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From three to two in Ward Four

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The race for the Ward Four City Councilor seat is now down to two.

Unofficial election results from Ward Four showed that Michael Burns and Dawn Thomas will be facing off in the November election for the Ward Four City Councilor position after they were the two highest vote-getters during yesterday’s preliminary election. Burns and Thomas received more votes than Bernard Fitzgerald-Rosenblum, who was the third candidate in the preliminary.

The three candidates were vying for the seat after current Ward Four City Councilor Mary O’Connell announced she would not seek re-election this year.

“We feel good, we worked very hard and we are looking forward to the next month or so toward the general election,” Burns said.

“I’m very glad and very happy today that I’m going on to November, that was the first hurdle,” Thomas said. “Had to get through the preliminary to get to the general election and I survived that.”

In addition, both Burns and Thomas thanked their supporters.

Fitzgerald-Rosenblum said that while he lost, the experience was worthwhile.

“You’re supposed to win graciously and lose humbly,” he

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DAWN THOMAS said. “I met my whole neighborhood. if that’s the worst thing that happens that is a great experience.”

Fitzgerald-Rosenblum added, “I tried, I didn’t succeed as well as I wanted to. I congratulate the two that did.”

The election results, which came from City Clerk Karen Fanion, had leading vote-getter Burns getting just one more vote than Thomas, who garnered the second-most votes.

The unofficial total amount of votes casted were 491 votes out of 4,087 registered, totaling about a 12 percent voter turn-

out. The overall results were: -Burns: 222 -Thomas: 221 -Fitzgerald-Rosenblum: 46 -Write-ins: 2 PRECINCT BREAKDOWN In Ward 4A, 124 total ballots were cast, totaling an 8 percent voter turnout, according to Fanion. The unofficial results were as follows: -Burns: 62 -Thomas: 54 -Fitzgerald-Rosenblum: 8 -Write-ins: 0 In Ward 4B, 367 total ballots were cast, totaling about 14 percent turnout, according to Fanion. The unofficial results were as follows: -Thomas: 167 -Burns: 160 -Fitzgerald-Rosenblum: 38 -Write-ins: 2 Fanion said that the city has up to 10 days to make the results official, though she expects that this could happen as soon as today.

The general election is next, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 7, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Hilltown economic development director focusing on online presence and entrepreneurship

6th Huntington Fall Festival on town commons this weekend

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – This Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the sixth annual Huntington Fall Festival will be held on the town commons. Over 40 vendors will display their crafts and wares. A small petting zoo and free pumpkin painting for children will be featured. Entertainment will be provided by the bands “Out of Bounds” on Saturday from 12:30 to 4 p.m., and “Harvest Moon” on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Janine LaPointe of the Huntington Fall Festival Committee said she and her husband Paul LaPointe started the festival six years ago, after noticing similar fairs in other towns. She said the first two years, the couple financed it themselves. They then formed a town committee under Parks and Recreation, allowing them to use the town commons and Stanton Hall for free. Besides the LaPointes, other members of the committee include Laura Nichols and Shelley Keeney.

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Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez speaking to the crowd about what Western Mass United for Puerto Rico is planning to do moving forward. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick)

WSAA hosts public meeting for Hurricane Maria relief effort

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Westfield Spanish American Association held a public meeting at the Horace Mann Center on the Westfield State University campus to discuss their current efforts to help loved ones and other people suffering in Puerto Rico due to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

“The main purpose of this meeting tonight is organization and planning,” said WSAA member Eddie Diaz.

In order to better organize the movement, Diaz announced that WSAA has partnered with Western Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico, which is being led by Springfield Rep. Carlos Gonzalez.

Working together, the two groups have now made it possible for people in the community to send financial donations. Anyone that wants to donate money towards helping Puerto Rico can send a check that can be made payable to Western Mass Puerto Rican Hurricane Relief Fund or visit a Freedom Credit Union office in the area.

As the meeting progressed, Gonzalez

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stepped up to the podium and gave folks a better sense of the kinds of information that he’s been receiving. Gonzalez said that when hearing from Puerto Rico officials, the first priority right now is to do search and rescue around the island to ensure of everyone’s safety.

Due to the massive destruction from Hurricane Maria, bridges and roads have been torn apart and destroyed, which makes the ability to transport goods to those who need it, extremely difficult at this moment.

Gonzalez stated that sending items to Puerto Rico right now will not be effective but people will have plenty of opportunities to help out.

“What we can control is what we do,” said Gonzalez.

According to Gonzalez, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is heading the search and rescue operations in Puerto Rico and anyone who is interested in volunteering and going to Puerto Rico to help can visit the FEMA website. The See Relief Effort, Page 7

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – Three months into the job, Gateway Hilltowns Economic Development Director Jeanne LeClair sees her role as a funnel for all of the activities, events and opportunities in the Gateway hilltowns, all of which end up on her website at gatewayhilltowns.org.

“My actual goal is to shore up what’s already happening. There are a lot of cool things happening,” LeClair said.

One of the ways she is helping is to get local businesses visible online. “Everyone has been able to identify at least one thing I can do for them individually,” said LeClair. She said common requests for assistance include design help and website help.

To that end, she will be teaching two free Southern Hilltowns Adult Education classes, “Design for Business” on October 11 and “Simple Website Building for Small Business” on November 8, both in the SHAEC classroom (Room 152) at Gateway Regional from 6 to 8 p.m.

“One of the main problems is that they’re not visible online. My goal is to get every business visible online,” she said, adding that any business that is interested in succeeding at all needs See Hilltowns, Page 7

Hilltown Economic Development Director Jeanne LeClair at her office in Huntington Town Hall.

Gauvin among girl leadership champions

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By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent HOLYOKE — Maj. Katie Gauvin, serving with the National Guard at Barnes Air National Guard in Westfield, has been selected as one of the recipients of the inaugural ToGetHerThere Awards, sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts.

“The ToGetHerThere Award winners embody western Massachusetts’ spirit of courage and determination,”

said Pattie Hallberg, CEO, Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts (GSCWM). “We are humbled and inspired by their efforts.

These individuals remind us that we all hold the power to inspire hope and build up communities. We all can be a force for good.”

The five recipients have a shared vision of creating a culture of creativity and caring, where young women feel confident in their ability to work hard, dream big, and

face with courage any obstacle that stands in the way of making their dreams come true, added Hallberg.

“The winners have affected hundreds of lives and serve as role models for other organizations grappling with how to support underserved members in their communities,” said Hallberg.

Gauvin, who has served for 29 years in the military, is a member of the Logistics See Gauvin, Page 7

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AROUND TOWN VFW Post 872 Scholarship Contests SOUTHWICK — Southwick VFW Post 872 in Southwick is sponsoring several contests for students, teachers, and first responders.

The Patriots Pen Essay Contest is for students in grades 6-8 and provides for students in these grades to compete for $54,500 in cash prizes.

The Voice of Democracy Contest is for students in grades 9-12 where they compete for $154,000 in scholarships and incentives with the top scholarship awarded at the national level being $30,000.

The Citizenship Education Teacher Award is for teachers in all grades nominated by their peers, which recognizes their contributions as educators who instill a sense of patriotism, duty, and service. Winners selected at the national level are awarded cash prizes for themselves and for their school, along with recognition at the VFW National Convention.

The VFW Scout of the Year Award is a scholarship competition for those Boy or Girl Scouts ages 15-18 who have attained the rank of Eagle Scout, Gold Award, or Sea Scout Quartermaster, are enrolled in High School and are active within their troop. First Place at the national level awards a $5,000 scholarship, second place $3,000, and third place $1,000.

The VFW Public Servant Award is for members of the community’s Police, Fire, and EMT Departments that provides for honor and recognition of each winner at the VFW State Convention.

Deadlines for entry for Patriots Pen, Voice of Democracy, and the Citizen Education Teacher Award is October 31; Scout of the Year Award is March 01; Public Servant Award is February 01.

For more information on how to enter, please contact Troy Henke at 872contests@gmail.com

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A three-day ombudsman certification training will be held at Highland Valley Elder Services and at the Northampton Senior Center October 23-25, 2017. Ombudsmen help ensure the quality of life for nursing and rest home residents. Volunteers are thoroughly trained to assist residents with benefits, rights and entitlements guaranteed under federal, state, and local laws. Ombudsmen assist and empower residents with the tools for selfadvocacy and they may make all the difference!

The Ombudsman Program is a federally mandated advocacy program for nursing home and rest home residents throughout the United States.

Highland Valley administers the program in Hampshire County and Westfield. We are in need of two new ombudsmen to cover Westfield facilities and three for Hampshire County.

Please note: New volunteer recruits are required to interview with the program director and to complete a CORI background check prior to this training. For more information, please call J.M. Sorrell at (413) 588-5755.

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

HolyCrossParish.org.

Coloring and Cookies for Teens at the Southwick Public Library Grades 7-12 can come in to the Southwick Public Library on Tuesday, October 24th from 2:30-3:30 to color, chat, and have some cookies!

We will have all the coloring sheets, gel pens, and colored pencils that you’ll need to take part in this relaxing activity. For further information, please contact the reference desk at 413-5691221 ex.3.

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Bookworms at the Westfield Athenaeum Monday, October 23, 6:30-7:30pm: We will read the book Amelia Bedelia Bookworm together and do fun activities based on the story.

The first 10 kids to sign up get free copies of the book to keep. This book club is aimed at students in grades 1 and 2.

Book Group for Kids at the Westfield Athenaeum Tuesday, October 24, 4-4:45pm. Students in grades 4 and 5 are invited to join us as we discuss the book I Survived: The American Revolution by Lauren Tarshis. The first 10 students to register for this get free copies of the book to keep.

The Electric Myth: the Evolution of Creepy pasta at the Southwick Public Library Slenderman.The Rake.The Seedeater. Ted the Caver. The internet has become the new forum for our fear. Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe (GeekGal) will be here to host this panel, where we’ll look at some of the more famous creepypastas, the psychology behind why they scare us and look at the more popular forms of their stories on the web. This program is for teens and adults and will happen on October 25th from 3 – 5 PM at the Southwick Public Library. Come for some spooky fun!

For further information, please contact the reference desk at 413-5691221 ex.3.

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Convenience store disputes claim of maggots in sandwich EWING, N.J. (AP) — A convenience store chain is challenging a man’s claim that he found maggots in a sandwich he ordered from a store in New Jersey.

Chris Garcia tells The Trentonian he bought a buffalo chicken cheesesteak hoagie Saturday from a Wawa store in Ewing. He says after taking few bites, he found two maggots moving around the sandwich. Garcia’s mother recorded video of maggots crawling on the sandwich wrapper.

A Wawa spokeswoman says its investigation shows the claim is “highly unlikely and probably impossible.” She says the 750-store chain inspects its stores daily and holds itself to the “highest standard of quality” in the food it serves.

Garcia says he got a refund after returning the sandwich.

Wawa also has stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2017. There are 95 days left in the year.

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n September 27, 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, prior to Miller’s entry into the Army.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1917, French sculptor and painter Edgar Degas died in Paris at age 83.

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

In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1943, Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters and the Vic Schoen Orchestra recorded “Pistol Packin’ Mama” and “Jingle Bells” for Decca Records.

In 1954, “Tonight!” hosted by Steve Allen, made its network debut on NBC-TV. In 1962, “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s study on the

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Soldiers fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators in Yangon, Myanmar, reportedly killing at least nine people; Kenji Nagai, 50, a video journalist for Japan’s APF News, was among the dead. President George W. Bush promised to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that were leaving travelers grounded.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that the world had only a matter of months to stop Iran before it could build a nuclear bomb.

NFL referees returned to the field after a tentative deal with the league ended a lockout; games had been marred by controversy, blown calls and confusion as substitute referees officiated during the first three weeks of the season. Actor Herbert Lom, 95, best known as Inspec-

tor Clouseau’s long-suffering boss in the “Pink Panther” movies, died in London.

ONE YEAR AGO: The United States provided another $364 million in humanitarian aid to Syrians as their nation’s civil war appeared to be getting worse. President Barack Obama announced career diplomat Jeffrey DeLaurentis as his choice to become the first U.S. ambassador to Cuba in more than a half-century. Scientists announced the first baby born from a controversial new technique that combined DNA from three people — the mother, the father and an egg donor. (The goal was to prevent the child from inheriting a fatal genetic disease from his mother.)

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actress Kathleen Nolan is 84. Actor Wilford Brimley is 83. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 83. Author Barbara Howar is 83. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth is 78. Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 74. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 70. Actress Liz Torres is 70. Actor A Martinez is 69. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 68. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 67. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 59. Comedian Marc Maron is 54. Rock singer Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 53. Former Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 51. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 49. Singer Mark Calderon is 47. Actress Amanda Detmer is 46. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 45. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 39. Christian rock musician Grant Brandell (Underoath) is 36. Actress Anna Camp is 35. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 35. Singer Avril Lavigne is 33. Bluegrass singer/musician Sierra Hull is 26.

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AG: Car dealership sold lemons under unfavorable loan terms BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts attorney general has sued a car dealership that allegedly sold lemons to hundreds of customers under predatory loan terms.

The suit filed Tuesday against J.D. Byrider alleges the dealer sold defective and sometimes inoperable vehicles with high cost loans at four Massachusetts locations —Boston, Brockton, Dartmouth and Springfield.

The attorney general says hundreds of customers have returned vehicles to J.D. Byrider for repair within three months of purchase due to problems with the engine, electrical system, transmission, brakes, or drive train.

The complaint alleges more than half of J.D. Byrider's deals fail or end in repossession, causing long-term economic harm to consumers.

The company said it is "looking into the facts of this matter carefully" and is "committed to working with regulators to solve concerns and improve our business."

Police: Teenager hit, killed by commuter train ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Police say a teenage boy was killed when he was hit by a commuter train in Andover.

The Eagle-Tribune reports the teen was hit by a train bound for Haverhill Tuesday night. His name has not been released.

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police say foul play is not suspected.

The track was shut down for more than an hour as local police responded to the collision. Passengers were transported by bus.

The investigation is ongoing.

Man dead in Springfield shooting; suspect arrested SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — One man is dead and another is facing a murder charge after a shooting in Springfield.

Police say a 23-year-old man was shot during a dispute at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victim was taken to Baystate Medical Center in a private vehicle where he was pronounced dead. His name was not made public.

Authorities charged 42-year-old Francisco Guadalupe, of Springfield, with murder and firearms charges. It could not be determined if he has a lawyer.

Investigators say it appears the men knew each other.

It was the city's 13th homicide of the year.

2 hospitalized as a precaution after plane crash

ORANGE, Mass. (AP) — Two people were taken to the hospital as a precaution after a small plane crashed at a western Massachusetts airport.

The crash was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Orange Municipal Airport.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27

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

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Question: if voters can choose two of three candidates in September why can’t they choose one of three in November?

Doesn’t this say something about the voter’s intelligence?

Also, what’s the cost for Tuesday’s preliminary and couldn’t that money have been better spent? The cost to the City for Tuesday’s Ward 4 preliminary will be between $3,000$4,000.

Trump, GOP tax plan cuts rates, nearly doubles deduction WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are proposing a far-reaching plan to cut taxes for individuals and corporations, simplify the tax system and nearly double the standard deduction used by most Americans.

"Too many in our country are shut out of the dynamism of the U.S. economy, which has led to the justifiable feeling that the system is rigged against hardworking Americans," says the blueprint, obtained by The Associated Press. "With significant and meaningful tax reform and relief, we will create a fairer system that levels the playing field and extends economic opportunities to American workers, small businesses, and middle-income families."

The public unveiling of the plan was set for today.

The plan nearly doubles the standard deduction to $12,000 for individuals and $24,000 for families. This basically increases the amount of personal income that is tax-free.

It collapses the number of personal tax brackets from seven to at least three.

The rates would be 12 percent, 25 percent and 35 percent — and Congress would have the option of adding a fourth bracket for high-earners. But the plan does not set the income levels at which the rates would apply, so it's unclear just how much of a tax cut would go to a typical family.

The plan would seek to help families by calling for a higher tax credit and limiting the marriage penalty on the joint income of couples who both work.

Deductions for mortgage interest and charitable giving would remain, but the plan seeks to end most itemized deductions that can reduce how much affluent families pay.

The estate tax — which is levied on millionaires — would be eliminated, a likely boon for wealthy individuals who inherit businesses, investments and real estate.

Companies would find themselves paying substantially lower tax rates, part of an effort to make U.S. businesses more competitive globally.

Corporations would see their top tax rate cut from 35 percent to 20 percent. For a period of five years, companies could further reduce how much they pay by immediately expensing their investment in capital goods.

New benefits would be given to firms in which the profits double as the owners' personal income. They would pay at a 25 percent rate, down 39.6 percent. This creates a possible loophole for rich investors, lawyers, doctors and others, but administration officials say they will design measures to prevent any abuses.

The administration says say the tax plan is focused on helping middle class families. But — despite six months of talks with congressional leaders — the outline still lacks vital details about how middle class families would fare. There are also signs that the wealthiest sliver of Americans could still reap tremendous benefits from the proposed changes, even though President Donald Trump has suggested that rich will not be better off.

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Saudi women will be allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's surprise decision to grant women the right to drive in the conservative kingdom marks a significant expansion in women's rights, but activists said Wednesday it is also only the first step in a long list of demands for equality.

Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world to ban women from driving, and nearly three decades ago women first began agitating for the right to drive, at times facing arrest for their protests and for getting behind the wheel.

The lifting of the ban, which comes into effect next summer, is the most dramatic step yet in a campaign by the king's son, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to modernize the kingdom. The young royal has been promoting change as needed to boost the country's economy and ease international criticism, but he risks a backlash from powerful clerics from the ultraconservative Wahhabi interpretation of Islam.

As recently as 2013, dozens of women uploaded videos online of themselves behind the wheel of a car during a campaign launched by Saudi rights activists. Some videos showed families and male drivers giving women a "thumbs-ups," suggesting many were ready for the change.

While women in other Muslim countries drove freely, the kingdom's blanket ban attracted negative publicity. Neither Islamic law nor Saudi traffic law explicitly prohibited women from driving, but they were not issued licenses and were detained if they attempted to drive.

The decision late Tuesday to change course and grant women licenses was praised by the White House, which said President Donald Trump views the change as "a positive step toward promoting the rights and opportunities of women in Saudi Arabia."

The secretary-general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres described it as "an important step in the right direction." British Prime Minister Theresa May also hailed the decision, saying the empowerment of women around the world "is key to nations' economic development."

Prince Khaled bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Washington and the king's son, said that letting women drive is a "huge step forward" and that "society is ready."

"This is the right time to do the right thing," he told reporters in the U.S. Women will be allowed to obtain licenses without the permission of a male relative.

Aziza Youssef, a professor at King Saud University and one of Saudi Arabia's most vocal women's rights activists, said women were "happy" but also that the change was "the first step in a lot of rights we are waiting for."

"I am really excited. This is a good step forward for women's rights," she said speaking to The Associated Press from Saudi Arabia.

Saudi history offers many examples of women being punished simply for operating a vehicle.

In 1990, 50 women were arrested for driving and lost their passports and their jobs. More than 20 years later, a woman was sentenced in 2011 to 10 lashes for driving, though the late King Abdullah overturned the sentence.

As recently as late 2014, two Saudi women were detained for more than two months for defying the ban on driving when one of them attempted to cross the Saudi border with a license from neighboring United Arab Emirates in an act of defiance.

The decree indicated that women will not be allowed to drive immediately. A committee will be formed to look into

how to implement the new order, which is slated to take effect in June 2018.

For years, the kingdom has incrementally granted women more rights and visibility, including participation in the Olympic Games in London and Rio, positions on the country's top consultative council and the right to run and vote in local elections in 2015.

Despite these openings, Saudi women remain largely subject to the whims of men due to guardianship laws, which bar them from obtaining a passport, traveling abroad or marrying without the consent of a male relative. Women who attempt to flee abusive families have also faced imprisonment or been forced into shelters.

King Salman and his young son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, tested the waters over the weekend by allowing women into the country's main stadium in Riyadh for annual celebrations of the nation's founding. The stadium had previously been reserved for all-male crowds to watch sporting events.

Women and men also flooded a main street in the capital, bopping their heads to pop music as green lights flickered overhead in the color of the flag. The scene was shocking for a city in which gender segregation is strictly enforced and where women are seldom seen walking the streets, much less mixing in close quarters with males.

The 32-year-old crown prince has also opened the country to more entertainment, allowing musical concerts and even a Comic-Con event as part of a wide-ranging push to reform the economy and society. This year, the government announced that for the first time girls in public schools would be allowed to play sports and have access to physical education.

The decree stated that the majority of Muslim scholars on the country's highest clerical council agreed that Islam allows women the right to drive.

However, many of those same ultraconservative clerics, who wield power and influence in the judiciary and education sectors, have also spoken out in the past against women driving, playing sports or entering the workforce. They argue such acts corrupt society and lead to sin.

One Saudi cleric even stated in 2013 that driving could affect a woman's ovaries and hurt her fertility. That same year, around 150 clerics and religious scholars held a rare protest outside the Saudi king's palace against efforts by women seeking the right to drive.

Almost immediately after the news broke, an Arabic hashtag on Twitter was trending that said: "The women of my house won't drive."

Women in Saudi Arabia have long had to rely on male relatives to get to work or run errands, complicating government efforts to boost household incomes as lower oil prices force austerity measures. The more affluent have male drivers. In major cities, women can access ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Careem.

Saudi rights activist Sahar Nasief, who lives in in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, has for years been involved in the campaign for women to drive. She said she couldn't believe the news when her son called to tell her. She immediately opened Saudi state TV to confirm if it was true.

"I am very optimistic about the future," she said. "Things have to change. People are demanding it. Young people don't want to live the way we lived. They want to live better. They want to live how other people are living."

——— Batrawy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In this Saturday March 29, 2014 file photo, a woman drives a car on a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving. Saudi Arabia authorities announced Tuesday Sept. 26, 2017, that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom from next summer, fulfilling a key demand of women's rights activists who faced detention for defying the ban. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, FILE)

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 4:40 a.m.: Vandalism, Southampton Road. Police received a report of a glass door that was apparently kicked in of a restaurant, according to the log, and police reported that this was actually a possible breaking-and-entering. Police reported that items were missing from the restaurant.

5:45 p.m.: Assault, Bush Street. Police received a report of a window that was reportedly broken with a broom handle by a male, and that male had reportedly assaulted another male at the residence, though no weapons were reported and the assailant reportedly left the scene. An ambulance was requested to the scene and one person was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel.

Meanwhile, police reported that the alleged assailant was found. Police arrested David W. Hawley, 28, of Westfield, and charged him with malicious destruction of property +$250, assault and battery on disabled with injury and resist arrest.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Sept. 19, 2017 Christopher C. Forcier, III, 20, of 2 Pauline Cir., Southwick, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending an Oct. 20 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended and speeding rate of speed greater than was reasonable and proper, brought by Westfield Police.

Boston teams launch initiative to fight racism, hate speech Will Trump allow release of secret JFK assassination papers?

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston area's five major professional sports teams are unveiling a joint initiative to fight racism and hate speech.

The Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Revolution are launching the "Take the Lead" project on Wednesday at Fenway Park.

The event includes the debut of a public service announcement featuring current players from all five teams opposing racism, hate, inequality, and discrimination. The video will be shown at Fenway, Gillette Stadium, and the TD Garden.

Former players from the Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins and Celtics, team executives, civil rights leaders and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh are scheduled to attend.

Red Sox CEO Sam Kennedy previously said the effort was sparked by two racist incidents at Fenway Park in May, including one an opposing player was called a racial slur.

Free Hearing Clinic The Southwick Senior Center will be offering a FREE Hearing Clinic by Avada, Wednesday October 11th.

Appointments starting at 9:30am, please call the office to make one at 569-5498. Hearing aides may cleaned at this time also.

Pajama Storytime at the Westfield Athenaeum Wednesday, October 11, 6:30pm. Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to this storytime. We will read, sing, and make a craft. Everyone will go home tired.

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If you like to laugh, you’re in luck. The Westfield Theatre Group, a department of the Westfield Woman’s Club, is thrilled to announce their fall production, “Murder by Indecision”, written by Daniel O’Donnell and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Inc. This mystery/comedy stars Linda Slozak as Agatha Crispy, the world’s best known mystery playwright, as she attempts to crank out her newest and last manuscript. As she struggles through the first few pages of her play, Miss Maple (played by Joan Perkins-Smith), Inspector Dryfus (played by John Kielb) and all her characters come to life on the stage. For a complete cast list, visit the WTG website.

Any fan of classic Agatha Christie mysteries will love this hilarious spoof, directed by Meaghan Farrell, produced by Kurt Wildman, with Stage Manager Sally Memole. Performances will be October 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st at 7:30 PM with a 2:00 PM matinee performance on the 21st at the Westfield Woman’s Club, located at 28 Court St. in Westfield, MA 01085. For additional information and to be guaranteed tickets go to westfieldtheatregroup.com and click on Reservations or call (413) 5726838.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The anticipated release of thousands of never-before-seen government documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination has scholars and armchair detectives buzzing. Now, they're waiting to see whether President Donald Trump will block the release of files that could shed light on a tragedy that has stirred conspiracy theories for decades.

The National Archives has until Oct. 26 to disclose the remaining files related to Kennedy's 1963 assassination, unless Trump intervenes. The CIA and FBI, whose records make up the bulk of the batch, won't say whether they've appealed to the Republican president to keep them under wraps.

"The American public deserves to know the facts, or at least they deserve to know what the government has kept hidden from them for all these years," Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and author of a book about Kennedy, said in an email to The Associated Press. "It's long past the time to be forthcoming with this information," he said.

It's unlikely the documents contain any big revelations about Kennedy's killing, said Judge John Tunheim, who was chairman of the independent agency in the 1990s that made public many assassination records and decided how long others could remain secret.

Sabato and other JFK scholars believe the trove of files may provide insight into assassin Lee Harvey Oswald's trip to Mexico City weeks before the killing, during which he visited the Soviet and Cuban embassies. Oswald's stated reason for going was to get visas that would allow him to enter Cuba and the Soviet Union, according to the Warren Commission, the investigative body established by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but much about the trip remains unknown.

Among the protected information up for release is details about the arrangements the U.S. entered into with the Mexican government that allowed it to have close surveillance of those and other embassies, said Tunheim, a federal judge in Minnesota.

Kennedy experts also hope to see the full report on Oswald's trip to Mexico City from staffers of the House committee that investigated the assassination, said Rex Bradford, president of the Mary Ferrell Foundation, which publishes assassination records.

The White House didn't immediately respond to emails seeking comment.

The FBI declined to comment on whether it has asked Trump to keep the files hidden. A CIA spokeswoman would say only that it "continues to engage in the process to determine the appropriate next steps with respect to any previouslyunreleased CIA information."

Congress mandated in 1992 that all assassination documents be released within 25 years, unless the president asserts that doing so would harm intelligence, law enforcement, military operations or foreign relations. The still-secret documents include more than 3,000 that have never been seen by the public and more than 30,000 that have been released previously, but with redactions.

The files that were withheld in full were those the Assassination Records Review Board deemed "not believed relevant," Tunheim said. Its members sought to ensure they weren't hiding any information directly related to Kennedy's assassination, but there may be nuggets of information in the files that they didn't realize was important two decades ago, he said.

"There could be some jewels in there because in our level of knowledge in the 1990s is maybe different from today," Tunheim said.

The National Archives would not say whether any agencies have appealed the release of the documents.

The Archives in July published online more than 440 neverbefore-seen assassination documents and thousands of others that had been released previously with redactions.

Among those documents was a 1975 internal CIA memo that questioned whether Oswald became motivated to kill Kennedy after reading an AP article in a newspaper that quoted Fidel Castro as saying "U.S. leaders would be in danger if they helped in any attempt to do away with leaders of Cuba."

"Oswald might have had a clear motive, one that we have never really understood for killing Kennedy, because he thought that by killing Kennedy he might be saving the life of Fidel Castro," said Philip Shenon, a former New York Times reporter who has written a book about Kennedy's assassination.

Some of the files will likely remain under wraps, experts say.

It's unlikely the National Archives will release some IRS records, including the tax returns of Jack Ruby, the man who killed Oswald, Bradford said.

Sabato said he also suspects that some key records may also have been destroyed before the 1992 law ordered that all the files be housed in the National Archives.

And even a full release of the documents isn't likely to put to rest conspiracy theories that have swirled around the young president's death for more than five decades.

"People will probably always believe there must have been a conspiracy," Tunheim said. "I just don't think that the federal government, in particular, is efficient enough to hide a secret like that for so long," he said.

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Preschool Storytime at the Westfield Athenaeum Friday, October 13th, 10am. This story time is for children ages 3-5. We will read, sing, and make a craft. Siblings are welcome.

Montgomery Library Book Sale The Montgomery Library’s annual fall Book & Bake sale is scheduled for Oct. 14 from 9 am to 2 pm at the Little Red School House, on the corner of Pitcher St. and Main Rd., Montgomery. Stock up for the winter on your favorite authors, new titles and hard to find classics. Donations of books can be brought to the library between September 5 and October 5.

No text books, encyclopedias, Readers Digest Condensed books or items damaged by mold or water can be accepted.

Please only “gently” used children’s books. Bake goods will be accepted on the morning of the sale. All proceeds support the library for programs and books. Also for sale are Montgomery t-shirts, book bags and Montgomery cookbooks. for more information contact the library at: 413-862-3894, montgomerylibrary@yahoo.com and montgomeryma.gov/ library . Come support our Library!

In this Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, the limousine carrying mortally wounded President John F. Kennedy races toward the hospital seconds after he was shot in Dallas. Secret Service agent Clinton Hill is riding on the back of the car, Nellie Connally, wife of Texas Gov. John Connally, bends over her wounded husband, and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy leans over the president. The National Archives has until Oct. 26, 2017, to disclose the remaining files related to Kennedy's assassination, unless President Donald Trump intervenes. (AP Photo/Justin Newman, File)

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FOODTRAVEL Westfield Farmers’ Market The Westfield Farmers’ Market takes place on the lawn of the Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street, from noon to 6:00 pm every Thursday thru October 6, rain or shine. Music all day, sponsored by the Westfield Cultural Council.

Cooking Demonstrations at 3:00 . Thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous donor, SNAP customers receive an additional weekly match up to $5.00 when they purchase tokens at the Market table with their SNAP EBT card.

‘Cook Smart, Eat Well’ Series Coming to the Westfield Senior Center in September Beginning in September, the Westfield Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, will be the host site for a four-week cooking demonstration series for older adults. The sessions are interactive and are based on cooking easy, healthy recipes. All participants will have the opportunity to taste-test, take home the recipes, and ask questions about healthy cooking and meal preparation. The classes will be held on Thursdays September 28 and October 5 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. There is no charge for participation in the series.

Advance registration is necessary because space is limited.

For more information or to sign up for the series, please call the Westfield Senior Center at 5626435.

Southwick Historical Society’s Annual Pot Luck Supper

COOKING ON DEADLINE: Linguine with Lemon, Feta and Basil

Pasta Supper to benefit Kiwanis children’s charities

By KATIE WORKMAN Associated Press This is one of those super-fast pastas that you will be happy to add to your repertoire, especially now when many of us are getting swallowed up into back-to-school schedules.

You'll even have time to make a green salad while the water comes to a boil, and prep the rest of the ingredients while the pasta cooks. You can make a complete dinner in less than half an hour. Woohoo!

People often wonder how much to salt the cooking water for pasta. The answer is probably more than you'd think. Some chefs say the water should taste like the sea, which may be a bit extreme, but a solid tablespoon of salt in a large pot of water is not overdoing it. The point is that salting the water really can let the salt absorb into the pasta while it's cooking, adding flavor in a way that adding salt later cannot. You will probably add more salt as you put together your dish and make your sauce, but this first salting step is hard to make too much of.

Then, for this particular recipe, you'll want to be judicious with additional salt. Two reasons: You will be using some of the salted cooking water to make the sauce, and you will be adding cheese to the pasta.

Parmesan can be a little salty, and feta as well, so as you toss the pasta with the cooking water, cheeses and other ingredients, taste as you go. Remind yourself of the golden rule of salt: You can add more later but you can't take it out.

This pasta dish is vegetarian, but you could add some cooked shrimp or cubes of chicken (sauteed, poached, grilled, whatever you like). This would be a great way to use up a couple of leftover chicken breasts.

And while linguine is the suggested noodle here, any pasta shape would work. But every once in a while, it's just plain fun to have a pasta that you can twirl — ask any kid.

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The Kiwanis Club of Westfield will hold a pasta supper to benefit Kiwanis children’s charities on Saturday October 7, 2017 at St Joseph’s National Polish church parish center from 5:30-7:30. Your dinner will include meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and beverage. Cost is $10, children 5-12 $5 and under 5 free. Please come support the Kiwanis who have supported Westfield for 95 years. Call 642-1873 for tickets.

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LINGUINE WITH LEMON, FETA AND BASIL Serves 6 Start to finish: 25 minutes ——— Kosher salt to taste 1 pound dried linguine 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more if needed 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh basil 1 cup crumbled feta cheese Freshly ground pepper to taste Toasted pine nuts or pumpkin seeds to serve (optional) ——— Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and then cook the pasta according to package directions, until al dente. Before draining, remove 1 cup of the cooking water. Drain the pasta.

Immediately return the pasta to the pot and add the olive oil, Parmesan, lemon zest and juice, basil, about 3/4 of the crumbled feta, and half of the cooking water. Toss to combine, add salt and pepper to taste, and toss again. If it's a bit dry and can use a touch more salt, add some or all of the remaining cooking water, and also another glug or two of the olive oil.

Turn the pasta into a serving bowl and top with the remaining feta, and the pine nuts or pumpkin seeds, if using. A final grind of pepper is a nice touch both flavor-wise and visually.

——— Nutrition information per serving: 457 calories; 157 calories from fat; 18 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 28 mg cholesterol; 510 mg sodium; 59 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; X g sugar; 15 g protein.

——— Katie Workman has written two cookbooks focused on easy, family-friendly cooking, "Dinner Solved!" and "The Mom 100 Cookbook." She blogs at http://www.themom100.com/about-katie-workman. She can be reached at Katie@themom100.com.

Bring a dish, bring a friend, A wonderful evening for all to spend.

“Memories of Congamond Lakes” with guest speaker, Barbara Biardi.

Thursday, September 28th at 6:30pm Methodist Fellowship Hall 222 College Highway, Southwick. For info: Carole Olson 569-6397 or Sandra Jablonski 569-6868.

Presentation to follow dinner

This December 2016 photo shows linguine with lemon, feta and basil in New York. This dish is from a recipe by Katie Workman. (Mia via AP)

Saturday, October 28, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., rain or shine, at 8 Industrial Rd., Southwick, MA 01077.

Items for sale include automotive, farm, tools, and other stuff, as well as coffee and food. All types of vendors welcome. Please call to reserve your space. A 15’x20’ spot is $25.00; a 15’x40’ space is $40.00. Or sell your car in the Car Corral—$25.00 per car.

Proceeds to benefit local charities. Contact Gee at 860-6536804 or 860-614-8374; or Gary at 413-562-1346. Please be sure to support our sponsors: Greene Kraft Boat Werks, Southwick, MA; The Notch Travel Centre, Southwick, MA; Moccio Truck Museum, Southwick, MA; Gary’s Auto Repair, Westfield, MA; and Timothy’s Auto Repair, Westfield, MA.

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Readiness Squadron, 104th Fighter Wing. She also is the regional safety director at SODEXO. Since the Daisy level, she has led Granby Girl Scout Troop 40067 and has been the liaison between Girl Scouts and the military on initiatives including Project Care and Share. She will be honored with the “Health & Wellness” award.

Other recipients are Cassandra Abramson, president and founder, ECi Stores, receiving the “Entrepreneur” award; Amy Roberts, vice president of human resources, Balise Auto Group, receiving the “Financial Literacy” award; Timothy Murphy, Esq., partner, Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., receiving the “Man Enough to be a Girl Scout” award, and Martha Baker, associate dean, College of Natural Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, receiving the “STEM” award.

The awardees were selected from five categories by a panel of business, community and civic leaders, according to Hallberg.

Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts will honor the winners at the ToGetHerThere Awards Luncheon on Nov. 3 at the Tower Square Hotel. Tickets are $50 each or tables of 10 for $500.

To order tickets and for more information on each awardee, visit the Girl Scout website, http://www.gscwm.org/en/events/ special-events/TGHTA.html or contact Melanie Bonsu, (413) 584-2602 ext. 3623, or mbonsu@gscwm.org.

Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts serves more than 8,000 girls in grades K through 12 with the strong support of 3,800 adult volunteers in 186 towns and cities in central and western Massachusetts.

Janine LaPointe, Huntington Fall Festival Committee.

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The LaPointes also provide the pumpkins for the free pumpkin painting. They tried to grow them on the Windy Pines Farm this year, but instead traded their maple syrup for pumpkins from an area farm.

“Our intention when my husband and I started it was to give back to the community,” LaPointe said. This year, they are hoping to raise enough from the vendors (cost is $25 a booth), to give two scholarships to agricultural students at Gateway Regional and Smith Vocational.

“It seems to grow and grow every year,” LaPointe said.

Gateway hilltowns website at gatewayhilltowns.org.

Hilltowns to have a website and readily available information online such as hours, location and contact information.

Another project is a promotional video she is working on for the Gateway hilltowns. LeClair has interviewed several new residents and a town official about “Why choose Gateway Hilltowns” in a video that will be posted on the website.

LeClair said the first video will be up in two weeks, but more may be coming.

She has also officially launched the Gateway Enterprise Club, a small business education hub for students at Gateway Regional. She will be at the Club Fair at the school on Monday morning to recruit students, and hopes to hold the first meeting on Wednesday, October 4.

LeClair said the administration is fully behind the concept, and she hopes it will plant a seed for more business education opportunities at the school, which currently offers only Business Math. “It’s

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In support of the effort, the Jacob’s Ladder Business Association (www.jlba. org) is offering a prize for the best business plan produced by students at the end of the year, in lieu of the annual scholarship the organization used to give. LeClair said she is hoping to host a “Shark Tank” style public event, at which students can pitch their plans for the prize.

LeClair is also identifying properties and business opportunities in the six towns. She will be adding a GIS map of all available locations on the website in the months ahead.

LeClair said because the Gateway hilltowns used to depend on a mill economy, the area didn’t need to promote itself as a tourist destination. Once those mills closed and the foundation was gone, there was and is a need for new streams of revenue.

LeClair believes big business is not the answer. She sees a potential for creative mixed-use housing and art spaces in the old mills. “Totally possible,” she said. “It’s not worth anyone’s time to artificially shore up a mill,” she added.

LeClair said there is a wealth of small businesses, entrepreneurs, family agriculture, craftsmen and artists in the area.

She also said the Gateway hilltowns are not the only ones facing the same challenges. Recently, LeClair attended a Community Compact Conference in Worcester representing the Hilltown Collaborative, the group that applied for and oversees her twelve-month grantfunded position, which she hopes the towns will pick up themselves next year in their budgets.

She said people around the state are really interested in small towns working together. “We’re ahead of the curve, and everyone’s seeing the value in what we’re doing,” she said.

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American Red Cross is also looking for volunteers in Western Mass area and will be hosting an orientation on Oct. 5 for those who are interested. The exact time and location of the orientation hasn’t been announced yet.

Besides Gonzalez, a number of politicians and local officials came to the meeting to show their full support for the Hurricane Marie relief effort. Officials included Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, Westfield State Rep. John Velis, Mike Knapik, the Director of Gov. Charlie Baker’s Western Mass office, representatives of U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office, Sen. Don Humason’s office, and a few more.

Donations can also be sent to the Freedom Credit Union on 1976 Main St. in Springfield or on the WSAA website.

Fall’s a season for planting and eating berries

By LEE REICH Associated Press Does a fresh-picked raspberry taste better early in the morning, when it's still cool from the night air, or at noon, after it's been warmed by the sun?

That's debatable. But there's no argument that few foods are as delectable as raspberries picked at their peak of ripeness, when they're so fragile that they can't be shipped in good condition further than arm's length.

Blackberries, currants and gooseberries are equally delectable, and they're all borne on plants compact enough to grow and look at home in the vegetable or flower garden.

Blueberries are handsome landscape plants — the highbush varieties as stand-alone shrubs, the lowbush as creeping groundcover plants.

A GOOD CASE FOR GROWING BERRIES In addition to having delicious and diverse flavors, berries are remarkably easy to grow. Pest problems are rare if the plants have a good site and regular pruning.

Blackberries and raspberries, collectively called bramble fruits, grow best bathing in full sunlight. The same goes for blueberries.

Currants and gooseberries are among the few fruits that bear well even in some shade.

All these berries are comfortable in a variety of soils, but they do like their roots kept cool and moist beneath a permanent mulch of wood chips, leaves, straw or other organic material.

each winter. This limits the crop to late summer and fall only, but does bypass possible threats from deer or cold — and it's easy!

Highbush blueberries bear well on stems up to 6 years old.

Once plants reach that age, every year cut a few of the oldest, thickest stems to the ground, and reduce the number of new shoots coming from ground level to three or four of the healthiest looking ones.

Prune lowbush blueberries to the ground every two or three years.

CHOOSE THE BEST Growing your own brambles, gooseberries, currants and blueberries lets you choose the tastiest varieties. Fallgold, for example, is an everbearing, yellow raspberry that's too soft for market, but a delectable sweetener for your morning cereal.

Achilles is a "dessert" variety of gooseberry that you'll never find in the market, but whose fruits are the size of a quarter, with a sweet flavor akin to grapes. Chester is a thornless blackberry variety whose fruits are utterly delicious if picked when they're so soft that merely touching them stains your fingers.

Everbearing red, yellow and black raspberries are still yielding fruit and will do so until stopped by hard frost. All the other brambles, though, as well as gooseberries and currants, are mere memories of summer. Do keep them in mind though, because autumn is an ideal time to plant any of these berries, especially currants and gooseberries, which leaf out very early in spring. ­­­——— Online: http://www.leereich.com/blog http://leereich.com

PRUNING IS IMPORTANT Pruning berries is straightforward. Bramble roots are perennial, but individual canes live for only two years, so an obvious first step in pruning is to cut away, in late winter, any 2-yearold canes. Because brambles grow so exuberantly, they could quickly create a dank jungle, so winter pruning also entails removing enough young canes that the plants grow in a swathe no wider than a foot, with about 6 inches between canes.

Some people keep their brambles in clumps rather than rows, in which case you reduce each clump to the best halfdozen young canes.

Blackberries and black raspberries bear fruit on side branches, so they need two further pruning steps. Increase sidebranching in summer by pinching out the tip of any young cane when it is 3 feet high. In winter, shorten each of those side branches to about 18 inches long.

Gooseberries and currants bear fruits mostly on 2-year-old and 3-year-old stems, so grow them as bushes with young stems constantly replacing older stems that you eventually prune away. All that's needed each winter is to cut to the ground any stem older than 3 years old, and to cut away all but a half-dozen or so of the sturdiest, youngest (1-year-old) stems.

If you grow so-called everbearing varieties of red, yellow or black raspberries or blackberries, you could forgo all the previous pruning steps and just cut the whole planting to the ground

This undated photo shows a bowl of berries grown and harvested in New Paltz, N.Y. Berries are the quintessential summer fruit but, with choice of appropriate varieties, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries can go on to yield their delectable bounty into fall. (Lee Reich via AP)

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Waves wash ashore hitting a house as winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Maria lash North Carolinas Outer Banks as the storm moves by well off-shore on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.

Dare County officials said the high tide flooded some roads in the area and travel is hazardous.

US pending home sales fell 2.6 percent in August

By MATT OTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people signed contracts to buy homes in August, marking the fifth decline in the past six months. The 2.6 percent fall continues to reflect the worsening shortage nationwide of homes being listed for sale.

The National Association of Realtors said that its pending home sales index fell to 106.3 in August from 109.1 in July. It's the index's lowest point since a 106.1 reading in January of 2016 and 2.6 percent lower than a year ago.

Pending sales contracts are a barometer of future purchases. Sales are typically completed a month or two after a contract is signed An economist for the Realtors is forecasting existing home sales for 2017 to be around 5.44 million, about 0.2 percent lower than last year's 5.45 million.

The Realtors said Hurricanes Harvey and Irma had a particularly negative impact in the South, where pending sales contracts declined 7.8 percent. Pending sales fell 3.1 percent in the Northeast, but ticked up slightly in the Midwest and West.

Homebuyers are caught in a period of rising home values, a limited selection of properties on the market and a shortage of savings.

A new survey released Wednesday by the real estate firm Zillow found that only 39 percent of millennial buyers this year are able to make the recommended 20 percent down payment — and those that do are more likely to rely on money from family and friends. This trails older buyers who often already own homes and can afford a larger down payment.

The median price paid for a home by millennials, ages 18 to 37, was approximately $200,394. Their median down payment was roughly $21,750 — a down payment of less than 11 percent.

As millennials — who account for most firsttime buyers — are searching for a home to buy, more than 60 percent are simultaneously looking at rentals. This suggests that a decent number of younger buyers are either getting outbid or not finding properties in their desired neighborhood. Zillow found that 37 percent of millennial buyers went over their budget, much higher than 29 percent of all buyers.

Because the millennials are such a large population, Zillow chief economist Svenja Gudell expects they'll keep attempting to purchase homes despite any frustrations.

"We're going to see continuous strong demand," she said.

(AP Photo/ Ben Finley)

North Carolina latest to suffer in 2017 hurricane season

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press WAVES, N.C. (AP) — Winds and storm surge from Tropical Storm Maria lashed North Carolina's Outer Banks on Wednesday as the storm moved by well off-shore.

Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson said in an email that the high tide early Wednesday flooded roads in the area and travel remained hazardous.

Pearson said the worst problems were on Hatteras Island, where more than 10,000 visitors left under an evacuation order earlier this week.

Pearson said no injuries had been reported.

Already, the ocean had washed over parts of N.C. 12, the main road running along the Outer Banks.

The National Weather Service reported winds had increased to 70 mph (112 kph) by daybreak, about 15 miles higher than earlier in the morning.

A fine rain was falling, with patches of blue sky occasionally showing through.

Police set up a check point to block all traffic heading south on N.C. 12 except for residents and reporters. Evacuations remained in place for visitors on the Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

As the winds picked up, waves crashed up to and beyond ocean-front homes on the stretch of the highway between the unincorporated communities of Rodanthe and Avon.

The Atlantic Ocean has been washing under waterfront homes and onto side streets since Tuesday at high tide in parts of Avon, said Tony Meekins, 55, a lifelong resident.

Mother Nature keeps chopping at it," said Meekins, an engineer on the temporarily halted Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry. "We see storm after storm."

Standing near Avon's closed fishing pier, Meekins said anything is possible when it comes to Maria. He said the dune line along much of this part of Hatteras is gone, pounded down by previous storms.

Water also began washing on Tuesday

A woman stands in the water as Hurricane Maria moves closer to North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017.

(AP Photo/Ben Finley)

across sections of N.C. 12, the only road to and from Hatteras Island. A layer of wet sand remained on the road Wednesday.

Chip Stevens owns Black Beard's Lodge, a 38-unit hotel on Ocracoke. He said his main concern is that the highway remains passable, both on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, because most businesses, tourists and supplies travel down that road and across on a ferry.

The weather affecting the Outer Banks, among the most fragile islands in the continental United States, is the latest swipe from this year's devastating hurricane season.

The islands were expected to get only a glancing blow as weakening Tropical Storm Maria was forecast to move about 150 miles (240 kilometers) offshore Wednesday. But officials warned that severe beach erosion was likely there and along the mid-Atlantic coast.

Texas, Florida, several small Caribbean islands and Puerto Rico have all seen worse this year. Puerto Rican officials said electrical power may not be fully restored for more than a month after the grid was destroyed by Maria's Category 4 hurricane winds last week. More than 3 million of the island's U.S. citizens still lack adequate food, water and fuel.

In North Carolina, officials warned the

surge of ocean water and waves from Maria would overwhelm island sand dunes from both sides Wednesday. Bulldozers were already in place to push the sand off Highway 12 when water subsides.

Maria is predicted to erode more than half the dunes along North Carolina's 300-mile (485-kilometer) coast. Beaches in Maryland and Virginia could fare even worse, with two-thirds seeing erosion and the ocean washing over the dunes on one-third of them, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The forecast flooding forced more than 10,000 visitors to leave their beach vacations on the North Carolina barrier islands of Hatteras and Ocracoke.

The evacuation orders didn't apply to local residents, who are now resigning themselves to economic losses as well as more flood damage after a double pounding by last year's tropical weather.

Sarah Midgett lost her car during Hermine and her home was severely damaged by Matthew's floods. After the dunes got hit by Jose this month, Maria pushed through the weakened natural barrier Tuesday, washing over parts of Hatteras.

"It's insane how much the beach has eroded," said Midgett, who moved many of her belongings off her floor, just in case.

Maria weakened to a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon as the winds finally dipped below hurricane strength for the first time in nine days.

As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, Maria was centered about 155 miles (249 kilometers) east of Cape Hatteras.

A tropical storm warning was in effect for the North Carolina coast from Bogue Inlet to the Virginia border, and meteorologists said a storm surge could hit from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Hatteras.

Hurricane Lee, meanwhile, was gradually strengthening far off in the open Atlantic, where it was expected to swing north and east again before tropical storm-force winds reach Bermuda.

Congress at crossroads after another GOP health care failure

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is at a crossroads after Republicans' stinging failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law. But what's next — more partisan conflict or a pragmatic shift toward cooperation?

Unless Republicans and Democrats in Congress can work together, and bring along an often unpredictable President Donald Trump, political conflict over health care may spread.

Bipartisan talks on legislation to stabilize shaky insurance markets are on again, but time is short and there's no guarantee of success.

Congress also has yet to renew funding for programs that traditionally enjoy broad support, such as children's health insurance and community health centers, despite approaching deadlines.

Feelings were raw Tuesday after Senate GOP leaders announced they would not take their latest "repeal and replace" bill to the floor for lack of support. Some lawmakers said it's still possible to bridge the partisan gap on a limited set of priority issues.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said he would resume efforts to reach a bipartisan deal with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to stabilize markets for individual insurance policies that 18 million people rely on. More than half of those consumers are covered under the health law.

Alexander is chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Murray is the top Democrat on the committee. Alexander runs the risk of being accused by some fellow Republicans of trying to "bail out Obamacare."

Murray is under pressure from fellow Democrats not to make concessions to Alexander, who is seeking changes that would make it easier for states to get waivers from some of the law's requirements, potentially leading to plans with lower premiums.

"I'm still concerned about the next two years, and Congress has an opportunity to slow down premium increases in 2018, begin to lower them in 2019, and do our best to make sure there are no counties where people have zero options to buy health insurance," Alexander said in a statement.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who has worked with Republicans on a range of health care issues, said cooperation is the only way to avoid creating needless problems for constituents.

"You recognize the opportunities that are in front of you,"

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is questioned by reporters as she arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. Collins was a key Republican opponent of the Graham-Cassidy bill, the GOP's latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, which was pulled by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

said Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, which oversees health care funding. "My hope is we can come together."

Wyden's list includes renewing the Children's Health Insurance Program for 9 million kids, whose funding expires this week, as well as short-term action to stabilize the Affordable Care Act's insurance markets, by guaranteeing subsidies for copayments and deductibles. Experts say that could cut expected double-digit premium increases in many states by about half.

The missing ingredient seems to be leadership, say outside observers.

Neither Trump, nor House Speaker Paul Ryan nor Senate Majority Leader Mitch Connell has given clear approval for a bipartisan approach. Some governors have called for a health care reset that would involve both parties working together on a limited agenda, but their suggestion hasn't been embraced in Washington.

"The question is whether you can you forge a coalition that doesn't include either the hard right or the hard left," said GOP

health economist Gail Wilensky. "I have not been able to answer who would provide the leadership for such an effort.

Neither the leadership in the House or the Senate has embraced the notion of trying to forge a bipartisan coalition, and it is very hard to move legislation without that."

Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said Trump at a meeting with lawmakers raised the possibility of seeking a deal with Democrats. There's no hint what that might entail.

If anything, Democrats have been moving to the left after Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., relaunched his "Medicare for all" plan recently. Under Sanders' plan, government would pay for medical services, replacing employers and insurers. Some liberal activists argue that support for "single-payer" should be a qualifying test for Democratic candidates in 2018 and beyond.

Other Democrats say single-payer would lead to political defeat, because of the massive tax increases required.

"It's not going to happen," said former Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., one of the main authors of the Obama law. "You can talk about it, and plant a flag, and say that's where you'd like to go, but in the meantime people need their insurance coverage."

Wednesday is the deadline for insurers to sign contracts to offer policies for 2018 on the health law's markets. Sign-up season starts Nov. 1. About half the 18 million Americans with individual policies get no subsidies under the health law.

Without congressional action some are facing premiums that rival a mortgage payment.

Saturday is the deadline for Congress to act on children's health insurance and community health center funding. Brief delays are not expected to cause disruptions, but a protracted holdup would.

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SPORTS

Westfield’s Connor Cottengim tries to slide one into the goal against West Springfield’s goalie. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

Tyler Shrewsbury tries to get the goal on a pass from Lal Biswa. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

Achut Budathoki gets control of the ball.

Westfield’s Tyler Shrewsbury is a step ahead of the West Side defender at Tuesday’s game. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

(Photos by Marc St.Onge)

Terriers nip Bombers

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield and West Springfield high school boys’ soccer teams waged a fierce battle on the local fields Tuesday, and the Terriers came out on top.

Westfield had the upper hand from the outset, gaining the first advantage before West Springfield rallied for a 2-1 win.

Westfield led early, scoring the first goal in the fourth minute on Sam Winiarski’s effort from Aidan Dunn. West Springfield tied it 1-all about midway through the first half and notched the game-winner with about 23 minutes remaining in the game, both scores coming on penalty kicks.

Westfield goalie Pat Lurgio was strong in net, making seven saves.

“We’re happy with how we competed today,” Westfield coach Andrew Joseph said. “We’re not happy to lose – it actu-

Gervais Ndinamahoro advances the ball towards the West Side goal. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

ally feels terrible to lose when you give up two penalties – but we’ll just have to move on.”

scored their first varsity goals for Westfield Tech while Yeremy Kovylyak picked up his first career hat trick.

Tigers rock Duggan

Saints put up fight

Westfield Technical Academy 10, Duggan Academy 0 It was not a football game, but Westfield Tech put up a score like one in a rout of Duggan Academy.

“It was another success story (today),” Westfield Tech coach Kyle Dulude said. “Many younger players flowed extremely well with the upper classmen and learning how to move the ball correctly and communicate in a positive manner was today’s greatest achievement. It was really cool to see the seniors teaching the freshman on the field.”

David Antonovschi, Simion Mocanu, and Emil Sevostyanov

Pioneer Valley Christian Academy 7, St. Mary’s 4 PVCA pulled away late in the second half Tuesday at Westfield Middle School North.

League scoring leader Jack Lamirande, of St. Mary’s collected two more points for a total of 16 with two more assists Tuesday. Saints’ Jake Butler, tied for second in points, scored twice.

Aaron Blanchard and Kevin Rockwal scored one goal

Jake Butler (20) scores a goal against PVCA backed up by Aaron Blanchard (14). (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

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St. Mary’s Jack Lamirande launches one towards the PVCA goal at Tuesday afternoon’s game. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

St. Mary’s Kevin Rockwal is a step ahead of his PVCA opponent at Tuesday’s game. (Photos

by Marc St. Onge)

Aidan Burke battles a PVCA defender for control of the ball. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

Joe Lucardi has his eye on the ball. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS/RESULTS FOOTBALL Westfield 0-2 GYMNASTICS

Southwick 3-2-2 Gateway 2-1-3 St. Mary 2-5 Westfield Technical Academy 5-2

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

Westfield 4-3 Southwick 11-0 St. Mary 1-5 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 2-6 Southwick 1-3

FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 2-4 Southwick 4-3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-2 Southwick 1-2 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-2 GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 1-0 Southwick-Tolland 1-2

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TUESDAY’S RESULTS BOYS SOCCER Westfield 2, West Springfield 1 Westfield Technical Academy 10, Duggan Academy 0 Pioneer Valley Christian Academy 7, St. Mary’s 4 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3, Chicopee Comp 0 FIELD HOCKEY Southwick-Tolland 3, Mahar 0 GOLF Southwick-Tolland 22.5, Hopkins Academy 1.5

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Wed., Sept. 27 GOLF at Ludlow, Ludlow Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at SouthwickTolland, 5 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

GYMNASTICS vs. Hampshire, 6 p.m.

FOOTBALL at Agawam, 7 p.m.

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

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Wahconah, 2 p.m.

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

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

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

JV FOOTBALL vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

Tues., Oct. 3 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

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

BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

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

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

GOLF vs. Mohawk, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Wed., Sept. 27 GOLF at Mahar, Ellingwood Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 5 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GIRLS’ SOCCER at South Hadley, 4 p.m.

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

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

FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 GOLF at Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield Golf Course, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. John J. Duggan Academy, 5 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 GOLF at Chicopee Comp, Chicopee Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Pope Francis, Franconia, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Smith Voke, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Wed., Sept. 27 BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

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

Thurs., Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

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

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL Wed., Sept. 27 BOYS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GOLF at Smith Academy, Country Club of Greenfield, 3 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Fri., Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Voke, 7 p.m.

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

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

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

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Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Ware, Dunroamin Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

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Sat., Sept. 30 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Sabis, 11:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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Thursday’s Games L.A. Rams 41, San Francisco 39 Sunday’s Games Jacksonville 44, Baltimore 7 New Orleans 34, Carolina 13 N.Y. Jets 20, Miami 6 Minnesota 34, Tampa Bay 17 Buffalo 26, Denver 16 Indianapolis 31, Cleveland 28 New England 36, Houston 33 Chicago 23, Pittsburgh 17, OT Atlanta 30, Detroit 26 Philadelphia 27, N.Y. Giants 24 Tennessee 33, Seattle 27 Kansas City 24, L.A. Chargers 10 Green Bay 27, Cincinnati 24, OT Washington 27, Oakland 10 Monday’s Games Dallas 28, Arizona 17

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Thursday, Sept. 28 Chicago at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Carolina at New England, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

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

Chiefs retain top spot in AP Pro32 poll NEW YORK (AP) — Through three weeks, the NFL is down to two unbeaten teams: the Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons.

While the fast start for the defending NFC champions is no surprise, the Chiefs are on quite a roll.

Kansas City is the No. 1 team in the latest AP Pro32 poll , receiving 11 of 12 first-place votes for 383 points Tuesday in balloting by media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Chiefs play their second nationally televised game of the season when they host the Washington Redskins on Monday night.

"The Chiefs clearly look like the best team in the league ... right now," said Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk.

"But those AFC West games are going to be must-watch, with that division sporting two other contenders."

The Falcons remained at No. 2 and received the other first-place vote for 370 points. Atlanta hung on to beat Detroit 30-26 on Sunday after video review showed cornerback Brian Poole touching Golden Tate as the receiver's knee went down just shy of the goal line.

The touchdown was nullified, the last 10 seconds were run off the clock and the Falcons survived as the NFC's only unbeaten team.

"Saved by replay, time runoff," Fox Sports' John Czarnecki said.

New England moved up two spots to No. 3.

"Brandin Cooks shows why he was the worth trading for, as the former Saints receiver scores the game-winner in an unexpected shootout with the Texans," Newsday's Bob Glauber said of the Patriots' 36-33 victory.

"Cautionary note: What's up with the Patriots' defense?"

Green Bay jumped three positions to No. 4 after its 27-24 overtime win over the winless Cincinnati Bengals. The Packers open Week 4 when they host NFC North rival Chicago on Thursday night.

The Dallas Cowboys gained five places to No. 5.

Oakland, Denver and Detroit are in an unusual three-way tie at No. 6. The Raiders travel to the Mile High City on Sunday to face the Broncos in a big AFC West showdown.

The Pittsburgh Steelers slid five spots to No. 9 after falling to the then-winless Bears in overtime.

The Minnesota Vikings and Tennessee Titans each gained five spots to No. 10 and 11 respectively.

At the bottom of the league there are five teams at 0-3. Two of those squads, the Bengals and Browns, meet in the "Battle of Ohio" on Sunday in Cleveland.

"If Cleveland remains winless after this Colts-Bengals-Jets run, an 0-16 slate is very much in play," said Ira Kaufman of SB Nation Radio.

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Continued from Page 9 LATE RESULTS GIRLS’ SOCCER St. Mary’s 2, Sci-Tech 1 St. Mary’s won a hard-fought battle at home Monday in the scorching heat. The Saints jumped out early on a quick strike by Allie Goodreau in the third minute on a pass from Lexi Shedd. Goodreau was not done, as she scored on a laser to the top right corner from a feed from Amelia Willenborg later in the half.

Goodreau has been on fire of late, scoring seven goals in her last two games.

Sci-Tech cut the lead in half just before halftime. St. Mary’s continued to apply the pressure and came close to pulling away but in the end held on for a solid victory.

St. Mary’s Jess Crosby finished with five saves, including a great leaping save with only minutes to go securing the win.

“It’s great seeing the efforts the girls are putting forth in practice starting to pay off,” St. Mary’s coach Pat Olearcek said. “They really are playing with more confidence which is a great foundation to build upon for the remainder of the year. ”

apiece for St. Mary. Blanchard also had one assist.

Westfield goalie Dom Nomakeo finished with 12 saves.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

Bombers sweep Westfield def. Chicopee Comp 29-27, 25-18, 25-20 Westfield improved to 2-6 overall, 2-3 Western Division with a key home victory.

Bella Kozciak (13 kills, 2 aces), Madi Robitaille (9 kills, 1 ace), Julia Golob (26 assists, 3 aces), and Stephanie Sgueglia (11 digs, 1 ace) led the Bombers.

FIELD HOCKEY Rams post shutout Southwick-Tolland 3, Mahar 0 Lyle Massoia, Sydney Goman (first career goal), and Emily Martin each scored to lift Southwick on the road. Martin, Sarah Hough, and Massoia earned assists.

Southwick goalie Clare Stratton (12 saves) recorded a shutout.

In JV action, Southwick and Mahar battled to scoreless tie.

BOYS’ SOCCER Granby 2, Gateway 0 Ryan Shaws scored two goals in the final 12 minutes of regulation to lead Granby. John Foley (4 saves) and Preston Coffee (1 save) combined for five Gateway saves.

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Rams stay unbeaten Waiting for the serve.

WHS vs. Chicopee Comp girls’ volleyball

Southwick-Tolland 22.5, Hopkins Academy 1.5 Southwick improved to 11-0 with solid efforts from James Longhi (37), Chris Baker (38), Brad Durand (39), and Nick Kavrakis (39) Tuesday at Edgewood Country Club.

GOLF Easthampton 16.5, St. Mary’s 7.5 St. Mary’s Luke Willenborg continued his impressive run, shooting a 38 to lead everyone on the golf course again Monday at Tekoa Country Club. Saints’ Andrew Florek took three points with a 46.

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

No Summertime Fun Dear Annie: I live in a very small Montana town with a very short summer season. My friends and neighbors and I have been inundated with summer guests who have made our town and homes their summer vacation destination. Every year, our own summers have been ruined because of this guest influx. This puts a great strain on us financially, as well as physically. It gets worse every summer.

How does one politely tell these people to stay at a hotel and not expect us to feed them three meals a day, do their laundry and be their tour guide? I tried to let one set of friends know that I simply cannot accommodate them in my home, and now they no longer communicate with me. -- Sick of Summer Guests Dear Sick of Summer Guests: Summer is too short to spend stressed about houseguests, and life is too short to spend acquiescing to others out of guilt. What you said -- that you simply cannot accommodate them -- was perfectly adequate, and I’d encourage you to tell any other prospective visitors exactly the same thing. If “friends” stop talking to you because you set boundaries, they’re not friends; they’re freeloaders. You’re better off without them.

Dear Annie: I can heartily empathize with “Housebound Through No Fault of Our Own in Iowa,” whose neighbors prevent her family from enjoying their own backyard.

When my partner and I were first married, we moved in to an apartment. We are both readers and have never owned a TV or a stereo. Nonetheless, the woman who lived downstairs from us complained to the building manager about all the music coming from our apartment. When it wasn’t the music (that we weren’t playing), it was that we flushed the toilet at 10:30 p.m. or (my favorite) she heard “one shoe drop and waited up all night for the other one.” Because of the neighbor’s complaints, the landlord even threatened to evict us.

One long weekend, we were out of town. Minutes after returning home, we were told about the slew of complaints our neighbor had filed about how much noise we’d made over the weekend (even though we were out of town). That was the final straw.

We contacted a lawyer, who wrote a letter to our neighbor clarifying that she was interfering with our “legal rights of domicile” and that if she persisted, we would be obliged to take further action.

After our downstairs neighbor complained to others in the building about our lawyer’s letter, one by one all of the neighbors came to us to tell us their stories of how our downstairs neighbor had harassed them. Then, as a group, we complained to the landlord about her. Soon afterward, the woman downstairs moved out and left us all in peace.

We are not people who like the idea of going to a lawyer, but there are some people in this world who need that kind of response to behave appropriately. I would strongly recommend that “Housebound” consider taking that step. -- Justin F. Dear Justin F.: Of all the neighbor complaints I’ve heard, “I heard one shoe drop and waited up all night for the other one” takes the cake. No one should have to undergo the expense and inconvenience of moving because of a neighbor’s unfair demands.

Good on you for standing up to a bully.

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 TOWEL TROUBLE Dear Heloise: I hate the “new” washing machines. I like water to fill the tub. My towels have an odor like mildew.

I hope you can help me. I’m glad you picked up where your mom left off. -- Dana W., Memphis, Tenn.

Hi, Dana. Yes, I can help you. Here are some hints: * Don’t overload the washer. * Layer towels evenly in the washer. * Fabric softener is not good for towels -- it can impede absorption. * Using the hottest washer setting, add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of baking soda with a SMALL amount of detergent in the washer. Launder as usual, and dry. This should help eliminate the sour smell.

Did you know that baking soda is a workhorse around the house? It’s great for cooking, cleaning and beauty -- a multitude of uses for only pennies per use!

I’ve compiled my favorite baking soda hints and recipes in a handy pamphlet -- would you like to receive one? It’s easy!

Visit www.Heloise.com and click on the upper right corner of the home page to order, or send a long, stamped, selfaddressed envelope, along with $5, to: Heloise/Baking Soda, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Make a paste of baking soda, warm water and soap to scrub hands with. -- Heloise AUTO INCORRECT? Dear Heloise: I’m so accustomed to my cellphone offering “autocorrect” that I wish my PC would do the same! True, I have spellcheck, but that autocorrect is faster! -- Jimmy Y. in St. Louis

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NFL’s Amazon deal could be test for more streaming games

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Amazon begins its foray into live streaming of NFL games Thursday night when it will air a matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on its Prime Video service.

It's another option to the traditional broadcasts on CBS and the NFL Network. Amazon will stream 10 Thursday night games and one Christmas game this season, and the success of those transmissions could determine how quickly the NFL is ready to offer one of its packages exclusively to a streaming company.

The NFL's Thursday night package is being carried jointly

by CBS, NBC, the NFL Network and Amazon this year, but the 2018 package will soon be up for bid. There could be substantial interest from companies like Twitter — which aired Thursday night games last year — Amazon, and potentially other tech behemoths like Google, Apple or Facebook.

"I think there will be real interest by digital-first companies and digital-first platforms in distributing NFL games on an exclusive basis and more broadly that on the single-game experience we've done in the past," said Hans Schroeder, the chief operating officer for NFL Media. "I think we're going to have some interesting options for us to look at and I think what we do with Amazon this year will be incredibly informative with how we make those decisions."

Amazon is paying $50 million for the rights to these games for its Prime Members, a marked increase from the $10 million Twitter paid last year for 10 games.

That still pales in comparison to the more than $5 billion a year the NFL gets from television partners like NBC, CBS and ESPN. "You have to be very cognizant of where the eyeballs are.

But the percentage of people who are watching on TV versus on their phone or table is extreme," said Fred Gaudelli, the producer for NBC's NFL broadcasts. "We might have over 25 million watching on TV and there are 500,000 watching elsewhere. That is a huge discrepancy."

The vast majority of NFL fans still prefer to watch games on their TVs via broadcast or cable networks. The streams on Twitter drew an average audience of about 265,800 viewers per minute, a small fraction of the audience for those games

on traditional television.

Schroeder sees growth potential, though. About 3 million per week tuned in for parts of games last year, and about 80 percent of the audience was 34 or younger. In Amazon's favor, viewers are used to watching longer shows on Prime than they are on Twitter, and they can get it on their TV apps, game consoles and other devices, as well as tablets and mobile phones.

"They're bringing people into an environment where they are used to watching video for extended lengths," Schroeder said. "What we're anxious to see is how putting video into a video-first experience leads to consumption of NFL live games. We're certainly really hopeful and really confident what Amazon will deliver from an experience standpoint. We think having that access to any digital screen anywhere where they're used to watching longer-form content will really lead to an even broader engagement profile by our viewers."

Amazon has not stated targets for audience size or additional Prime customers — the streaming service costs $99 annually.

"That's not how we do it," said Jim DeLorenzo, the head of Amazon Sports. "It's really looking to see, how do our customers react to it? And that will guide our decision about whether this is successful."

Amazon's broadcast will be available in 200 countries and offer unique features. There will be audio feeds in Spanish, Portuguese and even an English language one geared toward foreign fans not as familiar with American football.

Fans can also do football trivia on their Alexa devices, and more interactive features could be added in future years after an exclusive interactive contract between Microsoft and the NFL expires.

Amazon is looking beyond the NFL, as well, and has already secured the digital rights to the Next Gen ATP finals for the best tennis players 21 and under in November. It could bid on bigger deals in the near future.

"There's already a demand for those digital services. That will continue to increase," said Jim DeLorenzo, the head of Amazon Sports. "We will always be looking for ways to best serve our customer. If that's by having more live sports on there that's what we'll look at."

This Sept. 29, 2014, file photo shows the Amazon Fire TV, a product for streaming popular video services, apps and games in high-definition, in Decatur, Ga. Amazon begins its foray into live streaming of NFL games Thursday night, Sept. 28, 2017, when the company will air the game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers on its Prime Video service as another option to the traditional broadcasts on CBS and the NFL Network. (AP Photo/Ron Harris, File)

‘Saturday Night Live’ adds 3 new cast members for season 43 LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” is adding three new cast members for its new season.

NBC said Tuesday that the trio will join the show when it returns Saturday for its 43rd season.

The newcomers are Heidi Gardner of Kansas City, Missouri, Luke Null of Cincinnati and Chris Redd of St. Louis.

Gardner is the voice of Cooch in Crackle’s “SuperMansion” and is in the 2018 Melissa McCarthy movie “Life of the Party.”

Luke Null is a Chicago-based musical comedian and performs at iO Chicago, an improvisation theater and training center.

Redd is a comedian and rapper whose credits include the 2016 film “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” and the Netflix comedy series “Disjointed.”

The newcomers are stepping in after the departures of “SNL” players Bobby Moynihan, Vanessa Bayer and Sasheer Zamata.

Bill O’Reilly returns to Fox as Hannity’s guest

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It felt like a flashback on Fox News Channel Tuesday, with Bill O’Reilly looking into the camera and declaring “the spin stops here.”

Six months after he was fired from Fox when it was revealed the network paid $13 million in settlements to five women alleging bad behavior on his part, O’Reilly returned as a guest on former colleague Sean Hannity’s show.

“I’m fine,” O’Reilly said. “I’m teed off.”

O’Reilly was promoting his new book, “Killing England,” which got cursory mention as the two men traded complaints about how the media had treated them and President Donald Trump. They loudly backed Trump on

his campaign against NFL players protesting police brutality by not standing for the national anthem.

“I’d love to go to every NFL locker room and give those guys my book,” O’Reilly said.

O’Reilly said that the “far left” wanted to destroy Trump and everyone who voted for him.

They also targeted liberal media watchdog Media Matters for America, which advocated for an advertiser boycott of O’Reilly before Fox fired him, and is currently doing the same for Hannity. O’Reilly praised Hannity for “fighting back” against the group, and said he should have done the same.

Media Matters President Angelo Carusone said Tuesday that the “budding collaboration” between Hannity and O’Reilly indicates advertisers need

to act again.

“Companies that removed ads from O’Reilly’s show but currently sponsor Hannity need to be the first to take action and cease sponsoring Hannity immediately,” Carusone said. “And I actually think some responsible companies will remove ads from Fox News as a whole over this.”

O’Reilly said he enjoyed taking the summer off and wasn’t sure of his future plans. He spent 20 years at Fox News, most of it as the most popular host on cable news.

Hannity this week has moved back into the 9 p.m. Eastern time slot, taking on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow directly.

Maddow has earned the highest ratings in cable news over the past few months, but Hannity earned a clear victory on Monday night.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You will want to rethink a decision with greater care. After seeing a family member’s or close associate’s reaction, you’ll recognize that a new solution needs to be found. A loved one might suggest an off-thewall idea that could have some validity.

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Sale gives up 4 HRs in playoff tuneup, Jays beat Red Sox

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Chris Sale has had a few setbacks as Boston has rolled down the stretch and back toward the postseason.

Tuesday was another one of those nights.

Sale matched a career worst by giving up four home runs in a playoff tuneup, including a pair to Josh Donaldson, and the Red Sox lost 9-4 to the Toronto Blue Jays.

"You can't have a good day at work every day," Sale said.

"Unfortunately, what I do is

amplified because we're here and we're in the thick of it. To survive, you've got to win games. I'm not doing that, and I'm as frustrated as anybody on the planet about that."

Teoscar Hernandez hit one of his two homers off Sale, and Kendrys Morales had the other against Boston's ace lefty. Sale (17-8) allowed five runs in five innings and surrendered multiple homers for the third time in five starts.

Sale last allowed four homers in a game Aug. 23, 2013 against Texas.

"You throw some bad pitch-

es that get hit hard. I throw a lot of strikes. I've just got to be a little bit more careful with where I'm throwing them," Sale said.

Boston's magic number over the Yankees in the AL East is three with five games remaining. New York beat Tampa Bay 6-1.

After winning six straight, Boston has lost two in a row — a first since dropping three consecutive games from Sept.

2-4. Houston won later Tuesday, ensuring the AL East winner will open the playoffs on the road.

Boston Red Sox's Chris Sale stands on the mound after giving up a solo home run to Toronto Blue Jays' Josh Donaldson, right, during the first inning of a baseball game in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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

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

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

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

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

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

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Sale did have eight strikeouts, giving him 308 for the season — five shy of Pedro Martinez's club record set in 1999. The AL Cy Young Award candidate has a 2.90 ERA with one scheduled start remaining.

Sale's spot in the rotation comes up again Sunday, when the Red Sox host Houston in the regular-season finale. It's not certain that Sale will make that outing, though.

"I think it's probably too early to answer that definitely," manager John Farrell said. "We just have to see how these final five games play out. We know where we stand, we know what's ahead of us."

J.A. Happ (10-11) pitched seven strong innings for the last-place Blue Jays, holding Boston to a run and four hits with nine strikeouts.

Donaldson homered in the first inning for the second straight game, then led off the third with his 33rd this season.

The latter shot cleared the bullpen and reached the right-field seats to put Toronto ahead 2-1.

Hernandez led off the fifth with a homer to left, and Morales added a two-run shot later that inning.

Boston was missing three injured starters in Dustin Pedroia, Mookie Betts and Eduardo Nunez, and it struggled against Happ. Xander Bogaerts led off the game with a single and scored on Chris Young's double, but Happ got the next 16 batters in a row and kept the Red Sox off the bases until Bogaerts' one-out single in the sixth.

"I felt like it's definitely a good one to potentially end on," Happ said.

Toronto added four runs in the eighth, two of them on Hernandez's two-run shot to left that nearly cleared the Green Monster, and the Blue Jays led 9-1.

Sandy Leon led off the eighth with a homer, and Young hit an RBI triple for Boston in a threerun eighth.

NEXT START Sale threw 107 pitches. He said can be ready for Sunday if needed, or the playoff opener.

"That's not my call," he said.

"I answer the phone when it rings. When they tell me to go out there, I go out there."

TRAINER'S ROOM Red Sox: Pedroia (left knee swelling) was out of the lineup for the second straight game.

Farrell said the club wants Pedroia to heal up and have him back for the playoffs. ... Betts (left hand/wrist) and Nunez (knee) are listed as day-to-day.

UP NEXT Blue Jays: RHP Marco Estrada (10-8, 4.70 ERA) has won his last five decisions and gets the start for Toronto.

Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (10-17, 4.55) is 1-2 in three starts against the Blue Jays this season.

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

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

LAWNMOWER REMOVALS

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

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

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

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

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

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

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

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

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

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

413-835-5491

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

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

Buying junk or wrecked cars and light trucks.

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

LAWN & GARDEN

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! -----------------

TAG SALES Huge Tag & Bake Sale!

Inside & Outside WESTFIELD - UCC Second Church, 487 Western Ave. Saturday, September 30, 9am-3pm.

Rain or Shine!

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

TOOLS!!!

WESTFIELD- 7 Shepard St. Sept.30&Oct.1. 9 am-5 pm.

Dolls, Boyds Bears, DVDs. A lot of everything.

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

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

Call today, won't last.

Available October 1.

(413)348-3431

STORAGE STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard.

Year-round discounts.

Safe and secure.

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

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

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

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

WEIDLER LOGGING

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

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

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

413-788-6787

LOGGING

$$ AUTOS WANTED $$

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

WANTED TO BUY

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

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

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.

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

413-568-1957

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

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

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment.

413-237-2053

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

Fully insured. Free estimates.

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