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VOL.VOL. 86 87 NO. NO. 151 19 TUESDAY, JANUARY JUNE 27, 23, 2017 2018 7575 cents Cents Murder-suicide in Montgomery By Dan Desrochers that occurred on Main Road in committed a crime,” though police members of the Hampden County Correspondent Montgomery starting yesterday did not specify what the potential District Attorney’s office, members MONTGOMERY— Two people morning. The DA’s office has not crime was. Additional information of State Police Tactical Operations were dead after an apparent mur- released additional information, provided to police suggested to them Team, a K-9 unit and a State Police der-suicide in Montgomery yester- including who the victims are, though that the man may be armed. hostage negotiator. day, according to the Hampden Leydon said that more would be Police responded to the address on The area was also blocked off for County District Attorney’s office. released later in the day Tuesday. Main Road in Montgomery, where several hours. Hampden County District Previously, Massachusetts State the unnamed man reportedly lives. As of 8:20 p.m. Monday night, Attorney (DA) spokesman Jim Police reported in a press release According to State Police, several Massachusetts State Police’s media Leydon reported that there were that they responded to a home on different personnel have responded to relations referred media to the two victims from a murder-suicide Main Road after they received a the scene, in addition to state troop- Hampden County DA’s office, who following a heavy police presence call from a man “who said he had ers. Among the additional units are had taken over the incident. Pedestrian School Committee holds joint meeting struck with Technical Academy Advisory Board by vehicle By Amy Porter By Dan Desrochers Correspondent Correspondent WESTFIELD – The School Committee held its annual joint WESTFIELD–According to Westfield Police, meeting with the Westfield Technical Academy Advisory one person was transported to an area hospital Committee at Tiger’s Pride Monday. The meeting started with a Sunday early evening after they were struck by a presentation to a local company that helped the city out during a vehicle on Springfield Road. storm last month. According to the log from Westfield Police, the Mayor Brian P. Sullivan said the city had planned to pick up pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the area of Graphic Arts Advisory Board member Andrea York, senior leaves curbside the day a snow storm hit, and the DPW crew were Walmart on Springfield Road. Payton Mactavish and Instructor Lyndsay Ruelle. diverted to take care of the roads. He said they got a call offering The Westfield Fire Department responded to help to pick up the leaves, and donate any money earned to the the scene, and the person struck was transported Tech Academy. to Baystate Medical Center by Westfield Fire “We’re honoring someone who stepped up from the commu- personnel and ambulance. City and school nity where there was a problem, and offer financial help to the According to Westfield Police Capt. Michael city and to the students in general.” McCabe, the incident reportedly happened as the Horticulture instructor Nathan Sperry said that early in operator of the vehicle was allegedly making a officials tour WTA December, Advisory Board member David Prouty of Proudly left turn on the main thoroughfare but did not see Landscaping, noticing the bagged leaves in the city, offered to the victim. help pick them up for donations to the Horticulture department. Matthew Wilcox, a former student, offered to help him. Sperry technical shops said that by the end of the project, the Horticulture shop made $6,000 from their work. Ward 3 Councilor Ralph J. Figy also By Amy Porter thanked Prouty on behalf of the City Council. Saturday crash Correspondent Westfield Tech principal Joseph Langone then gave a status WESTFIELD – The annual Westfield School Committee and report on the school. He said there are 541 students at the school Westfield Technical Advisory Board joint meeting on Monday this year of whom 202 are female, up from 193 last year. He said on Southampton began in Tiger’s Pride, and then transitioned as members and he hopes to fill 160 slots in the freshman class next year. guests were split into groups to visit the technical shops. Each Among the highlights he noted is “Westfield Promise,” a new Road sends one group visited four shops, where instructors and advisory board program with Westfield State in which a college-level English members highlighted their programs as well as their needs to the composition course is co-taught at the school by WSU and WTA visitors. faculty, offering students college credit for successful comple- to hospital In Collision Technology, lead instructor Roger Cardin and tion. More courses are expected to be offered next year. Langone By Dan Desrochers Advisory Board chair Gary Cloutier met Group 2 in their class- said they are also working on new articulation agreements with Correspondent room, pointing out the noise of the overhead fan and the poor Holyoke Community College and Springfield Technical WESTFIELD—An accident on Southampton Community College in medical terminology, and also in graphic Road Saturday morning resulted in the Westfield See WTA Tour, Page 3 design and digital photography at STCC. Fire Department helping to extricate a person Other programs the school is sponsoring are a summer Bridges from their vehicle, who was also transported to program for freshman, a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering an area hospital. Westfield Police received a report, first com- See School Committee, Page 3 ing at 10:09 a.m., of a two-vehicle accident in DPW Director addresses the area of 918 Southampton Road Saturday morning. The report indicated that there was possible entrapment, as well as injury. proposed FY19 budget Two people were involved in the accident, each a driver in the vehicles involved. By Greg Fitzpatrick Multiple units from the Westfield Fire Correspondent Department, in addition to police, were request- SOUTHWICK – Town DPW Director Randy Brown met with ed to the scene of the accident. the Select Board to discuss his proposed FY19 budget which he According to the Westfield Fire Department, broke up into different sections including highway, road machin- there was a driver from one of the vehicles ery, engineering, water, and sewer. “slightly entrapped” at the scene and required Under highway, Brown noted the culvert and drainage project on extrication from the vehicle. Personnel report- Granville Road was a big-ticket item and he is proposing $465,000 edly used hand tools to perform this. be put towards it. Following the extrication, one person was According to Brown, the existing culvert on Granville Road is transported to Baystate Medical Center via aging and failing. Over the last few years, the DPW has received Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel. The several reports of residents in that area seeing sinkholes forming other party involved in the accident signed a on that culvert. The design work for this project was completed in patient refusal, according to the police. 2013 but the entirety of the project has never been accepted into a According to Westfield Police Capt. Michael fiscal year budget and Brown would like to see that change. McCabe, the accident reportedly occurred after The School Committee met in Tiger’s Pride on Monday. one vehicle had turned left into oncoming traffic. See DPW, Page 8 Behavioral Health Network receives Outstanding Service Award SPRINGFIELD—Behavioral Massachusetts, including the new grams in Greenfield and Springfield wide.” To accept the award on Health Network (BHN) was chosen programs in Greenfield.” as well as the Clinical Stabilization BHN’s behalf were Tracy Mineo, by the Massachusetts Association of MAADAC continues, “When Services of Northern Hope and The Senior Program Manager, and Rose Alcoholism and Drug Addiction addiction treatment in Western Hope Center in both those cities. Evans, Vice President of Operations. Counselors (MAADAC) to receive Massachusetts was at a low point BHN has also opened The Living BHN has been providing behav- its Outstanding Service Award at from budget cuts and program clo- Room, a 24/7 respite program in ioral health services to children and MAADAC’s Annual Meeting on sures, Behavioral Health Network Springfield which is also the base families in Western Mass since January 12. stepped up and into the breach. In for BHN’s Recovery Coaching pro- 1938. The agency provides commu- The Outstanding Service Award is the past, this corporation assumed gram.” nity-based services that include presented to an individual or organi- ownership of several existing pro- According to Katherine Wilson, innovative, integrated whole-health zation that has supported and grams such as the local recovery BHN President and CEO, “We at models as well as traditional clini- advanced the professionalism of homes, My Sister’s House and BHN are absolutely thrilled to be cal and outpatient and therapeutic addiction treatment in the commu- was selected based on its “outstand- Opportunity House and opened the recipient of this award. It is services, day treatment, addiction nity and in the Commonwealth of ing outreach and development of Cole’s Place in Springfield. BHN really a testament to the leadership services, crisis intervention and res- Massachusetts. According to a rep- continued and new programming in has also stepped up more recently to of our programs and their participa- idential supports. resentative from MAADAC, BHN Substance Use Treatment in Western administer the acute treatment pro- tion in advocacy locally and state- PAGE 2 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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On Monday, a January Birthday party was held for three residents at the Genesis Health Center in Westfield. Entertainment was provided with a cake, and refreshments were offered to everyone who attended. The three ladies who celebrated birthdays all in Happy Birthdays their nineties, received a cake and festive balloons. Pictured are Mildred Dubois,98, Stacia Humiston, 97, Mildred Crane, 99.

Odds & Ends LOCAL LOTTERY Last night’s numbers Alaska earthquake MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Lucky For Life prompts tsunami warning 05-13-26-30-35, Lucky Ball: 5 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An earth- MassCash quake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 07-15-16-21-24 Mega Millions struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Estimated jackpot: $63 million Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a Numbers Evening large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s 9-2-4-8 Mainly Sunny. Mainly Sunny. British Columbia while the remainder of the Numbers Midday U.S. West Coast was under a watch. 3-2-8-6 The strong earthquake Powerball was recorded about 175 Estimated jackpot: $92 million 31-34 26-28 miles southeast of WEATHER DISCUSSION Kodiak Island. Warnings Few Clouds Today, rain likely. Thunder possible. High around 50F. from the National Chance of rain 100%. Tonight, a few clouds. Low 31F. Weather Service sent to Wednesday, some clouds in the morning will give way cellphones in Alaska to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 34F. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 mph. Wednesday Night, partly warned: “Emergency CONNECTICUT cloudy skies. Low 17F. Thursday, becoming mainly Alert. Tsunami danger Cash 5 31-32 sunny for the afternoon. High 28F. on the coast. Go to high 13-22-23-24-34 ground or move inland.” Lucky For Life Kodiak officials 05-13-26-30-35, Lucky Ball: 5 warned residents to Lucky Links Day evacuate if they lived in low-lying areas. 02-05-07-09-13-14-17-22 Lucky Links Night today A dispatcher at the Kodiak police depart- 01-04-09-11-12-15-17-18 ment answered a call from The Associated Play3 Day 6-7-9 Press by saying, “If this about the tsunami, Play3 Night 9-1-2 7:13 a.m. 4:54 p.m. 9 hours 41 Minutes Play4 Day 3-2-9-0 sunrise sunsET lENGTH OF dAY See Earthquake, Page 5 Play4 Night 3-4-5-0

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Jan. 23, the 23nd day of 2018. There are 342 days left in the year.

n Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the on the option. New York Gov. David Paterson chose United States Constitution, eliminating the poll In 1960, the U.S. Navy-operated bathyscaphe Trieste Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat Otax in federal elections, was ratified as South carried two men to the deepest known point in the Pacific vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Dakota became the 38th state to endorse it. Ocean, reaching a depth of more than 35,000 feet. One year ago: On this date: In 1964, Arthur Miller’s play “After the Fall,” widely re- Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Com- garded as a thinly-disguised account of Miller’s failed mittee, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton deliv- In 1789, Georgetown University was established in pres- marriage to Marilyn Monroe, opened in New York. ered fiery rejoinders to Republican critics of the Obama ent-day Washington, D.C. administration’s handling of the deadly attack on a U.S. In 1968, North Korea seized the Navy intelligence ship mission in Benghazi, Libya. Cardinal Jozef Glemp, 83, In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would USS Pueblo, charging its crew with being on a spying the longtime head of Poland’s influential Roman Catholic be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No- mission. (The crew was released 11 months later.) church at a time when it played a key role in the fight vember. against communism, died in Warsaw. In 1973, President Richard Nixon announced an accord In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt an- had been reached to end the Vietnam War, and would be Today’s Birthdays: nounced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential formally signed four days later in Paris. Actress Jeanne Moreau is 86. Actress Chita Rivera is nomination. 81. Actor-director Lou Antonio is 80. Actor Gil Gerard is In 1989, surrealist artist Salvador Dali died in his native 71. Actor Rutger Hauer is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Figueres, Spain, at age 84. Jerry Lawson (The Persuasions) is 70. Sen. Thomas R. the so-called “Lame Duck Amendment,” was ratified as Carper, D-Del., is 67. Singer Anita Pointer is 66. Actor Missouri approved it. Ten years ago: Richard Dean Anderson is 64. Rock musician Bill Cun- Celeb Hookups: Ryan Lochte Weds Kayla Rae Reid The Illinois Supreme Court upheld former Gov. George ningham is 64. Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) [NATL] Celebrity Hookups Ryan’s powers to commute sentences, keeping 32 is 61. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spared inmates off death row. The enduring situation is 61. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 57. Singer Anita In 1937, 17 people went on trial in Moscow during Josef comedy “Friends” filmed its final episode in front of an Baker is 56. Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is Stalin’s “Great Purge.” (All were convicted of conspiracy; invitation-only audience. Bob Keeshan, TV’s “Captain 55. Actress Gail O’Grady is 51. Actress Mariska Hargitay all but four were executed.) Kangaroo,” died in Windsor, Vt., at age 76. is 50. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc Nelson is 43. Ac- tress Tiffani Thiessen is 40. Rock musician Nick Harmer In 1944, Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (“The Five years ago: (Death Cab for Cutie) is 39. Christian rock musician Nick Scream”) died near Oslo at age 80. President Barack Obama quietly ended the Bush admin- DePartee (Kutless) is 29. Singer-actress Rachel Crow is istration’s ban on giving federal money to international 16. In 1950, the Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirm- groups that performed abortions or provided information ing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018- PAGE 3 School Committee Continued from Page 1 and Math) boot camp, and a technical engineer- ing boot camp which will be held prior to the MCAS test in science in June. The school is also offering OSHA 10 certification for all students. Another new focus at the school are integrated projects between the shops and academic depart- ments. Langone said the projects also lend them- selves well to Blizzard Bag days. Langone said co-ops (cooperative education placements) are underway, with more being planned. He said the partnership with the business community through WE2BA (Westfield Education to Business Alliance) has been “a phenomenal opportunity” for the school and the students. He said last year, Westfield Tech had 70 students in co-ops; this year, they hope to place 80. “People outside of Westfield recognize what’s happening with the business community and the schools,” Mayor Sullivan agreed. Ed Watson, the school’s General Advisory Board chair said they are focusing on adding co-ops this Westfield Technical Academy Principal Joseph Langone. year. “This is what separates this type of education from general education,” he said. He also said the Education director Peter Taloumis, and Student Services director Rob position of co-op coordinator is “really needed, Ollari. and important to the success of the school.” Langone thanked the School Committee and City Council for their sup- Currently, the co-ops are handled by several port of Westfield Technical Academy, before the meeting was divided into administrators, including Career Technical groups to tour the technical shops.

WTA Tour Continued from Page 1 lighting. “The noise is not conducive for a learn- ing environment,” said Cardin. He said the shop also needs new paint and new lighting. Cardin said they have received a Perkins grant for $7,159 to purchase a paint drying system to help them move to water-based paint for the cars, which is more environmentally sound, but requires the drying system. He said students are still taught to use solvents and other materials being used in the field. The class also teaches welding. Another item they would like to buy is a Virtual Government Meetings Paint Trainer for ninth and tenth graders, which cost $30,000. Cardin said it would cut down on the cost of paint used in practice. Cloutier said paint is WEDNESDAY, JAN. 24 one of his biggest expenses at Cloot’s Auto Body. Westfield Public Schools Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said it might save money in the long Southwick run to buy the virtual trainer, and suggested bring- Agricultural Commission Meeting at 7 pm ing the request to the School Committee. Cardin noted that David Doiron, a senior in Auto Collision last year, received gold in the Westfield Blandford Mass SkillsUSA competition, and silver in the Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm state competition. Auto Collision lead instructor Roger Cardin and Advisory Board chair Finance Committee at 7 pm In Automotive Technology, Steve DeLusa, Gary Cloutier. Service Advisor for Marcotte Ford in Holyoke talked about the great program at the school. He said Marcotte employs a graduate from the pro- gram who is on his way to being a top-notch Ford MONDAY, JAN. 29 technician. He also said auto technology is in high demand nation-wide, and has the potential earning of $80,000 to $85,000 a year. Instructor Dustin Raney, who teaches ninth and Blandford twelfth grades, reviewed program highlights, Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm including a recent win in the national Cengage Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Learning “Show Your Shop” Competition. He said Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm one student will be receiving a $1,000 scholarship from the competition. Auto Tech senior Kyle Hadley also won a silver Tolland medalist at the SkillsUSA state competition last year, and went on to compete in the national com- Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am petition, placing in the top half. Raney said this Board of Selectmen at 5 pm year three seniors will be participating in SkillsUSA. Seven students are also participating in the Chester Mass. State Automobile Dealers Association Board of Selectmen Meeting at 6 pm (MSADA) Auto Tech Competition. He said the students have completed the written test, and are waiting to see if they will be invited to the hands- on test. Top scorers can also go to a national com- City and school officials visit Automotive Technology. TUESDAY, JAN. 30 petition. Head teacher Charles Pignatare said the shop had recently spent $6,000 to repair the lifts which are certified safe, but will need to be replaced. He Tolland said they are looking at fundraising for lifts over Board of Assessors at 10 am the next several years. Both Collision Technology and Automotive Technology work on cars from the public at a reduced cost, and any money raised goes to the shops for supplies. Residents interested in bringing WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31 in their cars for work may contact the school. Group 2 also visited the Culinary Arts shop, which had earlier catered the meeting in Tiger’s Blandford Pride. Advisory Board member and executive chef Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm at WSU Mary Reilly, and WSU cook and graduate of the WTA Culinary Arts program Hector Miranda Finance Committee at 7 pm joined culinary instructors Philip Mucciarone and Eric Rogers in presenting the program. “Personally, I’m incredibly grateful,” said Reilly about having the resource so close to the university. “It’s a testa- ment to what these two chefs are doing,” she added. Westfield to elect Delegates to Reilly said last year WSU had several co-op Westfield State University Cook Hector Miranda, a graduate of WTA and students come, and next semester, two girls will be Executive Chef Mary Reilly serve on the Advisory Board of Culinary Democratic State Convention joining them who have expressed an interest in the Arts. WESTFIELD — Registered Democrats in Westfield will bake shop. They will be doing production baking hold a Caucus on Saturday February 3, 2018 in the Cafeteria by scratch. focus on all computer work, adding photography, animation and web design, Miranda said currently there are seven former in addition to the silk screening, sign making and vinyl lettering the shop at South Middle School, 30 West Silver Street, to elect dele- WTA students working in the kitchen, serving does. gates and alternates to the 2018 Massachusetts Democratic 2,000 meals per service per sous chef. Miranda Payton MacTavish said she started an internship with The Westfield News State Convention. The snow date will be February 10th. The said when he graduated from WTA, he went to Group this month, where she will be working on advertising design. Seklecki doors open at 9:30 am for registration and the Caucus begins another culinary program and studied in Italy. said the sign at the newsroom was created by several shops at the Technical at 10 am. Registration closes at 10:15 am. This year’s con- When he returned, he jumped on the advisory Academy. vention will be held June 1-2 at the DCU Center in Worcester, board. “I’m here, I want to help this program get Seklecki said they are also dividing their print shop in half to build a radio where Democrats from across the Commonwealth will come better,” he said. and television production studio in conjunction with the city, which is opening together to endorse Democratic candidates for statewide A discussion ensued on the age of kitchen equip- a community television studio at the school. offices, including Constitutional Officers and gubernatorial ment in the school, much of which Chef Mucciarone Seklecki said that many of their students go on to STCC and HCC. They candidates. The Caucus is open to all registered Democrats in said he unboxed when he started 24 years ago, also go directly to work in local companies, such as Staples and Prolamina. Westfield. Youth, minorities, people with disabilities and although he added that the walk-in freezer has Czaporowski said that he ran into former students at Staples in Westfield, LGBTQ individuals who are not elected as delegates or alter- been around a lot longer than that. where four are employed and spreading the word about Westfield Technical nates may apply to be an add-on delegate at the Caucus or at “There is equipment that needs improvements, Academy. www.massdems.org. For additional information please con- upgrades. I’m impressed with what they do with Ruelle said she tells her students that every big company has in-house tact Kathryn Martin at [email protected]. what they have here,” Reilly said. printing. Mucciarone also talked about expanding the bake shop area, which is a revenue generator for the group, as are their catering services. He also invited the group to the Tiger’s Pride, which is Southwick Annual Census &Can Dog You Help License Sarah? Due open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from Sarah Helps Seniors 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. SOUTHWICK — The annual census were mailed out last week to Southwick residents. If you have not Group 2 next visited Graphic Arts, and were received your census please help with cost savings and print the form @ www.southwickma.org under the Can greeted by department head Matthew Seklecki, Town Clerk’s page. The census we do not get back, the town has to mail a second time. Failure to sign the instructor Lyndsey Ruelle, student Payton census will also require us to send back. Please note, failure to fill out a census will put you on an inactive You MacTavish and new advisory board member, pho- voting list if you are registered to vote. tographer Andrea York. Seklecki said York is help- As a reminder, you can renew your 2018 dog license through the census forms by sending a self-address Help ing them to work with STCC to bring digital pho- stamped envelope and all required information stated on the back of the census form. Sarah? tography into the program. The Town Clerk’s Office is available 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. www.sarahgillett.org Ruelle said she is also working on developing a www.sarahgillett.org

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To get the full effect of the PulseLine, listen to the calls at thewestfieldnews.com 50 years after key Vietnam battles, Mattis seeks closer ties People cheer during a women’s march rally Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) WASHINGTON (AP) — A half-century after the Tet Offensive punctured American hopes of victory in Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is visiting the former enemy in search of a different kind of win: incremental progress as partners in a part of the world the Pentagon has identified as Women’s marches organizers vital for the United States to compete with China and Russia. Mattis, a retired general who entered the Marine Corps dur- ing Vietnam but did not serve there, arrived in Indonesia on Monday where he’ll spend two days before visiting Hanoi for talks with senior government and military leaders. hope to keep building momentum By coincidence, Mattis will be in Vietnam just days before the 50th anniversary of the communist offensive on Jan. LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of There was also a push for women to brate the “economic success and wealth 30-31, 1968, when North Vietnam attacked an array of key people poured into a football stadium in not just register as voters, but as candi- creation” of his first year in office. objectives in the South, including the city of Hue, a former Las Vegas on Sunday, the anniversary of dates. Democratic Idaho state Rep. “Get out there now to celebrate the imperial capital and cultural icon on the Perfume River. At the women’s marches around the world, to Paulette Jordan, a member of the Coeur historic milestones and unprecedented time, Mattis was a senior at Columbia High School in cap off a weekend of global demonstra- d’Alene Tribe, drew an immense cheer economic success and wealth creation Richland, Washington. The following year he joined the tions that participants hope will contin- when she told the crowd she was run- that has taken place over the last 12 Marine Corps Reserves. ue building momentum for equality, ning to be not only Idaho’s first female months,” the Republican wrote. “Lowest The Tet Offensive gave the North an important boost, even justice and an end to sexual harassment. governor, but the first Native American female unemployment in 18 years!” though it ultimately was a military failure. It collapsed an air “This is a birthday party for a move- woman to be governor in any state. She In Palm Beach, Florida, home to of confidence among U.S. leaders that they would soon win a ment that has only begun to flex its implored other women to join her in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, several favorable peace agreement. Looking ahead to 1968, the top power to change this democracy,” Anna running for office. hundred people marched Saturday car- U.S. commander in Vietnam at the time, Gen. William Galland, the executive director of the “This is Idaho’s future. This is the rying anti-Trump signs. A group of Westmoreland, famously declared in a speech in Washington progressive group moveon.org, told the future of America,” she said. women wearing red cloaks and white in November 1967 that the war was about to enter a phase boisterous crowd. The demonstrations came at a time of hats like the characters in the book and “when the end begins to come into view.” Following marches that drew huge reckoning for many men in Hollywood, television versions of “The Handmaid’s The fighting dragged on for seven more years, fueling U.S. crowds across the U.S. on Saturday, one the media and other industries as women Tale,” which imagines a future in which street protests and convulsing American politics, before the year after President Donald Trump’s speak out about sexual misconduct and women’s rights have been strictly limit- North prevailed and the last Americans evacuated in 1975. inauguration, protesters gathered inequity in general. Among the speakers ed, walked in formation with their heads The former enemies have gradually set aside their wartime Sunday on multiple continents, includ- in Las Vegas was singer and actress bowed. differences, in part out of shared concern about China’s grow- ing in London, Paris, Sydney, Madrid Cher. In the British capital Sunday, demon- ing military power and more assertive position in the South and Buenos Aires. “This is one of the worst times in our strators carried placards reading “We China Sea. The Trump administration sees Vietnam as a part- The events culminated with the Las history and that’s why I honestly believe Are Powerful” and “Time’s Up” and ner in opposing China’s assertion of territorial claims in the Vegas rally, which launched an effort to that women are going to be the ones that chanted outside Prime Minister Theresa South China Sea, including the Spratlys, an island chain register 1 million voters and target fix it,” Cher told the crowd. “Stay strong May’s office as they raised grievances where Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Brunei swing states such as Nevada in the U.S. and remember if you don’t have a vote, ranging from workplace inequities to also have claims. midterm elections later this year, which you don’t have a voice.” misogynistic abuse on social media. Mattis said he didn’t expect the war to come up in his talks could shift control of Congress. Those who took part in this year’s “Today is a call for action to bring in Vietnam. Organizers said they are planning future events said they were galvanized by an about change,” London protest co-orga- “That largely has been made a matter of the past,” he said events in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas. avalanche of political and gender issues nizer Shola Mos-Shogbamimu said. aboard his flight to Asia. Paula Beaty, 53, a tech worker from over the past year, as well as the #MeToo “This is so much more than Trump.’” Despite the passage of time, the legacy of the U.S. war is Durham, North Carolina, attended the movement, which has been credited The London event drew thousands of never far from the surface. Las Vegas rally wearing an outfit recall- with countering widespread sexual people despite sleet and snow. Heavy The countries didn’t normalize relations until 1995. It took ing the women’s suffrage movement of abuse and misconduct. rain fell on Paris protesters who gath- another two decades before Washington fully lifted a ban on the early 20th century. She cited the dif- Many of the marchers not only sup- ered near the Eiffel Tower, which could selling deadly weapons to Vietnam. The Vietnamese have ference women made in helping ported women’s rights, but also have been a factor in the small number largely embraced the new partnership as they’ve sought to Democrat Doug Jones upset conserva- denounced Trump’s views on issues of participants compared to the U.S. diversify diplomatic and security relations in the region, fear- tive Republican Roy Moore for a Senate including immigration, abortion and marches on Saturday. ing Chinese primacy. Vietnam fought a border war with China seat in Alabama in December. LGBT rights. Demonstrators denounced “It doesn’t matter if the weather is like in 1979, and bitterness runs deep. “For us it’s all about women’s rights Trump’s views with colorful signs and this,” Maggie Kim, who was one of the The current crop of top U.S. generals is too young to have and we’re seeing them be eroded with even saltier language. more than 100 people who didn’t let the served in Vietnam. The last chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Trump in office,” Beaty said. “The Trump dismissed the suggestion that rain and cold deter them. “We’re still Staff to have been a Vietnam veteran was Adm. Mike Mullen, women made a difference in Alabama his presidency has been bad for women. coming together, and we’re going to still who served aboard a Navy destroyer in 1969 that provided and we’re hoping we can flip the House He tweeted Saturday that it was a “per- fight against Trump and his agenda.” fire support for American and South Vietnamese ground and Senate with the power of women.” fect day” for women to march to cele- forces near Da Nang. The only secretary of defense to have fought in Vietnam was Chuck Hagel, wounded in 1968. He served as Pentagon chief from 2013-2015. But the war isn’t a relic of history at the Pentagon. An obscure office, the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency, still directs efforts to find and identify remains of Americans killed in Vietnam. Decades of searches still haven’t accounted for more than 1,200 people. An additional 350 are missing in Laos, Cambodia and China, the Pentagon says. Mattis may visit POW-MIA accounting representatives during his visit. Mattis has shown interest in some of the unfinished busi- ness of Vietnam, too. Last month, he approved giving a Medal of Honor to a Marine for valorous actions in a counter-offen- sive to retake Hue. A Marine gunnery sergeant at the time, John Canley of Oxnard, California, had been awarded the

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Kimberly A. Irzyk Westfield – Kimberly (Kim) Sue West, SVP Carson A. Irzyk, 60, of Westfield passed away on Friday January 19th at Bay State Medical Center after a short BHN The Carson Center battle with cancer. Kim, daughter of Morningside the late Robert and Norma (Peltier) Mental Health, Addictions Cooper, was born in Westfield, a and Developmental Services Listen at WSKB.org or watch on Comcast Cable CH. 15 1976 graduate of Westfield High Close to home School, and a communicant of St. •••••••• MOnDAyS •••••••• RADIO FOR THE WESTFIELD MASSES Peter’s Church. She was employed as a Floral Specialist by Big Y Randall is three. He can’t 6-8 am: By George…it’s Monday Foods and a part-time waitress at talk with you right now Cafe Santorini in Westfield. Kim because the seam on the end with George Delisle served as a Parks and Recreation of his sock is not completely 8-10am: Owls on the Air with Michael Commissioner for the City of Westfield for many years. She straight. He can’t do any- was a member of the American Legion Woman’s Auxiliary thing, really, until he puts “Buster” McMahon ‘92 Unit 124, Sokol member of the Slovak Hall, and a member that seam right. •••••••• TuESDAyS ••••••• of the Sons of Erin Women’s Auxiliary of Westfield, where I’m not being entirely truthful. The truth is, even if she participated in the Thursday night cribbage league. Kim Randall’s sock were perfectly straight, he won’t talk with 6-8 am: WOW, It’s Tuesday, with Bob Plasse was known for making March of Dimes and Memorial Day you right now, and he won’t look at you. There are only flowers for the American Legion Post 124, the 9/11 ceremo- four people Randall will look at, and about six people he’ll 8-10am: Ken’s Den, with Ken Stomski nial flowers for the Sons of Erin and her flowers for St. talk with, and chances are, you aren’t one of them. Patrick’s Day. There wasn’t a parade where people from Randall’s therapists describe him as being on the Autism •••••• WEDnESDAyS ••••• Westfield wearing Kims’ flowers weren’t noticed. Kim was Spectrum. He finds most of our social expectations and an avid baseball fan with particular interests in Worcester habits, thing like small talk and handshakes and random 6-8 am: Wake Up Wed., with Tina Gorman State Baseball where her son Matt plays and Westfield Post smiles, completely meaningless, and worse—emotionally 8-10am: Wednesday Roll Call - Rotating Hosts 124 American Legion Baseball, where she was a member of overwhelming. Randall’s world is louder than yours prob- the baseball committee. She leaves her loving husband Don ably is: the colors in his world shine brighter, textures are 1st Wed On The Town with Mayor Brian Sullivan of 29 years, her two children Emily and Matt of Westfield, coarser. A breezy day sitting under trees and blowing grass and Denny Atkins (8-10am) her brother Robert Cooper Jr. of Florida, and her dog Bella. completely send him to pieces. THERE ARE BUGS IN She also leaves numerous aunts and uncles, nieces and neph- THE GRASSS. THE GRASS IS TOUCHING ME. I 2nd Wed Window into Westside ews, and cousins. Kim would do anything for anybody, DON’T LIKE IT OUT HERE, he will inform one of his six with Mayor Wil Reichelt (8-9am) always willing to volunteer, and will be dearly miss by all talk-to-people. Randall manages his world by sticking to who knew her. Calling hours will be held Thursday January strict routines that help him feel calm. He likes to fix his Chamber Chatter 25th from 3-8pm at Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad socks. He likes the windows and doors to be closed in his with Kate Phelon (9-10am) St., Westfield, MA. Her Funeral will be held on Friday room. From time to time, he likes to rock a little on the January 26th 10am at the funeral home, an 11am Mass at St. edge of the bed, with a pillow wrapped over his head, cov- 3rd Wed Everything Southwick Peter’s Church on State Street in Westfield with burial to fol- ering his ears. Please don’t interrupt him----it won’t go low in Pine Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family well if you do. He will feel that he absolutely ha to explain with Selectman Joe Deedy (8-9am) requests that donations be made in Kims’ memory to the Kim to you that you are ruining everything, and he’ll explain ArtsBeat with Mark Auerbach (9-10am) Irzyk Baseball Scholarship in c/o Westfield Bank, 141 Elm this to you by ramming his hard little three—year-old head Street, Westfield, MA 01085. Firtionadams.com right into your stomach or…lower. This is painful. 4th Wed Rock on Westfield Randall is also in foster care. He was removed from his with Harry Rock (8-9am) home by the Department of Children and Families due to abuse and neglect. Foster care is not part of his routine. Boys and Girls Club Hour This, too, is painful. Randall was given a scholarship to go to Carson’s with Bill Parks (9-10am) Police Logs Kamp for Kids this summer. It’s a summer camp for kids of all abilities, a place where they can play in the spray ••••••• THuRSDAyS •••••• WESTFIELD park, do arts and crafts or explore the expressive arts. They 6-8 am: The Westfield News Radio Show, Major crime and incident report can play noncompetitive sports and learn social skills. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 When he arrived, Randall made sure everyone understood with host Patrick Berry 6:29 p.m.: Accident, Southwick Road. Police received a that Kamp for Kids was not part of his routine. He chose a 8-9 am: In The Flow with Rob & Joe: report of a two-vehicle head-on collision. Police reported that group leader to give one word responses to, and the rest of one vehicle had reportedly taken a left turn in front of the the other Kamp counselors felt his little head give them the Westfield Tech. Academy’s other, which led to the crash. Three people were reportedly hard message that things were changing way too fast, so he Rob Ollari & Joe Langone transported by Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel to would not be participating in activities. Baystate Noble Hospital for treatment following the accident. Yet camp counselors knew how to slow things down. 9-10am: Superintendents’ Spotlight Two tow trucks were also requested. They knew how to break down the activity into small with Stefan Czaporowski pieces, how to make the expectations manageable. How to meet Randall in that inner room of his, if just long enough ••••••••• FRIDAyS •••••••• Vietnam to invite him out. Continued from Page 4 Randall’s foster mom stood with the Kamp counselor at 6-8 am: JP’s Talk about Town, with Jay Pagluica the end of his summer sessions. They watched as Randall Navy Cross for heroic action, including rescuing wounded ran with a friend, laughing and talking. He stopped to greet 8-9 am: Owls Sports Weekly with Devin Bates ‘18 Marines from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6, 1968. a couple of the other counselors. He then told his friend he and Anthony Swenson ‘18 Hue and the Tet Offensive remain a powerful symbol of the wanted to go get a drink of water and he had something to war for Americans of that generation; an Associated Press do---he would be right back. 8-9 am: Conversations with Pete Cowles photograph by Eddie Adams of a Vietnamese officer execut- Randall approached his foster mom and told her how ••••••• SATuRDAyS ••••••• ing a Viet Cong suspect on a street in Saigon on the second they’d just finished the cardboard mice they’d been work- day of the Tet Offensive was a rallying cry for U.S. war pro- ing on. Randall wanted to put his mouse in a safe spot he 6-10am: Polka Jammer Network, with Billy Belina testers and is still an iconic symbol of the conflict. found for a rest, he explained. “It’s cool and quiet in there Mattis is the latest in a string of Pentagon chiefs who’ve and he might just need a little break before he comes out. visited Vietnam to expand security ties and address China’s Everyone is different and we have to learn to take care of growing military power. him so he can feel okay. “ His foster mom nodded. Ash Carter made the last visit in June 2015, marking two So maybe I’m wrong ---maybe when he’s done fixing decades of relations and announcing the Pentagon would his sock, Randall will look at you, and say “hello”. But if assign a peacekeeping expert to the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi to he doesn’t, you will understand about routines, and socks help the Vietnamese Defense Ministry prepare for its first and mice and small people telling you in their own way Christmas Tree Disposal deployment on a U.N. peacekeeping mission. Leon Panetta that they are searching, wanting to be met by friends in and his Vietnamese counterpart exchanged personal items places like Kamp for Kids. Drop Off Locations from soldiers lost in the war three years earlier. Mattis has never been to Vietnam. During the war, he WESTFIELD — The City will this attended what was then known as Central Washington State year be providing drop off locations College, graduating in 1972, and earned his commission as a where residents can drop off holiday second lieutenant through the Reserve Officer’s Training trees for disposal at their leisure. Corps. He rose in the ranks through 41 years on active duty, There will no longer be curbside capping his career as the four-star commander of U.S. Central service for holiday tree disposal. The Command. He had been retired three years when President City will monitor the sites so that we Donald Trump picked him to lead the Pentagon. are able to get an accurate count on Westfield Gas + Electric is a proud supporter of how many trees collected, and to Earthquake ensure there is space for further drop Continued from Page 2 The Carson Center offs. All trees will be chipped, and repurposed; therefore the trees should be free of lights, orna- you need to get to higher cases or backpacks. Perkins ments, tinsel, etc. ground immediately.” said he didn’t bring anything Drop off locations and hours are as follows: People reported on social along. media that the quake was felt City Hall hundreds of miles away, in 59 Court Street Anchorage. Back Parking Lot Keith Perkins, who lives in 7 days, 24 hours the southeast Alaska commu- nity of Sitka, arrived at the Hampton Ponds Playground high school early Tuesday 121 Old Stage Road morning, after an alarm on 7 days, 24 hours his cellphone alerted him of the tsunami warning. He says Highway Garage, DPW the city’s sirens also went off 12 Ponders Hollow Road later. 7 am - 3 pm He said people on Monday - Friday Facebook were chattering back and forth about whether Little River Fire Station this was real or not and what 366 Little River Road they should do. Back Parking Area Given the magnitude of the 7 days, 24 hours earthquake, Perkins said he thought it best to head to Twiss Street Transfer Station school, the tsunami evacua- 37 Twiss Street tion point, even though in the No sticker needed. Can drop off tree only. past he felt his home was at a Monday - Friday, 7 am - 2:45 pm “high-enough spot.” Saturday, 7 am - 2:45 pm “I figured I’d probably just ——— better play it safe,” he said. Drop off areas at each location will be clearly marked. He said police officers Residents will be able to dispose of their trees at these locations were directing traffic and the from December 26, 2017 - January 31, 2018. parking lot at the school was ——— filling up. He said he saw If there are any questions, some people carrying suit- please contact City Hall, 572-6201. PAGE 6 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS HEALTHFITNESS Debate on in Massachusetts over safe sites for drug users

BOSTON (AP) — The idea may seem jarring at first: Creating safe spaces where drug users can shoot up under the watchful eye of staff trained in helping counter the effect of potentially fatal overdoses — all with the approval of public health officials. But the terrible toll taken by the state’s opioid battle in recent years have prompted some lawmakers, activists and medical groups to endorse the idea of “supervised injection sites” as another way to reduce overdose deaths. Among those skeptical is Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, who said he doesn’t see the sites as gateways to treatment. At a public hearing Tuesday about a bill he filed to help ease In this June 26, 2017, file photo, needles lay at the Cactus “safe injection site,” where drug addicts can shoot up using clean the state’s opioid abuse crisis, Baker was asked about the pos- needles, get medical supervision and freedom from arrest, in Montreal, Canada. Some lawmakers, activists and medical sibility of the sites — something not included in his legisla- groups in Massachusetts are pushing for the creation of “supervised injection sites”. Injection sites are already legal in a tion. number of countries including Australia, Canada, France and Spain. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File) “As far as the data I’ve seen is concerned, it has not demon- strated any legitimate success in creating a pathway to treat- Injection sites are already legal in a number of countries ment,” Baker said. “The harm reduction argument I think is a including Australia, Canada, France and Spain. much better one, but I’m kind of a hard sell on that one.” In Massachusetts, legislation has been filed that would let The Massachusetts Medical Society and the Massachusetts state health officials permit injection sites. The bill, sponsored Hospital Association back the idea. by Democratic state Sen. William Brownsberger, has just over In a report released last year, the medical society found a dozen co-sponsors out of a 200-member Legislature. supervised injection sites can reduce overdose mortality and Brownsberger said the goal is to save lives and get people increase access to drug treatment. Much of the research is into treatment, provided supporters can find a welcoming city based on two sites in Canada and Australia. or town to locate the site and a group to run it. The report called for the creation of a pilot supervised injec- “Whether or not it’s a good idea depends on the whole con- tion facility program in Massachusetts. The group said the state text and whether it’s actually set up in way that’s going to should seek an exemption from federal drug laws to pursue the work,” he said. pilot program and consider partnering with other states. Mayors of two of the state’s largest cities — Boston’s Marty The American Medical Association said sites in other coun- Walsh and Springfield’s Domenic Sarno, both Democrats — tries have helped reduce overdose deaths and curb transmission are opposed, saying the focus should instead be on treatment. rates of infectious disease while getting more people into treat- Baker’s bill would let police officers and medical profession- ment without increasing drug trafficking or crime. als bring high-risk individuals to substance abuse treatment Aubri E., a 32-year-old Boston resident who declined to give centers, even against their will, for up to 72 hours. It would also her full name because she was admitting to illegal activity, said set standards for addiction “recovery coaches” and make it she would use such a facility. easier to prescribe smaller amounts of opioid painkillers. Aubri said she began using drugs when she was 17. She said Some in the debate over supervised injection sites hear she’s so concerned about overdosing that she calls or texts a echoes of earlier debates over needle exchange programs, In this Sept. 7, 2017, file photo, Massachusetts Governor friend before using and then texts every 2 minutes. If she stops which supporters pushed to help stem the spread of diseases Charlie Baker speaks at the Senate Health, Education, texting, she has asked the friend to call 911 and leaves her like AIDS. Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss ways to home door open. Baker’s Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou stabilize health insurance markets​, on Capitol Hill in “I’ve lost a lot of very close friends due to overdosing, some Sudders noted the administration has worked to expand exist- Washington. Some lawmakers, activists and medical groups of whom have died right in front of me,” she said. “Another ing needle exchange programs but said there’s one big obstacle in Massachusetts are pushing for the creation of “super- benefit for me would be being in a safe space and not having to to allowing injection sites. vised injection sites” where drug users can shoot up illegal hide and being able to talk openly about substance abuse and “It is difficult for me to find that bridge given that it is com- substances under the watchful eye of staff trained in coun- not having to inject alone.” pletely illegal federally for medical professionals or others to tering the effect of potentially fatal overdoses. Supporters There have been efforts to establish safe injection sites in a actually be in the presence of someone injecting themselves said the sites could reduce the staggering toll of opioid- number of cities and states including New York, California and with heroin,” she said. related overdose deaths in Massachusetts. Baker says he’s Vermont as well as Seattle, Denver, Philadelphia and San More than 2,000 people died from opioid-related overdoses Francisco. in Massachusetts during 2016. skeptical. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Deal that broke Senate impasse: Kids’ health but no DACA WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal was hastily assembled and approved Monday to break through the Senate stalemate over immigration and border security that shut down the government for three days. The agreement, brought forth by a bipartisan group of senators and embraced by their parties’ leaders, is a bare-bones accord that provides temporary funding to keep the government operating for just under three weeks. Senate Democrats dropped their objections to a stopgap spending measure. In return, Senate Republican leaders promised to soon take up immigration and other prickly issues.

WHAT’S IN THE DEAL —Short-term funding for the government through Feb. 8. The Republicans had been insisting on lon- ger, at least a month. —The long-delayed, six-year renewal of a popular health insurance program for children in low- income families. The program known as CHIP became an unshakeable pillar for the Republicans throughout the budget drama, and Democrats were hard-pressed to reject such a universally accepted plan. —Delays to three taxes under the Obama-era health care law: the medical device tax through 2019, the so-called Cadillac tax on generous employer-paid health care plans through 2021 and a tax on health insurance companies through 2019.

WHAT’S NOT IN IT —Any move to halt deportation efforts aimed at immigrant “Dreamers,” who were brought to the U.S. as children and are now in the country illegally. Trump ended the program — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA — late last year, but gave Congress until March 5 to pass legislation extending it. DACA currently protects some 700,000 immigrants from deportation. A group of senators gather off the Senate floor to speak to reporters after reaching —New funds to toughen border security, including money to start building President Donald Trump’s an agreement to advance a bill ending a government shutdown on Capitol Hill in long-promised wall spanning the U.S.-Mexico border. The wall was one of his leading campaign prom- Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. From left are, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., Sen. ises, and a number of congressional Republicans have continually stressed border security in the budget Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, —Longer-term funding for the government. R-Alaska, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Submit All of Your Local Health Related events to [email protected] Subject Health & Fitness - WNG THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 - PAGE 7 Nurse charged with 97 more murders at German hospitals BERLIN (AP) — A German nurse who is already serving a life sentence for two murders has been charged with killing 97 more patients over several years at two hospitals in northwest- ern Germany, prosecutors said Monday. The new indictment against Niels Hoegel was expected after officials said in November that he may have killed more than 100 patients in total. He worked at a clinic in Oldenburg from 1999 to 2002 and in nearby Delmenhorst from 2003 to 2005. Hoegel was convicted in 2015 of two murders and two attempted murders in Delmenhorst and was given a life sen- tence. During his trial, Hoegel had said he intentionally brought about cardiac crises in about 90 patients in Delmenhorst because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them. He later told investigators that he also killed patients in Oldenburg. Those statements prompted investigators to carry out toxi- cological examinations on dozens of other patients who died at the hospitals, leading to the new charges. It wasn’t immediately clear when a new trial at the state court in Oldenburg might start. Additional convictions could affect Hoegel’s possibility of parole, but there are no consecu- tive sentences in Germany. In general, people serving life sentences are considered for parole after 15 years. Of the new cases, 62 involve patients who died in Delmenhorst and 35 patients in Oldenburg. Prosecutor Martin This undated image provided by Philip Morris in January 2018 shows the company’s iQOS product. The device heats Koziolek said that, in three further cases investigators viewed tobacco sticks but stops short of burning them, an approach that Philip Morris says reduces exposure to tar and other toxic as suspicious, tests didn’t produce enough evidence to add byproducts of burning cigarettes. This is different from e-cigarettes, which don’t use tobacco at all but instead vaporize them to the charge sheet. liquid usually containing nicotine. (Philip Morris via AP) Hoegel used a variety of drugs in his resuscitation attempts, Koziolek said. He added that prosecutors believe Hoegel “in all cases at least accepted the death of the patients as a result of the effect of the drugs.” As part of a wider investigation involving both hospitals, Heat-not-burn cigarette police and prosecutors reviewed more than 500 patient files and hundreds more hospital records. They also exhumed 134 bodies from 67 cemeteries, and questioned Hoegel six times. Police have said if local health officials hadn’t hesitated in alternative faces US scrutiny alerting authorities, Hoegel could have been stopped earlier. Authorities are already pursuing criminal cases against for- WASHINGTON (AP) — co at all but instead vaporize chemicals were between 55 some non-smokers, includ- mer staff at the medical facilities. A device that heats tobacco liquid usually containing and 99 percent lower in the ing young people, would without burning it reduces nicotine. Nicotine is what vapor produced by iQOS likely experiment with some of the harmful chemi- makes cigarettes addictive. than in cigarette smoke. But iQOS. Reviewers also ques- cals in traditional cigarettes, Philip Morris believes its animal and laboratory stud- tioned if smokers would but government scientists say product is closer to the taste ies submitted by the compa- completely switch to iQOS it’s unclear if that translates and experience of traditional ny also suggested the chemi- from cigarettes. In company into lower rates of disease for cigarettes, making it more cals could still be toxic and studies, less than 20 percent smokers who switch. attractive to smokers and contribute to precancerous of U.S. users switched com- U.S. regulators published a reducing their contact with growths. A company study in pletely to iQOS over six mixed review Monday of the tar and other toxic byprod- mice could help clarify the weeks. closely watched cigarette ucts of burning cigarettes. cancer risk, but the FDA said Philip Morris and other alternative from Philip Company scientists will the results would not be global tobacco companies Morris International. The present their studies and available until later this year. are diversifying their prod- company hopes to market the marketing plan to a panel of Under a 2009 law, the ucts beyond traditional ciga- electronic device as the first FDA advisers this week. The FDA gained authority to reg- rettes, making investments in “reduced-risk” tobacco prod- panel’s recommendation, ulate a number of aspects of e-cigarettes, heated tobacco uct ever sanctioned by the expected Thursday, is non- the tobacco industry. The products and chewable U.S. government. binding: the FDA will make same law allows the agency tobacco pouches, among Philip Morris’ penlike the ultimate decision on the to scientifically review and other alternatives. While cig- device, called iQOS (EYE- device later this year. permit sales of new products arettes remain enormously kose), is already sold in more A greenlight from FDA shown to be less dangerous profitable the global market than 30 countries, including would mark a major mile- than what’s currently avail- continues to contract amid Canada, Japan and the United stone in efforts by both the able. But the FDA has not worldwide campaigns to dis- Kingdom. But Philip Morris industry and government to yet allowed any company to courage smoking. and its U.S. partner, Altria, provide less harmful tobacco advertise a “reduced-risk” The FDA itself has sig- need the permission of the products to smokers who tobacco product. naled its intention to begin Food and Drug can’t or won’t quit cigarettes. To meet FDA require- pushing U.S. consumers Administration to sell it in Despite decades of tax hikes, ments, a company must show away from traditional ciga- the U.S. smoking bans and cam- that the product will improve rettes toward alternative iQOS heats strips of paigns, about 15 percent of the health of individual users products. As part of the Marlboro-branded tobacco U.S. adults smoke. and the overall population. effort, FDA Commissioner but stops short of burning The FDA review paints a Additionally, the product Scott Gottlieb wants to dras- In this Feb. 26, 2015 file photo former nurse Niels Hoegel, them, producing a tobacco mixed picture of the poten- should not appeal to non- tically cut nicotine levels in accused of multiple murder and attempted murder of vapor that includes nicotine. tial benefits of the iQOS smokers or interfere with traditional cigarettes to help patients, covering his face with a file at the district court in This is different from e-ciga- “heat-not-burn” approach. smokers looking to quit. smokers quit. Oldenburg, Germany. (AP photo) rettes, which don’t use tobac- Levels of certain harmful The FDA review said Sewage spill shuts California beaches MONTEREY, Calif. 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“I’d like to get our value back from the efforts spent on designing that work,” said Brown. Another item that the DPW has deemed important and requested funds under the highway section is installing new side- walks. There are a number of deteriorat- ing sidewalks that need improvement within the nearly 12 miles of town-owned sidewalks the highway department is responsible for maintaining. “We have several locations that we’d like to replace with new sidewalks,” said Brown. Brown has requested $50,000 go towards new sidewalks. At an approxi- mate cost of $65 per linear foot that amount will cover about 800 feet. If the items are approved by the town, Granville Road has the potential to be quite busy next year as the DPW has also requested $480,000 for road paving and draining improvements on that roadway. This part of the project would be consid- ered as Phase I and would consist of a Southwick DPW Director Randy Brown. (Photo by section of Granville Road being paved Greg Fitzpatrick) from the area of College Hwy to Maple Street. Drainage and sidewalks would The last item in the proposed budget was also be replaced. $155,000 for a new grinder pump repair shop. In the budget, it noted that the remain- Located at 661 College Hwy, the repair shop is der of Granville Road is in good shape used for maintenance of grinder pumps. In the and would be re-paved during a different budget, the DPW listed what the expanded ver- phase in the future. sion of the repair shop would include. For road machinery, the largest line • Expanded 24’ x 30’ area with wood frame and item was a new dump truck in which metal roof, garage door, plumbing, electrical, and Brown has requested $245,000 for that heating upgrades. purchase. The current truck, which is a • Hoisting system to transfer pump between the 2000 Sterling, has had major issues with various stations its fuel tank, transmission, and much • Washing station to clean off the pump and more. On January 17, a DPW worker was components. This wash bay will drain and be operating the current Sterling truck when pumped into the existing septic system. it had a serious mechanical failure. The • Working station to repair the pump, including truck is vital to the DPW as it is used for the necessary work bench, tools, equipment, plowing, hauling gravel, stone, and other spare parts, etc. materials. • Testing station, which will include a complete Under the engineering category, Brown grinder pump set-up with 300 gallon tank and would like to see $120,000 used towards piping to test the repaired pump the National Pollutant Discharge Addressing the entire proposed FY19 budget, Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Brown expressed the importance of every line Permit. The permit was written and item. administered by Mass DEP and Mass “All of these (items) are critical items in order EPA. to maintain and improve our infrastructure and It is a more comprehensive permit that our roadways,” said Brown. regulates any discharges to public bodies Brown’s next steps are a joint meeting with the of water. With permit pending to be in Finance Committee and the Select Board in place by July 1, Brown would like to use February to review the requested items in detail. $120,000 in order to fund the first year of Then, a meeting with the capital expenditures the permit, which would include the committee to talk about the large items before notice of intent, the stormwater manage- Brown brings the budget to the annual town ment plan, mapping, public education meeting in May. outreach, and more.

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The Westfield News invites you to send Your Own Local Photos to [email protected] Subject:Local Photos THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 - PAGE 9 SPORTS Westfield Tech’s Mark Klyuchits (20) releases the ball over the outstretched hand of a defender. (Photo by Chris Putz)

‘W’sBy Chris Putz abound Staff Writer THREE RIVERS – Mark Klyuchits (20 Bombers stun points) and Josh Bush combined for 35 points, and the Westfield Technical Academy boys Red Raiders Westfield Tech’s Tyler Starzyk takes a contested jump shot from long range Monday against basketball team used a key 16-6, third-quarter Pathfinder on the road. (Photo by Chris Putz) Westfield 55, Commerce 52 run to escape Pathfinder with a hard-fought Westfield trailed most of the game before 61-54 road victory Monday night. outscoring Commerce 21-10 in the fourth Kevin Flores “For the first time this season, we had a quarter to stun the Red Raiders. (5) attempts very good third quarter,” Westfield Tech With 12 seconds remaining, sophomore a free throw coach Kyle Dulude said. Mike Hall made a nice pump-fake, drawing a for Westfield Westfield Tech overcame a 29-26 halftime foul to go to the foul line, where he made two Tech. (Photo deficit. free throws to give Westfield a one-point lead. by Chris Putz) Both teams shot the ball very well over the Kam Wells (15 points) made a big 3-pointer final eight minutes, exchanging 3-pointers. from the corner late in the game; Javi Santos Pathfinder started the fourth quarter going recorded a double-double, finishing with 10 7-of-9 from the free throw line as the Pioneers points and 15 rebounds; and, Aidan Dunn had took advantage of being in the double bonus. 11 points. Westfield Tech nearly matched Pathfinder point for point though down the stretch to escape victorious. “I’m so proud for the way the boys handled Butler, Saints prevail themselves and kept their composure on and St. Mary’s 47, Smith Voke 42 off the court,” coach Dulude said. Jake Butler scored a game-high 28 points, Andrew Czeremcha and Cody Garwacki and Kevin Rockwal chipped in seven in St. scored eight points apiece for Westfield Tech. Mary’s exciting road victory. Tigers’ Kevin Flores and Dave Tikhonchuk each had six. See H.S. Roundup, Page 11

Westfield Tech’s Andrew Czeremcha (23) squares up for a shot Monday night at Pathfinder Regional High School. (Photo by Chris Putz)

HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS / RESULTS BOYS ICE HOCKEY GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS SWIMMING St. Mary’s 47, Smith Voke 42 Westfield 11-2-1 Westfield 3-8 Westfield 7-1 Southwick 64, Hampshire 43 Southwick 3-6 BOYS SWIMMING Westfield Technical Academy 61, BOYS BASKETBALL Gateway 3-3 Westfield 6-2 Pathfinder 54 Westfield 8-3 Westfield Technical Academy 0-9 GIRLS BASKETBALL Southwick 9-2 St. Mary 1-7 WRESTLING St. Mary’s 31, Westfield Technical Gateway 1-9 Westfield 8-3 Academy 16 Westfield Technical Academy 5-3 GIRLS ICE HOCKEY Southwick 36, Pioneer 35 St. Mary 2-7 Westfield-Longmeadow Co-Op 5-2 Monday’s Results GIRLS ICE HOCKEY BOYS BASKETBALL Longmeadow (WHS Co-Op) 5, Westfield 55, Commerce 52 Algonquin 2

Find the latest Westfield News sports coverage on PAGE 10 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2018 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS WESTFIELD STATE SPORTS SCHEDULES 2017-2018 Westfield State 2017-2018 Westfield State University 2017-2018 Westfield State University Women’s Basketball Schedule Men’s-Women’s Tues Jan. 23 at Fitchburg State 5:30 Wed Feb. 14 FITCHBURG STATE 5:30 Men’s Basketball Schedule Thur Jan. 25 WORCESTER STATE 5:30 Indoor Track and Field Sat Feb. 17 at Worcester State 1:00 Sat Jan. 27 MCLA 1:00 DAYTE DA EVENT LOCATION DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME Tues Feb. 20 MASCAC Quarterfinals Sat Feb. 3 at Bridgewater State 1:00 TBA Thur Feb. 22 MASCAC Semifinals TBA Saturday Jan. 27 Massasoit Classic Tues Jan. 23 at Fitchburg State 7:30 Wed Feb. 7 at Framingham State 6:00 Sat Feb. 24 MASCAC Championship Springfield College- Springfield, Mass. Sat Feb. 10 SALEM STATE 1:00 TBA Fri.-Sat. Feb 2-3 NEICAAA Thur Jan. 25 WORCESTER STATE 7:30 Championship Reggie Lewis Center- Boston, Mass. Sat Jan. 27 MCLA 3:00 Saturday Feb. 3 Wesleyan University 2017-2018 Westfield 2017-2018 Westfield State Invitational II Sat Feb. 3 at Bridgewater State 3:00 Wesleyan University- Middletown, Conn. State University Ice Hockey Schedule Saturday Feb. 10 MASCAC/Alliance Championships Wed Feb. 7 at Framingham State 8:00 Women’s Swimming Thur Jan. 25 at Fitchburg State 7:00 Rhode Island College- Providence, RI & Diving Schedule Sat Jan. 27 PLYMOUTH STATE 5:35 Fri.-Sat. Feb. 16-17 New England Sat Feb. 10 SALEM STATE 3:00 Division III Finals (W) Sat Jan. 27 WESTERN Tues Jan. 30 FRAMINGHAM STATE 7:35 Springfield- Springfield, Mass.; CONNECTICUT 1:00 Sun Jan. 28 at Rhode Island College Thur Feb. 1 SALEM STATE 7:35 M) Middlebury – Middlebury, Vt. (at Bryant) 1:00 Wed Feb. 14 FITCHBURG STATE 7:30 Sat Feb. 3 LEC Championships 11:00 Thur Feb. 8 at Framingham State 7:30 Sat. Feb. 24 TBD a.m. Sat Feb. 10 at UMass Dartmouth 4:30 Saturday March 3 Tufts Final Qualifying Sat Feb. 17 at Worcester State 3:00 @ UMass Dartmouth Fri Feb. 16 New England Thur Feb. 15 WORCESTER STATE 7:35 Meet Championships Sat Feb. 17 FITCHBURG STATE 5:35 Tufts University- Medford, Mass. Tues Feb. 20 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBA Sat Feb. 17 New England Championships Tues Feb. 20 at Plymouth State 6:00 Sun Feb. 18 New England Fri.-Sat. March 9-10 NCAA Division III Thur Feb. 22 MASCAC Semifinals TBA Championships Sat Feb. 24 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBD Championships @ University of Rhode Island, Tues Feb. 27 MASCAC Semifinals TBD Kingston, RI Sat March 3 MASCAC Championship TBD CrossPlex- Birmingham, Ala. Sat Feb. 24 MASCAC Championship TBA

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Tues., Jan. 23, 2018 Tues., Jan. 23, 2018 Tues., Jan. 23, 2018 Tues., Feb. 23, 2018 Tues., Jan. 23, 2018 JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Sabis, GIRLS BASKETBALL at GIRLS BASKETBALL at Hampden JV GIRLS BASKETBALL at Chicopee, 5:30 JV GIRLS BASKETBALL at Frontier, 5 p.m. 6 p.m. Gateway, 6:30 p.m. Charter School of Science, 7 p.m. p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Westfield GIRLS BASKETBALL at Chicopee, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL at Frontier, Technical Academy, 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 24, 2018 Wed., Jan. 24, 2018 SWIMMING at Northampton, JFK Middle No Sports Scheduled Wed., Jan. 24, 2018 JV BOYS BASKETBALL at School, 4 p.m. Wed., Jan. 24, 2018 JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018 Gateway, 5 p.m. WRESTLING at Sabis, 7 p.m. St. Mary’s, 5 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS BASKETBALL at Gateway, BOYS BASKETBALL vs. St. Mary’s, vs. Pioneer Valley Christian 6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 24, 2018 6:30 p.m. WRESTLING vs. Northampton, 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018 Academy, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING at Mohawk Trail, 7 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018 SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL at South Pioneer Valley Christian SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018 Thurs., Jan. 25, 2018 Academy, 7 p.m. Hadley, 5:30 p.m. SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Longmeadow, McCann Tech, Westfield Middle BOYS BASKETBALL at South JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 5:30 p.m. Hadley, 7 p.m. Hampden Charter School of Science, GIRLS BASKETBALL at School South, 5:30 p.m. JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Chicopee 5 p.m. Pioneer Valley Christian BOYS BASKETBALL vs. McCann Comp, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Hampden Academy, 6 p.m. Tech, Westfield Middle School JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Charter School of Science, 6:30 p.m. South, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, Mon., Jan. 29, 2018 7 p.m. Easthampton, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. JV BOYS BASKETBALL at Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS BASKETBALL at Sabis, Gateway, 5 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL at Franklin Easthampton, 7 p.m. 4 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL at GIRLS BASKETBALL at Tech, 6 p.m. Gateway, 6:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 26, 2018 Sat., Jan. 27, 2018 Renaissance, Boland School, 6 p.m. WRESTLING @ Mountie Invitational, Tues., Jan. 30, 2018 Mon., Jan. 29, 2018 BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Groton-Dunstable, No Sports Scheduled Amelia Park Ice Arena, 7 p.m. MCLA, 9 a.m. Sat., Jan. 27, 2018 GIRLS BASKETBALL at St. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. WRESTLING @ Mountie Invitational, Mary’s, Westfield Middle INDOOR TRACK @ Smith College MCLA, 9 a.m. School North, 5:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 30, 2018 Wahconah, 5:30 p.m. (Northampton), 3:45 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Wahconah, GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Westfield SWIMMING vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. Mon., Jan. 29, 2018 Wed., Jan. 31, 2018 Technical Academy, Westfield 7 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Westfield No Sports Scheduled Middle School North, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) Technical Academy, 5 p.m. at Needham, St. Sebastian’s Lane Rink Sun., Jan. 28, 2018 BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Westfield Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 6 p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Amherst- Technical Academy, 6:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL at Duggan Academy, 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 31, 2018 Pelham, Fitzpatrick Ice Arena, 5:20 JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. p.m. Tues., Jan. 30, 2018 Sat., Jan. 27, 2018 JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Smith Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School JV BOYS BASKETBALL at South, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Monument Mon., Jan. 29, 2018 Voke, 5 p.m. Mountain, 4:30 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL at Smith Southwick, 5:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL vs. JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Ludlow, Voke, 5 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Pathfinder, Westfield Middle School BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Monument 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Smith Voke, Hampden Charter School of South, 7 p.m. Mountain, 6 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Ludlow, 7 6:30 p.m. Science, 6 p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (Longmeadow Co-Op) p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL at Smith Voke, Southwick, Amelia Park, 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5, 2018 at Leominster, Wallce Center (Fitchburg JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Tues., Jan. 30, 2018 Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 State), 8:10 p.m. JV GIRLS BASKETBALL at Smith St. Mary’s, 4:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 31, 2018 BOYS BASKETBALL vs. St. SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Academy, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING at Granby, Time TBD Mary’s, 6 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL at Franklin Sun., Jan. 28, 2018 Tech, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Agawam, Wed., Jan. 31, 2018 Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 Tues., Feb. 6, 2018 BOYS BASKETBALL at Franklin Fitzpatrick Ice Arena, 11:30 a.m. WRESTLING vs. Hampshire, 7 p.m. SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Tech, 7 p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY at St. Mary, JV BOYS BASKETBALL at Pioneer Pathfinder, 6 p.m. Amelia Park Ice Arena, 7 p.m. Valley Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Mon., Jan. 29, 2018 BOYS BASKETBALL at Pioneer Wed., Feb. 7, 2018 GIRLS BASKETBALL at Smith JV BOYS BASKETBALL vs. East Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 Valley Christian Academy, 7 p.m. No Sports Scheduled Vocational, 6:30 p.m. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL vs. East Fri., Feb. 2, 2018 Longmeadow, 7 p.m. INDOOR TRACK vs. Ludlow, Pioneer Valley Regional @ Smith College Tues., Jan. 30, 2018 (Northampton), 6:45 p.m. JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Suffield, Amelia JV GIRLS BASKETBALL at McCann Park Ice Arena, 3:30 p.m. Tech, 6 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL at McCann JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. East Tech, 7:30 p.m. Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. East Sat., Feb. 3, 2018 See All Our Longmeadow, 7 p.m. WRESTLING vs. Westfield, 10 a.m.

Wed., Jan. 31, 2018 Mon., Feb. 5, 2018 JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, JV BOYS BASKETBALL Photos at ... vs. Granby, 5:30 p.m. Amelia Park Ice Arena, 3:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL vs. Granby, WRESTLING vs. Ludlow, 7 p.m. 7 p.m.

Thurs., Feb. 1, 2018 Tues., Feb. 6, 2018 SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. JV BOYS BASKETBALL at Sci-Tech, JV GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Pioneer 5:30 p.m. Valley Regional, 5:30 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL at Sci-Tech, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL vs. Pioneer SKIING @ Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Valley Regional, 7 p.m. thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com

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Southwick’s Cade Billings and Josh Lis contest the Hampshire shot. Danny Sherman takes the pass from Connor Roy and puts up the shot. H.S. Roundup Continued from Page 9 Butler made a key free throw and followed that up with a big two-point shot to give St. Mary’s a three-point lead late. Jack Lamirande made two free throws to ice the game. Strain, Rams down Red Raiders Southwick 64, Hampshire 43 Southwick’s Billy Strain led all scorers with 17 points. Hunter Iglesias had 11 for the Rams.

See H.S. Roundup, Page 14

After a great defensive play Surrounded by Hampshire players William Strain goes Hunter Inglesis goes in unop- Southwick fans filled the bleachers for Monday’s game against Hampshire. up for the shot. posed for the layup

Tim McGrath goes strong to the hoop and draws the foul

Photos by Bill Deren

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Creosote is commissioned by British cultural bod- a tarlike, oily residue that can irritate your skin and lungs. ies to commemorate 100 years since Holiday cleanup should be complete by now, but another the final year of the 1914-18 war. reminder is to not burn paper, especially wrapping paper. It The New Zealand-based director of can contain metallic particles. -- Daniel S., Fort Wayne, Ind. “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” series has restored film from the Imperial War Museum using cutting- edge digital technology and hand col- oring, pairing it with archive audio recollections from veterans of the con- flict. He said the aim is to close the 100- year time gap and show “what it was like to fight in the war.” “We all know what First World War footage looks like,” Jackson said in comments broadcast Monday. “It’s In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, director Peter Jackson poses for sped-up, it’s fast, like Charlie Chaplin, photos at the screening of his film The Hobbit. It is announced Monday Jan. 22, grainy, jumpy, scratchy, and it immedi- 2018, that Jackson is transforming grainy black-and-white archive film from the ately blocks you from actually con- London Imperial War Museum using cutting-edge digital technology and hand necting with the events on screen. coloring to transform World War I film into 3-D color, to mark the centenary of “But the results we have got are the 1914-18 conflict. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, FILE) absolutely unbelievable. They are way beyond what I expected. backed 14-18 Now project, which has women winning the right to vote; and a “This footage looks like it was shot presented works by more than 200 artists performance celebrating wartime hom- in the last week or two, with high defi- over four years to remember a conflict in ing pigeons that includes birds fitted nition cameras.” which 20 million people died. with LED lights. 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Roundup Continued from Page 11 St Mary’s vs. WTA Girls’ Basketball GIRLS BASKETBALL Saints top Tigers St. Mary’s 31, Westfield Technical Academy 16 St. Mary’s Madie Donais exploded for a game-high 21 points, and the Saints won the battle of Division 4 Whip City girls hoops squads. Jaymee Hall led Westfield Tech with five points. Leary lifts Rams Southwick 36, Pioneer 35 McKenna Leary nailed a game-winning 3-pointer to seal Southwick’s victory. In JV action, Mia Pompi scored four points for Southwick, which fell 31-24.

GIRLS ICE HOCKEY Kowalski nets hat trick Longmeadow (WHS Co-Op) 5, Algonquin 2 Jordan Kowalski recorded a hat trick, Kayla Brown made 26 saves, and Longmeadow (WHS Co-Op) skated away with a key road victory. Related Items:basketball, featured, High School, Pathfinder, Pioneers, Tigers, Westfield Tech Anna Kapmos (50) races to recover the ball. Photos by Lynn F. Boscher

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