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Little River Road Construction update
Turnpike construction updates By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The construction work around the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westfield may soon be coming to a stop— at least temporarily. This is according to information city officials received via e-mail from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). According to the e-mails, the toll plaza demolition and reconstruction effort at Southampton Road and exit 3 could be “cleaned and demobilized” by July 21, while bridges that are being worked on in relation to a Turnpike overpass project are expected to start opening on various dates between July 20 and 24. According to the information provided by David Billips, director of Westfield Public Works, remaining plaza 3 work will be “grading of the median and placement of concrete” that began on Monday, July 10, and will go until Friday, July 14, as well as the installation of a “new mast arm.” Lighting will also be installed from July 10 to July 12. In addition, “[d]uring night shifts” from July 10 to July 13, “the top course of the roadway will be paved.” The work though, is weather-dependent. Then, striping of the roadway is expected to take place July 14, Monday July 17 and Tuesday July 18. Finally, “the work site will be cleaned and demobilized” from July 18 until July 21. According to Jeremy Cigal, assistant civil engineer for Westfield, additional information was received regarding MassDOT Turnpike bridge repairs through the city. The three bridges listed were on West Road, Montgomery Road and Southampton Road. Cigal said that the e-mail reported that a bridge membrane, which he said is a rubberized compound that helps to protect the concrete deck of the bridge, was placed on July 10. Then the paving will be done on the bridge July 17, with it expected to be opened to traffic July 20. According to Cigal, MassDOT indicated that this would be the completion of major See Turnpike, Page 7
A portion of the Southampton Road bridge, where construction continues.
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Residents vote at Special Town Meeting in Blandford Tuesday. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Some employees receive raises at Special Town Meeting By AMY PORTER Correspondent BLANDFORD – A Special Town Meeting in Blandford on Tuesday yielded raises for the Highway Department supervisor and laborers. Following a unanimous agreement on end of year transfers, several articles requesting budget adjustments for FY18 were introduced. Article 7 requested a transfer of $4,840 from Free Cash for Ambulance Services for FY18. An explanation was given that an error in the Town Meeting warrant on May 1 shortchanged the amount for Ambulance Services, and the town voted at the end of that meeting to take $5,000 from the Capital account to cover the shortfall. Resident Tony van Werkhooven questioned transferring the money from Free Cash which has not been certified. Moderator David B. Hopson responded that the transfer would be from FY17 certified Free Cash, available for the town to use until July 15. The motion carried unanimously. Article 8 called for the transfer of $8,400 for
Highway salaries, as required by the collective bargaining agreement. During discussion, a resident asked whether they had not voted on the Highway salaries at the Town Meeting. Selectman Bill Levakis said the town was still in union negotiations at the time, and when the contract had finished, some employees had moved into different categories. Former selectman Andy Montanaro said the contract had been initially negotiated in April, and asked which employees had changed categories. Town administrator Angeline Ellison said since it was the third year of the contract, it was open for re-negotiation, and two employees had shifted to higher categories due to more years of experience. “Two individuals went up $2 an hour,” added Eric McVey of the Finance Committee. When asked how employees hired a year and a half ago could have gained more than seven years of experience, Levakis said they See Special Town Meeting, Page 7
Distraught dog owner seeks to widen search for family pet By AMY PORTER Correspondent BLANDFORD – Karen Mehl of Blandford contacted The Westfield News on Tuesday, in hopes of widening the search for her missing Great Dane, Zepplin. “It will be two weeks Wednesday and I don’t know what else to do but poster the world looking for my baby,” Mehl said of Zepplin, who she raised from a puppy. Zepplin is a 4-year-old neutered male Blue Merle Great Dane, weighing 140 pounds, with an ID chip. On Wednesday, June 28, Mehl was outside working in the barn with Zepplin and Zelda, her 4-1/2 year old Blue Great Dane.
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Zelda went indoors, and Zepplin wandered off, which Mehl didn’t think anything of until it got dark and he hadn’t returned. She’s been searching for him ever since. Mehl said her property is 75 acres, bordered by 1200 acres of woods behind her house. She said Zepplin was recently injured when he fell off a ledge behind her house and broke his rear left ankle, requiring three pins in it. That time, their other dog, Zelda, alerted his owners to help him. This time, the family took Zelda out for days, begging her to find him. Mehl said she followed his scent and took them everywhere, with no See Zepplin, Page 7
Photo of Zepplin from the posters. Mehl said he is more grey than black.
WESTFIELD – The City of Westfield just issued the following construction update for the Route 187/Little River Rd project: While work continues along Little River Road and Shaker Road, the entrance to Ridgecrest Drive will be improved as part of the Little River Road Reconstruction Project. Some of the improvements include: • The limits of improvements extend from Little River Road up to the driveway to house #12 • Addition of a cement concrete sidewalk on the south/east side of Ridgecrest Drive • Replacement of the storm drainage (already complete) • Reconstruction of the roadway with minor changes to the horizontal and vertical geometry of the road • Installation of granite curbing • Installation of a stone masonry retaining wall to support the new sidewalk • Installation of new signage and metal guardrail • Installation of new trees, shrubs, and perennials to replace existing near the intersection with Little River Road The project is being administered by MassDOT and constructed by Ludlow Construction. The construction of the retaining wall is expected to begin at the end of July /early August with the remainder of the work to occur in the fall. The road reconstruction and sidewalk improvements will be coordinated with work on Little River Road and is tentatively scheduled for September 2017. Landscaping improvements would occur after the road work and is anticipated later in the fall. The drawings related to the Ridgecrest Drive Improvements can be viewed here: h t t p : / / w w w. c i t y o f w e s t f i e l d . o rg / DocumentCenter/View/2381 Please contact the Westfield Engineering Office for further information at 413-572-6219.
Fundraising events scheduled for Athenaeum By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The Westfield Athenaeum has three fundraising efforts happening through the next three months to try and continue to fund their renovation efforts. The Athenaeum is currently having a Christmas in July event, next is a comedy show in August and finally a wine tasting in September. Each event is meant to raise money for the renovations to make the Athenaeum more universally accessible, including improved handicap access, which is the first step in a multi-phase renovation project for the building. According to Dan Paquette, director of the Athenaeum, they are around See Athenaeum, Page 7
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Community attends public safety day By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent GRANVILLE – Last Saturday, the community of Granville had the opportunity to gain more insight about their first responders as the annual Public Safety day took place at the Gran-Val Scoop. Residents were able to speak with police, fire and EMT officials to learn about the ins and outs of their jobs as well as examine some of the police cruisers and pieces of fire apparatus that were present. For the first responders themselves, it is an important experience for the town. “It’s a good public safety thing so they (community) can learn about how we do
our job,” said Granville Police Lt. Rick Rindels. The event took place from Noon until 5 p.m. and Rindels pointed out that almost 200 people attended. Allowing children to play with the sirens on the fire truck and handing out candy, stickers, and other things, made for families enjoying the day. The Gran-Val Scoop also had a petting zoo so kids could feed the farm animals. “It’s a nice event for the families,” said Rindels. “It makes for a fun little day for the kids.” In order to see the photos from the Public Safety Day, visit either the Granville Fire Department Facebook Page or the
The Granville Public Safety Day took place at the Gran-Val Scoop last Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Granville Public Safety)
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24th Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival NORTHAMPTON — On Saturday, July 15th beautiful Look Park in Northampton comes alive with Highland dancers, Highland pipers and drummers, a clan parade, sheep herding, Scottish dogs and other animals, wool spinners and weavers and lively Celtic music. Celebrate your Scottish heritage – real or coveted – with kilt-wearing, tree-tossing Scotsmen at the Highland athletic games and delight in plates piled high with scones, shortbread, bridies or meat pies. There will be 21 pipe bands competing with over 300 pipers and drummers marching in opening ceremonies. Come celebrate the second largest Scottish Festival in New England, and the only one in Massachusetts. The day’s events run from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. with the music continuing until 9:30 pm. Held Rain Or Shine. Look Park is located at 300 North Main St., Florence, MA. Tickets: $16.00, Children 6-12 $5.00, Children under 6 Free
Locals in the Lot host ‘Men of a Certain Age’ This Thursday 7/13 join us for another “Locals in the Lot” concert at 55 Elm Street. Starting at 7PM, Ed Bentley and his band, “Men of a Certain Age” will perform a wide variety of soft rock, country, blues, and original tunes that that are just plain fun to listen to and dance to if the spirit moves you. They are all gifted musicians and vocalists and they create a relaxed and thoroughly enjoyable relationship with every audience.
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LAKEVILLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has gotten drivers to slow down for years with the help of a lifesized cutout of a police cruiser posted in his driveway. Kelly Tufts tells WFXT-TV he got the lifesized Crown Victoria sign from a friend who owned a salvage yard. The sign is made of plywood and aluminum siding. He puts it outside his Lakeville home on weekends and during holidays to slow down drivers in the area. The sign is reflective at night. Tufts says town police are OK with the sign, but some passing drivers have given offensive hand gestures. He says they’d enjoy the sign “if it was their neighborhood” where speeding cars were being slowed down.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2017. There are 172 days left in the year.
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n July 12, 1967, rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
ON THIS DATE: In 1543, England’s King Henry VIII married his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr. In 1817, author, poet and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill authorizing the Army Medal of Honor. In 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.) In 1917, artist Andrew Wyeth was born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. In 1948, the Democratic National Convention, which nominated President Harry S. Truman for a second term of office, opened in Philadelphia. In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was flown by helicopter from the White House to a secret mountaintop location as part of a drill involving a mock nuclear attack on Washington. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter defended Supreme Court limits on government payments for poor women’s abortions, saying, “There are many things in life that are not fair.” In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mon-
dale announced his choice of U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York to be his running-mate; Ferraro was the first woman to run for vice president on a major-party ticket. In 1988, Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis tapped Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas as his runningmate. In 1994, President Bill Clinton, visiting Germany, went to the eastern sector of Berlin, the first U.S. president to do so since Harry Truman. In 2001, Abner Louima (loo-EE’-mah), the Haitian immigrant tortured in a New York City police station, agreed to an $8.7 million settlement with the city and its police union.
TEN YEARS AGO:
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew the loudest cheers of the eight Democratic candidates at an NAACP civil rights forum in Detroit as he assailed the Bush administration’s record on race relations. The House of Representatives voted 223-201 to withdraw U.S. troops by spring 2008 despite a veto threat from President George W. Bush. British soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria (of Spice Girls fame), arrived in Los Angeles to begin their new lives in the United States.
FIVE YEARS AGO:
Vice President Joe Biden rallied support for President Barack Obama at the NAACP’s convention in Houston, declaring that Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s electionyear agenda would hurt — not help — working families in the black community. A scathing report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh said the late Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials had buried child sexual abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade earlier to avoid bad publicity.
ONE YEAR AGO:
President Barack Obama visited Dallas, where five police officers were killed the previous week by a black man seeking vengeance for police killings; Obama said a week of deeply troubling violence seemed to expose “the deepest fault lines of our democracy,” but insisted the nation was not as divided as it seemed. With hugs and handshakes, Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton for president during an appearance in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The American League won its fourth consecutive All-Star Game, beating the NL 4-2 at Petco Park in San Diego.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
Movie director Monte Hellman is 88. Actor-comedian Bill Cosby is 80. Singer-musician Christine McVie is 74. Actress Denise Nicholas is 73. Singer-songwriter Butch Hancock is 72. Fitness guru Richard Simmons is 69. Actor Jay Thomas is 69. Singer Walter Egan is 69. Writer-producer Brian Grazer is 66. Actress Cheryl Ladd is 66. Country singer Julie Miller is 61. Gospel singer Sandi Patty is 61. Actress Mel Harris is 61. Actor Buddy Foster is 60. Rock guitarist Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) is 55. Actress Judi Evans is 53. Rock singer Robin Wilson (Gin Blossoms) is 52. Actress Natalie Desselle Reid is 50. Actress Lisa Nicole Carson is 48. Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is 46. Country singer Shannon Lawson is 44. Rapper Magoo is 44. Actress Anna Friel is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tracie Spencer is 41. Actress Alison Wright is 41. Actor Steve Howey is 40. Actor Topher Grace is 39. Actress Michelle Rodriguez is 39. Actress Kristen Connolly is 37. Country singer-musician Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry) is 34. Actor Matt Cook (TV: “Man With a Plan”) is 33. Actress Natalie Martinez is 33. Actress Ta’Rhonda Jones is 29. Golfer Inbee Park is 29. Actress Rachel Brosnahan is 27. Actor Erik Per Sullivan is 26. Olympic gold medal gymnast Jordyn Wieber is 22. Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai (mah-LAH’-lah YOO’suhf-zeye) is 20.
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
HUNTINGTON: Selectboard at 6 pm
BLANDFORD: Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Historical Commission Meeting at 7:30 pm
SATURDAY, JULY 15
TOLLAND: Tolland Volunteer Fire Department Steak Roast at 5 pm MONDAY, JULY 17
BLANDFORD: Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND: Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Planning Board at 7 pm
GRANVILLE: Selectboard at 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 18
WESTFIELD: Planning Board at 7 pm WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
HUNTINGTON: Veterans’ Agent at 2:30 pm
BLANDFORD: Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm
CHESTER: Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm THURSDAY, JULY 20
BLANDFORD: Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm
Scramble for Animals to benefit the Westfield Homeless Cat Project and Open Arms Rescue, Inc. FEEDING HILLS — Sunday, August 6, 2017 Rain or shine at the Oak Ridge Golf Club, Feeding Hills, MA. Registration begins at 11:30am with the Shotgun start at 12:30. The cost is $100.00 per player and includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner, and prizes. Come for dinner for only $25.00. Hole Sponsorship— donation of $50.00 to become a hole sponsor your pet’s or loved one’s name. Register on or before July 15, 2017 return registration/sponsorship form with check or money order (payable to Marie Boccasile). Mail to Marie Boccasile 11 Second Avenue Westfield, MA 01085. For more information please contact Marie at (413) 564-0589 or marieboccasile@gmail. com
Attention Southwick Residents SOUTHWICK — Water/Sewer bills are due August 1, 2017 and 2018 Transfer Station Stickers are available. The 2017 stickers will expire June 30, 2017. To sign up for ebilling and pay online please visit www.southwickma.org scroll to the bottom of the page and link onto Online Bill Payment. The Treasurer/Collector/Clerk’s office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Westfield Community Education Programs Do you need help developing a cover letter and resume? Do you know the best online job sites to search for employment? Do you know how to attach your documents to online job sites? Would you like to feel more confident when you are at a job interview? If you need help with any of these, Westfield Community Education Programs can help! When: August 15, 17 & 18 and August 22nd & 24th (August 18th class will be “Preparing for the Interview” and will be on a Friday from 11am-1pm.) from 11am-1pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays Where: 128 East Mountain Rd. in Westfield, Clark Tech Lab on the campus of Western Ma Hospital How: Please call Westfield Community Education Program at (413) 336-3100 to sign up How Much: Classes are FREE. Who: Open to the public, must be at least 18 years old OR a student of Westfield Community Education Program. Limited seating is available!
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Woman gets prison time for stealing $250,000 from employer SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who stole more than $250,000 from her Massachusetts employer even as he struggled with dementia and cancer has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Angela Craig was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to a year and nine months behind bars, three years' probation and ordered to repay the money to the victim's family. The 55-year-old Windsor, Connecticut, woman pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud. Prosecutors say from 2012 until 2014 Craig stole the money from two Springfield businesses owned by Carlo Rovelli by writing company checks to herself, forging her employer's signature and then cashing or depositing the checks. She then falsified company records. Rovelli died in 2012. Prosecutors say she squandered the money feeding her addiction to cocaine and prescription painkillers.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A defense attorney for a Boston police captain's son accused of plotting an attack on a college campus to support the Islamic State group wants a judge to order the government to release the identities of secret witnesses against his client. Masslive.com reports attorney David Hoose told a federal judge Tuesday that hiding the identities of the witnesses has hampered his ability to build a defense. Hoose's client is 25-yearold Alexander Ciccolo, who was arrested in July 2015 in a plot to detonate homemade bombs similar to the ones used in the 2013 Boston Marathon attack. Prosecutors invoked a federal law in May to shield the witness' identities. Hoose may have to seek a security clearance for access. Ciccolo is son of Boston Police Capt. Robert Ciccolo.
Nurses at Boston hospital start strike BOSTON (AP) — More than 1,200 nurses at a Boston hospital have started a one-day strike after last-minute negotiations between their union and hospital administrators were unsuccessful. The strike by Tufts Medical Center nurses started at 7 a.m. Wednesday with picket lines outside the hospital. Hospital officials have locked out striking nurses for four additional days and hired more than 320 temporary nurses. The union and the hospital are at an impasse over staffing levels, pay and benefits. A union representative says hospital management was "determined to force a strike." Hospital CEO Dr. Michael Wagner said it's "extremely unfortunate that the union has continued to hold out for more money and an ill-conceived pension plan." The sides have been negotiating a new contract since April 2016.
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50th Reunion Announced for Tech High Class of 1967 Technical High – Springfield, MA, Class of 1967 will hold its 50th Class Reunion from September 29 to October 1, 2017. A full weekend of exciting activities are being planned for this significant milestone with a dinner banquet and live entertainment set for Saturday evening September 30 at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. If anyone is aware of classmates who may not have heard about the reunion, either send us their name and contact info or have them email Carolyn or Pam and the Reunion Committee will follow through. Names and information should be emailed to 1967Tech50th@gmail.com.
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GOP lawmaker pushes $900M for NY/NJ railroad infrastructure By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge railroad and transit project to build new bridge and tunnel capacity for travel between New York and New Jersey would receive a whopping $900 million next year if a senior New Jersey Republican has his way. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen is moving to boost the New York and New Jersey Gateway project in large part by eliminating a popular $500 million infrastructure grant program championed by former President Barack Obama. That program funded transportation projects nationwide, including set-asides for rural areas. Frelinghuysen, R-N.J., also would earmark $400 million in mass transit grants toward a new tunnel under the Hudson River to service Amtrak and a New Jersey commuter rail line. The money is contained in a $56.5 billion transportation and housing funding bill that advanced by voice vote through an appropriations subcommittee Tuesday evening. It’s one of 12 long-overdue spending bills that Frelinghuysen and other lawmakers are working to advance, despite intra-GOP quarreling and a dysfunctional budget climate in Washington. The move by the 12-term Republican is reminiscent of pork barrel politics of the recent past, when powerful lawmakers like Sen. Robert Byrd used the annual appropriations bills that fund the government to move billions of dollars into their states. Frelinghuysen faces challenges from the right with a potential primary and on the left from Democrats in his bid for another term next year in a competitive north-central New Jersey district. It’s his first potentially competitive election cycle since entering Congress in 1995. “Rebuilding the Hudson Tunnels is of vital importance to my home state of New Jersey and our region,” Frelinghuysen said in a statement confirming the $900 million set-aside. “New Jersey residents have been plagued by perpetual delays and decaying infrastructure.” The move by Frelinghuysen may receive its strongest backing from powerful Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York. “The No. 1 infrastructure project in all of America is the Gateway project,” Schumer said on Monday. But elimination of the Obama-sponsored TIGER grant program, which was created by the 2009 economic stimulus measure but has won bipartisan support since, is likely to face opposition in the Senate. “Look, I don’t want to rob Peter to pay Paul,” Schumer said Tuesday. “We need money for Gateway but we need money for TIGER as well.” The Gateway project would construct two new rail tunnels under the Hudson River and rebuild a bridge over New Jersey’s Hackensack River. All told, it’s expected to cost $20 billion. The project would replace aging tunnels that are nearing obsolescence. The tunnels, and a new bridge over New Jersey’s Hackensack River to replace a century-old span, are the first phase of the Gateway program, an ambitious effort to improve rail capacity on the Northeast Corridor between Washington and Boston and specifically around New York’s Penn Station, the nation’s busiest train station. The Northeast Corridor around Penn Station has been beset by problems in the last few months. Two derailments, a power failure, signal problems and other issues at Penn Station pushed Amtrak to begin a major two-month overhaul project Monday to replace aging tracks and other equipment that have caused numerous delays for commuters. The measure rejects almost $10 billion in program cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in his unpopular May budget, restoring almost $3 billion for community development projects and a $150 million appropriation to subsidize money-losing air service to rural airports, among other programs.
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In this July 7, 2017, file photo, France's President Emmanuel Macron talks with U.S. President Donald Trump after the family photo on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump and Macron may be the world's most unlikely political odd couple. Far apart on climate change and immigration, the two leaders will look for common ground on terrorism and defense policy when they meet this week in Paris. Fresh off his second trip to Europe, the president is making a U-turn to be the guest of honor at this year’s Bastille Day events _ a celebration of French national pride at a time when, according to Macron, “our world has never been so divided.” (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Trump storms Paris for Bastille Day By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and France's Emmanuel Macron may be the world's oddest of political odd couples. Far apart on climate change and immigration, the two leaders will look for common ground on terrorism and defense policy when they meet this week in Paris. The president will be the guest of honor at this year's Bastille Day events — a celebration of French national pride at a time when, according to Macron, "our world has never been so divided." The overseas trip comes as Trump is dogged by fresh controversy over his campaign's potential connections to Russia. Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday disclosed 2016 emails about his meeting with a Russian lawyer described to him as someone who was "part of Russia and its government's support for Mr. Trump" in the campaign against Hillary Clinton. The president has maintained that neither he nor members of his campaign colluded with the Russian government ahead of the 2016 election. Macron, for his part, has come out strongly against Russia's purported efforts to interfere in elections in the U.S. and across Europe. He has accused Moscow of working against his own campaign in support of his opponent, far-right leader Marine Le Pen. The visit will gauge whether Trump and France's new leader can find consensus on any of the critical issues on which they find themselves deeply at odds. After Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Paris climate accord agreement last month, Macron, a staunch advocate of research to combat global warming, beckoned "all responsible citizens," including American scientists and researchers, to bring their fight against climate change to France. The president will mark the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War I by visiting U.S. troops. White House officials are casting it as a celebration of the U.S.-French military alliance — both then and now. Trump and Macron are scheduled to hold a joint news conference, during which Trump may face tough questions on the latest revelations about his son's contacts with a Russian lawyer. The two leaders and their wives will end a busy day of meetings Thursday with a lavish dinner at Jules Verne, at the top of the Eiffel Tower. In the leadup to what will be Trump's first official visit to France, the White House chose to highlight areas where the two leaders can collaborate, and said their differences could foster more constructive dialogue.
"Macron and the president have somewhat different views on how to achieve the end goal, but I think the end goal is the same," Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn said last week. Macron's path to the presidency was nearly as unlikely as Trump's. Rejecting ties with the French mainstream parties that had controlled the government since modern France began, he launched his own political movement just over a year ago and campaigned on pro-business and pro-European policies in direct counter to Le Pen. "Both of these men were elected as outsiders and neither of them is really tied to their own national political establishments," said Benjamin Haddad, a Washington-based French political analyst with the Hudson Institute. "That may actually work to their advantage." And Macron's national security pitch hasn't differed drastically from Trump's. On Syria, he argues for intervention, saying that Syrian President Bashar Assad is a threat to Syria and the Islamic State group is a threat to France. France has been plagued in recent years by a series of extremist attacks, including one of the deadliest attacks during Bastille Day celebrations last year, when a 19-ton cargo truck deliberately plowed into crowds in Nice, killing more than 80 people. Macron supports intervention against Syria's government in response to its use of chemical weapons and could prove an important ally as the Trump administration seeks to increase pressure against Damascus. But in doing so, they'll need to tackle the issue of Russia's support for Assad, something Trump has only passively acknowledged. At age 39, Macron became France's youngest president when he won a runoff against Le Pen in April. Despite no political experience, he pulled together an overwhelming legislative majority in France's parliament and recent polls show him with strong public popularity. For Trump, whose approval ratings at home and abroad have sunk since he took office, experts say leveraging Macron's popularity could be the president's best bet to thaw his administration's image among European allies. "Macron doesn't have the same constraints as (Germany's) Angela Merkel, who is entering an election campaign in which her opponents would love to make it a campaign about Donald Trump," said Jeffrey Rathke, deputy director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. —— Associated Press writer Lori Hinnant contributed to this story from Paris.
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Mother of girl dubbed Baby Doe to be sentenced BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on a Boston Harbor island faces sentencing for helping her former boyfriend dispose of her daughter's body. A sentencing hearing for Rachelle Bond is scheduled for Wednesday. Last month, Bond's ex-boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the 2015 killing of Bella Bond. A computer-generated image of the girl was widely shared on social media as authorities worked to identify her. Rachelle Bond pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact, and then testified against McCarthy at his trial. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, she's expected to be released after her sentencing. She has served less than two years in jail.
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WESTFIELD – Frank M. Simeoli, “Nonno,” 94, of Westfield, Mass. passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, July 9, 2017, in the company of his loved ones. Frank was born in Springfield, Mass. on January 22, 1923, and was a 1940 graduate of Springfield Technical High School. Frank enlisted in the Navy, serving in World War II with CB11 in the South Pacific, CM 2nd Class. Frank was predeceased by his wife, Tina (DePilato) Simeoli; father, Joseph A. Simeoli; mother, Mary (Curto) Simeoli; sister, Frances Simeoli, and brother, Anthony Simeoli. Frank leaves his son, Jay M. Simeoli and daughter-in-law, Peggie (Johnson) Simeoli; his granddaughters, Ann M. Simeoli, her husband, Matthew Cortis, and Mary F. Simeoli, Esq. Frank leaves beloved nieces and nephews: Paul Rana, and his wife, Terrie; Mark Caporale and his wife, Wendy; Phil Caporale, and his wife, Valerie; Dolores McClune, and her husband, James; Chris Robinson, and her husband, Mark. Frank enjoyed golf and cheering for the 49ers. He leaves a legacy as the world’s greatest baseball fan and his beloved Detroit Tigers. Frank’s family would like to thank Baystate Hospice for their wonderful care. A wake will be held Saturday from 9-11 at Tazzini Funeral Home. Burial will follow in St. Michael’s Cemetery with military honors. In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memoriam to Baystate Hospice.
Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Tuesday, July 4, 2017 1:26 p.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, Long Pond Road. Police received a report of two vehicles in a driveway that were reportedly entered and gone through. One was reported to allegedly have loose change taken and the other an gXM radio was allegedly taken. Police are investigating.
West Central Family and Counseling launches Cancer Informed Therapy Program WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Central Family and Counseling is excited to announce the launch of a new interdisciplinary Cancer Informed Therapy Program. West Central Family and Counseling (WCFC) has developed a mental health treatment program specifically for cancer patients, families, caregivers and their loved ones. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2006 the Institute of Medicine issued a report recommending that every cancer patient receive a cancer survivorship care plan. WCFC will work with healthcare providers to meet the mental health needs of their care plans. “The goal of the program is to provide patients and their families cancer informed therapy. We can accomplish this in the clinic and as a home based support when it seems needed,” said Jo-Anne Gaughan-Cabral who serves as a Clinic Supervisor and clinical lead of the Cancer Informed Therapy Program. “Clients and family members who are impacted by a cancer diagnosis will benefit from this program.”
Westfield Bridge Club Results 6/29/17 SOUTHWICK — North/South: 1st: Vi Martinell – Cindy Fullerton; 2nd: Terry Sunter – Helen Pawlowski; 3rd: Dottie Alexander – Ed Merrill East/West: 1st: Judy Matyseck – Ed Matyseck; 2nd: Sue Labucki – Marcel Jacques; 3rd: Ellie Siska – Betty Clare Duplicate is played Thursday afternoons from 1:00 – 4:00 at The American Inn in Southwick. All players are welcome.
Just as any serious illness, a cancer diagnosis can be a challenging experience for patients, caregivers and their loved ones. Many clients have reported feelings of anxiety and depression along with grief, stress, episodes of confusion and acute or reoccurrence of trauma. ABOUT US West Central Family and Counseling is a CARF accredited outpatient mental health clinic in West Springfield, MA. The company services a variety of populations throughout the Pioneer Valley. Outreach and bilingual (Spanish) services are available. To learn more about our company and the cancer informed therapy program, please visit www.westcentralfamily.com.
Putz’s Ultimate Sports Challenge Due to the overwhelming popularity of our “Beat ‘The Putz’” pro football contest, we are about to give readers of The Westfield News something more. Area sports fans will have a chance to put their sports knowledge to the test with our brand new contest, “Putz’s Ultimate Sports Challenge.” Pick the winner from each of the four men’s PGA Tour Majors, NASCAR’s biggest races and the Triple Crown. Win prizes weekly and compete for our overall grand prize. Look for contest forms in The Westfield News.
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Scott Brown, a former U.S. senator from Massachusetts, took up a new post as ambassador to New Zealand two weeks ago, becoming one of the first ambassadors tapped by President Donald Trump to begin serving. The Associated Press asked the high-profile Republican about the support he received from across the aisle, as well as his take on Trump's tweets and the Russia investigation. The interview has been edited. SCOTT BROWN Q: Why New Zealand? Brown: Well, I had the choice of any country in the world, and this was my No. 1 choice. The main reason is because of what is happening in this part of the world. You can see what's happening with China and its expansionism; North Korea and its belligerence and its lobbing missiles and rockets all over the place; and obviously Five Eyes (the intelligence-sharing alliance between the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand); the fact that it's the most beautiful country and the people are supposedly — and I'm finding out are — the nicest people in the world. Q: Were you surprised to get support from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, particularly given your contentious relationship in the past? Brown: Well, it's politics. Politics in the United States is like a blood sport. It's really never personal. In Sen. Warren's case, our relationship has grown in a very positive way over the last nine to 12 months ... and quite frankly, she was instrumental in streamlining the process. Q: Could you ever see yourself supporting Sen. Warren for a position? There's been talk of her running for president. Brown: That's like saying, Are the Patriots going to win the Super Bowl again? You know, I don't know, and I'm going to just focus on my job here, but I wish her well in whatever she does and I plan on treating her with dignity and respect as I know she will with me, regardless of what happens. We have a president right now, so I'm going to focus on making sure he is able to do his job for the next 3 1/2 years. Q: Are President Trump's tweets, like the one mocking TV presenter Mika Brzezinski for "bleeding badly from a face-lift," lowering the tone of the presidency?
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Brown: He's the president. He can communicate however he wants. Is it something I would do? Most likely not. But he feels that he has to stand up for something when he's wronged, and that's what he's going to do. And quite frankly, I think that both sides need to kind of calm down in terms of the battling back and forth, because we're Americans first. I believe that we are all trying to do the right thing for our country. And has the media been giving him a fair go? I can tell you firsthand, absolutely not. Q: What is your take on the Russia investigation, given the latest revelations about Donald Trump Jr.?
The Westfield Cruisers presents: The Veterans Classic Auto Show WESTFIELD — Saturday, July 29 (rain date TBD) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Westfield Fair Grounds 129 Russellville Rd, Westfield, MA. All proceeds to benefit Homeward Vets Inc., a non-profit organization committed to “Filling a Soldier’s Home”. For more info, visit www. homewardvets.org. Show cars: $10, Spectator Admission: $3/car, Crafter/vendor spaces available for $10. Westfield Police Child Safety ID Program is free 10 am – 2 pm. For more information please contact Gary @ 413-5621346 or Julie @ 413-454-5371 Or visit www.westfieldcruise.com
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Brown: I've always said, and I've said publicly, that any of that stuff that deals with Russia or any type of conflict, there needs to be a light shone on it. And I know Sen. Warner, I know Sen. Burr, and I know that they're going to do their best to get everything out in the open, and I think that's a good thing. So let the chips fall where they may. (Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, which is chaired by Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina.) Q: A recent survey by the Pew Research Center indicates President Trump has low approval ratings in countries around the world. Have you found any Trump supporters since you've been in New Zealand? Brown: Absolutely, I've found a tremendous amount. I don't really put a whole lot of stock in polls, because you never know. There's different ways to do polling now, a lot of folks don't have traditional phones. I just don't even bother to read them, quite frankly, because he's the president. Like it or not, he's the president. And if folks don't want our support, then they should let us know, because we are happy to support other countries who want our help.
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Entertaining Summer Appetizers
Fruit Dip
Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme Directions Using an electric mixer, blend cream cheese and marshmallow creme until mixed thoroughly.
Balsamic Bruschetta
Ingredients 8 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 loaf French bread, toasted and sliced
Directions In a bowl, toss together the tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese, and garlic. Mix in the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper. Serve on toasted bread slices.
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Pasta with Sauteed Kale, Bread Crumbs By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press There are lots of varieties of kale on the market. They start appearing now and stay seasonal all through the winter. You can play around with any and all of them in this recipe. You also can use other dark greens, like mustard greens, collards, Swiss chard — even chopped broccolini or broccoli rabe. Spinach is another option, but cook it for only about 4 or 5 minutes or it will probably get a bit too soft. There are plenty of pasta and greens recipe out there, but this one is elevated and made super-amazing by the topping of Parmesan-infused fried fresh bread crumbs. And a smidge of anchovies and red pepper flakes. I always rush to mention that if you have people at the table who think they don't like anchovies, you should conveniently leave out that little nugget of information when describing this dish. But leave out the information, not the anchovies. (Unless you're serving a possible vegetarian, then full disclosure is in order).
PASTA WITH SAUTEED KALE & TOASTED BREAD CRUMBS
Avocado Feta Salsa
Serves 6 Start to finish: 25 minutes ——— 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus extra for drizzling 1 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 tablespoon minced garlic, divided 4 oil- or salt-packed anchovy filets, rinsed and minced 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste 2 pounds kale, thick stems cut off, rinsed well and roughly chopped 1 pound spaghetti Juice from 1 lemon 1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, divided
Ingredients 2 plum tomatoes, chopped 1 ripe avocado - peeled, pitted and chopped 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon red or white wine vinegar 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese Directions In a bowl, gently stir together tomatoes, avocados, onion, and garlic. Mix in parsley and oregano. Gently stir in olive oil and vinegar. Then stir in feta. Cover, and chill for 2 to 6 hours.
Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball Ingredients 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Directions In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners’ sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans before serving.
Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce 40th Annual Pancake Breakfast WESTFIELD — Please join us for our 40th Annual Pancake Breakfast tomorrow, Thursday, July 13, at South Middle School, 30 West Silver Street in Westfield, MA. This is a community event. The event is held from 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $6 for Adults, $5 for Seniors and $3 for kids under 12. You may purchase tickets at the event or by visiting our website at:www.westfieldbiz. org. Attractions include: bounce house, face painting, fire engine, music, live broadcast with WSKB 89.5 FM, vendor bingo – win a $50 restaurant gift card. Vendor tables are available: $75 for Chamber Members, $100 for Non-Chamber Members (you must provide your own table). Thank you to our sponsors: Premium Event Sponsor: Baystate Noble Health; Youth Camp Sponsor: MedExpress Urgent Care; Sausage Sponsor: BMC HealthNet Plan; Media Sponsors: BusinessWest, The Westfield News; Placemat Sponsor: Appalachian Press; Ticket Sponsor: Puffer Printing; Coffee Sponsor: Dunkin Donuts; Mayor Brian Sullivan. For more information, to volunteer and/or reserve a tabletop, please call Pam at the Chamber at 413.568.1618.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and season generously with salt. Meanwhile, heat half of the 1/3 cup oil in a very large, deep skillet with a lid over medium heat. Add the breadcrumbs, season with salt and pepper, and toast them, stirring frequently, until the bread crumbs are light golden brown, about 4 minutes. Add half the garlic and cook and stir for one more minute, until you can small the garlic. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the toasted crumbs to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour out any remaining oil and wipe out the skillet with paper towels (carefully!). Return the skillet to medium heat, and add the rest of the 1/3 cup oil and heat over medium heat. Add the remaining minced garlic, the anchovies and red pepper flakes, and stir for a few seconds. Then add the kale and 1/4 cup water (if the kale is damp from rinsing it, skip the additional water), partially cover the pot, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, until the kale is fairly wilted and tender. While the kale is cooking, cook the spaghetti in the boiling water according to package directions until al dente. Remove 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta. Add the pasta, half of the reserved cooking water, and the lemon juice to the pan with the wilted kale, and toss to combine well (use the pot you cooked the pasta in if that works better size-wise). Add more cooking water if the mixture seems dry. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. In a small bowl, stir together the toasted breadcrumbs with 1/4 cup of the Parmesan. Transfer the pasta and kale to a serving bowl or to individual plates, and top with the Parmesan bread crumbs. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan, and serve hot or warm. Let people give their servings an extra drizzle of olive oil if they wish.
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Christian Cammisa of Russell was hired as full-time Highway laborer in Blandford. (Photo by Amy Porter)
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Zepplin has been missing from Blandford for two weeks.(Submitted photo)
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success. The search then began in earnest. Mehl contacted Home again and Missing Dogs of Massachusetts. She said Marianne Monier of Missing Dogs was fantastic, organizing ten field volunteers, including family, friends and people from the area, for a search on the property on July 2. Mehl also hired Packleader Pettrackers who brought search dogs from Rhode Island on July 3. She said the group did track his scent from her property, through two more neighboring properties for three hours until they had to stop due to the heat. The tracking team cost $550, Mehl said, which her 19-year-old twins paid for out of their savings. One daughter joined the Pettrackers on their search, as did Blandford Animal Control Officer Joanne Grybosh, who said most of the Karen Mehl. (Photo by Amy Porter) search was on a vertical climb with no paths. “Joanne has been a Godsend, searching the woods since day one. I can’t imagine anybody doing more,” Mehl said. Grybosh, who has been involved with animal welfare and rescue for decades, said she wished all pet owners did as much as Mehl to find their missing animals. Mehl said she paid another $350 on July 7 to a service that promised robo calls in a 7-mile radius and thousands of Google ad views, although she said she doesn’t know one person who received a call, and hasn’t been able to find any postings online from them. Mehl said she has now spent thousands on posters, ink and tape papering all of the hilltowns, and is now working her way into Westfield, Easthampton and Holyoke. She mentioned that Staples in Westfield has been super, with one employee donating copies out of her own pocket. She has gotten some calls, but they’ve led her to other Great Danes. She said she didn’t realize how many were out there. She also got a call from the area of the Whippernon Country Club in Russell, where a big dog had been seen, and some chicks were killed. The family gave her permission to set up a trail cam she rented for $250 and camp out for a night, but they had no luck. She also was loaned a satellite cam from Missing Dogs of Massachusetts. She said Monier of Missing Dogs has told her that dogs can live a long time in the woods this time of year eating deer scat, which is rich in nutrients. She said by now Zepplin has gone into survival mode, which will make him more leery of being approached. Mehl said if anyone does see Zepplin, they should not call out or chase him, but should sit quietly, wait for him to approach, and give him treats. She also hopes that if someone does see him, they will put out food so that he will keep coming back, and give her a call at 413-5377012. Besides exhausting her resources, Zepplin’s disappearance has taken a toll on Mehl’s health, causing a lot of sleepless nights. She said the worst part is not knowing. “Even if he’s gone, we just need to know. The not knowing is awful – it haunts you,” Mehl said.
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were asked to bring in documentation of prior experience. Town clerk Laurie Boucher pointed out that due to the varied experience of personnel in the Highway Department, the department will be saving money in outsourcing. Montanaro questioned whether experience not specific to the highway and maintenance job was relevant. The question was then moved and carried. Article 9 requested a transfer of $8,400 from available funds for an increase in the salary of the Highway superintendent. This article was the only one Sue Streeter was appointed trea- of the meeting not recomsurer of Blandford at Tuesday’s mended by the Finance Board of Selectmen meeting. Committee, although it was recommended by the Board (Photo by Amy Porter) of Selectmen. “Since we have a union, we have to abide by our contract. But we cannot forget about our superintendent,” said Levakis in introducing the article. He said he had a sheet of comparative salaries of highway superintendents in the area, and Blandford’s hadn’t been compensated correctly. “We can’t let union employees catch up with him. It’s not fair – he runs the whole show,” Levakis added, referring to current superintendent Brad Curry. McVey said he could be swayed on the topic, but the Finance Committee hadn’t recommended the increase because the union had accepted its contract and the superintendent had accepted his contract. “The Board of Selectmen has buyer’s remorse. I’ve been in a situation where employees made twice as much as I did,” McVey said. He also said he would like to see a raise structure for the superintendent based on accomplishments. Board of Selectmen chair Adam Dolby said the intent of putting the salary increase in the warrant was to be able to have the option of an increase for the superintendent during negotiations. Another resident noted that the superintendent had a lot of experience, and asked whether the town would want to seek a new one. Montanaro said the town does not have a history of pay for performance increases, but rather across the board increases. He said the raise proposed was an 18-20% increase, which would mean every employee should get the same increase. Resident Bryan Young asked whether the increase amounted to a $4.20/hour raise, which he was told was accurate. “We’re going to reduce the amount of Reserve in FY18 by this amount. We’re trying to make a correction,” Dolby said. The question was called, and the vote for the increase carried 20-14. Article 10 asked for a transfer of $4,000 for supplementing the treasurer’s salary. Montanaro asked if there was still a vacancy in the position of treasurer, which had been filled this year by an acting treasurer. Dolby said a new person has accepted the job. McVey said the position was supposed to be funded at $20,000 part time, but it had been underfunded in the annual budget at the Town Meeting. Hopson said mistakes were made. He said the position of treasurer is to be funded at $17-20/hour for 20 hours per week. “We need to be able to negotiate up to $20 per hour,” Dolby said. The question was called and passed unanimously. During a meeting of the Board of Selectmen directly following the Special Town Meeting, two appointments were voted and filled. Christian Cammisa of Russell was hired for a fulltime highway laborer position. When asked to tell the Selectmen about himself, Cammisa said he had previously been hauling trash for 17 years in Hartford. He said he had gotten used to raccoons and rats, but when he hooked up a dumpster in the North End and a guy got out and started screaming at him, he became a little gun shy. He also said he was happy to bring down his commute from an hour to five minutes. Sue Streeter, who has been serving as selectmen’s secretary and assistant treasurer was also appointed at the meeting as treasurer for the town of Blandford for a three-year term. The position of secretary to the Board of Selectmen will now be posted.
$130,000 shy of their $1.5 million mark for phase one. He said that the donations were coming regularly but have slowed recently. “We’re getting there slowly but surely, but the summer’s been tough,” Paquette said. “We were doing pretty great and had regular donors but it’s slowed down the past couple months.” Paquette hopes that these three fundraising events will help spur donations to get them through the lull. For Christmas in July, Paquette said that staff has set up a Christmas tree that is filled with ornaments, which have a number of item requests on them along with a monetary amount. Participants Ornaments hang on the can go to the tree between Christmas tree at the Athenaeum. now and the end of July (photo submitted by Dan Paquette) and take an ornament, then give the Athenaeum the amount requested on it. The ornaments have a number of items Paquette said, including ceiling tiles, security cameras, technology ports and light fixtures. The majority of items cost between $5 to $25, but Paquette said that they can be as high as $200. According to Paquette, they have already received about a half-dozen ornament requests back already. The impact was even seen as soon as the tree was established. “Right when we were putting it up, the first family grabbed an ornament and it made its first impact as soon as it was put up,” he said. The second event for the Athenaeum is a comedy show happening on Aug. 12 at the Westfield Athenaeum’s Lang auditorium. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the Athenaeum’s circulation desk. The event will open its doors at 7 p.m. to the public, with the first performer taking the stage at 8 p.m. Beer and wine will be sold at the event. According to Paquette, the headlining comedian will be Ray Harrington. In addition to performing stand-up comedy, Harrington also has a documentary on Hulu called “Be a Man,” which was the winner for Best Documentary at the 2015 LA Comedy Festival, according to the documentary’s website. Also performing will be Pat Oates, who has been a guest on Bax and O’Brien, Paquette said, and according to Oates’ website, has also appeared on E! Network and TLC. “Should be a nice fun night that is a little bit different than what people are used to,” Paquette said. Finally, on Friday, Sept. 15, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Athenaeum will be holding a wine tasting at the Raven Hollow Winery located near the Koziski Farm in Southwick. Tickets will be $30 each, and wine and food will be served. However, a menu has not been determined yet.
Daniel Paquette, director of the Westfield Athenaeum (WNG file photo)
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work but some minor work will occur after July 20 during the day that will have a lane closure. For Montgomery Road, Cigal said the bridge membrane would be placed on July 17, with paving occurring either July 21 or 24. The bridge should then be opened July 24. Like West Road, there will be minor work needed following July 24 that will be done during the day. Cigal said that for Southampton Road, the bridge membrane was listed to be placed July 11 with paving scheduled to occur on July 17. He said the plan is to temporarily fully open the bridge July 24 until after the International Air Show at Barnes Regional Airport, which ends Aug. 13. This is called the completion of phase two on the Southampton Road bridge, Cigal said. MassDOT said that after the air show phase three will begin and the majority of the bridge work will be completed by the end of September with all the barriers removed at that time. Finally, milling and paving is said to be occurring at the 100-foot approach on the north and south ends of the bridges in spring 2018.
WESTFIELD – The Rotary Club of Westfield will present their 3rd annual Westfield Food Fest this August 25th and 26th on Elm Street in the heart of downtown Westfield. Elm Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from School to Franklin streets and will serve as center stage for this two-day festival on Friday, August 25 (5-10 pm) and Saturday, August 26, (12n- 10:00pm). This two-day event will feature local restaurants and food trucks as well as entertainment from local musicians. It will be a free event to the public with the goal of encouraging area residents to utilize the city’s downtown. The Westfield Rotarians will be selling beer and wine to adults at the festival which will enjoy live coverage from local radio station WSKB 89.5fm. Jennifer Gruszka, a former president of the Westfield Rotary club and co-chair of this year’s festival, said proceeds from the event will be returned to the community by the club in the form of grants for service projects which promote Rotary’s areas of focus. Gruszka said “This is an exciting opportunity for Westfield to come together as a community and enjoy delicious food while listening to local performers in a family-friendly environment. The event is designed to showcase local businesses as well as the downtown area. We would not be able to have this event without the generous support of the entire city of Westfield.”
“The generosity of Westfield businesses and residents helps to make this event a success. Your contribution, combined with support from area businesses and organizations, will enable us to provide an exceptional weekend of fun and festivities for the residents of Greater Westfield.” For sponsorship opportunities or to become a vendor please contact Gruszka at jennifergruszka45@gmail.com or visit the club’s website, westfieldrotary.org.
Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Tournament Planned Registration is now being accepted for the 21st Annual Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Classic to be held Monday, August 28 at the Springfield Country Club. Morning and afternoon tee times are available to golfers, with shotgun starts at 8:00AM and 1:00PM. The tournament includes lunch and dinner, a silent auction and a raffle. Several levels of sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses and individuals. Proceeds from this event will benefit the care of the retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield. For more information, contact Sr. Eleanor Harrington at 413-536-0853.
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Sat. July 15, 2017 at LOOK PARK Northampton, MA • 9am till 5PM Entertainment till 9:30PM. On Stage: Tartan Terrors, Albannach, Screaming Orphans, The Brigadoons & Charlie Zahm. Tickets $16 Adults, Children 6-12 $5.00, under 6 FREE. Parking $3.00. 413-862-8095/4539. Discount tickets:
149th ANNUAL • August 24th-27th, 2017 One Of The Best Little Fairs In The Country Cummington Fairgrounds 97 Fairgrounds Rd • Cummington, MA. 01028 Adults $12. Age 10-15 : $5 Under 10 FREE! Sunday Seniors $10. Veterans/Military with Proper ID $10. Parking $5 • NO Alcohol. NO Pets: Service dogs only. Rides, Games, Entertainment, Truck & Tractor Pulls, Food, Demolition Derby, Craft Barn, Clowns, Livestock, Kids Fun Area. Download a full schedule of events at www.CummingtonFair.com
Blandford, MA ~ 150th Celebration! September 1st to 4th, 2017 The Blandford Fair held annually on Labor Day weekend is the place to be for all your family entertainment , from the very young to the very old. The Fair offers traditional activities and events as well as new venues every year. We have rides. Come for the food, enjoy the music on center stage, take in the oxen, horse and pony draws or maybe the Horse Show. We have 4wd Truck pulls, a Demolition Derby, and a Burnout Contest. Visit us at www.theblandfordfair.com
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July 20th & August 17th • 6:00 – 9:00 - Park Square Green. Food, drink and merchandise vendors will be available on the green. “Locals in the Lot” July 13th & 27th, Aug. 3rd, 10th & 24th • 7:00 – 9:00 - 55 Elm Street • Grab your blankets & chairs and join us! www.westfieldonweekends.com
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August 11-13 2017 7 Bell Road • Middlefield, MA 01243 Adults: $6.00, Seniors: $5.00, Children under 12 FREE. Parking: $2.00 Friday - Open 4pm: Diesel Truck Pull, Bingo, DJ. • Saturday - Open 8am: 4x4 Truck Pull, Youth Sheep Show, Horse Pulls, Fiddler Contest. • Sunday - Open 8am: Pancake Breakfast, A-Ray of Elvis, Rabbit Show, Cattle Show, Garden Tractor & Oxen Pulls. www.Middlefieldfair.org
The 95th Annual • August 4th, 5th, and 6th Fri : 4pm-close; Sat: 7am-close; Sun: 7am-close 15 Kinnebrook Road • Chester, MA Adult Admission: $7.00 Kids 12 & under FREE Linda Burns, Folk Music, Open Mic, Boot Hill Band and Other Bands, Entertainment, Shriners’ Clowns, Games, Raffles, Ox & Horse Draws, Crafters, Vendors, Rabbits & Poultry, Sheep & Cattle Judging, Lawn Tractor & Truck Pulls, Exhibits, Great Food.
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The 90th Annual • August 18th-20th, 2017 137 Russellville Road • Westfield, MA 01085 Fri: 5pm-10pm; Sat: 8am-10pm; Sun: 8am-5pm Admission: General-$8.00, Children under 12 FREE with a paid adult, Seniors-$6.00 Parking: $2.00 per car. NO dogs are allowed. Live Bands, Truck and Tractor Pulls, Demolition Derby, Rides, Games, Horse & Oxen Draws, Activities for Kids, Mud Bog, Petting Zoo, Annual Miss Westfield Pageant, Dining Hall, Food & Craft Vendors, Livestock, Raffles and So Much More! www.thewestfieldfair.com
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“A Free Family Friendly Event” Saturday August 12, 2017 • 11am-10pm Court Square • Springfield MA Music from a wide range of genres. Performances by world class musicians. Jazz, Blues, Latin Jazz, Funk, and more. Youth Dance & Theater, Educational workshops, Local Handmade Arts & Crafts, Culinary offerings, Family Friendly Activities. EcoFriendly resources & recycling. Free workshops for musicians & music lovers. Delicious Local Food. For full lineup visit: www.springfieldjazzfest.com
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ROUTE 66, Westhampton, MA 413-529-9388 • Daily: 6:30 am-7:00pm 2017 FESTIVAL SERIES JULY 23rD - CHERRY FESTIVAL aUGUSt 20th - PEACH FESTIVAL SePteMber 17th - APPLE FESTIVAL oCtober 22nD - PUMPKIN FESTIVAL All events include a Pig Roast and BBQ, Live Music, and a Community Tag and Craft Sale. www.outlookfarm.com
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WESTFIELD vs. BLACKSTONE VALLEY BABE RUTH 14-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
Coaches Scott Labombard and Steve Jarvis watch as the game progresses. Westfield sub Jayson Rokosz is outlined by the low summer sun at Bullens Field for Tuesday night’s game against Blackstone Valley.
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Westfield third baseman Joey Dekarski makes the catch but the runner is safe.
Cousineau, Westfield cruise By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Tyler Cousineau tossed a two-hitter, and the Westfield Babe Ruth 14-Year-Old All-Stars took advantage of some shoddy defense by Blackstone Valley en route to an 11-1, five-inning (mercy-shortened) victory in Tuesday night’s state semifinal at Bullens Field. Nearly every time Cousineau got in a jam, he recovered nicely. His only blemish was a harmless bases-loaded walk in the second inning. He struck out five batters. Blackstone threatened to take the game’s first lead in the first inning when Connor Donahue drew a lead-off walk, stole second and third bases to get into scoring position, but Cousineau came back to retire the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 batters, the last two via the “K”. Westfield did, in fact, take the first lead of
the game in the bottom half of the opening inning, thanks to a lead-off single from Raphael Morganelli, shaky defense by Blackstone, and an RBI single from Brian Strange. Westfield went up 2-1 in the third inning. Fred Murray led off with a single and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch. Although it was all Westfield needed, they continued to seize the moment. Westfield scored four runs in the fourth inning, and five more in the fifth to end it. Primarily fueled by walks, passed balls, and errors, the Whip City’s All-Stars still had some nice hits from Adam Tremblay (4th inning double, 5th inning RBI single) and Morganelli (4th and 5th inning RBI singles). Westfield advances to play Pittsfield in the 14-Year-Old championship game Wednesday night at Bullens Field at 5 p.m.
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SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE RESULTS FROM JULY 5, 2017
1st Place Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers 2nd Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols 3rd Place Ed West & Harry Pease 4th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 5th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 6th Place Bill Lawry & Dave Giles 7th Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 8th Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 9th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 10th Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 11th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 12th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 12th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 13th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 14th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 15th Place Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich 16th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas 17th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa Low Gross Bill Lawry & Fred Rogers @ 45 Low Net Jim French @ 29 Closest to Pin on 3rd (1st shot) Closest to Pin on 3rd (2nd shot) Closest to Pin on 6th
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SUMMER 2017 SPORTS SCHEDULES Wed., July 12 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL 12-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONSHIP Westfield American vs. Westfield National, Ralph E. Sanville Field (Cross Street), 6 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL JUNIOR ALL-STARS Westfield at Worcester, 6 p.m. 11-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS (Bestof-5) Westfield at Easthampton, 6 p.m.
10-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS (Bestof-5) Westfield vs. Easthampton, Sadie Knox, 7 p.m. BABE RUTH BASEBALL 14-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONSHIP Westfield vs. Pittsfield, Bullens Field, 5 p.m. 13-YEAR-OLD CHAMPIONSHIP Pittsfield vs. Blackstone Valley, Bullens Field, 7;30 p.m.
Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 14 OF 22 7/6/17 129 127 124.5 123 121.5 120.5 118 111 105 98.5 94 77.5 129 122.5 122 121.5 121 119.5 115 112 111.5 110 108.5 103.5 130 127 123 121.5 118.5 117.5 115.5 107.5 107 105 104.5 73
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Men’s quarterfinals on the schedule for Day 9 at Wimbledon LONDON (AP) — If the rain holds off, the four men's semifinalists will be decided at Wimbledon on Day 9 of the grass-court major. Defending champion Andy Murray will open play on Centre Court against Sam Querrey. Seven-time champion Roger Federer will follow against Milos Raonic, the man that beat Federer in last year's semifinals. On No. 1 Court, Gilles Muller will be first against Marin Cilic. Muller advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time by beating Nadal in five sets in the fourth round. In the other match in the second biggest stadium at the All England Club, three-time champion Novak Djokovic will take on 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych. Centre Court has a roof, but No. 1 Court does not.
Tatum, Celtics 3-0, Summer League set for tournament stage Jayson Tatum might not need long to win his first championship with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics improved to 3-0 in the NBA Summer League on Tuesday with an 88-83 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Tatum, the No. 3 pick in the draft, had 15 points and six rebounds. Boston, winner of a record 17 NBA championships, is one of six undefeated teams after the preliminary stage on the campus of UNLV. The Memphis Grizzlies also are 3-0 after overcoming 37 points from Utah rookie Donovan Mitchell in an 84-81 overtime victory. Mitchell, the No. 13 pick from Louisville, added eight steals. Toronto is the No. 1 seed, followed by Cleveland, Dallas, Memphis, the Clippers and Boston, as the tournament stage begins. The top eight seeds have byes until Thursday's second round, while Nos. 9-24 are scheduled to play Wednesday. A look at the six games played Tuesday, including one that went to sudden death: CELTICS 88, 76ERS 83 Jabari Bird also had 15 points for the Celtics, going 7 of 10 from the field. Demetrius Jackson scored all of his 14 in the fourth quarter, while Ante Zizic had 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jaylen Brown played just 13 minutes, scoring seven points before leaving with a bruised thigh. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had 16 points for the 76ers (1-2). GRIZZLIES 84, JAZZ 81, OT Dillon Brooks came off the Memphis bench for 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including a 3-pointer with a minute left in OT. The former Oregon star finished the game by blocking Mitchell's tying 3-point attempt with 0.2 seconds to play. Wayne Selden added 17 points and Wade Baldwin IV had 15. Mitchell scored 14 points in the fourth quarter before Travis Leslie tied it with a jumper with 2.6 seconds to go in regulation. Utah fell to 0-3. TIMBERWOLVES 78, WARRIORS 76, 2 OT C.J. Williams made a floater in the lane in the sudden-death second overtime to give Minnesota its second straight victory. Matt Costello had 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Williams also scored 14 points for the Timberwolves (2-1). Perry Ellis and Marcus Paige each had 13. Patrick McCaw scored 20 points and Bryce Alford had 16 for the Warriors (0-3), while Jordan Bell provided the defense. The second-rounder from Oregon finished with 11 rebounds, six blocks, five assists and five steals. SPURS 99, TRAIL BLAZERS 85 Bryn Forbes scored 35 points, making six 3-pointers, as the Spurs improved to 2-1. Caleb Swanigan, the No. 26 pick out of Purdue, led Portland (1-2) with 19 points and 13 rebounds. BULLS 82, WIZARDS 73 Lauri Markkanen bounced back from a poor performance with 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bulls over the winless Wizards. Markkanen, the No. 7 pick from Arizona, missed all 10 3-point attempts and went 1 for 13 overall in a loss a night earlier. Antonio Blakeney led Chicago (1-2) with 23 points while Denzel Valentine, who also struggled Monday, contributed 15 points and six rebounds. Sheldon McClellan scored 20 points for Washington (0-3). MAVERICKS 78, HEAT 73 Yogi Ferrell, a second-team All-Rookie selection, scored 23 points to lead the Mavericks in the battle of unbeatens. No. 9 pick Dennis Smith Jr. added 16 points and five assists as Dallas improved to 3-0. Okaro White had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while rookie big man Bam Adebayo had 13 points and nine boards for Miami (2-1).
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WESTFIELD vs. BLACKSTONE VALLEY BABE RUTH 13-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
Blackstone Valley surges into finals By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield 13-Year-Old All-Stars will have an extended break to rest up and recharge for next week’s regionals at Bullens Field. Blackstone Valley scored eight unanswered runs to stun Westfield 9-3 in the state semifinals Tuesday night at Bullens Field. Blackstone advances to play Pittsfield in the finals Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Because Westfield is the host team for next week’s regionals, they will return to action despite actually advancing in the state tournament. Blackstone Valley struck first. Tommy George led off the game with a single, stole second base, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on a Ryan Boyce single for a 1-0 lead. The lead was short-lived. Jeremy McCormick hit a lead-off base knock for Westfield in the home half of the first inning. McCormick moved to second on a errant pickoff attempt. Alex Lacourse followed with a single and stole second. Troy Hevey tied the game with a run-scoring single
to right center field. Hevey stole second. A passed ball made it 2-1. Another run scored on Dylan Arrooth’s fielder’s choice hit to the third base side. Blackstone Valley made it 3-all in the fourth. Consecutive one-out hits from Matt Landry and Jack Margoupis got things started for the visitor. A two-out, run-scoring error and run-scoring wild pitch evened up the score. In the fifth, Blackstone Valley went ahead. George and Pat Kastin drew consecutive walks. Then with two outs, Jack Greenwood hit into a ground out. George charged home on the play, sliding past home plate but crawling back in time to slap the plate before the catcher’s tag. A Landry walk, Margoupis RBI single, and run-scoring error gave Blackstone Valley a 6-3 advantage. Blackstone Valley blew it open in the sixth with three more runs. Tommy Puda manufactured Blackstone’s first run of the inning when he reached on a bunt single, stole second, and eventually came around to score on George’s RBI ground out. A Boyce RBI single and Greenwood RBI double brought the score to 9-3.
Westfield Pitcher Danny Provost winds one up at Bullens Field.
Aidan King flips the ball to Troy Hevey to get the out at second base.
Jimmy Cloutier connects for a hit against Blackstone Valley Tuesday night at Bullens Field.
Alex Lacourse tries to make it to home against Blackstone Valley Tuesday night.
Kareem Zaghloul tags one.
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
Can’t Eat Just One
Dear Annie: I love chocolates, especially when they are in a box from a candy store or pharmacy. The problem is that once I start eating them, I can’t stop! Most people seem to be able to eat one or two and then stop. Very often, if a box of chocolates is brought out in the coffee room where I work, I have to walk right past them because I know that if I start, I’ll eat the whole box. I like caramels, ones with marshmallow inside, soft creams and ones with toffee and nuts. In fact, I like all of them and haven’t figured out how to take one or two and then back off. Do you have any suggestions to help me with this? I doubt that I am the only person with this problem. -- Afraid to Start Dear Afraid to Start: Too much of one good thing can lead to a slew of bad things -- in this case, bellyaches, cavities and extra pounds. When you’re full, it’s easier to pass up junk food. So try to fill up on healthful snacks throughout the day -- such as celery, cucumbers, carrots and apple slices -- and drink lots of water. When you do decide to indulge in chocolates, challenge yourself. Take two pieces out of the box. Put the box away. Savor each bite of your two pieces. And then... brush your teeth! Your dentist will appreciate it, and the clean, minty taste in your mouth will make it easier to stop. Remind yourself that you will feel better the next day, and then look forward to having another two pieces tomorrow guilt-free. Dear Annie: Not long ago, a relative died and left me a set of rental properties. In one of the houses, there was a family, “the Andersons,” who had been renting that house for over 30 years. My relative’s will specified that three members of the Anderson family -- the parents and one of the children -- were to each receive $1,000 when the estate was settled. Because Mr. Anderson was dying of kidney cancer, two days after my relative’s funeral I paid this family out of my own funds. I knew that it would take a while for the estate to settle, and I thought I should give him the chance to enjoy the money while he still could. Because of various reasons -- including drug trafficking on the premises -- I have to sell the properties. But now the Andersons are accusing me of throwing them out of their home, which they regard as theirs; after all, they have been paying rent for over 30 years. Whenever I visit the properties to check on them, the Andersons call the police on me. They will no longer pay rent, and they are discussing filing a lawsuit against me for attempting to steal their family home. I’m not sure why I’m the bad guy in all of this. The will clearly stipulates that the property is mine. As for the money, all I wanted was for a dying man to have a few moments of pleasure. What did I do that is so bad? -- “Slumlord” From Succotash Dear “Slumlord”: Every story has two sides, and when it comes to legal matters, there are surely multiple narratives than could be spun for various reasons. I know that your heart was in the right place when you paid Mr. Anderson out of your own pocket. Unfortunately, what feels good to do may not be formally congruent with the laws of your state. To avoid unnecessary headaches and heartache, it might be wisest to do things via the court through probate administration and any relevant housing court assistance. 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 MOISTURE MAKES THE COOKIE DIFFERENCE Dear Heloise: What is the ingredient that makes the difference between SOFT AND CRISP COOKIES? -Kathleen H., Camp Hill, Pa. Kathleen, high moisture does, as well as baking time, and the temperature must be adjusted to retain moisture. Binding the water in butter, eggs and brown sugar (which contains molasses, which is 10 percent water) with flour slows its evaporation. There’s also a little more flour in a soft cookie. Volume also helps cookies stay moist. A large cookie rather than a small spoon-drop cookie usually will be softer. They’re baked for shorter time periods at a higher temperature. -- Heloise ‘EGG-CELLENT’ BREAKFAST IDEA Dear Heloise: I cook two scrambled eggs in a very small skillet to preserve the shape and size. I turn them once to cook on both sides, then I stack them on a saucer, cover and refrigerate. When ready to serve, I warm them in the microwave on half power and top with diced fresh tomatoes, grated cheese or precooked bacon. It works well and saves time. -- Lana D., Taylorsville, N.C. Lana, now that’s a clever way to get breakfast in the morning! -- Heloise
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Sitcom ‘Odd Mom Out’ back for season 3 By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jill Kargman knows what it's like to be an ill-fitting peg, an experience she brings to brilliant comedic life in Bravo's "Odd Mom Out." The sitcom lampoons snooty New Yorkers whose parenting skills are not enhanced by their wealth, in contrast with the comfortably off but un-posh Jill Weber (Kargman) and her freewheeling, openhearted style. The fictional Jill is a married mother of three, as is the reallife one, and they're equally funny and sharp in their ability to observe and cope with life's challenges. It wasn't always so, said Kargman, as the show she created and stars in returns for its third season at 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday on the Bravo channel, best known for its reality shows. Episode one is online at BravoTV.com. "I didn't have that 'brash' at 28. I have it now that I'm 43," she said, recalling one painful mom-on-mom confrontation with her trademark candor. It occurred at a dance class for her daughter, Sadie, when Kargman called her over to join in a parent-daughter circle on the floor. "I said, 'Sadie, come sit down Indian-style. And one of the moms said, 'That's really offensive. Now one says that anymore. It's 'criss-cross, applesauce' now,'" Kargman recalled. "I apologized and went home and starting crying," she said, at which point her husband told her to makes notes about that moment — thus giving birth to "Momzillas," a 2007 collection of essays. Kargman, whose latest book is "Sprinkle Glitter on My Grave," is far better equipped to deal with life's curveballs — which she's learned can be the same wherever or whoever you are. She's heard that from people who live in small towns in America or cities abroad and who say their experience echoes hers despite its Manhattan setting. It's the same message she gets from gay admirers, who see in her a soul mate. With that in mind, here are Kargman's universal tips for standing tall when you feel small: — Make one close friend, or maybe a handful. "That's all you need," she said. "I don't have a mass of people. Find friends, stay loyal to them. That will protect you. The friendship vault has to close and only open for really special people." — Help your children learn to navigate the world by being open and keeping it in perspective for them. "That continues to be a struggle," Kargman said, especially
given her family's proximity to great wealth. She recalled daughter Ivy, then 3, asking why she was the only mom "who doesn't have red bottoms on your shoes?" — translation: why no Christian Louboutin heels? "I didn't know whether to be proud of her powers of observation or horrified that I'm raising her in that kind of environment," she said. Kargman told her daughter it was because she doesn't spend a thousand bucks on shoes and never will, adding that some people "want to all be the same because they feel part of something" but that her goal was to be an individual. — Don't live and die by your looks. "People say to me, 'Don't you get nervous dancing with your cellulite" showing, a reference to such "Odd Mom Out" scenes in which Jill indulges in enthusiastic, underwear-only shimmying at home. "I don't give a (expletive) about my body. I do not care about my jiggling stuff. ... I'm a mom, what do you expect?" she said, adding, "Who am I trying to impress? Nobody." — Make sure your kids understand the artifice of perfection. While she enjoys social media for allowing her to stay in touch with friends and family and providing a "keyhole into people's lives," Kargman is concerned by overly doctored and curated posts. "My daughter will say, 'Look how skinny she is' or 'Look how pretty she is,' " Kargman said. She's got a ready reply. "I'll say, 'That took 30 selfies, two filters, a beautify app, and it's all a facade. As Chris Rock said, 'It's the ambassador of themselves, it's not their real self.' "
This image released by Bravo shows Jill Kargman in a scene from "Odd Mom Out," returning Wednesday for a third season. (Christopher Saunders/Bravo via AP)
Question raised about timeline of Amelia Earhart documentary By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Japanese military history buff has apparently undermined a new theory that Amelia Earhart survived a crash-landing in the Pacific Ocean during her historic attempted round-the-world flight in 1937. The history blogger has posted the same photograph that formed the backbone of a History channel documentary that aired on Sunday that argued that Earhart was alive in July 1937 — but the book the photo was in was apparently published two years before the famed aviator disappeared. The History channel is looking into the matter but stands behind its documentary. The undated black-and-white photo is of a group of people standing on a dock on Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands. One of the people seems to be a slim woman with her back to the camera. The documentary argued that it proved Earhart, along with her navigator Fred Noonan, landed in 1937 in the Japaneseheld Marshall Islands, where they were picked up by the Japanese military and held prisoner. The two-hour show drew a strong 4.32 million viewers, the biggest audience on cable for the week, according to The Nielsen Company. The History channel said Tuesday its investigators are “exploring the latest developments about Amelia Earhart and we will be transparent in our findings.” “Ultimately, historical accuracy is most important to us and our viewers,” it said in a statement. In the documentary, the photo is sub-
In this file photo taken on or about July 2, 1937, American aviator Amelia Earhart, left, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, right, pose beside their plane with gold miner F.C. Jacobs at Lae, New Guinea just before Earhart and Noonan took off in a flight to Howland Island on July 2, during which they disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. (AP Photo, File) jected to facial-recognition and other forensic testing, such as torso measurements. Experts on the show claimed the subjects are likely Earhart and Noonan. A retired federal agent said he discovered the image in 2012 in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. The blogger said he found the same image digitized in Japan’s National Diet Library but it has not been authenticated. The disappearance of Earhart and
Noonan on July 2, 1937, in the Western Pacific Ocean has been the subject of continuing searches, research and debate. A longstanding theory is that the famed pilot ran out of gas and crashed into deep ocean waters northwest of Howland Island, a tiny speck in the South Pacific that she and Noonan missed.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, July 12, 2017: This year you often have to choose between using logic and tapping into your uncanny intuitive ability. You are wellintended, no matter what you decide. Your friendships become more significant than in the past. You come to understand the importance of having good friends. If you are single, you will meet someone who is capable of giving you a bad case of butterflies. Romance heats up in the fall. If you are attached, you sometimes experience some strong feelings, including jealousy. Treat your sweetie as if he or she is your best friend, and you’ll witness a difference almost immediately. PISCES knows how to treat you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Use the earlier part of the day for an important discussion. You’ll spend the remainder of the day focusing on getting past a problem. You might be replaying a conversation over and over again in your head. Take the space you need to process this issue. Tonight: Not to be found. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH All eyes turn to you. You appear to be on the verge of greeting one more success. You can’t minimize the strength of your will and the support of others. These elements encourage you to forge ahead. A friendly call and/or good news heads your way. Tonight: Follow the crowd. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone who has unusual ideas. You could be surprised by how quickly you hear back. Conversations between the two of you almost always take an unexpected turn. Understand what is happening within your immediate circle. Tonight: Out with friends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Look beyond the obvious when discussing a money issue. As a result, you might want to make a different choice. Perhaps there is more flexibility here than you realize. You will loosen up and relax later in the day, once you can detach. Tonight: Feed your mind some candy! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Defer to others. You will enjoy less responsibility and plenty of time to deal with a problem that keeps popping up. You also will create more free time for yourself. The unexpected marks the morning. Maintain a sense of humor. Tonight: Special time with a special person. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might exhibit unusual efficiency right now. Your ability to adapt will tested by an unexpected turn of events. Others remain in control. Network away, and don’t worry about anything serious. Let your fun personality emerge. Tonight: Sort through invitations. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your delightful, upbeat attitude could get you almost anything you want. One smile and the right person will be all it takes. Charm works wonders, but you will need to demonstrate interest and competence when dealing with a difficult matter. Tonight: Others seek you out. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You could feel overwhelmed by what occurs in the morning. Take some time to deal with a personal issue. The more relaxed you are, the easier the process will be. Use your intuition, no matter which direction you choose to head in. Tonight. Let your ingenuity lead the way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be unusually playful in the morning. Before you know it, you’ll be swapping jokes on the phone or speaking with one of your associates about a fun get-together. You might not want to settle in, but you’re likely to change your mind as the day goes on. Tonight: Out late. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You are very conscious of your funds and your needs. You sometimes have a sense that you will never have enough. That attitude is natural and helps drive you. In the afternoon, pick up your phone and connect with key people in your life. Tonight: Let your hair down. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’ll achieve what you want in the morning; however, there is a bit of surprise involved. Enjoy the moment. If you don’t maintain a sense of humor, you could get upset. Deal with the purchase of a new item or two in the evening. Tonight: Get into some summer shopping. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Take your time moving on a key issue that involves money. Listen to feedback in the morning. By midday, you will be energized like you rarely have been. Be more forthright with a child or loved one who adores being around you. Tonight: Take a midweek break if you can.
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Cano 10th-inning homer gives AL 2-1 All-Star win By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Robinson Cano hugged Francisco Lindor after the final out, exchanged high-fives with his American League teammates and put an arm around the shoulder of designated hitter/photographer Nelson Cruz. Winning the All-Star Game still seemed to matter, even if it didn't mean World Series home field. Cano homered off Cubs closer Wade Davis leading off the 10th inning and the AL beat the National League 2-1 Tuesday night for its fifth straight victory in a game dominated by this era's flame-throwers, rather than its standout sluggers. At 34, the Seattle second baseman was among the oldest players in an event built around so many of the sport's new, young stars, and he was added to the roster only Friday as an injury replacement. At that time, he didn't realize baseball players and owners had scrapped the rule giving home-field advantage in the Fall Classic to the league that wins the Midsummer Classic. "When I found out, I said, I might get an at-bat," Cano recalled. Cano earned the MVP honor with his one clutch swing. He sent a hanging curve off the back wall of the right-field bullpen, then blew a bubble with his gum when rounding the bases. He remembered telling his dad: "I'm not picked — like the last one. If I play, it's great," he said. Cano hip-bumped Cruz on the way back the dugout, then was joined by jumping, hopping and high-fiving teammates on the bench. For good measure, they doused Cano with sunflower seeds and fanned him with towels. Craig Kimbrel wiggled out of a jam in the ninth and right fielder Justin Upton made a lunging catch in the 10th to help the AL. And for the first time since 1964, the rivalry is back to all even — 43 wins apiece with two ties, and each side has scored exactly 361 runs. Cleveland closer Andrew Miller finished off the win. Manager Brad Mills, taking over the AL squad because Indians skipper Terry Francona was recovering from a heart procedure last week, was thrilled. "The last thing we wanted to do was get pitchers in that shouldn't probably be in the game, and risk an injury or something," Mills said. Cano's homer came exactly 50 years after the previous All-Star extra-inning homer, when Tony Perez hit a tiebreaking 15thinning shot off Catfish Hunter in the NL's 2-1 win at Anaheim, California. Perez, now a Marlins executive, was among eight Latinborn Hall of Famers who threw out ceremonial first pitches. Miguel Sano put the AL ahead in the fifth with a bloop RBI single down the right-field line against Alex Wood. Yadier Molina tied it in the sixth with a home run off Ervin Santana and two days before his 35th birthday became the oldest catcher with an All-Star long ball. Molina, wearing a shiny gold helmet and chest protector, had just entered behind the plate in the top half and snapped off an AllStar first — Cruz pulled a phone out of his uniform pants and asked the catcher to shoot photos of him with umpire Joe West, who last month became just the third ump to work 5,000 big league games. "I would bet if the game had counted, he would not have done that," NL manager Joe Maddon said. Molina took the request in stride.
"It was weird, huh? It was funny, too," he said. "I said: Are you serious? He was. So I did it." Cruz had planned a similar stunt for the 2013 but said he couldn't do it. "This time, if I had to take a picture with someone it was Joe West. He's the legend," Cruz explained. "He said, 'Come on get out of here, what are you doing?' Then he said, 'Yeah, yeah. Let's do it.'" West couldn't believe what was happening. "I've never seen that before — ever," he told The Associated Press. "That's the first time I ever think I've been speechless on a field." Davis wasn't with the Cubs last fall when they won the World Series for the first time in 108 years. He was acquired in a trade from Kansas City to fortify the bullpen, and was the only Cubs player in this showcase. Chicago has struggled this season, going into the break at 43-45. Kimbrel, throwing at up to 100 mph, stranded runners at second and third to end the ninth, striking out Michael Conforto. The Boston closer wound up with the win. Miller, whose Cleveland Indians lost the World Series in Game 7, got the save with some help from Upton. A left fielder playing in right for the first time in four years, Upton extended his arm on a full run to catch Corey Seager's liner leading off the 10th. Miller walked Joey Votto with two outs, then struck out rookie sensation Cody Bellinger on a slider. The AL's first six hits were by first-time All-Stars but some things don't change. The AL has won 12 of 15 and 17 of the last 20 All-Star Games played to a decision. The night's most-watched sluggers fizzled. A day after winning the Home Run Derby with 47 long balls, Yankees rookie sensation Aaron Judge went 0 for 3, with a strikeout against NL starter Max Scherzer , groundout against Carlos Martinez and flyout versus Wood. "I was nervous the first pitch," Judge said, "but after that its go time — 3-2 I was getting ready for 100 (mph), and I got a slider." Giancarlo Stanton, the star slugger of the hometown Marlins, was 0 for 3 with a pair of strikeouts and a dribbler in front of the plate. NL pitchers struck out 14, including four by Martinez , three by Kenley Jansen and two each by Scherzer and Greg Holland. Starter Chris Sale and the rest of the AL pitchers fanned nine. The average fastball velocity in the game was 96.5 mph, up from 94.8 mph last year, according to MLB's Statcast. "Spectacular pitching on both sides," Maddon said. WEB GEM Harper made a diving backhand catch in short right center as his cap fell off, robbing Salvador Perez of a hit for the final out of the second. Harper wore blue-and-orange spikes with the image of late Marlins star Jose Fernandez and the pitcher's No. 16 outlined in a circle. WILD THING Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, dealing with mechanical problems of late, threw just 12 of 23 pitches for strikes in the third. He walked Harper and Buster Posey, threw a pair of wild pitches and got out of a bases-loaded jam when Murphy grounded out. Betances joined Juan Marichal, Dave Stieb and John Smoltz as the only ones to throw two wild pitches in an All-Star inning. "After I lost Harper I lost concentration a little bit," Betances said. "I was able to settle down and make pitches when I needed to."
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The Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs will publish notice of the EENF in the Environmental Monitor, will receive public comments on the project NORTHEASTERLY by Coolidge for 30 days, and will then decide, Avenue, shown as an unknown within seven days, if an environway on said plan, sixty (60) feet mental Impact Report is needed. more or less to the place of be- A site visit and consultation session on the project may also be ginning. scheduled. All persons wishing Subject to easement of way to comment on the project, or to taken by City of Westfield under be notified of a site visit or coninstrument dated September 2, sultation session, should write to 1948 and recorded in said Re- the Secretary of Energy & Envirgistry of Deeds in Book 1960, onmental Affairs, 100 CamPage 553. BEING the same bridge St., Suite 900, Boston, premises conveyed to the mort- Massachusetts 02114, Attention: gagors herein by deed of Kevin MEPA Office, referencing the J. Powers dated December 23, above project. 1999 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in By: City of Westfield Water ReBook 11046, Page sources Department 473.
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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 TAG SALES ESTATE/TAG Sale SOUTHWICK: 441 N. Loomis St. July 13th-17th. 9am-6:30pm. Harley stuff; clothes, all furniture, antiques. Lots of stuff! NO EARLY BIRDS
WESTFIELD: 53 Carroll Drive, Thurs/Fri, July 13th/14th, 9AM3PM. ANTIQUE & YARD SALE! Sports, Collectibles, Furniture, Clothes, Man-Cave Items!
A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided. Call: 413-330-2186
HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, (800)793-3706.
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. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816. MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured. Reasonable prices. No job too small. Lic# A7625.Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100.
HOME IMPROVEMENT
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.
HAULING
A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
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
HOUSE PAINTING ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!
PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366
FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________
(413)330-3917
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.
www.Ls-painting.com
"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
All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more! ----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!! ----Call today for your FREE estimate!!!
ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!
Full Service Contracting
DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling
Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC
LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING
JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING
Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920
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T&S LANDSCAPING Highest quality, lowest prices. Lawn mowing. Residential & Commercial. Weekly/Bi-weekly No lawns too small
Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727
Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks. Trim work. Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair. Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry. Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com
Plumley Landscape, Inc. 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.
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
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
413-862-4749
Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING
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Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services. CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References
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
HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
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APARTMENT
WESTFIELD: 1 Room efficiency, No pets, $650 p/month includes utilities. First/last/security. 413-250-4811
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WESTFIELD 94 Elizabeth Avenue, Fri/Sat, July 14th/15th, 9AM-3PM. MULTI FAMILY! Foosball Table, Furniture, Women's Clothing, Kitchen/Household Items, Crafts. Rain or Shine!
3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
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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
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)
WESTFIELD: 2 bedroom townhouse apartment with 1 bath in quiet neighborhood near park. Recently renovated kitchen and floors. Private basement with washer/dryer hookups. Private driveway. $975, no utilities. NO SMOKING! Available 8/1/17. 1st/Last/Security deposit required. Background Checks. Call 413-454-7593
Westfield: 2 Room efficiency. All utilities included. $170 p/wk. Single person occupancy only. Call for appointment. 413-262-3398
WESTFIELD: Large 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Heat/Hot Water included. Off-street parking. Laundry on-site. No smoking. Walk to down-town. $750 p/month. 413-237-3774
ROOMS
STUMP GRINDING K & B STUMP GRINDING Serving the Westfield Area Since 1988. Clean-up Available. Fully Insured; Reliable; Experienced & Professional. (413) 562-9128 TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
413-788-6787
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197
WESTFIELD: LARGE PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM: Heat, hot water, electricity, and cable included. Central location. Parking, bus route. Nonsmoking. Male preferred. $95/weekly. 413-562-1973
OFFICE SPACE COMMERCIAL SPACE Retail, 800 sq.ft. Five miles from Westfield High School. $800/month includes utilities. 413-977-6277
MONTGOMERY: 5 miles past Westfield High School. Spacious office in Montgomery Marketplace. $350 includes utilities and free Wi-Fi. 413-977-6277
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TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.
WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out! Including storms and screens. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call Paul NOW for your SPRING appointment. 413-237-2053
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
MOBILE HOMES Ware -1980 3-Bedrooms. 14' x 67'. Many updates. Spacious. Lots of cabinets, counter space, storage. $58,000 plus co-op fee. 413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
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