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Among the agenda items are the appointments of five new reserve officers, with six candi- dates being considered. Those Engineer being considered are Nicholas Albert, Sean Kelly, Nathan By Amy Porter Kantor, Nicholas Liberto, Lily Correspondent Ulinici, and Ronald Spafford. A view of Congamond Lake at the North Pond boat ramp off of Point Grove WESTFIELD – City Engineer Next to Spafford’s name on the Road. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Mark Cressotti was reappointed to his agenda is a note that the com- position until Feb. 2022 by a vote of mission will enter executive 12-1 in the City Council Thursday, session to discuss his back- after nearly every councilor weighed ground check. Concerns for ice fishing in on a discussion of downtown The police department has improvement projects, state bids and recently been hit with a string budget shortfalls. of absences that has left the Personnel Action Committee chair on Congamond Lake Cindy C. Harris brought the nomina- department with a depleted By Greg Fitzpatrick three consecutive days of 46 degrees, overtime budget while they are tion forward with a 3-0 recommenda- Correspondent 58 degrees, and 62 degrees. tion from her committee. She said struggling to fill shifts. The five SOUTHWICK – The wide range Although Friday was expected to new reserve officers will give Cressotti has been City Engineer since Mark of temperatures that have been occur- be 50 degrees, the next four days are September of 1989, and listed his Cressotti the department more options as ring lately in the Pioneer Valley has forecast to all be under 40 degrees, they improve the situation. qualifications and professional mem- Westfield made town officials unsettled about including 29 degrees on Tuesday. berships. She also said he regularly city engineer The first item on the agenda people ice fishing or skating on The extreme fluctuation of tem- under old business is a discus- attends sub-committee and council Congamond Lake. peratures is a concern for town offi- meetings, welcomes councilors’ comments, and has the best sion about the deadline for indi- Just a few days ago, someone cials. viduals to submit resumes and interest of the city and its residents in mind. reported to the Southwick Police “The problem is we haven’t had a Harris said each coun- letters of intent to fill the soon Department that the ice on Middle continuing cold,” said Lake to be vacant Chief’s position. cilor had been given a Pond was thin. Management Committee Chairman “This is a gentleman copy of the Annual The deadline will be the begin- According to Weather.com., the Dick Grannells. ning of the meeting. Current who has worked over Engineering Report for temperature in Southwick on January Grannells pointed out the wet spots 2018 (posted at www. Chief John Camerota is set to 21 was 4 degrees and on January 24 that he’s noticed lately on Congamond 30 years for our city, retire in June. cityofwestfield.org under the temperature skyrocketed to 53 Lake. day in and day out. the Engineering The commission will also degrees. After days of 19 degrees and “You see white and then you see discuss the resignations of offi- Department). 32 degrees on February 1 and This is not just a day Harris also cited the cer Jeffrey Vigneault and February 2, it was followed up by See Ice Concerns, Page 7 Timothy Fanion. Both officers job. His only concern support of Department of were given a 15 day leave of is Westfield.” Public Works Director absence to attend the 30-day David Billips, who called State Police academy. They Cressotti an “exceptional were given just 15 days due to – Cindy Harris engineer and employee,” the previously mentioned staff- City Councilor and “a man of integrity”; ing crisis. The Wick 338 discusses and of Joe Giffune, presi- Commissioner Karl Hupfer dent of the Friends of the said on multiple occasions that upcoming motocross schedule Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, who said he’d be “hard- he believes that if they made it pressed to find someone as important to the community as Mr. past 15 days then they would By Greg Fitzpatrick Cressotti.” likely complete the academy Correspondent Harris also reported that At-large Councilor Dave Flaherty and join the state police. Had SOUTHWICK – Rick Johnson, man- did not share the same views, and gave the PAC a list of criti- they dropped out before that ager of The Wick 338, met with the Select cisms, among them that Cressotti doesn’t accept councilors’ period was up, the commission- Board this week to discuss the upcoming input, has repeated problems with his budget, and outsources ers said they would be wel- race schedule for the 2019 season. nearly everything. comed back to the Westfield Due to other racing organizations hav- Harris said that Cressotti explained to the committee that he Police department. Their resig- ing earlier races, The Wick 338 will begin reports to the mayor, and attempts to do the very best he can nations from the Westfield their season with their first race on March when the city is constantly going in different directions. Harris Police department would indi- 31 at the motocross track in Southwick. said that Cressotti is a lifelong Westfield resident, and the city cate that they will be joining the The next race will take place on April 7, could not find a more committed individual. state police. with both races a part of the NESC (New Ward 3 Councilor Andrew K. Surprise, who was the sole The commission and the England Sports Committee). “no” vote to Cressotti’s reappointment, said it was not a ques- tion of his integrity, but more about the long-term maintenance Chief will also give an update FELD Entertainment, who hosts the The Wick 338 Manager Rick Johnson on the status of the School national Supercross series, which is the discussed the upcoming race schedule See City Engineer, Page 7 Resource Officers that are typi- premier indoor motocross racing organi- with the Select Board this week. (Photo by cally stationed in the schools zation for the world’s top riders, is seek- Greg Fitzpatrick) ing to extend their racing season for 12 See Commission, Page 7 additional weeks beyond the current May factories, like Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, 4 end. The Supercross series attracts and Suzuki, the primary supporters of thousands of people at the many large Supercross and motocross, turned down arenas and stadiums that host the events FELD Entertainment’s request to extend and that request for a lengthened season their season. could have a potentially negative effect Since the factories denied the request, on the Wick 338 race schedule, including FELD Entertainment has started a cam- their national race in Southwick which paign to convince supporters and people will take place on June 29. that they’re the grassroots organization. “It would virtually wipe away the Noting that he’s never felt he’s had to The City of Westfield police national championships, which would publicly promote that The Wick 338 and headquarters located on take away the Southwick Nationals,” said motocross as grassroots organizations, Washington Street. (WNG file Johnson. Cindy C. Harris Andrew K. Surprise photo) Despite that, Johnson did say that the See The Wick 338, Page 7 At-large Councilor Ward 3 Councilor Latest Westfield 350 lecture showcases Westfield River Watershed Association By Peter Currier the Westfield River speak about his work testing for time when it’s my turn.” Correspondent Watershed Association. Bill the Westfield River water as Conz said he would possibly do an WESTFIELD- The Westfield 350th Rose, WRWA President, will well as the WRWA intern- overview of the organization and its celebration lecture series continues be discussing his work as a ship program. The program activities. He may also speak about the Wednesday evening at 6:30 with a talk fly fisherman in the area, takes environmental and land forms of the area near the river titled, “Watershed Wanderings according to Brian Conz. chemical science as well as basin in the Western part of the city. Through Time and Space: Westfield Rose will discuss his out- regional planning students to He said the area is an example of post- River Watershed Association, 65 years reach work and his annual fly assist with water testing and glacial physical geography. Each of of service.” The lecture will take place fishing clinic in Huntington. data gathering about the cit- the lecturers will touch upon the his- at the Dever Auditorium in Parenzo Mark Damon, WRWA secretary, ies rivers. tory of the organization itself, which hall at the Westfield State University will speak about his experience run- “I’m still trying to figure out how I was founded in 1952. campus. ning cleanups of rivers in Westfield. fit into the lecture,” said Dr. Brian “The purpose of the WRWA is to The lecture will be run by a tag-team The organization hosts two cleanups Conz, the Vice President of the WRWA make the watershed a better place for Dr. Brian Conz, a WSU profes- of specialists consisting of Dr. Aaron per year to keep the rivers devoid of and a professor of Geography and people to live,” said Conz. sor of Geography and Regional Reyes, Dr. Brian Conz, Bill Rose, and litter and waste. Dr. Aaron Reyes, a Regional Planning at Westfield State Those who would like to learn more Planning, will be a part of the Mark Damon. Each lecturer will be WRWA director and associate profes- University, “I have two possibilities of about the association ahead of the lec- lecture this Wednesday. (Photo focusing on different topics regarding sor at Westfield State University, will topics depending on where we are at ture can visit westfieldriver.org. by Peter Currier) PAGE 2 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Superintendent’s Corner Sunday MONDAY “If you don’t like the weather, continue to hope for the best TONIGHT just wait a moment” is generally (which may reflect slightly dif- attributed to Mark Twain and ferent hopes when comparing related to weather here in New parents to students). England. Given the past few At this point, our last sched- weeks, and predictions for the uled day of school is June 11, next few weeks, it seems as which could change depending though Mr. Twain was correct. on the weather. We are also Sunny. Mostly Sunny. From snow, ice, and subzero planning to make up the missed temperatures last week to sunny, January 9 half-day on Tuesday, unseasonably warm weather this March 19 so that we can com- 31-34 35-37 week; we’ve seen it all recently. plete the professional develop- Today, sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Tonight, mostly Thankfully we’re into February ment needed to maintain specif- clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becom- and folks will be tapping maple Gateway Regional School ic certifications of our staff. ing light west after midnight. Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high Mostly Clear. near 34. West wind around 7 mph. Sunday Night, a slight chance trees shortly, lambs are being District Superintendent Dr. This will be a standard half-day of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 3 to 5 mph. Monday, mostly sunny, with a high near 37. born, and bedding plants are David B. Hopson. schedule. For next year, we are North wind around 6 mph. Monday Night, partly cloudy, with a already being planted. Even if collaboratively working with 34 - 35 low around 13. Tuesday, snow, mainly after 10am. High near 29. you don’t follow the seasonal calendar, it’s the Teachers’ Association to move the January North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. hard to miss the lengthening amount of day- half-days to another time of year to avoid hav- light. So no matter how we look at it, better ing to cancel school due for weather condi- weather is on the way even if we’ll experience tions that normally would only require a two- WWLP.COM • Working For You a few ‘bumps’ along the way. hour delay. We hope to have the 2019 - 2020 Whether or not to change the school day due calendar approved very soon. today to weather is always a difficult decision, It’s always surprising to see how quickly knowing that it makes life more difficult for time passes as we just saw the Governor’s 6:56 AM 5:16 PM 10 hours 17 Minutes our parents. Changing the school day also House One Budget and yet the district’s bud- impacts our staff, from custodians to cafeteria get hearing is now only a month away sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY workers, and from aides to teachers as the (Wednesday, March 6th). Just as a reminder, schedule changes and existing plans all need to the district’s budget, at the line item detail be changed. This inconsistency also impacts level, can now be found on the Gateway web- the rhythm of the day (or week) and many site (under the Information tab/budget tab) or students have difficulty adjusting to these at www.ClearGov.com (search for Gateway Odds & Ends changes. I do take all of these items into con- District). This currently has much information sideration but the overriding factor is the on the district’s planned expenditures and rev- safety of our students. enue figures using the Governor’s budget, Russians take To date we’ve had two cancellations (one which we hope will change significantly in our to social media that needs to be made up and one that was a favor before annual town meetings. Our hope, ‘blizzard bag’ day) and several delays or early in conjunction with our town officials, is that to celebrate releases. Although it is February, the last few this open and transparent process of develop- years have seen some significant weather ing a budget will allow for more informed the cold spell issues in both February and March, and of discussion prior to, and at, annual town meet- MOSCOW (AP) — course we’ve even seen April events. We’ll ings. Residents of Russia’s Urals and Siberia, where temperatures recently plunged to minus 40 Sarah Gillett Services degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) have taken to social media to celebrate Accepting Grant Requests the cold. Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. is currently accepting preliminary Grant Requests Temperatures in Siberia from non-profit organizations providing services to the elderly residents of the greater and the Urals earlier this Westfield area. The filing deadline is March 1, 2019. Since the Sarah Gillett Trust was estab- week plunged to unusual lished in 1971, thousands of dollars have been awarded each year to those non-profit organiza- levels even for the cold- In this handout photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, a tions in the greater Westfield area that are serving the elderly populations within this location. resistant Russians. Preliminary applications should include the specific amount desired, with a brief, one page woman throws boiling water into the freezing air as its instant- Hundreds of social explanation of the services the organization would provide. No brochures or lengthy descrip- ly condenses into an elaborate pattern of ice crystals in Irkutsk, media users have been tions of the organization should be provided at this time. Shortly after the filing date of March Russia. (Mikhail Tilpunov via AP) 1st, qualifying applicants will be contacted and an appointment for an interview with the posting photos and videos trustees will be established. Interviews are generally set for Thursday afternoons between 2:15 under the hashtag #dubak- instantly condensing into an Siberia’s largest city, PM – 4:15 PM. challenge, or “cold chal- elaborate pattern of ice crystals. Novosibirsk, climbing to a high Preliminary Grant Requests are to be mailed to: THE SARAH GILLETT SERVICES FOR lenge,” showing people The rare cold spell has sub- of minus 27 degrees Centigrade THE ELDERLY, INC. P.O. BOX 1871, WESTFIELD, MA 01086. throwing boiling water sided since the hashtag took off (minus 18 Fahrenheit) on into the freezing air and it last week, with temperatures in Thursday.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2019. There are 325 days left in the year.

n Feb. 9, 1964, The Beatles made their first live Sam came out to the nation as an openly gay player in American television appearance on “The Ed In 1984, Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov, 69, died 15 published interviews with ESPN, The New York Times OSullivan Show,” broadcast from New York on months after succeeding Leonid Brezhnev; he was fol- and Outsports. Danish movie director Gabriel Axel (“Ba- CBS. lowed by Konstantin U. Chernenko (chehr-NYEN’-koh). bette’s Feast”) died in Copenhagen at age 95. On this date: In 2002, Britain’s Princess Margaret, sister of Queen One year ago: In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Elizabeth II, died in London at age 71. President Donald Trump signed a $400 billion budget Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a deal that sharply boosted spending, swelling the fed- majority of electoral votes. In 2005, Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Carly eral deficit; the measure ended a brief overnight federal Fiorina was forced out by board members, ending her government shutdown. At the opening ceremony of the In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected provisional presi- nearly six-year reign. Winter Olympics in South Korea, North and South Ko- dent of the Confederate States of America at a congress rean athletes entered Olympic Stadium together, wav- held in Montgomery, Alabama. In 2017, a federal appeals court refused to reinstate ing flags showing a unified Korea; it was their first joint President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Olympic march in more than a decade. In 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff held its first for- predominantly Muslim nations, unanimously rejecting mal meeting to coordinate military strategy during World the administration’s claim of presidential authority, ques- Today’s Birthdays: War II. Daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in tioning its motives and concluding that the order was un- Television journalist Roger Mudd is 91. Actress Janet the United States, with clocks moved one hour forward. likely to survive legal challenges. Suzman is 80. Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee The SS Normandie, a former French liner being refitted is 79. Actress-politician Sheila James Kuehl (kyool) (TV: for the U.S. Navy at a New York pier, caught fire (it cap- Ten years ago: “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”) is 78. Singer-song- sized early the next morning). President Barack Obama used his first news confer- writer Carole King is 77. Actor Joe Pesci is 76. Singer ence since taking office to urgently pressure lawmakers Barbara Lewis is 76. Author Alice Walker is 75. Actress In 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the to approve a massive economic recovery bill. New York Mia Farrow is 74. Former Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., is 73. southwest Pacific ended with an Allied victory over Jap- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez admitted to tak- Singer Joe Ely is 72. Actress Judith Light is 70. Rhythm- anese forces. ing performance-enhancing drugs, telling ESPN he’d and-blues musician Dennis “DT” Thomas (Kool & the used banned substances while with the Texas Rangers Gang) is 68. Actor Charles Shaughnessy is 64. Actor Ed In 1950, in a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, Sen. for three years. Lindsey Vonn won the downhill for her Amatrudo is 63. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., charged that the State De- second gold at the World Championships in Val D’isere, 62. Jazz musician Steve Wilson is 58. Country singer partment was riddled with Communists. France, becoming the second American woman (after Travis Tritt is 56. Actress Julie Warner is 54. Country Andrea Mead Lawrence) to win two golds at a worlds. singer Danni Leigh is 49. Actress Sharon Case is 48. In 1960, Adolph Coors Co. chairman Adolph Coors Playwright Robert Anderson (“Tea and Sympathy”) died Actor Jason George is 47. Actress Amber Valletta is 45. III, 44, was shot to death in suburban Denver during a in New York at age 91. Actor-producer Charlie Day is 43. Rock singer Chad botched kidnapping attempt. (The man who killed him, Wolf (Carolina Liar) is 43. Actor A.J. Buckley is 42. Rock Joseph Corbett Jr., served 19 years in prison.) Five years ago: musician Richard On (O.A.R.) is 40. Actress Ziyi (zee Despite a wave of online protests, Copenhagen Zoo in yee) Zhang is 40. Olympic silver and bronze medal fig- In 1964, the G.I. Joe action figure was introduced at the Denmark killed a healthy male giraffe named “Marius” ure skater Irina Slutskaya is 40. Actor Tom Hiddleston is American International Toy Fair in New York. because of rules imposed by a European zoo asso- 38. Actor David Gallagher is 34. Actor Michael B. Jordan ciation to deter inbreeding. Host country Russia won is 32. Actress Rose Leslie is 32. Actress Marina Malota In 1971, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in California’s San its first gold medal of the Sochi Olympics, winning the is 31. Actress Camille Winbush is 29. Actor Jimmy Ben- Fernando Valley claimed 65 lives. The crew of Apollo 14 team figure skating event; Matthias Mayer of Austria nett is 23. Actor Evan Roe (TV: “Madam Secretary”) is returned to Earth after man’s third landing on the moon. won the men’s downhill. Missouri All-American Michael 19. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 - PAGE 3

Lawyers to Benefit Concert For Westfield Police Auxiliary bring texting FREE TO THE PUBLIC A LOOK AT WESTFIELD 1669-2019 suicide case to US Supreme Court Live In Concert! WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30 P.M. BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for a woman con- Westfield High Technical Academy Auditorium victed of encouraging her FEBRUARY 13, 2019 • WatershedNOVEMBER Wanderings 28, 2018 Through Time and Space: boyfriend to kill himself say Friday April 12 7:30 PM WestfieldCity of WestfieldRiver Watershed Celebrations: Association, 65 1869, Years 1919, of Service 1969 they plan to appeal her invol- Westfield StateWSU: University Dever Stage, (WSU): Parenzo Scanlon Hall Banquet Rm. untary manslaughter convic- Tickets On Sale At: Presented By: WRWA MembersPresented Dr. By: Aaron Dr. Robert Reyes, Brown Dr. andBrian Bruce Conz, Cortis Bill Rose, Mark Damon tion to the U.S. Supreme Purplepass.com Court. Rocky’s Hardware Westfield FEBRUARY 27, 2019DECEMBER • Where 12, the 2018 Two Worlds Meet: NBC Boston reports NativeWhips Americans of Westfield: of Western MA Michelle Carter’s attorneys WSU: Scanlon Hall • Presented By: Gail White have also asked a The National Touring Production Of Chicago Total Access is a The Rise and Decline of an American Industry music group made of 10 talented MARCH 6,Westfield 2019 • HistoryAthenaeum of • thePresented Westfield By: Bruce Normal Cortis School Massachusetts judge to post- musicians. There is no other Rock & Roll Band with horns that WSU: Lecture: Dever Stage, Parenzo Hall pone a hearing scheduled for has changed music forever, 46 years of Chicago music and song JANUARY 9, 2019 Monday in her case. Presented By: Dr. Beth Ann Rothermel, Dr. Mara Dodge, and Walter Fogg in one great show! Chicago Total Access has captured the real Prosecutors plan to urge sound of Chicago with hits “25 or 6 to 4, Saturday in The Photo Exhibit After Lecture:Shay’s Arno Rebellion Maris Gallery, Ely Hall 2nd Floor First Congregational Church • Presented By: Dennis Picard the judge Monday to order Park”& more. A Must See Show! MARCH 13, 2019 • One Room Schoolhouses in Westfield Carter to begin her 15-month First CongregationalJANUARY Church • 16, Presented 2019 By: Walter Fogg jail sentence now that the Massachusetts’ highest court MARCH 27,The 2019 Canal • Rev. Greenway Edward Taylor’s from Westfield: has ruled in her case . the poet,History to Modern pastor & his congregation Rail Trail1671-1721 Carter’s lawyers want the First CongregationalWestfield Athenaeum Church • Presented • Presented By: BobBy: WalterMadison Powell 22-year-old to remain free while she takes her case to APRIL 17, 2019JANUARY • Wayfinding 30, 2019 through GPS: Planning Perspectives for the City of Westfield the Supreme Court. Sponsored By: The U.S.S.WSU: DeverWestfield, Stage, Parenzo a Civil Hall War Ship The Massachusetts Westfield Athenaeum • Presented By: Ed Stannard Supreme Judicial Court Presented By: Dr. Dristi Neog, and Dr. Robert Bristow ruled Wednesday that Carter APRIL 24, 2019 • How WestfieldFEBRUARY Became 13, 2019Known as the “Baseball Town” is responsible for Conrad FirstWatershed Congregational Wanderings Church • Presented Through By: Dan Time Genovese and Roy III’s 2014 suicide. Prosecutors say Carter James E. Angell Space:MAY Westfield 1, 2019 River• Whips Watershed of Westfield: Association, instructed him over the The Rise and Decline65 Years of of an Service American Industry phone to get back in his Attorney at Law WSU:WSU: ScanlonCURCA Ely Banquet Library, 2nd Hall Flr. • •Presented Presented By: By: Dr. Bruce Aaron Cortis Reyes, truck as it was filling with Our 40th Year Dr. Brian Conz, BillFRIDAY, Rose, Mark MAY Damon 3, 2019 • 1-4 PM toxic gas. Roy had made WSU Student Research on Westfield earlier suicide attempts. in Law Practice WSU: Ely Hall • Presented By: WSU Students ~ Real Estate Closings ~ MAY 8, 2019 • Things Change: The Lost Homes of Westfield Man who ~ Wills & Probate ~ First Congregational Church Presented By: Dr. Robert Brown tried to break 48 Elm Street • Suite 3 • Westfield, MA (413) 562-1500 • www.attyangell.com More information: into mosque westfield350.org/lectures pleads guilty LEAD WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) SPONSOR — A Massachusetts man who More information: westfield350.org/lectures tried to break into a mosque nearly two years ago because Medical marijuana site ordered closed after state inspection he did not like Islam has been sentenced to time served. ACTON, Mass. (AP) — State regulators involving product labeling, sanitation and The Telegram & Gazette have ordered a medical marijuana dispensary security. reports that 32-year-old in Acton to close its doors temporarily. A message left with the dispensary was not Andrew Burke was sentenced The Cannabis Control Commission immediately returned. A website for the store Friday after pleading guilty to announced on Twitter on Friday that it had displayed a message saying the website was charges including attempted issued a cease-and-desist order against undergoing maintenance. breaking and entering with Massachusetts Wellspring. Patients were According to the commission’s records, intent to commit a misde- directed to the commission’s online listings of Wellspring has not applied for permission to meanor, and a civil rights vio- other medical dispensaries to visit until the sell recreational marijuana. lation. facility is allowed to reopen. Oversight of the medical marijuana was Police say the Shrewsbury The commission said an unannounced recently transferred to the commission from man was seen on security inspection of Wellspring turned up violations the state Department of Public Health. video approaching the Worcester Islamic Center, kicking at a glass door and trying to pry open the doors. Jury finds couple not guilty of abusing child family member He eventually left but was FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and 75-year-old Thomas police, and the child told later arrested. (AP) — A Massachusetts Tierney not guilty of assault investigators the couple Police say after his April GOVERMENT MEETINGS couple who had been charged and reckless endangerment would often tie him up when 2017 arrest Burke told offi- with repeatedly tying up a charges Thursday. he misbehaved. cers he didn’t like Islam. A MONDAY, FEB, 11 child family member with an The Tierneys brought the The Tierneys told police lawyer previously blamed his extension cord has been child to a hospital in Natick they tied the boy up as part of actions on mental illness. acquitted. in August 2015 tied in electri- a game, and he often asked to Burke, who represented Granville: The Metrowest Daily News cal cords, saying the child be tied up. himself, told a judge Friday Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm reports the Middlesex was suffering from mental Joanne Tierney’s lawyer his psychotic episodes were Superior Court jury found issues. says the couple is relieved caused by prescribed medica- Blandford: 76-year-old Joanne Tierney The hospital contacted with the jury’s finding. tions. Conservation Commission Meeting at 6 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Chester: Westfield Senior Center’s ‘Heaven’s Angels’ Project Conservation Commission Meeting at 5 pm Michelle Moniz coordinates with the death of a child from first Monday of the month from ding gowns as well as tracing Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm a group at the Westfield Senior miscarriage, stillbirth, or 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the Westfield and cutting patterns. Please call Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Center who sew “angel” gowns through neonatal loss. The baby Senior Center, 45 Noble Street. the Westfield Senior Center Planning Board Meeting at 7:30 pm for newborns who never make gown is used to present the Participants should feel free to Program Director, Mary Lou it home from the hospital. The infants to their families as they bring a portable sewing Niedzielski at 562-6435, to Tolland: white angel gowns are made say a final farewell before buri- machine, sewing scissors, and sign up or get additional infor- Board of Selectmen at 5 pm from wedding gowns and offer al or cremation. The “Heaven’s pins. Those who don’t sew can mation about the program. comfort to strangers coping Angels” group meets on the participate by dismantling wed- PAGE 4 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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Westfield officials really dropped the ball on the marijuana zoning. While Massachusetts is still ahead of most states on the legalization of marijuana, those ahead of us have proven that legalization and the retail sales of marijuana is big busi- ness. Yeah, when the retailers finally open up in Westfield, the city will get its share of tax revenue but there will be virtu- ally no benefit to anyone or anything else. There is currently a retail marijuana facility being constructed on Industrial Park Rd. near the Holiday Inn across from where Camfour is. When that is up and running their customer base will come off the Turnpike, make their purchase then get right back on the Turnpike and head out. Maybe, just maybe, Wendy’s and the two nearby gas stations might see some benefit due to proximity. Westfield should have allowed these retailers in the same locations other retailers can set up shop. Think about the benefit downtown businesses might get from increased In this Jan. 12, 2018 file photo, Virginia Gov.-elect, Lt. Gov Ralph Northam, center, walks down the reviewing stand with retail traffic. Currently, a property owner on Coleman Ave is Lt. Gov-elect, Justin Fairfax, right, and Attorney General Mark Herring at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. The political trying to get a zoning change to allow a retailer there. While crisis in Virginia exploded Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, when the state’s attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in not the ideal location for the better of the community as a the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor. With whole, it will at least force the shop’s customers to travel Northam’s career already hanging by a thread over a racist photo, the day’s developments threatened to take down all three through other areas of town to get there increasing the possi- of Virginia’s top elected officials. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) bility that they may stop and spend money at another place. One opponent is also trying to get passed an amendment say- ing, no marijuana retailers within 500 feet of a park. Any park, not just those parks that attract people regularly. This would again limit the areas for a retailer to set up. C’mon Virginia gov says he won’t quit; Westfield officials, re-think this and use marijuana to make the city better. Don’t just push them to industrial areas where no one can see them, allow them in high visibility spots so that there are more eyes watching them for security and enabling the betterment of the whole city. new allegation hits deputy By ALAN SUDERMAN dential hopeful, immediately called on Fairfax to resign, cit- Associated Press ing “multiple detailed allegations” that are “deeply troubling.” RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Defying practically the entire Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe tweeted that the lieu- Acting AG overseeing Democratic Party, Gov. Ralph Northam told his top staff tenant governor “can no longer effectively serve.” Friday that he is not going to resign over the racist-photo The tumult in Virginia began late last week, with the dis- furor, while a second sexual-assault accusation was leveled covery of a photo on Northam’s 1984 medical school year- Mueller probe says against his lieutenant governor, the man who would succeed book page that showed someone in blackface standing next to him if he stepped down. another person in a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe. Northam at The new allegation immediately brought demands from top first admitted he was in the picture, then denied it a day later, he’s not interfered Democrats for Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign, too. but acknowledged he once put shoe polish on his face to look By ERIC TUCKER and The twin developments came at the end of a turbulent week like Michael Jackson for a dance contest in 1984. MARY CLARE JALONICK that saw all three of Virginia’s top elected officials — all Nearly the entire Virginia Democratic establishment, as Associated Press Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scan- well as nearly every Democratic presidential hopeful, called WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Matthew dals. on him to resign. Whitaker said on Friday that he has “not interfered in any Northam, who is a year into his four-year term, announced Virginia soon slid deeper into crisis on Wednesday, when way” in the special counsel’s Russia investigation as he faced his intention to stay during an afternoon Cabinet meeting, Attorney General Mark Herring acknowledged wearing a contentious and partisan congressional hearing in his wan- according to a senior official was not authorized to discuss the blackface at a college party in 1980, and Fairfax was publicly ing days on the job. matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. accused by a California college professor of forcing her to The hearing before the House Judiciary Committee was the Later in the day, the governor issued a statement to state perform oral sex on him at a Boston hotel in 2004. first, and likely only, chance for newly empowered Democrats employees, saying, “You have placed your trust in me to lead Although the Democratic Party has taken almost a zero- in the majority to grill an attorney general they perceive as a Virginia forward — and I plan to do that.” tolerance approach to misconduct among its members in this Donald Trump loyalist and whose appointment they suspect The woman who came forward to accuse Fairfax on Friday #MeToo era, a housecleaning in Virginia could be costly: If all was aimed at suppressing investigations of the Republican said in a statement that he attacked her when they were stu- three Democrats resigned, Republican House Speaker Kirk president. They confronted Whitaker on his past criticism of dents at Duke University in North Carolina. The Associated Cox would become governor. special counsel Robert Mueller’s work and his refusal to Press is not reporting the details because the allegation it has In the immediate wake of the allegations against Herring recuse himself from overseeing it, attacked him over his prior not been corroborated. and Fairfax, many Democratic leaders and black members of business dealings and sneeringly challenged his credentials as Fairfax emphatically denied the new allegation, as he did the Virginia legislature leaders continued to call on Northam the country’s chief law enforcement officer. the first one. “It is obvious that a vicious and coordinated to resign but withheld judgment on the two others, saying in “We’re all trying to figure out: Who are you, where did you smear campaign is being orchestrated against me,” he said. Fairfax’s case that the allegations needed to be investigated come from and how the heck did you become the head of the Duke campus police have no criminal reports naming more thoroughly. That changed on Friday, with Democrats Department of Justice,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. When Fairfax, university spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said. rushing to demand that Fairfax step down, too. Whitaker tried to respond, the New York Democrat inter- Durham police spokesman Wil Glenn also said he couldn’t At the start of the week, Cox said there was little appetite rupted, “Mr. Whitaker, that was a statement, not a question. I find a report in the department’s system on the 2000 allega- among lawmakers to remove Northam through impeachment, assume you know the difference.” tion. saying resignation “would obviously be less pain for every- Yet Democrats yielded no new information about the status New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, a 2020 Democratic presi- one.” of the Mueller probe as Whitaker repeatedly refused to dis- cuss conversations with the president or answer questions that he thought might reveal details. Though clearly exasperated — he drew gasps and chuckles when he told the committee chairman that his five-minute time limit for questions was up — Whitaker nonetheless sought to assuage Democratic con- cerns by insisting he had never discussed the Mueller probe with Trump or other White House officials, and that there’d been no change in its “overall management.” “We have followed the special counsel’s regulations to a T,” Whitaker said. “There has been no event, no decision, that has required me to take any action, and I have not interfered in

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In Loving Memory of Obituaries Michael R. Pease Dad believes new info will lead thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/ Patricia M. Elliott to nursing student’s remains WESTFIELD – Patricia By KATHY M. “Patsy” Elliott, 62, a McCORMACK recently retired Professor of Associated Press Mathematics at Holyoke CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Community College for 23 Fifteen years after 21-year- years, passed away old Maura Murray disap- Wednesday, quietly in her ~ 62nd Birthday ~ peared following a car crash sleep at her home in Westfield. in rural New Hampshire, her Born and raised in Westfield, February 9, 1957 father believes newly gath- Patsy attended St. Mary’s ered information will lead to Grammar School and St. “HAPPY BIRTHDAY her remains. Mary’s High School, graduat- SWEETS” The University of ing in 1974. She attended St. I might not be able to Massachusetts-Amherst Joseph College in West hug you, but you are in nursing student lied to pro- Hartford, CT, graduating with fessors about a death in the her Bachelors of Science in my heart forever. family and left campus on Mathematics in 1978 and Love You Always, Feb. 9, 2004, driving into went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Mathematics Your Wife, Carole New Hampshire. She was from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1984. Also, Foxy & Bella last seen on a road in She taught for several years in the 1980s at the former Haverhill that leads to the Cathedral High School in Springfield. Despite having XXXOOO White Mountain National Multiple Sclerosis for the last 25 years, she never let it Forest. She had crashed her get in the way of living her life on her terms. She was car, which was later found. an excellent gardener, especially when it came to herbs Authorities say they are and tomatoes. She loved to read; the walls of her home Tribe restores aware of Fred Murray’s con- were lined with bookcases and she was a force to be tention that cadaver dogs and reckoned with at used book sales. Both stand as testa- chairman’s a radar scan identified some- ments to that fact. In more recent years, she took to thing hidden in the basement antiquing, collecting everything from tea cups to a full financial of a house near where his dining room set, eagerly showing off her latest finds to daughter was last seen, and friends and family. Above all, she loved her family, powers they are considering how to especially her children, to whom she devoted her life. proceed. The area outside the This Feb. 4, 2014 photo shows a missing person poster of Patsy leaves a son, Joshua and his wife, Danielle, of MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) — home had previously been Maura Murray that hangs in the lobby of the police station Goffstown, N.H.; a daughter, Sarah K. McDonald and A Massachusetts tribe has searched, and nothing was in Haverhill, N.H. It’s been 15 years since Murray packed her husband, Matthew, of Derry N.H.; her mother restored its chairman’s finan- found. her car, lied to professors about a death in the family and Rosemary Elliott, of Westfield; two sisters, Eileen cial powers and rescinded a Fred Murray believes his left Massachusetts. The 21-year-old nursing student was last Pearce and her husband, Robert, of Windsor Locks, “no-confidence” vote. daughter is dead, the victim seen on a rural road in northern New Hampshire after she C.T., and Sheila Elliott, her wife, Marie LaMontagne, The Mashpee Wampanoag of a crime. Others theorized crashed her car. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File) of Northampton; one grandchild, Elliana S. McDonald, tribe of Cape Cod announced that Maura Murray fled, pos- and many nieces, nephews, and great nephews. She was Thursday that its tribal coun- sibly to Canada, or was Murray said the informa- A few days before she dis- predeceased by her father William E. and brother cil voted unanimously to injured, wandered off into tion was shared with state appeared, she was working Steven G. Elliott in 2008. She will be sadly missed. rescind previous votes against the woods and died of expo- police in December. her security job at UMass- Visiting hours are Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 Chairman Cedric Cromwell. sure. The case has been the Jeffery Strelzin, associate Amherst when the phone p.m. at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St., The council said it had found subject of podcasts and a attorney general, said the rang, and she burst into tears. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated “no evidence” of financial documentary. case remains open and active. The caller and the subject of at 1:00 p.m. in St. Mary Church, 30 Bartlett St, both in impropriety. Fred Murray and support- “We are aware of the alle- the call remain unknown. Westfield. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery at Cromwell was stripped of ers organized a search of a gations regarding a home’s When Maura Murray lost 203 Southampton Rd, also in Westfield. In lieu of flow- his financial powers after it basement near the crash site basement in that area and control of her car and hit a ers, memorial contributions may be made to the was disclosed that he and his last fall after getting the have considered and are con- tree, a couple who lived near- Westfield Regional Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont wife, tribal council member homeowner’s permission. He sidering next steps,” he said. by called police. A school Way, Westfield, MA Cheryl Frye-Cromwell, owe was unable to contact a prior “That area was searched by bus driver who also lived the Internal Revenue Service owner, but the property has law enforcement in the past, nearby asked her if she want- $37,000 in back taxes. since changed hands. including with dogs, and ed him to call police. She A recent audit found the Murray said two separate nothing of significance was said no, but he called any- tribe’s Gaming Authority has visits by cadaver dogs and a discovered.” way. Mueller Probe accumulated $375 million in radar scan last fall identified Strelzin said the area out- A police report says the Continued from Page 4 debt and noted numerous something underneath the side the house was searched. windshield was cracked on flaws in the tribe’s accounting basement floor. Maura Murray’s family the driver’s side, both air any way with the special counsel’s investigation.” practices. “It’s been 15 years and I and some investigators bags deployed and the car Republicans made clear they viewed the hearing as point- Cromwell said in a state- haven’t let up,” said Murray, believe she just wanted to get was locked. There was a box less political grandstanding, especially since Whitaker may ment it’s been “painful” to now 76, said in a phone inter- away for a few days. She had of wine on the back seat and have less than a week left in the job, and some respected his see his credibility questioned view from Hanson, recently resolved a criminal a strong odor of alcohol. wishes by asking questions about topics other than Mueller’s but he remains committed to Massachusetts, this week. matter involving use of a “I just want the poor kid to probe into potential coordination between Russia and the the tribe’s long quest for a “The point is, two dog hits stolen credit card and caused have her own grave,” Murray Trump campaign. The Senate is expected to vote as soon as sovereign reservation and a and a radar hit. ... That’s my extensive damage to her said. “I just want somebody next week on confirming William Barr, Trump’s pick for casino. daughter, I do believe.” father’s car during a crash. to help her.” attorney general. “I’m thinking about maybe we just set up a popcorn machine in the back because that’s what this is becoming. It’s becoming a show,” said Republican Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia, who accused his Democratic colleagues of “charac- ter assassination.” But Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the committee chairman who a day Police Logs earlier had threatened to subpoena Whitaker to ensure his appearance, left no doubt about his party’s focus. WESTFIELD vehicle smashed into a snowbank in a parking lot, the caller “You decided that your private interest in overseeing this Major crime and incident report reports that there is front-end damage to the vehicle but the particular investigation, and perhaps others from which you Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 operator is nowhere to be found, the responding officer reports should have been recused, was more important than the integ- 4:29 a.m.: accident, North Elm Street, a caller reports that that they contacted Amherst police in an attempt to make con- rity of the department,” said Nadler, of New York. “The ques- his son called him following an accident he was involved in, tact with the registered owner of the vehicle, Amherst police tion that this committee must now ask is: Why?” the caller’s son reports that he had fallen asleep at the wheel report that they had made phone contact with the vehicle’s Whitaker toggled between defending his role in the special and crashed into a pole, the responding officer reports that the owner who claimed the operator of the vehicle at the time of the counsel’s investigation and echoing the president’s talking vehicle is totaled but there are no injuries, the officer reports accident was a friend of his; points, conceding for instance that while foreign interference that they notified the department of public works that a tree had 9:53 p.m.: arrest, Hubbard Street, an officer reports that they in U.S. elections was a problem, so too was voter fraud — a been taken down in the accident; will be attempting to serve an arrest warrant, the officer reports key issue for Republicans, but one that Democrats say is over- 6:56 a.m.: accident, Southampton Road, a caller reports that that they have arrested Craig. A Daniels, 56, of 65 Hubbard stated. He said he had no reason to doubt Mueller’s honesty or they drove by a three-vehicle accident, the responding officer Street, Westfield for a probation warrant. to believe that he was conflicted in his leadership of the inves- reports that one of the vehicles had crossed the center lane and tigation. struck the other two cars, the officer reports that one of the If you would like to run a But he also declined to say if he still agreed with sharply vehicle’s occupants was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital; critical comments about the Mueller probe that he made as a 12:34 p.m.: accident, East Main Street, a caller reports that a Birthday Announcement in television commentator before arriving at the Justice vehicle backed onto the sidewalk and struck one of the columns The Westfield News contact Department in the fall of 2017 as chief of staff to then-Attor- in front of an East Main Street store, the responding officer us at: 413-562-4181 ney General Jeff Sessions. And he passed up a chance to break reports that the operator was transported to Baystate Noble from the president’s characterization of the Mueller investiga- Hospital for possible injuries sustained when she struck the tion as a “witch hunt,” saying simply, “I think it would be column; inappropriate for me to comment about an ongoing investiga- 4:13 p.m.: accident, North Road, a caller reports that a tion.” FBI Director Christopher Wray, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Barr have all maintained that they do not believe the investigation to be a witch hunt. When it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a Whitaker also denied a news report that Trump had lashed out at him after the guilty plea of Michael Cohen, the presi- Hyper • Local term you hear a lot. dent’s former lawyer. But he did not answer directly about whether he had discussed that investigation, run by prosecu- It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News has been providing tors in New York, with Trump, insisting only that the president readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and had never instructed him to take particular actions. He said his comment at an unrelated news conference last the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newpapers only week that the Mueller investigation was close to wrapping up provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and — a remark that generated significant attention and specula- big newspaper publishers, after years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly tion — reflected only “my position as acting attorney gener- al.” He said Mueller would finish on his own schedule. aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller markets anymore. White House officials kept an eye on Whitaker’s perfor- mance and, while they appreciated his combative tone and But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant aggressive defense of the administration, there was a sense from aides that his performance, at times, appeared halting coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to and ill-prepared. The president himself kept an eye on the your city, town, neighborhood and home. proceedings before leaving the White House for his annual physical. Democrats also inquired about Whitaker’s past business dealings. Nadler and three other House committee chairmen released documents that they said show Whitaker failed to The Westfield News Group return thousands of dollars that were supposed to be distrib- uted to victims of a company’s alleged fraud. 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Allan Taylor, Minister Of Music (Call For Schedules) Sundays 9:30 Am, Service That Blend Sunday Evening - Youth Program. Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 am Changed Into His Image Class Contemporary Worship With Traditional Liturgy Church School Sunday 10 am (Call For Schedules) And A Family-Friendly Atmosphere Westfield Alliance Church Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible Kidzone: Childcare And Children’s Ministry 297 Russell Road, Westfield, Ma 01085 Fellowship Hour 11 Am Our Lady Of The Blessed Sacrament Parish During The Service Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor 127 Holyoke Road Sign Language Interpreted Phone - (413) 568-3572 First Spiritual Church Westfield, Ma 01085 Handicapped Accessible Sunday - 9:30 A.M. - Bible Life A.M. For All Ages, Nursery 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, Ma 01105 Mailing Address: Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30 To 11 A.M. Care Provided; 11 A.M. - Worship And The Word; Rev. John Sullivan, Pastor P.O. Box 489 Good Coffee, Fellowship And 6 P.M -Evening Service. Phone - (413) 238-4495 Westfield, Ma 01086-0489 Light-Weight Discussion Of Faith Issues. Sunday Service - 10:30 A.M., Sermon, Healing Service, Pastor: Rev. Daniel S. Pacholec Childcare Provided. Word Of Grace Church Spirit Communication. Deacon Paul Federici Of Pioneer Valley Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Southwick Congregational Church, UCC 848 North Road, Route 202 First United Methodist Church Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 488 College Highway, PO Box 260 Westfield, Ma 01085 (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) Parish Fax: (413) 562-9875 Southwick, MA 01077 (413) 572-3054 16 Court Street Www.Diospringfield.Org/Olbs Phone: 413-569-6362 Email:[email protected] Westfield Ma 01085 Mass Schedule: email: [email protected] Http://Www.Wordgrace.Us 413-568-5818 Saturday: 4 P.M. (Vigil) website: www.southwickucc.org, Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor Rev. Bruce T. Arbour Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 A.M. https://www.facebook.com/ Sunday Morning Service: 10 A.M. Email:[email protected] Monday-Wednesday: 7 A.M. Communion Service SouthwickCongregationalChurchUCC Sunday Evening, 6 P.M. Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 A.M. Thursday Rev. Dr. Susanne U. Hayes – Interim Minister Wednesday Evening, 7 P.M. Sunday School: Sunday 10 A.M. & Friday: 7 A.M. Music – Roberta Kowal; Patti Wood Coffee Hour: Every Sunday 11 A.M. Saturday: 8 A.M. Miraculous Medal Novena Lyn Casey, Office Administrator M-F 9:00-1:00 Westfield Evangelical Free Church Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible Confession: Saturday 3:15- 3:45 P.M. Sundays 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, Ma 01085 Handicapped Accessible. 10:00 AM (9:30 AM from 6/17-9/2/18) Rev. David K. Young, Pastor Grace Lutheran Church Worship Service Phone - (413) 562-1504 1552 Westfield Street, Our Lady Of The Lake Church (Nursery Available) Sunday – 10 A.M. - Morning Worship, West Springfield, Sheep Pasture Road 10:15 AM Childcare Available; 8:45 A.M. - Sunday School. Ma 01089 Southwick, Ma 01077 Sunday School/Youth Group Wednesday - 7 P.M. - Bible Study. Phone - 413-734-9268 Pastor Rev. Henry L. Dorsch (413) 569-0161 (2nd and 4th Sunday) (off for summer 5/20) Friday - 6:30 P.M. - Website - Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski (413) 569-0161 3:30 PM Awana Children’s Program. www.Gracelutheranonline.Com Catechetical Leader: O.A. Meeting The Rev. John Marquis, Pastor Lynda Daniele (413) 569-0162 Tuesday West Springfield Church Of Christ E-Mail [email protected] Bookkeeper:Rosemarie Ricco 6:30 PM 61 Upper Church Street, Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Parish Secretary: Maxine Matos Boy Scouts Meeting West Springfield, Ma 01089 [email protected] (Fri. 8am - 4pm) 413-569-0161 email:[email protected] 6:30 PM Phone - (413) 736-1006 Sunday Service - 9:30 A.M. Best rectory office hours Thurs. 9am-noon & Fri. 8-4pm. Bell Choir Rehearsal Sunday - 10:30 A.M. And 6 P.M., Worship Service; 9:30 Tuesday – 9 A.M. - Bible Study Sacristan: Stella Onyski Wednesday A.M. - Bible Study. Wednesday Service - 6 P.M. Mass Schedule 6:30 PM Wednesday - 7 P.M., Bible Study. Sat. 5 P.M. (Vigil), Sun., 8, Cub Scouts Meeting Granville Federated Church 10 A.M. And 7 P.M. 7:00 PM Wyben Union Church American Baptist Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 A.M. Voice Choir Rehearsal An Interdenominational Church & United Church Of Christ Wednesday 7 P.M. Thursday 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, Ma 01085 16 Granby Road, Granville, Ma 01034 Penance/Confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. Before 7 6:30 PM Phone - (413) 568-6473 Phone - (413) 357-8583 P.M. Mass And By Appointment. Mid-Week Service Rev. George Karl, Pastor 10 A.M. - Worship Service, Sunday School To Run Baptisms: Sundays At 11:15 A.M. Arrange With Pastor Friday Sunday Worship And Sunday Concurrently With Worship Service. Childcare Available And A Pre- Baptism Meeting Is Scheduled. 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM School At 10 A.M. 11 A.M. - Coffee Hour Marriage: Arrangements Should Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Summer Worship At 9:30Am Monday - 8 P.M. - AA Meeting Be Made With Pastor Prior 6:00 PM Nursery Available Thursday - 7 P.M. - Adult Choir Practice To Any Reception Arrangements O.A. Meeting Bible Studies In Both Church First Saturday - 6 P.M. - Potluck Supper In Fellowship Hall As Early As One Year In Advance 7:30 PM And In Members’ Homes. Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 A.M. - Breakfast Served Exposition Of Blessed Sacrament: A.A. Meeting Wybenunionchurch.Com In Fellowship Hall 1st Friday 9 A.M.-5 P.M. Saturday (413) 562-5461 Third Wednesday - 12 Noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Marian Cenacle Of Prayer: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Email your notices of religious events and listings to [email protected] Subject:Religion Pages THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 - PAGE 7 Arts Beat Extra: Alannah Judd & Friends To Perform Benefit Concert for Shriner’s Hospital By Mark G. Auerbach include that classic as well as other friends and family that needed leg brac- Correspondent selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s es, or low radiation x-rays, or rehabilita- Alannah Judd, a 13 year old Westfield Broadway arrangements, Frank Sinatra, tion services. Years ago, my brother was Middle School student, and some of her The Beatles, and The Carpenters. I diagnosed with scoliosis. At first it musician friends, will perform a benefit especially love doing ballads, and if you wasn’t bad, but over time it grew worse concert for Shriner’s Hospital for sing them correctly, you can captivate and worse. Not too long after, the doc- Children on Tuesday, March 26, at 7PM the audience. You can tell so many tors found that the scoliosis was heredi- at The Majestic Theater in West amazing stories through the art of tary, and I had it as well. By going to the Springfield, MA. Dan Kane is produc- music.” Shriner’s Hospital for Children, both me ing the event, and Dave Madsen of Ms. Judd became interested in music, and my brother, Matt, did not have to Western Mass News will emcee. when she was four. “I started participat- have any surgery. But, the idea that Westfield Bank is the concert sponsor. ing in school talent shows and the chil- other children were not as fortunate Alannah, an alumna of the annual dren’s choir. I have been studying with broke my heart. I know what an amaz- Dan Kane Summer Singing Enrichment Dan Kane for the last 2 years and been ing job the Shriner’s does for so many program at the Majestic., has assembled performing with the Dan Kane Singers children, and any way I can support a group of vocalists she’s worked along- at venues throughout Greater them, I will. I am honored that the side before. “You can expect to hear Springfield. I can confidently say that I Shriner’s was kind enough as to let me Freddie Marion, Traci Mnich, The Dk8, would not be where I am today if I host this concert to support them and all and some alumni of the summer enrich- hadn’t met him. He has taught me how of the children in need”. ment program at the Majestic Theater: to control my voice, how to branch out Tickets for Alannah Judd and Friends, Alexis Anamisis, Shea Braceland, Ally and try singing new things, and most priced $20 and $18, are available at The & Lauren Carnes, Ayslin Dziedzic, importantly, he made me realize that if I Majestic Theater Box-Office. For Sophie Lawry, and Allie Masciadrelli. work hard enough, I could conquer my details: .413-747-7797 or https://www. These amazing people, and all of the dreams.” majestictheater.com/index.html other participating singers all have a Alannah Judd and Friends selected ——— special place in my heart.” The Shriners Hospital for Children to Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at According to Ms. Judd, “Expect a benefit from the concert proceeds. “The American University and the Yale very wide variety of genres from pop, to care they provide has touched so many School of Drama. He’s worked for arts standards, and my favorite ballads, “I in my life. When the group of singers organizations and reported on theatre first sang “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” that will be performing at the Majestic for newspapers and radio. Mark pro- at the summer enrichment program at toured the Shriners Hospital in duces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio for the Majestic Theater. The show will Springfield they all shared stories of 89.5fm/WSKB. Alannah Judd. (Photo by Gary Pope/GaryDoesAlot.com)

Commission Continued from Page 1 Ice Concerns around the city. The SROs were removed well. They were two of the 18 officers that were Continued from Page 1 from their posts to fill out regular patrol shifts on leave for various reasons at the peak of the gray where it’s saturat- about every weekend and “The sun hits on that during the staffing crisis. Chief Camerota said staffing crisis. Although it is not specified why ed,” said Grannells. was out on the lake as side most of the time and during Wednesdays Public Health and Safety they were out, their return is a sign that the Adding that recently as Thursday that’s where the water is,” Committee meeting that the SROs would be department is slowly gaining officers back. The Congamond Lake flows afternoon. said Alaimo. introduced back into the schools in the near officers that have been absent were gone for from North to Middle to “It’s getting to the point Alaimo plans on ice future. reasons ranging from injury, to military leave, South Pond, there’s a con- where I can go out there fishing on Congamond Officers Zachary Dremers and William to officers joining other departments like cern that the ice is thinner with a couple of guys but Lake this weekend and is Ullrich will be considered to return to duty as Vigneault and Fanion. than people think. I’m not going to tell peo- hopeful that some of the “People just don’t ple it’s safe,” said Alaimo. spots freeze up with cold- understand that Out near the North boat er temperatures expected City Engineer Congamond (Lake) isn’t ramp on Congamond to arrive at night. Despite Continued from Page 1 like your backyard pond,” Lake, Alaimo measured that, it won’t cause him to of city projects, mentioning a Flaherty said that he was ages on a daily basis, “and said Grannells. “Its got a about six inches of ice say the ice is safe. sink hole on the Rail Trail. He going to vote for Cressotti those guys are really good. I lot of motion of water where you could still see “You really can’t be also complained about the again. He said his criticism think they’re doing a good job with these springs and white ice. But, Alaimo telling people unless you downtown speed bumps, which were meant for the Personnel with what they have to work currents and it’s also very said that near South Pond know for sure,” said he said are costing emergency Action Committee to vet with, because the pot isn’t get- deep.” there are a number of Alaimo. “Ice is never vehicles in repair; the bump Cressotti, implying they did ting any bigger, and the job’s Bill Alaimo ice fishes dark spots where it might 100% safe.” outs, and balustrades. not, to which Harris strongly not getting any easier,” he said. on Congamond Lake just be unsafe. “I’d like to do some of these objected. “Look at the things we’ve done projects without state funding. Council president Ralph J. over the past 10 or 12 years as a We didn’t need a 12 foot lane Figy reminded the councilors city. There are communities on Western Ave.,” Surprise that state projects, which were around us that haven’t done said. He also complained that being mentioned, are not under anywhere near the type of infra- The Wick 338 Cressotti was still pushing for the city’s control. structure work that we’ve done. Continued from Page 1 Complete Streets, a federal pro- “We shouldn’t make this per- That doesn’t happen by acci- Johnson believes he has no other choice The Wick 338. The award this year has gone gram designed to enable safe sonal. We’re here to do a job. dent,” he added. than to prove that The Wick 338 symbolizes to Chris Canning, a New England rider for access for pedestrians and We’re concerned about over- Councilors Morganelli, the epitome of being a grassroot organiza- the NESC, who has won multiple races in cyclists, which he said the sight on some of these things, Onyski and Bean also expressed tion. the NESC circuit, including placing first in Council voted down twice. as well as the cost,” said their support for the appoint- “Now we have to start defending our- the open expert race at the fall race in Ward 1 Councilor Mary Ann At-large Councilor Dan Allie. ment. Bean said that the city selves and really show this is what we do,” Southwick in October of 2018. Babinski gave her full support “We have a responsibility to has had a lot of federal and state said Johnson. “We’re the ones that race “It’s somebody who really handles them- to Cressotti. “Nobody is per- people who have lived here funds coming in that Cressotti every week and make it affordable and selves well on and off the track,” said fect, and we don’t agree on many generations. We have to had an intricate part in. approachable for the average rider to race Johnson. “It’s more of what kind of human everything,” Babinski said, make the economy here and the Bean also said he did have a adding that she totally agreed community of Westfield work problem with the public reap- every weekend.” being you are, and Chris fits that.” with the direction that Cressotti for all of the people, as a team,” pointment process. “It’s very Because of that, some of the new events Johnson also said that Canning will be was going in with Complete he added, saying that the coun- difficult. We’re on cameras. I’d and programs to promote the grassroots ini- one of the instructors for the Learn to Ride Streets. “He has a vision for this cil has to have oversight on all like to see any one of us deal tiative include holding an amateur day on program. city. I wholeheartedly support of the projects, and relies on the with 13 bosses and the Mayor. June 28, the day before the national race on Johnson will be offering electrical bikes the reappointment of Mark department heads to do that. And it’s getting worse and June 29. Johnson wants to promote the fact or e-bikes, a growing and popular product in Cressotti,” she said. “We don’t owe anyone a job. worse, people are demanding a that The Wick 338 has many opportunities the bicycle industry, at races throughout the At-large Councilor Matthew Our first priority is to look out lot from one person, and when for amateur racers who aren’t the top profes- 2019 schedule. The e-bikes offered are from Emmershy said he had sat for the taxpayer, that’s the peo- they don’t get it, they destroy sional racers in the world. Germany and will allow kids to try them down and had a lengthy discus- ple that vote us in, that’s who the person on social media,” For the first time ever, The Wick 338 has out. sion with Cressotti the evening we’re responsible to,” said Bean said, saying he thinks created a Learn to Ride program, that allows “It’s one of the directions we’ll be taking before. “At the end of the day, a Surprise, adding, “If some- that’s one of the reasons fewer kids that have never ridden a motocross bike forward with races,” said Johnson. lot of work has been done in the thing’s been done for 30 years, people are applying for city before to try it and get the proper tips and In attempt to bring in another different city in recent years. Pros and and you’re getting a litany of jobs. “I just know he’s dedicat- training from professionals. Johnson said opportunity for motocross riders, The Wick cons — hopefully, with the pos- complaints, maybe there needs ed to the city, and that’s exactly that he’s working with Kawasaki on this 338 will be having a Pedal and Pegs race itive vote we can move on,” he to be some new thinking on what I want here, and I com- program to purchase their equipment and go this year. Calling it a combination of moto- said. that.” mend him for it,” he added. around local schools to give the youth this cross and mountain biking, Johnson said “This is a gentleman who has At-large Councilor John J. Figy said he would like to get opportunity. The program would take place that it’s similar to a biathlon. The race worked over 30 years for our Beltrandi, III, who is the liaison clarification on councilor par- in the parking lot near the motocross track to begins on the starting line of the motocross city, day in and day out. This is to Engineering, said he has ticipation in sub-committees give the kids a chance to learn how to ride. track where riders do three laps and exit the not just a day job. His only con- known Cressotti for 20 years, going forward, after Flaherty cern is Westfield. It’s deplor- and has dealt with him on both agreed that he would have pre- The Wick 338 will also be introducing the track at the top of the hill. Participants will able that you cite two, four or sides of the table, as a councilor ferred to have the back and 1st annual Ambassador award, which goes then shut their engines down, grab a moun- ten items you don’t care for,” and as a contractor. He said forth discussion in the Personnel to a motocross rider who exemplifies certain tain bike and do a six to eight-minute lap in said Harris, calling the discus- Cressotti has put together a Action Committee. qualities that Johnson wants to represent the woods to finish the race. sion callous. team in his office that he man-

Westfield Farmers’ Events at the Huntington Public Library Valentine’s Soup & Market Winter Markets The Huntington Library’s February Artist of the Month is Mimi Ross. The Library will have an opening reception for Mimi on Friday February 15th from 5-7pm at the Library on 7 East Sandwich Luncheon The Westfield Farmers’ Market will hold Main Street, Huntington. All are welcome. Artist’s Bio: “Photographer Mimi Caban Ross is a The Huntington Council on Aging will three indoor Winter Markets. Location is the passionate and creative lover of the Creator and Creative Expression in many forms, a Healthy be hosting a Valentine’s Soup & Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street. The Lifestyle Coach, Workshop Developer and Presenter, Writer, Singer/Songwriter, Pianist, Public Sandwich Luncheon and Dance with dates are Saturday, February 9. The hours are Speaker and Social Media Strategist who has lived in and loved Huntington since 2007 but grew Gemtones on Thursday, February 14 10 am to 3 pm. A great place to get some of up all over the country. Mimi has loved photography since she was a kid and a few years ago your Holiday shopping done! (snow date, Friday, February 15) at when she began helping her husband exhibit at area Art Shows, she decided to begin exhibiting 12:00 p.m. at Stanton Hall. The sug- As we have had all summer, we feature 25 to her own work as well. She particularly loves images in the Hilltowns, color and patterns in nature 30 local vendors and crafters selling all sorts of gested donation per person is $5.00. and in architecture, and capturing life as she travels throughout North America. See something Please call 413-512-5205 for a reserva- fresh produce and other products. There will you want? Let’s Talk! Mimi & Friends Music is also available to play at YOUR Art Opening or also be live music, thanks to a grant from the tion by Thursday, February 7. A St. other event. You may contact Mimi at [email protected] or on Facebook at Mimi Patrick’s Corned Beef Luncheon featur- Westfield Cultural Council. SNAP and HIP Caban Ross or Instagram @meemthebeam or 413.667.5146 benefits are accepted, and we will match up to ing the Do Re Mi Singers will be held on Looking for something to do during school vacation week? The Springfield Symphony Thursday, March 14 (snow date - Friday, $5.00 when SNAP tokens are purchased at the Orchestra visits the Huntington Public Library on Thursday February 21, 2019 at 2:30pm at 7 Market Table. We now accept all major credit East Main Street, Huntington. After an introduction to the instruments, participants get a chance March 15) at 12:00 p.m. at Stanton Hall. cards. to bow a violin, blow a horn or tap out a rhythm on a drum. Here’s your chance to try an instru- The suggested donation per person is Attention vendors. Please contact us if you ment in a judgment-free zone that encourages exploration and excitement! Signup at the Library, $8.00. Please call 413-512-5205 for a have an interest in participating at the Market. tel. 413-512-5206. reservation by Thursday, March 7. Both For more information and vendor applications The Huntington Public Library holds Storytime at 11:00am on the first and the third programs are supported in part by a grant please visit our web page at www.westfield- Saturdays of the month, including a story-related craft and a snack. The Huntington Public from the Huntington Cultural Council, a farmersmarket.net or call 562-5431 x101. Library is located at 7 East Main Street in Huntington. No signups required. Telephone 413-512- local agency which is supported by the E-mail: [email protected]. 5206. Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. PAGE 8 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS Father Daughter Dance at the Tekoa Country Club

The remaining dance crowd lets loose on the floor of the annual Tekoa Country Club Father Daughter Dance. Dozens The group of fathers and daughters answer the question, of dads and daughters attended the dance at the Tekoa The crowd dancing to a portion of ‘The Cha Cha Slide.’ “How low can you go?” as asked during The Cha Cha Slide. Banquet Hall Friday night.

Dads and daughters slow dancing during the Father Daughter A group of dads take a break to chat during the Father A father and his daughter in the middle of a dance early in the Dance. The song ‘Butterfly Kisses’ by Bob Carlisle was play- Daughter Dance at the Tekoa Country Club. night. ing at the time. The crowd turns their attention to the front of the dance floor, where the DJ was making an announce- ment.

Photos A girl turns to see some commotion going on A young daughter being carried during a slower by Peter behind her as she dances with her dad. song that was played during the dance. 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Renee Marshall, Kamden Amir Breck, Kathryn Elizabeth 7 Maximum Honors Taddia, Vincenzo Dante Mata, Ariana Brown, Amber Riley Ackley, Karissa Lynn Talbot, Sean Peter Mazeralle, Dylan Louis Brutskaya, Alyona Amy Anderson, Brielle Ann-Marie Theriault, Drew Joseph Mccarthy, Sean Michael Bulan, Jonathan Michael Arkoette, Andre Jared Toporowski, Ciara Lisette Mello, Jacob Nathan Bulatov, David Ruslanovich Avery, Emma Jane Tremblay, Abigail Murphy Melo, Anthony Jonathan Bush, Kaden Seth Backholm, Rylee Alice Valdes, Heather Marie Montanaro, Isabella Rose Cardin, Jenna Marie Barcomb, Kasandra Bethany Vega, Edith Marie Murphy, Marlow Catherine Cardoza-Rebollo, Brittny Bargatti, Norah Katherine Williams, Lizmarrie Nicolle, Serena Rose Carnes, Lauren Theresa Beaulieu, Emma Kathryn Wondolowski, Madison Chase O’Sullivan, Andrew Joseph Carter, Caylee Marie Bouchard, Kelsey Lynn Yarasavych, Jocelyn Rose Pelletier, Michael Robert Cassell, Emma Anne Bouyea, Charlotte Song Zhuk, Matthew Ethan Phelps, 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Sarmiento, Jack Scott Dziuban, Noah Joseph DeJesus, Ariana Brunelle, Makayla Rae Senuta, Samiah Cianna Eidinger, Elyse Marie Dekastrozza, Jaden Elizabeth Bulatov, Daniil Ruslanovich Sevostyanova, Vera Elderkin, Gage Lucas Vasquez Deland, Lindsey Elizabeth Chemeris, Vladislav Shay, Hailey Alexis Fillion, Morgan Ashley Dolan, Olivia Diana Collins, Cody Patrick Shvyryd, Iryna Pavlivna Flaherty, Patrick John Dorunda, Abigail Pearl Connolly, Aylei Liberty St Pierre, Jaden Robert Florek, Allison Michelle Dorunda, Michael Carl Connors, Tristen Keith Stathatos, Peter John Forest, David Michael Doyle, John Frank Crean, Robert James Strange, Gianna Patricia Foyle, Colin Michael Duffy, Grace Marie Gallo, Lillian Mae Surprise, Miranda Sidra sue Gavrilyuk, Anatolevna Esther Ellis, Zachary Daniel Grabiec, Gabriella Shea Talbot, Grace Elizabeth Gibson, Kaden Riggs Felsentreger, Skye Leigh Grady, Jax Thomas Theriaque, Danielle Elisabeth Gogol, Nora Elizabeth Ferreira, Daniella Cristina Jimenez, 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Austin Robare, Andrew Christopher Scott, Nora Katherine Ramirez, Jayleen Ivette Grant, Evan Russell Rule, Justin Alexandres Shevchuk, Solomiia Ramirez, Jeyleen Ivette Hatch, Justin Briggs Sullivan, Peter John Shuman, Brandon Patrick Rehor, Allison Grace Hodge, Britney Nel Talbot, Thomas Matthew Shvyryd, Eduard Pavlovych Riga, Grace Miller Irving, Olivia Elizabeth Thomas, Austin Ray Slivca, Marina Ritter, Gabriella Irena Johnson, David Albert Trzepacz, Emerson Elizabeth Stern, Lillian Rebecca Rizaan, Reeha Fathima Johnson, Ethan Alexander Turner, Anthony Mark Sutter, Jordan Catherine Roselli, Joseph Angelo Keating, April Marie Vysotskyi, Vladyslav Taglieri, Lillian Joyce Rowe, Quinn Mckenzie Kelso, Amelia Frances THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 - PAGE 9 SPORTS LaForest clears path to gold By Chris Putz Staff Writer NORTHAMPTON – Westfield High School senior track star Brenden LaForest had two strikes going against him when he opened up competition in the 300 meter race at Friday night’s Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships at Smith College. For starters, LaForest did not get the lane he wanted to start in, so much of his competition was behind him. Then, with that weighing on him men- tally, his mind was outracing his body. “I didn’t have much to chase so my start was a little bit slower than I wanted to,” LaForest said. “That gave me a little bit of worry.” If the senior Bomber was worried, he did not show it. Once LaForest came around the bend, he set the track ablaze. “I knew when I went around the corner, I’d make up that time,” he said. “Today I was shooting for the school record so I just knew I had to run faster than I’ve run before. I had some tough competition today so I tried getting to that break as fast as I could.” Southwick’s Britta Penland launches LaForest set a new school record in the 300 with one during the shot put event. (Photo by a first-place time of 36.08. He finished just ahead of Marc St.Onge) Amherst-Pelham’s Kai Bailin (36.46). Cole Lavalle, of Northampton was third in 36.57. Westfield’s Brenden LaForest sets the bar with a LaForest said he overcame any doubts and record-setting, first-place run in the boys 300 struggles with continued improvement during prac- meters Friday night at the PVIAC Championships tice sessions. at Smith College in Northampton. (Photo by Marc St. Brian Rawson in the boys 300 meter run. “I made it happen and I finished strong,” he said. Onge) (Photo by Marc St.Onge) LaForest said he has been running the 300 meters to primarily train for the outdoor track season, and more specifically the 400. As a team, Westfield finished eighth overall. South Hadley won the PVIAC championship. Northampton was runner-up. Westfield’s Brian Rawson finished 17th (41.30). Bombers’ junior Samir Ghalayini placed sixth in the 55 meter hurdles (8.68). Westfield sophomore Catherine Bean posted impressive results in the girls competition, logging record-setting top five finishes in the 300 meters (4th, 42.84) and 55 meter dash (5th, 7.57). Bombers’ sophomore Nina Prenosil placed fifth in the 600 meters (1:45.59). Southwick senior Brittany Penland recorded a fourth-place throw in the shot put of 32 feet, 4 inches. In the team competition, Northampton and Southwick’s Alyssa Pompi in the Amherst placed 1-2. Westfield was 12th. Westfield’s Nicole Servetnik in the Southwick’s Bianca Hiltz in the 55 meter hurdles at girls 600 meter run. (Photo by Marc St. Onge) BOYS BASKETBALL girls 600 meter run. Friday’s PVIAC Indoor Track Championship Kate Burzynski Rams upend Indians reaches for the Southwick 65, Ware 57 baton from Dan Scharmann made five 3-pointers in a Maddie Pinski 24-point outing, Connor Roy scored 16 points, during the girls and Cade Billings added 12 to fuel an impressive 4x400 meter key victory over 15-1 Ware. relay. (Photo by Southwick held Ware to just three points in the Marc St.Onge) third quarter. “It was our biggest win of the season by far,” said Southwick coach Peter Fiorentino, whose team kept its playoff hopes alive at 9-9.

Bombers turn back Spartans Westfield 66, East Longmeadow 54 Tony Torres (16 points), Riley Coughlin (12), Westfield’s Catherine and Chris Barber (10) led the Westfield offense. Bean, second from left, competes in the Collins, Lamirande lead Saints girls 55 meter dash at Friday’s Indoor Track Duggan Academy 80, St. Mary 41 Championship at Brady Collins and Jack Lamirande led St. Mary Alex Barouxis-Kroll, right, passes the baton Smith College. to Samir Ghalayini during the boys 4x400 with 14 and 11 points, respectively. (Photo by Marc St.Onge) meter relay. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Westfield’s Tony Torres with a defender on him makes the chip shot for two. (Photo by On a fast break Will Cameron makes the easy layup. (Photo by Bill Deren) Jalen Moore loses the defenders and drives the baseline. (Photo by Bill Deren) Bill Deren)

H.S. Winter Sports RESULTS/STANDINGS

BOYS ICE HOCKEY St. Mary 8-5* St. Mary 1-14 Friday’s Results Westfield 8-4-1 Southwick 7-8 Southwick 9-9 BOYS BASKETBALL Southwick 0-11-1* Gateway 7-3 Gateway 1-14 Southwick 65, Ware 57 Westfield 66, East Longmeadow 54 GIRLS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS ICE HOCKEY Duggan Academy 80, St. Mary 41 Westfield 6-11 Westfield 3-11 Longmeadow-Westfield 7-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-14 Westfield Technical Academy 6-6 *Missing reports Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 10 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Winter Sports Schedules

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

Sat., Feb. 9 Mon., Feb. 11 Mon., Feb. 11 Sat., Feb. 9 Mon., Feb. 11 WRESTLING GIRLS HOOPS GIRLS HOOPS vs. WRESTLING BOYS HOOPS Pathfinder, Westfield CHAMPIONSHIPS vs. Duggan Academy, 5 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIPS – ALL DAY vs. Sci-Tech, Intermediate School – ALL DAY GIRLS HOOPS 6 p.m. (Southampton Road), (at Franklin Tech High (at West Springfield vs. Pioneer Valley Christian High School) 6 p.m. School) Tues., Feb. 12 GIRLS HOOPS vs. Academy, 6:30 p.m. BOYS ICE HOCKEY @ SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS Tues., Feb. 12 Mount Greylock, 2 p.m. Grafton, Buffone Arena, – ALL DAY SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS Tues., Feb. 12 – ALL DAY Sun., Feb. 10 1:30 p.m. (at Berkshire (at Berkshire East- SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY – ALL DAY East-Charlemont) Charlemont vs. Minnechaug, Fitzpatrick Sun., Feb. 10 )GIRLS HOOPS vs. Ice Arena, 5:30 p.m. (at Berkshire East- SWIMMING & DIVING Wed., Feb. 13 Southwick, Westfield Charlemont) Intermediate School JV GIRLS HOOPS JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith (Southampton Road), Mon., Feb. 11 CHAMPIONSHIPS No Sports Scheduled vs. Ware, 5:30 p.m. (at Springfield College) Academy, 5:30 p.m. 4 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith JV BOYS HOOPS vs. GIRLS HOOPS Boys – 8:45 a.m.; Girls Pathfinder, Westfield Tues., Feb. 12 vs. Ware, 6:30 p.m. Academy, 7 p.m. SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS – – 3:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Intermediate School (Southampton Road), ALL DAY JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m. (at Berkshire East- Wed., Feb. 13 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS Ludlow, Fitzpatrick Ice Arena, BOYS HOOPS vs. Charlemont) 6:40 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 14 Pathfinder, Westfield GIRLS HOOPS @ St. @ Smith Voke, 5 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Intermediate School Mary’s, Westfield BOYS HOOPS (Southampton Road), Intermediate School @ Smith Voke, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 7 p.m. (Southampton Road), 4 JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. Fri., Feb. 15 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Smith BOYS ICE HOCKEY @ Thurs., Feb. 14 Chicopee Comp, 5:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 13 GIRLS HOOPS Voke, 5 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS vs. East Longmeadow, @ St. Mary’s, Westfield GIRLS HOOPS vs. Chicopee BOYS HOOPS Franklin Tech, South Olympia Ice Center (West Intermediate School Comp, 7 p.m. @ Smith Voke, 6:30 p.m. Middle School, 5:30 p.m. Springfield), 8:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. (Southampton Road), Franklin Tech, South Wed., Feb. 13 6 p.m. Tues., Feb. 12 Middle School, 7 p.m. No Sports Scheduled SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS Mon., Feb. 18 Fri., Feb. 15 – ALL DAY No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Feb. 14 Thurs., Feb. 14 (at Berkshire East- GIRLS HOOPS vs. JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. JV BOYS HOOPS Charlemont) Gateway, Westfield Ware, 5:30 p.m. vs. St. Mary’s, 5 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Intermediate School, 6 GIRLS HOOPS vs. Ware, BOYS HOOPS Tues., Feb. 19 p.m. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. vs. St. Mary’s, JV BOYS HOOPS @ BOYS HOOPS @ 6:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 15 Fri., Feb. 15 Longmeadow, 7 p.m. Pathfinder, 5:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Pathfinder, JV BOYS HOOPS @ JV BOYS HOOPS @ Gateway, 5 p.m. Monson, 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ BOYS HOOPS @ Gateway, 6:30 p.m. Monson, 7 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE

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

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National Hockey League NHL Conference Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

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A few years after he died, I Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m. reconnected with a divorced male friend whom I knew as a 3 p.m. FS2 — LIGA MX: BUAP vs. Monterrey young person. We were doing things together, and I enjoyed FS1 — NASCAR: Monster Energy Sprint Cup Series, final practice, TRACK AND FIELD his company. He’s 80. I am 78. Daytona Beach, Fla. 4:30 p.m. He lived in another town, and we would see each other 4:30 p.m. every few weeks. We were beginning to get kind of close, but NBC — Millrose Games: 112th Millrose Games, New York, N.Y. --- when his family started asking whether we were serious, I FS1 — ARCA Series, season opener, Daytona Beach, Fla. Sunday, Feb. 10 think it frightened him. 7 p.m. AAF FOOTBALL One day, he called and said he felt “smothered by the rela- FS1 — NHRA Drag Racing: Saturday Nitro Pomona, season-opening 4 p.m. tionship.” I was hurt and embarrassed. It seriously affected Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. CBSSN — Memphis Express at Birmingham Iron my self-esteem, and I withdrew from my friends. 8 p.m. AUTO RACING Every few months, he calls and wants to talk. I don’t feel NBCSN — Monster Energy Supercross: round 6 of the AMA 12 p.m. comfortable talking directly to him. Why is he calling? What Supercross series, Minneapolis, Minn. FOX — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: pole qualifying for the Daytona can I do? The breakup occurred about six years ago. I haven’t BOXING 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. seen him since. Why does he still want to call and chat? I do 10 p.m. 3 p.m. OK texting and emailing with him, but I feel uncomfortable SHO — Showtime Championship Boxing: Davis-Ruiz, Carson, Calif. FS1 — NASCAR: Monster Energy Sprint Cup Series, The Advance on the phone. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Auto Parts Clash, Daytona Beach, Fla. I did find out he’s had a serious drinking problem. I don’t 12 p.m. 5 p.m. drink. I realize it would have been a terrible mistake to have CBSSN — Providence at St. John’s FS1 — NHRA Drag Racing: Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, gotten into a serious relationship with him. He also has an ESPN — Oklahoma State at Kansas Pomona, Calif. anxiety disorder and is on medication for that. One day he is ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Clemson BOWLING one way, and the next day he’s another way. ESPNU — Temple at Tulsa 4:30 p.m. Do I need to talk to a therapist? I have curtailed my activi- FOX — Wisconsin at Michigan FOX — PBA Bowling: Tournament of Champions, Fairlawn, Ohio ties and pretty much stay close to home. I love people, and 1 p.m. after I do finally get out, I am OK. I am on an antidepressant. BOXING Part of me wants to ask him, “Why are you calling if you feel CBS — Kentucky at Mississippi State 7 p.m. so smothered?” -- Faithful Reader SEC — Ole Miss at Georgia ESPN — Top Rank Boxing: Main Event, Zepeda-Ramirez, Fresno, Dear Faithful Reader: If you are feeling too anxious to go 2 p.m. Calif. far from your house, yes, you should absolutely talk to a CBSSN — VCU at St. Bonaventure COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) licensed therapist about it. As for this man, I don’t know for ESPN — Minnesota at Michigan State 12 p.m. sure why he is calling, but I do know that it’s time for you to ESPN2 — Auburn at LSU CBSSN — Holy Cross at Lafayette College stop answering. His continued presence in your life seems to ESPNU — TCU at Iowa State 1 p.m. be causing you significant mental strife. You yourself said 2:30 p.m. CBS — Ohio State at Indiana you feel uncomfortable talking to him on the phone, so don’t FOX — Villanova at Marquette 2 p.m. talk to him on the phone. You have no obligation to do so; in 3:30 p.m. CBSSN — UConn at Memphis fact, you have an obligation to yourself not to. Allow yourself SEC — Arkansas at South Carolina ESPNEWS — Central Florida at SMU the space to heal and move on. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Dear Annie: I’d like to respond to the letter from “Hoping BTN — Rutgers at Illinois ESPN — Cincinnati at Houston for a Better Family Dinner,” about a boisterous uncle who CBSSN — Dayton at Rhode Island ESPNU — Loyola-Chicago at Valparaiso ruins family gatherings by talking loudly and not doing any ESPN — Florida at Tennessee 6 p.m. listening. He may be covering up his being hard of hearing. ESPN2 — Louisville at Florida State ESPNU — Georgia Tech at Notre Dame We learned that two of our relatives who only talked and ESPNU — Texas Tech at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. didn’t listen were doing just that. They could not answer our 5 p.m. BTN — Northwestern at Iowa questions because they couldn’t hear them well enough, so FOX — Utah at UCLA they kept the conversation on themselves and what they 8 p.m. knew. -- Claire 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Stanford at Oregon Dear Claire: You raise an excellent point. I’ve heard from CBSSN — New Mexico at Nevada COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) several readers over the years who have experienced this. ESPN — Duke at Virginia 12 p.m. Perhaps hearing loss is the culprit in “Hoping for a Better ESPN2 — Kansas State at Baylor ESPN — Florida State at Notre Dame Family Dinner’s” case, too. Thanks for writing. SEC — Texas A&M at Missouri ESPNU — Florida at Georgia “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie” is 8 p.m. 2 p.m. out now! 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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019: This year, do not let low energy or negativity become too prominent in your choices. You might want to do yoga or some other uplifting activity. You have the potential to achieve a long-term desire this year. Do not block yourself from that possibility. If single, you might want to date for DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker quite a while before deciding to commit. If attached, the two of you as a couple have a great time together. Your laughter and smile mean a lot to others. ARIES wants you to join them more often.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might discover that not everyone is susceptible to your charm and style. A key per- son could be stern, or difficult at best. Consider that this person’s attitude could have more to do SCARY GARY Mark Buford with him or her than with you. Tonight: Join friends who might be unusually upbeat. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You hear some information that might force you to take a second look at a decision. Hopefully it hasn’t been implemented yet. A close loved one or friend brings in good news, which makes you smile too. Tonight: Lighten up. Choose a favorite pastime. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You might feel that you have to jump over an obstacle. Your sense of optimism Crosswords allows you to draw in a special person, who delights you to no end. Together you could spon- DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni taneously set off a lot of partying and sharing. Tonight: Be surrounded by friends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Feelings run high around you. You might discover that a partner or loved one is closed down and unwilling to relate. Give this person the space he or she needs. An unexpected gesture provides distraction and benefits. Tonight: Get out and about. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Reach out for a loved one or a friend at a distance. You will enjoy playing catch-up with each other’s news. You might feel the distance between you more than you usually do. Why not B.C. Mastroianni and Hart schedule a visit in the near future? Tonight: Let the teenager in you out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Relating to a loved one happens nat- urally. You could find that others may want to spend time with you on an individual level. Prioritize, but let others know that you will make time. Someone has good news to share. Tonight: Follow a loved one’s lead. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Be more accepting of what goes on with a close loved one or partner. This person needs to get away from a strenuous work relation- ship or situation. You could be surprised by his or ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie her choices. A conversation draws others in. Tonight: Go with spontaneity. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your intensity melts someone’s resis- tance. Others cannot do what you can with this person. You have a unique bond and understand- ing with this individual. Be willing to treat him or her to munchies and some fun. Tonight: The party goes on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH A child or loved one shares some startling news. You might want to present options, as others appreciate your ability to absorb facts and create a more positive outcome than originally thought possible. Tonight: Get into the moment. ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might feel as if you are preventing a loved one or housemate from doing something. Give this person the space to be spontaneous, and your mood will change. Invite others over for a party with a special theme. Tonight: Laughter ensues. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Make calls; catch up on others’ news. You might need to shake off your low energy. A friend who laughs a lot could prove instrumental Cryptoquip in helping you get going. Share more, and you will become more upbeat. Tonight: Visit a favorite spot. ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you would like. Saying “no” to an expenditure might be appropriate. You could find another way to achieve similar results. You can have both: a strong budget and the item in question. Tonight: Let someone else treat. BORN TODAY Actor Michael B. Jordan (1987), astronaut Peggy Wilson (1960), actress Mia Farrow (1945) *** Jacqueline Bigar is on the internet at www. jacquelinebigar.com. PAGE 14 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS NASCAR THIS WEEK

SPEED FREAKS QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE A few questions we had to ask ourselves Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers Anything from the offseason DAYTONA get your attention? Is this the Pack Era? GODSPEAK: Keeping on eye THREE THINGS TO WATCH on veteran drivers Kurt Busch We’ll soon learn, but first and Ryan Newman starting we spend a couple of over with new race teams. weekends at the place that KEN’S CALL: I’m intrigued co-created — with sister track by Daniel Suarez’s desire Talladega — the crazy thing to prove Joe Gibbs wrong known as pack-racin’, which for replacing him with is kinda-sorta formally known Martin Truex Jr. And the as plate-racin’. Of all the Jimmie Johnson-Chad Knaus things they say about plate- separation. racin’, they don’t call it dull. In an effort to cater to Which team and driver most modern entertainment needs, need a big Speedweeks? NASCAR will take that show GODSPEAK: Jimmie Johnson on the road to all ovals a mile could use an early-season or longer. boost. Will a new crew chief and sponsor spark his But without the plates? performance? KEN’S CALL: Denny Hamlin, After one last plate race at just to pocket some good Daytona, the engines will be vibes early after an off year hamstrung by “tapered spac- in 2018. Not that a good ers,” which basically do the Speedweeks translates to a NASCAR fans from around the country will flock to Daytona International Speedway for stock-car same job — hamstring horse- good season, but still, it can’t racing over the next two weeks. [NEWS-JOURNAL/JIM TILLER] power. And that basically hurt. does the same job: Bring the 1. Fire ’em up big V-8 engines. NASCAR can do that now by field much closer together, using tapered spaces, which have rendered the eliminate runaway leaders FEUD OF THE WEEK The 2019 NASCAR Cup Series officially starts plates obsolete. Plates have been used since and make contenders of at 10:30 a.m. Saturday when the stock cars will 1988. teams that would otherwise KYLE BUSCH VS. BRAD appear on pit road to run the first practice of finish 15th at best. It won’t KESELOWSKI: For whatever the season at Daytona International Speed- 3. A big gulp necessarily reward the best reason, these two drivers just way. Once those engines turn over, they won’t team and driver each week, rub each other the wrong stop until mid-November at the season finale Toyota unveiled a new Camry in 2017 and but it may reward those who way. They are not fond of at Homestead-Miami Speedway. After nearly won only twice in the first 17 races. Chevrolet spend a few hours watching, each other. When their paths three months of hibernation, race teams are introduced the Camaro to Cup Series competi- and that’s the name of the cross, it usually causes ready to roll once again. tion in 2018 and had only four victories for its game. sparks. efforts, including a five-month gap between GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Two 2. Last plate its first and second wins of the year. This year — Ken Willis, ken.willis@ NASCAR champions who Ford has scrubbed its successful Fusion body news-jrnl.com don’t care for each other, The Daytona 500 is a big race, but on Feb. 17 for the classic Mustang, and everyone at the and they carry that into 2019. the 200-lap run over Daytona International “Blue Oval” is taking a deep breath going into “Sometimes you just don’t Speedway’s 2.5-mile tri-oval will have addi- Daytona. NASCAR like a guy,” Busch said. This tional historical value. It will be the final STANDINGS is NASCAR’s most heated restrictor-plate race in NASCAR history. The — Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly rivalry. plates are used to zap horsepower from the @news-jrnl.com Review of last year’s season- ending top 10: 1. Joey Logano 5040 GODWIN’S PICKS 2. Martin Truex Jr. 5035 FOR CLASH AT 3. Kevin Harvick 5034 DAYTONA 4. Kyle Busch 5033 5. Aric Almirola 2354 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM WINNER: Chase Elliott THREE THINGS WE 6. Chase Elliott 2350 REST OF TOP 5: Jamie 6. Kurt Busch 2350 McMurray, Kyle Larson, Joey 8. Brad Keselowski 2343 Logano, Denny Hamlin LEARNED THIS WINTER 9. Kyle Larson 2299 FIRST ONE OUT: Alex 10. Ryan Blaney 2298 Bowman 1. Late signing DARK HORSE: Erik Jones DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: It’s never too late to get a high-quality ride. Just WHAT’S ON TAP Chevrolet comes out of the ask Daniel Suarez. He was cut from Joe Gibbs chute with guns blazing after Racing and just a few weeks ago inked a deal CUP SERIES: Advance Auto being down — way, way, way with Stewart-Haas Racing to wheel the No. 41 Parts Clash down — in 2018. Ford vacated by Kurt Busch. SITE: Daytona International Speedway (2.5-mile tri-oval) 2. Package delivery SCHEDULE: Saturday, prac- MOTOR MOUTHS tice (Fox Sports 1, 10:30 a.m.). PODCAST NASCAR has started the process of test- Sunday, race (Fox Sports 1, ing the new engine-aero package it will use at 3 p.m.) You hear beeping? Must be race tracks longer than a mile. Half the Cup our team hauler backing into Series regulars showed up for a two-day test CUP SERIES: Daytona 500 the Pod for the new season. at Las Vegas. “We’re all trying hard,” driver qualifying Clint Bowyer told media. “We all have high SITE: Daytona International Tune in online at expectations.” Driver Daniel Suarez was cut by Gibbs Racing Speedway www.news-journalonline. but took the Arris sponsorship with him to SCHEDULE: Sunday (Fox, com/daytonamotormouths 3. Disappearing act Stewart-Haas Racing. [AP/WADE PAYNE] noon)

Drivers are taking their offseason time seri- schedule, drivers are taking downtime ARCA SERIES: Lucas Oil 200 ously. Generally, you will see a driver pop up seriously. SITE: Daytona International here or there for a sponsor obligation or even Speedway a charity event, but this winter most competi- — Godwin Kelly, godwin. SCHEDULE: Saturday, race tors went into hiding. With a grueling 10-month [email protected] (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.)

2019 CUP SERIES Texas June 30: Overton’s 400 at Chicagoland Sept. 15: South Point 400 at Las Vegas SCHEDULE April 7: Food City 500 at Bristol July 6: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Sept. 21: Federated Auto Parts 400 at April 13: Toyota Owners 400 at July 13: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Richmond Feb. 10: Clash at Daytona Richmond July 21: Foxwoods 301 at New Sept. 29: Bank of America 500k at Feb. 14: 150-mile qualifying races for April 28: Geico 500 at Talladega Hampshire Charlotte Daytona 500 May 5: Dover 400 July 28: Gander Outdoors 400 at Oct. 6: Delaware 400 at Dover Feb. 17: Daytona 500 May 11: Kansas 400 Pocono Oct. 13: 1000Bulbs.com 500 Talladega Feb. 24: Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta May 18: All-Star Race at Charlotte Aug. 4: Go Bowling at Watkins Glen Oct. 20: Hollywood Casino 400 at March 3: Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas May 26: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Aug. 11: Consumers Energy 400 at Kansas March 10: TicketGuardian 500 at June 2: Pocono 400 Michigan Oct. 27: First Data 500 at Martinsville Phoenix June 9: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Aug. 17: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Nov. 3: AAA Texas 500 March 17: Auto Club 400 at Fontana Michigan Race at Bristol Nov. 10: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix March 24: STP 500 at Martinsville June 23: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sept. 1: Southern 500 at Darlington Nov. 17: Ford EcoBoost 400 at March 31: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Sonoma Sept. 8: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Homestead-Miami

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