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VOL. 86 NO. 151 TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 75 cents $1.00 FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 VOL. 89 NO. 195 Artistic oasis $1M ASSISTANCE Municipal set to open; Light Board instructors, seeks more tutors needed information By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent before vote WESTFIELD – As final renovations are made By PETER CURRIER to ArtSpace in the historic Mill at Crane Pond, Staff Writer Crystal Miller is hopeful that instructors and tutors WESTFIELD — The Municipal will want to share their talents with area residents Light Board did not take a vote of all ages – and all abilities. Wednesday evening on the proposal “ArtSpace is intended to become a little oasis of for Westfield Gas and Electric to give art and learning during these difficult times,” said the City of Westfield a $1 million In Miller, who is the owner of the space at 77 Mill St. Lieu of Tax (ILOT) payment to help “ArtSpace was part of my original business plan with city expenses amidst a pandem- when I opened my photography studio, but now ic. finally has a space of its own to exist.” Members of the board cited a lack of knowledge for what the money Miller has described ArtSpace as a “very raw would be specifically used for and a and simple small intimate space” with high ceil- desire to know more information ings, great natural light, and a large sink that will before giving the large amount of be perfect for artists to use. money to the city. The School Miller said she is seeking instructors and tutors Committee and City Council had who specialize in the visual, literary and musical asked the MLB for the cash before their meeting in July. Mayor Donald F. Humason said that the city did not receive the money that it normally would have had there not been a pandemic. The School Committee was able to find $1.5 mil- Renovations are proceeding for a new endeavor – ArtSpace – at the Mill at Crane Pond. lion in free cash that they used to (CRYSTAL MILLER PHOTO) prevent layoffs, but it did not cover the entire budget deficit. arts to begin offering classes in September. Commission Chair Robert Sacco “Instructors or tutors will only pay ArtSpace said that he understands the city’s for the time they use, and can charge each need for the money but that the MLB attendee what they feel is appropriate for their and WG&E are first beholden to their materials and instruction,” said Miller, noting own ratepayers, not to the residents of initially the fee will be $35 for two hours of the City of Westfield as a whole. time. “Any step we take has to be in light “We are trying to keep it reasonable, with the of my fiduciary duty to the ratepay- understanding that the community as a whole ers,” said Sacco. is in need of an inexpensive space for safe, Ward 2 Commissioner Ray Rivera small gatherings to have the outlet, as well as said that the MLB could probably instruction time, particularly for school-age best help the city via their rate for- children,” said Miller. giveness program that the board is On Aug. 12, Miller welcomed Laraine trying to put in place. He said he fears Percoski as ArtSpace director. Together, they that giving the money to the city Crystal Miller is seeking instructors and tutors will work on grants and funding opportunities, Laraine Percoski has been appointed the could get the utility in financial trou- for ArtSpace at the Mill at Crane Pond. director of ArtSpace in Westfield. ble if more storms damage their (SUBMITTED PHOTO) See Artistic Oasis, Page 3 (SUBMITTED PHOTO) equipment again. “We give up that million; we just had a huge storm. We just had a trans- former go down. Anything can hap- pen,” said Rivera. “We have a respon- DAYTRIPPER: sibility to WG&E to make sure they stay viable and that we can keep the rates where they are.” Ward 3 Commissioner Dawn Ecotarium is an indoor and outdoor museum Renaudette said she wants to first see what the city plans to do with the By HOPE E. TREMBLAY A Ferris wheel and roller coaster funds. She said also that she does not Editor made from K’nex mesmerizes visi- want to have to raise rates next year if WORCESTER – Looking for a tors and a game of air-hockey style the company does not have the family day trip geared toward children bumper cars brings out the com- money in the stabilization fund, 10 and under? The Ecotarium in petitor in participants. which the $1 million would come Worcester is a fun and educational The Ecotarium takes guests on a from. museum that combines science and safari with an exhibit on animals of “There are a lot of pieces we need nature in both indoor and outdoor set- Africa and has a display of sea to consider before making any deci- tings. animals. sion on that still,” said Renaudette. It’s just under an hour’s drive and is There’s plenty to do for the pre- Ward 5 Commissioner Tom close to numerous restaurants for school set inside and out, including Flaherty said that the money would those who want to explore the city. not necessarily end up going to where a natural play area with climbing the city says it will go, as that would Masks are required and signs ropes and playscape that are cur- be up to Mayor Humason after the remind visitors to stay six feet apart. rently open. money is transferred. Sanitizer is located throughout the Outside, animals including red Commissioner Sacco said that the museum and employees frequently fox, bald eagles, big cats and even letter sent by the city was a “woefully wipe down exhibits after guests touch black chickens with green feathers inadequate” request in the amount of them. can be viewed from several feet detail that was given to the MLB. Inside there is an exhibit on the sci- away. “I think it would be a very insuffi- ence of amusement park rides. Visitors cient amount of information to act on can play amusement games while The Ecotarium has an exhibit on roads, traffic and sewers. (HOPE E. See Daytripper, Page 5 such a large amount of money,” said learning about momentum and force. TREMBLAY/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) Sacco. Sacco said that the $1 million in assistance would appear on next month’s MLB agenda, but only as a placeholder pending the final city Census workers begin going door to door budget. By AMY PORTER Director Tina Gorman. Staff Writer Gorman said from a grant standpoint, pro- WESTERN MASS – If you are one of the grams like the Senior Center have to follow the people who has procrastinated filling out the national census numbers, which she said they Census 2020 form online, by telephone, or by are “stuck with” for more than 10 years. “For mail, be aware that you may soon be visited by grant purposes, we have to use the 2010 num- a Census taker. due to them for things like hospitals, schools, bers for another year or two. In 2022, we’ll be The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced and transportation, which is needed now more using 2020 figures,” she said. that they would begin the door-to-door count in than ever.” Gorman also encouraged residents to fill out Massachusetts on July 30 in Berkshire, Census data, which is collected every 10 the census now if they haven’t already done so, Hampshire, Franklin, Hampden, Worcester, years, informs where over $675 billion in fed- and avoid having census takers knocking on Norfolk, and Middlesex Counties. eral funding is spent each year in states and their doors during a pandemic. “There is a real concern that Western Mass communities, impacting programs that serve all An interactive map from the UMass Donahue will be shortchanged by the federal government ages from preschool children to seniors; as well Institute of the Census 2020 Self-Response if everyone isn’t counted,” Secretary of State as political representation. Rates for Massachusetts, which is linked on the Francis Galvin, the Census 2020 liaison, said in “It’s really important, when so much of our Secretary’s website at www.sec.state.ma.us/ the announcement. “We want to make sure the funding whether for kids or for seniors and census2020 shows a daily percentage of census people of Springfield and all of Western everyone in between is based on a per person Massachusetts get the federal dollars that are amount,” said Westfield Council on Aging See Census, Page 3 ROBERT C. SACCO PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Scholarships awarded Pictured are Pastor David Riley, Mackenzie Culver, Emily Sienkiewicz, Shannon Riley, and Congregational President Bill Schneeloch. Not pictured: Alexandra Klinkowski. On Sunday, Scholarships were awarded to deserving students at St John's Lutheran Church. (DON WIELGUS PHOTO) Bill Schneeloch, Miranda Wozniak, Pastor David Riley.

Canceled: Led Zeppelin NO-KILL RESCUES Tribute Band ‘Kashmir’ Donations sought for Westfield Homeless Cat Project

Concert Aug. 29 in Westfield WESTFIELD - The Westfield efforts to continue. Donations can be AmazonSmile Foundation will donate Homeless Cat Project is seeking food, dropped off or sent to 1124 East 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible WESTFIELD — The Gaslight Entertainment and the supply and monetary donations during Mountain Road, Westfield, MA 01085. products to the charitable organization Music Department planned live concert with Kashmir, The Led Zeppelin tribute band, scheduled to be held drive-in these uncertain times. With the cancel- Don’t have the time or inclination to of your choice. Please go to www. style on August 29th, has been cancelled. The concert, lation of fundraisers and public appre- visit our shelter? Check out the smile.amazon.com and designate the which was to be a benefit concert for The Boys and Girls hension over Covid 19, we have grave Amazon wish list at https://www.ama- Westfield Homeless Cat Project as Club of Greater Westfield, would have been held outdoors. concerns as to the financial effect this zon.com/hz/wishlist/ your preferred charity. Jay Pagluica of Gaslight Entertainment said "Due to may have on small no-kill rescues such ls/2UX2QSYXRP3OG. And don’t forget the updated adop- Massachusetts Governor Baker’s recent order to further as ours. Cat food donations – espe- "As always, we thank you for your tion clinic hours: Thursdays from 5 – limit both indoor and outdoor gatherings, we had no option cially Fancy Feast and Friskies - as support," said founder Denise Sinico. 7 p.m., Fridays from 1 – 3 p.m., but to cancel the performance. We regret this difficult deci- well as cat and shelter supplies such as You can also support WHCP and do Saturdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and sion and are sorry for any inconvenience." litter, towels/blankets, household your shopping at the same time through Sundays from 1 – 3 p.m. Please note Ticket refunds will be made at point of purchase. Online cleaners and paper products and mon- Amazon Smile. AmazonSmile is a that all safety protocols are followed, ticket buyers should contact www.pujrplepass.com. etary donations would be most appre- website operated by Amazon with the including facial coverings and hand Patrons who purchased their tickets at Rocky's Hardware ciated! same products, prices, and shopping sanitization. For more information on Free Street, should obtain refunds at the store. WHCP never denies a cat or kitten in features as Amazon.com. However, contact Denise at denisesinico@hot- need and your generosity will allow when you shop on AmazonSmile, the mail.com. Police Logs Major crime and incident report violating the order by sitting in her yard, the responding officer men who chronically sit on sidewalk benches outside his win- Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 reports Robert F. Lambert, 59, of 62 Orange St., 3rd. Flr,, dow are again drinking, talking loudly and disturbing his rest, Westfield, was arrested for violation of a harassment preven- the responding officer reports three known men were asked to WESTFIELD tion order; move along. 9:47 a.m.: accident, East Mountain Rad at Holyoke Road, a 12:21 p.m.: assist citizen, Medeiros Way, a supervisory offi- detail officer reports a camper struck the railroad overpass, the cer reports he assisted a woman as she recovered her property responding officer reports no tow was required to extricate the from a Medeiros Way address; camper; 7:36 p.m.: animal complaint, Montgomery Road, a caller 10:50 a.m.: animal complaint, Apple Blossom Lane, an ani- reports he has located a wounded cat, the responding officer mal control officer reports a cat was trapped in a vacant house reports the cat was transported to the municipal animal shelter; Court Logs where her kittens had been removed the previous day, the ACO 10:08 p.m.: noise complaint, Shaker Road, a caller reports reports the cat was reunited with her kittens at the municipal loud music near the golf course pavilion, the responding offi- Westfield District Court animal shelter; cer reports no music was heard but a small gathering was dis- Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 11:21 a.m.: restraining order violation, Orange Street, a persed from the pavilion; No defendants charged with offenses by local law enforcement caller reports the defendant of a harassment prevention order is 11:52 p.m.: noise complaint, Elm Street, a caller reports two agencies were arraigned nor were any such cases adjudicated.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Fri., Aug. 14, 2020 is the 227th day of the year. 139 days remain until the end of the year.

of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary support the U.S.-backed government in- radio illegal. 2015 – The US Embassy in Havana, Cuba ON THIS DAY force under Henry Bagenal. stalled there after José Santos Zelaya had 1969 – The Troubles: British troops are de- re-opens after 54 years of being closed 1720 – The Spanish military Villasur ex- resigned three years earlier. ployed in Northern Ireland as political and when Cuba–United States relations were 29 BC – Octavian holds the second of three pedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe 1914 – World War I: Start of the Battle of sectarian violence breaks out, marking the broken off. consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate warriors near present-day Columbus, Ne- Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive start of the 37-year Operation Banner. the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. braska. designed to recover the lost province of Mo- 1971 – Bahrain declares independence as TODAY'S 1040 – King Duncan I is killed in battle 1791 – Slaves from plantations in Saint- selle from Germany. the State of Bahrain. against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by 1916 – Romania declares war on Austria- 1972 – An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes BIRTHDAYS The latter succeeds him as King of Scot- houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, Hungary. near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany, land. marking the start of the Haitian Revolution. 1921 – Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan Peo- due to an in-flight fire, killing 156. 1964 – Neal Anderson, American football 1183 – Taira no Munemori and the Taira 1814 – A cease fire agreement, called the ple's Republic is established as a complete- 1973 – The Pakistan Constitution of 1973 player and coach clan take the young Emperor Antoku and Convention of Moss, ended the Swedish– ly independent country (which is supported comes into effect. 1965 – Brannon Braga, American pro- the three sacred treasures and flee to west- Norwegian War. by Soviet Russia). 1980 – Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the ducer, director, and screenwriter ern Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamo- 1816 – The United Kingdom formally an- 1933 – Loggers cause a forest fire in the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards. 1965 – Terry Richardson, American pho- to clan (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty- nexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the 1994 – Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known tographer and director fifthday of the seventh month of the second 1966 – Halle Berry, American model, administering the islands from the Cape first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; it is not as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured. actress, and producer, Miss World United year of the Juei era). Colony in South Africa. fully extinguished until September 5, after 1996 – Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Sol- States 1986 1264 – After tricking the Venetian galley 1842 – American Indian Wars: Second destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2). omou is murdered by Turkish forces while 1968 – Catherine Bell, English-American fleet into sailing east to the Levant, the Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles 1935 – Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove actress and producer Genoese capture an entire Venetian trade forced from Florida to Oklahoma. Social Security Act, creating a government a Turkish flag from its mast in the United 1969 – Tracy Caldwell Dyson, American convoy at the Battle of Saseno. 1848 – Oregon Territory is organized by act pension system for the retired. Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus. chemist and astronaut 1288 – Count Adolf VIII of Berg grants town of Congress. 1936 – Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owens- 2003 – A widescale power blackout affects 1970 – Kevin Cadogan, American rock privileges to Düsseldorf, the village on the 1880 – Construction of Cologne Cathedral, boro, Kentucky in the last known public ex- the northeast United States and Canada. singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer banks of the Düssel. the most famous landmark in Cologne, Ger- ecution in the United States. 2003 – Project Thread, an operation 1971 – Mark Loretta, American baseball 1352 – War of the Breton Succession: An- many, is completed. 1937 – The beginning of air-to-air combat of launched by CSIS and other Canadian law player and coach glo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle 1885 – Japan's first patent is issued to the the Second Sino-Japanese War and World enforcement agencies, saw the arrest and 1974 – Chucky Atkins, American basket- of Mauron. inventor of a rust-proof paint. War II in general, when six Japanese bomb- incarceration of 24 innocent Muslim men, ball player and coach 1370 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1888 – An audio recording of English com- ers are shot down by Chinese fighters while most of them young Pakistani students. 1975 – Mike Vrabel, American football grants city privileges to Carlsbad which is poser Arthur Sullivan's "The Lost Chord", raiding Chinese air bases. 2005 – Helios Airways Flight 522, en route player and coach subsequently named after him. one of the first recordings of music ever 1941 – World War II: Winston Churchill from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech 1977 – Juan Pierre, American baseball 1385 – Portuguese Crisis of 1383–85: made, is played during a press conference and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills player Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph Charter of war stating postwar aims. near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 pas- 1980 – Roy Williams, American football commanded by King John I and his general in London, England. 1945 – Japan accepts the Allied terms of sengers and crew. player Nuno Álvares Pereira defeat the Castilian 1893 – France becomes the first country to surrender in World War II and the Emperor 2006 – Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chen- 1981 – Earl Barron, American basketball army of King John I. introduce motor vehicle registration. records the Imperial Rescript on Surrender cholai bombing by Sri Lankan Air Force air player 1457 – Publication of the Mainz Psalter, the 1900 – The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies (August 15 in Japan Standard Time). strike. 1981 – Julius Jones, American football first book to feature a printed date of publi- Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the 1945 – The Viet Minh launches August 2007 – The Kahtaniya bombings kills at player cation and printed colophon bloody Boxer Rebellion in China. Revolution amid the political confusion and least 334 people. 1983 – Mila Kunis, Ukrainian-American actress 1480 – Battle of Otranto: Ottoman troops – The first claimed powered flight, by power vacuum engulfing Vietnam. – Egypt declares a state of emer- 1901 2013 1983 – Spencer Pratt, American televi- behead 800 Christians for refusing to con- Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21. 1947 – Pakistan gains Independence from gency as security forces kill hundreds of sion personality vert to Islam; they are later honored in the 1911 – United States Senate leaders agree the British Empire and joins the Common- demonstrators supporting former president 1984 – Clay Buchholz, American base- Church. to rotate the office of President pro tempore wealth of Nations. Mohamed Morsi. ball player 1592 – The first sighting of the Falkland Is- of the Senate among leading candidates 1959 – Founding and first official meeting of 2013 – UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes 1987 – Tim Tebow, American football and lands by John Davis. to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's the American Football League. short of the runway at Birmingham–Shut- baseball player, television personality and 1598 – Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow death. 1967 – UK Marine Broadcasting Offences tlesworth International Airport, killing both sportscaster Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl 1912 – U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to Act declares participation in offshore pirate crew members on board. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 - PAGE 3 EEE surveillance Artistic Oasis Continued from Page 1 as well as creating a website and Facebook gaps loom across page. “Laraine Percoski is an award-winning local Massachusetts artist and has numerous years of experience in the art industry as an artist, designer, teacher and gallery owner,” said Miller. “Laraine owns Task force will rethink Raine Fine Art School in East Longmeadow for children, previously owned a gallery, and mosquito control recently curated the art space in Easthampton for the Women Business Owners Alliance.” approach Initially, Miller said she is asking instructors By CHRIS LISINSKI or tutors to “at least” try ArtSpace, without a State House News Service running commitment required. A task force created under a new law will help “Due to part or full remote learning in many address gaps in surveillance of mosquito-borne of the school districts, we imagine the space illnesses, a step that the state's epidemiologist will have much appeal for many uses,” she described as key as eastern equine encephalitis said. virus returns to the region. Miller noted that the current executive order EEE outbreaks tend to occur in two- to three- by Gov. Charlie Baker for indoor spaces year cycles in Massachusetts, and after a record should not exceed eight people at a time. 2019 outbreak, Massachusetts again faces a “The director or myself, an instructor or risky year for the rare but dangerous arbovirus. tutor, and up to four attendees fits the order, as Under a bill (S 2757) Gov. Charlie Baker well as the space, perfectly,” said Miller. signed in July, officials will convene a panel -- “People will be able to spread out at large set to launch this week -- aimed at improving tables, and as the order changes, that number will slightly increase.” statewide monitoring of how mosquito-borne Local artists will be invited to participate in a mural project at ArtSpace. (CRYSTAL viruses are transmitted and updating notifica- Miller added that attendees will be required MILLER PHOTO) tions provided about aerial spraying. to sanitize, put on a fresh, disposable mask, sign in, and have their temperature taken upon Dr. Catherine Brown, state epidemiologist and page and clicking on Miller’s video link excited to be that place that people of all veterinarian, told the Public Health Council on entering ArtSpace. “Cleanliness and appropriate social distanc- posted July 31. ages and abilities look forward to coming Wednesday that the law will help address the “We will be asking the community to as a much-needed outlet.” fact that wide swaths of the state lack mosquito ing will be a priority at ArtSpace,” she said. For more details on instructor or tutor oppor- what they need and want from the space, On a related note, Miller said she will control districts, which limits the amount of data and from the instructors and tutors, ful- be inviting artists to come in and partici- that public officials have as they work to limit tunities, call or text Miller at (413) 478-8770. A video is also available showcasing ArtSpace filling needs as we evolve,” said Miller. pate in a mural at ArtSpace as part of a the spread of the illness. “Input is essential for growth, and we are community based collaborative effort. "We have these large parts of the state where by visiting the ArtWorks Westfield Facebook there is no mosquito control district, and what is most concerning about that from a public health standpoint is it puts the burden of surveillance entirely on the state," Brown said. "We have less data from those areas than we do from places where mosquito control districts exist. This is an Census Notice regarding destruction opportunity to really be thoughtful about what is Continued from Page 1 needed in the state now that we are seeing EEE of STGRSD student records activity outside the historic hotspot of southeast- returns in the state. ern Massachusetts." As of August 12, local returns were 72.6 percent for SOUTHWICK — In accordance with the provisions of state regula- As of Wednesday, eight communities are at Westfield; 72 percent for Southwick; and alarmingly lower tion, 603CMR23.06, all Southwick Regional School temporary stu- high or critical risk for EEE this year, all in rates for some of the neighboring hill towns. As of August dent records for graduation year 2011, 2012 and 2013 shall be southeastern Massachusetts: Wareham, 12, Russell’s returns were at 45 percent; Blandford, 59.4 destroyed on September 15, 2020. It is your right to obtain these Plympton, Kingston, Halifax, Rochester, percent; Huntington, 56.7 percent; Chester, 58.3 percent; records before they are destroyed. To obtain records please contact Bridgewater, Middleborough and Carver Tolland, 35.3 percent, and Granville, 66 percent. The town Kimberley Gepfert at the Southwick Regional School at 413-569- Baker administration communications offi- of Montgomery’s self count at 78.9 percent was the only one 6171 or [email protected]. cials were unable to provide a list of task force to exceed its larger neighbors.. members Wednesday, but the legislation calls That same day, August 12, census workers were visiting for a panel including several state officials: the residents in Russell and Huntington. Census workers who energy and environmental affairs secretary, pub- visit homes will be wearing official U.S. Census Bureau lic health commissioner, commissioner of agri- identification, so that they can be identified. Workers will cultural resources, commissioner of conserva- also be wearing masks, to protect the residents with whom HAVING a TAG SALE? tion and recreation, commissioner of environ- they interact. mental protection, and director of fisheries and Filling out the census at the door takes approximately ten ADVERTISE IT WITH US! wildlife -- or any of their designees -- as well as minutes. If the worker is sent away with the promise that the THE WESTFIELD NEWS two appointees from the State Reclamation and census will be filled out online or on the phone, they will Contact Flora at: 413-562-4181 ext. 118 Mosquito Control Board. promise to return if it isn’t. They will be tasked with recommending Residents can avoid the need for a visit from the U.S. or email:  oram@thewest eldnewsgroup.com "comprehensive reforms of the commonwealth's Census Bureau by returning their census online at www. mosquito control system." my2020census.gov or over the phone at 1-844-330-2020. BE SAFE DURING THE PANDEMIC... EEE infections in humans are rare, but dan- • Post guidelines visible to gerous. The mortality rate is typically around 30 approaching and browsing percent but has reached 50 percent in customers. Massachusetts, Brown said, and among patients • Wear a face covering at all times! who recover, as many as four out of five suffer permanent neurological damage. • Disinfect items and Last year was the most active EEE season on surfaces before record since 1956, with 12 confirmed human Westfield assessors continue throughout the sale. cases and six deaths linked to the virus. parking lot service • O er hand sanitizer (at least Public health officials have confirmed a single 60% alcohol) for customer use. case in 2020, but Brown warned that August is WESTFIELD - The Westfield Assessor’s Office typically the most active month for transmission staff will continue serving people in the parking lot at • Locate tables and chairs 6‘ apart. and that the first observed case came earlier than City Hall throughout August. • Indicate one-way foot tra c with heavy-duty tape or signs. in prior seasons -- a worrying sign about what City Assessor Robin Johnson said they will be open • Ask arriving shoppers to form a line, while 6’ apart, if needed. this year could have in store. every Tuesday and Thursday in August from 9 a.m. – "If you have it spread to a human earlier in the Noon. • When possible, round season, that is concerning because you know "Please wear a mask and keep 6 feet apart," said your prices to avoid you have this long period of time for risk to Johnson. making change. build," she said. Johnson said in the event of unforeseen circum- • Provide space for However, she stressed that one season's pat- stances such as weather, natural disaster, riots, etc, the outdoor "office" would not be open. customers to wrap tern does not always reflect the next. While the & bag their purchases. Keep 6 Feet Wear a Mask Sanitize or cases started earlier this summer than last year, Between You Covering Your Wash Your and Others. Nose & Mouth. Hands. See EEE, Page 5

Local Real Estate Sales PAGE 4 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT Parents protest for in-person classes Group wants transparent metrics for school reopenings By CHRIS VAN BUSKIRK State House News Service BOSTON — A small group of parents gathered outside the State House Wednesday, urging education officials to issue a metric-based approach to guide the reopening of local school systems for in-person learning. The rally, organized by Bring Kids Back MA, drew around 20 people, both parents and children, who held signs reading "Casinos Open Schools Closed??" and "Don't Gamble With Our Education." Marblehead resident Beth Whitten stood among them. The mother of two boys, ages 7 and 9, said remote learning adds an additional burden on parents. In the last fourteen days, Marblehead recorded a total of nine COVID-19 cases, a 1.4 average percent positivity, and three average daily cases per 100,000 residents, according to Department of Public Health data. The town falls into the "green" category on the new color- coded system Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled at a Tuesday press conference. Baker has said he "can't imagine a good reason" for the lower-risk municipalities coded green to not bring students back into classrooms either full-time or on some sort of hybrid model that also involves remote learning. "If the town is green, let's go," Whitten said. "Let's get Community colleges see opening them in. [Baker] needs to mandate these towns appropriately and safely to get the kids in school." The American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts has in changed higher ed world called for a remote start to school in the fall, citing rising levels of COVID-19 in the state, delays in receiving test remain unclear, too, given the uncertainty before the pandemic, but once COVID results, and limited ability to practice social distancing in Campaigns appeal swirling around the fall, but many of the altered the landscape, the cost factors school buildings. community colleges are hoping their became even more obvious. "It's become clear in the last few weeks that an in-person to students mulling recruitment pushes will be successful. "I didn't want to be in debt forever," return to schools would unacceptably put the health and Mabry did not describe the push to she told STCC. "If I went to Syracuse, I'd safety of our students, their families, and educators at risk," their options highlight community colleges as an be paying off student loans when I'm 30." AFT Massachusetts President Beth Kontos said in an Aug. 3 By CHRIS LISINSKI explicit COVID response strategy, but Before the pandemic hit, many statement. "Parents, grandparents, and educators – maybe State House News Service leadership and marketing teams across Massachusetts public colleges and uni- even students – would die." A summertime advertisement from the campuses are in regular communica- versities faced budget pressures and Separately, the Massachusetts Teachers Association asked Cape Cod Community College makes its tion, and he said what they have to offer declining enrollment. districts and the state to demonstrate that health and safety case in plain financial terms: one course could now "appeal to a wider range" of The COVID crisis has sliced deep cuts conditions and public health benchmarks are met before at the school will cost $670 during the audiences. into those already-strained systems. In "With the environment both economi- reopening school buildings. upcoming pandemic-affected semester, the UMass system, for example, officials cally and health-wise having changed so will lay off more than 500 workers and "Until the point when districts and the state can meet these compared to more than $2,000 at many much, we're seeing that the basis on furlough thousands to close a $264 mil- criteria, we will refuse to return to unsafe school buildings four-year colleges. Leaders at the 15 community colleges which students and their families make lion budget gap while freezing tuition. and we will use the 10 additional days at the start of the 2020- decisions change," Mabry said. "If we Mabry said community colleges have 2021 school year before instruction of students begins to across Massachusetts made decisions months ago to move the vast majority of can be there for them when they need a also had to implement layoffs, though he redesign learning," the MTA wrote in a statement. different option, we would like to provide said he could not provide an estimate of The Baker administration left it up to individual districts to classes online this fall, a step that they said gave them ample time to prepare for them with access to an affordable, high- how many positions were affected or of come up with their fall school reopening plans, giving them the unusual academic year that's about to quality education that will keep their the system's exact financial outlook. until Friday to submit those plans to the state Department of unfold. Now, as many bachelor's degree plans and their goals on track." During previous recessions, commu- Elementary and Secondary Education. Administration offi- programs announce similar shifts, com- At Northern Essex Community nity colleges experienced an uptick in cials munity colleges find themselves in a new College, student headcount is on track to enrollment as many laid-off workers DESE formalized new guidelines for which learning mod- position as the calculus behind where to drop about 5 percent lower than it was went back to school to gain new skills in els -- in-person, online, or hybrid -- school districts should attend higher education shifts. last year, but officials believe August will an attempt to find employment. That pat- use based on the administration's new system. In the spring, With the traditional on-campus four- bring an influx of new students who tern may not repeat this time around, school districts transitioned to online teaching in response to year college experience unavailable at changed their plans last minute. though. growing numbers of COVID-19 cases. many schools but price disparities Leaders at that school, too, launched a "We're seeing a lot of people postpone Marblehead resident Tammi Baer said her high school- remaining the same, Massachusetts marketing effort ahead of the fall semes- or delay their decision about going to aged daughter learned nothing from the online class she took Association of Community Colleges ter aiming at those who need to make a school," Mabry said. "There's a lot of two to three times a week and the several projects she worked Council of Presidents Chair Jim Mabry career shift amid worst-in-the-nation uncertainty, so we're all contacting our on. believes the community college experi- unemployment, students reconsidering student base, and a lot of them are saying, "She's a straight-A student, and it was a joke. It was basi- ence might "appeal to a wider range of the benefits of a four-year college during 'I just have to figure that out, I'll get back cally review, and I mean, there was nothing new. It was a students." the pandemic, and those who are inter- to you.'" waste of her time," Baer said. "She did it every day but it was "Community colleges are known for ested in transferring to Northern Essex. Most concerning to Mabry are the still, there was nothing that she gained from that. And now being nimble and being entrepreneurial, The school spent $500,000 to help shift impacts on the low-income and first- she's going into her junior year where this is critical for her. so we're always looking for ways that we about 90 percent of its classes online, generation students that make up the base She's going to college. She wants to learn, she loves school." can explain to the larger community how which officials hope will make it a more of the community college system. Many Kids just want to play video games when they are at home, we are accessible, affordable, our credits competitive option. of those families, he said, might not have parent Matt Ardolino said, and it's hard for children to learn transfer," Mabry, who is also president of "Graduating seniors may be anxious the resources to pay for school amid the at home. Middlesex Community College, told the about the cost of a four-year college, intertwined public health and economic "We really need these kids to get back into school. You can News Service. "If some people determine especially with the full college experi- crises, even though campuses will make do it in a social distance way," Ardolino said while standing that staying closer to home is safer, a bet- ence in doubt," a narrator said in a adver- discounts and other support programs next to his son Jackson. ter option for them, more affordable -- we tisement, pointing to the community col- available whenever possible. want to be there to serve them and really lege's close-to-home location and its Community colleges will need support help them." comparable affordability. from federal and state leaders, Mabry The COVID-19 outbreak upended the DEBT CONSIDERATIONS said, arguing that they are crucial to spring semester across higher education, Community colleges have rolled out whatever path Massachusetts will take and the highly infectious virus's lingering stories of students who reversed course out of the depths of the emergency toward presence in Massachusetts -- combined on plans to attend four-year schools to a new normal. with surging transmission elsewhere in drive home their argument. Ludlow grad- "If we're going to get this economy the country -- has prompted many cam- uating senior Sara Maria, who was the back on track -- the high-tech, high- puses to plan for partial or almost entirely subject of a feature on Springfield skilled economy that drives the standard remote operations this summer and fall. Technical Community College's website, of living in Massachusetts -- we're going While exact approaches at the state's will now opt to spend two years at STCC to need a workforce," Mabry said. "We community colleges will vary, Mabry before transferring rather than heading want to have the ability and funding to be said each school has moved between 80 straight to Syracuse University. able to train those workers and really and 95 percent of its courses online. Final Maria told the school's press team that help jumpstart the economy when it's system-wide impacts on enrollment she had been weighing a local start ready to get back on track."

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EEE Continued from Page 3 risk levels also appear to be more confined to hotspots near swampy areas, particularly in Plymouth County, than last year's widespread threat. "If you've seen one EEE season, you've seen one EEE sea- son," Brown said. "We learn from every single one, but there are variations in the complex ecology of EEE every year that mean we have to be thoughtful and to really pay attention to Bald eagles and owls are among the birds that live at the what's happening." Even the dinosaurs practice social distancing and wear Ecotarium in Worcester. (HOPE E. TREMBLAY/THE Compared to previous years, Massachusetts has not masks. (HOPE E. TREMBLAY/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) WESTFIELD NEWS) observed "intense" threats from West Nile virus, the other major mosquito-borne illness that afflicts the state, according to Brown. The mosquito season arrives as the state continues to grap- ple with the COVID-19 pandemic, creating overlapping chal- Rail Trail group recipient lenges for public health experts and simultaneous messages of caution for residents. of Big Y bag funds State-run crews performed a round of aerial spraying in WESTFIELD - The Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail southeastern Massachusetts communities facing risks starting Trail has been selected to be a part of the Big Y Community Bag earlier this week, and health officials also plan to increase Program, which is designed to make it easy for customers to public awareness campaigns encouraging Bay Staters to take contribute to their local community while supporting the envi- ample precautions such as mosquito-proofing homes and ronment. wearing long sleeves. For the month of August, each time a $2.50 reusable "In the highest-risk areas, there is a recommendation to Community Bag is purchased at the Big Y located at East.Main avoid outdoor activity from dusk to dawn," Brown said. "It Street or East.Silver Street in Westfield, $1 will be donated to doesn't mean avoiding outdoor activity completely. With the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, unless other- COVID, we've been telling people we want them outside. It's wise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag. This is a merely that you should shift your outdoor activity to daylight great way to raise awareness, support the environment and hours when the mosquitoes most likely to carry EEE are less fundraise for the cause. active." The more people who learn about the program and purchase Baker and Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel the Community Bag during the month of August, the more flagged concerns last month to get the word out early, before money raised. To learn more about this program, please visit bigy.bags4my- the updated mosquito control bill became law. The new task cause.com. force created by the law scheduled its first meeting for Friday. SAVE ON HOME SECURITY Monitored by ADT ® the #1 home security company in the U.S.

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Air Compressor starting pitcher Jack Madsen winds up against Slovak Club in Slovak Club’s Jack Stathatos fires one a Westfield Little League Baseball contest Wednesday night at Paper Mill in at Wednesday’s game against Air Field. (MARC ST.ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS) Compressor. Air Comp’s Brodie Grabiec has his eyes on the ball. Penland lifts Slovak Club over Air Compressor with HR By CHRIS PUTZ the eventual game-winner. “I was of the second, Air Compressor’s Miella waited for the ball to be runners advanced on a wild pitch. Sports Editor very lucky, and grateful.” Donovan Cummings was hit by a thrown to first base and successfully With runners in scoring position, WESTFIELD – Snap, crackle, Offense was a struggle for both pitch and – – with a little small ball made it to third. He scored on a Madsen retired the No. 3 batter with pop! teams with superb pitching from – – was bunted over by Luke dropped third strike as Matt Bedore a key strikeout. With the snap of a wrist and the both squads on display. Cummings with a perfect sacrifice. made it to first base in time. The tide turned in the sixth. crack of a bat, Slovak Club slugger Air Compressor starting pitcher Stathatos struck out the next batter Slovak Club applied some pres- Stathatos reached on a towering Brian Penland changed the outcome Jack Madsen shut out Slovak Club to end the inning though. sure in the fourth with back-to-back double to right center field. Then of Wednesday’s Westfield Little for five solid innings before his Madsen continued his brilliance two-out singles from Penland and Penland stepped to the plate and League Baseball showdown against coaches turned to the bullpen. on the mound in the third, striking Anthony Roberts. Madsen escaped smashed what turned out to be the league heavyweight Air Compressor. Madsen retired the first three bat- out three of the four batters he the inning unscathed though, strik- game-winning hit, a round tripper Penland launched a towering two- ters he faced, and after walking a faced, the lone hit being a Jacob ing out the final batter of the inning. for a 2-1 win. run home run in the sixth inning as batter to begin the second, struck Barnes single. Slovak Club reliever Michael Sanchez allowed just one hit in Slovak Club completed a thrilling out the next three batters. Air Compressor manufactured a Sanchez kept the game close, retir- the bottom of the sixth, a single 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Slovak starting pitcher Jack run in the bottom of the third. ing the side 1-2-3 in the bottom of from Brodie Grabiec. John Sardinha Air Compressor Wednesday night at Stathatos was also effective on the Brandon Miella smacked a hard the fourth, two batters via the K. was hit by a pitch before Sanchez Paper Mill Field. mound. single down the third base line, and Slovak Club threatened again in struck out the next batter and forced “I was just trying not to think to Air Compressor’s Anthony advanced to second base on a wild the top of the fifth, beginning with a a ground out to end the game. lose, try to think to win,” said Sanchez singled with one out in the pitch. John Sardinha put the ball in two-out bunt single from Barnes. It was only the second loss of the Penland, who belted a sixth-inning bottom of the first, but a double play play in the left side of the infield. Barnes advanced on a wild pitch. season for Air Compressor. Both fastball over the left field fence for ended the inning. In the home half With some heads-up baserunning, Andrew Galczynski walked. Both losses came against Slovak Club.

Brandon Mielke makes a safe steal at second base. Slovak Club’s Gabriel Hall gets the out at first on Air Comp’s Brandon Mielke.

Air Comp catcher Nick Madsen brings one in.

Air Comp’s John slides in for a run. Slovak Club’s Brian Penland beats the throw to steal second. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 - PAGE 7

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DADDY’S HOME Tony Rubino and Gary Markstein JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS ontract ridge YOUR C B HOROSCOPE HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Aug. 14, 2020: Observant, honest and funny, your extreme talents often make you a leader in your field. This year, you are challenged until winter, when your fortunes change for the better. If single, you wear your heart on your sleeve, and so attract a dominant type of individual. Not the type you need this year. If attached, you have a DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker very entwined relationship, almost breath- ing the same breaths. VIRGO gives you some rationality.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19)  You’re ready to explore and wander. Reflect upon a world map to help intuit the best places for moves or visits. Meanwhile, you take care of immediate transportation needs. Obstacles posed by communication gaps or ornery neighbors are easily overcome. Tonight: Spacing out. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) SCARY GARY Mark Buford  Today brings favorable aspects to your financial sector and enables you to attain greater security and add to your earnings. A relationship also solidifies. A practical mood prevails. Double-check directions and details con- nected to work. Tonight: Check up on an elderly relative. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)  Today brings you to the attention of others. Don’t be shy -- this is Crosswords your time to shine. Keep impatience in check. If you’re feeling stressed, seek relaxation. Get organized, and much can be accomplished. Tonight: Celebrate as only a Gemini knows how to celebrate. DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni CANCER (June 21-July 22)  Take note of your dreams. A meaningful message might be encoded. You will enjoy times of quiet reverie today. There are thoughts and feelings you might prefer to keep to yourself for the time being. Tonight: Go to bed early and get a restful sleep. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)  Today is a time to embrace ambitious goals -- think and dream big. You will be warmly welcomed into new groups. You can overcome old obstacles with ease. Helpful people are all around you. Tonight: Write up a wish list of your B.C. Mastroianni and Hart greatest aspirations. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)  Competitors provide inspira- tion. Professional obligations can be stressful. Take time to relax and regroup if you start to feel pressured. Travel, new technologies and assuming greater leader- ship are all part of expanding your hori- zons at work. Tonight: Catch up with old friends. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)  Work and activities incorpo- rating music and art from faraway lands can elevate your mind and spirit. Foreign interactions will be especially happy and comforting. While walking or engaging in ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie other active pursuits you’ll sense a deeper connection with yourself. Tonight: Daydream away. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)  Comforting and meaningful messages arrive in your dreams. Today finds you solving mysteries or engaged in research work. The security needs and decisions of others intertwine with your own finances. Tonight: Have that family discussion that’s been put off for too long. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)  A relationship reaches a turn- ing point. Expectations are important in relationships. Others appreciate you, but companions can be high maintenance. ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett Friends have valuable suggestions. Be cooperative. Teamwork is the secret to success today. Tonight: Intimate dinner with your loved one. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan 19)  Buy a new calendar to help plan your days efficiently. Time is your most precious asset now. Vow to use it wisely. Working conditions will become less stressful. Heed new information con- cerning health and fitness options. Tonight: Consult a mentor you respect. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)  Today would be a wonder- ful time to explore which way your heart really leans. A revelation about a person or Cryptoquip ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe an important interest will be realized. The rest of your day is very upbeat. Finances are promising. Tonight: Twirling around in delight. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)  Avoid confrontations or financial risk today. All that is familiar and tried-and-true has a special magic now. Visits from long-lost friends and relatives can be important. Prepare for some added household expenses. Tonight: Listen to an elderly female family member who is lonely. BORN TODAY Comedian Steve Martin (1945), director Wim Wenders (1945), actress Halle Berry (1966) PAGE 8 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES August 7, 14, 21, 2020 August 14, 2020 Dear Annie MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE Commonwealth of By ANNIE LANE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE Massachusetts By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale The Trial Court contained in a certain Mortgage given by Betsy A. Loehn to Ameriquest Mortgage Company, Probate and Family Court dated February 7, 2006 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book Hampden Probate and Stay Healthy While Working Out 15702, Page 356 as affected by a Judgment Family Court recorded on February 5, 2016 in Said Registry 50 State Street of Deeds at Book 21054, Page 170, sub- Springfield, MA 01103 Dear Annie: Our local gym opened back up recently. would: not stand upon request, not put books, crayons sequently assigned to Deutsche Bank National 413-748-7758 Only half the machines are in use, to encourage social away upon request and not pick up a dropped pencil or Trust Company, as Trustee for, Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. Asset-Backed Pass- Docket No. HD17P1358EA distancing, and only half the lockers and bathroom stalls jacket upon request. Don't parents teach children we are Through Certificates, Series 2006-R2, Under are available. We're supposed to all wear masks, but of taking their place as adults responsible for their care? the Pooling and Servicing Agreement Dated CITATION ON PETITION FOR course, sometimes masks come off during exercise Don't parents know we all have college degrees and are March 1, 2006 by Ameriquest Mortgage Com- FORMAL ADJUDICATION pany by assignment recorded in said Hamp- when people are breathing hard or jostling around. I trained to teach? Some like me have specialty certifica- den County Registry of Deeds at Book 17648, Estate of: understand that that happens. What bothers me is that tions and get called in for that reason alone. Page 226 for breach of the conditions of said Willis Foster Abbey there is one guy who never wipes down the equipment Also, it would be wonderful if teachers left a weekly Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing Date of Death: same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 02/20/2017 when he's done using it. I see him almost every time I'm lesson plan book in the desk by Friday night in the event AM on August 28, 2020 at 9 Miller Street, Westfield, MA, all and singular the premises at the gym, and it really ticks me off. With everything of illness or tragedy over the weekend. -- Besieged described in said Mortgage, to wit: that is going on, it just seems especially ignorant or Substitute To all interested persons: rude. I've given him pointed looks but that's about it. Dear Besieged: I don't know why having a substitute The land n Westfield, Hampden County, Mas- sachusetts, being known and designated as A Petition for S/A - Late and Limited Formal Would I be out of line saying something to him? -- Gym teacher that brings out the worst even in the best- Lot # 46 (forty-six) as shown on a plan of lots Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed Rat behaved classes, but it does. I'm grateful for substitute recorded in Hampden county Registry of by: Deeds in Book of Plans 2, Page 5, said Lot #46 Dear Gym Rat: Who could take issue with a friend- teachers who keep showing up for our children in spite (forty-six) being hundred and described as fol- Eliza B. Abbey of Deer Isle, ME ly reminder like "Don't forget to wipe down the of this treatment. We need you! lows: machines"? That said, now, as before the pandemic, it's Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Tipped Off" requesting that the Court enter a formal De- Commencing at a stake on the northerly side of cree and Order and for such other relief as re- always best to assume the person before you forgot to about whether or not you should tip for a massage or Miller Street, two hundred seventy-three and quested in the Petition. sanitize the equipment. Give everything a thorough dermabrasion when it is done in a doctor's office with a 50/100 (273.50) feet east of the intersection of Meadow and Miller Streets; IMPORTANT NOTICE wipe down with a disinfectant that has been proven to smirk on my face. I am a retired massage therapist, and You have the right to obtain a copy of the kill the coronavirus germs, such as Clorox Disinfecting I had my own private practice. I did accept tips but did thence running NORTHERLY in a line at right Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. Wipes, Lysol Brand All-Purpose Cleaner or hydrogen not expect them. I believe when the service is done in a angles to said Miller Street, one hundred thirty- You have a right to object to this proceed- two (132) feet to a stake; ing. To do so, you or your attorney must file peroxide. (Find a full list at epa.gov/coronavirus.) private practice or in a spa, tipping is acceptable. But if a written appearance and objection at this You should also check with management: They done in a doctor's office, no tipping should be done. thence EASTERLY in a line parallel with said Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day should have employees frequently passing through the Generally speaking, those who perform those services Miller Street, fifty (50) feet to a stake; of 08/26/2020. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a writ- facility and disinfecting all equipment as well as issuing in a doctor's office are paid more, and some even have thence SOUTHERLY in a line at right angles to ten appearance and objection if you object said Miller Street, one Hundred thirty-two(132) to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely reminders over the intercom to encourage patrons to do benefits. Additionally, the services are likely covered by feet to stake on the northerly side of said Miller the same. A germy gym is no place to get healthy. insurance if done in a doctor's office. -- Jeanie M., written appearance and objection followed Street; and by an affidavit of objections within thirty Dear Annie: In this trying time -- or anytime -- could Office Specialist thence WESTERLY on the northerly side of (30) days of the return day, action may be you please remind all parents not to let their children Dear Jeanie: I heard this sentiment from several said Miller Street, fifty(50) feet to the place of taken without further notice to you. beginning. snub, belittle and malign substitute teachers. I had 34 massage therapists and doctors' office workers follow- UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATIONUNDER years of teaching experience when I substituted. Each ing that letter. As always, I appreciate readers' expertise. Meaning and intending to convey and hereby THEMASSACHUSETTSUNIFORMPRO- time I substituted, I had children under age 8, who conveying the same premises conveyed to BATECODE(MUPC) me/us by deed dated 10/24/1979 and recor- A Personal Representative appointed un- ded with Hampden Registry of Deeds in Book der the MUPC in an unsupervised adminis- 4857, Page 128. The premises are to be sold tration is not required to file an inventory or subject to and with the benefit of all ease- annual accounts with the Court. Persons in- ments, restrictions, encroachments, building terested in the estate are entitled to notice HINTS FROM HELOISE and zoning laws, liens, unpaid taxes, tax titles, regarding the administration directly from water bills, municipal liens and assessments, the Personal Representative and may peti- rights of tenants and parties in possession, and tion the Court in any matter relating to the attorney’s fees and costs. estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOU- SAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hyland, in the form of a certified check, bank First Justice of this Court. Keep it neat treasurer’s check or money order will be re- quired to be delivered at or before the time the Date: July 29, 2020 bid is offered. The successful bidder will be re- My mother always said to make some vanilla to the batter for a change of pace. -- quired to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agree- Suzanne T. Seguin Dear Heloise: ment immediately after the close of the bidding. your bed in the morning and don’t leave dirty dishes Betty in New York The balance of the purchase price shall be Register of Probate paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in or glasses in the sink. Doing this keeps my workload NEW FROM OLD the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s down for the day and makes my home feel neater and Dear Heloise: I had an old dresser that was hand- check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee re- August 14, 2020 more organized. -- A reader in Austintown, Ohio made by my great-grandfather. It had been passed serves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any Reader, and my mother would add, always hang up down in the family and is very special to me. The and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend City of Westfield the terms of the sale by written or oral an- clothes rather than throwing them on a chair or the dresser was in great shape, but the top had been bat- nouncement made before or during the fore- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING floor. Put items to be laundered in the hamper or laun- tered, stained and scratched over time. I was going to closure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be en- INACCORDANCEWITHTHEPROVISIONS dry basket. When you take something out of a cup- refinish it, but my husband had another suggestion. titled only to a return of the deposit paid. The OFTHEMASSACHUSETTS board, put it back rather than leaving it on a counter. He had a piece of marble cut to fit perfectly over the purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION -- Heloise top of the dresser. Not only is it attractive to the eye, Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUB- GIFT WRAP IDEAS it’s easy to clean and gives the dresser a more expen- premises contained in said mortgage shall con- LICMEETINGWILLBEHELDON August 17, trol in the event of an error in this publication. 2020 at 6:30 PM VIA a Remote Call or Video. Dear Readers: I love to find unique gift wrapping. sive look. -- Addie in New Hampshire TIMEWILLBEOFTHEESSENCE. PLEASESEEAGENDAONTHECITY’S Here are a few suggestions on what you can use: Addie, what a wonderful way to bring new life to a Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. WEBSITEFORPUBLICACCESSINFORMA- * Deflated foil party balloons. treasured piece of family history. Well worth the TION. * An old map. expense of the marble. -- Heloise Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Ameriquest THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: NOTICE OF * Aluminum foil, shiny side out, covered by a sheet MOVING DAY PREP Mortgage Securities Inc., INTENT of colored, plastic wrap. Dear Heloise: My family and I recently moved Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, * White wrapping paper can be personalized with into our new home, and I wanted to share a hint that Series 2006-R2 SUBMITTED BY: Andrew Liptak stencils, colored markers, crayons or stickers. -- might make the experience a little more bearable for Present Holder of said Mortgage, FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT: By Its Attorneys, 0 City View Road (14R-16) Heloise anyone who has to pack up their belongings. I put the ORLANS PC bedsheets, pillowcases, blanket, towel and washcloth PO Box 540540 WORK WILL CONSIST OF: Construction of a SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Waltham, MA 02454 single family house and associated site im- Heloise for each family member in the drawers of the dresser. Phone: (781) 790-7800 provements. P.O. Box 795001 When we were finally done moving everything, we 19-008213 San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 knew exactly where to find what we would need for POSTED: August 14, 2020 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE our first night. This is especially helpful when moving DAVID A. DOE August 14, 2020 CONSERVATION Email: [email protected] day lasts into the evening hours and everyone is COMMISSION CHAIRMAN FRENCH TOAST TWIST exhausted. -- Laura in Montana Commonwealth of Dear Heloise: I’ve found a delicious way to make Laura, thanks for sharing. Moving day is never Massachusetts French toast. I take a little chocolate syrup and mix it easy, and it can be so frustrating trying to find what The Trial Court August 14, 2020 Probate and Family Court with the egg coating. Before serving, I mix a little you need when you can finally relax at the end of the City of Westfield chocolate to the maple syrup and drizzle it over the move. -- Heloise Hampden Probate and Family Court NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING top. Sometimes, instead of adding chocolate, I add (c)2020 by King Features Syndicate Inc. 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 INACCORDANCEWITHTHEPROVISIONS 413-748-7758 OFTHEMASSACHUSETTS Docket No. HD20P1219EA GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUB- CITATION ON PETITION FOR LICMEETINGWILLBEHELDON August 17, FORMAL ADJUDICATION 2020 at 6:30 PM VIA a Remote Call or Video. Estate of: PLEASESEEAGENDAONTHECITY’S David Joseph Phillips WEBSITEFORPUBLICACCESSINFORMA- Date of Death TION. 05/23/2020 To all interested persons: THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: DETERMIN- ATION OF APPLICABILITY A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Ap- pointment of Personal Representative has SUBMITTED BY: Sergiy Suprunchuk been filed by FOR WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT: Erin F.P. Sturgeon of Brunswick, ME 60 Lewis Road requesting that the Court enter a formal De- WORKWILL CONSIST OF: Installation of a cree and Order and for such other relief as re- concrete patio behind the house. quested in the Petition. POSTED: August 14, 2020 The Petitioner requests that: DAVID A. DOE Erin F.P. Sturgeon of Brunswick, ME CONSERVATION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. August 14, 2020 IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the City of Westfield Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceed- NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ing. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this INACCORDANCEWITHTHEPROVISIONS Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day OFTHEMASSACHUSETTS of 08/24/2020. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a writ- GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 131, SECTION ten appearance and objection if you object 40 (WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT) A PUB- to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely LICMEETINGWILLBEHELDON August 17, written appearance and objection followed 2020 at 6:30 PM VIA a Remote Call or Video. by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be PLEASESEEAGENDAONTHECITY’S taken without further notice to you. WEBSITEFORPUBLICACCESSINFORMA- TION. UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATIONUNDER THEMASSACHUSETTSUNIFORMPRO- THIS MEETING IS HELD FOR A: DETERMIN- BATECODE(MUPC) ATION OF APPLICABILITY A Personal Representative appointed un- der the MUPC in an unsupervised adminis- SUBMITTED BY: tration is not required to file an inventory or William Jr and Kristine Sheldon annual accounts with the Court. Persons in- Done Right Homes, LLC terested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may peti- FOR WORK TO BEP ERFORMED AT: tion the Court in any matter relating to the 0 Russellville Road (62R-27-1) estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WORK WILL CONSIST OF: Removal of exist- ing house and shed. Constructin of single fam- WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hyland, ily home, drivewway, well, and septic system. First Justice of this Court. POSTED: August 14, 2020 Date: July 27, 2020 DAVID A. DOE Suzanne T. 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