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VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents $1.00 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 VOL. 88 NO. 223 Murder suspect admits to having ‘blood on his hands’ By PETER CURRIER cation in the area about the time Tkach was Thursday, to cut a piece of flesh from the Staff Writer believed to have been killed but the respond- victim’s leg and offered several explana- WESTFIELD- Vadym Misiruk, of 13 ing officers found no evidence of a distur- tions. When asked directly to explain why Madison St. in Westfield was in court bance then. he assaulted and killed Tkach, Misiruk ini- Friday morning following his arrest for an After the body was discovered, investiga- tially denied his action but then said that he apparent homicide that was discovered tors spoke with other witnesses who report- “blacked out” or “snapped” before he killed Thursday. ed that they had been in a vehicle with the him. Misiruk, 19, is accused of murdering suspect and the victim while the two were Misiruk, who was born in Ukraine, was Nazar Tkach, a 17-year-old male from having an argument in which racial slurs spotted in a vehicle on College Highway Southwick whose body was discovered were used. Tkach left the vehicle and went Thursday evening by a city detective and Thursday afternoon in Stanley Park. Misiruk into the woods at Stanley Park to retrieve was stopped in Southwick. He was arrested has a past criminal record involving several his bike and Misiruk followed him. and charged with murder. violent assaults as well a charge of indecent The witnesses reported hearing a further He was taken to Westfield District Court assault and battery. altercation from the pair in the woods Friday morning for arraignment which was His next court date was scheduled for before Misiruk returned to the vehicle with pending at press time. Oct. 4. a razor blade and blood on his hand. The arresting officers reported that they VADIM MISIRUK State Trooper Noah H. Pack reports in a While in custody, Misiruk admitted to believe Misiruk to be a flight risk and that court document that the investigation indi- police that he had been arguing with the he should be held without bail. The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School cated that Misiruk had fatally slashed victim and had followed him into the woods. Stanley Park Director Robert McKean District Superintendent Jennifer Willard said school Tkach’s throat with a razor blade Wednesday He also admitted that he had “come out of said that the park was open Friday after the counselors were available to speak with students. evening. His body was discovered near a the woods with a knife in his hand and scene was cleared. Tkach was a student at Southwick Regional School. chainlink fence that separates Stanley Park blood on his hands.” “It’s a very unfortunate situation,” said ——— from Kensington Avenue. Pack reports that Misiruk also admitted to McKean. “But the park is fully open and we Peter Currier can be reached at Witnesses had reported hearing an alter- returning to the scene the following day, want people to know the park is safe.” [email protected]. Contracts sent to Finance Committee for review By AMY PORTER discuss them,” said At-large Councilor Brent Personnel Chair Cindy C. Harris said Staff Writer B. Bean, II, who chairs the Finance sub-com- Ingraham has served the district as a teacher WESTFIELD – Eight ratified contract mittee. for 25 years, and in addition is a 27-year vet- agreements between union employees and the Ward 3 Councilor Andrew K. Surprise made eran with the National Guard. His appoint- City of Westfield were presented to the City a motion to get a legal ruling. Bean responded ment was approved unanimously. Council on Thursday, and referred to the that the Law Department would be present at Babinski asked for immediate consideration Finance sub-committee for review. the Finance meeting. of a resolution to encourage Baystate Noble to At the meeting, At-large Councilor John J. Ward 1 Councilor Mary Ann Babinski made keep Mental Health Services local and not Beltrandi, III served as president pro temp in a motion to refer the Fire Department relocate the Fowler Wing to Holyoke in a Ralph J. Figy’s absence. Supervisors Association agreement to Finance motion with Councilors Harris and Figy. Seven of the eight agreements included along with the others. The motion was amend- Babinski said several forums were held in transfers of funds from the Reserve for Future ed and voted to get a legal opinion in writing the Westfield Athenaeum sponsored by the Salary increase line item, funded at $100,000 on whether all contracts can be voted up or Mayor and state Rep. John C. Velis in the City Clerk Karen M. Fanion and John J. in the FY20 budget, after the Council reduced down by the Council. spring which brought together professionals, Beltrandi, III, president pro temp at Sept. 19 by $50,000 the original request of $150,000 “Where in the City Charter does it authorize nurses from the Fowler Wing and personnel Council meeting. (Photo by Amy Porter) from Mayor Brian P. Sullivan. the Mayor to execute contracts,” Flaherty from Westfield State University in support of The signed and ratified agreement between asked as an addendum to the motion. the program. strophic loss to the community.” The resolu- the Westfield Fire Department Supervisors In other business, social studies teacher “One professor at Westfield State said she tion passed with one abstention. Association and the city, which did not require Michael Ingraham was appointed for immedi- couldn’t imagine not having this resource in Also during public participation, Matthew a transfer of funds, was submitted to the ate consideration as a member of the Historical the community,” Babinski said, adding that it VanHeynigen spoke in support of a motion Council by the Mayor for information only Commission, replacing Kate Deviny, who serves a critical purpose to residents of made by Bean in a previous Council meeting with no action needed. resigned. During public participation, com- Westfield and outlying communities. to require CORI checks for all candidates. At-large Councilor David Flaherty was pre- mission chair Cynthia Gaylord spoke in sup- During public participation, Westfield nurse “CORI checks are required for teachers, first pared to object. “No action needed implies port of the appointment. Gail Bean also spoke in support of the Fowler responders and many others,” VanHeynigen that the Mayor wants to get this ratified. The Gaylord said that she has worked with Unit. “As a nurse and personally, I know of said, adding that given the presence that city Council can reject any (contract) for any and Ingraham for years, and that he has a keen several people who have used the Fowler councilors have in the schools, he believed it no reason at all,” Flaherty said, citing a case in interest in local history. She also said the com- Unit,” she said. Bean also said there have been to be important. the city of Methuen involving the City Council mission is very busy and sorely needed anoth- allegations of neglect about the company who “I just went through a CORI check for a and union negotiations. er member, especially with the Ghost Tours would be slated to take it over. new job,” VanHeynigen said, and requested “If people are getting paid based on con- coming up. Ingraham is the direct ninth great “I have seen private industry put profit over that Councilor Emmershy call for a public tracts we haven’t approved, we are violating grandson of one of the 13 founders of people’s care,” Bean said. hearing on the question before the end of the the law. We can’t just accept these things Westfield, Gaylord added, and said his ances- Babinski asked for a unanimous vote on the year. The motion had been referred to the blindly,” he added. tor’s stone will be featured at the Ghost Tours resolution which read in part, “Losing the Charter & Rules committee, chaired by “My plan is to put them all in Finance and this year. Fowler Wing would be a critical and cata- Emmershy. Southwick Board of Appeals reorganized By HOPE E. TREMBLAY There should be three full members longtime chairman Paul Gregoire. BOA Assistant Managing Editor and two associate members, but the members told the Select Board they SOUTHWICK – The Board of group was operating with an additional wanted to discuss the situation at its first Appeals met with the Select Board this full member for the past year. September meeting. Fox said the agenda week to hash out some concerns and “We had to reduce the number. I asked was already full and agreed to attend a confusion surrounding the BOA’s make- for a motion and Doug (Moglin) made a BOA meeting. up. motion to make some changes,” Fox At that meeting, Fox found the mem- Select Board Chairman Russell Fox said. “We did a realignment and I didn’t bers were “not comfortable taking on said Town Counsel Benjamin Coyle was think it would be a major issue.” [the chairperson] role. They felt they Southwick Select Board members Russell Fox and Douglas working on an issue that included the Members of the BOA, however, did needed Mr. Gregoire back.” Moglin. Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart and BOA and discovered there were too believe it was a major issue. The mem- Board of Appeals member William Lis discuss the makeup of many members. ber removed by the Select Board was See Southwick BOA, Page 3 the BOA. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)

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ODDS & ENDS YOUR LOCAL FORECAST Milwaukee zoo visitors get first glimpse of red panda cub

TONIGHT SUNDAY MONDAY MILWAUKEE (AP) — physiologist. They are considered to be The public is getting its first The pair had their first cub endangered due to deforesta- glimpse of new red panda cub in June of 2018, the first ever tion, poaching and trapping. at the Milwaukee County born at the zoo. That panda, Researchers estimate there Zoo. named Dr. Lily Parkinson, are fewer than 2,500 adult red Kiki made her first public went to the Nashville zoo in pandas in the wild. appearance Friday. She was April. Milwaukee County Zoo born in June to father Dash In the wild, red pandas are supervisor Katie Kuhn says Sunny. Sunny. and mother Dr. Erin Curry, found in the mountains of every birth is important so who was named after a Nepal, northern Myanmar that people can connect with 81-83 80-82 Cincinnati Zoo reproductive and central China. take steps to help the animals. Today, sunny, with a high near 82. Light and variable wind be- coming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, clear, with a low around 56. Sunday, sunny, with a high near 83. South Clear wind 3 to 8 mph. Sunday Night, partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 7 mph. Monday, a chance of showers, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Monday Night 56-57 , A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, low of 57.

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6:38 AM 6:53 PM Kiki, a red panda, is seen in the pandas' outdoor exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo Sept. 12 hours 16 Minutes 20, 2019, in Milwaukee. Kiki was born in June and is the second cub for mother, Dr. Erin SUNRISE SUNSET LENGTH OF DAY Curry and father, Dash. Red pandas are considered to be endangered due to deforestation, poaching and trapping. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Sept. 21, the 264th day of 2019. There are 101 days left in the year.

n Sept. 21, 1985, In North Korea and South In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Mar- ney that began nearly a year earlier. Ending months of Korea, family members who had been separated riage Act denying federal recognition of same-sex mar- vote-related tension, Afghanistan's election commission for decades were allowed to visit each other as riages a day after saying the law should not be used as an named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai the country's new presi- O excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against dent. both countries opened their borders in an unprecedent- ed family-reunion program. gays and lesbians. (Although never formally repealed, DoMA was effectively overturned by U.S. Supreme Court ONE YEAR AGO: ON THIS DATE: decisions in 2013 and 2015.) President Donald Trump directly challenged by name the In 1792, the French National Convention voted to abolish woman accusing his Supreme Court nominee Brett Ka- the monarchy. In 2001, Congress again opened the federal coffers to vanaugh of sexual assault, saying that if the attack on those harmed by terrorism, providing $15 billion to the Christine Blasey Ford had been as bad as she claimed, In 1893, one of America's first horseless carriages was airline industry, which was suffering mounting economic then she would have filed charges. Following reports that taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank losses since the Sept. 11 attacks. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had discussed Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, secretly recording him, Trump promised further firings to Charles. In 2008, baseball said farewell to the original Yankee get rid of what he called a "lingering stench" at the Justice Stadium as the Bronx Bombers defeated the Baltimore Department. In 1912, magician Harry Houdini first publicly performed Orioles 7-3. his "Water Torture Cell" trick at the Circus Busch in Berlin. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: In 2017, Facebook said it would provide congressional in- Author-comedian Fannie Flagg is 78. Producer Jerry In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New vestigators with the contents of 3,000 ads that had been Bruckheimer is 76. Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear England, causing widespread damage and claiming bought by a Russian agency; it had already released the is 75. Musician Don Felder is 72. Author Stephen King is some 700 lives. ads to federal authorities investigating Russian interfer- 72. Basketball Hall of Famer Artis Gilmore is 70. Actor-co- ence in the U.S. presidential election. median Bill Murray is 69. Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Dela- In 1970, "NFL Monday Night Football" made its debut on houssaye is 68. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin ABC-TV as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting TEN YEARS AGO: Rudd is 62. Movie producer-writer Ethan Coen is 62. Ac- New York Jets, 31-21. 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THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - PAGE 3 Local lawmakers, district officials applaud education bill By AMY PORTER school construction projects into the pipeline, Staff Writer sets up a three-year timeline to fully fund char- BOSTON – On Thursday, Sept. 19, a long- ter school tuition reimbursements, and expands awaited school funding reform bill that would a special education reimbursement program invest a new $1.5 billion in its public educa- known as the circuit breaker to include trans- tion system over the next seven years was portation costs. released from joint committee, and is expected School districts would be required, under to go to the Senate for a vote in a few weeks. the bill, to set targets for closing persistent The Student Opportunity Act, which was achievement gaps and make plans publicly unanimously endorsed by the Education available on how they will spend the money Committee, would increase Chapter 70 aid to targeted for English learners and low-income local schools by $1.4 billion over the next students, Lewis said. seven years, and has the potential to increase The bill also establishes a commission to to $2 billion, according to Senator Donald F. investigate the challenges facing rural schools STEFAN Humason, Jr. (R-Westfield). and tasks state officials with analyzing the CZAPOROWSKI Rep. Alice Pesich and Sen. Jason Lewis, the ways local contributions are determined in the SEN. DONALD F. SEN. ADAM G. HINDS Westfield Public Schools co-chairs of the Education Committee that has Chapter 70 formula. HUMASON JR. (D-PITTSFIELD) Superintendent been working for months to develop the legis- Sen. Adam G. Hinds, who served on the some areas increase, including regional school Reform Act of 1993, which set up the current lation, said a focus of the bill is providing Education Committee, said he was hoping that transportation, which the state originally prom- funding formula,” Humason said. resources to low-income students, according rural school funding would be added to the ised to reimburse at 100% when it encouraged “As the Superintendent of Westfield Public to State House News Service correspondent bill. “I was hoping that we could have part of small towns to regionalize, and never has. Schools, I fully support the proposed Student Katie Lannan. the funding (formula) go to rural schools, “The closer we get, the better,” he said. Opportunity Act. The state funding formula for “I think it’s fair to say that if this bill passes especially those with declining enrollment,” He also said they will be looking at where education has not been updated in over 25 into law, we will have the strongest and most Hinds said. However, he said if a commission the $1.5 billion will come from, although Sen. years so this is long overdue,” agreed WPS progressive education funding system in terms is formed, he will be fighting to identify what Leader Robert DeLeo announced that the Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski. of how we reflect the needs of low-income that formula is, rather than start over the work increased funding would not come from tax- Czaporowski said over the last 25 years, the students,” Lewis, a Winchester Democrat, that has been done over the last four years by payers, according to the State House news cost of educating special education and English said. “However, we realize that even with all the Massachusetts Rural Schools Coalition to service report. learner students skyrocketed, largely due to those changes in the increased Chapter 70 aid define the problem. Overall, Humason said the bill is a positive unfunded mandates from the state. that districts will receive, that there’s more that Hinds said that every school will benefit thing, one which local officials have been “This bill also assists districts with high we can and must do to support the needs of all from the current bill in increased circuit waiting for, due to school funding being such a populations of economically disadvantaged school districts and all students across the breaker funding for special education trans- “budget killer” for cities and towns. students, which includes almost 40% of the state, whether they are in rural districts, subur- portation, and in charter school reimburse- “I was concerned the focus would be on student body in the Westfield Public Schools. ban districts, Gateway Cities or others.” ments. urban centers out east,” he said, adding that As a point of fact, when the state increases The bill uses Group Insurance Commission “Overall, it is an incredibly big step toward some urban communities will really benefit. Chapter 70 funding to school districts, local data to estimate districts’ employee and retiree ensuring educational opportunity, and closing But he said every city and town will see property taxes do not increase because of the health care costs; increases special education opportunity gaps,” Hinds said. increased revenue, and he plans to help to con- schools. Without knowing exactly how much enrollment and cost assumptions; increases Hinds and Humason both serve on the Ways tinue to make it more equitable for all districts. more funding our district will be receiving, this funding for English language learners and dif- and Means committee, where the bill will go “This is the first chance to update education is still a move in the right direction,” ferentiates that money by grade level, with next before the Senate vote. funding and policies since the Education Czaporowski said. more for older students; and provides addi- Humason called the bill “long-awaited,” one tional money based on the percentage of low- he said has a lot of promise. He said some of income students in a district. the increases to school districts that were put It creates a “21st Century Education Trust into this year’s FY20 budget in the areas of Fund” to support schools and districts pursu- charter school reimbursement and chapter 70 ing innovative approaches to learning, increas- will nowa be funded into the future through es the Massachusetts School Building the Student Opportunity Act. Authority’s annual spending cap to allow more Humason said he still would like to see Velis notes events of the week Hello Westfield, mittee to comprise a group of This has been another legislators’ bills. This bill will eventful week. This week the provide $1.5 billion to the event ‘Cops for a Cause’ Massachusetts public school occurred at the Senior Center. system over a seven-year It was a packed sold out event time frame. This education and great how everyone came bill is set, for the time being, out to help raise money for to be voted on by the Senate the Alzheimer’s Association on Oct. 3 with a House vote promoting Alzheimer’s happening soon after. A state awareness and research. The commission, about 4 years chili that was made for the ago, discovered that the luncheon was made by the school finance formula does Officer Mark Carbonneau not take into account portions DON HUMASON with donated ingredients of the budget that drive the REP. JOHN VELIS from the Westfield Police cost of education up and that Association. It was truly without this bill, was $1 bil- tion, low-income students, FOR MAYOR amazing to witness all the lion to $2 billion below annu- and English language learn- support and community in ally what would fully fund ers. Education funding has one space for such a serious the education system. been a topic that advocacy PLEASE VOTE ON PRIMARY DAY disease that touches so many Though the bill is going to groups, unions, and legisla- lives. focus on low-income com- tors have been working on for On Thursday the education munities and schools with years. This bill is the product TUESDAY bill S.2348 commonly known higher population of English of much collaboration and is as the Student Opportunity as a second language; there such a landmark if passed Act was released from the are four total areas that with that one must dive into the committee on Education. The this bill will receive better history of this as well. NOVEMBER 24 bill went through many funding including employee In 1993 there was a historic changes and drafts in com- health care, special educa- PAID FOR BY THE COMMITTEE TO ELECT DON HUMASON See Velis Notes, Page 5

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The Mueller report said it did not indict Trump in part because of Justice Department guidelines against prosecuting a president while in office. Pelosi said that guidance is “something cooked up by the president’s lawyers.” She said a president should be indicted if they commit wrongdoing. Microsoft: Free Windows 7 security Warren’s momentum spurs updates for 2020 election By TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Microsoft said Friday it will offer new attacks from 2020 rivals free security updates through the 2020 election in the United By BILL BARROW Cedar Rapids. “What we are gonna do” if we end up in a reces- States — and in other interested democratic countries with Associated Press sion, he added. national elections next year — for federally certified voting Elizabeth Warren has enjoyed a heady summer of massive Harris hasn’t yet taken on Warren, but in a conference call systems running on soon-to-be-outdated Windows 7 software. crowds and endless selfie lines as she steadily climbs in with reporters this week, a top Harris aide took veiled swipes An Associated Press analysis previously found that the vast Democratic presidential primary polls. With the apparent suc- at the progressives. “I think there are far more ideological, majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions in the U.S. use cess comes a new reality: She’s now a prime target for rivals strict ideological candidates who I believe will contribute to Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, pro- and their supporters. the partisan rancor,” Lily Adams said. gram voting machines, tally votes and report counts. Some of the offensives are direct, with Pete Buttigieg ham- One of Biden’s top supporters, meanwhile, has abandoned Windows 7 reaches its “end of life” on Jan. 14, meaning mering her this week as “evasive” on what a single-payer all subtlety. Microsoft stops providing free technical support and produc- government health insurance system would mean for middle- “I like Elizabeth Warren. I like her a lot. Too bad she’s a ing “patches” to fix software vulnerabilities, which hackers class tax bills. Some Bernie Sanders supporters lashed out hypocrite,” Ed Rendell wrote in a Washington Post op-ed this can exploit. Cash-strapped election officials are scrambling to when the Working Families Party endorsed Warren over month. He chided the senator for touting her refusal to hold address this issue and what’s essentially a one-year extension Sanders. Others are more circumspect, with Joe Biden’s cam- traditional large-donor fundraisers when she’s previously on additional costs. paign beginning to question Warren’s corporate legal work taken big donor money — most recently ahead of the 2018 The promise of free updates does not address the cost of put- decades ago, suggesting it’s at odds with her brand as a pro- midterms — and used her Senate campaign account to seed her ting them in place or the time and cost of certifying such gressive champion for middle-class Americans. presidential run. changes to a voting system. Fixing a new vulnerability requires Together, it’s a new dynamic that at once affirms Warren’s It’s an argument related to one Biden and his aides make that the companies resubmit the voting system for recertifica- strength and promises to test whether she can dispatch fellow more quietly: that Warren is glossing over her time as a tion, which can take weeks or even months. progressive Bernie Sanders and ultimately challenge the more Republican who did legal work for the kinds of large corpora- At a U.S. Election Assistance Commission forum last moderate Biden, who has maintained front-runner status since tions she now blasts. month, Microsoft’s Ginny Badanes, who heads its Defending the spring. At least in the short term, it could shift some heat Biden has yet to make that case explicitly, perhaps aware of Democracy Program, said that election administrators should off of Biden, who as the consistent polling leader has drawn his own cozy history with credit-card companies in his home not be forced to make the difficult choice of “using election more frequent attacks and media scrutiny than the Massachusetts state of Delaware and Warren’s previous criticism of it. But his systems with known vulnerabilities or applying security patch- senator, but has thus far weathered the hits. aides noted ahead of the Sept. 12 Houston debate that he’s es and, in so doing, taking their systems out of certification.” For her part, Warren insists she won’t go hard after her The commission develops voting system guidelines. released at least two decades of his tax returns, more than opponents, at least not yet, and her campaign has declined Warren, and they suggested she doesn’t want scrutiny on her In a blogpost Friday, Microsoft’s vice president for security comment on the emerging onslaught. Some of her supporters, and trust, Tom Burt, said the company is working with govern- sources of income in the years before she established herself as meanwhile, are leaning into the latest turn. a consumer champion. At a Houston fundraiser the day after ment officials to try to streamline the lengthy certification “Ironically, I think most attacks make her stronger, because process. debate, Biden quipped that some of his opponents used to be they send a signal to Democratic voters that she’s a threat and Republicans. Even if that happens, making the fixes is still difficult can win,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive because election systems cannot legally be changed, for exam- Green said he welcomes Biden to make those claims openly. Change Campaign Committee and top Warren supporter. “Elizabeth Warren’s willingness to challenge corporate ple, while administering military absentee ballots 45 days “That’s a far cry from January.” before the election. power is unquestioned,” Green said. “He’d only help her Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who along with Kamala Harris is try- emphasize her record.” “If an important patch comes out three to four weeks before ing to join a top tier that now consists of Warren, Sanders and Whatever the case, the shifting spotlight could help Biden in an election, it causes us to wait to implement because we can’t Biden, launched the most direct attacks this week, casting her the short run. interfere in the election process that is already in motion,” said as less-than-honest about how she’d pay for the “Medicare for Since he entered the race in April, Biden, 76, has had to Louisiana’s top election official, R. Kyle Ardoin, at the com All” insurance overhaul. Buttigieg, like Biden, backs adding a government insurance plan to existing insurance markets with- defend his long public record, deflect a stream of broadsides See Windows Election, Page 5 out eliminating private insurance. during debates and, in part because of his own verbal missteps, Buttigieg told CNN that Warren has been “extremely eva- navigate questions about whether he’s still up for the job — sive” when asked about middle-class taxes that Sanders, the concerns the 70-year-old Warren hasn’t faced. lead “Medicare for All” advocate, has said would have to go Biden’s aides say candidates are ratcheting up their shots at GOVERNMENT MEETINGS up. Warren emphasizes that many if not most middle-class Warren because previous attempts to derail Biden haven’t yet households would see their overall spending on health care go worked. “I think candidates have seen ... that attacking Joe MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 down, because they’d no longer have private premiums, Biden is not the way to advance yourself,” said Kate deductibles and co-pays. But she avoids confirming that taxes Bedingfield, a top Biden campaign official, after the Houston would rise. debate. GRANVILLE: “Look, people are used to Washington politicians not giving Indeed, over the first three debates, Harris, Bill de Blasio, Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Eric Swallwell and Julian Castro blistered Biden on everything Planning Board Meeting at 7:30 pm straight answers to simple questions,” Buttigieg said in a remark striking at Warren’s effort to frame herself as an out- from his record on school desegregation and immigration to BLANDFORD: sider and reformer. his fitness for office. Swallwell and de Blasio have since Buttigieg’s argument partially echoes a months-old Biden dropped out. Castro is mired near the bottom of the polls. Conservation Commission Meeting Harris is struggling to establish herself as a top tier candidate. at 6 pm tactic. “At least Bernie is being honest,” Biden would often Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm say. He got more direct Friday in Iowa. “Tell Elizabeth ... she’s Now, if nothing else, candidates like Buttigieg who focus Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm gonna raise people’s taxes,” he said at a campaign stop in attention on Warren aren’t spending energy on Biden.

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(413)562-4181 www.thewestfieldnews.com Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at a town hall meeting, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - PAGE 5 Obituaries Shoe assault defendant acquitted By CARL E. HARTDEGEN thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/ Correspondent WESTFIELD – A West Springfield woman Charles E. Wood who was arrested outside a bar after she alleg- WESTFIELD – Charles E. edly struck another woman in the forehead with Wood passed away peacefully the stiletto heel of her shoe was acquitted in a September 13, 2019 at the age jury trial Wednesday. of 95, at the Soldiers’ Home in The assault and battery with dangerous weap- Holyoke with his loving fami- on charge was lodged against Anani A. Abas, 23, ly and devoted wife by his of 47 River St., Apt. 3, West Springfield, by side. He was the son of the late Officer Joshua Krassler March 25, 2018, who Herbert and Eva (Blain) Wood had responded to a report of a large fight in the and the oldest of 4 children. parking lot of a North Elm Street bar earlier in He attended local schools and the day. There he found a woman with a lacera- graduated from Westfield tion on her forehead and “blood running down High School in the Class of her face” who said that she had been struck in ’42. the forehead with a high-heeled shoe wielded by When the country was at war, a woman who was still in the parking lot. Charlie didn’t hesitate to enlist as The victim identified Abas as her assailant soon as he was able, joining the and she was arrested. United States Navy in August, 1942. Krassler reported that11 stitches were required He proudly served his country to close the victim’s laceration and a photograph aboard the battleship, USS of the victim with a bloody wound on her fore- Massachusetts, nicknamed “Big head was introduced at Abas’ jury trial. Mamie” in the South Pacific from 1942 – 1945. He A photograph of a pair of stiletto heeled shoes allegedly used to assault a However, the six person jury found Abas to be woman was entered as evidence in a trial which saw the defendant found earned several medals including the Victory Medal, not guilty of the assault and battery charge. A Asiatic Theater Medal with ten battle stars, American to be not guilty of a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weap- second charge – assault with intent to maim – on. Theater Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal was not prosecuted by the with two battle stars. He was one of many caught in the infamous Halsey Typhoons. He traveled 225,000 miles aboard “Big Mamie” before being honorably dis- charged in December, 1945. While in the Navy, he met his bride to be, Dorothy Superintendent’s Corner Grenier from Cambridge. Following his service time, they married in May, 1946 and were married for 37 By Dr. DAVID B. HOPSON list for most of our students. The time years before Dot passed in 1983 following a long battle Gateway Regional School District before school lets out for the summer is with cancer. Honoring his wife’s wishes for him to not Superintendent particularly difficult when we need to be alone, Charlie later connected with a longtime The concept of time, and our devotion make up days due to inclement weather friend, Peggy. After being together for 33 years, they to it, is certainly interesting. While stu- as the weather becomes nicer, the build- decided to get married on September 17, 2016. They dents have only been in school for two ings become warmer, seniors have embraced each other’s families including 5 children, 5 weeks, one can already note changes in already graduated and then we add on grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. their perception of time. The first day, days. Perhaps there is something to be Throughout his life, Charlie worked alongside his everyone looked excited to be back, to said for those schools that have transi- Dad and brother, Herb at H.E. Wood and Sons in see their friends, catch up on activities, tioned to a year-round schedule, with Westfield for 44 years. After he retired in 1986, he con- and become involved in the school year. vacations sprinkled throughout the year, tinued to work for various dealerships picking up cars By the second day, some were already beyond just how much students lose in throughout New England for another 17 years. upset at having to get up in the morning, learning over a 10-week summer vaca- Charlie enjoyed traveling especially to Fall River to already thinking of the next vacation, tion. the ship’s reunions. He also built beautiful ship models. but most were still excited to be in As a student, some classes may feel He especially enjoyed Sunday Donut Day with the fam- school. As we progress through the year, long and drawn-out, the months may Gateway Regional School District ily and watching his great granddaughters, Paisley and that differentiation between students drag by, and then suddenly they’re walk- Superintendent Dr. David B. Hopson. Piper. He was a member of St. Mary’s Church in will continue. Those students who are ing across the stage for their high school Westfield, the American Legion Post #124 and the USS involved in activities and those who graduation. Speeches at these events their students are then students or when Massachusetts Association. value their education will continue to be always seem to highlight not only what their students become their colleagues. To cherish his memory, he leaves his devoted wife, more positive than those who are simply they’ve learned, the great experiences It’s said that time is relative, with so Margaret Wood along with his children Richard of marking time between life events. they’ve had and the need to keep in much based upon your experiences and Easthampton, Noreen (Robert) Jachym, and Steven A similar perception of time happens touch moving forward, but also the uni- outlook. Time has certainly been a sub- (Susan) all of Westfield, Jeffrey Wemette (Karen in the days preceding vacations, with versal theme of how fast those years ject of a number of songs, many of Whitney) of Adams and Dawn (Robert) Babula of TX; time seeming to slow down in the last have passed. which I’ve used in my comments during 5 grandchildren Mark (Liz Emmett) Jachym, and couple of days before starting a vacation Of course, if you’re a parent, time past graduations. Country musician Amanda (Travis) Rogers all of Westfield, Charles J. week. What also happens during this morphs in even more striking ways. One Trace Adkins’ song “You’re Going to Wood of Cape Cod and Nicole (Justin) Purdum and time is a difficulty in concentrating on day your child is born, then they’re Miss This” echoes what our seniors Tyler (Cara) Babula all of TX; his 6 great grandchildren what’s happening in the classroom while graduating, and it seems as if little or no speak about, reflecting on their years in Erin Jachym, Paisley and Piper Rogers all of Westfield, being easily distracted by what may hap- time has passed (though some days and school. And for those of us with more Grayson and Griffin Babula, and Oliver Purdum of TX. pen during their time off. Of course, events seem to take so much longer than years of experience, how well does He also leaves his sister Lorraine Carpowitz and sister- some vacation periods are more prone to your watch indicates). A similar experi- Kenny Chesney’s refrain of, “Life goes in-law Carol Wood of Westfield along with Joan Lodi distraction than others. The holiday and ence faces educators who stay in a dis- faster than you think—don’t blink” sum- of Lexington, brother-in-law Richard Girard of TX, summer vacation breaks are high on the trict over time, when the children of marize your thoughts? brother-in-law Jack Herther as well many nieces and nephews and his little dog, Bailey. Besides his parents Herbert and Eva and wife Dorothy, he was predeceased by his sister Barbara Velis Notes Thomas, brother Herbert B. Wood, brothers-in-law Joseph Carpowitz, Robert Thomas and Bert Lodi and Continued from Page 3 sister-in-law Elaine Herther. Family and friends gathered on Friday, September education funding bill passed that was a major accomplish- issues that are most important to them so that I can best repre- 20, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, ment in reforming Massachusetts law to increase equitable sent you! September 21, 2019 at 10 AM at the funeral home fol- education for all communities in the Commonwealth espe- As always, if you have any questions or concerns about bills lowed by burial and military honors at St. Mary’s cially those. The original 1993 law was a response to property or any other issue, please don’t hesitate to reach out! My office Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield, MA. tax cuts that hit poor communities and a lawsuit. Brockton can be reached at [email protected] or (413) 572- students championed a class-action lawsuit to remedy the 3920. Have a great week! In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be inequality in their school by getting extra funding to create made to the USS Massachusetts Association, 5 Water equity. This 1993 law is what made the MCAS a 10th grade St. Fall River, MA 02721 or to the Soldiers’ Home in graduation requirement and capped the charter school allowed Lawmakers Target 'Unjust' Holyoke Recreation Dept. 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, statewide at 25. These reforms to Massachusetts law put MA 01040. For more information, please visit www. money into poorer communities and brought Massachusetts Harassment Case Payouts forastiere.com scores up Nationwide. Since then there have been reductions BOSTON (SHNS) — nspired by a similar policy in place for in school spending, in part from the Great Recession, that members of Congress, a western Massachusetts lawmaker's bill reverted and allowed Massachusetts to fall behind the equita- would prohibit elected officials in the state from using public or ble standard they had set many years ago. There was also a campaign funds to pay settlements or fines in sexual assault or charter school added to Brockton, further causing tension in harassment cases. the city. Sen. Jo Comerford told the Judiciary Committee Tuesday that There is still work to be done and steps to be taken before campaign finance law in Massachusetts prohibited her from Police Logs the bill can become a law. There can be change through using campaign funds for child care while she was running for amendments or it can stay the same, it will be something to office. "But if I were to perpetrate a sexual abuse or assault I review intensely if the bill hits the floor of the House of could use those funds to settle that claim," she said. WESTFIELD Representatives. Remember to always stay active in issues "This is unjust, and we need to put an end to it in the com- Major crime and incident report that are important to you, this is part of what I love about my monwealth," Comerford said. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 job. I love to be able to speak with my constituents about the 12:28 a.m.: disturbance, Orange Street, a caller reports a collage related disturbance, the two responding officers report “I cannot rent to you because of lead paint” a verbal warning was issued; Windows Election 12:33 a.m.: disturbance, Orange Street, a caller reports a Continued from Page 4 This was the third landlord to refuse to rent to us collage related disturbance, the two responding officers report because of lead paint. peace was restored; mission forum. 9:43 a.m.: arrest, North Elm Street, an officer dealing with The commission, in a statement, praised Microsoft’s move. Enough was enough. an unrelated call reports he observed a person known to be the “Election administrators and advocates had rightly voiced Lead paint is not a subject of two active warrants, Ronald P. Skroczky, 51, of 37 concern that budget limitations would hinder their ability to pay Foch Ave., Westfield, was arrested on the warrants; for extended Windows 7 support and could lead to election reason to discriminate 10:56 a.m.: vandalism, Noble Street, two political candi- security challenges,” the commission said. “Voters can now against my family. dates came to the station to complain that their campaign signs cast their ballots with confidence.” We called the were removed from a Noble Street address, an incident report Maria Dill Benson, a spokeswoman for the National Massachusetts Fair was filed; Association of Secretaries of State, said in an email that Housing Center and 4:22 p.m.: larceny, Springfield Road, a caller from an “receiving this support will be a huge help to many.” found out it is illegal Springfield Road department store reports an uncooperative Critics say the situation is an example of what can happen for landlords to discriminate against families with children when private companies, with commercial interests, ultimately female shoplifter has been detained in the store, the responding under six because of the presence of lead paint. officer reports Katherine D. Galdamez, 29, of 1 Clinton St., determine the security of election systems with a lack of fed- Easthampton, was arrested for shoplifting by asportation; eral requirements or oversight. Now we have a home. 6:16 p.m.: larceny, Lockhouse Road, a person called the Kevin Skoglund, chief technologist for Citizens for Better station to report that she dropped her debit card at a supermar- Elections, said the extension of support was helpful, but did not If you have been denied housing due to lead paint, ket and it was gone when she returned to retrieve it, the vicim address the larger issues of the slow certification process and you have options. Contact the Massachusetts Fair said that it has since been used repeatedly both at stores and eventual labor costs. Housing Center, the Massachusetts Commission on-line, an incident report was filed; Nor, he said, does it “change the fact that scarce federal, Against Discrimination, or the Department of Housing 10:37 p.m.: liquor law violation, Lincoln Street, the com- state, and local dollars are being spent on nearly-expired soft- and Urban Development. munity policing supervisor reports he observed three college ware.” HUD: 1-800-669-9777 MFHC: 413-539-9796 aged youths walking in the middle of the roadway and one was ES&S, the nation’s largest voting systems vendor, does not MCAD: (413) 739-2145 carrying a 12-pack of liquor infused seltzer water, a city ordi- have a federally certified voting system with the latest, nance violation citation was issued; Windows 10 operating system on the market. Such a system 11:32 p.m.: accident, Springfield Road at the West was recently submitted for federal certification. Springfield border, a reports a head-on crash with injury at the Spokeswoman Katina Granger said in a statement that the city line, dual response dispatched, the responding officer company was pleased by the free security updates and “will be reports two persons were transported to Baystate Noble communicating soon with our customers on the distribution of Hospital from the crash in West Springfield. any updates.” PAGE 6 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS The Life in the Spirit Seminar

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EMAIL YOUR NOTICES OF RELIGIOUS EVENTS AND LISTINGS TO [email protected] SUBJECT:RELIGION PAGES THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - PAGE 7 SPORTS Pedolzkys, Bombers soar past Medway By CHRIS PUTZ GOLF Sports Editor St. Mary’s 15.5, Smith Academy 8.5 MEDWAY — The Westfield High School girls soccer team St. Mary’s (1-3) recorded its first victory of the season with ended the week on a high note, avoiding a potential road block a win at Greenfield Country Club. in beating Medway on the road 3-1 Friday. Ryan Sweeney led St. Mary’s with a 42. Saints’ Manny Chandler Pedolzky scored two goals to lead Westfield, and Umana had a 39; Collin Freeman and Katie Sweeney each Emma Pedolzky had one. finished with a 48. Chandler opened up the scoring with a goal in the game’s fourth minute. Saige Smith assisted. Emma made it 2-0 with an GIRLS VOLLEYBALL unassisted goal about midway through the first half. Longmeadow def. Westfield 26-24, 23-25, 25-21, 10-25, Medway cut Westfield’s lead in half, but Chandler tacked on 17-15 an insurance goal. Catie Bean assisted. Maia Kelso (5 kills, 2 blocks, 4 aces, 5 digs), Viktoria Westfield goalie Adrianna Arona collected four saves. Pavlyuk (23 kills, 20 digs, 3 blocks), Iris Rodriguez (31 digs, 2 aces), Shelby Rowell (22 digs, 2 aces), and Brigid Moriarty (33 Westfield Technical Academy 3, Commerce 1 assists, 6 digs) led Westfield. Westfield Tech captains Angelica Chepurin and Jess Bush each recorded one goal and one assist in downing Commerce GIRLS SOCCER on the road in Springfield. Ari Lever also scored for the Tigers. St. Mary’s 5, McCann Tech 5 The Westfield Bombers girls soccer team celebrates a 3-1 Senior Ashley Torres assisted. St. Mary’s rallied from a 5-1 deficit with a heroic comeback, road win over Medway Friday. (Submitted photo) Westfield Tech captain Leillani Marsh, Kiki Serrano, Jordyn scoring four goals in the final 15 minutes to escape with a tie Hampden Charter School of Science 4, Sanders, Deajah Barbour, and Christina Mosijchuk combined and remain unbeaten. Westfield Technical Academy 2 to slow Commerce’s attack. Tigers’ goalie Caitlen Carter fin- Emma Goodreau began the rally, hammering home a penalty Westfield Technical Academy freshman Rileigh Sagan ished with five saves. kick after being tripped in the box. Down four starters and scored her first varsity goal on an assist from captain Jess playing their sixth game in nine days, St. Mary’s fought back Bush. Bush also set up a goal for captain Angelica Chepurin. GOLF and incredibly put home three goals in the final 10 minutes to Caitlen Carter made 11 saves in net for Westfield Tech. Ware 23, St. Mary’s 1 walk away with a wild tie. “The girls are generating more and more shots on goal so Ware’s No. 1 golfer John Soltys and No. 4 Mason Harper Goodreau remained on fire to net a hat trick, making it seven I’m confident it’s just a matter of time … getting that ‘W’,” each shot a 39 to lead the field at Tekoa Country Club. St goals in two days. Allie Goodreau had a goal and an assist. Westfield Technical Academy girls soccer head coach Lyle Mary’s top golfer Manny Umana finished with a 50. Emma Bialas had a goal and an assist, and Erin Olearcek deliv- Washington said. ered a fantastic direct kick onto the foot of her teammate 35 Thurs., Sept. 19 yards away for an assist. Southwick 3, Holyoke 2 GYMNASTICS St. Mary’s goalie Amelia Willenborg made 16 saves. Kayla Russ and Lauren Kowal scored in the 34th and 35th Westfield 130.9, Agawam 118.025, Chicopee Comp 114.40 “I am so proud of the determination, the pride and the shear minutes to give Southwick a 2-0 halftime lead. Jordyn Demyon Kaela Johnson set the tone for Westfield (2-0) in the desire to fight back the Lady Saints showed today,” St. Mary’s tallied an insurance goal two minutes into the second half, and Bombers’ season opener, finishing first in the all-around with a girls soccer head coach Pat Olearcek said. “We were physi- the Rams held off a late Holyoke Purple Knights’ rally. score of 32.925. Johnson claimed gold on the balance beam cally so beat up, playing a very skilled team, that any realist Demyon, Russ, and Clare Hanna had assists. (8.8) and floor exercise (8.725). would have said this was a bad day. Most importantly the girls Westfield’s Kylie Liptak placed third in the all-around com- did not feel that; they felt that they could make that comeback.” BOYS SOCCER petition with a 32.65. Liptak tied for third on the vault (8.2), “I asked them to show me the pride, the character and the Westfield Technical Academy 2, Putnam 0 and finished fourth on the uneven bars (7.7) and floor (8.45). heart I know they have and they came back and showed me that Darryl Reopel scored in the first half and Adam Strycharz Claire Smith topped the competition on bars (8.3) for and then some,” coach Olearcek said. “(I’m) so proud these tallied a goal in the second half on a great cross from Ruvim Westfield. Smith also tied for third on the beam (8.45). girls really care for their teammates and their school, and it is Vdovichenko to lift Westfield Tech. Bombers’ Lindsay Jacobs tied for third on vault (8.2) and apparent every time they take the field.” placed third on the bars (7.9). With the tie, McCann also remained undefeated. See H.S. Roundup, Page 8

BOYS SOCCER WTA vs Putnam Voke

St. Mary's Joe Lucardi (16) kicks the ball upfield. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Saint Mary's vs. Hampden Charter School of Science WTA’s Adam Strycharz (12) moves the David Tikhonchuk (2) goes for ball upfield in Friday’s game against height while battling for the ball. Putnam Voke. (Photos by Marc St.Onge)

St. Mary's Brady Collins (7) throws the ball in from the sideline out in front of the Saints' bench Friday against Hampden Charter School of Science at Westfield Intermediate St. Mary's Everett Stec, right, gets set to pry the ball away. School. (Photo by Chris Putz) (Photo by Chris Putz)

Kozik sacks ‘The Putz’, bags prize Congratulations to Stan Kozik, whose 12-2 record easily surpassed my relatively quiet 8-6 mark in Week 2 of our “Beat The Putz” pro football contest. Without further delay, here are my picks for Week 3: Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles Tampa Bay Buccaneers New England Patriots Arizona Cardinals Minnesota Vikings Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons LA Chargers Green Bay Packers LA Rams

Good luck! – CP Bodhi Hall (24) tries to get the ball at the Putnam goal.

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 8 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS 2019 HS SPORTS FALL SCHEDULE SLOVAK GOLF SCRAMBLE @ SHAKER FARMS CC Ladies: K. Davidson, F. Masciadrelli, N. Salvidio, G. Alliota 69 WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Men: T. Liptak, J. Massyoniak, R. Serrenho, P. Marks 65 Mon., Sept. 23 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Mixed: V/JV BOYS SOCCER @ Ludlow Ludlow, 5 p.m. Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m. HS, 6 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, JV FIELD HOCKEY @ East K. Hayes, A. Koch, E. Gardner, M. Campana 69 6:15 p.m. Longmeadow HS, 5:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 24 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee GOLF @ Minnechaug Regional, Tues., Oct. 1 Comp, 6:30 p.m. Wilbraham Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY FIELD HOCKEY @ East BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m. Longmeadow HS, 7 p.m. vs. Northampton @ Minnechaug V/JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. East Regional HS, 3:45 p.m. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 V/JV GIRLS SOCCER @ V/JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Shell’s Tekoa• Tuesday Golf League Minnechaug Regional HS, 4 p.m. Wed., Oct. 2 Northampton HS, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. South Hadley, GOLF @ Longmeadow HS, Site JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Sabis RESULTS FROM SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 4 p.m. TBD, 3 p.m. International Charter School, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. South JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Sabis Hadley, 5:30 p.m. Chicopee Comp HS, 4 p.m. International Charter School, 6:30 1st Place Jack Pocai & Bill Wallinovich 214.0 Points GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Chicopee p.m. 2nd Place Harry Pease & Ed West 202.5 Points Wed., Sept. 25 Comp HS, 5:15 p.m. GOLF @ Ludlow, Ludlow Country GYMNASTICS @ Minnechaug Fri., Oct. 11 3rd Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 199.0 Points Club, 3 p.m. Regional HS, 6 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. 4th Place Bob Czarnecki & Ray West 195.5 Points FIELD HOCKEY @ Northampton Easthampton, 4 p.m. HS, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 3 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 5th Place Bill Lawry & Dave Gile 185.5 Points JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL FIELD HOCKEY vs. West Boardman Field, 4 p.m. 6th Place Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche 184.5 Points vs. Central, 5 p.m. Springfield, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, JV FIELD HOCKEY @ JV BOYS SOCCER @ Amherst- 5:30 p.m. 7th Place Jack Campaniello & Phil Lewis 181.0 Points Northampton HS, 5:30 p.m. Pelham Regional HS, 5 p.m. FOOTBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 7th Place Jim French & Dave Liberty 181.0 Points GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Central, JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. West Bullens Field, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Sprinield, 5:30 p.m. 8th Place Jack Blascak & Bob McCarthy 180.5 Points BOYS SOCCER @ Amherst- Sat., Oct. 12 9th Place Pat McGinn & Dave Lees 180.0 Points Thurs., Sept. 26 Pelham Regional HS, 7 p.m. JV FOOTBALL @ Chicopee Comp JV BOYS SOCCER vs. HS, 10 a.m. 10th Place Harry Thompson & Mark Thompson 177.5 Points Minnechaug, 3:45 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4 11th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 174.0 Points BOYS SOCCER vs. Minnechaug, BOYS SOCCER @ Westfield Mon., Oct. 14 4 p.m. Technical Academy, Roots Athletics JV GIRLS SOCCER @ East 12th Place Stu Browning & Jeff Guglielmo 171.5 Points Center, 4 p.m. Longmeadow HS, 5 p.m. 13th Place Bob Dudas & Skip Couture 166.0 Points Fri., Sept. 27 JV GIRLS SOCCER @ West GIRLS SOCCER @ East FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, Springfield, Clark Field, 5 p.m. Longmeadow HS, 7 p.m. 14th Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 164.0 Points 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ West 15th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 162.0 Points JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Ludlow, Springfield HS, 5 p.m. Tues., Oct. 15 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ West GOLF @ Agawam HS, Site TBD, 3 16th Place Jim Liptak & John Lucas 160.5 Points JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ East Springfield HS, 6:30 p.m. p.m. 17th Place Mike Ripa & Bob Callahan 160.0 Points Longmeadow HS, 5 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ West BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Springfield, Clark Field, 7 p.m. @ Longmeadow, Turner Park, 3:45 18th Place Errol Nichols & John Kidrick 157.5 Points Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. FOOTBALL @ Agawam HS, 7 p.m. p.m. 19th Place Jim Johnson & Jim Besaw 153.0 Points GIRLS SOCCER @ Ludlow HS, 6 V/JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. West p.m. Mon., Oct. 7 Springfield, 4 p.m. Low Gross Jack Campaniello @ 41 GYMNASTICS vs. Chicopee V/JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Agawam JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Low Net Jim Besaw @ 29 Comp, 6 p.m. HS, 4 p.m. Minnechaug Regional HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ East JV FOOTBALL vs. Agawam, 4 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER @ East Closest to pin on 11th Dave Lees Longmeadow HS, 6:15 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Longmeadow HS, 5 p.m. Closest to pin on 16th Angelo Masciadrelli FOOTBALL @ East Longmeadow Agawam HS, 5 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ HS, 7 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Agawam Minnechaug Regional HS, 5 p.m. Closest to pin on 18th Jack Blascak HS, 6 p.m. GYMNASTICS @ Hampshire Sat., Sept. 28 Regional HS, 6 p.m. JV FOOTBALL vs. East Tues., Oct. 8 BOYS SOCCER @ East Longmeadow, 10 a.m. GOLF @ Pope Francis, Franconia, Longmeadow HS, 7 p.m. 3 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Wed., Oct. 16 Mon., Sept. 30 Longmeadow, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Amherst- GOLF vs. Belchertown, Tekoa Pelham Regional HS, 5 p.m. Country Club, 3 p.m. Wed., Oct. 9 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Amherst- Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. West GOLF @ West Springfield, Pelham Regional HS, 6 p.m. Springfield, 4 p.m. Springfield Country Club, 3 p.m. STANDINGS WEEK 23 OF 23 9/12/19

205 Carlos Santos – Bill Grise II SOUTHWICK HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION 1 204.5 Wayne Brown – Old Tom Morris 221 Bob Bihler – Larry Cournoyer 202.5 Ed Bielonko – Branden Bielonko Mon., Sept. 23 HS, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. 218.5 Tim Laramee – Dan Laramee 199.5 Bob Collier – Don Clarke JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. JV BOYS SOCCER vs. 208.5 Joe Boutin – Henry Smith 199.5 Jay O’Sullivan – Rick Burke Renaissance, 4 p.m. Belchertown, 5:30 p.m. Northampton, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ West 208.5 Bob Lewko – Richard Hebert 186.5 Shawn Bradley – Ben Jones Renaissance, 5 p.m. Tues., Oct. 1 Springfield HS, 5 p.m. 204 Jim Strycharz – Richard Roy 177.5 Mike Rash – Bob Rash GIRLS SOCCER vs. Renaissance, JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Agawam 203 Tom Massimino – Tim Huber DIVISION 3 Tues., Sept. 24 4 p.m. HS, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Central, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ West 201.5 Roy Barton – Bill Reinhagen 231 Jack Beaudry – John Bagge 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 2 Springfield HS, 6:15 p.m. 201 Tom Denton – Jim Johnson 219.5 Glenn Grabowski – Jeff Berger JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Central, FIELD HOCKEY vs. Franklin Tech, FIELD HOCKEY @ Agawam HS, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 197 Dave Dover – Bill Chaffee 215.5 Mark Chase – John Palivoda JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith 196.5 Marty Tyler – Stan Jackson 214.5 Randy Anderson – Bob Genereux Wed., Sept. 25 Voke HS, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 8 195 Dave Dubois – Alan Velazquez 208.5 Dan Harris – Jim Haas BOYS SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Palmer, Voke HS, 5 p.m. vs. Hopkins Academy, 3:45 p.m. 187.5 Dan Burns – Mike Manijak 203.5 Ryan Maloney – Chuck O’Brien 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Amherst- DIVISION 2 203 Art Williamson – Al Nubile JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Thurs., Oct. 3 Pelham, 4 p.m. Granby Jr./Sr. HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Frontier, FIELD HOCKEY vs. Smith 220 Cam Lewis – Bill Grise III 202 Bill Williams – Pat Bresnahan Herlihy Field, 4 p.m. Academy, 4 p.m. 218 Mike Mahan – Joe Hebda 201 Mark Grenier – John LaRose Thurs., Sept. 26 JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Frontier, JV BOYS SOCCER @ Central HS, 216 Bruce Kellogg – Richard Kellogg 189.5 Mike Soverow – Mike Mulligan JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Palmer, Sunderland Recreation Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Legion Field, 5 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER @ Chicopee JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Amherst- 207.5 Gary Gladu – Fran Dwyer 187 Jason George – Dan Van Kruiningen GIRLS SOCCER @ Palmer, Legion Comp HS, 5 p.m. Pelham, 4 p.m. 206.5 Paul Carrier – Gary McQuillan 183.5 Rick Brown – Jim Cartwright Field, 7 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Chicopee JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Smith Comp HS, 7 p.m. Academy, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27 BOYS SOCCER @ Central HS, JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Fri., Oct. 4 Berte Field, 6 p.m. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, GIRLS SOCCER @ Sabis 4 p.m. International Charter School, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Pioneer FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst- JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. #hikethehilltowns Valley Christian Academy, 5 p.m. Pelham, 4 p.m. Mohawk, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Sabis GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Mohawk, Mon., Sept. 30 International Charter School, 4 p.m. 5 p.m. Western Mass Hilltown Hikers group hike the H. Newman Marsh Memorial Trail Saturday BOYS SOCCER vs. Chicopee, JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Monson, September 21 at 10:00 am GPS Location: 42.25618, -72.94677 Hike Rating: Moderate with 4 p.m. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. Moriarty Field (Granite Valley Middle FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Franklin School), 5 p.m. Uphill Climbing and Steep Descent. Join us for a beautiful mountain trek along the H. 4 p.m. Tech, 5 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Turners Falls Newman Marsh Memorial Trail on Observation Hill in the Chester-Blandford State Forest in JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Chicopee, JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst- HS, 6:30 p.m. Chester, named after the outdoorsman and patron of the hilltowns who made the Jacob’s 4 p.m. Pelham, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Monson, JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Moriarty Field (Granite Valley Middle Ladder Scenic Byway (route 20) what it is today. We will make a steep climb up to Observation Putnam HS, 4 p.m. Mon., Oct. 7 School), 7 p.m. Hill, cross a brook then travel through pine forest and discover three major vistas at approxi- GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Putnam BOYS SOCCER vs. Northampton, mately 1200 feet with awe inspiring views of the Westfield River Valley then loop back down the hill. We will see out cropping of schist rock, different types of forest, fern, bear claw mark- ings, and wildflowers. About a million years ago, a series of glaciers scraped the mountains. WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Some of the bedrock resisted the erosion and became the steeper hills of the valley. The scenic Mon., Sept. 23 4 p.m. hills exposed today are the walls of the great canyon of the Westfield River. This is a loop trail, GIRLS SOCCER @ Sci-Tech, Mon., Oct. 7 with a round-trip length of 1.5 miles. Hike rating is Moderate with Uphill Climbing and Steep Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 1 BOYS SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, GOLF @ Franklin Tech, Thomas 4 p.m. Descent with rock steps and roots. Plan for two hours for the hike. Tues., Sept. 24 Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m. Meet in the parking lot of the Chester-Blandford State Forest; look out for Bannish Lumber GOLF vs. McCann Tech, East BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Tues., Oct. 8 Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. @ Pope Francis, Whiting Reservoir, GOLF vs. Pathfinder, East on Route 20 which is located opposite the parking lot. The trailhead is on Sanderson Brook BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY 3:45 p.m. Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. Road inside the State Forest. There are many other trails located in the Chester-Blandford @ TBD, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Duggan BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY BOYS SOCCER @ Franklin Tech Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m. vs. Gateway, Hampden Charter State Forest to enjoy as well including Sanderson Brook Falls, Dynamite Box, Beulah Land, HS, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ St. Mary, School of Science, Palmer @ Monson and the CCC Trail. Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m. HS, 3:45 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 26 Maps and bottled water will be provided. Please be aware that there are no facilities at the GOLF @ Mohawk, Edge Hill Golf Wed., Oct. 2 Thurs., Oct. 10 trail. Dogs are welcome! No registration required, hike is free, donations are welcome! Course, 3 p.m. GOLF vs. Sabis, East Mountain GOLF @ Central, Veterans Golf Country Club, 3 p.m. Course, 3 p.m. Hilltown Hikers is a member of the Hilltown Outdoor Stewardship Alliance Learn more at BOYS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, www.HilltownOSA.com For more hike information email westernmasshilltownhikers@aol. Fri., Sept. 27 Thurs., Oct. 3 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Greenfield HS, BOYS SOCCER @ Pioneer Valley com or call/text 413-302-0312. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube and 4 p.m. Christian School, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 11 Twitter. #westernmasshilltownhikers. Events, maps and photos located at www.western- GIRLS SOCCER vs. Putnam, BOYS SOCCER @ Putnam, Forest Jachym Field, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4 Park, 4 p.m. masshilltownhikers.com BOYS SOCCER vs. Westfield, GIRLS SOCCER @ St. Mary, Please keep our beautiful places clean and carry in and carry out. Mon., Sept. 30 Roots Athletics Center. 4 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Pathfinder GIRLS SOCCER vs. Commerce, Regional-Vocational-Technical HS, 4 p.m. Ballroom Dance at the Westfield Senior Center WESTFIELD — Do you enjoy ballroom dancing? On the fourth Monday of every month ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL from 2 to 4 p.m., the Westfield Senior Center Great Room is the hot spot to trip the light fan- tastic! Couples and singles have the opportunity to dance the afternoon away. Local favorite Mon., Sept. 23 Tues., Oct. 1 Tues., Oct. 8 BOYS SOCCER @ Monson, GOLF vs. Turners Falls, Tekoa GOLF vs. Smith Academy, Tekoa musician, Richie Mitnick provides the live music each month. The cost is $3 per person on a Moriarty Field (Granite Valley Middle Country Club, 3 p.m. Country Club, 3 p.m. pay-as-you-go basis. No advance sign-ups are necessary. The Westfield Senior Center is School), 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Westfield GIRLS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Technical Academy, Bullens Field, Wed., Oct. 9 located at 45 Noble Street. Westfield Intermediate School Field, 6:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Commerce, 4 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School Field, Wed., Oct. 2 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 24 GOLF @ Greenfield, Country Club BOYS SOCCER @ Pioneer Valley of Greenfield, 3 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 Christian School, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Hampden GOLF @ Ware, Cold Spring H.S. Roundup Charter School of Science, 4 p.m. Country Club, 3 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 26 Continued from Page 7 GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa Thurs., Oct. 3 Fri., Oct. 11 Country Club, 3 p.m. GOLF vs. Monson, Tekoa Country GIRLS SOCCER vs. Westfield GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Club, 3 p.m. Technical Academy, Westfield Fri., Sept. 27 BOYS SOCCER @ Pathfinder, St. Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Westfield def. Mount Greylock 25-13, 27-29, 25-23, 25-17 BOYS SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Joe’s Field, 4 p.m. Westfield improved to 4-2 overall, 3-0 Western Division with solid efforts from Viktoria Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 Mon., Oct. 14 Pavlyuk (12 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs), Irelis Rodriguez (8 kills, 15 digs), Brigid Moriarty (32 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4 GOLF @ Pope Francis, Franconia, GIRLS SOCCER vs. Duggan 3 p.m. assists, 3 aces), Olivia Hadla (4 kills, 1 ace) and Maia Kelso (8 kills). Academy, Westfield Intermediate Mon., Sept. 30 School Field, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 15 BOYS SOCCER @ Granby Jr./Sr. BOYS SOCCER vs. Putnam, Tues., Sept. 17 HS, 4 p.m. Mon., Oct. 7 Westfield Intermediate School Field, GIRLS SOCCER @ Putnam, BOYS SOCCER @ Smith Voke, 4 p.m. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Forest Park, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Amherst 19, Westfield 42 Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 Willem Goff finished first overall in 17:24 as Amherst swept the top three spots. Antonio p.m. Phaneuf and Kaleb Cree placed fourth (17:39) and fifth (18:10) respectively.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019: This year, you let go and enjoy the good times. Yes, there could be a rough moment or two, but you will clear up any problems you encounter. Do not lose sight of your dreams. If single, you can be volatile, especially when dealing with a member of the opposite sex. Try to understand what triggers you. Take your time DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker and let the relationship evolve. If attached, the two of you lean a lot on the attraction that lies between you. You often can be found together having a good time. GEMINI often makes you laugh as well as understand what is actually happening around you.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)  You might have some difficulty translating a dream into reality, but somehow you do. Your words, if not chosen carefully, SCARY GARY Mark Buford could have a strange impact on others, setting off a series of snide remarks. Tonight: At a favorite haunt. TAURUS (April 20-May 20)  Be conservative in how you approach your finances. You could be easily tempted to let go and see where you land. Think of the end results. A caustic conversation sets off a stream of attitudes between you and others. Tonight: Paint the town red. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Crosswords  You are going full force ahead, and it appears no one can slow you down. You enjoy interacting with others in a possible real- DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni ization of a long-term desire. Do not rush. Have faith that all will land as it should. Tonight: The world is your oyster. CANCER (June 21-July 22)  Relate directly to a loved one you care a lot about. You might not want to be too rambunctious right now. Add in a nap or two. A wonderful suggestion energizes you. Know that anything is possible if you go for it. Tonight: Play it by ear. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)  Focus on a long-term goal that appears to be ready to manifest. Your instincts emerge often when dealing with your friends. B.C. Mastroianni and Hart Use caution with spending. All could get out of control quickly. Tonight: Where you are, there is a party. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)  Take a stand if possible. You need to take charge of a professional or community situ- ation. You have unusual get-up-and-go. Fatigue marks the late afternoon. Go for a nap. Tonight: A must appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)  Pull back and see the big pic- ture. You might not want to have a discussion or deal with an unusual situation. You get great advice from someone who is more suave and ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie knowledgeable. Tonight: Be open to a different experience. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)  One-on-one relating proves vital to a financial and emotional matter. You and another person might not be coming from the same viewpoints, yet you both see the problem. Be open to others’ feedback. Tonight: How about a good, old-fashioned date? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)  Defer to a loved one or partner. Just because you do not see a situation in the same light does not mean you cannot find a point of agreement. Respect your differences. Tonight: Know that you are lucky. ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)  You might need to focus on a certain project and complete it. You sense what a loved one or friend wants to discuss before the conver- sation starts. You might be more serious than you realize. Tonight: Put up your feet and relax. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)  You can be overwhelmed by all that is going on around your friends. They need your time and attention. Make it your pleasure to have this discussion. Use caution with money, which could drip out of your hands. Tonight: Cryptoquip Listen to what a partner shares. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe  You center through a conversa- tion. You might not feel this is the correct spot to share your feelings. A loved one, however, could become irritated and difficult out of the blue. Tonight: Let your hair down.

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With Martin Truex After making contact with Jr.’s1. 52 playoff percent victory at Las DanielVegas Suarez race on on Lap a 1performance (of Ken Willis, ken.willis Vegas, JGR has won 14 times 267),high Bowyer after finished he won ahis lap first GODWIN’[email protected] PICKS throughHow good 27 races, is Joe or Gibbs more downpole in 25th position place. in “We 12 years.just FOR RICHMOND thanRacing? half the With total. Martin All four Truex weren’tAfter very making good,” contact he said. with drivers have posted wins and “We were just off — in all Martin Truex Jr. burns his rear tires after winning for car owner WINNER: Kevin Harvick Jr.’s playoff victory at Las Daniel Suarez on Lap 1 (of advanced to the playoffs. areas.” Joe Gibbs at Las Vegas. [AP/CHASE STEVENS] REST OF TOP 5: Joey Logano, Kyle Vegas, JGR has won 14 times 267), Bowyer finished a lap Truex now has five wins this Busch, MartinGODWIN’S Truex Jr., Chase ElliottPICKS seasonthrough and 27 24 races, in his orcareer. more 3. Vegasdown instrip 25th place. “We justkind to the Busch boys. Kurt They have one Vegas win — FIRST ONE OUT:FOR Ricky RICHMOND Stenhouse Jr. than half the total. All four weren’t very good,” he said. slapped the wall and finished Kyle, who won in 2009. DARK HORSE: Jimmie Johnson 2.drivers Where have you posted start wins and Las “WeVegas were is the just hometown off — in of all last in Sunday’sMartin Truex race, Jr.and burns Kyle his rear tires after winning for car ownerDON’T BE SURPRISEDWINNER: IF: Kevin Harvick Harvick advanced to the playoffs. 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Dear Readers: ride in the bike lane, not on 5-pound half piebald dachs- DOCKLESS ELECTRIC the sidewalk. hund and half Chihuahua, SCOOTERS are a new, * Riders should leave their from a dachshund rescue Rising Above Bullying environmentally safe, cheap scooters by a bike rack, if group after Melania’s previ- and convenient method to available. ous owner passed. Dear Annie: My 81-year-old mother lives in Florida with her same-age boyfriend of 10 years quickly get around town, but * Riders may have to have These two are so cute, and in a 55-plus community, which requires residents to maintain the interior and exterior of their there are concerns. Laws vary a valid driver’s license. they’ve quickly bonded. home. I live in Ohio and fly down periodically to maintain this property. I also stay there. from city to city; everyone’s Check your city’s official Melania has one ear that folds My last visit, while I was completing a plumbing repair, I caught a glimpse of her boyfriend safety is paramount. Here are website for more information over and one that stands up mocking me behind my back. And this was not the first time, I will state. I ignored him and a few things to know about and regulations. -- Heloise -- maybe to listen to Duke? completed my task. dockless scooters: P.S. As far as fees, there’s To see Melania and Duke, My mother obviously sees this behavior and says nothing. I feel hurt and have not returned * There’s an app for them. typically a small initial fee, visit www.Heloise.com and since. Riders download the app and then a per-hour charge. click on “Pet of the Week.” This man has alienated many family members, and I do not want his behavior to affect my scan a code to get started. PET PAL Do you have funny and furry relationship with Mom. Any suggestions? -- Mocked Man from Ohio * Helmets, pads and eye Dear Readers: Meet friends? Lots of times, two Dear Mocked Man: Whether because he's unable to do as much around the house as he'd protection aren’t required but Melania and dachshund are better than one! Share like, or because he's jealous of her love for you, it sounds as though this man is insecure for one are strongly encouraged. Duke. Cheryl G. in San your pictures and stories at reason or another. The old saying about rubber and glue comes to mind. Whatever he says or * Riders must ride with Antonio just adopted [email protected]. -- does, let it bounce off you and stick to him. both feet on the scooter and Melania, a 4-month-old, Heloise And the next time you catch him mocking you behind your back, feign ignorance and ask him -- as though genuinely curious -- what he's doing. "Nothing," or some variation thereof, will most likely be his response. But he might behave himself more in the future, if he knows he'll be called out. As for your mom, I understand why your feelings are hurt by her reluctance to speak up on your behalf. But it doesn't mean she doesn't love you. Likely, she's trying to avoid rocking the boat; for all you know, he picks on her, too. Spend some one-on-one time with her and ask her about her relationship dynamic to make sure he's not being emotionally abusive. Whatever you do, do not let that bully alienate you from your own mother. Dear Annie: Can you please address how stutterers are treated in public places? My brother- in-law stutters, and it is amazing to me how some waitstaff make fun of him. He is in his 50s, an adult, intelligent and this is a problem that he's been dealing with for many years. Some waitstaff are kind and patient as he tries to tell them his order. Can restaurant managers please educate their staff that some patrons have trouble with stuttering? -- Hurt to See This Dear Hurt to See This: It's hard to believe that adults would stoop so low. Truly, I pity people who are so self-absorbed, apathetic and shallow that they don't know what it is to be a human being. The joke, if there is one, is on them. For anyone who needs to hear this: Don't mock people with speech impediments. And get a life. Dear Annie: I had a similar event as "Suddenly a Sister." I am the oldest of four. When we were teenagers in the mid-'70s, Dad would bring up a possibility of another sibling after he had a few drinks. We didn't think much of it. Now, after almost 50 years, we have found our half brother. All four of us, and our entire families, are aware of him even though I am the only one to have met him so far. My two brothers had similar relationships with our father as did the letter writer. My dad, though, has been gone for more than 25 years, and I don't think my broth- ers think any less of our father. My parents were still married when my half brother was con- ceived; they divorced a few years later. My mother has also met my new half brother and his family. It was a wonderful meeting. We have had other family members find and meet half siblings with wonderful results, too. Definitely, yes, "Suddenly a Sister" needs to share this wonderful news with her entire family. -- Now the Oldest of Five Dear Oldest of Five: Congratulations on discovering a whole other branch of your family tree! THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019 - PAGE 11

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