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Westfield High School offers credit recovery opportunity this week

By AMY PORTER Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Westfield High School Principal Charles Jendrysik said the school will be offering students who failed certain required courses the first semester an opportunity to make up the credits during April vacation week. The program, a first for the high school, will be targeting a number Graduation was held Saturday for new members of the Westfield Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Front of one-semester courses, includ- row: Matt Warren, Al Giguere, Jr., Kathy Dubuque, Jason Polan, and Charlie Smith; back row: Kathy Hillman, Shannon ing several English language arts Chiba, Assistant Director Melissa Blain, Director Steve Malochleb, Jain Makepeace, and Alfiya K. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE courses, physical education and WESTFIELD NEWS) financial literacy. “A lot of them are school requirements. We wanted to help students with the courses we knew they needed to pass in order to CERT: Residents complete graduate,” Jendrysik said. The school will run full days Tuesday to Saturday, due to the Patriot’s Day Monday holiday. emergency response training Jendrysik said he was encour- CHARLES aged by having over 50 students JENDRYSIK By HOPE E. TREMBLAY “My hope is to have at least 50 mem- Psychology 101 to not only deal with the sign up for the week. “That’s real- Westfield High School Editor bers of CERT,” Malochleb said. “Our public, but also self-psychology in how ly great, it shows the students still Principal WESTFIELD – The city has 10 new- last class was in 2010 and had about 20 to deal with emergency situations.” care and are willing to give up ly-trained members of its Community people. CERT hasn’t been used and I Malochleb said there is an interest their April vacation,” he said, add- Emergency Response Team (CERT). have already spoken to Police Chief among the recent graduates to advance ing this gives them an opportunity to get back on track. City Emergency Management Director [Lawrence P.] Valliere about how CERT their training in search and rescue. He Summer school director Andrew Joseph will be running the Steve Malochleb certified the 10 volun- can help.” added that the Massachusetts Emergency program. “It’s very similar to summer school. These are full teers during the April 10 graduation cer- Malochleb said CERT members are Management Agency offers a course on day classes, multiple hours that the students are doing to go emony at The Church of the Atonement. trained to respond to disasters as well as chainsaw usage that CERT members can and get their credits,” he said. Malochleb said he was proud of the be a support at community events. take. Johnson said during the week the teachers are going to come group and hopes to utilize the CERT “They are trained in first aid, trauma, “When there are trees down – like the up with something creative that will address the standards over members throughout the year. He also splints, stop the bleed, CPR, how to use October storm of 2011 – we can go in 30 hours, the typical session of summer school. Physical edu- hopes to have another class of 10 starting an AED, fire suppression and more,” cation will cover health, wellness, and fitness through different soon. Malochleb said. “And they are taught See CERT, Page 5 games, and the English language arts plan is “awesome,” according to Johnson. “They’ll be doing some writing projects, engaging students Council accepts grants for Airport, See Credit, Page 5 Fire Dept. and Council on Aging By AMY PORTER $50,000 for sliding glass doors for the Staff Writer Westfield Senior Center. He said the Writers’ series: WESTFIELD — The City Council donation came through the Friends of the approved an Airport Coronavirus Relief Westfield Senior Center from an estate to ‘Face of Truth’ Grant from the Federal Aviation the Council on Aging. The Westfield Senior Center will be Administration for $57,152 at its meeting Figy said current doors are too cum- receiving new sliding glass doors thanks on April 15. Finance chair Ralph J. Figy bersome and heavy for seniors to open, (Editor’s note: With the COVID-19 pandemic one-year to a bequest. (THE WESTFIELD NEWS asked for immediate consideration of the and the ADA button has been used so mark already observed, we asked members of the WhipCity PHOTO) time sensitive grant, which has no city much, it is worn out. He said the $50,000 Wordsmiths to share their thoughts on how their lives and match. He said its purpose was to prepare will purchase the doors, remove old started due to delays in ordering materi- perspectives have changed – and as always – their insight and respond to the coronavirus. doors and install the new doors. als. “I agree 100 percent – gift donations into everyday life is illuminating. Today’s submission in the Immediate consideration and approval “Doesn’t this seem like something the should be used for services not building ongoing writers’ series is by Melissa Volker.) was also given for a grant to the Fire city should be budgeting for,” asked City maintenance. The city should be taking Department from the Executive Office of Council President Brent B. Bean, II, add- care of its own buildings,” he added. By LORI SZEPELAK Public Safety and Security for $11,929 ing that he was concerned to use a gift “We’re not talking about a mainte- Correspondent for combustible gas and carbon dioxide like that for building maintenance. nance issue, this is changing the doors to WESTFIELD-Melissa Volker is an award-winning author meters for the safety of firefighters. This Figy said it could be a budget open, but something more functional,” said Ward 5 whose debut novel, “Delilah of Sunhats Swans,” was praised grant also had no city match. to have it donated benefits all. He said Councilor John J. Beltrandi, III. Ward 6 Figy also asked for immediate consid- they hope to have the doors installed by by Alice Fulton, Guggenheim Fellow Poet, who said, eration to accept a gift donation of the time they open, and want to get See Grants, Page 5 “Delilah … is a charmer, a being blessed with a charisma as mysterious as it is luminous. You won’t soon forget her.” Volker has written literary fiction, and “unconventional, genre-bending YA” that seeks to explore the lives of teens and young adults through the use of imaginative storytelling that plays with reality through magic and surrealism. She has Theatre Group is back with fall productions both self-published and published through the local small this point,” said Farrell. press, Otherwords Press. Spring 2022 musical proposals sought The Westfield Theatre A self-proclaimed “geekgrrl” and “proud HufflePuff,” Group production of “She Volker is a Marvel fanatic who “loves” sci-fi, video games, By LORI SZEPELAK cosplay, and builds dragon puppets as her alter ego, Correspondent Loves Me” will be staged in December at the Westfield MyrlnSong. WESTFIELD — This fall, “I love words that transcend and reach that part of you we the curtain will once again go Woman’s Club. “She Loves Me” explores all know is there but cannot describe,” she said, adding, “that up as Westfield Theatre part of us so deeply, painfully human.” Group productions take cen- the life of Georg Nowack, manager of Maraczek’s ter stage at the Westfield See Writer’s Series, Page 5 Woman’s Club. Parfumerie, who becomes John Farrell, chairperson two one-act plays by Steve ketball,” said Henderson. “ruffled” when his boss hires for the Westfield Theatre Henderson, and the produc- “However, there is a lot more the headstrong Amalia Balash Group (WTG), added that tion of “She Loves Me” to his visit than that.” as a salesgirl. Without giving directors interested in show- which was originally sched- Henderson promises the too much away about the casing a spring 2022 musical uled to run in March 2020. Morse brothers “hilariously” show, Nowack learns he and have until May 1 to submit a The one-act plays by unravel a gut-wrenching tale. Balash are anonymous lonely proposal. Henderson are titled Production dates for hearts penpals. “We are always looking for “Spontaneous Combustion” Henderson’s plays are set for On a related note, a free new people that would like to and “Morse Code.” Oct. 8, 9, 15 and 16. virtual Broadway Trivia direct shows for our spring “Spontaneous Combustion “We will have auditions for Night is slated April 24 at and fall productions,” said occurs in three hilarious Steve’s show in June,” said 7:30 p.m., and participants Farrell. “If you have a show scenes – a grocery store, a Farrell, adding, “Auditions can sign up by sending an you are passionate about, restaurant, and a counselor’s most likely will be virtual but email to please contact us with the office,” said Henderson, add- we are abiding by state WestfieldTheatreChair@ show you would like to pro- ing, “many surprises at each.” COVID guidelines.” gmail.com. pose and how and why you Henderson said the second A person does not need to “After the success of our would like to do that show.” show tells the story of two become a member of the first Broadway themed trivia The WTG is a department brothers, each facing a terri- WTG to audition, but if they night in December, we are of the Westfield Woman’s ble situation that the other are cast and accept a role, back with another trivia night Club, located on Court Street. “knows little or nothing they do have to become a that will test your ability to A preliminary proposal about.” dues-paying member. Name That Musical,” noted form for directors is available “As Nick Morse covers his Farrell said the musical Farrell, adding that prizes will at https://www.westfieldthe- room and self with dots, “She Loves Me” will be be awarded to the top three atregroup.com and inquiries simultaneously spouting a staged in December. finishers. can be emailed to wtgread- rambling soliloquy, he is “We will not be having “Once you RSVP, you’ll [email protected]. interrupted by his brother auditions as of now for ‘She receive further instructions on Farrell also noted that Chris who seems to have Loves Me’ as the majority of how to connect to the event,” Melissa Volker is a member of the WhipCity Wordsmiths. shows in the works include stopped by to play some bas- the cast plans to come back at he said. (SUBMITTED PHOTO) PAGE 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

On Saturday at noon, a Rosary Rally for our Police and First Responders took place at Holy Trinity Parish at the outdoor Shrine to Our Lady of La Salette. Rosary Together the group prayed the rosary for the safety of the ones who serve us. American flags were passed out reminding everyone the freedom we enjoy Rally living in America. (DON WIELGUS PHOTO)

Ellen Onefrey, parishioner of Saint Peter and Saint Casimir Parish, waves Henry Rutkowski, standing behind and holding one of the many signs waving an American Flag. (DON an American flag to the many passers by that were honking their car horns WIELGUS PHOTO) in support of the event. (DON WIELGUS PHOTO) Police Logs Court Logs the dog’s owner claims that the dogs are never out, the ACO Westfield District Court Major crime and incident report Tuesday, April 13, 2021 reports that she gave the owner a warning letter to get her dogs Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Alexander Blackburn, 24, of 14 Ferrin Lane, Southwick, licensed; Westfield submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a 5:45 p.m.: disturbance, Hubbard Street, a caller reports that 9:18 a.m.: animal complaint, North Road, a caller reports charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle brought by she was leaving her residence when her neighbor began yelling that there is a stray cat in her yard, the responding Animal Southwick police and the charge was continued without a find- obscenities at her through the window, the responding officer Control Officer reports that she attempted to retrieve the cat but ing with probation for one year. He was assessed $250 and a reports that he spoke with witnesses who confirmed that the was unable to do so, the ACO reports that she set a humane trap charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of neighbor was yelling obscenities out his window, the officer in the caller’s backyard; liquor was dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth. He reports that he was unable to make contact with the neighbor 1:12 p.m.: animal complaint, Sally Avenue, a caller reports was found to be not responsible for charges of improper opera- so he used his cruiser’s PA system to instruct the neighbor to that his neighbor’s dogs are frequently loose in the neighbor- tion of a more vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without a stop yelling at people out of his window. hood and that he is watching them roam through people’s yards valid inspection sticker, speeding at a rate exceeding the posted as he calls, the responding Animal Control Officer reports that limit and a marked lanes violation.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Tues., April 20, 2021 is the 110th day of the year. 255 days remain until the end of the year

the beginning of French Revolution- against Spain, beginning the Span- ban exiles against Cuba. compound in Garowe in the Somali ON THIS DAY ary Wars. ish–American War. 1968 – English politician Enoch region of Puntland. – The Septinsular Republic is – Pierre and Marie Curie re- Powell makes his controversial “Riv- 1303 – The Sapienza University of 1800 1902 Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope established. fine radium chloride. ers of Blood” speech. Boniface VIII. 1809 – Two Austrian army corps 1908 – Opening day of competi- 1972 – Apollo program: Apollo 16 TODAY'S in Bavaria are defeated by a First tion in the New South Wales Rugby lunar module, commanded by John 1453 – Three Genoese galleys BIRTHDAYS and a Byzantine blockade runner French Empire army led by Napo- League. Young and piloted by Charles Duke, fight their way through an Ottoman leon at the Battle of Abensberg on 1912 – Opening day for baseball’s lands on the moon. the second day of a four-day cam- Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fen- 1998 – Air France Flight 422 crash- 1949 – Jessica Lange, American blockading fleet a few weeks before actress the fall of Constantinople. paign that ended in a French victory. way Park in Boston. es after taking off from El Dorado In- – The case of Ashford v Thorn- – Nineteen men, women, and ternational Airport in Bogotá, Colom- 1950 – Steve Erickson, 1534 – Jacques Cartier begins his 1818 1914 American author and critic ton ends, with Abraham Thornton children participating in a strike are bia, killing all 53 people on board.[7] first voyage to what is today the east 1951 – Luther Vandross, coast of Canada, Newfoundland allowed to go free rather than face a killed in the Ludlow Massacre dur- 1999 – Columbine High School American singer-songwriter and and Labrador. retrial for murder, after his demand ing the Colorado Coalfield War.[6] massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan producer (d. 2005) for trial by battle is upheld. – The Chicago Cubs play their Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 1535 – The sun dog phenomenon 1916 1955 – Donald Pettit, American is observed over Stockholm,[3] as 1828 – René Caillié becomes the first game at Weeghman Park (cur- others before committing suicide at engineer and astronaut later depicted in the famous painting second non-Muslim to enter (and rently Wrigley Field), defeating the Columbine High School in Colum- 1961 – Don Mattingly, American Vädersolstavlan. the first to return from) Timbuktu, fol- Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in 11 innings. bine, Colorado. baseball player, coach, and man- lowing Major Gordon Laing. – Manfred von Richthofen, – Johnson Space Center 1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves 1918 2007 ager the Rump Parliament. 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down shooting: William Phillips with a 1964 – Crispin Glover, American actor – Admiral Robert Blake de- act creating the Wisconsin Territory. his 79th and 80th victims, his final handgun barricades himself in 1657 1964 – Rosalynn Sumners, stroys a Spanish silver fleet under 1861 – American Civil War: Robert victories before his death the follow- NASA’s Johnson Space Center in E. Lee resigns his commission in ing day. Houston, Texas before killing a male American figure skater heavy fire at the Battle of Santa 1966 – David Filo, American Cruz de Tenerife. the United States Army in order to 1922 – The Soviet government cre- hostage and himself. command the forces of the state of ates South Ossetian Autonomous – Danica Patrick wins the Indy businessman, co-founded Yahoo! 1657 – Freedom of religion is grant- 2008 Virginia. Oblast within Georgian SSR. Japan 300 becoming the first fe- 1967 – Mike Portnoy, American ed to the Jews of New Amsterdam drummer and songwriter (later New York City). 1862 – Louis Pasteur and Claude 1939 – Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday’s male driver in history to win an Indy Bernard complete the experiment celebrations in Germany car race. 1970 – Shemar Moore, 1689 – Deposed monarch James II American actor of England lays siege to Derry. disproving the theory of spontane- 1945 – World War II: U.S. troops 2010 – The Deepwater Horizon ous generation. capture Leipzig, Germany, only drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of 1971 – Allan Houston, American 1752 – Start of Konbaung–Hantha- basketball player and manager – Astronomer Angelo Sec- to later cede the city to the Soviet Mexico, killing eleven workers and waddy War, a new phase in the Bur- 1865 1972 – Carmen Electra, mese Civil War (1740–57). chi demonstrates the Secchi disk, Union. beginning an oil spill that would last American model and actress which measures water clarity, – World War II: Führerbunker: six months. 1770 – The Georgian king, Erekle 1945 1972 – Stephen Marley, II, abandoned by his Russian ally aboard Pope Pius IX’s yacht, the On his 56th birthday Adolf Hitler 2012 – One hundred twenty-sev- American singer, guitarist, and Count Totleben, wins a victory over L’Immaculata Concezion. makes his last trip to the surface to en people are killed when a plane producer Ottoman forces at Aspindza. 1876 – The April Uprising begins. Its award Iron Crosses to boy soldiers crashes in a residential area near 1973 – Lamond Murray, suppression shocks European opin- of the Hitler Youth. the Benazir Bhutto International Air- 1775 – American Revolutionary American basketball player War: The Siege of Boston begins, ion, and Bulgarian independence 1945 – Twenty Jewish children used port near Islamabad, Pakistan. 1975 – Killer Mike, American following the battles at Lexington becomes a condition for ending the in medical experiments at Neuen- 2013 – A 6.6-magnitude earthquake rapper and activist and Concord. Russo-Turkish War. gamme are killed in the basement strikes Lushan County, Ya’an, in 1979 – Nate Marquardt, 1884 – Pope Leo XIII publishes the of the Bullenhuser Damm school. China’s Sichuan province, killing American mixed martial artist 1789 – George Washington arrives 1983 – Danny Granger, at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while encyclical Humanum genus, con- 1946 – The League of Nations of- more than 150 people and injuring demning Freemasonry. ficially dissolves, giving most of its thousands. American basketball player en route to Manhattan for his inau- 1988 – Brandon Belt, American guration. 1898 – U.S. President William power to the United Nations. 2015 – Ten people are killed in a McKinley signed a joint resolution – Cold War: Failure of the Bay bomb attack on a convoy carrying baseball player 1792 – France declares war against 1961 to Congress for declaration of war of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cu- food supplies to a United Nations 1988 – Alyssa Naeher, American the “King of Hungary and Bohemia”, soccer player THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 - PAGE 3

ANNIE SOPHIE MUTTER CHRISTIANE NOLL ELLE BORDERS MIKE WARTELLA YO YO MA Arts Beat BSC will present Joseph Dougherty’s Chester speed.org.. details: https://www.innova.mu/albums/jona- Season announcements Bailey starring Reed Birney and Ephraim The Light, Loy A. Webb’s new play, direct- than-hulting-cohen/second-flight By MARK G. AUERBACH Birney; Mark St. Germain’s Eleanor with ed by Colette Robert, will be streamed by The Springfield Symphony Orchestra Correspondent Harriet Harris as Eleanor Roosevelt; and the WAM Theatre as part of its Fresh Takes series, Spring Chamber Music Series introduces a Tanglewood will present a summer season world premieres of Alec Wilkonson’s Sister April 25-May 2. A story of a relationship at second concert to its line-up, with streaming at the Koussevitsky Music Shed and surround- Sorry and the musical A Crossing, conceived risk, co-stars real-life couple Elle Borders and April 24-May 21. The program includes works ing lawn area from July 9-Aug.16 (popular by Joshua Bergasse and Mark St. Germain, Brandon G. Green who will be portraying the by Mozart, Debussy, Beethoven, and Borodin’s artists performances will be announced later). with music and lyrics by Zoe Samak. Bergasse characters of Genesis and Rashad right from String Quartet No. 2 (which may be familiar to All performances will be performed without directs and choreographs. BSC is the only area their own living room. Borders and Green have those who know the Broadway musical intermission, and restrictions will be in place to theatre, at this time, to announce indoor pro- recently been featured in plays at Boston’s Kismet). For details: www.springfieldsympho- limit the audience size under the shed and on gramming. Elizabeth Stanley, Broadway star of Huntington Theatre. The Light is Webb’s first ny.org. the lawn, due to social distancing. Some of the On The Town, and Jagged Little Pill, will per- play. For details: www.wamtheatre.com. The Hartford Symphony Orchestra pres- program highlights include: The Boston Pops form in concert as well. Workshops and staged Reflections of Who’s Next, a 50th anniver- ents Spotlight: Spring Strings, filmed at the with an all-John Williams program (July 23); readings are also scheduled. For season details: sary album celebration, live streams April Connecticut Historical Society and available 2021 Festival of Contemporary Music (July www.barringtonstageco.org. 30-May 2, as a benefit for Berkshire Theatre on-demand through May 9. The program fea- 26), Boston Pops Maestro Keith Lockhart and Group, partnering with The Rock Project, who tures Edward German’s Three Dances from John Williams conducting film music from has combined some of the best rock voices of “Henry VIII”, Philip Glass’ String Quartet No. Williams’ movies (Aug. 13). Some of the guest Of Note… contemporary Broadway and an all-star band 2, “Company”, Florence Price’s Adante, soloists include Anne-Sophie Mutter, Christiane Noll: Coming Alive Again. The to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of The George Gershwin’s Lullaby, John Williams’ Emmanuel Ax, Joshua Bell. For program Tony nominee, who starred in TheaterWorks’ Who’s triple platinum album, track-by-track Hedwig’s Theme (arr. Peter Zay), and Ludwig details: www.tanglewood.org. Next to Normal, streams on demand her new and note-for-note, in a live-streamed concert Van Beethoven’s String Trio in C Minor, Mvt. Barrington Stage Company has announced concert to benefit TheaterWorks and Goodspeed event. Michael Wartella, Berkshires native, star I & II. For details: www.hartfordsymphony. its 2021 season, including indoor and outdoor Musicals, May 9-30. Rob Ruggiero directs. of last summer’s Godspell at BTG, and an org. performances, featuring three world premiere Noll will be accompanied by William Waldrop alum of Broadway’s Wicked and Charlie and ——— plays and musicals. Who Could Ask For on piano, Celeste Cumming on cello, Billy The Chocolate Factory stars. For details: www. Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at Anything More: The Songs of George Bivona on guitar and horn, and Jonathan berkshiretheatregroup.org. American University and The Yale School of Gershwin, conceived by Julianne Boyd and Barber on drums. Noll, who audiences may Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, the UMass Drama. He has worked for arts organizations Darren R. Cohen; Boca, Jessica Provenz’s col- also remember from her Goodspeed perfor- Department of Music and Dance assistant pro- nationwide, and reported on the arts for print lection of short plays about seniors living it up mances in Mack and Mabel and The Baker’s fessor of saxophone, has released his debut CD and broadcast. Mark produces and hosts and a third production will be staged outdoors Wife, will perform music from the Broadway album, Second Flight on the Innova label. ArtsBeat and On The Mark for WCPC15 and under a tent at the BSC Production Center. catalogue, including songs from her current Second Flight features premieres including 89.5fm/WSKB, and he’s a regular contributor Indoors on the Boyd-Quinson Mainstage Broadway assignment, Dear Evan Hansen. For works by Salvatore Macchia, Principal Bass of to Pioneer Valley Radio. (reconfigured for socially distanced seating), details: www.twhartford.org or www.good- the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. For

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Excellent Benefit Package Apply online at www.bcarc.org/careers All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status. PAGE 4 - TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT House budget generates mix of reactions Approaches to education, inequality, rainy day fund scrutinized By COLIN A. YOUNG State House News Service BOSTON - Budget season is underway on Beacon Hill -- House lawmakers and aides are churning out amendments and preparing for debate later this month, reporters are scouring the House’s fiscal year 2022 proposal (H 4000) for the newsy nug- gets not highlighted by budget writers, and advocacy groups are making their thoughts known and hoping to shape the final product. Within minutes of the House budget being released Wednesday, people and groups weighed in with likes, dislikes and analysis of the $47.65 billion spending plan. Some focused on the bill as a whole while others zoomed in on specific line items important to them. Here’s a sampling of what’s being said about the House bud- get plan: ANALYSIS Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation: The business-backed group released a 13-page analysis of the House’s bill Wednesday, diving into the fine details of the spending plan. The organiza- of federal aid, there is no excuse for failing to fully fund the power of culture and embraced our request to support the tion concluded: K-12 Student Opportunity Act, and also failing to support vul- Agency’s programming and services with an investment of $20 “The HWM budget responds well to three important ele- nerable students amid the crisis in public higher education million in FY22. Today’s investment by the House Ways & ments of a changing fiscal landscape. First, the budget does not enrollment. Means Committee represents the highest level of funding pro- make use of ARP [American Rescue Plan] funding to balance During the pandemic, many K-12 school districts experi- posed for Mass Cultural Council, and by extension, the cultural the budget or support unsustainable spending. Second, the bud- enced temporary dips in enrollment, but those students are sector, by the state in decades. It is cause for celebration and get avoids unilaterally adjusting next year’s tax estimates. widely expected to return to the classroom this fall. At the same gratitude, and an acknowledgement of the important role the Finally, the HWM budget appropriately accounts for projected time, enrollment of Black and Latinx students in our commu- cultural sector will play as we move towards economic recov- MassHealth spending needs given the extension of the federal nity colleges has fallen by 28 percent as many students struggle ery post-COVID. ... Public Health Emergency. In each of these areas, the decisions to pay for tuition, housing, childcare, food and other necessi- Each year the Commonwealth’s major investment into the made in the HWM budget are consistent with a fiscal approach ties. cultural sector is made through Mass Cultural Council during that has served the state well since the start of the pandemic. Rather than basing K-12 funding on pre-pandemic enroll- the annual state budget process. To alleviate the devastating The HWM budget increases the draw on the Rainy Fund and ment figures, the House budget undercounts the number of economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic across uses a large reversion assumption to help balance the budget; students expected to attend school in September, and then cre- the cultural sector, the Agency recently unveiled the Power of both of these strategies are problematic if they are included in ates an inadequate pool of money for districts to address this Culture Advocacy Campaign, which calls for robust public the final FY 2022 conference report. Both the House and undercount. The result will be thousands of students across the investments made in 2021-2022 through budget spending, Senate may view these resources as short-term placeholders as state in classrooms without the resources needed to support bond authorizations, and bills to stabilize, rebuild, and provide we await clarity on federal guidance on the ARP and further tax them.” COVID relief to the cultural sector. Today’s recommendation collection information, but starting the next fiscal year with a by the House Committee on Ways & Means is a major endorse- strategy to rebuild reserves and reduce the structural deficit is ENVIRONMENT ment of our campaign.” vital for the state to sustainably emerge from this crisis.” Jen Benson of the Alliance for Business Leadership Lynne Parker, executive director of the Massachusetts Legal Marie-Frances Rivera, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Amber Hewett of the National Wildlife Federation, co- Assistance Corporation: “We are extremely grateful to House and Policy Center: “Massachusetts remains in the midst of a chairs of the Massachusetts State Committee of New England Speaker Ronald Mariano and House Ways and Means Chair health and economic crisis that the House Ways and Means for Offshore Wind: “We applaud Speaker Mariano and Aaron Michlewitz for their leadership in providing critical (HWM) budget proposal does not fully address. The HWM Chairman Michlewitz for the inclusion of Sections 5 and 33, increased funding for civil legal aid, an essential service that Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget lacks a vision for how the aiming to commit $10 million to a fund within the Massachusetts safeguards vulnerable people at risk of losing their housing, Commonwealth plans to make sustainable investments over Clean Energy Center for job-training programs for offshore income, benefits, and other necessary protections.” time after billions in COVID-19 federal relief runs out. The wind project construction. Responsibly developed offshore The House budget proposes $35 million to fund civil legal pandemic and recession have laid bare the inequalities that wind power offers immense environmental and economic ben- aid through the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, exist in our state, and this budget is not doing nearly enough to efits to the Commonwealth. Of course, the details matter, and an increase of $6 million over the current budget. begin building racial and economic equity. ... one of those critical details is ensuring that the local workforce “COVID-19 has not just threatened the lives and livelihood There are billions in federal aid coming to Massachusetts, has access to the thousands of high-quality jobs offshore wind of the most vulnerable people in our communities. In many and the Legislature has said it will wait until June to consider development will create. Investing in training is a mark of the cases it has also limited their ability to reach out for civil legal how to spend these funds at a time when the need is now. We foresight this moment demands.” aid protections and use the technology necessary to participate must ensure the state is spending its dollars in ways that most Casey Bowers of the Environmental League of Massachusetts in remote court proceedings. Legal aid organizations have been benefit our communities that are struggling to make ends meet. and the Green Budget Coalition: “The Green Budget Coalition engaged and innovative in responding to this urgent need.” The Legislature should allow for a transparent process that applauds Chairman Michlewitz for the strong environmental Kevin Smith, president of the Home Care Aide includes the community to ensure that the money goes to where budget again this cycle. We appreciate the House’s on-going Council and Patricia Kelleher, executive director of the Home the need is greatest.” support of critical Green Budget priorities that protect the envi- Care Alliance of Massachusetts: “We are grateful to House ronment, public health, and jobs across the Commonwealth. At Speaker Ron Mariano and House Ways and Means Chairman EDUCATION a time when we’re asking more of our agencies to address Aaron Michlewitz for including over $27 million in funding to Massachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie climate change, these much-needed increases will help safe- support the vital services provided by our home care workforce Najimy: “The House budget released today does a better job guard us all.” in the House Ways and Means budget ... The House investment than Governor Charlie Baker’s fiscal 2021-2022 spending pro- MISCELLANEOUS elevates and recognizes the dedicated home care aides who posal in terms of hitting the targets set forth by the Student Bethann Steiner, public affairs director for Mass Cultural have worked tirelessly throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Opportunity Act, but still leaves our students in preK-12 Council: “Simply put, we can only say THANK YOU to This investment in our essential home care workforce makes schools vulnerable to underfunding because of inadequate Speaker Ron Mariano, House Ways & Means Chair Aaron sense, saves lives, provides jobs and will yield savings for the accounting of enrollment. It is important that the final budget Michlewitz, Tourism, Arts & Cultural Development Chair Commonwealth by keeping our seniors safe and healthy at provide one-sixth of the full investment called for by the Carole Fiola, and all the House Members who support the home and in the community.” Student Opportunity Act, as the House has done. At the same time, the House budget fails to begin the rein- vestment in public higher education that is desperately needed and is called for in the Cherish Act. The essentially level- funded budgeting for public higher education is inadequate for addressing major issues such as student debt and pay equity and benefits for adjunct faculty. With so many students of color and students from working families dropping out of public colleges and universities during the pandemic, our Commonwealth faces a growing crisis. Investing in public higher education is vital to knock down the financial barriers confronting students trying to enter our col- leges and universities -- and for ensuring that the staff and programs are in place to support student success.” Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance Executive Director Vatsady Sivongxay: “As Massachusetts receives historic levels

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(413)562-4181 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 - PAGE 5 Credit Continued from Page 1 Southwick reports 19 COVID-19 cases The new weekly total places Spencer said that 3,145 Southwick with activities that are creative. Activities that meet the stan- residents have received at least one dose dards and engage kids to learn,” he said, adding, “I’m looking Southwick back onto list of any COVID-19 vaccine. Of that group forward to seeing what they do next week. of people, 1,978 are fully vaccinated, Johnson, who teaches statistical math and algebra 1, said of high risk communities meaning they have received both doses math classes are not included because they are usually full-year By PETER CURRIER of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or courses that don’t receive a final grade until the end of the year. Staff Writer Moderna vaccines, or the single dose of He said students that don’t pass math may take summer school. SOUTHWICK — The Board of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Johnson said while summer school has historically been con- Health reported 19 new COVID-19 of three and families,” said Spencer, Use of the J&J vaccine has been sidered punitive, the district has made a concerted effort to cases this past week to bring the pan- “Once a day we’re getting three or so paused this week after reports of at least make sure the experience in the summer, and now in the spring, demic total to 563. cases. We’re seeing it going through the six people having blood clots within is not “an old-school, dry, boring kind of penance scenario.” Southwick is once again considered a community but it is not really cluster weeks of receiving the vaccine. “Just because they weren’t successful, doesn’t mean they high risk community after two weeks in related.” Across Massachusetts COVID-19 need to suffer through this experience to recover the credit. a row of having been considered moder- The pandemic total for deaths in infection rates appear to be falling We’re moving in that direction to make these activities mean- ate risk. Southwick is seven. The last time a quickly after a spike in cases at the end ingful. It’s good to be involved in that sort of thing, and It’s Health Director Tammy Spencer said Southwick resident passed away from of March and beginning of April. The great that it’s free of charge to students. All of these things are that there are no significant single clus- COVID-19 was in January. seven-day average for the number of pointing in a positive direction for this type of program. We set ters of COVID-19 cases in Southwick. Board of Health Chair Dr. Jerry Azia daily new cases on April 14 was 1,394.9 high standards and make sure they are getting something out of Instead, the virus seems to be spreading said that he is aware of at least one according to the Department of Public it,” Johnson said. through many individual households. Southwick resident who is currently Health. That is down from a recent peak “[The cases] are coming in as groups hospitalized with COVID-19. of 2,040 on March 31. Writer’s Series Continued from Page 1 Grants Her submission is titled “Face of Truth.” Continued from Page 1 Face of Truth I’ve been thinking about faces. The literal and figurative ones, Councilor William Onyski thanked the donor for donating who worked for 30 years in government, including under Gov. the physical and the virtual. $50,000 for seniors in the community, before the motion passed William Weld. She said the board is fortunate to have someone Just over a year ago, we found ourselves robbed of the faces of unanimously. with her experience. our neighbors, extended family, or strangers we passed and with At-large Councilor Cindy C. Harris brought forward recom- At-large Council Rick Sullivan agreed that Westfield is lucky whom we sometimes shared a smile. We were left with only the mendations from the Personnel Action Committee for reap- to have such talented people. pointments to city boards, which were all unanimously The final reappointment presented was for Kerry Ann most familiar, including our own in the mirror. If friends, family approved by the Council. Kielbasa for a three-year term on the Council on Aging. Harris lived any distance away, their faces vanished. They became noth- Daniel Smith was reappointed until Feb. 2023 on the Board said Kielbasa has a passion for working with older adults and ing but disembodied voices. of Registrars. Harris said Smith is a registered democrat, which extensive experience in the field of aging, and also formerly When finally allowed, we revived but half of them, the other meets the requirement of the board. He said he is a former served as the town of Granby’s human service director. half obliterated by a swath of fabric. We had only the eyes. teacher and director of Westfield Housing, with multiple Harris quoted Council on Aging Director Tina Gorman, who That’s not terrible, right? – eyes convey a great deal, though you degrees in higher education. He’s also served on the board of called Kielbasa “phenomenal” as a member of the building have to look a bit harder and a bit longer than you do if you were Westfield State. Harris said City Clerk Karen M. Fanion highly committee for the senior center, and chair of the board’s strate- seeking a glimpse of a smile or grimace. The eyes show those recommended the appointment. gic planning committee. She said the plan was adopted by the things much more subtly. “You don’t find people like that anymore. We owe a debt of board in May 2020, and is the first step in applying for accred- But it’s not a face. gratitude to him and all of these people that give their time,” itation with the national Councils on Aging. Then came Zoom as we all tried to adapt, find virtual ways for Beltrandi said. Figy said as liaison to the Senior Center he has witnessed grandparents to “see” grandkids, toast drinks at birthdays, hold Also appointed for a two-year term to the Board of Registrars Kielbasa in action, calling her “the real deal. We’re fortunate to company meetings. was Linda Saltus. Harris said Saltus is a registered republican, have her on this board,” he said. And it helped. Seeing those faces. Dropping the masks. Except when it didn’t. Except when it served as a glaring reminder that the face we saw was still separated by a vast and impenetrable distance. We were together, but not Together. Through the virtual hum of bits and bytes flying through the ether, we tried to connect, convince ourselves this was good, it was okay. And sometimes it was. But sometimes what we saw on that camera, or in that funny tweet, Facebook status or Instagram post – was little more than a thinly veiled, carefully crafted Brave Face. Another kind of mask. In both physical eyes with half smiles and posts crafted to sound upbeat, whimsical, the “Face” presented to the world hid a vital – and often communal – truth. We were not okay. This was not okay. Nerves frayed, angers flared, pandemic- fatigue stole motivation, joy, milestones, excitement while the pandemic itself stole lives. We were not okay. But that’s not how it looked. I’d scroll through posts, videos, be in chats and think – How is everyone doing so well? How are they jogging, painting, composing, conversing, their lives seemingly on track and in some way … normal … when I often felt so – not any of that? But then I realized if I looked at eyes above a swath of fabric, or at thumbnail faces online where conversations even among good friends stalled, leaving heavy gaps of weighty silence as everyone struggled to think of something to say when every day was the same – I saw … something else. I’d look on social media, at artists scrambling to find new ways to survive when there was no audience to perform for, young adults searching new ways to connect with friends they haven’t Rummage sale seen in nearly a year, status updates that sounded hopeful, or at On Saturday, the First Congregational Church On the Green, held one of two rummage sale events they hold each year. least good, all of it coming together to create a façade of ‘okay- Monies made at these function help run the many programs throughout the year. The sale Saturday was supported by ness’. the community with many good buys. Pictured above, some of the ladies who worked the sale on Saturday are, Mayme But it was just that – a façade. Lajoie, Rita Willard, Cindy Gaylord, Debbie Samwell, and Norma Woodruff. (DON WIELGUS PHOTO) Looking deeper I now tend to find the truth to be much differ- ent. Behind the frozen smiles, the timid laughter, the updates of what’s new or trying or hoped for – more often than not, there is a struggle lurking. A sadness. One deep, pervasive, invasive and TAG SALE complete. A sadness full of exhaustion, a spirit that does not want to take another step. Looking deeper, I find that all those faces I thought were okay, Westfield Homeless Cat Project seeks donations that had found a way to accept and surrender and somehow find WESTFIELD — Spring is in its efforts. Donations can be Amazon Smile? AmazonSmile nate the Westfield Homeless contentment within the chaos that is our world, were in fact just the air and the Westfield dropped off or sent to 1124 is a website operated by Cat Project as your preferred trying their hardest to make it seem that way. To, perhaps, show Homeless Cat Project is col- East Mountain Road, Westfield, Amazon with the same prod- charity. that face to the world until they felt it inside. lecting gently used household MA 01085. Don’t have the ucts, prices, and shopping fea- Please note adjusted adop- Fake it til you make it. goods and furnishing to be sold time or inclination to visit the tures as Amazon.com. tion clinic hours: Thursdays Looking deeper I find that, in truth, the faces I see are no differ- at upcoming tag sales. WHCP shelter? Check out its Amazon However, when you shop on from 5-7 p.m., Saturdays from ent than mine, often hiding the reality, fighting to feel what their also continues to seek new and wish list at https://www.ama- AmazonSmile, the 1-3 p.m. and Sundays from 1-3 face presented. previously loved jewelry, hand- zon.com/hz/wishlist / AmazonSmile Foundation will p.m. Please note that all safety We are all battling something and what we see is rarely what is bags, scarves and other wom- ls/2UX2QSYXRP 3OG. donate 0.5% of the purchase protocols are followed, includ- real. en’s accessories which will be Speaking of Amazon, did price of eligible products to the ing facial coverings and hand A face can confirm a truth or belie it. offered for sale during regular you know you can also support charitable organization of your sanitization. For more informa- A face can reveal or conceal. business hours at Choice WHCP and do your shopping choice. 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Westfield High’s Andrew Scott (3) avoids a tackle at Friday’s game against Agawam High. Westfield’s defense swarms an Agawam runner. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) Brownies send Bombers to third straight defeat By CHRIS PUTZ punts or turnover on downs for both On the ensuing drive, Agawam run from Norfleet. The comeback was short-lived, Sports Editor teams. It actually looked like converted a long scoring play when Westfield put together a meaning- however, as Agawam intercepted a WESTFIELD – Plagued by a wet Westfield was going to be the first Brownies quarterback Griffen ful drive to begin the second half. pass near midfield early in the fourth field, a slick football, and several team to put points on the scoreboard. Levesque escaped a sack and com- Bombers quarterback Matt Adamites quarter and returned it for a touch- bad snaps on the center-quarterback The Bombers drove all the way to pleted a short pass to running back connected with William Brewster for down. The play was the result of exchange, the Westfield High School the Agawam 18-yard-line late in the Jermaine Norfleet, who scampered a key 20-yard completion out along another low snap in the shotgun. Bombers suffered their third straight first quarter before being stopped in 70 yards for a touchdown. the sidelines. Brewster stayed Adamites picked up the ball as he loss of the COVID-shortened “Fall the red zone when the Brownies pre- Westfield came up empty on its inbounds by tiptoeing the sidelines was being tackled. The ball popped II” season Friday night. The Agawam vailed on fourth-and-one. next possession. for a key first down deep in Agawam free into the mitts of a defensemen, Brownies spoiled the Bombers’ Westfield approached the red zone Agawam doubled up its advantage territory. Ryan Cimini culminated who took it 45 yards for a TD. home opener 26-7. again early in the second quarter as Levesque ripped off a 14-yard the drive with a one-yard touchdown Westfield will attempt to snap its The opening quarter looked like before being stopped on fourth- touchdown run late in the second plunge with 7:36 remaining in the three-game losing streak in its regu- any other to start. and-15 at the Agawam 20. quarter. The Brownies went up by third quarter to cut the Bombers lar season finale Friday at home The first quarter featured several Those missed opportunities would three touchdowns, scoring just as the deficit to 20-6. The extra point made against East Longmeadow. Game drives which stalled out, resulting In come back to haunt Westfield. halftime buzzer sounded on a 2-yard it 20-7. time is 6 p.m.

Ryan Cimini (18) finds a hole in the Agawam defense at Friday’s game. (MARC ST.ONGE/ THE WESTFIELD NEWS)

Hunter Cain (28) and Matt Collins (21) bring down an Agawam runner. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)

WHS QB Matt Adamites (5) looks for an open receiver. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD Conor Connally (85) tries to break past Agawam’s defensive line. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE NEWS) WESTFIELD NEWS)

Fall II Sports Schedules “FALL II” April 22 April 23 Gateway boys basketball @ Monson, 6 p.m. Westfield football vs. East Longmeadow, 6 p.m. April 20 Gateway girls basketball vs. Monson, 5 p.m. Southwick boys basketball vs. Belchertown, Southwick girls basketball vs. Gateway, 5 p.m. 7 p.m. Southwick boys basketball @ Gateway, 5 p.m. Southwick girls basketball @ Belchertown, 6 p.m. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021 - PAGE 7

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(April 20, 27, 2021) (April 20, 2021) COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETING Dear Annie CITY OF WESTFIELD By ANNIE LANE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Notice is hereby given that a Community Out- reach Meeting for a proposed Adult-Use To be held remotely on petitions of the Board Marijuana Cultivation Establishment is sched- uled for Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. In of Appeals to amend the zoning ordinance to light of COVID-19, it will be held via Zoom update: (1) definition of family (2) various defin- Meeting. Join the meeting at: About to Blow itions/reorganize existing regulations (3) regu- lation of non-conforming situations. The full https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88401990180 texts are available online at: or by calling (929) 205-6099 and Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 26 years. I have ing her money by going back to school and finishing entering Meeting ID 844 0199 0180 a 24-year-old son at home on the autism spectrum, her degree. 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Should I leave my cellphone plugged in -- “Very big,” write “immense” Get trained & certified to work in months! Call and charging all the time, including overnight? -- -- “Very clean,” write “spotless” 888-572-6790. (M-F 8-6 ET) Terry W. in Pennsylvania -- “Very valuable,” write “beneficial” (April 20, 2021) Terry, I understand your confusion; let’s take a look -- “Very risky,” write “perilous” CHIMNEY SWEEPS at it. Your cellphone is an electronic appliance like It’s important to communicate effectively, to paint FIRST PUBLICATION OF A BOND ORDER HENTNICK any other, and its lithium-ion battery does wear out a picture in the minds of your readers and to get your CITY OF WESTFIELD CHIMNEY SWEEPS Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel over time. ideas across, but, particularly in business writing, the IN CITY COUNCIL APRIL 15, 2021 caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry Experts from the two big manufacturers of cell- adverb may not be your friend. -- Jennifer R. in work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. In- sured. Quality work from a business you can phones agree: Leaving your cellphone charging all Pennsylvania A BOND ORDER FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO trust. (413)848-0100, (800)793-3706. night is not ideal. They each state that keeping your MULTI-SCREEN? SINGLE FOCUS FACILITY WATER WELLS 1 AND 2 battery charged within the 30% to 70% range during Dear Readers: As tempting as it may be, don’t BE IT ORDERED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF use is best. When you see your phone is fully charged, multitask during your multi-screen video conference THE CITY OF WESTFIELD AS FOLLOWS: A STEP ABOVE THE REST! unplug it. This can help prolong the life of your cell- calls. These calls are for work, and even though That there be raised and appropriated the sum JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE phone battery. Ask a representative at your service you’re at home, you should be focused on work. of Twelve Million Two Hundred Fifty-Seven location what she recommends. -- Heloise Housework can wait for later. I’ve seen many folks Thousand Dollars ($12,257,000) to pay costs Need chimney repair? P.S. Extreme hot and cold temperatures aren’t good folding laundry, emptying the dishwasher and even of improvements to facility water wells 1 and 2, We do brick repair, crown including the payment of all other costs incid- seals and repairs. Stainless for your phone either. Never leave your phone outside using the bathroom during these calls. If you wouldn’t steel liner installs, as well ental and related thereto for the Dry Bridge as stainless rain caps. or in your car. do it in your office cubicle, don’t do it during the call. Road PFAS Water Treatment Plant-DWSRF We sweep all flues. TECH TALK TUESDAY -- Heloise 6881, and that to meet this appropriation, the Stove Installations. City Treasurer, with the approval of the Mayor, Free estimates provided. Dear Heloise: I take a cotton swab and rubbing SAY WHAT? Owner operated alcohol and carefully clean my computer keyboard, Dear Heloise: We are wondering how to pro- be and hereby is authorized to borrow said amount under and pursuant to G.L. c. 44. §7 Call: 413-330-2186 my laptop and my cellphone holder (it gets really nounce your name. I tend to call you “Hel-o-weez”; I and §8, or pursuant to any other enabling au- gross!) about once a month. -- Julieanne R., age 13, had a student with your name, and she dropped the thority, and to issue bonds or notes of the City in California “H” at the beginning and pronounced her name “El-o- therefor. All or any portion of the amount au- ELECTRICIAN Great job, Julieanne! Just be careful not to spill weez.” thorized to be borrowed by this order may be any rubbing alcohol on the units, and dispose of the My husband says his mother’s best friend was issued through the Massachusetts Clean Wa- FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL ter Trust (the "Trust") in accordance with G.L. SERVICE swabs in the trash. -- Heloise named the same as you and pronounced it “Hel-oice.” c. 29C, and in that regard the Mayor, City LESS IS MORE Thank you! Nothing earth-shaking, but just curious. Treasurer and any other appropriate official of Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, the City are authorized to execute and deliver in your home or business. No job too small or Dear Heloise: I’m an English teacher, and I teach -- Marilyn, via email too big. Electrical service upgrades, new con- my students, in most cases, it’s best to write for busi- Marilyn, it’s pronounced Hel-o-weez.” My moth- any and all agreements required by either the struction or additions, emergency generators; Trust or the Department of Environmental Pro- New installation and maintenance service. ness with an eye toward economy. To pack a lot of er, the OG Heloise (1919-1977), was an identical tection in order to accomplish any such borrow- Fully insured/licensed. value into as few words as possible is good. That twin. Her sister was named Louise, and she was ing. Any premium received upon the sale of any bonds or notes approved by this order, Call Jason, Master Electrician: leads to the elimination of adverbs, including the named Eloise. Mother added the “H” when she start- 413-568-6293 word “very.” Here are a few of many substitutions. ed the column, for the alliterative effect of “Hints less any such premium applied to the payment Instead of writing: from Heloise”! -- Heloise of the costs of issuance of such bonds or notes, may be applied to the payment of costs JAMES FERRIS ELECTRICIAN approved by this vote in accordance with G.L. Lic.#E16303 c. 44, §20, thereby reducing the amount au- Free estimate, senior discount. thorized to be borrowed to pay such costs by a Insured. 40-yrs. experience. like amount. No job too small. Call 413-330-3682 That the appropriate officials of the City are au- thorized to file an application with The Com- POEHLMAN ELECTRIC monwealth of Massachusetts' Municipal Fin- ance Oversight Board to qualify under Chapter All types of wiring. Free estimates. 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