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Relocating Wyben one-room schoolhouse considered By Peter Currier Staff Writer WESTFIELD- The Historical Commission is floating the idea of physical- ly moving the Wyben one- room schoolhouse from its current location to a lot in downtown Westfield due to the inaccessibility of its cur- rent spot. Historical Commission Chair Cindy Gaylord said they determined that there is not enough money to main- tain the school in its current location. In a conversation with Tammy Tefft, Westfield’s director of pur- chasing, she put out the idea of moving the building to the vacant lot directly north of the Westfield Whip Museum building. “I just think it would be a great destination for it,” said Gaylord, noting that the downtown location and the proximity to other historical sites would be perfect for it. She later added that there are allegedly some Native American artifacts that have been found down by the river close to the proposed site, adding to the historic nature of the area. The Historical Commission is responsible for the build- ing, although a local family has offered to purchase the schoolhouse on its current land on Montgomery Road. Gaylord said that the offer is up in the air because they are unsure if the family has the The Wyben one-room schoolhouse. (Photo submitted) funds for it as well. The desire to move the sewer and bathroom additions Westfield. Money has been of the building and making it The size of the building “It’s just a pipe dream but building stems from its cur- that need to be paid for. The put into maintaining the build- more accessible downtown makes the idea of physically it’s just not going to happen rent location being unreach- Historical Commission is not ing over the years, but Gaylord will allow more funds to be moving it far more feasible, out there,” said Gaylord, “No able by school bus, which allowed to conduct fundrais- said that a historical architect put into it with more people with it just being one room. one drives by that. No one eliminates the ability for ing for the schoolhouse due to surveyed the building and paying to go inside. Gaylord noted that the histor- sees it, so we need the visibil- schools to have field trips to city rules. determined that it would cost “That [current] site won’t ic Dewey House in Westfield ity.” the building as the Historical She also said that the a lot more to maintain than work for us,” said Gaylord, also underwent a similar loca- Gaylord noted that Carol Commission intends. Wyben Schoolhouse is the originally thought. “We can’t get a septic system tion transfer, although it did Martin of the Westfield Whip Gaylord said that the only remaining, intact one- The commissions logic is in there and there is no place not have to go quite as far as Museum was open to the idea schoolhouse is in need of room schoolhouse in that increasing the visibility for buses for the children.” the schoolhouse may. of a new historical neighbor.

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n August 27, 2008, Barack Obama was nominat- In 1979, British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten and One year ago: ed for president by the Democratic National three other people, including his 14-year-old grandson Under pressure to take part in the national remembrance OConvention in Denver. Nicholas, were killed off the coast of Ireland in a boat of the late Arizona Sen. John McCain, with whom he had explosion claimed by the Irish Republican Army. feuded, President Donald Trump tersely recognized Mc- On this date: Cain’s “service to our country” and re-lowered the White In 1989, the first U.S. commercial satellite rocket was House flag, which had been at half-staff only briefly af- In 1776, the Battle of Long Island began during the Revo- launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida — a Delta boost- ter McCain’s death. The Trump administration reached a lutionary War as British troops attacked American forces er carrying a British communications satellite, the Mar- preliminary deal with Mexico to replace the North Ameri- who ended up being forced to retreat two days later. copolo 1. can Free Trade Agreement. Simona Halep (HAL’-ehp) lost in the first round of the U.S. Open to Kaia Kanepi In 1859, Edwin L. Drake drilled the first successful oil well In 2005, Coastal residents jammed freeways and gas (KY’-uh kuh-NEP’-ee) of Estonia, becoming the first top- in the United States, at Titusville, Pa. stations as they rushed to get out of the way of Hurricane seeded woman to lose her opening match at the tourna- Katrina, which was headed toward New Orleans. ment in the half-century of the professional era. In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed in Paris, outlawing war and providing for the peaceful settlement In 2006, a Comair CRJ-100 crashed after trying to take Today’s Birthdays: of disputes. off from the wrong runway in Lexington, Ky., killing 49 Author Lady Antonia Fraser is 87. Actor Tommy Sands is people and leaving the co-pilot the sole survivor. 82. Bluegrass singer-musician J.D. Crowe is 82. Actress In 1949, a violent white mob prevented an outdoor con- Tuesday Weld is 76. Actor G.W. Bailey is 75. Rock sing- cert headlined by Paul Robeson (RAH’-buh-suhn) from Ten years ago: er-musician Tim Bogert is 75. Actress Marianne Sage- taking place near Peekskill, New York. (The concert was Mourners filed past the closed casket of the late Sen. brecht is 74. Country musician Jeff Cook is 70. Actor held eight days later.) Edward Kennedy at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Paul Reubens is 67. Rock musician Alex Lifeson (Rush) Library and Museum in Boston. Jaycee Lee Dugard, kid- is 66. Actor Peter Stormare is 66. Actress Diana Scarwid In 1963, author, journalist and civil rights activist W.E.B. napped when she was 11, was reunited with her mother is 64. Rock musician Glen Matlock (The Sex Pistols) is Du Bois died in Accra, Ghana, at age 95. 18 years after her abduction in South Lake Tahoe, Cali- 63. Golfer Bernhard Langer is 62. Country singer Jeffrey fornia. Alex Grass, 82, founder of the Rite Aid drugstore Steele is 58. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams is 58. Mov- In 1964, President Lyndon Baines Johnson accepted his chain, died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ie director Tom Ford (Film: “Nocturnal Animals”) is 58. party’s nomination for a term in his own right, telling the Country musician Matthew Basford (Yankee Grey) is 57. Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, New Five years ago: Writer-producer Dean Devlin is 57. Rock musician Mike Jersey, “Let us join together in giving every American the Both Israel’s prime minister and Hamas declared victory Johnson is 54. Rap musician Bobo (Cypress Hill) is 52. fullest life which he can hope for.” in the Gaza war, though their competing claims left ques- Country singer Colt Ford is 50. Actress Chandra Wilson is tions over future terms of their uneasy peace still linger- 50. Rock musician Tony Kanal (No Doubt) is 49. Actress In 1967, Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, was ing. The University of Southern California suspended Sarah Chalke is 43. Actor RonReaco (correct) Lee is 43. found dead in his London flat from an accidental over- cornerback Josh Shaw for 10 games after he confessed Rapper Mase is 42. Actress-singer Demetria McKinney dose of sleeping pills; he was 32. to lying to school officials about how he’d sprained his is 41. Actor Aaron Paul is 40. Rock musician Jon Siebels ankles, retracting his story about jumping off a balcony (Eve 6) is 40. Actor Shaun Weiss is 40. Contemporary In 1975, Haile Selassie (HY’-lee sehl-AH’-see), the last to save his drowning nephew. (Shaw reportedly jumped Christian musician Megan Garrett (Casting Crowns) is emperor of Ethiopia’s 3,000-year-old monarchy, died in from the balcony of an apartment following an argument 39. Actor Kyle Lowder is 39. Actor Patrick J. Adams is 38. Addis Ababa at age 83 almost a year after being over- with his girlfriend; he was reinstated after authorities de- Actress Karla Mosley is 38. Actress Amanda Fuller is 35. thrown. termined no criminal charges would be filed against him.) Singer Mario is 33. Actress Alexa PenaVega is 31. Actor Ellar Coltrane is 25. Actress Savannah Paige Rae is 16. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 - PAGE 3 School Committee prepares for opening day By Amy Porter Staff Writer WESTFIELD – School Committee members and school administrators quickly took care of business on Monday, in preparation for the first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 29 for grades 1 to 12; Sept. 5 for kin- dergarten and Sept. 9 for pre-school at Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center. Transportation Director Pamela Kotarski presented the list of Lecrenski Brothers bus drivers, monitors and substitutes for regular and special education buses, both in district and out of district. She said they have all been CORI checked. “Keep in mind, they are not our employees,” Kotarski said. Home school applications were approved for the coming year. In response to a question, Assessment & Accountability Director Denise Ruszala said that the number remains pretty steady at between 140 and 160 students per year between grad- uating students and incoming kin- dergarteners. Ruszala said these families find online learning resources to be convenient. Also approved by the committee were the student handbooks for all of the schools and a retainer agree- ment for Dupere Law Offices to provide general counsel was approved at $2,600 per month from Sept. 1 to June 30. Chief Financial Officer Ronald R. Rix presented the final fiscal year 2020 operating budget, which he said had very little change from that approved by the committee, apart from $100,000 that was moved from the expense side to the personnel side to cover two new kindergarten teachers due to increased enroll- ment. Superintendent goals were approved for the new fiscal year, after School Committee member Heather Sullivan questioned who makes the goals. She said in the past the School Committee members had School Committee prepares for first day of school on Thursday. (Photo by Amy Porter) created the goals with the superin- tendent. lion in school choice funds, which is adjusted by cost of living increases. relationships with the students for walk-throughs, whether mainte- “I create them, and set bench- slightly higher than last year’s start- Rix said he is more than confident success, and making what they teach nance or other issues. “I want to get marks if approved. If they are not ing amount. He said that $500,000 that the increase will pay for itself in relevant to students. them on a list,” Sullivan said. approved, there is a discussion to be will come out of that to offset trans- work done in-house on HVAC Mayor Sullivan reported that he Czaporowski gave a shout out to had later,” Superintendent Stefan portation. plumbing repairs. had met with the new teachers dur- Mayhew for observing that the high Czaporowski said. A new HVAC plumber has been “I am very excited to begin the ing orientation earlier in the day, school entrance needed some land- School Committee member Diane hired for the district. School school year,” said Czaporowski commenting that they looked to him scaping help, and then sending Mayhew said in some districts they Committee member Ramon Diaz, Jr. during his report. He said during the like a roomful of last year’s gradu- someone over to do it. “He’s coming come together to set the goals, add- questioned the increase in the salary next two days (Tuesday and ates. back,” Mayhew said. ing that there is nothing that says the line. Mayor Brian P. Sullivan said Wednesday), the administrative He also asked School Committee “I do believe each one of you committee can’t add to them. the former employee had been hired team will visit every school to meet members to report to him any obser- should report back,” the Mayor said. Rix said there is currently $1 mil- in 2014, and the salary had been with staff, and talk about building vations they make during school Train service planned from Greenfield to Springfield By Danielle Eaton The schedule and ticket prices for Patrick Beaudry, manager of pub- You’re just going to have to work need work along the way, elected Staff Writer the train service were released a lic affairs for the Pioneer Valley hard to get it done.” officials are all in agreement about A new train service from week before service was expected to Planning Commission (PVPC), said Sabadosa believes the service will the opportunities this will provide Greenfield to Springfield is expected begin. Trains are slated to leave once the CT Rail started up, legisla- see the ridership needed simply for Valley residents. to begin soon and will offer Pioneer Greenfield at 5:45 a.m. and 7:35 tors and the PVPC “began thinking because of excitement. In addition to job mobility, Vega Valley residents a new way to get a.m. Train riders can expect the trip how we can work with the stake- There are still some kinks to be said it also opens up other opportuni- around. to take about an hour each way and holders involved to extend trips fur- worked out in terms of what Beaudry ties such as tourism. The Valley Flyer train, which will cost either $18 or $26 per ticket. ther up the valley.” described as “last mile connectivity,” “ If I want to go into Northampton be run by Amtrak, is slated to begin Other tickets are less expensive. They worked with Amtrak, the or how people get from the train sta- and then be able to come back the service on Aug. 30 and will offer The cost of a ticket between Connecticut Department of tion to their final destination or same day that’d be great,” said Vega. stops in both Northampton and Greenfield and Northampton is $10, Transportation, and the home. “I think about with Celebrate Holyoke. From Springfield, riders from Northampton and Holyoke is Massachusetts Department of “We need to think about last mile Holyoke . . . hopefully next year will be able to go on to stops in $9, from Springfield to Holyoke is Transportation. Eventually, Beaudry connectivity, we need to think about we’ll be able to utilize that.To not Connecticut and even New York $11, and from Springfield to said MassDOT agreed to fund the how people are getting to these plat- worrying about parking is a great City via the CT Rail if they so Northampton is $13. The prices are service as a two-year pilot program forms,” he said. “What we are excit- way to do that. Environmental choose. However, if a rider would identical to what Amtrak charges and look at ridership to determine if ed about is that there are Valley Bike impact, just going back and forth in choose to do that, they would need to those who use the Vermonter train to they would continue to provide the stations at Union Station and the the Valley, this is how we address purchase an additional ticket at travel to those locations. service beyond the fall of 2021. For Holyoke Platform. It’s really about that.” Union Station. From Union Station to Berlin, MassDOT to continue offering connecting all those mobility He continued, “One more key in The Valley Flyer will offer people Conn., which is 39.6 miles, will cost Pioneer Valley residents the train options.” that growth when we talk about the the option to take a train two times a rider $8 for a one-way ticket, while service, each year the Valley Flyer Greenfield and Northampton rid- five colleges, they’re [professors] each morning going South from Amtrak will charge a rider $18 to will have to garner 24,000 new rid- ers, who largely rely on local but ability to look at Holyoke as a viable Greenfield and two times each night ride the Valley Flyer a similar dis- ers. transportation options such as the place to live and take a train to work going North from Springfield. This tance of 39.1 miles from Greenfield State Rep. Paul Mark, PVTA and FRTA, may see some would be huge. Hopefully we can is in addition to Amtrak’s Vermonter to Springfield. D-Greenfield, believes meeting the complications with last mile connec- capture that in the pilot.” train, which already runs through Co-Founder of advocacy group goal is possible, but it will take some tivity. The last train going North is Sabadosa said she hopes the Valley Greenfield, Northampton, Holyoke Trains in the Valley, Ben Heckscher, work on elected officials’ end. He scheduled to arrive in Greenfield at Flyer keeps the conversation about and Springfield once a day. The train told Reminder Publishing elected said, “I definitely think it’s possible, 12:38 a.m., a time past when the public transportation in Western will run just one time each way on representatives in the Valley are It’s all of our job to promote the ser- FRTA offers services. Massachusetts open and ongoing. weekends and holidays, however. working hard to change this. He vice and to understand the service State Rep. Aaron Vega, D-Holyoke, “The legislator’s job is to continue to State Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa, said, “Ideally we want to get to the and that it’s available, and that called this a “funding issue.” reach out to those agencies and peo- D-Northampton, described the train point where what’s happening in the there’s a want for this.” “We’re going to have to fight for ple to make sure we’re on the same as “comfortable” and confirmed they Hartford line where the price is Heckscher echoed this, and said,” in the next budget. We’ll have five or page and to say Western Mass. is would have bathrooms. According to fixed. We’re not there yet.” I think it’s attainable, it’s going to six months of data. We’re going to here and we want public transporta- the Amtrak website, food and The Valley Flyer may not be per- take work and marketing efforts. have to find the funding to couple tion too.” refreshments will not be offered to manent, as it is part of a pilot pro- You’re going to get people incen- another pilot program,” said Vega. Danielle Eaton can be reached at guests during the short trip. gram. tives, but I think it’s attainable. Despite some issues that still may [email protected].

Ready for school CALABRESE In just two days schools will be open FARMS and summer vacation will come to an end. This trio of students were at MELON • CORN Grandmother’s Garden last week and said they are looking forward to reunit- PEACHES ing with their friends and getting TOMATOES involved in the many proj- ects the Westfield schools offer. At FRESH FROM OUR FIELDS: right, Destine R. Garcia,11, Intermediate Squash, Beans, Lettuce, Watermelon, school student, Caden I. Martelli, 12, Carrots, Cabbage, Cukes, Picklers & Eggplant South Middle School and MaKenna J. Martelli, 9, Franklin Avenue CANNING TOMATOES - WHEN AVAILABLE School. (Photo by Don Wielgus) ~ WE ACCEPT SNAP & HIP BENEFITS ~ 257 Feeding Hills Road, (Rt. 57) Southwick, MA • (413) 569-6417 PAGE 4 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thank you to emergency responders

To the Editor, My heartfelt Thank You to the Westfield Police Dept., and Westfield Fire Dept., Emergency Medical responders.on Aug 8 responding to my 911 call. From the time they arrived to the time they all left everyone exemplified professionalism and compassion. Again, Thank You to each and every person who goes to work with the goal to save a life. For which I witnessed before my eyes. You all are amazing human beings doing what you do, truly a gift from God.

Sincerely, Elizabeth Dejkus

What lies ahead following Oklahoma opioid judgment By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Oklahoma's $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will likely be followed by more trials and legal settle- ments seeking to hold a drug company accountable for a U.S. opioid crisis that has ripped apart lives and communities. Joe Kennedy mulls Senate run Monday's ruling could help shape negotiations over roughly 1,500 similar lawsuits filed by state, local and tribal govern- ments consolidated before a federal judge in Ohio. And as the legal cases against the opioid industry accelerate, so do con- cerns about how the money from verdicts or settlements will against Markey in Massachusetts be spent. Following are questions and answers about the opioid crisis By BRIAN SLODYSKO and BOB SALSBERG through combating climate change that he crafted with Ocasio- and what lies ahead. Associated Press Cortez. Q: Why are so many governments are suing over opioids? BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a Markey will also have the support of the Democratic Senate A: Forty-eight states plus around 2,000 local and tribal gov- scion of one of America's most storied political families, is Campaign Committee. The party's campaign arm typically ernments have sued companies in the drug industry, arguing taking steps to challenge Sen. Edward Markey in the 2020 stands with incumbent senators, and that includes Markey, those that make, distribute and sell the drugs are partly respon- Democratic primary, setting the stage for what could be a bitter according to a committee official unauthorized to address the sible for a crisis that has killed more than 400,000 people intraparty battle split along generational lines. situation who spoke on condition of anonymity. Senate across the country since 2000, according to the U.S. Centers It's rare for challengers to take on incumbent senators, and Majority PAC, an outside group aligned with Senate Democrats, for Disease Control and Prevention. That's including more such a move would be provocative at a time when Democrats is also seen as backing incumbents. than 47,000 in both 2017 and last year. are trying to wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. The Much of the Massachusetts congressional delegation has The plaintiffs argue that drugs were improperly marketed potential matchup is notable because there doesn't appear to be also lined up behind Markey, with the notable exception of and that companies failed to stop suspicious orders from ship- a deep ideological divide between the two lawmakers. But this new Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a freshman ally of ping. is a time of churn in the Democratic Party, with a younger Ocasio-Cortez's. Q: What's the financial toll of the crisis? generation asserting itself, as seen in the presidential contest Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the party's A: The White House Council of Economic Advisers pub- and in the House, where Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of leading presidential candidates, endorsed Markey in a video lished a report in 2017 pegging the cost of the crisis at just New York overtook a seasoned party leader in a primary race last week. over $500 billion in 2015. That includes lost productivity as last year. "We need Ed Markey in the Senate now more than ever. And well as costs borne by taxpayers, such as ambulance runs, jail Kennedy, 38, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal here's why. Because he's a leader. He's a fighter. And he is a treatment costs, and the costs of caring for children whose Election Commission on Monday, though in a Facebook post true progressive," Warren said in a video offering her endorse- parents have died from opioid overdoses. he stopped short of formally declaring a run against the ment. "Ed is my friend and my partner in the Senate. I've got Q: What are opioids and how are they used? 73-year-old Markey, who is seeking a second full term in the his back, and I know that he will always have yours. Let's get A: They're an addictive family of drugs that block pain sig- Senate after spending decades representing the state in Ed Markey reelected to the Senate." nals between the body and brain. They include prescription Congress. Kennedy's father, Joseph P. Kennedy II, served in the U.S. painkillers such as Vicodin and OxyContin, as well as illegal "I am humbled by the words and actions of so many people House, as did his cousin, Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island. drugs such as heroin and illicit versions of fentanyl. Until supporting my potential candidacy. It means the world," said recent decades, they were prescribed largely for pain for His two great-uncles, former President John F. Kennedy and patients with cancer, at the end of their lives, or with acute Kennedy, a grandson of Robert F. Kennedy. "I plan to spend Edward M. Kennedy, also served in the U.S. Senate represent- pain, such as after surgery. Since the 1990s, there's been a the next couple weeks talking to as many of you as I can, try- ing Massachusetts. push in the medical world, partly funded by drug companies, ing to figure out if this campaign is right for me and right for At the end of the last fundraising period, Joe Kennedy to do better at treating pain — and opioids came to be seen as Massachusetts." reported having $4.2 million cash on hand in his campaign part of the solution. Kennedy, who is in his fourth term in Congress, added that account, barely edging Markey, who posted just over $4 mil- Q: So what's the problem? while some people have told him he should wait his turn, "I'm lion, campaign finance records show. A: Recent studies have questioned their effectiveness with not sure this is a moment for waiting." Two lesser-known Democrats, workers' rights lawyer chronic pain and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and The potential for what would be a serious, costly challenge Shannon Liss-Riordan and businessman and author Steve Prevention has told prescribers to be cautious about using the to an incumbent delivered a jolt felt beyond Massachusetts. Pemberton, previously announced their intention to run against powerful drugs to treat patients with long-term pain. Experts One national Democratic strategist said Kennedy's potential Markey in the September 2020 primary. say the longer patients are on the drugs and the higher the candidacy was not helpful and was a waste of time and ——— doses they receive, the more likely they are to develop addic- resources when Democrats would rather focus on loosening Slodysko reported from Washington. Associated Press writ- tions. Also, more people with prescriptions means more Republicans' grip in battleground states to flip Senate control. ers Philip Marcelo in Boston and Lisa Mascaro in Washington access to the drugs for recreational users and addicts. The strategist was unauthorized to discuss the situation and contributed to this report. Q: What happened leading up to the Oklahoma judgment? spoke on condition of anonymity. Oklahoma's public nuisance lawsuit against several drug- In recent weeks, speculation about a possible primary chal- makers and their subsidiaries was the first in the wave of lenge of Markey has ramped up considerably. opioid litigation to make it to trial. Before the start of the six- At an event Monday in Boston, Markey said he's "running week trial in May, Oklahoma reached a $270 million deal with hard on the issues the people of Massachusetts care most Purdue Pharma , the maker of OxyContin, and an $85 million about," citing the immigration and environmental causes and settlement with Teva , both of which faced criticism from state stricter gun laws he's long championed. "That's all I've done, lawmakers, who argued they have control over dispersing from the day I was given the honor to represent this state, and funds. The Purdue settlement calls for about $200 million to that's what I'm going to continue to do." go into a trust to fund an addiction studies center at Oklahoma When asked if he would still run even if Kennedy officially State University in Tulsa. entered the race, he replied without uttering the name of his The remaining defendant, Johnson & Johnson and some of potential Democratic rival: "I am going to crisscross this state its subsidiaries, proceeded to trial. and I am going to give it everything I got." Q: What makes the cases legally complicated? Kennedy is a rising star in the party who delivered A: There are dozens of defendants and thousands of plain- Democrats' rebuttal last year to President Donald Trump's tiffs with different interests. State and local governments are State of the Union address. He had previously signaled his battling over control of any settlement money before any intention to run for reelection in his House district, which national deals have been reached. stretches from the western suburbs of Boston to southeastern In Oklahoma, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Massachusetts. He is seen as a valued member of the House, Services has told the state that the federal government is In this June 26, 2018 file photo, Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Mass., but with his sights set beyond his seat. entitled to a portion of Oklahoma's proceeds from its settle- speaks during the "We Will Not Be Banned" protest spon- ment with Purdue. Several local governments refused to par- Toppling Markey, though, would likely become a race of sored by Muslim Advocates in front of the Supreme Court in ticipate in the lawsuit against Purdue so they could pursue style rather than substance. The senator draws widespread sup- Washington. In a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, their own, while others have criticized how most of the settle- port from liberal and environmental groups, including the Kennedy said he's weighing a challenge to veteran ment money from that case is being spent. Sunrise Movement — the chief backers of the Green New Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in the 2020 Deal, the sweeping blueprint to transform the U.S. economy Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) See Opioid Judgement, Page 8 Local Legislators Hold Office Hours at the Westfield Senior Center WESTFIELD — Representative John Velis and/or his Legislative Aide, Emily Swanson holds office hours at the Westfield The Westfield News Senior Center every Thursday from 11 a.m. to noon. City Council President Ralph Figy is generally at the Senior Center on the A publication of The Reminders Publishing, LLC third Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to noon. 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Members of Boy Scot Troop 821 line up during the Eagle Scout ceremony. Troop 821: Eagle Scout Achievement Three members of Westfield Boy Scout Troop 821 achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and were recognized Saturday in a ceremony at Blessed Sacrament Parish. James Gaudreau, Enders Houck and Nicolas Stathatos received pins and certificates for achieving Eagle Scout status. The ceremony was followed by a dinner and the event was attended by fellow boy scouts, family, friends and local officials including state Rep. John C. Velis, Police Chief Lawrence Valliere and Police Capt. Michael McCabe. Assistant Scoutmaster Joe Mitchell served as master of ceremonies. (Photos by Hope E. Tremblay)

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Sabrina Strong, an attorney for Johnson & Johnson and its Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, center, answers a question during a news conference following the announce- subsidiaries, answers a question during a news conference ment of the Opioid Lawsuit decision in Norman, Okla., Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Pictured from left are attorneys Reggie following the announcement of the decision in in the Opioid Whitten, Michael Burrage, Hunter, attorney Brad Beckworth and Terri White, Commissioner, Oklahoma Department of Lawsuit in Norman, Okla., Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/ Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Sue Ogrocki) Oklahoma judge rules against drugmaker, orders $572M payment By SEAN MURPHY “Johnson & Johnson will Sabrina Strong, an attorney Associated Press finally be held accountable for Johnson & Johnson and NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — for thousands of deaths and its subsidiaries, said the com- An Oklahoma judge on addictions caused by their panies have sympathy for Monday found Johnson & activities.” those who suffer from sub- Johnson and its subsidiaries Among those seated in the stance abuse but called the helped fuel the state’s opioid courtroom on Monday were judge’s decision “flawed.” crisis and ordered the con- Craig and Gail Box, whose “You can’t sue your way sumer products giant to pay son Austin was a 22-year-old out of the opioid abuse cri- $572 million, more than twice standout linebacker for the sis,” Strong said. “Litigation the amount another drug Oklahoma Sooners when he is not the answer.” manufacturer agreed to pay in died of a prescription drug Attorneys for the plaintiffs a settlement. overdose in 2011. in the cases consolidated Cleveland County District One of the attorneys for the before a federal judge in Ohio Judge Thad Balkman’s ruling state, Reggie Whitten, said he called the Oklahoma judg- followed the first state opioid also lost a son to opioid abuse. ment “a milestone amid the case to make it to trial and “I feel like my boy is look- mounting evidence against could help shape negotiations ing down,” Whitten said after the opioid pharmaceutical over roughly 1,500 similar the judge’s ruling, his voice industry.” lawsuits filed by state, local cracking with emotion. “While public nuisance and tribal governments con- Oklahoma pursued the case laws differ in every state, this solidated before a federal under the state’s public nui- decision is a critical step for- judge in Ohio. sance statute and presented “The opioid crisis has rav- the judge with a plan to abate ward for the more than 2,000 aged the state of Oklahoma,” the crisis that would cost cities, counties, and towns we Judge Thad Balkman announces his decision in the Opioid Lawsuit In Norman, Okla., represent in the consolidation Balkman said before Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Balkman found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel between $12.6 billion for 20 announcing the judgment. “It years and $17.5 billion over of federal opioid cases,” they the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to said in a statement. must be abated immediately.” help abate the problem in the coming years. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool) 30 years. Attorneys for An attorney for the compa- Johnson & Johnson have said Also on Monday, the nies said they plan to appeal Industries Ltd. opioid overdoses killed 4,653 by other manufacturers to that estimate is wildly inflat- Kentucky Supreme Court the ruling to the Oklahoma Oklahoma argued the com- people in the state from 2007 produce the drugs. ed. The judge’s award would declined to review an earlier Supreme Court. panies and their subsidiaries to 2017. On Monday, Hunter said cover the costs of one year of ruling , making previously Before Oklahoma’s trial created a public nuisance by Hunter called Johnson & the Oklahoma case could pro- the state’s abatement plan, secret testimony from former began May 28, the state launching an aggressive and Johnson a “kingpin” compa- vide a “road map” for other funding things like opioid use Purdue Pharma President reached settlements with two misleading marketing cam- ny that was motivated by states to follow in holding prevention and addiction Rickard Sackler and other other defendant groups — a paign that overstated how greed. He specifically pointed drugmakers responsible for treatment. documents public. The court $270 million deal with effective the drugs were for to two former Johnson & the opioid crisis. Attorneys for the company record was sealed in 2015 as OxyContin-maker Purdue treating chronic pain and Johnson subsidiaries, “That’s the message to have maintained they were part of a $24 million settle- Pharma and an $85 million understated the risk of addic- Noramco and Tasmanian other states: We did it in part of a lawful and heavily ment between Purdue and settlement with Israeli-owned tion. Oklahoma Attorney Alkaloids, which produced Oklahoma. You can do it else- regulated industry subject to Kentucky. Teva Pharmaceutical General Mike Hunter says much of the raw opium used where,” Hunter said. strict federal oversight, The 17 million pages of including the U.S. Drug documents were being Enforcement Agency and the shipped Monday from Food and Drug Frankfort to Pike County, Administration, during every where the case originated. step of the supply chain. 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Researchers ward to expand the number of marijuana have complained in recent years that the can- growers for federally authorized cannabis nabis produced there is not like the cannabis research. sold in states where medical and so-called The long-awaited move comes after recreational marijuana is legal. researchers filed court papers asking a judge “This is why we filed this lawsuit: to get this to compel the Drug Enforcement program moving after three years of stagnan- Administration to process the applications to cy,” said Matthew Zorn, an attorney who rep- grow research pot. The DEA began accepting resents the Scottsdale Research Institute. applications to grow marijuana for federally The move announced Monday would give approved research about three years ago, but researchers a wider variety of cannabis to In this Friday, Aug. 16, 2019, photo, chemist David Dawson holds up a vial of an extracted the agency hasn’t acted on the applications. study, Uttam Dhillon, the DEA’s acting admin- cannabis-infused chocolate bar as he demonstrates testing for THC and other chemicals at Both Republican and Democratic lawmak- istrator, said in a statement. CW Analytical Laboratories in Oakland, Calif. Chemists are trying to solve a scientific mys- ers in Congress have questioned why the “DEA is making progress in the program to tery involving marijuana brownies. Chocolate seems to throw off test results for potency. Justice Department has taken so long to act. register additional marijuana growers for fed- That could be dangerous for consumers looking to relax, not hallucinate. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Attorney General William Barr had promised erally authorized research, and will work with to look into the status of the applications in other relevant federal agencies to expedite the April. necessary next steps,” Dhillon said. Facing a deadline to respond to a court fil- The agency is also planning to propose new How much pot in that brownie? ing, the DEA signaled Monday it will process regulations that would govern the program 33 applications with the goal of helping scien- and help the agency evaluate the applications. tists develop “safe and effective drug prod- “I am pleased that DEA is moving forward Chocolate can throw off tests ucts.” with its review of applications for those who By CARLA K. JOHNSON mythical belief in the goddess of cannabis,” In June, applicant Scottsdale Research seek to grow marijuana legally to support Associated Press Roggen said, but chemists view marijuana Institute in Arizona asked the U.S. Court of research,” Barr said. How much marijuana is really in that pot more objectively. For its part, the industry is Appeals for the District of Columbia to order ——— brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency learning to accept the “new guard of scientists the DEA to process the applications. The court Associated Press Medical Writer Carla K. tests so labels aren’t always accurate, and now with a different approach to the plant,” he told the DEA to respond by Wednesday. Dr. Johnson in Seattle contributed to this report. scientists are trying to figure out why. said. Sue Sisley of the research institute said she In states where marijuana is legal, pot Another focus of research is a group of comes in cookies, mints, gummies, protein chemicals called terpenes that give the mari- bars — even pretzels. These commercial juana plant its pungent aroma. Many terpenes products are labeled with the amount of high- get lost or changed in the process of making a inducing THC. That helps medical marijuana THC or CBD extract. But users want a certain patients get the desired dose and other con- smell and taste, said chemist Jeffrey Raber. sumers attune their buzz. Raber heads the Werc Shop, a Los Angeles But something about chocolate, chemists company that mixes terpenes from lavender, say, seems to interfere with potency testing. A oranges, black pepper and other plants to chocolate labeled as 10 milligrams of THC mimic the flavor and scent of cannabis variet- could have far more and send someone to the ies. The mashups are sold to companies who emergency room with hallucinations. add them to oils, tinctures and foods. The latest research on chocolate, to be pre- Monica Vialpando, a San Francisco chem- sented at a San Diego meeting this week, is ist, is working to prevent drinks with CBD one example of chemistry’s growing role in and THC oils from separating into unappeal- the marijuana industry. Besides chocolate’s ing layers while sitting on the shelf. The oils quirks, chemists are working on extending don’t dissolve in water, a problem for compa- shelf life, mimicking marijuana’s earthy nies trying to create new drinks. aroma and making products safer. “We’re fighting against the true nature of The marijuana business is at a crossroads in the THC,” Vialpando, who came to cannabis its push for legitimacy. The federal govern- from the pharmaceutical industry. ment still considers marijuana illegal, yet Chemists solve the problem by increasing more than 30 U.S. states allow it for at least the surface area of the oil particles and adding medical use. Even in those states, there are no ingredients, called surfactants and emulsifi- recognized standard methods for testing prod- ers, to prevent separation. ucts for safety and quality. She said consumers should be skeptical of In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Chemists working for marijuana companies outrageous claims for edibles and beverages, Calif. The Justice Department is moving forward to expand the number of marijuana grow- and testing labs are developing those stan- including that all the THC or CBD in a prod- ers for federally-authorized cannabis research. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) dards and some are legally protecting their uct will be absorbed. Some potency will ideas. always be lost in the digestive system before Scores of cannabis-related inventions have it hits the bloodstream, she said. received U.S. patents, said Boston attorney But for now, exactly what happens in the Holyoke Medical Center expands to Westfield Vincent Capuano, who holds a doctorate in human body with most of these products is HOLYOKE - Holyoke Medical Center is excited to announce expanded healthcare ser- organic chemistry. Inventors have patented unclear, Vialpando said, because there’s been vices in Westfield, including family medicine, women's services, gastroenterology, walk-in ways of putting cannabis into milk, coffee very little safety testing of cannabis emulsions care, and more. pods, ice pops and chewing gum. in animals, much less in humans. Holyoke Medical Group Family Medicine, an affiliate of Holyoke Medical Center, has “There’s a lot of flash and hipness, snake In Ottawa, Ontario, a Canadian government relocated to 140 Southampton Road in Westfield. The Holyoke Medical Group Family oil and marketing. But there’s still a lot of real lab is working on a sensor to help police iden- Medicine office offers quality care for the entire family, including pediatrics, adult primary chemical advance happening,” Capuano said tify stoned drivers. The goal is to detect can- care, women's health, and geriatric care. of the industry. “It’s right in center field for nabinoid molecules in saliva or breath drop- Thomas Graziano, MD, and Deborah Pisciotta, MS, PA-C, relocated with the Holyoke chemists.” lets, using light and nanoparticles. Still years Medical Group Family Medicine practice on Monday, August 12, 2019, and are accepting Marijuana contains hundreds of chemicals, away from roadside use, the technology might new patients. The office is open Monday - Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. To make including cannabinoids such as THC and someday also be used by marijuana growers an appointment, please call 413535-4800. CBD, a trendy ingredient with unproven to determine the peak time to harvest, said "Holyoke Medical Center is committed to continuously provide our patients with high health claims. Some pose challenges when chemist Li-Lin Tay, who leads the work for quality medical care and treatment that is more accessible and convenient to them through they’re processed. Chocolate is a good exam- National Research Council of Canada. community-based locations. We are excited to open the Family Medicine office at 140 ple. To do his work with chocolate, Dawson Southampton Road, and look forward to further extending our footprint in the Greater “The chocolate itself is affecting our ability grinds a THC-infused chocolate bar in a com- Westfield area in the coming months," said Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke to measure the cannabinoids within it,” said mercial food processor, weighs samples, adds Medical Center. David Dawson, chemist and lead researcher at solvent to the material (“It starts looking like In addition to Holyoke Medical Group Family Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center plans to CW Analytical Laboratories in Oakland, chocolate milk,” he says), before measuring offer Walk-In Care, Lab Draw, Imaging Services, and Physical Therapy at the 140 California, which tests marijuana. the THC potency. He’s tested cocoa powder, Southampton Road facility. Those services will be offered in the fall of 2019. The more chocolate in the vial, the less baking chocolate and white chocolate to try to Holyoke Medical Group Women's Services also has an office in Westfield, located at 94 accurate the test results, he found. He thinks determine what ingredients are hiding the North Elm Street, Suite 102, in Westfield. Yi-Lo Lu, MD, Brian Toole, MD, and Brenda some of the THC is clinging to the fat in THC during testing. Maloney, CNM, are accepting new patients. To make an appointment, please call chocolate, effectively hiding from the test. This will lead to better testing standards and 413.534.2800. Dawson’s research is on the agenda at the safer products, he said. Holyoke Medical Center Gastroenterology will also open a new office at 94 North Elm American Chemical Society meeting in San “We need good ‘capital S’ science,” he said. Street, Suite 206, in Westfield on October 21, 2019. Diego. 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Other groups are contributing support for a region whose rainforests are a major absorber of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Earth Alliance, a new environmental foundation backed by Leonardo DiCaprio, is pledging $5 million in aid, saying the Amazon is one of the “best defenses” against cli- mate change. The funds are widely seen as critical support, but a rela- tively small amount for dealing with an environmental crisis of such scale threatening what French President Emmanuel Macron called “the lungs of the planet.” More than $1 billion, for example, has been paid into a fund to help the Amazon in the past decade. And major donors Germany and Norway recently cut donations to Brazilian Gary Sanchez, of Honduras, right, watches as his wife, Mariela comforts their son, Jonathan, 16, during a news conference, forestry projects, saying Bolsonaro’s administration isn’t Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Boston. The Sanchez family came to the United States seeking treatment for Jonathan's cystic committed to curbing deforestation. fibrosis. Doctors and immigrant advocates say federal immigration authorities are unfairly ordering foreign born children It was unclear how exactly the new money would be granted deferred action for medical treatment to return to their countries. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) administered. Bureaucracy can slow and reduce the amount that reaches programs in the field. Brazil’s environment min- ister, Ricardo Salles, said the aid was welcome and that Brazil should decide how the resources are used. More global funding and political will in Brazil will be Administration ends protection needed once the fires are extinguished, said John Robinson, chief conservation officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society. Brazil needs “legislation and regulations that set clear lim- its preventing landowners — especially large ones — from for migrant medical care burning the forest and converting it to agriculture and range- By PHILIP MARCELO which represents the families. Letters sent to Boston-area families land, backed by incentives and investment in alternatives,” Associated Press Advocates say similar letters from last week and reviewed by The Robinson said. BOSTON (AP) — The Trump admin- Citizenship and Immigration Services Associated Press, however, do not men- The international pledges came despite tensions between istration has eliminated a protection that have been issued to immigrants in tion that option. They simply order European countries and the Brazilian president, who sug- lets immigrants remain in the country California, North Carolina and else- applicants to leave the country within 33 gested the West was angling to exploit Brazil’s natural and avoid deportation while they or their where. days or face deportation, which can hurt resources. relatives receive life-saving medical "Can anyone imagine the government future visa or immigration requests. “Look, does anyone help anyone ... without something in treatments or endure other hardships, ordering you to disconnect your child The elimination of the special status return? What have they wanted there for so long?” Bolsonaro immigration officials said in letters from life-saving care — to pull them for medical care is one of several aggres- said. issued to families this month. from a hospital bed — knowing that it sive steps the Trump administration has Bolsonaro has insulted adversaries and allies, disparaged women, black and gay people, and praised his country’s Critics denounced the decision as a will cost them their lives?" Marino said. taken in recent weeks to crack down on 1964-1985 dictatorship. But nothing has rallied more anger at cruel change that could force desperate "This is a new low," Democratic Sen. immigrants. home and criticism from abroad than his response to the fires migrants to accept lesser treatment in Ed Markey said. "Donald Trump is liter- The administration also wants to deny in parts of the Amazon region. their poverty-stricken homelands. ally deporting kids with cancer." green cards to many immigrants who use The Brazilian leader says he is committed to protecting the Mariela Sanchez, a native of Honduras A Citizenship and Immigration Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouch- Amazon and prosecuting anyone involved in illegal fires, who recently applied for the special Services spokeswoman said the policy ers or other public assistance, and to end many of which appear to be to have been set in already defor- exemption, said a denial would amount change was effective Aug. 7. a long-running agreement limiting how ested areas to clear land for farming. to a death sentence for her 16-year-old It affects all pending requests, includ- long migrant children can be kept in But Bolsonaro initially questioned whether activist groups son, Jonathan, who suffers from cystic ing from those seeking a renewal of the detention. President Donald Trump might have started the fires in an effort to damage the credi- fibrosis. They are among many families two-year authorization and those apply- floated the idea of ending the right to bility of his government, which has called for looser environ- who settled in Boston to seek care at ing for the first time. The only exception citizenship for babies born to foreigners mental regulations in the world’s largest rainforest to spur some of the nation's top hospitals. is for military members and their fami- on American soil, and the administration development. Sanchez, who arrived in the U.S. with lies. wants to effectively ban asylum along “We believe that there are many mining companies and her family in 2016, said she lost a daugh- The special status is similar to the the U.S.-Mexico border. lumber companies and farmers who feel that the president has ter to the same disease years ago after Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Without the discretionary deferrals, their backs,” said Raoni Metuktire, a Brazilian indigenous doctors in her home country failed to program that then-President Barack immigrant families facing serious health chief and environmentalist who traveled to the G-7 summit in diagnose it. Obama created in 2012 to shield immi- issues have few other options for relief, Biarritz. The disease, which is hereditary, grants brought to the country as children medical experts in Boston argued In response, European leaders threatened to block a major affects the lungs and digestive system from deportation — another policy the Monday. trade deal with Brazil that would benefit the very agricultural and has no cure. administration has been trying to dis- The deferrals, they added, do not pro- interests accused of driving deforestation. The impact of the fires and smoke has disrupted life for "He would be dead," if the family had mantle. vide families a pathway to citizenship, many in the Amazon region. The airport in Porto Velho, the remained in Honduras, she said of her The agency estimates it receives about though they can qualify for government- capital of Rondonia state, was closed for more than an hour son. "I have panic attacks over this every 1,000 deferred action requests per year funded health benefits and receive legal Monday morning because of poor visibility. On Sunday, a day." that are related neither to the military nor permission to work while their children soccer match of a lower-tier national league was briefly sus- In Boston alone, the decision could to DACA. Most of them cite medical or receive medical treatment. pended because of smoke in Rio Branco, capital of Acre state, affect about 20 families with children financial hardships, the agency said. "They're not coming for a free ride. as fire burned in a field outside the stadium. fighting cancer, HIV, cerebral palsy, Going forward, applicants will be able They're coming to save their children," In Para state, where fires have swept many areas, resident muscular dystrophy, epilepsy and other to seek deportation deferrals from a dif- said Joe Chabot, a director at the Dana- Moacir Cordeiro said he was worried about their impact on serious conditions, said Anthony Marino, ferent agency, Immigration Customs and Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and nature and his health. Smoke rose from nearby trees as he head of immigration legal services at the Enforcement, according to the spokes- Blood Disorders Center. "It's bewilder- spoke. Irish International Immigrant Center, woman. ing." “I don’t think there are enough people to extinguish the fires,” said Cordeiro, who lives in the Alvorada da Amazonia region. He said it was difficult to breath at night because of the smoke. Opioid Judgement Another man, Antonio de Jesus, was also worried. Continued from Page 4 “Nature shouldn’t be killed off like that,” he said. Macron said the Amazon, while mostly Brazilian, is a Q: When did the opioid crisis begin? have been the highest in places with the in 2018 for the first time since the crisis world issue and that his message to Bolsonaro is: “We cannot A: By the early 2000s, the death toll highest prescription rates. The began. allow you to destroy everything.” from opioids was rising and there were Appalachian region has been hardest hit. Q: What's next? Brazil’s sovereignty must be respected, Macron said, but growing numbers of thefts of drugs from Q: Have prescriptions stopped being A: The first federal trial, involving the world can help Brazil reforest and build its economy pharmacies. In 2007, Purdue paid a $634 given out so freely? claims from Ohio's Cuyahoga and “while respecting the natural balance.” million fine and pleaded guilty to under- A: Yes. States have used databases to Summit counties, is scheduled for Oct. About 60 percent of the Amazon region is in Brazil; the vast standing the addiction risks of the drug. track prescriptions and prescribers, pill 21. The Cleveland-based judge in that forest also spans parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, But the crisis only deepened after that. mills have been shut down and prescrib- case, Dan Polster, intends to use that as a Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname. Prescriptions flowed freely at "pill mill" ers have become more conservative in bellwether, providing decisions that Speaking on French TV after hosting the G-7 summit, clinics, especially in Florida, where drug calling for the drugs since around 2011. could apply to other cases. Polster is Macron acknowledged that Europe, by importing soya from dealers would get drugs and spread them Government guidelines and some insur- overseeing most of the opioid cases and Brazil, shares some blame for the agricultural pressure on the around the country. ance company standards have also been is pushing the parties to settle. rainforest. Q: How widespread is the problem? tightened. But as prescription rates start- Other cases in state and federal courts He added that Europe’s dependence on imported proteins, A: In recent years, opioid overdoses ed falling, death rates actually rose, with could be tried as soon as next year. including soya, for animal feed is “a very bad choice” and that have been the nation's largest cause of more addicts using deadlier illicit ver- ——— he wants Europe to develop alternate sources of protein. accidental deaths, ahead of even automo- sions of opioids. Preliminary data shows Follow Mulvihill at http://www.twit- Bolsonaro has accused Macron of treating the region “as if bile accidents. The death tolls per capita that the death toll declined very slightly ter.com/geoffmulvihill we were a colony.” Bolsonaro has announced he would send 44,000 soldiers to help battle the blazes, and military planes began dumping water on fires in the Amazon state of Rondonia. ‘Male Call!’ Fitness Class ‘Side By Side’ Support ‘Viewpoints’ Low The move was welcomed by many critics, but some say it’s not enough and comes too late. at Westfield Senior Center Group at the Westfield Vision Support Group In violating environmental agreements, Brazil has been discredited and “unable to exercise any type of leadership on WESTFIELD — Greg Hannum, a Senior Center at the Westfield the international stage,” said Mauricio Santoro, an interna- Westfield State University Movement Science graduate, facilitates “Male WESTFIELD — The Westfield Senior Senior Center tional relations professor at Rio de Janeiro State University. Center’s “Side By Side” support group Critics say the large number of fires this year has been Call!” an all-male fitness class at the WESTFIELD — The Westfield Senior Westfield Senior Center on Monday and meets on the fourth Friday of the month stoked by Bolsonaro’s encouragement of farmers, loggers and from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and is open to any Center’s “Viewpoints” low vision sup- ranchers to speed efforts to strip away forest. Although Wednesday mornings from 9 to 10 a.m. port group meets on the third Tuesday of The cost is $5 per class on a pay-as-you- senior who is a little overwhelmed with Bolsonaro has now vowed to protect the area, they say it is the stresses of life. Whether an older the month from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m. and is only out of fear of a diplomatic crisis and economic losses. go basis. This is a general fitness class adult is dealing with health problems, open to individuals with low vision and Fires are common during Brazil’s dry season, but the num- designed specifically for older men with those who support them. The group is bers surged this year. The country’s National Space Research a variety of fitness abilities. Please the loss of close family members and friends, or caregiver responsibilities, the facilitated by Council On Aging Institute, which monitors deforestation, has recorded more remember that participants utilizing the Activities Aide, Agnes Fleming. Guest than 77,000 wildfires in Brazil this year, a record since the Fitness Room for classes and dance ses- support of others, often “in the same boat,” can be most helpful. Participants speakers, group discussions, solutions institute began keeping track in 2013. That is an 85% rise over sions are required to change their foot- and strategies for common challenges, last year, and about half of the fires have been in the Amazon wear before walking on the hardwood chat informally over coffee or tea and all discussions are strictly confidential. and new friendships are just some of the region — with more than half of those coming just in the past floor and also sign a Release of Liability benefits of participation. Please call month. and Usage Agreement. For more infor- Please consider joining the group as a Rómulo Batista, a member of Greenpeace Brazil’s “regular” or a “drop-in.” For more infor- Agnes Fleming at the Senior Center, mation, contact the Westfield Senior 562-6435, if you would like more infor- Amazonia Campaign, said “the rise in deforestation can com- Center at 562-6435. mation, call Tina Gorman at the Senior pletely alter the rain patterns by region and devastate agricul- Center, 562-6435. The Westfield Senior mation. The Westfield Senior Center is ture, even in South America.” Center is located at 45 Noble Street. located at 45 Noble Street. THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 - PAGE 9 SPORTS Porcello to start series opener for Boston at Colorado By The Associated Press Boston Red Sox (70-62, third in the AL East) vs. Colorado Rockies (59-73, fifth in the AL West) Denver; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Rick Porcello (11- 10, 5.49 ERA) Rockies: Rico Garcia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) BOTTOM LINE: Colorado and Boston are set to begin a two-game series. The Colorado offense has compiled a .268 batting average as a team this season, good for first in the The Red Sox are 36-28 on the road. Boston has a collective on-base percent- age of .342, good for second in the American League. Xander Bogaerts leads the club with a mark of .385. TOP PERFORMERS: Nolan Arenado leads the Rockies with 33 home runs and is slugging .563. Daniel Murphy is 9-for-29 with five doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 New York Yankees’ Austin Romine (28) congratulates Mike Ford on Ford’s two-run home run as Seattle games for Colorado. Mariners catcher Omar Narvaez heads to the mound in the second inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 26, Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 77 extra base hits 2019, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) and is slugging .581. J.D. Martinez is 12-for-37 with two doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games for Boston. LAST 10 GAMES: Rockies: 4-6, .264 batting average, 5.08 ERA, outscored by seven runs Torres and Ford stay hot Red Sox: 7-3, .294 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs Rockies Injuries: Scott Oberg: (arm), German Marquez: (arm), Jon Gray: (foot), Kyle Freeland: (groin), Chad Bettis: as Yankees top Mariners 5-4 (hip), Tyler Anderson: (knee), Raimel Tapia: (hand), David Dahl: (ankle), Brendan Rodgers: (shoulder). Red Sox Injuries: Steven Wright: (toe), Chris Sale: By TIM BOOTH New York starter J.A. Happ per- tap delivery was illegal. Gearrin, (elbow), David Price: (wrist), Heath Hembree: (elbow), Associated Press mitted just two hits, but a high pitch who pitched for Seattle until being Andrew Benintendi: (left side), Dustin Pedroia: (knee), SEATTLE (AP) — Gleyber Torres count ended his night after five claimed off waivers last week by the Steve Pearce: (back), Michael Chavis: (shoulder). is clearly the hottest Yankees hitter at innings. One of the hits was a three- Yankees, had a similar issue earlier the plate this month. run homer by Dylan Moore, his sec- in the season with the Mariners. He Little-known Mike Ford isn’t far ond long ball in two days. Happ was told after that game his delivery behind. (11-8) struck out seven and walked was legal. Torres hit his 13th home run in three. Boone said the Yankees will seek August, Ford went deep twice and Boone considered sending Happ clarity from Major League Baseball New York beat the Seattle Mariners back out for the sixth. about what the right-hander can do Patriots’ Chung 5-4 on Monday night. “I felt I could have gone out and going forward. The Yankees added to their record- given us a little bit more but under- “I was told that it is legal. Really setting month of bashing home runs stood where we were at to go the just have to get some sort of under- focuses upon football, with one from their young All-Star way we did,” Happ said. standing,” Gearrin said. “I’m sure and a pair from an undrafted player Mallex Smith hit a solo shot in the we’re going to reach out to the out of Princeton who is finally get- not cocaine charge seventh off reliever Nestor Cortes league and get some sort of clarifica- By MARK FARINELLA ting his chance at regular at-bats due Jr., his first homer since June 16. But tion. As it was told to me earlier in Associated Press to injuries. In his last 12 games, Ford the Yankees’ bullpen was otherwise the year, what I’m doing is totally FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Having played for the is hitting .353 with five home runs. solid. Tommy Kahnle worked a per- fine. But the ruling they make during New England Patriots for nine of his 10 NFL seasons, Patrick “I’ve always been confident. fect eighth and Aroldis Chapman the game is what you have to play Chung is well-versed in how his team addresses potential That’s not saying this league isn’t pitched the ninth for his 36th save. off of.” controversies. really hard. But I’ve always been “Their bullpen is really good. You EARLY EXIT It doesn't. confident in my ability to hit and it’s know that coming into the series and Seattle RF Keon Broxton was So it came as no surprise what has gotten me to this point, so you have to stay after it,” Seattle ejected by plate umpire Manny when Chung offered no you can’t lose that edge,” Ford said. manager Scott Servais said. Gonzalez after striking out looking information about a charge Torres launched his 33rd homer of TRAINER’S ROOM in the second inning. Broxton threw of cocaine possession the season on the first pitch of the Yankees: SS Didi Gregorius sat his bat down, flipped his helmet off brought against him in New second inning from Tommy Milone, out a day after getting hit by a pitch and threw one of his batting gloves Hampshire while speaking who took over after Matt Wisler was in the right shoulder. Boone said behind him after a disputed third briefly with reporters used as an opener. It was the start of Gregorius was sore but the hope was strike call. The batting glove Monday inside the Patriots' a four-run rally for the AL East lead- he would return to the lineup appeared to hit Gonzalez, and Gillette Stadium locker ers in which 10 batters came to the Tuesday. ... OF Cameron Maybin Broxton was immediately ejected for room. plate. Austin Romine had an RBI was also out as he’s been dealing the first time in his career. "Honestly, I've been just single and Ford added the big blow with a sore left wrist. ... OF-DH Broxton was replaced by Smith, here playing football. We with a two-run shot down the right Giancarlo Stanton, sidelined since who was using the bathroom when just talk about football. So field line. Patrick Chung late June with a knee injury, has been the ejection happened. that's all I'm going to talk Ford, previously a Rule 5 pick by doing agility work and could hit on “I ran downstairs, I was buckling about, talk about the Giants," the Mariners and later returned to the the field during the series in Seattle. up my pants. I actually had to wash the 32-year-old safety said, referring to Thursday night's Yankees, added a solo homer in the Boone was hopeful Stanton could my hands after the inning. That’s a preseason finale at home against the New York Giants. fourth, his eighth of the season. The start rehab games by the end of this real thing,” Smith said. Earlier Monday, Chung waived a court appearance in three home runs boosted the Yankees’ week. UP NEXT Laconia, New Hampshire, and a lawyer entered a not guilty total to 64 in August, a major league Mariners: RHP Brandon Brennan It’s a matchup of Japanese stars as plea on his behalf. record for any month. threw a bullpen as he continues to Masahiro Tanaka starts for the Belknap County Attorney Andrew Livernois said police in Ford also connected Sunday at work back from a shoulder strain. Yankees and Yusei Kikuchi returns Meredith, New Hampshire, were called to Chung's home on Dodger Stadium. Brennan likely won’t rejoin the team to the rotation for the Mariners. June 25 "on a call for service" and obtained evidence leading “He’s really taking advantage of until rosters expand in September. Tanaka (9-7, 4.68 ERA) has won to the felony drug charge. He was indicted on Aug. 8. an opportunity now like so many of SPECIAL DELIVERY two of his past three decisions but Chung's next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 8. our guys have throughout the year,” The sixth inning was briefly lost his last start against Oakland. During the open locker room period after Monday's prac- manager Aaron Boone said. delayed as umpires questioned the Kikuchi (5-8, 5.19) is coming off a tice, Chung said he would speak only about football as Milone (3-8) allowed eight hits delivery of New York reliever Cory two-hitter against Toronto on Aug. reporters clustered around him. Asked if it was difficult to and five runs in five innings. Gearrin. Umpires said Gearrin’s toe- 18. focus on the game following his indictment, Chung said: "Just coming to work and I play. I go to the meetings and get into the playbook and I just get back, get over my injuries and get back." Chung was a second-round draft pick by the Patriots in 2009 out of Oregon, and he returned to New England in 2014 after playing one season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has college admissions scandal been a major contributor on defense to three of the Patriots' six Super Bowl championships. Chung suffered a broken arm late in the Patriots' 13-3 vic- Loughlin, husband expected in tory over the Los Angeles Rams in the last Super Bowl and has yet to play in a preseason game, only recently shedding court amid spat over lawyers the red practice jersey signifying his non-contact status. BOSTON (AP) — Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion "It feels good," he said of returning to full-contact status. designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are expected in court to "It's a little hard to practice with a red jersey on and with settle a dispute over their choice of lawyers in a sweeping college pads. It feels good to be out there and be able to get a little admissions bribery case. physical and use my body a little bit." The couple is scheduled to appear in Boston’s federal court Chung said he did not know if he would play Thursday Tuesday to determine whether they can continue using a law firm against the Giants. that recently represented the University of Southern California, "That's not my decision," he said. "I'm just out here prac- In this April 3, 2019, file photo, actress Lori Loughlin, which is an alleged victim in the couple’s case. ticing. If Bill (Belichick) wants me to play, cool, and if not, front, and husband, clothing designer Mossimo Prosecutors say it poses a potential conflict of interest. Loughlin cool." Giannulli, left, leave federal court in Boston after and Giannulli say the firm’s work for USC was unrelated to the Belichick would not answer a question about Chung's sta- facing charges in a nationwide college admissions admissions case and was handled by different lawyers. tus last week. bribery scandal. Loughlin and Giannulli are sched- The couple is accused of paying $500,000 to have their two The Patriots have not commented on Chung's indictment uled for a hearing in the bribery scam case on daughters labeled as recruits to the USC crew team, even though beyond a statement Thursday that said: "We are aware of the Tuesday, Aug. 27 in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) neither participated in the sport. They have pleaded not guilty. reports regarding Patrick Chung. We will not be commenting while his judicial proceedings take place."

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STATE 11:00 a.m. Wed Sept. 11 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 7:00 Wed Sept. 25 at Salem State Tue Sept. 17 at Western Connecticut State 6:00 2019 Women’s Soccer 4:00 Sat Sept. 21 at Salem State 1:00 Sat Sept. 28 Tue Sept. 24 at University of New England 7:00 Fri Aug. 30 at Atlantic Orthopaedic Soccer Tournament BRIDGEWATER STATE 11:00 Fri Sept. 27 BRIDGEWATER STATE 7:00 a.m. Tue Oct.1 at Coast Guard 6:00 vs. Christopher Newport 7:00 Tue Oct. 1 WORCESTER Sat Oct. 5 FITCHBURG STATE 12:00 Sat Aug. 31 at Atlantic Orthopaedic Soccer Tournament STATE 7:00 Tue Oct. 8 CASTLETON STATE 4:00 vs. Virginia Wesleyan 6:00 Thur Oct. 3 at Elms 7:00 Sat Oct. 12 at Framingham State 2:00 Wed Sept. 4 at Castleton State 7:00 Wed Oct. 9 FITCHBURG Tue Oct. 15 WILLIAMS 7:00 Sat Sept. 7 at University of New England 4:00 STATE 7:00 Fri Oct. 18 at MCLA 6:00 Wed Sept. 18 KEENE STATE 7:00 Sat Oct. 12 at Southern Wed Oct. 23 PINE MANOR 7:00 Sat Sept. 21 SALEM STATE 2:00 Maine 12:00 Sat Oct. 26 WORCESTER STATE 12:00 Wed Sept. 25 at Union 7:00 Tue Oct. 15 at UMass Wed Oct. 30 at Elms 7:00 Sat Sept. 28 at Bridgewater State Dartmouth 7:00 Fri Nov. 1 at Mass. Maritime 7:00 Wed Oct. 2 ELMS 7:00 Sat Oct. 19 at Castleton State Tues Nov. 5 MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals 4:00 Fri Oct. 4 at Fitchburg State 7:00 Wed Oct. 23 FRAMINGHAM Fri Nov. 8 MASCAC Tournament Semifinals Tue Oct. 8 at Plymouth State 3:30 Sun Nov. 10 MASCAC Championship STATE 4:00 Thur Oct. 10 at Western New England 4:00 Fri Oct. 25 at Eastern Conn. Sat Oct. 12 FRAMINGHAM STATE 5:00 State 4:00 Sat Oct. 19 MCLA 12:00 Wed Oct. 30 SAGE 7:00 Sat Nov. 2 at Plymouth State 2019 Volleyball Tues Oct. 22 at UMass Dartmouth 7:00 Sat Oct. 26 at Worcester State 12:00 2:00 Tue Nov. 5 Little East Fri Aug. 30 at Springfield Invitational vs Brandeis 5:00 Sat Nov. 2 MASS. MARITIME 12:00 Tues Nov. 5 MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals Tournament Quarterfinals Sat Aug. 31 at Springfield Invitational Fri Nov. 8 Little East vs Springfield/ Skidmore 10:30 a.m./ 3:30 Fri Nov. 8 MASCAC Tournament Semifinals Tournament Semifinals Wed Sept. 4 BAY PATH 6:00 Sun Nov. 10 MASCAC Championship Sat Nov. 9 Little East Fri Sept. 6 at Trinity College Invitational Championship vs Clark 5:00 Sat Sept. 7 at Trinity College Invitational vs Eastern Conn./ Trinity 2:00/ 4:00 Men’s and Women’s 2019 Cross Country Thur Sept. 12 at Mount Holyoke 7:00 2019 Men’s Golf FALL Sat Sept. 14 vs Northern VT/ at New England College 2:00/ 4:00 Sat. Sept. 7th Worcester City Meet, 10:00 AM Tue Sept. 17 MCLA 6:00 Moore State Park, Paxton, Mass. Thur Sept. 12 MCLA Sat Sept. 21 BRIDGEWATER STATE 12:00 Sat. Sept. 21st UMass Dartmouth Invitational 10:30 AM Invitational 10:00 a.m. Wed Sept. 25 at Elms 7:00 North Dartmouth, Mass. Berkshire Hills CC, Sat Sept. 28 at Framingham State/ vs Anna Maria 11:00 a.m./ 1:00 Sat. Oct. 5th Keene State Invitational 11:00 AM Pittsfield, Mass. Thur Sept. Wed Oct. 2 SALEM STATE 6:00 Keene, N.H. 19 Sat Oct. 5 vs Western Conn./ at Keene State 2:00/ 4:00 Sat. Oct. 12th James Earley Invitational 10:30 AM Brett Williamson Tue Oct. 8 AMHERST 6:00 Stanley Park, Westfield, Mass. Invitational 10:00 a.m. Sat Oct. 12 vs Salve Regina/ at Rivier 1:00/ 3:00 Sat. Oct. 19th Western New England Invitational 10:30 AM Tekoa Country Club Tue Oct. 15 at Worcester State 7:00 Springfield, Mass. Sun/ Mon Sept. 29/30 Sat Oct. 19 vs Colby Sawyer/ at Western New England 1:00/ 3:00 Sat. Nov. 2nd MASCAC Championships 11:00 AM Elms College Blazer Wed Oct. 23 at Fitchburg State 6:00 Moore State Park, Paxton, Mass. Invitational 9 a.m. Sat Oct. 26 at MIT/ vs Simmons 11:00 a.m./ 1:00 Sat. Nov.16th NCAA Division III Regionals Westover Golf Course/ Wed Oct. 30 at Keene State 7:00 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine Ledges Golf Club Sat Nov. 2 at Mass. Maritime 5:00 Sat. Nov. 23rd NCAA Division III National Championships Sat/ Sun Oct. 5/6 NECC Tue Nov. 5 MASCAC Playoffs Thur Nov. 7 MASCAC Playoffs Spalding University, Louisville, Ky. Championship Sat Nov. 9 MASCAC Playoffs (Springfield Hosting) THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 - PAGE 11

2019 HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FALL SCHEDULE *Updates Regularly WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Wed., Aug. 28 Wed., Sept. 11 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Mount Greylock, 6:30 p.m. Scrimmage - BOYS SOCCER @ Gateway Regional HS, 4:30 p.m. GOLF @ Belchertown, Cold Spring Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY @ Agawam, Robinson State Park, Mon., Sept. 23 Tues., Sept. 3 3:45 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER @ Ludlow HS, 6 p.m. GOLF vs. Ludlow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. V/JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Agawam, 4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 12 Tues., Sept. 24 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick, 4 p.m. GOLF vs. Pope Francis, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. GOLF @ Minnechaug Regional, Wilbraham Country Club, JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Ludlow HS, 5 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. 3 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick, 5:30 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Northampton @ Minnechaug GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Ludlow HS, 6 p.m. Fri., Sept. 13 Regional HS, 3:45 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 4 p.m. V/JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Minnechaug Regional HS, 4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 4 JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Chicopee Comp HS, 5 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Chicopee Comp, Roots Athletics JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. South Hadley, 5:30 p.m. Center, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 5:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 6:30 p.m. Wed., Sept. 25 GIRLS SOCCER @ Chicopee Comp HS, 7 p.m. GOLF @ Ludlow, Ludlow Country Club, 3 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 5 FOOTBALL vs. Leominster, Bullens Field, 7 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Northampton HS, 4 p.m. V/JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Central, 5 p.m. Mon., Sept. 16 JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Northampton HS, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 6 V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Agawam, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Central, 6:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Palmer HS, 4 p.m. JV FOOTBALL @ Leominster, Doyle Field, 4 p.m. V/JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 26 FIELD HOCKEY vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 17 V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. GOLF vs. Holyoke, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. FOOTBALL vs. Taconic, Bullens Field, 7 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Amherst-Pelham, Stanley Fri., Sept. 27 Park, 3:45 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. Sat., Sept. 7 FIELD HOCKEY @ South Hadley HS, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m. JV FOOTBALL @ Taconic HS, 11 a.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Minnechaug, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ East Longmeadow HS, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ South Hadley HS, 5:30 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. Mon., Sept. 9 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Minnechaug, 6:15 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Ludlow HS, 6 p.m. GOLF vs. West Springfield, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. GYMNASTICS vs. Chicopee Comp, 6 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 19 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ East Longmeadow HS, 6:15 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Frontier Regional HS, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Minnechaug Regional HS, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL @ East Longmeadow HS, 7 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Frontier Regional HS, Time TBA JV BOYS SOCCER @ Belchertown HS, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Longmeadow HS, 5 p.m. Sat., Sept. 28 Tues., Sept. 10 JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Minnechaug Regional HS, 5:30 p.m. JV FOOTBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 10 a.m. GOLF vs. East Longmeadow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Belchertown HS, 6 p.m. V/JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Longmeadow HS, 4 p.m. GYMNASTICS vs. Agawam @ Chicopee Comp HS, 6 p.m. Mon., Sept. 30 FIELD HOCKEY @ Agawam HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Longmeadow HS, 6:30 p.m. GOLF vs. Belchertown, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5 p.m. V/JV BOYS SOCCER vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Agawam HS, 5:30 p.m. Tues., Sept. 20 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, 5 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Medway HS, 4:45 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, 6:15 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Mount Greylock, 5 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Medway HS, 6:30 p.m.

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Sat., Aug. 31 Mon., Oct. 7 Scrimmage - BOYS SOCCER vs. Belchertown, 9 .m. Thurs., Sept. 19 BOYS SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, 4 p.m. GOLF @ Pathfinder, Cold Spring Country Club, 3 p.m. Tues., Sept. 3 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 8 GOLF vs. Mohawk, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. GOLF vs. Pathfinder, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 20 BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway, Hampden Charter BOYS SOCCER vs. Putnam, 4 p.m. School of Science, Palmer @ Monson HS, 3:45 p.m. Wed., Sept. 4 GOLF @ McCann Tech, Forest Park Country Club, 3 p.m. Mon., Sept. 23 Thurs., Oct. 10 GIRLS SOCCER @ Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m. GOLF @ Central, Veterans Golf Course, 3 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 5 BOYS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Duggan Academy, 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 24 GOLF vs. McCann Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. Fri., Oct. 11 Fri., Sept. 6 BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY @ TBD, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Putnam, Forest Park, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Franklin Tech HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ St. Mary, Westfield Intermediate School, 4 p.m. Mon., Oct. 9 Thurs., Sept. 26 GOLF vs. Central, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. GOLF @ Mohawk, Edge Hill Golf Course, 3 p.m. Tues., Oct. 15 GIRLS SOCCER @ Commerce HS, 4 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mahar, Palmer @ Frontier Fri., Sept. 27 Regional HS, 3:45 p.m. Tues., Sept. 10 BOYS SOCCER @ Greenfield HS, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY @ Hampshire Regional HS, 3:45 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Putnam, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. p.m. Wed., Oct. 16 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. Mon., Sept. 30 GIRLS SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ McCann Tech HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Pathfinder Regional-Vocational-Technical HS, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17 Thurs., Sept. 12 BOYS SOCCER vs. Commerce, 4 p.m. GOLF @ Sabis, Veteran’s Golf Course, 3 p.m. Tues., Oct. 1 BOYS SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, 4 p.m. GOLF @ Franklin Tech, Thomas Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m. Fri., Oct. 18 BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY @ Pope Francis, Whiting GIRLS SOCCER @ Hampden Charter School of Science, Fri., Sept. 13 Reservoir, 3:45 p.m. Rivers Park, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ St. Mary, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m. Mon., Oct. 21 Mon., Sept. 16 BOYS SOCCER @ Putnam, Forest Park, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ McCann Tech HS, 4 p.m. Wed., Oct. 2 GOLF vs. Sabis, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. Tues., Oct. 22 Tues., Sept. 17 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Easthampton, Gateway, Thurs., Oct. 3 Westfield Technical Academy @ Greenfield, Highland Pond, BOYS SOCCER @ Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 25 3:45 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Putnam, Forest Park, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Commerce HS, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4 BOYS SOCCER vs. Westfield, Roots Athletics Center. 4 p.m. Mon., Oct. 28 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Commerce, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 18 BOYS SOCCER vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m.

ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL

Tues., Sept. 3 Mon., Sept. 16 Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 11 BOYS SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Westfield GIRLS SOCCER @ Sci-Tech, Berte Field GIRLS SOCCER vs. Westfield Technical Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. (Central HS), 6 p.m. Mon., Sept. 30 Academy, Westfield Intermediate School BOYS SOCCER @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 5 Tues., Sept. 17 GIRLS SOCCER @ Putnam, Forest Park, 4 p.m. GOLF @ Easthampton, Wycoff Country GOLF @ Monson, Quaboag Country Club, 3 Mon., Oct. 14 Club, 3 p.m. p.m. Tues., Oct. 1 GOLF @ Pope Francis, Franconia, 3 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School BOYS SOCCER @ Duggan Academy, Tree Top GOLF vs. Turners Falls, Tekoa Country of Science, Westfield Intermediate School Park, 4 p.m. Club, 3 p.m. Tues., Oct. 15 Field, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Westfield Technical BOYS SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Wed., Sept. 18 Academy, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m. Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 6 GIRLS SOCCER @ Franklin Tech HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Westfield BOYS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Wed., Oct. 2 Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. GOLF @ Greenfield, Country Club of Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 19 Greenfield, 3 p.m. GOLF @ Smith Academy, Country Club of GIRLS SOCCER @ Hampden Charter School Wed., Oct. 16 Mon., Sept. 9 Greenfield, 3 p.m. of Science, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Sci-Tech, Westfield BOYS SOCCER vs. Mohawk, Westfield GIRLS SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 3 GIRLS SOCCER @ Duggan Academy, Tree Top GOLF vs. Monson, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 17 Park, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 20 BOYS SOCCER @ Pathfinder, St. Joe’s Field, BOYS SOCCER vs. Duggan Academy, GOLF vs. Ware, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. 4 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 10 BOYS SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School GOLF @ Turners Falls, Thomas Memorial of Science, Westfield Intermediate School Fri., Oct. 4 Fri., Oct. 18 Golf Course, 3 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Duggan Academy, GIRLS SOCCER @ McCann Tech HS, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, Westfield Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Mon., Sept. 23 Mon., Oct. 21 BOYS SOCCER @ Monson, Moriarty Field Mon., Oct. 7 BOYS SOCCER @ Hampden Charter School Wed., Sept. 11 (Granite Valley Middle School), 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Smith Voke, 4 p.m. of Science, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Commerce HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 8 Tues., Oct. 22 Thurs., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Smith Academy, Tekoa Country GIRLS SOCCER @ Pathfinder Regional- GOLF vs. Greenfield, Tekoa Country Club, 3 Tues., Sept. 24 Club, 3 p.m. Vocational-Technical HS, 4 p.m. p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Pioneer Valley Christian BOYS SOCCER @ Commerce HS, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. Wed., Oct. 9 Thurs., Oct. 24 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Commerce, Westfield BOYS SOCCER @ Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 13 Thurs., Sept. 26 Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Westfield Technical GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa Country Club, Mon., Oct. 28 Academy HS, 4 p.m. 3 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 10 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield GOLF @ Ware, Cold Spring Country Club, Westfield Intermediate School Field, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27 3 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Westfield

SOUTHWICK HIGH SCHOOL

Tues., Sept. 3 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Granby Jr./Sr., 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 18 5 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Easthampton, Nonotuck FIELD HOCKEY vs. Turners Falls, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Monson, Moriarty Field GIRLS SOCCER @ Palmer, Legion Field, 7 p.m. Park, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Granby Jr./Sr. HS, 4 p.m. (Granite Valley Middle School), 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Turners Falls, 5:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Mahar, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 27 FIELD HOCKEY @ Westfield HS, 4 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER @ Monson HS, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Pioneer Valley JV BOYS SOCCER @ Easthampton, Nonotuck Wed., Sept. 11 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith Voke HS, 4 p.m. Christian Academy, 4 p.m. Park, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Central HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith Voke HS, 5 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Pioneer Valley JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Central HS, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Mahar, 5:30 p.m. Christian Academy, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Westfield HS, 5:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 12 Wed., Sept. 19 Mon., Sept. 30 Thurs., Sept. 5 GIRLS SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ TBD, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Gateway, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Holyoke, Roberts’ FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Gateway, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Holyoke, Roberts’ Sports Sports Complex, 4:30 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m. Complex, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Holyoke, Roberts’ Sports JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Putnam HS, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 6 Complex, 6 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Putnam HS, 5 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ South Hadley HS, 4 p.m. Fri., Sept. 13 JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 5:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Smith Academy HS, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 20 JV GIRLS SOCCER @ South Hadley HS, 4 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 1 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Pioneer Valley JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Commerce, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m. Christian Academy, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 5 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Mon., Sept. 23 Fri., Oct. 2 Christian Academy, 5 p.m. Mon., Sept. 16 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Smith Academy HS, 5:30 BOYS SOCCER @ Pope Francis HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Renaissance, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith Voke HS, 4 p.m. p.m. FIELD HOCKEY @ Mohawk Trail Regional HS, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Smith Voke HS, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. Tues., Sept. 24 Mon., Sept. 9 JV BOYS SOCCER @ Pope Francis HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 3 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware Jr./Sr. HS, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Frontier, Herlihy Field, JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware Jr./Sr. HS, 5 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY @ Mohawk Trail Regional Wed., Sept. 25 JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Frontier, Sunderland Tues., Sept. 10 HS, 5:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. Recreation Field, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER @ Frontier, Herlihy Field, 3:30 JV BOYS SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER @ Chicopee Comp HS, 5 p.m. p.m. Tues., Sept. 17 JV GIRLS VOLLEYBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. HS, BOYS SOCCER @ Chicopee Comp HS, 7 p.m. JV BOYS SOCCER @ Frontier, Sunderland JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Chicopee HS, 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. Recreation Field, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER @ Chicopee HS, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Oct. 4 BOYS/GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway, Thurs., Sept. 26 GIRLS SOCCER @ Sabis International Palmer, 3:45 p.m. JV GIRLS SOCCER @ Palmer, Legion Field, Charter School, 4 p.m.

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 12 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS TV Sports Listings Dear Tuesday, August 27 Zvezda, Second Leg of the Playoff Round MLB BASEBALL TENNIS 7 p.m. 12 p.m. Annie MLB — Chicago Cubs at NY Mets OR Pittsburgh at Phila- ESPN — U.S. Open: First Round, Flushing, N.Y. delphia 7 p.m. By ANNIE LANE 10 p.m. ESPN — U.S. Open: First Round, Flushing, N.Y. FS1 — Texas at LA Angels WNBA BASKETBALL SOCCER (MEN’S) 7 p.m. Not-So-Sunny Marriage 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Los Angeles at Washington Dear Annie: I’m a 30-year-old male in my first year of mar- TNT — UEFA Champions League: Young Boys at Crvena riage to a charming, beautiful woman, “Sonny.” I am madly in love with this woman, and she says the same to me. This is a second marriage for both of us. Unfortunately, I’m finding out that she has lied to me about a number of things, and my love for her is being weakened by these revelations. We met shortly after she had broken up with Entertainment another man. She told me that it was over. However, during our dating prior to marriage I learned that she was still seeing him, and sleeping with him on nights we were not together. At one point, she even suggested that we three should live togeth- er, and she would alternate nights with each of us. I wasn’t about to accept that. We’re married now, but I know she still has at least a phone relationship with him. Her mother has recently moved in with us because I was told that circumstances in her life created that need. I’ve since learned that those dire straits were untrue. Most nights I go to bed alone because Sonny is chatting with her mother, with whom she’s always had a close relationship, and with whom she lived when we first met. Recently, Sonny has contacted a man she met during her first marriage. She set up a meeting with him. I have no idea what transpired between them, neither initially nor at this time. I do know he has a child named for her. I’ve just learned that one of her children, supposedly from her first marriage, was fathered by another man during a period of separation in that marriage. On a recent romantic long weekend to a tropical destination, Sonny wanted no part of any sexual romance. Of course, this crushed me. Though I always think of “Sonny” as an enthusi- astic sexual partner, she never initiates intimacy between us. We have been to a marriage counselor, whose concluding comment to me was, “Some beautiful women are like that,” meaning they need attention from other men, I think. I’m seri- ously considering divorce, though I’m still in love with her. I’m feeling used, and find myself responding to some situa- tions between us with anger. Can this marriage be saved? -- Feeling Torn Dear Torn: You are not painting a very sunny picture of Sonny. Unless the two of you had a previous understanding that infidelity was part of the deal, her actions would leave anyone feeling used. Your therapist’s observation that “some beautiful women are just this way” seems dismissive and flip- This combination photo shows actress Viola Davis at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York on Nov. 12, pant. You might consider seeing another therapist. 2018, left, and former first lady Michelle Obama on NBC’s “Today” show in New York on Oct. 11, 2018. Davis is set to Unless you are OK with Sonny’s infidelity, this marriage portray Obama in a Showtime series about America’s first ladies. Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which will only bring you darkness and hurt. It’s time to find a new is still in development. (Photos by Evan Agostini, left, and Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) therapist who helps you better understand what you would like out of a marriage. And then you need to tell Sonny in no uncer- tain terms what that is, perhaps being faithful. And what’s with her mother? Is she enabling or encouraging Sonny to split the two of you apart? When I read your letter, I couldn’t help but wonder why you Davis set to play Michelle Obama married her if you knew she was cheating on you when you were dating. With good therapy, you can both decide if you want to stay together and make it work, or go your separate ways. Best of luck to you. in proposed Showtime series LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis is set to portray Ford and Obama. Michelle Obama in a Showtime series under development Showtime said it’s committed to three scripts for the pro- HINTS FROM HELOISE about America’s first ladies. posed series. There is no air date since the series has yet to Davis also is an executive producer on the project, which be ordered. 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Joe Gibbs has seen the changes this season, Submit Your Resume To: Send information to: which also coincide with the pairing of a new I’m going to cash in if I get that opportunity [email protected] [email protected] crew chief. Chris Gabehart led Hamlin to a again.” 50 years from miracle season, resurgent Mets eye magic run By MIKE FITZPATRICK “The second half, something clicked,” Davis Van Wagenen threw a chair during a meeting But they have an unexpected opportunity Associated Press said. with coaches. In late June, embattled manager right in their own hands, with the Cubs series NEW YORK (AP) — Two months ago, as the And to almost everyone’s surprise, the Mets Mickey Callaway cursed at a beat reporter who plus six games left versus the Phillies, four at New York Mets commemorated the 50th anni- took off after the All-Star break. This all-but- was then threatened at Wrigley Field by former home against the Diamondbacks and three in versary of a most improbable World Series title, buried team still had a postseason pulse. pitcher Jason Vargas. Washington. 74-year-old alum Ed Kranepool stood at a Citi The Mets added local product Marcus About a month before that, the slumping Five weeks ago, it was hard to imagine any of Field lectern and tried to encourage a languish- Stroman to the starting rotation in an aggressive Mets announced Callaway was keeping his job them would matter much. ing team. trade with Toronto and climbed into playoff and — oh, by the way — rehabbing slugger “I think we’re feeling good right now. I think “They can do it like we did. You gotta believe contention by early August thanks to a 15-1 Yoenis Céspedes had an accident on his Florida we’ve been feeling good all year. I think when in yourself!” Kranepool said that afternoon, surge against mostly weak competition. They’ve ranch that will sideline him all season. we weren’t going well, we were just trying to addressing both the cheering crowd and current stayed afloat since the schedule stiffened and Now, charged-up fans hungry for success fol- figure out what was going wrong,” Conforto Mets players clapping in the dugout. “So good head into perhaps their biggest series of the lowing consecutive losing seasons have ener- said. luck. You have a half a season. We want to wish season when the Chicago Cubs visit the Big gized Citi Field, the site of several wild celebra- “For a while, it was frustrating because we you the best so that we can celebrate in October.” Apple for three games beginning Tuesday night. tions this month. Davis and Michael Conforto knew we had the talent in here. We knew we It was a noble sentiment, even if that opti- Both teams were off Monday after getting even had their jerseys ripped off by Alonso and had high hopes to start the year and we were just mism felt farfetched with New York nine games swept at home last weekend — the Mets by other jubilant teammates after game-ending hits underachieving. We weren’t putting the whole under .500. Atlanta, the Cubs by Washington. to cap comeback wins. package together. So, I think our confidence has And then the next night the maligned club “We’re a motivated bunch. I mean, we’ve “You hit a walk-off, your shirt’s coming off. always been there, but now that we’re playing publicly apologized on the scoreboard to two come a long way,” Alonso said recently. “We’ve That’s about it,” Alonso said. complete baseball, I think we’re just kind of rid- living members of the 1969 Miracle Mets who been resilient, we’ve been fighting this entire Davis, a Californian acquired from the ing that wave right now.” were mistakenly included in a video montage of year. ... I just think that the way we turned it Houston Astros last winter in maybe the best Fifty years ago, Tom Seaver and the Mets players from that team who had died. around is just a testament to the character in all move of Van Wagenen’s first year as GM, were 10 games behind the first-place Cubs on Turned out, though, maybe Kranepool was on these guys.” endeared himself to the Queens crowd follow- Aug. 13. New York, which had never finished to something. New York (67-63) trails Chicago by two ing his extra-inning single that beat Cleveland higher than ninth place in its first seven seasons, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz finally games for the second NL wild card, with last week. went 38-11 down the stretch to win the NL East hit their stride on the mound. Justin Wilson and Philadelphia, Milwaukee, San Francisco and “Hey Mets fans, we did it again! Woo!” Davis Luis Avilan returned from injuries to help Seth Arizona all within striking distance despite bellowed during an interview on the field. “We going away with a 100-62 record. Lugo steady a ghastly bullpen. Young shortstop mediocre records. None is playing particularly had that New York swagger, that New York Those plucky Mets swept Hank Aaron and Amed Rosario, veteran catcher Wilson Ramos well lately, while the streaking Nationals have attitude. We didn’t quit! We didn’t quit!” the Braves in the playoffs, then took down and fill-in left fielder J.D. Davis emerged to opened a four-game lead over the Cubs for the The Mets face a difficult road, with only 10 mighty Baltimore in the World Series. supplement the consistent brilliance of ace top wild card. games remaining against teams currently out of Is another mini miracle in store? Jacob deGrom, rookie slugger Pete Alonso and The Mets have 20 of their final 32 games at the playoff picture. They’re still thin in the bull- “You’ve got to give credit where credit’s due NL batting leader Jeff McNeil. home, where they are 37-24 and play pingpong pen, where new closer Edwin Díaz has been a and that’s on the players, man,” Callaway said. Ever since pitching coach Dave Eiland was in the center of an upbeat clubhouse with a dif- colossal disappointment, and second baseman “They come to play, they come to win and they fired, 82-year-old replacement Phil Regan has ferent vibe these days. 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