An associate or loved one could feel as if you are pushing him or her too hard. Do not lose sight of your long-term goals. You might change your M.O. once you are able to see the bigger picture. Tonight: Visit over dinner.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be driven to change direction, especially as a close associate pushes you to agree with him or her. You know what you want. How you accept what is being offered is important; do it without causing a problem or making a negative comment. Tonight: Return calls.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You’ll wake up feeling ready to take on nearly any project or responsibility. You might feel as if you are Superman or Superwoman for the day!

You could find that you have a desire to complete a lot of work, errands, etc.

Listen to news openly. Tonight: Pay bills first.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be suppressing some feelings, but don’t. Let others know what you are thinking after you hear where they are coming from. You still might decide to hold back some thoughts, regardless. A loved one makes it clear what he or she wants from you. Tonight: It is your call.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to see both sides of an argument more clearly. You could be in a situation where you want to have a conversation, whereas the other party would prefer to create uproar.

Allow this person to clear this need out of his or her system. Tonight: Keep your cool.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might want to do a better job of listening. You’ll need to express your feelings too, even if the other party would prefer that you didn’t. Note how volatile the situation could become. Do not personalize anything you hear right now. Give yourself time. Tonight: Chat with a friend.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might not be sure what someone is hinting at, as this person sees what is occurring in an entirely different light. Try to gain a new perspective; discussions will be much easier from that point on. Tonight: Make the most of the night. You could be out till the wee hours.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could see someone in a new light. Lie low for now, and listen to others argue. Should you decide to put an end to the discussion, you will be able to.

By listening, you will learn a lot about others and where they are coming from.

Tonight: Take a walk or head to the gym.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You might consider keeping a journal to figure out why you feel out of sorts so often. You’ll wonder what you could do to make yourself more relaxed.

You’ll discover how much easier it is to express your feelings once you have written them down. Tonight: In the limelight.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You might decide that a partner or close associate needs more time. This person could be pushing hard

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WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY FALL SCHEDULE 9/27/2016 Men’s Golf vs Westfield State Invitational Tekoa Country Club, Westfield, MA 10:00 AM

10/9/2016 Men’s Golf at ECAC TBD TBD

9/27/2016 Men’s Soccer vs Elms College Alumni Field 7:00 PM

10/9/2016 Women’s Golf at Middlebury College Invitational Ralph Myhre Golf Course, Middlebury, VT 12:00 PM

9/28/2016 Field Hockey at Western Connecticut State Danbury, CT 4:00 PM 9/28/2016 Women’s Soccer vs Union College Alumni Field 7:00 PM 9/28/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Salem State University Salem, MA 7:00 PM 10/1/2016 Men’s Soccer vs Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Alumni Field 11:00 AM

10/11/2016 Field Hockey at Eastern Connecticut State Willimantic, CT 4:00 PM 10/11/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Worcester State University Woodward Center 7:00 PM 10/12/2016 Women’s Soccer at Western New England University Springfield, MA 4:00 PM 10/12/2016 Men’s Soccer vs Curry College Alumni Field 7:00 PM

10/1/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Rivier College Nashua NH 11:00 AM

10/13/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Western New England University Woodward Center 7:00 PM

10/1/2016 Women’s Golf at Williams College Invitational Taconic Golf Club, Williamstown, MA 12:00 PM

10/14/2016 Men’s Soccer at Worcester State University Worcester, MA 7:00 PM

10/1/2016 Men’s Cross Country at Paul Short Invitational Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

10/15/2016 Field Hockey at Plymouth State University New Hampton School, New Hampton, NH 11:00 AM

10/1/2016 Women’s Cross Country at Paul Short Invitational Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 10/1/2016 Women’s Soccer at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA 1:00 PM 10/1/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs UMass Dartmouth at Rivier, Nashua, NH 1:00 PM 10/1/2016 Football vs Plymouth State University Alumni Field 2:00 PM 10/1/2016 Field Hockey at UMass Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA 2:00 PM 10/2/2016 Women’s Golf at Williams College Invitational Taconic Golf Club, Williamstown, MA 9:00 AM 10/5/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Fitchburg State Fitchburg, MA 7:00 PM 10/5/2016 Women’s Soccer at Elms College Chicopee, MA 7:00 PM 10/6/2016 Field Hockey at Wheaton College (Mass.)

Norton, MA 7:00 PM 10/7/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Springfield College Springfield, MA 5:00 PM 10/8/2016 Men’s Golf at ECAC TBD TBD 10/8/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Endicott College at Springfield, MA 11:00 AM 10/8/2016 Women’s Soccer at Framingham State University Framingham, MA 11:00 AM 10/8/2016 Women’s Cross Country vs James Earley Invitational Stanley Park, Westfield, MA 11:00 AM 10/8/2016 Men’s Cross Country vs James Earley Invitational Stanley Park, Westfield, MA 12:00 PM 10/8/2016 Women’s Golf at Middlebury College Invitational Ralph Myhre Golf Course, Middlebury, VT 12:00 PM 10/8/2016 Football at Framingham State University Framingham, MA 12:00 PM 10/8/2016 Men’s Soccer vs Framingham State University Alumni Field 1:00 PM 10/8/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Bard College at Springfield, MA 1:00 PM 10/8/2016 Field Hockey vs Salem State University Alumni Field 4:00 PM

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LEGAL NOTICES 10/26/2016 Men’s Soccer at Western Connecticut State Danbury, CT 7:00 PM 10/28/2016 Women’s Soccer at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA 7:00 PM 10/29/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Massachusetts Maritime Academy Woodward Center 11:00 AM 10/29/2016 Football at Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA 12:00 PM 10/29/2016 Women’s Cross Country at MASCAC Championship Fitchburg, MA 10/29/2016 Men’s Cross Country at MASCAC Championship Fitchburg, MA 10/29/2016 Men’s Soccer vs Massachusetts Maritime Academy Alumni Field 1:00 PM 10/29/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Nichols College Woodward Center 3:00 PM 10/29/2016 Field Hockey vs Little East Conference Quarterfinals TBD TBD 11/1/2016 Men’s Soccer vs MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBD TBD 11/1/2016 Women’s Soccer vs MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBD TBD 11/2/2016 Field Hockey vs Little East Conference Semifinals TBD TBD 11/2/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs MASCAC First Round TBD TBD

10/15/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA 12:00 PM

11/4/2016 Women’s Soccer vs MASCAC Tournament Semifinals TBD TBD

10/15/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs University of Southern Maine at BSU, Bridgewater, MA 2:00 PM

11/4/2016 Men’s Soccer vs MASCAC Tournament Semifinals TBD TBD

10/16/2016 Women’s Golf at New York University Invitational Forest Hill Field Club, Bloomfield, NJ 8:30 AM 10/18/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Western Connecticut State Woodward Center 7:00 PM 10/19/2016 Men’s Soccer at Rhode Island College Providence, RI 6:00 PM 10/19/2016 Women’s Soccer vs Brandeis University Alumni Field 7:00 PM 10/21/2016 Field Hockey vs Worcester State University Alumni Field 7:00 PM 10/22/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 11:00 AM 10/22/2016 Football vs Bridgewater State University Alumni Field 12:00 PM 10/22/2016 Women’s Volleyball vs Daniel Webster College at Mt. Holyoke, South Hadley, MA 1:00 PM 10/22/2016 Women’s Soccer vs Bridgewater State University Alumni Field 5:00 PM 10/22/2016 Men’s Soccer at Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA 5:00 PM 10/25/2016 Women’s Volleyball at Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 6:00 PM 10/26/2016 Women’s Soccer at Keene State Keene, NH 5:00 PM 10/26/2016 Field Hockey vs Mount Holyoke College Alumni Field 7:00 PM

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September 27, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 Docket No. HD16P1613EA CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Barbara Lynn Premny Date of Death: 05/24/2014

LEGAL NOTICES September 27, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 Docket No. HD16C179CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Matter of: Karen Lynn Sakaske-Avery Of: CHESTER, MA

To all interested persons:

To all persons interested in petition described:

A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Michael F Premny of Westfield, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

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by Karen L. Sakaske-Avery requesting that: Karen Lynn Sakaske-Avery be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows:

The Petitioner requests that: Michael F Premny of Westfield, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 10/04/2016. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Anne M Geoffrion, First Justice of this Court

KAREN LYNN AVERY IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: SPRINGFIELD ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 10/21/2016 WITNESS, Hon. Anne M Geoffrion, First Justice of this Court Date: September 23, 2016 Suzanne T. Seguin Register of Probate

September 27, 2016 October 4, 2016 CITY OF WESTFIELD Commuity Preservation Committee NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Community Preservation Committee will conduct a public informational hearing to solicit the needs, possibilities and resources of the City regarding the Community Preservation Act (CPA) on October 13, 2016, at 7:00PM in City Hall Room 201, 59 Court St., Westfield, MA. Information on CPA and the draft plan can be found on the Committee’s page at www.cityofwestfield.org

September 27, 2016 City of Westfield Massachusetts Municipal Conservation Commission

Date: September 06, 2016

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Suzanne T. Seguin Register of Probate IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUBLIC September 27, 2016 MEETING WILL BE HELD ON October 11, 2016 at 6:30 PM Commonwealth of Massachusetts AT: Westfield City Hall Room 201 The Trial Court 59 Court Street Probate and Family Court Westfield, MA 01085 Docket No. HD16P1667EA THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: DETERMINATION OF APORDER OF PLICABILITY INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE SUBMITTED BY: Vista Home Improvement Estate of: 2003 Riverdale Street Robert M. Jeram West Springfield, MA 01089 Date of Death: FOR WORK TO BE PER04/15/2015 FORMED AT: To all persons interested in the 71 Pequot Point Road above captioned estate, by PetiWORK WILL CONSIST OF: tion of Demo existing deck, rebuild in Petitioner Anne M. Kelleher of some footprint; add sunroom on top.

Westfield, MA a Will has been admitted to in- POSTED: 9/23/16 formal probate.

DAVID A. DOE Anne M. Kelleher of Westfield, CONSERVATION MA has been informally appoin- COMMISSION CHAIRMAN ted as the Personal Representativ e of the estate to serve W E S T F I E L D : 3 7 D e b o r a h without surety on the bond. Lane. Fri/Sat, Sept. 30th/Oct. 1st. 9am-3pm NO EARLY The estate is being admin- BIRDS! Something for everyone. istered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts ST. JUDE Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not reTHANK YOU ST. JUDE quired to be filed with the Court, for prayers answered. but interested parties are enPublication promised. H.M.L. titled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.

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MA Lic: 262 / CT Lic: 9

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237 Sheep Pasture Road • SOUTHWICK, MA

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

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(413) 579-4073

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• Debris, shrub & thick brush removal • All types of home landscaping considered • Mulch, Stone, Fill and Loam MIKE SHAKER

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The town of Blandford is seeking a part-time Secretary for the Highway Department.

This position is approximately 10 hours per week and assists the Highway Superintendent with daily schedules, email, payment of invoices and road project paperwork.

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Roma Restaurant 561 College Highway Southwick, MA

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Roma Restaurant in Southwick is hiring. Waitresses must be 18 yrs. old. All positions require flexibility and weekends. Apply in person.

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Seeking Electrician with MA, and preferable CT licensing.

Working with industrial, commercial, and residential clients primarily in Western, MA and NE, CT. Competitive pay based on qualifications and years of experience. Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week with full-time employment possibility.

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

(413)568-2261. Specializing in vehicles under $4,000.

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PETS THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME PET SITTING SERVICE Vacation care, over night sittings, daily dog walks.

(413)667-3684

FIREWOOD JML FORESTRY Seasoned Firewood for Sale 1/2 to Full Cords Delivered 413-575-8900 Westfield

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To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext, 118 FIREWOOD 100% HARDWOOD, GREEN 3 year season. 1/2 & 1/4 cords also available. Outdoor furnace wood also available, cheap.

CALL FOR DAILY SPECIALS!!

Wholesale Wood Products (304)851-7666

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

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

WANTED TO BUY PAYING CASH FOR COINS, stamps, medals, tokens, paper money, diamonds and jewelry, gold and silver scrap. Broadway Coin & Stamp, 144 Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA. (413)5949550.

STORAGE GARAGE RENTAL in Westfield. $60/month. 7.5' x 18'. Perfect for winter car storage.

Available immediately.

Call 413-568-5905

Business Directory A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided.

Call: 413-330-2186 HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured.

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

CONCRETE WEST POURED CONCRETE 4 foot garage foundations; floors, driveways, excavation, patios and additions.

ALWAYS FREE ESTIMATES. In business for over 20 years.

Fully insured.

413-562-2911 or 413-427-2363

DOG SERVICES SUSAN'S DOG SERVICES Certified and insured dog trainer.

Providing personalized walking, training, pet-sitting services in the comfort of your own home.

Servicing Westfield and most surrounding communities.

Call for your free consultation.

413-302-1940 www.susansdogservices.com

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

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.

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

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

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

(413)562-5816.

HOME/OFFICE CLEANING

MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured.

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

CLEANING CONNECTION Very reasonable pricing and sparkling results! 5 years experience and many satisfied customers. References available. Commercial & Residential.

413-478-2895

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

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

FIREWOOD AAA+ 100% HARDWOOD Green firewood; cut, split & delivered. $150 /128 cu.ft.

Homeowners welcome to come and cut your own and save!

2 year seasoned wood also available. 413-831-6254 AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD Seasoned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Any length. Now ready for immediate delivery.

Senior and bulk discount. Call (413)530-4820 or 413-626-3888.

SEASONED FIREWOOD 100% hardwood Stacking available Cut, split, delivered (128cu.ft.)

Volume discounts Call for pricing Hollister's Firewood 860-653-4950 or 860-250-4869

HOUSE PAINTING ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!!

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

Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References.

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

JOHNSON'S PAINTING SERVICES

Interior & Exterior 25 years experience Including aluminum siding.

Commercial & Residential.

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

FOR FREE ESTIMATE call: Ken 568-5146

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

Basements, attics & garages.

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

Emergency, same day service.

Call Pete 413-433-0356

HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 20 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Roofs, Garages, Additions & Log Cabins and Basement conversions Call Dave: 413-568-6440 DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations.

Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com

JOSEPH'S HANDYMAN COMPANY Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.

DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT All your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Free quotes. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA/CT.

GUTTER CLEANING GUTTER CLEANING Clean-outs, Junk Removal; Odd Jobs. QUICK RESPONSE. One Call. Leave Message RICK: 413-977-6502

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC Hedge trimming; mulching and stone; plantings and landscape design; lawn restoration; patios/walkways; Koi ponds Always accepting new clients for regular lawn maintenance mowing, trimming, Spring/Summer/ Fall clean-ups.

All your landscaping needs Residential & Commercial Fully Insured/Free Estimates (413) 626 6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com

LAWN CARE Spring Clean-ups: Gutter-cleaning, leaf removal; Rototilling; Senior discounts. Free Estimates.

413-314-8575

HOUSE CLEANING TWO MOM'S CLEANING SERVICE Personalized Cleaning Commercial & Residential Fully Insured & Bonded Call NOW for FREE Estimate 10+ Years Experience References Available 413-326-1278

PLUMBING & HEATING

ACCURATE LAWNCARE Cleanups, Mowing, leaf/brush removal, trimming, mulch, gutter cleaning. Call (413)579-1639.

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

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

Plumley Landscape Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Landscape design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, and complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including getting rid of that unwanted pool.

413-862-4749

LOGGING LOGGING SEASONED FIREWOOD LOAM Forest Management 61 Plans Available 5 Generations of Forest Management & Service to the Community We deliver.

Run by veterans.

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

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

DUMP TRUCK & TRACTOR SERVICE JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES Grading & leveling of trap rock, dirt driveways & short roads; loader work. Dump truck delivery available.

Mowing of fields & lots with large rotory mower.

Equipment transportation.

Licensed & Insured (413)530-5430

TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

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

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

413-788-6787 WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years.

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

413-835-5491

LAWN MOWER REPAIR AFFORDABLE Lawnmower Services Tune-ups/Repairs. FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

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

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

RAIN GUTTERS

www.delreohomeimprovement.com

Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

PETER'S LANDSCAPING Complete landscaping service.

Low, prices, great work. Now accepting new accounts.

Sign up for mowing and get 2nd mowing at half-price! Weekly and biweekly mowing available.

413-789-0337.

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

Westfield – 2 bedroom , Hardwood floor bedroom. Washer and dryer included , Off street parking, Very clean, No Pets, Nonsmoking, Partial finished basement. First month and last month required for move in. $950 per month .

Call 413-519-7257

WESTFIELD- 3RD FLOOR, 3bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bath. $950/month plus utilities. First, last, and security.

413-250-4811.

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HUNTINGTON: 2 bedroom, refrigerator, stove included.

Tenants pay utilities. $850 p/month. 1st/Last.

413-667-3149

WESTFIELD: Beautiful, 2 bedroom townhouse. Clean, quiet, 1-1/2 baths, carpeting, appliances, hot water included.

Sorry no pets. $875.

(860)485-1216.

Equal Housing Opportunity

413-835-5491

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

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STUMP GRINDING K & B STUMP GRINDING serving the Westfield area since 1988. Clean-up available. Fully insured; reliable; experienced & professional. (413)562-9128

TREE SERVICE A BETTER OPTION GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. (413)569-6104

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

Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

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

Westfield: 2 Bedroom, duplex.

Available November 1st. Washer/Dryer hook-up. No smoking, no pets. 1st/Last/Security. No lease. $875 p/month. + utilities.

Call 413-562-5103 or 413-388-6152

Westfield: 2 Room efficiency.

All utilities included. $170 p/wk. Call for appointment.

413-262-3398

Westfield: Close to center. Refreshed, updated, spacious 2nd floor apartment. This very clean, 5 Room, 3-bedroom unit is very inexpensive to run. First/last & security. Key fee required. No pets. Call 413-569-8877 for appointment.

HOUSE RENTAL WEST GRANVILLE: 1 Bedroom House. Kitchen, Living Room, Dining Room, Family Room.

Horse barn & Garage. W/D Hook-up. Appliances.

First/Last/Security and Credit check. $1200 p/month. Available Oct. 1st. Call 413-357-3018

CONDO FOR RENT WESTFIELD: Fairway Condominiums. Remodeled 2 bedroom condo, on-site laundromat, utilities included. $950. Available Oct. 1st.

Please Call: 413-575-0412 or 413-275-6841

BUSINESS PROPERTY LIQUOR STORE BUSINESS FOR SALE $119,000 plus portion of inventory. $800k sales yearly.

Owners retiring.

Rented location.

5 East Silver St., Westfield.

413-267-0497 WESTFIELD: Commercial space available in down-town area.

Perfect for office, hair salon and massage therapy. 600+ sq. ft.

Call 413-519-7257 to set up a viewing.

WESTFIELD: Commercial space for rent. 1500 sq. ft. 10' ceilings.

Clear span. Big foot garage door. Office bathroom. 1006 Southampton Rd. 413-562-4246

MOBILE HOMES Ludlow, Miller St.: Cozy, 1 bedroom starter home. New Thermo-Pride furnace. Needs TLC. $28,000 593-9961DASAP MHVILLAGE.COM

SERVICES

WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out!

Including storms and screens.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment.

413-237-2053

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