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Public,VOL. 86 NO. 151 Health and Safety getsTUESDAY, Water JUNE 27, Bond2017 75 cents update; discusses fire hydrants and sidewalks By Amy Porter reviewed the ordinance for clearing fire DPW Assistant Director Francis Cain. “I Correspondent hydrants of snow and ice. think most people would want to shovel WESTFIELD – During public participa- Department of Public Works Director their hydrants,” he said. tion in the Public, Health and Safety com- David Billips said there are state laws, if a Morganelli said the committee would mittee meeting on Tuesday, Westfield fire hydrant is in front of a resident’s house, look at the state law, which was also men- Residents Advocating for Themselves it is the homeowner’s responsibility to tioned by the Fire Commission. Committee (WRAFT) member Kristen Mello reported clear it. He said if that language is not in member Dan Allie said the Law Department that she, former Ward 4 Councilor Mary the city ordinance, it should be. could advise them if the wording should be O’Connell, Ward 3 Councilor Andrew K. Ward 5 Councilor Robert A. Paul, Sr., added to the local ordinance. Surprise, At-large Councilor Nicholas J. who attended the meeting, said the city “We should be aware that for people who DPW Director David Billips updates the Public Morganelli, Jr. and Emily Warren on behalf could consider an advertising campaign live on a major highway, it is impossible to Health & Safety committee. (Photo by Amy Porter) of Rep. John Velis would be attending a that clearing a fire hydrant is a homeown- shovel snow; and it is difficult for the hearing in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 26. er’s responsibility. elderly,” commented At-large Councilor ment that can clear hydrants on major highways and The group plans to meet with Senators “We have sent our guys to do it, but there Cindy C. Harris. Lloyd’s Hill Road, for example. Richard Neal, Elizabeth Warren and are not enough to do it,” Billips said, add- “There are certain areas of the city where Morganelli said more flags would be great. Cain Edward Markey about the federal role in ing that there are 2,200 fire hydrants in we don’t want the homeowners doing it,” said they have the flag markers, but they can be dan- the PFAS crisis. Westfield. said Surprise. gerous for kids who could poke themselves in the eye. During the regular meeting portion, “It’s easier for homeowners to do one, Billips and Cain said they put flags on Morganelli, who chairs the sub-committee, than for the DPW to do thousands,” added the hydrants in the winter, and have equip- See Water Bond Update, Page 5 Walkers turn Purple Heart signs out in force to be relocated By Greg Fitzpatrick Correspondent SOUTHWICK – DPW Director Randy for benefit Brown is looking to change the location of By Lori Szepelak four of the Purple Heart signs in town. Correspondent Currently, the signs are located throughout WESTFIELD-More than 100 walkers descend- the town and Brown will be looking to have ed on Stanley Park on Sept. 16 to support the ninth Arthur Laramee of 306 Montgomery Road celebrates after the four signs in the center of the community annual Westfield Stepping Out to Cure Scleroderma getting a special permit from the Planning Board for a resi- near or on College Hwy. The exact locations of the signs hasn’t been determined yet. Walk, according to organizers. dential kennel. (Photo by Amy Porter) The local walk was initiated by Shannon Brown will now be submitting this request to Mass DOT Broderick nine years ago, when she was a senior (Department of Transportation) for their approval before the signs at Westfield High School. can be relocated. “For me, it was about bringing attention to a Montgomery Road There are 10 Purple Heart signs in Southwick and the signage is disease that many people may have never even part of the town officially becoming a Purple Heart community this heard of,” said Broderick, adding her aunt Nina past May. Santucci-Pozgar had been diagnosed with the dis- In February 2017, Gene Theroux, past commander of Westfield ease and she wanted to help raise funds to find the Residential Kennel American Legion Post 124, made a request to extend the Purple Heart Trail into Southwick. At that time, the trail was already in See Walkers, Page 5 Westfield all the way to the Southwick border on Route 10 and 202. gets Special Permit Later that same month a ceremony was held at Southwick Town Hall in order to make an official proclamation for having the trail in town. By Amy Porter This past April, Rep. Nick Boldyga and Sen. Don Humason Correspondent worked with both the Massachusetts Senate and House of WESTFIELD – Chairman William Carellas began the Representatives to pass a bill recognizing Southwick as having a Planning Board meeting on Tuesday with a moment of silence Purple Heart trail in town. The bill was signed in April and approved in recognition of Kevin J. Sullivan’s service to the Westfield by Gov. Charlie Baker. Public Schools, before beginning the five public hearings on the =The bill was created since any state roads or highways that have agenda. any official signage need to have a law passed in order to erect the A crowd of dog owners were in the audience to support a signs. In most cases, the signage won’t cause a bill to be created special permit for a residential kennel at 306 Montgomery unless for special circumstances and the topic of the Purple Heart Road, submitted by owners Arthur and Karen Laramee. The was deemed an exception. hearing was continued from May, due to concerns expressed by some neighbors at the earlier hearing about safety. Laramee began the hearing by saying that he had fenced in the whole back property, as the Planning Board had requested. “We decided to do what you thought was best for the commu- WGBY’s Hurricane Maria nity. Previously, the dogs, which are purebred Rottweilers were contained in kennels in the back of the property, but neighbors Close to $9,000 was raised on Sept. 16 during the were concerned about when they weren’t in the kennels. Anniversary Special ninth annual Westfield Stepping Out to Cure The Planning Board also had a report from the animal inspec- Scleroderma Walk at Stanley Park, according to tor, affirming that the property was fenced on two sides with organizers Gina and Tom Broderick of Westfield, Report this Thursday chain link and mesh fencing. The inspector said the rear of the SPRINGFIELD— Many western New Englanders underestimate seen with Nina Santucci-Pozgar, center. (Submitted property was well shaded, and there were two large covered photo) the significance of the region’s sizeable Puerto Rican population — kennels in the front of the property that met all the require- and what Hurricane Maria’s impact on the Caribbean has meant for ments. The inspector said none of the dogs showed any sign of the community here. aggression. A new half-hour joint Connecting Point / Presencia special, Laramee said since the inspector’s visit, the whole property “Hurricane Maria: One Year Later” from public television station is being fenced in. WGBY will reflect on the disastrous hurricane, which led to the “I have been down to your property twice; you can’t see worst blackout in U.S. history. Hosted by Presencia’s host Veronica Southwick where you put the fencing. It was really quiet. I never heard the Garcia, the special episode will also explore the ways in which west- dogs,” said Planning Board member Cheryl Crowe. ern New England is assisting evacuees of Puerto Rico — and how Laramee said the front is going to be totally fenced in. “It’s the community is coming together to support ongoing recovery efforts. bar looking See Special Permit, Page 5 Local PBS station WGBY will air its special this Thursday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m. and make it available for subsequent streaming (along with additional Hurricane Maria coverage) at wgby.org/maria. Guests will include local evacuees Carmen Romero and Luis to expand MHA Launches ‘Good To Go’ Robles, National Emergency Grant Job Developer Frank Martinez, By Greg Fitzpatrick SPRINGFIELD – “Adam” arrived at MHA’s Emergency Betty Medina Lichtenstein of Enlace De Familias Inc., Lydia Correspondent Respite, a program which provides emergency-based housing Martinez from Springfield Public Schools, Dr. Steve Zrike From SOUTHWICK – Owners of The Skybox Sports and care for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Holyoke Public Schools, Masslive/The Republican reporter Elizabeth Bar are looking to expand their business. During a Adam has fairly severe cognitive disabilities and he was emotion- Roman, and WGBY’s own Vanessa Pabón-Hernandez. public hearing with the Planning Board on ally distraught when he arrived. To make matters worse, his shirt MARIA’S LOCAL IMPACT September 11, Skybox owner Patrick Lynch pro- was soiled, his shorts were much too big and flip flops much too According to the most recent U.S. Census (2010), more than posed to add a permanent kitchen to their estab- small. These inadequate clothes were everything he had. 50,000 self-identified Puerto Ricans reside in Springfield alone, lishment, requiring a special permit. “Even for someone whose career in making it among the most Puerto Rican cities in the country. Other Currently, the Skybox is strictly a sports bar that nonprofits has brought me face-to-face nearby cities, such as Holyoke and Chicopee, also feature large serves alcohol but no food. According to town with many tragic circumstances, Adam’s Puerto Rican populations. planner Alan Slessler, the request for the kitchen arrival at respite was profoundly sad to As residents fled hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico late last year, will transform the Skybox into a restaurant. witness,” said Kimberley A. Lee, Vice many opted to house with loved ones here in the Pioneer Valley and President of Resource Development and The initial plan that Lynch brought to the surrounding areas. This has brought hundreds of new students to the Planning Board on September 11 had a few Branding for MHA. “I was relieved he was finally safe, but my heart just broke to know that someone region’s public schools. aspects that needed to be addressed. Slessler noted “What Hurricane Maria shows us,” says Connecting Point that the owners would need to have additional would have mistreated such an incredibly fragile and vulnerable human being.” Executive Producer Tony Dunne, “is how interconnected our world parking spaces if a kitchen is being installed. really is. What may seem to have happened many miles away never- Exterior lighting and an enclosed dumpster were According to Karyn Reigner, Program Director for MHA Emergency Respite, people arrive at respite because they have theless affects us right here at home.” also things that needed to be improved upon. been removed from an abusive or neglectful environment. “No Pabón-Hernandez is executive producer for WGBY’s Presencia, a See Southwick Bar, Page 3 See Good To Go, Page 3 See Hurricane Maria, Page 3 PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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Odds & Ends LOCAL LOTTERY Last night’s numbers Fishmonger offers MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT FRIDAY SaturdAY MassCash 07-11-21-31-33 Mega Millions lobsters some herb Estimated jackpot: $275 million Megabucks Doubler before the butter 01-05-07-10-16-29 SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine Estimated jackpot: $2.7 million (AP) — These lobsters are going to pot Numbers Evening 2-2-3-2 in more ways than one. Numbers Midday 8-4-0-5 A Maine lobster pound is banking on Powerball 04-39-48-50-51, Powerball: 11, Cloudy. Partly Cloudy. using marijuana to try to make cooking the crustaceans a little more humane. Power Play: 3 The business, Charlotte’s Legendary Estimated jackpot: $163 million Lobster Pound in Southwest Harbor, is 74-77 66-69 owned by a registered medical marijua- na caregiver. WEATHER DISCUSSION The owner, Charlotte Gill, put a test Today, partly cloudy skies early, overcast in the afternoon. lobster in a box with a few inches of Rain Showers. Rain. High 71F. Winds light and variable. Tonight, rain show- CONNECTICUT ers early with overcast skies late. Low 59F. Winds SSE at 5 to water before marijuana smoke was Cash 5 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Friday, cloudy. High 77F. Winds blown into the box, WMTW-TV report- 07-30-31-33-35 SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Friday Night, mostly clear. Low 63F. ed . The animal was calmer for the next Saturday, Partly cloudy. High 69F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph. Lucky Links Day Saturday Night, partly cloudy skies. Low near 50F. Sunday, in- three weeks, and she released it into the 05-06-10-12-18-19-20-22 creasing clouds during the afternoon. High 67F. ocean, she said. Lucky Links Night 59-60 04-09-15-17-18-19-20-21 Gill plans to use the new method at Mega Millions customers’ requests, and then build a Estimated jackpot: $275 million larger tank to sedate multiple lobsters at Play3 Day once. 5-2-2 It’s unknown whether science says Play3 Night today 4-3-7 pot smoke actually calms lobsters or has Play4 Day 6:37 a.m. 6:54 p.m. 12 hours 16 Minutes any effect on their meat. But Win 5-2-3-4 Watson, a zoologist with University of Play4 Night sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY New Hampshire, said the possibility is 6-7-5-8 worth studying.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2018. There are 102 days left in the year.

n Sept. 20, 1962, James Meredith, a black stu- Five years ago: dent, was blocked from enrolling at the University In 1984, a suicide car bomber attacked the U.S. Em- Charting a collision course with the White House, the Oof Mississippi by Democratic Gov. Ross R. bassy annex in north Beirut, killing at least 14 people, Republican-controlled House approved, 230-189, leg- Barnett. (Meredith was later admitted.) including two Americans and 12 Lebanese. The fam- islation to avoid a partial government shutdown while ily sitcoms “The Cosby Show” and “Who’s the Boss?” also defunding President Barack Obama’s 3-year-old On this date: premiered on NBC and ABC, respectively. health care law. (The Democratic-led Senate rebuffed In 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan the House’s attempts to roll back the health care law; and his crew set out from Spain on five ships to find a In 1995, in a move that stunned Wall Street, A-T-and-T the partial government shutdown began October 1 western passage to the Spice Islands. (Magellan was Corporation announced it was splitting into three com- with the start of the fiscal new year). killed enroute, but one of his ships eventually circled panies. the world.) One year ago: In 1999, Lawrence Russell Brewer became the sec- Hurricane Maria, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto In 1911, the British liner RMS Olympic collided with the ond white supremacist to be convicted in the dragging Rico in more than 80 years, struck the island, wiping Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hawke off the Isle of Wight; death of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas. (Brewer was out as much as 75 percent of the power distribution although seriously damaged, the Olympic was able to executed on September 21, 2011.) Raisa Gorbachev, lines and causing an island-wide blackout. Rescuers return to Southampton under its own power. wife of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, died worked furiously at a collapsed school in Mexico City at a German hospital after a battle with leukemia; she where a girl was believed trapped under debris in the In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was seriously wounded was 67. aftermath of a deadly earthquake; it was later deter- during a book signing at a New York City department mined that no children were still trapped in the debris. store when he was stabbed in the chest by Izola Curry. In 2000, Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced (Curry was later found mentally incompetent; she died the end of the Whitewater investigation, saying there Today’s Birthdays: at a Queens, New York, nursing home in 2015 at age was insufficient evidence to warrant charges against Actress Sophia Loren is 84. Pro Football Hall of Famer 98.) President Bill Clinton and first lady Hillary Clinton. For- Jim Taylor is 83. Rock musician Chuck Panozzo is mer Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov died at age 65. 70. Actor Tony Denison is 69. Hockey Hall of Famer In 1963, President Kennedy proposed a joint U-S-So- Guy LaFleur is 67. Actress Debbi Morgan is 67. Jazz viet expedition to the moon. In 2001, during an address to a joint session of Con- musician Peter White is 64. Actress Betsy Brantley gress, President George W. Bush announced a new is 63. Actor Gary Cole is 62. TV news correspondent In 1967, the Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Cabinet-level office to fortify homeland security and Deborah Roberts is 58. Country-rock musician Joseph was christened by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in named Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge its director. Shreve (Flynnville Train) is 57. Rock musician Randy Clydebank, Scotland. Bradbury (Pennywise) is 54. Actress Kristen Johnston Ten years ago: is 51. Rock singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are In 1973, in their so-called “battle of the sexes,” tennis The Bush administration asked Congress for the 51. Rock musician Ben Shepherd is 50. Actress Enu- star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight power to buy $700 billion in toxic assets clogging the ka Okuma is 46. Actress-model Moon Bloodgood is sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, at the Houston Astrodome. Singer- financial system and threatening the economy as ne- 43. Actor Jon Bernthal is 42. Singer The Dream is 41. songwriter Jim Croce, 30, died in a plane crash near gotiations began on the largest bailout since the Great Actor Charlie Weber is 40. Rock musician Rick Wool- Natchitoches, Louisiana. Depression. A suicide truck bombing at the Marriott stenhulme (Lifehouse) is 39. Actress Crystle Stewart Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killed 53 people, includ- is 37. Rapper Yung Joc is 36. Actor Aldis Hodge is 32. In 1976, Playboy magazine released an interview in ing the Czech ambassador. Actor Malachi Kirby is 29. which Democratic presidential nominee Jimmy Carter admitted he’d “looked on a lot of women with lust.” THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - PAGE 3

Hurricane Maria Good To Go UMass Amherst Continued from Page 1 Continued from Page 1 weekly bilingual series focusing on the stories from the abuse is tolerable, but it’s even worse when the abuse focuses on some- region’s Latino community. She believes this 30-minute special, one who doesn’t have the voice or ability to say no or speak up for them- receives along with other related WGBY initiatives, will create awareness selves, and worse still since an abuser is often a loved one,” said Reigner. of the current situation and help bring the community closer in “When they arrive here, they need the simplest of things: a toothbrush, $3M grant the wake of Hurricane Maria, especially as it supports Puerto toothpaste, soap, shampoo, comb, pick, T-shirt, shorts, and under garments. Rican evacuees who have relocated here. A decent tote bag to put their things in would be a plus.” “Public broadcasting shares the diverse stories and ideas found In response to this basic but urgent need, MHA has launched “Good To to help faculty right here in our region to create a more connected community. Go,” a new initiative to supply every individual who arrives for emergency With so many Puerto Rican families in western New England, respite care with basic personal care items. The plan is to provide these the impact of Hurricane Maria has been profound. It has been items in a sturdy tote bag or backpack so, when permanent housing is of color arranged, each person can simply pack their own things in their own bag. AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The impressive to see our community stepping up, working together, and helping the recovery effort. I’m proud of WGBY’s work in In short, they’ll be Good To Go. University of Massachusetts Amherst “Good To Go presents an incredible opportunity for businesses, com- has received a $3 million grant to help telling these stories and helping our Puerto Rican community rebound from this tragic event.” munity service organizations, volunteer and student groups, individuals or faculty of color in science, technolo- families to make an immediate, meaningful impact in the lives of vulner- gy, engineering and math. As local municipalities welcome and accommodate relocating families, many questions remain. Is there enough available hous- able people escaping abuse or neglect,” said Lee. “I have seen the condition UMass on Wednesday announced in which so many of these folks arrive at MHA. They need assistance, and the National Science Foundation's ing? Are schools prepared to handle increased student popula- tions? Are employment assistance programs in place? “Hurricane quickly. By donating items or funds for Good To Go, you will support our ADVANCE Institutional participants who are truly in need of a soft landing. Are you good to go in Transformation grant. University offi- Maria: One Year Later” will ask these critical questions. wanting to make a difference?” cials say the program will focus on This special report is supported, in part, by the Community To learn more or to make a donation of funds or goods, contact Kim Lee spurring research collaboration, fos- Foundation of Western Mass. and Mass Humanities. at 413-233-5343 or [email protected]. tering an inclusive environment through mentoring and promoting group decision making. Southwick Bar Enobong Branch, who serves as Continued from Page 1 UMass Amherst's Associate The Sky Box Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion Since the public hearing, Slessler has Sports Bar. and Chief Diversity Officer, says acknowledged that Lynch and his wife, who’s (WNG File Photo) administrators are taking measures to a co-owner, have addressed the requests from ensure "equity and inclusion" in "fac- the Planning Board in an appropriate manner. ulty advancement culture." The bar owners will meet with the Planning University officials say new staff Board again on September 25 where the hiring in STEM departments is under- board will review the changes, go over a way. The school's provost's office is summary of the property, and then have the also working on leadership training. opportunity to make a decision.

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Teen charged 81 Springfield Road (Rt. 20) Government Meetings Westfield, MA D (413) 568-3388 with animal THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 lly cruelty e ’s Blandford: K Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm after dog Home& Garden Chester: abandoned DEERFIELD, Mass. (AP) Municipal Light Department Meeting at 6 pm — An 18-year-old Massachusetts man is facing Clearance Sale Westfield: an animal cruelty charge after his malnourished and City Properties Committee at 5 pm flea-infested dog was aban- HARDY Joint City Council and Municipal Light Board doned last month in 50% OFF meeting at 6 pm 100-degree heat. The Recorder of Greenfield All Trees, Shrubs FALL MUMS Personnel Action Committee at 6:30 pm reports that Timothy Rivers, 9 INCH 3 who has addresses in and Perennials! $ 99 ~ OR ~ $ 99 MONDAY, SEPT. 24 Deerfield, Greenfield and Does Not Include 5 ea. for 14 Orange, is free on personal Mums, Asters Blandford: recognizance after pleading & All Fall Plants. 12” Patio not guilty. He refused com- FALL Mums Council on Aging Meeting at 4 pm ment when reached by the BULBS Conservation Commission at 6 pm newspaper but told police the HAVE $ 99 Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm dog got loose and has a dis- ARRIVED! 19 order that makes it hard to Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm keep on weight. The male pit bull mix was LIME SALE PRE-SEASON SALE! Tolland: caught in Deerfield by an PELLETIZED Board of Selectmen at 5 pm animal shelter volunteer last 40 lbs. month. Dubbed Tigger by $ 99 OOD PELLET shelter staff, he was diag- 3 for 12 W S Chester: nosed with severe mange, PULVERIZED Spruce Pointe Elite La Crete Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm severe intestinal worms and 50 lbs. $ 00 per $ 00 per $ 00 per 275 ton 279 ton 279 ton Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm other conditions. 3 for $999 Meanwhile, workers at the Free Dry Creek Timber Heat Franklin County Regional GRANULAR Storage Granville: Dog Shelter say Tigger has 50 lbs. $ 00 per $ 00 per INDOORS 279 ton 249 ton Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm been nursed back to health 3 for $1099 Assessors Meeting at 7:30 pm and is now adoptable. Until We’ll store your pellets all season, you pick FAST LIME March them up as you need them. Delivery is always Planning Board Meeting at 7:30 pm $ 99 30 lbs. - 14 2019! available. Full truckload pricing also available. Southwick: Massachusetts Board of Appeals Public Hearing at 7:15 pm Husqvarna Snowblowers doctor gets Husqvarna ST227P • 8.5 Hp / 27 Inch • Includes TUESDAY, SEPT. 25 probation power steering and heated handles. Reg. $1099.95 for sharing ST224 • Reg. $849.00 ... Now $799.95 $ 95 Tolland: $ $ Board of Assessors at 10 am ST230P • Reg. 1299.95 ... Now 1199.95 999 patient info Many more Husqvarna Snowblower models on display. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Westfield: (AP) — A Massachusetts Sales Good Thru 9/16/18 Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm doctor who shared private MON-SAT: 8-6 D SUN: 8-5 patient information with a pharmaceutical sales repre- www.KellysHG.com sentative has been sentenced WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 to a year of probation. Federal prosecutors say January 2011 through 67-year-old Rita Luthra, a November 2011, the Westfield Farmers’ Market Longmeadow woman allowed Blandford: gynecologist who practiced WESTFIELD — The Westfield Farmers’ Market is held, Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm and served low-income and a sales representative from Warner Chilcott to access pro- rain or shine, every Thursday from 12:00 – 6:00 pm on the indigent patients in lawn of the Episcopal Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Springfield, was sentenced tected health information in her patients' medical files. She Street, Westfield, until October 4, and Saturday, October THURSDAY, SEPT. 27 Wednesday following her 13. SNAP match of $5; WIC, and FMNP vouchers are conviction in May of viola- later lied about it to federal investigators. accepted by some vendors. Live music, cooking and craft tion of the Health demonstrations, free parking, ADA accessible restrooms, Southwick: Information Portability and Prosecutors asked for two years in prison, a request playground. For more information visit the Market web Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting Accountability Act and site web site: west-fieldfarmersmarket.net or contact the obstruction of a criminal rejected by the judge. at 9:30 am Luthra is no longer allowed Westfield Farmers’ Market at 413 562-5461 x 101, or health care investigation. email [email protected]. Prosecutors say from to practice in Massachusetts. PAGE 4 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials cannot deny a passport application from an intersex Colorado resident based solely on a refusal to select male or female for gender, a federal judge said Wednesday. The U.S. State Florence shows how storm Department’s var- ied explanations for rejecting the appli- cation weren’t rea- sonable, U.S. coverage is politicized District Judge R. Brooke Jackson NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.’s attack tweet this morning network hosts, who it said “harangued” federal said in his ruling, week showing CNN’s Anderson Cooper waist-deep in flood disaster relief officials with questions about Trump’s response forcing him to set waters has driven home the point that politics — not just to Hurricane Maria. It also attacked MSNBC’s Katy Tur for aside the decision weather — was an important subtext of the media’s coverage introducing the issue of climate change to Florence coverage. as “arbitrary and of Hurricane Florence. And it reposted an infamous decade-old video of an NBC capricious.” “Stop lying to make @realDonaldTrump look bad,” the News reporter covering a hurricane from a rowboat, as a The ruling is lim- president’s son admonished Cooper, triggering a harsh wider view captured men nearby sloshing through water that Dana Zzyym ited, but advocates response from the CNN journalist, who was part of his net- barely topped their ankles. said they hope it work’s team covering Florence’s landfall in North Carolina. The Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel similarly became a leads to expanded gender choices on federal identification. “I didn’t see him down in North Carolina in the last few meme victim during Florence for video that depicted him Dana Zzyym, who was born with ambiguous physical sex- days helping out, lending a hand, but I’m sure he was busy struggling to stay vertical in the storm’s winds, while men ual characteristics and identifies as nonbinary in gender, not doing something important besides just tweeting lies,” Cooper walked behind him seemingly unbothered; his network said as male or female, sued in 2015. Zzyym had requested “X″ as said on his show Monday. Seidel had a hard time keeping his footing because he was on a gender marker on a passport application, and it was denied. Ever since President George W. Bush’s administration was wet grass. The judge in 2016 ordered the State Department to recon- crippled by its response to Hurricane Katrina, politicians and For the people who spread the videos, the idea is to under- sider. Zzyym applied again and refused to select either option news organizations have been acutely aware of the stakes mine reporters covering the story, to depict them as people provided on the passport application, feeling that it would be raised by big storms. Some Republicans never forgave former more interested in seeking attention than in keeping viewers untruthful. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for being photographed with informed about what’s going on. The department again denied the application in 2017. President Barack Obama after Sandy struck just before the That was the thinking behind Trump Jr.’s tweet of the Jackson dismissed the department’s explanations for reject- 2012 election. Cooper photo. It showed him in water much deeper than his ing the passport, including concerns that it would complicate “A storm and responding to it the right way can make or own camera technician, who stood a few feet away in water the process of verifying an applicant’s identity and determin- break a political career,” said Gary Lackmann, a professor of that didn’t reach his knees. ing eligibility based on federal, state and local databases. atmospheric science at North Carolina State University. On Monday, Cooper said the picture wasn’t even from his The agency can legally reject passport applications for a Florence formed in the Atlantic just as President Donald Florence coverage, but rather from the aftermath of Hurricane good reason, but “adherence to a series of internal policies Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico returned Ike in Texas in 2008. He said he was trying to stay off a road that do not contemplate the existence of intersex people is not to the news with a revised estimate that nearly 3,000 people good reason,” the judge wrote. where the water was shallower to not get in people’s way, and died in that storm and its aftermath. Since Trump vigorously to convey that there was still a lot of deep water creating dan- The State Department said in a written statement that it was disputed the report, calling his administration’s response “an reviewing the decision and coordinating with the Department gerous situations. incredible, unsung success,” it led some media figures to Climate change and its impact on hurricanes is a third-rail of Justice on next steps. question whether he would be responsive to Florence. The ruling only applies to Zzyym, but Lambda Legal senior topic for media covering the storms. Many conservatives get Three days before Florence struck, the Washington Post mad when it’s brought up at all, while liberals believe it is not attorney Paul Castillo called it a “groundbreaking, first-of-its- editorialized that Trump was complicit in damage caused by kind” challenge to limited gender options on federal identifi- discussed enough. extreme weather. “He plays down humans’ role in increasing In the days before Florence struck, four scientists posted a cation. the risks, and he continues to dismantle efforts to address study they said illustrated how forecasts of the storm’s inten- Castillo said advocates hope it will prompt the State those risks,” the newspaper said. sity were worse than what a similarly situated hurricane Department to edit the passport application and allow people That drew a predictably fierce response from the presi- would have been in the days before climate change. to choose a gender marker other than male or female. dent’s defenders. “I’m not going to lie on my passport application, I shouldn’t “The left will not skip any single moment to condemn this It got some media attention, but apparently none among the have to, and the judge here, twice, has agreed with me,” president,” said Pete Hegseth on the Fox Business Network. cable news networks that spent several days in near-constant Zzyym said in a statement released by the LGBT civil rights “In this case, it’s a hurricane.” coverage of Florence’s approach, said Kevin Reed, a profes- organization. When a news organization infuses hurricane coverage with sor at Stony Brook University in New York and one of the Jackson did not specifically order the department to issue a political infighting, it sends a message to people in the path of authors. He said it’s important to discuss the impact of climate passport to Zzyym in his ruling. But the State Department’s a dangerous storm that its reporters don’t necessarily care change during extreme weather events because that’s when attorneys provided no reason for the past denials except about them, said Gabriel Williams, a professor of atmospher- the public is focused on it. Zzyym’s refusal to select a gender marker. ic physics at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. But North Carolina State’s Lackmann said that releasing Castillo said Zzyym’s attorneys “call on the department to “It’s unnecessary,” Williams said. “It defeats the purpose. It such information before the storm makes landfall is “pushing promptly issue a passport.” distracts from what you actually want to happen, which is to it.” “Dana has been waiting since 2014 to be able to have the get people prepared for the storm.” It’s better to wait until after the storm when data could be ability to travel but wasn’t willing to risk lying about who With a hurricane bearing down, “politicos think ‘this is closely studied, particularly since Florence’s wind intensity they are in order to secure a passport,” he said. going to be the dominant story this week. How can we get our dropped off from what was predicted, said Lackmann, noting The International Civil Aviation organization, the U.N. spin into this?’” said Tim Graham, director of media analysis that early indications show that hurricanes may be less fre- agency that sets standards for international travel documents, for the Media Research Center. quent in a time of climate change but the strong storms are says gender should be marked on passports as male, female or A natural disaster “should be a time when we should all be even stronger. “X for unspecified.” Several countries issue passports with Americans,” and put such differences aside, he said. While the storm is bearing down, climate change is “not the gender designations other than female or male, including “X″ Still, the conservative media watchdog that Graham works most important thing people should be thinking about,” or “O.” for was not above getting its own licks in, criticizing Sunday Williams said. A number of U.S. states similarly issue driver’s licenses or ID cards with “X″ as a choice for gender markers, including This combination photo California, Oregon and Washington. shows Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in The Westfield News Washington on April 2, A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC 2018, left, and CNN news anchor Anderson Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin Cooper at the Turner Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager Networks 2018 Upfront Classified Manager Marie Brazee in New York on May 16, Chris Putz Business Manager 2018. Trump Jr.'s attack Sports Editor tweet this week showing Lorie Perry CNN's Anderson Cooper Director of Ad Production waist-deep in flood waters has driven home Patrick R. Berry the point that politics — President not just weather — was an important subtext of 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 the media's coverage of (413)562-4181 Hurricane Florence. www.thewestfieldnews.com (AP Photo) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - PAGE 5 Obituaries Police Logs WESTFIELD thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/ Major crime and incident report Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 Kevin J. Sullivan 6:50 p.m.: fireworks, Wilson Avenue, a caller reports fireworks, Kevin Joseph Sullivan, 52, the responding officer reports no suspects were found; passed away unexpectedly on 8:26 p.m.: arrest, Springfield Police Department, 13 Pearl St., Sunday September 16, 2018. Springfield, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, an officer was He was born in Westfield, dispatched to Springfield to arrest a person with outstanding war- MA on December 6, 1965 to rants, Veronica Minnie, 35, of 160 Maple St. Apt. L, Springfield Edith (Lysaght) Sullivan and was arrested on warrants issued by the Westfield, Springfield and Richard K. Sullivan, Sr. Public Health & Safety chairman Nicholas J. Morganelli, Uxbridge district courts. Kevin attended the Westfield Jr. (Photo by Amy Porter) Public Schools, Union College in Schenectady, NY Water Bond Update and Albany Law School in Continued from Page 1 Albany, NY. During his time “I’ve seen more safety issues with them, breaking hydrants, Court Logs at Albany Law School, Kevin met his future wife Laura too,” he said. Cain said he’d rather mark the hydrants with (Marinello) Sullivan. They permanent posts on the critical ones around schools and hospi- Westfield District Court married in 1992 and recently celebrated their 26th wedding tals. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018 anniversary. Kevin was a devoted father to their two chil- Both Billips and Cain said they know where the critical dren Robert Joseph, a recent graduate of Lehigh University, hydrants are and have a list of the most critical ones. Cain said Tiffany E. Reno, 27, of 5 Sackett St, Westfield, was found to be and Rebecca Jean, a senior at Quinnipiac University, whom some hydrants are not close to any structures. responsible for a charge of trespass brought by Westfield police. At-large Councilor Matthew Emmershy suggested the com- Gamaliel Agosto, 24, of 26 West School St., Westfield, submit- he made his top priority. Kevin was a member of the munity police speak to private snow removal contractors about Hampden County Bar Association and a partner in the law ted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of keeping the hydrants clear when plowing. Surprise also sug- assault and battery brought by Westfield police and the charge was firm of Fallon and Sullivan beginning in 1991 until recently gested keeping a list of contractors for homeowners who are starting his own practice. He was passionate about serving continued without a finding with probation for 11 months. He was unable to clear the hydrants by themselves. assessed $50. his community and volunteering. He was elected for three Billips and Cain then updated the committee on the city’s terms and served as Vice Chair for several years, to the Guillermina Vega, 46, of 44 Mechanic St., Westfield was found water supply. Cain said regarding the temporary treatment of to have violated probation imposed when she pleaded guilty to a Westfield School Committee. Kevin always found time to Well 2, that the carbon will be delivered on Monday, after charge of shoplifting by asportation in September, 2017, and her support the Westfield community through coaching youth which they will start testing the water. He said they want to run probation was extended until Sept. 13, 2019. In a new case also baseball, soccer, softball and basketball teams including the the water through the carbon for a while, and the DEP wants to brought by Westfield police, Vega pleaded guilty to charges of original Westfield Wizards and any team his children were verify the samples, before the water is delivered to residents. shoplifting by asportation and trespass and was sentenced to a two on, volunteering in the schools, and fundraising for the Billips said there will be several test points; before the filter, year term and a 30 day term in the house of correction, both of Westfield Boys and Girls Club. He was everyone’s favorite mid-point in the filter, and going out of the filter. He said if which were suspended, with probation for one year. She was coach. Kevin was also a member of the Sons of Erin. Kevin there is something detected mid-point, the water would also be assessed $50. In a second new case also bought by Westfield was an avid James Bond fan, golfer, card-player, and Boston tested lower in the filter. police, Vega pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property sports fan. He also supported the Westfield High School Cain said there were rain delays getting the filter up and run- valued less than $1,200. She was sentenced to a one year term in teams on which he played throughout his school career. His ning, especially pouring the concrete. He said the temporary the house of correction, also suspended, to be served concurrently varsity soccer team picture from 1983 still hangs in the treatment should be up and running in early October. with the previous sentences and placed on probation for one year. hallway. Kevin was named to the All Western Massachusetts Billips said the state Department of Environmental Protection She was assessed $50. In a third new case also bought by Westfield Basketball teams in 1983 and 1984, rivaled only by his per- (DEP) was scheduled to test the water on Tuesday, but that date police, Vega pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property formance on the Biddy Basketball Team that had a 27-game may have been delayed. He added that there is a new updated valued less than $1,200. She was sentenced to a one year term in schedule from MassDEP on everything the department has to the house of correction, also suspended, to be served concurrently winning streak from 1973-74. Kevin will be missed for his test for now. He said once the new plants come online, they will generosity and kindness towards others, as well as his with the previous sentences and placed on probation for one year. be testing quarterly, but for now they will test every couple of She was assessed $50. friendly smile and sharp wit. weeks, then monthly, then every couple of months. Family meant everything to Kevin, and it was evident in Cain said the site for Wells 7 and 8 is down to rough grade, his close relationships especially with his children, nieces ready for the footings for the plant and piping. and nephews. Holiday dinners were never complete without Billips said the key date for water for residents from Wells 7 a favorite funny movie and family pyramid organized by Special Permit and 8 is next August, if they are able to work through the win- Continued from Page 1 Kevin, and a headlock for the lucky person sitting next to ter. “Delaying this like we did really drove up those costs,” him. He had a gift for making everyone feel special and added Cain. He said they also changed the design of the footing the best for everyone,” he said. He added he had also just welcomed. Along with his beloved wife Laura and children to get the building up sooner. bought another six acres, and will have a total of 11 acres. Rob and Becca, Kevin leaves his parents, parents in-law Joe Paul asked them if the bond funds were adequate to meet the Laramee said at the first public hearing, “we heard from and Jo Marinello of West Hartford, CT, his sister Janet schedule for the structures, and Billips said they were. He said people who don’t like dogs.” He said this time he asked peo- Sullivan of Belmont, MA, his brothers and sisters in-law the permanent structure for Wells 1 and 2 should go out to bid ple who bought dogs from him to come to the hearing. Richard Jr and Lisa, Brian and Sonia, and Bo and Kris all of in the spring. “I’ve never seen anybody as dedicated to his animals as Surprise asked whether the city has set the goal of non-detect Westfield, MA; his brother in-law Joe Marinello of Avon, him. He takes very good care of his animals,” said a neighbor CT and his wife Mary; twelve nieces and nephews, two for all five PFAS compounds, and Morganelli asked whether the testing schedule was for all five PFAS. “This is just the who spoke in support of his application. He pointed to all of grandnephews, and many cousins, aunts and uncles. Calling the work Laramee has been doing on his property to “make it hours will be held Sunday, September 23, 2018 from 1:00 schedule. The permit tells you what you’re testing for. All five PFAS are listed,” Billips said. just perfect.” pm – 5:00 pm at Firtion Adams Funeral Home, Broad “The dogs are very well-behaved. My wife and I had two Street, Westfield, MA. A funeral mass will be held on Regarding the last item on the agenda, a request from Ward 1 Councilor Mary Ann Babinski for a sidewalk from Rottweilers; they are not a barking type of dog. As far as Monday, September 24, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Mary’s Southampton Road, along Arch and Lockhouse Roads to Twiss everything he said to me, he’s supporting everything you said. Church, 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA. Burial will fol- Street, Morganelli suggested that they need a new motion to I appreciate you giving him the chance to correct it. When low in St. Mary’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers due to aller- look at the sidewalks in the city as a whole. He said he has somebody builds something, they don’t always know what to gies, the family suggests donations be made in Kevin’s observed the sidewalk on Union St. to be in rough shape. do,” the neighbor continued. name to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield, 28 “I would suggest that you work with Dave (Billips) and the “We’ve had our fair share of Rottweilers over the years, and West Silver Street, Westfield, MA, or the Westfield Public Mayor on a list of ones called critical. The Council might have I’ve been to a fair amount of breeders. His facility is by far the Schools, 177 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA. the appetite for a bond,” said Paul. best one I’ve seen. He’ll take any one of the dogs out, and Firtionadams.com they’re perfectly behaved. Top notch dogs with great train- ing,” said another dog owner, speaking on behalf of Laramee. Thomas R. Nomakeo Walkers Michael Malo of 309 Montgomery Road called Laramee a Westfield – Thomas R. Continued from Page 1 cause and cure. hard worker. “I’ve never seen his dogs out. He takes very Nomakeo (Tommy), 77, passed good care of them. I’ve been there 20 years. He’s a good away peacefully with his loving Scleroderma is a chronic, often progressive, autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. neighbor. I have no complaints at all,” Malo said. children by his side at the “They mentioned that they let the dogs out front, and they’ll Harmony House in Chicopee “We had 106 walkers which is the most we have had in nine years,” said Santucci-Pozgar, adding, “Shannon did another amaz- get the fence next year. I’m making a statement, that their dog on Sunday, September 16, is let loose out front at 3:30 in the morning. I don’t think the 2018. He was born in Westfield ing job organizing along with her parents, Gina and Tom Broderick.” Santucci-Pozgar noted her “core support group” has always been dog should be let loose,” said James Mahar of 297 Montgomery to the late Adam and Jennie her family. Road, who spoke against the kennel. (Pitoniak) Nomakeo, on March “Gina and Tom did an incredible job of doing the heavy lifting “I’ve never even seen these people once. I’m out in my yard 11, 1941 and was a graduate of right up until the end of the walk,” said Santucci-Pozgar, adding, every single day,” Laramee responded. Westfield Vocational High “Tom is an incredible man who is always been by my side through- “It sounds like he’s breeding dogs. He said he wasn’t. If School with a trade in electri- out this illness, offering his support and unconditional love. I don’t he’s breeding dogs, He needs a big kennel. Listening to all cal. Tommy loved to spend know what we would do at the walk without his help.” this, it sounds like he’s going to start to breed dogs,” said time with his children which enabled them to have fantastic Patricia Maher. memories they will all forever cherish. He had quite a Another neighbor whose property abuts the rear of the sense of humor which each of them inherited in one way or Laramees, asked whether the black panel fencing was going another. Tommy was a hard worker and worked for Digital to be replaced with fencing. Laramee said the mesh is just for Equipment Corp., F.L. Roberts, and Town & Country, and privacy, and the fencing is on the inside. sometimes held more than one job at once to provide for his “Our concern is when we’re walking on our property that six children. they (the dogs) think we are on their property. In our state- Tommy is survived by his children Michaele “Shelly” ment, our property is for sale – it’s not just us. I too have (Nomakeo) Holmes from Texas, John Nomakeo from driven by in the afternoon, and I have seen the dogs out in the Westfield, Dawnalyn (Nomakeo) Slonski from Connecticut, front yard. We wanted to make sure that our previous state- Thomas D. Nomakeo from Westfield, and Jeremiah ment is being taken into consideration,” the neighbors, who Nomakeo from Westfield. He also leaves several grand- expressed their concerns at the first hearing, said. children and one he had a special bond with, Stanley Planning Board member John Bowen asked the abutting Slonski. Stanley nicknamed him “Pepaw” which seemed neighbor what if the whole back perimeter is fenced. They to stick with most everyone he met. He was predeceased said as long as there is fencing all the way around by his son Michael Nomakeo and his sisters Phyllis “Now the fencing is up. Nothing can go in and nothing can Nomakeo and Mary Anne (Nomakeo) Hastings. go out,” Laramee said, adding that he has had bears on his He was a great father, grandfather, brother and friend to property, and that it’s better for the dogs. all. Please join us in celebrating his life with a Mass on “I’d like to try to keep this at six dogs. Does anybody have Saturday, September 29th, 10:00 AM at Holy Trinity any objections to that,” Crowe asked the board members. Church, 335 Elm Street, Westfield, MA. Donations in Magarian suggested not more than six dogs, aged six Tommy’s name may be directed to the Harmony House of months or older, which allows for a litter of dogs for sale. Western MA on-line at www.harmonyhousewma.org or Crowe said back in May, she pushed hard to put the fencing mailed to P.O. Box 6135, Holyoke, MA 01041. in. “I understand where people are coming from in the front. What I would suggest as the condition here is to not allow the dogs in the front until the fencing in the front is finished,” she said, adding that she would like to have that reinforcement in the permit. Planning Board member William Carellas stated those two conditions; a fenced enclosure shall be maintained where Yankee Village Shops dogs are kept or let loose, and dogs can’t be loose inside the 53 Southwick Rd. property unless there’s a fence. Other conditions to the permit, (Route 10 & 202) which was approved, included adding that the permit is not Westfield, MA transferable, and the Planning Board has the right to inspect (413) 562-9792 the property in the first year. 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Rotarians Michael Parent and Ray Fox greet those that attended. George Tichy tries his hand at cooking.

Lt. Gov. Marcel Schmidt gets his choice of steak.

Rotarian Bob Fox prepares Rotarian Greg Battles works the corn on the cob. on the children’s menu.

Which of the 20 steaks is yours?

George Tichy receives his salad from Rotarian Ellen Miles.

Penny and John Nasiatica dig in.

Rotary Lt. Gov. Marcel Schmidt (right) checks in at the ticket counter.

Don Sicard adds the final seasoning.

Chelsea, Juliette (2 yrs) and Kyle Boyd are ready to head for the grills. The pavilion is nearly full.

So many steaks are cooked that smoke comes from the vent.

Nancy Cavanaugh received her steak from Gabriela Peterson.

The pavilion fills in as the evening goes on.

The Rotary Club The line forms for corn on the cob, baked potatoes, and of Southwick salad under the watchful eye of Rotarian Ellen Miles. David Howes really prefers his steak rare. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - PAGE 9 SPORTS

St. Mary’s Goalie Amelia Willenborg comes out of her goal to stop the shot from Westfield Tech’s Jessica Bush who is defended by Paighton Ramos.

Angelica Chepurin controls the ball Allie Goodreau delivered for the Saints. and holds off the St. Mary’s player.

Westfield Tech’s Christina Mosijchuk makes a nifty play popping the ball up and over the goal- Madie Donais fires a shot that evades the Tech goalie for a St Mary’s score. ies’ head for a goal. Piper leads Saints rise above Tigers By Chris Putz Jon Folley and Preston Coffeey made five saves apiece for Staff Writer Gateway. the way WESTFIELD – When a pair of friendly opponents met in Wednesday’s high school girls soccer game, it was nearly a given FIELD HOCKEY By Chris Putz that someone from the Whip City would leave with smiles on their Staff Writer faces. So, the week I decide to pick the Patriots St. Mary’s sank two late goals to soar past Westfield Tech in a Martin, Rams prevail from here on out … is the week they abso- tightly-contested game 4-2 at Westfield Intermediate (North) to stay Southwick 2, Mahar 1 lutely obliterated?!? unbeaten. Emily Martin scored two goals to lead Southwick to a big road Hah, hah, joke’s Emma Goodreau led St. Mary’s with two goals and one assist. Alli victory. Devan Fox had one assist. on me. Goodreau had a goal and an assist. Madie Donais chipped in with Clare Stratton made four saves for the Rams. Well, nearly 73 her first score of the season – a beautiful goal – set up by Chloe In JV action, Southwick fell 3-0. Rams’ Paisley Suarez made six percent of the public Lussier’s corner kick to break a 2-2 tie with 15 minutes remaining saves in goal in place of the injured starter. surpassed my barely in regulation. average 7-7 record in St. Mary’s keepers Amelia Willenborg and Jessica Crosby com- Week 2. Just like the bined for eight saves. Willenborg and Alli Goodreau did a fantastic Jaguars, one person job in the second half, playing in the midfield, holding down the Rams sweep clawed his way to Westfield Tech attack, and igniting the Saints’ offense. Southwick def. Smith Voke 25-20, 25-22, 25-16 the top – Robert Westfield Tech captain Jess Bush scored an unassisted goal and Emily Buchter (6 digs, 4 aces), Kayla Andrade (3 digs, 7 aces, 5 Piper, of Westfield. assisted on another (Christina Mosijchuk). kills, 3 assists), Vicky Burkovskiy (5 kills), Kaitlyn Haseltine (3 Piper was the lone Westfield Tech rallied from two goals down, scoring twice in the digs, 5 aces, 2 kills, 8 assists), and Julia Gardner (1 block) fueled entrant to go 12-2 to second half to tie the game. Southwick’s win. claim our weekly “My girls battled today, playing hard in positions out of their prize to The Tavern Restaurant. The Westfield comfort zone,” Westfield Tech coach Lyle Washington said. GOLF native will join 16 other weekly winners in Brooke Thompson made three saves before exiting with an injury the grand prize drawing at season’s end. midway through the first half. Caitlen Carter made eight saves in A friendly reminder from my chief statisti- place of Thompson. Hogan, Bombers topple O’s cian Melissa Hartman: don’t forget to include Westfield 162, Belchertown 204 your tie-breaker total (once again, this is the Jack Hogan continued his torrid start to the season, shooting a 38 combined total points for the Sunday night at Tekoa Country to help Westfield improve to 3-1. Bombers’ Adam football game). Waitt for a win Blair (40) also had a nice showing, and David Tirrell and Bryan WEEK ONE RECAP: My gaffe of picking Southwick 1, Granby 0 Daly each shot a 42. against the New England Patriots in Week Southwick’s Autumn Waitt scored the game-winner off a pass One gave contestants a better chance at some from Aelish McGivney. Rams’ goalie Hannah Gerrish (8 saves) GOLF UPDATE: St. Mary’s Luke Willenborg shot a match-low bigger prizes, what I’d like to call an early earned the shutout. 37 to grab three points in a 20-4 loss to the Green Wave at Country Christmas present, of sorts as James Vincent Club of Greenfield. walked away with a gift card. Vincent went Elsewhere, Southwick fell to 0-4 with a loss to South Hadley. 11-2, easily surpassing my 9-4 mark. Despite the rough start, Matthew Garrity has been very impressive Pedolky and Co. shut down as the team’s top golfer with a 37.7 stroke average. Garrity shot a very strong 2-under-par-34 Wednesday at Edgewood to secure four Pacers points. Westfield 5, Chicopee 0 Southwick’s varsity unit is showing signs of improvement with Chandler Pedolzky’s had a hand in four of five Westfield’s goals solid scores from Ben Cleland and Ryan Laferriere. en route to a shutout. Pedolzky scored off a feed from Annie St. Mary’s coach Joseph Whalen said the weather has played a HHHFEATURED GAME Boisseau and assisted on three other goals (Mackenzie Liptak, pivotal role in the team’s slow start with five of the first seven OF THE WEEKHHH Megan Alverado, Bouisseau). matches postponed due to poor weather conditions. Catie Bean also had a goal, and Bella Rinaldi assisted. Fri., Sept. 21 Westfield goalie Adrianna Arona made three saves. JV GIRLS SOCCER Westfield High Southwick 3, Granby 0 School football BOYS SOCCER Seventh grader Amanda Belliveau recorded a hat trick in the vs. Commerce team’s shutout. Freshman Hannah Burke and Alivia Glynn each had Bullens Field, 7 p.m. an assist. (WHS, fresh off a thrilling 29-28 Gators’ trio paves way for ‘W’ Maddie Landis (4 saves) and Sydney Demyon (6 saves) combined come-from-behind victory on the Gateway 3, Renaissance 2 for the shutout in net. road at Leominster Friday night, Joel Sekarski, Ben Hyjek, and Evan Lee scored one goal apiece to Sophia Andrade (8th grade), Hannah Bannish (8th grade), Grace holds its home opener, seeking a help Gateway slip past Renaissance. Lee, Hyjek and Evan Cortis Coon (9th grade), Jessica Longhi (7th grade), and Lauren Kowal (9th grade) delivered a solid effort defensively for Southwick (3-1). 3-0 start to the 2018 season.) each had one assist.

H.S. FALL SPORTS Standings/Results FOOTBALL BOYS SOCCER BOYS CROSS COUNTRY BOYS SOCCER Westfield 2-0 Westfield 2-2 Gateway 1-1 Gateway 3, Renaissance 2 Westfield Technical Academy 3-0-1 Westfield Technical Academy 0-2 FIELD HOCKEY GOLF St. Mary’s 1-1 Westfield 0-2 Southwick 2, Mahar 1 Westfield 3-1 Southwick 2-0 Southwick 3, Smith Voke 0 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 Gateway 2-0 GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY GOLF St. Mary’s 0-2 Westfield 0-2 Westfield 162, Belchertown 204 Southwick 0-4 FIELD HOCKEY Greenfield 20, St. Mary’s 0 Westfield 0-2 GIRLS SOCCER Southwick 5-0 Wednesday’s Results Westfield 6-0 GIRLS SOCCER Westfield Technical Academy 0-3 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Mary’s 4, St. Mary’s 2-0-1 Westfield 4-1 Westfield Technical Academy 2 Southwick 4-0 Southwick 5-2 Southwick 1, Granby 0 Gateway 3-0 Westfield 5, Chicopee 0

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Thu 09/20 Thu 09/20 Thu 09/20 Thu 09/20 Thu 09/20 Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Boys Varsity Soccer @ Boys Varsity Soccer Boys Varsity Golf vs Boys Varsity Soccer @ Minnechaug Reg. High School Palmer High School Legion Field @7:00 PM Westfield Technical Academy Monson High School Easthampton High School Westfield High School Girls Varsity Soccer vs @ Pioneer Valley Christian Tekoa Country Club @4:00 PM Nonotuck Park @4:00 PM Easthampton High School Academy @3:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Gymnastics @ Southwick Varsity Soccer Pioneer Valley Christian Hampshire Regional High Field @4:00 PM School @4:00 PM @ Easthampton High School Fri 09/21 Nonotuck Park @4:00 PM School Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Soccer vs High Hampshire Regional High @ Palmer High School 9/21/2018 School @6:00 PM Legion Field @5:00 PM School of Commerce Girls Varsity Soccer North Middle School Boys Varsity Soccer @ East Boys Varsity Golf @ Westfield Technical Academy Southwick High School @4:00 PM Fri 09/21 Longmeadow High School @ Hampden Charter School of Girls Varsity Soccer @ ELHS Stadium @7:00 PM Edgewood Country Club @3:00 PM Science Pope Francis High School Girls Varsity Soccer vs Rivers Park @4:00 PM Sat 09/22 Chicopee Comprehensive HS Boys Varsity Soccer @ Pope Francis HS @6:30 Sat 09/22 PM Westfield High School Boys Varsity Cross Country 9/22/2018 Westfield Technical Academy @4:00 PM vs Agawam High School Boys Varsity Soccer Westfield State College Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Southwick Regional HS @2:00 PM Longmeadow High School Saint Mary Parish School @ @2:45 PM Westfield Technical Academy Girls Varsity Soccer @ Tue 09/25 Westfield High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Boys Varsity Soccer @ @6:15 PM vs Agawam High School Westfield State College Westfield Technical Academy Girls Junior Varsity Field Southwick Regional HS @2:00 PM Westfield State College Saint Mary Parish School Hockey vs Minnechaug Reg. @2:45 PM Girls Varsity Soccer @4:00 PM North Middle School High School Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Saint Mary Parish School @ @4:00 PM Westfield High School Westfield High School Westfield Technical Academy Mon 09/24 Girls Varsity Soccer vs @5:30 PM Southwick Field Hockey Westfield State College Boys Varsity Soccer @ Easthampton High School Field @2:15 PM @4:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Boys Varsity Soccer vs Pioneer Valley Christian Gateway Reg. High School @ East Longmeadow Academy Easthampton High School 9/24/2018 @6:00 PM High School Southwick Varsity Soccer Pioneer Valley Christian Girls Junior Varsity Soccer ELHS Stadium @5:00 PM Boys Varsity Golf Field @2:00 PM School @4:00 PM vs Easthampton High School Girls Junior Varsity Soccer vs Girls Varsity Soccer vs Springfield Central High School Chicopee Comprehensive HS Hampshire Regional @ Westfield Technical Academy Gateway Reg. High School Westfield High School High School East Mtn Country Club Tue 09/25 @4:00 PM @4:00 PM Southwick Varsity Soccer @3:00 PM Boys Varsity Golf vs Smith Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Field @10:00 AM Boys Varsity Soccer Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball vs vs Longmeadow High School John J. Duggan Academy @ Tekoa Country Club Wed 09/26 Westfield High School West Springfield High School Westfield Technical Academy @3:00 PM James E. Vincent Boys Varsity Cross @5:00 PM Gymnasium @4:30 PM Westfield Technical Academy Boys Varsity Soccer vs @4:00 PM Gateway Reg. High School Country vs Granby, Gateway Girls Junior Varsity Field Gateway @ Hampden Fri 09/21 Hockey vs Westfield North Middle School Boys Varsity Football vs High High School 9/25/2018 @4:00 PM Charter Boys Varsity Cross School of Commerce Southwick Field Hockey Boys Varsity Golf Girls Varsity Soccer @ Country, Forest Park @3:45 Bullens Field @7:00 PM Field @11:00 AM Westfield Technical Academy Springfield HS of Science and PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ @ Pathfinder RVT High School Technology Girls Varsity Cross Country Amherst-Pelham Regional vs Easthampton High School Cold Spring Country Club Southwick JV Soccer Field Berte Field @ Central HS vs Granby, Gateway High School @3:00 PM Gateway @ Hampden Amherst-Pelham Regional @2:00 PM @4:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Girls Varsity Soccer Charter Girls Varsity Cross HS @4:00 PM John J. Duggan Academy @ vs Hampshire Regional Wed 09/26 Country, Forest Park Sat 09/22 High School Westfield Technical Academy Boys/Girls Varsity Cross Southwick JV Soccer Field Westfield Technical Academy Boys Varsity Golf vs Ware @3:45 PM Country @ Amherst Cross @10:00 AM @4:00 PM High School Country Invitational, Hampshire Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Tekoa Country Club @3:00 College @10:00 AM vs West Springfield 9/26/2018 PM Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ High School Thu 09/27 Boys Varsity Cross Country Boys Varsity Cross Country Boys Varsity Soccer @ Southwick Regional School James E. Vincent Saint Mary Parish School @ @ Westfield Technical Southwick Field Hockey Gymnasium @3:00 PM Hopkins Academy Field @2:15 PM Westfield Technical Academy Academy Hopkins Academy Field Stanley Park @4:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer vs Mon 09/24 Stanley Park @4:00 PM @4:00 PM Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ Boys Varsity Cross Country Girls Varsity Cross Country Holyoke High School Girls Varsity Soccer @ Westfield State College Belchertown High School Smith Vocational and vs Westfield Technical Belchertown HS Upper Field Agricultural HS @ Westfield Academy Ware High School @8:00 PM @4:00 PM Girls Varsity Soccer vs Tech Stanley Park @4:00 PM Ware Jr. /Sr. High School Boys Varsity Golf @ Stanley Park @4:00 PM @6:00 PM Ludlow High School Northampton High School Thu 09/27 Westfield State College Northampton Country Club Boys Varsity Cross Country Boys Varsity Soccer vs Boys Junior Varsity Soccer @6:00 PM @3:00 PM Pope Francis High School @ Pathfinder RVT High School @ Hopkins Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Boys Varsity Soccer vs Westfield Tech Hopkins Academy Field Stanley Park @4:00 PM North Middle School Mount Greylock Regional High Frontier Regional School @4:00 PM @4:00 PM School Southwick Varsity Soccer Boys Soccer Girls Junior Varsity Soccer MCLA @2:15 PM Field @4:00 PM Westfield Tech @ Smith Voke Fri 09/28 Girls Junior Varsity Field Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Smith Vocational High School Girls Varsity Soccer @ @ Ware High School Hockey @ Southwick High School of Commerce @4:00 PM Putnam Voc/Tech Academy Ware Jr. /Sr. High School James E. Vincent GOLF Forest Park @4:00 PM @4:00 PM Regional School Gymnasium @4:00 PM Southwick Field Hockey Girls Junior Varsity Field Franklin County Tech. School Boys Varsity Soccer vs Field @11:00 AM Hockey @ Belchertown High @ Westfield Technical Academy Mount Everett Reg. High Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball School East Mtn Country Club School @ Mount Greylock Regional Belchertown HS Upper Field @3:00 PM North Middle School High School @5:15 PM @4:00 PM MCLA @1:00 PM

Mon 09/24 Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Agawam High School Westfield High School @4:00 PM Boys Varsity Soccer @ West Springfield High School Clark Field @7:00 PM Girls Junior Varsity Field Hockey vs Agawam High School Westfield High School @5:30 PM Boys Junior Varsity Football @ High School of Commerce Van Horn Park @4:00 PM Boys Junior Varsity Soccer @ West Springfield High School Clark Field @5:00 PM Westfield’s Hadleigh Leclair (9) dribbles the ball around the South Hadley Westfield’s Emily Moniz (8) unleashes a wicked swing before South Girls Junior Varsity Soccer @ Ludlow High School defense. (Photo by Chris Putz) Hadley’s (8) can approach. (Photo by Chris Putz) Whitney Park @4:00 PM Tue 09/25 Boys Varsity Cross Country @ Ludlow High School Ludlow High School @3:45 PM Girls Varsity Cross Country @ Ludlow High School Ludlow High School @3:45 PM Boys Varsity Golf vs Minnechaug Reg. High School Tekoa Country Club @3:00 PM Girls Varsity Volleyball vs Chicopee Comprehensive HS Westfield High School @6:15 PM Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball vs Chicopee Comprehensive HS Westfield High School Westfield’s Abby Daley (25) splits the South Hadley @5:00 PM defense Wednesday in the Whip City. (Photo by Chris Putz) Westfield goalie Lindsey Brown (50) gets into position with South Hadley pushing the attack toward the Bombers’ zone. (Photo by Chris Putz)

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CTE. doctor administers anesthetic, stitches forearm and removes pill Kyros strongly disagreed with Bryant's ruling and vowed Unlike other sports including football and hockey where remnants from eye. Drop off cat, along with a generous donation, to appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New players have suffered similar injuries, WWE matches at animal shelter, and adopt a goldfish. York. He said the allegations were not frivolous and Bryant involve specific moves scripted and choreographed by the Dear Annie: I agree with your response to “Wife of ‘Bud,’ Who Is Really Joseph, in Kentucky,” who is frustrated with people’s use was wrong about the claims being filed too late, because WWE — thus making the company directly responsible for of nicknames. Many years ago while traveling in Sweden, I asked many wrestlers' ailments — including dementia and chronic wrestlers' injuries, the lawsuit said. our tour guide, “What is the name of this church?” He answered traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — were diagnosed years The National Football League and National Hockey with an old Swedish proverb: “Kart barn har manga namn” (“A after they left the ring or after they died. League were also sued by former players who suffered con- beloved child has many names”). It so delighted me -- because our "I stand for professional wrestlers who face the prospect cussions and other head injuries. The NFL settled for $1 family has always bestowed nicknames on loved ones, both family of losing their identity and consciousness to the effects of a billion, while the suit against the NHL is pending. and friends -- that I came home and made a calligraphed piece for latent occupational disease that robs them of their sanity, my teenage daughter, who had often squirmed at the many nick- names we called her in front of her friends. We always call nick- names “love names” in our family. -- Pam the Calligrapher Dear Pam: Your letter put a big smile on my face. Thank you for sharing that beautiful proverb. Perhaps it will help the nick- ‘Sesame Street’ named squirm a little less. wants to clarify: HINTS FROM HELOISE Bert and Ernie Recycling rules aren’t gay Dear Readers: We’re all into RECYCLING, NEW YORK (AP) — The producers but not everything is recyclable. Here are some biggies to keep OUT of the recycle bin: of "Sesame Street" want you to know * All medical waste (needles, syringes, that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay. etc.). Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday * Plastic shopping bags -- return these to the characters have many human traits the store. but "remain puppets, and do not have a * Food -- can attract rodents. sexual orientation." * Plastic-coated paper containers, such as food boxes and The workshop did not answer ques- some fast-food cups. tions about why some puppets have * Shredded paper -- can clog the sorting equipment (put in been given girlfriends. compost instead). In a second tweet, the workshop says, * Hazardous materials, such as motor oil and ammunition. "Sesame Street has always stood for * Plastic block foam, air-filled packaging and packing peanuts. inclusion and acceptance." -- Heloise The tweets came in response to an SIMPLE HINT interview published Sunday by Queerty Dear Heloise: I have hand soap and paper towels handy in the with Mark Saltzman, a "Sesame Street" kitchen as well as the bathroom. I purchase pretty patterned paper writer. He says when he was writing towels that add color. scenes with Bert and Ernie, he "always I’ve been doing this for years, and it prevents the spreading of felt that without a huge agenda" they germs from everyone using the same towel. In this May 9, 2006, file photo, Ernie and Bert of “Sesame Street” pose in front were lovers . of the Queen Mary II in the harbor of Hamburg, Germany. The producers of People tell me that they wash their towels all the time, but it Frank Oz, who created the Bert char- only takes one ill person to wipe his or her mouth or hands on the “Sesame Street” tweeted Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, that Bert and Ernie are not community towel. -- Ronnie Z., Beaumont, Calif. acter, also weighed in. He tweeted that gay in response to a Queerty interview published Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, with a GETTING A FOOTHOLD ON LEMON ZEST he and Muppets creator Jim Henson former writer for the show who said he considered the puppets lovers. (AP Photo/ Dear Heloise: One day I was fretting because the lemon zest I "never created them to be gay." Fabian Bimmer, File) was going to use in a recipe was not fine enough. I just happened to think about my foot callous remover. I disassembled it and scrubbed it up. Makes the best lemon zest ever, and I’ve been cooking for 50 years. I read you in the Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News, and always get some tidbit that Judge partly dismisses Ashley Judd lawsuit I can use. -- Sharon D., Cisco, Texas LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out part of a lawsuit Ashley Judd filed against Harvey Weinstein that Readers, let’s have a dedicated callus remover for lemon- alleges he deliberately derailed her career when she turned him down sexually. zesting! U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez on Wednesday dismissed the sexual harassment allegation in the lawsuit, ruling that Try it on limes, and an orange, too! Navel oranges yield the the California law Judd was suing under does not apply to the professional relationship she and the movie mogul had at the best zest. -- Heloise time. Gutierrez gave Judd a month to amend and attempt to revive that section of the lawsuit, which her lawyer Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. says they intend to do. The judge kept alive Judd's defamation claim against Weinstein, which alleges he falsely called her a "nightmare" to work with. Weinstein's attorney Phyllis Kupferstein didn't immediately reply to an email seeking comment.

Judge nixes Cosby request to step down; sentencing Monday By MARYCLAIRE DALE Camille Cosby filed a state ethics complaint this week Associated Press accusing O'Neill of bias against her husband because of what Days before sentencing, Bill Cosby's trial judge denied a she called his feud with a former prosecutor who testified in defense motion to step down from the sex assault case an early 2016 pretrial hearing. O'Neill had competed against because of what Cosby's team called a long-ago grudge with the witness, Bruce Castor, for a political post years ago. a pretrial witness. "The fact that this court sought a party nomination for the Montgomery County Judge Steven O'Neill has seen the office of District Attorney nearly 20 years ago is a fact of case through two trials, hard-fought pretrial hearings and 15 public record that could easily be uncovered in the exercise of defense lawyers since Cosby's arrest on Dec. 30, 2015. due diligence by no less than 15 attorneys (and their private Cosby's two-day sentencing hearing is set to start Monday. investigators)," O'Neill wrote in an opinion issued Wednesday, A jury this spring convicted him of drugging and molesting a noting that Castor has litigated cases in his court for years. woman friend at his home in 2004. The actor, now 81 and "No 'grudge,' animus, bias or prejudice can be claimed legally blind, faces a guideline sentence of about one to four because it simply does not exist," the judge wrote. years, but O'Neill can choose anything from probation to a Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele 30-year prison term. opposed the defense motion. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 - PAGE 13

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September 6, 13, 20, 2018 MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mi- chael E. Haracz and Kimberly A. Haracz to “MERS”, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a separate corporation that is acting solely as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc., “Lender”; and its successors and assigns dated June 26, 2009 and recor- ded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds, in Book 17897, Page 599, as assigned by Assignment of Mortgage dated May 21, 2012 and recor- ded with Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds, Book 19267, Page 561, and as assigned by Assignment of Mortgage dated September 13, 2016 and recor- ded with Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds, Book 21365, Page 281, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the condi- tions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auc- tion at 11:00 Am, on septem- ber 27, 2018, on the premises known as 115 trumble lane, Granville, massachusetts, the premises described in said mort- gage, together with all the rights, easements, and appurtenances thereto, to wit: Tax ID Number(s): 26-0018-00 Land situated in the County of Hampden in the State of MA The land in Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, being bounded and described as fol- lows: Beginning at a point in the West- erly line of Trumble Lane, which point is N. 20 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 Seconds W. one and 5/10 (1.5) feet from the Southeasterly corner of parcel III, as shown on a plan entitled “Subdivision of Property Granville, Massachu- setts, John W. Phelon. Conlon Associates, Inc. Engineers and Land Surveyors Date: 12-22-77” Recorded in Hampden County Book of Plans 177, Page 24-27, and running thence S. 69 Degrees 03 Minutes 30 Seconds W. two hundred and ninety-two and 11/100 (292.11) feet to a point at land nor or formerly of Stevenson; thence running S. 5 Degrees 46 Minutes 57 Seconds W. one hundred ninety- two and 86/100 (191.86) (SIC) feet; thence S. 3 Degrees 02 Minutes 07 Seconds W. two hundred forty- two and 32/100 (242.32) feet; thence S. 7 Degrees 11 Minutes 28 Seconds E. two hundred thirty- nine and 79/100 (239.79) feet; thence S. 19 Degrees 12 Minutes 13 Seconds W. forty-three and 40/100 (43.40) +/- feet to a point in the center line of Trumble Brook, the last four described courses being along land now or formerly of Stevenson; thence continuing along the center line of Trumble Brook nine hundred seventy (970) feet to a point; thence running N. 82 Degrees 40 Minutes 51 Seconds E. four hundred eighty- six and 00/100 (486.00) +/- feet to a point in the Westerly line Trumble Lane; thence running N. 14 Degrees 59 Minutes 16 Seconds W. two hundred ninety- nine and 42/100 (299.42) feet; PAGE 14 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 thence www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS N. 7 Degrees 38 Minutes 03 Southwick Rotary Seconds W. one hundred eighty- six and 98/100 (186.98) feet; DEADLINE: 2PM THE DAY BEFORE Steak Roast thence On Wednesday, September 19, the Southwick Rotary N. 33 Degrees 20 Minutes 28 will hold a steak roast at 6 Seconds W. eighty-four and To Advertise Call pm at the Southwick VFW 34/100 (84.34) feet; thence 872, 181 Point Grove Rd, N. 24 Degrees 15 Minutes 07 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 Southwick. The Rotary Steak Seconds W. one hundred fifty- Roast venue is a great way to CLASSIFIEDAvailable Online 24/7 at www.thewestone and 60/100fieldnews.com/classifieds (151.60) feet; CLASSIFIED Email [email protected] relax with family, friends, thence and your employees. Also, it is a perfect time for you to N. 20 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 Legal Notices Seconds W. eight hundred sev- meet and network with local Legal Notices Help Wanted Help Wanted and area business owners. It enty-seven and 99/100 (877.99) feet to the point of beginning; the is also an opportunity to meet September 6, 13, 20, 2018 last five described courses be- September 20, 2018 with local town management ing along Trumble Lane. and state legislators. MORTGAGEE’S SALE PennYsAVeR RoUte hAndY-mAn/cARe-tAKeR OF REAL ESTATE Town of Southwick The Rotary will recognize Reference is hereby made to Conservation Commission dRiVeR: Live on-site of Berkshire property. Southwick’s first responders, By virtue and in execution of the parcel IV, as shown on Plan by including our police, fire- Power of Sale contained in a Conlon Associates, Inc. and Re- The Southwick Conservation The Westfield News Basic skills needed. fighters, EMTs, and emer- certain mortgage given by Mi- corded in Hampden County Re- Commission will hold a public Group has positions Please send resume to: gency management depart- chael E. Haracz and Kimberly A. gistry of Deeds Book of Plans hearing under the Massachu- open on our weekend ments. You will have the Haracz to “MERS”, Mortgage 177, Pages 24-27, see also Par- setts Wetland Protection Act Box 319 Electronic Registration Systems, cel III on said Plan. G.L.C. 131 § 40 and the South- Pennysaver delivery 62 School St. chance to grill your steak Inc., a separate corporation that wick Conservation Commission team. We are looking for Westfield, MA 01085 over a charcoal fire. The is acting solely as nominee for Terms of Sale: These premises Regulations & Bylaw Chapter responsible, motivated meal includes steak, baked 182 and Chapter 450 for a No- Quicken Loans Inc., “Lender”; are being sold subject to any adults with reliable trans- potato, corn, salad, rolls, and and its successors and assigns and all unpaid real estate taxes, tice of Intent. The project loca- dessert, plus two drink tick- dated June 26, 2009 and recor- water rates, municipal charges tion is Congamond Lakes, portation. Candidates ded with the Hampden County Southwick, MA 01077. The ap- must be team players TOWN OF SOUTHWICK ets. Enjoy the raffle and and assessments, condominium plicant proposes the treatment of Registry of Deeds, in Book charges, expenses, costs, and music provided by Sam 17897, Page 599, as assigned surficial sediments with alumin- who are able to follow Chavalier. assessments, if applicable, fed- um over an approximate 188 directions and provide Part-time custodial/ by Assignment of Mortgage eral tax liens, partition wall maintenance floater Tickets are $25 per person. dated May 21, 2012 and recor- acres of Congamod Lakes. The good customer service. rights, statutes, regulations, zon- Hearing will be held October 1, Purchase tickets at Southwick ded with Hampden County Re- Applications are avail- The Town of Southwick is gistry of Deeds, Book 19267, ing, subdivision control, or other 2018 at Southwick Town Hall, Florist or from any member municipal ordinances or bylaws 454 College Highway in the 2nd able at The Westfield seeking candidates for a part- of the club. Advanced pur- Page 561, and as assigned by Assignment of Mortgage dated respecting land use, configura- floor Land Use Hearing Room News Group office on 62 time position to work as an chase is appreciated; limited September 13, 2016 and recor- tion, building or approval, or (rear entrance). The Hearing is School St, Westfield, on call floater for custodial tickets at the door. Your ded with Hampden County Re- bylaws, statutes or ordinances scheduled for 7:10 PM. For fur- services at town buildings. donation will support the gistry of Deeds, Book 21365, regarding the presence of lead ther information please contact MA. Pay rate $13.26 to $15.00 Rotary’s many community Page 281, of which mortgage paint, asbestos or other toxic the Commission office at (431) per hour depending upon ex- and youth programs. the undersigned is the present substances, sanitary codes, 569-6907 between the hours of perience. holder, for breach of the condi- housing codes, tenancy, and , to 10 to 2 Monday through Friday. tions of said mortgage and for the extent that they are recor- The individual will be work- the purpose of foreclosing the ded prior to the above mortgage, Christopher Pratt, town of GRAnBY ing for the Head Custodian or Agawam Historical same will be sold at Public Auc- any easements, rights of way, Chair for the Commission the Supervisor of Buildings tion at 11:00 Am, on septem- restrictions, confirmation or oth- Part-time laborer and Grounds. Maintenance Association ber 27, 2018, on the premises er matters of record. duties would include electric- Fundraiser Tag known as 115 trumble lane, Duties include cleaning, al, plumbing, HVAC, misc. re- Granville, massachusetts, the Purchaser shall also bear all maintenance and repair of pairs, and setups for spaces, premises described in said mort- Auto For Sale buildings, grounds and equip- snow removal, and all other and Bake Sale gage, together with all the rights, state and county deeds excise tax. The deposit of $10,000.00 is ment, snow removal and op- duties will be at the discre- easements, and appurtenances timothY's AUto sAles. tion of the supervisors. Saturday, September 22 thereto, to wit: to be paid in cash or bank or erating light power equip- from 10 am to 4 pm (rain certified check at the time and Stop by and see us! We might ment. have exactly what you're look- A copy of the job description date, Saturday, September Tax ID Number(s): 26-0018-00 place of the sale, with the bal- ing for, if not, let us find it for ance of the purchase price to be Applications and job descrip- and employment application 29) at the Thomas Smith you! Bartlett Street, Westfield. can be obtained by coming in House on 251 North West Land situated in the County of paid by bank or certified check (413)568-2261. specializing in tions may be obtained at Hampden in the State of MA within thirty (30) days after the www.granby-ct.gov or from or contacting the Selectmen’s Rd, Feeding Hills, MA. Tag vehicles under $4,000. Office at 569-5995 or on the date of the sale, to be deposited Town Manager’s Office, 15 sale and baked goods. Please The land in Granville, Hampden in escrow with Guaetta and Ben- Town of Southwick website North Granby Road, Granby, at: contact Sue Scantlen at 413- County, Massachusetts, being son, LLC, at 73 Princeton Street, CT 06035. 214-2319. bounded and described as fol- Suite 208, North Chelmsford, Help Wanted lows: www.southwickma.org Massachusetts. Applications will be accepted Beginning at a point in the West- until 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Applications must be re- Mercy Medical In the event that the successful October 5, 2018. erly line of Trumble Lane, which bidder at the foreclosure sale turned in hard copy form to Center to Hold 5K point is shall default in purchasing the the Select Board’s Office at within described property ac- The Town of Granby is an 454 College Highway, South- N. 20 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 equal opportunity employer. wick, MA 01077 by October Run for Recovery Seconds W. one and 5/10 (1.5) cording to the terms of this No- newsPAPeR tice of Sale and/or the terms of deliVeRY 5, 2018, 12:00 p.m. Mercy Medical Center is feet from the Southeasterly corner of parcel III, as shown on the Memorandum of Sale ex- RoUtes AVAilABle sponsoring its second ecuted at the time of the fore- The Town of Southwick is an a plan entitled “Subdivision of ADA/EOE/AA employer. Pathway to Care/5K Run for Property Granville, Massachu- closure, the Mortgagee re- Canwestfield You Help news: Sarah? Recovery to benefit the setts, John W. Phelon. Conlon serves the right to sell the prop- Sarah Helps Seniors Community Substance Abuse Associates, Inc. Engineers and erty by foreclosure deed to the Route#1: Land Surveyors Date: 12-22-77” second highest bidder or, there- Cross Street Can Education and Outreach www.thewestfieldnews.com Recorded in Hampden County after, to the next highest bidders, Lindbergh Blvd Program at Mercy Medical Book of Plans 177, Page 24-27, You Center. The 5K will be held at providing that said bidder shall Main Street and running thence deposit with said attorney, the Noble Street Help the Ashley Reservoir at 250 amount of the required deposit E Silver Street Whitney Avenue in Holyoke S. 69 Degrees 03 Minutes 30 South Street Sarah? as set forth herein within five (5) www.sarahgillett.org on Sunday, September 23. Seconds W. two hundred and business days after written no- www.sarahgillett.orgToledo Ave. The event will begin with ninety-two and 11/100 (292.11) tice of the default of the previ- feet to a point at land nor or Please call: registration at 10 a.m. and the formerly of Stevenson; thence ous highest bidder. 5K Run for Recovery will running ms. hartman begin at 11 a.m. The cost to Other terms, if any, are to be an- 562-4181 x117 participate is $25 per runner. S. 5 Degrees 46 Minutes 57 nounced at the sale. The first 100 registered run- Seconds W. one hundred ninety- ners will receive a compli- two and 86/100 (191.86) (SIC) Dated: August 31, 2018 feet; thence How Did This mentary t-shirt! Walkers are Present holder of said mortgage HouseHelp Seniors? also welcome. To register, S. 3 Degrees 02 Minutes 07 please visit https://racewire. Seconds W. two hundred forty- Nationstar Mortgage LLC two and 32/100 (242.32) feet; Want To Know A Secret? com/register.php?id=9587. by its Attorneys Ask Sarah. To learn about more ways that thence you can help Mercy Medical Guaetta and Benson, LLC www.sarahgillett.org S. 7 Degrees 11 Minutes 28 Peter V. Guaetta, Esquire Center, please visit www. Seconds E. two hundred thirty- www.sarahgillett.org MercyCares.com/ways-to- P.O. Box 519 nine and 79/100 (239.79) feet; Chelmsford, MA 01824 give. thence S. 19 Degrees 12 Minutes 13 WSPL September Seconds W. forty-three and 40/100 (43.40) +/- feet to a point September 20, 2018 Computer Class in the center line of Trumble Brook, the last four described Registration is open: Town of Southwick courses being along land now or Conservation Commission Laptop Basics Class, formerly of Stevenson; thence Tuesday, September 25th and continuing along the center line The Southwick Conservation of Trumble Brook nine hundred Looking for a October 2nd from 1:00- Commission will hold a public seventy (970) feet to a point; hearing under the Massachu- 3:00pm. Are you not quite thence running comfortable using your lap- setts Wetland Protection Act top computer? This hands-on G.L.C. 131 § 40 and the South- N. 82 Degrees 40 Minutes 51 wick Conservation Commission class is designed for those Seconds E. four hundred eighty- Regulations & Bylaw Chapter with limited or no experi- six and 00/100 (486.00) +/- feet 182 and Chapter 450 for a Re- Unique Gift? ence, and will help you to a point in the Westerly line quest for Determination. The become more familiar with Trumble Lane; thence running project location is Lot #9, Saw- grass Lane, Southwick, MA not only your laptop, but N. 14 Degrees 59 Minutes 16 with computers in general. 01077. For the installation of a Seconds W. two hundred ninety- pervious driveway in the buffer This class is free, but space nine and 42/100 (299.42) feet; zone. The Hearing will be held is limited and registration is thence October 1, 2018 at Southwick required. Students must be Town Hall, 454 College High- N. 7 Degrees 38 Minutes 03 way in the 2nd floor Land Use able to attend both sessions. Seconds W. one hundred eighty- Students will need to bring Hearing Room (rear entrance). six and 98/100 (186.98) feet; The Conservation meeting starts their Windows or Mac laptop thence at 7:00 PM. For further informa- for the class. This program is tion please contact the Commis- free and open to the public. N. 33 Degrees 20 Minutes 28 sion office at (431) 569-6907 Seconds W. eighty-four and between the hours of 10 to 2 The West Springfield Public 34/100 (84.34) feet; thence Library is located at 200 Park Monday through Friday. Street. For more information N. 24 Degrees 15 Minutes 07 Christopher Pratt, on these programs call: 413- Seconds W. one hundred fifty- Chair for the Commission 736-4561 ext. 3, or stop by one and 60/100 (151.60) feet; the Library’s Adult Services thence Put a picture of someone Desk. N. 20 Degrees 23 Minutes 00 Seconds W. eight hundred sev- enty-seven and 99/100 (877.99) you love on a keepsake. feet to the point of beginning; the last five described courses be- These are pictures the staff at The ing along Trumble Lane. Westfield News Group have taken at Tell usReference someThing is hereby made togood! parcel IV, as shown on Plan by events throughout our communities. Do you have a carrierConlon who Associates, goes above Inc. and and beyond Re- in their delivery of The Westfieldcorded News? inIf so– Hampden we want County to hear Re- about it! All too often, negativity dominatesgistry the of news. Deeds It’s Book time to of change Plans that! 177, Pages 24-27, see also Par- cel III on said Plan. So shoot us an email at [email protected] or write to us at 62 School St, Westfield,Terms of Sale:MA 01085 These and premises tell us what your Go to www.thewestfieldnews.com visit “Photos” look for your are being sold subject to any favorite photo, then click the “Buy” icon located at the top. carrier has done to make your dayand just all unpaida little realbit better. estate (If taxes, you don’t have their name, that’s fine– wewater can always rates, municipallook it up chargesby your address.) and assessments, condominium charges, expenses, costs, and assessments, if applicable, fed- eral tax liens, partition wall rights, statutes, regulations, zon- ing, subdivision control, or other municipal ordinances or bylaws respecting land use, configura- tion, building or approval, or bylaws, statutes or ordinances regarding the presence of lead paint, asbestos or other toxic substances, sanitary codes, housing codes, tenancy, and , to the extent that they are recor- ded prior to the above mortgage, any easements, rights of way, restrictions, confirmation or oth- er matters of record. Purchaser shall also bear all state and county deeds excise tax. The deposit of $10,000.00 is to be paid in cash or bank or certified check at the time and place of the sale, with the bal- ance of the purchase price to be paid by bank or certified check within thirty (30) days after the date of the sale, to be deposited in escrow with Guaetta and Ben- son, LLC, at 73 Princeton Street, Suite 208, North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. In the event that the successful bidder at the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing the within described property ac- cording to the terms of this No- tice of Sale and/or the terms of the Memorandum of Sale ex- ecuted at the time of the fore- closure, the Mortgagee re- serves the right to sell the prop- erty by foreclosure deed to the second highest bidder or, there- after, to the next highest bidders, providing that said bidder shall deposit with said attorney, the amount of the required deposit as set forth herein within five (5) business days after written no- tice of the default of the previ- ous highest bidder. Other terms, if any, are to be an- nounced at the sale.

Dated: August 31, 2018 Present holder of said mortgage

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