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JOHN STEINBECK Low of 55. www.thewestfieldnews.com SelectVOL. 86 NO. 151 Board TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 City Council 75 cents makes decision Preview: on dog biting April 4, 2019 By Greg Fitzpatrick Correspondent By Amy Porter SOUTHWICK – A hearing was held at the Select Correspondent Board meeting on Tuesday night regarding a dog WESTFIELD – The first item on the agenda that has bitten people multiple times. for Thursday’s Council meeting, under Bosco, a male, Rottweiler mix who currently Communications from the Mayor, is a Bond lives at 97 Powder Mill Road, most recently bit Order request of $10,250,000 for several large someone on February 18, 2019 at that residence and projects for the Airport Department. City Council was deemed as an unprovoked attack. President Ralph J. Figy said the bond is neces- According to Southwick Animal Control Officer sary in order to receive grants of $480,000 for Liz Bennett, Bosco’s first reported incident came on special projects. September 27, 2014 when he bit someone in the Further in the agenda, abdomen in an unprovoked manner at a campsite in a request that the Littleton, Mass. Just two days later, a former remaining balance of Southwick Animal Control officer, Brett Colson, Southwick Animal Control Officer Liz Bennett is seen discussing the dog hear- $272,000 from Bond was also bit in an unprovoked manner at 62 Vining ing with the Select Board on Tuesday evening. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Order 2692 to restore Hill Road when he was attempting to serve a quar- and preserve the build- antine order regarding the bite at the campsite in Upon discovering that the dog had a made a motion to accept Bennett’s rec- ing exterior of Hangar Littleton. third biting incident on February 18, the ommendation and also wanted to Two at Westfield – Originally, Bosco was residing with it’s owner on Select Board decided to hold a hearing receive a follow-up report in 30 days. Barnes be rescinded 62 Vining Hill Road, but since the owner had to with Bennett to discuss what to do Select Board Vice-Chairman Russ because that project has leave the home due to personal reasons, the mother moving forward. Fox added that if a fourth incident been completed, and Ralph J. Figy of that individual is now taking care of Bosco at her Following the discussion, Bennett occurs, putting the dog down could be the amount unbor- Ward 2 Councilor residence on 97 Powder Mill Road and has been made a recommendation to the Select an option. rowed. An appropria- and City Council doing so for at least the past six months. Board that Bosco will be ordered by the “We thought we had worked it out tion of $190,000 from President After the two biting incidents in October 2014, it owner to have the dog crated in a differ- five years ago,” said Fox. “I don’t have Free Cash to the was ordered by the Select Board to have Bosco ent room of the home whenever people any problems with her (Bennett) trying Department of Public Works Vehicles Account is attend obedience training. are at that residence. The Select Board this, but this is it.” for a rear-loaded trash truck for smaller city streets, according to Figy, who called the situa- tion with current trucks, “not good.” Another $48,000 is being requested from Free Cash for the Repair Maintenance in Purchasing. Franklin Avenue The appointment of Jeffrey Siegel of 56 Wilson Avenue to the Fire Commission, to replace Patrick Oearlcek, who resigned; and of John students teach Neidzielski of 28 Heritage Lane to the Water Commission, replacing Matt Barnes, who resigned to become City Treasurer/Collector, are New Math being submitted. to School See City Council, Page 3 Committee By Amy Porter Artists hope to Correspondent WESTFIELD – Franklin Avenue third and fourth graders paired up with School ‘inspire’ poems Committee members on Monday for a taste of the “new math” they are learning in ele- through their work mentary school. Principal Chris Tolpa intro- duced the presentation, saying the new math By Lori Szepelak gets to the right answer in a myriad of ways, Correspondent and helps students to understand the con- WESTFIELD-Six artists are hopeful that their cepts behind the answers. works of art on display this month at downtown “It’s not the same old math I was brought businesses will inspire area residents to create a up on,” Tolpa said, adding that the school poem during the Images & Words Poetry Contest. received a three-year grant to teach STMath, “Artists are constant- a visual math program that builds conceptual ly asked to write a state- understanding through creative problem ment to explain their solving. work,” said Ellen Franklin Avenue first grade teacher Regina Westerlind, whose Rosario, who Tolpa called her math cham- Candy Oyler is seen raising the Donate for Life flag outside the Southwick Town acrylic work “Rooted in pion, said she has been going to trainings in Hall on Tuesday night. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Myth” will be on dis- play at Circuit Coffee. See Students, Page 2 “For this event the viewer will be provid- Donate Life symbolizing ing the statement in the form of a poem. Art inspiring art is a very cool concept.” another life saved Now in its second Artist Susan Buffum’s pen and ink work titled By Greg Fitzpatrick During that same year, fellow year, the contest is orga- nized by ArtWorks “Raucous Raven” will Correspondent Southwick resident Beth Bradley experi- be displayed this month SOUTHWICK – A ceremony was held enced a heart attack and had complica- Westfield to celebrate National Poetry Month at Blue Umbrella Books at the Southwick Town Hall on Tuesday tions when her main cardiac artery was as part of the Images & night to celebrate April as Donate Life seized. After being put on a waiting list in April. The Westfield Poetry Trail initiative is Words Poetry Contest. month. This is the sixth year in a row a for an organ, Bradley was given Arnold’s (Submitted photo) Donate for Life ceremony has been at the heart 22 months later. made possible in part by town hall “It’s incredibly important to be a the generosity of host Southwick resident Sharon Alexander donor,” said Alexander. merchants, a grant from has been hosting the event each year as At the ceremony on Tuesday was the Westfield Cultural Council and Mass Cultural the cause has impacted her life. In June of Candy Oyler, a 57-year-old resident of Council, and ArtWorks members. 2008, Alexander’s friend, Dan Arnold, Southwick. About a year ago, Oyler went “Last year was a great success and lots of fun,” passed away at the age of 36 from a dirt to the hospital for Cardiomyopathy as a said Bill Westerlind, president of ArtWorks Westfield. “Artists have the opportunity to show Franklin Ave. fourth grader Ashlind bike accident. Prior to his passing, Arnold result of the Chemotherapy she received had the desire to donate his organs to at 14-years-old when she was diagnosed their work. Community members get to experi- Timmerman demonstrates a “new math” ence some really cool art and write poetry.” problem to School Committee member those throughout New England that may be in dire need of them. See Donate Life, Page 3 Heather Sullivan. (Photo submitted) See Artists, Page 8 PAGE 2 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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STMath, which she called math without language. Franklin She said students are given a visual math problem Ave. “new that they have to figure out. Animation helps them math” pre- figure out what they did right or wrong. sentation To illustrate, she showed a screen that had 1 1/3 at School on the top, with a line graph on the bottom num- Committee. bered to three, with thirds marked out. Students have (Photo sub- to find the fraction on the line – if they miss it, ani- mitted) mation visually blocks it out for them. Rosario said they call the efforts to find the solu- tions, “productive struggles.” “You can learn with those struggles and chal- lenges,” she said. Rosario, who was one of the Grinspoon Teaching Award winners this year, said she became a first grade teacher to instill her love of reading in the students, but previously did not feel the same way about math. However, she said after attending the trainings, she is now just as passionate about teach- ing math. Rosario then had Franklin Avenue third and fourth graders introduce themselves to the School help each other,” Tolpa said, later adding, “Learning math these Sherry Elander, Westfield High School football, Central Baptist Committee, before they fanned out and teamed up days can be such a trying subject for adults, but our students are Church, Anne and Tom Woodson and George’s Jewelers, the WHS with members to teach them a problem using learning the concepts and skills of mathematical reasoning like National Honor Society, the Boys & Girls Club, First Congregational STMath. “Our students are going to be asking you pros. It’s not new math to them…it’s real math.” Church, Read to Rover, Franklin Avenue mentors, Second facilitating questions – questions to guide you,” she Prior to the presentation, the Franklin Avenue principal called her Congregational Church, Unitarian Society, Westfield State said. school a “collaborative school,” that could not do what they do University, WTA Allied Health, TD Bank, Westfield Police Dept. After the teaching session, fourth grader Ashlind without all of the volunteers and organizations that help out. She Cadets, and Beta Sigma Phi, among others. Timmerman asked the School Committee members then ran through a long list of those that have contributed in some School Committee member Heather Sullivan later thanked Tolpa how they use fractions in real life. Answers ranged way just since September. for mentioning all the people that volunteer and contribute to from money, cooking, mileage, and sports to eating. Those Tolpa named included Westfield Technical construction Franklin Avenue. “This is just one school. I commend her for doing “We just wanted to give you a taste of how we and technology, East Mountain Road Transition Program and that,” Sullivan said.

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n April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther In 1968, North Vietnam agreed to meet with U.S. repre- Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers’ King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final sentatives to set up preliminary peace talks. demand that the state release information about where it Ospeech, telling a rally of striking sanitation work- had gotten its lethal injection drug. David Letterman an- ers in Memphis, Tennessee, that “I’ve been to the In 1974, deadly tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the nounced during a taping of the “Late Show” on CBS that mountaintop” and “seen the Promised Land. I may not South and Midwest before jumping across the border into he was retiring as host in 2015 (Stephen Colbert was get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted from what be- named as his replacement a week later). we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!” (About came known as the Super Outbreak. 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin’s bullet One year ago: at the Lorraine Motel.) In 1996, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski (kah-ZIHN’- A woman opened fire with a handgun in a courtyard at skee) was arrested at his remote Montana cabin. An Air YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, wounding On this date: Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown three people before fatally shooting herself; family mem- In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail and American business executives crashed in Croatia, kill- bers said she was upset with the company’s handling of between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, Califor- ing all 35 people aboard. her videos and believed she was being deprived of income nia. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before and views. President Donald Trump said he wanted to giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.) In 2003, Atlantic magazine editor Michael Kelly, 46, be- use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his came the first American journalist to be killed while cover- promised border wall was built. In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Jo- ing the Iraq war. seph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. Today’s Birthdays: In 2017, a divided Senate Judiciary Committee panel Actress-singer Doris Day is 97. Conservationist Dame In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, voted 11-9 along party lines to favorably recommend Su- Jane Goodall is 85. Actor William Gaunt is 82. Songwriter New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh preme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch to the full Senate. Jeff Barry is 81. Actor Eric Braeden is 78. Actress Marsha Jr. North Carolina scored the last eight points for a 71-65 win Mason is 77. Singer Wayne Newton is 77. Singer Tony Or- over Gonzaga and an NCAA title. lando is 75. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 72. Folk-rock singer In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their Richard Thompson is 70. Country musician Curtis Stone final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino Ten years ago: (Highway 101) is 69. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was An ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, Jiverly Wong, opened is 64. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 63. Actor followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. fire inside an immigrant community center in Binghamton, Alec Baldwin is 61. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 60. Rock N.Y., killing 13 people, most of them immigrants, before singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 59. Come- In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Smith v. Allwright, taking his own life. The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously dian-actor Eddie Murphy is 58. Rock singer-musician Mike struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed legalized gay marriage. The Labor Department reported Ness (Social Distortion) is 57. Rock singer Sebastian Bach only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. unemployment reached 8.5 percent in March 2009, the is 51. Rock musician James MacDonough is 49. Olympic highest in a quarter-century. Tom Braden, who helped gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 48. Actress Jennie In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall launch CNN’s “Crossfire” and whose memoir “Eight is Garth is 47. Actor Jamie Bamber is 46. Actor Adam Scott Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World Enough” inspired a TV show, died in Denver at age 92. is 46. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is War II and resist communism. 45. Comedian Aries Spears is 44. Actor Matthew Goode Five years ago: is 41. Actress Cobie Smulders is 37. Rock-pop singer In 1965, the United States launched the SNAP-10A nu- The Associated Press reported that the U.S. government Leona Lewis is 34. Actress Amanda Bynes is 33. Actress- clear power system into Earth orbit; it was the first nuclear had masterminded the creation of a “Cuban Twitter” de- comedian Rachel Bloom is 32. Actress Hayley Kiyoko is reactor sent into space. signed to undermine the communist government in Ha- 28. Rock musician Sam Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) is 20. vana. Serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells was put to death in THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 - PAGE 3

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Two public hearings on Verizon New England petitions to The Maine CDC says it place jointly owned poles, one on Westwood Drive and to was notified by the relocate six on Western Avenue, will be held during the City Massachusetts Department Council meeting. of Public Health of a con- The public hearing on a petition to amend the zoning ordi- firmed case of the disease in nance to prohibit marijuana establishments within 500 feet of a Massachusetts resident any park will be continue. who visited two businesses Reports from committees will include Legislative and in Maine on March 27. The Ordinance, Personnel Action, Natural Resources, and Zoning, businesses were Skin Clinic Planning and Development. in Falmouth and Maine Second readings and final passage on zone changes, the Centers for Healthcare road and sidewalk repair stabilization fund, Springfield Road Endoscopy in Westbrook. signal project easements and downtown traffic speed reduc- The state says it has noti- tions are also on the agenda. fied both facilities and is Under motions, Councilors Bean and Flaherty are request- working with them to make ing $1.5 million from Free Cash to be appropriated to the sure people who were poten- FY19 or FY20 DPW road construction accounts. tially exposed are aware. The Councilor Flaherty has another five motions relating to a Massachusetts resident visit- wide range of city services and personnel. ed the businesses, which are Figy also has a motion requesting a date change of the June in the Portland area, in late People throughout the community are seen in the hallway of the Southwick Town Hall for 6 City Council meeting to Monday, June 10, in order to avoid morning and early afternoon. the Donate for Life ceremony. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) a conflict with the Westfield Technical Academy graduation Measles is a contagious ceremony. viral disease that can cause “There are a lot of things going on. We need to stay at pneumonia, brain swelling Donate Life pace,” Figy said. and death. Continued from Page 1 with bone cancer. heart was in a coma and passed away, Oyler Over the next three and a half months, is hoping that she can find out who it was and Oyler went through different heart operations reach out to that person’s family. Oyler also Report: Wynn executives hid and became sicker eventually leading to her hopes that other people can see the impact kidneys beginning to fail. Doctors then being an organ donor can have on another informed Oyler that she would have to wait person’s life. misconduct allegations for years six months to a year in a hospital for an organ “It’s so critical, there’s not enough organ donor. availability right now, “said Oyler. By PHILIP MARCELO Brian Kelly, a Boston-based lawyer who rep- Despite that, just five days later, Oyler Oyler was also given the opportunity at the Associated Press resents Steve Wynn, stressed his client isn’t the received quite the shocking phone call from ceremony on Tuesday to raise the Donate for BOSTON (AP) — For years, executives at focus of the hearings. Regulators are consider- the doctor. Life flag on the flag pole outside the Wynn Resorts concealed allegations of sexual ing how long company officials were aware of misconduct against company founder Steve the allegations and how they responded, rather “The doctor called on the phone and it was Southwick Town Hall. Wynn, according to a long-awaited report by than the truth behind the claims. my miracle heart,” said Oyler. According to Donate for Life, more than Massachusetts casino regulators released “Mr. Wynn denies all allegations of noncon- Receiving her new heart on June 24, 2018, 120,000 people are on the transplant wait list Tuesday. sensual sex and nothing in this report changes Oyler remained in the hospital recovering for and every 12 minutes a new individual is The 200-page report by the state’s Gaming that,” Kelly said in a statement. “In fact, the multiple weeks. added to the organ list. It’s also reported that Commission doesn’t make a recommendation Commission and its investigators have acknowl- Oyler is so grateful to have received the 22 people die each day because they don’t about the fate of the company’s Massachusetts edged today that it’s not their role to decide the heart and avoided a worse outcome since she receive their organ in time. casino license or its nearly $3 billion Boston- truth or falsity of those allegations and that Mr. was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 14. A non-profit organization, Donate for Life area resort slated to open in June. Wynn’s conduct is not the focus of their hear- “How lucky am I to have 43 years with no is all across the United States and helps But it said recent reforms touted by the com- ing.” issues?” said Oyler. increase the awareness of being an organ pany — notably the resignation of Steve Wynn The report was released as the commission While the person that gave Oyler their donor and how to become one. as CEO and the ousting of every official who opened a series of hearings this week on wheth- knew about the allegations but failed to report er Wynn Resorts can continue to hold a state them — do not “erase the fact that the corporate casino license. The hearings, which will contin- failures revealed in this investigation are signifi- ue Wednesday with further testimony from cant, repetitive and reflective of the company’s Wynn Resorts officials, have implications for historical governance practices.” Encore Boston Harbor, the company’s Everett “Inaction and failures,” the report concluded, casino. Tell us someThing good! contributed to a culture “where employees were Casino officials Tuesday didn’t dispute the reluctant to report allegations against Mr. Wynn facts of the report, and new CEO Matthew Do you have a carrier who goes above and beyond in to management.” Maddox told the commission he’s “deeply their delivery of ? If so– we want to hear about it! Steve Wynn wasn’t in attendance Tuesday remorseful” for the harm inflicted on the accus- The Westfield News and did not submit to interviews with investiga- ers. All too often, negativity dominates the news. It’s time to change that! tors. He acknowledged in a statement to investi- “I am sorry that our company did not live up gators that he had “multiple consensual relation- to its values,” he said in brief opening remarks So shoot us an email at [email protected] ships” with employees while leading the com- to the commission. “The transformation that or write to us at 62 School St, Westfield, MA 01085 and tell us what your pany, said Karen Wells, head of the commis- we’ve gone through and the changes that we’ve sion’s investigations unit, as she broke down the made, I hope, will help all of you regain trust in carrier has done to make your day just a little bit better. (If you don’t report for the five-member gaming commission us. We want to make you proud as a licensee have their name, that’s fine– we can always look it up by your address.) Tuesday. here in Massachusetts.” PAGE 4 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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In this Oct, 10, 2013, photo, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah speaks during the closing ceremony and handover of the southern border ASEAN Chairmanship to Myanmar in Bandar Seri Begawan. The sultan announced to implement Islamic criminal laws By JILL COLVIN that punishes gay sex by stoning offenders to death. The legal change in the tiny, oil-rich monarchy, which also includes and COLLEEN LONG amputation for theft, is due to come into force Wednesday, April 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump eased up on his threats to close the southern border as officials across his administration explored half-measures that might satisfy the president’s urge for action, like stopping only foot traffic Brunei invokes laws allowing at certain crossings. Facing a surge of Central American migrants trying to enter the U.S., Trump last week threatened to seal the border this week if Mexico did not immediately halt all illegal immigra- tion into the U.S., a move that would have enormous eco- stoning for gay sex, adultery nomic consequences on both sides of the border. By ANNABELLE LIANG Celebrities including George Clooney, 24-year-old man from Kuala Lumpur, While Trump on Tuesday did not back off the idea com- Associated Press Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres have Malaysia’s capital, who wanted to be pletely, he said he was pleased with steps Mexico had taken in SINGAPORE (AP) — New Islamic voiced opposition to the new laws, and identified only by his first name, recent days and renewed his calls for Congress to make criminal laws that took effect in Brunei have rallied a boycott of nine hotels in Ludwig. “I think people nowadays, changes he contends would solve the problem. on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and the U.S. and Europe with ties to especially the younger generation, are “Let’s see if they keep it done,” he said of Mexico. “Now, adultery by stoning offenders to death, Hassanal, who is still sultan. quite OK with LGBT, but those who are if they don’t, or if we don’t make a deal with Congress, the have triggered an outcry from countries, “Are we really going to help fund the not make the loudest noise and they are border’s going to be closed, 100%.” He also said that he might rights groups and celebrities far beyond murder of innocent citizens?” Clooney the reason why it seems like everyone is only close “large sections of the border” and “not all of it.” He the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s shores. wrote Thursday on Deadline Hollywood. against it.” added that his posturing was “the only way we’re getting a The penalties were provided for under Clooney said that while you can’t Nearly two-thirds of Malaysia’s 32 response.” new sections of Brunei’s Shariah Penal shame “murderous regimes,” you can million people are Muslim. They are Later Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Code. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah institut- shame “the banks, the financiers and the governed by Islamic courts in family, Nielsen held an emergency call with Cabinet members and ed the code in 2014 to bolster the influ- institutions that do business with them.” marriage and personal issues. Last year, White House aides, saying, “We are going to treat it as if we ence of Islam in the oil-rich monarchy There has been no vocal opposition to two Malaysian Muslim women were have been hit by a Category 5 hurricane,” according to a per- of around 430,000 people, two-thirds of the new penalties in Brunei, where the convicted under Islamic laws and caned son on the call. The person was not authorized to discuss the whom are Muslim. sultan rules as head of state with full for attempting to have sex with each call publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition Even before 2014, homosexuality was executive authority. Public criticism of other. of anonymity. already punishable in Brunei by a jail his policies is extremely rare in the Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. High Nielsen was creating an emergency operations center and term of up to 10 years. The first stage of country. Commissioner for Human Rights, urged named U.S. Border Patrol official Manny Padilla as an opera- the Shariah Penal Code included fines Hassanal, who has reigned since Brunei’s government to “stop the entry tional crisis coordinator to manage the response from within or jail for offenses such as pregnancy 1967, has previously said the Penal into force of this Draconian new penal the different immigration agencies at the Department of out of wedlock or failing to pray on Code should be regarded as a form of code.” Homeland Security. Padilla is a 30-year Border Patrol veteran Fridays. “special guidance” from God and would “Any religion-based legislation must and was recently the head of the Rio Grande Valley Sector in But under the new laws — which be “part of the great history” of Brunei. not violate human rights, including the Texas. apply to children and foreigners, even if On Tuesday, the United States joined rights of those belonging to the majority His job will be different from that of the immigration or they are not Muslim — those found the United Kingdom, Germany and religion as well as of religious minori- “border czar” that Trump is considering, the official said. guilty of gay sex can be stoned to death France in urging Brunei to halt its plans. ties and non-believers,” she said in a Closing the border completely would disrupt manufacturing or whipped. Adulterers risk death by “The United States strongly opposes statement on Monday. supply lines and the flow of goods ranging from avocados to stoning too, while thieves face amputa- violence, criminalization and discrimi- Phil Robertson, the deputy Asia direc- cars, making for a “potentially catastrophic economic impact,” tion of a right hand on their first offense nation targeting vulnerable groups, tor for Human Rights Watch, called on in the words of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate and a left foot on their second. including women at risk of violence, the sultan to “immediately suspend majority leader. “Living in Brunei, we already knew religious and ethnic minorities, and les- amputations, stoning, and all other Some inside the administration also worry it would only that our sexual identity is taboo and bian, gay, bisexual, transgender and rights-abusing provisions and punish- exacerbate illegal immigration. should not be expressed. We already felt intersex persons,” State Department ments.” Meantime, administration officials grappled with how they belittled before the law came to place,” deputy spokesman Robert Palladino “Brunei’s new penal code is barbaric might minimize the impact of a shutdown or implement less said a 23-year-old member of the said in a statement. to the core, imposing archaic punish- sweeping actions. LGBTQ community who wanted to be Brunei’s Southeast Asian neighbors, ments for acts that shouldn’t even be White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, for example, identified only as Kun out of fear of some of whom have laws banning sex crimes,” Robertson said in a statement told CNBC he’s been looking at potentially keeping truck reprisal from the authorities. between men, were silent. on Wednesday. lanes open. “Now with it, we feel even smaller But LGBTQ citizens of other nearby Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Brunei “We are looking at different options, particularly if you can and the ones who could potentially Muslim-majority countries were con- researcher at Amnesty International, keep those freight lanes, the truck lanes, open,” he said. As for oppress us have more opportunity to cerned about the broad penalties. decried the “vicious” laws and asked the the hundreds of thousands of tourists and workers who cross harass us to say and do what they want,” “I am very worried that Indonesia or international community to condemn the border legally, Kudlow said, “that may be difficult.” he said. Malaysia may follow the lead,” said a them. Earlier, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had told reporters that, while, “Eventually, it may be that it’s the best decision that we close the border,” the president was “not working on a specific timeline” and all options remained on the table. The Council of Economic Advisers, she said, was Newly elected Chicago mayor: Victory means ‘a city reborn’ conducting a number of studies on the impact, and “working with the president to give him those options.” By SARA BURNETT and HERBERT G. McCANN Lightfoot emerged as the surprising leader in the first round White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in an appear- Associated Press of voting in February when 14 candidates were on the ballot to ance on MSNBC that closing only certain entry ports, or parts CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot’s succeed Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who decided against running resounding victory was a clear call for change at City Hall and for a third term. See Southern Border, Page 5 a historic repudiation of the old-style, insider politics that have She seized on outrage over a white police officer’s fatal long defined the nation’s third-largest city. shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald to launch her Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who’d never been reformer campaign. She got in the race even before Emanuel elected to public office, defeated Cook County Board President announced he wouldn’t seek re-election amid criticism for and longtime City Council member Toni Preckwinkle on initially resisting calls to release video of the shooting. The Westfield News Tuesday with backing from voters across the city. Late results Joyce Ross, 64, a resident of the city’s predominantly black A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC showed Lightfoot, 56, winning every one of the city’s 50 West Side who is a certified nursing assistant, cast her ballot wards. Tuesday for Lightfoot. Ross said she believes Lightfoot will be Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin Lightfoot also made history, becoming the first black better able to clean up the police department and curb the city’s Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager woman and the first openly gay person to be elected Chicago violence. Classified Manager Marie Brazee mayor. Chicago will become the largest U.S. city to have a She was also bothered by Preckwinkle’s association with Chris Putz Business Manager black woman serve as mayor when Lightfoot is sworn in May longtime Alderman Ed Burke, who was indicted earlier this Sports Editor 20. She will join seven other black women currently serving as year on charges he tried to shake down a restaurant owner who Lorie Perry Director of Ad Production mayors in major U.S. cities, including Atlanta and New wanted to build in his ward. Orleans, and will be the second woman to lead Chicago. “My momma always said birds of a feather flock together,” “Out there tonight a lot of little girls and boys are watching. Ross said. Patrick R. Berry They’re watching us, and they’re seeing the beginning of Preckwinkle said she called Lightfoot Tuesday night to con- President something, well, a little bit different,” Lightfoot told a jubilant gratulate her on a “hard-fought campaign.” crowd at a downtown hotel. “They’re seeing a city reborn.” “While I may be disappointed I’m not disheartened. For one 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 She pledged to make Chicago “a place where your zip code thing, this is clearly a historic night,” she told a crowd gathered (413)562-4181 doesn’t determine your destiny,” to address the city’s violence in her South Side neighborhood. “Not long ago two African www.thewestfieldnews.com and to “break this city’s endless cycle of corruption” that allows politicians to profit from their office. See City Reborn, Page 5 THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 - PAGE 5

POWERFUL NOVENA TO OUR LADY Police Logs (Never known to fail) O Most beautiful flower of Mount WESTFIELD Carmel, fruitful vine, splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son Major crime and incident report of God, immaculate Virgin, assist me Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, 7:29 a.m.: animal complaint, Pequot Point Road, a caller help me, and show me here you are reports a raccoon has been walking in the road in circles for my mother. O Holy Mary Mother of about an hour, the responding animal control officer reports she God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom took custody of an “angry” raccoon and transported it to the of my heart to succor me in my neces- municipal animal shelter; sity (make request). There are none 2:38 p.m.: fire, South Street, a caller reports a brush fire is that can withstand your power. O spreading rapidly, the responding firefighters report that about Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse for thee (three two acres was scorched or burning, firefighters used three full times). Holy Mary, I place this cause truck-loads of water to extinguish the fire; in your hands (three times). Say this 3:31 p.m.: larceny, Phelps Avenue, a resident came to the prayer for three consecutive days and station to report her bank account and been compromised, an then you must publish and it will be incident report was filed; granted to you. A.R. M.R. 3:32 p.m.: animal complaint, Union Street, a resident came to the municipal animal shelter to surrender a female domestic In this image taken from video, authorities look over a helicopter that crash at Taunton short haired cat found near her Union Street home; Trivia at the Municipal Airport, Tuesday, April 2 2019, in Taunton, Mass. The FAA says the preliminary 6:59 p.m.: accident, East Main Street, a caller reports a rear- investigation indicates the helicopter with an instructor and student on board was hovering end accident, the responding officer reports one party was Russell VFW just above the ground when a gust of wind blew it onto its side. The instructor was piloting it transported to Baystate Noble Hospital and both cars were Trivia Nite is here again! at the time. Both men got out on their own. No names were released. (CBSBoston.com via AP) towed to the police impound yard. This year marks the 10th year of this fundraising event at the Russell VFW on Rt. 20, to be held Saturday eve- ning April 6th. The doors Helicopter with 2 aboard open at 6:00 PM and the first Court Logs round starts at 7:00 PM sharp. The entrance donation is $10 per person. crashes at Taunton airport Westfield District Court The game is played in TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A helicopter indicates the helicopter with an instructor and Wednesday, March 27, 2019 teams consisting of up to 10 with two people aboard has crashed at a student on board was hovering just above the Jerry L. Frank, 50, of 21 Worcester St., West Springfield, persons. Cash prizes will be Massachusetts airport, but authorities say nei- ground when a gust of wind blew it onto its pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a sus- awarded to the team with the ther was injured. side. The instructor was piloting it at the time. pended license, a subsequent offense, brought by State Police and highest score at the end of Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Both men got out on their own. No names was sentenced to a ten day term in the house of correction with two, five game sessions con- Jim Peters in a statement says the Robinson were released. credit for any time served awaiting trial. He was found to be not sisting of 10 questions per R44 helicopter crashed at Taunton Municipal The aircraft sustained significant damage to responsible for a charge of speeding at a rate exceeding the posted game. Electronic devices are prohibited during games and Airport at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. its cab and rotors. limit and a motor vehicle lights violation. Broadcast video from the scene showed a Authorities say a minor fuel spill was quick- Carol J. Newton, 70, of 20 Eagle St., Southwick, saw a charge cell phones must be turned off. Table reservations are red helicopter on its side. ly contained. of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by The FAA says the preliminary investigation The FAA is investigating. Westfield police dismissed by the court. She was found to be not suggested but walk-ins are responsible for a state highway signal, sign or markings violation. welcome and can play alone or join another team. In a second case brought by Southwick police, Newton saw a Reservations or questions charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license can be addressed by calling ordered to be dismissed upon payment within a month of $100 in 413-862-4048 and leaving a restitution. A charge of operating a motor vehicle with suspended call back number. Supermarket group backs plastic registration was dismissed by the court and she was found to be not Teams can participate in responsible for a tire tread depth violation. the “Best Theme Table” James E. Moore Jr., 41, of 79 Meadow St., Apt. 1F, Westfield, competition (optional) for a was held in lieu of $100 cash bail pending an April 25 hearing after cash prize. Bring your own bag ban, with conditions he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family or munchies/appetizers. Outlets BOSTON (AP) — A group representing The group, which represents thousands of household member, assault and battery and assault and battery on are available for crock pots. supermarkets and other food stores offered stores from so-called “ma and pa” operations a victim 60 years-of-age or older brought by Westfield police. There will be a $50/$50 raf- its conditional support Tuesday to a bill that to big box retailers, said many stores already fle and an available cash bar. if approved would make Massachusetts the provide customers with a choice of paper, Lively entertainment by the latest U.S. state to outlaw single-use plastic plastic or reusable bags. It also cited benefits “Grocery Band” during shopping bags viewed by environmentalists of plastic carryout bags, noting they were breaks adds to the festive- as a major source of pollution and a grave lightweight, water resistant and strong City Reborn ness of the night. threat to marine wildlife. enough to carry heavy items without need Continued from Page 4 Russell First sponsors this The proposal would prohibit retailers from for double bagging. event and uses their pro- providing customers with single-use carry- California was the first state to approve a American women vying for this position would have been ceeds to benefit community out bags at the point of purchase. Stores ban in 2016, and Hawaii has a de facto state- unthinkable. And while it may be true that we took two very organizations in need of would be required to make recyclable paper wide prohibition since all of its counties ban different paths to get here, tonight is about the path for- financial assistance. bags available to customers for a charge of single-use plastic carryout bags. ward.” 10 cents, and food stores would have the Lawmakers in New York included a plastic That path will have major challenges. Chicago has been Made in Westfield option of making reusable grocery bags bag ban as part of a recent state budget losing population, particularly in predominantly African available for 10 cents or more. agreement . The ban would take effect on American neighborhoods hit hardest by violence and a lack Exhibit at the Nearly 100 cities and towns, including March 1, 2020 and give counties the option of jobs. Boston, already have local plastic bag ordi- of a 5 cent charge for paper bags. The new mayor will take over a city that faces massive Westfield nances in place, though the specifics of those Momentum also appears to be growing in financial problems. She will have just a few months to pre- Athenaeum bans vary among communities. other Northeast states. The Vermont Senate pare a new budget, which in 2020 is expected to have a In testimony prepared for the Legislature’s gave initial approval last week to legislation Westfield Athenaeum roughly $250 million deficit. Lightfoot also will take over Natural Resources, Environment and that includes a ban on single-use plastic Archivist Kate Deviny has bags. Bills are under consideration in the worst-funded public pensions of any major U.S. city. Agriculture Committee, the Massachusetts mounted an exhibit titled Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire and Chicago’s annual payments to the retirement systems are Food Association said it could support a slated to grow by $1.2 billion by 2023. Made in Westfield to display Rhode Island. Westfield’s history of indus- statewide ban on plastic bags to replace the Overseas, the European Union Parliament She has expressed support for a casino in Chicago and patchwork of local rules and create an “even changing the state’s income tax system to a graduated tax, try and manufacturing. It is voted last week to ban a variety of single-use open in the Jasper Rand Art playing field” for supermarkets and grocery plastic items, starting in 2021. in which higher earners are taxed at a higher rate — two stores. measures lawmakers have tried for unsuccessfully for years museum during regular busi- The World Wildlife Foundation said ness hours. The organization, however, is asking law- Monday that a 26-foot (8-meter) female to pass. While not complete, the makers for a lengthier phase-in period than Violence and policing will also continue to be an issue, sperm whale found dead along the display reminds us of the the Aug. 1 implementation date in the bill . Mediterranean Sea in Sardinia had 48.5 and one that has proven to be politically difficult. wide variety of manufactur- “Consumers must be educated over time to The Chicago Police Department must implement a feder- pounds (22 kilograms) of plastic in its stom- ing that has been in Westfield replace their plastic bags with reusable bags ach, including shopping bags, plastic plates ally monitored consent decree approved in January. It fol- since early times - the cotton and not just switch to plastic bags, which lowed the McDonald killing and a U.S. Justice Department and a washing detergent package. thread mill of Richard have their own environmental issues and Democratic Rep. Lori Ehrlich, of review that found a long history of excessive use of force Falley, brick making, ice concerns,” said Brian Houghton, senior vice and racial bias by officers. Marblehead, the lead House sponsor of the cutting and powder mills as president for governmental affairs and com- Massachusetts bill, cited that and other recent While voters also elected several newcomers over City well as the bicycle, whip, munications for the association. worldwide incidents along with figures Council veterans, Lightfoot will have to work with a council paper, and cigar making that Another group, the Retailers Association showing the state’s consumers use 2 billion this town is famous for. that has a sizable number of members who are the type of of Massachusetts, said it “wholeheartedly” pounds of plastic each year, much of it dis- politicians she railed against during her campaign. Several current businesses supported the goal of reducing the amount of have also loaned us materi- carded rather than recycled, littering parks als so that you can learn plastic in the environment and acknowl- and playgrounds and causing potentially about boroscopes, mirco- edged the need for a statewide standard, but devastating impacts for wildlife that can mis- abrasive powders, grinding was skeptical of the approach taken in the take plastic items for food. bill. “We managed just fine before plastic bags If you would like to run a wheels, and artificial joints. This exhibit will last until A joint legislative committee of state law- were available, let’s do it again,” Ehrlich told Birthday Announcement in April 7th. makers is considering the bill. the legislative panel. The Westfield News contact us at: 413-562-4181 Southern Border Continued from Page 4 of all of them, could be among the steps short of closing the Nielsen has also requested volunteers from non-immigration entire border. agencies within her department and sent a letter to Congress It was a shift from Trump’s threat late last week to seal the seeking more money and detention space and broader author- whole border, and quickly. “I am not kidding around,” he said ity to deport families faster. The request was met with disdain then, exasperated by the swelling numbers of migrants, thou- by Democrats. The Westfield News sands of whom were being released into the U.S. because Even absent the extraordinary step of sealing a national bor- border officials had no space for them. Arrests along the south- der, delays at border stations have been mounting due to the home delivery still only... ern border have skyrocketed in recent months and border personnel reassignments, Homeland Security officials said. agents were on track to make 100,000 arrests or denials of When the Otay Mesa, California, entry port closed for the entry in March, a 12-year high. More than half of those are night Monday, 150 trucks were still waiting to get into the U.S. families with children, who require extra care. Shutting certain border stations or parts of them would not ¢ With southern border facilities near a breaking point, U.S. be unprecedented. Over the Thanksgiving holiday last year, officials are busing many migrants hundreds of miles inland Trump claimed he’d already “closed the border” after officials Per Day and dropping them off at bus stations and churches. Trump has briefly closed the northbound lanes at San Ysidro, California, 75 mocked and vowed to end that “catch and release” practice but for several hours in the early morning to bolster security overwhelmed authorities saw no choice. because of concerns about a potential influx of migrant cara- Responding to Trump’s threats, Nielsen rushed home late van members. Monday night from Europe, where she was attending G7 secu- Mexican officials announced Monday they’d pulled 338 rity meetings and intended to fly to the border mid-week to Central American migrants —181 adults and 157 children— * includes free online assess the impact of changes already made, including reassign- off five passenger buses in a southern state that borders access (50¢ value) ing some 2,000 border officers assigned to check vehicles to Guatemala, and said they had detained 15 possible smugglers deal with migrant crowds and new efforts to return more asy- on immigration law violations. But that was not unusual for lum seekers to Mexico as they wait out their case. Mexico, which has for years been cracking down on migration. Please call our Circulation Dept. Officials were hoping to have as many as 300 asylum seek- In 2014 then-President Enrique Pena Nieto launched a pro- at 413-562-4181 Ext. 117 or ers returned to Mexico per day by the end of the week near gram that was described as ensuring orderly migration but in Calexico and El Paso in Texas and San Ysidro in California. practice resulted in making it much more difficult for Central [email protected] Right now, only 60 a day are returned. Americans to transit. PAGE 6 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS FOODTRAVEL

A perfect one-pot meal of eggs cooked in spiced tomato sauce By AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN ing the lid during the first 5 minutes of cooking the The classic Tunisian dish shakshuka is a humble eggs; it will increase the total cooking time of the yet satisfying one-pot meal, usually consisting of eggs. eggs cooked in a long-simmered, spiced tomato and pepper sauce. GREEN SHAKSHUKA We wanted to use this as a template for a version Servings: 4 that swapped out the long-cooked red sauce for a Start to finish: 50 minutes fresh, vibrant mix of greens that would be trans- 2 pounds Swiss chard, stems removed and formed into a quick any-night meal. reserved, leaves chopped For the greens, we settled on savory Swiss chard 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil and easy-to-prep baby spinach. We cooked a cup of 1 large onion, chopped fine the sliced chard stems (any more and their vegetal Salt flavors overwhelmed the dish) with onion to create 4 garlic cloves, minced an aromatic base. 2 teaspoons ground coriander We eschewed the traditional strong flavors of 11 ounces (11 cups) baby spinach, chopped cumin and paprika in favor of coriander and mild 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable broth Aleppo pepper_their citrusy notes allowed the 1 cup frozen peas greens’ flavors to stay center stage. The roomy 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice Dutch oven allowed us to wilt a large volume of raw 8 large eggs greens easily. 1/2 teaspoon ground dried Aleppo pepper We blended a cup of the greens mixture with broth 2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (1/2 cup) to give the sauce a creamy, cohesive texture, then 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill added frozen peas for contrasting pops of sweetness. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint To finish, we poached eight eggs directly in the Slice chard stems thin to yield 1 cup; discard sauce, covering the pot to contain the heat for effi- remaining stems or reserve for another use. Heat 2 cient, even cooking. We served our green shakshuka tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium heat with a sprinkling of bright herbs and salty, creamy until shimmering. Add chard stems, onion, and 3/4 feta cheese. teaspoon salt and cook until vegetables are softened If you can’t find Aleppo pepper, you can substi- and lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in garlic tute 1/8 teaspoon paprika and 1/8 teaspoon finely and coriander and cook until fragrant, about 1 min- chopped red pepper flakes. The Dutch oven will ute. seem crowded when you first add the greens, but This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in March 2019 shows they will quickly wilt down. Serve with toasted pita See One-Pot Meal, Page 7 Green Shakshuka in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the book “Cook It or crusty bread to mop up the sauce. Avoid remov- In Your Dutch Oven.” (Daniel J. van Ackere/America’s Test Kitchen via AP) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 - PAGE 7 Legislative Lunch The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce will hold their Legislative Lunch on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Tekoa Country Club, 459 Russell Road, Westfield, MA from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Legislators attending include: Senator Donald Humason, Jr, Representative John Velis, Senator Hinds’ Representative Jon Gould, Hilltown Community Liaison, and Mayor Brian Sullivan. Invited guests include: State Representatives: Nicholas Boldyga, Smitty Pignatelli, and Lindsay Sabadosa. This Legislative Luncheon will give you an opportunity to raise your voice and business concerns to your legislators – they want to hear from you! The program begins at 11:30 am with registration and lunch. At 12:30 pm, you will hear from each legislator and then our Moderator, Tony Cignoli, Political Consultant of A.L. Cignoli Company, will begin the program. There will be Q&A time for you to raise your concerns or ask specific questions. To reserve tickets or inquire about sponsorship opportuni- ties, visit westfieldbiz.org/events, contact the office at 413.568.1618 or email [email protected]. The cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. Please RSVP by April 5, 2019 (no refunds after this date). Thank you to our many generous Sponsors: Event Sponsor: Polish National Credit Union; House Sponsor: Mestek, Inc.; Small Business Sponsor: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Bronze Sponsors: Armbrook Village, Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR) and MedExpress Urgent Care. Chamber events are held throughout the year to foster connections with member businesses, local govern- ment leaders and our communities.

The Easter Bunny Arrives by Helicopter to Shaker Farms Country Club The Easter Bunny’s annual sojourn to Westfield and Shaker Farms Country Club starts at 9:30am on April 13th, 2019. There is food, games, raffles, the Eater Egg Hunt (divided into age groups) and then the Easter Bunny arrives from the sky. Proceeds from the event benefit Family Resource International, a non-profit organization that strengthens family ties through educational and recreational programs and the Shriners’ Hospital for Children. This undated photo provided by America’s Test Kitchen in March 2019 shows Shredded Beef Tacos in Brookline, Mass. This recipe appears in the cookbook “How to Braise Everything.” (Carl Tremblay/America’s Test Kitchen via AP) Holy Trinity Rosary Society Plans Annual Food, Bake Sale and Raffle The Rosary Society of Holy Trinity Church, Westfield, will Short ribs in a beer and cider be holding their annual fundraiser, a bake, food sale and Chinese raffle in the Parish Center, 331 Elm St., Westfield on Saturday, April 13 from 3 to 5:30 pm and Sunday, April 14 from 7:30 am to 12 noon. We will have delicious home-made cakes, cookies, pies and other desserts and breads just in time vinegar lead to great tacos for Easter. Homemade Chicken and golumbki soup, chili and homemade kapusta will be sold in containers. Our Giant By AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN (1 cup) and blend until smooth, about 2 min- Chinese Raffle will include gift certificates, gift baskets and Carne deshebrada, literally meaning 1/2 cup cider vinegar utes. Transfer sauce to now-empty pot. other great prizes for all ages. The public is invited. We hope “shredded beef,” is a common offering 2 tablespoons tomato paste Using 2 forks, shred beef into bite- to see you there. at Mexican taco stands. It’s made by 6 garlic cloves, size pieces. Bring sauce to simmer over braising a large cut of beef until ultra- lightly crushed and peeled medium heat. Add beef and stir to coat. tender and then shredding the meat and 3 bay leaves Season with salt to taste. (Beef can be tossing it with a flavorful rojo sauce 2 teaspoons ground cumin refrigerated for up to 2 days; gently Ice Skating at Amelia Park made with tomatoes and/or dried chiles. 2 teaspoons dried oregano reheat before serving.) Come Join the members of the American Legion Family Although short ribs are a bit nontradi- Salt and pepper Spoon small amount of beef into each and alumni of American Legion youth programs for a skating tional, their ultra-beefy flavor made 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves warm tortilla and serve, passing slaw, experience at Amelia Park. When: Friday, April 19, 2019 them an excellent choice. To achieve 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon queso fresco, and lime wedges sepa- from 7 to 7:50 P.M. Cost: Donation of $10 (which includes flavorful browning, we raised the beef 1 large onion, rately. skate rental). Your donation will help fund sponsorship’s for up out of the braising liquid by resting it sliced into 1/2 inch-thick rounds Boys & Girls, completing their junior year, from the greater on onion rounds; the ambient heat 3 pounds boneless beef short ribs, Westfield area. We teach Leadership, Citizenship and browned the short ribs just enough for trimmed and cut into 2 inch cubes Cabbage-Carrot Slaw Government offered by The American Legion and The this dish. 18 (6 inch) corn tortillas, warmed American Legion Auxiliary. Help us help them to experience Next, we created a braising liquid that 1 recipe Cabbage-Carrot Slaw Makes about 8 cups a wonderful, powerful, and enlightening week at Stonehill would infuse the beef with flavor and (recipe follows) 1 cup cider vinegar College in June. later act as a base for our rojo sauce. 4 ounces queso fresco, 1/2 cup water Beer and cider vinegar provided depth crumbled (1 cup) 1 tablespoon sugar and brightness, and tomato paste boost- Lime wedges 1 1/2 teaspoons salt Trivia at the Russell VFW ed savory flavor. Smoky-sweet ancho Adjust oven rack to lower middle 1/2 head green cabbage, cored and sliced thin (6 cups) Trivia Nite is here again! This year marks the 10th year of chiles gave the sauce a rounder flavor position and heat oven to 325 F. and a gentle, spicy kick. Combine beer, anchos, vinegar, tomato 1 onion, sliced thin this fundraising event at the Russell VFW on Rt. 20, to be 1 large carrot, peeled and shredded held Saturday evening April 6th. The doors open at 6:00 PM Cumin, cinnamon, cloves, oregano, paste, garlic, bay leaves, cumin, orega- and bay leaves added warmth and com- no, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pep- 1 jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, and the first round starts at 7:00 PM sharp. The entrance and minced donation is $10 per person. plexity. Once the beef had finished per, cloves, and cinnamon in Dutch cooking, we pureed the braising liquid oven. Arrange onion rounds in single 1 teaspoon dried oregano The game is played in teams consisting of up to 10 persons. 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro Cash prizes will be awarded to the team with the highest into a sauce with a smooth, luxurious layer on bottom of pot. Place beef on consistency. A bright, tangy slaw pro- top of onion rounds in single layer. Whisk vinegar, water, sugar, and salt score at the end of two, five game sessions consisting of 10 in large bowl until sugar is dissolved. questions per game. Electronic devices are prohibited during vided a nice counterbalance to the rich Cover and cook until meat is well meat. Use a full-bodied lager or ale browned and tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Add cabbage, onion, carrot, jalapeño, games and cell phones must be turned off. Table reservations and oregano and toss to combine. Cover are suggested but walk-ins are welcome and can play alone such as Dos Equis or Sierra Nevada. Using slotted spoon, transfer beef to large bowl, cover loosely with alumi- and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up or join another team. Reservations or questions can be to 24 hours. Drain slaw and stir in cilan- addressed by calling 413-862-4048 and leaving a call back num foil, and set aside. Strain liquid SHREDDED through fine-mesh strainer into 2 cup tro right before serving. number. ——— Teams can participate in the “Best Theme Table” competi- BEEF TACOS liquid measuring cup (do not wash pot). Discard onion rounds and bay leaves. Nutrition information per serving: tion (optional) for a cash prize. Bring your own munchies/ 521 calories; 187 calories from fat; 21 appetizers. Outlets are available for crock pots. There will be Servings: 6-8 Transfer remaining solids to blender. Start to finish: 3 1/2 hours Let strained liquid settle for 5 minutes, g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 94 a $50/$50 raffle and an available cash bar. Lively entertain- mg cholesterol; 846 mg sodium; 44 g ment by the “Grocery Band” during breaks adds to the fes- 1 1/2 cups beer then skim any fat from surface. Add 4 dried ancho chiles, stemmed, water as needed to equal 1 cup. Pour carbohydrate; 9 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 35 tiveness of the night. g protein. Russell First sponsors this event and uses their proceeds to seeded, and torn into 1/2 inch pieces liquid into blender with reserved solids benefit community organizations in need of financial assis- tance. One-Pot Meal Continued from Page 6 ARE YOU LOOKING Add chard leaves and spinach. Increase heat to medium- whites are just set, 5 to 10 minutes. Off heat, let sit, covered, FOR A CAREER? -high, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until wilted but until whites are fully set and yolks are still runny, 2 to 4 min- still bright green, 3 to 5 minutes. Off heat, transfer 1 cup chard utes. Sprinkle with feta, dill, and mint and drizzle with remain- Are you a people mixture to blender. Add broth and process until smooth, about ing 2 tablespoons oil. Serve immediately. person? 45 seconds, scraping down sides of blender jar as needed. Stir ——— chard mixture, peas, and lemon juice into pot. Nutrition information per serving: 441 calories; 241 calo- Do you like sales Make 4 shallow indentations (about 2 inches wide) in sur- ries from fat; 22 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 443 mg & advertising? face of greens using back of spoon. Crack 2 eggs into each cholesterol; 1047 mg sodium; 27 g carbohydrate; 11 g fiber; indentation, sprinkle with Aleppo pepper, and season with salt. 6 g sugar; 25 g protein. Are you goal Cover and cook over medium--low heat until edges of egg oriented = $$$ We Want YOU! Fundraiser to Benefit the Alzheimer’s Association The Pioneer Valley Friends of Alzheimer’s Association will be holding its fifth annual Alzheimer’s Benefit Gala at the Log Cabin on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 5:30 PM. The festivities will include live entertainment, great food, and wonderful raffles. Entertainment will The Westfield News Group include Sarah the Fiddler, Decades and Now’s the Time Jazz Sextet. Our host for the evening will be the lovely Ashley Kohl. We will also feature the sale of artwork created by residents of Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Communities that are located is seeking throughout Western Massachusetts. This part of the program—“Painting the Face on Alzheimer’s”—will include art that was created using the “memories method.” This method focuses on the process of creating by encouraging self-expression through art among those facing dementia. For these individuals, the axiom that “a picture is worth a thousand words” rings true as their ability to communicate in SALES PROFESSIONALS traditional ways may decrease but the need to communicate remains. This year we are honoring Beth Cardillo for the impact she has made in raising awareness about the effects of dementia on individuals, to market our four print families and entire communities in Western Mass. Over the past 14 years Beth’s efforts have resulted in significant funds for the publications & websites to Alzheimer’s Association as well as the development of programs and initiatives including the Virtual Dementia Experience and Dementia Friendly Westfield. The Dementia Friendly initiative opened the doors for the rest of Massachusetts to follow suit. The evening’s proceeds businesses in the Pioneer Valley. will fund various educational programs for the local Alzheimer’s Association Chapter, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, and referral services for families who have loved ones with the disease. Tickets are $60 per person or $570 for a table of 10. For online ticket orders, go to www. Eventbrite.com. Tickets may also be pur- Submit Your Resume To: chased by contacting Claudette Swaby at 413-636-5462 or [email protected]. Please make checks payable to: PVFAA (Pioneer [email protected] Valley Friends of Alzheimer’s Association) at P.O. Box 78, Agawam, MA 01001. PAGE 8 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Sanders rakes in $18M to take early lead in 2020 fundraising By BILL BARROW Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Associated Press Warren of Massachusetts. (Harris is the A handful of Democratic presidential only candidate of that group to release her candidates are touting the amount of money fundraising totals.) they’ve raised in the first fundraising peri- But the biggest winner may be Pete od of a 2020 primary fight that will last Buttigieg, an unlikely headline-grabber into next spring. The totals for the first even among a group of lesser-known can- quarter, which ran through March 31, are didates that includes governors and mem- the first measure of how candidates are far- bers of Congress. ing. The 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Details for the entire field won’t be Indiana, raised $7 million, calling it “a known until candidates file their required great look for our first quarter.” That might disclosures with the Federal Election be an understatement. Commission by April 15, but here are some Such a sum ensures Buttigieg can finance takeaways from what the campaigns have a legitimate campaign operation for months released so far: as long as he’s not a profligate spender. In this grab taken from video, Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during Prime BERNIE REALLY IS A (Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday April 3, 2019. With FRONT-RUNNER learned in the 2015-16 Republican presi- Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, May veered away Bernie Sanders joins former Vice dential campaign that being an early fund- from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek another Brexit delay and hold talks with President Joe Biden atop many polls of raising leader is no guarantee of success; the opposition to seek a compromise. (House of Commons/PA via AP) prospective Democratic primary voters. he spent big, ran out of money and dropped But Sanders has something Biden doesn’t out before the Iowa caucuses.) have (yet): a campaign operation raking in Just as important as the bottom line: cash. Buttigieg said he has almost 160,000 The senator from Vermont, who showed unique donors, a mark that meets the new UK’s May meets Labour leader surprising fundraising heft in his upstart grassroots fundraising thresholds that the challenge to Democratic presidential nomi- Democratic National Committee has set nee Hillary Clinton four years ago, raised for candidates to qualify for the initial for Brexit compromise talks more than $18 million in the 41 days summer debates. between his official campaign launch and By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS March 31, giving him $28 million cash on SMALL DONORS RULE THE DAY Associated Press hand. It’s a new day in Democratic politics, LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa Those totals are expected to lead the with small donors carrying the day. May and the leader of Britain’s main opposition Democratic field, putting pressure on other Sanders touts that he’s held zero tradi- party were meeting Wednesday for talks on heavyweights, including Biden, who is still tional fundraisers and has an average dona- ending the impasse over the country’s departure deciding whether to run and who is navi- tion of $20 — less than 1% of the $2800 from the European Union — a surprise about- gating accusations that he’s acted inappro- maximum. Sanders’ campaign says the face that left pro-Brexit members of May’s priately toward women. senator got 88% of his money from donors Conservative Party howling with outrage. After failing three times to win Parliament’s Besides Sanders, Sen. Kamala Harris of who contributed $200 or less. In this grab taken from video, Britain's backing for her Brexit blueprint, May dramati- California put up an impressive $12 mil- Buttigieg said his average contribution is Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during cally changed gear Tuesday, saying she would lion haul. Former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke about $36, with 64% of his total coming Prime Minister's Questions in the House of seek to delay Brexit — again — and hold talks of Texas didn’t offer a fundraising total from those donating $200 or less. Andrew Commons, London, Wednesday April 3, with Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn to Tuesday, but aides said he raised more than Yang, an entrepreneur who’s never held 2019. With Britain racing toward a chaotic seek a compromise. $1 million over the weekend and previ- political office, has raised just $1.7 million, exit from the European Union within days, ously said he raised more than $6 million “The country needs a solution, the country but his campaign says it’s come from about Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May veered in his first 24 hours as a candidate. 80,000 donors averaging less than $18 per deserves a solution, and that’s what I’m work- away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she Sanders’ haul shows that his base is just contribution. ing to find,” May told lawmakers on Wednesday. would seek another Brexit delay and hold as enthusiastic as it was four years ago. In This shift largely reflects politicians Corbyn said he welcomed May’s “willing- talks with the opposition to seek a compro- fact, it may be growing. The senator’s cam- reacting to a progressive base that looks ness to compromise to resolve the Brexit dead- mise. (House of Commons/PA via AP) paign noted that of his 525,000 unique with suspicion and distrust on big-money lock” and looked forward to talks with her. donors, about 20% are new, about 100,000 donors. May’s bid for cross-party talks — after on Brexit that could keep Britain in the bloc. are registered independents and about For example, Warren is among the per- almost three years of seeking to push through They will be angry if the party actively helps 20,000 are registered Republicans. ceived favorites in the field but has prom- her own version of Brexit — came amid EU bring about Brexit. As impressive as Sanders’ fundraising ised she’ll be financing her campaign warnings that a damaging no-deal Brexit is The Conservatives are even more bitterly has been, it’s not as large as previous without leaning on traditional donors. growing more likely by the day. split between those who want to keep close presidential contenders who were more Harris isn’t eschewing high-dollar fund- After British lawmakers three times rejected economic ties with the EU and Brexiteers who reliant on big donors. raisers. In a recent stop in Atlanta, she held an agreement struck between the bloc and May say Britain must make a clean break in order to In her first quarter as a candidate ahead one small-dollar event but also a high-dol- late last year, the leaders of the EU’s 27 remain- take control of its laws and trade policy. of 2016, Clinton topped $45 million. In lar gathering sponsored by bundlers who’d ing countries postponed the original March 29 The Brexit-backers condemned May’s shift. 2007, when then-Sen. Barack Obama and pulled together at least $28,000 for her Brexit date and gave the U.K. until April 12 Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Clinton were beginning their long battle campaign. Yet when her campaign aides approve the divorce deal or come up with a new Brexit “is becoming soft to the point of disinte- for the 2008 nomination, the favored released fundraising totals for the first plan. gration.” Ex-Conservative leader Iain Duncan Clinton opened with an initial fundraising quarter, it wasn’t the big checks they tout- So far the House of Commons has failed to Smith said he was “absolutely appalled” by quarter of $36 million, while the underdog ed. Rather, they emphasized that 98% per- find a majority for any alternative plan. May’s talks with Corbyn. Obama pulled in $26 million. cent of her contributors gave less than “A no deal on 12 April at midnight looks Junior Wales Minister Nigel Adams of the $100. more and more likely,” European Commission Conservative party quit his post, sending the EXPECTATIONS GAME: Gordon Giffin, a former Canadian President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday, prime minister a letter criticizing her for seek- MAYOR PETE WINS ambassador under President Bill Clinton, adding that would bring disruption for EU citi- ing a deal with “a Marxist who has never once Sanders’ fundraising haul set the curve recently hosted a fundraiser for Klobuchar zens and businesses, but much worse damage in his political life out British interests first” for all candidates and will give pause to in his metro Atlanta home. Traditional fun- economic for Britain. — a reference to the left-wing Corbyn. some of the other perceived heavyweights draising isn’t going away, Giffin said in a EU Economy Commissioner Pierre “It is clear we will now end up in the customs in the field, particularly his fellow senators recent interview, “but that grassroots Moscovici said a no-deal Brexit would mean union. That is not the Brexit my constituents Harris, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, money can more than make up for it, and long lines at borders and paperwork headaches were promised,” Adams wrote. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten candidates have to prove they can do that.” for customs checks as Britain became separate Meanwhile, pro-EU lawmakers are not bank- from the EU overnight. ing on talks between May and Corbyn succeed- “I prefer strict controls at the price of a few ing. A group of legislators intent on avoiding a lines of trucks to a health crisis or illegal traf- no-deal Brexit are trying to ensure that Britain Police arrest man they say killed rapper Nipsey Hussle ficking,” he said. “The security of Europeans cannot crash out of the EU, either by accident will be our top priority.” or by design. LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a nearly conference earlier Tuesday. Juncker said if Britain approved the Brexit A bill scheduled for debate Wednesday would 48-hour manhunt, police arrested the sus- The two men had several interactions on divorce deal by April 12, Britain could have a compel May to seek to extend the Brexit pro- pect they say gunned down Nipsey Hussle Sunday, and Holder returned to the store short extension until May 22 to prepare for an cess beyond April 12 in order to prevent a no- in front of the popular rapper’s South Los with a handgun and opened fire on Hussle orderly departure. After that, he said, a short deal departure. Its backers hope to push the bill Angeles clothing store. and two other men, who survived the delay to Brexit would no longer be possible. through into law before May attends an April Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shooting, police said. May’s pivot toward Labour points Britain 10 summit in Brussels where EU leaders expect detained Eric Holder, 29, on Tuesday after- The chief did not reveal how the two toward a softer Brexit than the one she has to hear details of Britain’s new Brexit plan. noon in the city of Bellflower, two days men were acquainted or offer any details championed since British voters decided in EU leaders have given a cautious welcome to after the shooting and 20 miles away from about their dispute, but he emphasized it June 2016 to leave the EU. Labour wants the May’s attempt at rapprochement. the crime scene. LAPD detectives quickly was a personal matter between Hussle and U.K. to remain in a customs union with the bloc Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said arrived to verify that he was the suspect Holder. Hussle acknowledged that he was to ensure frictionless trade. May has always “there is no Plan B” with a majority in Britain’s they’d sought. involved with a gang when he was young- ruled that out, saying it would limit Britain’s Parliament. The focus now shifts from the streets to er, and police said Holder is a gang mem- ability to forge an independent trade policy. “Let’s keep our fingers crossed for Theresa the courtroom. Holder is likely to be ber, but the chief said gang rivalries played Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said the May in her efforts,” he said in Vienna. charged with killing Hussle and to make no role in the shooting. “remorseless logic” of Parliament’s failure to Britain’s televised political melodrama over his first appearance in front of a judge in After shooting Hussle and the two other back the prime minister’s deal was that the Brexit — with its weeks of passionate debates, the next two days. men, Holder fled in a waiting car driven by country was heading toward a softer form of narrow votes and seemingly endless crises — Authorities announced Holder as a sus- a woman, Moore said. Brexit. has left EU leaders exasperated, but also fasci- pect Monday night, publicizing his face The police chief and the president of the May’s decision to negotiate with Corbyn is nated. and name and publicly urging him to turn city’s Police Commission, Steve Soboroff, risky for both the Conservatives and Labour, The European Union’s Brexit coordinator, himself in. Police said a tip from a citizen had been scheduled to meet with Hussle on and could widen divisions over Brexit that run Guy Verhofstadt, joked that “the sessions in the led them to Holder. Monday to discuss the relationship between through both parties. House of Commons have become more popular Hussle and Holder knew each other, and the police force and the inner city. Labour is formally committed to enacting than the matches in the Premier League.” the two had some kind of personal dispute At Tuesday’s news conference an emo- voters’ decision to leave the EU, but many of “The trouble is that it is always a draw in the in the hours before the rapper was killed, tional Soboroff read from the email Hussle the party’s lawmakers want a new referendum House of Commons,” he said. police Chief Michel Moore said at a news sent asking for the meeting.

Artists Continued from Page 1 Westerlind added that ArtWorks Westfield members saw a Umbrella Books. “I hope the painting inspires poets to reflect upon the waters unique opportunity with this event since there are limited “I hope to be able to inspire others with a piece of my art, of our world and their importance to all of us,” said Weatherwax. avenues to publicly share poetry. Raucous Raven, to write a poem about what they see in the Artists who are also participating in the poetry contest are “The host merchants get to show their support for cultural artwork, or how it makes them feel,” said Buffum, adding, Ashley Read whose acrylic work titled “Empty” will be dis- activities in the city and attract some incremental traffic to “I’m curious to hear the winning poem.” played at Vivid Salon & Spa, and Thomas Rickis will display their shops,” said Westerlind. “Everyone wins!” Artist Shannon Chiba, whose acrylic work titled “The his stylized photography titled “Motif No 1” at Blended Jessica Martin, owner of Blue Umbrella Books, echoed Kayaker” will be on display at Two Rivers Burrito Co., echoed Vintage Marketplace. those sentiments. those sentiments. Poetry entries should be dropped off at the location of each “I’ll start with one word – inspiration,” said Martin. “The “Art can take many forms, and merging visual art with piece of artwork. The final day to submit entries is April 30. contest gives local creatives a place to display their projects poetry is a beautiful combination; people can experience art The art work on display will be for sale. which they may not normally have the opportunity to do. This and create it at the same time,” said Chiba. “The poetry trail is “The artists who created each individual piece of art will inspires them to create for the occasion and maybe inspires also an interactive experience that showcases local merchants select the winning poem and the author of that poem will win someone to create something of their own. It inspires people to – all within walking distance.” a $25 gift card from the location hosting the art work,” said come out and see what’s happening around town, it sparks Wayne Weatherwax, an “occasional artist” and ArtWorks Bill Westerlind, adding that winners will be notified by May 11 conversation and may even inspire someone to become a new board member, said his acrylic pour painting entitled “The and an artist and poet reception will be conducted later in May. customer to one of our fabulous small businesses in Westfield.” Beach” is in part based on his 21 years in the United States Contest rules note that all entries must be original and Susan Buffum, a local author and artist, will be displaying Navy where he saw the seas and oceans daily. His work will be unpublished, and each unique poetry entry can be submitted her pen and ink artwork titled “Raucous Raven” at Blue displayed at Budsuds Soapery. only once during the contest. THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 - PAGE 9 SPORTS

Westfield goalie Miami faces Nick Mee scoops the ball into the Boston in pocket of the net- ting on conference his goalie stick for a save showdown against By The Associated Press visiting Boston Celtics (46-32, fourth in the Agawam. Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (38- (Photo by 39, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Chris Putz) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Miami and Boston square off at the Westfield’s Danny Antonellis Westfield defends the ball. (Photo by Chris American Airlines Arena. (10) delivers a pass. (Photo by Putz) The Heat have gone 18-21 at home. Chris Putz) Miami ranks eighth in the league with 46.3 rebounds, led by Hassan Whiteside aver- aging 11.4. The Celtics are 32-16 against Eastern Conference opponents. Boston is 5-6 in Bombers best Brownies games decided by less than 4 points. In By Chris Putz for Westfield. Agawam’s Oscar Wolfe scored their last meeting on April 1, the Celtics Staff Writer his team’s lone goal. won 110-105. Kyrie Irving scored a team- WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School “We are super young, our youngest team high 25 points for Boston in the victory. boys lacrosse team enters the 2019 spring sea- ever,” said Westfield boys lacrosse head coach TOP PERFORMERS: Whiteside is son facing what some may deem insurmount- Mark Cavallon, alluding to a roster that fea- averaging 12.2 points and 11.4 rebounds able odds, including the temporary loss of a tures just three seniors. “Normally we have 10 for the Heat. Dwyane Wade has averaged “home” field, the challenge of playing on turf to 15 seniors annually. This year, we have a 16.1 points and 4.8 rebounds while shoot- versus grass, and a fielding a squad that returns large group of juniors … but we definitely ing 42.8 percent over the last 10 games for just one of five leading scorers (the other four have talent.” Miami. graduated last spring). Cavallon said midfielders Danny Antonellis, Irving leads the Celtics scoring 24 points Those odds appear much less daunting after Danny Buckelew, Nick Clauson, and Westfield’s Race Kiniry (24) defends and grabbing 5.1 rebounds. Marcus Smart a brilliant outing on opening day. Shrewsbury will also be critical to the team’s Agawam’s ball carrier, (3) Tuesday at Roots has averaged 4.1 assists and scored 10.8 Will Cameron had five goals and one assist success this season. Athletic Complex. (Photo by Chris Putz) points over the last 10 games for Boston. to lead Westfield past Agawam 9-1 Tuesday at LAST 10 GAMES: Celtics: 5-5, aver- Roots Athletic Center. BOYS VOLLEYBALL aging 112.4 points, 44.5 rebounds, 25.6 Although, it was a bit of a struggle offen- assists, 7.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game sively in the first quarter with Westfield scor- while shooting 45.8 percent from the field. ing the lone goal, the Bombers defense pitched Their opponents have averaged 114.4 a first half shutout. Defending points on 46.2 percent shooting. Westfield tallied two goals in the second Heat: 6-4, averaging 102.6 points, 46.9 quarter to forge a 3-0 lead at the half before rebounds, 25 assists, 8.1 steals and 5.1 exploding for five more goals in the third quar- champs rally blocks per game while shooting 43.6 per- ter. The Bombers tacked on one for good mea- Westfield def. Agawam, cent from the field. Their opponents have sure in the fourth. 21-25, 27-25, 25-23, 29-27 averaged 102.9 points on 42.0 percent Westfield sophomore Cam Theriault (the The two-time defending Division 1 state The Bombers gather around their head coach, shooting. team’s lone top five returning scorer) recorded champion Westfield Bombers rallied from one Tyler Wingate, during a timeout Tuesday Heat Injuries: Justise Winslow: day to a hat trick, and Ryan Metcalf finished with one set down to post a thrilling win on the road in night at Agawam High School. (Photo by Chris a season opener Tuesday night. day (thigh), Josh Richardson: day to day goal and three assists for the Bombers. Tyler Putz) (heel), Rodney McGruder: day to day (left Shrewsbury and Kris Meneses were credited James Pavlyuk (23 kills, 11 digs), Eric knee soreness), Derrick Jones Jr.: out with assists. Yurtuc (54 assists, 2 blocks), Ryan Rix (10 (knee). Westfield goalie Nick Mee made seven kills), Ethan Flaherty (20 kills), and Mike Celtics Injuries: Jaylen Brown: day to saves. Bowen (9 digs) led Westfield. day (back), Al Horford: day to day (knee), Meneses and Gavin Carzello, both three- It was a rematch of last season’s West Marcus Morris: day to day (knee). year starters; Aidan Boyle; Jack Finnie; and Division 1 final, which Westfield won 3-0 to J.H. Haluch delivered a strong defensive effort four-peat as Western Mass champs.

DeBrusk helps Bruins rout Westfield’s James Pavlyuk (5) skies for an Blue Jackets 6-2 electric kill Tuesday night at Agawam High By MITCH STACY School. (Photo by Chris Putz) AP Sports Writer Bombers’ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jake Dennis DeBrusk and the Boston Bruins are Pyatachenko looking to build some momentum head- (16) delivers ing into the playoffs. a serve. The Columbus Blue Jackets are just (Photo by trying to get into the postseason right Chris Putz) now. Boston beat Columbus 6-2 on Tuesday night, ruining the Blue Jackets’ opportu- nity to clinch a wild card in their last game at home. Instead the race will extend into the last two games of the season. Columbus began the day in the first Westfield’s Alex Robitaille (3) Westfield’s James Pavlyuk (5) blocks Agawam’s (15). wild-card slot. It could have clinched a serves one up. (Photo by Chris Putz) (Photo by Chris Putz) playoff berth with a win and a Montreal loss. But Montreal beat Tampa Bay, and Carolina beat Toronto. When the dust settled, the Hurricanes were on top of the wild-card standings with 95 points. Columbus and Montreal each had 94, and the Blue Jackets hold Fiers, 3 A’s relievers shut down Red Sox for win the tiebreaker over the Canadiens. By GIDEON RUBIN delivering a one-hopper that nailed Bogaerts Bob Melvin said. DeBrusk had two goals and an assist Associated Press trying to stretch his double and helped closer Fiers (2-1) pitched six innings of five-hit and Tuukka Rask made 32 saves to help OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramon Laureano Blake Treinen lock up his third save. ball. Oakland starters have allowed just one the Bruins stop a two-game slide. Brad didn't have time to think. Luckily, he had arm "It's just one of those plays that the heat of run over 36 innings in the last six games since Marchand and Karson Kuhlman each strength and adrenaline aplenty to help get the the moment just gets you going," Laureano the team returned from an 0-2 trip to Tokyo. had a goal and an assist, and Marcus job done. said. "I just threw it." The A's have won four straight and five of six. Johansson and David Pastrnak also Mike Fiers gave Oakland another stellar Laureano threw out Bogaerts at home in the "They're a very aggressive group," Fiers said scored. start, Laureano threw out a baserunner for a second inning of Monday night's 7-0 A's win of the Red Sox. "I've faced those guys quite a “It’s kind of the team we’ve been all second straight game and the Athletics made against Boston. number of times, so I know them, they know year, right?” Boston coach Bruce Matt Chapman's homer stand in a 1-0 win over "It took a five-star play to get him out at me, I just wanted to slow them first and then Cassidy said. “We’re a good hockey Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday third," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "Just attack them with the baseball later in the count, club, and we don’t usually lose a lot of night. like yesterday. The kid is a game changer." so it worked out for us." games in a row. And we try to take care With one out in the top of the ninth, Xander Laureano has 11 assists in 56 career games, The World Series champion Red Sox of the business at hand and correct why Bogaerts drove a ball off the wall in right- and Tuesday night's throw ranks among his dropped their fourth straight and fell to 1-5. we lost.” center, well over Laureano's head. The center most sensational. The five hits were the most an A's starter has fielder chased down the carom, picked it up "Given the situation, that's probably the best See Bruins, Page 11 with his bare hand and whipped it to third base, one that we've seen him make," A's manager See Red Sox, Page 11

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS, RESULTS

GIRLS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE BOYS VOLLEYBALL Tuesday’s Results Westfield 0-0 Westfield 1-0 Westfield 1-0 BOYS LACROSSE St. Mary’s 0-1 St. Mary’s 0-0 Southwick 0-0 Westfield 9, Agawam 1 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3, Agawam 1 Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 10 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

2019 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SPRING SCHEDULE

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Wed., April 3 Wed., April 3 Wed., April 3 Wed., April 3 Wed., April 3 BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, Bullens No Sports Scheduled GIRLS LACROSSE @ Lee No Sports Scheduled BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ Middle/High School, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Putnam, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Northampton, p.m. Thurs., April 4 Thurs., April 4 No Sports Scheduled Thurs., April 4 No Sports Scheduled PPD. BOYS LACROSSE vs. Lee, GIRLS TENNIS vs. Longmeadow, 4 Thurs., April 4 Boardman Field, PPD. BASEBALL @ Central High Fri., April 5 Fri., April 5 p.m. BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, BOYS TENNIS @ Sci-Tech, Blunt BASEBALL @ Lee, Maple Street JV BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. Park, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, 4 Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. Complex, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS LACROSSE vs. JV BASEBALL @ Lee Middle/High Northampton, PPD. p.m. Fri., April 5 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD vs. Mon., April 8 School, 4 p.m. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee No Sports Scheduled BOYS LACROSSE @ Central Frontier, 4 p.m. High School, Berte Field, 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Central, Blunt Mon., April 8 Tues., April 9 BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Mon., April 8 Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. Thurs., April 4 JV SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, BASEBALL vs. Lee, Westfield SOFTBALL @ East Longmeadow, JV Field, 4 p.m. Wed., April 10 Intermediate School, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 Birchland Park Middle School, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. SOFTBALL @ Renaissance School, GIRLS LACROSSE @ Pope SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE vs. East Granby, 4 p.m. Marshall Roy Field (Diamond #2), 4 Francis High Preparatory High JV SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, Longmeadow @ Roots Athletic p.m. School, 5 p.m. Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m. Complex, 4 p.m. Fri., April 5 BOYS TENNIS vs. Greenfield, BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Wed., April 10 BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, Crosier Holyoke, 5:45 p.m. Thurs., April 11 Field and Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled SOFTBALL @ Hopkins Academy, 4 JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Tues., April 9 p.m. JV BOYS LACROSSE vs. East Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. Longmeadow, Roots Athletics Center, Fri., April 12 BASEBALL @ Southwick JV SOFTBALL @ Hopkins SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, Whitney Regional High School, 4 p.m. Academy, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Mon., April 8 Park, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Hampden JV SOFTBALL @ East SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, Szot Charter School of Science, Whitney Thurs., April 11 Park, 4 p.m. Longmeadow, Birchland Park Middle Mon., April 15 Park, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled School, 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ No Sports Scheduled Belchertown High School, 6 p.m. Wed., April 10 Fri., April 12 JV SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, BOYS LACROSSE vs. Granby, BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, 4 Fri., April 5 Szot Park, 4 p.m. Tues., April 16 SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Bullens Boardman Field, 4 p.m. p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Pittsfield, SOFTBALL @ Westfield Technical BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Belchertown High School, 5 p.m. Academy, Whitney Park, 4 p.m. Minnechaug, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. p.m. BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, JV BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, 4 GIRLS TENNIS vs. South Hadley, 4 Tues., April 9 JV BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Jachym Crosier Field and Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. p.m. BASEBALL vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ St. Mary High GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Northampton, SOFTBALL @ Monson, Quarry School, Time TBD, 4 p.m. Roots Athletics Center, 4 p.m. Hill Elementary School, 4 p.m. Wed., April 17 Thurs., April 11 JV SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 JV SOFTBALL @ Monson, No Sports Scheduled BASEBALL vs. Palmer, Westfield Mon., April 15 p.m. Quarry Hill Elementary School, 4 Intermediate School, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled p.m. Thurs., April 18 GIRLS LACROSSE @ JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Tues., April 16 Minnechaug, 5 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, Bullens Belchertown High School (Lower Wed., April 10 Field, 4 p.m. Field), 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, JV GIRLS LACROSSE vs. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. Northampton, Roots Athletics Center, SOFTBALL @ Sci-Tech, Blunt Park Mahar Regional High School, 4 (Diamond #5), 4 p.m. Fri., April 12 SOFTBALL @ Commerce, Marshall 5:30 p.m. p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, JV SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, 4 Roy Field (Diamond #4), 4 p.m. Jachym Field, 4 p.m. p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational Sun., April 7 Thurs., April 11 High School, 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial BASEBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m. Fri., April 19 Mon., April 15 BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. BASEBALL @ Mount Everett Wed., April 17 High School, 1 p.m. BASEBALL @ Franklin Tech High SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. High Longmeadow, 6 p.m. School, 4 p.m. Regional High School, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial JV BASEBALL vs. Granby, JV School, 4 p.m. High School, 1 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Franklin Tech GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Chicopee, Field, 4 p.m. Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. High School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. High School, 4 p.m. Mon., April 8 Fri., April 12 Mon., April 22 Tues., April 16 SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Turners Falls, Thurs., April 18 BASEBALL vs. Duggan Academy, No Sports Scheduled BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Bullens Field, 7 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. Commerce, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Duggan Academy, Fri., April 19 BOYS TENNIS vs. Belchertown, 4 JV SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, JV Hubbard Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. Wed., April 17 Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt Park p.m. BASEBALL @ Monson High (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS @ Agawam High Tues., April 23 School, 4 p.m. Mon., April 15 SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, 4 School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, JV BASEBALL @ Monson, p.m. BASEBALL @ Greenfield, Whitney Park, 4 p.m. Veterans Field, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. Veterans’ Memorial Field, 1 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt JV SOFTBALL @ Lenox Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware Wed., April 24 Memorial High School, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 High School, 6 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst-Pelham, BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall 4 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. Thurs., April 18 6:15 p.m. vs. Sabis, noon BOYS LACROSSE @ Auburn BOYS LACROSSE vs. Pope Francis, Mon., April 22 JV BASEBALL @ Greenfield, Thurs., April 25 High School, 11 a.m. Roots Athletics Center, 4 p.m. Beacon Field, 1 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, GIRLS LACROSSE @ East No Sports Scheduled 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware Fri., April 19 Longmeadow High School, 7 p.m. High School, 4 p.m. Fri., April 26 BASEBALL vs. Ware, Westfield Tues., April 23 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Central Intermediate School, 4 p.m. High School, Berte Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. Tues., April 16 Christian Academy, Bullens Field, 4 BOYS LACROSSE vs. McCann SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 JV GIRLS LACROSSE @ East No Sports Scheduled Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m. Longmeadow High School, 5:30 p.m. p.m. p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, SOFTBALL vs. Commerce, Whitney JV BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 Wed., April 17 Park, 4 p.m. Mon., April 22 p.m. 5 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. GIRLS TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, SOFTBALL vs. South Hadley, 4 Tues., April 30 High School, 4 p.m. Wed., April 24 4 p.m. p.m. BASEBALL @ Gateway Regional GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Central, SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Smith High School, 4 p.m. Boardman Field, 4:30 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Holyoke, JV SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, Wed., April 10 Vocational, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Pathfinder Regional- Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. West Springfield, 4 JV BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m. Vocational-Technical High School, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4:30 p.m. p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. JV Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. High School, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 25 BOYS TENNIS vs. Central, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. South Hadley, JV BASEBALL @ Gateway GIRLS TENNIS vs. Greenfield, No Sports Scheduled GIRLS TENNIS @ Amherst-Pelham JV Field, 4 p.m. Regional High School, 4 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 3:30 p.m. Regional High School, 4 p.m.

2019 FUTURES LEAGUE SCHEDULE: Westfield Starfires *All games played at Bullens Field, Times TBD

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Starters games at Oakland and are 3-12-1 in their last Colorado 6, Edmonton 2 Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m. had given up three or fewer hits in each of the 16 full series there. ... Treinen extended his previous five games. scoreless inning streak to 24 dating to Aug. Chapman's third homer and second in two 25. days came on a 3-2 pitch from Sale (0-2), an TRAINER'S ROOM MLB Expanded Standings 89 mph fastball he left up in the zone. Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia (left knee Sale was coming off a lousy opening day inflammation) played nine innings in an AMERICAN LEAGUE start in which he gave up seven runs in three extended spring training game in Fort Myers, East Division innings in a 12-4 loss to Seattle. Florida. The four-time All-Star had four at- W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Tampa Bay 5 1 .833 — — 5-1 W-5 5-1 0-0 The seven-time All-Star settled down, cov- bats and made some diving plays at second, Baltimore 4 1 .800 ½ — 4-1 W-4 0-0 4-1 ering six innings while throwing three-hit manager Alex Cora said. New York 2 3 .400 2½ 1½ 2-3 L-1 2-3 0-0 ball. Athletics: 1B Matt Olson, who had surgery Toronto 2 4 .333 3 2 2-4 L-3 2-4 0-0 "We just need to start winning some on his right hand on March 22, had stitches Boston 1 5 .167 4 3 1-5 L-4 0-0 1-5 Central Division games," Sale said. "It's tough. At the same removed Monday and took some ground W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away time we haven't played a single home game. balls Tuesday, manager Bob Melvin said. Minnesota 3 1 .750 — — 3-1 W-2 2-1 1-0 Starting the year off on road — kind of a long Olson will start a strengthening program Cleveland 2 2 .500 1 1 2-2 W-1 1-0 1-2 road trip. But I'm not going to sit here and soon, but no timetable has been established Detroit 3 3 .500 1 1 3-3 W-1 0-0 3-3 Kansas City 2 2 .500 1 1 2-2 L-2 2-2 0-0 make excuses. We need to win games on the for the Gold Glove first baseman's return Chicago 1 3 .250 2 2 1-3 L-1 0-0 1-3 road just like we need to win games at home. from surgery that involved a right hamate West Division We need to find a way to get some runs on excision. W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away the board." UP NEXT Seattle 7 1 .875 — — 7-1 W-4 5-1 2-0 Oakland 5 3 .625 2 — 5-3 W-4 5-3 0-0 Ryan Buchter and Lou Trivino combined Red Sox: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 10.80 Texas 3 2 .600 2½ ½ 3-2 W-1 3-2 0-0 on two innings of one-hit ball. ERA) gave up six runs and eight hits, includ- Houston 2 4 .333 4 2 2-4 L-1 0-0 2-4 SHORT HOPS: Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez ing three home runs, against Seattle in his Los Angeles 1 5 .167 5 3 1-5 L-4 0-0 1-5 singled leading off the second inning to last start March 29. NATIONAL LEAGUE extend his hitting streak to six games. ... A's Athletics: RHP Marco Estrada (0-0, 2.45) East Division SS Marcus Semien had his hitting streak tossed six shutout innings against the Angels W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away snapped at seven games. Red Sox 3B Rafael in his last start March 29. Philadelphia 4 0 1.000 — — 4-0 W-4 3-0 1-0 Devers made a diving play on a grounder to ——— New York 4 1 .800 ½ — 4-1 W-2 0-0 4-1 Miami 2 4 .333 3 1 2-4 L-2 2-4 0-0 rob Semien of a hit with one out in the fifth. More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB Atlanta 1 3 .250 3 1 1-3 W-1 1-0 0-3 ... The Red Sox are 15-37 in their last 52 and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Washington 1 3 .250 3 1 1-3 L-1 1-3 0-0 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 5 1 .833 — — 5-1 W-4 3-1 2-0 St. Louis 2 3 .400 2½ ½ 2-3 W-1 0-0 2-3 Bruins Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 2½ ½ 1-2 L-1 0-1 1-1 Chicago 1 3 .250 3 1 1-3 L-3 0-0 1-3 Continued from Page 9 Cincinnati 1 3 .250 3 1 1-3 L-3 1-3 0-0 West Division Oliver Bjorkstrand extended the longest third. W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away active goal streak in the NHL to six games Columbus answered with back-to-back Los Angeles 4 2 .667 — — 4-2 W-1 4-2 0-0 with a third-period tally for Columbus, power-play goals. Bjorkstrand, who has Arizona 3 3 .500 1 — 3-3 W-2 0-0 3-3 which had won five in a row. Matt Duchene been on a tear, converted a shot from the top San Diego 3 3 .500 1 — 3-3 L-2 3-3 0-0 Colorado 2 4 .333 2 1 2-4 L-4 0-0 2-4 also scored. of the right circle. Duchene then got his 31st San Francisco 2 4 .333 2 1 2-4 L-1 0-0 2-4 Sergei Bobrovsky had 19 stops, but of the season at 9:14, but the Blue Jackets allowed four goals before being relieved by were unable to keep the momentum. AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE Joonas Korpisalo late in the second period. Kuhlman followed with Boston’s sixth Tuesday’s Games Tuesday’s Games Korpisalo had three the rest of the way. goal with 9:32 left. Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3 “They just had really good sticks,” “We got what we deserved tonight,” Baltimore 2, Toronto 1 Philadelphia 8, Washington 2 Columbus forward Cam Atkinson said. Columbus coach John Tortorella said. Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5 Texas 6, Houston 4 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 “They checked really hard and made it NOTES: Marchand became the 10th play- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 4, 10 innings Arizona 8, San Diego 5 really hard for all of us to break out, to get er in franchise history to reach 100 points in Oakland 1, Boston 0 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 5 into the neutral zone and even getting into a season. ... Columbus D Adam McQuaid Seattle 2, L.A. Angels 1 Wednesday’s Games the offensive zone. They played a lot better missed his third game with an upper-body Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (Peralta 0-0) at Cincinnati (Castillo 0-0), 12:35 p.m. than us.” injury. ... Cassidy coached his 300th NHL Chicago White Sox (Rodon 0-1) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 1-0) at Washington (Sanchez 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Boston got a bizarre break 1:58 into the game. ... Boston D Steven Kampfer played Colorado (Marquez 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Morton 1-0), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (Marquez 1-0) at Tampa Bay (Morton 1-0), 1:10 p.m. game when a shot by DeBrusk bounced off in his 200th NHL game. ... Bruins D John Minnesota (Gibson 0-0) at Kansas City (Bailey 0-0), 1:15 p.m. Arizona (Ray 0-0) at San Diego (Lucchesi 1-0), 3:40 p.m. the top of the net and straight into the air. On Moore missed his fourth game with an Detroit (Boyd 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Loaisiga 0-0), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-0) at Miami (Richards 0-0), 6:10 p.m. the way down, it hit Bobrovsky in the back upper-body injury. ... Columbus broke a Baltimore (Karns 0-0) at Toronto (Shoemaker 1-0), 4:07 p.m. St. Louis (Mikolas 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-1), 7:05 p.m. and trickled in. franchise record with its 248th goal of the Houston (Cole 0-1) at Texas (Minor 0-1), 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 1-0) at Atlanta (Teheran 0-1), 7:20 p.m. Boston (Eovaldi 0-0) at Oakland (Estrada 0-0), 10:07 p.m. San Francisco (Holland 0-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 0-0), 10:10 p.m. The Bruins went up 2-0 late in the first season. ... Pastrnak has 12 points in his past Thursday’s Games Thursday’s Games when Johansson banged in a rebound for his seven games. Kansas City (TBD) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-1), 1:10 p.m. Washington (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 0-0), 1:10 p.m. first goal since being acquired in a trade UP NEXT Seattle (Kikuchi 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 0-1), 2:10 p.m. San Diego (Margevicius 0-1) at St. Louis (Flaherty 0-0), 4:15 p.m. with New Jersey at the deadline last month. Bruins: Visit Minnesota on Thursday for N.Y. Yankees (TBD) at Baltimore (Cobb 0-0), 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Mahle 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Lyles 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Late in the second, Marchand tapped in a penultimate regular-season game. Boston (Rodriguez 0-1) at Oakland (Anderson 1-0), 3:37 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Darvish 0-0) at Atlanta (Fried 0-0), 7:20 p.m. shot amid heavy traffic . DeBrusk got his Blue Jackets: Finish the season with Toronto (Sanchez 1-0) at Cleveland (TBD), 6:10 p.m. second goal on a breakaway 46 seconds games at the New York Rangers on Friday Texas (Volquez 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Harvey 0-0), 10:07 p.m. later, and Pastrnak made it 5-0 early in the and Ottawa on Saturday. PAGE 12 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS TV Sports Listings Dear Wednesday, Apr. 3 in progress) COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) NBA BASKETBALL 9 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU — CBI Tournament: South Florida at DePaul, Finals Game 2 NBA — Boston at Miami Annie 10:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 7 p.m. NBA — Houston at LA Clippers By ANNIE LANE ESPN2 — Florida State at Florida NHL HOCKEY MLB BASEBALL 8 p.m. 1 p.m. NBCSN — St. Louis at Chicago Already at a Good Weight MLB — Philadelphia at Washington OR Colorado at Tampa Bay SOCCER (MEN’S) Dear Annie: My employer is conducting a weight-loss 4 p.m. 12:25 p.m. incentive program for the month of April. Whoever loses the MLB — Detroit at NY Yankees OR Arizona at San Diego (joined in ESPNEWS — German Cup: Bayern Munich vs. Heidenheim, quar- most weight gets a $250 gift card. progress) terfinal 7 p.m. 2:40 p.m. I know that obesity is an epidemic in this country. I know ESPN — Chicago Cubs at Atlanta NBCSN — Premier League: Tottenham vs. Crystal Palace losing weight can reduce one’s likelihood of having many 10 p.m. 2:55 p.m. chronic health issues. I think it’s great that my employer cares MLB — San Francisco at LA Dodgers OR Houston at Texas (joined ESPNEWS — Serie A: Internazionale vs. Genoa about employee wellness (even if the bosses are partially motivated by insurance rates). However, I’m already a healthy weight, and I’d be underweight if I lost more than a few pounds. I don’t think it’s fair for me to be excluded from this team-building challenge (and, let’s be honest, a potential $250). Do I have any recourse here? -- Weighing My Options On The Tube Dear Weighing: Wellness isn’t only about weight. The number on the scale is merely one measure of health, and it by no means provides a complete picture. Your employer would be wise to recognize this. Approach human resources or whoever is managing the competition about introducing other markers of well-being, such as blood pressure, into this healthy competition. If modifications can’t be made at this time, contribute ideas for next year’s challenge and try to be grateful for the fact that a healthy weight has come easily to you. Dear Annie: Like “Choking, Not Joking,” I have asthma and a strong reaction to scents. After years of dealing with aromatherapy infusers, Glade PlugIns and strongly scented hand sanitizers, I went to the bosses and had them banned in my public school. I could only imagine all the students with asthma who also had problems. Inhalers didn’t really help, and in my search for answers, with many different doctors, I discovered I also have vocal cord dysfunction. With VCD, when my vocal cords are triggered by scents, cold air, smoke, exercise or stress, they become paralyzed and prevent the opening to my airway from opening. That is why inhalers don’t work for me. Speech therapy, however, has helped, and I feel much better. The learned strategies have let me deal with the attacks that happen. I would also suggest that “Choking, Not Joking” hang a sign in her service department that respectfully requests that care be taken with strong scents. That way, the next time these customers come, they might take care not to have over- whelming scents. At the very least, it would help educate them. -- Choking Is No Joke Dear Choking Is No Joke: Indeed it’s not. I heard from numerous people with whom “Choking, Not Joking’s” letter resonated. I’m printing your letter because it will no doubt encourage some folks to lay off the perfume spritzer and because you include tips that may well help a lot of others struggling in this overly scented world. Thank you for writ- This May 17, 2016 file photo shows David Blaine at the ABC 2016 Network Upfront Presentation in New York. The New ing. York Police Department is investigating sexual assault allegations against magician Blaine, authorities confirmed on Monday, April 1, 2019. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Dear Annie: “Choking, Not Joking” should get himself or herself an air purifier for the office that could sit right next to his or her desk. There are space-saver models. A good air purifier is about $100, and they really do work. I work with a smoker (no, she doesn’t smoke in the office, but the smoke Publicist: David Blaine denies lingers on her clothes), and I’m allergic to cigarette smoke. I just turn on my quiet air purifier and breathe easier. -- Reader in Texas Dear Reader: Thanks for this additional tip for a healthier sexual assault allegations work environment. Now if only we could get folks to stop smoking... NEW YORK (AP) — David Blaine have been reported and he takes these being buried underground for a week “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie” is denies sexual assault allegations under allegations seriously,” the statement without food or water in New York in out now! Annie Lane’s debut book -- featuring favorite col- investigation in New York City and from Blaine’s publicist said. “He intends 1999. He also lived in a plexiglass case umns on love, friendship, family and etiquette -- is available intends to cooperate with authorities, his to cooperate with any investigation.” suspended 30 feet (9 meters) above the as a paperback and e-book. publicist said in a statement Tuesday. The Daily Beast, citing unnamed Thames River in London for more than New York police confirmed Monday sources, said one of Blaine’s accusers 40 days in 2003. that the magician is under investigation, alleges he attacked her inside his Blaine is scheduled to start a tour of following a Daily Beast report that the Manhattan apartment in 1998, which the United Kingdom and Ireland in HINTS FROM HELOISE department had taken statements from may fall outside the statute of limita- June, according to his website. two women accusing Blaine of sexual tions. In a separate statement about the New FORTUNATE IDEA assault. The Daily Beast had previously York City case, the NYPD said Monday Dear Heloise: I went online to learn Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, reported that a former model alleged it “takes sexual assault and rape cases how to make fortune cookies (it’s not dif- speaking at an unrelated news confer- Blaine raped her in London in 2004, an extremely seriously, and urges anyone ficult), and then on a piece of paper 3 ence, declined to discuss any details allegation he denied. Scotland Yard who has been a victim to file a report so inches long and 1/2 inch in width I wrote about Blaine’s case and wouldn’t say detectives later declined to take further we can perform a comprehensive inves- out fortunes, such as: “Temptation is whether police had sought to interview action after investigating her claim, the tigation, and offer support and services sometimes mistaken for opportunity” or him. news website said. to survivors.” “Take a much-needed vacation to a sunny “David denies the accusations that Blaine, 45, is known for stunts like place.” I placed the fortune cookies in a basket on the table during dessert. It was a big hit because so many “fortunes” hit home with my friends. -- Mia D., Bristol, Conn. Mia, what a clever and original idea! -- Heloise MPAA chief says Netflix addition makes organization stronger MEMORABLE PILLOWS Dear Heloise: When my husband passed away, I took all his By LINDSEY BAHR like “Captain Marvel” and “Us” propping up the industry Western shirts and made pillows for my great-grandkids. I Associated Press totals. also gave each one a picture of him wearing that shirt when he LAS VEGAS (AP) — Motion Picture Association of Still, Rivkin says he remains optimistic. was holding them through the years. To this day, they still America Chairman Charles Rivkin says Netflix’s addition to “Since that first Nickelodeon theater opened in Pittsburgh treasure these pillows and the memories with him. Each one the group makes the entertainment industry stronger. in 114 years ago, we’ve been hearing about our demise for of them got a different shirt and photo. -- Lylis Nelson, Canby, Rivkin’s remarks are a stark contrast to how the streaming more than a century,” Rivkin said, going through a laundry Minn. giant is usually referenced at CinemaCon, the annual gather- list of all the threats, from cable to videogames, that movie ing of movie theater owners and distributors, who generally theaters have survived. “And yet as Edna Mode, that wonder- see the streaming service as a threat to their business model. ful animated character in ‘The Incredibles’ put it so well: The MPAA chairman and CEO kicked off CinemaCon ‘Here we are.’” Tuesday morning in Las Vegas with his annual state of the industry speech. “Success depends on constant evolution and growth,” Rivkin said. “At the MPAA, each of our member companies is evolving too. And thus, how we pursue our mission of promoting and protecting creativity is evolving. Recently, that evolution featured Netflix joining the MPAA. “Here is what I know: We are all stronger advocates for creativity and the entertainment business when we are work- ing together,” he added. “Change is not always easy, but it takes us forward.” He referenced an E&Y study that the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) released last year that said that people who attend movies more frequently also consume more streaming content. And indeed, the record 2018 box office year, despite ramped up competition from streamers like Netflix, helps to back up that theory. The North American box office reached a record $11.9 bil- lion and the global box office hit $41 billion last year. 263 Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the MPAA, address- million people went to the movies at least once last year. es the audience during the “State of the Industry” presenta- That growth was helped by an increase in younger and tion at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the more diverse audiences. National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars But the stakes remain high, and now four months into the Palace, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Photo by year, the box office overall is still down around 16 percent from last year. It’d be an even bleaker picture without big hits Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 - PAGE 13

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notice of moRtGAGee's sAle of ReAl estAte Premises: 1098 Western Avenue, Westfield, Massachusetts By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mi- chael Ventrice and Diane Ventrice to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., said mortgage dated October 5, 2006, and recorded in the Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds, in Book 16248 at Page 286 and now held by MTGLQ Investors, LP by virtue of an assignment from Ditech Financial, LLC., successor by merger to Green Tree Servicing, LLC to MTGLQ Investors, LP dated September 21, 2016 and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 21458, Page 417 previously as- signed by EverBank to Green Tree Servicing, LLC by virtue of an assignment dated January 28, 2015 and recorded in Hamp- den County Registry of Deeds in Book 20599, Page 416, previ- ously assigned by Bank of America, N.A. to EverBank by virtue of an assignment dated July 10, 2013 and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 19977, Page 540, previously assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registra- tion Systems, Inc. to Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to Bac Home Loans Ser- vicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by virtue of an assignment dated February 22, 2012 and recor- ded in Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds in Book 19134, Page 304, previously assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registra- tion Systems, Inc. to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LLC dated March 12, 2010 and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 18222, Page 65 for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the pur- pose of foreclosing the same, will be sold at Public Auction on April 25, 2019 at 1:00 Pm loc- al time upon the premises, all and singular the premises de- scribed in said mortgage, to wit: Parcel 1 The land in Westfield, Hampden County, Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, with the building thereon, Lot #2 on a plan en- titled “Division of Land Contain- ing Two Dwellings, Westfield, Massachusetts, Richard G. Oleksak, 1098 Western Avenue, Westfield, Mass., Conlon Asso- ciates, Inc., Engineers and Land Surveyors, 24 Clifton Street, Scale 1” 20’ dated February 4, 1983” recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book of Plans 210, Page 61. Subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, con- ditions, provisions, rights, right of way, covenants, orders, takings, agreements, and reservations of record, and as set forth in deeds, insofar as the same may be in force and applicable. EXCEPTINGFROMTHE ABOVEPARCELAPORTION CONVEYEDOUTINDEEDRE- CORDED ON OCTOBER 3, 1989 IN BOOK 7284, PAGE 451 ANDDESCRIBEDASLOTAIN A BOOK OF PLANS 243, PAGES 49-50. See Affidavit regarding plan ref- erence recorded on April 9, 1997 in Book 9837, Page 368. Being the same premises con- veyed to Barbara Oleksak and Richard Oleksak by deed of Richard G. Oleksak et al dated January 19, 1984 and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 5561, Page 459. The said Richard Oleksak being now deceased. Parcel 2 The land in Westfield, Hampden County, Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts, shown as Lot B on a plan entitled “Corrective Plan of Properties, Westfield, Mas- sachusetts; Richard G. Oleksak, 1098 Western Avenue, West- field, MA …date 7/19/85, Scale 1’=20’, D.L. Bean Inc., Survey- ors & Engineers …”, recorded with the Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds in Book of Plans 243, Pages 49-50, to which plan reference may be made for a more particular description of said lot. See Affidavit regarding plan ref- erence recorded on April 9, 1997 in Book 9837, Page 368. Subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, con- ditions, provisions, rights, rights of way, covenants, orders, tak- ings, agreements, and reserva- tions of record, and as set forth in deeds, insofar as the same may be in force and applicable. The description of the prop- erty that appears in the mort- gage to be foreclosed shall con- trol in the event of a typographic- al error in this publication. For Mortgagors’ Title see deed dated July 31, 2006, and recor- ded in Book 16092 at Page 190 PAGE 14 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com with the Hampden County Re- THE WESTFIELD NEWS gistry of Deeds. TERMS OF SALE: Said L egal Notices premises will be sold and con- Campers & RV’s NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION veyed subject to all liens, en- April 3, 10, 17, 2019 cumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and as- 2012 KeYstone cAmPeR EASTERN CONFERENCE sessments, if any, which take 38 ft, two slide-outs, king-size notice of moRtGAGee's bed, 4 full bunks. In good condi- W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf sAle of ReAl estAte precedence over the said mort- gage above described. tion, $15,000. Call John at 413-847-0603. y-Milwaukee 58 20 .744 — 7-3 W-1 32-6 26-14 38-11 Premises: y-Toronto 55 23 .705 3 7-3 W-4 31-9 24-14 34-15 1098 Western Avenue, FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Westfield, Massachusetts Dollars of the purchase price x-Philadelphia 49 28 .636 8½ 7-3 L-1 30-9 19-19 29-18 must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer's or cash- By virtue and in execution of the Help Wanted x-Boston 46 32 .590 12 5-5 W-1 28-12 18-20 32-16 Power of Sale contained in a ier's check at the time and place x-Indiana 46 32 .590 12 3-7 W-1 29-10 17-22 31-17 certain mortgage given by Mi- of the sale by the purchaser. chael Ventrice and Diane The balance of the purchase Detroit 39 38 .506 18½ 5-5 L-1 25-13 14-25 26-23 Ventrice to Mortgage Electronic price shall be paid in cash, certi- fied check, bank treasurer's or town of southwick Registration Systems, Inc., as Rails to trails employee Brooklyn 39 39 .500 19 4-6 L-1 22-17 17-22 26-22 nominee for Countrywide Home cashier's check within sixty (60) Miami 38 39 .494 19½ 6-4 L-1 18-21 20-18 22-26 Loans, Inc., said mortgage dated days after the date of sale. October 5, 2006, and recorded Park & Recreation Orlando 38 40 .487 20 7-3 L-1 23-16 15-24 26-22 in the Hampden County Re- Other terms to be announced commission gistry of Deeds, in Book 16248 at the sale. Charlotte 35 42 .455 22½ 5-5 L-3 24-15 11-27 26-22 at Page 286 and now held by The Town is seeking inter- Washington 32 46 .410 26 3-7 W-1 22-16 10-30 19-30 MTGLQ Investors, LP by virtue BENDETT & MCHUGH, PC ested candidates for the posi- of an assignment from Ditech 270 Farmington Avenue tion of Rails to Trails Employ- Atlanta 28 50 .359 30 5-5 L-1 16-23 12-27 15-33 Financial, LLC., successor by Farmington, CT 06032 ee for the Park & Recreation merger to Green Tree Servicing, Commission. The Rails to Chicago 21 57 .269 37 2-8 L-5 9-30 12-27 15-33 LLC to MTGLQ Investors, LP Attorney for Trails Employee duties are as Cleveland 19 59 .244 39 2-8 L-6 13-26 6-33 15-36 dated September 21, 2016 and MTGLQ Investors, LP follows: may include but are recorded in Hampden County not limited to mowing of New York 15 62 .195 42½ 2-8 W-1 8-31 7-31 9-39 Registry of Deeds in Book Present Holder of the Mortgage (860) 677-286 grass, blowing of the trails, WESTERN CONFERENCE 21458, Page 417 previously as- pruning, fertilizing, litter re- signed by EverBank to Green moval, cleaning park amenit- W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Tree Servicing, LLC by virtue of ies, trash collection and main- an assignment dated January y-Golden State 53 24 .688 — 7-3 W-2 28-11 25-13 32-16 28, 2015 and recorded in Hamp- tenance of doggie stations. The occupant will be required den County Registry of Deeds in April 3, 2019 x-Denver 51 26 .662 2 6-4 L-2 31-7 20-19 31-16 Book 20599, Page 416, previ- to use such equipment as y-Houston 50 28 .641 3½ 8-2 W-3 29-10 21-18 30-19 ously assigned by Bank of commonweAlth of trucks, trailers, zero degree America, N.A. to EverBank by mAssAchUsetts lawn mower, leaf blowers, x-Portland 49 28 .636 4 8-2 W-1 29-9 20-19 25-22 virtue of an assignment dated (seAl) weed whacker, hand tools, x-Utah 47 30 .610 6 9-1 W-5 27-12 20-18 27-20 July 10, 2013 and recorded in and any other tools required Hampden County Registry of lAnd coURt to perform various tasks. x-L.A. Clippers 47 31 .603 6½ 8-2 W-2 25-13 22-18 27-21 Deeds in Book 19977, Page dePARtment of 540, previously assigned by the tRiAl coURt Hours a week: This is a part x-San Antonio 45 33 .577 8½ 6-4 W-1 31-9 14-24 29-21 Mortgage Electronic Registra- time seasonal position (May x-Oklahoma City 45 33 .577 8½ 3-7 W-1 25-14 20-19 26-24 tion Systems, Inc. to Bank of 18 sm 006400 2019- Oct. 2019) approxim- America, N.A. Successor by ately 20 hours per week. Re- Sacramento 38 40 .487 15½ 5-5 L-1 23-16 15-24 21-28 Merger to Bac Home Loans Ser- oRdeR of notice quirements: A valid driver's li- vicing, LP FKA Countrywide TO: L.A. Lakers 35 43 .449 18½ 4-6 L-1 21-17 14-26 23-25 Home Loans Servicing, LP by cense and a good driving re- virtue of an assignment dated cord. Ability to operate a vari- Minnesota 34 43 .442 19 2-8 L-2 24-14 10-29 21-28 lisa m. Berube ety of machinery/equipment, February 22, 2012 and recor- steven m. Berube New Orleans 32 46 .410 21½ 2-8 L-1 19-20 13-26 22-27 ded in Hampden County Re- and High School Education or gistry of Deeds in Book 19134, and to all persons entitled to the G.E.D An employment applic- Memphis 31 46 .403 22 4-6 L-1 20-19 11-27 22-26 Page 304, previously assigned benefit of the Servicemembers ation can be obtained at Dallas 31 46 .403 22 4-6 W-2 23-15 8-31 16-31 by Mortgage Electronic Registra- Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C.c. 50 tion Systems, Inc. to BAC Home §3901(et seq): www.southwickma.org Phoenix 18 60 .231 35½ 2-8 W-1 11-28 7-32 10-38 Loans Servicing, LLC dated March 12, 2010 and recorded in specialized loan servicing A copy of the job description x-clinched playoff spot Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Hampden County Registry of llc and employment application Deeds in Book 18222, Page 65 can be obtained by contact- y-clinched division Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. for breach of the conditions in claiming to have an interest in a ing the Board of Selectmen’s ___ San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m. said mortgage and for the pur- Mortgage covering real property Office @ 569-5995. Monday’s Games Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m. pose of foreclosing the same, in westfield, numbered 267 will be sold at Public Auction on falley drive,given by lisa m. The rate of pay is $15.00 per Indiana 111, Detroit 102 Utah at Phoenix, 10 p.m. April 25, 2019 at 1:00 Pm loc- Berube and steven m. Berube al time upon the premises, all hour. Applications must be Boston 110, Miami 105 Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. to mortgage electronic Regis- submitted to: Milwaukee 131, Brooklyn 121 and singular the premises de- tration systems, inc., as nom- Thursday’s Games scribed in said mortgage, to wit: inee for carnegie mortgage New York 113, Chicago 105 Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. llc, its successors and as- Board of Selectmen’s Office Toronto 121, Orlando 109 Cleveland at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Parcel 1 signs, dated January 26, 2011 454 College Highway and recorded with the hamp- Southwick, MA 01077 Portland 132, Minnesota 122 Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. The land in Westfield, Hampden den county Registry of deeds Dallas 122, Philadelphia 102 Friday’s Games County, Commonwealth of Mas- in Book 18665, Page 387, as by end of business April 19, Utah 111, Charlotte 102 Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m. sachusetts, with the building affected by a loan modifica- 2019. The Town of South- Phoenix 122, Cleveland 113 San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m. thereon, Lot #2 on a plan en- tion recorded on march 27, wick is an ADA/EOE/AA em- titled “Division of Land Contain- 2018 in said Registry of deeds ployer. Subject to town appro- Tuesday’s Games Toronto at Charlotte, 7 p.m. ing Two Dwellings, Westfield, in Book 22107, Page 51, and priated funds. Oklahoma City 119, L.A. Lakers 103 Boston at Indiana, 8 p.m. Massachusetts, Richard G. now held by plaintiff by assign- Oleksak, 1098 Western Avenue, menthas/have filed with this San Antonio 117, Atlanta 111 Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Westfield, Mass., Conlon Asso- court a complaint for determina- Houston 130, Sacramento 105 Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m. ciates, Inc., Engineers and Land tion of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Golden State 116, Denver 102 New York at Houston, 8 p.m. Surveyors, 24 Clifton Street, Servicemembers status. WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM Scale 1” 20’ dated February 4, The City of Westfield is seek- Wednesday’s Games Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 1983” recorded in Hampden ing applicants to fill several If you now are, or recently have skilled seasonal positions for Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m. County Registry of Deeds in been, in the active military ser- Book of Plans 210, Page 61. the Parks and Recreation De- Indiana at Detroit, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m. vice of the United States of partments 2019 spring/sum- America, then you may be en- New York at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Subject to and with the benefit of mer positions. Posted March titled to the benefits of the Ser- 11, 2019 and will close April Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. all easements, restrictions, con- vicemembers Civil Relief Act. If ditions, provisions, rights, right of 5, 2019 with selections made Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. you object to a foreclosure of the by early April. way, covenants, orders, takings, above-mentioned property on Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. agreements, and reservations of that basis, then you or your at- (Subject to funding) These record, and as set forth in torney must file a written appear- deeds, insofar as the same may positions are seasonal with ance and answer in this court at no benefits. be in force and applicable. three Pemberton square, Bo- ston, mA 02108 on or before EXCEPTINGFROMTHE Adult softball supervisors April 29, 2019 or you may be Applicants must be 18 years ABOVEPARCELAPORTION forever barred from claiming that CONVEYEDOUTINDEEDRE- of age or older. Supervising you are entitled to the benefits of men and women’s adult soft- CORDED ON OCTOBER 3, said Act. 1989 IN BOOK 7284, PAGE 451 ball league. Evenings or weekends April – June, Flex- ANDDESCRIBEDASLOTAIN Witness, GORDON H. PIPER A BOOK OF PLANS 243, ible schedule. Previous ex- Looking for a Chief Justice of this Court on perience preferred. PAGES 49-50. March 18, 2019 See Affidavit regarding plan ref- Attest: Baseball supervisors erence recorded on April 9, 1997 Applicants must be 18 years in Book 9837, Page 368. of age or older. Supervising ______children in the t-ball program. Deborah J. Patterson Experience working with chil- Being the same premises con- Recorder veyed to Barbara Oleksak and dren and thorough know- Unique Gift? (18-012827 Orlans) ledge of T-ball preferred. Richard Oleksak by deed of Richard G. Oleksak et al dated April – June. Flexible sched- January 19, 1984 and recorded ule. Previous experience pre- in Hampden County Registry of ferred. Deeds in Book 5561, Page 459. The said Richard Oleksak being March 27, 2019 Applications are available on- now deceased. April 3, 2019 line or at City Hall, Personnel Department, 59 Court Street, Parcel 2 citY of westfield Room109. Westfield, MA notice of 01085 Hours are from The land in Westfield, Hampden PUBlic heARinG Monday-Friday from 8:00 County, Commonwealth of Mas- a.m. - 4:00 p.m. sachusetts, shown as Lot B on a The Community Preservation plan entitled “Corrective Plan of Committee will conduct a public All applicants must submit to Properties, Westfield, Mas- informational hearing to solicit the CORI/SORI (A criminal sachusetts; Richard G. Oleksak, the needs, possibilities and re- back-round check) and com- 1098 Western Avenue, West- sources of the City regarding the plete the Conflict of Interest field, MA …date 7/19/85, Scale Community Preservation Act Law forms. 1’=20’, D.L. Bean Inc., Survey- (CPA) on April 11, 2019, at ors & Engineers …”, recorded 6:30PM in Room 201 at 59 The City of Westfield is an with the Hampden County Re- Court St., Westfield, MA. Inform- Equal Opportunity, Affirmat- gistry of Deeds in Book of Plans ation on CPA and the current ive Action Employer (M/F/H) 243, Pages 49-50, to which plan plan canCan beYou found Help onSarah? the Com- reference may be made for a mittee’s page at: Any questions, please call Sarah Helps Seniors more particular description of www.cityofwestfield.org the department at 572-6263 Put a picture of someone said lot. Can See Affidavit regarding plan ref- You erence recorded on April 9, 1997 A uto For Sale Help in Book 9837, Page 368. church custodial you love on a keepsake. Position Available timothY's AUto sAles. Sarah? Subject to and with the benefit of www.sarahgillett.org Stop bywww.sarahgillett.org and see us! We might The job is a 20-hour-a-week These are pictures the staff at The all easements, restrictions, con- have exactly what you're look- ditions, provisions, rights, rights position. 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Go to www.thewestfieldnews.com visit “Photos” look for your For Mortgagors’ Title see deed Ask Sarah. Entry level pay is $14 per hour. Call Monday through dated July 31, 2006, and recor- www.sarahgillett.org favorite photo, then click the “Buy” icon located at the top. ded in Book 16092 at Page 190 Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the Hampden County Re- gistry of Deeds. 413-568-2833 www.sarahgillett.org TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and con- veyed subject to all liens, en- cumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and as- sessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mort- gage above described. FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer's or cash- ier's check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certi- fied check, bank treasurer's or cashier's check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale. 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