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VOL.Road 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 City files suit against 75 cents stabilization firefighting foam fund goes to manufacturers By Dan Desrochers Correspondent Legislative WESTFIELD—The city of Westfield has filed a lawsuit against manufacturers of firefighting foam that is alleged to be & Ordinance related to the contamination of water in the city. The lawsuit, according to a press release from Mayor Brian Sullivan’s office, has Committee been filed at the US District Court and is By Amy Porter against three manufacturers of firefighting Correspondent foam used by the Air National Guard at WESTFIELD –The Finance Committee Barnes Air National Guard Base: 3M Westfield Mayor reported several items to the Council on Company, Chemguard, Inc., and Tyco Fire Brian Sullivan Thursday from its two-and-a-half hour Products L.P. According to City Solicitor meeting on Wednesday. Chairman Dan Sue Phillips, the city is “looking to be made whole” with the lawsuit. Allie said that in the future, the Finance Police seek help “I want the citizens to understand that we are doing everything we Committee will hold their meeting on the can on our end,” Sullivan said. “We have spent the last year-plus gath- Wednesdays after the City Council meets, ering data and information in regards to putting this lawsuit together.” to avoid the tight turnaround. According to the press release, the city’s complaint includes that One item affected by the 24-hour turn- “the foam sold by the defendant manufacturers was used for decades around was the motion of Councilors IDing suspects by the Air National Guard at Barnes Air National Guard Base” and that Andrew K. Surprise and Dave Flaherty to By Dan Desrochers “the defendant manufacturers knew or should have known that the establish a special purpose stabilization chemicals are persistent when released into the environment and harm- fund for repair of roads and sidewalks to be Correspondent WESTFIELD—Police are seeking assistance in identifying ful.” funded by Local Meals Tax and Room Phillips said that it is early in the process and that the city is “still Occupancy Tax. two suspects related to allegedly using cloned credit cards. The Westfield Police Detective Bureau is looking to ID the two assessing what our damages are.” Surprise said the Finance Committee had According to the press release, the complaint notes that usage of the voted 3-0 to accept Chapter 40 5B of Mass male suspects who were located at the Walmart on Springfield Road on Jan. 24, between 12:55 p.m. and 1 p.m. “defendants’ products at Barnes Air National Guard Base and General Laws which allows for the estab- Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport has forced the City of Westfield to lishing of the special purpose funds, and The two suspects are alleged to have used multiple cloned credit cards, which had information from 10 to 11 different vic- incur substantial expense to provide clean, safe drinking water to its refer it to the Legislative & Ordinance residents.” (L&O) committee. Surprise said the com- tims, the post reports. This information was used to allegedly purchase 10 $50 gift cards, as well as snacks. According to Sullivan, the city interviewed several law firms for this mittee was supposed to have a conference and chose Kennedy & Madonna, LLP for this lawsuit due to “their call with the Law Department and a repre- Police request that anyone with information can contact Det. Andy Cekovsky at (413)579-4825, or a.cekovsky@cityofwest- grand experience in this line of litigation.” sentative from the Department of Revenue, The city has had two public water wells offline since December but the call didn’t take place. field.org. City Council president John J. Beltrandi See Foam, Page 8 made the motion to send it to L&O. During the discussion, Ward 6 Councilor William Onyski, who serves on the L&O sub-com- mittee, asked whether the Law Department approved it. Surprise said they had previously said establishment of the fund would be within the Council’s rights. “So L&O would wait for the Law Department to approve this,” asked Onyski. At-Large Councilor Cindy C. Harris said she wanted to make sure “it was okay with L&O,” directing her statement to L&O chairman Ralph J. Figy. “We have no choice. It can come in, and we will get a legal opinion,” Figy said. Co-sponsor Flaherty said about the cre- ation of the fund and the state law, “no question.” He said the sticking point was the appropriation. “There is a question Council makes decisions whether the Mayor needs to initiate it,” Flaherty said. on police overtime Flags fly at half mast at City Hall. (WNG File Photo) Surprise said it needed to be done before the budget time in order to be included in next year’s budget. and IT appropriation Items from Mayor prompt Allie explained that Finance has planned By Amy Porter a meeting on Feb. 28 which the Mayor Correspondent agreed to attend. “I wanted to hold this WESTFIELD – The request for an appropriation of $175,000 discussion of immediate until then,” he said, adding, “Whether from free cash for police overtime, which was recommended on someone is in favor or not, there is a pro- a 3-0 vote from the Finance Committee, received a more posi- cess.” Allie also said he is working with the tive reception from the City Council than a similar request for consideration Mayor and dealing with people’s concerns. $41,723 for Information Technology (IT). By Amy Porter At-Large Councilor Matthew Emmershy Finance Committee Chairman Dan Allie said the request from Correspondent said moving the motion to L&O is the the Police Department would bring them to the end of the fiscal WESTFIELD – Mayor Brian P. Sullivan began his briefing before appropriate committee at this point. “The year, due to specific issues of injury, deployment and full-time the City Council meeting on Thursday by asking to “keep in your hearts Mayor still has the opportunity to weigh in, Police Academy. Allie said Westfield Police Captain Michael Parkland, Florida.” He said he is thinking of colleagues there, the coun- and we will still get an opinion from McCabe had attended the last two committee meetings, and had cilors, mayors and others dealing with the devastation, and that he is Legal,” he said. a number of injured officers that was highly unusual. He said thankful for the Westfield Police, as he acknowledged Westfield Police Surprise said there was a second part to Police Chief John A. Camerota had also said they would be Captain Michael McCabe, who was present at the meeting. the motion. Flaherty clarified that there seeking compensation from insurance companies. Flags have been lowered to half-staff at all Commonwealth buildings were four parts; to establish the fund and to Allie also said the Police Department’s overtime budget had through sunset on Monday. accept the MGL, both parts of which the been cut in fiscal year 2017, and level funded in FY18. The City Among his communication items was a transfer of $6,500 within the Veterans Department from purchases of services to part-time hourly See Road, Page 8 See Council, Page 8 account. Sullivan said that Bob Callahan, the Veterans Services director is retiring at the end of July, and they hope to bring on board the person who will be replacing him to work with Callahan for four months to learn from him about his work with veterans. During the meeting, At-Large Councilor Dan Allie brought the item forward for immediate consideration. At-large Councilor Brent B. Mobile food pantry now Bean, II said he thought the Council was trying to get away from items for immediate consideration. Allie said when he met with the Mayor on Tuesday he had suggested that he would present certain items for immediate consideration rather available in Granville than the Mayor. He said if the Veterans Services transfer were referred By Greg Fitzpatrick to the Finance Committee, which Allie chairs, it would cut into the four Correspondent months of training. GRANVILLE – The Our Community Food Pantry announced earlier this At-large Councilor Dave Flaherty said according to Council rules, week that they’ve set up a mobile food drive for residents that live in only the Mayor or departments heads could request immediate consid- Granville and Tolland. The mobile drive will take place at the Granville eration for an affirmative vote and for items over $2,000. Flaherty said Town Hall every Wednesday from 1:45 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. both rules would have to be suspended. The main location of the pantry is at 220 College Highway in Southwick “My mind can’t get wrapped around” why the Council would be and Sally Munson, Director of the pantry, said that it can be difficult for more likely to vote for immediate consideration for an item presented people in Granville and Tolland to get to the Southwick location. Whether by the Finance Committee chair than by the Mayor, Bean said. Council it’s due to lack of transportation options or other reasons, the people who President John J. Beltrandi, III said that he was also present at the meet- live in either community now have much closer access to the pantry. ing, and that the Mayor had intended to present the transfer for immedi- “It’s just getting word out really that we’re here and they can use our ate consideration. A motion was made and passed for immediate con Our Community Food Pantry See Mobile Food Pantry, Page 8 Director Sally Munson. (WNG File See Mayor, Page 8 Photo) PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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Sarah Irene Donovan and Kyle James Brevick announce engagement Dennis and Tracy Donovan are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Irene Donovan to Kyle James Brevick, son of Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Brevick of Worthington, Ohio. Ms. Donovan is a graduate of Elms College and Cambridge College where she received her Masters of Education Degree in Clinical Counseling with concentration in trauma and addiction. She is a Clinical Supervisor at Youth Village Services. Mr. Brevick is a graduate of Ohio State University o& WPI where he earned his Masters of Science degree in Mfg. Engineering. He is employed as a Staff Engineer in Manufacturing Engineering Operations at Pratt & Whitney. A spring wedding is planned.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Feb. 16, the 47th day of 2018. There are 318 days left in the year.

This is the Chinese In 1945, American troops landed on the island of Corregidor Billy Hunter was ousted as executive director of the Na- in the Philippines during World War II. tional Basketball Players Association by NBA players. New Year of the Dog! Tony Sheridan, 72, a British singer who performed with In 1959, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba a month and the Beatles during their early years in Germany, died in n Feb. 16, 1968, the nation’s first 911 emergency a-half after the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista. Hamburg. telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, OAlabama, as the speaker of the Alabama House, In 1961, the United States launched the Explorer 9 satellite. One year ago: Rankin Fite, placed a call from the mayor’s office in City In the first full-length news conference of his presidency, Hall to a red telephone at the police station (also locat- In 1977, Janani Luwum, the Anglican archbishop of Ugan- Donald Trump denounced what he called the “criminal” ed in City Hall) that was answered by U.S. Rep. Tom da, died in what Ugandan authorities said was an automo- leaks that took down his top national security adviser, Mi- Bevill. bile accident, although it’s generally believed that he was chael Flynn. President Trump named Alexander Acosta shot to death by agents of Idi Amin. as his new choice for labor secretary, a day after Andrew On this date: Puzder abruptly withdrew. Immigrants around the U.S. In 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur led a successful raid into Tripoli In 1988, seven people were shot to death during an office rampage in Sunnyvale, California, by a man obsessed with stayed home from work and school to demonstrate how Harbor to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia, which had important they were to America’s economy, and many fallen into the hands of pirates during the First Barbary War. a co-worker who was wounded in the attack. (The gunman is on death row.) businesses closed in solidarity. A California man pleaded guilty in federal court in Riverside to providing the high- In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee powered rifles used to kill 14 people in the 2015 San Ber- ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; In 1998, a China Airlines Airbus A300 trying to land in fog Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moni- near Taipei, Taiwan, crashed, killing all 196 people on nardino terror attack (sentencing is expected later this ker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” board, plus seven on the ground. year). In 1868, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was Ten years ago: Today’s Birthdays: organized in New York City. President George W. Bush, on a six-day tour of Africa, Jazz/pop singer-actress Peggy King is 88. Actor Jeremy made his first stop in Benin before flying on toTanza- Bulloch is 73. Actor William Katt is 67. Rhythm-and-blues In 1918, Lithuania proclaimed its independence from the nia. John McCain, the presumed Republican presidential singer James Ingram is 66. Actor LeVar Burton is 61. Russian Empire. (Lithuania, which was occupied by the So- nominee, picked up a total of 50 GOP national conven- Actor-rapper Ice-T is 60. Actress Lisa Loring is 60. Inter- viet Union, then Nazi Germany, then the Soviet Union again tion delegates from Michigan and Louisiana. A car plowed national Tennis Hall of Famer John McEnroe is 59. Rock during World War II, renewed its independence in 1990). into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of musician Andy Taylor is 57. Rock musician Dave Lom- tire smoke on an isolated Maryland highway, killing eight bardo (Slayer) is 53. Actress Sarah Clarke is 47. Olympic In 1923, the burial chamber of King Tutankhamen’s recently people in the early morning darkness. gold medal runner Cathy Freeman is 45. Actor Maher- unearthed tomb was unsealed in Egypt by English archae- shala Ali is 44. Singer Sam Salter is 43. Electronic dance ologist Howard Carter. Five years ago: music artist Bassnectar is 40. Rapper Lupe Fiasco is 36. Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company Actress Chloe Wepper is 32. Pop-rock singer Ryan Fol- In 1937, Du Pont research chemist Dr. Wallace H. Caroth- in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping lese (FAHL’-eh-say) (Hot Chelle (SHEL) Rae) is 31. Rock ers, inventor of nylon, received a patent for the synthetic fi- seven workers from Lebanon, Britain, Greece and Italy; musician Danielle Haim (HYM) is 29. Actress Elizabeth ber, described as “linear condensation polymers.” the kidnappers later claimed to have killed the hostages. Olsen is 29. Actor Mike Weinberg is 25. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 - PAGE 3

The Westfield News Underwater video shows LIP SYNC Hyper • Local When it comes to 21st century multimedia GASBUSTERSplatforms, “hyper local” is a term you hear a lot. marine life CITY OF WESTFIELD It’s not a newTOWN idea. InOF fact, SOUTHWICK The Westfield News BATTLELIMITED TO THE FIRST FIFTEEN ACTS! has been providing readers with “hyper local” growing at TO SECURE YOUR PLACE CONTACT TINA GORMAN - (413) 562-6435 2.47 Cumberland Farms news coverage2.49 of Westfield,Mobil Southwick, and WESTFIELD SENIOR CENTER 1134 Southampton Rd. the Hilltowns all along.600 Television, College Highway radio and SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH regional newspapers only provide fleeting wind farm Shell BOSTON (AP) — Offshore 2.47 259 N Elm S 2 P.M. coverage of local issues you care about. 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Southwick: Police seek Firefighters battling “This is a success story that Conservation Commission Meeting at 7 pm can be replicated all along our brush fire discover coastlines.” Blandford: witnesses to fatal But the video does little to Police Department Meeting at 6 pm badly burned body temper the concerns of com- Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm mercial fishermen, who are Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — Firefighters Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm crash involving called to the scene of a brush fire in worried about navigating Massachusetts have discovered a badly dense forests of turbines to get Tolland: off-duty cop burned body. to their historic fishing Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Police say the fire was reported in the grounds, says Jim Kendall, a Board of Selectmen at 5 pm median between Revere Beach Parkway former scallop fisherman in CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts New Bedford, Massachusetts. State Police are seeking the public’s help as and Route 1 in Chelsea around 6:45 p.m. Chester: Thursday. “This is nice and fun to see, Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm they investigate a fatal car crash involving but it doesn’t tip the conversa- an off-duty police officer. Firefighters found the man’s body once the flames were extinguished. The condi- tion,” Seth Rolbein, of the The accident happened Feb. 10 in the late Cape Cod Commercial THURSDAY, FEB. 20 morning in Canton. Police say 74-year-old tion of the body made it difficult for authorities to determine if there was any Fishermen’s Alliance in Ralph Hawkins was struck by a pickup truck Chatham, Massachusetts, said Southwick: as he stood in a neighbor’s driveway. trauma. Police say the body was found in an area of the video. Planning Board Public Hearing at 7:15 pm Hawkins was pronounced dead at the hospi- Offshore wind developers Planning Board Public Hearing at 7:30 pm tal. frequented by homeless people. The Office of the Chief Medical from New England to the Planning Board Public Hearing at 7:45 pm The driver of the pickup, who police have Huntington: Board of Assessors at 6 pm Examiner is scheduled to perform an Carolinas are racing to build not named, wasn’t injured and stayed at the the nation’s first large-scale scene. The Norfolk district attorney’s office autopsy to determine the man’s identity and Westfield: cause of death. wind farm. Many of the proj- confirmed the driver is a local police officer ects call for hundreds of tur- Commission for Citizens with Disabilities from a neighboring community. bines to be built miles away at 6:30 pm State Police say no charges have been from shore, sometimes within filed. They say they’re looking for anyone Door malfunction or along the path to lucrative who witnessed the crash or observed a white fishing spots. pickup truck being operated in or around temporarily The wind energy association Canton between 10 and 11:30 a.m. on video shows beds of mussels City Street Snow Parking Ban policy Saturday. traps subway riders taking shape and small fish The City Of Westfield has an on-street snow ban parking pol- swimming around the turbine icy during plowable snowstorms. BOSTON (AP) — Officials say the doors bases. The brief underwater Motorists are not allowed to park on the city streets from the on a train on Boston’s subway line jammed, footage is juxtaposed with lon- beginning of a parking ban announcement until after the storm temporarily trapping riders inside. ger testimonials from local ceases and the plowing has been completed on the streets. Jury convicts 1 man, The Boston Globe reports the malfunc- recreational fishermen and Announcement of a parking ban is done on the Local Cable tion happened on a Red Line train Thursday charter boat owners who say Access Channel 15, tv stations wwlp 22 and wgby 40 and acquits 2 others in morning, leaving passengers inside for a the Deepwater Wind project the local radio stations, wmas, whyn, wnnz. span of four stations between Kendall and has been a boon for them since When a parking ban is called motorists must obey the policy or they will be subject to towing and a parking violation. fatal shooting Porter squares. opened it more than a year One passenger who says she was on the When a snowstorm is anticipated to begin during the night, BOSTON (AP) — A Boston jury has con- ago. motorists who park their vehicles overnight on the street in front train at the time posted on Twitter saying the But commercial fishermen victed a man in the 2014 killing of a teen- train’s emergency phone line wasn’t work- of their residence should move their vehicles off the street prior ager but acquitted two others in the apparent are notably absent from the to retiring for the night. ing, and it took the efforts of two people to video, and it doesn’t acknowl- case of mistaken identity. pull the emergency brake. Motorists who use the downtown core streets for business The Suffolk Superior Court jury on edge the experiences of Rhode parking during a snow ban must park in one of the city’s off-street Massachusetts Bay Transportation Island fishermen who say Thursday found 26-year-old Julio Baez Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo says the parking lots. The off-street lots are free during snow bans from 9 guilty of murder but found 24-year-old they’ve had their trawling gear A.M. to 5 P.M. only. This action will allow the streets to be train was removed from service. He says the damaged by buried power Danilo Soto and 20-year-old Alexander Soto train is heading to a maintenance facility to plowed and prevent motorists from being towed and receiving cables, countered Daniel parking violations. not guilty. have its doors and emergency intercom The three Boston residents were charged Farnham, co-owner of Silver Motorists may call the following offices or go on the city’s inspected. Dollar Seafood, a seafood website for confirmation of a parking ban. in the killing of 17-year-old Ryan Morrissey Pesaturo says the actions of the train’s on Nov. 5, 2014. Prosecutors alleged the wholesaler in Montauk, New • Parking Clerk-572-6202-Press 2 motor person and other Red Line officials York. • Police Dept.-562-5411- Ext 8 Sotos, who aren’t related, shot Morrissey are also under investigation. while Baez was the getaway driver. “Unfortunately this does not • Mayor-572-6201 tell the whole story,” he said. • City Website - Cityofwestfield.Org The wind energy association Announcement of a Parking Ban is reported by the following: didn’t immediately respond, • Local Cable Access Channel 15, Man shot near Lowell Man pleads guilty but Deepwater Wind CEO Jeff • Tv Stations Wwlp 22, Cbs3, Abc40, & Fox6 Grybowski said the company • The Local Radio Stations train terminal in scheme to sell has received “no evidence” • City Website - Cityofwestfield.Org from any fisherman of gear LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A man has been paintings from art heist damage. “I believe that’s a shot and killed near the train terminal in BOSTON (AP) — A West Virginia man complete fabrication,” he said. Lowell. has pleaded guilty to pretending he had The “artificial reef” effect is The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office access to paintings stolen in the largest art also only beneficial to certain Westfield Snow Removal and Lowell police say the shooting happened heist in U.S. history and fraudulently trying species — and not necessarily Ordinance Overview Thursday afternoon shortly before 12:45 to sell them on the internet for millions of the ones that U.S. commercial p.m. dollars. fishermen depend on for their WESTFIELD — We are well into that time of year. They identified the victim only as an adult Todd Andrew Desper pleaded guilty in livelihood, argued Meghan Several significant snowstorms have already graced our male and didn’t provide details about the Boston’s federal court Thursday to wire Lapp, of Seafreeze Ltd., a sea- city this winter and we are not out of the woods yet. As circumstances of the shooting as the investi- fraud and attempted wire fraud. He’s sched- food harvester and dealer in Westfield repeatedly turns into a winter wonderland our gation is ongoing. uled to be sentenced in May. North Kingstown, Rhode streets and sidewalks are continuously blanketed with the Authorities said after being shot, the vic- Prosecutors say Desper solicited buyers Island. lovely white stuff. That’s when the calls begin about tim appears to have entered his vehicle, on Craigslist for two paintings he claimed “Squid, flounders, scallops unshoveled sidewalks. attempted to drive and crashed a short dis- were among 13 stolen from Boston’s and other species need sandy The ordinance governing removal of snow on sidewalks tance later. The Lowell Sun reports witnesses Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. bottom without structure to can be found in chapter 16-14 of Westfield’s City saw the car crash into a stop sign and Jersey Prosecutors say Desper had no access to or thrive,” she said. “So, the tur- Ordinances. The short version of this ordinance is that if barrier before the man exited the car and col- information about the stolen paintings. bine bases not only destroy there is a public sidewalk which abuts property owned by lapsed. The FBI has said two suspects who mas- their habitat, but also intro- you, you are responsible for having the snow removed The newspaper said witnesses also saw a queraded as police officers to rob the muse- duce an entirely different eco- from that sidewalk within 24 hours of the completion of male passenger attempt to perform CPR on um of $500 million worth of masterpieces system that attracts species the snowstorm. If the sidewalk cannot be completely the fallen driver. The victim was transported are dead. that didn’t aggregate in the cleared due to ice, you are responsible to “sprinkle… sand, to hospital where he was eventually pro- Desper’s attorney didn’t immediately area before.” sawdust, or another suitable substance so that such side- nounced dead. respond to an email Thursday. Preliminary data from a walk shall not be slippery.” Although this is not always the multi-year study commis- best option, sometimes it is the only option. When officers sioned by Deepwater Wind are called to a complaint about a residence that has ice on suggests fish and lobster num- the sidewalk and it is completely covered with sand we bers have not changed signifi- have no choice but to find that no violation exists. The Crash sends 7 children to the hospital, all aged 2 to 4 cantly with the introduction of penalty for not complying with this ordinance is $25 for the wind farm, said Aileen each day that it is not rectified. BOSTON (AP) — A school transport van trying to avoid hitting another car has crashed Kenney, the company’s vice Landlords will sometimes put in their lease or rental in Massachusetts, sending several children to the hospital. president for permitting and agreements that tenants are responsible for snow removal The crash happened around 4 p.m. Thursday near Hyde Park in Boston. Video surveil- environmental affairs. in certain circumstances. If this is the case and snow is not lance shows an SUV crossed the median and forced the school van onto the sidewalk, “We have not seen a statisti- removed, a tenant may be in violation of their rental agree- which caused it to roll over. cal increase or decrease,” she ment, but ultimately the property owner, not the tenant, is The SUV drove off after the crash. said. “We’re hearing anecdot- responsible and may receive a fine. All seven children in the van have been hospitalized with minor injuries. The van was ally that there appears to be Please do all you can to have sidewalks abutting your transporting children ranging in age from 2 to 4 from a local day care. more fish, but we’ll have to property cleared within the 24 hour deadline. At best an Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Boston Police Department. wait for the results of the sci- unshoveled sidewalk is an inconvenience and at worst can ence.” be dangerous for pedestrians. 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To the Editor: Back Yard)! People living on Chester Road and on Rte 20 do not want an exit in their town! In increased traffic would require substantial road word to be done! The increased traffic Turnpike Exit would also mean more speeding drivers and more car crashes In February 9, 2017 in The Westfield News there was a in Blandford! In other words a turnpike exit in Blandford front page article on a new Mass Turnpike Exit study. would benefit a host of people driving into The Berkshires but A land taking option was said, would cost many millions of it would change forever a sleepy little New England town! dollars and take as long as eight years! However, if the exit The reason that the hill towns have retained their charm is located at The Blandford Plaza was used it would only cost a because since the Mass Pike was completed in the 1950s there Call 572-3999 to leave your comment. few thousand dollars and take a couple of years to complete! has been no exit between Westfield and Lee! This exit has been used legally and illegally for years! The issue is not our tax dollars it is N.I.M.B.Y. (Not In My Bill Hardie, Russell MA. To get the full effect of the PulseLine, listen to the calls at thewestfieldnews.com

This is to the DPW & the mayor: today we went down Bates Rd and were dodging potholes that were at least 4 Positive Train inches deep and a foot wide. According to the mayor, they have plenty of equipment to fix the holes, but nobody's doing Control it. Bates Rd is a disaster; somebody could seriously get hurt. In a Feb. 20, 2014 file photo, North Rd also needs some attention. Metrolink Director of Operations, R.T. McCarthy, demonstrates Metrolink’s implementation of Positive Train Control, (PTC) at the Metrolink Locomotive and Cab Did FBI agents miss Car Simulators training facility in Los Angeles’ Union Station. Amtrak is considering suspending warnings before Florida service on tracks that don’t have sophisticated speed controls by high school shooting? a Dec. 31, 2018 deadline, Amtrak The massacre at a Florida high school is again raising con- president and CEO Richard cerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have Anderson said Feb. 15, 2018, stopped a mass shooting. threatening to disrupt operations Last fall, a Mississippi bail bondsman and video blogger across the U.S. as it pushes noticed a comment on one of his YouTube videos that said, to strengthen safety after “I’m going to be a professional school shooter.” He immedi- a series of deadly wrecks. ately reported it to YouTube and the FBI and the next day two (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) agents came to his office to take a printout of the comment and ask him whether he knew anything about the person who posted it. Although the commenter’s username was “Nikolas Cruz” Amtrak: We’ll stop service on — the same name as the 19-year-old man who authorities say killed 17 people at his former high school on Wednesday — the FBI couldn’t identify the poster, Robert Lasky, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Miami, said Thursday. tracks lacking speed controls Federal agents interviewed the man who reported the com- Amtrak is considering suspending road operates on track owned by freight limit and derailed on tracks south of ment and searched public records databases, actions in line service on tracks that don’t have sophis- carriers and other entities. Seattle owned by a regional authority, with those done during an FBI assessment — the lowest ticated speed controls by a Dec. 31 Anderson said Amtrak is evaluating killing three people. On Feb. 4, a train level, least intrusive and most elementary stage of an FBI deadline, the railroad’s top executive whether it will continue running trains was switched to the wrong track and inquiry — but came up short. The FBI says it still hasn’t said Thursday, threatening to disrupt on third-party tracks where the PTC slammed into a CSX train on tracks conclusively linked the account to the alleged shooter. operations across the U.S. in a push to deadline is extended. He said the rail- owned by the freight carrier in Cayce, Cruz walked into his former high school in Florida with an strengthen safety after a series of deadly road won’t operate on tracks whose South Carolina, killing two people. AR-15 rifle on Wednesday and opened fire, shooting at stu- wrecks. owners haven’t made enough progress “Without PTC, the system is too vul- dents and teachers in hallways and on school grounds. President and CEO Richard Anderson to warrant a delay and is unlikely to nerable to single points of failure many It was the latest attack to raise questions about whether told a House subcommittee that Amtrak operate on stretches that regulators have of which are dependent upon the mem- people who once caught the attention of law enforcement is worried passengers are being put at excluded from PTC requirements. ory of a single human being interacting should have remained on the FBI’s radar. In the last two risk by delays in installing Positive Amtrak’s stance could also affect with a big, complicated system,” years, a man who massacred 49 people at an Orlando night- Train Control systems on tracks it uses commuters. Anderson said the railroad Anderson said. “When an engineer club, another who set off bombs in the streets of New York but doesn’t own. Those tracks make up would be unlikely to let regional carri- loses situational awareness or forgets a City and a third who gunned down travelers at a Florida air- a majority of Amtrak’s network. ers such as MARC and NJ Transit run rule, we have no systems to assist them port, had each been looked at by federal agents but later Railroads face a year-end deadline trains lacking PTC on Amtrak-owned and help them prevent that error.” determined not to warrant continued law enforcement scru- mandated by Congress for installing the tracks after the deadline. Signals on the South Carolina tracks tiny. GPS-based system, known as PTC, but PTC is designed to slow or stop trains were down for PTC installation, leaving FBI assessments are routinely opened after agents receive some are asking regulators for an exten- that are going too fast, take control dispatchers to manage train movements a tip, which could be sparked by something as simple as sion until 2020. That’s on top of a three- when an engineer is distracted or inca- on their own. The NTSB on Thursday noticing odd activity in a neighbor’s garage or a classmate’s year delay granted in 2015. They’ve pacitated and prevent collisions with called for an emergency order requiring comments. Agents routinely face a challenge of sifting cited challenges including equipment other trains. trains to slow down in such areas and through which of the tens of thousands of tips received every problems and delays in testing to ensure “We believe that PTC should ulti- report back if switches are misaligned. year — and more than 10,000 assessments that are opened it’s compatible with other railroads’ mately be in place for all Amtrak routes Duy Nguyen, a Columbia University — could yield a viable threat. systems. and, as a matter of U.S. policy, PTC social work professor who survived the Had agents been able to confirm Cruz was the same person Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., has pro- should be required for all passenger rail deadly May 2015 Amtrak derailment in as the YouTube poster, they would have found dozens of posed to ban further extensions. trips in America,” Anderson told the Philadelphia, said he was frustrated by photos of rifles, ammunition, targets filled with bullet holes, DeFazio’s bill would offer more than House Subcommittee on Railroads, the lack of progress on PTC. which likely would have led to a face-to-face interview. The $2.5 billion in grants to speed railroads’ Pipelines and Hazardous Materials. Eight people were killed and about FBI did not notify police in Florida about the post before the progress. Industry groups estimate rail- Amtrak’s warning came after two of 200 people were hurt when the mass shooting. roads will spend about $10 billion in its trains were involved in fatal crashes Washington-to-New York train rounded “They owe us some more detail on what they did,” retired total to install and implement the sys- on third-party tracks in the past two a curve at more than twice the 50 mph FBI assistant director Ron Hosko said. tems. months — the latest of about 150 crash- speed limit and hurtled off the tracks. The questions come as the FBI is already under intense Amtrak already has PTC in place on es killing more than 300 people over the “It’s infuriating that so many of the scrutiny and facing unprecedented attack from President about 700 miles of tracks it owns on the last five decades that investigators said rail lines have been dragging their feet,” Donald Trump and some congressional Republicans, who Northeast Corridor from Boston to were preventable by PTC. said Nguyen, 42, of Teaneck, N.J. have seized on what they say are signs of anti-Trump bias, Washington, D.C., and in Michigan. On Dec. 18, a train entered a curve at “There are people’s lives at risk every particularly as it relates to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Elsewhere, the government-owned rail- nearly 50 mph (80 kph) over the speed day.” Russia probe. But it’s not clear the agency dropped the ball in this case, Hosko said. “With anything that the FBI receives they are constrained to act based on what they have in front of them,” said Hosko. Senate rejects immigration bills; young immigrants in limbo “You have a random internet posting that suggests the person WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has left hundreds of harm the nation,” denouncing a provision directing the gov- wants to do something, not that they are planning on doing thousands of “Dreamer” immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival ernment to prioritize enforcement efforts against immigrants something.” plans that would have spared them from deportation and who arrive illegally — beginning in July. Trump proved FBI guidelines meant to balance national security with strengthened the nation’s border security. Senators dealt unwilling to fold on his demands for a tougher bill, reflecting civil liberties protections impose restrictions on the steps President Donald Trump an especially galling defeat as more the hard-line immigration stance that fueled his presidential agents may take during the assessment phase. than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandoned him on an run. Agents, for instance, may analyze information from gov- issue that helped propel him to the White House. After the Senate rejected all four proposals on Thursday, ernment databases and open-source internet searches, and Also defeated Thursday was a plan by a bipartisan group of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed can conduct interviews during an assessment. But they can- senators who offered a compromise that would have shielded Democrats for failing to accept what he said was a “generous” not turn to more intrusive techniques, such as requesting a the young immigrants and financed Trump’s demands for offer from Trump. wiretap or internet communications, without higher levels of money to build his border wall, though more gradually than he “They turned away from a golden opportunity to solve the approval and a more solid basis to suspect a crime. wants. Eight Republicans joined most Democrats in backing issue,” said McConnell. He expressed openness to considering “It’s a tricky situation because sometimes you get informa- that plan, but it fell short after the White House threatened a a future compromise but said, “For that to happen, Democrats tion regarding individuals and they may be just showing off, veto and GOP leaders opposed it. will need to take a second look” at Trump’s demands. The day’s votes, in which four separate proposals were Trump had dangled a chance for citizenship for 1.8 million See Warnings, Page 5 defeated, illustrated anew Congress’ steep challenge in strik- young immigrants, meeting a top Democratic demand. But ing a deal on an issue that’s proven intractable for years and on that plan also included $25 billion to build his border wall with which each party’s most fervent supporters refuse to budge. Mexico and enact other border security measures, tighter curbs The outcome suggested there may be no permanent solution on relatives whom legal immigrants could sponsor for citizen- soon to help the young immigrants, who were brought to the ship and an end to a visa lottery that encourages immigration The Westfield News U.S. as children, despite their sky-high support in public poll- from diverse nations. A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC ing. No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Cornyn of Texas said after The Senate votes left the young immigrants facing a March the votes that lawmakers might consider temporarily protect- Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin 5 deadline that Trump has given Congress for restoring the ing Dreamers from deportation in a government-wide spend- Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, ing measure Congress will consider next month. Classified Manager that he annulled last year. Federal courts have blocked him He said that approach “to me is not great, but that’s kind of Marie Brazee temporarily from dismantling the Obama-era initiative, but where we are.” Chris Putz Business Manager Sports Editor without congressional action the immigrants will face growing Democrats said Trump was the major hindrance to a broader Lorie Perry risks of deportation as their protections expire. deal. Director of Ad Production “Dreamers” are immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as “This vote is proof that President Trump’s plan will never children and now risk deportation because they lack perma- become law,” said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of Patrick R. Berry nent authorization to stay. DACA gives them the ability to live New York. “If he would stop torpedoing bipartisan efforts, a President and work in the U.S. for two-year periods that can be renewed. good bill would pass.” “It looks like demagogues on the left and the right win again The Senate derailed Trump’s proposal by voting 60-39 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 on immigration,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who against it — 21 votes shy of the 60 it needed to survive. helped craft the bipartisan package but also backed Trump’s Fourteen Republicans — more than 1 in 4 — joined 46 (413)562-4181 plan. He added, “The only way forward is for President Trump Democrats in opposition. The “no” votes included some of the www.thewestfieldnews.com to grab the reins and lead us to a solution.” chamber’s most conservative Republicans, many of whom That scenario wasn’t in sight Thursday. The White House were uncomfortable with offering citizenship to immigrants trashed the bipartisan proposal as “dangerous policy that will here illegally. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 - PAGE 5 Obituaries Police Logs thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/ WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 Ronald M. Tatro Susan A. Sanders 11:52 a.m. Accident, Springfield Road. Passenger called Ronald M. Tatro, 78, (1940-2018) Southwick – Susan A (Bates) 911 and stated they were involved in an accident on Route 20, passed away on February 11, 2018 at Sanders, 61,(1956-2018) passed and their car, a 2017 Honda UV sustained a broken window. Baystate Medical Center. He was peacefully at home surrounded by Police responded, and a crash report was taken. Car was born in Springfield to the late Olizen loved ones. Born in Yonkers, New towed from the scene. and Alice (Burgess) Tatro and was a York, Susan lived in Southwick for 1958 graduate of West Springfield nearly 61 years. She married her high High School. Ronald served his school sweetheart and built a beauti- country in the 104th Air National ful life in Southwick. Susan was a heart transplant recipient, and was Court Logs Guard at Barnes Air Force Base as a mechanic for over 26 years, retiring passionate about educating others in 1996. He was also employed as a regarding organ donation and giving Westfield District Court driver for Welch and Corr the gift of life. She has said goodbye Feb. 7, 2018 Construction Company, Lucia Lumber and for now to her husband, Kirk Sanders, Feb. 7, 2018 for Suburban Chevrolet and worked as an her children, Jessie, Kimberlie and Kayla A. Fuller, 23, 30A Lois St., Lee, was released on elevator repairman for Westinghouse Kyle and their partners Mike, Sam and Halie. She leaves personal recognizance pending a March 16 hearing after being Elevator Corporation. Ron was a communi- behind her parents Larry and Eleanor Bates of Southwick, arraigned on a charge of trespass, brought by Westfield State cant of Our Lady of the Lake Church in and her father-in-law William Kenneth Sanders, of University Police. Southwick. He is survived by his beloved Southwick. She leaves her siblings, Paul and Kenny Bates, wife of 34 years, Maryann D. (Salois) Tatro and his son Brian and her sister and best friend Jeanne Stromgren and her Feb. 8, 2018 Tatro and his fiancé, Erin Duchesne of East Longmeadow, siblings in law Dawn Turgeon, Kris Sanders and Kenny Kenneth R. McCoubrey, 61, 211 Little River Road, three step sons Kevin F. Cameron and his wife LeaAnne of Sanders as well as many nieces and nephews. Susan will be Westfield, had a charge of aiding and abetting a prostitute Westfield, Keith M. Cameron of Feeding Hills and Michael remembered for her spirit of love and eternal optimism, and admission to sufficient facts found, but continued without a G. Cameron and his wife Kristen of Orlando, FL, two sons her ability to find joy in tiniest of blessings. The family will finding to Aug. 8, 2018, with fees assessed, brought by and two daughters, his cherished twenty four grandchildren gather and welcome friends to celebrate her life from Westfield Police. and 1 great grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews. 1:00PM – 5:00PM on Sunday February 18, 2018 in the Yuri Ratushev, 55, 126 Union St., Apt. 0513, Westfield, had He was predeceased by a son, his brothers, Frank Tatro and Southwick Forastiere Family Funeral Home, 624 College a charge of operating under the influence of liquor admission to John Tatro and two sisters, Lillian Johnson and Gloria Highway (Highway 10/202), Southwick. A Memorial sufficient facts found, but continued without a finding with Fremmer. His funeral will be held on Tuesday, February 20, Service will take place at 10:00AM on Monday February probation to Feb. 8, 2019 with fees assessed; a charge of leav- 2018 with a Mass at 9:30AM in Our Lady of the Lake 19, 2018 in the Southwick Congregational Church, 488 ing the scene of property damage dismissed nolle prosequi, and Church, Sheep Pasture Rd. Southwick, followed by burial College Highway, Southwick. Relatives and friends are a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle dismissed with military honors in the Massachusetts veterans Memorial respectfully invited. Susan’s family wishes to thank her nolle prosequi, brought by Westfield Police. Cemetery, Main St. Agawam. There are no calling hours. donor for the amazing gift of nearly 10 years of life and Jay B. Larkin, 51, of 404 Southwick Rd., Apt. 22, Westfield, Donations in Ron’s name may be directed to Our Lady of the love. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to New had charges of assault and battery, serious bodily and assault Lake Church, 224 Sheep Pasture Rd. Southwick, MA 01077. England Donor Services at www.neds.org/give or by mail to and battery on family/household member dismissed by request www.firtionadams.com New England Donor Services, 60 First Ave, Waltham, MA of defendant and failure to prosecute, brought by Westfield 02451. Please visit www.forastiere.com to offer a personal Police. expression of condolence. Donald A. Corey, 58, 56 Kline Rd., Southwick, received 60 Verna A. Collier days in the House of Corrections after pleading guilty to oper- W eSTFIELD – Verna A. ating a motor vehicle with a license suspended for operating (Hawley) Collier, 96, passed away under the influence, brought by Southwick Police. on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at her Helen M. Parzek WESTFIELD – Helen M. (Wysocki) son’s home. She was born in Parzek, 93, passed away at Baystate Southwick on November 3, 1921 to Medical Center. She was born in the late Clarence and Abigail Hockey coach accused of Westfield to the late Michael and (Johnson) Hawley. She was the fos- Sophie Wysocki. She worked for many ter daughter of the late William and sexually assaulting more boys years at Fines Department Store. Martha Barnes. Verna worked as a MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts youth Besides her parents she was prede- nurse for over 25 years at Noble hockey coach charged with sexually abusing a 9-year-old ceased by a son Gary Parzek, and two Hospital and retired in 1984. She boy is facing new allegations involving seven other young sisters, Josephine Snow and Blaze was a member of Second boys. McGrath. She is survived by her son Congregational Church in Westfield, Christopher Prew, of Marblehead, pleaded not guilty to David Parzek and daughter Linda a member of their Hope Support Group. Besides her parents rape and sexual assault charges involving three children Kirby and her husband Fred, all of and foster parents, Verna was predeceased by her beloved Wednesday. He was held without bail. Authorities say they Westfield, her granddaughter Lynn husband Albert W. Collier in 1973, her sisters, Lois (Hawley) are investigating allegations from five other boys. Canty and her husband Matt and their children, Shannon King and Barbara (Hawley) Allen, her foster brothers, Leon He was arrested last week after the first allegation was Bruno, Holden Canty and Ian Canty and many nieces and and Harold Barnes, foster sister Marian (Barnes) Smith and a brought to police by the mother of a 9-year-old boy. nephews. All services are private and burial was held in St. granddaughter Jennifer H. Collier. She is survived by her son Prew’s lawyer says his client was intimately involved with Mary’s Cemetery, Westfield. www.firtionadams.com. David A. Collier and his wife Cheryle, who she lived with, that child’s mother and lived in a condo that she owned. her daughter Lea Ann (Collier) Stoltz and her husband Gary The other allegations involve boys ranging in age from 6 of Boise, ID, five cherished grandchildren, Jonathan Condel to 11. and his wife Brooke and Matthew Condel and his wife The 31-year-old Prew’s attorney suggested there are Jennifer, all of ID, Philip LaRose and his wife Tracy of inconsistencies in the boys’ accounts. Westfield, Amie M. (Collier) Thackeray and her husband Police start new training after Prew was not affiliated with the local youth hockey orga- Jason, Amber M. (Collier) Boisseau and her husband Steven, nization, but gave private lessons. all of Westfield and her seven great grandchildren, Britton, racial profiling complaint Sabina, and Harper Condel of Boise, ID, Matthew Bernatchez, WALPOLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts town’s Nicholas and Jacob Boisseau, Madison Thackeray and Lily police department is implementing anti-bias training LaRose, all of Westfield. A Memorial Service will be held on because of a racial profiling complaint filed by a black man Connecticut sees highest number Monday February 19, 2018 at 12 Noon in Second who was pulled over and frisked on his way to his mother’s of flu deaths in 5 years Congregational Church, 487 Western Ave. Westfield. Burial house. will held in the spring in New Cemetery, Southwick, MA. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Health officials in Connecticut Donations in Verna’s name may be directed to the Second Justice said Thursday that the Walpole Police Department say the state has seen 77 flu-related deaths this season, the Congregational Church, 487 Western Ave. Westfield, MA has agreed to introduce new training in response to the highest number in five years. 01085. www.firtionadams.com. complaint filed by John-Paul Wahnon. The state Department of Public Health said Thursday that Wahnon says he was followed by police after leaving a 14 flu-related deaths were reported last week alone. shopping center in 2016. He was pulled over, was frisked Public Health Commissioner Raul Pino warned that addi- and had his car searched. tional fatalities are expected since flu activity remains high Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael apologized to and widespread. Warnings Wahnon in a statement and said the issues raised by his Flu-related hospital visits continue to tick upward, at more Continued from Page 4 complaint will make Walpole “a better police department.” than 14 percent of all emergency room visits last week. The Lawyers’ Committee says the town will also pay That’s the highest weekly level Connecticut has seen since blustering,” said Herbert Cousins Jr., a retired FBI special the 2009 swine flu pandemic. agent in charge. unspecific damages to Wahnon. A vague, uncorroborated threat alone may not be enough to proceed to the next level of investigation, according to Jeffrey Ringel, a former FBI agent and Joint Terrorism Task force supervisor who now works for the Soufan Group, a Man gets 40 years in prison for sexually abusing young boys private security firm. Many assessments are closed within days or weeks when BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting the FBI concludes there’s no criminal or national security two young boys over nearly six years. threat, or basis for continued scrutiny. The system is meant to U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling’s office said 43-year-old Philip Toronto was sentenced Thursday in Boston federal ensure that a person who has not broken the law does not court. remain under perpetual scrutiny on a mere hunch —- and that The Billerica resident pleaded guilty in November to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. the FBI can reserve its scarce resources for true threats. Authorities executed a search warrant on Toronto’s home last February after receiving multiple tips about child por- Had he had pledged his allegiance to the Islamic state, for nography being traded over Skype. example, investigators might have had enough evidence to They recovered child pornography including some that appeared to be homemade. Toronto admitted to filming his proceed with a more intrusive probe. sexual abuse of a five-year-old boy in 2016 and a now-15-year-old boy between 2011 and 2014. Tips like the one that came in about the Florida gunman are The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a federal initiative designed to protect children from exploi- among countless complaints that come into the FBI daily tation and abuse. with varying degrees of specificity. “How many of these do you expect the FBI to handle before it becomes the Federal Bureau of Complaints,” said Hosko. “They could spend their entire workforce tracking down internet exchanges that never going to go anywhere.” When it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a Hyper • Local term you hear a lot. Fugitive in botched drug heist It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News has been providing readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and that left 1 dead is arrested the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newpapers only ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have apprehend- provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and ed a Boston man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Attleboro. big newspaper publishers, after years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly Bristol County District Attorney’s office and Attleboro aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller markets anymore. police announced Thursday that 26-year-old Jaquan Cohen was arrested without incident in Brockton. But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant He’s been charged in the Dec. 4, 2017 killing of 34-year-old coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to Thomas Pomare, an Attleboro native visiting from Santa Barbara, California. your city, town, neighborhood and home. Cohen will be arraigned Friday morning in Attleboro District Court. It couldn’t be immediately determined if he has a lawyer. Cohen is the fourth person charged in the shooting. The Attleboro Sun Chronicle reports 33-year-old Job Williams, The Westfield News Group 25-year-old Archie Charles and 25-year-old Devaun Petigny 62 School Street • Westfield, MA 01085 • (413) 562-4181 have pleaded not guilty. The Original Police say the shooting was the result of a botched plan to The Westfield News • • Longmeadow News • Enfield Press steal marijuana from a house where Pomare had been sleeping PENNYSAVER on a relative’s couch. PAGE 6 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS HOMEDESIGN RIGHT AT HOME Artistry on the floor There was a time when designers and decorators considered floor coverings to be background elements in a room. Rugs and tile were meant to be practical, not attention-getting. That’s changed. Now, the floor is often one of the strongest elements in a space. Today’s wide range of artistic floor designs are often inspired by art and nature. “Painterly rugs with evocative strokes and striking color combinations are often the perfect foundation for many of our room designs,” says Jamie Drake, who runs the Drake/ Anderson design firm in Manhattan with his colleague, Caleb Anderson. “These rugs help bring a room to life and, with their movement and color, accentuate the other design elements in the space. “There’s something galvanizing” about having art under- foot, he says. “It envelops an interior in a way that wall-mount- ed artwork cannot.” Stark Carpet has a Brueghel-esque floral rug called Botanique; the rich, deep hues of an Old Master’s palette are

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•••••••• MOnDAyS •••••••• RADIO FOR THE WESTFIELD MASSES 6-8 am: By George…it’s Monday with George Delisle 8-10am: Owls on the Air with Michael “Buster” McMahon ‘92 •••••••• TuESDAyS ••••••• 6-8 am: WOW, It’s Tuesday, with Bob Plasse 8-10am: Ken’s Den, with Ken Stomski •••••• WEDnESDAyS ••••• 6-8 am: Wake Up Wed., with Tina Gorman This undated photo provided by Ornamenta shows their Manifesto collection of porcelain tiles screen printed with abstract 8-10am: Wednesday Roll Call - Rotating Hosts images initially rendered free-hand on canvas. The appeal of many trending flooring materials is when the artist’s technique is obvious, like in this collection by Ornamenta. (Ornamenta via AP) 1st Wed On The Town with Mayor Brian Sullivan and Denny Atkins (8-10am) 2nd Wed Window into Westside brought to life in softly loomed wool. Their Sapphire collection which is then loomed into a textural rug in a palette of seven with Mayor Wil Reichelt (8-9am) includes Ether, inspired by American artist Helen Frankenthaler’s hues. On another rug, blossoms are rendered in gold against a Abstract Expressionist stain painting. And there’s Peppy, graphite background, suggesting dawn breaking. An emboss- Chamber Chatter inspired by Willem de Kooning’s 1955 work “Police Gazette,” ing technique is applied during the tufting process to create a with Kate Phelon (9-10am) with various hand knots reflecting movement and drama via rich, tactile pile that highlights the pattern. 3rd Wed Everything Southwick textural elements. Glass and ceramic tiles are another good medium for floor with Selectman Joe Deedy (8-9am) Flowers are the theme of artist Bari J. Ackerman’s collection art, with their smooth textures and a range of size possibilities for Grandin Road . Her exuberant contemporary paintings lead from tiny mosaics to large slabs. ArtsBeat with Mark Auerbach (9-10am) to stylish contemporary rugs, hand-hooked by artisans. “Tile is super-durable, so regardless of design, floors will 4th Wed Rock on Westfield New York’s Doris Leslie Blau Gallery stocks a Dali-esque look beautiful and withstand wear and tear for many years,” with Harry Rock (8-9am) collection of wool rugs inspired by the freewheeling expres- says Alena Capra, a designer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. siveness of children’s artwork. Each rug is a composition of “Thin tile products can be installed over existing floor tiles, Boys and Girls Club Hour colorful swoops and swaths. making it easier than ever to give floors a stylish makeover.” with Bill Parks (9-10am) Turkish rug maker Stepevi pixellates bird-wing imagery, Says Italian architect Paola Marella: “Technological prog- ••••••• THuRSDAyS •••••• ress has expanded the range of finishes available for ceramic tiles. For example, digital printing ... has extended the confines 6-8 am: The Westfield News Radio Show, of images beyond the individual piece. But screen-printed and with host Patrick Berry hand-printed tiles retain their appeal.” 8-9 am: In The Flow with Rob & Joe: That appeal is especially apparent when the artist’s technique Westfield Tech. Academy’s is obvious, as in Ornamenta’s Manifesto collection of porcelain Rob Ollari & Joe Langone tiles screen-printed with abstract images that were initially rendered free-hand on canvas. 9-10am: Superintendents’ Spotlight New Ravenna features a Chinoiserie bird-on-branch pattern with Stefan Czaporowski made of marcasite, mica, pewter and quartz glass. The design ••••••••• FRIDAyS •••••••• was by artist Sara Baldwin of Exmoor, Virginia. 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Citing fraud, LL Bean imposes limits on its return policy

FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean’s dent said of the end of unlimited returns. “It generous return policy is going to be a little doesn’t change my opinion of the company at less forgiving: The company, which has touted all. I understand why’re they’re doing it.” its 100 percent satisfaction guarantee for more Over the past five years, the company has than a century, is imposing a one-year limit on lost $250 million on returned items that are most returns to reduce growing abuse and classified by the company as “destroy quali- fraud. ty,” said L.L. Bean spokeswoman Carolyn The outdoor specialty retailer said returns of Beem. items that have been destroyed or rendered “Destroy quality” items are destined for useless, including some purchased at thrift the landfill. First-quality products are stores or retrieved from trash bins, have dou- returned to store shelves and “seconds” are bled in the past five years, surpassing the sold at outlets or donated to charity. annual revenue from the company’s famous It’s not uncommon to hear stories of people boot. clearing out basements of used or unwanted “The numbers are staggering,” CEO Steve L.L. Bean products, sometimes decades after Smith told The Associated Press. “It’s not sus- their purchase. Some customers replace the tainable from a business perspective. It’s not same items year after year to get the latest reasonable. And it’s not fair to our customers.” outdoor gear. Some even head to thrift stores, L.L. Bean announced Friday that it will now yard sales or junkyards to retrieve L.L. Bean accept returns for any reason only for one year items that they then return. with proof of purchase. It will continue to Gorman knows firsthand: He said a shirt replace products for manufacturing defects that he had donated to Goodwill, with his beyond that. name printed in it, was once returned to a The company is also imposing a $50 mini- store. mum for free shipping as part of a belt-tight- On a recent day in the returns department, ening that includes a workforce reduction Dawn Segars recounted the story of a family through early retirement incentives and chang- In this Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, photo a worker marks a coat that was returned to the LL Bean that cleared out their grandfather’s attic and es in workers’ pension plans. returned a pile of 20- to 30-year-old clothes. The Freeport-based company joins a list of retail store in Freeport, Maine. L.L. Bean’s generous return policy is going to be a little less forgiving: The company, which has touted its 100 percent satisfaction guarantee for more than They ended up walking away with a $350 gift other retailers that have been tightened return card. policies. Outdoors retailer REI, which was a century, is imposing a one-year limit on most returns to reduce growing abuse and fraud. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Behind her, in the next room, an unpleasant once jokingly dubbed Rental Equipment Inc. odor wafted from a bin containing returned and Return Everything Inc. because its unlim- items, including well-worn boots, ripped ited returns policy, imposed a one-year restric- replacement policy, company executives media, with some excoriating the retailer and said. Abuse of the generous return policy others saying the change is justified. bedding, dog cushions and other items. tion five years ago. Other retailers have been Unlimited return policies are fraught with narrowing the window for returns or imposing with no time limit has accelerated thanks to Maine native Justin Franz recalled that virtu- people sharing their return stories on social ally all kids returned to school each fall with a peril, said Edgar Dworsky, consumer advo- new conditions. cate and founder of ConsumerWorld.org. L.L. Bean’s announcement in a memo to media, they said. brand-new backpack from L.L. Bean when he The family-owned company is prepared was a kid. He said he learned later in life that “I consider a one-year limit to be very pro- employees and in a letter to customers repre- consumer. It’s not as good as unlimited, but sents a seismic policy shift for a 106-year-old for a backlash, but the changes honor the some of those backpacks were being returned spirit of the founder’s original guarantee, said every year for the latest model. still good,” he said. “Frankly, unlimited company that used its satisfaction guarantee as returns open the door to abuse.” a way to differentiate itself from competitors. Shawn Gorman, L.L.’s great-grandson and “It was bound to happen,” the Montana resi- Leon Leonwood Bean, the company’s the company’s chairman. Internal surveys founder, is credited with launching the policy indicate 85 percent of customers are OK with when 90 of his first 100 hunting shoes were the new return policy, he said. returned. He earned goodwill by returning “There is no one in this family who customers’ money, and he came back with a would’ve allowed this to happen if they better boot. 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subscription must be paid in advance. referring party must be a current subscriber to receive Gift Certificate. Mail in this form to: The Westfield News In this March 17, 2017 file photo, a early version of the Maine Hunting Shoe is displayed at the L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, Maine. L.L. Bean is tightening its generous return 62 School St. • Westfield, MA 01085 policy by imposing a one-year limit on most returns to reduce abuse and fraud. Executives or Contact Melissa for more Information say returns of severely worn items have doubled over five years. Under the new policy 413-562-4181, Ext. 117 announced Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, the company will accept returns for one year with a proof of purchase and will continue to replace products for manufacturing defects beyond that. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File) PAGE 8 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Arts Beat Extra Berkshire Theatre Group Announces 90th Season By Mark G. Auerbach Correspondent PITTSFIELD – Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and its Artistic Director and CEO Kate Maguire have announced the line-up for Berkshire Theatre Group’s 90th Anniversary Summer Season, spread about the BTG’s Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Fitzpatrick Main Stage in Stockbridge, and the adjacent Larry Vaber Stage in The Unicorn Theatre. According to Maguire, “For the past 90 years, Berkshire Theatre’s iconic stages have been filled with legendary story- tellers and artistic excellence. Our 2018 Season reflects our historic past which has always helped define our future, and speaks to our current world.” The Berkshire Playhouse, now known as The Fitzpatrick Main Stage, was founded when Mabel Choate sold the Stockbridge Casino to financier Walter Clark. Clark immedi- Kate Maguire, Berkshire Theatre Group ately contacted three friends—Daniel Chester French, Dr. Director Travis G. Daly. CEO. (Photo by Eric Korenman) Eric Hill, director of Naked. Austen Riggs and Walter Prichard Eaton. With their help, the Three Arts Society was formed, and a check was written for the $20,000 needed to dismantle the casino, and haul it in City next month. Additional highlights of the Berkshire Theatre’s 90th Season pieces by horse-drawn wagon to the far eastern end of Main Among the season highlights are the world premiere of Lee include: BTG’s second annual High School Student Cabaret, Street where it was re-positioned at the bottom of Yale Hill. Kalcheim’s musical Coming Back Like A Song; revivals of directed by Travis Daly, will be held atThe Unicorn Theatre, The Three Arts Society remodeled the casino’s interior by Robert E. Sherwood’s The Petrified Forest and the landmark on May 3. The High School Student Cabaret features students adding a stage and seating, and christened the new theatre the rock musical Hair; Nicholas Wright’s new interpretation of from all over the county performing songs, poetry, dance and Berkshire Playhouse. With the talented young actor Alexander Pirandello’s classic Naked. The season also includes Jason more. BTG’s fifth annual Encore! An Evening to Celebrate Kirkland as its Executive Producer and F. Cowles Strickland Odell Williams’ provocative and humorous Church and State. High School Musicals will be held at The Colonial Theatre on as its Director, the Playhouse opened on June 4, 1928 with Many familiar faces return to the Berkshires as part of the May 4, featuring ten-minute encore performances from this The Cradle Song, starring Eva Le Gallienne. BTG 90th Season. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David year’s Berkshire County high school musicals. Years later, according to Maguire, Le Gallienne’s words of Auburn will direct The Petrified Forest; and Eric Hill will An additional production, BTG’s No Boundaries in Art free inspiration still provide guidance, “The theatre is a great force helm Naked. Gregg Edelman will stage the musical Coming staged reading series, and casting will be announced in the capable of spreading beauty and understanding.” Back Like A Song, which features music by Irving Berlin, next several weeks. Berkshire Theatre’s 90 years of production history is a Harold Arlen and Jimmy Van Heusen There are other The Westfield News Group is a sponsor of Coming Back reflection of the growth and development of the American Berkshires ties. Playwright Robert E. Sherwood was an annual Like A Song and Naked. Theatre. In 2010, Berkshire Theatre Festival merged with The visitor to Stockbridge, where his sister lived–and chaired Tickets for all summer season productions will be on sale on Colonial Theatre, combining two icons of the American Berkshire Theatre Festival. Friday, February16. For details: 413-997-4444 or www. Theatre and creating Berkshire Theatre Group. Community productions at The Colonial, directed by Travis BerkshireTheatreGroup.org Today, Berkshire Theatre Group is known as an incubator Daly, include Disney’s The Lion King Jr. in April, and Tarzan, ——— of productions which move on to the national theatre scene. with book by David Henry Hwang and a score by Phil Collins. Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University The production of Fiorello moved Off-Broadway in 2016. Music Director Mark Gionfriddo of The Big Broadcast! and and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organiza- The 2016 staging of The Stone Witch and last summer’s choreographer Avital Asuleen, who worked with Daly on last tions and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio. Mark Children of a Lesser God begin performances in New York season’s The Music Man, will collaborate on Tarzan. produces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio for 89.5fm/WSKB.

Foam Council Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 2015, after it was found that they had levels of perfluorinated com- Council vote to approve was A. Paul, Sr., the previous chairman but this one left Bernashe scram- pounds (PFCs), specifically PFOA and PFOS, that were above a life- unanimous. for clarification. bling to answer the question, “What time advisory limit given by the Environmental Protection Agency A request to appropriate $41,723 “Councilor Paul has strong opin- if it took two to four weeks?” (EPA). PFOA and PFOS were also listed in the lawsuit, and it was from free cash to the Information ions about this. It was a budget cut “I wanted to hold it another two noted that these may result in health effects. Technology Department received a we all voted for,” said former weeks but didn’t have the votes. We Since then, the city, as well as the Massachusetts Department of 3-0 vote for no recommendation Finance Committee member Dave made the determination for no deter- Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Air National Guard, from the Finance Committee. Allie Flaherty, adding that Paul, who was minations,” said Emmershy, adding have been taking part in investigating various parts of the contamina- said the IT budget was cut $100,000 on vacation, did not support the that ten people in the room had tion, including source and spread. during the budget vote in the City appropriation. “He doesn’t like the voted for the $100,000 cut. A resident-led group known as the Westfield Residents Advocating Council, and had saved $48,000 in concept of using free cash to fund “We just approved free cash for For Themselves (WRAFT) has also come to existence in the wake of expenses and salary. He said IT this,” Flaherty said, adding that Paul the Police Department. This is a the contamination, with their efforts including petitioning for blood Manager Lenore Bernashe was in suggested moving the money from double standard,” said Ward 2 testing for residents who may have been affected by the contamination. front of the committee on Wednesday elsewhere in the budget. Councilor Ralph J. Figy. “I don’t The city has also been in the process of installing granular-activated to request the funds to pay for “I’d like to table this as well,” said think playing around with licenses carbon (GAC) filtration-based water treatment to treat the issue of licenses coming due. He also report- Finance Committee member Andrew that the city needs to operate (is a contamination. ed that IT had five technicians, and K. Surprise. good idea),” he added. Sullivan added that the city’s “ultimate goal has always been clean now has three. “What was the reasoning behind Surprise said the Finance drinking water for the residents of Westfield.” Finance Committee member no recommendation without specific Committee had recommended a Matthew Emmershy said the com- information. These leases and transfer of $11,000 for the depart- mittee voted no recommendation, renewals need to be funded. I’d hate ment, which should give them some Mayor because they had no specifics from to see MUNIS get shut down time. Continued from Page 1 the previous Finance Committee as because we’re screwing around,” Flaherty made a motion to table to where the cuts were supposed to said At-Large Councilor Brent B. the appropriation until the next City sideration, with Bean dissenting. Flaherty made a motion for a sec- come from. He said he had attempt- Bean, II. Bean said he would sup- Council meeting, which passed. ond reading and final passage, which also passed with Bean dissent- ed to reach Ward 5 Councilor Robert port any budget cut that made sense, ing. Sullivan said in his briefing that a transfer of $3,000 within the Airport Department from the capital project account to overtime account was due to snow and especially ice clearing needed this win- Presidents’ & General’s ter, and would get them through the end of the fiscal year. In present- Mobile Food Pantry ing the transfer to the Council, Allie said he initially intended to Continued from Page 1 Day at Noble View request immediate consideration, but instead referred it to Finance, services,” said Munson. Join us on Saturday, February 17 2018 for a which passed. The mobile food pantry in Granville is in use due to the funding winter celebration to honor President George Regarding a resolution to approve the new voting machines, they received from Community Development Block grants. In Washington and Major General Henry Knox. Sullivan said a vote by the City Council was required. City Clerk August of 2016, the Baker-Polito Administration announced that This historic version of Presidents’ Day festivi- Karen M. Fanion said four of the machines have already arrived and they were awarding $28 million in Community Development Block ties, which started back in the 60’s with NV and another nine would be purchased after July. She said they would be grants to 57 communities throughout Massachusetts. The grant for the AMC Berkshire Chapter, will include: Cast- ready to go in September for elections. The Council passed the resolu- the pantry totaled $93,500 for a high-roof van for both Southwick iron open hearth cooking Beer/Cider tasting, tion. and Granville. History of General Knox’s Trek & History of An order establishing a special account for the Planning Board will Munson wants to remind the communities of Southwick, Tolland, Russell Mountain, Hiking, Snowshoeing or allow them to receive fees from the applicant for a traffic study of the and Granville that they have fresh produce stocked every week, Cross-country Skiing, Children’s Games & Root Rd. school, according to the Mayor and Ward 2 Councilor Ralph along with dairy products and other essentials. These are all items Activities Come to NVOC 11:00 am – 2:00 pm lunch J. Figy, who presented the item to the Council. He said it will allow that the mobile pantry will have available at the Granville Town the Planning Board to work in an expedient manner so the study is not will be noon. Potluck dishes from the past & Hall. present requested. Noble View folks will cook a held up. “We try to bring out the basic products that we give out on a At-Large Councilor Cindy C. Harris said she has received many hearty stew and a roast to share, and provide monthly basis at our pantry,” said Munson. “It’s the basic essen- coffee, tea & cider. The BBQ Pit will be lit for questions from constituents regarding what school is being consid- tials.” cooking or warming. ered. At-Large Councilor Nicholas J. Morganelli, Jr. said the Roots The Our Community Food Pantry also started a clothing drive on Fee per person: $8.00 . Large family rates owners are proposing a school but have not identified a particular February 12 and that is running through February 24. Besides cloth- available so bring the family. All WELCOME, school. He said there are concerns about parking and wastewater at ing, the pantry is taking donations of accessories, shoes, and linens. but let us know you’re coming.! Please contact the site. The order was passed on a first and second reading. The donations can be dropped off at the pantry in Southwick with Elvery Veal at [email protected] , or 413- Also passed was a resolution authorizing the Superintendent of the hours posted below. 387-9892 to sign up for potluck dish, to register Schools to submit a Statement of Interest (SOI) to the Massachusetts • Mon, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and/or to volunteer to help. See website & face- School Building Authority (MSBA) for an accelerated repair project •Tues & Wed, 10 a.m. to Noon book for more information. at Westfield High School for the gym roof, main doors, locker rooms, •Thurs, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. AMC Noble View Outdoor Center, 635 S. boiler room, pool area and the replacement of entry doors for the •Saturday 2/17/2018 & 2/24/2017: Quarter Road, Russell MA 01071 http://www. school. 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. nobleviewoutdoorcenter Sullivan said the Council has to approve all MSBA projects the city applies for. He said the roof is now over 20 years old, which “kicks it into past warranty.” Figy said the School Committee approved the resolution at its last meeting. He also said they did the same thing last William R. Rooney Scholarships Available for Special Needs Students year, which was rejected because the roof was still under warranty. The Horace Smith Fund has $10,000 scholarships available to graduating high school seniors with special needs. “This is an attempt to have MSBA pay for a new roof,” Figy said. These scholarships are offered to graduating seniors who have been on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Accommodation Plan for a minimum of two years. Applicants must be Hampden County residents, attending public or private secondary schools in Hampden County. Scholarships awards of $10,000 are distributed as $2,500 annually and renewable each year until gradua- Road tion. Recipients must enroll as full-time students at either a two-year or four-year college. Continued from Page 1 Recipients are selected on a variety of criteria, including academic performance, demonstrated financial need, and Finance Committee voted 3-0 to pass separately, and authorizing extraordinary contribution to their high school and community. both the Local Meals Tax and the Hotel Tax to fund it, which the The Horace Smith Fund was established in 1899 by the successful and generous philanthropist named Horace Finance Committee voted to hold while awaiting a decision by the Smith, co-founder of Smith & Wesson, located in Springfield. The William R. Rooney Scholarship is named for the Law Department. long-time educator and former Executive Secretary of The Horace Smith Fund, who advocated for assistance to “The way it’s written is the way it goes to L&O,” Figy said, which special needs students. Beltrandi confirmed because the motion in its entirety was on the Completed scholarship applications must be received either electronically or be mailed to The Horace City Council agenda. Smith Fund at 1441 Main Street, Springfield, no later than March 1st. The student must identify their applica- “I wasn’t aware that this was coming out of committee last night,” tion as specifically for the William R. Rooney Scholarship. Applications are available at local high school guidance Allie said, acknowledging that it is now in L&O. offices, on-line at www.HoraceSmithFund.org or by phoning (413) 739-4222.

Send Your Local briefs to [email protected] Subject: Local Briefs - WNG THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 - PAGE 9 SPORTS Tigers take Tri-County By Chris Putz big rebounds off the bench for Westfield Tech, and later pro- Staff Writer vided a quality effort when Bush ran into foul trouble. NORTHAMPTON – A history lesson was doled out “We pushed the floor, never gave up, getting loose balls and Thursday night, and Westfield Technical Academy schooled kind of went our way,” Klyuchits said. “It feels great to win the competition. something I dreamed about for a very long time. … Since The Westfield Tech boys basketball team clinched the Tri- freshman year, this was our number one goal.” County League for the first time in nearly 15 years with a Klyuchits said every one of the players on this year’s team 58-47 win on the road over Smith Voke Thursday. has shown “commitment, heart, and a passion to play basket- “I recall (on the) first … of the year … I said we were going ball.” to have a lot of fun,” Westfield Tech coach Kyle Dulude said. “We bonded together as a family,” he said. “These kids are ecstatic, totally excited right now, a truly spe- Klyuchits and Czeremcha, also a four-year varsity player, cial moment for the program. I am so proud of these players.” have embraced the team concept whole-heartedly. Players like Westfield Tech’s Josh Bush went seven-of-10 from the free Suprunchuk, an all-around leader, and Josh Bush have bene- throw line, finishing with 19 points. Senior captain Andrew fited from their athleticism, which was also on display on the Czeremcha finished with 14 points for the Tigers, draining soccer field. three 3-pointers and converting 3-for-4 from the free throw “This is a very special group of kids,” coach Dulude said. line. Czermecha said: Right now, we’re enjoying the moment “I’m just very, very proud of the team and seeing how far finally. We want to feel what it feels like to be champs for we’ve come since last year,” Czeremcha said. “By far, this is once, but we are also looking to future see how far we can go the highlight of my high school career. …It feels good to in the tournament. Winning today gave us a confidence boost- finally be on the top.” er, knowing we will face bigger and tougher teams.” Czeremcha said Thursday night’s victory, and all the ones that came before it this season is a credit to the hard work of everyone on the team. “Before (this season), we really didn’t click with players all Spartans clip Bombers on different grade levels,” Czeremcha said. “Going into this East Longmeadow 62, Westfield 61 year with eight seniors, we have team chemistry. We’re a lot Westfield rallied from a 36-22 halftime deficit, but just more confident.” could not get over the hump in the fourth quarter. “We couldn’t have done anything with coach Dulude,” East Longmeadow’s Justin Wiggins scored 17 points to lead Westfield Tech’s Mark Klyuchits (20) begins to haul in a Czeremcha added. “He’s our rock. (Coach) stayed committed East Longmeadow. to us and led us in the right direction.” rebound against Gateway earlier this season. (Photo by Chris Aidan Dunn (17 points), Kam Wells (16), and Gabe Santos Putz) Westfield Tech may have been running in different direc- (16) combined for a whopping 49 points for Westfield. tions in years past, but there is only one way the Tigers are headed this season and it was on display again Thursday night. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ruvim Suprunchuk and senior captain Mark Klyuchits each had seven points for Westfield Tech while Kevin and Kenny Mustangs upend Rams Mustangs overwhelm Saints Flores kept the Smith Voke’s top two scorers in check. Tigers’ Monson 41, Southwick 36 Dave Tikhonchuk and Kevin Flores chipped in five points and Monson 56, St. Mary’s 6 Monson escaped Southwick with a narrow victory Thursday. Sydbue DeVries scored a game-high 10 points, and five four points, respectively. Huntger Iglesias led the Rams with nine points. Cody Garwacki came in right before the half to grab five others scored six apiece to lead Monson.

Southwick’s Danny Scharmam (10) refuses to let his opponent get by him. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

Southwick’s Hunter Iglesias (30) controls the ball before Southwick’s Billy Strain (15) gets ready to drain a free making an offensive play. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame) throw for the Rams. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

The fans get into it for the Ram’s senior night. (Photo by The Ram’s Tim McGrath (5) starts stepping in for a layup. Randall S. Burlingame) (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame) Southwick’s Bradley Durand (43) makes getting airborne look easy. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

WINTER ’17-18 HS Standings/Schedules

BOYS ICE HOCKEY Westfield Technical Academy 9-8 Westfield Technical Academy 0-14 Thursday’s Results Westfield 13-2-2 St. Mary 6-12 St. Mary 3-9 BOYS BASKETBALL Westfield Technical Academy 58, Smith Voke 47 BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS ICE HOCKEY East Longmeadow 62, Westfield 61 Westfield 10-7 Westfield 6-12 Westfield-Longmeadow Co-Op 8-2 Monson 41, Southwick 36 Southwick 12-5 Southwick 4-9 GIRLS BASKETBALL Gateway 0-20 Gateway 4-3 Monson 56, St. Mary’s 6

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The Saint’s Amelia Willenburg (33) gets ready to pass to a team- mate down court. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame) Saint Mary’s Kaylee Hamel (4) rushes by a defender. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame) Saint Mary’s vs. Monson Girls’ Hoops

Saint Mary’s Riley Panniello (21) looks for a way around the wall of blue jerseys. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

Saint Mary’s Caitlyn Olearcek (41) attempts a two-pointer. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

The Saint’s Gina Mulvenna (5) blows by a defender late in the game. (Photo by Randall S. Burlingame)

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 12 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Dear TV Sports Listings Friday, Feb. 16 10 p.m. LPGA Tour: Australian Open Round 3 (GOLF) Auto Racing 4 a.m. European PGA Tour: Oman Open Round 3 (GOLF) Annie 12 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series: PowerShares QQQ 300 Hockey Practice (FS1) 7:30 p.m. NCAA: North Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha (CBSSN) By ANNIE LANE 1 p.m. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Daytona 500 7:30 p.m. NHL: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes Practice (FS1) (MSGPL) Retirement Comes in With a Bang 2 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series: PowerShares QQQ 300 Final 8:30 p.m. NHL: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars (NHL Network) Dear Annie: I am a 67-year-old man who has extreme Practice (FS1) 10 p.m. NCAA: Denver at Colorado College (CBSSN) seller’s remorse and have slipped into depression from sell- ing my business two years ago. The reason I am writing is to 3 p.m. NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Daytona 500 Olympics caution the 10,000 baby boomers a day who are turning 65. Practice (FS1) 7 a.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey: Finland vs. Norway After retiring, I was caught completely off guard by the fact 4:30 p.m. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: NextEra (USA) that my entire identity was my business. I have also discov- ered how quickly the many business friends you have start Energy Resources 250 Qualifying (FS1) 7:10 a.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey: Sweden vs. drifting away. Out of sight, out of mind. Two years after 7:30 p.m. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: NextEra Germany, Women’s Skeleton (NBCSN) retirement, I have gone through some of the stages of griev- ing and am still struggling to find my new identity and fill Energy Resources 250 (FS1) 10:45 a.m. Winter Olympics: Women’s Speed Skating 5,000m my days with meaningful activities. I have entered counsel- Basketball Final, Men’s Ski Jumping Individual Large Hill (NBCSN) ing to help me make the adjustment. This is a huge adjust- 7 p.m. NBA: All-Star Celebrity Game (ESPN) 7 p.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Figure Skating Final (NBCSN) ment and should be taken very seriously. In the next three years, there will be 10 million baby boomers retiring. -- Still 7 p.m. NCAA: Rhode Island at St. Bonaventure (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Figure Skating Free Final, Grieving 7 p.m. NCAA: Bowling Green at Buffalo (ESPNU) Women’s Alpine Skiing Super G Final, Women’s Freestyle Skiing Dear Still Grieving: Try to remember what it felt like when you first started your business -- how excited and 7 p.m. NCAA: Pennsylvania at Columbia (SNY) Aerials Final, Women’s Skeleton (NBC) scared you were. Why not find something new that you can 9 p.m. NCAA: Georgia State at Georgia Southern (ESPN2) 10 p.m. Winter Olympics: Women’s Ice Hockey Quarterfinal start, without risking your retirement money? Even if it is on 9 p.m. NCAA: Northern Kentucky at Wright State (ESPNU) (CNBC) a small scale, you will be so much happier if you get excited about a new business or project and dive into it wholeheart- 9 p.m. NBA: Rising Stars Challenge (TNT) 10:10 p.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey: Canada vs. edly. You did a great job building a business and selling it, so Boxing Czech Republic (NBCSN) stop feeling sorry for yourself and get back to work, if only part time. I’m glad you are getting counseling, which can 9 p.m. Top Rank: Raymundo Beltran vs. Paulus Moses 2:30 a.m. Winter Olympics: Women’s Ice Hockey Quarter-final help immeasurably as you try to figure out the next exciting (ESPN) (USA) phase of your life. Golf 2:40 a.m. Winter Olympics: Men’s Ice Hockey: Switzerland vs. Dear Annie: This is in response to “Adopt or Shop.” Our first dog was an American Eskimo spitz puppy, who died 11 a.m. Champions Tour: Chubb Classic Round 1 (GOLF) Korea Republic (NBCSN) when she was only 2 1/2 years old from myriad congenital 2 p.m. PGA Tour: Genesis Open Round 2 (GOLF) disorders resulting from a puppy mill. We have had many doggy children since then, all mixed- breed and healthy -- living longer, happier lives than our first one. One of these dogs was a Siberian husky/Australian shepherd mix. She was the most laid-back and friendliest dog we have ever had, even with children and other pets, includ- On The Tube ing cats. She always seemed to just go along with whatever came her way -- friendly and always happy. We rescued her from our veterinarian. She was left behind and near death as the runt of the litter. Once he was sure she was going to sur- vive, our kind vet contacted us, as he was certain she was just Broadcaster Wolf, 80, sues Imus, what we needed at that time. She was so small and scared when I brought her home, but soon, she grew and played and became a true joy to my husband and me for 12 years. -- Happy Dogs in Indiana alleging age discrimination Dear Happy Dogs: I’m glad you’ve provided a happy home for so many dogs. The story of your American Eskimo NEW YORK (AP) — The sportscaster who popularized the that, “adding insult to injury,” Cumulus refused to pay Wolf puppy is sad but, sadly, not uncommon. Puppy mills often phrase “Let’s go to the videotape!” filed an age discrimination the severance he was entitled to. cause serious health and behavioral problems for dogs, even lawsuit on Thursday over his firing from shock jock Don “Warner is seeking to hold the individuals accountable for if the problems aren’t immediately apparent. For further Imus’ radio show. their unlawful actions,” Wolf’s attorney Douglas Wigdor said. information, I encourage readers to visit the ASPCA web- Warner Wolf, who’s 80 years old, charges in a lawsuit filed Imus and Wolf have long been broadcast fixtures in New page on the issue, at https://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty/ in state Supreme Court that he was illegally fired in 2016 York and nationally. puppy-mills. because of his age and was replaced with sportscaster Sid Wolf worked in the 1970s for “Monday Night Baseball,” Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@cre- Rosenberg, who’s three decades younger. then on ABC, and has worked for several local TV and radio ators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read fea- The lawsuit names Imus and three executives with radio sta- stations. He frequently said “Let’s go to the videotape” while tures by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, tion WABC and its parent company Cumulus Media as defen- introducing sports highlights on his TV broadcasts. visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. dants. It seeks unspecified punitive and compensatory dam- Imus, who’s 77, has long courted controversy with his irrev- ages. erent and often insulting commentary. He was fired by CBS A spokesman for Imus declined to comment. A spokes- Radio in 2007 for racist and sexist comments about the woman for Cumulus said the company wasn’t commenting. Rutgers University women’s basketball team. He was hired by HINTS FROM HELOISE The lawsuit says Imus once said it was time to put Wolf “out WABC eight months later. to pasture” and “shoot him with an elephant dart gun,” citing Imus has announced that his show will go off the air on Watch for ‘combosquatting’ the comments as evidence of discriminatory intent. It says March 29. Dear Heloise: There is a new computer/ cellphone attack to be leery of called “COMBOSQUATTING.” Malicious websites creep into your com- puter by means of what appears to be a familiar name of a bank or business. For Police: ‘Survivor’ example: www.security-(businessname). com, or www.(businessname)-security.com. The hyphen makes all the difference in steering you to a dangerous site. champ bit cop after If there seems to be a sense of urgency, be careful. Think before you click on it. Can you call the business or bank first to find out if it actually sent you that link? If you can, do so! -- Henry N., Washington, D.C. revival with Narcan KEEP EMPLOYEES HAPPY WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A winner of the reality TV Dear Heloise: Over the course of my career, I’ve owned show “Survivor” bit a police officer after she was found four businesses, and I’ve found that the most successful unconscious in the driver’s seat of her running parked car and businesses know how to keep employees happy and reduce revived with the opioid overdose antidote drug Narcan, police turnover. Try some of the following to build a solid, happy said. workforce: A police report obtained by the Observer-Reporter newspa- * Give an employee his or her birthday off. * Give small gifts for a job well done, such as a gift card per said 37-year-old Jenna Morasca became combative during or maybe tickets to a sporting event. the Jan. 25 incident near a McDonalds restaurant 30 miles (48 * Offer flexibility concerning hours, or for working from kilometers) south of Pittsburgh. home. Police said she bit the officer on the right forearm while * Encourage employees to discuss workplace issues with inside an ambulance. you to build trust. Police in South Strabane Township said they are investigat- -- Alan D., Fresno, Calif. ing it as a case of suspected driving under the influence. THE NEW ID LAW AND TRAVEL Morasca was the $1 million winner of “Survivor: The Dear Heloise: There’s now a law that many travelers are Amazon” in 2003 and later participated in a season of “The not aware of, called the REAL ID Act. It requires flyers in Amazing Race.” She did not return messages left at phone certain states to present another valid form of identification numbers linked to her. besides a driver’s license. For the list of states that require Police said her license plate reads “AMAZON.” this second form of ID, visit: Dhs.gov/real-id. As of Oct. 1, Police referred questions to an off-duty officer who did not 2020, this act will apply to all states and all flyers, both immediately return a message, nor did the police chief. domestically and internationally. The Department of The report said a passenger was found with syringes and was Homeland Security lists all acceptable ID, including a pass- expected to be charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. port, a border-crossing card and a driver’s license. For the There was no record of any charges against either woman in entire list, go to: tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identifica- online court records, and the local magisterial district judge In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo, reality TV personality Jenna tion. -- Elizabeth G., New York, N.Y. said they had no record of charges against Morasca. Morasca attends the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for TV station WPXI first reported the incident. Cancer Research Angel Ball honors gala in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Amy Schumer ties knot with chef Chris Fischer Amy Schumer has tied the knot with chef Chris Fischer. People magazine says the two wed in a private ceremony in Malibu, California, on Tuesday. The magazine says Jennifer Anniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lawrence and Larry David were among the approximately 80 guests. The “Trainwreck” star shared photos of the nuptials Thursday on Instagram, complete with a tutu-wearing pooch on her aisle. She jokes that she’s “not pregnant” and no gifts “but thank you for asking.” She urges people to consider making donations to sup- port gun safety in the aftermath of the latest deadly school shoot- ing, in Florida. In this May 2, 2017 file photo, actress Amy Schumer Schumer and her new guy only just made their relationship attends a special screening of “Snatched” in New social media official with a smooch photo Sunday on Instagram. York. Schumer has tied the knot with chef Chris Rumors first popped up last November when the two were photo- Fischer. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) graphed together. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 - PAGE 13

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Feb. 16, 2018: This year you embrace a more dynamic person- ality. Others sit back when you enter a room, as you exude energy and enthusiasm. Your friends and loved ones naturally defer to you. If you are single, you will meet someone you’ll want to get to know well. Take your time deciding whether you can relate to this person as fully as you’d like to. If you DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker are attached, the two of you smile even more when you are together. You’ll have conflicts, but if you understand where the other person is coming from, you will evolve as a couple. PISCES encourages you to spend your money.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Curb a tendency to be possessive; make more of an effort to get past this type of behavior. Some of you will find other ways to han- dle your insecurities. You might be gentler and SCARY GARY Mark Buford more caring than you choose to let on. Get into a favorite pastime. Tonight: Go with the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You will want to keep your eye on the big picture. Avoid getting into a squabble at all costs. Focus on your friends and your long-term desires. You might become irritated by what is occurring around you. Allow more flow between you and others. Tonight: Where the gang is. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be in a position where you can barely keep up with someone else’s demands. Crosswords You might feel put off and/or frustrated if you aren’t able to fulfill this person’s requests. Your feelings DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni are likely to overflow and distract you. Get some downtime. Tonight: Out and about. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Reach out to a loved one at a distance. You might not be on top of what is happening in your inner circle. Avoid making any assumptions, and verify all of the information you hear. Ask questions, if need be. An authority figure pushes you hard. Tonight: On top of your game. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating stirs up some fiery feelings. You could feel as if you are on a seesaw of emotions when dealing with one key person. Your high energy might create a hassle. B.C. Mastroianni and Hart Think about how much this person contributes to your personal life. Tonight: Let your naughtiness out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Keep a conversation moving, and help a partner express his or her feelings. You could be quite serious about a problem. Listen to others’ suggestions. You could be confused about which direction you should head in. Be responsive to inquiries. Tonight: Meet a loved one’s request. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You have a lot of ground to cover. However, first you will want to focus on an imme- diate problem. Allow more give-and-take with those who are in your immediate circle. Do not allow yourself to hold a grudge against a partner. ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie Tonight: Take a walk by water to calm your nerves. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your intensity allows greater give- and-take between you and others. You are likely to feel a strong connection to a new friend. Be open but cautious. Listen to a loved one who inspires plenty of ideas to come forward. Use caution when spending money. Tonight: Be playful. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You seem more grounded than you have been in a while. Feelings flow abundantly when you are at home and feel comfortable. Be direct with a family member, as confusion sur- rounds your communication. Make sure you are on ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett the same page as others. Tonight: Order in. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Refuse to stand on ceremony. However, realize that you do need to express yourself, your concerns and choices. Return calls and emails that you have been putting off. You might be annoyed by one call, but the majority will be informative and pleasant. Tonight: Hang out. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You easily might start overspending. Once you relax with your funds and start purchas- Cryptoquip ing various items, it could be almost impossible to stop. Re-evaluate a friendship that often leaves you feeling irritated or let down. Tonight: Do not risk anything that you can’t afford to lose. ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might be more easygoing than you realize. Consider heading in a new direction subtly, without making any great announcements. You could be irritated by a supervisor, older friend or relative. Let go if you can, rather than express your irritation. Tonight: All smiles.

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Chief among those things is young skill, account(s) as Trustee and any HVES reserves the right to re- other relief as requested in the Dream becomes reality Saturday when something the U.S. hoped it had in its four ject any and all bids wholly, or in lisa A. Powers Petition. part. Contracts will be awarded of summerville, sc Donato, Terry, Greenway and the United college players: Donato (Harvard), Terry based upon agency needs States face Kovalchuk, Datsyuk and the (Denver), Greenway (Boston University) You have the right to obtain a through September 30, 2019. has been informally appointed Russians in a much-anticipated game that and defenseman Will Borgen (Notre Dame). copy of the Petition from the as the Personal Representative could determine who wins the group and Borgen could make his Olympic debut Petitioner of at the court. You HVES is a designated Aging of the estate to serve without have a right to object o this Services Access Point and is surety on the bond. advances directly the Olympic quarterfinals. against Russia, though his NCAA colleagues proceeding. to do so, you or funded in part by the Executive With three players in their early 20s leading are already making an impact having scored your attorney must file a writ- Office of Elder Affairs. The estate is being admin- the way, the Americans are young and inex- three of the Americans’ four goals so far. ten appearance and objection istered under informal proced- perienced but say they aren’t intimidated by “The college guys that we have on our at this court before 10:00 a.m. ure by the Personal Represent- on 03/01/2018. this in not a ative under the Massachusetts the team of Russian athletes that blew out team have been doing really well, have been hearing date, but a deadline Uniform Probate Code without the same Slovenia team the Americans lost pulling their weight,” Greenway said. by which you must file a writ- supervision by the Court. Invent- to in overtime. “We’re just trying to have every impact we ten appearance and objection ory and accounts are not re- quired to be filed with the Court, “It’s exciting as opposed to the fear of, can for the team.” if you object o this proceed- ing. if you file to file a timely but interested parties are en- ’Oh my gosh, we’re on the ice with these They could continue to have a big impact written appearance and objec- titled to notice regarding the ad- guys,’” coach Tony Granato said after the against the Russians, four years after these tion followed by an Affidavit of ministration from the Personal Representative and can petition U.S. beat Slovakia. “They’ve been in the big two countries met in an epic showdown that objections within thirty (30) the Court in any matter relating situations before.” culminated in an eight-round shootout won days of the return date, action to the estate, including distribu- Terry, 20, conceded he has to get over the by T.J. Oshie. As if Terry doesn’t have may be taken without further tion of assets and expenses of notice to you. administration. Interested parties fact that he’s facing Datysuk, who at 39 is enough pressure on him already as the are entitled to petition the Court old enough to be his father. Terry has youngest U.S. player, he was the shootout WITNESS, to institute formal proceedings already figured out how he can succeed at hero en route to gold at the 2017 world Hon. Barbara M Hyland, and to obtain orders terminating the Olympics — using his young legs to junior championship and has been getting First Justice of this Court. or restricting the powers of Per- sonal Representatives appoin- generate the speed that not a lot of older tweets about reprising that performance at Date: January 31, 2018 ted under informal procedure. A players possess — to gain an upper hand. the Olympics. copy of the Petition and Will, if Facing the favored Russians is another “I really hope that we don’t have to go to Suzanne T Seguin, any, can be obtained from the mental obstacle. that,” Terry said. “I’m ready if it comes.” Register of Probate Petitioner. “Just realize that I belong here and I can The “Olympic Athletes from Russia” put make a difference,” Terry said. “I think the themselves in contention to be one of the top more that we just kind of settle in and not four teams going into the medal round by make too big a deal out of the game and just crushing Slovakia behind three goals from know it’s another hockey game is the big- Minnesota Wild prospect Kirill Kaprizov gest thing for us.” and two from Kovalchuk. www.thewestfieldnews.com It is kind of a big deal. The U.S. leads “The whole team played great,” Kaprizov Group B with four points, followed by the said. “Everyone was excellent. But there is Russians and Slovakia with three each and room to grow.” Slovenia with two, and would avoid the The same is true for the young Americans, qualification round with a regulation victo- who are not just building for this game but ry. the road ahead. Granato and captain Brian Gionta, the “It’s a long tournament, and every little only U.S. player with previous Olympic shift and every little game matters,” Donato experience, told players they have an oppor- said. “We’re going to have to stay focused tunity in front of them. The Russians’ open- and not worry about that, but I think we’ve ing loss to Slovakia created as many ques- just got to worry about our own game and tions as the U.S. losing to Slovenia, but hopefully it’ll turn out in our favor.” there’s no way anyone underestimates them

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