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WSAA to hold public meeting for Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Westfield Spanish American Association (WSAA) is making an effort to help loved ones, friends, and other people that are suffering in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria.

On Tuesday, WSAA will be hosting a public meeting at 6 p.m. at the Horace Mann Center on the Westfield State University campus.

Reported by the Westfield News on Sept. 22, WSAA held their first meeting, which was just for committee members, to discuss what they plan to do to help those in Puerto Rico. The meeting on Tuesday will not only be open to the public, but also any city officials and politicians who want to

participate in this effort.

According to Eddie Diaz, a member of WSAA, a number of politicians are expected to be involved with this effort. Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, Rep. John Velis, Sen. Don Humason, and a member of the Hampden County Sherriff’s Department are all expected to be in attendance at the meeting. Diaz also said that other officials including Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni have expressed support for WSAA’s movement.

“We really got a beautiful response to our efforts,” said Diaz. “We’re certainly moving forward.”

Diaz and the rest of WSAA are hoping for a great public turnout as they want as many people as possible to show up to help the organization

The Westfield Spanish American Association will host a public meeting at Westfield State University on Tuesday night. (WNG File Photo) improve the plan to help those in need in Puerto Rico.

“It creates awareness,” said

Diaz. “It’s hit home for a lot of people here in this community.”

For more updates on this plan

WSU responds to hateful messages

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Westfield State University and its police force are continuing to investigate what a university official called racist, sexist and hate speech messages that were posted on a message board in one of the campus’s residence halls last week.

Tricia Oliver, Director of Campus Communication for Westfield State University (WSU), said that three racist, sexist and hate speech messages were found on a message board between Sept. 17 and Sept.

19, with a picture of the third such message being posted to social media after it was found on Sept. 19.

The university has responded to the matters in a number of ways, including an investigation into the incidents, assemblies for students and faculty to discuss their concerns and held a “Day of Acknowledgement and Listening” on Sept. 22, following the incidents. In addition, student groups have organized their own gatherings and meetings in response to the hateful messages.

“We’re healing, we’re talking, we’re developing an action plan to respond,” Oliver said.

Here is a timeline of events that unfolded at WSU last week.

Tuesday, Sept. 19 According to Oliver, after the first two incidents were reported to the university and the social media post was made around 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 19. Earlier in the day, WSU’s Public Safety, Resident Life and Student Life responded and WSU Police began investigating the other incidents. In addition, Residence Life and security staffing were increased, Oliver said, and “all staff were asked to be vigilant,” and counseling services were offered to students.

In addition, Oliver said WSU President Ramon Torrecilha sent a campus-wide email denouncing the acts.

Wednesday, Sept. 20 The following morning on Sept. 20, Oliver said that Torrecilha determined to wake up the residents of the hall where the incidents occurred to show disruption that the incidents could cause, and so the students were awoken at 6:30 a.m.

The students were gathered to meet outside to be addressed

by Torrecilha, as well as Vice President for Student Life Carlton Pickron. According to Oliver, the message from the day prior’s email was reinforced during this, and students were asked if they had information to share it through the several different measures the university has, including “Silent Link,” an online anonymous crime reporting webbased system run through the school’s Public Safety Department.

Following this, Oliver said that the Emergency Response Team was assembled and the emergency operations center was activated at 8:30 a.m., Westfield State University President which she said acts as an Dr. Ramon Torrecilha. (Photo courtesy information and call center WSU) during responses.

During the day, Oliver said that Torrecilha issued a statement to the media as well as sent another campus-wide email summarizing the “addressing of students in the morning and really driving home the reporting mechanisms for those on campus.”

In addition, Oliver said that Torrecilha, along with Dean of Students Susan LaMontagne and other administrators, met with the Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board to provide updates on the issue on campus.

Then, at 7 p.m. the SGA held a special meeting to discuss what had taken place. Oliver said that those in attendance included students, including students of color, Torrecilha and staff. Oliver said that stu-

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An image captured via social media shows the statements written on the campus of Westfield State University. dents from the Black Student Union and other groups were also leading an effort to meet around the iconic globe on the campus’s green.

“On the green, speakers consisted of students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members concerned about the incident,” Oliver said.

“At that point the dialogue is very public, more and more groups were talking on campus. It was becoming more and more public on campus, on social media,” she said.

Oliver added that while concerns were brought up during the events, there was also a “great thread for a call for unity.”

Following these events, though, Oliver said that “additional racist, sexist and homophobic incidents were reported and additional investigations began,” but a total number was not confirmed.

Thursday, Sept. 22 On the morning of Sept. 21, Oliver said that there was an aim for a similar disruption as there was the day prior, “to underscore the severity, to underscore the fact that these were unacceptable acts and that they would not be tolerated at Westfield State University.”

This meant that in the morning, Oliver said emails were sent to professors and instructors requesting that classes that start at 9:45 a.m. were brought to the green. In addition, staff and students not in classes at that time were also invited.

Oliver said that the assembly included comments from Torrecilha and others were also invited up to speak.

“A lot of concerns came out of the comments but just like night before there was an amazing call to unity,” Oliver said.

During the assembly an announcement was made for the Day of Acknowledgement and Listening, which would be held the following day on campus. The day was designed to allow others to share their thoughts and emotions on the incidents that occurred at the university and would occur during two sessions the following day.

“We knew that the conversation had to be continued,” Oliver said.

In the afternoon, Oliver said that a statement was issued by the SGA, “calling for unity,” and in the evening a third email was sent

by Torrecilha, “thanking everyone for their courage,” Oliver said, and addressing the other incidents.

Friday, Sept. 23 through the weekend On Sept. 22, the Day of Acknowledgement and Listening took place, which allowed people to share thoughts and feelings on the incidents. This included two sessions on campus, with the first one from 10 a.m. to noon involving the entire campus community, and the second session occurring from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. that involved only students.

According to Oliver, the second session was provided because “we wanted students to have that time to themselves.”

Oliver also said that the Emergency Response Center maintained 24-hour operations through the weekend in the case of any other incidents or concerns. Also over the weekend, Oliver said that counseling services were expanded, human resources for staff and faculty were expanded and staffing and security were increased.

WESTFIELD – On Monday the City of Westfield released the latest information on the sewer expansion in the southeast section of the city, referred to as the Ridgecrest Sanitary Sewer Extension Project.

According to the release, construction on the Ridgecrest Sanitary Sewer Extension Project is anticipated to start on October 2, 2017.

The project includes the extension of sanitary sewers to Bigwood Drive, Blueberry Ridge, Fawn Lane, Kelly Drive, and Gary Drive from the intersection of Kelly Drive to the end of the cul-de-sac. Following the completion of the sewer installations the contractor will repair the roads by reconstructing the pavement and replacing sidewalks and curbing in kind.

The work occurring this fall will include the installation of sanitary sewers on Gary Drive and Kelly Drive. The road and sidewalks will be repaired with temporary patches until permanent road and sidewalk repairs are completed later next year. The contractor and/ or engineer will provide notices to individual property owners to coordinate the location of proposed sanitary sewer services.

The anticipated work hours are between hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. The sewer installation on the remaining streets of Bigwood Drive, Blueberry Ridge, and Fawn Lane will be completed next year and repaired with temporary patches. The final road, sidewalk, and curb repairs are anticipated to be completed in the late summer/fall of 2018.

In addition the the sewer work noted above, work began on Monday September 25th on the Noble Street sidewalk replacement and curb installation project.

This work includes replacing the existing asphalt sidewalks with cement concrete sidewalks, installation of granite curbing, and related repairs to driveways and lawns disturbed by the work.

The project will replace the sidewalks on both sides of Noble Street between East Silver Street and Murphy Circle.

The work will require one travel lane to be closed with alternating traffic during the work. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternative routes. The work is expected to take approximately up to 2 weeks to complete.

Further inquiries on either of these projects may be directed to the City of Westfield Engineering Department, (413) 572-6219.

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Sunday, October 1st from 10AM-3PM. Plein air painters of all levels are invited to paint the scenic landscapes at The William Cullen Bryant Homestead. All work produced by registered participants of the paint out will be on display at the Bryant Homestead during the month of October. Painters may arrive anytime between 10am-3pm to paint. Local painter Paula Gottlieb will be offering a plein air water color demo at 11am! Please register in advance online at www.thetrustees.org or by contacting acaluori@thetrustees.org.

Members: $5; Nonmembers: $10. For more information: acaluori@thetrustees.org

Westfield Evangelical Free Church Hosting Illusionist Illusionist John Michael Hinton is coming to Westfield Evangelical Free Church Oct. 1 at 7 PM. John Michael’s unique style of close-up magic for the stage uses everyday objects to accomplish impossible feats. Using a live video feed, every audience member is transported onto the stage just inches away from the mystery. Driven by a passion to encourage people to embrace joy, he weaves illusion, storytelling and humor in a mix that you won’t soon forget. All ages will enjoy his energetic style. The church is located at 568 Southwick Rd. in Westfield, MA. There is no admission charge.

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Hilltown Regional Health Fair Saturday – October 2, 11AM – 2:00PM – Stanton Hall, 26 Russell Road, Huntington, MA. Flu and Pneumonia Clinic. (Bring your insurance cards) Sponsored by Rite Aid. Vendors also Include: Health Insurance Open Enrollment – Social Services – Home Care Services – Ambulance – Hope Nurse -Blood Pressure – Elder Care Services – Elder Law – Bay State VNA – Hospice – HCHC – Grandparent and Kinship Care Support – Senior Living Choices. Light Refreshments offered – Sponsored by: Huntington Council on Aging, 413 667-3505 ex505,k.petersoncoahuntington@gmail.com

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

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2nd Annual Glow-Walk Event Sponsored by Friends of the Columbia Greenway Experience the trail at dusk. Join Friends Board members for our 2nd Annual full moon walk Thursday, Oct. 5, 6:30-7:30pm. We will listen for evening sounds along the trail, look for the full moon in the sky, and view the historical markers along the way. Meet us on the sidewalk at the corner of East Silver St. and Coleman Ave (parking near Big Y on the Coleman Ave side).

We will walk up the access ramp and proceed south on the trail to the dry bridge and return (approx. 2 miles). Bring a small flashlight and dress for the weather. Glow sticks will be available from the Friends group.

First Congregational Church of Westfield Announces Annual Fall Rummage Sale Dates The First Congregational Church, 18 Broad St. Westfield will hold its Annual Fall Rummage Sale with a preview and sale, Friday evening October 6th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with admission of fifty cents per person. On Saturday, October 7th admission will be free hours are 9-2, with a $2.00 bags sale starting at noon We will be offering clothing for children and adults, glass ware, small electrics, furniture, beautiful collectibles, pictures and frames, books toys and home décor. First Church’s Rummage Sales always yield something for everyone. So come early and stay late for the bargains. Please stop by for a visit.

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Today, intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 89F. Tonight, a few clouds. Low 62F. Winds light and variable.

Wednesday, partly cloudy in the morning. Increasing clouds with periods of showers later in the day. Thunder possible. High around 85F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday night, A few clouds from time to time. Low 64F. Thursday, mainly sunny. High 77F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Thursday Night, clear. Low 48F. Friday, a mainly sunny sky. High near 70F.

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Huntington Artist Featured in October Solo Show at the Westhampton Public Library Steve Hamlin, wildlife artist and resident of Huntington MA, will be the featured artist at the Westhampton Public Library for the month of October. The show will include watercolors and drawings from travels throughout New England and across much of the US. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, October 7, from 1-3pm. The reception will also serve as a release party for Hamlin’s newly published adult coloring book, Birds of Eastern North America. On Sunday, October 15, Hamlin will participate in the Westhampton Library’s Fall Festival by offering a demonstration of his wildlife art techniques from about noon to 4:00. Hamlin’s watercolors and drawings have been included in many regional, national and international shows, garnering numerous awards. Hamlin was named Master Artist member of the Bennington Collective earlier this year, mostly on his record of six consecutive acceptances to the prestigious Art of the Animal Kingdom show at the Bennington Center for the Arts from 2010 until its final edition in 2015. He is a Signature member of the Society of Animal Artists, the New England Watercolor Society and the Northeast Watercolor Society, and was recently elected to membership in the American Artists Professional League. Locally, Hamlin is active in the Hilltown Artisans Guild and teaches watercolors and drawing regularly at the Springfield Museum School, located at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum.

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New Alaska highway stripes are crooked, paint staining cars KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — New yellow painted highway lines in the Alaska’s Panhandle city of Ketchikan are crooked and the paint that’s been used by state transportation officials has stained cars, officials said.

Among those affected was Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor David Landis, whose car ended up with yellow paint on it.

“You come to expect having highway striping like that to be straight and have orderly looking lines and be professionally applied,” Landis said. “Something was clearly wrong with the equipment or the operation of that equipment to have so many things wrong all at once.”

The problems emerged after the state Department of Transportation tried out a new line painting system on the Tongass Highway, The Ketchikan Daily News reported (http://bit.ly/2fqSsIe ) Saturday.

Department spokeswoman Meadow Bailey said the paint is “not drying as quickly as it should due to humidity in southeast Alaska.”

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2017. There are 96 days left in the year.

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n September 26, 1892, John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for the first time at the Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, New Jersey.

In 1977, Sir Freddie Laker began his cut-rate “Skytrain” service from London to New York. (However, the carrier went out of business in 1982.)

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In 1986, William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States, while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as its 103rd member.

In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.

In 1789, Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first attorney general.

In 1835, the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” by Gaetano Donizetti was first performed at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Italy.

In 1907, New Zealand went from being a colony to a dominion within the British Empire.

In 1914, the Federal Trade Commission was established.

In 1937, the radio drama “The Shadow,” starring Orson Welles, premiered on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

In 1957, the musical play “West Side Story” opened on Broadway.

In 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience from Chicago.

In 1991, four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure in Oracle, Arizona, called Biosphere 2. (They emerged from Biosphere on this date in 1993.)

In 1997, a Garuda Indonesia Airbus A-300 crashed while approaching Medan Airport in north Sumatra, killing all 234 people aboard.

TEN YEARS AGO: A judge in Los Angeles declared a mistrial in Phil Spector’s murder trial after the jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of convicting the music producer of killing actress Lana Clarkson. (Spector was convicted in a 2009 retrial.)

Myanmar began a violent crackdown on protests, beating and dragging away dozens of monks.

FIVE YEARS AGO: President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney both campaigned in the battleground state of Ohio.

Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said he would not rest until the civil war in Syria was brought to an end.

ONE YEAR AGO: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton participated in their first debate of the presidential campaign at Hofstra University in New York; Clinton emphatically denounced Trump for keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret from voters while Trump repeatedly cast Clinton as a “typical politician.”

Colombia’s government and its largest rebel movement signed a historic peace accord in an emotional ceremony aimed at ending a half-century of combat.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Retired baseball All-Star Bobby Shantz is 92. Actor Philip Bosco is 87. Actor Richard Herd is 85. South African nationalist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is 81. Country singer David Frizzell is 76. Actor Kent McCord is 75. Television host Anne Robinson is 73. Singer Bryan Ferry is 72.

Actress Mary Beth Hurt is 71. Singer Olivia Newton-John is 69. Actor James Keane is 65. Rock singer-musician Cesar Rosas (Los Lobos) is 63. Country singer Carlene Carter is 62. Actress Linda Hamilton is 61. Country singer Doug Supernaw is 57. Rhythm-and-blues singer Cindy Herron (En Vogue) is 56. Actress Melissa Sue Anderson is 55. Actor Patrick Bristow is 55. Rock musician Al Pitrelli is 55. Singer Tracey Thorn (Everything But The Girl) is 55. TV personality Jillian Barberie is 51. Contemporary Christian guitarist Jody Davis (Newsboys) is 50.

Actor Jim Caviezel is 49. Actress Tricia O’Kelley is 49.

Actor Ben Shenkman is 49. Actress Melanie Paxon is 45.

Singer Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) is 45. Music producer Dr. Luke is 44. Jazz musician Nicholas Payton is 44. Actor Mark Famiglietti is 38. Singer-actress Christina Milian is 36. Tennis player Serena Williams is 36.

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Boston, other cities hold preliminary votes for mayor BOSTON (AP) — A relatively light voter turnout is expected in Boston, where Marty Walsh is seeking reelection to a second fouryear term as the city's mayor.

City Councilor Tito Jackson and a pair of lesser known candidates, retired police officer Robert Cappucci and Joseph Wiley, a health care worker, are also on Tuesday's nonpartisan preliminary election. The top two vote-getters advance to the Nov. 7 final election.

Elsewhere in Massachusetts, voters in Framingham go to the polls for the first time since residents of New England's largest town opted to become a city. Voters will narrow from seven down to two the field of candidates seeking to become Framingham's first mayor.

In Lawrence, five candidates including former Mayor William Lantigua are challenging incumbent Mayor Daniel Rivera, with two advancing to November.

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Woman sentenced to 1 year in fatal Cape Cod hit-and-run

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(AP) — A Massachusetts woman who struck and killed another woman with her car before leaving the scene on Cape Cod has been sentenced to a year in prison.

The Cape Cod Times reports that 32-year-old Sarah Allard, of Hyannis, was sentenced on Monday in the 2016 death of 26-year-old Amber Scanlan.

Allard pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in personal injury and operating a motor vehicle without a license.

Police say Allard struck the BOSTON (AP) — A top Falmouth woman while she Massachusetts lawmaker said was walking with her boyMonday he was still waiting friend in Hyannis. Witnesses for word on the fate of rela- told police the vehicle didn't tives in Puerto Rico after brake and took off after the Hurricane Maria devastated crash. the island last week.

Allard will also serve five "The apocalypse hit Puerto years' probation and lose her Rico and Puerto Rico is license for 15 years. screaming for help, said Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez, a Boston Democrat who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee. "People are worried that their calls will not be heard."

Members of his late father's family live in a mountainous region cut off by flooding and FOXBOROUGH, Mass. mudslides and are unable to contact the outside world (AP) — Family members of because communication lines a Massachusetts man authorities say fatally shot his are down, Sanchez said.

A desperate humanitarian 6-year-old son before taking crisis is unfolding on the his own life say he was a island territory of more than 3 loving father who struggled million U.S. citizens, leaving with post-traumatic stress many towns without fresh disorder after serving in Iraq water, fuel, electricity or in the 1990s.

Police say 49-year-old phone service.

"The federal government William Scaccia Jr. shot has an obligation to the 6-year-old Anthony Scaccia United States citizens of in a Foxborough home last Puerto Rico, period," said Thursday before killing himSanchez, who stopped short self.

Laurie Tolliver, the boy's of criticizing the U.S. says William response but noted that the mother, disaster in the wake of Maria Scaccia was "not a monster," has not garnered the same but "one of the greatest guys attention as the hurricanes you could ever meet."

She says he was an Army that recently struck Texas and veteran with a nursing Florida.

Sanchez called for the degree.

Scaccia's mother, Dianne repeal or suspension of the Jones Act, a century-old law Usevich, said her son's that restricts the delivery of PTSD "spiraled out of concargo from foreign countries trol" recently, but he was into Puerto Rico, so that more really "a wonderful guy."

She says father and son aid can flow into the island.

He said he is worried about will be buried together.

Tolliver says by speaking bureacratic delays occurring out she hopes others with after ports are reopened.

PTSD will seek help.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS TUESDAY, SEPT. 26

SOUTHWICK Housing Authority at 5:30 pm Planning Board at 7 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - Depot Square Condominium Association at 7:15 pm

WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27

BLANDFORD Finance Committee at 7 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm

THURSDAY, SEPT. 28

SOUTHWICK Local Emergency Planning committee at 9:30 am

Artist Open House The Huntington Public Library will be having an Artist Open House on Saturday, October 7th from 12-2 PM. Mackenzie Lagoy lives in Greenfield and attends Frontier Regional High School. She has been drawing her whole life but became more serious about her art in middle school. She is primarily a painter and likes to use acrylic paint. When she draws she likes to use charcoal, graphite, oil pastels and ink. Most of Mackenzie’s art deals with human emotion and the way we feel things. Light refreshments will be served during the Open House.

It’s Showtime!

If you like to laugh, you’re in luck. The Westfield Theatre Group, a department of the Westfield Woman’s Club, is thrilled to announce their fall production, “Murder by Indecision”, written by Daniel O’Donnell and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Inc. This mystery/comedy stars Linda Slozak as Agatha Crispy, the world’s best known mystery playwright, as she attempts to crank out her newest and last manuscript. As she struggles through the first few pages of her play, Miss Maple (played

by Joan Perkins-Smith), Inspector Dryfus (played by John Kielb) and all her characters come to life on the stage. For a complete cast list, visit the WTG website. Any fan of classic Agatha Christie mysteries will love this hilarious spoof, directed by Meaghan Farrell, produced by Kurt Wildman, with Stage Manager Sally Memole. Performances will be October 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st at 7:30 PM with a 2:00 PM matinee performance on the 21st at the Westfield Woman’s Club, located at 28 Court St. in Westfield, MA 01085. For additional information and to be guaranteed tickets go to westfieldtheatregroup.com and click on Reservations or call (413) 572-6838.

The Strain Family

Becky was annoyed with her Carson Community Based Flexible Support (CBFS) Outreach Worker, Shayla. Becky had been going with Shayla to her Alcoholics Anonymous 12-Step meeting three days a week, as agreed, for six months.

Becky had not taken one single drink the entire six months. Becky had also apologized to her husband and her kids for all she had put them through. They were still mad at her and Shayla said there was more work she probably needed to do on repairing her family relationship. “I said I was sorry—!” insisted Becky, “What more do they want?

The eight and ninth step of Alcoholics Anonymous’ Twelve Steps reads that a person in recovery from alco­ holism needs to ‘make a list of all persons they had harmed, and become willing to make amends to them all.’ It also suggests that the recovering alcoholic ‘make direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.’ Well of course there were things that would hurt, Jim, her hus­ band, so she wasn’t going to answer his questions about who she hung out with when she was drinking. And it would hurt the kids to answer their questions about why, when drinking, she had told them, “I choose the bottle, not you!” So Becky wasn’t going to talk about that stuff.

They can’t go and ‘take my inventory for me’ thought Becky. Wasn’t getting sober enough? Why was Shayla bothering me about this?

All Becky’s family seemed to do, now that she was sober, was complain. Her husband was saying that first they’d lost her to alcohol for years and now they’d lost her to her new friends. There were secret AA meetings and secret AA chants and special AA coffees and private AA phone calls and special AA coins they gave each other. It was all excluding the family again, just as her drinking days had.

But Becky wanted a closer family life, and so, for six more months, her Outreach Worker Shayla worked with Becky to design a card for her to use called An Apology Map. On it, they figured out how Becky could take those eighth and ninth steps—the steps to making effec­tive amends.

• Hear them until they are done. This might take months or longer. You took years; they will need as much time as they need.

• Tell them what you did with no excuses, even the hidden things.

• List for them the ways you see that it hurt them.

They can add more.

• Tell them what you regret, what you apologize for, what you failed to do. Don’t leave out anything either one of you mentioned.

• Tell them what actions you will take now that are different than what you had done.

Find meaningful acts of kindness and responsibility that will make their lives easier and will make them feel important.

• Ask for forgiveness and know that they might not give it to you for a long time, or ever. The choice is theirs.

On the evening before the one year anniversary of Becky’s sobriety, Shayla coached Becky to take that final leap—to ask her husband Jim for forgiveness. After this, she would focus on the children and others in her life. Telling the truth and hearing Jim’s pain these past weeks had all been so overwhelming and the last thing in the world Becky wanted to do was talk more about it.

But Shayla practiced with her and cheered her on.

The words were so much harder than she’d thought they’d be. How could he forgive her? But she kept her chin level, just as she’d practiced, and she asked for that which she thought she herself could never give. As the words came out, they shook in her mouth with the force of how very much she wanted Jim to love her as he once did.

Jim hung his head and told her through his tears, “I couldn’t forgive you—even though I wanted to—until you asked me to right now.”

Feelings of great solemnity and whimsy broke open the doors in Becky’s heart as they both cried in relief; she hadn’t realized how it was that her own shame had barricaded her away from others all this time.

She and Jim went together to the AA meeting the next evening for Becky’s one year anniversary. Shayla made the coffee.

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GOP, White House prepare to roll out tax cuts

By MARCY GORDON and KEN THOMAS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and congressional Republicans are finalizing a tax plan that would slash the corporate rate while likely reducing the levy for the wealthiest Americans, with President Donald Trump ready to roll out the policy proposal at midweek.

The grand plan to rewrite the nation's tax code would be the first major overhaul in three decades, delivering on a Trump campaign pledge and providing a sorely needed legislative achievement. It also is expected to eliminate or reduce some tax breaks and deductions.

The plan would likely cut the tax rate for the wealthiest Americans, now at 39.6 percent, to 35 percent, people familiar with the plan said Monday. They spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of a formal announcement.

In addition, the top tax for corporations would be reduced to around 20 percent from the current 35 percent, they said. It will seek to simply the tax system by reducing the number of income tax brackets from seven to three.

Trump has said he wanted to see a 15 percent rate for corporations, but House Speaker Paul Ryan has called that impractically low and has said it would risk adding to the soaring $20 trillion national debt.

The White House and congressional leaders planned an allout blitz later this week to build support for the plan, which is now Trump's top legislative priority as the GOP has struggled to repeal and replace Democrat Barack Obama's health care law. The political stakes are high for Trump, who has promised to bring 3 percent economic growth and expanded jobs through tax cuts.

Vice President Mike Pence was expected to hold events in Michigan and Wisconsin on Thursday to promote the tax plan with business leaders.

The plan being assembled lays out "pro-growth tax reform," Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, head of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill. It will fix a tax code that is "so complex, so costly and so unfair," he said.

Brady predicted the plan "will deliver the lowest tax rates on businesses in modern history."

Details will be filled in later by the committee, and legislation will be put forward after the House and Senate enact their budget frameworks, Brady said.

Republicans are divided over the potential elimination of some of the deductions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling the tax code even with GOP control of the House and Senate.

House Republicans planned to hold a Wednesday retreat at Fort McNair, Maryland, a few miles from the White House, to discuss the proposal, with briefings led by Brady and Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Ill. Trump planned to address the plan in a speech the same day at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Cabinet members and other top administration officials were fanning out on Thursday to talk about the benefits of overhauling the tax system.

"The tax reform I think is very critical and he knows that," said Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of NewsMax and a longtime Trump friend. "And that's why he'll push really hard for it. But he's got something big going for him here. The Republicans need to run on something next year and it's tax cuts. So even if they don't want to be particularly helpful to him, I think they're going to give him this. If he has the tax cuts signed, I think it's going to be very helpful for him."

Touching with his conservative base, Trump planned to discuss the tax plan at dinner Monday night with representatives of several conservative, religious and anti-abortion groups.

A hat rests on a bed surrounded by debris after Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The island territory of more than 3 million U.S. citizens is reeling in the devastating wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Trump tweets about Puerto Rico problems, as feds rush aid

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ramped up its response Monday to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, even as President Donald Trump brought up the island's struggles before Hurricane Maria struck — including "billions of dollars" in debt to "Wall Street and the banks which, sadly, must be dealt with."

The Trump administration has tried to blunt criticism that its response to Hurricane Maria has fallen short of its efforts in Texas and Florida after the recent hurricanes there.

Five days after the Category 4 storm slammed into Puerto Rico, many of the more than 3.4 million U.S. citizens in the territory were still without adequate food, water and fuel. Flights off the island were infrequent, communications were spotty and roads were clogged with debris. Officials said electrical power may not be fully restored for more than a month.

Trump himself pointed out some differences between the two states and the island in a series of tweets Monday night.

"Texas & Florida are doing great but Puerto Rico, which was already suffering from broken infrastructure & massive debt, is in deep trouble."

Trump also noted that the island's electrical grid was already "in terrible shape." Still, he promised, "Food, water and medical are top priorities - and doing well."

In Washington, officials said no armada of U.S. Navy ships was headed to the island because supplies could be carried in more efficiently by plane. The Trump administration ruled out temporarily setting aside federal restrictions on foreign ships' transportation of cargo, saying it wasn't needed. The government had waived those rules in Florida and Texas until last week.

Though the administration said the focus on aid was strong, when two Cabinet secretaries spoke at a conference on another subject — including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency is helping restore the island's power — neither made any mention of Puerto Rico or Hurricane Maria.

Democratic lawmakers with large Puerto Rican constituencies back on the mainland characterized the response so far as too little and too slow. The con-

firmed death toll from Maria jumped to at least 49 on Monday, including 16 in Puerto Rico.

"Puerto Ricans are Americans," said Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., who traveled to Puerto Rico over the weekend to assess the damage. "We cannot and will not turn our backs on them."

Trump himself was expected at the end of last week to visit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after they had been ravaged by Hurricane Irma. But the trip was delayed after Maria set its sights on the islands.

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, and White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert landed in San Juan on Monday, appearing with Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello at a news briefing. Though Rossello had urgently called for more emergency assistance over the weekend, he expressed his gratitude for the help so far.

The governor said the presence of Long and Bossert was "a clear indication that the administration is committed with Puerto Rico's recovery process."

Long said, "We've got a lot of work to do. We realize that."

Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made no mention of Puerto Rico or the hurricane during a joint appearance before the National Petroleum Council, a business-friendly federal advisory committee. News reporters were not allowed to ask questions.

Perry had traveled with Trump to Texas and Florida following hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Energy Department crews are working in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, coordinating with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, FEMA and a team from the New York Power Authority, among others. An eight-member team from the Western Area Power Authority, an Energy Department agency, assisted with initial damage assessments in Puerto Rico and has been redeployed to St. Thomas. A spokeswoman said additional responders would go to Puerto Rico as soon as transportation to the hurricane-ravaged island could be arranged.

Zinke's department oversees the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with other territories.

The federal response to Maria faces obvious logistical challenges beyond those in Texas or Florida. Supplies must

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Twitter explains why Trump NKorea tweet wasn’t removed WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter is citing "newsworthiness" and the public interest as reasons why it didn't remove President Donald Trump's declaration in a tweet that North Korean leaders may not "be around much longer."

Trump tweeted Saturday : "Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!"

Twitter's rules state users "may not make threats of violence or promote violence, including threatening or promoting terrorism."

Twitter responded to questions about the policy Monday, saying in a series of messages on its public policy account that "newsworthiness" is one of the factors it considers in determining if a tweet breaks the platform's rules. It says the policy has been internal, but its public-facing rules will be updated to reflect it.

be delivered by air or sea, rather than with convoys of trucks.

FEMA said it had more than 700 staff on the ground in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They were helping coordinate a federal response that now includes more than 10,000 federal personnel spread across the two Caribbean archipelagos.

In Puerto Rico, federal workers supplied diesel to fuel generators at hospitals and delivered desperately needed food and water to hard-hit communities across the island. Cargo flights are bringing in additional supplies, and barges loaded with more goods are starting to arrive in the island's ports.

San Juan's international airport handled nearly 100 arrivals and departures on Sunday, including military and relief operations, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Pentagon dispatched the Navy amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, which provided helicopters and Marines to help with the relief effort onshore.

However, the Trump administration said Monday it would not waive federal restrictions on foreign ships' transportation of cargo as it had following Harvey and Irma. The administration said it will continue to enforce the Jones Act, which requires that goods transported between U.S. ports be carried on U.S.-flagged ships.

Department of Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan said the agency had concluded there were already enough US-flagged vessels available.

On Capitol Hill, congressional leaders were talking about how to pay for it all.

Puerto Rico was already struggling from steep financial and economic challenges before Maria made landfall.

Last year, House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi joined with President Barack Obama to help recession-ravaged Puerto Rico deal with its debt crisis. After the devastating storm, Puerto Ricans will now be eligible to benefit from the same pots of federal emergency disaster aid and rebuilding funds available to residents in Texas and Florida.

Lawmakers approved a $15 billion hurricane relief packaged after Harvey hit Texas, but billions more will likely now be needed to respond to Maria.

Ryan said Monday that Congress will ensure the people of Puerto Rico "have what they need."

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Barclay H. Ackerman Southwick – Barclay H. Ackerman, 84, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday September 23, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 4, 1933 to the late Paul and Elizabeth (Barclay) Ackerman in New York City and grew up in Malvern NY. Barclay attended Duke University where he met the love of his life, Joan (Brett) Ackerman, to whom he was married for 62 years. The two settled in Westfield in 1955 and lived there for over 40 years where they raised three children. Barclay was employed for many years in the retail industry, as a salesman, manager, and purchaser of men’s clothing at several local establishments including Joseph’s, Lou Dramin, VeJohn’s, and Yale Genton. Barclay loved music and was a trombone player in the Duke University Marching Band. He retired to Southwick in 1998 and spent much of his time traveling with his wife.

He was an amateur radio operator, a member of the Westfield Camera Club, Southwick Lions Club, was an avid fan of aviation, and was a communicant of First Congregational Church. Barclay’s kindness and good nature affected all of those he knew, and his greatest times were spent with his family. In addition to his loving wife, Barclay leaves behind his brother Bruce Ackerman (Stan) of Dallas TX, his three children Karen Wzorek (Joseph) of Southwick MA, Paul Ackerman (Robin) of Topsfield MA, and Mark Ackerman (Laurel) of Broad Brook CT; also six treasured grandchildren Joseph (Laura), Brenda (Bob), Matt (Hannah), Niles, Dean, and Francine. The family wishes to express their gratitude to Capuano Home Health Care, Baystate Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, and especially to Sherri. At the request of the family services will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the Southwick Lions Club, P.O. Box 352, Southwick, MA 01077. Assisting the family is the Southwick Forastiere Family Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick. Personal condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.forastiere.com

Stephen R. Gage WESTFIELD – Stephen R. “Poppi” Gage, 64, (1953-2017) passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Stephen was born in Hackensack, NJ to Clyde and Carol (Rivor) Gage. Stephen graduated from Westfield High School in 1972 and despite not furthering his education he had the gift for gab and a wealth of knowledge he shared with everyone. He was employed as a draftsman and bookkeeper for Holyoke News for many years. Stephen had a passion for music, collecting records and favoring The Beatles. He was a collector of many things, loved to be on his computer and he was a “Trekkie” at heart. Stephen was known for his “Santa” like appearance, he played Santa at the Westfield Boys and Girls Club, for the Girl Scouts and for local nursing homes.

Stephen is survived by his beloved wife of 30 years, Pamela A. (Tyminski) Gage, his son Jonathan D. Aspinall with Sharon Poehlman, his daughter Pamela S. Rivera and her husband Edward, all of Westfield, his two cherished grandchildren, Timothy Rivera-Melendez and Makayla Rivera, his parents Clyde and Carol Gage and his sister Lorraine Gage, all of Arizona, his “children” Shastity Ortiz and Felicia Ortiz and many family and friends. Stephen’s family would like to thank Dr. Timothy Johnson and his staff and the Baystate Visiting Nurse and Hospice staff, for the loving care and support given to him and his family.

There are no services. Arrangements are under the direction of Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad S. Westfield, MA 01085.

North Adams man recovering after fox attack NORTH ADAMS, Mass.

(AP) — A Massachusetts man is recovering after a fox attacked him while he was walking his dog and started "gnawing" on his ankle.

Henry Bourdon, of North Adams, tells The Berkshire Eagle that he didn't even see the fox until it jumped out of the bushes at him at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

He says he was bitten seven times. His dog was unharmed.

The fox it is believed bit the 66-year-old man was run over by a police cruiser early Monday morning after several residents reported that it was acting aggressively.

The fox's body is being tested for rabies, but results will not be available until Wednesday.

Bourdon was treated at the hospital and is currently receiving rabies shots.

Cops: Gas found on slain woman’s body; suspect bought gas WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police say socks and a hair tie found on the body of a Google employee slain while out for a run near her mother's Massachusetts home tested positive for gasoline, and the man charged with killing her bought $5 worth of gas on the day of her death.

The police affidavit in the death of 27-year-old Vanessa Marcotte was filed in a Massachusetts court.

Marcotte lived in New York City but was visiting her mother in Princeton, Massachusetts, in August 2016 when she failed to return from a run and her body was found in the nearby woods.

Her hands and feet had been burned, ," the affidavit said, "presumably in an attempt to destroy potential DNA evidence."

A Worcester man faces a murder charge in hear death based on DNA evidence.

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Court Logs Westfield District Court Sept. 18, 2017 Travis K. Britt, 54, of 50 McCarthy Road, Granville, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Dec. 5 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of larceny over $250 by single scheme, brought by Granville Police.

Shauna M. Kasala, 20, of 59 Gertrude Road, Dalton, was released on her personal recognizance pending a Nov. 16 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of person under 21 possess liquor, brought by Westfield State University Police.

Noah B. Swisher, 19, of 35 Pleasant St., Apartment #2, Holliston, was released on $100 cash bail pending a Nov. 16 hearing after being arraigned on charges of person under 21 possess liquor, marked lanes violation and failure to dim headlights, brought by Westfield State University Police.

Alec Espinola, 20, of 200 Market St., Unit 3101, Lowell, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 17 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of disturbing the peace, brought by Westfield Police.

Zachary M. Paredes, 24, of 679 Willowbrook Road, Clinton Corners, New York, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 17 hearing after being arraigned on charges of unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, operating under influence liquor, of .08%, second offense and Mass Pike – speeding, brought by State Police Westfield.

Taimarie Crespo, 26, of 77 Walnut St., Agawam, was released on $100 cash bail pending a Nov. 14 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of assault and battery, brought by Westfield Police.

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Sergio Correia, 30, of 69 ½ Meadow St., 2nd r, Westfield, was placed on probation until Sept.

18, 2018, after pleading guilty to resist arrest, disorderly conduct and assault and battery on police officer, with fees assessed as well, on last charge, brought by Westfield Police.

Anthony R. Haight, 27, of 5 Magnolia Ter., Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Nov. 14 hearing after being arraigned on charges of breaking and entering building nighttime for felony, trespass, resist arrest, larceny from building and malicious destruction of property +$250, brought by Westfield Police.

Stephen A. Hebda, 20, of 34 South St., Westfield, was released on $500 personal surety and with pretrial conditions pending a Nov. 9 hearing after being arraigned on charges of assault and battery with dangerous weapon and assault and battery, brought by Westfield Police.

Crystal Cruz, 31, of 1111 Westfield St., Apt E 5, West Springfield, was released on her personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Dec. 8 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended and speeding rate of speed greater than was reasonable and proper, brought by Westfield Police.

Raijon E. Ross, 24, of 17 Avon Pl., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Nov. 29 hearing after being arraigned on charges of unlicensed operation of motor vehicle, no inspection/ sticker, breaking and entering for misdemeanor, larceny over $250 by false pretense, larceny of credit card, four charges of breaking and entering vehicle/boat nighttime for felony, two charges of larceny under $250 and one charge over $250, brought by Westfield Police.

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Outside Republican groups and business interests are also planning a major push to advocate for the tax framework.

Corry Bliss, the executive director of the American Action Network, a conservative advocacy group, said it planned to spend $12 million — atop the $8 million it spent laying the groundwork for the tax overhaul — to help win passage of the plan.

"There's an understanding among outside groups, among members, among Republicans across the country that there is a desperate need to cut middle-class taxes," Bliss said, noting "excitement and relief" among outside groups that it was "finally time" to push the tax package in Congress.

Republicans control Congress but they are split on some core tax issues. They're in agreement on wanting to cut tax rates and simplify the byzantine tax system but they're divided over whether to add to the government's ballooning debt with tax cuts. The GOP also is at odds over eliminating the federal deduction for state and local taxes.

That deduction is prominently in the sights of the plan's architects. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the administration wants to eliminate or reduce it because the federal government shouldn't be subsidizing states and wealthy households. Nearly 44 mil-

Elementary school mourns teacher as police investigate death LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Grief counselors will be at a Massachusetts elementary school all week after the death of a 30-year-old teacher that is being investigated as a homicide.

Students at Connery Elementary School in Lynn were told of the death of Vanessa MacCormack at a school assembly on Monday.

Her body was found late Saturday afternoon at her Revere home.

Investigators have released few details of her death, except to say that her body showed signs of trauma. The medical examiner's office will determine the cause and manner of death.

No arrests have been announced.

lion people claimed the deduction for state and local taxes in 2014, according to the most recent IRS tally, especially in the high-tax, high-income states of California, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Politics figure heavily. There are a host of GOP lawmakers in those four Democraticcontrolled "blue" states — including prominent members like House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California. A number of them are pushing back.

Regardless of what the administration and the House GOP come up with on taxes, Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican who heads the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, has warned that his panel won't be "a rubber stamp" for the plan.

Republican senators on opposing sides of the deficit debate have tentatively agreed on a plan for $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. That would add substantially to the debt and would enable deeper cuts to tax rates than would be allowed if Republicans followed through on earlier promises that their tax overhaul wouldn't add to the budget deficit. That would mark an about-face for top congressional Republicans like Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who had for months promised it wouldn't add to the deficit.

Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 1:59 p.m.: Accident, Southampton Road at the Massachusetts Turnpike. Police received a report of a car that was clipped by a tractor-trailer. Police reported no injuries and no tow trucks were requested.

6:39 p.m.: Suspicious (other), Franklin Avenue. Police received a report of parties at a location on Franklin Avenue that were attempting to scrape names and other information off of bicycles. Police reported that upon their arrival one bicycle was retrieved and a bicycle matching its description was previously reported stolen. The involved parties were reportedly juveniles and the incident remains under investigation.

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HEALTHFITNESS Wanted: 1M people to study genes, habits and health

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally customize ways to prevent and treat disease.

Why does one sibling get sick but not another? Why does a drug cure one patient but only cause nasty side effects in the next?

Finding out is a tall order. Today, diseases typically are treated based on what worked best in short studies of a few hundred or thousand patients.

“We depend on the average, the one-size-fits-all approach because it’s the best we’ve got,” said Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.

That’s changing: The NIH’s massive “All Of Us” project will push what’s called precision medicine, using traits that make us unique in learning to forecast health and treat disease.

Partly it’s genetics. What genes do you harbor that raise your risk of, say, heart disease or Type 2 diabetes or various cancers?

But other factors affect that genetic risk: what you eat, how you sleep, if you grew up in smog or fresh air, if you sit at a desk all day or bike around town, if your blood pressure is fine at a check-up but soars on the job, what medications you take.

Not to mention differences based on age, gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomics.

Layering all that information in what’s expected to be the largest database of its kind could help scientists spot patterns, combinations of factors that drive or prevent certain diseases — and eventually, researchers hope, lead to better care.

“The DNA is almost the easiest part,” Collins said. “It’s challenging to figure out how to put all that together to allow somebody to have a more precise sense of future risk of illness and what they might do about it.”

Pilot testing is under way, with more than 2,500 people who already have enrolled and given blood samples. More than 50 sites around the country — large medical centers, community health centers and other providers like the San Diego Blood Bank and, soon, select Walgreens pharmacies — are enrolling patients or customers in this invitation-only pilot phase.

If the pilot goes well, NIH plans to open the study next spring to just about any U.S. adult who’s interested, with signup as easy as going online .

In this Aug. 7, 2017, photo, Kenneth Parker Ulrich, left, a research technician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, prepares to collect a blood sample from Erricka Hager, a participant in the "All of Us" research program in Pittsburgh. The "All of Us" research program is run by the National Institutes of Health and plans to track the health of at least 1 million volunteers by 2019. By doing so, researchers hope to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventative care to people's genes, environments, and lifestyle. The University of Pittsburgh is running a pilot program with some of the first enrollees in the study. (AP Photo/Dake Kang) It’s a commitment. The study aims to run for at least 10 characteristics. Beyond cancer, one of the University of years.

Pittsburgh’s hospitals tests every patient receiving a heart stent The goal is to enroll a highly diverse population, people — looking for a genetic variant that tells if they’ll respond well from all walks of life — specifically recruiting minorities who have been under-represented in scientific research.

See Wanted, Page 7 And unusual for observational research, volunteers will get receive results of their genetic and other tests, information they can share with their own doctors.

“Anything to get more information I can pass on to my children, I’m all for it,” said Erricka Hager, 29, as she signed up last month at the University of Pittsburgh, the project’s first pilot site. A usually healthy mother of two, she hopes the study can reveal why she experienced high blood pressure and gestational diabetes during pregnancy.

——— Heading the giant All Of Us project is a former Intel Corp. executive who brings a special passion: How to widen access to the precision medicine that saved his life.

In college, Eric Dishman developed a form of kidney cancer so rare that doctors had no idea how to treat him, and predicted he had months to live. Only two studies of that particular cancer had ever been done, on people in their 70s and 80s.

“They didn’t know anything about me because they’d never In this Aug. 7, 2017, photo, Kenneth Parker Ulrich, left, a seen a 19-year-old with this disease,” said Dishman.

Yet he survived for two decades, trying one treatment after research technician at the University of Pittsburgh Medical another. Then, as he was running out of options, a chance Center, inserts a needle to collect a blood sample from encounter with a genetics researcher led to mapping Dishman’s Erricka Hager, a participant in the "All of Us" research DNA — and the stunning discovery that his kidney cancer was program in Pittsburgh. The "All of Us" research program is genetically more like pancreatic cancer. A pancreatic cancer run by the National Institutes of Health and plans to track the health of at least 1 million volunteers by 2019. By doing drug attacked his tumors so he could get a kidney transplant.

“I’m healthier now at 49 than I was at 19,” said Dishman. “I so, researchers hope to learn how to better tailor treatments was lucky twice over really,” to be offered an uncommon kind and preventative care to people's genes, environments, and lifestyle. The University of Pittsburgh is running a pilot proof testing and that it found something treatable.

Precision medicine is used most widely in cancer, as more gram with some of the first enrollees in the study. (AP Photo/ drugs are developed that target tumors with specific molecular Dake Kang)

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asked to do so, and his eyes widened when a researcher suddenly came very close to his face, the researchers reported.

The treatment involved implanting a device in the man's chest to electrically stimulate the vagus nerve, which extends into the brain.

The technique is sometimes

used for depression or to reduce the number of seizures in epilepsy. The vagus nerve, which also reaches down into the abdomen, plays many roles including slowing the heartbeat and controlling muscles of the small intestine.

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Drug maker to pay $35M for falsely marketing cholesterol med BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts drug company has agreed to pay more than $35 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that it falsely marketed a cholesterol medication.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Boston said Friday that Aegerion Pharmaceuticals has agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of violating federal law when it sold and promoted the drug Juxtapid as a general treatment for high cholesterol.

Federal regulators had only approved the drug for use in patients with rare genetic disease that causes extremely high cholesterol. The drug may cause serious liver and stomach problems.

The civil settlement resolves a lawsuit filed by three former Aegerion employees, who are now entitled to a portion of the money.

An Aegerion spokeswoman didn't immediately comment. The company is a subsidiary of Canada's Novelion Therapeutics.

In this Aug. 7, 2017, photo, Stephanie Richurk, a nurse at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, sorts blood samples collected from participants in the "All of Us" research program in Pittsburgh. The "All of Us" research program is run by the National Institutes of Health and plans to track the health of at least 1 million volunteers by 2019. By doing so, researchers hope to learn how to better tailor treatments and preventative care to people's genes, environments, and lifestyle. The University of Pittsburgh is running a pilot program with some of the first enrollees in the study. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

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to a particular blood thinner or will need an alternative.

The aim is to expand precision medicine.

“Why me?” is the question cancer patients always ask — why they got sick and not someone else with similar health risks, said Dr. Mounzer Agha, an oncologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

“Unfortunately I don’t have answers for them today,” said Agha, who says it will take the million-person study to finally get some answers. “It’s going to help them understand what are the factors that led to their disease, and it’s going to help us understand how to treat it better.”

And NIH’s Collins expects surprises.

Maybe, he speculates, Type 2 diabetes will turn out to be a collection of genetic subtypes that require varied treatments.

“This looks at individual responses to treatment in a way we couldn’t do previously with smaller studies.”

——— The study starts simply: Volunteers get some standard health checks — weight, blood pressure and heart rate. They answer periodic questionnaires about their health, background and habits, and turn over electronic health records. They give a blood sample that, if they agree, will undergo DNA testing sometime next year.

Eventually, researchers will ask some participants to wear sensors that may go beyond today’s Fitbit-style health trackers, such as

devices that measure blood pressure while people move around all day, or measure environmental exposures, Collins said.

In Pittsburgh, the Rev. Paul Abernathy made a health change after signing up for the pilot study: Surprised to learn his BMI was too high despite regular weightlifting, he began running.

“I’m praying I have the discipline to continue that, certainly in midst of a busy schedule,” said Abernathy, who directs the nonprofit Focus Pittsburgh that aids the poor and trauma victims.

“We have a chance really to influence history, to influence the future of our children and our children’s children,” added Abernathy, who hopes the study will help explain racial disparities such as lower life expectancies between African-Americans and whites who live in the same areas.

At NIH, Collins plans to enroll, too. He’s had his DNA mapped before but can’t pass up what he’s calling a one-in-a-million experience to be part of a monumental study rather than the scientist on the other side.

“I’m curious about what this might teach me about myself. I’m pretty healthy right now. I’d like to stay that way.”

——— This Associated Press series was produced in partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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man also shed tears and smiled while listening to a favorite song

by French singer Jean-Jacques Goldman. The tears might have been the result of the nerve stimulation, said Angela Sirigu of the Marc Jeannerod Institute of Cognitive Science in Lyon, France, which is affiliated with the National Center for Scientific Research. Because of brain damage, the man could not speak, she said.

Sirigu is an author of a study released Monday by the journal Current Biology.

The 35-year-old man, who was injured in a traffic accident, had spent 15 years in a so-called vegetative state, which the eyes are sometimes open but the patient shows no signs of awareness.

His behavioral improvements appeared about a month after the device was switched on and persisted for the remaining five months of stimulation, Sirigu said. Brain scans also showed better functioning.

The result "totally makes sense to me," said Dr. Nicholas Schiff, a neuroscientist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City who did not participate in the research. While it's the first success in a patient who'd spent 15 years in a vegetative state, it fits with other results that show even patients with long-standing, severe brain injury can be helped by treatment, he said. The challenge now is translating that science into better medical care, he said.

Most experimental treatments for the vegetative state have failed to show improvement, said Dr. James Bernat, emeritus professor of neurology and medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Like any report about a single patient, he said, the new one is "provocative but not definitive," and further study is needed to see what kinds of patient it can help.

Sirigu said she's planning a large study involving several medical centers.

Can brain disease explain Aaron Hernandez’s behavior?

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Former football star Aaron Hernandez' brain was riddled with damage from a degenerative brain disease linked with head blows, but that doesn't necessarily explain the troubles that plagued his young life.

The diagnosis comes from a Boston University researcher who has studied hundreds of brains from football players, college athletes and even younger players, donated after their deaths. Dr. Ann McKee announced Thursday she found evidence of severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in Hernandez' brain. Her autopsy also found signs of early brain shrinkage even though Hernandez was only 27 when he hung himself in prison in April.

His lawyer filed a lawsuit against the NFL and the New England Patriots on Thursday, claiming they failed to protect their players' safety.

What's known about CTE and how it affects the brain:

DOES CTE MAKE PEOPLE VIOLENT? CTE can affect areas of the brain involved with regulating behavior and emotions.

Aggression, depression, memory loss and dementia are among symptoms in former football players whose brains were donated to research, and some died by suicide. But substance abuse and other illnesses may be linked with those symptoms and there is no proof that CTE-related brain damage causes those behaviors.

Hernandez was serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder when he died, and had been acquitted in two other killings. An associate had earlier accused Hernandez of shooting him in the face after an argument at a strip club. Hernandez' background included other aggressive behavior and drug use.

WHAT CAUSES CTE? Repeated head blows from contact sports and military combat are the most likely causes, scientists say. These hits can cause the brain to ricochet inside the skull, damaging nerve cells. Researchers are seeking to identify genes that may make certain people susceptible to damage from head blows, and they believe drugs and alcohol might also play a role.

CTE can only be diagnosed after death. A defining feature is abnormal deposits of tau, a protein that occurs naturally in the brain but is displaced in CTE. Tau build-up can damage or destroy brain cells.

HOW COMMON IS CTE? In an account published in July, McKee reported finding CTE in the brains of all but one of 111 ex-NFL players studied. Most donated brains from former college players studied also showed signs, as did 20 percent of donated brains from high school players, most of whom died by suicide or drug overdoses.

But experts say most people recover from repeated head blows and the true frequency of CTE in football, other sports, the military and the general population is not known. It is not known how many head hits Hernandez experienced; he was a star in high school and college football and played most of three seasons with the New England Patriots. He was released in 2013 after his arrest.

WASN'T HERNANDEZ TOO YOUNG TO HAVE CTE? Most brains donated for research are from older players but McKee has found CTE in an 18-year-old and her recent study found evidence of the disease in three high school players.

This combination of photos provided by Boston University shows sections from a normal brain, top, and from the brain of former University of Texas football player Greg Ploetz, bottom, in stage IV of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. According to a report released on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 by the Journal of the American Medical Association, research on 202 former football players found evidence of a brain disease linked to repeated head blows in nearly all of them, from athletes in the National Football League, college and even high school. (Dr. Ann McKee/BU via AP)

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National Guardsmen arrive at Barrio Obrero in Santurce to distribute water and food among those affected by the passage of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Puerto Rico's nonvoting representative in the U.S. Congress said Sunday that Hurricane Maria's destruction has set the island back decades, even as authorities worked to assess the extent of the damage. (AP

Puerto Rico remains dark as damage assessments begin Most of Puerto Rico has been without lights or air conditioning for five nights and is looking at many, many more.

Nearly all the island’s 1.6 million electricity customers were still without power, and most phone lines and internet service were also down on Monday afternoon. Hurricane Maria smashed poles, downed power lines and damaged electricity-generating plants last week, knocking out a grid that would be considered antiquated on the U.S. mainland.

Generators are providing power to the fortunate few who have them.

Power has been restored to a hospital in the northern city of Bayamon and to most of a major trauma hospital in San Juan, officials said Monday.

But it’s still uncertain when electricity will be restored to most homes and businesses. Authorities are still figuring out the extent of the damage. Utility workers from New York have arrived to help, while airplanes and barges bring in more generators.

Getting the power back isn’t just a matter of comfort. A long delay will mean even more pain for an economy struggling through a decade-long recession.

Several hotels evacuated hundreds of guests after generators broke down or ran out of fuel — an early sign of trouble awaiting the tourism industry. With no power, even more people may leave the island to find better opportunities on the mainland, further draining Puerto Rico’s workforce.

Here’s a look at the state of Puerto Rico’s power grid and the challenges to repair it.

WHAT WAS DAMAGED? There are more than a dozen power plants on the island and they suffered some damage, but that’s not the biggest problem.

“We can repair them,” said Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello. “There is severe damage to the transmission lines.”

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, or Prepa, has more than 2,400 miles of major transmission lines and more than 30,000 miles of smaller distribution wires the connect homes and businesses to the grid.

Public Affairs Secretary Ramon Rosario said 80 percent of the island’s transmission and distribution lines were knocked down. He noted that it took four months to restore power to the entire island after Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and six months after Hurricane Georges in 1998.

WHEN WILL REPAIRS START? The assessment of damage is just beginning. Officials hoped to use helicopters and drones to get a better look and help them decide where to send repair crews first.

“We don’t know the complete damage, we don’t know what we need for equipment,” said Mike Hyland, a spokesman for the American Public Power Association, which represents public utilities in the U.S., including Prepa.

“Everyone is jumping ahead. We have to be patient.”

Repair work will be complicated by terrain and geography.

Unlike Texas and Florida, which were hit by hurricanes that knocked out power grids this summer, workers from other utilities can’t hop in a truck and drive to Puerto Rico. The main airport in San Juan is not yet operating normally, which is slowing the airlift of crews, generators and other equipment.

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Residents at La Perla community in Old San Juan comfort one another as the community recovers from Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The island territory of more than 3 million U.S. citizens is reeling in the devastating wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti) tially bankruptcy protection in July. It was weakened by the island’s long recession, which sapped demand for electricity, but it also struggled to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid bills.

COULD WE SEE THIS COMING? Last year, 10 months before Maria smashed into the island, consultants hired by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission wrote a scathing report about Prepa. They said reliability was poor — outages occurred four or five times more often than at mainland U.S. utilities — because of a history of neglecting maintenance.

“It is difficult to overstate the level of disrepair or operational neglect at PREPA’s generation facilities,” wrote consultants from Synapse Energy Economics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They said that frequently there were “simple failures that blossom into crises.”

The utility blamed more than one-third of the outages on failure to keep tree limbs pruned around power lines.

HOW WILL THIS AFFECT PUERTO RICO’S ECONOMY? Even with financial assistance that the island will receive from the federal government, Hurricane Maria will mean more pain for Puerto Rico’s already fragile finances. Tax collections will drop, and Puerto Rico’s tourism industry “will not recover for some time,” according to James Eck, a vice president with the credit-rating agency Moody’s.

Other areas of the country, like Texas and Florida, are also reeling from hurricane damage, “but they could go to a gas station that had power and a store that had refrigerated food,” said David Kotok, chairman and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, an investment firm. “This is a massive shock in Puerto Rico.”

With no power, more young workers may leave Puerto Rico for better opportunities elsewhere. That would further a vicious cycle already underway, where fewer workers means less tax revenue, which hurts the economy, which encourages even more people to leave. Puerto Rico’s population dropped by 8 percent from 2010 through the middle of 2016.

By BEN FOX Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Supermarkets are gradually re-opening in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico but the situation is far from normal and many customers are going home disappointed.

Most food stores and restaurants remain closed. That is largely because power is out for most of the island and few have generators or enough diesel to power them.

The shops that were open Monday had long lines outside and vast empty shelves where they once held milk, meat and other perishables. Drinking water was nowhere to be found.

Mercedes Caro shook her head in frustration as she emerged from the SuperMax in the Condado neighborhood of San Juan with a loaf of white bread, cheese and bananas.

"There is no water and practically no food," she said. "Not even spaghetti."

Maria Perez waited outside a Pueblo supermarket in a nearby part of San Juan, hoping to buy some coffee, sugar and maybe a little meat to cook with a gas stove that has enough propane for about a week more. "We are in a crisis," she said.

"Puerto Rico is destroyed."

The fact that some stores and restaurants have re-opened for the first time since Category 4 Hurricane Maria roared across the island Sept. 20 is welcome in a place where nearly everyone has no power and more than half the people don't have water.

Gov. Ricardo Rossello and other Puerto Rican officials said some ports have been cleared by the Coast Guard to resume accepting ships, which should allow businesses to restock. But the situation remains far from normal.

SuperMax opened on a reduced schedule for several stores in the San Juan area as well as in the hard-hit towns of Caguas and Dorado. Walgreens has reopened about half of its 120 locations in Puerto Rico on a limited basis. Walmart says it has a "handful" of its 48 stores and Sam's Clubs open but the process has been slowed by the power outages, port closures and the near total collapse of communications.

Two Medinia supermarkets opened in

the coastal town of Loiza. But Manager David Guzman said he had to impose restrictions on cooking gas and other products that were running low and might not be restocked soon. "We are restricting so we can give something to everyone, to extend what we have left," he said.

Therese Casper was among several dozen people waiting for a Walmart in the Santurce section of San Juan to open its doors, but that didn't happen Monday. She and her husband were looking for something to get rid of all the moisture that had accumulated in the apartment they rented three weeks ago when they moved to Puerto Rico from Denver, Colorado. They have been getting by in their dark, sweltering apartment on instant oatmeal and anything else they can cook on a propane stove as they wait for a flight back home.

"I tell my husband it's like camping. It's 'Survivor' Puerto Rico," Casper said. "It's not what we bargained for."

Stores are still packed with dozens of brands of shampoo and other consumer products, but those aisles were largely empty as people rushed to buy the basics, using cash sparingly since that is also in short supply and credit card transactions aren't being processed at all places. Ruth Calderon, a retiree, filled her basket with processed sausages that she planned to cook up with rice and share with an older neighbor who can't leave her apartment.

"I'm surviving," she said with resignation.

"I have what I need."

Others also described helping neighbors and there are no signs of widespread hunger, at least not yet. "There is a tradition here of people helping each other especially during disasters," Doris Anglero said as she looked for what was available in an Old San Juan supermarket.

Some disappointed shoppers were also sharply aware that there are others on the island in a worse situation. Caro began to weep as she talked about her four grandchildren in Rincon, the western town that has been largely cut off from aid shipments as well as contact with the outside world.

"Not knowing is so hard," she said, turning to walk off.

WHO WILL GET POWER FIRST? Hospitals are at the top of the list, and a spokeswoman for the Energy Department said Sunday that power-restoration work had begun at some critical facilities.

The San Juan port reopened Sunday, according to the Federal Emergency Management Administration, which should help with shipments of fuel for generators and first responders.

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? It’s too early to estimate the total bill, but Prepa said even before Maria that it needed more than $4 billion to upgrade its infrastructure. Years of under-investment had left it with an inefficient and unreliable system. Its fleet of power plants has a median age of 44 years, for example. The average age across the United States is 18 years.

Prepa already had more than $9 billion in debt when it filed for what’s essen-

People wait in line for gas, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.

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People wait in line outside a grocery store to buy food that wouldn't spoil and that they could prepare without electricity, in San Juan, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Most stores and restaurants remained closed Monday. Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power or water five days after Hurricane Maria.(AP Photo/Ben Fox)

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Newton Mayor Setti Warren, a Democratic candidate for governor, called on Republican Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday to deploy the Massachusetts National Guard "as soon as possible" to help.

"Puerto Rico is America, and no part of our country should feel ignored in a time of crisis this severe," said Warren, who noted in a statement that more than a quarter of a million Massachusetts residents are of Puerto Rican descent.

Baker said Monday he cannot send National Guard members without a specific request from federal agencies coordinating rescue efforts.

"No one has suggested that sending the National Guard to Puerto Rico would be helpful," the governor said, adding that the best way for Massachusetts residents to lend assistance is to send cash to the Red Cross or other qualified relief agencies.

Baker said the wife of Puerto Rico's governor emphasized that point during a brief conversation by satellite phone with Baker's wife, Lauren.

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Tigers net tie

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – Captain Heather Lannon scored from well outside the 18-yard line, netting the equalizer with 12 minutes remaining in regulation of a high school girls’ soccer game to escape with a 2-2 tie against Duggan Academy on the road Monday.

Sheila Martinez assisted on the play.

Jess Bush also scored for

Westfield Tech off a pass from Sydnie Brock. Ninth graders Angelica Chepurin and Chelsey Krupa put on a stellar performance working together, and teaming up on breakaways throughout the defense.

“Duggan was just one step ahead of us on the scoring,” Westfield Tech coach Lyle Washington said. “Duggis also off to a strong start this year. I know we could’ve beat them, but I’ll take a tie

Westfield Technical Academy’s Heather Lannon (11) collides with an opponent during a recent high school girls’ soccer game.

Lannon scored the equalizer Monday to ensure a tie against Duggan Academy. (File Photo by Lynn Boscher)

Front: Jack Fairlie, Matt Garrity, Brad Durand, James Longhi, Al Selden (Coach) Back: Chris Baker, Nick Kavrakis, Sam Mizanoglu, Nate Gendron. over a loss.”

Westfield Tech keepers Liliya Stepanchuk (5 saves) and Kiaraly Serrano (3 saves) combined for eight saves.

Gators, Eagles play to tie Gateway 0, Easthampton 0 Gateway and Easthampton played to a scoreless tie Monday at Nonotuck Park.

GOLF

Rams ground Eagles Southwick-Tolland 23.5, Northampton 0.5 James Longhi and Matthew Garrity each shot a 34 to lead Southwick. Rams’ Brad Durand finished with a round of 38.

FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 2, East Longmeadow 1 Westfield rallied from a 1-0 deficit with two unan-

Jack Fairlie hits out of the sand trap.

Jack Fairlie puts for par.

Brad Durand puts perfectly.

James Longhi makes putting look easy. swered second-half goals on the road.

Emily Moniz scored the game-tying goal on a pass from Madeleine Fortier at 18:29. Lara Finne tallied the game-winner with 34 seconds left on the clock. Hannah Jarvis assisted.

Westfield goalie Gwen Smith made 15 saves. Emily Davis had a defensive save.

In JV action, Keile Bryant and Emma Mazeika scored in a 2-2 tie. Hadleigh Leclair had an assist.

Goalie Danielle Coe collected three saves.

Brad Durand’s follow through spot on.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS/RESULTS FOOTBALL Westfield 0-2 GYMNASTICS Westfield 2-0 BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 4-3 Southwick 2-0 Gateway 0-3 St. Mary 1-4-1

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

GOLF Westfield 4-3 Southwick 9-0 St. Mary 1-4 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 0-4 Southwick 1-3

FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 1-4 Southwick 3-3

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 1-0 Southwick-Tolland 1-2

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-2 Southwick 1-2 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-2

SATURDAY’S RESULTS GIRLS SOCCER Southwick-Tolland 1, Agawam 0

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 26 GOLF at Minnechaug, Wilbraham Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 6:15 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GOLF at Ludlow, Ludlow Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at SouthwickTolland, 5 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at West Springfield High School, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 FIELD HOCKEY at Frontier, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, Time TBD JV FIELD HOCKEY at Frontier, 5 p.m.

GYMNASTICS vs. Hampshire, 6 p.m.

FOOTBALL at Agawam, 7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 30 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Wahconah, 2 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Wahconah, 2 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Mount Greylock, 11 a.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Mount Greylock, 12:15 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 GOLF vs. Belchertown, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Crosier Field & Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Tues., Sept. 26 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mahar, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 No Sports Scheduled Fri., Sept. 29 GOLF at Pathfinder, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady talks to teammates on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Pats’ Tom Brady calls Trump’s NFL comments ‘just divisive’ BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is at odds with President Donald Trump on the issue of player protests of the national anthem, calling Trump's comments "just divisive."

Brady tells Boston's WEEI-FM that he "certainly" disagrees with Trump's comment that NFL owners should fire any player who refuses to stand for the anthem.

Patriots locked arms with some teammates during the "Star Spangled Banner" on Sunday

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against the Texans while other players kneeled.

Brady has called Trump a "good friend" in the past and one of Trump's "Make America Great Again" hats was spotted in Brady's locker in 2015. Trump has often praised the quarterback on social media.

Brady skipped a White House visit with Trump in April when the team celebrated its fifth Super Bowl title.

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MNF: Prescott, Cowboys pull away to beat Cardinals

By BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dak Prescott kneeled with his teammates and team owner before the game, flipped head over heels for a touchdown in the first half and capped his night with a 37-yard TD pass that proved to be the game winner.

The Dallas Cowboys erased last week’s ugly memory on Monday night, with their young quarterback leading the way.

“He just kept battling,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said.

“He kept making good decisions. Obviously he made some good plays, big-time throws, but as much as anything else he’s got an amazing spirit and our players follow him.”

The Cowboys (2-1), bouncing back from a 42-17 pummeling in Denver, began the game kneeling at midfield with owner Jerry Jones in a show of unity that followed widespread protests across the NFL of critical comments by President Donald Trump over the weekend.

After they kneeled, they stood and walked to the sideline and stood for the anthem.

“We planned and it was executed that we would go out and kneel,” Jones said, “and basically make the statement regarding the need for unity and the need for equality.”

Prescott, 13 of 18 for 183 yards, broke a 14-14 tie with a 37-yard scoring pass to Brice Butler with 11:52 to play.

“I immediately scrambled and when I scrambled Brice took the right angle and the right initiative going to the back of the end zone,” Prescott said.

Arizona, with a spectacular catch by Larry Fitzgerald for 24 yards on a third-and-18 play, moved downfield but the drive stalled. Phil Dawson’s 37-yard field goal cut the lead to 21-17 with 6:35 left.

Ezekiel Elliott, who gained 8 yards on nine carries against Denver and drew criticism for not hustling after a couple of late interceptions, was bottled up much of the game, but still gained 80 yards on 22 attempts, 30 on one play. He ran 8 yards for the final Cowboys touchdown.

The Cardinals (1-2), in their home opener, got a big game from Fitzgerald, who caught 13 passes for 149 yards, in the process moving ahead of Marvin Harrison into eighth in career receiving yards. The 13 receptions tied a career high.

“That’s Fitz. It’s Monday night,” Arizona coach Bruce Arians said. “He’s a money player. It was a great performance by him. It’s a shame we couldn’t play better around him.”

Carson Palmer had a big first half, completed 15 of 18 for 145 yards and finished 29 of 48 for 325 yards and two scores. He was sacked six times, a career-high three by DeMarcus Lawrence.

The Cardinals dominated the first half statistically, but were deadlocked with the Cowboys at 7-7. Arizona had a 152-57 advantage in yards and dominated time of possession 19:34 to 9:41.

Arizona took the opening kickoff and went 82 yards in eight plays. Palmer was 5-for-5 on the drive, capped by a 25-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Brown.

Before Dallas even had a first down, Arizona mounted a nearly nine-minute drive but a touchdown pass to Brown was negated by a holding penalty and Phil Dawson’s 36-yard field goal try was wide right. It was the third mid-range miss for the 41-year-old kicker this season.

And the miss left the door open for the Cowboys to get back in it.

Prescott scored on a 10-yard run, flipping head-first over the goal line to tie it at 7-7 with 3:33 left in the half.

TAKING A KNEE: Jones has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, so the speculation was that he would not allow his players to kneel during the national anthem.

Following a weekend of kneeling and protesting across the NFL, the Cowboys and their owner displayed their own version of unity Monday night, kneeling on the field before rising as a group and going to the sideline for the national anthem.

Numerous boos rang out across University of Phoenix Stadium as the Cowboys kneeled and continued as the players rose, still arm-inarm, and stepped back to the sideline as the flag was unfurled across the field. They remained connected as Jordin Sparks sang the national anthem.

The Cardinals had their own symbol of unity after a weekend of protests in the NFL, gathering along the goal line arm-in-arm during the national anthem. They were joined by team president Michael Bidwell, his family and general manager Steve Keim.

“It’s just to show unity,” Cardinals team captain Frostee Rucker said. “There’s so much negativity going on. People are trying to pull us apart. We always want to stay together.”

More than 200 NFL players kneeled, sat or prayed during the national anthem on Sunday after President Trump said any player who does not stand for the national anthem should be fired.

Cowboys kneel before national anthem against Arizona

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump, so the speculation was that he would not allow his players to kneel during the national anthem.

The Cowboys and their owner did kneel, though not during the anthem.

Following a weekend of kneeling and protesting across the NFL, the Cowboys and their owner displayed their own version of unity Monday night, kneeling on the field before rising as a group prior to the playing of the national anthem.

"I hope that I'm clear and I hope that our team is clear: We want to respect the flag.

Make no mistake about that," Jones said.

"Nothing that we've done, nothing that we did tonight says anything other than that. We also want to as a complete team, as players and an organization, be able to, whenever we can, demonstrate that unity is important and equality is important.

"That's what I'm so proud of these guys for, they did both and did it in a way when people really stop and think about it, makes a lot of sense."

The Cowboys sat and watched the protests across the NFL on Sunday and spent most of Monday discussing the best way to show unity without denigrating the flag.

After warmups Monday night, they went

into the locker room and returned to the field for the anthem, lining up between the sideline and the yard markers on the field.

Arm-in-arm, they dropped to a knee as a giant flag was carried onto the field, with Jones and his family in the middle near the 50-yard line.

Numerous boos rang out across University of Phoenix Stadium as the Cowboys kneeled and continued as the players rose, still arm-inarm, and stepped back to the sideline as the flag was unfurled across the field. They remained connected as Jordin Sparks sang the national anthem.

"The objectives, as much as anything else, was to somehow, some way demonstrate unity and demonstrate equality, and do so without any way involving the American flag and the national anthem," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said.

The Arizona Cardinals had their own symbol of unity after a weekend of protests in the NFL, gathering along the goal line arm-in-arm during the national anthem. They were joined by owner Michael Bidwell, his family and general manager Steve Keim.

More than 200 NFL players kneeled, sat or prayed during the national anthem on Sunday after President Trump said any player who does not stand for the national anthem should be fired.

Three teams did not take the field for the national anthem and numerous NFL owners came out against Trump's statements.

The Dallas Cowboys, led by owner Jerry Jones, center, take a knee prior to the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws as Arizona Cardinals nose tackle Corey Peters (98) pursues during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Sparks, whose father Phillippi played in the NFL, had “PROV 31:8-9” written on her hand while she sang the anthem.

The bible verse says: “Speak up for those

who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

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Sunday, Oct. 1 New Orleans vs Miami at London, UK, 9:30 a.m.

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Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 2 Washington at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Past Infidelity Still Haunts Dear Annie: I have been married for seven years. My husband has had not one but several affairs. And he didn’t just have affairs; he had two kids born six weeks apart from two different women. I love my husband and am helping him raise these children, who are now 2 years old. I keep telling myself the kids are innocent and it’s not their fault they’re the products of affairs, and I want to help them. I still feel he’s messing around. Even if he’s not, the fear will always be in my mind. I don’t know whether it’s just my not wanting to be alone or I do actually love him this much. I am really confused and can’t help but wonder whether this man loves me as I love him. Is he using me because I’m older and settled? -- Lost and Confused Dear Lost and Confused: There’s so much to unpack from your letter, and there’s hardly space here to begin. I don’t know whether your husband is using you or whether he’ll cheat again. But I know you’re unhappy in this relationship, and something needs to change. That might mean leaving him and building a healthy sense of independence; it might mean staying together and learning to put the infidelity behind you.

Either way, you will find the necessary tools in therapy.

Dear Annie: You recently published a letter from “Tortured in New York,” a woman who is “uncomfortable” with opposite-sex nurses. You supported her desire to have only female nurses and said the hospital should have honored her request immediately when she protested a male nurse’s caring for her.

What would you say, then, if a man requested that only male nurses examine him and help him in a clinical setting? Would you agree with him that his request should be honored immediately? Honestly, I am a man who would always prefer that only male medical professionals see me naked, but I don’t expect that because it would be sexist for me to demand such.

But when I have a colonoscopy every five years, for example, I’d prefer a male nurse dress me afterward. So far, it’s always been a female nurse. I’m embarrassed when I come completely conscious and see her. -- A Shy Man in Texas Dear Shy Man: To clarify, I did not tell “Tortured in New York” that she had a right to a female nurse! or that the hospital should have honored her request immediately. I only told her she could make such a request and the staff members would most likely do what they could to accommodate her. Since the letter ran, I’ve received feedback from medical professionals affirming that position. Though there’s no guarantee you’ll get a male nurse if you request one, it doesn’t hurt to ask. Just be sure to do so well in advance, preferably when making your appointment.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE BUCKLE IN THE BACK Dear Readers: When you are riding in the back seat of a car, taxicab or ride-sharing service, do you BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT? It’s a great idea to do so. Adults, children and animals all should be in approved restraint devices, regardless of where seated.

Remember physics class? In the event of a collision, your body will continue to move unless something acts against it (the seat belt, in this case, to restrain you). If your body is moving, you can become a projectile and seriously injure other people in the vehicle, and become injured yourself.

It may or may not be the law in your state. Check the Governors Highway Safety Association (www.GHSA.org) for the laws of your state, and remember, safety is always priority No. 1. -- Heloise EXCHANGE CLUB Dear Heloise: I think you might like this and pass it on. I live in a retirement community. Every other year, our card club has a home decor exchange and luncheon.

The ladies bring their items to my house, and I stage them, then we shop. The items left over, we donate. The following year we do fashion items, which includes clothing, shoes, jewelry and more.

What a great way to reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle!

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FS1 — Premier Champions, Eduardo Ramirez vs. Leduan Barthelemy, featherweights, at Las Vegas GOLF 6 p.m.

GOLF — World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremony, at St. Augustine, Fla. MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

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In this Aug. 5, 2017, file photo, Tiffany Haddish attends the Black Girls Rock! Awards at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. The Netflix special celebrating the series’ comedians and cultural impact premieres Tuesday, Sept.

26. It features appearances by Dave Chappelle, Haddish, Tracy Morgan, Steve Harvey, Sheryl Underwood, Martin Lawrence and many other comics. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Russell Simmons talks ‘Def Comedy Jam 25’ and series return

By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Simmons says not much has changed for black comics since he created "Def Comedy Jam," the early-'90s HBO series that introduced Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, Sheryl Underwood, Cedric the Entertainer and many other comics to national TV audiences. It was a weekly showcase for edgy and outrageous comedians at a time when "The Cosby Show" and its (then) righteously wholesome star Bill Cosby was the mainstream face of black comedy.

TV's "gatekeepers" still tend toward "the most accessible, easy-to-digest" black entertainers, Simmons said, but he's newly inspired after making "Def Comedy Jam 25 ," a celebration of the series' comedians and cultural impact that premieres Tuesday on Netflix.

"I'm very excited after looking at the rough cut," Simmons said in an interview last week. "I really believe that people are going to have a great time watching and it will revive a few careers."

He especially wants that for Adele Givens, an original "Def Comedy" performer who Simmons said "never got a

break in Hollywood."

"This time around, maybe somebody will see her for who she is," he said.

The 90-minute special intersperses clips from the original series with live appearances by a slew of comedians, including Lawrence, Underwood and Cedric the Entertainer, along with Steve Harvey, Tracy Morgan, Craig Robinson, D. L. Hughley, Katt Williams and Dave Chappelle.

A de-facto host of the special, Chappelle hilariously went off-script during the taping earlier this month at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

"There's a white-supremacist starter kit at Target. Let me get some tikitorches and khaki pants, I've got something going on next week," he said before spontaneously leading the crowd in the "black national anthem," ''Lift Every Voice and Sing."

"You can leave this in, too," Chappelle said. "It's a reunion. I was drinking backstage."

Simmons said "pretty much all" of Chappelle's off-script run made it into the final edit.

Rising star Tiffany Haddish said "Def Comedy Jam" provided an outlet for female comics that didn't exist else-

where. She got her break on the show in 2008.

"It was an opportunity for an uninhibited female comic to say whatever she had to say," Haddish said. "Let's be honest, that's where you want uninhibited people to be: on TV, not at your job."

The show allowed black comics to "be unapologetically and unflinchingly who we are," said Hughley, who hosted the second iteration of "Def Comedy Jam" in 2006.

Simmons is bringing the series back for a third go in November: "All Def Comedy" will have a six-episode run on HBO, he said.

The anniversary special is like an entree and a retrospective leading into the new season, Simmons said.

"It really inspired me and it reminded me of all these movies in development and all these people who should be working. Some are famous from 'Def Comedy Jam' and they tour in the black community but haven't crossed over, which is the case with almost every stitch of black comedy," he said. "So it reminded me how excited I am to do a new chapter of 'Def Comedy Jam.' There are so many underserved comedians who deserve a break."

Fox sets Jan. 27 airdate for live ‘Rent’ broadcast LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fox is setting a January airdate for its live production of "Rent," the award-winning Broadway musical.

Based on the Puccini opera "La Boheme," ''Rent" follows the lives of struggling artists in New York City's East Village. It's by the late writer and composer Jonathan Larson.

The production is part of broadcast TV's ongoing fascination with musicals, which includes December's "A Christmas Story Live!" also on Fox. Next year brings NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar Live!"

Fox said Monday that "Rent" will air Jan. 27, with casting details to be announced.

NBC’s Megyn Kelly says she’s ‘done with politics’ on debut NEW YORK (AP) — Megyn Kelly made her debut as an NBC morning TV host on Monday with the declaration that she's "kind of done with politics for now."

The former Fox News Channel anchor was in the thick of it during the 2016 presidential campaign, most notably when thencandidate Donald Trump turned on her following her sharp questioning of him in a debate.

She joked at the beginning of "Megyn Kelly Today" that "we'll be dissecting the latest tweet from President Trump."

No, she wouldn't. Trump was tweeting about football players and the flag Monday morning, but Kelly's show had an interview with the revived cast of NBC's "Will & Grace," a toast from her new "Today" colleagues and a story about a nun fighting violence in Chicago.

"The truth is, I'm kind of done with politics for now," Kelly said. "You know why, right? We all felt it, it's everywhere. And it's just gotten so dark."

She said she wants viewers "to have a laugh with us, a smile, sometimes a tear and maybe a little hope to start your day."

HBO's John Oliver had a takedown of Kelly on his show that aired the night before. The show quoted Kelly as saying she hoped her show could be a unifying force and said, "and now a look at the unifying force that is Megyn Kelly."

It than ran a clip reel of Kelly from Fox News briefly mentioning hot button issues like Black Lives Matter, the New Black Panther Party and whether Santa Claus was white. NBC News had no immediate comment on Oliver's segment.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Defer to others, as it appears that several people around you would prefer to be in control. You might not be able to handle everything that is happening anyway. An argument with a roommate or family member could start up from out of the blue. Tonight: Accept an invitation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Understand that you need to slow down if certain matters start getting confusing. You might want to double-check messages, meeting times, etc. This approach would be better than arguing later. You will accomplish more than you thought you could.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH No one doubts your creativity and originality. A partner or loved one could misunderstand your message and create some confusion. Your anger could arise from out of nowhere, if you are not careful. A loved one might decide to pull back as a result. Tonight: Make up for lost time.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your response to tension could be over the top, as you might start snapping at others and/or causing an argument. Focus on your priorities. Understand that a family or personal secret has the potential to leak out. A partner’s vagueness won’t be helpful.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your intentions are good, but someone else still might misread them. Anger emerges and surprises you; try to isolate the feeling and process it later. A discussion with a close loved one could be strange and difficult, no matter how you proceed. Tonight: Speak your mind.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might want to take a leap of faith with a money matter, especially if it feels right. First, though, you should carefully assess the risk you are considering taking.

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Donaldson, Blue Jays stop Red Sox winning streak at 6

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox would like to get the AL East wrapped up quickly so they can start resting some bangedup players.

Josh Donaldson homered and drove in three runs, powering the Toronto Blue Jays past the first-place Red Sox 6-4 on Monday night.

Boston's six-game winning streak was snapped and its magic number to clinch a second straight division title remained at three.

The Red Sox lead the second-place New York Yankees, who beat Kansas City earlier in the day, by four games with six remaining.

But the most important thing for the Red Sox was the loss of two key players to injuries. For how long? They don't know yet.

Eduardo Nunez and Mookie Betts both left the game early. Nunez aggravated a right knee injury that sidelined him for 13 games, and Betts came out with pain in his left wrist.

"We'll get it looked at further tomorrow," Betts said. "I'm not really that concerned.

Everything will be fine. Couple of days ago, I took a swing and felt it. It's just that point of the season."

Nunez sparked Boston's offense after he was acquired from San Francisco in late July.

The utility infielder is batting .321 with eight homers and 27 RBIs in 38 games with the Red Sox. "Day to day at this point," manager John Farrell said. "I don't have a clear indication of when he'd be next available."

Red Sox lefty Drew Pomeranz (16-6) had his shortest start of the season, giving up five runs and seven hits in two innings. He had lost only once in his last 18 outings, holding opponents to three runs or fewer in 16 of those games.

Betts drove in two runs, going over the 100RBI mark for the second consecutive season.

Andrew Benintendi had a pinch-hit solo homer.

Boston's loss assured AL Central champion Cleveland of home-field advantage in a bestof-five Division Series that will begin Oct. 5.

The Indians' opponent has not been determined yet.

Ryan Goins hit a solo homer and Teoscar Hernandez had a two-run double for the Blue Jays. Brett Anderson (2-2) allowed three runs in five innings.

It was Donaldson's 22nd homer since the All-Star break, most in the AL. "I think what happened is he's healthy now," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "At the

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W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away z-Boston 91 65 .583 — — 8-2 L-1 46-29 45-36 z-New York 87 69 .558 4 — 7-3 W-1 47-28 40-41 Tampa Bay 76 80 .487 15 6 4-6 L-1 39-39 37-41 Baltimore 75 82 .478 16½ 7½ 3-7 W-1 46-35 29-47 Toronto 74 83 .471 17½ 8½ 6-4 W-2 42-39 32-44 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away x-Cleveland 98 58 .628 — — 8-2 W-2 45-30 53-28 Minnesota 82 74 .526 16 — 5-5 W-4 39-39 43-35 Kansas City 76 80 .487 22 6 4-6 L-2 39-36 37-44 Chicago 64 92 .410 34 18 5-5 W-2 37-41 27-51 Detroit 62 94 .397 36 20 2-8 L-7 34-47 28-47 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away x-Houston 96 60 .615 — — 8-2 W-1 48-33 48-27 Los Angeles 77 79 .494 19 5 3-7 L-1 41-37 36-42 Texas 76 80 .487 20 6 4-6 L-4 39-36 37-44 Seattle 76 81 .484 20½ 6½ 2-8 W-1 40-41 36-40 Oakland 72 84 .462 24 10 8-2 L-1 45-34 27-50 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away x-Washington 95 61 .609 — — 6-4 W-3 45-32 50-29 Miami 74 82 .474 21 9½ 6-4 W-1 40-37 34-45 Atlanta 71 85 .455 24 12½ 4-6 L-1 37-44 34-41 New York 67 90 .427 28½ 17 4-6 W-1 35-44 32-46 Philadelphia 62 95 .395 33½ 22 5-5 L-1 35-41 27-54 Central Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Chicago 88 68 .564 — — 8-2 W-2 46-32 42-36 Milwaukee 82 74 .526 6 1½ 5-5 L-1 42-36 40-38 St. Louis 81 75 .519 7 2½ 4-6 L-3 42-33 39-42 Pittsburgh 71 85 .455 17 12½ 3-7 W-2 42-37 29-48 Cincinnati 66 90 .423 22 17½ 3-7 L-6 39-42 27-48 West Division

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away x-Los Angeles 100 57 .637 — — 5-5 W-2 55-24 45-33 y-Arizona 90 67 .573 10 — 5-5 L-1 50-29 40-38 Colorado 84 73 .535 16 — 4-6 L-1 43-33 41-40 San Diego 70 87 .446 30 14 5-5 L-2 43-38 27-49 San Francisco 62 95 .395 38 22 5-5 W-1 36-42 26-53 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division y-clinched wild card AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Minnesota 10, Detroit 4 Toronto 9, N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 5, Cincinnati 4 Baltimore 9, Tampa Bay 4 Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City 1 Oakland 8, Texas 1 Cleveland 4, Seattle 2 L.A. Angels 7, Houston 5 Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 11, Kansas City 3 Toronto 6, Boston 4 Houston 11, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Angels 2 Seattle 7, Oakland 1 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Gausman 11-10) at Pittsburgh (Williams 6-9), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Snell 4-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Montgomery 8-7), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Colon 6-14) at Cleveland (Tomlin 9-9), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 9-11) at Boston (Sale 17-7), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 13-5) at Texas (Hamels 11-4), 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Bridwell 8-3) at Chicago White Sox (Volstad 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez 3-5) at Kansas City (Vargas 17-10), 8:15 p.m.

Seattle (Paxton 12-5) at Oakland (Mengden 2-1), 10:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Houston (Verlander 14-8) at Texas (Martinez 3-7), 2:05 p.m.

Seattle (Ramirez 5-6) at Oakland (Graveman 6-4), 3:35 p.m.

Baltimore (Ynoa 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 7-11), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Andriese 5-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 13-6), 7:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Mejia 4-6) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-6), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 10-8) at Boston (Porcello 10-17), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 0-2) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 3-3), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Zimmermann 8-13) at Kansas City (Hammel 8-13), 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Boston 5, Cincinnati 4 Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Philadelphia 2, Atlanta 0 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs 5, Milwaukee 0 Arizona 3, Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 3, San Francisco 1 Colorado 8, San Diego 4 Monday’s Games Atlanta 9, N.Y. Mets 2, 1st game Washington 3, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2, 2nd game Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis 2 Miami 5, Colorado 4 San Francisco 9, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 3 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (Gausman 11-10) at Pittsburgh (Williams 6-9), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Gonzalez 15-7) at Philadelphia (Thompson 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Dickey 10-10) at N.Y. Mets (Montero 5-11), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (McGuire 0-0) at Milwaukee (Davies 17-9), 7:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 14-9) at St. Louis (Martinez 12-11), 8:15 p.m.

Miami (Urena 14-6) at Colorado (Anderson 5-6), 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco (Moore 6-14) at Arizona (Ray 14-5), 9:40 p.m.

San Diego (Lamet 7-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 15-3), 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Miami (Conley 7-7) at Colorado (Gray 9-4), 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 9-15) at Arizona (Greinke 17-6), 3:40 p.m.

Baltimore (Ynoa 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 7-11), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Roark 13-10) at Philadelphia (Leiter Jr. 3-6), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Lackey 11-11) at St. Louis (Wacha 12-8), 7:08 p.m.

Atlanta (Newcomb 4-8) at N.Y. Mets (Gsellman 7-7), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 5-9) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 2-2), 8:10 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 8-14) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 11-8), 10:10 p.m.

Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson rounds first base on his solo home run off Boston Red Sox's Drew Pomeranz, left, during the first inning of a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) beginning of the season he lost six weeks, seven weeks. I don't know what it was. But to be where he's at, he shows what kind of hitter he is, what kind of player."

Roberto Osuna got three outs for his 38th save.

Toronto slugger Jose Bautista was ejected by plate umpire Chad Fairchild after getting called out on strikes.

Coming off an 8-1 road trip that helped them maintain control of the AL East, the Red Sox fell into an early hole.

The Blue Jays chased Pomeranz with four runs in the second to take a 5-2 lead when Hernandez and Donaldson each hit a two-run double.

"My velocity has dipped a few times but it's come right back when I need it," Pomeranz said. "I really didn't have a chance to get settled in with the short outing."

Donaldson homered about a third of the way up a light stanchion in left-center in the first.

TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox: Nunez fouled off a pitch his second time up and went to the ground in pain. He

finished the at-bat with a lineout to third, but barely got out of the box and was unable to put much weight on his knee. ... Betts grabbed his left hand in pain after a bloop single and pointed at it while talking with a trainer.

MOOKIE'S MILESTONES The 24-year-old Betts has 101 RBIs and 98 runs scored this season. Last year, the right fielder drove in 113 and scored 122. The only other Red Sox player with multiple 100/100 seasons before turning 25 was Hall of Famer Ted Williams from 1939-42. "It's pretty cool anytime your name can be amongst him," Betts said.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (9-11, 3.64 ERA) is set to pitch the second game of the series Tuesday night. He lost his last start Thursday after winning the previous three.

Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (17-7, 2.75) takes his major league-leading 300 strikeouts to the mound. Sale appears to be in a close race with Cleveland ace Corey Kluber for the AL Cy Young Award.

Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson (20) is forced out at second base as Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts turns the double play on Justin Smoak during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Boston, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Local business looking for Receptionist with phone and computer experience.

3-Piece Clayton-Marcus Living Room Set

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

Sofa, loveseat & chair plaid, harvest colors, chairs is solid rust color $200 or Best Offer 413-569-6549 KNITTING MACHINE $125

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

(413)667-3684

Bernese Mountain Puppies Ready to go September 16. $1500.

Call Kelly in Southwick 413-569-1420

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

FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING

HOME IMPROVEMENT

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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

A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

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.

Plumley Landscape, Inc.

HOUSE PAINTING

PHIL'S DUMP RUNS & DEMOLITION

CLEANING 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

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.

FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed.

Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293 POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring.

Free estimates. Insured.

SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. NOW DOING LIGHT FIXTURE REWIRING AND LAMP REPAIR. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered!

Best prices, prompt service.

Lic. #A-16886 (413)562-5816

Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools.

413-862-4749

HAULING A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal.

Handy-Man services plus painting.

(413)569-0794 (413)374-5377

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

Fully insured. Free estimates.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 21 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs.

Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts

Call Dave: 413-568-6440 JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING

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 !!

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986.

We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.

Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727

Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920

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 PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366 Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.

Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services.

CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References

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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial -------Lawn aeration & seeding, hedge trimming, brush removal. Fall clean-ups, curb-side leaf pick-up, lawn mowing.

5-step fertilizing.

Snow plowing & ice management -------Hardscaping Patios, walkways, fire pits and retaining walls. Bobcat services also available.

-------Call today for your FREE estimate!!!

FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________

www.Ls-painting.com

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair.

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

Full Service Contracting Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks.

Trim work.

Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience

WANTED TO BUY $$ AUTOS WANTED $$

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

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.

SOLID OAK CHAIRS (4) $300

CALL: 568-1646

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

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

CANE ROCKER $125

CARD TABLE & 2 CHAIRS $100

business DIRECTORY FORESTRY

ARTICLES FOR SALE

Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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

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

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

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

LAWNMOWER REMOVALS

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

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

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

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

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

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

STORAGE STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard.

Year-round discounts.

Safe and secure.

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

TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. 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 top-truck.com

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

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

413-835-5491

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

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

Buying junk or wrecked cars and light trucks.

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

LAWN & GARDEN

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! ----------------SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

TAG SALES

413-788-6787

LOGGING

Top Dollar paid for your unwanted cars, trucks, vans.

Running or not. We pay and tow away. Sell your car TODAY. 413-534-5400

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

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

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

FEEDING HILLS: 139 POPLAR ST. Friday/Saturday, Sept 29th/30th 8:00am-4pm.

TOOLS!!!

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

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

Call today, won't last.

Available October 1.

(413)348-3431

CHESTER- 3 bedroom, 1-bath Duplex apartment. Available November 1. $725/month. Security deposit and references required. 413-519-5738.

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

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

413-568-1957

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

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

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment.

413-237-2053

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

Fully insured. Free estimates.

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