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VOL. 86 NO. 151 $1.00 THURSDAY,TUESDAY, JUNEAPRIL 27, 29, 2017 2021 VOL. 75 cents 90 NO. 100 Humason: ‘Westfield will continue to follow COVID-19 guidelines’ By HOPE E. TREMBLAY mayor’s meeting. He did say that he current seven-day positive test rate is Editor expected mixed reaction from residents. below 2 percent. BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker April “Changes are happening, not necessar- “Depending on vaccine distribution 27 announced that new COVID-19 ily as fast as some would like, and too and public health data, the Administration guidelines would go into effect in the fast for others,” Humason said. may consider re-evaluating the August coming weeks, including relaxing mask No matter what, Humason said he 1st date,” Baker’s office said in a press requirements outdoors. would review and refer to the guidelines release. “The Department of Public Baker said that all industry restrictions leading up to the full opening in August. Health will also continue to issue guid- will be lifted, capacity will increase to “We’ll keep following the rules,” ance as needed, including guidance to 100 percent across industries and gather- Humason said. “Westfield has done a still require masks indoors.” ing limits will be rescinded Aug. 1. good job.” The new relaxed guidelines begin Westfield Mayor Donald F. Humason Baker made the announcement the day Friday when face coverings will be Jr. said Tuesday afternoon that he did not after the Commonwealth’s lowest single- required outside in public only when it’s have a chance to review the new guide- day COVID-19 positive totals – 812 – not possible to socially distance. Masks Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker removes his mask as he lines in-depth because he was meeting since November, and the same week that will still be required at indoor public steps to the microphone during a Road Safety Legislation with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito during the all state residents age 16 and over are Announcement at the State House. (JESSICA RINALDI/GLOBE Massachusetts Municipal Association eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. The See Guidelines, Page 3 STAFF)

Gene Theroux sprays one of the gravestones at Southwick cemetery database discussed the Southwick By PETER CURRIER (GIS) file. The map of the cemetery will The surveying project for the New Old Cemetery. Staff Writer mark each grave with a high degree of Southwick Cemetery is similar to a proj- (WESTFIELD SOUTHWICK — The Cemetery accuracy, according to Theroux. ect being undertaken in Westfield. Local NEWS FILE Commission discussed an upcoming sur- “The graves will be marked within five historian Bruce Cortis is mapping the PHOTO) vey of the New Southwick Cemetery that inches of where they really are,” said historic graves of Westfield’s Old Burying will take place to create a full map of each Theroux. Ground. plot in the cemetery. Once all the cemetery data has been put Cortis’ project is different, however, Cemetery Commission Chair Gene into a single file, people will be able to because his goal is to create a map of Theroux said April 27 that he met with the search the file to see whether a given cem- every person who has ever been buried at surveyors April 23. He said he wants to etery plot is occupied, available, or has the Old Burying Ground for genealogy create a complete map of the cemetery to been sold already. Theroux said that the and family research purposes. The bury- put into a Geographic Information System file could be linked to the town’s website. ing ground does not take new burials.

Stanley Park Work approved for hosts donation boardwalk at duck pond drive to benefit By AMY PORTER Permission was granted for the work on Staff Writer the boardwalk and for repair of an exist- WESTFIELD – Stanley Park Director ing water pump building within the 200- Homeward Vets Robert C. McKean came before the foot riverfront area to the Little River. By LORI SZEPELAK Conservation Commission on April 27 to McKean said the pump building was Correspondent request permission to repair the boardwalk built “many, many years ago” to help with WESTFIELD — Now in its seventh year, a around the duck pond in the 100-foot wet- watering, and has deteriorated. The park donation drive will be conducted at Stanley Park land buffer zone. plans to replace the roof, repair or replace on May 8 to benefit Homeward Vets, Inc. McKean said the boardwalk is 365 feet the back wall, patch the front wall, replace A donation drive for Homeward Vets, Inc. is “We serve all of Massachusetts with the major- around the duck pond, and was put in 35 the door and fix the floor inside .The park planned May 8 at Stanley Park in Westfield. ity of our donations helping veterans in Western years ago. He said the walk has started to will also be installing new pumps that will Massachusetts,” said Dave Felty, president of (SUBMITTED PHOTO) dip towards the pond, and the park had to be more energy efficient and safe. He said Homeward Vets. assist 100 to 110 veterans each year with house- close it down two months ago for safety the footprint on the pump house will The local nonprofit organization, based in hold items. reasons. remain the same. Ludlow, has been providing free home furnish- “We were still a necessity last year and saw McKean said when it was installed, por- Approval was granted with the condi- ings to veterans since its inception in 2012. more than 70 veterans, always meeting one tions of the walkway rested on rocks, and tion that erosion controls be put in place in The donation drive will be conducted from 8 person at a time, to keep everyone safe because the park wants to put it on helical piers to consultation with the conservation coordi- a.m. to noon at the Asian Garden parking lot on of COVID,” said Felty. make it safer. “All we’re doing is replac- nator, and any disturbed soil be loomed Margaret Lane across from the Veterans’ In past years the organization has always had ing and fixing, not doing anything new in and seeded. Memorial. its own truck on display, however, it is currently that area,” McKean said, adding, “We McKean thanked the commission for its Small household items are being sought at this undergoing $4,000 worth of repairs. want to pay it forward for the next genera- help with the projects. time for veterans who are transitioning into per- “The truck has issues with the brake line and tions that are coming. It will be much manent housing. Items in particular that are power steering, as well as a cracked windshield safer, and will be that way for many, many always needed include small appliances such as and is in need of engine work,” said Felty. “We years.” toasters, microwaves, toaster ovens and coffee are grateful that the Ludlow Elks will pay for a Conservation Coordinator Meredith makers. U-Haul truck and is also supplying the volun- Borenstein said that helical piers are pile “We need pots and pans more than anything,” teers for the drive.” driven with no soil disturbance and require said Felty, adding that people dropping off dona- For persons who do not have household items no wetland fill. “It’s the best thing you can tions will not have to get out of their cars since to donate, cash donations can be dropped off, do in a wetland,” she said. volunteers will be ready to take items out of one’s and gift cards from local stores including Asked for a timeline on the project, trunk or back seat. Walmart, Big Lots, Big Y and Stop & Shop are McKean said they want to move on it as “We just ask that all donations are clean before also welcome. fast as possible in the next couple of they are handed to us,” he said. weeks, because visitors are missing the Stanley Park duck pond. (THE Felty said on average the organization is able to See Donation Drive, Page 3 boardwalk. WESTFIELD NEWS FILE PHOTO)

Contest calls for students to get creative about mental health By AMY PORTER line for submission is May 14, with their mental health? How Coordinator Y’aneris Staff Writer 2021. can you let a friend know they Olivencia. WESTFIELD — May is Last year, the student con- can reach out to you for sup- The contest is statewide and Mental Health Awareness test accepted video submis- port? How would you want a will be judged by MHC and Month, and for the second sions, but this year has been friend to help you? What do MAMH according to catego- year in a row the Massachusetts expanded to allow students you do to take care of your ry. The Grand Prize for each Health Council (MHC) and wide creative range. own mental health? Do you category is $200, Second Massachusetts Association Submission categories have strategies or tips to share place is $100 and Third place for Mental Health (MAMH) include Audio Visual -infor- with other students? is $50. The MAMH will con- are giving teens the opportu- mational video, rap, song The purpose of the contest tact winners and their parent nity to express themselves (between 20 to 50 seconds); is to get teens thinking about or guardian, if under 18, by creatively while raising Written – poem, short story their own mental health and email to distribute the win- awareness about the impor- (maximum 1,200 words), and that of their friends. “With the ning checks. tance of mental health. Artistic Still – painting, draw- pandemic, it created a lot of With permission, winning The “You’ve got a friend in ing, infographic, collage, pho- stress and social isolation for entries may be featured on me” student contest is open to tography (can include a title a lot of teenagers. Sometimes MHC or MAMH’s websites all middle and high school and description). it’s easier to recognize how to and/or shared on social media, students in grades 6 to 12. Some of the topics that may help a friend than your own and an award’s ceremony is Individuals or teams are eli- be addressed in a submission distress. We just wanted to being planned. gible to participate and sub- include: What advice would give teenagers an outlet,” said mit original work. The dead- you give a friend struggling (ARTWORK SUBMITTED BY MAMH.ORG) MAMH Communications See Contest, Page 3 PAGE 2 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS Yoga at Carol Rowe Joins Stanley Park Park Square Realty WESTFIELD - Yoga WEST SPRINGFIELD — Ted Cassell, President Classes are coming back to of Park Square Realty, is pleased to announce that Stanley Park for eight ses- Carol Rowe has joined Park Square Realty’s West sions this Spring. Starting on Springfield office as a Sales Associate. Wednesday evenings 5:30- Carol has an Associates of Science Degree in 6:30 p.m., May 5 through Lawyers Assistance & Business Management from TCI College of Technology and a Bachelors of June 23 on the Acre Lawn Science in Business Management from Cambridge outside the Pavilion Annex. College. Carol has worked in communications and Join certified instructor sales. Jacqueline Funaro, as she Carol enjoys meeting people and learning about leads the yoga classes. different cultures. She desires to build sustainable This class is for all levels of business relationships and provide service that yoga practitioners, and all exceeds expectations. abilities are welcome. The Barry Boccasile, Director of Growth and poses are foundational, and Development for Park Square Realty, is excited to Harmony House receives donations modifications are always have Carol as part of the growing team. Carol will HOLYOKE - Harmony House of Western Massachusetts available. As a class we will be specializing in residential listings and sales. She has gratefully received donations of necessary household harness the power of our may be reached at 413-221-0766. items from members of the Holy Trinity Parish, Westfield for breath in alignment with the Park Square Realty is a locally owned residential use in their new home for the terminally ill located in movement of our bodies. Real Estate company with 50 agents and offices in Children 10 and up are wel- Westfield and West Springfield and online at park- Chicopee. CAROL ROWE squarerealty.com. Harmony House is in the final stages of completing a total come accompanied by an renovation of a 6,000 square-foot house in the Aldenville sec- adult. tion of Chicopee which will be a comfortable and loving home Please bring your own mat offering compassionate care for the terminally ill, specifically and any props as needed, those who have limited resources for special care in the final wear comfortable and stretchy ZUMBA Fitness classes continue at Stanley Park stages of life. clothes. Prepare to strengthen, Under the direction of Chairperson Bozena Jaworowski of stretch your body, and open WESTFIELD - ZUMBA might also want a small dance steps of meringue, Holy Trinity Parish and with the support of Reverend Rene L. your minds. Bring lots of FitnessClasses will be held towel). cumbia, reggaeton, salsa, Parent, members of the church collected items during the water (you might also want a on Tuesday evenings, May 4 Donations to the Park are mambo, hip-hop, rumba, Lenten Season from the Harmony House “Wish List,” using a small towel). Donations to the through June 22, from 6 to 7 welcome, with a suggested calypso and flamenco. Lenten Giving Tree. Necessities the home uses on a regular Park are welcome, with a sug- p.m. in the Beveridge donation of $5 per person Function. A Zumba workout basis, including paper and cleaning products, personal sanitary gested donation of $5 per per- Pavilion. per class. Please wear a face targets the legs, glutes, arms, items, and gift cards, were donated to the home and gratefully son per class. Certified instructor Becca mask & practice social dis- heart and abdominal mus- accepted. Parish Council member Joanne Rollins, who deliv- Please wear a face mask & Perron will lead the Latin- tancing at the registration cles and will help you tone ered the items to the home, was offered a tour of the new facil- practice social distancing at inspired dance ZUMBA table when you check-in for up. Benefits. In general, reg- ity, still in the renovation stage, and she expressed her admira- the registration table when workouts. This class will be class. To ensure social dis- ular aerobic exercise has tion of the work being accomplished mostly by volunteers. you check-in for class. To low-impact, high-energy, tancing we are currently lim- numerous rewards. Weight Dozens of volunteers and generous local companies are ensure social distancing we fun-in-the-sun; perfect for iting classes to 30 people per loss is one outcome. Another donating their talent and supplies to complete the home. Due are currently limiting classes beginners and seasoned class. All participants will benefit is the reduction of to the Coronavirus pandemic, the completion and opening to 30 people per class. All ZUMBA participants alike. need to sign up prior to class health risks like obesity, have been delayed, but work continues safely and conscien- participants will need to sign Children 10 and up are wel- by e-mailing a registration heart disease and high blood tiously. Harmony House is staffed mainly by volunteers of all up prior to class by e-mailing come accompanied by an form to hmcewan@stan- pressure. Depression, anxi- kinds – nurses, CNA’s, caregivers, companions, and more – a registration form to hmce- adult. Please bring your own leypark.org. Registration ety and other moods can be and is a non-profit organization, totally privately funded [email protected]. mat and any props as need- forms are available at www. uplifted through keeping fit. through the generosity of individuals, businesses, and founda- Registration forms are avail- ed, wear comfortable and stanleypark.org. Classes will For information on tions. Contributions are gratefully accepted at all times. For able on our website at www. stretchy clothes. Prepare to be filled on a first come, first ZUMBA Fitness classes and more information, visit the Harmony House website at www. stanleypark.org. Classes will strengthen, stretch your served basis. all other Stanley Park events, harmonyhousewma. be filled on a first come, first body, and open your minds. Zumba combines body- check online at: www.stan- served basis. Bring lots of water (you sculpting moves with the leypark.org. Police Logs Court Logs Major crime and Springfield police located the vehicle the tree so that they may address it; incident report with heavy front end damage but were 11:00 a.m.: animal complaint, Loomis unable to locate the owner, the Westfield Westfield District Court Thursday, April 22, 2021 Ridge, a caller reports that she has seen Thursday, April 22, 2021 police officer reports that contact was WESTFIELD two dogs wandering in the neighbor- Tanor L. Beckwith, 29, of 243 Sodom St., Granville, was later made with the owner who admitted 1:39 a.m.: hit and run accident, hood, the responding Animal Control released on his personal recognizance (with pretrial condi- to having struck the fire hydrant; Thomas Street, a caller reports that he Officer reports that she could not locate tions) pending a July 13 hearing after he was arraigned on a : weather complaint, Orange can see pieces of a vehicle in the road 9:08 a.m. the two dogs; charge of assault brought by Granville police. Street, a caller reports that a large tree near a knocked over fire hydrant, the 3:51 p.m.: animal complaint, West Caitlin E. Crane, 32, of 40 Montgomery St., Apt. 3G, responding officer reports that he found a branch snapped and is blocking the road, Silver Street, a caller reports that there is Westfield, was released on her personal recognizance (with license plate on the scene that came back the responding officer reports that he was a loose dog running in and out of the pretrial conditions) pending an April 29 hearing after she to a West Springfield resident, the officer able to move the branch out of the road roadway, the responding Animal Control was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by reports that West Springfield Police were himself, the officer reports that he noti- Officer reports that she could not locate Westfield police. notified, dispatch reports that West fied the Department of Public Works of the dog.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Thurs., April 29, 2021 is the 119th day of the year. 246 days remain until the end of the year

the Siege of Kut in one of the largest sur- 1965 – Pakistan’s Space and Upper At- km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and American snowboarder and busi- ON THIS DAY renders of British forces up to that point. mosphere Research Commission (SU- leaving as many as ten million homeless. nessman, founded Burton 1916 – Easter Rising: After six days of PARCO) successfully launches its sev- 1991 – The 7.0 Mw Racha earthquake Snowboards 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pech- fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to enth rocket in its Rehber series. affects Georgia with a maximum MSK 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, American enegs are defeated by Byzantine Em- British forces in Dublin, bringing the Eas- 1967 – After refusing induction into the intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 comedian, actor, and producer peror Alexios I Komnenos. ter Rising to an end. United States Army the previous day, Mu- people. 1955 – Kate Mulgrew, American 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The 1944 – World War II: British agent Nancy hammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. 1992 – Riots in Los Angeles, following the actress Principality of Smolensk is defeated by Wake, a leading figure in the French Re- 1968 – The controversial musical Hair, a acquittal of police officers charged with 1956 – Karen Barad, American the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and be- sistance and the Gestapo’s most wanted product of the hippie counter-culture and excessive force in the beating of Rodney physicist and philosopher comes its vassal. person, parachutes back into France to sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at King. Over the next three days 63 people 1957 – Mark Kendall, American 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the be a liaison between London and the lo- the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with are killed and hundreds of buildings are guitarist and songwriter Siege of Orléans. cal maquis group. some of its songs becoming anthems of destroyed. 1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, American 1483 – Gran Canaria, the main island of 1945 – World War II: The Surrender of the anti-Vietnam War movement. 1997 – The Chemical Weapons Conven- actress the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Caserta is signed by the commander of 1970 – Vietnam War: United States and tion of 1993 enters into force, outlawing 1958 – Eve Plumb, American Kingdom of Castile. German forces in Italy. South Vietnamese forces invade Cambo- the production, stockpiling and use of actress 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swed- 1945 – World War II: Airdrops of food be- dia to hunt Viet Cong. chemical weapons by its signatories. 1958 – Gary Cohen, American ish troops defeat a Danish force in the gin over German-occupied regions of the 1974 – Watergate scandal: United States 2011 – The Wedding of Prince William baseball play-by-play announcer Battle of Västerås. Netherlands. President Richard Nixon announces the and Catherine Middleton takes place at 1960 – Bill Glasson, American golf- 1770 – James Cook arrives in Australia at 1945 – World War II: HMS Goodall release of edited transcripts of White Westminster Abbey in London. er Botany Bay, which he names. (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the House tape recordings relating to the 2013 – A powerful explosion occurs in 1968 – Carnie Wilson, American 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Brit- Kola Inlet, becoming the last Royal Navy scandal. an office building in Prague, believed to singer-songwriter ish and French ships clash in the Battle of ship to be sunk in the European theatre 1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent have been caused by natural gas, injures 1969 – Jack Mackenroth, American Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique. of World War II. Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. 43 people. swimmer, model, and fashion design- 1826 – The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf citizens from Saigon before an expected 2013 – National Airlines Flight 102, a er 5128 was discovered by James Dunlop.[ Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involve- Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crash- 1970 – Andre Agassi, American 1861 – Maryland in the American Civil Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates ment in the war comes to an end. es during takeoff from Bagram Airfield tennis player War: Maryland’s House of Delegates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor; 1975 – Vietnam War: The North Viet- in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing 1970 – Uma Thurman, American votes not to secede from the Union. Hitler and Braun both commit suicide the namese army completes its capture of all seven people. actress 1862 – American Civil War: The Capture following day. parts of South Vietnamese-held Trường 2015 – A baseball game between the 1972 – Dustin McDaniel, American of New Orleans by Union forces under 1945 – Dachau concentration camp is Sa Islands. Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White lawyer and politician, 55th Arkansas David Farragut. liberated by United States troops. 1986 – A fire at the Central library of the Sox sets the all-time low attendance Attorney General 1864 – Theta Xi fraternity is founded at 1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo City of Los Angeles Public Library dam- mark for Major League Baseball. Zero 1977 – Titus O’Neil, American foot- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only di Taro is liberated from German forces ages or destroys 400,000 books and fans were in attendance for the game, ball player and wrestler fraternity to be founded during the Ameri- by Brazilian forces. other items. as the stadium was officially closed to the 1978 – Bob Bryan, American ten- can Civil War. 1946 – The International Military Tribunal 1986 – The United States Navy aircraft public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests. nis player 1903 – A landslide kills 70 people in for the Far East convenes and indicts for- carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first 1978 – Mike Bryan, American ten- Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada. mer Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit TODAY'S nis player 1910 – The Parliament of the United and 28 former Japanese leaders for war the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red 1978 – Javier Colon, American Kingdom passes the People’s Budget, crimes. Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve BIRTHDAYS singer-songwriter and musician the first budget in British history with the 1951 – Tibetan delegates arrive in Beijing the USS Coral Sea. 1980 – Kelly Shoppach, American expressed intent of redistributing wealth and sign a Seventeen Point Agreement 1986 – Chernobyl disaster: American 1952 – Nora Dunn, American baseball player among the British public. for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan au- and European spy satellites capture the actress and comedian 1983 – Jay Cutler, American foot- – Tsinghua University, one of 1911 tonomy. ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl 1952 – Bob McClure, American ball player mainland China’s leading universities, is 1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D Power Plant. baseball player and coach 1983 – Tommie Harris, American founded. television broadcast showed an episode 1991 – A cyclone strikes the Chittagong 1952 – Ron Washington, American football player 1916 – World War I: The UK’s 6th Indian of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC af- district of southeastern Bangladesh with baseball player and manager 1983 – David Lee, American bas- Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at filiate KECA-TV. winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 1954 – Jake Burton Carpenter, ketball player THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 - PAGE 3 Mother’s Day: Our Hearts Belong to Mom WESTFIELD — Our Hearts Belong to Mom this Mother’s Day, brought to you by the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum! Personalized paper hearts will be displayed in the windows of downtown Westfield businesses May 3-14. Say thank you to your mom -- and your mother-in-law, your grandmother, your aunt, and your treasured family friends -- and support your local library. Hearts are $3 each, and you get to choose from three sweet sayings. Order online and pay through Google Pay or Venmo, or fill out the paper order form and mail a check (payable to FOTWA) to 53 Spruce St. Westfield, Ma 01085. The deadline to order is April 28, 2021. See the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum webpage for details and to order: https://www.westath.org/friends-of-the-library

Send your local briefs to The Westfield News WESTFIELD — Now, more than ever, our readers want to know about your business. As we slowly bring back local busi- nesses, it is important to share what you offer, when and how Rocky’s employees Larissa Cranston, Rachel Mead, Kathleen Chrzanowski and Kathleen Andras showing people can make purchases or utilize your services and just Assistant Store Manager Kathleen Chrzanowski and Bob off the sign where a box is located in Rocky’s for custom- know that you are open. Ragone, Purple Heart treasurer. ers to drop off their faded or worn flags. Are you hosting online events or offer remote services? We want to know! Send briefs, photos to press releases@thewest- Tattered American flags wanted field news.com The Westfield Purple Heart Trail, working with the community and teaming up with Rocky's Hardware, is sponsoring Contest a Retire the Stripes program. A drop off box at the Westfield Rocky's store is provided for tattered American flags. Another place to bring your worn flags is to the Westfield Veteran's Office located at the Westfield Senior Center, 45 Continued from Page 1 Noble St. (DON WIELGUS PHOTO) Submissions may be sent via email to Y’aneris Olivencia at y’[email protected], with the following instruc- tions: use the subject line “You’ve got a friend in me!” Participants will receive an email confirming submissions. You can send a link or attachment with a document, scan or Westfield Homeless Cat Project seeks donations photograph of your art, or video or audio file. Include a cover note with name, telephone number or other contact informa- WESTFIELD — Spring is in the air paper products and monetary donations as Amazon.com. However, when you tion, and whether MHC and MAMH may share the submis- and the Westfield Homeless Cat Project would be most appreciated! shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile sion on its website and/or social media. is collecting gently used household WHCP never denies a cat or kitten in Foundation will donate 0.5% of the pur- No personal, identifying information from any contestant goods and furnishing to be sold at need and your generosity will allow us chase price of eligible products to the age 13 or under is permitted. Submissions should be suitable upcoming tag sales. WHCP also contin- to continue its efforts. Donations can be charitable organization of your choice. for publication and review by students over age 12, and ues to seek new and previously loved dropped off or sent to 1124 East Please go to www.smile.amazon.com should not encourage or incite dangerous, hazardous, or jewelry, handbags, scarves and other Mountain Road, Westfield, MA 01085. and designate the Westfield Homeless unlawful behavior. women’s accessories which will be Don’t have the time or inclination to Cat Project as your preferred charity. “This is an opportunity to get creative in art, poetry, video, offered for sale during regular business visit the shelter? Check out its Amazon Please note adjusted adoption clinic song – we didn’t want to limit the students,” Olivencia said. hours at Choice Health, 307 East Main wish list at https://www.amazon.com/ hours: Thursdays from 5-7 p.m., St., Westfield. All proceeds will go hz/wishlist /ls/2UX2QSYXRP 3OG. Saturdays from 1-3 p.m. and Sundays directly towards the care of cats and kit- Speaking of Amazon, did you know from 1-3 p.m. Please note that all safety tens. you can also support WHCP and do your protocols are followed, including facial If you would like to run a As always, cat food donations – espe- shopping at the same time through coverings and hand sanitization. For Birthday Announcement in cially Fancy Feast and Friskies - as well Amazon Smile? AmazonSmile is a web- more information, contact Denise at The Westfield News contact as cat and shelter supplies such as litter, site operated by Amazon with the same [email protected]. towels/blankets, household cleaners and products, prices, and shopping features us at: 413-562-4181

Guidelines Continued from Page 1 spaces and at both indoor and outdoor events. “We hope that with more vaccines and a continued success “The light at the end of the tunnel, thanks to the hard work in stopping COVID we can take this step earlier, but it will of so many, is getting closer, and we can start to look ahead depend on everyone continuing to get vaccinated and doing with real optimism for the path forward,” Baker said. the right things,” Baker said. The next relaxed guideline will be May 10 when large ven- According to State House News Service, Baker did not lay ues can increase capacity from 12 to 25 percent. Amusement out a timeline for when he might rescind the COVID-19 state and theme parks that give safety plans to the Department of of emergency he declared on March 10, 2020. He said Tuesday Public Health can open at 50 percent capacity. Singing indoors that is “one of the things that we will continue to review based and road races will be allowed with precautions. on” public health data. Gathering limits will increase May 29 to 200 people indoors Similarly, he said any future decision about changing indoor and 250 outdoors. Bars, wineries and distilleries will reopen at mask requirements would be “a function of both the public we’re open! Visit us in our NEW Showroom! half-capacity under the same restrictions as restaurants, and health and vaccination rates and the ongoing research that is we’re open! Visit us in our NEW Showroom! street festivals, parades and agricultural festivals will be continually occurring.” we’re open! Visit413.731.0610 us in our NEW Showroom! allowed at half-capacity. “We believe the vast majority of the rules that are in place • Baker said an update to the restaurant guidance that day will with respect to masks indoors have had a lot to do with helping 138 Memorial413.731.0610413.731.0610 Avenue West Springfield, MA www.MemoryLaneLamps.com allow for an increase in maximum party size from six to 10 us manage case counts and hospitalizations, and they’ve been 138138 Memorial Memorial Avenue Avenue •• West Springfield, Springfield, MA MA and eliminate the requirement that food be served with alco- a good thing,” Baker said. www.MemoryLaneLamps.com hol. www.MemoryLaneLamps.com Donation Drive Continued from Page 1 “People can also make cash donations online that will help us purchase gift cards to local businesses as well as help us to get the truck fixed,” said Felty. For more information on the donation drive, call Stanley Prepare for Park’s Development Office at (413) 568-9312, ext. 108, or contact Felty at (413) 626-5009. On a related note, the organization is also in need of volun- teers to help at the warehouses by cleaning, sorting, meeting unexpected power with veterans and their families, and assisting in moving. For persons interested in becoming involved with Homeward Vets, send an email to Felty at [email protected] or visit www.homewardvets.org. outages with a Generac

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"The multiplier effect is incredible and it would really help the economic vitality of the region," Pourbaix, whose members and industry peers would likely benefit from infrastructure spending, said. Among its investments, Biden's bill would direct $115 billion toward road and bridge repairs, $85 billion to modernize public transit, $80 billion to Amtrak repairs and inter-city passenger rail expansions, $174 billion to expand production of electric vehicles, and $25 billion to support airports. The plan, HNTB Corporation Associate Vice President Ellen White said, carries "tremendous potential for long-term job creation" in both the public and private sectors. Pourbaix urged lawmakers and the Baker administration to ensure they are prepared for the potential influx of federal fund- ing if Biden's plan becomes law and not get caught flat-footed. "One of the big things I see lacking, at least in Massachusetts, is a number of projects that are designed, ready to go, on the shelf when the funding becomes available," he said. House boosts spending on Education lobby loses fight in House, turns to Senate human services, elder affairs By MATT MURPHY By COLIN A. YOUNG through these unprecedented times of have established a commission to study State House News Service State House News Service stress, insecurity and loss. We must the effects of the 2020 law that expand- BOSTON - Education advocates, union leaders and parents BOSTON - Now through two catego- make workforce investments that recog- ed mail-in and early voting during the shifted their focus to the Senate on Tuesday after House law- ries of amendments, the House of nize ... service workers as the essential pandemic. makers rejected efforts to add up to $200 million in additional Representatives has added more than elements they are in senior health deliv- Ahead of Tuesday’s budget session, funding for K-12 schools and universities to next year's budget, $19.2 million in new spending to its ery.” Moody’s Investor Services assigned Aa1 hoping they can convince senators that the state can afford to $47.6 billion budget proposal for fiscal The consolidated amendment also ratings and a stable outlook to about make additional investments in public education. year 2022. provides $235,000 for Health Care For $600 million in state bonds. The credit The House on Monday night turned down several amend- Shortly after noon, the House took up All to pay the additional costs associated rating agency said its outlook for ments that would have boosted local aid for public schools to its second consolidated amendment of with operating its free statewide con- Massachusetts “reflects our expectation account for the expected post-pandemic rebound in student the week, this one dealing with propos- sumer assistance helpline during the that the commonwealth will continue its enrollment this coming September. als related to health and human services COVID-19 pandemic; $50,000 for trend of strong financial management as While the House budget proposal provided more funding than recommended by Gov. Charlie Baker, advocates said it still falls and elder affairs. It dispensed with 70 Martha’s Vineyard Community Services it continues to navigate through the eco- short of the commitment made by the Student Opportunity Act amendments and carried a price tag of to increase access to health and human nomic impacts of the coronavirus pan- because it fails to fully account for the possibility that many of $8.3 million. Late Monday night, repre- services on Martha’s Vineyard; $90,000 demic.” the more than 31,000 students who left the school system over sentatives unanimously adopted to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Though the firm did not specifically the past year could return in the fall. an amendment package to add more Needham for behavioral health services; mention the fiscal year 2022 budget the "The House decision was deeply disappointing," said Vatsady than $10.9 million in spending for edu- and $550,000 for the Massachusetts House is considering this week, it allud- Sivongxay, mother of a kindergartener and executive director of cation, local aid, social services and Association for Mental Health to main- ed to a possible conflict with House Massachusetts Education Justice Alliance. veterans programs. tain its Network of Care “as the singular leadership’s plan to pull and spend MEJA and other organizations want to see the Legislature use Rep. Tom Stanley, the House chair- place where all mental health, substance $1.875 billion -- $275 million more than pre-pandemic student enrollment data to calculate Chapter 70 man of the Committee on Elder Affairs, use, and related social services programs what Gov. Charlie Baker proposed using aid. They say the decline in enrollment in many districts, espe- said the consolidated amendment and organizations are curated into a -- from the state’s Stabilization Fund. cially in early grades, can be attributed to the pandemic, and “increases the elder affairs budget by state-wide online, searchable tool.” “Significant reserve drawdown autho- districts can't wait a full year for their funding levels to correct over $25 million.” No other representa- The amendment would also require rization is not expected to be needed if students return in the fall. tives spoke on the amendment and it was that the Department of Public Health given that revenue collections have out- "There's no reason not to budget for all of these kids right adopted unanimously around 12:30 p.m. establish a “Parkinson’s disease regis- performed projections year to date, and now. We have the resources at hand," said Colin Jones, senior “No group in the commonwealth has try” which would be charged with col- considering the substantial federal aid policy analyst for the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. endured more loss and hardship over the lecting “information necessary to deter- coming to the commonwealth,” Moody’s Jones said ideally the Legislature would convert a $40 million past year than our elder citizens and the mine the incidence and prevalence of said. reserve proposed by the House to account for enrollment defi- people who care for them. The pan- Parkinson’s disease in the common- House Speaker Ron Mariano has said ciencies into recurring Chapter 70 aid and add an additional $90 demic has taught us hard lessons about wealth.” An advisory group would be the House plans to deal with the roughly million to fully fund the Student Opportunity Act. The groups also supported an amendment filed by Rep. Sean what is and who are essential to securing appointed 90 days after adoption of the $8 billion in direct federal aid to Garballey that would have would have put $120 million more a better, healthier future for our elder final budget, if the House provision sur- Massachusetts separate from the fiscal into public colleges and universities for faculty, financial aid residents. As we look to the fiscal year vives conference negotiations with the 2022 budget and House budget manag- and scholarships, among other programs. ‘22 budget, we must recognize that there Senate. ers have said they are not yet ready to "Now we're asking the Senate to do right," Sivongxay said. are important steps to take and programs Before recessing just after 12:30 p.m. revise the revenue assumptions for the to fund in order to accomplish these with no specified time of return, the current budget year or fiscal 2022 objectives. Seniors need increased men- House also rejected an amendment from despite collections trending well above Biden hiking minimum wage to tal health support to help bring them Minority Leader Brad Jones that would expectations. $15 for federal contract workers By MICHAEL P. NORTON State House News Service State sets May 17 as deadline for full, in-person high school BOSTON - Workers employed under federal contracts will receive a $15 minimum wage beginning in 2022, under an By MICHAEL P. NORTON time regulations. back fully in-person across all grades, executive order announced Tuesday by President Joe Biden. State House News Service Riley announced the return date on representing two-thirds of all high The White House estimated that hundreds of thousands of BOSTON - The state education com- Tuesday, and the Department of schools. workers will benefit from the change, including cleaning pro- missioner has decided to require all school Elementary and Secondary Education The vaccination landscape for many fessionals and maintenance workers, nursing assistants, cafete- districts that haven’t already done so to said waivers will only be considered “in a high school students changed last week ria and food service workers, and laborers. provide high school students with full- limited set of circumstances, and any dis- when eligibility to receive vaccines was Starting Jan. 30, 2022, all federal agencies will need to incor- time, in-person learning by May 17. trict that does not receive a waiver will be opened up to anyone 16 years old or porate a $15 minimum wage in new contract solicitations, The Board of Elementary and required to make up any missed struc- older. Teachers and school staff have been according to the White House, and by March 30, 2022, all Secondary Education in March gave tured learning time.” eligible to be vaccinated since March 11. agencies will need to implement the minimum wage into new Education Commissioner Jeff Riley the There are 146 school districts already The May 17 deadline will give some contracts. Agencies must also implement the higher wage into authority to decide when remote and fully in-person in kindergarten through high schools just a few weeks of in-per- existing contracts when parties exercise their option to extend hybrid learning models will no longer grade 12, according to the department. By son learning before the current school contracts, which often occurs annually, the White House said. count toward required student learning May 17, a total of 198 districts plan to be year ends. The Massachusetts minimum wage sits at $13.50 per hour and is set to rise to $14.25 on Jan. 1, 2022. It would then briefly lag the wage floor set under Biden’s directive until increasing to $15 an hour, the last boost scheduled under cur- rent state law, on Jan. 1, 2023. Officials at the U.S. Department of Labor, newly led by Secretary Martin Walsh, and the Federal Acquisition and Regulatory Council are scheduled to deliver rules to implement and enforce the executive order.

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(413)562-4181 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 - PAGE 5 Ecommerce clicks at Big Y SPRINGFIELD - In an effort to provide one more option for customers to shop for their groceries, Big Y has launched their Obituaries newest ecommerce platform, myPicks online ordering. myPicks is an innovative online shopping experience that pro- Contact roxanne@thewestfieldnewsgroup • 413-562-4181 / Ext. 118 vides an easy, contactless way for Big Y customers to get their Obituaries online at: westfieldnews.com/categories/obituaries food by clicking through their order online for curbside pickup. In partnership with a state-of-the art software provider, Big Y now has the technology in place to manage the nuances and Mary Parody (Morris) complexity of both food safety and quality for their online WESTFIELD — Mary shopping service. Parody (Morris), 82, (1938- According to Big Y Chief Operating Officer Michael P. 2021) passed away peacefully D’Amour, “We are constantly searching for ways to improve at home with family by her the shopping experience for our customers. They’ve taught us side on April 24th. A perma- the importance of having our own ecommerce option this past nent resident of Westfield, she year, as demand soared due to the coronavirus pandemic. We graduated from Westfield High are excited to launch our new online shopping service for those School and went on to earn her customers interested in ecommerce. We look forward to nursing degree. She was online orders for over 7,000 customers a week from this expanding our digital capabilities in the future as we roll out to employed as an RN at Western Chicopee location. By the end of the year, customers will other locations throughout our marketing area.” Massachusetts Hospital, assist- also be able to pick up their online orders via temperature- Plans for the physical order assembly area in Chicopee ing with terminally ill patients controlled totes in secure lockers at the following additional began in late 2019 and construction was completed last fall. before becoming a stay-at-home mom to five children. Big Y locations in Massachusetts: Cooley St. Springfield, This automated micro-fulfillment center houses 20,000 of the She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Mary’s Parish and East Longmeadow, Longmeadow, Ludlow, South Hadley, most popular items sold at Big Y. Having this 12,000 square served on the Parish Counsel for nearly 10 years. Mary Westfield, Westfield Shops, West Springfield and Wilbraham. foot center adjacent to their World Class Market allows for a also served on the City of Westfield’s Off-Street Parking Big Y’s myPicks online ordering service carries no addi- relevant selection of all fresh foods to supplement the auto- Commission. Mary adored her grandchildren, enjoyed tional fees for orders of $40 or more. It is another way for mated portion of each order. Big Y’s trained ecommerce shop- spending time with her family, singing along to her customers to shop for groceries with the ease of choosing pers combined with years of supermarket experience for favorite music and spending countless days throughout when and how they want to shop. Additionally, Big Y cus- selecting the best and highest quality fresh foods for myPicks. summers at her cottage in Point O’ Woods in Connecticut. tomers can continue to enjoy the sights and smells of an in- Big Y has been testing their new service over the past sev- She always loved a good book and playing cards with a store shopping experience or can visit bigy.com for alterna- eral weeks. Once fully operational, they will be able to provide whiskey sour and a bit of ice cream, but being involved tive at home delivery options. and watching her childrens’ sporting events was most important to her. Traveling from the gym to the pool, the fields and hockey rinks was her full-time job and pas- WSU students launch campaign to help raise awareness and funds sion. She is predeceased by her loving husband Frank M. for Alianza (formerly Womanshelter Compañeras) in Holyoke Parody of 43 years, her three brothers Michael, William and Charles Morris. She is survived by her five children, Mission to reduce and about domestic and intimate partner Michael Parody and wife Cheryl of East Greenwich, RI, abuse. In addition, an online raffle Karen Taylor and her husband Bruce of Pittsfield, MA, prevent domestic violence will feature prizes such as a Yeti Kathy Leary and her husband Jim of Londonderry, NH, cooler, Air Pods, and much more. Susan Mayhew and her husband Doug of Moore, SC, WESTFIELD - Westfield State “This Communication Department Amy Smith and her husband Todd of Westfield, MA. University’s Advanced Public class partners with a local non-profit She leaves 11 grandchildren, Lauren, Ben, Matt, Eddie, Relations students are launching a each semester in an effort to help the Eric, Ryan, Kassie, Suzie, Claire, Tighe and Nora. Her social media campaign, Be A Hero, to community through its civic engage- four great-grandchildren, Bentley, Ellie, Adeline and raise support for Alianza (formerly ment program,” stated Westfield State Amelia, along with many nieces and nephews round out Womanshelter Compañeras) of Adjunct Professor of Communication her family. Holyoke, and to bring awareness of Suzanne Boniface. “These public Calling hours for Mary will be Sunday, May 2, 2021 the signs of domestic violence and relations students use the skills they from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Firtion Adams Funeral Home, abuse. This campaign, which runs have acquired from their studies and 76 Broad Street, Westfield. A funeral Mass will be cel- April 26-28, will also raise money for gain experience for their future ebrated for Mary on Monday, May 3, 2021 beginning at Alizana’s 24-hour emergency crisis careers,” she added. 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett Street, hotline. If you have questions or want to Westfield with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Founded in 1980 as a grassroots learn more about the campaign, please Southampton Road, Westfield to follow. In lieu of flow- collective, the organization has shel- email Prof. Boniface at sboniface@ ers, donations in Mary’s name may be made to the tered more than 3,000 women and westfield.ma.edu. For more informa- Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) and Brightside children and helped 35,000 others tion about Alianza and its services, for Families and Children (www.trinityhealthofne.org). through community-based support please contact Pamela Barnes at programs. According to Alianza, [email protected]. domestic violence is a pattern of coer- Founded in 1839 by Horace Mann, Czeslawa ‘Jessie’ Pasterkiewicz cive behaviors that involves physical Westfield State University is an edu- WESTFIELD — Czeslawa abuse or the threat of physical abuse. cation leader committed to providing “Jessie” Pasterkiewicz, 68, It may also include psychological every generation of students with a (1952-2021) was called home to abuse, sexual assault, isolation, intim- learning experience built on its found- be with God on Wednesday, idation, or economic and/or medical ing principle as the first public co- sional studies that creates a vital community of April 21, 2021 at 10:20 PM, deprivation. Their emergency crisis educational college in America to engaged learners who become confident, capa- after a long-lasting battle against hotline number is 1-877-536-1628. offer an education without barrier to ble individuals prepared for leadership and lung cancer; she is now at peace. The Instagram and Facebook cam- race, gender or economic status. This service to society. For more information, visit She was born on July 12, 1952 paign will use the trending hashtag spirit of innovative thinking and www.westfield.ma.edu, www.twitter.com/ in Poland to the late Jan Szlejter #BeAHeroMVMT. Participants will social responsibility is forged in a cur- westfieldstate, or www.facebook.com/ and Janina Szlejter. She has take a pledge to educate themselves riculum of liberal arts and profes- Westfield StateUniversity. resided in Westfield, MA for over 40 years. Czeslawa was the beloved wife of the late Jerzy Pasterkiewicz who sadly predeceased her in August of 1989. Manufacturer Mestek Inc. acquires Slant/Fin Baseboard She leaves behind her only child, her loving daughter, WESTFIELD — Mestek, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty Today, Mestek, Inc., is a family run company of over 46 Jennifer Amy Pasterkiewicz of West Suffield, CT, as heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems for industrial, specialty manufacturers serving many facets of the HVAC well as her three beloved sisters; Halina Dziegielewska, commercial and residential spaces, announces the acquisition equipment and building envelope industries including HVAC, Jadwiga Dobrzycka, Basia Konarzewska & their fami- of the baseboard assets of Slant/Fin, a leading provider of Metal Forming, Architectural building envelopes and intelli- lies. hydronic baseboard radiation. gent equipment controls. Funeral services will be held at Firtion Adams May 1, The transaction builds upon Mestek’s track record of invest- Some 165 miles to the south, down I95 in a small bakery on 2021 at 9-10 am and Mass at Holy Trinity Church at ing in channel specific companies that provide its customers Coney Island, Mel Dubin began producing an alternative to the 10:30 am followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, with high quality solutions to their HVAC needs while keeping newly established North American commercial baseboard Westfield. Donations in Czeslawa memory may be in concert with their core manufacturing strengths. market through the utilization of a “slanted locked fin” design, directed to the American Lung Association of Western The acquisition of Slant/Fin baseboard assets brings togeth- ultimately becoming the Slant/Fin Corporation. Massachusetts, 393 Maple St., Springfield, MA 01105. er a major business component of two family-run companies “Mel Dubin built a great company based upon the simple www.firtionadams.com who have always focused on consistently manufacturing and premise of making quality products and serving our customers. delivering superior quality, solutions-based hydronic heating Along the way many families, employees and customers con- equipment to residential and commercial customers across tributed to the growth of the company. Slant/Fin baseboard North America. carved out a place in the American dream heating millions of House votes to lift film tax credit sunset “Slant/Fin baseboard is a proven product with a very loyal homes. I’m proud that the Slant/Fin brand will continue on as following of customer partners and falls seamlessly within our part of Mestek” stated Adam Dubin, chief executive officer of By KATIE LANNAN corporate philosophies. We are very excited for this opportu- the Slant/Fin Corporation. State House News Service nity to continue the hydronic baseboard legacy of two respect- Both organizations have continued to engineer their prod- BOSTON - State representatives on Monday gave a boost to tax credits for film production, land conservation and the reha- ed industry icons and take great pride in both the past accom- ucts, perfecting their crafts for decades while amicably com- bilitation of historic buildings as they dove into the likely plishments of these organizations and look forward to continu- peting against each other for over 72 years. Still today, both days-long process of crafting their fiscal 2022 budget. ing on with the Slant/Fin Baseboard brand while upholding the organizations continue to develop new products and grow with House lawmakers signed off on the three tax credit amend- history of this tremendous organization” said Tim Markel, Slant/Fin concentrating on the hydronic heating segment, with ments before giving initial approval to the $47.65 billion president of the Mestek’s Distributor Products Group. not only their baseboard and hydronic heating business, the spending plan for next year, and all other amendments involv- Mestek, Inc., originally the Sterling Radiator Company, was assets of which were sold in this acquisition, but also boilers ing revenue and taxes were quietly withdrawn with no vote or founded in 1946 by John E. Reed while the Slant/Fin covering both commercial and residential applications; and debate over possible tax increases or reductions. Corporation was founded in 1949 by Mel Dubin. Mestek, Inc concentrating in both the hydronic heating seg- Introducing the bill, House Ways and Means Chairman In a small Bartlett Street garage in Westfield in February ments, as well as in other concentrated areas including gas- Aaron Michlewitz said his committee’s budget proposal aims 1946 John Reed began producing fin-tube radiation using 1” fired air side heating equipment, metal forming and architec- to rebuild a stronger version of the state’s economy as it begins and 2” steel tubes with 32 fins per foot. Fin-tube radiation was tural, including louvers and dampers. to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, with investments like first used before World War II to heat railroad cars and was Sawaya Partners, LLC acted as financial advisor to Slant/Fin $50 million for adult education, $5 million for tourism market- adapted in the post-war era to heat commercial building using Corporation with respect to the asset transaction. ing, and a $10 million offshore wind career training program. both steam and hot water. Rep. Tackey Chan pitched his amendment to remove the sunset from the film tax credit -- which is set to expire at the WESTFIELD PURPLE HEART TRAIL end of 2022 -- as a path to economic recovery, saying that movies and TV series made in Massachusetts bolster the hos- pitality sector that has been hard hit by the pandemic and government restrictions. The House voted unanimously in support of that amend- ment. Rep. Ann-Margaret Ferrante, the vice chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, described it as “a true stimulus package.” House Speaker Ronald Mariano, who is overseeing the bud- get process for the first time since his colleagues elected him to the role last December, said the vote sends “a clear message to the film industry that we are open for long-term commit- ments and the economic benefits they bring to Massachusetts.” “By making the film tax credit permanent, Massachusetts will become a true competitor and an attractive location as the film industry continues to grow and evolve,” he said. “The level of impact and the amount of benefits the film tax credit brings to Massachusetts is immeasurable, creating local jobs and boosting overall economic activity in our cities and towns.” Chan, who like Mariano is a Democrat representing the city of Quincy, said the production of the upcoming movie “Don’t VETERANS HELPING VETERANS Look Up,” which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo email [email protected] P. O. Box 367 DiCaprio, involved renting more than 15,000 hotel room Westfield, Massachusetts nights in Massachusetts. 01086 PAGE 6 - THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS SPORTS COLLEGE NOTEBOOK Dunn extends scoreless streak to 21 1/3 innings GORHAM, Maine – Junior Week. Dean Slavin’s (Tappen, NY) Framingham in the season- lefty Aidan Dunn, of Eastern scored three runs in fourth home run of the year – opening game proved to be Westfield extended his sea- the top of the fourth inning of a two-out, three-run shot after the difference in determining son-opening scoreless streak the first game before USM Claiborn opened the inning the top seed and host site. to 21 1/3 innings before became the first team this with a bunt single and senior The Owls traveled to allowing a fourth-inning run year to score against Dunn in John Mesagno (Tappan, NY) Framingham the last time the as the No. 23-ranked Eastern the bottom of the inning on a singled him to second. league had a championship Connecticut State University leadoff double and a one-out On the day, Claiborn game in 2019, and the under- baseball team went on to a single through the left side by reached safely in each game dog Owls prevailed 13-12 on 7-1 non-conference victory Andrew Hillier. Dunn retired with three hits and two walks, that day. The cast of charac- over No. 22-ranked University seven straight following drove in two runs and scored ters will be different this time of Southern Maine en route to Hillier’s run-scoring single one to extend his on-base around, as Westfield has just a split of Saturday’s double- and did not allow another hit streak to 22 and his hitting just five players who played header at Ed Flaherty Field. until Tom Vesosky’s leadoff streak to 12. Mesagno also in that game, and the starting As Eastern (21-4) had done single in the seventh. had three hits on the after- lineup has turned over com- Friday in order to avoid a Eastern broke a scoreless noon and Plantamuro and pletely in the last 24 eventful sweep against Southern tie with five runs in the mid- Alexopoulos had two hits months. Maine (16-8) at the Eastern dle innings of the opener on each and drove in two runs. Westfield is the three-time Baseball Stadium, the senior Drew Alexopoulos’ Alexopoulos also scored defending conference cham- Huskies rallied to avoid a (Hanson, MA) two-run home twice and Planamuro walked pion, absent the 2020 season, second-game loss by scoring run and freshman leadoff hit- twice. Senior Luke Broadhurst when the NCAA suspended twice in the ninth inning to ter Jason Claiborn’s (Stafford) – the team-leader seasons due to the pandemic. post a 4-3 victory. A hit-by- (Prospect) single up the mid- with a .409 average — The winner of Saturday’s title pitch, bunt single, sacrifice dle in the fourth and No. 9 reached three times with two game will receive the league’s bunt and bases-loaded walk hitter Noah Plantamuro’s walks and a hit-by-pitch and automatic bid to the NCAA gave USM a literal walk-off (Bristol) two-out, two-run scored twice. – Information Division III Tournament. win in the ninth inning. single that plated two from Eastern Connecticut Westfield is led by senior In the first game, Dunn unearned runs after the State University was used in midfielder Sam Donohoe, (4-0) pitched into the seventh Huskies botched junior Matt this report just two goals short of 100 for inning for the first time this Malcom’s (East Lyme) sacri- her career, and has 22 goals year before departing with fice bunt. OWLS WOMEN’S and five assists for the season. two runners on and two out Freshman righty Nolan LACROSSE EARNS Sophomore attacker Cassidy and the Warriors on the long Lincoln (Londonderry, NH) TITLE-GAME Harvey is the team’s co-lead- Pitcher Aidan Dunn, of Westfield continues to sparkle on the end of a 5-1 lead. Dunn rebounded from a rocky start APPEARANCE: Westfield er in points with 15 goals and mound for Eastern Connecticut State University. (ECSU allowed four hits (three sin- in his third career start to State women’s lacrosse will 12 assists for 27 points. PHOTO) gles), fanned five and walked pitch brilliantly in the first- play for the Massachusetts Defensively, the Owls have opener this year, falling was reduced to a single, #1 vs three. Sophomore righty game loss. Lincoln, who did State Collegiate Athletic been backstopped by fresh- Nathan Furino (East Haven) not figure in the decision, Conference title for the sixth- behind 7-1 early in the game #2 championship game for- man goalkeeper Kara lowered his ERA to 2.25 by gave up only four hits over straight season, as the Owls before battling back. mat, per the conference’s Banagan, who has posted an stopping Southern Maine on his final six innings of work will travel to Framingham Westfield was playing its first return-to-play plan. 8.57 goals –against average, one hit the rest of the way. He after allowing four hits and State for the 2021 title game game of the season at that Live video coverage of the fanned four without a walk two runs in the first inning. on Sat., May 1, at Maple and has a 54.9 save percent- point after two previously- game will be available at and has now struck out 26 He struck out seven and Street Field at 7 p.m. age. scheduled games were can- www.MASCAC.tv, and on and walked only five in 16 walked two in a season-high The Owls finished tied for Framingham finished the celed due to covid protocols, the MASCAC TV app on innings. Dunn’s ERA is a seven innings. first in the conference’s regu- year 8-1 overall. The Rams while Framingham was play- Roku and AppleTV devices. staff-best 0.36. As it did in Saturday’s sec- lar season with a 3-1 record, score an average of 16.3 goals ing its third game of the year. Live stats will be available at For his efforts, Dunn ond-game win, Eastern struck alongside Worcester State per game and allow oppo- Westfield hasn’t lost since, www.WestfieldStateOwls. received his first weekly in the eighth inning to over- and Framingham. Tiebreakers nents 8.49 goals per outing rattling off seven straight com. – Information from Little East Conference honor, come a two-run deficit in the eliminated Worcester, and the Westfield fell to the Rams wins from that point. Westfield State University being named Pitcher of the second game, thanks to junior Owls head-to-head loss to by a 13-9 count in the season The league tournament was used in this report

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