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Town officials One arrested, discuss sewer arraigned connection at for lewdness, Lakewood Village By Greg Fitzpatrick indecent exposure Correspondent By Peter Currier SOUTHWICK – DPW Director Randy Brown and More than 3,500 cans of nonperishable food was collected by Correspondent Finance Committee member Art Pinell met with the City of Westfield employees during the first Souper Bowl WESTFIELD- One man was arrested Sunday after a Select Board on Tuesday night to discuss the potential Challenge last year. The challenge has been expanded to State Trooper witnessed him and one other man in the nude of hooking up a sewer system at Lakewood Village, an include the Westfield Athenaeum and Westfield G&E. (Submitted waving at passing cars on Franklin apartment community located at 160 Point Grove Rd. photo) Street. According to Brown, he’s recently met with Mary Alexander Maceira, 19, of 126 Thayer, owner of Lakewood Village, about the possibil- Union Street Westfield, was arrest- ity of extending the sewer line to three of the buildings ed Sunday and arraigned in on the property. Currently, the sewer main stops within A ‘souper’ challenge Westfield District Court Monday a half-mile of Lakewood Village and this extension for charges of open and gross lewd- would allow the people in those buildings at Lakewood ness, disorderly conduct, indecent Village the ability to tie into the sewer line. underway across city exposure, and resisting arrest, While Thayer is very interested in hooking up to the according to court records. sewer, there are also 13 properties not affiliated with By Lori Szepelak Correspondent State Trooper Timothy Pelletier was driving on Route 20 at 11 p.m. Sunday when he saw See Village, Page 3 WESTFIELD-With the frigid temperatures across the region, a bowl of hot soup can be a welcome addition to one’s lunch or Maceira and another man dressed in only socks and jump- dinner menu. ing around while shouting incoherently at passing traffic. For the second year, City of Westfield employees are conduct- Pelletier reported that he turned on his emergency lights and ing a Souper Bowl Challenge in conjunction with Super Bowl turned his vehicle around to see the two men running away. LIII to collect non-perishable cans or boxes of soup for the He followed them in his cruiser before parking and pursu- Southwick Regional Westfield Food Pantry at 101 Meadow St. ing on foot. “We particularly appreciate the support this year, as we have Pelletier stated that he caught up to Maceira in the rear of School on WGBY’s seen a large uptick in client visits because of the government someone’s house. Maceira had apparently slipped on ice, shutdown,” said Rebecca Hart, executive director, Westfield allowing Pelletier to catch up to him and place him under Food Pantry. “People that rely on SNAP, including children, the arrest. Maceira was released on his personal recognizance As Schools Match Wits elderly and our veterans, have seen a delay in benefits.” pending a March 27 pre-trial hearing. It is unknown if the WESTFIELD — Local high school teams will City of Westfield Personnel Director Jane Sakiewicz noted her other individual has been identified. match wits next weekend in a quiz show competition department spearheaded the endeavor last year as a way to give broadcast on public television. back to the community. The two teams, Lenox High School and Southwick “We started a friendly competition among departments to see Regional School, will spar on As Schools Match Wits, who could donate the most cans for the Westfield Food Pantry,” airing on WGBY public television Saturday, Feb. 2 at said Sakiewicz, adding that more than 3,500 cans were collected. L&O Committee discusses 7 p.m. (rebroadcast Sunday, Feb. 3 at 10:30 a.m. and “The Westfield Police Department was the ultimate winner, and available for subsequent online streaming at video. when calculating cans based on employee average, the dispatch- injury indemnification fund wgby.org/show/as-schools-match-wits). ers won.” As Schools Match Wits (ASMW) pits teams of The deadline to drop off soup for the 2019 Souper Bowl for Police and Fire, western New England high schoolers against each Challenge is Feb. 4 at noon at City Hall, Personnel Department, Room 109. In addition, there are a variety of drop-off locations See Schools Match Wits, Page 8 among other items See Souper, Page 3 By Amy Porter Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Legislative and Ordinance committee recommended two resolutions on Monday that would create an injury indemnification fund for the police and fire depart- ments. L&O chair William Onyski explained that if money New tax laws cause concern were to come into the city for insurance claims, it would go By Peter Currier into the indemnity fund. Correspondent First Assistant Solicitor Shanna Reed said the city would WESTFIELD- Tax season is upon us, and some people are pay out ahead of time, and any recovery by insurance would expressing concern over how to file and what their returns will be deposited into the fund, one for each department to track. look like. This will be the first year in which taxpayers will be Reed said the creation of the fund is a recommendation of the filing their taxes under the new tax reform bill passed by Municipal Modernization Act, and was brought to the city’s Congress in December of 2017. Lawrence Zabielski, a Certified attention by Police Chief John A. Camerota. She said it Public Accountant in Westfield, hopes to clear up some of the would make it easier for the department to pay overtime. confusion before the tax season starts kicking into gear. Ward 4 Councilor Michael Burns asked whether it was a “This is the most massive change in my 40-year career,” said budget issue for the city. Reed said the city cannot budget for The Select Board discusses the potential sewer con- Zabielski, “some people are going to be affected for the better, whether a lawsuit will pay. She said funds received would nection with Lakewood Village. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) and some people are going to be affected for the worse.” end up in an account to be re-appropriated for overtime. “The Zabielski wanted to focus primarily on individual taxes rather than corporate taxes. The first point he made regarding the new See L&O, Page 3 law is that both tax brackets and tax rates fell, which Zabielski DPW preliminary budget said is one of the good things about this bill. The top individual tax rate has been lowered from 39.6% to 37%. However, that rate discussed with Select Board doesn’t kick in until a higher income level than before. Zabielski added that there are many aspects of the law that he By Greg Fitzpatrick considers a negative for individual taxpayers. One such example Correspondent was the loss of personal exemptions. SOUTHWICK – The Select Board held a prelimi- “In the past if you had a husband and wife with three kids you nary discussion with DPW Director Randy Brown on had five personal exemptions,” said Zabielski, “that no longer Tuesday night at the Southwick Town Hall for his exists, and I think that is going to hurt people.” proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget. He noted that the standard deduction for those who opt to not Going through the different sections of his budget, itemize their deductions has risen dramatically. He said that for a Brown pointed out that taking care of the town’s roads married couple filing jointly, the standard deduction is $24,000 is of high importance in his proposed budget. and $12,000 for a single person. “I’d certainly like to see some road projects moving “For persons 65 and older, that standard deduction will forward,” said Brown. “Our roads are falling apart, increase by $1,300 per person if they are married,” he said, “and time has come where we need to start investing in our it is $1,600 if they are unmarried.” roads.” 2019 L&O sub-committee chaired by William Onyski, with members Nicholas J. Morganelli, Jr. and Michael Burns. See New Tax Laws, Page 8 See DPW, Page 3 (Photo by Amy Porter) PAGE 2 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Superintendent’s Corner

I was pleased to note that our town officials were at least as study and reform or the ‘speed’ of implementing broadband ser- pace with a budget increase that’s disappointed with the Governor’s House One budget as I was when vices or another turnpike exit in Western Massachusetts). As a almost half that of the ‘official’ we met for our monthly joint Facilitated Discussion/Hilltown result, we are likely to see further restrictions on student services inflation rate the state is using in Collaborative meeting. It was obvious during the discussion that and potentially the failure of small districts and their supporting calculating expenses for them- we all felt that the Governor and his top officials (the Secretary of towns while waiting for a funded solution. selves. Education and the DESE Commissioner) were not cognizant of the This is extremely frustrating given the fact that just this year the It will be up to all of us, working issues facing small towns and rural school districts in Massachusetts small/rural schools coalition finally got the legislature to partially together, to convince the legisla- (particularly those of Western Massachusetts and the Cape), did not fund a program to help. This program was funded at $1.5 million tors to increase funding for region- Gateway Regional School study the past efforts to further consolidate regional schools, are not dollars for the current fiscal year and would require only $5 million al transportation reimbursement, to District Superintendent Dr. moving to close the gap between what students in small and rural to be fully funded moving forward, certainly a drop in the bucket advocate for increasing funding for David B. Hopson. districts have for educational opportunities compared to those in to support many schools for which small amounts of money make the small and rural schools funding urban/suburban districts, have little idea of the commitment of such a large difference in offsetting assessments to member towns formula, and to raise the minimum local officials who essentially run our towns on a volunteer basis, (and compared to the hundreds of millions of dollars being sug- per student rates for the majority of schools in the Commonwealth and have no clue to the difficulty of balancing expenditures and gested for our larger school districts, a real bargain). Even regional that are subsisting on a ‘hold-harmless’ basis. Town and school revenues in our small towns. school transportation reimbursement (with the law stating 100% officials will also be working with our local legislators to eliminate Perhaps it is difficult to wrap their heads around the idea of hav- reimbursement) isn’t even level funded with this year’s amount the ‘clawback’ money we’re paying to the school building assis- ing only a few people per square mile, of the distances between leaving Gateway with almost $60,000 less in reimbursement for tance program as a result of further regionalizing within our own services, of the significant travel time between regional school the next school year. district (which seems inconsistent with what the Governor and districts (or of the percentage of dirt roads that still exist outside of Fortunately, the Governor’s House One budget is only the start- cabinet are suggesting in his budget). I-495), and the reality of volunteer fire and police departments. We ing point in the state budget process and provides us opportunities As we progress in this process, please support your local offi- certainly give the Governor and his cabinet kudos for providing to convince representatives and senators to modify the Governor’s cials, towns and schools by contacting your own legislators and grant funds to help establish collaborative services in small towns budget to do a better job of supporting the majority of schools that calling for increased support for small and rural school districts and for establishing a ‘commission’ to study the problems of will see little or no additional funding from the House One budget. across the state. If you want to review our line item budget, or share declining enrollment in small school districts. The problem is that For Gateway, the Governor’s budget means that our 1.9% increase this with your legislatures, it is now a public document on this does not address the immediate and pressing need for support in the budget will result in a 3.75% increase in town assessments, ClearGov that can be accessed from the Gateway website (www. while this process plays out (just look at the ‘speed’ of Chapter 70 proving that Gateway’s state aid for education isn’t even keeping grsd.org/ > Information > Budget > Line Item Budget).

Odds & Ends LOCAL LOTTERY

Last night’s numbers MASSACHUSETTS Arkansas man MassCash TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 15-17-21-26-30 pleads guilty to Mega Millions 10-33-53-54-62, Mega Ball: 22, Megaplier: 2 Estimated jackpot: $109 million attempted plane Numbers Evening 4-1-1-8 Numbers Midday theft charge 4-3-8-8 Snow Likely Snow Showers. TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A 19-year- Powerball old Arkansas man has pleaded guilty to Estimated jackpot: $174 million trying to steal a commercial plane so he 10-13 17-19 could fly to Chicago to attend a rap con- cert. Today, snow likely, mainly between 3-5pm. Snow may briefly be heavy at times. Cloudy, with a high of 27. Breezy, with a west The Texarkana Gazette reports that wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Zemarcuis Scott of Texarkana pleaded Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Tonight, chance of snow Snow Showers Early showers, mainly before 7pm. The snow could be heavy at times. guilty Thursday to attempted theft of prop- Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around erty and commercial burglary, and was -3. Wind chill values as low as -16. Breezy, gust as high as 47 sentenced to five years of probation. CONNECTICUT mph. Thursday, sunny, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as 03-09-21-25-34 -3 - -2 low as -19. Thursday Night, mostly clear, with a low around 0. Authorities have said Scott was found Cash 5 Friday, sunny, with a high near 19. West wind 6 to 8 mph. July 4 inside the cockpit of an American Lotto Eagle jet at Texarkana Regional Airport 05-10-12-14-27-40 and that he had hoped to fly to an out-of- Estimated jackpot: $10.9 million WWLP.COM • Working For You state concert. Lucky Links Day He has no training as a pilot. Police have 01-04-07-09-14-18-21-22 said he told investigators he thought pilot- Lucky Links Night today ing the plane would involve little more than 03-04-05-07-10-14-16-22 pushing buttons and pulling levers. Play3 Day 9-7-3 7:07 AM 5:03 PM 9 hours 55 Minutes In December, he was found mentally Play3 Night 5-1-9 competent to stand trial. Play4 Day 0-0-4-5 sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY Authorities say the 44-seat jet wasn’t Play4 Night 7-8-1-5 damaged.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2019. There are 335 days left in the year.

n Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and In 1972, 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were One year ago: Okilled in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on In his first State of the Union address, President Donald extremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator were later exe- cuted.) what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” Trump called on Congress to make good on long-standing promises to fix a fractured immigration system and issued On this date: In 1973, the rock group KISS performed its first show at a ominous warnings about deadly gangs, the scourge of In 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high club in Queens, N.Y. drugs and violent immigrants living in the country illegally; treason. the speech also included calls for optimism amid a grow- In 1981, an estimated 2 million New Yorkers turned out ing economy. In the Democratic response, Massachu- In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. The for a ticker-tape parade honoring the American hostages setts Rep. Joe Kennedy III said soaring stock prices had first episode of the “Lone Ranger” radio program was freed from Iran. boosted investor portfolios and corporate profits but had broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit. not eased the anxieties of middle-class families. The body In 1993, Los Angeles inaugurated its Metro Red Line, the of 35-year-old actor Mark Salling, a former cast member In 1945, during World War II, a Soviet submarine torpe- city’s first modern subway. on the TV show “Glee,” was found in a riverbed area of doed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Los Angeles in what a coroner determined was suicide Sea with the loss of more than 9,000 lives, most of them In 2006, Coretta Scott King, widow of the Rev. Martin Lu- by hanging; Salling’s death came a few weeks after he war refugees; roughly 1,000 people survived. Adolf Hitler ther King Jr., died in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, at age 78. pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography. marked the 12th anniversary of his appointment as Ger- many’s chancellor with his last public speech in which he Ten years ago: Today’s Birthdays: called on Germans to keep resisting until victory. Michael Steele was elected the first black chairman of Producer-director Harold Prince is 91. Actor Gene Hack- the Republican National Committee. President Barack man is 89. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 82. Country In 1948, aviation pioneer Orville Wright, 76, died in Day- Obama signed a series of executive orders that he said singer Jeanne Pruett is 82. Chess grandmaster Boris ton, Ohio. should “level the playing field” for labor unions in their Spassky is 82. Country singer Norma Jean is 81. Former struggles with management. Ingemar Johansson, who Vice President Dick Cheney is 78. Rhythm-and-blues mu- In 1962, two members of “The Flying Wallendas” high- stunned the boxing world by knocking out Floyd Patterson sician William King (The Commodores) is 70. Singer Phil wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid col- to win the heavyweight title in 1959, died in Kungsbacka, Collins is 68. Actor Charles S. Dutton is 68. World Golf lapsed during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum Sweden. Former Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt died in Birming- Hall of Famer Curtis Strange is 64. Actress Ann Dowd is in Detroit. ham at age 75. 63. Actress-comedian Brett Butler is 61. Singer Jody Wat- ley is 60. Actor-filmmaker Dexter Scott King is 58. The In 1968, the Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War Five years ago: King of Jordan, Abdullah II, is 57. Actor Wayne Wilderson as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against An appeals court in Florence, Italy, reinstated the guilty (TV: “Veep”) is 53. Actor Norbert Leo Butz is 52. The King South Vietnamese towns and cities; although the Com- verdict against U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex- of Spain, Felipe VI, is 51. Country singer Tammy Cochran munists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate, is 47. Actor Christian Bale is 45. Rock musician Carl Bro- major setback for the U.S. and its allies. Meredith Kercher. (Knox was exonerated by the Italian emel (My Morning Jacket) is 45. Actress Olivia Colman is Supreme Court in 2015.) Federal prosecutors announced 45. Actress-singer Lena Hall is 39. Pop-country singer- In 1969, The Beatles staged an impromptu concert atop they would seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar songwriter Josh Kelley is 39. Actor Wilmer Valderrama Apple headquarters in London; it was the group’s last Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing. (Tsarnaev is 39. Actress Mary Hollis Imboden is 33. Actress Kylie public performance. was convicted and sentenced to death; his attorneys have Bunbury is 30. Actor Jake Thomas is 29. Actress Danielle appealed.) Campbell is 24. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 - PAGE 3

Village James E. Angell Continued from Page 1 Lakewood Village that are Attorney at Law within close range of the sewer connection and could tie in. Our 40th Year REG. STORE HOURS: Thurs. 9-6 • Fri 9-6:30 • Sat 8-4 PRICES VALID THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUES WED Since there is a connection in Law Practice Sun 8-1 • Mon 10-5 • Tues 10-5:30 • Wed CLOSED JAN 31 FEB 1 2 3 4 5 CLOSED fee that would be due to the Not RespoNsible FoR typogRaphical eRRoRs town if Lakewood Village con- Check Out Our Ad On nected to the sewer line, Brown ~ Real Estate Closings ~ We Will Be Open Sunday The Front Page For Our indicated that the town could February 3rd ~ 8am-3pm ~ Wills & Probate ~ Big Game Specials! give Lakewood Village some sort of credit or discount for 48 Elm Street • Suite 3 • Westfield, MA CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF paying the connection fee for MEAT SPECIALS the three buildings and the 13 (413) 562-1500 • www.attyangell.com 90% LEAN properties. GROUND ROUND BUDDABALL HAM STEAKS ...2.79 LB. The connection fee is esti- mated to cost $2,600, and 10 LB. LOTS ...... 3.29 LB. BABY BACK RIBS ...... 3.99 LB. another $6,500 to put in the ST. LOUIS RIBS ...... LB. stub, which is the branch in the GOVERMENT MEETINGS SIRLOIN STEAKS OR SPOON ROASTS ..5.99 LB. 3.49 main pipeline in the road that BONE-IN RIBEYE STEAKS ... LB. goes to each property that’s WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30 7.99 THURSDAY LUNCH SPECIAL hooked up on the sewer line. BONELESS RIBEYE STEAKS ...9.99 LB. PLUS Brown sees a clear benefit to Blandford: SMOKED PRIME RIB SANDWICH .7.99 TAX the town if they can make this Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm CHAIRMAN’S RESERVE PRIME PORK connection happen. FRESH ~ NEVER FROZEN freshest seafood in town “We get 13 properties that 10-20 CT • DRY could tie in right away and BONE-IN CENTER CUT PORK CHOPS ..3.69 LB. there’s no cost to the town to Tuesday, FEB, 5 FRESH SEA SCALLOPS .....13.99 LB. BONE-IN RIB CHOPS ...... 3.29 LB. bring that service,” said Brown. FAROE ISLAND SALMON ...10.99 LB. “There’s little risk to the town.” Westfield: PORK TENDERLOIN ...... 3.99 LB. At the meeting, Brown was Planning Board at 7 pm FRESH COD LOINS ...... 7.99 LB. looking for support from the CHICKEN SALE Select Board to move forward FISH FRIDAY with this idea. BONELESS H 10 LB. LOTS PLUS “Can we make something FISH & CHIPS ...... TAX CHICKEN BREAST .....1.99 LB. 6.99 work?” said Select Board H PLUS 5 LB. LOTS WHOLE BELLY’S & CHIPS ...9.99 TAX Chairman Joe Deedy. “Yeah, CHICKEN WINGS ...... 2.99 LB. absolutely.” H TWIN PACK DELI SPECIALS Select Board Vice-Chairman WHOLE CHICKENS ...... 1.79 LB. Russ Fox agrees with Deedy to support the idea. BUTCHER BLOCK’S OWN ALL NATURAL, LAND O’LAKES AMERICAN CHEESE ...3.99 LB. “It’s a tremendous benefit for ANTIBIOTIC FREE, AIR CHILLED: STORE COOKED ROAST BEEF ...7.99 LB. Lakewood Village to go with BNLS CHICKEN BREAST ...4.99 LB. this deal,” said Fox. STORE BAKED HAM ...... 4.99 LB. Brown then said that he’ll be CHICKEN TENDERS ...4.99 LB. meeting with Thayer again to WHOLE CHICKENS ...... 2.79 LB. BOARS HEAD FRESH DELI! further discuss the sewer con- nection. BLACK FOREST HAM ...7.99 LB. Two collection boxes for the Souper Bowl Challenge are Check Out located at the Westfield Athenaeum. (Submitted photo) Some of Our Ziggy’s garden EMT training Store Made... Souper LARGE CARROTS ...... 79 LB. classes at HCC Continued from Page 1 POT ROAST YUKON POTATOES ..... 1.29 LB. Emergency Medical OR MEATLOAF RED POTATOES ...... 1.29 LB. Technician training classes for the spring 2019 semester begin including the police and fire departments, however, all dona- STARTERS! ICEBERG LETTUCE ..... 2.19 HEAD tions must be brought to City Hall by Monday at noon. Jan. 31 at Holyoke Community “We decided to expand our reach this year and also invited the College. Registrations will be Westfield Athenaeum and Westfield G&E to participate,” said accepted until the class is filled. Sakiewicz, adding she was “thrilled” they accepted the challenge. The spring EMT Basic Futures Baseball Course (EMT-B) runs until “I was very excited to join City Hall in participating in the Continued from Page 1 Souper Challenge this year,” said Daniel Paquette, director, May 23. The program consists Westfield Athenaeum. “It is a great opportunity to help the to play at the field. wants to sell beer and wine during games. She of 13 weeks (170 plus hours) of Westfield Food Pantry at a time of year that donations might be “I played in Babe Ruth, my son played in said currently, the field is under the Parks & in-class lectures and additional slower. Most of us are lucky to be able to worry about Tom Brady Babe Ruth and the Futures League. I said I Recreation Committee, which by ordinance online study, training, field trips and workshops designed to winning his sixth ring and not have to struggle to put food on the can’t do it without the support of Babe Ruth,” does not authorize the sale. She said an table to feed their family. If we can all help a little, it can make a prepare students for the state the Mayor added. He said he would have a exemption is written in to allow the sale of certification exam. The training big difference in the lives of one of our neighbors.” lease agreement with the Futures League, beer and wine for the duration of the lease. Paquette noted that collection boxes at the Athenaeum are takes place on Tuesdays and which he does not have with Babe Ruth, Little She said one day exemptions would also still Thursdays from 6-10 p.m. and located at the Elm Street door in the adult library and by the Court League, and youth soccer, adding that the be allowable. Street door in the children’s room. select Saturdays from 8 a.m. to Futures League is a for-profit pay-to-play The L&O Committee voted 3-0 to allow the 4 p.m. at the Center for Health “We want to support our community and the residents,” said league. He said 225 games will need to -be ordinance amendment. Paquette, noting library employees have already been bringing in Education on Jarvis Avenue, scheduled, and he anticipates there may be During the discussion on the lease. Ward 4 the state-of-the-art home of cans of soup. “By taking part in the challenges like this we are some bumps in the first year. Councilor Mike Burns asked whether there able to help spread the message and maybe capture the support of HCC’s nursing and radiologic people that might not see it elsewhere but come into the library.” “Westfield loves baseball,” Sullivan said, would be a curfew. Reed said the current cur- technology programs. Sakiewicz said ultimately what is most important about the adding that the field looks great, and he few of 10:30 p.m. is a provision in the lease. The course is taught by local challenge is that food will be collected to help the Westfield Food thanked the City Council for approving the L&O Chair William Onyski said he had EMT Mike Marafuga and cov- Pantry during a typically slower donation period. bond that put the seats in there. talked with the Mayor and Mr. Welch about ers all aspects of emergency “We also, at the request of the food pantry, did a granola bar At-large Councilor Nicholas J. Morganelli, coordinating schedules for the teams. He said care including patient handling, challenge in the summer and more than 5,500 bars were collect- Jr. agreed that Bullens Field is world class, there was a lot of good communication. extrication, and communica- ed.” with its seating, back stop, net and fencing. “It Sullivan added that they have written in the tion and makes extensive use of For more information on how to help or become involved with really is a gem for the city,” he said. lease that members of Babe Ruth, Starfires the center’s medical simulation the Westfield Food Pantry, visit www.westfieldfoodpantry.com. “I fully support the baseball program. This and the city will get together in October to set labs. For more information or “This challenge is a great way to support our neighbors that is a fantastic resource for the City of Westfield,” the schedule for the following year. to register, contact Ken White may be struggling at the moment,” said Paquette. “Bringing non- said At-large Councilor Dave Flaherty. The committee then recommended 3-0 to at (413) 552-2324 / kwhite@ perishable items to the Athenaeum will help support the Westfield hcc.edu or go online at www. During the meeting, First Assistant City authorize the Mayor to enter into the lease hcc.edu/workforce . Food Pantry which in turn helps nearly 1,000 people a month.” Solicitor Shanna Reed said the Futures League agreement.

L&O DPW Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 Chief said it would make it motion was approved by the tain items from the City Council easier to pay for overtime,” sub-committee. to the Planning Board. After For FY20, paving and Reed said. The committee also recom- reviewing the items individu- reconstruction of roads in the At-large Councilor Nicholas mended a resolution authoriz- ally, the sub-committee recom- budget would amount to over J. Morganelli, Jr. asked whether ing the Mayor to enter into a mended 3-0 to transfer special $2 million. The projects the option exists for other city Preservation restriction for permitting authority on four Brown is proposing includes departments. Reed said it was Pilgrim Realty Union Trust at items, and to leave the rest paving on Granville Road, just written for fire and police 16 Union Street. Onyski said it under the authority of the City Nicholson Hill Road, Robin departments, which are was a formality, where a reso- Council. Road, and South Loomis exposed to danger more than lution is required to provide Items recommended by Street. other city departments. Community Preservation Act L&O for special permitting Besides the paving, there’s “So when relatively new monies which were previously authority transfer included: also some drainage work and cruisers get totaled and officers approved by the Community New construction of multi- culvert replacement that are injured,” the city would get Preservation Commission for family dwellings which meet Brown believes needs to be the settlement, asked At-large the Hotel Bismark façade. all area and density require- done. In the neighborhood of DPW Director Randy Brown is seen discussing his proposed Councilor Matthew Emmershy. Also recommended was a ments of the city. Cedar Street and Bonnieview FY20 budget with the Select Board on Tuesday night. (Photo Reed explained that the city Resolution to authorize the Motor vehicle sales (exclud- Road, the budget proposes a by Greg Fitzpatrick) will have a lien on that settle- Mayor to sign a lease for a ing heavy/construction equip- drainage replacement that’s Brown. “We just can’t with- ft., the shed would store some ment based on what the city 2018 John Deer 331G Compact ment) or Rental Agency. estimated to cost $140,000. out the right equipment.” of the department’s frequent- paid out. Money received Track Loader with a removable Motor Vehicle Sales or Brown notes that sinkholes Also in the machinery cat- ly used equipment. would be deposited into this stump grinder. Onyski said it is Rental Agency. are forming in that neighbor- egory is a line item for a trac- A main reason to add a fund, which would make it a lease to own after 5 years. He The design, size of lettering, tor with a mower attachment. storage shed is the lack of easier to pay overtime out of said the monies were already lighting, etc. of all ground signs hood, especially after heavy the fund. If the amounts in that budgeted, but the purchase or accessory wall shall accom- rain. For the FY 19 budget, the space that there is at the DPW account get to be excessive, price was higher than the bud- pany the site plan submission “There’s some deteriorating request for that piece of garage. Reed said the Mayor could get, so a lease made more and shall meet the approval of drainage in that neighbor- equipment had a cost “We’re losing space up at elect to redirect them and put sense. the City Council or its designee hood,” said Brown. $130,000, but now that cost the garage,” said Brown. dollars into the general fund. Among other uses, this unit provided that additional signs A culvert also needs to be has increased to nearly “We’re at the point where we “How do we handle pay- will be used for stump grinding may be added and existing replaced on Fred Jackson $144,000. have to decide which piece of ments of injured officers now? in smaller, urban locations signs changed after submission Road and that project had In the solid waste portion equipment we have to keep Does it come out of the general where a large stump grinder or approval of the site plan already been designed six or of the budget, Brown is seek- outside.” fund,” asked Ward 3 Councilor would create a large area to notification thereof and the seven years ago. The culvert ing the addition of a storage The cost of the storage Andrew K. Surprise. clean and 331G is a better fit, necessary descriptions as above replacement is estimated to shed to be built at the town’s shed could be around “Right now, the funds we he said. The purchase price is provided are given to the City cost $425,000. transfer station. Expecting $23,000. receive go into the general $97,900.00 but with the lease to Council and if the additions or Looking at machinery, that it would be 26 ft. by 40 fund. By law, the city is required own, payments equal $107, changes are approved by the Brown is planning on request- to do certain things. This is a 639.25. Onyski said the lease City Council. Exterior spot ing to have a mini excavator special account,” Reed said. needs to go before the City lighting of signs is permissible, in the budget. Event at Armbrook Village “I can see this stabilizing Council because it is part of a but only if shielded so as to “These are really handy Alzheimer’s Support Group at Armbrook Village January accounts. If there are large state contract that requires City direct the light to the sign only. tools,” said Brown. 30, 2019, 6:00 pm at Armbrook Village Senior Living and sums going into Free Cash, approval before the contract Onyski said the request to The mini excavator would Memory Support Community, 551 North Road, Westfield. they might be spent on other can be signed. transfer would be brought out work great with smaller proj- things. Having a pot of cash The L&O committee also as a whole to the City Council, Enjoy a light dinner and a chance to share your personal expe- sitting there, I see as a benefit,” reviewed the request to transfer which could then amend it on ects. riences and strategies for communicating with your loved Emmershy said, before the special permit authority on cer- the floor or accept it as written. “There’s a lot more projects one! For more information, call (413) 568-0000. Held on the we can do in-house,” said last Wednesday of every month. 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Appeals court to hear case of reporter alleging surveillance By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Sharyl Attkisson first began hearing clicking sounds on her phone and her comput- ers started turning on and off in the middle of the night, she thought it was a technical glitch that could be easily fixed. Attkisson, then a longtime investigative reporter for CBS Trump says ‘wall’ must be News, didn’t suspect anything more until her sources in the intelligence community suggested that the government might be spying on her because of critical stories she had done. Attkisson alleged in a 2015 lawsuit that former Attorney General Eric Holder, former Postmaster General Patrick part of lawmakers’ border deal Donahoe, and unnamed federal agents conducted unauthor- ized surveillance of her home and electronic devices in an By ANDREW TAYLOR needs to declare a national emergency.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has attempt to determine who was leaking confidential informa- and ALAN FRAM A fresh, protracted crisis could make called “immoral.” In recent weeks, tion to her. Associated Press it difficult to tackle other upcoming they’ve expressed support for fencing or A federal judge dismissed Attkisson’s lawsuit, finding that WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill business such as a deal to prevent auto- physical barriers but have left ambigu- resolving the allegations would overstep the court’s authority negotiators are hopeful of an agreement matic budget cuts to the Pentagon and ous exactly what they would back. because it “would require inquiry into sensitive Executive as they officially kick off talks on a domestic agencies. They’ve said they want to spend money Branch discussions and decisions.” homeland security spending bill stalled The longest shutdown ever was initi- on more border patrol agents and tech- Attkisson’s appeal will be heard Tuesday by the 4th U.S. over funding for President Donald ated by Trump after Democrats refused nology like scanning devices and drones. Circuit Court of Appeals. Trump’s proposed border wall. his demand for $5.7 billion to build seg- “What we aren’t going to do is use Attkisson said she, her husband and daughter first noticed Left on their own, the seasoned House ments of his border wall. Polls show taxpayer money to fund a political unusual activity with their electronic devices in 2011, after and Senate lawmakers say they could people chiefly blame Trump and applause line,” said Rep. Katherine she did a story on Operation Fast and Furious, a failed sting easily reach a border security deal as Republicans for the shutdown and wide- Clark, D-Mass. operation in which federal agents allowed firearms dealers to they have for two years in a row. But ly dislike the wall. McConnell and many GOP lawmak- sell weapons to straw purchasers in an attempt to trace the whether Trump would sign it is another The president surrendered last Friday ers have long sought to avoid govern- guns back to Mexican drug cartels. matter altogether. and agreed to reopen government for ment shutdowns, aware of the tactic’s The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Trump has grown impatient and his three weeks so negotiators can seek a long and consistent history of backfiring Explosives lost track of most of the guns, including two found demands on his U.S.-Mexico border border security deal, but with no com- badly on whoever sparks one. In the one at the scene where a U.S. Border Patrol Agent was fatally shot wall. He tweeted Wednesday morning, mitments for wall funds. that just ended, 800,000 federal workers in the Arizona desert. The operation sparked a political back- hours before the negotiators were to sit Trump has retreated increasingly from went unpaid for five weeks, countless lash against the Obama administration. down for their first meeting, that the the word “wall” as it became apparent Americans were denied federal services Attkisson left CBS in 2014 and is now the host of “Full group of Republicans and Democrats is that he lacked the votes in Congress to and mushrooming problems included Measure with Sharyl Attkisson,” a weekly Sunday news pro- “Wasting their time!” if they aren’t “dis- win taxpayer financing for the project, slowed air travel and delayed IRS gram broadcast by the conservative Sinclair Broadcast Group. cussing or contemplating a Wall or which he initially said would be financed refunds. In her lawsuit, Attkisson says that two computer forensics Physical Barrier.” by Mexico. Members of both parties have opposed teams identified an unauthorized communications channel Democrats, who hold the House, “Inside the meetings we’ve had, he’s Trump declaring an emergency on the opened into her laptop was connected to an IP address belong- remain united against Trump’s vision for said it could be a barrier, it could be a Mexican border. They say it would set a ing to the U.S. Postal Service, “indicating unauthorized sur- a massive wall project, yet some are wall,” said House Minority Leader dangerous precedent for future presi- veillance.” signaling a willingness to deal in the Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. “Because dents who might use the strategy to push Government lawyers argue that Attkisson’s lawsuit does wake of the 35-day partial government what a barrier does, it’s still the same agendas that stall in Congress. If Trump shutdown. not include any evidence that Holder and Donahoe had direct thing. It’s the 30-foot steel slat, that’s a issued the declaration, it would trigger “We’ve consistently said that we do barrier.” involvement in spying on her. near-immediate lawsuits that might not support a medieval border wall from On Wednesday, McCarthy reiterated “At best, plaintiffs’ complaint suggests a mere possibility block the money anyway. sea to shining sea,” said Rep. Hakim that “wall” is not as important as what that Holder and Donahoe could have participated in develop- “There’s no appetite for government Jeffries of New York, the No. 4 House it’s intended to do. ing or enforcing policies concerning electronic surveillance shutdowns and there’s not much appetite generally; there are no allegations that they conducted or Democrat. “However, we are able to “I’m looking for safety and security support fencing where is makes sense, over semantics,” McCarthy told “Fox & for an emergency declaration. For a lot ordered the particular incursions about which plaintiffs com- of reasons, our members are very wary plain,” Justice Department lawyers argue in a legal brief filed but it should be done in an evidence- Friends.” ″I don’t care what they call it, of that,” said No. 2 Senate GOP leader in the 4th Circuit. based fashion.” but it has to be a barrier. It has to pro- John Thune of South Dakota. A spokeswoman for the Justice Department declined to “We’ve come to big agreements tect.” “Most members, whatever faction in comment on Attkisson’s lawsuit. before,” said the Senate’s top Democrat, White House spokeswoman Mercedes Attkisson alleges that the surveillance violated her rights Chuck Schumer of New York. Schumer Schlapp said: “The president has per- the Republican caucus, would be under the First and Fourth Amendments, as well as the said that “when the president stays out fectly set this table for the negotiations opposed to a shutdown and would do Electronic Communications Privacy Act. of the negotiations we almost always with Congress. He wants to give everything they can to work some kind The lawsuit says the surveillance was part of a pattern of succeed. When he mixes in, it’s a for- Congress one more chance.” of deal,” said Rep. Mark Walker of spying on reporters during the Obama administration to crack mula for failure. So, I’d ask President Democrats have repeatedly said they North Carolina, a member of House down on leaks. In 2012, the Justice Department secretly Trump, ‘Let Congress deal with it on its wouldn’t finance the wall, which House GOP leadership. obtained two months of telephone records of some reporters own.’” and editors for The Associated Press. Holder also sought and For their part, GOP leaders want to received a judge’s permission to look through records of Fox de-escalate the battle over the border News reporter James Rosen’s calls and emails from 2009. wall and suggest they too could be flex- “Given the high-profile nature of this case, the fact that the ible as bargainers, who hold their first alleged surveillance focused on potential government whistle- session Wednesday, seek a bipartisan blowers, and the need for close inter-agency coordination, it agreement. is certainly plausible to infer that both Holder and Donahoe Senate Majority Leader Mitch would have had direct knowledge of the surveillance activi- McConnell, R-Ky., who pressured ties and indeed likely would have had to approve all such Trump last week to end the shutdown, activities,” her attorneys, Tab Turner and Paul Berman, argue warned the president against triggering in their legal brief. another shutdown or declaring a national Attkisson went public with her allegations of illegal sur- emergency on the Southwest boundary, veillance in 2013 and filed a complaint with the DOJ’s a move that could let him redirect bud- Inspector General. The FBI and DOJ publicly stated that they get funds to building segments of the wall. See Surveillance, Page 5 When asked to describe a border secu- rity agreement he’d support, McConnell said, “I’m for whatever works that In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo, a woman takes a photo by the border fence would prevent the level of dysfunction between San Diego, Calif., and Tijuana, as seen from Mexico. The top House we’ve seen on full display here the last Republican says a bipartisan border security compromise that Congress hopes month and also doesn’t bring about a The Westfield News to produce doesn’t have to include the word “wall.” (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, view on the president’s part that he A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC File)

Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager Classified Manager Marie Brazee To the Editor:Becket Spring Chris Putz Business Manager While it’s true that the DEP is well-intentioned in their the crown of our personal freedom, community culture and Sports Editor Lorie Perry efforts to protect the public, it’s also true that some laws they quality of life. The DEP has a great record of serving the Director of Ad Production are required to enforce are misguided overreach. Case in point people … they have the ability to critically think. They well … the Becket Spring, which is neither a problem in need of a could reconsider closing the spring and work towards a solu- solution, or … broken requiring a fix. tion that protects the freedom of the public they serve. Patrick R. Berry President The spring as we know it, began c. 1921 when the William To paraphrase FDR … we have nothing to fear … but the Miller family of Chester, living in an abutting house, installed loss of freedom itself. the pipe in use today, so they would not have to carry water Please contact Senator Adam Hinds to gain his support to 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 from Walker Brook across Rt. 20. For nearly 100 years people overturn the closure of the spring. Pittsfield 413-344-4561 or (413)562-4181 have used the existing delivery system without incident. [email protected]. www.thewestfieldnews.com Thousands have enjoyed this pristine spring water over Bob Daley decades. What is abundantly clear … this spring is a jewel in Chester, MA THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 - PAGE 5 Obituaries thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/

Melanie Curran Richard L. Hansen William L. Raymond WESTFIELD – Melanie Curran, WESTFIELD – Richard L. Hansen WESTFIELD – William L. Raymond, 98, passed away peacefully Monday, (Dick), 86, passed away peacefully 70, (1948-2019) passed away on January January 28th at Armbrook Village. on January 26, 2019. He was born on 27, 2019 at home surrounded by his fami- Melanie was born September 21, 1920 March 23, 1932, the son of the late ly. He was born in Palmer, MA to the late in Southwick to the late Alexander Walter and Viola Hansen. He was a Dorwin Raymond and Marion (Keith) and Valeria (Osewska) Kaczman. She graduate of Westfield Trade School McCormack. Bill was a graduate of was a life-long resident of Southwick and attended AIC. He proudly served Monson High School and received his and Blandford. At the age of 22, his country in the US Navy aboard Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Melanie joined the WAVES in 1942 the USS Des Moines. After he left the from STCC. Prior to college, William and was an Aviation Machinist Mate Navy in 1953, he had a long career served his country with the United States Second Class. Melanie worked for working at Strathmore Paper Co for Navy from 1968-1976, with two tours in Vietnam. He received Southwick Public Schools as a teach- 45 years, until his retirement in 1994. the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam ers’ assistant before she retired in He is survived by his beloved wife, Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam 1984. She was a naturalist who Mary (O’Sullivan) Burke Hansen, his sons; Campaign Navy Unit Commendation. William enjoyed nature, bird watching, and tending Carl of New Mexico, Eric (Alicia) of worked as a respiratory therapist for Baystate to her gardens. She spent some of her time Russell, Neil of Hawaii, Jon (Stephanie) of Hospital and then Noble Hospital, where he quilting, sewing and being a girl scout lead- Westminster, his daughters; Holly Fanion retired from. Bill was an avid golfer having er. But most of all, she was proud of her (David) of Cooperstown, NY, Anna of memberships at Tekoa and Shaker Farms Country Clubs and family and spending time with them. Melanie Northampton, Mary Gillman (Alex) of played in the Noble Golf League for over 25 years. He enjoyed is survived by her daughters; Joanne Clapp Pittsfield, and Jessica of South Dakota, his son-in-law Brian vacations in Hawaii and mostly loved his summertime picnics and her husband Roger of Conway, Susan Curran and her Fanion. He also leaves the mother of his children, Patricia with all his grandchildren. Bill is survived by his beloved wife husband Errol Hoberman of Navarre, FL, Valerie DePina Tarrant of South Dakota, his step-children, Jeff Burke of 28 years, Jane (Ingalls) Raymond of Westfield, six loving and her husband George of Woronoco, and Lorraine Brady (Connie) of Southwick, Brian Burke (Shannon) of Westfield children, Michele Fairbrother (Casey), Melissa Trinidad (Ray), and her husband Gerald of Blandford. She was the cherished and Erin Burke (Tony) of Westfield, as well as 2 aunts – Brian Raymond and Jamie Raymond (Mike), his step children, grandmother to Kevin, Kenneth, Jeremiah, Jason, and great Eleanor Orlandi & Mary Lafreniere, foster sister Marcia Robert Conroy (Jill) and Kristin Conroy, his twelve cherished grandmother to Alexander, Kaitlyn, Ronan, Cody and Fallyn. (Conrad) Phillips of Agawam, many nieces, nephews and grandchildren, Joshua Trinidad, Mikayla Raymond, Sophia and She was predeceased by her four brothers and three sisters. cousins. His 26 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren will Isabella Raymond, Ayden and Lauren Dobson, Alex, Conor and Westfield Funeral Home and Cremation has been entrusted greatly miss their beloved “Papa”. He was pre-deceased by Jack Fairbrother, Piper and Ryanne Ogden and Taylor Driscoll with the arrangements. The services for Melanie will be pri- two daughters – Heidi Hannon (2003) and Amy Fanion (with whom he lived with), granddaughter to be Baby Conroy vate for the family. Please visit www.westfieldfuneralhome. (2018), his brothers Francis and Walter and his sister Ellen and great granddaughter Elizabeth Trinidad. He also leaves his com for Melanie’s memorial page. Forish. Though never one to boast, his accomplishments sister Gail Smith (Pete), his brother David Raymond, mother-in- were many. He was one of the original founders of the law Glenice Ingalls and his loyal dog Brady. He was prede- Westfield Soup Kitchen in November 1986 and continued to ceased by his sister Linda Malsbury. Jessie C. Organek volunteer there, both preparing and serving, as well as an Bill’s funeral will be held on Saturday at 1PM in the Firtion WESTFIELD – Jessie C. Organek, active board member, until 2018. He was a 3rd Degree mem- Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield. Burial will be private in the 99, passed away Monday, January ber of the Knights of Columbus, Council 100. He was an Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Agawam. Visiting 28th at the Genesis Nursing Home active member of St. Mary’s Parish, acting as an official hours will be held on Saturday from 11-1PM in the funeral in Westfield surrounded by her lov- greeter at the 8:30 Sunday Mass, serving as an adult alter home. Donations in William’s name may be directed to the ing son John and daughter Susan. server, and was part of the team that cleaned the Church on Dakin Humane Society, 171 Union St, Springfield, MA 01103 She was born in Westfield to the late a monthly basis. He was also a member of the Men of St. or to the Westfield Homeless Cat Project, 1124 East Mountain Michael and Sophie Sadowski on Joseph at St. Mary’s. He was a “Gentleman Farmer” and Rd. Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com March 22, 1919. She retired from loved his animals, as well as maintaining many beautiful the Westfield School Lunch Dept, gardens around his home. His last beloved swan, “Romeo”, and enjoyed over 40 years of retire- can be found in the Stanley Park ponds, a donation he made ment. She was a gourmet cook and to the park. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed cooking her whole life, loved their annual family trip to Cape Cod, where yes, they especially her famous breads. She was a member of the were able to find a house big enough for them all. Whether Lawmakers to receive Polish Women’s Alliance, the Rosary Society and a commu- at the beach, sitting at home by the fire, or outside in the nicant to Holy Trinity in Westfield. She enjoyed traveling warmth of the sun, he appreciated every moment with fam- sexual harassment with her husband out West, Disney World and her walks. ily and friends. If he heard music, everyone knew it would Jessie adorned her grandchildren the most. She was prede- be just a matter of minutes before he was on the dance floor, ceased by her husband Anthony Organek in 2003, daughter- and could easily out-dance people half his age. He also prevention training in-law Carrie Organek 2015, siblings; Charlie, Loretta, enjoyed playing the piano. He loved to travel and took many BOSTON (AP) — Members of the Massachusetts House of Viola, Pauline, and Helen. She is survived by her children wonderful trips with Mary through the years, throughout the Representatives will gather for training on avoiding sexual John Organek and Susan Jaczyk and her husband Joseph all US and Europe, and especially loved Ireland, Italy and harassment and misconduct. of Westfield and her grandchildren Jerah Organek of Austria. To know him was to love him. His calm demeanor, The first-ever mandatory session will be held behind closed Westfield and Michael Jazcyk and his wife Monica of unassuming ways and genuine heart made everyone he met doors at the Statehouse on Wednesday. Democrats and Springfield. She will be dearly missed by many cousins, feel instantly at home. The memories are many and the love Republicans will attend the meeting, during which lawmakers nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the staff for him timeless. While we will all miss him dearly, we are will hear from House counsel and from an official with the at Genesis Nursing Home for the care and support towards glad he is at peace in his forever “Home Sweet Home”. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. the family. Friends and family are invited to meet, Saturday The funeral for Dick will be held on Saturday February The House adopted a rule last year requiring that the training February 2 at 10:30AM for a Mass of Christian Burial at 2nd at 8:30 am at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 be held within 30 days of the start of the two-year legislative Holy Trinity, 335 Elm Street in Westfield. Burial to follow at Broad Street, Westfield, MA followed by a Liturgy of session. St. Mary’s Cemetery in Westfield. In lieu of flowers, memo- Christian Burial at 9:30 am in St. Mary’s Church. Burial will Speaker Robert DeLeo told reporters the discussion will rial donations may be made in Jessie’s memory to Holy follow with military honors in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling center on “what is proper behavior and what is not proper Trinity Church, 335 Elm Street, Westfield, MA 01085. hours will be held on Friday evening at the funeral home behavior relative to members of the House.” Please visit www.westfieldfuneralhome.com for Jessie’s from 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be DeLeo’s office recently announced that a special committee memorial page. made to St. Mary’s High School, 27 Bartlett St, Westfield, would investigate reports of “inappropriate conduct” during an MA 01085, or Sisters of St. Joseph Retirement Fund, 577 orientation event for new lawmakers in December. Carew St, Springfield MA, 01104. Woman gets probation for ourt ogs Police Logs heatstroke death of 2 dogs C L GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman charged with animal cruelty after her two dogs died Westfield District Court WESTFIELD inside a hot car has been sentenced to a year of probation. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 Major crime and incident report The Berkshire Eagle reports that 50-year-old Marla Brendan J. Healy, 31, of 9 Belden Drive, Westfield, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019 Manjardo’s case was continued for a year, meaning the admitted to facts sufficient for a guilty finding for a 12:07 p.m.: accident, Southampton Road, a caller at a Southampton charges could be dismissed if she complies with all conditions charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence Road gas station reports that her school bus had been struck while she was of her probation. of alcohol brought by Westfield police. He was assessed preparing to fill it with gas, the responding officer reports that there were She admitted to sufficient facts, acknowledging at a hearing $550 for the OUI charge and given one year of probation no injuries, but a tow truck was requested; earlier this month that she would likely be convicted at trial. 4:42 p.m.: arrest, Valley View Drive, officers served an active arrest with a loss of his driver’s license for 45 days. Healy was The Great Barrington woman was arrested in July after she also found not responsible for a motor vehicle lights vio- warrant for Konstantin Gladysh, 21, of 251 Valley View Drive, lation and not prosecuted for a charge of negligent opera- Westfield; brought one of the dead dogs to a veterinarian. Police say she tion of a motor vehicle. 6:14 p.m.: fraud, Stuart Place, a walk-in party reports that she had been left the dogs in her car for as long as 11 hours while she slept Jason S. Mongeau, 31, of 405 North Road, Westfield, contacted by Paypal who claimed there was fraudulent activity on her on a day when temperatures climbed to 87 degrees. was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought account, the responding officer reports that the activity that was flagged by Westfield police. He was released on his personal by Paypal was clearly fraudulent and a report was taken; recognizance pending a March 12 pre-trial hearing. 8:46 p.m.: arrest, Montgomery Street, officers served an active arrest warrant for Luc R. Labarre, 28, of 40 Montgomery St. Westfield. Surveillance Continued from Page 5 had no knowledge of any Circuit to overturn the dis- electronic surveillance of missal of her lawsuit and Westfield Republicans to Honor Local Veteran and Volunteer Service Attkisson or her family. allow the case to proceed. After examining She said the experience The Westfield Republican Committee headquarters in Naples, Italy. Don is a Doug Lyman will receive the Volunteer Attkisson’s desktop comput- disrupted her life and the will honor local citizens and veteran for member of American Legion Post 124, Award for his enthusiasm and determi- er, the inspector general lives of her family, and also their service to others, the community Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 1847, nation in grassroots organizing. An released a “partial report” affected her professional life and the nation, at the Annual Lincoln Vietnam Veteran’s Chapter 219, and Army veteran and Eagle Scout, Doug that noted “a great deal of by making some of her sourc- Day Brunch at the East Mountain Marine Corps League, Detachment 141, decided it was time to do something and advanced computer activity” es reluctant to talk to her on Country Club at 10 AM on Saturday, which he served as Commandant for 2 get involved. Doug organized his ward not attributable to Attkisson the phone out of fear of gov- February 9th. Master of Ceremony years. Don served as Project Manager and city committee in Chicopee, and or her family, but found “no ernment eavesdropping. She Senator Don Humason will be joined by for numerous projects, including the became a delegate to the 2018 State con- evidence of intrusion” into said she also sees a more special guests and elected officials. The Eternal Light Installation and Drinking vention. Doug worked to organize and the desktop. significant reason to continue honorees are: Outstanding Community Fountain at Parker Park, the Purple promote volunteer activities in 3 coun- Attkisson is asking the 4th to pursue the lawsuit. Service, Harry Rock; Veteran Of The Heart Trail, and placement of American ties, collecting nomination signatures, Year, Don Wielgus; Youth Award, Joe flags on Memorial Day at Pine Hill standouts and events. Doug used his Tierney; and Volunteer Award, Doug Cemetery. He is a Lifetime member of skills as a photographer to obtain press Lyman of Chicopee. the Westfield Sportsmen Club and passes at events, and capture volunteers Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce “I am highly honored and very flat- Friends of the Senior Center. He is a working on the campaigns of Geoff tered to be recognized for outstanding very active member of St. Peter & St. Diehl, Jay McMahon and Marie Upcoming February Chamber Events community service. We all do what we Casimir Parish. 6 days a week, Don Angelides. February 4: February Mayor’s Coffee Hour 8–9 am. Please do because we love our community, our picks up and delivers food for the Joe Tierney is a Westfield State join us for our monthly Mayor’s Coffee Hour with Westfield city and our country. It is not about per- Westfield Food Pantry and Samaritan University student who grew up in Mayor Brian Sullivan hosted by Armbrook Village, 551 North sonal recognition. It takes a village to Inn. Don is best known by many for his Westfield in a close-knit family. Joe is Road, Westfield, MA. This event is free and open to the public. accomplish anything significant, and I constant presence at many community being recognized for his outstanding Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz.org/events or call the am very grateful for the many volunteers events as photographer for the Westfield effort to involve young people in the Chamber at 413.568.1618 to register so we may give our host a who have stepped up to help with the Evening News. In his spare time, he is political process. head count. Westfield 350 celebrations!” said Harry the owner of Wielgus Painting & Tickets are $28 per person and can be February 11: February After 5 Connection, 5-7 pm, hosted by Rock. Decorating and volunteer at the Westfield ordered by February 4th by emailing: Pair A Dice Clean, LLC, 31 St. Jacques Avenue, Agawam, MA Don Wielgus, a Marine who served as Homeless Cat Project Animal Shelter; [email protected], phone: 860-604- 01001. Chamber members are free, $15 for non-members (cash/ Squad leader of a Flame Thrower Unit, organizing and visiting nursing homes, 5264, or mail: Westfield Republican credit paid at the door.) Refreshments will be served. 50/50 Raffle served in Cuba during the Cuban Missile hospitals, shut-ins at Easter and Soldiers Committee PO Box 1301 Westfield, MA to benefit our Chamber Scholarship Fund. Bring your business cards and make connections! Sign up online at www.westfieldbiz. Crisis in 1962 and as an Orderly to US Home. Has been known to fill in for 01086. org/events. For sponsorships or more information, please call the Navy Admiral James Russell at NATO Santa Claus on his day off. chamber at 413.568.1618. 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2017 Try a classic French soup Business 2018 Business industry industry & Business Journal& celebrating seasonal vegetables Journal Westfield, Southwick and Surrounding Hilltowns Westfield, Southwick and Surrounding Hilltowns By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Pistou: Highlighting the fresh flavors of Provencal 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves & cuisine, soupe au pistou is a classic French 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (½ cup) soup composed of seasonal vegetables, 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil creamy white beans and fragrant herbs. 1 garlic clove, minced Celebrating colorful, early-summer pro- Soup: Industry duce, this soup needed to be chock-full of 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil vegetables and simple to prepare. Leeks, 1 leek, white and light green parts only,

A Product of The Westfield News Group A Product of The Westfield News Group green beans, and zucchini all made the cut; halved lengthwise, sliced ½ inch thick, and Photo Courtesy of Richard Cowles Photography we liked their summery flavors and varying washed thoroughly shades of green. 1 celery rib, cut into 1/2-inch pieces Journal 2019 Traditional recipes use water for the base, 1 carrot, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick but supplementing the water with vegetable Salt and pepper broth promised a more rounded, flavorful 2 garlic cloves, minced base; we cooked orecchiette directly in the 3 cups vegetable broth A Business magazine showcasing the economic broth so that the starch from the pasta would 3 cups water give it more body. 1/2 cup orecchiette and Industry leaders of greater Westfield. Canned white beans tasted great and were 8 ounces haricots verts, trimmed and cut far more convenient than long-soaking dried into 1/2-inch lengths beans. This soup is always served with a dol- 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini or navy beans, space DeaDline: Don’t miss being incluDeD lop of pistou, France’s answer to pesto, and to rinsed in this commemorative make ours we simply whirled basil, Parmesan, 1 small zucchini, halved lengthwise, seed- FebruArY 7, 2019 olive oil, and garlic in a food processor. ed, and cut into 1/4-inch pieces Publication Issued eDition to celebrate If you cannot find haricots verts (thin green 1 large tomato, cored, seeded, and chopped westfielD’s 350th anniversary! beans), substitute regular green beans and For the pistou: Process all ingredients in March 25, 2019 cook them for an extra minute or two. You food processor until smooth, about 15 sec- can substitute small shells or ditalini for the onds, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. To be a part of this Contact us TODAY orecchiette (the cooking times may vary (Pistou can be refrigerated for up to 4 hours.) slightly). Serve with crusty bread. For the soup: Heat oil in Dutch oven over 413-562-4181 ext. 118 medium heat until shimmering. Add leek, [email protected] PROVENCAL celery, carrot, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook VEGETABLE SOUP until vegetables are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 Servings: 6 Start to finish: 45 minutes See Classic French, Page 7 THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 - PAGE 7 A cookie in a skillet? Sure, you’re skeptical. But try it tonight By AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN A cookie in a skillet? We admit this Internet phenom made us skeptical — until we tried it. Unlike making a traditional batch of cookies, this treatment doesn’t require scooping, baking and cooling multiple sheets of treats; the whole thing bakes at once in a single skillet. Plus, the hot bottom and tall sides of a well-seasoned cast-iron pan create a great crust on the cookie. And this treat can go straight from the oven to the table for a fun, hands-on dessert — or you can slice it and serve it like a tart for a more elegant presentation. What’s not to like? We cut back on butter and chocolate chips from our usual cookie dough recipe to ensure that the skillet cookie remained crisp on the edges and baked through in the mid- dle while staying perfectly chewy. We also increased the baking time to accommodate the giant size, but otherwise this recipe was simpler and faster than baking regular cookies. Top with ice cream for an This 2012 photo provided by Katie Workman shows people accessing a taco bar set up at a home in New York. A taco bar extra-decadent treat. or spread is a great interactive way to feed a crowd for the Super Bowl. (Todd Coleman/Katie Workman via AP) CHOCOLATE CHIP SKILLET COOKIE Consider a taco bar for Super Servings: 8 Start to finish: 1 hour 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Bowl entertaining; some tips 12 tablespoons unsalted butter By KATIE WORKMAN would fill their plates: first, the plates themselves, then the 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces) dark brown sugar Associated Press shells, fillings and toppings. If there are side dishes like salad 1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar Every year, I host a Super Bowl viewing party, and though or rice, end the buffet with those. Put napkins and forks at the 2 teaspoons vanilla extract our numbers fluctuate, suffice it to say the crowd is always end for guests to grab as they head for their seats. 1 teaspoon salt ready to eat, especially now that it includes a handful of teen- 1 large egg plus 1 large yolk age boys. AND SPEAKING OF SEATS... 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips I pick a menu that allows for different appetites, the possibil- Make sure there’s one for everyone with a view of the TV. Adjust oven rack to upper-middle position and heat oven ity of last-minute guests, and the welcome chance of leftovers You might want to set up a card table and some folding chairs. for dinners later in the week. to 375 F. Whisk flour and baking soda together in bowl. Soft pillows for floor seating are also fine. Melt 9 tablespoons butter in 12-inch cast-iron skillet over This year, my menu features tacos: a taco bar to be specific. Use your coffee table, says Mary Giuliani, founder of Mary People can help themselves and customize their tacos. And medium heat. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until Giuliani Catering and Events and co-host of Easy Entertaining butter is dark golden brown and has nutty aroma, about 5 once I’ve got the components laid out, I just have to glance on Bluprint.com. “I’m a big fan of covering my coffee table over from time to time to see if the toppings need replenishing minutes. Transfer browned butter to large bowl and stir in with ‘Snactivities’” — foods that are fun and interactive — remaining 3 tablespoons butter until melted. Whisk in or the fillings need a quick warmup in the microwave. “during any type of game watching,” she says. Guidelines for planning a taco party of your own: brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and salt until incor- DRINKS porated. Whisk in egg and yolk until smooth with no lumps, SHELLS/WRAPPERS about 30 seconds. The drink most commonly associated with the Super Bowl Let mixture stand for 3 minutes, then whisk for 30 sec- Offer a combination of hard and soft shells to mix and is, of course, beer. If you’ve got a beer crowd, include some onds. Repeat process of resting and whisking 2 more times match. The soft tortillas can be corn, flour or a mix. Before the new choices along with the classics, and don’t be shy about until mixture is thick, smooth, and shiny. Using rubber party, heat the tortillas for 30 to 60 seconds on each side in a telling your guests to bring a six-pack of their favorite brew. spatula stir in flour mixture until just combined, about 1 dry skillet, until browned in spots, which brings out their fla- Giuliani recommends making beer cocktails like a Beergarita minute. Stir in chocolate chips. vor. Heat hard shells in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for about (beer with a splash of tequila and fresh lime juice) or Beerbon Wipe skillet clean with paper towels. Transfer dough to seven minutes, until they smell toasty. The tortillas and shells (your favorite beer with a splash of your favorite bourbon.) now-empty skillet and press into even layer with spatula. don’t have to be hot when you serve them, but you can keep Also provide plenty of nonalcoholic options: flavored selt- Bake until cookie is golden brown and edges are set, about them warm by heating them (tortillas in the microwave, shells zers, fun sodas, cold or mulled cider, hot cocoa and of course 20 minutes, rotating skillet halfway through baking. Using in the oven) shortly before serving, and then throwing a clean plenty of regular old water. If you have a house team you’re potholders, transfer skillet to wire rack and let cookie cool dishtowel over them to keep them warm. rooting for, make or create a pitcher mocktail (booze-free for 30 minutes. Slice cookie into wedges and serve. FILLINGS punch of some sort) and name it after the team. ——— Nutrition information per serving: 488 calories; 222 Offering at least two fillings makes a taco bar feel special. ACTIVITIES calories from fat; 25 g fat (15 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); Go for one ground meat, like beef or turkey, and then maybe a Before the game or at halftime, provide a football and urge 96 mg cholesterol; 384 mg sodium; 65 g carbohydrate; 2 g shredded meat filling, like pulled chicken or pork. I also rec- people to get their own game on, if you have the space. Some fiber; 42 g sugar; 5 g protein. ommend a pot of thick, seasoned black or pinto beans, which guests might be happy just stretching during the halftime show ——— guests can spoon onto a taco or the side of the plate; the beans and watching Maroon 5, but Giuliani encourages guests to For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and prod- also can be the protein in a vegetarian taco. Make fillings ahead “shake it with the performers” in a halftime dance party. uct reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com. of time and re-warm them before serving. You can serve them There are many simple games you can offer up during com- Find more recipes like Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie in in a warming dish, periodically reheat them in the microwave, mercial breaks or the game itself. Raise a glass (it doesn’t have ”The Perfect Cookie .” or have a backup dish of each and replenish. to be boozy) or stand up whenever a certain word is said, for ——— example “penalty” or “halfback,” or print up Super Bowl trivia America’s Test Kitchen provided this article to The TOPPINGS cards and give pop quizzes. Offer prizes. Associated Press. Here’s where the fun starts. You’ll of course want the clas- Or have people fill out a form guessing how the game will sics: salsa or pico de gallo, shredded crisp lettuce, avocado or unfold — completion percentages for each quarterback, total guacamole, cilantro leaves, onions, sour cream and cheese. passing yards, Super Bowl MVP and of course final score. Also Cheeses can include shredded cheddar, Monterey Jack, Pepper guess which will be the first ad to play once the game begins. Jack or crumbed quesos. And then keep going! Sliced jalapenos (fresh or pickled), PRE-THINKING CLEANUP sliced olives, slivered radishes, other kinds of salsa, sliced scal- If you go for disposable plates, cups and utensils, stick with lions, shredded kale, sautéed mushrooms, thinly sliced cab- paper (especially recycled paper products), bamboo and other bage, sautéed onions and peppers, fried shallots, fermented biodegradable materials. Don’t skimp on the plates’ thickness pickly things (lots of interesting choices in the refrigerated though: Tacos can be messy, and thin plates can get soggy. section of the supermarket; Bao makes some cool varieties.) Chinet plates, for instance, are compostable and heavy. Ariel Fox, concept executive chef at Dos Caminos restau- Make a waste basket visible for garbage. rants in New York, suggests adding chopped cooked bacon to And consider rolling up those rugs. Salsa isn’t the easiest the guacamole for a smoky twist, and blending charred jala- thing to scrub out of a carpet. peno, pureed avocado and lime juice into your sour cream for ——— a sophisticated crema topping. Katie Workman has written two cookbooks focused on easy, Have fun and be creative (and enlist the kids!). family-friendly cooking, “Dinner Solved!” and “The Mom 100 Cookbook.” She blogs at http://www.themom100.com/about- SETTING UP THE TACO BAR katie-workman. She can be reached at Katie@themom100. 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This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in Classic French January 2019 shows a Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie in Continued from Page 6 Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook “The seconds. Stir in broth and water and Perfect Cookie.” (Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s Test Kitchen via bring to simmer. AP) Stir in pasta and simmer until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in hari- cots verts and simmer until bright green but still crunchy, about 3 minutes. Stir in cannellini beans, zucchini, and toma- to and simmer until pasta and vegeta- bles are tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve, topping individual portions with pistou. ——— Nutrition information per serving: 288 calories; 153 calories from fat; 17 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 4 mg cholesterol; 396 mg sodium; 27 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 8 g protein. ——— For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com. This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in January 2019 shows Find more recipes like Provencal Provencal Vegetable Soup in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cook- Vegetable Soup in ”Complete book “Complete Mediterranean.” (Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP) Mediterranean .” PAGE 8 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Review: ‘Cats’ at The Bushnell By Mark G. Auerbach Correspondent Cats launched its national tour last week, and Hartford’s Bushnell is the second stop on a year- long odyssey for this musical story about a sing- ing and dancing pack of felines who sing music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and dance Andy Blankenbuehler’s recreation of Gillian Lynne’s choreography nonstop. Cats is designed to perfectiion, staged and choreographed with finesse, and the ensemble performs the exuberant choreography sensation- ally. The Jellicle Ball, which ends the first act, is a song and dance triumph, brilliantly staged by Andy Blankenbuehler, as inspired by the late Gillian Lynne. The entire company, performing in elite syncopation, were fabulous, and nothing else could really top that ten minute spectacle of art and athleticism, other than Keri Renee Fuller’s The company of Cats. (Photo by Matthew sublime interpretation of Cats’ signature tune, Murphy) Memory. As area audiences recover from the nonstop story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the The company of Cats. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) buzz of Hamilton, which created a social media night they make what is known as “the Jellicle frenzy and packed houses wherever it goes, choice” and decide which cat will ascend to the The Bushnell presents Cats. Music by worked for arts organizations and reported on memory reminds us that Cats caused the same Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Andrew Lloyd Webber; Based on “Old theatre for newspapers and radio. Mark pro- frenzy in the days before social media, when it I wasn’t much of a Cats fan then. It didn’t live Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T.S. duces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/ crossed the Atlantic in 1982, to become a Tony up to the hype, and although it had incredible sets Eliot; Lyrics by T.S. Eliot; Additional lyrics WSKB Radio. Award winner and Broadways fourth longest and costumes, and some top-notch staging of the for “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” and running musical. scene surrounding “Memory”. But, I’ve been “Memory” by Trevor Nunn; Additional lyr- I was living in New York then, and remember away from it for a long time, and I was hoping to ics for “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” by the cats eyes logo looking down on Times Square get a glimpse of super-talented Westfield, MA Richard Stilgoe; Music orchestrated by or the Winter Garden Theatre, Cats logos every- actor Nick Burrage, who is covering six different Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Cullen; where from taxi cabs to subway stations to Metro roles in the tour, and serves as dance captain. He Musical Director: Eric Kang. Directed by North. The London cast album played on radio did not perform opening night. Trevor Nunn; Choreographed by Andy everywhere, and this one song, “Memory” , The blend of design and the performances . Blankenbuehler; Based on the original chore- recorded by Barbra Streisand played every- changed my mind about Cats. It’s aged well, and ography by Gillian Lynne.Scenic Design by where. There were the Tony Awards for Best this tour is vibrant on every level. Director Trevor John Napier; Costume Design by John Musical, Book of a Musical, and Score. Nunn has tweaked the show, all for the best. Cats Napier; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; For those who missed Cats during its almost runs through Sunday, February 3. For those who Sound Design by Mick Potter. Through two decade Broadway run and multiple tours, or have never seen a stage version, a visit to The February 3 at The Bushnell, Hartford, CT. who haven’t seen the video, Cats is a sung- Bushnell will give you the opportunity to under- 860-987-5900 or www.bushnell.org. through musical composed by Andrew Lloyd stand why Cats is landmark. For those on a ——— Webber, based on Old Possum’s Book of repeat visit, let the memory live again. Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American The company of Cats. (Photo by Matthew Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. The musical tells the ——— University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s Murphy)

Schools Match Wits Continued from Page 1 other in a fun, but com- petitive game of academic performance. The competi- tion is open to both public and private high schools throughout western New England. Each season, up to 50 schools go head-to-head in qualifying matches to see which team can earn the greatest number of points. The eight highest-scoring Lawrence Zabielski, a Certified Personal Accountant runs teams of the season then his business at 65 Broad Street in Westfield. (Photo by Peter compete in playoff matches Currier) to determine the season’s champion, which is then awarded the coveted New Tax Laws Collamore Cup, named for Continued from Page 1 the show’s creator. Quiz shows like ASMW One of the biggest problems people may run into, accord- represent an original type of ing to Zabielski, is the area of the taxes that they previously “reality television.” The Southwick Regional School As Schools Match Wits team is pictured on the set of the deducted. There are three numbers taxpayers should focus on Everyday people play a weekly WGBY television show. The Southwick Regional team consists of, Juniors Jennifer for this case: the state income tax, the car excise tax, and the game testing their everyday Motsko and Gabriela Peterson and Seniors Jacqueline Seddon and Valeria Salva with real estate tax. These three taxes used to be able to be deduct- knowledge — and viewers Sophmore Alejandra Salva as an alternate. (Photo courtesy WGBY) ed individually. Now, according to Zabielski, the total deduc- love to play along. As tions for all three items combined cannot exceed $10,000. Schools Match Wits adds a Westfield State University Broadcast weekly during Massachusetts and “That is going to hurt a lot of people,” said Zabielski, “if unique characteristic: local facilities, students in the the school year on WGBY, Connecticut state high school you take the average homeowner in Westfield a lot of them teen contestants from area Department of questions for As Schools curriculum guidelines. are paying more than $6,000 in real estate taxes.” high schools. Communications serve as the Match Wits are written by WSU’s Mark St. Jean of the He did clarify that if one owns rental property, they can ASMW is a collaborative production crew. WGBY sup- longtime ASMW writer and Department of deduct 100 percent of the real estate tax from those proper- production of WGBY and plies the professional produc- judge Dr. Todd Rovelli along Communication and WGBY’s ties. Westfield State University er, broadcast, marketing, and with WSU faculty and stu- Tony Dunne serve as execu- For medical deductions, the policy used to be that one (WSU). Produced using technical support. dents in accordance with tive producers. could only deduct their medical expenses if they exceeded 10 percent of their gross income. Under the new bill, that num- ber is lowered to 7.5 percent. If one’s gross income is $50,000, they can now deduct their medical expenses if they exceed $3,750 rather than $5,000 like it was before. Westfield Open event at Sunnyside Road “It’s very difficult for me when somebody comes in here and asks how I think they’re going to make out,” said Zabielski, “until I do it, I have no idea because there are so Farmers’ Gallery supports North Pond many things that are changing.” An Open Gallery/Studio will be held at Sunnyside Road Gallery monthly on the second He noted that in his four-decade long career, this year has Saturday of the month from 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery features paintings by award winning made him spend the most time researching the new changes. Market Southwick artist Carolyn Avery who works in oils, acrylics and watercolors in many sizes Zabielski also spoke at length about the child tax credit. He from small to ones that would enhance a large space. Many of the works show local scenes, said that if one has a child that will be under the age of 17 by Winter while others are of seascapes done while Avery showed in an Ogunquit, Maine gallery. Her December 31st of the year in question, the parent is eligible love of horses and flowers is portrayed in many paintings. Come and meet the artist and other for a tax credit of up to $2,000 per child. art lovers and enjoy refreshments while you browse. Other times and dates are available by Zabielski emphasized that the new law and policies are Markets calling 413-569-0384. The gallery is at 52 Sunnyside Road, Southwick. Twenty percent of all even confusing for people like him who embroil themselves The Westfield Farmers’ sales will benefit the Save North Pond fund. in tax law for a living. Market will hold three indoor “In my opinion I think they passed this law way too fast Winter Markets. Location is without thinking about the ramifications,” he said, “but until the Church of the Atonement, we get into doing a lot of returns will we see how they make 36 Court Street. The dates are WHIP CITY TRAVELERS out.” Saturday, February 9. The Wed, Feb 6, MGM, $15.00 One of the worst parts of the law, in Zabielski’s opinion, hours are 10 am to 3 pm. A Wed, March 6, Mohegan, $25.00 are the effects it may have on charitable donations and non- great place to get some of your May 21 THE CARPENTERS REMEMBERED, Chez Josef, self drive, $60, limited seat- profits. Due to the limits on what can be deducted, people Holiday shopping done! ing—will go fast. may not be able to claim a donation to charity on their taxes As we have had all summer, All day trips paid upon reservation. For tickets or more information on any trip, please stop and will not receive the deduction for it. Of course, this could we feature 25 to 30 local ven- by and see us at the Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, 413-562-6435, Mon, Wed, and Fri 9-12. lead to fewer individuals giving donations to charities or non- dors and crafters selling all profits. sorts of fresh produce and Lawrence added that there may be confusion over lines of other products. There will also Savers Fundraiser for credit interest on one’s house. He said that one can only be live music, thanks to a grant deduct the interest if the funds are used for improving an from the Westfield Cultural already existing home. Council. SNAP and HIP bene- AHG/TL Troops “Other than that, it is theoretically not deductible,” said fits are accepted, and we will Do you feel the need to start fresh after the holidays? Are you Zabielski. match up to $5.00 when SNAP addicted to Marie Kondo’s “Tidying Up” on Netflix? Out with It is important to note that the capital gains rates were not tokens are purchased at the the old and donate! American Heritage Girls Troop 7777 and changed from the previous tax policy. Market Table. We now accept Trail Life USA Troop 0001 would like to invite you to donate Another important area of the bill is the education deduc- all major credit cards. clothes, shoes, towels, sheets, curtains, purses, accessories, soft tion for college students. For the first four years of college, a Attention vendors. Please items, etc., in sellable condition to our fundraising efforts with student’s parent can receive a tax credit of up to $2,500 per contact us if you have an inter- Savers in West Springfield. Collection will be February 3, 2019 1-4 at Word of Grace Church located at 848 North Road student. The student should receive a 10-98T form which will est in participating at the Westfield. Money raised will help purchase banners for the disclose the amount of tuition paid by the student during the Market. For more information Troops to march in the upcoming Westfield parades. Our goal is year in question. The credit does not apply to room and board and vendor applications please 200 lawn and leaf size bags. Home pickup may be arranged. Visit charges. visit our web page at www. our Facebook event page for a list of accepted items: https:// “I tried hard to highlight those major changes,” said westfieldfarmersmarket.net or www.facebook.com/events/744185579301018/?ti=icl. For more Zabielski, “hopefully people can take a great deal out of this call 562-5431 x101. E-mail: information, please contact Amy Williams at (413) 685-5207 or and familiarize themselves with the changes.” farmersmarketwestfield@ [email protected]. gmail.com. Ext. 103 THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 - PAGE 9 SPORTS Finally, Owls get it

PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The truth of the matter has finally begun to sink in. Junior goaltender Thierry Messervier (Montreal, Quebec) made 52 saves against his former team, as Westfield State defeated Plymouth State for the first time in 6 years, 3-1 in MASCAC play Saturday night at Hanover rink in Plymouth. Winnipeg Jets left wing Kyle Connor (81) beats Boston Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak for the only goal For the Owls, the win St. Mary’s Jessica Crosby makes the jump during a shootout following an overtime period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. marked the first victory hook for two against Hampden Charter Connor also scored two goals in the third period, as the Jets defeated the Bruins 4-3. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) against Plymouth State School of Science Jan. 21 at Westfield since January 31, 2013 and Intermediate School. (File Photo by Bill Deren) only the second win ever at Hanover arena; the first coming back on March 1, Connor scores twice, adds shootout 2011. Westfield State took the Crosby lead early again 6:42 into winner as Jets top Bruins the first period when fresh- By DOUG ALDEN in the shootout. “I’ll definitely take a goal and an assist, and Marchand man Paul Frys (Portland, Associated Press some credit, but I’m not the only assisted on all three goals for Ore.) entered the zone with nets ‘MVP’ BOSTON (AP) — A pair of one out there and I think everyone Boston in its first game in 10 days. speed on the nearside and Connors helped the Winnipeg Jets out there did their part.” “We just had some breakdowns,” fired a shot that Morelli avoid their first three-game losing Josh Morrissey also scored for coach Bruce Cassidy said. “You’ve tipped off the far side post. streak of the season. the Jets and Mark Scheifele had got to be careful you don’t beat The rebound sat just out- honors Kyle Connor scored back-to- two assists as Winnipeg rebounded yourself and I think there was a side the crease and junior By Chris Putz back goals 34 seconds apart in the from a 3-1 loss Monday night at little bit of that tonight — no disre- Pearce Vance (Berkley, Staff Writer third period and delivered the only Philadelphia following a nine-day spect to Winnipeg. They’re one of Mich.) poked it home for a St. Mary’s Jessica Crosby scored a game- goal in a shootout as the Jets rallied layoff that encompassed the All- the best teams in the National 1-0 Owl lead. high 14 points to fuel the Saints’ girls basket- behind goalie Connor Hellebuyck Star break. Hockey League, but I think some The Owls doubled the ball team’s recent thrilling 33-32 win over to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on “It’s always tough coming off a of it was self-inflicted and the good lead on a power play goal Hampden Charter School of Science, and a Tuesday night. break, no matter how much you put teams don’t do that.” in the final minute of the 6-3 record. Hellebuyck stopped 36 shots, into it and stay in shape. Nothing’s Cassidy was particularly upset stanza when senior Aaron That effort and a strong online presence by shutting out the Bruins in the five- like game shape,” Connor said. “I about a sloppy line change that Clancy (Quincy, Mass.) her teammates, family, friends, and fans gar- minute overtime and all three think as the game got on, we start- allowed Connor to get free for a cleaned up the rebound nered her a whopping 83 percent vote in our rounds of the tiebreaker. ed to get our legs under us and just quick breakaway after a turnover from a wrist shot from the latest Westfield News High School MVP of “I had a couple lucky ones got back to the way we play hock- in the neutral zone. He beat point to make it 2-0 the Week Facebook poll. tonight. I will say that,” said ey.” Jaroslav Halak to tie it at 2-all 4:27 Westfield. Congratulations and good luck to the Hellebuyck, who stopped Brad Patrice Bergeron scored twice Saints in their postseason quest! Marchand on Boston’s final chance for the Bruins. David Pastrnak had See Bruins, Page 11 See Owls, Page 11

Matthew Slater Gurley says he taught Michel carries proud to ‘run and catch’ at Georgia By CHARLES ODUM Associated Press family football ATLANTA (AP) — Todd Gurley says he often communicated with two other former Georgia running backs, Sony Michel and Nick Chubb, dur- ing the 2018 season. tradition Now that Gurley and Michel are having a Super Bowl reunion as the By BARRY WILNER leading rushers for the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots, Associated Press respectively, that conversation is on hold. Gurley says he’s trying to avoid ATLANTA (AP) — Matthew Slater is talking with Michel, his 2014 Georgia teammate, this week. more than halfway to his father’s lon- At least not directly. gevity as an NFL player. He doesn’t Surrounded by reporters on Tuesday, Gurley took a few good-natured plan to equal it. verbal jabs at Michel. The star special teamer of the New “I remember when he first came in, he couldn’t run and catch,” Gurley England Patriots just completed his 11th said of Michel’s freshman season at Georgia. “I had to teach him how to pro season, and he’s at his fifth Super New England Patriots’ Matthew Slater speaks with members of the do all that stuff.” Bowl, with two wins. In his dad Jackie’s media during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, ahead of the Gurley taught Michel? 20-season NFL career, he made one NFL Super Bowl 53 football game against Los Angeles Rams in “Yeah, I did,” he said. “Hopefully everything I taught him, he doesn’t Super Bowl — coincidentally, with the Atlanta. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) do it and he just plays like he used to play before I taught him everything.” Rams in 1980 — and lost to Pittsburgh. Michel on Monday described Gurley as a “big brother” at Georgia and “That’s a long time to do anything,” Matthew and his brother played to Jackie’s offensive tackle mea- said “it’s pretty cool” the two will share the spotlight on Sunday. Matthew Slater said Tuesday. As for the plenty of sports, and guess who surements. Because Jackie was “It’s just more amazing that it’s the Super Bowl,” Michel said. New England kick coverage ace lasting usually was the coach. Yep, unfamiliar with the kind of skills “We played on the same team, and I’ve seen him grow throughout the so long, he added with a laugh: Jackie. his son possessed, he turned to years. He worked for everything he got, and I’m excited for him.” “Absolutely not.” “Sports have always been a big teammates Ron Brown — a 1984 Michel and Cleveland’s Nick Chubb had productive rookie seasons to Of course, when your team becomes part of my life and have so many Olympic champion speedster, join Gurley in the league and strengthen Georgia’s bragging rights to be a regular visitor to the Super Bowl, it life lessons from being on a team, who played wideout and returned the nation’s “RBU” — the top school for running backs. It’s been a much- lengthens the season by more than a and the disciplines of preparing to kicks — and outstanding corner- repeated claim since Herschel Walker won the Heisman Trophy for the month. No one in the NFL would want compete and how you compete, back LeRoy Irvin. Brown refined Bulldogs in 1982 and was followed by such backs as Garrison Hearst, to pass on that, but in reality Slater has and having teammates around Matthew’s technique and speed, Rodney Hampton, Robert Edwards and Knowshon Moreno. played nearly 12 seasons, making All- you. I thought they were good les- and Irvin worked with him on Gurley said Georgia has been RBU “since I left.” Chubb, Michel, Elijah Pro in 2016 and being voted to seven sons to learn,” Jackie Slater said. back-pedaling and breaks for Holyfield and D’Andre Swift have had 1,000-yard seasons. Holyfield, the Pro Bowls. “I discouraged them to play receivers. son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, is entering this year’s Not bad for someone whose Hall of football. I didn’t think (Matthew) “Things I was not familiar NFL draft as a junior. Fame father didn’t necessarily want would be big enough to play foot- with,” says Jackie, who recalled Asked what makes Georgia different than other schools with more than Matthew to play football. ball. I coached in basketball, soc- watching Matthew leave every- one NFL running back, Gurley said “because we’re playing in the Super “He felt that way for two reasons,” cer, track and field, even some one behind in a 100-meter race, Bowl and nobody else is.” Matthew Slater says. “First, he didn’t flag football. I didn’t see football only to have Brown say “he did Each running back has help. want me to feel the pressure of living up as something that he would excel. everything wrong. The Rams boast a one-two punch with Gurley and C.J. Anderson. to his name. He thought the expecta- But when he played flag, he had “I knew I needed to get out of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady also can give the ball to James White and tions could be unfair. good speed and he caught the ball the way.” Rex Burkhead. “He also wanted me to avoid injury. and ran well.” Not really. Matthew, now 33, Patriots center David Andrews, another former Georgia player, said he He knew the toll it takes on you physi- Matthew kept improving in cally.” high school and grew, though not See Slater, Page 11 See Michel, Page 11

H.S. Winter Sports RESULTS/STANDINGS

BOYS ICE HOCKEY BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS SWIMMING Westfield 7-4-1 Westfield 2-11 Westfield 8-2 Southwick 0-10-1 Westfield Technical Academy 4-5 St. Mary 1-11 WRESTLING GIRLS BASKETBALL Southwick 7-6 Westfield 7-1 Westfield 6-7 Gateway 0-6 Southwick 0-2* Westfield Technical Academy 0-11 Gateway 1-0* St. Mary 6-4 GIRLS SWIMMING Southwick 6-5 Westfield 8-2 GIRLS ICE HOCKEY Gateway 6-3 Longmeadow-Westfield 2-2*

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Winter Sports Schedules

WESTFIELD WESTFIELD ST. MARY’S SOUTHWICK GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL -TOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL ACADEMY -GRANVILLE

Tues., Jan. 29 Tues., Jan. 29 Tues., Jan. 29 Tues., Jan. 29 Tues., Jan. 29 BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – PVIAC Race JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Gateway, PPD. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – SKIING @ PVIAC Race #5, SKIING @ PVIAC Race #5, Berkshire PVIAC Race #5, Berkshire East, #5, Berkshire East, PPD. BOYS HOOPS vs. Gateway, PPD. Berkshire East, PPD. East, PPD. PPD. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Westfield Technical GIRLS HOOPS vs. Monson, JV BOYS HOOPS @ Ludlow, Wed., Jan. 30 Wed., Jan. 30 Academy, PPD. No Sports Scheduled Westfield Intermediate School PPD. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Commerce, (Southampton Road), PPD. BOYS HOOPS @ Ludlow, PPD. BOYS HOOPS @ Westfield Technical 5:30 p.m. Academy, PPD. Thurs., Jan. 31 BOYS HOOPS @ Commerce, 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 30 GIRLS HOOPS @ Hampden Charter Wed., Jan. 30 BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. West JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin Wed., Jan. 30 School of Science, Dunbar Community WRESTLING vs. Hampden Springfield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 7 Tech, South Middle School, 5:30 WRESTLING @ Pathfinder, 7 p.m. Center, 6 p.m. p.m. Charter School of Science, 7 p.m. p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin WRESTLING @ Longmeadow, 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 1 Tech, South Middle School, 7 Thurs., Jan. 31 JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Duggan p.m. Thurs., Jan. 31 SKIING @ PVIAC Race #6, Berkshire Thurs., Jan. 31 Academy, 5:30 p.m. SKIING @ PVIAC Race #6, East, 5 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – PVIAC Race BOYS HOOPS vs. Duggan Academy, Thurs., Jan. 31 Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. Commerce, 5 #6, Berkshire East, 5 p.m. 7 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – JV GIRLS HOOPS @ McCann p.m. JV GIRLS HOOPS @ Minnechaug, PVIAC Race #6, Berkshire East, Tech, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Commerce, 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 BOYS ICE HOCKEY @ Ludlow, JV BOYS HOOPS @ Westfield Technical GIRLS HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Minnechaug, 7 GIRLS HOOPS @ Pathfinder, 5:30 Voke, Westfield Intermediate Olympia (West Springfield), 6:30 p.m. p.m. School (Southampton Road), p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Westfield Technical 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ McCann Academy, 7 p.m. Fri., Feb. 1 Tues., Feb. 5 Tech, 7 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 5:30 No Sports Scheduled Fri., Feb. 1 Fri., Feb. 1 p.m. No Sports Scheduled JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Wed., Feb. 6 Fri., Feb. 1 BOYS/GIRLS INDOOR TRACK & Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ St. Mary’s, Mon., Feb. 4 JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Palmer, BOYS HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley FIELD vs. Holyoke, Smith College JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Westfield Intermediate School, 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Christian Academy, 7 p.m. (Northampton), 6:45 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ St. Mary’s, Mohawk, Westfield Intermediate BOYS/GIRLS INDOOR TRACK BOYS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 7 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School, 6:30 p.m. School (Southampton Road), 5 p.m. @ TBD, Smith College Sat., Feb. 2 (Northampton), 6:45 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2 GIRLS HOOPS @ Pioneer WRESTLING @ Southwick Duals, 9 a.m. Thurs., Feb. 7 Valley Christian Academy, BOYS HOOPS vs. Palmer, 7 BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Wachusett, GIRLS HOOPS vs. Smith Voke, 6 p.m. 6 p.m. p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 Amelia Park Ice Arena, 5 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Mohawk, Fri., Feb. 8 JV GIRLS HOOPS @ Franklin Tech, Westfield Intermediate School 5:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin Tech, (Southampton Road), 6:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2 SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ Berkshire 5:30 p.m. SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ WRESTLING – Southwick GIRLS HOOPS @ Franklin Tech, 7 p.m. East, 5 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin Tech, 7 Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Duals, 9 a.m. SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS HOOPS @ West p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Tues., Feb. 5 Minnechaug, Cyr Arena, 3 p.m. Springfield, 5:30 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – GIRLS HOOPS @ West Springfield, Mon., Feb. 11 Tues., Feb. 5 PVIAC Race #7, Berkshire East, JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, 5 p.m. 7 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m. 5 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 SKIING @ PVIAC Race #7, Berkshire Tues., Feb. 12 JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. Turners East, 5 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6 Tues., Feb. 5 No Sports Scheduled Falls, 5:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, 6:30 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – PVIAC Race JV BOYS HOOPS vs. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Turners #7, Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Westfield Technical Academy, Wed., Feb. 13 Westfield Intermediate School, Falls, 7 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6 JV BOYS HOOPS @ Sci-Tech, 5:30 JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 5 p.m. BOYS ICE HOCKEY @ Mount JV BOYS HOOPS @ Hampshire, 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Westfield Everett, Berkshire School, p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Sci-Tech, 7 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 7 Technical Academy, Westfield 7:30 p.m. WRESTLING vs. Taconic, 6 p.m. p.m. Intermediate School, 6:30 p.m. SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ BOYS HOOPS @ Hampshire, 7 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Monson, 6 p.m. Berkshire East, 5 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE

Ice Hockey Fitchburg State 7:30 Ice Hockey Thur Jan. 31 at Salem Ice Hockey Sat Feb. 23 MASCAC State 7:00 Thur Feb. 14 Quarterfinals TBD Indoor Track Fri.-Sat. Feb 1-2 WORCESTER STATE 7:35 Men’s Basketball NEICAAA Championship Reggie Lewis Indoor Track Sat Feb. 23 Center- Boston, Mass. Saturday Feb. 16 MASCAC Championship TBA Indoor Track MASCAC/Alliance Championships Women’s Basketball Saturday Feb. 2 Plymouth State- Sat Feb. 23 Wesleyan University Invitational Plymouth, NH MASCAC Championship TBA Wesleyan University- Middletown, Conn. Ice Hockey Swimming Swimming Sat Feb. 16 at Sun Feb. 24 New England Sat Feb. 2 at Western Fitchburg State 4:00 Championships at MIT Connecticut 12:00 Men’s Basketball Ice Hockey Men’s Basketball Sat Feb. 16 Tues Feb. 26 MASCAC Sat Feb. 2 WORCESTER STATE 12:00 Semifinals TBD BRIDGEWATER STATE 12:00 Women’s Basketball Indoor Track Women’s Basketball Sat Feb. 16 Saturday Mar. 2 Last Sat Feb. 2 WORCESTER STATE 2:00 Chance Qualifying Meet TBD BRIDGEWATER STATE 2:00 Ice Hockey Tue Feb. 19 PLYMOUTH Ice Hockey Men’s Basketball Wed Feb. 6 STATE 7:35 Sat Mar. 2 MASCAC FRAMINGHAM STATE 5:30 Men’s Basketball Championship TBD Women’s Basketball Tues Feb. 19 Indoor Track Wed Feb. 6 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBA Fri.-Sat. Mar. 8-9 NCAA FRAMINGHAM STATE 7:30 Women’s Basketball Division III Championships Reggie Lewis Ice Hockey Tues Feb. 19 Center, Roxbury, Mass. Thur Feb. 7 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBA FRAMINGHAM STATE 7:35 Swimming Swimming Thu Feb. 21 New England LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL Sat Feb. 9 LEC Championships at MIT - Girls’ Ice Hockey Championships 12:00 Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Thur Feb. 21 Sat., Feb. 2 Sat Feb. 9 at Salem MASCAC Semifinals TBA GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) vs. Shrewsbury, Olympia (West Springfield), 1:20 p.m. State 1:00 Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Thur Feb. 21 Sat Feb. 9 at MASCAC Semifinals TBA Fri., Feb. 8 Salem State 3:00 Swimming GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) @ Suffield, Enfield Fri Feb. 22 New England Ice Hockey Twin Rinks, 9:20 p.m. Sat Feb. 9 UMASS Championships at MIT DARTMOUTH 5:35 Indoor Track Fri.-Sat. Feb. 22-23 New Indoor Track Sat., Feb. 9 Saturday Feb. 9 Dave England Division III Finals (W) Bowdoin GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) vs. Marblehead, Hemery Invitational College- Brunswick, ME Olympia (West Springfield), 3:50 p.m. Boston University- Indoor Track Boston, Mass. Fri.-Sat. Feb. 22-23 New Men’s Basketball England Division III Finals (M) MIT – Fri., Feb. 15 Wed Feb. 13 at Cambridge, Mass. GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) @ East Catholic, Fitchburg State 5:30 Swimming Newington Arena, 8:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball Sat Feb. 23 New England Wed Feb. 13 at Championships at MIT

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Owls N AtioNAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Continued from Page 9 Matt Volonnino (Hackettstown, N.J.) found the back of the net early in the third, tipping a EASTERN CONFERENCE shot from Tim Perron (Northborough, Mass.) to cut the Owls lead to 2-1. Plymouth sent a flurry of shots at Westfield State goaltender Thierry Messervier, but he W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf came up huge down the stretch, making 52 saves total, to keep the Panthers from netting the equalizer. Milwaukee 36 13 .735 — 8-2 W-1 22-4 14-9 24-7 The loss drops Plymouth State to 10-6-3 and 7-3-2 in MASCAC play. Westfield State Toronto 37 15 .712 ½ 7-3 W-1 21-4 16-11 22-9 improves to 10-6-3 and 7-4-1 in league action and has gone 8-1-1 over its last ten games. With the win, the Owls earn their 14th and 15th points to move within one point of the Indiana 32 17 .653 4 6-4 L-2 18-7 14-10 24-8 MASCAC-leading Panthers (16) and now share second place with UMass Dartmouth. Both teams continue MASCAC play on Thursday, January 31. PSU hosts Worcester State Philadelphia 33 18 .647 4 6-4 W-1 21-5 12-13 20-13 at 6:00 p.m., while the Owls head to Salem State for a 7:00 p.m. contest. – Courtesy of Boston 31 19 .620 5½ 6-4 W-1 20-6 11-13 22-10 Westfield State University Sports Brooklyn 28 24 .538 9½ 8-2 W-1 16-11 12-13 20-13 Slater Michel Miami 24 24 .500 11½ 5-5 W-2 11-13 13-11 14-17 Continued from Page 9 Continued from Page 9 Charlotte 24 25 .490 12 5-5 W-1 17-8 7-17 18-14 credits pretty much everything he has enjoys seeing the Bulldogs’ tailback tradi- Detroit 21 28 .429 15 4-6 L-2 13-12 8-16 14-18 achieved in football to his father, who entered tion getting attention. the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. “Any publicity Georgia gets, I appreciate Washington 21 29 .420 15½ 5-5 L-2 15-9 6-20 14-18 “He made every effort to be present,” the and I like,” Andrews said. son says. “That’s what I appreciate the most: Gurley was one of the NFL’s most produc- Orlando 20 31 .392 17 3-7 L-4 12-15 8-16 14-15 He was a father first. So many young kids ... tive players this season. He led the league Atlanta 16 33 .327 20 4-6 W-1 8-13 8-20 11-23 many black kids ... I see they don’t have a pres- with 21 total touchdowns and ranked third ence like that. with 1,251 yards rushing. He also had 59 Chicago 11 40 .216 26 1-9 L-4 5-20 6-20 8-22 “Anytime I have success, certainly my dad is catches as he flourished as a runner and sharing in it. It all goes back to my dad; I receiver for the second straight year in coach New York 10 39 .204 26 0-10 L-10 4-17 6-22 6-28 wouldn’t be playing this game without him. Sean McVay’s offense . It’s pretty unique, a son being able to do some- Chubb ranked 10th with 996 yards and Cleveland 11 41 .212 26½ 3-7 W-2 6-19 5-22 9-25 thing his dad did. We are enjoying this ride Michel was 15th with 931 yards in the regu- WESTERN CONFERENCE together.” lar season. Another former Georgia player, For sure. But on Sunday, well, Jackie admits Isaiah Crowell, led the Jets in rushing fol- W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf to being a bit torn when the Rams — his team lowing four seasons with Cleveland. — take on the Patriots — Matthew’s team. Michel is the league’s top postseason Golden State 36 14 .720 — 10-0 W-11 18-6 18-8 21-10 You see, Jackie Slater still has plenty of mil- rusher with 242 yards rushing and five Denver 34 15 .694 1½ 7-3 W-3 22-4 12-11 20-10 lennium blue and new century gold running touchdowns. That includes 129 yards and through his veins. three touchdowns in a win over the Chargers. Oklahoma City 32 18 .640 4 7-3 W-6 17-7 15-11 18-14 “This is a win-win situation for me,” the Gurley had only four carries for 10 yards elder Slater notes. “If my son loses, it’s not as in the Rams’ NFC championship game win Portland 31 20 .608 5½ 7-3 W-2 21-7 10-13 17-17 if he hasn’t experienced the thrill of victory in over New Orleans. Even though he ran for Houston 29 21 .580 7 6-4 L-1 19-8 10-13 17-13 a Super Bowl, something I never did. And if he 115 yards in the Rams’ playoff win over loses, it hurts, but he has a great attitude about Dallas, the quiet showing against the Saints San Antonio 30 22 .577 7 6-4 W-3 20-7 10-15 22-15 it. It helps me live with the defeats he has. made many observers wonder if Gurley was “If the Rams win, I will be happy because I still bothered by a knee injury that caused Utah 29 22 .569 7½ 9-1 W-3 15-9 14-13 17-13 have been pulling for this team for more than him to miss the final two games of the regu- 40 years. My first hero in the game was Tom lar season. L.A. Clippers 28 23 .549 8½ 4-6 L-1 15-11 13-12 19-16 Mack, who I actually played with for three He insisted his health is not an issue. L.A. Lakers 26 25 .510 10½ 4-6 L-1 16-12 10-13 18-17 years. “I feel good,” Gurley said Tuesday. “You know, he has an unbelievable opportu- McVay predicted Gurley “is going to be a Sacramento 25 25 .500 11 5-5 L-1 14-10 11-15 14-19 nity to experience things I never did. I don’t big part” of the Super Bowl game plan. know what it is like to win the Super Bowl “I think a large part of specifically when Minnesota 24 26 .480 12 5-5 L-2 16-9 8-17 14-19 beyond the joy my son had when he won on you talk about last week’s game was the play New Orleans 23 28 .451 13½ 4-6 W-1 15-8 8-20 14-18 two occasions. That’s almost as good as me selection,” McVay said Tuesday. “I’ve got to winning, I felt.” do a much better job for Todd to get him Dallas 22 27 .449 13½ 4-6 L-1 18-7 4-20 13-19 opportunities to get going.” Memphis 20 31 .392 16½ 1-9 L-1 12-14 8-17 13-18 Bruins Phoenix 11 42 .208 26½ 1-9 L-9 7-19 4-23 7-26 Continued from Page 9 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. into the third period. Cleveland 116, Washington 113 Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Connor gave the Jets their first lead 34 seconds later on a one-timer from the slot. Scheifele and Blake Wheeler assisted. Milwaukee 115, Detroit 105 Friday’s Games Bergeron scored from the slot with 8:21 left in the third for his second of the night but Boston Oklahoma City 126, Orlando 117 Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m. couldn’t get anything else past Hellebuyck, who played college hockey just 30 miles away at Brooklyn 122, Chicago 117 the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m. “He was great,” Connor said. “It’s good when you’ve got that type of goaltender back there.” New Orleans 121, Houston 116 Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m. Pastrnak put Boston up 2-1 on a power-play goal with 1:27 remaining in the first period on San Antonio 126, Phoenix 124 Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m. a one-timer from the left point. Bergeron’s one-timer 9:49 into the game gave the Bruins a 1-0 Philadelphia 121, L.A. Lakers 105 Houston at Denver, 10 p.m. lead. Winnipeg tied it with 5:27 left in the first on Morrissey’s slap shot from the blue line after Wednesday’s Games Saturday’s Games the Jets won a faceoff during a power play with Zdeno Chara serving a slashing minor. It was Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 5 p.m. only the fifth shot of the period for the Jets. Chicago at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m. Trent Frederic made his NHL debut for Boston and picked up his first career fighting major in the second period after a scrum in front of the Winnipeg net. Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Frederic and Brandon Tanev separated from the pack for a 1-on-1 bout that earned the kid a Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. standing ovation from Boston fans — including his parents, who were shown exchanging high- Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m. Dallas at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. fives in the stands as Frederic headed to the locker room. “I wasn’t really going in trying to get one tonight but it just happened,” Frederic said. Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. The fight occurred with 3:44 left in the second and less than a minute after Boston’s Keven Atlanta at Sacramento, 10 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Miller and Adam Lowry exchanged a flurry of punches at the other end. Utah at Portland, 10:30 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. NOTES: Halak started in place of Tuukka Rask, still out with a concussion from a collision with Rangers forward Filip Chytil on Jan. 19. The Bruins placed Rask on injured reserve Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Monday, retroactive to the day of the injury. ... The Bruins posted a photo on Twitter of Dallas at Detroit, 7 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Frederic, a St. Louis native, as a child posing with former Blues captain David Backes, his right Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m. Houston at Utah, 9 p.m. wing on Boston’s third line Tuesday night. UP NEXT Milwaukee at Toronto, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Jets: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Brooklyn at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Bruins: Host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

National Hockey League NHL Conference Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE

GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 49 37 10 2 76 199 140 Calgary 51 33 13 5 71 190 145 N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122 Winnipeg 50 32 16 2 66 172 140 Toronto 49 30 17 2 62 174 140 San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167 Montreal 51 28 18 5 61 154 149 Nashville 52 30 18 4 64 161 135 Boston 50 27 17 6 60 146 132 Vegas 52 29 19 4 62 157 140 Washington 50 27 17 6 60 171 162 Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142 Columbus 49 28 18 3 59 158 151 Dallas 49 24 21 4 52 126 128 Pittsburgh 49 26 17 6 58 172 152 Buffalo 49 25 18 6 56 145 148 Colorado 50 22 20 8 52 169 162 Carolina 50 24 20 6 54 140 149 Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161 N.Y. Rangers 49 21 21 7 49 139 165 Anaheim 51 21 21 9 51 120 153 Florida 48 20 20 8 48 152 170 Arizona 50 23 23 4 50 132 142 Philadelphia 50 21 23 6 48 143 170 St. Louis 49 22 22 5 49 139 149 New Jersey 49 19 23 7 45 146 167 Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163 Detroit 51 19 25 7 45 145 172 Chicago 51 18 24 9 45 156 190 Ottawa 50 19 26 5 43 156 187 Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150

* Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Monday’s Games Buffalo 5, Columbus 4 Friday’s Games Nashville at Florida, 7 p.m. New Jersey 6, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Thursday’s Games Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m. Vegas at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 1 N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Columbus at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Winnipeg 4, Boston 3, SO Buffalo at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m. PAGE 12 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

TV Sports Listings Dear Wednesday, Jan. 30 CURLING COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 12:30 a.m. (Thursday) 6:30 p.m. NBCSN — World Cup: U.S. vs. Norway, mixed dou- Annie FS1 — Marquette at Butler bles, Sweden By ANNIE LANE SEC — Ole Miss at Florida GOLF 7 p.m. 3 a.m. (Thursday) BTN — Indiana at Rutgers GOLF — European Tour Golf: Saudi International, first An Unusual Gift Request ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Miami round, Saudi Arabia Dear Annie: I just received an invitation to a wedding that ESPNU — West Virginia at Iowa State 6:30 a.m. (Thursday) I’ve been told will be lavish. The woman is in her 50s, and the man is in his 60s, and they have been together for over a decade, 8 p.m. GOLF — European Tour Golf: Saudi International, first so they have requested no gifts other than monetary contribu- CBSSN — Villanova at DePaul round, Saudi Arabia tions to their honeymoon. They have traveled extensively, ESPNEWS — Memphis at Tulsa NBA BASKETBALL including to the honeymoon destination. Is their request tacky, 8:30 p.m. 8 p.m. or am I just living in the past? -- Wondering FS1 — St. John’s at Creighton ESPN — Indiana at Washington Dear Wondering: Though asking for cash gifts toward a honeymoon fund was once considered tacky, it’s becoming SEC — Missouri at Auburn 10:30 p.m. more and more common, especially among young people. 9 p.m. ESPN — Utah at Portland Market research firm Harris Interactive found in 2018 that 72 BTN — Illinois at Minnesota NHL HOCKEY percent of millennials prefer spending money on experiences to ESPN2 — LSU at Texas A&M 8 p.m. material things. Though your friends aren’t millennials, they are ESPNU — SMU at Wichita State NBCSN — Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh at a point in life when they most likely have all the household things they need. So instead, they’ve asked friends and family to 11 p.m. SOCCER contribute toward travel, something they’re both passionate FS1 — USC at Washington 2:40 p.m. about. That seems blameless enough to me. NBCSN — Premier League: Bournemouth vs. Chelsea As for their having already been to this destination and their being financially secure, lavish weddings have a way of setting people back a bit. I’m sure they would appreciate the help swinging a vacation at the moment, even if they don’t necessar- ily need it. Dear Annie: I was a preschool teacher for 25 years. With all the terrible behaviors in the world, I’d like people to know that On The Tube babies as young as 9 months can be taught to imitate sounds and actions, so let’s have them imitate politeness. Tell children to say please. Do it every chance you get and pretty soon they will echo it. It may come out as only “peas” because kids’ tongues and mouths aren’t ready to say blends (two consonants together) Chris Cuomo’s CNN show has until a few years later. Tell them to say thank you, too -- for instance, whenever they get a cookie. Again, it may sound like “ank-oo,” but they know the meaning. Same with “excuse me.” If you bump them accidentally, say, “Excuse me.” They will imitate you. its best month against tough foes Children can learn these courtesies before age 2 and use them By DAVID BAUDER 17-year mark as the top-rated network in cable news. for a lifetime. I was a teacher of those who learned these words Associated Press Among the broadcasters, CBS won the week in prime at home and those who didn’t. Guess who started all the fights! NEW YORK (AP) — When CNN gave Chris Cuomo its 9 time, averaging 5.7 million viewers. NBC had 4.9 million, -- Make the World a Better Place p.m. ET time slot last June, there was reason to fear it could ABC had 4.6 million, Fox had 3.2 million, ION Television Dear Make the World a Better Place: It’s never too early to be a television suicide mission. had 1.44 million, Univision had 1.38 million, Telemundo had start modeling good behavior for children. Thank you for this After all, that hour is where the big dogs roam. Fox News 1.2 million and the CW had 1.1 million. letter. Channel’s Sean Hannity and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow are Fox News Channel averaged 2.36 million viewers in prime Dear Annie: This is in regard to the letter from “Stupid the top two personalities in cable television. They still are, time. MSNBC had 2.01 million, CNN had 1.34 million, TNT Senior,” who broke up with a cheater and soon after found out but Cuomo’s “Prime Time” quickly established itself as had 1.3 million and Hallmark had 1.29 million. that she has HPV. You missed an important teaching moment in CNN’s most-watched program and, with 1.64 million view- ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening news- your response. Before becoming intimate, both parties should be ers in January, is having its best month, the Nielsen company casts with an average of 9.7 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly checked for STDs and use condoms until they have agreed to be said. 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CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. interviewing. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Maddow led the 9 p.m. time slot, and all of cable news, Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast HINTS FROM HELOISE with a January nightly average of 3.25 million viewers, Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks. Bread and vinegar Nielsen said. Hannity averaged 3.04 million. ——— Dear Heloise: My family has always put It was a big week for news: Fox News Channel, MSNBC Online: VINEGAR, wine vinegar and lemon juice and CNN were the three most-watched cable networks, http://www.nielsen.com on any kind of greens. Tastes great on fish including all of entertainment. Fox News also reached the and potato chips, too. Also, I put a slice of bread on a shelf of the refrigerator to quickly remove odors. My mom always used the trick between cleanings. -- Dee B., Churubusco, Ind. 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notice of moRtGAGee's sAle of ReAl estAte By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Linda A. Jaskulski to Mortgage Elec- tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Webster Bank, dated July 28, 2003 and recor- ded in the Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds in Book 13443, Page 461, as modified by a cer- tain modification agreement dated September 1, 2014, and recorded with said Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 20376, Page 587, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, by assignment from:

Mortgage Electronic Registra- tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for Webster Bank to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, recorded on October 3, 2011, in Book No. 18940, at Page 129

Mortgage Electronic Registra- tion Systems, Inc. as nominee for Webster Bank to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, recorded on May 10, 2012, in Book No. 19252, at Page 169

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A to Bayview Loan Servicing. LLC, recorded on April 27, 2018, in Book No. 22149, at Page 339

for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the pur- pose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 PM on February 11, 2019, on the mortgaged premises loc- ated at 23 Hancock Street, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,

TO WIT: Certain real estate situated in WESTFlELD, Hampden County, Massachusetts, situated in the southwesterly corner of Han- cock and Howard Streets and bounded:

NORTHERLY on said Hancock Street;

EASTERLY on said Howard Street;

SOUTHERLY on land now or formerly of Adelaide Smith; and

WESTERLY on land now or formerly of one Potter.

Said premises are four (4) rods on Hancock Street and four and one-half (4 1/2) rods on Howard Street.

A Declaration of Homestead dated September 4, 1992 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 8165, Page 385 is hereby subordinated to this mortgage. Being the same premises con- veyed to Linda A. Jaskulski by deed of Joseph M. Jaskulski and Linda A. Jaskulski dated June 23, 1992 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 8094, Page 550.

For mortgagor's(s') title see PAGE 14 - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019 deed recorded with Hampden www.thewestfieldnews.comCounty Registry of Deeds in THE WESTFIELD NEWS Book 8094, Page 550. Legal Notices These premises will be sold and Local Legislators offer conveyed subject to and with the Legal Notices Legal Notices benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, coven- January 16, 23, 30, 2019 ants, liens or claims in the January 30, 2019 Office Hours at the nature of liens, improvements, January 30, 2019 notice of moRtGAGee's public assessments, any and all soUthwicK dePARtment sAle of ReAl estAte unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, of PUBlic woRKs Commonwealth of Westfield Senior Center water and sewer liens and any soUthwicK, Massachusetts WESTFIELD — Representative John Velis and/or his By virtue and in execution of the other municipal assessments or mAssAchUsetts Legislative Aide, Emily Swanson hold office hours at the Power of Sale contained in a liens or existing encumbrances AdVeRtisement foR Bids The Trial Court of record which are in force and Probate and Family Court Westfield Senior Center every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon. certain mortgage given by Linda A. Jaskulski to Mortgage Elec- are applicable, having priority Sealed Bids for the construction City Council President Ralph Figy is generally at the Senior over said mortgage, whether or of the “College Highway Water Hampden Probate and tronic Registration Systems, Inc. not reference to such restric- Center on the third Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to as nominee for Webster Bank, System Improvements” will be Family Court tions, easements, improve- 50 State Street noon. Please take advantage of these opportunities to meet dated July 28, 2003 and recor- ments, liens or encumbrances is received by the Southwick De- with your local Westfield legislators and ask questions, voice ded in the Hampden County Re- made in the deed. partment of Public Works, 454 Springfield, MA 01103 your opinion, or just put a face with a name. The Westfield gistry of Deeds in Book 13443, College Highway, Southwick, 413-748-7758 TERMS OF SALE: MAuntil2:00 p.m. local time on Senior Center is located at 45 Noble Street. Page 461, as modified by a cer- February 27, 2019 at which time Docket No. HD19C0006CA tain modification agreement A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified the Bids received will be pub- dated September 1, 2014, and or bank check will be required to licly opened and read. Sealed citAtion on recorded with said Hampden be paid by the purchaser at the Bids must have outer envelope Petition to chAnGe nAme Chess at the Westfield Senior Center County Registry of Deeds in time and place of sale. The bal- marked as “College Highway Book 20376, Page 587, of which ance is to be paid by certified or Water System Improvements.” In the matter of: WESTFIELD — Each Monday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m., mortgage the undersigned is the bank check at Harmon Law Of- The work consists of approxim- Tarpan Biswa a small dedicated group of Chess players gathers for one of the present holder, by assignment fices, P.C., 150 California St., ately 9,300 linear feet of water from: Newton, Massachusetts 02458, main installation with side street quietest activities at the Westfield Senior Center. Les Hutton or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, A Petition to change name of and water service connections, minor has been filed by offers Chess instruction and guidance to anyone who is inter- Mortgage Electronic Registra- Newton Highlands, Massachu- approximately 2,700 linear feet setts 02461-0389, within thirty of epoxy lining of an existing 10- ested in learning the game. No prior experience is necessary tion Systems, Inc. as nominee (30) days from the date of sale. tarpan Biswa and Chess sets are provided. Lessons are tailored to the par- for Webster Bank to JPMorgan inch cast iron water main, install- of Deed will be provided to pur- ation of a meter vault, construc- westfield, mA ticipant’s abilities and goals. Experienced players can always Chase Bank, N.A, recorded on chaser for recording upon re- ceipt in full of the purchase tion of a new pump station in- enjoy a friendly game and helpful advice. The benefits of the October 3, 2011, in Book No. cluding all utility connections, daniel Biswa 18940, at Page 129 price. The description of the of westfield, mA game are numerous. Chess helps to improve memory, concen- premises contained in said mort- and surface restoration.Bids shall be on a unit price basis. tration, logical thinking, and creativity. But most importantly, Mortgage Electronic Registra- gage shall control in the event of Requesting that the court enter a an error in this publication. All Bids for this project are sub- it’s an enjoyable way to exercise your brain! Drop in and join tion Systems, Inc. as nominee ject to the provisions of Mas- Decree changing their name(s) the group any Monday afternoon. The Westfield Senior Center for Webster Bank to JPMorgan Other terms, if any, to be an- sachusetts General Laws or to: is located at 45 Noble Street. Chase Bank, N.A, recorded on nounced at the sale. Chapter 30, Section 39M as May 10, 2012, in Book No. amended. tarpan shankar 19252, at Page 169 BAYVIEW LOAN Hearing Aid Service Offered at the SERVICING, LLC Bidding Documents may be ob- daniel shanker JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A to Present holder of said mortgage tained electronically from the Westfield Senior Center Bayview Loan Servicing. LLC, Tighe & Bond website at: By its Attorneys, IMPORTANT NOTICE recorded on April 27, 2018, in HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. WESTFIELD — Baystate Hearing Aids is at the Westfield Book No. 22149, at Page 339 http://www.tighebond.com/ Any person may appear for pur- Senior Center on the fourth Wednesday of every month from 150 California St. Projects_Out_to_Bid.php poses of objecting to the peti- tion by filing an appearance at: 10 a.m. to noon. Jeff Halls is a Board Certified Hearing for breach of the conditions of Newton, MA 02458 Prospective bidders must com- hampden Probate and family Instrument Sciences Specialist. He evaluates each participant’s said mortgage and for the pur- (617)558-0500 plete a one-time registration pro- pose of foreclosing, the same 13635 court before 10:00 a.m. on the needs on an individual basis including accurate hearing screen- cess on the website in order to return day of 02/13/2019. This ing, in-the-canal earwax inspection, hearing aid cleaning, and will be sold at Public Auction at receive log-in credentials. Bid- is NOT a hearing date, but a free minor repairs including tubing replacements. Visits are 12:00 PM on February 11, 2019, ders must log in to the website deadline by which you must file on the mortgaged premises loc- to download bidding documents approximately 15 minutes in length. The informational and January 30, 2019 a written appearance if you ob- ated at 23 Hancock Street, for the project. Bidding docu- ject to this proceeding. testing services provided at the Senior Center are free of charge Westfield, Hampden County, ments may also be examined at to those who have an appointment. Please call Agnes Fleming Commonwealth of the office of Tighe & Bond, Inc., Massachusetts, all and singular Massachusetts WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hy- at the Senior Center at 562-6435 to schedule an appointment. the premises described in said 53 Southampton Road, West- land, The Westfield Senior Center is located at 45 Noble Street. mortgage, The Trial Court field, Massachusetts between First Justice of this Court. Probate and Family Court the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, TO WIT: Date: January 16, 2019 ‘Be Aware, Be Prepared!’ Packets Available Certain real estate situated in Hampden Probate and legal holidays excluded. WESTFlELD, Hampden County, Family Court Suzanne T. Seguin, 50 State Street TOWN OF SOUTHWICK, WESTFIELD — The thought of preparing for disasters or Massachusetts, situated in the MASSACHUSETTS Register of Probate emergencies can be overwhelming. Planning is key! The southwesterly corner of Han- Springfield, MA 01103 413-748-7758 Medical Reserve Corps of Hampden County has prepared a cock and Howard Streets and family records packet to assist in the planning process. The bounded: Docket No. HD19C0013CA If you would like to run a document is extensive but simple to complete. ‘Be Aware, Be NORTHERLY on said Hancock Prepared!’ packets are available at the Westfield Senior Center, citAtion on Birthday Announcement in Street; Petition to chAnGe nAme 45 Noble Street. Once completed, the document should be kept The Westfield News contact in a clear watertight plastic bag, ready to be taken with you in EASTERLY on said Howard in the matter of: the event of a disaster if you need to evacuate your home. It is Street; molly Joanna st. Peter us at: 413-562-4181 the hope of the Medical Reserve Corps that you will never SOUTHERLY on land now or A Petition to change name of have to use the ‘Be Aware, Be Prepared!’ document. But hope Adult has been filed by is not a plan! formerly of Adelaide Smith; and molly Joanna st. Peter WESTERLY on land now or of westfield, mA formerly of one Potter. ‘Viewpoints’ Low Vision Support Group requesting that the court enter a WESTFIELD — The Westfield Senior Center’s ‘Viewpoints’ Said premises are four (4) rods Decree changing their name to: low vision support group meets on the third Tuesday of the on Hancock Street and four and one-half (4 1/2) rods on Howard molly colburn st. Peter month from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. and is open to individuals with Street. low vision and those who support them. The group is facili- imPoRtAnt notice tated by Council On Aging Activities Aide, Agnes Fleming. A Declaration of Homestead Any person may appear for Guest speakers, group discussions, solutions and strategies for dated September 4, 1992 and purposes of objecting to the petition by filing an appear- common challenges, and new friendships are just some of the recorded in the Hampden ance at: hampden Probate benefits of participation. Please call Agnes Fleming at the County Registry of Deeds in and family court before 10:00 Senior Center, 562-6435, if you would like more information. Book 8165, Page 385 is hereby a.m. on the return day of subordinated to this mortgage. 02/14/2019. this is not a The Westfield Senior Center is located at 45 Noble Street. Being the same premises con- hearing date, but a deadline veyed to Linda A. Jaskulski by by which you must file a writ- deed of Joseph M. Jaskulski and ten appearance if you object Nursing Services at the Senior Center Linda A. Jaskulski dated June to this proceeding. WESTFIELD — Nursing services are available at the 23, 1992 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of WITNESS, Westfield Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, thanks to the gener- Hon. Barbara M Hyland, Deeds in Book 8094, Page 550. osity of Baystate Noble Hospital. Mary Ellen Asher, RN, is at First Justice of this Court. the Senior Center Tuesday and Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to For mortgagor's(s') title see Date: January 17, 2019 noon and can assist older adults with blood pressure checks, deed recorded with Hampden medication review, blood glucose testing, and one-to-one County Registry of Deeds in Suzanne T. Seguin, health education. There is no charge for this service and no Book 8094, Page 550. Register of Probate advance appointments are necessary. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, coven- ants, liens or claims in the 2017 nature of liens, improvements, Business 2018 public assessments, any and all Business unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, & Business industry water and sewer liens and any industry & other municipal assessments or Journal Looking for a Westfield, Southwick and Surrounding Hilltowns liens or existing encumbrances JournalWestfield, Southwick and Surrounding Hilltowns of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or & not reference to such restric- Unique Gift?tions, easements, improve- ments, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: Industry A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified

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