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SOUTHWICK – The Community Preservation If the CPC voted in favor of the Franklin Land Trust’s Committee (CPC) voted Monday night on an application request on Monday, it would not have increased the tax request from the Franklin Land Trust to bond $1.2 mil- rate. lion out of their account to help preserve the North Pond Prior to the vote from the CPC, a number of town property. officials, residents, and North Pond supporters spoke After a motion was made by CPC member John about the request from the Franklin Land Trust. Whalley to approve the request, a vote was taken and it “Nobody wants the town to bond for this so I think ended in a 4-4 tie, preventing the motion from passing. that’s the unity we can share,” said Southwick resident The vote not passing means that the warrant article for The CPC voted on the Franklin Land Trust’s application request at the the special town meeting on Tuesday night will be to see See CPC Votes, Page 3 Southwick Town Hall on Monday night. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Old Cemetery project License receives funding from Community Commission Preservation Committee By Greg Fitzpatrick votes on alcohol Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Gene Theroux, a local resident with a number of ancestor’s in the Old Cemetery, met with the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) on Monday eve- sales license at ning to discuss his request for funding to maintain and pre- Munger Hill 4th grade band students perform serve the historic cemetery. “Eye of the Tiger” at the School Committee on Since the summer of 2018, Theroux has been involved in Monday. (Photo submitted) a project to restore and preserve the cemetery. The most Bullens Field recent restoration of the Old Cemetery took place in the mid By Peter Currier 1970’s. Over the years Theroux has been logging thousands Correspondent of hours at the cemetery doing inventory, documenting, and Students, teachers WESTFIELD- The Westfield License Commission met cleaning monuments and headstones. With several grave Monday evening to vote on giving licenses to Donald L. markers damaged by trees or mowing equipment, or depleted Moorhouse to sell alcohol during games and events at over time, Theroux has taken close-up photographs of the take center stage at Bullens Field. markers in order to have record of the ones that need mainte- Moorhouse, founder and owner of the Westfield Starfires nance. Theroux acknowledged that the biggest threat to the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, applied for both a gen- Old Cemetery may be the overgrown trees, with many being School Committee eral alcohol and entertainment licenses and one-day wine diseased or dead. Theroux’s request to the CPC on Monday and malt sales licenses. The commission quickly approved was to see if they would take $40,000 out of their account to By Amy Porter Correspondent the one-day licenses for the dates of May 31st, June 3rd, help him with some of the efforts for the project. June 4th, June 8th, June 16th, June 19th and June 21st. They After a motion was made by CPC member Dave Gunn, the WESTFIELD – The School Committee meeting on Monday showcased Munger Hill chorus and band then moved on to the more detailed vote on a Section 12 all CPC unanimously voted in favor of Theroux’s request. alcoholic general on premises license and entertainment According to Theroux, the $40,000 will cover two days of students and the Harold Grinspoon Excellence in Teaching Award recipients, followed by a presenta- license for Bullens Field on King Street Extension. As part of the measure, alcoholic beverages would be sold See Old Cemetery, Page 3 tion about the MassHire and Westfield High School Reed Career Center partnership. in the right field concession stand kiosk, and both left field Munger Hill Principal Salvatore Frieri introduced concession stand kiosks. There would be designated seating the music performances, stressing the new opportu- sections for attendees of games to drink as well. The enter- nities for the students and the value the programs tainment part of the license allows Moorhouse to actually bring to Westfield Public schools. Mayor Brian P. hold games on the field, have a PA system, and play music Sullivan then invited the parents in the room to find at the field. a good position in the room to take pictures, as he The Futures League is a baseball league for collegiate always does, before the performances began. players with a year of eligibility. There are eight teams Frieri introduced music teacher Tyler Cook, who throughout New England including the Westfield Starfires. led third and fourth grade chorus students in the According to Moorhouse, on average, there are six games song, “Music changes the world.” per week with three of them being home games. Next, first-year band students in grade 4, led by “The operations are really run like minor league opera- teacher Jessica Pietrosanti, played “Eye of the tions,” said Moorhouse, “There’s ticketing, corporate spon- sorship, merchandise, and concessions.” See Students, Teachers, Page 2 He added that for concessions, there will be a couple of The Community Preservation Committee met with Gene beer stations, although he does not plan on doing draft lines. Theroux to discuss the Old Cemetery project. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) See Bullens Field, Page 3 DPW announces discounted WYF and Cheer plan rain barrel program recruitment night By Lori Szepelak grade 2 interested in flag By Peter Currier Correspondent football, is planned from 6 to Correspondent WESTFIELD-Officials 9 p.m. and will feature pizza, WESTFIELD- The Department with Westfield Youth Football games of knockerball, regis- serves as vice president of the of Public Works (DPW) announced and Cheer are hosting a spe- tration and schedule informa- Westfield Youth Football that it will be offering discounted cial recruitment night March tion. (WYF) organization. “In rain barrels this year as part of a 22 at the Roots Athletic “Parents should come see addition to teaching them the partnership with Great American Center to welcome new and what our program is all about, necessary skills needed to Rain Barrel Co. (GARBC). existing players and cheer- meet the coaches, and see participate in the program, GARBC is a local food import- leaders. what we are doing to protect we are also instilling the ide- ing company that has been repur- The free event, for children our players and cheerleaders als of good sportsmanship, posing their shipping barrels to in grades 3-8 interested in while teaching them the fun- honesty, loyalty and respect collect rain since 1988. The walls football and cheer, as well as damentals of the sport,” said for one’s self and others.” An example of rain barrels as seen on the website those in kindergarten through Melanie McNamara, who See Rain Barrel, Page 3 of Great American Rain Barrel Company. See WYF, Cheer, Page 3

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Students, Teachers Continued from Page 1 Tiger,” beginning with the mel- ody, then the harmony, then the whole song. Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski introduced the Harold Grinspoon Excellence in Teaching Award recipients to the School Committee, who are nom- inated by their principals and fel- low staff members. “Unfortunately, we can only do seven a year. We could do seven more,” he said. Czaporowski then introduced each teacher, and asked them to stand. They were Regina Rosario, Franklin Avenue Elementary School, Joanne Fouche, Highland Elementary, Alexandra Brennan,Westfield Intermediate School; and Kate Palmer, Crystal Hollister, and Katerina Sherrick of Westfield Middle School. Czaporowski said Galen Wilson of Westfield Technical Academy could not attend the meeting, as Munger Hill’s 3rd and 4th grade chorus sings to the School Committee. (Photo submitted) he was in Wichita, Kansas to receive the Aviation Maintenance Holyoke. He said Westfield is the photo. Center. The center helps students opportunities, she said. Serrano said Educator of the Year award. only district to have already sold out Daisha Serrano of MassHire with resume and cover letter writing, she has ten students out on intern- Czaporowski said all winners all of its tickets for the event. The Holyoke talked about the success of mock interviews, and post interview ships with thirty more pending. She will be recognized at a banquet on teachers then gathered with School internships, externships and job evaluations. The Career Center is May 1 at the Log Cabin in Committee members for a group shadowing through the WHS Career also helping students find work study See Students, Teachers, Page 5

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n March 19, 1945, during World War II, 724 peo- to keep short-term rates near zero for a “considerable” time ple were killed when a Japanese dive bomber In 1987, televangelist Jim Bakker resigned as chairman of and would raise them only gradually. Toyota agreed to pay Oattacked the carrier USS Franklin off Japan (the his PTL ministry organization amid a sex and money scan- $1.2 billion to settle an investigation by the U.S. govern- ship was saved). Adolf Hitler ordered the destruction of dal involving Jessica Hahn, a former church secretary. ment, admitting that it had hidden information about defects German facilities that could fall into Allied hands in his that caused Toyota and Lexus vehicles to accelerate unex- so-called “Nero Decree,” which was largely disregarded. In 1993, Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced pectedly, resulting in injuries and deaths. Robert Strauss, plans to retire. (White’s departure paved the way for Ruth 95, a prominent Democratic party powerbroker and former On this date: Bader Ginsburg to become the court’s second female jus- U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, died in Washington. In 1918, Congress passed the first law establishing daylight tice.) Former Iran-Contra chief prosecutor Lawrence E. Walsh, saving time in the United States, with clocks to be moved 102, died in Oklahoma City. Fred Phelps, founder of the forward one hour from the last Sunday in March to the last In 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war Westboro Baptist Church that preached hatred of gay peo- Sunday in October. (This law was repealed in August 1919.) against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early ple, died at age 84. March 20 in Iraq.) In 1920, the Senate rejected, for a second time, the Treaty One year ago: of Versailles (vehr-SY’) by a vote of 49 in favor, 35 against, In 2005, Police in Citrus County, Florida, found the body of Speaking in New Hampshire, a state ravaged by opioids, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval. 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford, more than three weeks after President Donald Trump called for stiffer penalties for drug she’d disappeared from her bedroom. (Convicted sex of- traffickers, including the death penalty. Former tennis star In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure fender John Evander Couey was later sentenced to death Martina Navratilova said she was “extremely angry” to learn legalizing casino gambling. for kidnapping, raping and burying Jessica alive; he died of that the BBC paid John McEnroe at least 10 times more natural causes in September 2009.) than her for their broadcasting roles at Wimbledon. Former In 1953, the Academy Awards ceremony was televised for “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon announced that she the first time; “The Greatest Show on Earth” was named In 2013, Pope Francis officially began his ministry as the would challenge New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a Dem- best picture of 1952. 266th pope, receiving the ring symbolizing the papacy and ocratic primary in September. (Cuomo easily beat back the a wool stole exemplifying his role as shepherd of his 1.2-bil- challenge.) In 1966, the Texas Western Miners defeated the heavily lion strong flock during a Mass at the Vatican. favored Kentucky Wildcats, 72-65, to win the NCAA Cham- Today’s Birthdays: pionship played in College Park, Maryland; making the con- Ten years ago: Former White House national security adviser Brent Scow- test especially noteworthy was that Texas Western became An Austrian jury sentenced Josef Fritzl, 73, to life in a psy- croft is 94. Actress Renee Taylor is 86. Actress-singer the first basketball team to start five black players in a na- chiatric ward for locking his daughter in a dungeon for 24 Phyllis Newman is 86. Actress Ursula Andress is 83. Singer tional title game as it faced an all-white Kentucky squad. years, fathering her seven children and letting an eighth Clarence “Frogman” Henry is 82. Singer Ruth Pointer (The die in captivity as a newborn. Pope Benedict XVI, visiting Pointer Sisters) is 73. Actress Glenn Close is 72. Disgraced In 1976, Buckingham Palace announced the separation of Cameroon, told Muslim leaders that true religion rejected movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is 67. Actor Bruce Willis is Princess Margaret and her husband, the Earl of Snowdon, violence; the pontiff also held up peaceful coexistence be- 64. Actress-comedian Mary Scheer is 56. Playwright Neil after 16 years of marriage. tween Christianity and Islam in the country as “a beacon to LaBute is 56. Actor Connor Trinneer is 50. Rock musician other African nations.” Gert Bettens (K’s Choice) is 49. Rapper Bun B is 46. Rock In 1979, the U.S. House of Representatives began televis- musician Zach Lind (Jimmy Eat World) is 43. Actress Vir- ing its floor proceedings; the live feed was carried byC- Five years ago: ginia Williams is 41. Actress Abby Brammell is 40. MLB SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network), which was In her first news conference as Federal Reserve chair, Janet pitcher Clayton Kershaw is 31. Actor Craig Lamar Traylor is making its debut. Yellen said with the job market still weak, the Fed intended 30. Actor Philip Bolden is 24. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - PAGE 3 Bullens Field GOVERMENT MEETINGS Benefit Concert For Westfield Police Auxiliary Continued from Page 1 TUESDAY, MAR 19 The beers sold at the field will likely be cans or bottles Southwick: poured into a cup. In the right Special Town Meeting at 6:30 pm field area, Moorhouse plans Granville: on making a ‘beer garden’ STGRSD School Committee Meeting at 5:30 pm Westfield: where spectators can stand Planning Board at 7 pm and watch the game with their drinks in a fenced-in area. The games played at WEDNESDAY, MAR 20 Bullens Field will either be seven or nine innings, depend- Blandford: ing on scheduling and if the Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Live In Concert! games are part of a double- Historical Commission Meeting at 7 pm header. For nine-inning Huntington: Westfield High Technical Academy Auditorium games, alcohol sales will Conservation Commission at 7 pm cease in the seventh inning. For seven-inning games, sales THURSDAY, MAR 21 Friday April 12 7:30 PM will stop in the fifth inning. Games will typically begin at Blandford: Tickets On Sale At: 6:30 p.m., unless they are a Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm double-header or a scheduled Chester: Purplepass.com day game. Alcohol will not be Municipal Light Department Meeting at 6 pm Westfield: Rocky’s Hardware Westfield sold during game days, or City Council at 7 pm when nearby Westfield The National Touring Production Of Chicago Total Access is a music Technical Academy is in ses- sion. There will be at least MONDAY, MAR 25 group made of 10 talented musicians. There is no other Rock & Roll eight to ten people on staff Band with horns that has changed music forever, 46 years of Chicago during games. Granville: music and song in one great show! Chicago Total Access has captured Commissioner Edward Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Blandford: the real sound of Chicago with hits “25 or 6 to 4, Saturday in The Diaz inquired with Moorhouse Council on Aging Meeting at 4 pm Park”& More. A Must See Show! about what kind of security Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm will be present during games. Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm “We’re going to have two Chester: officers on duty every night at Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm a minimum.” Said Moorhouse, Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm “if we are projecting a sellout, which is 800-1,000 people, WEDNESDAY, MAR 27 we would hire another officer for those games.” Blandford: Police officers may also be Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm present at the entrances to the Southwick: Economic Development Commission at 6 pm Sponsored By: field at the start of games to prevent people from bringing Huntington: Public Forum to Consider the Purchase of the Former in outside alcohol. Kim Jarret, St. Thomas Church Property at 6 pm License Commission Office Westfield: Manager, asked about how ZBA at 7:15 pm the amount of alcohol con- sumed by a single person can be kept under control, due to there being three kiosks Old Cemetery around the field. Continued from Page 1 Moorhouse said that due to the layout of the field, there training volunteers on how to restore headstones, buying D2 will not be much traffic flow Biological Solution, as well as purchasing some equipment. between the two kiosks, The D2 Biological solution is a chemical product that will which will limit people from clean the headstones, footstones, and monuments in the cem- ‘bar hopping’ the kiosks. etery. A quart of the biological solution will clean about four to six headstones that are 24 inches long by 36 inches wide. A number of Southwick residents attended the Community Preservation Committee meeting The commission unani- mously approved Over time, moss and algae have grown on several of the on Monday night to see if the CPC would bond $1.2 million for preservation of open space gravestones and now need to be cleaned off. adjacent to North pond. (Photo by Greg Fitzpatrick) Moorhouse’s application. The only actions pending before Theroux was very grateful for the CPC’s vote as he’s certain the license can go through are he and his volunteers would not be able to do this project CPC Votes without their help. Continued from Page 1 proof of liquor liability, work- man’s compensation, and a “There’d be no way in the world we could possibly do this,” said Theroux. Michelle Pratt. “We’re hoping that this Currently, the Franklin Land Trust, the certificate of inspection by the city’s Building Department. Theroux explained to the CPC that there are close to 60 war decision will be very appropriate for this proposed buyer, has raised $3.3 million of the veterans in the Old Cemetery, including some from both the project tonight.” appraised $5 million it will take to preserve American Revolutionary War and Civil War. CPC Chairman Bob Horacek noted that by the land. At the special town meeting “I strongly feel that we have a responsibility to preserve the agreeing to bond the $1.2 million out of the tonight,Tuesday March 19, there’s a total of history and assure the veterans and the noble citizens that that CPC account, he felt that other projects that $1.7 million between two different warrant history is maintained, their legacy is carried forward,” said fall under the CPC category could be forgot- articles to be voted on by Southwick resi- Theroux. “I think it’s our responsibility to do something about ten. dents. If both get passed, the Franklin Land that.” “Some projects will go by the wayside or Trust would be able to reach out to the land In January, Theroux received assistance from Ta Mara not get done,” said Horacek. owner, Denise LeClair-Robbins and inform Conde, a professional stone conservator of Historic Gravestone Marcus Phelps, a current member of the her that they have $5 million secured. It’s Services in New Salem, Mass. Conde completed a site survey Planning Board and the former Town Planner, been said multiple times by the Franklin Billy Bullens Field (WNG on the Old Cemetery to help Theroux better understand what read off some research he’s done and believes Land Trust that they’ve spoken to LeClair- File Photo) needs to be done moving forward with the project. that about 35 lots could be built on North Robbins about taking a lower price than $5 Pond if it doesn’t end up being preserved. million, but she refuses to take a discount. Phelps went on to say that looking at the The first warrant article on Tuesday night actual property values on North Pond, he will see if the town will allow the CPC to use Rain Barrel estimates that the town would lose approxi- $500,000 out of their account to go towards Continued from Page 1 mately $149,000 per year if the 146-acre the project. The second warrant article is to North Pond property was developed for 35 see if voting residents will allow the town to of their barrels are three sixteenths of an in Massachusetts with a mandatory restriction lots. bond $1.2 million, which would increase the inch thick, made of polyethylene, and can last of two days of non-essential outdoor tap-water “I just look at this as a great opportunity. taxes. for years if they are stored properly during the use, as of September of 2018, according to the This would alleviate that tax burden for the If anyone is a registered voter in Southwick winter according to the DPW. Massachusetts Department of Environmental townspeople,” said CPC member Chris Pratt. and wants to vote on the warrant articles, the “It is that time of year again to start thinking Protection. Many of the cities and towns “Yes, this is a lot of money, but it’s worth it, special town meeting takes place on Tuesday about water conservation and saving rain across the state that previously implemented it’s something the town has wanted for a long night at 6:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at the water” said Joe Kietner, Stormwater water restrictions have since eased them back. time.” Southwick Regional School. Coordinator for the DPW, “Rain fall is hard to Southwick, which in 2016 had a restriction of gauge. Harvesting rain water with a rain barrel one day per week of outdoor water use, is now can mitigate the irregular patterns of rainfall.” completely restriction free. New England can receive about 17 inches Rain water, however, has no limit on what WYF, Cheer of rain during the May through September can be used for non-essential outdoor tasks, Continued from Page 1 growing season, according to a press release making it valuable in times of drought. from the DPW. One tenth of an inch of rain on Each barrel comes with a filter screen to The program serves players in Westfield “My coaches are sweet to me and they let a 1,000 square foot roof can fill one of the keep mosquitoes out while allowing the rain and the surrounding hill towns, as well as any me do flips,” said Breanna, who will cheer for 60-gallon GARBC barrels in 25 minutes, inside. If one purchases several barrels, they other athlete who lives in a town that does not the junior division again this season. Breanna offer football, according to McNamara. added she has “met good friends and loves which would be equal to 170 barrels over a can be linked together with a .75-inch garden “Board members and coaches will be on doing ‘baskets,’ a stunt where she sits on the full season. hose piece, which is not included. hand to answer any questions families may arms of the other girls and they toss her up It was only recently that collecting rain “It has a spigot so you can link it together, have,” said McNamara, adding that informa- into the air where she does a straddle at the water was a necessity for those in and parts to hook it up with your drain sys- tion is also available at www.westfieldyouth- top and then they catch her. Breanna is also a Massachusetts who needed it for outdoor use. tem,” said Kietner. football.org and on Facebook. level four gymnast and some of those skills In 2016, the state was in a drought that caused Each barrel costs $69 and must be ordered Last year 229 youngsters were registered are used during routines. 168 municipalities, nearly half of the commu- by April 23rd at midnight. A link to order the for the football and cheer programs and the “I like spending time with my friends, nities in the Commonwealth, to put restric- barrels online can be found on the City of hope is to increase those numbers this spring learning football, and running,” added tions on nonessential outdoor uses for tap- Westfield website. The barrels can be picked with the recruitment drive, said McNamara. Spencer McNamara, 8, who has played flag water, including Westfield. The City of up at the DPW building at 28 Sackett Street The cost for flag football is $50, $150 for for the past three years and will be moving up Westfield remains on the list of communities from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30th. cheer, and tackle is $170, with a 10 percent to first year tackle. sibling discount for multi-player families. Working behind the scenes for the recruit- “It is a great place for the players to learn ment drive as well as the season ahead, in the fundamentals of the sport and begin to conjunction with the Roots Athletic Center, learn concepts such as teamwork, fair play, includes Troy St. Pierre, WYF president; and good sportsmanship,” said McNamara, McNamara, WYF vice president; Ryan adding that boys and girls are welcome to join Lavner of Roots Athletic Center; Jen Castell, any of the teams. WYF registrar; Michelle Kotarski, WYF McNamara’s children all echoed a similar Cheer director, and Kevin Matuszczak, WYF Tell us someThing good! sentiment. flag coordinator. “The coaches care a lot about teaching us Coaches and assistants are still being deter- Do you have a carrier who goes above and beyond in about football and respecting each other,” mined at press time and include Joe Golec, their delivery of The Westfield News? If so– we want to hear about it! said Cooper McNamara, 12, adding, “I have Chad Johnson, Paul Connolly, Kevin made a lot of good friendships.” McDonald, Kevin Topor, Tim Satkowski, All too often, negativity dominates the news. It’s time to change that! “He was one of the captains for the Junior Mike Connally, Tim Guay, Jeff McNamara, Bombers team that won the Northeast Terry Hanechak, Brian Connors, Matt Regional title and went to the Football Hall of McElhiney, Todd Conant and Troy St. Pierre. So shoot us an email at [email protected] Fame in Ohio to play in the national champi- “The WYF organization offers players a or write to us at 62 School St, Westfield, MA 01085 and tell us what your onship where they were ranked fifth in the sense of belonging,” said McNamara, adding nation in their division this past year,” said that important life skills are instilled includ- carrier has done to make your day just a little bit better. (If you don’t McNamara. ing respect, teamwork, and learning how to have their name, that’s fine– we can always look it up by your address.) For Breanna McNamara, 10, she has been take direction and criticism. active in cheer since kindergarten. PAGE 4 - TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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To the Editor: Holyoke Road and Paper Mill Road Truck Traffic The Westfield City Council Legislative and Ordinance subcommittee met on March 14, 2019 to discuss and vote on a proposed 24 Hour truck exclusion on Paper Mill Road. The vote was 2-1 in favor on a 24-hour truck exclusion with my vote being the lone vote against the proposal. While originally supporting a 24-hour truck exclusion on Paper Mill Road, residents on Holyoke Road advised me of their displeasure because the majority of the trucks, mainly dump trucks, would now be routed away from Paper Mill Road and onto Holyoke Road. The Holyoke Road residents have a valid point and I reconsidered my support of a 24-hour exclusion and now support a 13-hour truck exclusion. O’Rourke boasts about $6.1M Truck exclusions are a multistep process. This vote was a recommendation to City Council for a 24-hour exclusion. The City Council will vote on March 21 to determine wheth- er or not to recommend a 24-hour exclusion to the state. Ultimately, it is the state that decides to accept or reject the in campaign’s 1st 24 hours 24-hour truck exclusion. The state has already approved a By DAVID EGGERT completely by people — not PACs, not The new figures set O’Rourke and 13-hour truck exclusion from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM on Paper and DINO HAZELL lobbyists, not corporations and not spe- Sanders apart from the rest of the Mill Road which only awaits a final vote from the City Associated Press cial interests,” O’Rourke told reporters Democratic field in launch day fundrais- Council. CENTER LINE, Mich. (AP) — in Center Line, a Detroit suburb. “It’s ing. California Sen. Kamala Harris Residents of Holyoke Road, Paper Mill Road, and East Democratic presidential candidate Beto one of the best ways to bring the country reported raising $1.5 million in the 24 Mountain Road are very familiar with the dynamics of the O’Rourke boasted Monday that the more together to make sure that we are listen- hours after she launched her campaign area although other city residents might be unfamiliar. Lane than $6 million he raised online within a ing to one another and not that entrench- in January. Minnesota Sen. Amy Quarry is located on East Mountain Road and has been there day of announcing his White House bid, ment of wealth and power and privilege Klobuchar reported raising $1 million in for many, many years. With the quarry comes dump truck the most reported by any 2020 candi- that defines so much of our politics from the 48 hours after launching her cam- traffic to ship materials to road and construction sites. There date, was helping to create “the largest before.” paign in February. are four routes for dump trucks to leave the quarry area, East grassroots campaign this country has Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said three Mountain Road South (underpass by Walmart), East Mountain ever seen.” Beto O’Rourke campaigns in Michigan days after starting his presidential cam- Road North (at corner of Holyoke Road with train and The “record-breaking” $6.1 million a year before the state’s primary. (March paign this month that he had raised more MassPike underpasses), Paper Mill Road, and Holyoke Road. collected last week came “without a 18) than $1 million, a notable haul for a East Mountain Road South and North are limited by the dime” from political action committees, Tap to unmute governor less widely known than many height of the underpasses and only some trucks can make it corporations or special interests, O’Rourke raised an eye-popping $80 of his competitors in a field dominated through. That leaves Paper Mill and Holyoke Roads for the O’Rourke spokesman Chris Evans million in grassroots donations last year by senators. And former Colorado Gov. remainder of dump truck traffic. tweeted. The figure is just above what in his failed U.S. Senate race in Texas John Hickenlooper said he reached $1 The residents of both streets are 100% correct in why they Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders reported against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz, million within 48 hours of announcing feel trucks should not travel their road. Paper Mill Road has for his first day as a 2020 candidate. all while largely avoiding money from his White House bid at the beginning of a school and a playground. Holyoke Road has a narrow O’Rourke, a former Texas congress- PACs. His early fundraising numbers in this month. bridge and difficult left turn onto North Elm Street. man, jumped into the presidential race the presidential contest will be seen as Sanders has set the pace for 2020 I will continue to support the 13-hour truck exclusion from on Thursday after months of specula- an initial signal of whether his popular- grassroots donations. Aided by the $6 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM for Paper Mill Road but feel it is unfair tion, shaking up the already packed ity during the Senate campaign will million he pulled in on his first day as a to shift the entire day of truck traffic to the residents of Democratic field and pledging to win carry over to his White House bid. candidate, he took in more than $10 mil- Holyoke Road. over voters from across the political He said Monday he didn’t know the lion in the first week, overwhelmingly spectrum. average donation to his presidential from small donors. William Onyski “Thank you to everyone who’s help- campaign, but added without providing O’Rourke, asked last week if he Ward 6 City Councilor ing to build the largest grassroots cam- evidence, “I just know that people con- thought he would top Sanders, said only, paign this country has ever seen, funded tributed from every state in the union.” “We’ll see.” Sen. Warren backs Judge: Feds can post congressional plan info on FBI raid of White House for reparations study JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Trump’s ex-lawyer foresees long Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday embraced a congressional NEW YORK (AP) — A judge directed prosecutors proposal to study a framework for reparations to African- Monday to publicly release documents related to the Americans hurt by the legacy of slavery as the best way to begin search warrant for last year’s FBI raids on the home and a “national, full-blown conversation” on the issue. office of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, economic boom Warren first voiced support for reparations last month, becom- Michael Cohen. By JOSH BOAK ing one of three 2020 Democratic candidates to do so. But her U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III ordered that Associated Press comments about a study on reparations, made during a CNN redacted versions of the documents be released Tuesday. Contrary to the views of most economists, the Trump town hall broadcast from Mississippi, mark a keener focus from Media organizations had requested access to the administration expects the U.S. economy to keep booming the Massachusetts senator on her preferred route to tackle the records. over the next decade on the strength of further tax cuts, thorny question of how best to deal with systemic racial inequal- Pauley sentenced Cohen to three years in prison in reduced regulation and improvements to the nation’s infra- ity. December for crimes including lying to Congress and structure. The Democratic field’s ongoing debate over reparations comes paying two women to stay silent about affairs they The annual report from President Donald Trump’s Council as African-American voters are poised to exert significant influ- claimed to have had with Trump. of Economic Advisers forecasts that the economy will expand a brisk 3.2 percent this year and a still-healthy 2.8 percent a ence over the selection of the party’s nominee to take on President Cohen, scheduled to report to prison in May, recently Donald Trump. decade from now. That is much faster than the Federal Warren offered in-depth answers to several other questions that testified before Congress in open and closed hearings Reserve’s long-run forecast of 1.9 percent annual economic touched on issues important to African-American communities, about his dealings with Trump over the past decade. growth. winning cheers for a call for Mississippi to replace its state flag In a statement Monday, Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, The administration’s forecast hinges on an expectation that — the only one in the nation that depicts a Confederate image. said the impending release of the warrant furthers it will manage to implement further tax cuts, incentives for Warren, 69, has made racial justice a centerpiece of her case for Cohen’s interest in “continuing to cooperate and provid- infrastructure improvements, new labor policies and scaled- the Democratic nomination, even as she doubles down on her ing information and the truth about Donald Trump and back regulations — programs that are unlikely to gain favor the Trump organization to law enforcement and with the Democratic-led House that would need to approve See Sen. Warren, Page 5 Congress.” most of them. Pauley ruled last month that some parts of the search Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House council, warrant documents can remain secret because making insisted that the president’s economic agenda would provide them public could jeopardize ongoing investigations. enough fuel to drive robust growth at a time when the major- Those portions include information surrounding Cohen’s ity of economists foresee a slowdown due in part to the aging The West campaign finance crimes. U.S. population. field News He said the biggest risk to growth would be if financial A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC The judge said prosecutors can disclose portions of materials related to Cohen’s tax evasion and false state- markets anticipate that Trump’s existing policies would be reversed. Without getting into specifics, Hassett said the risk James Johnson-Corwin ments to financial institutions charges, along with Flora Masciadrelli would be if markets expect that the winner of the 2020 presi- Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager Cohen’s conduct that did not result in criminal charges. Classified Manager dential election would shift away from policies such as the tax Marie Brazee In requesting the records, The Associated Press and overhaul that Trump signed into law in 2017. Chris Putz Business Manager eight other media organizations had cited high public “Uncertainty over the policies themselves could slow their Sports Editor interest and a right to access. Lorie Perry positive impact,” Hassett said. Director of Ad Production Prosecutors had opposed the request, saying disclo- The tax cuts added roughly $1.5 trillion to the federal debt sure “would jeopardize an ongoing investigation and over the next decade, not accounting for economic growth. prejudice the privacy rights of uncharged third parties.” The report suggests that the lower tax rates have increased Patrick R. Berry They declined through a spokeswoman to comment business investment in ways that will make the economy more President Monday. productive, while also creating a surge in people coming off News organizations in the legal action to unseal the the sidelines to search for work. 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 documents included the AP, The New York Times and The administration’s optimism comes amid signs of slow- (413)562-4181 the parent companies of ABC and CBS News, CNN, the ing global economic growth, as well as a recent slowdown in www.thewestfieldnews.com Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday and the manufacturing production and weakness in retail sales in New York Post. January and December. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - PAGE 5 Sen. Warren Continued from Page 4 Obituaries long-running emphasis on economic inequity. FREE TO THE PUBLIC thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries/ A LOOK AT WESTFIELD Warren also came out in favor 1669-2019 of eliminating of the electoral Earl D. Vincelette college, the most pointed Earl D. Vincelette, 74, of instance of her opposition to the Westfield, passed away on polarizing mechanism the nation March 10, 2019 at Holyoke uses to elect its presidents. Hospital. Born in Holyoke, MA She has been critical of the on December 26, 1944 to the electoral college in the past, say- late Larry and Rita (Rathay) ing last year that Trump’s 2016 WEDNESDAYS AT 6:30 P.M. victory — despite Democrat Vincelette, Earl was an honor- NOVEMBER 28, 2018 ably discharged U.S. Army vet- Hillary Clinton’s winning 3 mil- MARCH 6, 2019 • History of the Westfield Normal School eran who served in Europe dur- lion more total votes — is “not City ofWSU: Westfield Lecture: Celebrations:Dever Stage, Parenzo 1869, Hall 1919, 1969 exactly the sign of a healthy Westfield State University (WSU): Scanlon Hall Banquet Rm. ing the Vietnam Era. He later democracy.” But Warren’s com- Presented By: Dr. Beth Ann Rothermel, Dr. Mara Dodge, and Walter Fogg worked as a carpenter in the ments on Monday were her Photo Exhibit PresentedAfter Lecture: By: Dr. RobertArno Maris Brown Gallery, and Bruce Ely Cortis Hall 2nd Floor hospitality field before reaching most straightforward endorse- retirement age. He enjoyed ment of an end to the electoral MARCH 13, 2019 • OneDECEMBER Room Schoolhouses 12, 2018 in Westfield warm weather and long rides on college system. First CongregationalWhips Church of Westfield: • Presented By: Walter Fogg his motorcycle. Earl is survived “I think everybody ought to MARCH 20, 2019 • Where the Two Worlds Meet: by his beloved have to come and ask for your The Rise and Decline of an American Industry children, Michael Vincelette; Tammy vote,” Warren said. WestfieldNative Athenaeum Americans • Presented of Western By: Bruce MA Cortis Lecrenski and her husband, Dana; Jason She also faced a tough ques- WSU: Dever Stage, Parenzo Hal • Presented By: Gail White Usher tion about her past claims to JANUARY 9, 2019 Vincelette and his wife, Maggie; 10 MARCH 27, 2019 • Rev. Edward Taylor’s Westfield: grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Native American identity, a political liability for her presi- the poet, pastorShay’s & his congregationRebellion 1671-1721 He was predeceased by his two brothers, First Congregational Church • Presented By: Dennis Picard Carl and Roger Vincelette and a sister, Elaine V. Aquino. dential run as she attempts to First Congregational Church • Presented By: Walter Powell move past a DNA analysis she A Memorial Service will take place at 7:00PM on APRIL 17, 2019JANUARY • Wayfinding 16, 2019 through GPS: Thursday, March 21, 2019 in the Southwick Forastiere released last year that showed “significant evidence” of a dis- Planning Perspectives for the City of Westfield • WSU: Dever Stage, Parenzo Hall Family Funeral Home, 624 College Highway, Southwick. The Canal Greenway from tant tribal ancestor. Presented By: Dr. Dristi Neog and Dr. Robert Bristow In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made Warren told the audience that, History to Modern Rail Trail to: Polycystic Kidney Foundation, 1001 E 101st Terrace, growing up in Oklahoma, “I APRIL 24, 2019 • WestfieldHow Westfield Athenaeum Became • Presented Known By: Bob as Madison the “Baseball Town” Suite 220, Kansas City, MO 64131 or online at https:// learned about my family from First Congregational Church • Presented By: Dan Genovese pkdcure.org/make-a-donation/ my family,” adding, “That’s just JANUARY 30, 2019 kind of who I am, and I do the MAY 1, 2019 • Whips of Westfield: best I can with it.” TheThe Rise U.S.S. and DeclineWestfield, of an American a Civil War Industry Ship Westfield Athenaeum • Presented By: Ed Stannard Diane Edgerton WSU: Scanlon Banquet Hall • Presented By: Bruce Cortis Diane Edgerton (Larose), 88, passed away on Monday, March FEBRUARYFRIDAY, 13, 2019 MAY 3, 2019 • 1-4 PM 18, 2019 at Wingate, East Watershed WanderingsWSU Student Through Research Time on and Westfield Longmeadow. She was born in WSU: Ely Hall • Presented By: WSU Students Ontario, Canada to the late Albert Space: Westfield River Watershed Association, and Aurore (Mongeon) Larose. 65 Years MAYof Service 8, 2019 • Things Change: Diane was a longtime communi- WSU: CURCA Ely Library, 2nd Flr. • Presented By: Dr. Aaron Reyes, From left, Greenville, Miss. The Lost Homes of Westfield cant of St. Mary’s Church in Dr. Brian Conz, Bill Rose,First Mark Congregational Damon Church Westfield and a chairman of their Mayor Errick Simmons, Christmas Bazaar. She was an 2020 Democratic presiden- Presented By: Dr. Robert Brown accomplished seamstress, knitter and quilter and she tial candidate Sen. Elizabeth made several stoles for the priests at St. Mary’s. Diane Warren and Mable Starks, More information: former CEO Mississippi traveled across the country at least four times from coast westfield350.org/lectures to coast and also traveled to Action for Community Mexico and Hawaii. Diane is Education, tour Central survived by her beloved hus- Avenue from Poplar Street in LEAD band of 65 years, Clifford J. Greenville, Miss., Monday SPONSOR Edgerton, her loving children, March 18, 2019. (AP) Susanne M. Edgerton and her husband John Withington of Sunnyvale, CA and David J. Edgerton and his wife Carole Bernstein of Ottawa, Canada, David’s late wife Susan M. Grabousky passed away in More information: westfield350.org/lectures 2014. She also leaves her cherished grandchildren, Daniel Edgerton and Eileen Edgerton, great grandchil- dren, Johnathan and Madelyn, her sister-in-law Mary Edgerton of Westfield and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sisters, Liliane, Lorraine and Estelle Larose. Many thanks to all of Diane’s nurses, aides, and caregivers. Diane’s funeral will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 1:30pm in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St., Westfield followed by burial in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main St., Agawam. If you wish, in lieu of flowers you can donate to a charity of your choice. There are no visiting hours. Arrangements are under the direction of the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St., Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com

Court Logs WPS Excellence in Teaching Award recipients take a group photo with the Mayor and School Committee. (Photo submitted) Westfield District Court Students, Teachers Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Continued from Page 2 Artemis Vezina, 35, of no known address, plead guilty to a also has 120 students on work study, and another 120 assisting teachers charge of trespassing brought by Westfield police. He was direct in classrooms at the high school. sentenced to the Hampden County House of Corrections for 30 Serrano then introduced three students who have participated in intern- days of time served while awaiting trial. ships to talk about their experiences. Ransford A. Kwade, 23, of no fixed address in Westfield, Senior Nadia Nieves said she came to WHS last year as a new student, plead guilty to charges of misdemeanor breaking and entering and and said her old school did not have a career center. She said she learned shoplifting by asportation brought by Westfield police. He was how to write a resume, and was placed in an internship at the Springfield direct sentenced to the Hampden County House of Corrections for District Court. Although at first she didn’t like the filing and hole punch- 12 days of time served while awaiting trial. ing that they had her do there, she was able to be in the court after a few Jamal R. Vick, 34, of 44 Fernwood Avenue, Southwick, was weeks taking notes. Nadia said she wants to be a lawyer, and having arraigned on a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle courtroom experience was important. She also said she has taken advan- brought by the Hampden County District Attorney. He admitted to tage of the work study, another program her old school did not have, to facts sufficient for a guilty finding and must pay $300 in assess- get a part-time job at Subway. ments. WHS Senior Audrey Clemens spoke about her internship in a third grade classroom at Franklin Avenue Elementary School. She said between the internship at the school and previous experience helping in the pre-school program at WHS, she now has a goal of becoming a teacher. “Without this I wouldn’t have figured out that I want to pursue teaching. I’m very grateful and thankful this program is in place,” she Police Logs said. Junior Laura Cyr said she is in an internship in the first grade at WESTFIELD Franklin Avenue. She said at first she wasn’t sure about being there with Major crime and incident report all the kids. “Once you work with them, understand and connect with Tuesday, March 12, 2019 them,” she said she changed her mind. She said she loves watching them 11:34 a.m.: animal complaint, East Mountain Road, a grow and learn the skills, especially ST Math on the computer. She also Daisha Serrano of MassHire Holyoke talks about caller reports that there appears to be a deceased dog in their said she enjoys walking in there and getting hugs. “I want to be a first the partnership with WHS Career Center. (Photo front yard, the responding Animal Control Officer reports that grade teacher. This is preparing me for what I want to do,” she said. submitted) she was at first unable to locate the reported dog, but found it off to the side later and discovered it was a coyote, the ACO reports that she brought the deceased coyote to the animal shelter; 1:47 p.m.: accident, Broad Street, a patrol officer reports that a tractor trailer unit took down some bollards on the side Woman sues hospital she says stored frozen embryo for years of the town green, the officer filed a crash report; NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against a Rhode Island hospital 2:33 p.m.: accident, North Elm Street, multiple callers she says froze her embryo and kept it in storage for 13 years without her knowledge. report that a two-car accident occurred with injuries, the The Providence Journal reports that Marisa Cloutier-Bristol says in her lawsuit against Women & Infants Hospital in responding officer reports that a dual response of the police Providence that its negligence took away her chance to have another child and caused her severe emotional distress. and fire departments had been dispatched, the officer reports The North Attleborough woman says she found out about the embryo in 2017 after receiving a letter saying she needed to that one of the vehicles was traveling straight on the main pay $500 to keep it in storage. road when the 2nd vehicle attempted to make a left turn and According to the lawsuit, the embryo had been frozen in 2004 before she and her first husband decided to end in vitro struck the first vehicle, the officer reports that two occupants fertilization treatment. were transported to Baystate Noble Hospital. Hospital spokeswoman Amy Blustein declined to comment on the case, citing patient privacy laws. PAGE 6 - TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS HEALTHFITNESS EPA bans consumer use of deadly paint stripper, in rare step By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday banned consumer use of a popular but deadly paint stripper but stopped short of also banning com- mercial use of the product by tradespeople. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the rule, which will bar manufacture and import of the stripper methylene chloride for consumer use, in a private meeting Friday with relatives of a man who died while using the paint stripper. The EPA cited “the acute fatalities that have resulted from exposure to the chemical” and an “unreasonable” risk to con- sumers. Retail stores have until later this year to remove the product from sale. Many big chains already stopped sale of In this May 14, 2008 file photo, cartons of eggs are displayed for sale in the Union Square green market in New York. The products with methylene chloride in recent months, amid a latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those can’t eat breakfast without them. Study participants who ate about campaign led by environmental groups and families of men 1 ½ eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the overcome and killed by fumes from the paint stripper. greater the risk. The chances of dying early were also elevated. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Goopy, strong-smelling products containing methylene chloride have been a go-to product for do-it-yourselfers for decades. But fumes from the product can affect the central nervous system, sometimes causing dizziness, disorientation Are eggs good or bad for you? and death. The state of California says it has tracked at least five U.S. deaths from methylene chloride since 2014. The dead include a 21-year-old worker, Kevin Hartley, who had had training in use of the product, and Drew Wynne, a 31-year-old South Carolina man who was cleaning the floor New research rekindles debate of his start-up coffee company. Both died in 2017. Hartley’s and Wynne’s families had been among those By LINDSEY TANNER The researchers based their conclu- The latest U.S. government nutrition pressing for the ban, which had been initiated by the Obama Associated Press sions on what participants said they ate guidelines, from 2015, removed the administration but then stalled by the Trump administration. The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t at the start of each study. They took into strict daily cholesterol limit. While eat- Relatives of the dead men met last year with then-EPA go over easy for those who can’t eat account high blood pressure, smoking, ing as little cholesterol as possible is still chief Scott Pruitt and with lawmakers, pressing for prohibi- breakfast without them. obesity and other traits that could con- advised, the recommendations say eggs tion of methylene chloride. Adults who ate about 1 ½ eggs daily tribute to heart problems. Risks were can still be part of a healthy diet, as a The EPA declined Friday to immediately extend the ban to had a slightly higher risk of heart disease found with eggs and cholesterol in gen- good source of protein, along with lean commercial uses of the paint stripper. Instead, it said it would than those who ate no eggs. The study eral; a separate analysis was not done for meat, poultry, beans and nuts. Nutrition consider whether to mandate training in use of methylene showed the more eggs, the greater the every cholesterol-rich food. experts say the new study is unlikely to chloride, or go on to ban commercial use of the solvent as risk. The chances of dying early were Dr. Bruce Lee of Johns Hopkins change that advice. well. also elevated. University, said nutrition studies are BOTTOM LINE “I think that it’s sad,” said Yanira Merino, national presi- The researchers say the culprit is cho- often weak because they rely on people Dr. Frank Hu of Harvard University dent of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, lesterol, found in egg yolks and other remembering what they ate. noted that most previous studies have which had pushed for the EPA to extend the ban to commer- foods, including shellfish, dairy products “We know that dietary recall can be shown that eating a few eggs weekly is cial use as well. and red meat. The study focused on eggs terrible,” said Lee. The new study offers not linked with risks for heart disease in Latino and Hispanic workers in general are among those because they’re among the most com- only observational data but doesn’t show generally healthy people. most vulnerable to the solvent, often lacking access to safety monly eaten cholesterol-rich foods. They that eggs and cholesterol caused heart “I don’t think that this study would training and to safety directions in a language they can under- can still be part of a healthy diet, but in disease and deaths, said Lee, who wasn’t change general healthy eating guidelines” stand, Merino said. smaller quantities than many Americans involved in the research. that emphasize fruits, vegetables, whole “It’s a sad time when you don’t take into account the health have gotten used to, the researchers say. Senior author Norrina Allen, a preven- grains, nuts and beans and limiting pro- of the people who work in a very important industry,” Merino U.S. dietary guidelines that eased lim- tive medicine specialist, noted that the cessed meats and sugar, Hu said. Eggs, a said. its on cholesterol have helped eggs make study lacks information on whether par- breakfast staple for many, can be included Another of the men killed while using the solvent, also in a comeback. ticipants ate eggs hard-boiled, poached, but other options should also be consid- 2017, was an El Salvador laborer who spoke only limited The study has limitations and contra- fried, or scrambled in butter, which she ered, “like whole grain toast with nut English, his family told California authorities. dicts recent research, but is likely to said could affect health risks. butter, fresh fruits, and yogurt,” Hu said. The Trump administration “will be partly to blame when rekindle the long-standing debate about Some people think ‘“I can eat as many Dr. Rosalind Coleman, a professor of the next worker is injured or dies as a result of being exposed eggs. eggs as I want’” but the results suggest nutrition and pediatrics at the University to this extremely dangerous chemical,” attorney Melanie The new results were published online moderation is a better approach, she of North Carolina, offered broader advice. Benesh of the Environmental Working Group said. Friday in the Journal of the American said. “The main message for the public is not The EPA was “catering to the wishes of the chemical indus- Medical Association. THE DEBATE to select a single type of food as ‘bad’ or try,” Benesh said. THE STUDY Eggs are a leading source of dietary ‘good’ but to evaluate your total diet in The EPA under the Trump administration has been among Researchers at Northwestern cholesterol, which once was thought to terms of variety and amount. the most active agencies in carrying out President Donald University’s Feinberg School of be strongly related to blood cholesterol “I’m sorry if it seems like a boring rec- Trump’s mission of rolling back regulations it sees as burden- Medicine and elsewhere pooled results levels and heart disease. Older studies ommendation,” she added, but for most some to business. The Trump administration especially tar- from six previous studies, analyzing data suggesting that link led to nutrition people, the most important diet advice geted environmental protections associated with the Obama on almost 30,000 U.S. adults who self- guidelines almost a decade ago that rec- “should be to maintain a healthy weight, administration, repealing or weakening some Obama-era reported daily food intake. Participants ommended consuming no more than 300 to exercise, and to get an adequate amount measures meant to slow climate change and lessen air and were followed for roughly 17 years, on milligrams of cholesterol daily; one egg of sleep.” water pollution. average. contains about 186 milligrams. ——— Before Friday, environmental groups could point to just one The researchers calculated that those Newer research questioned that rela- The Associated Press Health & Science other significant instance of the Trump EPA tightening, rather who ate 300 milligrams of cholesterol tionship, finding that saturated fats con- Department receives support from the than loosening, environmental or public health protections daily — about 1 ½ eggs — were 17 per- tribute more to unhealthy levels of blood Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s — a measure that could tighten nitrous oxide standards for cent more likely to develop heart disease cholesterol that can lead to heart prob- Department of Science Education. The heavy-duty truck engines, Anne Hawke of the Natural than whose who didn’t eat eggs. lems. AP is solely responsible for all content. Resources Defense Council said. Gluten, lactose in drugs? Study raises questions about risk By LAURAN NEERGAARD And it’s hard for those patients, or even their have,” said Dr. Giovanni Traverso, a Brigham —More than half contained at least one type of Associated Press doctors, to tell if a pill contains an extra ingredi- gastroenterologist who spurred the research after sugar that people with irritable bowel syndrome WASHINGTON (AP) — A man with celiac ent they should avoid, researchers from the his celiac patient’s trouble. are supposed to avoid. disease felt sicker after starting a new drug, but it Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Drugs contain an “active ingredient,” what —In a recent survey, 18 percent of manufac- wasn’t a typical side effect. 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THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - PAGE 7 Newer heart valves may let more people avoid surgery By MARILYNN MARCHIONE heart-lung machine while surgeons cut out the old valve and care, said Dr. Joseph Cleveland, a University of Colorado heart Associated Press sewed in a new one. surgeon with no role in the studies or ties to the companies that Surgery for certain bad heart valves may soon become a A decade ago, expandable aortic valves were developed that sponsored them. “It’s a great thing” for patients to be able to thing of the past. New studies suggest it’s OK and often better can be guided to the heart through a catheter into a blood vessel avoid major surgery, he said. to have a new valve placed through a tube into an artery and placed inside the old valve. But they’re only used now in Results were published by the New England Journal of instead. people at high or moderate risk of dying from surgery. The new Medicine on Saturday and were to be discussed at an American The results are expected to quickly transform treatment of a studies tested these valves in people at low risk for the opera- College of Cardiology conference in New Orleans on Sunday. problem that affects millions of people — a stiff or narrowed tion, as most patients are, and found them as good or superior In one study, about 1,000 patients were given standard sur- aortic valve that doesn’t let blood pass as it should. Until to surgical ones. gery or an expandable Edwards Lifesciences valve. After one recently, fixing severe cases required a major operation using a “This is our last frontier” to make these devices a standard of year, 15 percent of the surgery group and 8.5 percent of the others had died, suffered a stroke or needed to be hospitalized again. In the other study, 1,400 patients were given surgery or a Medtronic expandable valve. Based on partial results, research- ers estimated that after two years, 6.7 percent of the surgery group and 5.3 percent of the others had died or suffered a dis- abling stroke. In both studies, certain problems were more common with surgery, including major bleeding and development of a flut- tering heartbeat called atrial fibrillation. In the Medtronic study, 17 percent of expandable valve recipients later required a pacemaker versus 6 percent of people who had surgery. Previous research suggests that overall costs are lower with expandable valves, which cost about $30,000 versus $5,000 for surgical ones, largely because they require much shorter hospi- tal stays and caused fewer complications, said Cleveland, who also is a spokesman for the College of Cardiology. In the United States, surgeries to replace aortic valves have been falling. Only about 25,000 are expected to be done this year and Cleveland expects that to drop by half next year and by half again in 2021. He and other doctors say the expandable valves still need longer study to see if they hold up as well as surgical ones. Catheter-based approaches for problems with some other heart valves, such as the mitral valve, also have been developed or are in testing. ——— The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives This combination of images provided by Edwards Lifesciences in March 2019 shows the Sapien 3 heart valve expanded, left, support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s and crimped for insertion. Surgery for certain bad heart valves may soon become a thing of the past. New studies published Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible by the New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday, March 16, 2019, suggest it’s OK and often better to have a new valve for all content. placed through a tube into an artery instead. (Edwards Lifesciences via AP)

Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed By LAURAN NEERGAARD Asociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes — but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to screen for heart problems really helps. More than 419,000 Apple Watch users signed up for the unusual study, making it the largest ever to explore screening seemingly healthy people for atrial fibrillation, a condition that if untreated eventually can trigger strokes. Stanford University researchers reported Saturday that the watch didn’t panic flocks of people, warning just half a percent of participants — about 2,100 — that they might have a prob- lem. But even among those flagged, “it’s not perfect,” cautioned Dr. Richard Kovacs of the American College of Cardiology, who wasn’t involved with the study. People who received an alert were supposed to consult a study doctor via telemedicine and then wear an EKG patch measuring cardiac activity for the next week to determine the watch’s accuracy. Some skipped the virtual check-up to con- sult their own doctors; overall, about 57 percent sought medi- cal attention. Among those who got EKG monitoring through the study, a third had atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary results being presented at an American College of Cardiology confer- ence in New Orleans. A-fib tends to come and go, and a week of monitoring might have missed some cases, said Stanford lead researcher Dr. Mintu Turakhia. But if the watch detected another irregular heartbeat while someone was wearing the EKG patch, 84 per- cent of the time it really was a-fib, he said. “This study we believe provides very encouraging evidence In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo customers look at Apple Watches at an Apple store in New York. A huge study suggests the that a device, the Apple Watch, can be used to detect a-fib and Apple Watch sometimes can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat. But experts say more work is needed to tell if using to point out to people when additional monitoring or testing wearable technology to screen for heart problems really helps. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) may be needed,” said Dr. Lloyd Minor, Stanford’s dean of medicine. Other cardiac experts said the study, which was funded by symptoms. Studies haven’t yet proved that early detection from said. Apple, suggests screening with wearable technology might be screening would prevent enough strokes to outweigh risks from The puzzling low numbers of alarms might be because most technically feasible eventually, but needs lots more research. unnecessary testing or overtreatment. participants were young or middle-aged, not the seniors who “I would not advise this to the overall general population,” HOW DOES THE APPLE WATCH CHECK FOR IT? are most at risk for a-fib, he said. said Dr. Valentin Fuster, director of Mount Sinai Heart in New A mobile app uses the optical sensor on certain versions of ——— York and a former American Heart Association president, who the watch to analyze pulse rate data. If it detects enough varia- The Associated Press Health & Science Department receives wasn’t involved with the study. Instead, he’d like to see it tion from beat to beat over a 48-hour period, the user receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s tested in seniors with risk factors like high blood pressure. a warning of an irregular heart rhythm. Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsi- WHAT IS ATRIAL FIBRILLATION? The latest version of the Apple Watch also allows wearers to ble for all content. A-fib occurs when the heart’s top chambers, called the atria, push a button to take an EKG and share the reading with doc- get out of sync with the bottom chambers’ pumping action. tors. Saturday’s study didn’t include watches with that capabil- Sometimes patients feel a flutter or a racing heart but many ity. times they’re not aware of an episode. DOES THE NEW STUDY SHOW MASS ARE YOU LOOKING Sometimes the heart gets back into rhythm on its own. Other SCREENING IS A GOOD IDEA? patients get an electric shock to get back into rhythm, or are No. The study was designed to tell how the watch compared FOR A CAREER? prescribed blood thinners to counter the stroke-causing blood to a week of standard EKG monitoring — not if the wearer’s clots that untreated a-fib can spur. A-fib causes 130,000 deaths health improved because the screening uncovered the arrhyth- Are you a people and 750,000 hospitalizations a year in the U.S. mia. To prove if detecting a-fib early lowers risk of stroke person? HOW DO DOCTORS CHECK FOR IT? would require years of study. A-fib is most common in older adults, and other risks And since the study didn’t have a comparison group getting Do you like sales include high blood pressure or a family history of arrhythmias. routine EKGs, there’s no way to know if the watch missed & advertising? 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When the U.S. Marine Fifth Regiment’s Westfield State University will host a Westfield Wednesdays Recoilless Rifle Platoon acquired a small Korean pony to 350th Anniversary Historical Lecture Series event titled haul ammunition up the steep hills to the front lines, they got “When Two Worlds Meet: Native Americans of Western a real-life warhorse, the courageous and indomitable MA,” on Wednesday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. on Dever Stage Reckless, who stood with her buddies for two years during in Parenzo Hall, 577 Western Ave., Westfield. the Korean War, saving lives, raising spirits, and winning the The event will be presented by Gail White Usher, educa- love and respect of all who knew her. tion coordinator at Roseland Cottage and Arnold House, both She came on base in October, 1952, disrupting a softball of which are maintained by Historic New England, the oldest Westfield State University’s game and capturing the attention of everyone around. and largest regional heritage foundation in the United States. Immediately named for the “reckless” rifles she would sup- The lecture will focus on what daily life was like for the ply, she began life with the Marines as Private First Class Native American inhabitants of Westfield; the Woronack, College of Graduate and Reckless, and in short order was an integral member of the settled in the area. In addition, it will highlight how the tribes platoon. In skirmishes and firefights, and ultimately in the retained their cultural identities from 1620 through 1750. Continuing Education to host savage Battle for Outpost Vegas, Reckless showed her brav- The event is free and open to the public. For a list of the ery and resilience. In that last bloody fight, surpassing all “Westfield Wednesdays” lecture series, visit www.west- Graduate Programs Fair expectations, she hauled ammunition for three days and field350.org/lectures. Westfield State University’s College of Graduate and nights wherever it was needed. For wounds sustained, she Continuing Education (CGCE) will host a Graduate was awarded two Purple Hearts. Programs Fair on Thursday, March 28, at 6 p.m. in Ever the character, she also shared her buddies’ C-rations Free hearing clinic at Loughman Living Room in Scanlon Hall. Individuals inter- and mess hall chow, beers and an occasional whiskey, and on ested in pursuing a master’s degree should attend this fair to cold nights, their warm tents. She was promoted to sergeant Southwick Senior Center find out how a graduate degree can help them further their by the Commander of the Marine First Division, and soon career and/or scholarly interests. thereafter, sailed for San Francisco, a hero’s welcome, and a The Southwick Senior Center will be holding a FREE new life. Hearing Clinic by Avada, Wednesday, March 20th, appoint- Westfield State University’s master’s programs include: accounting, applied behavior analysis, counseling, criminal Join us on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. to hear ments starting at 9:30am. Please call the center at 569-5498 Reckless’ story as told by Janet Barrett, author of the first full to make one. Hearing aids may also be cleaned at this time. justice, education, English, physician assistant studies, pub- lic administration, and social work, biography of this amazing warhorse. Enriched by the memo- Many of these programs offer different concentration ries of more than 60 Marines who knew her in Korea and options, with lengths of completion varying by each pro- thereafter, They Called Her Reckless tells of an incredible Events at Armbrook Village gram’s required credits. human-horse connection, and the power it unleashed. Copies Alzheimer’s Support Group at Armbrook Village March The March 28 event will allow prospective students to of the book, signed by the author, will be for sale at this 27, 2019, 6:00 pm at Armbrook Village Senior Living and learn more about the University’s program options, how event. Memory Support Community, 551 North Road, Westfield. courses are offered, and degree completion durations. Enjoy a light dinner and a chance to share your personal Prospective students will have the opportunity to speak experiences and strategies for communicating with your with a faculty representative from each program, and with loved one! For more information, call (413) 568-0000. Held CGCE staff about the application process, graduate assis- on the last Wednesday of every month. tantships, and financial aid. All individuals who attend the Graduate Programs Fair will have the $50 application fee Donuts and Deadlifts waived. Westfield Community Education To register for this event, visit www.GoBackNow.com. Fundraiser to benefit Special For more information, call (413) 572-8020 or email wsuc- Program Free Classes [email protected]. Olympics Powerlifting Team Do you need help developing a cover letter and resume? In 2018, the sport of Powerlifting joined the lineup of Do you know the best online job sites to search for employ- Greater Springfield Special Olympics teams for the first ment? Do you know how to attach your documents to online time, competing in the Summer Games at Harvard job sites? If you need help with any of these, Westfield Western Mass Hilltown Hikers University. In their first year, all six athletes earned med- Community Education Program can help! als and awards for their performance. March 14, 2019 – April 4, 2019 from 5:30-7:30pm on group hike Dynamite Box Trail The 2019 team has grown to include eight young men; Thursdays, 128 East Mountain Rd. in Westfield, Clark Tech Saturday, March 30th 10:00 am. Chester-Blandford State Gregory Gousy of East Longmeadow, Vincent Pirro of Lab on the campus of Western Ma Hospital. Please call Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features Feeding Hills, Chad Diclementi of Agawam, Josh Westfield Community Education Program at (413) 336-3100 located in the two towns for which it is named; this is the Gregoire of Chicopee, Gilberto Molina of Westfield, and to sign up. Classes are FREE. Open to the public, must be at final one of three that we will explore this winter. Join us for William Bradford, Nathan Pelletier and Angel Roman, all least 18 years old OR a current student of Westfield approximately a two hour hike starting at Sanderson Brook of Springfield. Community Education Program. Limited seating is available! Road which runs along Sanderson Brook to the top of The team is training at PowerClean Fitness (PCF) in We gratefully acknowledge our faithful supporters that Sanderson Falls, then past the waterfall vista, the CCC East Longmeadow, under the guidance of PCF owner enable us to provide these services at no cost to you: camp chimney, we will then be at the 4 trail junction in the Michael Zolkiewicz, a professional Highland Games and Advanced Manufacturing Co., Inc, Berkshire Bank, middle of the State Forest. We will then head up the Strongman athlete who has worked as a strength coach Beveridge Family Foundation, Charles H. Hall Foundation & Dynamite Box Trail, hiking the pine forest on this trail pass- and personal trainer for 19 years. Joining the all-volun- Horace A. Moses Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee, City ing a swamp and beaver dam, crossing a stream, and then teer coaches this year to provide additional training of Westfield, CDBG, Easthampton Savings Bank, Kiwanis work our way uphill to higher ground in Blandford. We will expertise for the athletes is Justin Fisher, a world-class, Club of Westfield, Private Donors, Shurtleff Children's then descend by completing this loop with amazing views award-winning Strongman competitor. Services, Inc., Westfield Academy, Westfield Bank Future on Beulah Land Road and continue back down Sanderson To raise funds to buy team gear, PCF is hosting its Fund, Westfield News Group, Westfield Police Association, Brook to the parking lot. For those looking for a shorter annual deadlifting competition “Donuts and Deadlifts” Westfield Athenaeum, and Western Mass Hospital. hike, simply hike to the Falls, which we will pass and then on Saturday March 30th at 9 a.m. at PowerClean Fitness, return the way we came after spending some time at the 45 Baldwin St., East Longmeadow. All proceeds from the Falls. To the falls and back is a one hour hike. NOTE: If event will benefit the Special Olympics team. Many of weather/hiking conditions are poor we will only hike to the the Special Olympics athletes will be competing in the Spring Fling for MS Falls and back. deadlifting, and the public is encouraged to come join in March 19th 4-9 pm, Shortstop Bar and Grill, Westfield. Meet at the Sanderson Falls parking lot on Route 20 in the excitement and support all the competitors – while Multiple Sclerosis Society will receive 15% of your food bill Chester across from Bannish Lumber. The trail is a wide enjoying a donut! and we have a raffle table with over 90 prizes that you don’t logging road, with no footpaths to Dynamite Box. Dynamite To enroll in the competition, call 413 526-9800. Cost is have to be present to win. Tickets go on sale at 3 pm March Box Trail may be icy and/or muddy at this time of year and $5 for members, $10 for non-members and $3 for specta- 19th. is not flat so be prepared and wear appropriate gear, boots, tors. spikes, poles or snowshoes. Expect loose rocks and roots Powerlifting is one of the fastest growing sports among and water. the six events at the games. The Special Olympics Depending on the weather conditions the week before, be Massachusetts Summer Games brings more than 2,000 prepared for mud, snow and ice. Maps and bottled water athletes and 1,500 volunteers from across the state to the Dive, Dine and will be provided. Please be aware that there are no facilities Harvard University and Boston University campuses to at the trail. Dogs are welcome! No registration required, compete in a variety of sporting events from swimming, hike is free, donations are welcome! track and field, volleyball, tennis, gymnastics and Desserts fundraiser This event is co-sponsored by SHAEC and the JLBA. Powerlifting. The Westfield YMCA Gymnastics Program will be putting Hilltown Hikers is a member of the Hilltown Outdoor Special Olympics Massachusetts provides year-round on a Dive, Dine and Desserts fundraiser on Saturday, March Stewardship Alliance Learn more at www.HilltownOSA. sports training, athletic competition and other related 23, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. $10 per ticket for adults, $8 for 10 year com. For more hike information email westernmasshill- programming to more than 12,500 athletes with intellec- old & under and seniors (kids 3 & under are free). [email protected] or call/text 413-302-0312. Follow us tual disabilities across the state in 296 year-round sport- Tickets are available starting Sat. March 2nd from the on Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube and Twitter. ing competitions. Gymnastics Team members. Tickets will be available at the #westernmasshilltownhikers. Events, maps and photos door on the day of the event. Includes Open Swim at the Y located at www.westernmasshilltownhikers.com. 4:30pm to 6:30pm and a dinner consisting of soups, salad, sandwiches and dessert, 5:00pm-7:30pm. We are also collect- ing non-perishable items for the local food pantry. There will be a lot of raffles, too. K of C When it comes to 21st century multimedia Hyper • Local platforms, “hyper local” is a term you hear a lot. The Nifty Fifties: A musical Lenten It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News comedy tribute to the 1950's Baked Fish has been providing readers with “hyper local” The action takes place mostly in Louise's Luncheonette. news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and Students are making plans to hold a Hippity-Hop there, but the luncheonette owner is threatening to close it down and Dinners the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and ruin the dance party plans. Also, a famous rock and roll star, The Agawam Knights of regional newspapers only provide fleeting Ziggy Springer, has been invited to perform. Will he show Columbus will be hosting coverage of local issues you care about. TV up? Lenten Fish Dinners at Friday, March 22nd and Saturday, March 23rd at 7:00 PM Sacred Heart Parish, 1061 stations and big newspaper publishers, after in the Westfield Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $4.00 Springfield Street, Feeding years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly aren’t for adults and $3.00 for students/seniors. Hills on Friday evenings starting March 8, 15, 22, able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller 29 and April 5 and 12 from markets anymore. 5 PM – 7 PM. They will be serving baked fish, French But, day in and day out, The Westfield News fries, and coleslaw, along with beverage and dessert. provides consistant coverage of the stories you The Take-out is available and need to know about, that are important to your Strain Family the cost is $10 per meal. city, town, neighborhood and home. 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GSL Championship! Westfield Youth Hockey Pee Wee 1 Team Shuts Out Pioneer Valley Back Row: Asst. Coach Erik Schnopp, Thatcher Berman, Asst. Coach Jon Berman, Darrin Schnopp, Paul Lawry, Jesse Spear, Ryan Garvey, Asst. Coach Fran Powers, Head Coach Kevin Czarnecki. Front Row: Evan Grant, Rick Moritko, Timo Michaud, Blake Cavalon, Brayden Czarnecki, Francis Powers. (Missing from photo is Sawyer King)

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Nuggets clinch playoff Jokic (15) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics berth with win over Celtics guard Marcus BOSTON (AP) — The Denver Nuggets are It stayed tight at the start of the second half, Smart (36) dur- headed back to the postseason after a six-year with neither team holding more than a two-pos- ing the second drought. session lead in the third quarter. half of an NBA Nikola Jokic had 21 points and 13 rebounds But the Nuggets got some breathing room in basketball game and the Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to the final period and took a 106-94 lead with 3:47 in Boston, beat the Boston Celtics 114-105 on Monday night left in the game. Monday, March and clinched their first playoff berth since 2012- Boston scored seven straight to get it within 18, 2019. 13. five, but Barton stopped the run with a layup. (AP Photo/ Will Barton added 20 points for Denver, which Following a missed 3-pointer by Horford on the Charles Krupa) has won four straight. The Nuggets (47-22) are other end, Paul Millsap all but sealed it with a tied with Golden State for the best record in the four-point play that made it 112-101 with 31.3 Western Conference. seconds remaining. The Nuggets won 46 games last season, but TIP-INS missed the playoffs after losing in overtime to Nuggets: Jokic recorded his 39th double-dou- Minnesota on the final day of the regular season. ble of the season. This season their 47th victory proved to be their Celtics: Played without Gordon Hayward charm. (concussion protocol) and Robert Williams (ill- “It’s a great feeling,” Denver coach Michael ness). Malone said. “Four years in the making. Two FAST HALF years in a row coming up just shy, one game The pace was rapid throughout the first half. short. Using that as a motivation for tonight’s The teams combined for 107 points in the moment.” opening 24 minutes. Nuggets held the 55-52 Smiles were everywhere in the Nuggets locker halftime lead, with Jokic and Barton scoring 13 room afterward. points apiece. “Yesss sir!” Jamal Murray beamed. “We’re Irving started the game 1 for 9 from the field, just going to take this. We’re going to take a but Horford picked up the scoring load for the moment to realize how far we’ve come. It’s good Celtics, connecting on 5 of his 9 attempts from to look ahead and enjoy the moment at the same the field. time.” THOMAS RETURNS Kyrie Irving led the Celtics (43-28) with 30 Isaiah Thomas received lots of love from the 2:42 left in the first quarter. He says the hip injury that slowed him during points. Al Horford finished with 20 points, six Celtics during his latest return to the city he said Thomas started slowly missing two shots, step- his final season in Boston is healed and that what- rebounds and six assists. still feels like home despite multiple stops the ping out bounds and fouling Daniel Theis on his ever happens he is going into free agency this It was Boston’s second loss in seven games. past two seasons. way in for a dunk. He started the second quarter summer with open eyes. That includes being “You gotta play well for 48 minutes against A video highlighting Thomas’ time in Boston and played a total of seven minutes for the game, open to a possible return to Boston. those guys,” Irving said. “They’ve come back was shown during a timeout in the first quarter finishing with no points and two assists. “You never know what could happen,” Thomas from 18 down, 17 down. They keep firing.” and ended with an extended standing ovation A two-time All-Star in Boston, Thomas was said. “My options are always open no matter The Celtics are fifth in the East, 1½ games from fans and players and coaches from both blindsided by the trade that sent him to the what it is. If I end up back here at some point. behind fourth-place Indiana and 2½ games teams. Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the deal that That would make the story that much better.” behind Philadelphia, whom they visit on Denver coach Michael Malone previously brought Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in the summer UP NEXT Wednesday. informed Thomas he was being dropped from the of 2017. He was dealt to the Lakers at the trade Nuggets: At Washington on Thursday. The game felt like a matchup between two rotation in preparation for the playoffs. But he deadline that next season, before landing in Celtics: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday. postseason-bound teams. inserted the 5-foot-9 guard into the game with Denver this past summer. Barrett Lands On D3hoops.com, NEWBA All-Region Teams WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State women’s basketball senior Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass.) was placed on two All-Region teams and has been selected to play in the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic, following the conclusion of the season in late February. The 2019 MASCAC All-Conference first team selection was named to the NEWBA All-Region second team and the D3hoops.com All-Northeast fourth team due to her stellar play this season. Barrett finished the year leading the conference in points per game with 19.2, free-throw percentage at 88.3%, in which she sits third nationally, and steals per game with 3.0. Barrett has also been selected to play in the NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic on March 23rd. She will be joined by teammate Kierra McCarthy (Ludlow, Mass.) who was a second team All-MASCAC selection ranking within the top ten in the conference in points per game (13.8), steals (2.1), field goal percentage (42.9), three point field goal percentage (39.5), and offensive rebounds (2.9) this year. McCarthy and Barrett travel to Springfield College on Saturday after- noon for the 1:00 p.m. all-star game at Blake Arena. The pair will play alongside many of their opponents from this season, including Brittany Herring, Kaitlyn Berkel and Kate Suprenant from the conference-rival Worcester State Lancers. Lucy Barrett

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Fri., March 29 Tues., April 2 Tues., April 2 Tues., April 2 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Mon., April 1 BASEBALL @ McCann Tech, Time BOYS LACROSSE @ McCann BOYS TRACK & FIELD vs. BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Longmeadow High School, Stadium TBA Technical High School, 4 p.m. Christian Academy, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Ludlow, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Monson, Wed., April 3 Boardman Field, 4:30 p.m. Wed., April 3 Tues., April 2 No Sports Scheduled Mon., April 1 SOFTBALL vs. Lee, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled BOYS TRACK & FIELD vs. Ludlow BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Sabis, 6 Wed., April 3 @ Southwick High School, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 4 GIRLS LACROSSE @ Lee Thurs., April 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Middle/High School, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Lee, JV Field, No Sports Scheduled Tues., April 2 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Agawam Fri., April 5 Thurs., April 4 Fri., April 5 JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, High School, 5 p.m. Sabis, 4 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE @ Lee BASEBALL @ Lee, Maple Street BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. Middle/High School, 4 p.m. Complex, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Wed., April 3 BOYS TENNIS @ Sci-Tech, Blunt JV BASEBALL @ Lee Middle/High GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee Mon., April 8 Park, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ No Sports Scheduled Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. Putnam, Berte Field (Central HS), BOYS TENNIS vs. Sabis, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Fri., April 5 Mon., April 8 Tues., April 9 BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall JV BOYS LACROSSE vs. Agawam, No Sports Scheduled BOYS LACROSSE @ Central 4 p.m. Thurs., April 4 High School, Berte Field, 6:30 p.m. Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Agawam BASEBALL @ Central High Wed., April 10 BOYS TENNIS vs. Mohawk, High School, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Renaissance School, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, Marshall Roy Field (Diamond #2), 4 SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. Wed., April 3 4 p.m. p.m. Mon., April 8 JV SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, Bullens GIRLS TRACK & FIELD vs. BASEBALL vs. Lee, Westfield Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Frontier, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 11 Intermediate School, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Northampton, JV BASEBALL @ Central, Blunt No Sports Scheduled GIRLS LACROSSE @ Pope Wed., April 10 4 p.m. Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. Francis High Preparatory High SOFTBALL @ Hopkins Academy, GIRLS TENNIS vs. Longmeadow, 4 JV SOFTBALL vs. Northampton, Fri., April 12 School, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. p.m. JV Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, Whitney BOYS TENNIS vs. Greenfield, JV SOFTBALL @ Hopkins JV BASEBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL Park, 4 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. Academy, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS LACROSSE vs. vs. Granby, 4 p.m. Northampton, 5:30 p.m. Mon., April 15 Tues., April 9 Thurs., April 11 Fri., April 5 No Sports Scheduled BASEBALL @ Southwick No Sports Scheduled Thurs., April 4 BOYS VOLLEYBALL Regional High School, 4 p.m. vs. Holyoke, 5:45 p.m. Tues., April 16 JV SOFTBALL vs. Hampden Fri., April 12 SOFTBALL @ East Longmeadow, BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, Birchland Park Middle School, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Bullens Charter School of Science, Whitney vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Park, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE vs. East SOFTBALL @ Westfield Technical Longmeadow, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 Mon., April 8 p.m. Wed., April 10 Academy, Whitney Park, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, Crosier JV BASEBALL vs. Putnam, Jachym JV BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, Field and Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, Szot BOYS LACROSSE vs. Granby, Park, 4 p.m. Field, 4 p.m. Boardman Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. JV BOYS LACROSSE vs. East JV SOFTBALL @ St. Mary High Longmeadow, 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Pittsfield, Belchertown High School, 6 p.m. Wed., April 17 Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. School, Time TBD, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ East No Sports Scheduled Longmeadow, Birchland Park Middle JV SOFTBALL @ Chicopee, BOYS TENNIS @ Holyoke, Szot Park, 4 p.m. Mon., April 15 School, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 18 Crosier Field and Tennis Courts, No Sports Scheduled JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ 4 p.m. Belchertown High School, 5 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, Bullens Fri., April 5 Field, 4 p.m. Tues., April 16 SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. Thurs., April 11 Tues., April 9 SOFTBALL @ Sci-Tech, Blunt Park BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational, BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. (Diamond #5), 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Palmer, Westfield Arcanum Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m. Intermediate School, 4 p.m. Minnechaug, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Monson, Quarry JV BASEBALL vs. Belchertown, SOFTBALL @ Commerce, Marshall GIRLS TENNIS vs. South Hadley, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS LACROSSE @ Roy Field (Diamond #4), 4 p.m. Hill Elementary School, 4 p.m. Belchertown High School (Lower 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL @ Monson, JV BASEBALL @ Smith Vocational JV SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, Fri., April 19 Field), 4 p.m. High School, 4 p.m. Quarry Hill Elementary School, BASEBALL @ Franklin Tech High 4 p.m. 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. School, 4 p.m. Fri., April 12 Wed., April 17 Minnechaug, 5 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Franklin Tech JV SOFTBALL vs. Gateway, SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. High Wed., April 10 High School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ School, 4 p.m. Sun., April 7 JV SOFTBALL @ Granby Jr./Sr. Mahar Regional High School, Mon., April 22 BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial 4 p.m. Mon., April 15 High School, 4 p.m. High School, 1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Duggan Academy, BASEBALL @ Mount Everett Bullens Field, 7 p.m. Regional High School, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Billerica Memorial Thurs., April 11 Thurs., April 18 SOFTBALL @ Duggan Academy, GIRLS LACROSSE vs. Chicopee, No Sports Scheduled High School, 1 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m. Hubbard Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Boardman Field, 5:30 p.m. Fri., April 19 Mon., April 8 Longmeadow, 6 p.m. Tues., April 23 SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Granby, Tues., April 16 BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt Park SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, BOYS TENNIS vs. Turners Falls, (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. BOYS TRACK & FIELD @ Chicopee JV Field, 4 p.m. Whitney Park, 4 p.m. Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m. Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Belchertown, 4 Fri., April 12 Wed., April 24 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Sci-Tech, Marshall Wed., April 17 JV BASEBALL @ Putnam, Blunt GIRLS TENNIS @ Agawam High BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Roy Field (Diamond #1), 4 p.m. BASEBALL @ Monson High Park (Diamond #2), 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. Commerce, 4 p.m. School, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst-Pelham, JV SOFTBALL vs. Pittsfield, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, Thurs., April 25 JV BASEBALL @ Monson, 4 p.m. JV Field, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Veterans Field, 4 p.m. Tues., April 9 JV SOFTBALL @ Lenox Mon., April 22 BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, Mon., April 15 Fri., April 26 Memorial High School, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled 6:15 p.m. BASEBALL @ Greenfield, BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley BOYS LACROSSE vs. Pope Francis, Veterans’ Memorial Field, 1 p.m. Christian Academy, Bullens Field, 4 Thurs., April 18 Tues., April 23 4 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware p.m. BOYS LACROSSE @ Auburn BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m. High School, 6 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Commerce, Whitney High School, 11 a.m. SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, 4 GIRLS LACROSSE @ East p.m. Longmeadow High School, 7 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS TRACK & FIELD Park, 4 p.m. BOYS TENNIS vs. Mohawk, vs. Sabis, noon Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, 4 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD @ Central p.m. High School, Berte Field, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL @ Greenfield, Tues., April 30 Beacon Field, 1 p.m. BASEBALL @ Gateway Regional Fri., April 19 JV SOFTBALL vs. Smith Vocational, JV GIRLS LACROSSE @ East 4 p.m. Longmeadow High School, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL @ Ware High School, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Ware, Westfield High School, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL @ Pathfinder Regional- Intermediate School, 4 p.m. JV BOYS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, Wed., April 24 5 p.m. Vocational-Technical High School, 4 BOYS LACROSSE vs. McCann Tues., April 16 p.m. Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, 4 p.m. No Sports Scheduled JV BASEBALL @ Gateway JV SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, Regional High School, 4 p.m. Littleville Elementary School, 4 p.m.

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Rangers 72 28 31 13 69 202 241 Chicago 20 52 .278 33 3-7 W-1 8-27 12-25 14-30 New Jersey 73 27 37 9 63 204 249 Cleveland 18 53 .254 34½ 4-6 W-1 12-24 6-29 14-34 Detroit 72 25 37 10 60 195 247 New York 14 57 .197 38½ 1-9 L-1 7-26 7-31 8-37 Ottawa 72 25 41 6 56 213 263 WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Denver 47 22 .681 — 6-4 W-4 30-6 17-16 30-14 x-Calgary 72 44 21 7 95 256 206 x-Golden State 47 22 .681 — 5-5 L-1 24-10 23-12 29-14 San Jose 73 43 22 8 94 261 229 Houston 44 26 .629 3½ 9-1 W-2 26-10 18-16 25-18 Winnipeg 72 43 25 4 90 246 213 Portland 43 27 .614 4½ 6-4 W-1 26-9 17-18 23-22 Nashville 73 41 27 5 87 219 195 San Antonio 42 29 .592 6 9-1 W-9 29-7 13-22 29-19 Vegas 73 41 27 5 87 227 203 Oklahoma City 42 29 .592 6 4-6 L-3 23-11 19-18 25-21 St. Louis 72 37 27 8 82 207 198 Utah 41 29 .586 6½ 7-3 W-4 23-12 18-17 25-20 Dallas 72 37 29 6 80 181 178 L.A. Clippers 41 30 .577 7 8-2 W-2 22-13 19-17 25-21 Arizona 73 36 31 6 78 196 204 Sacramento 34 35 .493 13 3-7 W-1 21-14 13-21 17-24 Minnesota 73 34 30 9 77 199 214 Minnesota 32 38 .457 15½ 3-7 L-3 23-10 9-28 19-25 Chicago 72 32 30 10 74 243 263 L.A. Lakers 31 39 .443 16½ 2-8 L-3 18-16 13-23 21-23 Colorado 72 31 29 12 74 229 223 New Orleans 31 42 .425 18 4-6 W-1 18-17 13-25 21-25 Vancouver 73 31 32 10 72 199 225 Edmonton 72 32 33 7 71 204 237 Memphis 28 42 .400 19½ 5-5 L-2 18-17 10-25 19-23 Anaheim 74 30 35 9 69 173 227 Dallas 28 42 .400 19½ 2-8 L-1 22-14 6-28 14-28 Los Angeles 72 25 39 8 58 170 230 Phoenix 17 55 .236 31½ 5-5 L-1 10-25 7-30 10-35 x-clinched playoff spot Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Toronto at Nashville, 8 p.m. New York 124, L.A. Lakers 123 L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Colorado 3, New Jersey 0 Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Miami 93, Charlotte 75 Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Buffalo 4, St. Louis 3, SO Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m. Philadelphia 130, Milwaukee 125 Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders 3, Minnesota 2, OT Wednesday’s Games Detroit 110, Toronto 107 Wednesday’s Games Vancouver 3, Dallas 2, SO Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Orlando 101, Atlanta 91 Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento 129, Chicago 102 Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Anaheim 3, Florida 2 Ottawa at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Houston 117, Minnesota 102 New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m. Vegas 6, Edmonton 3 Winnipeg at Anaheim, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers 119, Brooklyn 116 Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Thursday’s Games Monday’s Games Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay 4, Arizona 1 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m. Cleveland 126, Detroit 119 Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Vancouver 3, Chicago 2, OT Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Utah 116, Washington 95 Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Vegas 7, San Jose 3 Arizona at Florida, 7 p.m. Denver 114, Boston 105 Toronto at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Winnipeg 3, Los Angeles 2 N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Toronto 128, New York 92 Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Miami 116, Oklahoma City 107 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Antonio 111, Golden State 105 Denver at Washington, 7 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans 129, Dallas 125, OT Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Boston vs. N.Y. 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Round NBA — Indiana at LA Clippers A few years ago, when a burial was scheduled and our hilly ESPNU — NIT Tournament: Loyola Chicago vs. Creighton, NHL HOCKEY driveway was very washed-out, two of us -- women in our 60s First Round 7:30 p.m. -- gathered rocks by hand to fill in the big ruts and then sat on TRU — NCAA Tournament: Temple vs. Belmont, First Four NBCSN — Washington at New Jersey the ground to put those rocks in some of the ruts in our drive- 11 p.m. way. Very few folks seem to appreciate and support our volunteer efforts. Most lot owners never attend meetings and never send a donation. These are the folks who do not hesitate to call us or write to us with their complaints. We didn’t ask for these responsibilities. We inherited our feeling of responsibility and respect from our parents, grand- On The Tube parents and beyond. We would welcome a helping hand with paperwork, contracts and decisions. Like the case with all volunteer organizations, donations would be welcome, but more important is our need for help. Fox News hires Fortunately, we are able to pay someone to mow, but even that brings complaints when the grassy hillside is wet and too slip- pery to mow. Donna Brazile as How can we spur the interest of these folks? -- Who’s Going to Do It When We’re Gone? Dear Who’s: Most obviously -- and most importantly -- political contributor you need to ask, and ask often. Few people share your innate By DAVID BAUDER sense of responsibility and service. Most people need to be reminded that there are opportunities out there for them to Associated Press make their communities better places. NEW YORK (AP) — Former Democratic National And that is how you should frame volunteering -- as an Committee chief Donna Brazile, who was fired by CNN opportunity, not a chore. One way to make volunteers feel like for tipping off the Hillary Clinton campaign about debate the valuable parts of your organization that they are is to give topics in 2016, has joined Fox News Channel as a politi- them titles. Come up with names for various positions that cal commentator. you need. The specificity will help people better understand Brazile said Monday she knows fellow liberals will This April 21, 2015 file photo shows Kevin Tsujihara, chair- what they’d be doing and offer more of a sense of purpose. criticize her for joining Fox, but that it’s important for man and CEO of Warner Bros., during the Warner Bros. Lastly, I want to commend you and your fellow volunteers people not to retreat to “safe spaces” where they just talk presentation at CinemaCon 2015 in Las Vegas. Tsujihara is for all the hard work you’ve put into caring for this resting to people who agree with them. stepping down after claims that he promised acting roles in place. Thank you. It’s selflessness such as yours that lights up “There’s an audience on Fox News that doesn’t hear exchange for sex. As Warner Bros. chairman and chief the world. enough from Democrats,” Brazile said in a statement. executive officer at one of Hollywood’s most powerful and Dear Annie: The woman who complained about her hus- Her conduct at CNN was revealed as part of emails prestigious studios, Tsujihara is one of the highest ranking band’s agreeing to a wedding in their backyard has potentially exposed by Wikileaks. She had contacted the Clinton more to worry about than stranger guests using their home’s executives to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations. campaign about topics that would be covered in a March (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) restrooms. She should check her city’s ordinances about noise 2016 town hall when the competition was Bernie Sanders. and consider what the reception will entail. Also, she should Brazile initially denied the accusation, but admitted to insist that her husband contact the company with which he has it after the election. She wrote in March 2017 that send- homeowner’s insurance to be sure he is covered for possible ing emails to the Clinton campaign was “a mistake I will Warner Bros. chief injury on the property. -- Jane in Vacaville forever regret.” Dear Jane: Excellent points about the legal precautions one should take when hosting a large gathering at one’s home At Fox, Brazile will not have anything to do with cam- Tsujihara steps down (especially when alcohol will be consumed). Thank you for paign debates or town halls, said a Fox employee with writing. knowledge of the arrangement who spoke on condition of “Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie” is anonymity because the person was not authorized to following scandal out now! Annie Lane’s debut book -- featuring favorite col- speak about contract details. That may be a moot point, umns on love, friendship, family and etiquette -- is available anyway: the Democratic National Committee recently NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara, one as a paperback and e-book. Visit http://www.creatorspublish- said it would not allow Fox News to host any of its of the highest ranking Hollywood executives to be felled by sex- ing.com for more information. Send your questions for Annie upcoming primary debates. ual misconduct allegations, stepped down from the studio Lane to [email protected]. She’ll now be going to work alongside some people at Monday following claims that he promised roles to an actress with Fox who hammered her in the aftermath of the leaked whom he was having an affair. questions story. WarnerMedia chief executive John Stankey announced On the day that she admitted to tipping Clinton’s team, Tsujihara’s exit as chairman and chief executive of Warner Bros., guests on the Fox commentary program “The Five” lit saying his departure was in the studio’s “best interest.” HINTS FROM HELOISE into her. “She’s as corrupt as the day is long,” then-pan- “Kevin has contributed greatly to the studio’s success over the Is this ad following me? elist Eric Bolling said. past 25 years and for that we thank him,” said Stankey. “Kevin Dear Heloise: After I searched for a par- Fox has not given up on hosting any Democratic pri- acknowledges that his mistakes are inconsistent with the compa- ticular handbag ONLINE, I then started mary debates or town halls, and wants to counter charges ny’s leadership expectations and could impact the company’s ability to execute going forward.” noticing advertisements for that handbag from an explosive New Yorker magazine article that outlined its ties to President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, WarnerMedia launched an investigation on my social media pages and my email after a March 6 Hollywood Reporter story detailed text messages homepage. Kinda creepy! What gives? -- Brazile said that if Americans learned anything from the 2016 election, “it is that we can’t have a country between Tsujihara and British actress Charlotte Kirk going back Sarah T., Bozeman, Mont. to 2013. The messages suggested a quid pro quo sexual relation- Sarah, no, there’s not a little man inside where we don’t talk to those who disagree with our political views.” ship between the aspiring actress and the studio head in which he your computer, but there might as well be. made promises that he’d introduce her to influential executives According to the Federal Trade “You can be damn sure that I’m still going to be me on and she’d be considered for roles in movies and television. Commission, it’s called targeted or inter- Fox News,” she said. “I’m going to do what I always do, In a memo to Warner Bros. staff on Monday, Tsujihara said he est-based advertising. and dish it out straight, exactly as I see it, with just as was departing “after lengthy introspection, and discussions with One type of online tracking that companies use is called much New Orleans hot sauce as folks expect.” John Stankey over the past week.” “cookies.” The site you visited wants to tailor your online surf- The decision didn’t necessarily sit well with all Fox “It has become clear that my continued leadership could be a ing to things you like, respond to and ultimately buy, so the site News viewers, either, particularly in the wake of the distraction and an obstacle to the company’s continued success,” places a cookie (a bit of data, kind of like a digital bookmark) apparent suspension of Saturday night host Jeanine Pirro said Tsujihara. “The hard work of everyone within our organiza- on your computer to mark that site. following remarks she made questioning the allegiance tion is truly admirable, and I won’t let media attention on my past You can disable cookies under your “Tools” button, but be of Muslim U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Even Trump over the detract from all the great work the team is doing.” aware: Some sites may require you to have cookies enabled. weekend tweeted that Fox should reinstate Pirro. Tsujihara’s attorney, Bert H. Deixler, earlier stated that Tsujihara Check out the FTC’s website (www.ftc.gov) for more infor- The conservative Breitbart News tweeted: “Well, looks “had no direct role in the hiring of this actress.” He declined fur- mation. -- Heloise like she won’t have access to any debate questions.” ther comment Monday. TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH Brazile made her debut as a contributor Monday after- Tsujihara, who has headed the Burbank, California, studio since Dear Heloise: My beef is all the charities that send you noon on Dana Perino’s program. 2013, earlier pledged to fully cooperate with the studio’s investi- gation and apologized to Warner Bros. staff for “mistakes in my “gifts.” We’re snowed under with labels, pens and cards. Why “We’re not going to get ahead by yelling at each other and sending nasty tweets,” she said. personal life that have caused pain and embarrassment to the not have a place on the return portion to check if you do not people I love the most.” want the “gift.” Use all the money for the charities instead. My The scandal unfolded just as Warner Bros. was restructuring on wastebasket is full. -- D.C., via email the heels of AT&T’s takeover of WarnerMedia, previously known Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box as Time Warner. Tsujihara’s role had just been expanded on Feb. 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001, or you can fax it to 28 to include global kids and family entertainment including over- 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t sight of Adult Swim and the Cartoon Network. answer your letter personally but will use the best hints Kirk appeared in Warner Bros.′ “How to Be Single” in 2016 received in my column. and “Ocean’s 8″ in 2018. She has denied any inappropriate behav- ior on the part of Tsujihara or two other executives, Brett Ratner and James Packer, who she communicated with. “Mr. Tsujihara never promised me anything,” Kirk said in an earlier statement. But the details of the leaked text messages between Tsujihara and Kirk immediately put his future at Warner Bros. in jeopardy. Kirk wrote in one 2015 message to him: “Are u going to help me like u said u would?” Tsujhara responded, “Richard will be reach- ing out to u tonight,” referring to Richard Brener, president of Warner Bros.′ New Line label. Other exchanges suggested the kind of give-and-take of Hollywood’s “casting couch” culture. Kirk was introduced to Tsujihara by James Packer, the Australian billionaire. Warner Bros. was then finalizing a $450-million co-financing deal with Packer and Brett Ratner, the director-producer. In a message to Ratner, Kirk said she was “used as icing on the cake.” This May 7, 2018 file photo shows Donna Brazile WarnerMedia, the studio’s parent company, said Monday that speaking at the inauguration of New Orleans Mayor its internal investigation into the situation, carried out by a third- Latoya Cantrell in New Orleans. Fox News says it has party law firm, will continue. hired former Democratic National Committee chief Tsujihara’s exit follows other high-profile executive departures in the post-Harvey Weinstein #MeToo era. CBS Chairman Leslie Brazile as a political commentator. She had been let go Moonves was pushed out after numerous women accused him of from a similar role at CNN in 2016 after it was revealed sexual harassment. Walt Disney Animation chief John Lasseter that she had shared material about topics that would be was ousted after he acknowledged missteps in his behavior with addressed at a Democratic forum with Hillary Clinton’s employees. campaign. 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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019: This year, you open up to a more dynamic perspective with work, your daily routine and relationships. Your views will help your life flow. If single, you draw an as- sortment of characters, some of whom you meet through your day-to-day rou- tine. Know what type of bond you want, DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker and you will find it easier to make the cor- rect choice. If attached, your sweetie likes the mental growth and attitude change, though at first he or she might not. You draw VIRGO to you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Getting through a hard day’s work might seem more natural to you than usual. If you wish, be feisty with someone who seems to interfere more than help. SCARY GARY Mark Buford You might note this activity surrounding a financial matter. Be firm about boundar- ies. Tonight: Know when to call it a night. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH If you work from home, you will succeed in clearing out work and open- ing a door to a new opportunity. If physi- cally at work, you might be distracted by thoughts of events or people around your home. Tonight: Put on your tennis shoes and squeeze in some exercise. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Crosswords You might be able to get past a problem with ease. How you see a certain issue could change dramatically because DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni of a developing project. Brainstorm and approach a personal matter differently. Be more forthright about your feelings. To- night: At home. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Zero in on what is happening around your neighborhood or immediate surroundings. You could be tired of the same routine. You might get ideas about how to diversify without turning your life upside down. Tonight: Return calls. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You feel like you can accomplish whatever you want, if given half a chance. Mastroianni and Hart A boss or authority figure could put the B.C. kibosh on what you think is a great idea. Your creativity soars to a new level when faced with an obstacle. Tonight: Decide what works for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your drive and ability to move forward no matter what obstacles appear in your path might be tested. Try to gain perspective by imagining what it might be like to be the other parties involved. To- night: Play it low-key. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Speak your mind with the knowledge that you cannot continue on the present path. Groups and meetings ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie could gain an unexpected role in your day. You will have much to think about. Be more upbeat about the possibilities. Tonight: Togetherness works. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Others look to you for answers and information. You do your best to fill in the gaps, but encourage them to do their own research. Given time, other so- lutions will appear. Trust your instincts. You will land on your feet like a cat. To- night: Accept an invitation out. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Look to the future when eyeing a situation that could involve getting an ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett expert or following through on a promise. Given more information and some time, you will make a solid decision. Do not hesitate to ask questions. Tonight: Others happily follow your lead. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be looking at a situa- tion where the other party plays a critical role. You cannot eliminate possibilities, but you can weigh the pros and cons of approaching a dilemma. Tonight: Imagine different scenarios. Cryptoquip AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be drained by recent activity. You have been highly responsive ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe to others, and today is no exception. A family member could want or need a lot of attention. You can afford to be generous with your caring. Tonight: Be a duo. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Dig into work, without worrying about a fast change or a need to head in another direction. Your sense of humor emerges, allowing you to proceed with a different style and perspective. Tonight: Others seem more open. BORN TODAY Actress/rapper Queen Latifah (1970), songwriter/singer Adam Levine (1979), actress/singer Vanessa Williams (1963) *** PAGE 14 - TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

2019 Spring Training Schedule Lega l Notices Lega l Notices Lega l Notices The Associated Press March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019 Tuesday, March 19 Kansas City vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. commonweAlth Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. of mAssAchUsetts Commonwealth of notice of PUBlic heARinG N.Y. Mets vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Massachusetts The Trial Court INACCORDANCEWITHTHE Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:35 p.m. (SEAL) lAnd coURt Probate and Family Court PROVISIONSOFTHEMAS- Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. SACHUSETTSGENERAL Philadelphia vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. dePARtment of Hampden Probate LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SEC- the tRiAl coURt andFamily Court TION 40 (WETLANDS PRO- Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Friday, March 22 TECTIONACT)APUBLIC 50 State Street HEARINGWILLBEHELDON Washington vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. 19 sm 000050 Springfield, MA 01103 Texas vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. March 26, 2019 at 6:30 PM oRdeR of notice Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Docket No. HD19P0373GD At: Westfield City Hall Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. TO: Room 201 Chicago White Sox vs. Cincinnati at Phoenix, 9:05 p.m. Texas vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. notice And oRdeR: 59 Court Street carol A. clark Petition for Appointment of Westfield, MA 01085 Colorado vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Guardian of a minor San Diego vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Angels (ss) at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. and to all persons entitled to the this meetinG is held foR Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m. benefit of the Servicemembers In the interests of A:NOTICEOFINTENT Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C.c. 50 Detroit vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. §3901 (et seq): sUBmitted BY: caleb s Bruneau Mark Cresotti/City of Westfield Wednesday, March 20 Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. of Southwick, mA wells fargo Bank, n.A. Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo, 5:35 a.m. Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 6:07 p.m. foR woRK to Be PeR- Minor N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. claiming to have an interest in a foRmed At: Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Mortgage covering real property Springfield Road NOTICE TO ALL Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. in westfield, numbered 55 south maple street, given by INTERESTED PARTIES woRK will consist of: Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. carol A. clark to mortgage Creation of new traffic light to Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. San Diego vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. electronic Registration sys- 1. hearing date/time: A hear- access 99 Springfield Rd and associated highway widening Cincinnati vs, Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Colorado (ss) vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 tems, inc., as nominee for, ing on a Petition for Appoint- Great Plains national Bank, its ment of Guardian of a Minor filed Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. p.m. successors and assigns, on 02/26/2019 by Posted: March 19, 2019 Milwaukee vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. dated April 27, 2015 and recor- frances l. Robbins dAVid A. doe Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Saturday, March 23 ded with the hampden county of westfield,A m Registry of deeds in Book Will be held 03/29/2019 08:15 L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 9:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. 20687, Page 424, and now held conseRVAtion Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. St. Louis vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. by plaintiff by assignment Am Guardianship of minor commission chAiRmAn hearing Cleveland (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Located 50 state street, 4th L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Defendant’s/Defendants’ Ser- floor, springfield, mA 01103 N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. vicemembers status. A uto For Sale Thursday, March 21 Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. 2. Response to Petition: You If you now are, or recently have may respond by filing a written timothY's AUto sAles. Seattle vs. Oakland at Tokyo, 5:35 a.m. Canada Junior Team vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. been, in the active military ser- response to the Petition or by Stop by and see us! We might Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay (ss) at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Milwaukee (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. vice of the United States of appearing in person at the hear- have exactly what you're look- N.Y. Yankees vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. L.A. Dodgers at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m. America, then you may be en- ing. If you choose to file a writ- ing for, if not, let us find it for titled to the benefits of the Ser- ten response, you need to: you! Bartlett Street, Westfield. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. vicemembers Civil Relief Act. If (413)568-2261. specializing in Houston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. you object to a foreclosure of the vehicles under $4,000. above-mentioned property on File the original with the Court; Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. that basis, then you or your at- and Mail a copy to all interested Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. torney must file a written appear- parties at least five (5) business Texas (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m. ance and answer in this court at days before the hearing. Help Wanted three Pemberton square, Bo- San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Houston vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m. ston, mA 02108 on or before 3. counsel for the minor: The L.A. Dodgers vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. April 15, 2019 or you may be minor (or an adult on behalf of Cleveland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. forever barred from claiming that the minor) has the right to re- cdl drivers you are entitled to the benefits of quest that counsel be appointed said Act. The City of Easthampton for the minor. seeks qualified applicants for Witness, several positions for CDL GORDON H. PIPER 4. counsel for Parents: If you drivers for the Public Works Opening day intrigue Chief Justice of this Court are a parent of the minor child Department. on February 28, 2019 who is the subject of this pro- ceeding you have a right to be Operates Class A heavy Attest: represented by an attorney. If equipment, performs manual Ichiro keeps ’em guessing about future you want an attorney and can- labor, related to the construc- Deborah J. Patterson not afford to pay for one and if tion, maintenance, and re- TOKYO (AP) — This is the Ichiro effect. thing and insulate.” Recorder pair of public works infra- you give proof that you are indi- structure; inspects the equip- Richard Snitzer had never been to Japan. Melvin recalled Ichiro’s relentless training. gent, an attorney will be as- (18-016606 Orlans) ment for proper operating What finally drove the Japanese-American to It hasn’t changed. Ichiro was alone running signed to you. Your request for condition; carries out prevent- travel here from his home in Hayward, across the outfield in several practices in an attorney should be made im- ive maintenance procedures California, was Ichiro Suzuki; not family ties, Tokyo. March 19, 2019 mediately by filling out the Ap- not pure wanderlust, but a chance to see a “As far as playing and preparing, there was plication of Appointment of Work is generally performed player he called “simply the best.” nobody better,” Melvin said. Commonwealth of Counsel form. Submit the applic- out of doors. In winter, out of

Massachusetts doors work is most fre- WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM And get this. He’s not even a Mariners fan, A’s outfielder Stephen Piscotty, making his ation form in person or by mail at the court location where your quently performed inside cab which he’s advertised by wearing his A’s jer- first visit to Japan, called Ichiro “a master.” The Trial Court case is going to be heard. of a truck engaged in plow- sey around the Tokyo Dome. “He still in control of his destiny here,” Probate and Family Court ing of snow and sanding of streets, parking lots, etc. In He’ll be there Wednesday when Major Piscotty said. “He’s pretty special and it’s an Hampden Probate and 5. Presence of the minor at Family Court summer less time is devoted League Baseball opens the 2019 season with honor to be on the field with him. Obviously hearing: A minor over age 14 to driving work. Work is gen- Seattle facing Oakland to start a two-game you look around, and you see how important 50 State Street has the right to be present at Springfield, MA 01103 erally performed during day- series. The 45-year-old Ichiro is expected to baseball is in Japan, and Ichiro’s a part of 413-748-7758 any hearing, unless the Court light hours but winter season play in both. What happens next? Ichiro isn’t that.” finds that it is not the minor’s is often performed at night as saying. Other key parts of the upcoming season: Docket No. HD19P0478EA best interests. weather conditions and pub- One thing is sure. It will be great theater. ROSTER RESHUFFLING lic safety needs dictate. citAtion on Petition foR this is A leGAl notice: An “I’ll have my phone ready to go, and I’ll Bryce Harper was the biggest name to foRmAl AdJUdicAtion important court proceeding that No less than one year prior shoot and stand up and applaud when he change places since last season, leaving the experience of driving experi- estate of: may affect your rights has been bats,” Snitzer said. “I just hope he doesn’t get Nationals and signing a record $330 million, Sheila A. Murphy scheduled. If you do not under- ence. the winning hit against the A’s. If he hits a 13-year contract with Philadelphia. The stand this notice or other court Must possess valid CDL Li- home run that doesn’t affect the game, I’ll be Phillies were especially busy, adding J.T. date of death papers, please contact an attor- 12/08/2018 cense, Class A or Class B thrilled.” Realmuto, Jean Segura, Andrew McCutchen ney for legal advice. with endorsements required A’s pitcher Liam Hendriks probably spoke and David Robertson. Also on the move were To all interested persons: by this equipment in this for both teams. Manny Machado (Padres), Paul Goldschmidt A Petition for formal Probate of Date: February 26, 2019 class including hazardous will with Appointment of Per- “We’re just happy to be along for the ride,” (Cardinals), Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz material and tanker (X), as sonal Representative has been Suzanne T. Seguin well as a hoisting license as he said. “I can’t wait for the opening series (Mets), Nelson Cruz (Twins), Patrick Corbin filed by Register of Probate required by DOT regulations. when they announce Ichiro and hear that (Nationals) and Josh Donaldson (Braves). nancy A. hall of westfield mA OSHA-10 preferred. crowd.” But another slow market for many free requesting that the Court enter a Chances are, most baseball fans in other agents meant All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel formal Decree and Order and for Full-time 40 hour/week posi- places will be asleep when A’s right-hander and former Cy Young winner Dallas Keuchel such other relief as requested in tion pays $18.11-$22.95/hour the Petition. Can You Help Sarah? with excellent benefits. Ap- Mike Fiers throws the first pitch of the year didn’t have jobs on the brink of a new season. plications available at: Sarah Helps Seniors — around 5:30 a.m. EDT. HIYA, SKIP! The Petitioner requests that: nancy A. hall of westfield, mA www.easthamptonma.org That’s OK, there will be plenty of time for New Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo be appointed as Personal Rep- Can everyone to catch up before the other 28 quickly showed he’s all for trying new strate- resentative(s) of said estate to Forward application to: teams open on March 28 at Yankee Stadium, gy — he played a four-man outfield defense serve without surety on the You bond in an unsupervised ad- Dodger Stadium and points in-between. against Harper in spring training. There are ministration. Personnel Director Plenty to see, too, in a season that will stretch six new skippers in the majors this year: City of Easthampton Help to end of October — Bryce Harper now bat- Montoyo, David Bell (Reds), Rocco Baldelli imPoRtAnt notice 50 Payson Avenue Sarah? You have the right to obtain a Easthampton, MA 01027 www.sarahgillett.org ting in Philly, the Boston Red Sox trying to (Twins), Chris Woodward (Rangers) and copy of the Petition from the www.sarahgillett.org repeat as World Series champions and more Brandon Hyde (Orioles) are doing this for the Petitioner or at the court. You talk about changing how the game is played. first time in the bigs, Brad Ausmus (Angels) have a right to object to this proceeding. to do so, you or In the meantime, Ichiro slipped into Tokyo’s has experience. your attorney must file a writ- Haneda airport on Friday under the cover of a NEW RULES ten appearance and objection gray and black cap pulled way down. He’s Despite a lot of discussion, nothing major at this court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of been highly visible since then; at a rare news for this season. No prohibition on shifts, no 04/09/2019. this is not a conference, showing off in practice with trick pitch clocks, and no requirement for pitchers Looking for a hearing date, but a deadline catches in right field, and signing autographs to face at least three batters until next year. No by which you must file a writ- ten appearance and objection to fans lining the foul lines before exhibition robot umpires for now. One change could if you object to this proceed- How Did This games against the Tokyo Giants. affect pennant races this summer — no trades ing. if you fail to file a timely HouseHelp Seniors? Almost the only shirts for sale in the Tokyo after July 31, so no more deals in late August written appearance and objec- Unique Gift? tion followed by an affidavit of Dome are Ichiro models. And they’re not for an extra player in the postseason. objections within thirty (30) Want To Know A Secret? cheap: between $35-45 for a T-shirt, $62 for a REPEAT AFTER ME days of the return day, action Ask Sarah. sweat shirt, and a baseball with No. 51 goes It’s been quite a while since a team won may be taken without further for $30. back-to-back crowns — the Yankees were the notice to you. www.sarahgillett.org “Yes, we are selling well because Ichiro is a last to do it, taking their third straight title in UnsUPeRVised Adminis- man of effort,” said Yu Takamiya, a vendor 2000. Now, AL MVP Mookie Betts and the tRAtion UndeR the mAs- www.sarahgillett.org sAchUsetts UnifoRm PRo- answering questions through his translator Red Sox will try to stop baseball’s longest gap BAte code (mUPc) app. without a repeat champion. Clayton Kershaw A Personal Representative ap- Ichiro told reporters on Saturday that — and the Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, pointed under the mUPc in an unsupervised administration based on spring training — he’s lucky to be will try to avoid becoming the first team to is not required to file an in- here. He hit .080 in Arizona, and he hasn’t lose three straight World Series since star ventory or annual accounts played a regular-season game in a year. He pitcher Christy Mathewson, famed manager with the court. Persons inter- ested in the estate are en- Put a picture of someone was 0 for 6 in two exhibition games against John McGraw and the New York Giants fell in titled to notice regarding the the Tokyo Giants. They don’t count officially. 1911-13. administration directly from But if they did, he’s hitting .065. OPENING NEXT the Personal Representative you love on a keepsake. and may petition the court in These are pictures the staff at The “This is a great gift for me,” he said a day After the Mariners and A’s leave Japan, any matter relating to the es- after arriving. “I will treasure every moment they’ll return to the United States to finish out tate, including the distribu- Westfield News Group have taken at here on the field. One week after this event, I spring training games. Then everyone is in tion of assets and expenses of events throughout our communities. will be reflecting back on these days.” action for regular season play on March 28. administration. A’s manager Bob Melvin knows Ichiro well Among the matchups: Red Sox at Seattle, witness, from managing the Mariners 15 years ago. Baltimore at Yankee Stadium and Arizona at hon. Barbara m hyland, “There are certain guys that create that kind Dodger Stadium. Also, the Cubs will play at first Justice of this court. Go to www.thewestfieldnews.com visit “Photos” look for your of buzz,” Melvin said. “He’s used to it, but it’s Texas — this will be the Rangers’ last season Date: March 12, 2019 going to be a long few days for him. Once he at the park they opened in 1994 before mov- favorite photo, then click the “Buy” icon located at the top. Suzanne T. Seguin gets on the field, that’s when you just do your ing into a nearby new home next year. Register of Probate THE WESTFIELD NEWS www.thewestfieldnews.com TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 - PAGE 15

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