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LOCAL POLITICS Westfield Democratic Westfield Republican City Committee City Committee By LORI SZEPELAK By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent Correspondent WESTFIELD — With each election WESTFIELD — Daniel Allie, cycle, members of the Westfield chair of the Westfield Republican Democratic City Committee gear up City Committee, said members are to host events that introduce candi- currently discussing events for the dates running for elected office. coming months. “The 2021 election cycle in “We hold the Lincoln Day Brunch Westfield is for Mayor and City in February, except this year,” said Council and the election is a nonparti- Allie, noting the “regional event” has san election,” said Kathryn Martin, been attended by political leaders who’s serves as committee chair. including Gov. Charlie Baker. Martin was elected chair four years “Each year we honor our veterans, ago and in 2020 was elected to anoth- community and youth volunteers,” er four-year term. he said. “This year our meetings are focused Allie, who has been active in the Easter bunny and friends. (CITYOFWESTFIELD.ORG on getting to know our city – how the KATHRYN organization for 10 years, serves with DANIEL ALLIE PHOTO) city departments work, how they are MARTIN Andrew Surprise, vice chair, and Bill Chair of the Westfield governed, how they work with other Chair of the Westfield Scheenloch, treasurer. Republican City SATURDAY EVENT departments, the City Council and Democratic City Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Committee. Mayor,” said Martin. Committee. the committee has been meeting over Martin added that in 2022, the com- the Zoom platform on the second Monday of each month at Mayor’s Easter mittee will be “highly active” since the election of Governor 6:30 p.m. and other state offices including the Secretary of the “The committee has supported Commonwealth and State Auditor will be in play, as well as the a number of local candidates, local state representative and senator. and been involved in many Egg Hunt “Many of our meetings will have issues including Repealing the speakers running for the various Automatic Gas Tax, trying to offices,” said Martin. “In 2023 and end Common Core, Vote No on 2024, the committee will be active- four-year term of mayor, and other issues,” said Allie. ‘Drive through’ ly involved in the Presidential elec- Allie noted “self-governing requires informed and involved tion, and our congressional and citizens.” Humason in quarantine after local representatives and senators.” “Government has become too big, costs too much, and is testing positive for COVID-19 Martin noted that the speakers in the coming months will be unable to provide the services for which specific taxes were from a wide array of political hopefuls. created,” he said. “It has become less responsive to citizens By AMY PORTER “We are always busy but the tasks are dictated by the election with unelected and unaccountable agencies creating regula- Staff Writer cycle,” she said. tions with the power of law. That is the role of the legislature, WESTFIELD – The Mayor’s Drive Through Easter Currently, the committee has 30 active members, according not agencies.” Egg Hunt is this Saturday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 to Martin, who serves with officers Chris Hendricks, vice chair; For local residents who are interested in being involved with p.m. in the Westfield HIgh School parking lot for children Estelle Streeter, secretary, and Ann Aylward, treasurer. the committee, contact Allie via email to [email protected] ages one to 10. or call (413) 455-6186, or follow updates at https://www.face- Families will travel along an Easter Egg Trail, counting See Committee, Page 3 book.com/WestfieldRCC. the colored Easter Egg drawings posted on the fence along the athletic fields. At the end of the trail, there will be goodie bags for children and a special appearance by the Easter bunny. While everyone needs to stay in their cars, they can take photos of the Easter bunny from their Putnam, Belden nominated during Democratic caucus vehicle. By PETER CURRIER Jennifer D. Belden was nominated to through system. Voters pulled up behind Mayor Donald F. Humason Jr., who was looking for- Staff Writer run for Library Trustee as a Democrat. the Southwick Senior Center in their ward to greeting families, will not be present, as he is in SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Belden is the treasurer of the Southwick vehicles and committee members veri- quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Humason Democratic Town Committee held a cau- Democratic Town Committee. Both the fied their status as Southwick voters cus March 19 at Town Hall to nominate Board of Health position and the Library before handing them their ballots. See Egg Hunt, Page 3 two Democrats to two soon-to-be vacant Trustee position are for three year terms. Town elections are May 11. The positions in the town government. Southwick Democratic Chair Doreen Southwick Republican Town Committee Dr. Terry (Hannah) Putnam was nomi- Goyette-Crowley said that because both has not yet announced if they will nomi- nated as the Democrat to run for the Putnam and Belden ran for the nomina- nate candidates to run against Belden Board of Health seat currently held by tion unopposed, that they expected the and Putnam. Relocation of Wyben Dr. Jerome Azia, who recently announced small turnout. The Southwick Republican Town that he would retire from the Board of Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee caucus vote is scheduled for Health this year. March 19 vote was done via a drive- March 31. Schoolhouse considered By PETER CURRIER Staff Writer WESTFIELD — The Historical Commission is seeking to move the Wyben schoolhouse from its current location Invasive water chestnut removal on on Montgomery Road and recently sought advice on how to go about doing so. During the Historical Commission meeting March 15 Brickyard Ponds ‘a success story’ the Historical Commission heard from Dennis Picard, an By AMY PORTER Cynthia Boettner, retired coordinator of adjunct professor at Westfield State University who has Staff Writer the Silvio O. Conte Fish & Wildlife Refuge spent much of his life as a museum professional in the WESTFIELD — The Conservation in Sunderland, and Jeff Boettner, who living history field. Commission heard a report on March 23 worked on invasive insects for the last 32 Picard started off by saying that if a building is removed from Cynthia and Jeff Boettner on the suc- years, also retired, started working on the from its original location, it is literally being taken out of cess of invasive water chestnut removal at project in 2015. its context, but that is not necessarily a terrible thing. The the Brickyard Ponds, located on both sides Cynthia Boettner said she had been work- ideal location for the building, according to Cindy of Root Road. ing on water chestnut removal on sites Gaylord and the other members of the Historical Commissioner Thomas Sharp introduced throughout the Massachusetts watershed, Commission, would be to the right of the Whip Museum the project, saying it began five years ago with Westfield the furthest west of the sites. on North Elm Street by the twin bridges. with a group of volunteers and the support She said water chestnut grows from seed on “The first thing you have to decide is, what is it going of the Conservation Commission and Mass the bottom of a lake to a 16 foot depth, pro- to be used for,” said Picard, “Then you have to decide if Fish & Wildlife. He said the report was ducing an easily identified rosette which An intern from the SCA holds the you want to restore it. Do you restore the outside? The informational. “I wanted the rest of the floats on the surface, and can produce ten to leaves and seeds from the water inside? Do you make it look like it did in 1870 or 1940?” Conservation Commission to be aware of a 20 seed pods hanging underneath, and each chestnut (L) in his hand, along If the commission does decide to go through with mov- huge environmental win,” he said, adding seed can produce ten to 15 plants. She said with the root system (R) that is ing it, Picard believes it would be relatively simple to do. that without permission from the landown- pulled out of the water. (THE ers, the project would not have happened. See Brickyard Ponds, Page 3 WESTFIELD NEWS FILE PHOTO) See Schoolhouse, Page 3

The Wick 338 starts motocross season this weekend By HOPE E. TREMBLAY He said he is hopeful it can happen but if it doesn’t, he and Editor his son Keith would plan a local event that weekend. SOUTHWICK – The Select Board discussed The Wick 338 A new event at Wick 338 this year is a new vehicle display. motocross schedule ahead of its March 27 opening day. Johnson said a promotional company that works with the car The Wick 338 owner Rick Johnson met with the board dur- industry to present new vehicles wanted a “sandy, hilly area to ing its Zoom meeting Monday and presented the upcoming showcase new products,” which is what makes the motocross season schedule, which starts this weekend. Johnson said the course a nationally sought-after space. schedule would be similar to past years, however the Nationals Johnson said about 100 people would be at the course to see were still not set in stone. the new vehicles. “The projected date is June 26,” he said, noting that under Johnson said the Wick schedule included several drive-in current COVID-19 state guidelines they can only have 12% movie nights to benefit the Southwick Civic Fund, beginning Wick 338 motocross owner Rick Johnson speaks to the capacity. May 22. Southwick Select Board March 22 via Zoom. (SCREENSHOT) “Twelve percent attendance . . . I don’t know if that’s going Select Board member Russell Fox asked if they needed to to work or not,” said Johnson. “We’d be looking at a much vote during the meeting or if they could hold-off a week to week of events and asked Johnson to work with the Southwick smaller group than we’ve ever had.” review the schedule. Board of Health and Southwick Fire Department on COVID If capacity is not increased, Johnson said to make it worth- Johnson said for insurance purposes, he needed to get safety measures. while the ticket prices would have to be “ridiculously high,” approval so this weekend’s events, which include an opening Select Board member Joseph Deedy abstained because he is something he does not want to do to fans. “We will look at day open practice on Saturday, could run as scheduled. the founder of the Southwick Civic Fund, which will benefit every business and financial model.” Fox and Chair Douglas Moglin agreed to approve the first from Wick 338 events. PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Prepared for Launch: Westfield High graduate is lead engineer on NASA’s Perseverance rover mission PASADENA, Calif. – Not many people can and to figure out where they could help." say they've worked on every U.S.-led rover It was not easy. He worked two jobs while a mission to Mars. One who can is David C. full-time HCC student, sometimes studying Gruel, 1991 Holyoke Community College while logging third shift at a gas station. graduate and Westfield High School graduate. "I was willing to work at it, but there were Five years out of HCC, Gruel was part of the people who were willing to support me and Pathfinder mission that landed the Sojourner that's what I needed," he said. rover on Mars, the second Mars mission since Gruel graduated with honors and an associ- the Viking became the first-ever U.S. mission ate degree in engineering, an accomplishment to Mars in 1975. Sojourner had limited move- he remains proud of to this day. ment when compared to other rovers (most "This was something I had done for myself recently Perseverance) that travel across the and I had earned it," he said. planet, but it was a milestone nonetheless. It also earned him acceptance at Rensselaer "Pathfinder was the return to the red planet Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, where some 20 years after Viking," he said. he found he had an affinity for engineering. It launched in December 1996, landing on And here is where his humility rears its head Mars in July of 1997. again. After that, through his job as an engineer at "A lot of things went my way," he said. "In the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, addition to working hard, there's a lot of luck California, Gruel was among the crews work- involved in where we end up in our lives." ing on the Spirit, Opportunity, Curiosity, and In his senior year at RPI, he learned that two Perseverance NASA rover missions. friends who also had gone to HCC were doing David Gruel stands next to the launchpad Considering that Gruel falls into a category co-op semesters in the field working at engi- at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape of people for whom the maxim "It's not rocket neering jobs. He decided to pursue one, landing Canaveral, Florida, on July 29, 2020, the science" most definitely does not apply, the Dave Gruel, in his work clothes, takes a a co-op placement at the prestigious Jet day before NASA' s Perseverance rover 50-year-old is modest, candid about high selfie at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Propulsion Laboratory in California, a federal- mission launch. (HCC PHOTO) school years as an avid underachiever. He is Pasadena, California, with the Perseverance ly funded research and design center managed equally clear about the role HCC played in put- rover behind him in November 2019. (HCC by Cal-Tech, with the vast majority of its fund- for Assembly, Test and Launch Operations. ting him on a path to a career in rocket science. PHOTO) ing and contract work coming from NASA. Essentially, the team takes all the parts for In fact, he flat out declares that if not for HCC, Gruel thought the experience would spice up the rover and its spacecraft – tens of thou- he wouldn't be where he is today. earned his never-ending gratitude. his resume by adding that he worked on a team sands of them – and assembles them. As a student at Westfield High School, Gruel Despite a less than stellar high school tran- designing interplanetary spacecraft - little did "We get delivered to us a bunch of intri- spent more energy stocking grocery store script, he knew HCC "would actually give me he know it would lead to his life's work. cate Legos," is how Gruel puts it. shelves, tending to the car those earnings a chance," said Gruel. "HCC was there to give After eight months, he went back to RPI to Next the team conducts endless tests to bought him, and socializing with his friends people a second chance." finish school and graduate. Once on the job simulate launch, touchdown, and the harsh than on academics. Once enrolled, encouraged by his professors, market, the Jet Propulsion Lab was among the conditions on the ground. "So when it's "I was looking for the easy road out at all he buckled down. He believes he had a better job offers he received and though he always cruising from Earth to Mars, it works as times," he admits. academic experience at HCC than he would imagined settling down in New England, he designed," he said. After graduation, when many of his friends have had he attended a four-year program right found himself changing those plans when To simulate launch the machine goes headed off to four-year colleges, Gruel contin- out of high school. offered a job that was so enticing. into a large vibe table; to mimic the Mars ued working in the grocery store. "The classes were small and the teachers "The challenge of JPL massively dwarfed environment it goes into a vacuum cham- "And then I realized I needed a different actually cared about you," he said. "I still have the benefits of being in New England," he said. ber that gets as cold as the red planet itself. challenge in life," he said. an incredible memory of the math and physics Gruel's role in the last two Mars missions From mission start to landing, it takes That's how he ended up at Holyoke professors at HCC, and it was mutual. They was to lead the team known as ATLO, ("I'm the Community College – and why the school has went out of their way to know their students boss man," he says cheerfully.) ATLO stands See Gruel, Page 5 Police Logs Court Logs Major crime and incident report ing officer reports that Union Street would be Westfield District Court his personal recognizance (with pretrial Thursday, March 18, 2021 blocked off at Columbia Place to clear the scene Thursday, March 18, 2021 conditions) pending a May 28 hearing WESTFIELD while the fire is knocked down, the officer reports Stanley R. Lachtara Jr., 39, of 54 after he was arraigned on charges of pos- 6:40 a.m.: animal complaint, Granville Road, a that one tow truck was requested to remove the Wood Road, Westfield, was released on session of heroin, speeding in violation of caller reports that there is a dog without a collar run- vehicle from the scene; his personal recognizance (with pretrial special regulations, reckless operation of ning in and out of traffic, the responding officer 11:29 p.m.: accident, Main Street, a caller reports conditions) pending a May 28 hearing a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police reports that he was able to catch the dog and transport that a single motor vehicle got into an accident on after he was arraigned on a charge of and a marked lanes violation brought by it to the Westfield Police Headquarters, the respond- Main Street, the responding officer reports that a tow assault and battery on a family or house- Southwick police. ing animal control officer reports that the dog was truck was requested to remove the vehicle from the hold member brought by Westfield police. Olivia M. Johnston, 28, of 12 brought to the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter scene, the officer reports that Mandie Noel Hood, Benjamin J. Gariepy, 28, of 184 Princeton Ave., Easthampton was found where the owner retrieved it; 27, of 49 Fuller St., Lee, MA was placed under arrest Susan Drive, Westfield, submitted to facts to be responsible for a charge of posses- 1:27 p.m.: accident, East Main Street, multiple for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a sion of a Class B drug and was ordered to callers report a two motor vehicle accident with air- alcohol, leaving the scene of property damage, and a charge of negligent operation of a motor complete 30 hours of community service. marked lanes violation. bag deployment, the responding officer reports that a vehicle brought by Westfield police and John J. Williams Jr., 42, of 23 Harvard tow truck was requested to remove one of the vehicle St., Apt. 2, Westfield, pleaded guilty to a SOUTHWICK the charge was continued without a find- from the scene, the responding ambulance reports charge of being a sex offender who failed that two parties refused medical attention; 9:05 a.m.: animal complaint, Point Grove Road, a ing with administrative probation for to register brought by State Police and 4:36 p.m.: accident, North Elm Street, multiple person was bitten by a dog; three months. He was assessed $250, callers report a two motor vehicle accident with 9:31 a.m.: animal complaint, North Lake Avenue, found to be not responsible for a charge of was sentenced to a six month term in the steam coming from one of the vehicles, the respond- a possible animal poisoning was reported; operating motor vehicle at a speed greater house of correction to be served concur- ing officer reports that a tow truck was requested to 11:05 a.m.: larceny, Industrial Road, a missing than reasonable and proper and a charge rently with a sentence imposed by remove one of the vehicle from the scene, the firearm was reported; of operating a motor vehicle under the Belchertown District Court. A charge of responding ambulance reports that one party refused 12:22 p.m.: fire, Kline Road, an open burning influence of liquor was dismissed at the unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle medical attention; complaint was made; request of the Commonwealth. was dismissed at the request of the 8:53 p.m.: automobile fire, Union Avenue, a caller 1:07 p.m.: investigation, Hickory Lane, allega- Marc W. Tatro, 61, of 82 South Maple Commonwealth. reports that his vehicle has caught fire, the respond- tions of elder abuse under investigation. St., Apt. 42, Westfield, was released on

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Thurs., Mar. 25, 2021 is the 84th day of the year. 281 days remain until the end of the year

1807 – The Swansea and Mum- ond Hellenic Republic. first launch. designer ON THIS DAY bles Railway, then known as the 1931 – The Scottsboro Boys are 1988 – The Candle demonstration 1966 – Tom Glavine, American Oystermouth Railway, becomes arrested in Alabama and charged in Bratislava is the first mass dem- baseball player and sportscaster 708 – Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last the first passenger-carrying railway with rape. onstration of the 1980s against the 1967 – Matthew Barney, pope to visit Constantinople until in the world. 1941 – The Kingdom of Yugoslavia communist regime in Czechoslo- American sculptor and photogra- 1967. 1811 – Percy Bysshe Shelley is joins the Axis powers with the sign- vakia. pher expelled from the University of Ox- ing of the Tripartite Pact. – WikiWikiWeb, the world's – Doug Stanhope, 717 – Theodosius III resigns the 1995 1967 throne to the Byzantine Empire to ford for publishing the pamphlet 1947 – An explosion in a coal mine first wiki, and part of the Portland American comedian and actor enter the clergy. The Necessity of Atheism. in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. Pattern Repository, is made public 1967 – Debi Thomas, American – Traditional date of the start – The first successful tornado by Ward Cunningham. figure skater and physician 919 – Romanos Lekapenos seizes 1821 1948 the Boukoleon Palace in Constan- of the Greek War of Independence. forecast predicts that a tornado will 1996 – The European Union's 1969 – Dale Davis, American tinople and becomes regent of the The war had actually begun on 23 strike Tinker Air Force Base, Okla- Veterinarian Committee bans the basketball player Byzantine emperor Constantine February 1821 (Julian calendar). homa. export of British beef and its by- 1971 – Stacy Dragila, American VII. 1845 – New Zealand Legislative 1949 – More than 92,000 kulaks products as a result of mad cow pole vaulter and coach Council pass the first Militia Act are suddenly deported from the disease (Bovine spongiform en- – Cammi Granato, 1000 – Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi- 1971 Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch constituting the New Zealand Army. Baltic states to Siberia. cephalopathy). American ice hockey player and chief minister Barjawan and as- 1865 – American Civil War: In Vir- 1957 – United States Customs 2006 – Capitol Hill massacre: A sportscaster sumes control of the government. ginia, Confederate forces tempo- seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's gunman kills six people before tak- 1971 – Sheryl Swoopes, rarily capture Fort Stedman from poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds. ing his own life at a party in Seat- American basketball player and 1306 – Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). the Union. 1957 – The European Economic tle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. coach – Coxey's Army, the first sig- Community is established with – Protesters demanding a – Bob Sura, American bas- 1409 – The Council of Pisa con- 1894 2006 1973 venes, in an attempt to heal the nificant American protest march, West Germany, France, Italy, Bel- new election in Belarus, following ketball player Western Schism. departs Massillon, Ohio for Wash- gium, Netherlands and Luxem- the rigged 2006 Belarusian presi- 1974 – Lark Voorhies, American ington, D.C. bourg as the first members. dential election, clash with riot po- actress and singer 1576 – Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington 1911 – In New York City, the Trian- 1965 – Civil rights activists led by lice. Opposition leader Aleksander 1982 – Danica Patrick, American Butts Theatre outside London. gle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 Martin Luther King Jr. success- Kozulin is among several protest- race car driver garment workers. fully complete their 4-day 50-mile ers arrested. – Jenny Slate, American 1584 – Sir Walter Raleigh is grant- 1982 ed a patent to colonize Virginia. 1911 – Andrey Yushchinsky was march from Selma to the capitol in comedian, actress and author[8] murdered in Kiev, leading to the Montgomery, Alabama. – Katharine McPhee, 1655 – Saturn's largest moon, Ti- TODAY'S 1984 tan, is discovered by Christiaan Beilis affair. 1971 – The Army of the Republic American singer-songwriter and Huygens. 1917 – The Georgian Orthodox of Vietnam abandon an attempt to actress Church restores its autocephaly cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. BIRTHDAYS – Megan Gibson, American 1708 – A French fleet anchors 1986 nears Fife Ness as part of the abolished by Imperial Russia in 1975 – Faisal of Saudi Arabia is 1964 – Norm Duke, American softball player planned French invasion of Britain. 1811. shot and killed by a mentally ill bowler 1986 – Kyle Lowry, American – The Belarusian People's nephew. basketball player 1802 – The Treaty of Amiens is 1918 1965 – Avery Johnson, American signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Republic is established. 1979 – The first fully functional basketball player and coach 1988 – Big Sean, American rap- Peace" between France and the 1924 – On the anniversary of Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is 1965 – Sarah Jessica Parker, per, singer and songwriter United Kingdom. Greek Independence, Alexandros delivered to the John F. Kennedy American actress, producer, and Papanastasiou proclaims the Sec- Space Center to be prepared for its THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 - PAGE 3 Main Street will be partially closed March 31-April 1 WESTFIELD - At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, the sec- tion of Main Street between Free Street and Mechanic Street will be temporarily closed to all traffic for the erection of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail’s Main Street signature bridge. This section of roadway will remain fully closed to all traffic until 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Please plan accordingly and follow all detour signs. Traffic control by the Westfield Police Department will be present throughout the duration of the road closure. Entrances to all abutting properties and businesses will remain open and should be unaffected by this closure. Any questions or concerns can be directed to the Westfield Engineering Department at 413-572-6219. Thank you for your cooperation.

Egg Hunt Continued from Page 1 has had mild symptoms and is feeling well, but is exercising caution and staying home during the quarantine period. Humason said he got the COVID test on March 18 after experiencing mild symptoms, and received a call half an hour later to say that the test was positive. He said fortunately, no one else in his office tested positive, and he has been at home quarantining with his family. Humason thanked Holly Lurgio and Michelle Moriarty in his office for planning the Easter Egg Hunt, the Fire Department for driving the Easter bunny, and volunteers from the Boys & Girls Club and National Honor Society for filling the Easter eggs. “Hopefully, lots of people will come out on Saturday. We couldn’t do this without the Easter bunny, the Fire Department, all the volunteers, and Holly and Michelle,” he said. The Wyben one-room schoolhouse. (PHOTO SUBMITTED) While home, the mayor has been continuing to meet with department heads by zoom for the budget review process, Schoolhouse Dennis Picard, which is underway. museum profes- Continued from Page 1 sional, history Pieces of it would have to be works to preserve schoolhouses expert, and adjunct Committee removed for the duration of the trip, around the country, could provide professor at but it could be done. Gaylord and grants for the project. Westfield State Continued from Page 1 Picard also floated the idea of taking “Our hope is that school groups University. He “Ward and town committees are the basic legal organization the building down, piece by piece, can go, and we have been told in no began his career for political committees in Massachusetts,” said Martin, noting and rebuilding it next to the Whip uncertain terms that they cannot go in 1978 at Old she understands the local committee began “at least 25 years Museum. where it is now because there is no Sturbridge Village. ago.” Picard gave a rough estimate that septic,” said Gaylord. (ERIC HOTTIN Members of the Westfield Democratic City Committee the project would cost upwards of Gaylord also pointed out that the PHOTO) (WDCC) represent the Democratic Party at the local neighbor- tens of thousands of dollars. He said Wyben Schoolhouse is located at the hood level, promote the objectives of the party, and work for that the Country School Association end of a road that is difficult to the nomination and election of party candidates, according to of America (CSAA), a group that access with a school bus. Martin. “If you are interested in being involved in the political pro- cess for local, state, or national office then becoming a member is an important first step,” she said. “If you are interested in learning about government or political movements then joining the WDCC is a wonderful place to find information and listen Brickyard Ponds to speakers.” Continued from Page 1 Martin described the WDCC as a “friendly, like-minded group of folks who welcomes new members.” it doesn’t take long for the He said that this year the from her, her husband John said the ponds are man-made, “We love to have new folks involved and we make them feel plant to take over a lake. effort should nearly clear the Keilch and the Gary’s. She filled up from the old brick welcome,” said Martin. “It’s bad for recreation, bad ponds, but it’s important to said Brickyard Pond comes yards. When the culvert in the Since the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings have taken place for wildlife, and hard to get pull out the plants beginning into their property at 354 road gets blocked her land via the Zoom platform on the second Thursday of the month at under control,” Boettner said, in June, before the seeds Root Road, and also into the gets flooded with water and 6:30 p.m., September through June. adding that it produces a begin to develop. Gary’s. She said she wrote the garbage. “Before COVID, in person meetings were held at 6:30 p.m. dense cover that blocks sun- “This really has been the letter because she was not “It’s a problem for us, not at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield which we hope light, kills native plants, and biggest success story of all informed about the meeting. just an invasive species prob- to reinstate this fall,” she said. depletes the oxygen in the the 25 sites I have worked on, “We are writing to request lem. We’d like to be involved Also this fall, committee members are hopeful to conduct a water. thanks to the dedication of all that we receive notice in in any invasive species plan- fundraiser. Boettner said when it gets the people involved,” Cynthia advance of any reports on ning,” she said. “We hope to have some sort of get-together this summer as too dense, mechanical har- Boettner said. She said in the Brickyard Ponds. At the very The Boettners said they it has been so long since we have spent time together in per- vesters can be required to cut early year, many, many vol- least, we would expect to be would notify the abutters of son,” said Martin. “We have our primary yearly fundraiser, a the plants out. She said unteers were needed, but permitted to view any reports any work that will be done Harvest Breakfast, the last Sunday in September. Due to Vermont has already spent there is no need for that many in advance. If we’re not pro- this summer to pull the plants. COVID it was cancelled last year.” over $4 million to remove the people anymore. vided that opportunity, we Jeff Boettner said they will be Martin said the Harvest Breakfast is slated for Sept. 26 and invasive from Lake “Thanks to the Halls, espe- won’t have the opportunity to working on the project in the committee members invite “all to join us.” Champlain. cially Philip and Liz and to have a say regarding our own first week in June, the third “Funds raised are used to help get Democrats elected to “The idea is to catch infes- Jeff for dedicating so much property and interests,” week in June, once in July, office,” she said. tations before getting to that time and effort to this,” she Adams said. and once in August. “Then Each month, the committee features guest speakers at their size,” she said. Her project said. Sharp also credited Adams said the Brickyard we’re done,” he said. meetings. found success in having vol- Leigh, who was involved in Ponds are on personal prop- Borenstein said there is a “Currently, we are featuring speakers from the various city unteers pull out the plants by the project from the very erty. “We carry the liability, current permit for the work, departments, City Council, and Mayor,” said Martin. “On April hand, which cuts back on the beginning. and expect no decisions to be which is good until mid-July. 8, we will have Deputy Chief Patrick Kane, Jr. from the amount of seeds that are Conservation Coordinator made without our permission “At some point, there will Westfield Fire Department scheduled to speak.” deposited. Meredith Borenstein then and input,” she said. She said have to be a (new) permit. Mayor Donald F. Humason, Jr. has been invited to speak for Conservation Coordinator said the commission had they have problems with This was an informational the May meeting, noted Martin. Karen Leigh was originally received a letter from another anglers, drug users, solicita- talk to update the commis- For more information on the WDCC or to send a message to contacted by an angler in abutter on Root Road, tion, and garbage dumped on sion; no decisions are being Martin, visit https://www.facebook.com/WestfieldDems. 2014 about a growing infesta- Constance Adams regarding the property. She said people made. We’ll have to continue tion in the Brickyard Ponds, a the project. She said Adams are careless and have drowned to figure out where the water series of 17 ponds on one side was on the call, and asked her in there before. chestnut is going to go,” she of Root Road and 21 on the to read from the letter. “We don’t want anyone in said. other side of the road. When Adams said the letter is there at all,” Adams said. She Westfield Police Dept. reminds asked to consider the project, Boettner said she got permis- you to Lock It or Lose It! sion in 2015 to go to the west WESTFIELD — Criminals often target cars that have per- side ponds from the home- sonal items left in plain view or vehicles left unlocked. There owners, and found many of It’s All About YOUR Business!! are a few easy steps that will help you from becoming a victim the ponds had very little water of a vehicle burglary: 1669-2019 $2.00 chestnut, and some were 2019 • ALWAYS lock your car door; this includes when it is WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS totally inundated. 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"As the pandemic went on, all I wanted to do is give my colleagues a gown that would be safe for one-time use in caring for COVID patients and we didn't have enough. And in fact, my colleagues were utilizing trash bags as gowns." She joined the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity for a gathering in front of the State House on Tuesday calling for increased transparency and equity in the Baker administra- tion's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Charlie Baker has been leading the pandemic response, using powers under the Civil Defense Act. Pare, a nurse for 42 years, said because of mismanagement during the pandemic, colleagues that she worked with at the start of 2020 are no longer alive. "Colleagues of mine who suffered the complications of COVID have now been forced to step away from the bedside because their own health is so compromised," she said during the rally. The rally occurred as public and private officials were gath- ering online for a COVID-19 oversight hearing hosted by the Joint Committee on COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response where Gov. Charlie Baker and other administration officials exchanged views with lawmakers about the state's pandemic response. Anita Mathews, a family medicine physician and member of the coalition, said access to better testing and a smoother vac- cine rollout could have helped mitigate some of the suffering brought on by the pandemic and highly contagious virus. The virus has taken an "unnecessary toll" on underrepresented populations, she said. "It's not just a 10 or 14 day disease, many people are suffer- Senate’s low-income tax break prevails in UI Bill ing long-term health consequences from this disease and from being infected, when there were ways that we could have By CHRIS LISINSKI and MICHAEL P. NORTON Baker administration to borrow $2.2 billion from the federal prevented this -- access to better testing, a more smooth vac- State House News Service government. cine rollout," she said at the rally. "We are suffering because BOSTON - Time-sensitive legislation aimed at stabilizing Gov. Charlie Baker originally proposed the long-term bor- our governor and the administration has mismanaged this the state's unemployment system, providing targeted tax relief rowing in December, saying the state could reduce its borrow- rollout." to employers and workers, and creating a COVID-19 emer- ing costs in the long run by paying back the federal loans with The administration announced its vaccine distribution plan gency sick leave program requires one final vote in each cham- bonds that carry lower interest rates. in early December, which placed first responders, medical ber after the House and Senate reached agreement on the bill's The proposal also aims to soften the financial blow busi- staff, long-term care facilities, and home-based health care details Monday. nesses are about to sustain as a result of the pandemic's mas- workers at the top of the list. People 75 and older were next, After hours of talks, lawmakers ironed out differences sive surge in unemployment while also offering relief to work- followed by those 65 and older, people with two or more between the underlying versions of the bill (H 90 / S 35) to ers hit by joblessness. medical conditions, senior housing residents and staff, and produce a compromise without a formal onference committee, Without action by the end of March, employers across educators. teeing up the roughly $351 million bill and its $7 billion bor- Massachusetts will face a roughly 60 percent average increase Starting April 5, people 55 and older and those with one rowing authorization to reach Gov. Charlie Baker as soon as in the taxes they pay to fund the unemployment system. The certain medical condition will be eligible for an appointment, Thursday. bill would freeze rate schedules for two years, limiting the if they can get one, and the general public is eligible starting The branches agreed on most aspects of the bill in their increases to 16 percent next year. April 19. More than 1 million people are fully vaccinated, respective versions, but took different approaches to tax breaks The bill would also impose an additional surcharge on according to state data as of Monday afternoon. on unemployment benefits, a commission studying the unem- employers through 2022 to pay back interest on the federal The administration has defended its phased approach, and ployment system, and length of the special obligation bonds loans, which Labor and Workforce Development Committee said they have established vaccine infrastructure that is capa- that will be issued to help the state cover massive demands on Co-chair Rep. Josh Cutler estimated would be roughly $57 per ble of delivering far more vaccines than the state has received its benefits system. employee in 2021 and $66 per employee in 2022. from the federal government. Under the compromise amendment (H 95) adopted in both Lawmakers added several other sections to Baker's UI pro- That explanation is not enough for Sen. Becca Rausch. branches early Monday evening, Massachusetts taxpayers posal to form the final bill. "Although the governor continues to try to put all the blame whose household incomes do not exceed 200 percent of the The legislation creates a $75 million COVID-19 emergency for the vaccine rollout on available doses, equity in delivery federal poverty line could deduct the first $10,200 in unem- sick leave program, allowing full-time workers to access up to and accountability for his decisions have been in even shorter ployment benefits they received in 2020 and 2021. 40 hours of paid time off if they contract the virus, need to supply," the Needham Democrat said at the rally. "Equity- That mirrors the Senate's original plan, rather than the more quarantine, or must care for a family member affected by the focused epidemiology expertise should be the leading force restrictive House language allowing the same eligible taxpay- pandemic. Part-time workers would also qualify for varying behind every decision made throughout the course of this ers to deduct 5 percent of their unemployment earnings. amounts of time off. pandemic." Senators estimated the tax breaks would cost $126 million. Another section of the bill exempts employers from state tax Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, Rausch, Reps. Liz Miranda, and The amendment also calls for a 21-member commission to burdens on any forgiven 2020 loans through the federal Mindy Domb filed legislation (HD 1283 / SD 699) that would, study the solvency of the unemployment insurance trust fund Paycheck Protection Program, which the Senate Ways and among other things, direct the governor to appoint a director and authorizes 20-year bonds to address immediate needs and Means Committee previously estimated would cost of COVID-19 vaccination equity and outreach in the Executive keep the fund solvent. Massachusetts $150 million. Office of Health and Human Services. The director's sole pur- Massachusetts has faced a flood of joblessness during the Both branches adopted the compromise and an emergency pose would be "to plan and implement actions to overcome COVID-19 pandemic, peaking at a revised rate of 16.4 percent preamble during Monday sessions. The bond bill needs a roll disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates rooted in historic in April and remaining elevated at 7.8 percent in January. The call to enact in each chamber, and it appears those votes will and current racism," according to the bill. needs depleted the reserves used to pay benefits, prompting the be held at formal sessions on Thursday. "We need someone in the administration who is focused solely and exclusively on vaccine distribution and equity in that process; regional, economic and racial equity across the board," Rausch told the News Service after speaking at the rally. "There are a series of components of that bill that are Pandemic experience informs health care workers’ agenda really just essential, right, a vaccine vehicle program is not just By KATIE LANNAN care of." about getting to people who are shut into their homes, or can't State House News Service "Really, at the end of the day, what they want is to be pro- get anywhere, it's about getting vaccines directly into the cen- BOSTON - A year ago, with pressure mounting on the state's tected, respected and paid," Foley said. ter of communities that have been hardest hit." medical system, health care workers were gearing up for the He said the union plans to advocate for a uniform approach Over the course of the pandemic, Baker has defended his COVID-19 pandemic's first surge in Massachusetts. to licensing home care agencies, increased staffing standards at administration's decisions and faced the challenge of address- Now, members of the health care workers union 1199SEIU nursing homes, and funding for community hospitals and ing both the public health and economic consequences of his are seeking a slate of policies intended to address issues spot- safety-net providers. decisions. He has described preventing the loss of life as a lighted over the past year. Among legislation 1199SEIU is backing are bills from Sen. guiding principle in his phased vaccination approach. During The union is advocating for what it calls the Healthcare Cindy Friedman and Rep. Jon Santiago that aim to bolster a press conference last week where the governor announced Heroes Bill of Rights -- described as "essential wages, quality emergency preparedness for home care workers, including new timetables for vaccine eligibility, Baker repeated that the benefits, appropriate staffing & care team planning, responsi- through the establishment of hazard pay metrics (SD 1130/HD state will be able to move faster with getting vaccine doses to ble employers, safe work environment, educational opportuni- 3403); bills from Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Liz Malia that look residents if supplies coming from the federal government are ties & career advancement, a seat at the table [and] the right to to strengthen workers' voice in hospital care planning (SD boosted. form a union." 1244/HD 3860); and bills from Sen. Paul Feeney and Rep. At a COVID-19 legislative oversight hearing in February, Some of the measures would involve state or federal legisla- Ruth Balser that would require an average of minimum of at Baker said states differ in their approaches to vaccinating tion, while others are topics for the bargaining tables, said Tim least four hours a day of productive nursing care from a nurse populations, "which makes it hard to draw really broad com- Foley, executive vice president of 1199SEIU. He said the goal or certified nursing assistant per nursing home resident (SD parisons between states." is to "make sure that people that we call heroes are also taken 609/HD 1357). "I recognize and understand that these challenges are ones

See Virus Fight, Page 5 Health care official: Rescue law delivers biggest aid boost since ACA By COLIN A. YOUNG household can spend on premiums at 8.5 The Connector said it will review the State House News Service percent of income. status of all of its members in April and The Westfield News BOSTON - The federal stimulus and "The changes created by the American May "to ensure they are getting the A publication of The Reminders Publishing, LLC relief law that President Joe Biden signed Rescue Plan represent the most signifi- maximum amount of new federal assis- earlier this month will drive down health cant expansion of financial assistance tance available." Any changes that result Mike Dobbs Barbara Perry care premiums in 2021 and 2022 for since the Affordable Care Act was passed from that review will be automatically Managing Editor Sales Manager most of the Massachusetts Health in 2010," Louis Gutierrez, executive applied, the agency said. Connector's 270,000 members and new director of the Massachusetts Health Hope E. Tremblay An April outreach and education cam- Editor James Johnson-Corwin enrollees, who now have until July 23 to Connector, said. "Massachusetts resi- paign plans to target "members who did Multi-Media Manager get coverage. dents will get more help paying for their not request financial assistance when For some people who are newly eligi- health insurance premiums in 2021 and Chris Putz Marie Brazee they enrolled, the state’s uninsured popu- Sports Editor Business Manager ble for federal subsidies known as 2022 through the Health Connector." lation, and people who may be purchas- "advance premium tax credits," the law People who do not have insurance ing their own coverage off-exchange but Fran Smith Lorie Perry will mean a savings of about $700 per now will now have until July 23 to get who may be newly eligible for the new General Manager Director of Ad Production year, about 18,000 people who already coverage through the Connector's twice- subsidies, which can only be obtained by receive subsidies will see an additional extended open enrollment period. Open purchasing coverage through the Health savings of nearly $1,000 each year, and enrollment was originally scheduled to 181 Root Road, Westfield , MA 01085 Connector." many of the 194,000 people with end on Jan. 23 but was extended until An estimate of the total aid that will ConnectorCare coverage will see their March 23 to give people, particularly flow to Connector enrollees under the (413)562-4181 premiums drop, the Connector said. those harmed economically by the new law was not available from the www.thewestfieldnews.com For all Health Connector members, the COVID-19 pandemic, extra time to agency. law imposes a cap on the amount a make sure they got covered. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 - PAGE 5

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS Virus Fight Continued from Page 4 that whether you're in state government, local government, federal government, this thing is a bear to wrestle to the ground Workers’ comp and we all, in our own way, have had to deal with that on behalf of our constituents over the course of the past year," he said at the hearing. case delays part In early October 2020, Baker's administration announced a vaccine advisory group that would help "advance its efforts to prepare to distribute a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. Medical professionals, public health experts, infectious disease of ‘acceptable experts, and elected officials served on the group that would eventually help determine the phased approach to vaccine dis- tribution. Among the people on the advisory group: then House best practice’ Majority Leader Ronald Mariano, Dr. Paul Biddinger of Mass. General Brigham, Dr. Barry Bloom of Harvard T.H. Chan By MICHAEL P. NORTON School of Public Health, and Michael Curry of the Massachusetts State House News Service League of Community Health Centers. Former Lawrence BOSTON - Based on a review of more than 10,000 cases, the Mayor Dan Rivera also served on the group prior to his resig- state agency charged with settling workers' compensation dis- nation to serve as executive director of MassDevelopment. putes in Massachusetts consistently failed to do so within "The group will help inform the planning and preparedness required statutory timeframes, according to new audit findings. work already underway and further strengthen efforts to suc- In response to the newly released audit findings, the cessfully and equitably allocate, distribute and administer a Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA) attributed delays in safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine," the administration said cases to efforts to obtain accurate information and said delays at the time the group was formed. are viewed by the agency, insurers and attorneys as an "accept- For Pare, the MNA director of nursing, lessons from the 1918 able best practice." Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham) speaks during a rally in Spanish Influenza pandemic were forgotten. The DIA, which has a $20 million annual budget, completed front of the State House on Tuesday hosted by the "We did not call our frontline workers to the table to strate- conferences between the worker's attorney, insurance company, Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity. (CHRIS VAN gize and plan," she said. "This is the result." and judge in 89 days, on average. The mandated timeframe is BUSKIRK/SHNS) 28 days, according to Auditor Suzanne Bump's office. Hearings and case decisions were 159 and 134 days late, according to the Gruel audit, which reviewed 10,695 claims over a two-year period ending June 30, 2019. Continued from Page 2 In total, 68 percent of cases processed by the DIA were not about six to eight years, he said. And timing is everything: there's anything he hopes people take away from his story, it's completed in the mandated timeframes for initial case confer- Because the planets align every 26 months in a way that creates that they should never underestimate their potential, even if ence, hearing, and decision, the audit found. optimal conditions for Earth to Mars travel, all assembly and they've had trouble living up to it. "The statute sets timeframes not just to hold judges account- testing must be fully complete when that time comes. "When you as a person make a decision to do something, the able for the timely resolution of these disputes, but also to give "The schedule pressure is intense. We need to get our testing sky opens up," he says. "The sky is no longer the limit." attorneys, insurers, medical examiners, and all other partici- done and our design done in order for it to be ready to launch," And that's coming from someone who knows how to get to pants a heightened sensitivity to the needs of injured workers he said. Mars. and their employers, because delays penalize them both," said In addition to finding a career at JPL, Gruel met his wife, Bump, who served as labor secretary during Gov. Deval Danelle, there, when she was working in the finance division, Patrick's administration. though now she stays home with their two boys, Dylan, 14, and Bump's office described the DIA, which falls under the Ethan, 11. (Who also love Legos, as well as watching mission Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, as launches with their father.) "the state's court system for workers' compensation cases." The Typically, once a mission has landed, Gruel's role slows down audit also concluded that the agency failed to report attorney quite a bit, but the Perseverance landing in February 2021 was fees and insurer penalties to the Workers' Compensation different because he had installed a camera system to take video Advisory Council, which monitors the workers' compensation and still images of the descent, and he was responsible for it. system, and lacked proper IT security controls over its case "Even after we launched, I was still intimately involved in management system. making sure that system was going to function," he said. "We The DIA, within Bump's audit, said it would "continue its continued to do testing on it to make sure it would reach its full efforts to meet the 28-day timeframe specified in the statute," potential and it sure did. The images were amazing." but added a caveat. The images captured the spacecraft's descent and landing, "Because each case presents its own unique facts and consid- including video of the rover setting down on Mars and kicking erations, the 28-day timeframe may not be consistently achiev- up dust. "We joked it was kind of like our selfie cam," he said. able," the agency said. "Cases delayed beyond the 28-day In 1998, Gruel returned to HCC was the recipient of a timeframe are a direct result of the processes completed by Distinguished Service Award at Commencement and delivered Dave Gruel's favorite photo of Perseverance. This image was external parties to ensure that complete and accurate informa- the keynote address, an invitation he seems to still find hard to returned on Sol0 (first day on the surface) and captured by tion is available and presented in each case. Accordingly, for believe to this day. one the EDL (Entry, Descent, Landing) cameras he installed almost three decades, the extended timeframe between "I spoke at Commencement! Me, a flunkie out of high on the rover. It was taken by a Descent Stage camera looking Conciliation and Conference has been viewed by insurance car- school!" down at the rover moments before landing on the surface of riers, attorneys, and the DIA as an acceptable best practice." It's a fact he mentions not to boast, but rather to inspire. If Mars. (HCC PHOTO)

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Dear Annie PUBLIC HEARING TOWN OF SOUTHWICK By ANNIE LANE COLLECTOR OF TAXES The Southwick Conservation Commission will The owners and occupants of the following de- hold a public hearing under the Massachusetts scribed parcels of land situated in the Town of Southwick in Hampden County and the Com- Wetland Protection Act G.L.C. 131 § 40 and monwealth of Massachusetts, and all other the Southwick Conservation Commission Reg- persons are hereby notified that the taxes Friend Being Abused ulations & Bylaw Chapter 182 and Chapter 450 thereon, severally assessed for the years here- for an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area inafter specified, according to the list commit- Dear Annie: I have a friend, "Raphie," with a tinued. For many years, I would pick up after work ted to me as the Collector of Taxes for the Delineation. The project location is 686 Col- Town of Southwick, by the Board of Assessors wife, "Diana," who has abused him physically and on Fridays $5 worth of blooming flowers at the lege Highway and 34 Feeding Hills Road, Map of said Town remain unpaid, and that said par- verbally over the years and is very controlling. Many grocery store on the way home. They would last for 51, Parcel 10, Map 66 Parcel 3 and Map 50 cels of land will be taken for the Town of times, I've witnessed dismissive and demeaning a week, bring much happiness to our home and sure Southwick on April 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for Parcel 2, Southwick, MA 01077. The applicant the non-payment of said taxes and better- ways that Diana treats him. stop a lot of arguments about nothing. I have proposes only the determination of wetland re- ments and the interest, if any, along with all I know he is not happy and never will be as long attempted to pass this on to my children and grand- source area boundaries. legal costs and charges thereon, unless the as he is married to her. Even if she were to consent children, but none have taken me up on it so far. I same shall be previously discharged. to attend marriage counseling with him, I would guess it's just too old school. -- Still Missing Her The hearing will be held April 5, 2021 at Michelle L. Hill 7:30p.m. via Zoom.us. Tax Collector guarantee that she would never be truthful to the Dear Still Missing Her: I'm so sorry for your loss. Town of Southwick therapist. I know he stays with her because her pub- Your letter hits on an important point: Little gestures Meeting ID 883 6916 8528 Passcode: 199516 lic image is stellar and he fears the stigma of divorce. can go a long way in creating a harmonious house- PROPERTY LOCATION 299 COLLEGE HIGHWAY He and I have never discussed his situation hold. Everybody wants to feel appreciated. It's a Copies of the plan can be viewed at the Town 126/008/000/000/000 between the two of us, but we have a mutual friend shame that your kids and grandkids haven't followed Website: ASSESSED OWNERS: whom he confides in, and this friend has shared your advice. Hopefully, someone reading this will. https://www.southwickma.org/conservation- DEVENO JOHN P some things with me. I'm wondering how I can help Dear Annie: I am a cancer survivor of three years. commission/pages/documents-abbriviated- A PARCEL OF LAND WITH notice-resource-deliiniiation-public-viewing ANY BUILDINGS THEREON, Raphie. Any advice? -- Frustrated Friend I have a cousin who is a cancer survivor for 10 years. CONTAINING ABOUT 43.83 ACRES Dear Frustrated Friend: Your feelings are under- Recently, she was told her cancer has metastasized to BEING DESCRIBED AS MAP 126 standable. Few things are more frustrating than her liver. It is stage 4. I have sent three private mes- Christopher Pratt, PARCEL 008 IN THE OFFICE Chair for the Commission OF THE ASSESSORS AND watching a loved one mistreated by his or her part- sages to family back East informing them about the IDENTIFIED IN BOOK 21025 ner. Unfortunately, we can't "save" our friends, but situation. ON PAGE 440 AT THE COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS we can support them. Reach out to have more one- Two of them sent short replies back, but the third (March 25, 2021) IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPDEN on-one conversations with Raphie to see how he's said nothing. 2019-20 TAXES REMAINING doing. This will create a space for him to tell you I experienced the same thing concerning myself. I PUBLIC HEARING UNPAID 5,217.97 about his marriage, if he so chooses. You can even had a mastectomy and one year of cancer treatment. try gently steering the conversation toward that topic I sent private messages to several cousins and only The Southwick Conservation Commission will -- but don't force it. Let him open up or not. Even if one responded. It always surprises me when people hold a public hearing under the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act G.L.C. 131 § 40 and APARTMENTS FOR RENT you and he aren't talking about the abuse, your pres- do that. I think some people don't know what to say, the Southwick Conservation Commission Reg- Westfield: 3 Bedrooms, 3rd Floor ence in his life is important. It reminds him that he's so they say nothing. Personally, I would say some- ulations & Bylaw Chapter 182 and Chapter 450 $1,200/m + Electric not alone. For more guidance, you can visit thehot- thing. It can be short but at least acknowledge that for an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area 1st/Last/Security 413-250-4811 No Texts line.org or call 1-800-799-7233 to speak with a spe- they heard me. Just wondered what your feelings are Delineation. The project location is Mort Vining cialist trained in navigating dynamics around emo- concerning this subject.-- Thanks for Listening Road, Parcel 165-001-000-000 Southwick, MA tional and verbal abuse as well as physical abuse. Dear Thanks: My feelings are the same as yours. 01077. The applicant proposes only the de- Dear Annie: Until the end of last summer, my When a friend is grieving, sick or dying, it's not termination of wetland resource area boundar- APPLIANCE REPAIR wife and I had been married 58 years. I lost her very about saying the right words. There are no right ies. suddenly due to kidney failure. We had many years words. It's about acknowledging their pain -- and ALLEN ST. 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