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DPW Director David Ward 3 meeting covers wide range of topics Billips (left, standing) By Amy Porter updates City Correspondent Councilors (from left) WESTFIELD – At the start of the Ward 3 meeting at the Westfield Dan Allie, Mary Ann Athenaeum on Thursday, Councilor Andrew K. Surprise announced Babinski, and Mike that he will be running for an at-large seat in November, and asked Burns on the quality for the support of the two dozen people in attendance. He also intro- of the city drinking duced Bridget Matthews-Kane, one of two candidates, along with water and the usage Richard Sutter, who have taken out papers to run for Ward 3. of wells one and two. Surprise said that Matthews-Kane worked with him to get protec- (Photo by Peter Currier) tions in place for residents, after the city approached him about the plans for a hospital zone for Baystate-Noble Hospital. Surprise also announced that he is endorsing Matthews-Kane for Ward 3. Councilor Andrew K. Surprise and At the meeting, several invited guests spoke on a range of topics, Bridget Matthews-Kane, who is run- City elections heating up: ning for Ward 3 in November. (Photo by See Ward 3, Page 3 Amy Porter) There’s still time to join the race By Hope E. Tremblay Incumbent Mary Ann Babinski is Correspondent the only Ward 1 candidate at this DPW announces planned replacement WESTFIELD – Although the city time, while Council President Ralph election is months away and hopeful J. Figy, Ward 2, could be challenged candidates can still take out nomina- by Juan F. Navarrete, who also took of water odor control scrubber tion papers, the race is heating up out nomination papers for the seat. already. In Ward 3, Bridget Matthews- By Peter Currier As of May 29, 31 residents had Kane and Richard Sutter took out Correspondent taken out papers for various elected papers, while incumbent Ward 4 WESTFIELD – The Department of Public Works plans to positions. Councilor Michael Burns remains replace its 22-year-old odor scrubber with a new system at a cost Police Capt. Michael A. McCabe unchallenged at press time. of $477,275. and state Sen. Donald F. Humason Jr. Current at-large Councilor John J. The City of Westfield Water Pollution Control Plant, a dual are the only mayoral candidates so Beltrandi III took out papers for the stage wet odor control scrubber was installed in 1997 in order to far. Ward 5 seat, as did current Ward 5 eliminate noxious odors generated from the sludge de-watering The Westfield City Council at- Councilor Leslie Lefebvre who took room and sludge loading truck way located within the Operations large race has seven candidates cur- over the seat this past year when Building. DPW Wastewater Division Superintendent Jeffrey rently, including incumbents Cindy Councilor Robert A. Paul Sr. retired. Gamelli Jr. said that he believes that before the unit was installed, C. Harris, Brent B. Bean II and Ward 6 Councilor William J. Onyski the air was simply vented out into the atmosphere without treat- Daniel Allie. Current Ward 3 took out papers in hopes of retaining ment. He added that the chemicals that were released are not harm- Councilor Andrew K. Surprise took his seat. Jeffrey A. Neece also took ful in their concentrations in the atmosphere, but that they cause The new odor control scrubbing system out papers for an at-large seat, as did out papers for the Ward 6 slot. an unpleasant odor. (Photo courtesy of the Department of residents Jason Russell, Randy F. Public Works) Musterait and John M. Bowen Jr. See City Elections, Page 3 See Scrubber, Page 3

104th Fighter Wing, community leaders to throw first Starfires pitch WESTFIELD – The 104th uled to throw out the first pitch baseball and the 104th and I know Fighter Wing and community lead- include Westfield Mayor Brian P. all of us are fortunate to have the ers from Westfield are scheduled to Sullivan, 104th Fighter Wing Starfires in our hometown,” said throw out the first pitch for the Commander, Col. Peter T. Green Green Starfires home opener, May 31, at III, Sen. Donald F. Humason, Rep. During the 7th inning, the approximately 6 p.m. at Billy John Velis and President of the Starfire’s will honor MSgt. Bullens Field. Westfield Bank James Hagan. Christopher Lynch of the 104th The Starfires are the new Futures “The 104th Fighter Wing is hon- Fighter Wing who recently returned Collegiate Baseball team that call from 1954 to 1958. The Starfires ored to have one of its historic from deployment. The 104th Westfield home. The team drew its are part of the seven-team circuit in fighters based at Barnes Air Fighter Wing Honor Guard will Colonel Peter T. Green, III, name from the Lockhead F-94 the summer collegiate league. National Guard Base selected for present the colors during the pre- Vice Commander A/B/C Starfire, flown at Barnes The distinguished guests sched- the team name. Westfield loves game. of the 104th Air National Guard PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Volunteers of the Year The Westfield Police Cadets and Westfield 350 President Harry Rock were recognized as the City of Westfield’s Volunteers of the Year this week. Mayor Brian P. Sullivan and state Rep. John Velis offered citations from the city and House of Representatives. Police Lt. Eric Hall spoke on behalf of the work and accomplishments of the cadets. Pictured above are the cadets with Rock, at left, and Sullivan, at right, and at left, cadet Heaven Timmerman with her citation. (Sarah Timmerman Submitted Photos)

Odds & Ends LOCAL LOTTERY Last night’s numbers MASSACHUSETTS SaturdAY Sunday Principal: Lucky For Life TONIGHT 07-17-18-19-39, Lucky Ball: 9 I accidentally MassCash 10-20-29-33-35 Mega Millions Estimated jackpot: $444 million plagiarized Ashton Numbers Evening 5-3-0-7 Kutcher speech Numbers Midday Mostly Sunny. Partly Sunny. PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A 2-2-3-2 West Virginia principal accused of plagia- Powerball rizing Ashton Kutcher in an address to his Estimated jackpot: $350 million 78-80 75-77 school’s graduating class says he didn’t mean to use someone else’s work. Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Tonight: Mostly clear, with The News and Sentinel reports a low around 52. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Satur- Parkersburg High School Principal Kenny Mostly Clear. day Night: A chance of showers and t-storms. Mostly cloudy, DeMoss issued a statement Wednesday low around 57. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation saying he should have cited his sources in is 30%. Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high the May 23 speech, but asserted the CONNECTICUT near 77. Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with “thoughts and ideas” were his own. Cash 5 52-53 a low around 54. Monday, Partly sunny, with a high of 71. A graduate posted a video to Facebook 04-13-15-23-35 that spliced DeMoss’ speech with Kutcher’s Lucky For Life 2013 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 07-17-18-19-39, Lucky Ball: 9 WWLP.COM • Working For You speech and has since amassed over 100,000 Lucky Links Day views. The speeches used similar wording 01-04-06-11-13-17-19-20 today and at times featured identical phrasing. Lucky Links Night DeMoss says he’s upset the speech has 03-04-10-13-15-17-19-20 5:19 AM 8:20 PM stolen the focus from graduating students. Play3 Day 9-3-7 15 hours 00 Minutes Wood County Schools Superintendent Will Play3 Night 6-7-5 sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY Hosaflook says it is a personnel matter Play4 Day 6-4-2-1 that’s under investigation. Play4 Night 0-8-1-8

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2019. There are 214 days left in the year.

n May 31, 1962, former Nazi official Adolf when 41 tornadoes swept through parts of Pennsylvania, One year ago: Eichmann was hanged in Israel a few minutes Ohio, New York and Ontario, Canada, during an 8-hour pe- The Trump administration imposed tariffs on steel and alu- Obefore midnight for his role in the Holocaust. riod. minum from Europe, Mexico and Canada in a move that In 1990, President George H.W. Bush welcomed Soviet drew immediate vows of retaliation. Western Europe got On this date: leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to Washington for a summit its first populist government as Italy’s anti-establishment In 1669, English diarist Samuel Pepys (peeps) wrote the 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League formed a gov- final entry of his journal, blaming his failing eyesight for his meeting. The situation comedy “Seinfeld” began airing as a inability to continue. regular series on NBC. erning coalition. Comedian Samantha Bee apologized to Ivanka Trump and to her viewers for using an expletive to In 1859, the Big Ben clock tower in London went into opera- In 1994, the United States announced it was no longer aim- describe the president’s daughter on Bee’s TBS show “Full tion, chiming for the first time. ing long-range nuclear missiles at targets in the former So- Frontal.” President Donald Trump pardoned conservative viet Union. commentator Dinesh D’Souza, who had pleaded guilty to In 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, campaign finance fraud; Trump said D’Souza had been perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 In 2005, breaking a silence of 30 years, former FBI official “treated very unfairly by our government.” The Golden State W. Mark Felt stepped forward as “Deep Throat,” the secret million tons of water rushing through the town. Warriors won Game 1 of the NBA finals over the Cleveland Washington Post source during the Watergate scandal. Cavaliers in overtime; Cleveland’s J.R. Smith inexplicably In 1916, during World War I, British and German fleets failed to take a go-ahead shot after a missed free-throw as fought the naval Battle of Jutland off Denmark; there was Ten years ago: time ran out in regulation. no clear-cut victor, although the British suffered heavier Dr. George Tiller, a rare provider of late-term abortions, losses. was shot and killed in a Wichita, Kansas, church. (Gunman Scott Roeder was later convicted of first-degree murder Today’s Birthdays: Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 89. Singer Peter Yarrow In 1921, a race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole is 81. Humanitarian Terry Waite is 80. Singer-musician mobs began looting and leveling the affluent black district for 50 years.) Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the 1912 of Greenwood over reports a black man had assaulted a Augie Meyers is 79. Actress Sharon Gless is 76. Football sinking of the RMS Titanic, died in Southampton, England white woman in an elevator; hundreds are believed to have Hall of Famer Joe Namath is 76. Broadcast journalist/com- at 97. died. mentator Bernard Goldberg is 74. Actor Tom Berenger is 69. Actor Gregory Harrison is 69. Actor Kyle Secor is 62. In 1949, former State Department official and accused spy Five years ago: Actress Roma Maffia is 61. Comedian Chris Elliott is 59. Alger Hiss went on trial in New York, charged with perjury Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held pris- Actress Lea Thompson is 58. Singer Corey Hart is 57. Ac- (the jury deadlocked, but Hiss was convicted in a second oner in Afghanistan, was freed by the Taliban in exchange tor Hugh Dillon is 56. Rapper DMC is 55. Actress Brooke trial). for five Afghan detainees from the U.S. prison at Guanta- Shields is 54. Country musician Ed Adkins (The Derailers) namo Bay, Cuba. (Bergdahl, who’d gone missing in June is 52. TV host Phil Keoghan is 52. Jazz musician Chris- In 1970, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Peru claimed an 2009, later pleaded guilty to endangering his comrades by tian McBride is 47. Actress Archie Panjabi is 47. Actress estimated 67,000 lives. walking away from his post in Afghanistan; his sentence Merle Dandridge (TV: “Greenleaf”) is 44. Actor Colin Farrell included a dishonorable discharge, a reduction in rank and In 1977, the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, three years in the is 43. Rock musician Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish) is a fine, but no prison time.) A private Gulfstream IV jet went making despite objections from environmentalists and 42. Actor Eric Christian Olsen is 42. Rock musician Andy off a runway and crashed while trying to take off from Hans- Alaska Natives, was completed. (The first oil began flowing Hurley (Fall Out Boy) is 39. Country singer Casey James com Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, killing Philadelphia through the pipeline 20 days later.) (TV: “American Idol”) is 37. Actor Jonathan Tucker is 37. Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz and six other people. In 1985, 88 people were killed, more than 1,000 injured, Rapper Waka Flocka Flame is 33. Actor Curtis Williams Jr. is 32. Pop singer Normani Hamilton (Fifth Harmony) is 23. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 - PAGE 3 Scrubber Continued from Page 1 To View All of The odor control scrubber is designed to ventilate the pro- the Westfield 350 cessing area and treat the vented odorous air. Contaminants that cause hydrogen sulfide gas odors and ammonia odors are Birthday Celebration removed from the air prior to being discharged to the outside atmosphere. According to Gamelli, the scrubbers remove the Photos visit: odorous chemicals from the air in two stages. In the first stage, westfieldnews.smugmug.com sulfuric acid is applied to lower the PH levels. In the second stage, sodium hydroxide and sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is added as well. The 22- year-old unit is currently removing noxious air The Second Annual Whip City Brewfest, from space but it is no longer able to treat it efficiently and a fundraiser to benefit the effectively due to the normal degradation of the equipment. Amelia Park Children’s Museum! The existing odor control scrubber is severely corroded, out- dated, and structurally degraded; it will be replaced with a SATURDAY • JUNE 1ST new equivalent scrubber. This process is essential to prevent the collection of gases in the above mentioned spaces. Failure 12:00pm to 5:00pm of this system to continue without proper operation is allow- 62 School St. (The Westfield News Lot) ing potentially explosive and highly corrosive gases to build up during de-watering operations (which is 5 days per week), Featuring over 35 Breweries, Tastings resulting in a safety and health hazard to employees, and pre- of over 70 Craft Beers, Live Music, mature corrosion damage to equipment and structures. Food Trucks, Vendors, Raffles & Fun! Wet air scrubbing is the most flexible and reliable technol- If you would like to run a ogy for vapor-phase wastewater odor control, according to the Birthday Announcement in Tickets online at Eventbrite.com, linked from DPW. This technology can be used to treat virtually any our Facebook page (@whipcitybrewfest) and water-soluble contaminant. In addition to hydrogen sulfide The Westfield News contact and “organic” odors, wet scrubbing is very effective for on website (www.whipcitybrewfest.com). us at: 413-562-4181 $ $ ammonia removal. In a wet air scrubber the odor contaminants 35 general or 50 VIP tickets in advance, are solubilized from the vapor phase into an aqueous chemical ($45 & $60 at the door, if available). solution. The removal mechanism is purely chemical and is not subject to upsets as are biological processes. The chemical balance in the system is automatically and continuously main- tained, even under changing loading conditions, minimizing City Elections the chance for odor break-through. The application of a multi- Continued from Page 1 stage scrubber allows the utilization of a different chemical Westfield Centennial Lions Club presents an afternoon solution in each of the stages to efficiently use chemicals and of dancing to benefit Diabetes Awareness. target a wide range of contaminants for treatment. School Committee The City of Westfield Water Pollution Control Facility has incumbents Ramon Diaz Jr., SUNDAY • JUNE 9th • 2pm-6pm procured a contract with RH White Construction to remove Bo Sullivan and Diane M. $ 10 per person* (* $10 Entry fee includes a swing dance lesson at 2pm) and replace the existing odor control scrubber with a new Mayhew all took out papers, Evoqua LO/PRO® system, which is a UNITARY design, two- as well as former Committee stage, once-through, packaged Odor Control Scrubber manu- member Jeffrey L. Gosselin. factured of premium vinyl ester FRP. It consists of two coun- Municipal Light Board DANCE SHOWCASE ter-current stages of gas adsorption, two integral sumps, mist Ward 1 representative Kevin HUSTLE • TANGO • WALTZ • FOXTROT • COUNTRY • LATIN • GENERAL DANCING FOR ALL! eliminators, exhaust fan, exhaust stack, recirculation and M. Kelleher Sr. took out metering pumps, piping, valves, fittings, instrumentation and nomination papers along EVENT LOCATION: Cash Bar controls to make a complete and functional system. Each sys- with potential challenger Shaker Farms Country Club tem is completely factory assembled and tested prior to ship- Luis Morales. MLB Ward 2 866 Shaker Road & Raffle ment. The multi-stage design ensures a minimum of 99.0% incumbent Ray Rivera and Westfield, MA H2S & NH3 removal. This configuration is well suited to Ward 3 incumbent Dawn dewatering and solids handling operations. Gammelli said that Renaudette are unchal- For more information or a donation inquiry, please check out the Westfield Centennial Lion’s Club Facebook or email us at: [email protected] he hopes and expects that the new unit will last much longer lenged so far, as are MLB than the old one. He believes that the old units failure was in Ward 4 representative part because it was not properly maintained throughout its life. Francis L. Liptak and Ward The scrubber had rotted out structurally and its automated 5 representative Thomas P. Ward 3 controls failed. Flaherty Sr. Continued from Page 1 “We call it, ‘the dinosaur’,” said Gammelli. Ward 6 representative and The existing odor control scrubber will be demolished and chair of the MLB, incum- beginning with Community million a year to maintain the as a backup water source for the removed by the end of June 2019. The new equipment instal- bent Robert C. Sacco, took Police Officer Lt. Eric Hall. roads in the city. Last year, north side. lation has a tentative schedule to be operational by the end of out papers as well as Jason Hall listened to concerns about road maintenance was budget- At-large Councilor Matthew November 2019. During the five months of time between the J. Bean. traffic on Western Avenue, ed at $1.2 million, he said. Emmershy also spoke about the removal and installation, the odorous air released from the No resident has taken especially the impact on side Flaherty added that the high- possibility of a clean water process will not have a noticeable change because the current papers for the Westfield streets due to construction. He way department used to be source on Cabot Road, close to equipment to be replaced has not been treating the odorous air Athenaeum Trustee seat. said the city website will be larger years ago, before it start- the site of the proposed Turnpike effectively for many years. The course of odor control treat- Nomination papers must updated daily with traffic ed getting squeezed out. Industrial Park. He said a 1995 ment will continue with dosing odor oxidizing chemicals be returned to the Board of impacts from construction. “We’re not picking on report surfaced that suggests Sodium Hypochlorite and Sodium Permanganate to the sludge Registrars by 5 p.m. Aug. 6, Hall also suggested calling the employees, but they are the that Cabot Road has the poten- being processed. Once the new odor control scrubber is and the Registrar must turn dispatcher at the police depart- biggest thing in the budget,” tial to be a high yield water sup- installed and operational, the odorous air being released from in the confirmed list to City ment with questions, and called Surprise said. ply for the city. He said a few the sludge dewatering process will be treated efficiently and Clerk Karen Fanion by 5 the department “a pretty good Flaherty added that the months ago, DPW Director effectively with little to no odor being released into the atmo- p.m. Aug. 20. referral agency. We spend a lot school department takes up David Billips asked the City sphere. The Westfield prelimi- of time making those connec- over 50% of the budget. He Council for $26,000 for a geo- nary election is Sept. 24 and tions with other departments.” also noted that union contracts sphere study to see if that area is the general election is Nov. Regarding drug overdoses, are currently being negotiated, a viable location for a well 5. which he said are still preva- and the City Council can reject source. lent, Hall said the police union contracts. “We need to The last speaker at the meet- department has been trying to know the costs before we ing was Rob Levesque of R. do follow up calls with people accept contracts,” Flaherty Levesque Associates, who said Westfield who can help, and have been said. he is working with Baystate having some success with it. In “We are going to have to Noble Hospital on an updated Homeless Cat response to a question, he said make cuts,” Surprise said, add- proposal for a hospital zoning the police do not carry Narcan ing that raises can’t be 2% per district, which takes into consid- on them, but may do so in the year over three years, as they eration recent feedback, and Project future. He said Westfield is are negotiated in some years. said they would be submitting a Spring is in the air and also participating in a nation- Surprise said he hopes that petition to the City Council. WHCP is seeking donations wide overdose mapping pro- the city advancement officer Surprise thanked residents for of gently used costume jew- gram in an effort to track the position, recently held by Joe coming to the meeting, which elry, handbags and house- movement of dangerous drugs. Mitchell, stays in the budget he videotaped and is posted hold items for upcoming “Clearly, what we’re doing for next year. online. tag sales and special events. right now isn’t as effective as it “We need to bring more The older, inefficient odor scrubbing system. (Photo courtesy Now is a great time to clean could be,” he said. businesses in, they are the big- of the Department of Public Works) out your closets and help Auditor Christopher Caputo, gest taxpayers in town. My cats in need all at the same who was appointed in January, biggest thing is to develop time! Donations can be introduced himself and spoke downtown,” he said. dropped off at 1124 East of his previous experience with Surprise talked about the Mountain Road, Westfield, budgets in Longmeadow and recent road stabilization fund MA. We are also seeking Springfield. Caputo went over which passed the City Council volunteers to assist once the the city’s Fiscal Year 2019 on a vote of 12-1, but without The Westfield News dates have been scheduled. budget expenses on a pie chart designated funding. He pro- Additionally, monetary demarcating education, health poses designating all Chapter donations are always appre- insurance, general govern- 90 funds, hotel and meals ciated. And don’t forget our ment, public service, debt ser- taxes, and 1% of general reve- updated adoption clinic vice, culture and recreation, nue to road maintenance. GASBUSTERS hours: Thursdays from 5:00 human services, and public Kristen Mello of Westfield When it comes to 21st century multimedia works. He also compared prop- Residents Advocating for – 7:00 p.m., Fridays from Hyper • Local platforms, “hyper local” is a term you hear a lot. 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., Saturdays erty taxes, local receipts and Themselves (WRAFT) gave CITY OF WESTFIELD TOWN OF SOUTHWICK from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. state aid percentages to the an update on the state and It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News and Sundays from 1:00 – other communities he had national advocacy work the served, which varied widely in group has been doing around Shell has been providing readers with “hyper local” 3:00 p.m.! We are filled to 2.69 property taxes and state aid. the PFAS contamination found 259 N Elm St the brim with wonderful news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and In discussing Proposition 2 in the city’s water on the north the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and cats and kittens searching ½ and the levy ceiling, Surprise side of town. She said in April, for their forever homes. All regional newspapers2.83 onlyShell provide fleeting invited Councilor David state Rep. John Velis submitted 664 College Hwy cats and kittens are current Flaherty to explain the differ- a request to create a caucus on coverage of local issues you care about. TV on veterinary care, fully ence between the tax levy, tax the PFAS issue in the state- 2.73 Cumberland Farms stations and big newspaper publishers, after vaccinated and come with a 1134 Southampton Rd. Can You Help Sarah? levy limit and levy ceiling. He house. years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly aren’t coupon for a free visit at said the tax levy is the amount SarahMello Helps also talkedSeniors about the Blandford Animal Hospital of tax the city collects; the tax inclusion of CanWestfield as one able to provide2.95 in-depthSunoco coverage of smaller and supplies to make kitty levy limit equals 2.5% of the of eight communities You for markets anymore. 555 College Hwy feel right at home! For more community’s full and fair cash ATSDR blood Help testing, for the Sunoco But, day in and day out, The Westfield News information please contact value plus new growth, until purpose of Sarah?comparison to 2.79 163 Meadow St Denisewww.sarahgillett.org at denisesinico@ they hit the levy ceiling, which nationalwww.sarahgillett.org averages. provides consistant coverage of the stories you hotmail.com or (413) 568- limits the amount the city can Mello said WRAFT, need to know about, that are important to your 6964. Thank you for your Cash raise. researchers at the University * http://thewestfieldnews.com/gasbuddy-pricescity, town, neighborhood and home. support! “By my numbers, we’re two Massachusetts, and the com- years from hitting the levy ceil- munity of Hyannis, which has ing,” Flaherty said. similar contamination issues Both Surprise and Flaherty fromHow fire-fighting Did This foam, jointly The Westfield News Group HouseHelp Seniors? emphasized the need to control submitted an application on 62 School Street • Westfield, MA 01085 • (413) 562-4181 Want To Know A Secret? growth and spending. Surprise Thursday to be selected for a Ask Sarah. said cuts will have to be made, national health study. She said www.sarahgillett.org noting that a recent report by WRAFT has also submitted a The Westfield News • The Original • • P ENNYSAVER Longmeadow News Enfield Press an outside engineering firmwww.sarahgillett.org petition to connect Westfield to said the city needs to spend $5 the Tighe-Carmody Reservoir PAGE 4 - FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

In this May 24, 2019, file photo, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a panel discussion at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pa. Pelosi’s impeachment bal- ancing act is tog- gling between Call 572-3999 to leave your comment. mounting pressure from Democrats Listen to latest PulseLine Calls at who want to http://www.thewestfieldnews.com impeach President Donald Trump and I am very disappointed to see supposedly conservative her own political Senator & Mayoral Candidate Don Humason as proud as a instincts for a peacock for blowing our taxes on PORK projects. He’s been more measured, bragging on Facebook about all the pork he’s bringing home. “ironclad” investi- What he’s not saying is for every $10,000 he gets, he has to gation. (AP Photo/ vote for hundreds of thousands more for other Senator’s and Matt Slocum, File) Rep’s projects across the state. That’s the way the system works. Tens of millions of dollars blown. How about just say- ing “NO!!”? Stop raising our taxes for your PORK! Fix our LOCAL roads and bridges! The Westfield News reached out to Sen. Humason for his comment: Dear Pulse Line Caller, You’re darn right I’m proud of the local projects I’ve been able to advocate for in the Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains recently passed Senate budget! I’ve worked hard to steer state resources to Westfield and Western Massachusetts. That’s my job! If I wasn’t bringing home tax dollars you would be the first to com- cautious on impeachment talk plain I wasn’t getting it done on Beacon Hill for my dis- trict. By LISA MASCARO justice was “not an option” under House intelligence committee, said I represent nearly 170,000 people in 11 Western Mass Associated Press Department of Justice guidelines, he also Thursday in California he’s not urging communities. I don’t know about you but I’d rather the WASHINGTON (AP) — House did not exonerate Trump. impeachment yet, “though the president money be spent in Western Massachusetts if its going to be Speaker Nancy Pelosi still isn’t ready to Instead, Mueller said, “the Constitution seems to be doing everything in his power spent at all. impeach President Donald Trump. requires a process other than the criminal to get me there.” By the way, your call was political and aimed at my run Even after special counsel Robert justice system to formally accuse a sitting Schiff warned that impeachment is not a for Mayor of Westfield. How do I know? 2 reasons. I’ve Mueller essentially called on Congress to President of wrongdoing.” Without saying “cure all.” He said, “Impeachment doesn’t been doing the same thing as State Senator for the past 6 pick up where his investigation left off, the word, Mueller was pointing to impeach- remove this president. There is only one years at budget time and you’ve never complained before. Pelosi isn’t budging. Scores of her ment. way to remove this president, and that’s by And one month ago Representative John Velis did the Democratic lawmakers do want to start More presidential hopefuls -- Cory voting him out of office.” same thing in the House budget and we didn’t hear one impeachment proceedings. Outside groups Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and John Six committees in the House are pushing say it’s time. But Pelosi is carrying on as peep out of you. Hickenlooper -- quickly called for ahead with investigations of Trump’s she has since taking the speaker’s gavel in impeachment proceedings. Half the actions -- his business dealings, his actions Just so you know, this budget doesn’t raise any broad- January, promising the House will method- Democrats on the House Judiciary during the Russia probe, his running of the based taxes and only increases over the last fiscal year by ically pursue its investigations of Trump -- Committee want an inquiry. And dozens of government -- and many of their inquiries about the rate of inflation. wherever they lead. other House Democrats, not just the liberal are moving into legal battles where, so far, With respect to fixing our roads and bridges I agree This is Pelosi’s balancing act: toggling left flank, are on board. courts are siding with Congress against 100%. It will be a priority of mine as Westfield’s Mayor. between mounting pressure from other At a town hall meeting that night, Rep. blocking efforts. And just last week the Senate approved the annual $200 Democrats and her own political instincts. Pramila Jayapal told voters in Seattle, said At the same time, the House is trying on million bond bill for Chapter 90 road and bridge money She’s sticking with her plans for a more the road ahead “weighs on me.” She is other fronts to hold Attorney General for our cities and towns. I serve on the Senate Bonding measured, “ironclad” investigation that among those who want formal impeach- William Barr and others in contempt of Committee and I want you to know some of us in the makes it clear to Americans the choices ment proceedings. Congress for failing to comply with sub- Senate have been pushing for a $300 million multi-year ahead. It’s uncharted territory for the “Not everybody in the caucus is there poena requests for documents and testi- bond bill. But there are people in the House of speaker, and this Congress, with both high yet, that is why Speaker Pelosi has a diffi- mony. The actions will test the Supreme Representatives that balk at that. risks and possible rewards ahead of the cult role and she has been trying to figure Court’s decision, some 100 years ago that Finally, I have been endorsed by Citizens for Limited 2020 election. out exactly how we will move forward,” Congress has an oversight role as part of Taxation and Government (CLT) every time I’ve run for Trump declared his own challenge on she told the audience. “The more the presi- the nation’s system of checks and balances, office for being fiscally conservative and a watchdog for Thursday . He called impeachment a “dirty, dent obstructed justice ... the more certain in ways that could set precedent for years the taxpayer. I’ve also received an award from Common filthy, disgusting word” and said courts we are going to be headed in a direction to come. Cause for my work to make government more transparent would never allow it. that I think many of us have already come One Democrat on the Judiciary panel, and open. I don’t hide behind anonymous calls. I invite “Many constituents want to impeach the out for -- and that is an impeachment Val Demings of Florida, a former police people with questions or concerns to reach out to me at my president,” Pelosi acknowledged shortly inquiry.” chief who favors opening an impeachment after Mueller’s remarks Wednesday. “But Westfield district office at 413-568-1366. More joined Thursday, including Rep. proceeding, explained in an earlier inter- we want to do what is right and what gets Greg Stanton, a freshman congressman view, that she and others are “just trying to Now I’m going to get back to work. Have a nice Day! results.” from Arizona who said, “This conclusion figure it out.” Her calculus is political as well as practi- will be unpopular with some, but it is the “During the civil rights movement I’m cal, knowing that even if Democrats in the right thing to do.” sure the time probably wasn’t right politi- House have the votes to approve articles of At a town hall in Henderson, Nevada, cally, but we did in our hearts what we impeachment, the Republican majority in presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, who knew was right,” she said. the Senate is hardly likely to vote to con- favors impeachment, said, “Nancy Pelosi With Mueller now unlikely to testify vict him. Opinion polling does not favor does not have an easy job.” before Congress, Democrats are being impeachment, and a full-blown but failed But this isn’t entirely new for her. denied a star witness who could focus effort might well help the president win She witnessed the efforts to impeach Americans’ attention in a high-profile way. re-election. Rather than go it alone, she is Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton and, as Billionaire Tom Steyer, a leading urging Democrats to build the case so the speaker a decade ago, tamped down cries impeachment advocate, says time is nar- public is with them, whatever they decide. to impeach George W. Bush over the Iraq rowing for Pelosi to launch impeachment “Nothing is off the table,” Pelosi said, War. hearings before the 2020 political cam- “but we do want to make such a compel- Also, the voices for impeachment make paign. ling case, such an ironclad case.” up just a slim fraction of the broader For so long, Democrats were waiting for It has been this way for weeks. As more Democratic majority in the House. Many Mueller’s report. Now, Steyer said Mueller and more Democratic lawmakers -- and of the others represent more conservative has spoken and provided them the way presidential candidates -- call for impeach- districts and face re-election where Trump forward. Rather than being risky, Steyer ment proceedings, Pelosi is urging restraint. has significant support. said in an interview Thursday, the politics Those around her say she’s feeling no pres- Back home during a visit to a supermar- are on the side for impeachment. sure. ket in Peoria, Illinois, Rep. Cheri Bustos “Justin Amash got a standing ovation,” On Wednesday, many Democrats took fielded questions on health care and other he said, referring to the Michigan Mueller’s words as an invitation to issues, an aide said — but impeachment Republican who broke ranks with the GOP impeach. didn’t come up. and joined calls for impeachment. Mueller told the country, as he said in his Most of Pelosi’s top lieutenants are fol- “Americans like truth tellers. Americans 448-page report last month, that while lowing her lead. like people who stand up for their values.” charging the president with obstructing Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the

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believe this foam has been used more than once in Westfield. Billips said that, while there had been low amounts of con- tamination measured in the wells, it has remained consistent across each measurement. He said that the family of chemicals in question was identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2013. In December of 2015, a health advi- sory was released about the chemicals that prompted the DPW to immediately take wells seven and eight offline. In the meantime, wells one and two remained online as they could feed water to the northern part of the city while seven and eight were off. Well one was then shut down in October of last year to run a temporary system instead. At the moment, well two is the only well running on the North side of Westfield. Billips added that the water treatment plant for wells seven and eight is expected to be completed this summer. He noted that he and other DPW officials attended conferences on the subject in New England and Washington D.C., during which Billips said Westfield was considered the “talk of the water community.” “Westfield actually is the talk of the water community across the country for how proactive we’ve been with what Westfield Intermediate School Spring Concerts we’re doing,” said Billips. City Councilor Daieln Allie asked about the amount of water going through some of the wells in the month of May. Billips said that more than five million gallons had gone through one of the wells in May alone, due to the higher demand for water as it gets warmer outside. He added that there is no specific date for Well 1 to go back online, as they are focusing on the treatment for wells seven and eight. Billips said the DPW is trying to receive compensation from those who they believe are responsible for the PFAS contami- nation. When he was in D.C., he spoke with members of the U.S. Congress who said that they may be able to help. Councilor Mary Ann Babinski said the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection offered to help in the event of any new contaminants being identified. City Councilor Michael Burns suggested speaking with the fire department and WG&E about any past training sessions with the foam. The committee voted unanimously to bring the issue to those departments. There was a brief argument between Billips and Allie when the councilor referred to what he called the low-use of well Brendan Cordes 6th grade (Drums) two as “suspicious activity,” to which Billips took offense. “We can run at low demand almost entirely with water from the reservoir. That’s how we prefer to run it because it’s a lot cheaper to run that way,” said Billips, “I don’t know what suspicious activity there is. That is kind of the problem we have with this sometimes.” Billips reiterated that anyone, including city councilors, should give him a call if they have any questions about the wells and their treatment. Allie apologized for referring to Well 2 usage as suspicious. Babinski suggested that the reports be presented at a City Council meeting, which are broadcast on video, so that more people can be informed of the process. The item was voted to be removed from the committee and to continue the monthly updates from the DPW. Item number David Sarmiento-bermejo (Trombone) two, which addressed the amount of water going through Jazz band trumpets - Adam Degray, Sean McMahon, wells one and two, was voted to be removed from committee Declan Connally & Paul Lawry without action. Photos by Sheila Connally The committee then discussed an inquiry from Councilor Nicholas J. Morganelli Jr. about the use of the firefighting foam at Barnes Airport. The request seeks to help determine if the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires the test- ing of the firefighting foam on a regular basis. Babinski said that the FAA stated they do not require such tests. The item was voted to remain in committee for further discussion as they await more details from the airport director. Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Friday, May 24, 2019 9:28 a.m.: animal complaint, Holland Avenue, a caller reports an injured cat is on her porch, the responding animal control officer reports the injured cat was transported to the municipal animal shelter; 4:50 p.m.: found property, East Silver Street, a caller reports finding a little girl’s bicycle in her yard, the bike was transported to the station for safe keeping; 7:02 p.m.: larceny Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a caller reports a larceny from her home, the responding officer reports complainant said that a personal care attendant who State sues e-cigarette maker, says it targets youth market had driven her to shopping and errands absconded with one of By BOB SALSBERG The company’s chief executive, Michael Tolmach, wrote in an her shopping bags containing merchandise valued at $60, an Associated Press email to The Boston Globe, which first reported the lawsuit, that incident report was filed. BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has sued a national retailer of Eonsmoke shares Healey’s concerns about youth vaping and has electronic cigarette and vaping products, alleging the company “taken some of the most aggressive actions of anyone in the indus- violated state law by targeting minors for sales of its merchandise, try to combat youth usage including ceasing sales to the state on Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday. our website, scrubbing our social media channels, and enacting The complaint filed in Suffolk Superior Court alleges that strict age verification online.” Clifton, New Jersey-based Eonsmoke LLC violated Massachusetts The company stopped selling its products to online customers in Court Logs consumer laws by targeting underage consumers through its mar- Massachusetts after the attorney general’s office sent a cease and keting and advertising, and failed to verify online buyers’ ages or desist letter in September, according to Healey, who said in her ensure shipments were received by a person 21 or older, as the state statement that the investigation of other vaping companies, includ- Westfield District Court requires. ing industry giant Juul Labs, continues. Friday, May 24, 2019 The lawsuit is the first filed by the attorney general since her North Carolina earlier this month became the first state to sue Melvin Rivera, 34, of 70 Maple St., Chicopee, was released office launched a broad investigation of the e-cigarette industry last Juul, asking a court to limit what flavors it can sell and ensure on $500 personal surety pending a July 26 hearing after he was summer. underage teens can’t buy its vaping products. arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family or “Eonsmoke took a page out of the Big Tobacco playbook by Josh Stein, the state’s attorney general, accused Juul of causing household member, assault and battery with a dangerous peddling nicotine to young people on social media,” said Healey, a an “epidemic” among young people through its marketing prac- Democrat, in a statement. tices. A company spokesman said it was taking steps to reduce weapon and larceny of property valued less than $1,200 Healey said the company’s products, marketed on social media youth vaping, including strengthening online age verification and brought by Westfield police. sites such as Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, contain some of shuttering some social media accounts. Garrett W. Baker, 25, of 9 Fowler Street, Westfield, was the highest nicotine concentrations on the vaping market and Healey announced in February that it had sent a cease and desist arraigned on charges of larceny under $1,200 by false pretense include flavored products with names like “gummy bear” and letter to another online e-cigarette retailer, California-based Kilo and receiving stolen property brought by Westfield police. He “cereal loops.” E-Liquids, saying the company violated Massachusetts laws regu- was released on his personal recognizance pending a July 23 Eonsmoke did not immediately respond to a message seeking lating the sale and advertisement of tobacco products. pre-trial hearing. comment. Kilo E-Liquids no longer sells to consumers in Massachusetts, according to its website. Also Thursday, organizations including the American Heart Association lobbied Massachusetts lawmakers to pass several pieces of legislation that aim to curtail vaping by children and young adults. The measures include a proposed 75 percent excise tax on the Suspect in random attack at casino found not guilty wholesale price of e-cigarettes, which was included in the Senate version of a proposed state budget for the fiscal year that begins SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A man charged with a brutal unprovoked attack on a patron at a Massachusetts casino July 1, but has not yet passed the House. has been found not guilty by reason of mental illness. The advocates also back a bill that would outlaw the sale of all The Republican newspaper reports that a judge Thursday found 27-year-old Devon Williams not guilty of the Sept. 9 flavored tobacco products in the state. attack at the MGM Springfield casino as well as several other random assaults in the city. Lisa Deck, 43, North Attleborough, a nonsmoker who has sur- The Springfield man was sent to a state psychiatric facility for 40 days. vived four strokes and serves as a national volunteer spokeswom- A mental health professional testified that Williams was in the grip of severe mental illness, primarily schizophrenia, at an for the heart association, said the growing prevalence of vaping the time of the assaults, preventing him from seeing the “wrongfulness” of his actions. worries her as a mother of two children, ages 10 and 12. Authorities say Williams punched and kicked the 55-year-old casino victim from Hampton Bays, New York, giving him “I tell my kids, don’t be tricked. Know it is still bad for you, it’s a broken jaw, eye orbital fractures and other injuries. still tobacco, it’s still harming you even if it says it’s cotton candy,” said Deck. “I want them to educated and I don’t want them to be targeted.” PAGE 6 - FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS HOMEDESIGN RIGHT AT HOME Nautical decor with modern panache By KIM COOK Associated Press Designers are playing with the idea of nautical decor in new ways, with furnishings and style notes that say “classic contemporary” instead of “kitschy cute.” There might be life preservers on the wall, but they’re probably vintage, and paired with modern chairs. There might be art, but instead of the usual beachy tableaux, there are close-up wave prints, or oversize photos of sea creatures. It’s a look that still pays homage to a home’s waterside location — actual or aspirational — but in a stylish way. New York designer Ghislaine Vinas recently did a project out in the sandy seaside enclave of Montauk, New York. A fresh palette of white and blue was accented with Vinas’ sig- nature punches of bright orange, green and yellow. Beach- chair-style stripes of color adorn furniture pieces and shower tile. Porthole-style mirrors in various iterations anchor bath- room vanities. And scattered throughout the home are nauti- cal references given a playful spin. For example, in the open plan living area, Vinas hung a group of white sphere light fixtures suspended in blue netting; they look like boat buoys. Blues ranging in intensity from sky to pool to navy were used in textiles and rugs throughout the house. And there’s loads of lively art, from photoprints of giant waves to San Francisco artist Rex Ray’s groovy surfboard wallpaper, as well as a group of whimsical, painted shark heads from California ceramicist Lorien Stern. “For this Montauk project, the client’s roots are strong in Florida, and she has fond memories of time spent on the beach in the 1970s,” Vinas says. “So we adopted a super tongue-in-cheek aesthetic and mixed it in with a classic but cool Hamptons beach vibe.” That mashup led her team to dub the home “Floritauk”, a name the client liked so much that it stuck. This photo provided by Ballard Designs shows Suzanne Kasler’s Seafarer nautical flag collection. The collection places the Vinas also introduced tasty citrus hues like lime, orange graphic, modern flags inside natural wood frames; they’d make a striking display either solo or in multiples. (Ballard Designs and lemon to the decor. via AP) “We loved this homage to Floridian agriculture, and decoupaged a vintage dresser with fruit cut-outs,” she says. rope wrapping a base, while on others the rope itself is the Pool and Water tiles, part of his handmade porcelain and While Vinas went for a playful seaside vibe, Minneapolis- lamp base. poured-glass collection in an array of deep, liquid blues. Water based designer Raena Albers opted for something a little At Ballard Designs , there’s a mirror framed in faux white sparkling on the bay inspired San Francisco designer Erica more serene in one of her recent projects. “My clients moved coral that would make a statement; it’s available in wall- Tanov’s Shimmer collection for Cle. Each tile is crafted in to Minnesota from the Pacific Northwest, and have a huge mountable and floor sizes. Suzanne Kasler’s bold, graphic Northern California of solid brass, and when arranged on a affinity for sailing,” she says. nautical flags come framed in natural wood. wall they do resemble sunlit water — or mermaid’s scales. Albers referenced that coast’s moody palette of sand, mist Salvaged wood from Thai fishing boats is used to make If you like the idea of a siren’s song on the wall but don’t and ocean in the furniture and accessories. A smart little interesting lamp bases in several sizes at Continental Home . want to go with tile, consider designer Genevieve Gorder’s model sailboat graces a mantel, while a gallery wall of white- There are floor and table lamps made of gathered driftwood Pearl Belly repositionable and removable wallpaper at framed, watercolor seabird prints adds interest in a family here, as well. Tempaper . A dreamy, iridescent finish brings both mermaids seating area. Cle Tile carries British artist Boris Aldridge’s Ocean, Tide and shells to mind. 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Ed Bentley and friend perform at opening day of the 2019 Westfield Farmers’ Market. (Hope Cindy Laplante and Katrina Arona of Pignatare Farms display fruits, vegetable and plants E. Tremblay Photo) during the Westfield Farmers’ Market. (Hope E. Tremblay Photo) Westfield Farmers’ Market opens The Westfield Farmers’ Market opened for the season May 30 at Church of the Atonement on Court Street. The Market is Thursdays 12-6 p.m. through October. Vendors include local farms, crafters, wineries, bakers and more. Live entertainment is scheduled the day and food vendors offer everything a variety of options. (Hope E. Tremblay Photos)

Brent Puza and Alyssa Serrenho of Nature Will Provide speak to a customer about wild A new addition to the Westfield Farmers’ Market is the Little Free Library. (Hope E. mushrooms during opening day of the 2019 Westfield Farmers’ Market. (Hope E. Tremblay Tremblay Photo) Photo) Save the bees (and time and money) by creating a bee lawn By DEAN FOSDICK Signage also helps, he said. Associated Press Monitor growth regularly to ensure you’re not intro- Flowering “bee lawns” that attract pollinators are a compromise ducing invasive weeds or creating a tall, unsightly yard. between fastidious turf management and the more casual yard Mowing to about 3 inches is a good rule to follow. approach. They add biodiversity to the landscape and need less “The two-week mowing regime supported the high- maintenance. That makes them cost-effective, too. est abundance of bees,” Lerman said, citing data from Bee lawns are turf grasses blended with low-growing perennials a recent turf study in Springfield, Massachusetts. that bloom again after mowing. They’re cared for like typical “We documented 111 species of bee (mostly native lawns, making them comfortable for playing and lounging. But species and the majority wild bees) using the lawn they also contain protein-rich ingredients providing vital nutrients flowers in western Massachusetts suburban yards,” she for foraging pollinators. said. Their natural diversity — they might contain fine fescues mixed Bee lawns are compatible with family activities with such spontaneous plants as white clover, dandelions (that unless you run into aggressive colonies of ground- bloom early when little else is flowering), creeping thyme, daisies dwelling yellow jackets. Honeybees, wild bees and and shade-tolerant lamium — make them less demanding and bumblebees usually are docile unless provoked. more resilient than Kentucky bluegrass. Bee lawns require mini- For more about managing lawns for pollinators, see mal watering and little fertilizing, encourage deeper roots and build This May 2, 2019 photo shows a pollen-laden Italian honeybee in a bee this fact sheet from the University of Minnesota healthier soil — especially when their clippings are returned to the lawn near Langley, Wash. Bee lawns are turf grasses blended with low- Extension’s Bee Lab: turf. growing perennials that bloom again after mowing. This is a spontane- http://www.beelab.umn.edu/sites/beelab.umn.edu/ James Wolfin, a graduate research assistant working on the ous ground cover that is a great pollen source for beneficial insects. files/bee-lawns-2018-mg.pdf University of Minnesota’s bee lawn project, suggests using the Dandelions may be considered weeds by fastidious lawn managers but You can contact Dean Fosdick at deanfosdick@ fescue Festuca brevipila. they bloom early in spring when little else is flowering and are favored netscape.net “This grass has a thin leaf blade and a slow rate of growth,” by foraging pollinators. (Dean Fosdick via AP) Wolfin said. “The slow rate of growth is essential in making sure the grass blades do not create a canopy over the flowers.” Hand weeding is recommended. For people who feel they don’t have the time, money or talent When it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a for gardening, bee lawns mean “we can mow our lawns less fre- Hyper • Local term you hear a lot. quently, let the lawn flowers grow and provide habitat for bees,” said Susannah Lerman, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News has been providing Service Northern Research Station in Amherst, Massachusetts. “Everyone can contribute to this simple solution for advancing bee readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and conservation.” the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newpapers only Bee populations have been crashing for the past couple of provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and decades because of habitat loss, chemical use and parasitic mites. big newspaper publishers, after years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly These collapses are particularly worrisome since pollinators are instrumental in the growth of more than a third of the food making aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller markets anymore. it to our tables. Every pollinator plant helps rebuild those insect stocks, even if But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant it’s just part of a colorful arrangement on a corner of the property. coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to Sunny slopes, rocky ground, boulevards, athletic fields and golf your city, town, neighborhood and home. courses are optimal locations. “Also, office parks could benefit from bee lawns, particularly since they have very low human traf- fic,” Lerman said. Check, though, with your neighbors and city hall before doing any lawn-alternative landscaping. 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Westfield Starfires head coach Bill Sandillo provides instruc- The Westfield Starfires practiced Thursday for their home The Westfield Starfires practiced Thursday for their home tions to his players during Thursday’s practice. The Starfires opener Friday night at Bullens Field. Along with practice, opener Friday night at Bullens Field. Along with practice, open their summer season Friday night at Bullens Field at field preparation was the order of the day. field preparation was the order of the day. 6:30 p.m. (Photos by Marc St. Onge) Starfires set to take flight By Chris Putz the New England Collegiate Baseball League, have Staff Writer aspirations of one day playing in the Cape Cod WESTFIELD – All of the hype, anticipation, and League, the Arizona Fall League, Triple-A, and even- excitement surrounding the Westfield Starfires’ inau- tually in MLB. gural summer season in the Futures Collegiate “You may be looking at a future Major Leaguer,” Baseball League has led to this – Opening Day and said Westfield Starfires manager Bill Sandillo, a West the first pitch of the 2019 regular season. Springfield native who now resides in Arizona. On Friday night, under “Catch them on the way up.” the lights at Bullens The Futures League serves as a proving ground for Field, the Westfield several Division 1 players, who have been overshad- Starfires will welcome owed by bigger name prospects, underutilized due to the Pittsfield Suns. First circumstances beyond that player’s control, lacked pitch is scheduled for playing time, or redshirted due to injury. 6:30. A brief ceremony “Scouts are looking for that diamond in the rough,” and player introductions Sandillo said. will precede the event. The Starfires manager said it is critical that the “Friday will be yet another way to continue cele- residents of Westfield and surrounding communities brating the great history behind the City of Westfield,” attend games on a regular basis at Bullens Field. Starfires Director of Baseball Operations Evan “Westfield has always been a huge supporter of Tri- Moorhouse said. “We have seen over the past few County League Baseball, and the high schools,” he days how unified our community is and we hope said. “The reality is if people don’t support this, it Starfires baseball will be another way to continue (Gettysburg College), and catcher Anthony Clark (AIC). goes to another community.” bringing those people together on a nightly basis. I truly think Ryan Towle, a pitcher from Fitchburg State University, also Early indications are encouraging with two home sellouts everyone that comes out Friday and beyond will have a mem- a former Bomber, was expected to pitch for the Starfires, but already logged, and a buzz building around Opening Day. orable experience.” is now likely to miss most if not all of the season due to injury. Said Sandillo: “The Futures League is a huge opportunity to It should be truly special for a group of young ballplayers Westfield State University pitcher Vincenzo Camera is also play summer baseball at a high level. …There’s that intangible who grew up playing ball in the Whip City, former Westfield on the Starfires current roster. stuff you see with second tier kids. Combine that with a solid High players such as pitcher Mason St. Pierre (American According to team officials, players on the Starfires, much work ethic and the grind. If they make their bones, you just International College), first baseman Sean Moorhouse like their counterparts on the Valley Blue Sox (Holyoke), of never know what might happen.” (Westfield State University), outfielder Sean Murphy Westfield Starfires

Vincenzo Camera Zach Player Justin Butz Mason St. Pierre Mitchell McQuate Matt Costanza Andrew Ciacciarelli

Danny Crossen Luke Broadhurst Thomas Quinn Jeremiah Vargas Devin Kellogg Elijah Dale Anthony Clark

Sean Murphy Angelo D’Acunto Sean Moorhouse Christian Walsh Andre Machesseault Stephen Fleury Tyler Coppo

*Some players were not available for photos. Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 10 - FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

2019 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SPRING SCHEDULE

WESTFIELD SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE ST. MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Fri., May 31 Thurs., May 30 GIRLS TENNIS @ Mohawk Trail Regional HS, BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT OPENER @ Sabis, 3:30 p.m. Mon., June 3 6:30 p.m. BASEBALL @ Taconic, 4:30 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Sabis, 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL BASEBALL vs. Sabis, Whalley Park, 7 p.m. WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY TOURNAMENT OPENER - Mon., June 3 Thurs., May 30 No. 1 Westfield SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder Regional-Vocational-Technical DH, vs. No. 8 Putnam/ SOFTBALL @ Ware, 4 p.m. Whitney Park, 2:30/4:30 p.m. No. 9 Sci-Tech, 6:30 p.m. BASEBALL @ Monument Mountain, 4:30 p.m.

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Thurs., May 30 SOFTBALL @ Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

2019 FUTURES LEAGUE SCHEDULE *All home games played at Bullens Field

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SARAH HOUGH Hayden Lussier (5) takes a swing. Clinchers abound as season wanes St. Mary’s Parish School vs. Granby High Baseball By Chris Putz BASEBALL Staff Writer The regular season is drawing to a close for Shea, Rams silence Colts some local sports teams, but not before they Southwick 4, Chicopee Comp 0 could leave their mark. Bart Shea recorded seven Ks in seven innings of a seven-hit shutout for Southwick. SOFTBALL Rams’ Johnny Cesan (1-for-2, run, RBI), Dan Burnett (1-for-4, run), Shea (1-1, run, RBI), Hough, Rams clinch title Sam Mizanoglu (RBI), Josh Lis (1-2, walk, Southwick 8, Central 5 RBI), and Nick Michael (1-2, walk, run). Southwick built a three-run lead through the It was a key win for Southwick over a game’s first three innings, and held off Central Division 1 tournament team as the Rams to clinch a league title Thursday. improved to 12-7 overall. Sarah Hough allowed five runs on six hits and two walks, while striking out six batters in seven complete innings. Hough also went PVCA topples WTA 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Rams at the plate. for tourney berth Southwick’s Brittany Penland and Sydney Pioneer Valley Christian 7, Gorman each finished 2-for-3. Westfield Technical Academy 3 Pioneer Valley Christian Academy scored GIRLS LACROSSE seven unearned runs off seven Westfield Tech errors en route to completing the continuation St. Mary’s Jack Masciadrelli (9) hurls Bombers blast through of a game delayed on May 23. With their win, one at Wednesday’s game against Aidan Burke (2) makes it to second base on a PVCA finished second in the Tri-County Granby High. steal. Hurricanes League to qualify for the Western Westfield 17, Amherst 3 Massachusetts Division 3 tournament for the Westfield closed out the regular season por- first time in school history. tion of its schedule with an exclamation point. Matt Beattie (3-for-3) and Trent Adam Jordan Kowalski (1 goal, 6 assists), Emma (2-for-3, run) had multi-hit efforts for Westfield Metcalf (4 goals, 1 assist), and Kylie Buchanan Tech. Tigers’ Riley Sullivan and Mike Durkee (4 goals), Lara Finnie (2 goals, 2 assists) con- each had RBIs, and Darryl Reopel and Josh tributed offensively for the Bombers (12-6). Sturmer scored runs. Adam and Brody Zabielski combined to allow just five hits, striking out eight, and walking just two.

Sullivan nabs ‘MVP’ honors By Chris Putz Staff Writer Westfield Technical High School pitcher Riley Sullivan threw a one-hitter, striking out Jack Lamirande (3) gets to third base. eight batters in a 22-0, 5-inning shutout of Duggan Academy. Sullivan also doubled three times to help the Tigers clinch the Tri-County League South title. For his accomplishment, Sullivan was named The Westfield News Player of the Week (as voted on our Facebook Page poll). Congrats Sullivan and the entire Tigers base- ball team! Good luck in the postseason! RILEY SULLIVAN

ULTIMATE SPORTS CHALLENGE Pelli’s pick comes Truex By Chris Putz Staff Writer Jack Pelli, Westfield, was one of two entrants who correctly picked Martin Truex, Jr as the win- ner in the recent running of the Coca-Cola 600. He was chosen via random drawing. Congratulations Jack! Nick Montanaro (17) stretches Next up: Red Sox-Yankees (May 30-June 2). and gets the out at first. Photos by Marc St.Onge

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS, RESULTS

GIRLS LACROSSE SOFTBALL GIRLS TENNIS Wednesday’s Results Westfield 11-6 Westfield 8-12 St. Mary’s 6-12 BASEBALL St. Mary’s 1-18 Southwick 11-1 Westfield 4-8-1 Southwick 10, Sabis 0 (5 inn.) Gateway 13-5 GIRLS TENNIS BOYS LACROSSE BOYS TENNIS Chicopee Comp 5, Westfield 0 Westfield 10-7 BASEBALL St. Mary’s 4-10-1 SOFTBALL Westfield 12-5 Smith Vocational 7, Gateway 2 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Southwick 11-7 JV SOFTBALL Westfield 17-3 Westfield Technical Academy 13-4 St. Mary’s 17-0 Southwick 10-10 St. Mary’s 4-11

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 12 - FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS TV Sports Listings Dear Friday, May 31 GOLF — PGA Tour Champions Golf: Principal Charity AUTO RACING Classic, first round, Des Moines, Iowa 3 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Annie FS2 — NASCAR Xfinity Series: final practice, Long FS1 — LPGA Tour Golf: U.S. Women’s Open, second Pond, Pa. round, Charleston, S.C. By ANNIE LANE 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Golf: Memorial Tournament, sec- FS2 — NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: final ond round, Dublin, Ohio practice, Long Pond, Pa. MLB BASEBALL Post-College Parental Blues 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Dear Annie: Our daughter, “Jenny,” is graduating from col- FS2 — ARCA Series: ‥AnywhereIsPossible 200, Long MLB — Boston at NY Yankees OR Minnesota at lege in a few weeks, and my husband and I are very proud. We were unable to afford college, but once we had a child, we knew Pond, Pa. Tampa Bay how important it was for her to go. My husband has worked in a COLLEGE BASEBALL SOCCER (MEN’S) factory his whole life and two years ago became a supervisor. 12 p.m. 11:50 a.m. We have always been a close family, but something has come ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Auburn vs. Coastal FS2 — FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali vs. France, Group up that has caused a lot of arguments, and I am writing to ask for Carolina, Regionals E your advice. What happened is my daughter’s boyfriend, 1 p.m. SWIMMING “Todd.” Jenny first told us about Todd during the Christmas vacation. SEC — NCAA Tournament: Southern University at 7 p.m. She said she had met a fellow student and really liked him. Jenny Mississippi State, Regionals NBCSN — FINA Champions: Day 1 of the FINA has had a few dates over the years, but she was never boy crazy, 4 p.m. Champions Series, Indianapolis, Ind. and Todd is her first serious boyfriend. Jenny has always been ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Texas A&M vs. Duke, TENNIS the studious type. We were interested to get to know Todd, who Regionals 5 a.m. is also a senior and will be graduating with Jenny. We don’t dis- ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Illinois vs. Clemson, Tennis — The French Open: Men’s and Women’s like him, but we’re not crazy about him either. He is not warm and friendly. He is quiet and can appear cold when you first meet Regionals Third Round, Paris him. He can be funny sometimes, but he’s mostly quiet. 7 p.m. 3 p.m. The problem is that we assumed all along that Jenny would ESPN2 — NCAA Tournament: Ohio State at Vander- Tennis — The French Open: Men’s and Women’s return home for a few years after college, get a job and start to bilt, Regionals Third Round, Paris pay back her student loans. But she told us that Todd was accept- ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Stony Brook at LSU, 5 a.m. (Saturday) ed to graduate school and will be studying for a master’s degree Regionals Tennis — The French Open: Men’s and Women’s in a school located more than 2,000 miles from our house, and she wants to go with him. She doesn’t have a job and is not sure SEC — NCAA Tournament: Mercer at Georgia, Re- Third Round, Paris what she will do. She’s even talking about staying in school gionals WNBA BASKETBALL herself. 10 p.m. 7:30 p.m. This has caused the first serious rift in our family. My husband ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: Cincinnati at Oregon CBSSN — Seattle at Atlanta is fit to be tied. He cannot discuss the subject without exploding State, Regionals 10 p.m. about Jenny’s ingratitude and selfishness. She bursts into tears whenever we try to persuade her not to go, saying she loves Todd COLLEGE SOFTBALL ESPN2 — Las Vegas at Phoenix and has made up her mind. -- Feeling Torn Apart 7 p.m. X GAMES Dear Torn Apart: Jenny is not a little girl any more, and you ESPN — Women’s College World Series: Teams TBD, 11 p.m. and your husband should really focus on gratitude and apprecia- Game 5, Oklahoma City, Okla. ESPNEWS — Shanghai 2019: Day 1, Men’s Skate- tion; she fulfilled your dreams of going to college and succeed- 9:30 p.m. board Street Elimination, Shanghai ing. If she and Todd are in love, then they would be miserable if ESPN — Women’s College World Series: Teams TBD, 1 a.m. (Saturday) they had to live thousands of miles apart. If you allow your hurt feelings to destroy the good relations you have had with Jenny Game 6, Oklahoma City, Okla. ESPN2 — Shanghai 2019: Day 1, Women’s Skate- her whole life, it could take years for your relationship to recov- GOLF board Street Final, Shanghai er. Ask Jenny to help you both get closer to Todd so that the 6 a.m. 3 a.m. (Saturday) close-knit family you all knew will continue with one additional GOLF — European Tour Golf: Belgian Knockout, day ESPN2 — Shanghai 2019: Day 1, Moto X Best Trick, member. 2, Belgium Shanghai Dear Annie: I remember hearing someone on television -- I 10 a.m. 4:30 a.m. (Saturday) can’t remember who -- say that we should drink eight big glass- es of water every day. I tried it the next day and found that I had GOLF — European Tour Golf: Belgian Knockout, day ESPN2 — Shanghai 2019: Day 1, BMX Street Final, to go to the bathroom a lot more than before. But I also found 2, Belgium Shanghai that I felt much better. I have been doing this for years now, and 11:30 a.m. I am convinced it promotes good health. Many people have told me that I have nice skin and look young for my age. I am in my 50s and look at least 10 years younger than I am. I love the letters in your column, and I wanted to share this tip for the readers, in case anyone is interested. -- Never Thirsty Dear Never Thirsty: Your letter is so sweet. Thank you for On The Tube offering something that has helped you so that readers of this column might benefit because you like their letters, and, by implication, you like them. I’m sure they like you, too, because your advice is excellent. There might be some disagreement among experts about what the optimal amount of water is to Police were told deal was in drink each day, but being dehydrated can cause all sorts of prob- lems such as headaches, diarrhea and lethargy. Thanks for think- ing of the column and for giving a great tip! works with Jussie Smollett HINTS FROM HELOISE By HERBERT G. McCANN Associated Press A new travel plan CHICAGO (AP) — New documents on the Jussie Smollett case released Thursday show that prosecutors told Chicago Dear Heloise: Travel is something I’ve police detectives that a possible deal with the “Empire” actor was in the works a month before charges against him were always loved, especially to foreign places, dropped. but I used to go with my husband. We’re The approximately 460-pages of new documents show detectives investigating Smollett’s claim he was the victim of a hate no longer together, yet I still want to trav- crime were told by Cook County prosecutors a deal with Smollett could include a $10,000 fine and community service. The el. But to be honest, I’m scared to detectives did not pass the information to superiors. TRAVEL ALONE. None of my friends “They didn’t pass it on because they didn’t know it (the case) was going to be handled the way it was,” said Chicago police will go with me to other countries because spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. they’re married or their careers don’t allow Smollett was charged with 16 counts alleging he lied to police when reporting he’d been the victim of a racist, anti-gay for too much time off. -- Gigi K., attack in January. Police contend the black and openly gay actor staged the attack because he was unhappy with his salary Mapleton, Utah and wanted publicity. Prosecutors dropped charges on March 26 without Smollett admitting guilt. Gigi, you can go with a group, and any travel agent can help Then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson expressed outrage over the prosecutors’ you plan your excursion. If you decide to go by yourself, you decision. might find you enjoy traveling on your own, or you might In the documents released Thursday, detectives note the Chicago Police Department was informed by the Cook County meet people who enjoy traveling as much as you do. -- State’s Attorney’s office on Feb. 28 that they could no longer investigate the crime. Smollett was indicted on March 7. The Heloise lead investigators in the case met with Assistant State’s Attorney Risa Lanier, who informed detectives “that she felt the case SEND A GREAT HINT TO: would be settled with Smollett paying the city of Chicago $10,000 in restitution and doing community service.” Heloise P.O. Box 795001 The detectives closed the case at that point because an arrest was made and the alleged offender was being prosecuted, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 according to Guglielmi. Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Telephone calls to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office weren’t immediately returned Thursday. Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com It was the attorneys for Smollett who announced charges alleging he lied to police about attack had been dropped. At the SHOULD YOU RINSE? time, Johnson said he learned of the deal prosecutors made with Smollett when the deal was announced by lawyers, adding Dear Heloise: My dentist is adamant about NO rinsing after he didn’t think justice was being served. However, he didn’t directly criticize prosecutors. brushing. If the toothpaste has fluoride, he claims that rinsing “My job as a police officer is to investigate an incident, gather evidence, gather the facts and present them to the state’s will wash it away. -- Charlie S., Chambersburg, Pa. attorney,” Johnson said. “That’s what we did. I stand behind the detectives’ investigation.” Charlie, this is a matter for debate. Some dentists feel that The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association said the dismissal of the charges was “an affront to prosecutors across the state” rinsing out after brushing washes away the fluoride. Yet other as well as police, victims of hate crimes and the county as a whole. people say that swallowing toothpaste upsets their stomach, or The city of Chicago is seeking $130,000 from Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating. The that rinsing cleans out bacteria and food particles that were city claims about two dozen detectives and officers investigated the entertainer’s report that he was attacked, resulting in a just brushed out from their teeth. Both sides present valid “substantial number of overtime hours.” arguments. -- Heloise In this March 26, 2019, file photo, actor Jussie Smollett waves as he leaves Cook County Court after his charges were dropped in Chicago. The release of 460 pages of documents related to the Chicago police investigation of Smollett show detectives were informed a possi- ble deal with the actor was in the works a month before it was announced. The docu- ments released Thursday show detec- tives leading the investi- gation into Smollett’s claim he was the victim of a hate crime were told by Cook County prosecutors a deal with Smollett was in the works that may include a $10,000 fine and com- munity service. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019 - PAGE 13

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, May 31, 2019: This year, you evolve to a new level of un- derstanding in various situations and with different people. Your listening skills soar and draw a positive response in conversa- tions. If you’re single, others are drawn to you like bears are to honey. Enjoy the choices. If you’re attached, the two of you DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker benefit from quite a lot of downtime to- gether. Schedule more getaways together. TAURUS reads you cold.

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could be shocked by the cost of an item or of proceeding financially the way you have been. Remain mellow and easygoing even if facing a shakeup on the homefront. You could be too tired to get up- set or charged up over a situation. Tonight: SCARY GARY Mark Buford Out on the town. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You beam ear to ear and feel as if you could take on the world. Your more realistic vision might tell you that a little moderation in your objectives is possible. Return calls. A request might be forthcom- ing. Tonight: Out on the town with friends. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You could be on top of your game. Schedule meetings for now, when you enjoy yourself more and are more ef- Crosswords fective. Keep conversations as light as pos- sible. You could find a problem mounting despite your efforts to contain it. Tonight: DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni All smiles. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Stay on top of your game and do not push so hard to achieve certain results. You will find that if you lie back, your ef- forts pay off tomorrow. Emphasize a long- term goal. You might be tired of waiting to realize it. Tonight: Where the crowds are. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Someone you care about puts you on a pedestal. You might like the attention, but recognize your limits. Do honor a re- striction, whether self-imposed or coming from elsewhere. You will relax and flow far more. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. B.C. Mastroianni and Hart VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Look to the possibilities and to breaking a pattern. The way you create change could be memorable to someone around you. This person likes your style and approach. He or she has a unique style too. Expect the unexpected. Tonight: Make merry. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH One-on-one relating draws re- sults. You might want to understand what is motivating you to pull in closer to a specific person. A partner proves to be more stable than you thought. He or she could be full of dynamic ideas. Listen to a suggestion care- ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie fully. Tonight: As you like. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Use your imagination if you run into a problem. A partner could surprise you with his or her ideas and solutions. He or she might opt not to be involved in an un- expected hassle. This person might be more upset than you realize. Tonight: Go along with another person’s idea. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Touch base with a Pisces or a re- sourceful friend who seems to come up with endless ideas. Make weekend plans around an easygoing friend who is always fun. You might be up for a fun day involving white- ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett water rafting or some other sport. Tonight: Play it easy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be more creative and innovative than you think. Be imaginative, and do not hesitate to reveal some of the ideas you normally keep to yourself. You might not realize how magnetic you can be to certain people in your life. Tonight: In the whirlwind of living. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Stay anchored. You might need to spend some time at home in the near future. Cryptoquip The reasons might vary, but you will benefit from a mini home vacation. You could be ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe far more energetic than you realize. Curb possessiveness. Tonight: Order in. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH What comes out of your mouth might surprise you. Usually, you choose your words with care, and you might have a problem being as spontaneous as you’d like. You could shock yourself! Tonight: Say what you have been holding back.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Wednesday’s Games Wednesday’s Games W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away N.Y. Yankees 7, San Diego 0 Pittsburgh 7, Cincinnati 2 New York 36 19 .655 — — 8-2 W-1 19-11 17-8 L.A. Angels 12, Oakland 7, 11 innings N.Y. Yankees 7, San Diego 0 Texas 8, Seattle 7 Philadelphia 11, St. Louis 4 Tampa Bay 35 19 .648 ½ — 8-2 W-6 17-11 18-8 Cleveland 14, Boston 9 Miami 4, San Francisco 2 Boston 29 27 .518 7½ — 5-5 L-2 14-12 15-15 Detroit 4, Baltimore 2 Washington 14, Atlanta 4 Toronto 21 35 .375 15½ 8 2-8 L-3 10-18 11-17 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, 11 innings Chicago Cubs 2, Houston 1 Baltimore 17 39 .304 19½ 12 2-8 L-2 7-21 10-18 Chicago Cubs 2, Houston 1 Colorado 5, Arizona 4 Central Division Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City 7 L.A. Dodgers 9, N.Y. Mets 8 W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Thursday’s Games Thursday’s Games Minnesota 37 18 .673 — — 7-3 L-1 19-9 18-9 Boston at N.Y. Yankees, ppd. St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 3, Miami 1 Cleveland 28 28 .500 9½ 1 3-7 L-1 15-14 13-14 Tampa Bay 14, Minnesota 3 Kansas City 4, Texas 2 Colorado 11, Arizona 10, 10 innings Chicago 27 29 .482 10½ 2 6-4 W-4 15-13 12-16 Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland 4 Milwaukee 11, Pittsburgh 5 Detroit 21 32 .396 15 6½ 3-6 W-2 9-17 12-15 L.A. Angels 9, Seattle 3 L.A. Dodgers 2, N.Y. Mets 0 Kansas City 19 37 .339 18½ 10 4-6 W-1 11-17 8-20 Friday’s Games Friday’s Games West Division Boston (Sale 1-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 4-3), Milwaukee (Chacin 3-6) at Pittsburgh (Archer 1-5), W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 7:05 p.m. 7:05 p.m. Houston 37 20 .649 — — 6-4 L-1 22-8 15-12 San Francisco (Pomeranz 1-5) at Baltimore (Cashner San Francisco (Pomeranz 1-5) at Baltimore (Cashner 5-2), 7:05 p.m. Oakland 29 27 .518 7½ — 7-2 L-2 18-12 11-15 5-2), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Berrios 7-2) at Tampa Bay (Stanek 0-1), Washington (Corbin 5-2) at Cincinnati (Mahle 1-5), Texas 27 27 .500 8½ 1 6-4 L-1 17-9 10-18 7:10 p.m. 7:10 p.m. Los Angeles 27 29 .482 9½ 2 5-5 W-3 15-14 12-15 Detroit (Turnbull 2-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 1-3), Detroit (Turnbull 2-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 1-3), Seattle 24 35 .407 14 6½ 1-9 L-3 11-17 13-18 7:20 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Kansas City (Duffy 3-1) at Texas (Jurado 1-2), 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Darvish 2-3) at St. Louis (Mikolas 4-5), NATIONAL LEAGUE Cleveland (Bauer 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (Covey 8:15 p.m. Toronto (Jackson 0-2) at Colorado (Marquez 5-2), East Division 0-4), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (Jackson 0-2) at Colorado (Marquez 5-2), 8:40 p.m. W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 4-3) at Arizona (Duplantier 1-0), Philadelphia 33 23 .589 — — 6-4 L-1 20-11 13-12 8:40 p.m. Houston (Peacock 5-2) at Oakland (Fiers 4-3), 9:40 p.m. Atlanta 30 26 .536 3 — 5-5 L-2 14-14 16-12 10:07 p.m. Miami (Smith 3-2) at San Diego (Lucchesi 3-3), New York 27 29 .482 6 3 6-4 L-2 15-9 12-20 L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-4) at Seattle (Leake 3-6), 10:10 p.m. Washington 24 32 .429 9 6 5-5 W-2 13-15 11-17 10:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Arrieta 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 6-2), Miami 19 35 .352 13 10 6-4 L-1 11-18 8-17 Saturday’s Games 10:10 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 5-2) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 1:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Central Division Milwaukee (Woodruff 7-1) at Pittsburgh (Kingham 1-1), W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Cleveland (Rodriguez 1-5) at Chicago White Sox (Nova 3-4), 2:10 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Chicago 31 23 .574 — — 4-6 W-1 18-10 13-13 San Francisco (Anderson 0-1) at Baltimore (Hess 1-6), Milwaukee 32 25 .561 ½ — 5-5 W-1 18-11 14-14 Kansas City (Bailey 4-5) at Texas (Lynn 6-4), 4:05 p.m. San Francisco (Anderson 0-1) at Baltimore (Hess 1-6), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh 27 28 .491 4½ 2½ 3-7 L-1 10-15 17-13 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Norris 2-3) at Atlanta (Soroka 5-1), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis 27 28 .491 4½ 2½ 4-6 W-1 16-12 11-16 Detroit (Norris 2-3) at Atlanta (Soroka 5-1), 4:10 p.m. Washington (Fedde 1-0) at Cincinnati (Roark 4-3), 4:10 Cincinnati 26 30 .464 6 4 5-5 L-1 14-13 12-17 p.m. Boston (Rodriguez 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (German 9-1), Chicago Cubs (Quintana 4-4) at St. Louis (Flaherty 4-3), West Division 7:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away L.A. Angels (Heaney 0-0) at Seattle (Milone 1-1), 7:15 Toronto (Stroman 3-6) at Colorado (Gray 4-4), 9:10 p.m. Los Angeles 38 19 .667 — — 8-2 W-2 22-7 16-12 p.m. Miami (Urena 3-6) at San Diego (TBD), 10:10 p.m. San Diego 29 27 .518 8½ 1 6-4 L-1 14-14 15-13 Toronto (Stroman 3-6) at Colorado (Gray 4-4), 9:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-5) at Arizona (Greinke 6-2), 10:10 Colorado 28 27 .509 9 1½ 8-2 W-5 15-12 13-15 Houston (Verlander 8-2) at Oakland (Anderson 6-3), p.m. 10:07 p.m. Arizona 28 29 .491 10 2½ 3-7 L-4 11-13 17-16 Philadelphia (Eflin 5-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-0), San Francisco 22 33 .400 15 7½ 2-8 W-1 10-18 12-15 10:10 p.m.

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