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Woman who set fire Finance recommends DPW request for $442,000 transfer By Amy Porter to her house released Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Finance committee voted 3-0 Thursday to recommend a transfer of $442,850 from the Department of from custody Public Works Water division undesignated funds account for By Peter Currier purchase of services, Health Insurance benefits, supplies and Correspondent gasoline accounts in the Water division. The undesignated WESTFIELD- A Westfield woman account has $790,000 in it, leaving a balance of approximately has been released from custody by $350,000 after the transfers. the Westfield District Court Thursday DPW Director David Billips said many of the expenditures afternoon after she had been held on on the list either were not addressed or had been cut at budget an arson charge since late December. time. Jordyn Brown, 28, of 57 Bristol The requested transfer of $327,850 for purchase of services Street, Westfield, was released on included freeze-dried bed trap replacement at the water treat- $20,000 personal surety following a dangerousness hearing one month ment plant for the reservoir ($100,000); a tracer study of cus- 2019 Finance committee, Dan Allie, Brent Bean, chair, and after she had been arrested. Brown tomers at the Sackett plant ($10,000); removal of asbestos John Beltrandi. (Photo by Amy Porter) insulating pipes over the bridge on Shaker Road ($15,000); has been accused of intentionally Jordyn Brown setting fire to her own home and garage doors and locks that have to be replaced; SKADA $10,000 is for needed supplies, and $5,000 for gasoline. He (Photo courtesy of The updates ($15,000); increased costs from Eversource for the said the gasoline account comes up short every year. causing thousands of dollars in dam- Westfield Police water treatment plant because the turbine wasn’t running; DPW also requested a transfer $100,000 from the Stormwater age. Brown had gone missing the day Department) another $15,000 to pay for off duty salaries; and higher costs division undesignated funds account to the Stormwater divi- after the fire and was found by detec- from Westfield Gas & Electric for heating the temporary treat- sion construction account for the Western Ave. project. Billips tives a week later in New Salem, Massachusetts, where she ment facility at Well 2. said the contractor grossly underestimated the costs of the was arrested. Billips said another $39,000 will pay for Geosphere costs to stormwater work on that project. He said while Western Ave. is Brown’s release comes with a number of conditions on measure flow and seepage at the reservoir from area brooks, a state project, the city has to pay for associated water, sewer top of the $20,000 personal surety. She must wear a GPS and $26,000 for an expert Geosphere assessment on Cabot and stormwater work. monitoring device and obey a curfew of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., Road for the feasibility of another well for the city. Other costs Finance committee member John J. Beltrandi, III asked among other conditions. She is also not to leave the state of in the purchase of services would pay for water testing. whether there was any way to go back to the contractor who Massachusetts without permission from her probation offi- Billips said $100,000 to the Health Insurance benefits cer and check in with the officer by phone once per week. account would cover the $96,000 that was cut at budget time. See DPW Request, Page 3 Brown has a pending pre-trial hearing on March 28th. Gateway receives initial approval for new vocational program By Amy Porter the certified vocational program. They will this, and of moving grade 5 to the elementary Gateway towns, the district decided to open Correspondent now move on to file the Section B application, schools, the entire middle school is now able the new, full day Preschool classroom in the HUNTINGTON – Gateway Regional which Hopson said involves a more intensive to fit onto one floor. This left the first floor Gateway complex. Superintendent Dr. David B. Hopson look at facilities and curriculum. Gateway vacant to reduce operational costs. It also cre- Under the planning and direction of announced Thursday that the high school has currently offers a Chapter 74 program in ated a capacity to look at new programs for Elementary Principal Megan Coburn, Director received their initial Section A approval for a Welding at the high school. the benefit of students, families, and the com- of Pupil Services Kurt Garivaltis, Early Chapter 74 Early Childhood and Care voca- The move to establish the new vocational munity. Childhood Leader Susan Rhoads and Facilities tional program for Gateway high school stu- program also coincides with the opening of Following a number of discussions with Director Ed Quinn, work was undertaken at a dents from the Department of Elementary and all-day Preschool at Gateway last fall. town officials last year, who encouraged fast pace last year to prepare and license a Secondary Education. Like most schools in Western Massachusetts, Gateway to go forward with the program to site, hire staff, purchase materials and trans Hopson said the Section A approval means Gateway has experienced declining enroll- help attract new families; and a survey of par- that the school has met the initial criteria for ment over the past ten years. As a result of ents of young children living in the six See Vocational Program, Page 3 PAGE 2 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS

Happy Birthdays celebrated at Genesis Health Care Center A Birthday party took place at the Westfield Genesis Health Care Center on Thursday with those in attendance wishing four of the residents a Happy Birthday. The after- noon was enjoyed by all with Birthday cake and singing and music entertainment provided by Kevin Paul on stage.

Kevin Paul Enjoying their Birthday with a photo op are residents, Richard Mathewson, age 64; Luis Hernandez, age 79; John Dillingham, age 92; and Stacia Humiston, age 98. (Photos by Don Wielgus)

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Feb. 1, the 32nd day of 2019. There are 333 days left in the year.

n Feb. 1, 1960, four black college students In 1993, Gary Bettman took office as the National Hockey Schell, 83, died in Innsbruck, Austria. began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s lunch League’s first commissioner, succeeding the NHL’s final Ocounter in Greensboro, North Carolina, where president, Gil Stein. One year ago: they’d been refused service. Republican State Rep. Don Shooter was expelled from In 1994, Jeff Gillooly, Tonya Harding’s ex-husband, plead- the Arizona House because of a lengthy pattern of sex- On this date: ed guilty in Portland, Ore., to racketeering for his part in ual misconduct, making him the first state lawmaker in In 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened for the first the attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan in exchange the U.S. to be booted out since the #MeToo movement time in New York. (However, since only three of the six for a 24-month sentence (he ended up serving six) and a emerged. Sheriff’s officials in Los Angeles said new wit- justices were present, the court recessed until the next $100,000 fine. nesses had emerged in the 1981 drowning death of ac- day.) tress Natalie Wood, prompting investigators to name her In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia broke up during re- former husband, Robert Wagner, a “person of interest” in In 1862, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” a poem by entry, killing all seven of its crew members: commander what they considered a “suspicious death.” (Detectives Julia Ward Howe, was published in the Atlantic Monthly. Rick Husband; pilot William McCool; payload commander later said the evidence hadn’t reached the threshold for Michael Anderson; mission specialists Kalpana Chawla, a murder investigation and that they had no plans to file In 1942, during World War II, the Voice of America broad- David Brown and Laurel Clark; and payload specialist Ilan criminal charges.) A judge ordered a Wisconsin girl, Mor- cast its first program to Europe, relaying it through the fa- Ramon, the first Israeli in space. gan Geyser, to be committed to a mental hospital for 40 cilities of the British Broadcasting Corp. in London. years for stabbing a classmate when she was 12 years Ten years ago: old to curry favor with the fictional horror character Slen- In 1943, during World War II, one of America’s most highly The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals der Man. decorated military units, the 442nd Regimental Combat 27-23 to win XLIII (43). Rafael Nadal held Team, made up almost exclusively of Japanese-Ameri- off Roger Federer to win the Australian Open, 7-5, 3-6, Today’s Birthdays: cans, was authorized. 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2. Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowl- Actor Stuart Whitman is 91. Folk singer Bob Shane (The edged “bad judgment” after a photo in a British newspa- Kingston Trio) is 85. Singer Don Everly is 82. Actor Garrett In 1946, Norwegian statesman Trygve Lie (TRIHG’-vuh per showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Australian Morris is 82. Bluegrass singer Del McCoury is 80. TV per- lee) was chosen to be the first secretary-general of the firefighter Dave Tree was photographed giving water to an sonality-singer Joy Philbin is 78. Comedian-actor-director United Nations. injured koala found in burned brushland in Victoria state; Terry Jones is 77. Political commentator Fred Barnes is the rescued female koala, dubbed “Sam,” became an In- 76. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is 75. Rock musician Mike In 1959, men in Switzerland rejected giving women the ternet sensation, but ended up being euthanized in Aug. Campbell (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) is 69. Blues right to vote by a more than 2-1 referendum margin. 2009. singer-musician Sonny Landreth is 68. Actor-writer- (Swiss women gained the right to vote in 1971.) producer Bill Mumy (MOO’-mee) is 65. Rock singer Ex- Five years ago: ene Cervenka is 63. Actor Linus Roache is 55. Princess In 1968, during the Vietnam War, South Vietnam’s police The United Nations’ secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, Stephanie of Monaco is 54. Country musician Dwayne chief (Nguyen Ngoc Loan) executed a Viet Cong officer pressed the U.S. and Russia to help ensure that peace Dupuy (Ricochet) is 54. Actress Sherilyn Fenn is 54. Lisa with a pistol shot to the head in a scene captured by news talks aimed at stemming Syria’s civil war would resume Marie Presley is 51. Comedian-actor Pauly Shore is 51. photographers. Richard M. Nixon announced his bid for soon after a week of peace talks ended in Geneva with Actor Brian Krause is 50. Jazz musician Joshua Redman the Republican presidential nomination. no concrete progress. became the first punter is 50. Rock musician Patrick Wilson (Weezer) is 50. Ac- elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame; joining the long- tor Michael C. Hall is 48. Rock musician Ron Welty is 48. In 1979, Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Kho- time Oakland Raider were two first-time eligible players, Rapper Big Boi (Outkast) is 44. Roots rocker Jason Is- meini (hoh-MAY’-nee) received a tumultuous welcome in linebacker and offensive tackle Walter bell is 40. Country singer Julie Roberts is 40. Actor Jarrett Tehran as he ended nearly 15 years of exile. Jones, as well as defensive end , receiv- Lennon is 37. Rock singer-musician Andrew VanWyngar- er , defensive back and de- den is 36. TV personality Lauren Conrad is 33. Actress- In 1982, “Late Night with David Letterman” premiered on fensive end Claude Humphrey. won his singer Heather Morris is 32. Actress and mixed martial NBC. fifth Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award artist Ronda Rousey is 32. Rock singer Harry Styles (One in a landslide. Academy Award-winning actor Maximillian Direction) is 25. THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 - PAGE 3 Vocational Program Continued from Page 2 GOVERMENT MEETINGS

form a section of the MONDAY, FEB, 4 Gateway courtyard into a pre- school playground. Westfield: The program opened in School Committee at 7 pm September and now serves 15 children, aged 3 and 4. The Southwick: existing preschool at Chester Conservation Commission Meeting at 7 pm Elementary also expanded to full-day. Granville: Garivaltis and high school Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm principal Jason Finnie then Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm began the process of develop- Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm ing the Early Childhood and Care vocational program for Blandford: Gateway high school stu- Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm dents. If fully approved, stu- Police Department Meeting at 6 pm dents will take specialized Selectboard Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm coursework in their freshman and sophomore years and Tolland: complete their hands-on work Board of Selectmen at 5 pm in the PreK classroom. Hopson said neither of the other vocational schools (Westfield Technical Academy and Smith TUESDAY, FEB, 5 Vocational) offer the Chapter 74 program. He said for the Westfield: Section A approval, Gateway Planning Board at 7 pm had to show job opportunities and interest, which Gateway Southwick: high school students have Select Board Public Hearing at 5:55 pm shown in the program. Hopson said the goal is to Granville: be fully approved by the fall. STGRSD School Committee Meeting at 5:30 pm Meanwhile, Hopson said having the pre-K in the Huntington: Gateway courtyard certainly Council on Aging at 1 pm brings a different feeling into Board of Assessors at 5 pm the school; having the three- and four-year-olds at play nearby. “It’s a nice change. As Andy Myers (chair of the Hilltown Collaborative) says, we’re investing in the future, Director of Pupil Services Kurt Garivaltis visits the preschoolers in their new playground in Senate bans nondisclosures; so to speak,” Hopson said. the Gateway courtyard. (Photo submitted) critics say they silence victims By BOB SALSBERG North Pond Land Massachusetts Associated Press Continued from Page 1 BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate voted unani- Republican Gov. Baker mously Thursday to adopt a rule prohibiting non-disclosure Dick Grannells, Chairman of the Lake Management Committee, clauses from being included in employment contracts or addressed the CPC about his concerns of the negative implications that to visit Boston mosque enforced against senators and staff members. may occur by not preserving the land. If the land happens to be developed, Critics of non-disclosure, or so-called “non-disparagement” Grannells said that people’s water, wells, and storm water could all be By STEVE LeBLANC agreements, argue they can be used as a tool by powerful men affected. Associated Press to silence victims of sexual harassment and shield abusers. “We’re just going in the wrong direction for improving water quality,” BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. The Senate already had an existing policy against executing Charlie Baker is planning to visit a Boston non-disclosures but the unanimous vote on an amendment said Grannells. mosque and speak briefly to its members. Deb Herath, who’s a member of the local group, Citizens Restoring Organizers say Friday’s visit to the Islamic proposed by Sen. Diana DiZoglio cements it as rule of the Congamond, is planning on working with other North Pond supporters to Society of Boston Cultural Center, the largest chamber, and one that cannot be suspended for any reason in challenge the CPC’s vote. mosque in New England, is the first by a sitting the future. “We’re going to be talking to the Select Board,” said Herath. Republican Massachusetts governor. The Senate action during its biennial rules debate contrasted During Hubbard’s discussion with the CPC he noted that the owner of Muslims are mandated to attend weekly with Wednesday’s 151-5 vote in the House against adding to the North Pond land, Denise LeClair-Robbins, was sticking with $5 mil- prayers each Friday. The service typically that chamber’s rules a similar ban on non-disclosures. lion and wasn’t expected to accept a lower offer. Hubbard noted that it was begins with an invocation at 1:00 p.m., fol- Opponents of a total prohibition cited a policy adopted by the from his understanding that in the past, a developer told LeClair-Robbins lowed by a half-hour sermon and brief congre- House last year that they said limited the agreements to those that the North Pond land was worth around $10 million instead of $5 mil- gational prayer. that were requested by victims of alleged misbehavior. lion. Organizers say Baker will sit among congre- Both the House and Senate have moved to strengthen sexu- Despite that, Hubbard told the CPC that he felt that if they voted in favor gants for the sermon and observe the prayer al harassment policies in the wake of the national #MeToo of the $500,000, he could go back to LeClair-Robbins and have a further before speaking to the community. movement, which has included misconduct allegations that conversation with her to see if she’d accept a lower offer. Approximately 1,500 congregants come to have roiled state legislatures in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With the vote not passing and the fundraising stuck at $3.35 million, it’s the center for each weekly prayer service. The non-disclosure ban “sends a clear message to our com- unsure what could happen if the North Pond property isn’t preserved. Yusufi Vali, the center’s public affairs direc- munity that we will not, nor will we in the future be in the According to Hubbard, although the Franklin Land Trust was able to con- tor, has said he hopes the visit signals “the business or silencing victims or covering up misdeeds under vince LeClair-Robbins to extend the deadline to June 30, 2019, the state’s beginning of a strong relationship” between any circumstances using public funds,” said DiZoglio, a deadline to raise the $5 million is March 1. Baker and the state’s Muslim community. Methuen Democrat beginning her first term in the Senate. She first emerged as a fierce critic of non-disclosures last year while serving in the House, revealing that she had been pressured to sign a non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreement as a young legislative aide in 2011. DiZoglio said Smith College unveils changes to campus policing, policies she was forced to leave her job at that time after false rumors spread that she and a state representative had engaged in inap- NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college and education initiatives. propriate behavior, and was told by House Speaker Robert has updated its campus security policies after a black student McCartney says the policies were shaped by recommenda- DeLeo’s office that she would not receive a six-week sever- eating lunch in a common area was questioned by campus tions from the American Civil Liberties Union, who repre- ance package unless she signed the agreement. police who had received a report of someone who seemed “out sented the student. The ban was greeted with bipartisan support in the Senate. of place.” Smith says campus police will now be required to attend “These kinds of agreements have no place in the Legislature,” Smith College in Northampton on Wednesday announced anti-profiling training. The school has also collaborated with a said Republican leader Bruce Tarr, of Gloucester, after several new policies meant to reduce the likelihood of “bias- cultural education group to provide a daylong learning confer- Thursday’s vote. related incidents.” ence. The Senate rules also specify that there can be no retaliation The president of the women’s college, Kathleen McCartney, The police response to the student last summer sparked stu- allowed against anyone who reports misconduct or cooperates says the changes involve campus policing, employee training dent anti-racism protests. with an ongoing investigation.

DPW Request Continued from Page 1 The Westfield News gave the estimate. “That’s a lot of money,” Beltrandi said. Billips said that would be up to the Law Department, but the money is needed for work that has to be done. Beltrandi said it was a question he would like to be asked. GASBUSTERS Finance committee chair Brent B. Bean, II said the request could be left in committee, and they could reconvene before the City Council meets on Feb. 7 to vote on the transfer. He said meanwhile, he would seek an answer on whether the contractor could be held accountable for TOWN OF SOUTHWICK the estimate. CITY OF WESTFIELD 2.10 Citgo * Pride 41 Franklin St 2.27 198 College Hwy Assistance for 2.19 Irving Man sentenced Retired Teachers 1400 Russel RdWhen it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a Hyper • Local term you hear a lot. The Edith Stewart Chase Pride 2.27 Shell to prison for shovel Foundation grants emergency 2.19 234 E Main StIt’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield326 NewsCollege has been Hwy providing financial assistance to retired readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and educators who confront an eco- Shell the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newpapers only attack on woman nomic crisis. Those who 2.19 259 N Elm St provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man receive benefits from the who attacked a woman with a shovel, breaking her jaw, Massachusetts Teachers big newspaper publishers,2.29 after years ofMobil cutbacks and mergers, frankly has been sentenced to up to six years in prison. Retirement Board and who are 2.19 Gulf aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage 600of smaller College markets Hwy anymore. The Cape Cod Times reports that 35-year-old Kern members of the Retired 278 Elm St Birkett pleaded guilty to charges of assault and battery Educators Association of But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant with a dangerous weapon, vandalizing property, witness coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to Massachusetts (REAM) are eli- *Cash intimidation, assault and battery causing serious bodily gible to apply to The Foundation http://thewestfieldnews.com/gasbuddy-pricesyour city, town, neighborhood and home. injury and assault and battery on a household member. for assistance. Applications are The Brockton man was also sentenced to three years available online or by calling of probation. The Foundation office in Prosecutors say Birkett was in a relationship with the Milford, MA at 508-422-0109. The Westfield News Group victim and caused her a lifetime of damage after attack- Brochures are located in the 62 School Street • Westfield, MA 01085 • (413) 562-4181 ing her in Hyannis last July. The victim told officials that Westfield Senior Center Birkett’s actions continue to haunt her to this day. The Westfield News • The Original • Fireside Lounge, 45 Noble PENNYSAVER • Longmeadow News Enfield Press Street. PAGE 4 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM THE WESTFIELD NEWS COMMENT

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To the Editor YMCA gymanstics The Westfield YMCA Gymnastics team has been doing some wonderful things that I feel should be acknowledged in your paper. Recently, we had an invitational meet called “Flip for Flight” which the proceeds (about $2,300.00) were donated to cancer research, this is the second year we have put on this meet and last year we donated approximately $1,800.00 towards cancer research. We are very proud of that accom- plishment. This Saturday we will be hosting the Mardi Gras invita- tional meet for the upper levels. The gymnasts will be throw- ing beads to the crowd with traditional music for their march in, its such a fun atmosphere for the kids and families. Trump, Pelosi remain far apart Soon we will have the Jumping Jelly Bean invitational meet for the younger gymnasts, the Easter Bunny even makes an appearance. The coaches and team go all out with all of the meets, but the invitational meets in particular. Gymnasts come on the border wall issue from all over New England to participate in these meets. They are very well run by our wonderful coaches, team members By ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLOR and family. We also have an amazing food table that teams Associated Press from all over rave about! WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has Many of our gymnasts will be attending the National YMCA declared that there’ll be no “wall money” in any compromise gymnastics meet in Wisconsin in June, which is a huge accom- border security deal as she and President Donald Trump sig- plishment for the gymnasts. This is not something we get to naled that congressional negotiators may never satisfy his do every year and being that we have five gymnasts graduating demands for his cherished Southwest border proposal. high school this year it will be a great send off for them. Many Trump, who in recent weeks has expressed indifference to of them have been with the team since they were very young, whether the term “wall” or something else is used, clung with one in particular since she was three years old! The coaches renewed tenacity to the word that became his campaign man- are so talented, caring and helpful with all of the kids, we are tra, declaring, “A wall is a wall.” Yet in a series of tweets and so very lucky to have them. statements, he issued conflicting messages about what he’d We are like one big family which I am very proud to say, we need to declare victory and suggested that merely repairing are part of the Westfield YMCA Gymnastics team. My grand- existing structures along the boundary could be a major com- daughter (who we have custody of) has been with the team ponent of a triumph. since 2010 and took classes prior to us gaining custody of her. Amid signs that Trump’s leverage in Congress is atrophy- She was an “off the wall crazy girl” before joining the team ing, he seemed to aim one tweet at his conservative followers. and now is a junior in high school, very focused A-B student He wrote that Democrats “are not going to give money to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to report- and has plans to go to college to study Oceanographer/Marine build the DESPERATELY needed WALL. I’ve got you cov- ers during a news conference a day after a bipartisan group Biology. ered. Wall is already being built, I don’t expect much help!” of House and Senate bargainers met to craft a border secu- Jeanne Lamica Pandoli Pelosi, D-Calif., left the door open for an accord that could rity compromise aimed at avoiding another government shut- Proud Gramma of a Westfield YMCA Gymnast finance some barriers, citing what she said was already exist- down, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. ing “Normandy fencing” that blocks vehicles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) “If the president wants to call that a wall, he can call that a wall,” she told reporters Thursday. She added: “Is there a and said Congress might even vote to defy him. place for enhanced fencing? Normandy fencing would work.” Yet Pelosi’s other remark — “There’s not going to be any “The president needs to know that before he heads down that wall money in the legislation” — underscored the linguistic path,” Cornyn said. battle underway. It also showed that Democrats see no reason No. 2 Senate GOP leader John Thune of South Dakota told to let Trump claim a win in a cause that stirs his hard-right reporters that “a lot of folks are uncomfortable” with an emer- voters and enrages liberals. gency declaration. He stopped short of ruling out a challenge Trump’s political muscle weakened following Democrats’ by the Senate, calling the question “hypothetical.” capture of House control in the November election. It waned Earlier this week, McConnell, R-Ky., a longtime opponent further after his surrender last week in ending a record 35-day of shutdowns, called the move “government dysfunction partial government shutdown without getting a penny of the which should be embarrassing to everyone on a bipartisan $5.7 billion he’d demanded to start building the wall. basis.” In another sign of his flagging hold over lawmakers, the Lawmakers caution that if Trump declares an emergency, GOP-controlled Senate backed legislation on a 68-23 vote future Democratic presidents might do the same for issues they Thursday that opposes withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria favor that Congress derails. Some are reluctant to cede and Afghanistan. Congress’ constitutional power to control spending to any When Trump folded on the shutdown, he agreed to reopen president, and many say there is no real border emergency. government until Feb. 15, giving lawmakers more time to Democrats offered further details of their border security craft a bipartisan border security compromise. plan Thursday, unveiling a measure that would provide no wall If there’s no deal by then, Trump has threatened to revive funds. the shutdown or declare a national emergency, which he It would significantly boost spending for scanners at ports of claims would let him shift billions from unrelated military entry, humanitarian aid for apprehended migrants, and new construction projects to erecting his wall. He criticized aircraft and ships to police the U.S.-Mexico border. It would Democrats’ negotiating stance so far, telling reporters in the freeze the number of border patrol agents and block any wall Oval Office that Pelosi is “just playing games” and saying construction in wildlife refuges along the border. GOP bargainers are “wasting their time.” Without a border security accord, lawmakers could avert Democrats remain united against those tactics. Republican another shutdown by once again temporarily financing dozens opposition seems nearly as strong, and GOP leaders are of federal agencies, perhaps for months. becoming increasingly assertive about publicly telegraphing Trump has been unpredictable in the shutdown debate, mix- those feelings to Trump. ing softer rhetoric about a multifaceted approach to border Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told reporters that “there are a security with campaign-style bluster about the wall. Lawmakers lot of us that are trying to dissuade” Trump from declaring a negotiating the bill are aware that he could quash an agreement national emergency should border security talks deadlock. at any time, plunging them back into crisis. Cornyn, a close adviser to Senate Majority Leader Mitch “Obviously, it makes it more challenging,” Cornyn told McConnell, said he has “absolute confidence” that such a reporters. “You keep talking and try to understand where he is declaration would be challenged in court, tying up the money, and try to work it out.”

The Westfield News US leaving arms control A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC treaty with Russia Flora Masciadrelli James Johnson-Corwin WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Director of Sales/ Multi-Media Manager Pompeo has announced that the U.S. is pulling out of a Classified Manager treaty with Russia that’s been a centerpiece of arms con- Marie Brazee Chris Putz Business Manager trol since the Cold War. Sports Editor The American withdrawal had been expected for Lorie Perry months. It follows years of unresolved dispute over Director of Ad Production Russian compliance with the 1987 pact, which bans cer- tain ground-launched cruise missiles. Russia denies vio- Patrick R. Berry lating the treaty. President Pompeo says the U.S. will suspend its obligations to the treaty on Saturday. Pompeo says that if Russia doesn’t 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 come into compliance, the treaty “will terminate.” (413)562-4181 U.S. officials also have expressed concern that China, which isn’t part of the treaty, is deploying large numbers www.thewestfieldnews.com Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at of missiles in Asia that the U.S. can’t counter because it’s the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in bound by the treaty. Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 - PAGE 5

In Loving Memory of Opioid maker considered profiting Gail StaSky off addiction treatment BOSTON (AP) — As the nation’s opioid crisis was deepening, the company that makes a powerful prescrip- tion painkiller considered marketing an anti-addiction drug to “an attractive market” 1 Year Anniversary of people with addictions, ~ January 25, 2019 ~ according to allegations in court documents made public Love, Juanita, Leo Thursday. Ext. 103 and Your Family The attorney general’s office in Massachusetts is suing Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, along with some company executives Man accused in girl’s and members of the family that owns it in an effort to death beaten in jail hold them accountable for the MIDDLETON, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a toll of the drug crisis in the Massachusetts man facing charges in the death of his 11-year- state. old grand-niece who died after potential fentanyl exposure On Thursday, the company was attacked by other inmates in jail. lost a legal battle to keep The Essex County Sheriff’s Department says 58-year-old some parts of the lawsuit Miguel Rivera was beaten by four other inmates at the confidential. The state made Middleton House of Corrections around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. public for the first time a Sheriff Kevin Coppinger says Rivera sustained bumps, wholly unredacted version of bruises and a small cut, and he has been placed in protective the complaint it filed last In this Aug. 17, 2018 file photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and custody. year. opioid overdoses protest outside Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn. The attor- Rivera was arraigned earlier that day on a charge of rape of The newly public allega- ney general’s office in Massachusetts is suing Connecticut-based Purdue Pharma, along with a child by force. His attorney says he denies the rape allega- tions portray Purdue as trying some company executives and members of the family that owns it in an effort to hold them tion. to profit off a crisis that it accountable for the toll of the drug crisis in the state. On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, the com- Rivera previously pleaded not guilty to permitting substan- helped spark by having its pany lost a legal battle to keep some parts of the lawsuit confidential. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) tial bodily injury to a child and misleading a police investiga- sales force tell doctors that tion in the death of the Haverhill girl last month who was the prescription painkiller staying at his apartment. OxyContin had a low addic- tion risk. public many of the specific oid addiction crisis,” the com- business. The suit from claims alleging that Purdue pany said in a statement. Years later, it was still look- Massachusetts is one of more sought to profit from a crisis According to the lawsuit, ing for ways to profit from the Officials report season’s 1st than 1,000 by state and local that has exploded since the company in 2014 and crisis, according to the filing. governments pending against OxyContin came on the mar- 2015 considered selling sub- In 2017, it considered selling flu death in Massachusetts Purdue. A federal judge in ket more than 20 years ago. oxone, a drug used to treat naloxone, a drug that reverses MILFORD, Mass. (AP) — A 12-year-old Milford boy is Cleveland overseeing law- Health officials say nearly addiction: “It is an attractive overdoses. the first child to die from flu-related illness in Massachusetts suits filed in federal court is 48,000 overdose deaths in the market,” an internal memo Other claims revealed this winter. pushing for a settlement U.S. in 2017 involved some read, according to the suit. Thursday from company doc- The boy, identified by town officials as Aaron Zenus, died aimed at stemming the crisis. type of opioid, including illic- “Large unmet need for vulner- uments assert that members of Wednesday after being treated at a hospital. Most of the lawsuits name it drugs. able, underserved and stigma- the Sackler family paid them- Milford School Superintendent Kevin McIntyre said in a multiple defendants in addi- Purdue said the lawsuit is tized patient population suf- selves more than $4 billion statement that it was a sad day for the town and that Aaron tion to Purdue, including taking pieces of company fering from substance abuse, from 2007 through last year was a beloved member of the school community. Grief coun- other drug manufacturers, documents out of context. dependence and addiction.” and that they worked with selors will be available at Stacy Middle School where the boy distributors or pharmacies. “Massachusetts seeks to Purdue said in the statement McKinsey, a drug distribution was a seventh-grader. The Massachusetts case publicly vilify Purdue, its that it was doing due diligence company, to find ways to State public health officials said it was the first pediatric focuses solely Purdue and the executives, employees and on buying rights to the anti- increase sales of opioids as flu-related death in Massachusetts this season. family that runs it, the directors while unfairly under- addiction drug, which was authorities cracked down on The most recent weekly flu report from the Department of Sacklers. mining the important work we already on the market. Purdue pharmacies that made illegiti- Public Health indicated an increase in rates of flu-like illness It also is the first to make have taken to address the opi- never went into the suboxone mate sales. in the state.

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RIGHT AT HOME Kitchen islands evolve to meet today’s needs By KIM COOK Associated Press Prep surface. Gathering spot. Storage solution. The kitchen island is one of those home elements that seems to have known its purpose from its inception: a utilitarian divider between kitchen and family zones, the heart of the home. Over the years, the kitchen island has come to offer far more than counter space. It might include a cooktop, book- shelves, drop-down bar, sink and acres of granite. Today’s islands come in all shapes and sizes, and have been tailored for all kinds of purposes. One important addi- tion is connectivity: Designers and architects are integrating plugs, ports and other tech features into the kitchen island. For one project, New York City designer Michael Wood integrated a system of USB ports and outlets into a kitchen island that also included ample storage, good seating and a clever pet-feeding nook. “The result is a family hub of activ- ity,” he says. This photo provided by Michael Wood Interiors shows a kitchen project by interior designer Michael Wood in New York’s Granite has given ground to more performance-friendly West Village, in which he used butcher block, soapstone and Corian on the island. Mixed materials are a popular trend for countertops. Engineered materials like Dekton, Silestone, today’s kitchen islands. (Allyson Lubow/Michael Wood Interiors via AP) Corian and others are heat-, scratch- and stain-resistant. Designers are using real and faux woods, too. And there’s a element,” he says. trend toward combining different types of surfaces. In anoth- Wood recommends under-cabinet LED lights and direc- er project, Wood used soapstone, butcher block and Corian tional sconces, all dimmable. Pendants are popular, but if on the kitchen island. you’ve got a low ceiling, be mindful of their positioning. “An island is a great place to be creative,” says Chicago Minimalist horizontal fixtures that sit just slightly below the kitchen designer Mick De Giulio. “I often combine materials ceiling might work better; for instance, Lightology’s Essence and use them to define various functions.” fixture, a barely-there sliver of brass or nickel, casts a warm For instance, he has used a thick chunk of hand-scraped glow but doesn’t loom over the island. West Elm has the wenge wood, for example, as a breakfast countertop: “I like Linear pendant with a walnut finish that’s slim and stylish. the warmer, softer surface to rest your arms and elbows.” Then he might use polished stainless steel as a joinery or accent element. In a tight galley kitchen, an island might replace a wall, giving a renovated kitchen more breathing room, more light and more work space. Cabinetry and shelving on the island can hold kids’ craft gear, books or barware. Built-in micro- waves, ovens and deep, pullout drawers offer efficiency. In a larger home, the island can serve even more purposes, including breakfast bar, entertainment zone or home office. Look for seating that complements the room: Sturdy bases and backrests make for safe, comfy places to settle in, while low-profile stools that slide out of sight might be all you need for occasional use. Pick pieces with easily cleaned perfor- mance fabrics, or go with plastic, steel or wood if you’ve got messy eaters. This photo shows West Elm's Linear fixture which marries Spend some time on the lighting, Wood advises. If the walnut wood finish with slim suspension and powerful LEDs kitchen is a work center, put in task lighting. that provide warm lighting. This low-profile style is a good “For others who never cook, lighting is almost a decorative option in a minimalist kitchen or where ceilings may be espe- cially low. (West Elm via AP) If you just need an island work zone, consider Slate This photo provided by CB2 shows Slate Design's grey Design’s freestanding ones designed by Mark Daniel, and washed wood island with shelves and a cubby, which turns available at CB2 . There’s a high-gloss, white-lacquered ver- even a city-sized galley kitchen into a more useable space. sion with a cubby, open shelving and a white marble top, or a There's a longer white lacquered version as well; both come somewhat shorter one in a gray-washed wood with marble with marble top. (CB2 via AP) top. ‘Brew’ up your own potting mix By LEE REICH ers. Associated Press The mineral aggregate My gardening season loosens up the mix to let begins on my garage floor. water flow readily into and Here I mix potting soil that through it. Vermiculite and will nourish this season’s perlite are two lightweight seedlings and replace worn- aggregates, the first made out soil around the roots of from heated mica and the sec- houseplants. ond from heated volcanic Why make potting soil? rock. Sand and calcined clay Why bake bread? (“kitty litter”) are heavier There’s really no special aggregates, so are useful for magic in good potting soil. top-heavy plants such as cacti. Organic matter in potting BASIC soils acts like a sponge to absorb water, which plants INGREDIENTS can then draw on between This photo provided by Michael Wood Interiors shows a The three basic ingredients waterings. Organic matter kitchen project by interior designer Michael Wood in New in my mix are garden soil, also buffers soils against dras- mineral aggregate and organ- tic changes in acidity, and York's Tribeca neighborhood, where Wood integrated This undated photo shows potting soil being made in New Paltz, charging stations and a pet feeding zone into the island. ic matter. Used alone, garden keeps nutrients from washing soil is too dense for contain- N.Y. “Brewing” your own potting mix is very satisfying and use- out through the bottom of Islands are usually the heart of the home. (Michael Wood ful, and requires just a few basic ingredients. (Lee Reich via AP) Interiors via AP) seedling flats and flower pots. 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Now it finally has something to show for the effort, though it’s come at a cost. “Honestly, this robot drove me insane,” said iRobot CEO Colin Angle after showing off Terra, the company’s long- awaited first lawn mower. “It has been an obsession.” The flat square autonomous grass-cutter that Angle’s com- pany unveiled Wednesday resulted from a protracted engineer- ing struggle that included dead-end experiments and a conflict with radio astronomers. Angle and his colleagues have been fielding the question, “So, when are you going to mow my lawn?” since the com- pany starting selling Roombas in 2002. But teaching a robot to navigate a typical American yard without destroying its flow- erbeds was harder than it first seemed. “There was a lot of despair and frustration on the journey,” Angle said. Engineers threw every technology and mechanical design they could at the secret project, which they hid behind tall, opaque fences abutting a freeway just outside iRobot’s Massachusetts headquarters. The test lawn included a picnic table and other obstacles. The first problem was helping the robot identify its location In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, iRobot co-founder and CEO Colin Angle is illuminated in blue-green light while so it wouldn’t get lost and miss spots. Satellite-based GPS holding a Roomba vacuum in a hallway decorated in patents the company owns, at their headquarters in Bedford, Mass. technology didn’t do the trick; it was too “finicky” because Building a robot lawn mower seemed the logical next step for iRobot, which invented the pioneering robotic vacuum Roomba. interference from tree branches or nearby houses could render Terra, the company’s long-awaited first lawn mower, is being publicly unveiled Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles it useless, Angle said. Krupa, File) Also ineffective was the sophisticated computer vision that powers the latest Roombas. The technology didn’t work well outside because camera lenses can get blocked by leaves or Angle said that works well in Germany, where backyards are mulchers that are meant to work slowly on a lawn — instead of dirt, and its machine-learning algorithms get confused as the typically small, flat and rectangular, but not in the meandering the typical once-a-week cut with a push mower, it can maneu- mower bumps up and down. Laser range-finders and ground- lawns of the United States. American lawn culture also sets a ver around a lawn daily or a few times a week — and returns to based beacons presented different challenges. higher bar for what a cut should look like: straight, back-and- its station when complete. Users can schedule the machine with The company made so many attempts that several early forth lines are prized, he said. a phone app; if it runs down on juice while moving, it will lawnbot prototypes can be spotted in the 2008 heist film “21.” The company finally found its answer in a radio technology return to its dock to recharge, then resume where it left off. They make their appearance in a scene where Angle plays a based on “ultra-wide” bandwidths that would guide the mowers Along with the radio technology, it has a variety of other sen- professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the help of beacons situated around the lawn, combined sors to avoid tin cans and other unexpected debris. announcing the winner of a robotics competition. The current with the map-making memory that iRobot already uses for its The robot will first launch in Germany, where iRobot hopes Terra looks nothing like those prototypes. vacuums. But that idea ran afoul of astronomers who said the to capitalize on an existing market where perimeter-based mod- “We had given up,” Angle said of the project. “We probably radio signals could interfere with their studies of interstellar els made by Husqvarna, Bosch and other firms are already gave up twice.” chemistry. popular. The mowers will go on sale in the U.S. in 2020 after Ultimately, though, financial pressure on the robot maker to IRobot eventually won permission from the Federal an invite-only beta launch later this year. diversify its product lineup raised the stakes. (After spinning Communication Commission to use ultra-wide bandwidth for Forrester consumer technology analyst Frank Gillett said off its defense robotics division in 2016, iRobot is almost wireless robotic lawn mowers — though not before Harvey iRobot seems to have solved some of the technical difficulties exclusively a seller of vacuums. The main exception is the Liszt, spectrum manager for the National Radio Astronomy of autonomously mowing to U.S. lawn culture standards, but he Braava robotic mop, which accounts for a fraction of total Observatory, argued to the FCC that “there is already a com- remains skeptical that there’s enough demand among American revenue.) petitive market for robotic lawn mowers using wire loops, homeowners, many of whom are either proud of their push- Robotic lawn mowers also started to proliferate in Europe, which has somehow failed to stanch the stream of ghastly acci- mowing work or willing to pay someone else to do it. where they’re now a roughly $300 million industry. Those dents and spilt gasoline that iRobot associates with the mun- “The bigger issue is still the cost,” Gillett said. The company robo-mowers, however, require homeowners to set up a perim- dane practice of lawn-mowing.” hasn’t yet disclosed Terra’s likely price, but existing high-end eter of boundary wires to keep the machines in a confined area. The quiet, electric-power mower sports a pair of tri-blade robotic mowers can run well over $1,000.

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NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. Super Bowl LIII Sunday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. EST (CBS)

PATRIOTS SEASON AT AGLANCE

Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 29 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 25 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 vs. HOU @JAC @DET vs. MIA vs. IND vs. KC @CHI @BUF vs. GB @TEN @NYJ vs. MIN @MIA @PIT vs. BUF vs. NYJ W27-20 L31-20 L26-10 W38-7 W38-24 W43-40 W38-31 W25-6 W31-17 L34-10 W27-13 W24-10 L34-33 L17-10 W24-12 W38-3

PLAYOFFS: Beat L.A. Chargers 41-28 in divisional round; beat Chiefs 37-31 (OT) in championship game.

PATRIOTS ROSTER Projected starters in boldface

No., Name Pos. Ht. Wt.Exp. College Title 2 Brian HoyerQB6-2 216 10 Michigan St. 3 K6-1 215 13 Memphis 6 Ryan Allen P6-2 220 6La. Tech 11 WR 5-10 198 10 Kent St. How do the 12 QB 6-4 225 19 Michigan 13 WR 5-10 192 4Miami (Fla.) 15 Chris Hogan WR 6-1 210 6Monm. (NJ) Patriots and 18 WR 6-0 205 11 UCLA 21 DB 6-1 205 6Rutgers 22 DB 6-4 224 2Connecticut 23 S5-11 215 10 Oregon Rams match up? 24 Stephon GilmoreCB6-1 202 7S. Carolina 26 RB 5-11 215 RGeorgia 27 J.C. Jackson DB 6-1 198 RMaryland Fight 28 James White RB 5-10 205 5Wisconsin 29 Jr. DB 5-10 198 RFlorida 30 Jason McCourty CB 5-11 195 10 Rutgers 31 Jonathan Jones DB 5-10 190 3Auburn WHEN THE PATRIOTS RUN receiving yards per game in the favorite targets when Cooper Kupp 32 Devin McCourty DB 5-10 195 9Rutgers 34 RB 5-10 215 6Nebraska Sony Michel has had one of the best playoffs. James White is averag- went down, but had two 1,000-yards 35 DB 5-10 185 RW. Carolina postseason performances for a rookie ing 73 receiving yards per game receivers at his disposal with Robert 36 Brandon King LB 6-2 220 4Auburn running back in Patriots history. He’s and looks like he’s Woods (1,219 yards) and Brandin 43 DB 6-0 215 7Ohio St. 46 FB 6-3 255 6Brown averaging 121 yards per game to go emptying the tank. The Rams have Cooks (1,204). Gurley (580 receiving 49 LS 6-3 245 4Navy with five rushing touchdowns. Michel Pro Bowlers Aqib Talib and Marcus yards and four touchdowns) also 50 LB 5-11 232 10 N. Dakota St. is one of two players in franchise Peters at cornerback. Los Angeles factors into the passing game. The 52 LB 6-0 238 3Houston 53 Kyle Van NoyLB6-3 250 5BYU history to have back-to-back 100-yard was ranked 14th in the NFL in pass Patriots finished eighth in the NFL in 54 Dont’a HightowerLB6-3 260 7Alabama games in the playoffs, joining Lau- defense in 2018. passing defense. All-Pro cornerback 55 DE 6-2 260 6Ohio St. rence Maroney. Rex Burkhead has 53 Edge: Patriots leads the way 58 DL 6-3 280 1Chattanooga 59 Albert McClellan LB 6-2 235 8Marshall rushing yards in the playoffs, but he’s along with standout rookie J.C. Jack- 60 David AndrewsC6-3 300 4Georgia scored three touchdowns. The Rams WHEN THE RAMS RUN son and veterans Devin McCourty, 61 OL 6-6 335 8TCU are tough up front with Todd Gurley is one of the best run- Jason McCourty and Patrick Chung. 62 OL 6-5 308 3N.C. St. 66 OL 6-2 300 3Iowa and . They finished ning backs in the NFL. He finished Edge: Even 68 LaAdrian Waddle OL 6-6 315 6Texas Tech the season ranked 23rd in the NFL in third in the NFL this year with 1,251 69 OL 6-1 310 4Ga. Tech 70 Adam Butler DL 6-4 300 2Vanderbilt rush defense. The Rams have been rushing yards. He led the league COACHING 71 DL 6-2 345 4Washington solid this postseason shutting down with 17 rushing touchdowns. An is one of four head 75 Ted Karras OL 6-4 305 3Illinois the likes of Ezekiel Elliot (47 rushing injury to Gurley, however, brought coaches to win five or more cham- 77 Trent BrownOL6-8 380 4Florida 80 Stephen Anderson TE 6-2 230 3California yards), Mark Ingram (31) and Alvin C.J. Anderson into the fold. Ander- pionships since postseason play 83 TE 6-3 265 7Clemson Kamara (15). son has more rushing yards (167) began in 1933, but the only one to 84 WR 6-2 228 6Tennessee Edge: Patriots than Gurley (125) this postseason. win five Super Bowls. He’s one vic- 87 Rob Gronkowski TE 6-6 268 9Arizona 90 Malcom BrownDL6-2 320 4Texas This season, the Patriots finished tory away from tying 91 Deatrich Wise Jr. DL 6-5 275 2Arkansas WHEN THE PATRIOTS PASS 11th in run defense and had a rough and as the only 93 DL 6-4 315 8Arizona St. This postseason, Tom Brady has stretch in the middle of the season. coaches with six championships. 94 DE 6-3 280 8Iowa 95 DE 6-5 250 2Young. St. been lights out. The quarterback is Edge: Rams Rams head coach Sean McVay, 33, 97 DL 6-6 295 3Miami (Fla.) averaging 344.5 passing yards per will become the youngest head 98 DL 6-2 265 4Arkansas game. He’s thrown for two touch- WHEN THE RAMS PASS coach in NFL history to coach in the downs and two , but Jared Goff is coming off the best Super Bowl. when the game’s on the line, he’s season of his career with 4,688 Edge: Patriots RAMS ROSTER Projected starters in boldface the man you want under center. passing yards, 32 touchdowns and Mark Daniels, Julian Edelman 4 Greg Zuerlein K6-0 191 7Missouri W. is averaging 123.5 12 interceptions. He lost one of his The Providence Journal 6 Johnny Hekker P6-5 241 7Oregon St. 11 KhaDarel Hodge WR 6-2 205 RPV A&M 12 Brandin Cooks WR 5-10 183 5Oregon St. 14 Sean Mannion QB 6-6 223 4Oregon St. 16 Jared Goff QB 6-4 222 3California 17 Robert Woods WR 6-0 195 6USC 19 JoJo Natson WR 5-7 153 2Akron Patriots QB Rams RB 20 Lamarcus Joyner S5-8 191 5Florida St. 21 Aqib Talib CB 6-1 209 11 Kansas Tom Brady Todd Gurley 22 CB 6-0 195 4Washington 23 Nickell Robey-Coleman CB 5-8 180 6USC 24 Blake Countess DB 5-10 191 3Auburn 26 Mark Barron ILB 6-2 230 7Alabama 30 Todd Gurley RB 6-1 224 4Georgia 31 Darious Williams DB 5-9 187 RUAB 32 Troy Hill CB 5-11 183 3Oregon 33 Justin Davis RB 6-1 199 2USC 35 C.J. Anderson RB 5-8 225 6California 37 Sam Shields CB 5-11 178 8Miami (Fla.) 41 Marqui Christian S5-11 207 3Midw. St. 42 John Kelly RB 5-10 205 RTennessee 43 John Johnson III S6-0 209 2Boston Coll. 44 Jake McQuaide LS 6-2 235 8Ohio St. 45 Ogbonnia OkoronkwoLB6-2 253 ROklahoma 49 Trevon Young OLB 6-4 259 RLouisville 50 Samson Ebukam OLB 6-3 245 2E. Wash. 52 Ramik Wilson LB 6-2 238 4Georgia 53 Justin Lawler OLB 6-4 265 RSMU 54 Bryce Hager LB 6-1 237 4Baylor 55 Brian Allen C6-2 303 RMichigan St. 56 Dante Fowler Jr. OLB 6-3 255 4Florida 58 Cory Littleton ILB 6-3 228 3Washington 59 Micah Kiser LB 6-0 244 RVirginia 64 Jamil DembyOG6-5 321 RMaine 64 John Sullivan C6-4 312 11 Notre Dame 66 Austin Blythe C6-3 298 3Iowa 69 Sebastian Joseph-DayDT6-4 310 RRutgers 70 Joseph Noteboom T6-5 321 RTCU 76 Rodger Saffold OG 6-5 323 9Indiana 77 Andrew Whitworth OT 6-7 330 13 LSU 79 Rob Havenstein OT 6-8 330 4Wisconsin 81 Gerald Everett TE 6-3 240 2S. Alabama 82 Johnny Mundt TE 6-4 233 1Oregon 83 Josh Reynolds WR 6-3 196 2Texas A&M 89 Tyler Higbee TE 6-6 255 3W. Kentucky 90 Michael Brockers DL 6-5 305 7LSU 92 Tanzel Smart DT 6-1 295 2Tulane 93 Ndamukong Suh DT 6-4 313 9Nebraska 94 John Franklin-Myers DE 6-4 288 RS.F. Austin 95 Ethan Westbrooks DE 6-4 287 5W. Tex. A&M 96 Matt LongacreOLB 6-3 265 4NWMissouri 99 Aaron Donald DT 6-1 280 5Pittsburgh

RAMS SEASON AT AGLANCE

Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 27 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 19 Dec. 2 Dec. 9 Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 @OAK vs. ARI vs. LAC vs. MIN @SEA @DEN @SF vs. GB @NO vs. SEA vs. KC @DET @CHI vs. PHI @ARI vs. SF W33-13 W34-0 W35-23 W38-31 W33-31 W23-20 W39-10 W29-27 L45-35 W36-31 W54-51 W30-16 L15-6 L30-23 W31-9 W48-32

PLAYOFFS: Beat Cowboys 30-22 in divisional round; beat Saints 26-23 (OT) in championship game.

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On the opening face-off Southwick took the puck down the Nick Ensign uses his body to keep the Ludlow player away Andrew Morris makes a good save on a high blocker side ice for a good scoring chance with John Lacey taking the from the puck near the boards.(Photo by Bill Deren) shot.(Photo by Bill Deren) open shot.(Photo by Bill Deren) Rams hockey takes steps to improve By Chris Putz Staff writer WEST SPRINGFIELD – The final score may have heavily favored the Ludlow High School boys hockey team in the end as the Lions upended Southwick 6-1 at the Olympia Ice Rink, but for the Rams it was another step up the ladder for their first year- varsity program. Aidan McBride (2 goals, 1 Noah Jubb (9) holds the Ludlow player against the boards assist) and Cole Moutinho (1 while Thomas Whalley (13) takes the puck away.(Photo by Bill goal, 2 assists) scored three Deren) points apiece and Humberto Terrinca had one goal and one assist to lead Ludlow. Evan Iglesias scores Southwick’s first goal on a backhand shot through the five-hole.(Photo “In no way, shape, or form by Bill Deren) does the score reflect how well we played today,” said for a bright future,” coach Southwick coach Chris D’Angelo said. “All I can ask D’Angelo, whose team fell for is continued improvement victim to some awkward by (all of) them.” deflections. Southwick’s next step will Evan Iglesias scored the be to take on Mount Everett at lone goal for Southwick, Berkshire School Monday at 7 which trailed in shots on net p.m. just 32-27. Nate Gendron assisted. BOYS BASKETBALL “From beginning of the year until now, our players Second-half surge have made tremendous propels Tigers After a nice rush up ice Evan Iglesias takes a high shot on strides,” coach D’Angelo goal.(Photo by Bill Deren) said. “They’ve shown signifi- Westfield Technical cant improvement defensive- Academy 58, ly, more net presence, good Gateway 42 team offense, good team Westfield Tech outscored defense, starting to play the Gateway 39-24 in the second body, doing more of the little half to cruise past visiting things to set themselves up for Gateway. Derrien Wilson the future.” Grant, Darryl Reopel and Josh Saints’ Emma Goodreau (40) drives toward the basket. Points against Southwick’s Bush each stepped up in the (Photo by Chris Putz) defense have decreased since fourth quarter, following game plan and got the job Week 1. David Tikhonchuk’s early done.” In addition, Southwick dis- departure from the game after Shea nets played several highlight-reel fouling out. The three Tigers GIRLS BASKETBALL worthy moments, including: combined for 20 fourth-quar- all-time high Teagan Stannard’s sharp ter points. Falcons ground McCann Tech 42, skills, Nick Ensign’s wall-to- “It was great to see the guys Southwick 37 wall stick-handling, Iglesias come together and fight Bombers Kathleen Shea scored a hustle, Paul Whalley’s marked through some frustrating Minnechaug 72, career-high 14 points to lead improvement, and freshman frames during the game,” Westfield 35 Southwick. Rams’ Hannah John Lacey’s improved vision, Westfield Technical Academy Kaela Mochak led Westfield Burke chipped in with 11. especially getting back on boys basketball head coach with 14 points. Bombers’ Southwick’s Michelle St. defense to help out. Kyle Dulude said. “They kept Emma Pedolzky had nine. Jacques added her first varsi- “John is showing promise their composure, stuck to the ty points (3), and delivering outstanding defense. St. Mary’s Jessica Crosby (25) attempts a shot. (Photo by Chris Putz) Saints win again St. Mary’s 51, Smith Voke 43 St. Mary’s went on an 18-5 run to begin the game, and never wavered. The Saints produced three double-digit scorers – Madie Donais (17 points), Jessica Crosby (11), and Amelia Willenborg (11). Bucko, Gators prevail Gateway 34, Commerce 27 Peyton Bucko drained four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points in leading Gateway to victory. Gators’ Becca Herman had seven points, St. Mary’s Amelia Willenborg (33) works the ball around on St. Mary’s Erin Olearcek (30) puts a shot up over the Smith Voke defense Thursday night at Hannah Duggan had five, and offense. (Photo by Chris Putz) Westfield Intermediate School on Southampton Road. (Photo by Chris Putz) Grace Van Buren, 4.

H.S. Winter Sports RESULTS/STANDINGS

BOYS ICE HOCKEY BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS SWIMMING Thursday’s Results Westfield 8-4-1 Westfield 2-11 Westfield 8-2 BOYS ICE HOCKEY Southwick 0-11-1 Westfield Technical Academy 5-5 Ludlow 6, Southwick 1 St. Mary 1-11 WRESTLING Westfield 7-1 BOYS BASKETBALL GIRLS BASKETBALL Southwick 7-7 Southwick 0-2* Westfield Technical Academy 58, Gateway 42 Westfield 6-9 Gateway 0-7 Gateway 1-0* GIRLS BASKETBALL Westfield Technical Academy 0-12 Minnechaug 72, Westfield 35 St. Mary 8-4 GIRLS SWIMMING GIRLS ICE HOCKEY McCann Tech 42, Southwick 37 Southwick 6-7 Westfield 8-2 Longmeadow-Westfield 7-2 St. Mary’s 51, Smith Voke 43 Gateway 7-3 *Reports Missing Gateway 34, Commerce 27

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Winter Sports Schedules

WESTFIELD WESTFIELD ST. MARY’S SOUTHWICK GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL -TOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL ACADEMY -GRANVILLE

Fri., Feb. 1 Fri., Feb. 1 Fri., Feb. 1 Fri., Feb. 1 Fri., Feb. 1 JV BOYS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 5:30 JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Duggan No Sports Scheduled JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Palmer, JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley p.m. Academy, 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Duggan Academy, Mon., Feb. 4 BOYS/GIRLS INDOOR TRACK & JV BOYS HOOPS vs. BOYS/GIRLS INDOOR TRACK BOYS HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley 7 p.m. FIELD vs. Holyoke, Smith College Mohawk, Westfield Intermediate @ TBD, Smith College Christian Academy, 7 p.m. School (Southampton Road), 5 (Northampton), 6:45 p.m. (Northampton), 6:45 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 7 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Pathfinder, 5:30 GIRLS HOOPS @ Pioneer BOYS HOOPS vs. Palmer, 7 Sat., Feb. 2 p.m. Valley Christian Academy, p.m. WRESTLING @ Southwick Duals, 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Sat., Feb. 2 BOYS HOOPS vs. Mohawk, BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Wachusett, Tues., Feb. 5 Westfield Intermediate School Sat., Feb. 2 Mon., Feb. 4 Amelia Park Ice Arena, 5 p.m. No Sports Scheduled (Southampton Road), 6:30 p.m. WRESTLING – Southwick JV GIRLS HOOPS @ Franklin Tech, SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ Duals, 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6 Berkshire East, 5 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Franklin Tech, 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 4 JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. JV BOYS HOOPS @ St. Mary’s, Minnechaug, Cyr Arena, 3 p.m. SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ Berkshire SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ Berkshire Tues., Feb. 5 Westfield Intermediate School, 5 p.m. BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – East, 5 p.m. East, 5 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ St. Mary’s, PVIAC Race #7, Berkshire East, JV GIRLS HOOPS @ West Mon., Feb. 4 Westfield Intermediate School, 6:30 p.m. 5 p.m. JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. Turners Tues., Feb. 5 Springfield, 5:30 p.m. Falls, 5:30 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, 5 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ West Springfield, Thurs., Feb. 7 Wed., Feb. 6 GIRLS HOOPS vs. Smith Voke, 6 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS vs. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Turners SKIING @ PVIAC Race #7, Berkshire 7 p.m. Westfield Technical Academy, Falls, 7 p.m. East, 5 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School, BOYS ICE HOCKEY @ Mount BOYS HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, 6:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 5 Fri., Feb. 8 5 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin Tech, BOYS HOOPS vs. Westfield Everett, Berkshire School, BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – PVIAC Race 5:30 p.m. Technical Academy, Westfield 7:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 6 #7, Berkshire East, 5 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Franklin Tech, 7 Intermediate School, 6:30 p.m. SKIING – PVIAC RACE @ JV BOYS HOOPS @ Hampshire, 5:30 JV BOYS HOOPS @ Sci-Tech, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Monson, 6 p.m. Berkshire East, 5 p.m. p.m. p.m. WRESTLING vs. Taconic, 6 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Sci-Tech, 7 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 Thurs., Feb. 7 Tues., Feb. 5 BOYS HOOPS @ Hampshire, 7 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Commerce, SKIING @ PVIAC Race #7, Wed., Feb. 6 6 p.m. Berkshire East, 5 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 7 No Sports Scheduled Tues., Feb. 12 JV BOYS HOOPS @ Granby, No Sports Scheduled No Sports Scheduled Fri., Feb. 8 JV BOYS HOOPS @ Duggan 5:30 p.m. Academy, 5 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 7 Wed., Feb. 13 BOYS HOOPS @ Granby, 7 Fri., Feb. 8 JV GIRLS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 5:30 BOYS HOOPS @ Duggan p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ McCann Tech, JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, Academy, 7 p.m. p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS @ Chicopee, 7 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 7 Mon., Feb. 11 Wed., Feb. 6 BOYS HOOPS @ McCann Tech, 7 p.m. p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Pathfinder, JV BOYS HOOPS @ Ludlow Fri., Feb. 8 GIRLS HOOPS vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School High School, 5:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11 INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS (Southampton Road), 6 p.m. BOYS HOOPS @ Ludlow High BOYS HOOPS vs. Duggan Academy, (at Smith College-Northampton), Thurs., Feb. 14 Tues., Feb. 12 School, 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. No Sports Scheduled GIRLS HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley JV BOYS HOOPS vs. East BOYS/GIRLS SKIING – JV GIRLS HOOPS @ Baystate Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. PVIAC Race #8, Berkshire East, Academy Charter Public School, Christian Academy, 6:30 p.m. BOYS HOOPS vs. East Fri., Feb. 15 5 p.m. Dunbar Community Center, 4 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS @ Smith Voke, GIRLS HOOPS vs. Southwick, Longmeadow, 7 p.m. BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. Tues., Feb. 12 JV BOYS ICE HOCKEY vs. 5 p.m. Westfield Intermediate School Chicopee Comp, Amelia Park Ice JV GIRLS HOOPS vs. Ware, 5:30 p.m. SImsbury, Amelia Park Ice Arena, BOYS HOOPS @ Smith Voke, (Southampton Road), 4 p.m. GIRLS HOOPS vs. Ware, 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:30 p.m. JV BOYS HOOPS vs. Arena, 8 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULE

Indoor Track Fri.-Sat. Feb 1-2 Thur Feb. 14 Sat Feb. 23 MASCAC NEICAAA Championship Reggie Lewis WORCESTER STATE 7:35 Quarterfinals TBD Center- Boston, Mass. Indoor Track Men’s Basketball Indoor Track Saturday Feb. 16 Sat Feb. 23 Saturday Feb. 2 MASCAC/Alliance Championships MASCAC Championship TBA Wesleyan University Invitational Plymouth State- Women’s Basketball Wesleyan University- Middletown, Conn. Plymouth, NH Sat Feb. 23 Swimming Ice Hockey MASCAC Championship TBA Sat Feb. 2 at Western Sat Feb. 16 at Swimming Connecticut 12:00 Fitchburg State 4:00 Sun Feb. 24 New England Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Championships at MIT Sat Feb. 2 Sat Feb. 16 Ice Hockey BRIDGEWATER STATE 12:00 WORCESTER STATE 12:00 Tues Feb. 26 MASCAC Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Semifinals TBD Sat Feb. 2 Sat Feb. 16 Indoor Track BRIDGEWATER STATE 2:00 WORCESTER STATE 2:00 Saturday Mar. 2 Last Men’s Basketball Wed Feb. 6 Ice Hockey Tue Feb. 19 PLYMOUTH Chance Qualifying Meet TBD FRAMINGHAM STATE 5:30 STATE 7:35 Ice Hockey Women’s Basketball Men’s Basketball Sat Mar. 2 MASCAC Wed Feb. 6 Tues Feb. 19 Championship TBD FRAMINGHAM STATE 7:30 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBA Indoor Track Ice Hockey Women’s Basketball Fri.-Sat. Mar. 8-9 NCAA Thur Feb. 7 Tues Feb. 19 Division III Championships Reggie Lewis FRAMINGHAM STATE 7:35 MASCAC Quarterfinals TBA Center, Roxbury, Mass. Swimming Swimming Sat Feb. 9 LEC Thu Feb. 21 New England Championships 12:00 Championships at MIT Men’s Basketball Men’s Basketball LONGMEADOW HIGH SCHOOL Sat Feb. 9 at Salem Thur Feb. 21 - Girls’ Ice Hockey State 1:00 MASCAC Semifinals TBA Women’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Sat., Feb. 2 Sat Feb. 9 at Thur Feb. 21 GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) vs. Shrewsbury, Olympia (West Springfield), 1:20 p.m. Salem State 3:00 MASCAC Semifinals TBA Ice Hockey Swimming Sat Feb. 9 UMASS Fri Feb. 22 New England Fri., Feb. 8 DARTMOUTH 5:35 Championships at MIT GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) @ Suffield, Enfield Indoor Track Indoor Track Twin Rinks, 9:20 p.m. Saturday Feb. 9 Dave Fri.-Sat. Feb. 22-23 New Hemery Invitational England Division III Finals (W) Bowdoin Boston University- College- Brunswick, ME Sat., Feb. 9 Boston, Mass. Indoor Track GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) vs. Marblehead, Men’s Basketball Fri.-Sat. Feb. 22-23 New Olympia (West Springfield), 3:50 p.m. Wed Feb. 13 at England Division III Finals (M) MIT – Fitchburg State 5:30 Cambridge, Mass. Women’s Basketball Swimming Fri., Feb. 15 Wed Feb. 13 at Sat Feb. 23 New England GIRLS ICE HOCKEY (WHS Co-Op) @ East Catholic, Fitchburg State 7:30 Championships at MIT Newington Arena, 8:30 p.m. Ice Hockey Ice Hockey

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N AtioNAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Milwaukee 37 13 .740 — 8-2 W-2 22-4 15-9 25-7 Toronto 37 16 .698 1½ 6-4 L-1 21-5 16-11 22-10 Philadelphia 34 18 .654 4 7-3 W-2 21-5 13-13 20-13 Indiana 32 19 .627 5½ 5-5 L-4 18-7 14-12 24-10 Boston 32 19 .627 5½ 7-3 W-2 21-6 11-13 23-10 Brooklyn 28 25 .528 10½ 7-3 L-1 16-11 12-14 20-13 Miami 24 25 .490 12½ 5-5 L-1 11-14 13-11 14-18 Charlotte 24 26 .480 13 5-5 L-1 17-8 7-18 18-15 Detroit 22 28 .440 15 5-5 W-1 14-12 8-16 14-18 Washington 22 29 .431 15½ 6-4 W-1 16-9 6-20 15-18 Orlando 21 31 .404 17 3-7 W-1 13-15 8-16 15-15 Atlanta 16 34 .320 21 4-6 L-1 8-13 8-21 11-23 Chicago 12 40 .231 26 2-8 W-1 5-20 7-20 9-22 Cleveland 11 41 .212 27 3-7 W-2 6-19 5-22 9-25 Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim (6) celebrates his winning goal with teammates Travis Konecny (11) and Wayne Simmonds (17) in the overtime period of an New York 10 40 .200 27 0-10 L-11 4-18 6-22 6-28 NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Boston. (AP WESTERN CONFERENCE Photo/Elise Amendola) W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Golden State 36 15 .706 — 9-1 L-1 18-7 18-8 21-10 Sanheim scores in OT, Flyers Denver 35 15 .700 ½ 7-3 W-4 22-4 13-11 21-10 Oklahoma City 32 18 .640 3½ 7-3 W-6 17-7 15-11 18-14 beat Bruins for 6th straight Portland 32 20 .615 4½ 7-3 W-3 22-7 10-13 18-17 By DOUG ALDEN in and understand what we are right now,” Associated Press coach Bruce Cassidy said. “If we’re scoring San Antonio 31 22 .585 6 6-4 W-4 21-7 10-15 22-15 BOSTON (AP) — The Philadelphia five goals a night, you get a little different Houston 29 21 .580 6½ 6-4 L-1 19-8 10-13 17-13 Flyers’s holiday slump is well behind them. animal. You can overlook some of those Now they’re trying to salvage what had been things. We’re not in that position right now.” Utah 29 23 .558 7½ 8-2 L-1 15-9 14-14 17-14 a dismal season. Travis Konecny, who drew the penalty on Travis Sanheim scored a power-play goal Marchand in OT, assisted with Sean L.A. Clippers 28 24 .538 8½ 4-6 L-2 15-12 13-12 19-17 2:56 into overtime and the Flyers beat the Couturier on Sanheim’s winner from the left L.A. Lakers 27 25 .519 9½ 4-6 W-1 16-12 11-13 19-17 Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night to circle. extend their season-best winning streak to Pastrnak scored a power-play goal 3:05 Sacramento 26 25 .510 10 6-4 W-1 15-10 11-15 14-19 six. into the game to put the Bruins up 1-0, beat- The Flyers went 2 for 2 on the power play ing Hart with a one-timer from the left circle Minnesota 25 26 .490 11 5-5 W-1 17-9 8-17 15-19 — improving to 14.1 percent for the season off Torey Krug’s pass with 42 seconds Dallas 23 28 .451 13 4-6 L-1 18-7 5-21 13-19 — and won in overtime for just the second remaining on Giroux’s tripping penalty. time this season. Pastrnak reached 30 goals for the third New Orleans 23 29 .442 13½ 3-7 L-1 15-9 8-20 14-19 “We played one of our best games,” said straight season when he tipped in a shot by captain Claude Giroux, whose breakaway Bergeron 5:11 into the second, putting Memphis 20 32 .385 16½ 1-9 L-2 12-14 8-18 13-19 goal with 44 seconds left in the first period Boston up 2-1. Phoenix 11 42 .208 26 1-9 L-9 7-19 4-23 7-26 tied it at 1-1 and jumpstarted the Flyers for Giroux beat Rask on a breakaway with 44 the remainder of the game. “I think it’s con- seconds left in the first to tie it at 1. It was fidence. When you get a couple wins you just the eighth shot of the period for the Wednesday’s Games Oklahoma City at Miami, 8 p.m. start feeling better about yourselves” Flyers, who got their offense going in the Boston 126, Charlotte 94 Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m. There was little confidence for Philadelphia second period and outshot the Bruins 17-7, Chicago 105, Miami 89 Houston at Denver, 10 p.m. at the beginning of the month during a losing then continued to pressure Boston in the streak that hit eight straight before the recent third. Dallas 114, New York 90 Saturday’s Games turnaround. Rask stopped Scott Laughton on a penalty Denver 105, New Orleans 99 L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 5 p.m. “I can’t say enough about the way the guys shot 6:22 into the third, but the Flyers tied it played tonight,” coach Scott Gordon said. with 9:24 left on Lindblom’s power-play Minnesota 99, Memphis 97, OT Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m. “That has to be the best game we played. A goal from the slot off a pass from Voracek. Washington 107, Indiana 89 Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. little bit of a slow start, but you know, noth- Rask entered the game tied with Cecil Sacramento 135, Atlanta 113 Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m. ing that we couldn’t recover from.” “Tiny” Thompson as the winningest goalten- Sanheim had a goal and an assist, helping der in club history with 252 victories. He Portland 132, Utah 105 Dallas at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. setting up Oskar Lindblom’s tying goal with was playing in his first game since Jan. 19, Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m. 9:24 left in the third period, then beat Tuukka when a collision with New York Rangers’ Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Rask with a long wrist shot in the final sec- Filip Chytil left him with a concussion in the onds of a power play after Brad Marchand Bruins’ final game before the All-Star break. Detroit 93, Dallas 89 New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. was sent off for tripping. NOTES: Boston RW David Backes played Orlando 107, Indiana 100 Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Jakub Voracek had two assists and Carter in his 900th NHL game. ... F Joakim Milwaukee 105, Toronto 92 Hart made 23 saves for the resurgent Flyers, Nordstrom returned to the Bruins lineup Denver at Minnesota, 9 p.m. who have won seven of eight to improve to after missing 10 games with a leg fracture. ... San Antonio 117, Brooklyn 114 Houston at Utah, 9 p.m. 22-23-6 and took the season series against Philadelphia D Shayne Gostisbehere missed L.A. Lakers 123, L.A. Clippers 120, OT Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m. the Bruins 2-1. his third straight game with a lower-body David Pastrnak scored both goals for the injury. ... Voracek has assists in six of seven Philadelphia 113, Golden State 104 Bruins. Rask, out with a concussion since games. Sunday’s Games Jan. 19, stopped 38 shots in his return. The UP NEXT: Friday’s Games Memphis at New York, 1 p.m. Bruins lost their third straight, making costly Flyers: Host Edmonton on Saturday after- mistakes at crucial times once again. noon to open a five-game homestand. Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Boston, 2 p.m. “We have to fix it. The guys have to decide Bruins: At Washington on Sunday Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 3 p.m. if they’re going to play the right way and buy afternoon.

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GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 50 37 11 2 76 201 144 Calgary 51 33 13 5 71 190 145 N.Y. Islanders 49 29 15 5 63 147 122 Winnipeg 51 33 16 2 68 176 143 Toronto 49 30 17 2 62 174 140 San Jose 52 29 16 7 65 187 167 Montreal 51 28 18 5 61 154 149 Nashville 52 30 18 4 64 161 135 Boston 51 27 17 7 61 148 135 Vegas 52 29 19 4 62 157 140 Pittsburgh 50 27 17 6 60 176 154 Minnesota 50 26 21 3 55 142 142 Washington 50 27 17 6 60 171 162 Dallas 50 25 21 4 54 127 128 Columbus 50 28 19 3 59 161 155 Buffalo 50 25 19 6 56 145 149 Colorado 50 22 20 8 52 169 162 Carolina 50 24 20 6 54 140 149 Vancouver 51 23 22 6 52 147 161 N.Y. Rangers 50 22 21 7 51 143 168 Anaheim 51 21 21 9 51 120 153 Philadelphia 51 22 23 6 50 146 172 Arizona 50 23 23 4 50 132 142 Florida 48 20 20 8 48 152 170 St. Louis 49 22 22 5 49 139 149 New Jersey 50 19 24 7 45 149 171 Edmonton 50 23 24 3 49 144 163 Detroit 51 19 25 7 45 145 172 Chicago 51 18 24 9 45 156 190 Ottawa 50 19 26 5 43 156 187 Los Angeles 50 20 26 4 44 114 150

* Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Wednesday’s Games Friday’s Games Minnesota at Dallas, 8 p.m. Los Angeles vs. N.Y. Islanders p.m. Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m. at Nassau Veterans Arizona at San Jose, Dallas 1, Buffalo 0 Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Saturday’s Games Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Edmonton at Philadelphia, Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Games Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Toronto, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 3 Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, Dallas at Nashville, 8 p.m. Boston at Washington, Philadelphia 3, Boston 2, OT Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m. 2 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 12:30 p.m. Winnipeg 4, Columbus 3 Nashville at Florida, 7 p.m. Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 2 p.m. Vegas at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Carolina, 2 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Vegas at Florida, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 10 PAGE 12 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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But then, I was dishonest by snooping. Help! Trump says State of Union address to stress ‘unity’ -- Liar, Liar By LAURIE KELLMAN and LUIS ALONSO LUGO the president. But she does have a message for him after years Dear Liar, Liar: Come clean to your husband about your Associated Press of hearing Trump describe immigrants as a scourge that takes snooping, and in that same conversation, ask him to go to mar- WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said jobs from Americans. riage counseling. By the time you find yourself wanting to Thursday that “unity” will be the theme of his first State of “Forget about the wall, stop separating families and focus snoop on your partner, mistrust has been festering for quite some the Union address under divided government and that he on immigration reform,” she said in an interview with The time. It seems neither of you has been able to shake past issues. respects Stacey Abrams, who will give the Democratic Associated Press, conducted in Spanish. 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Diaz said she decided to speak meddling also hovers. out because she is angry about the president describing immi- Trump will also be surrounded by living reminders of the grants as violent. changes wrought by the 2018 midterm elections that ushered After Trump speaks: Abrams, heavily courted by Democrats Democrats into the House majority. to run for a Georgia Senate seat after narrowly losing her bid HINTS FROM HELOISE Sitting behind him: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who to be the nation’s first African-American woman governor. maneuvered the president into retreating last week on his On Sunday, the 45-year-old Democrat will take her push It might be OK here, but ... demand for a border wall in exchange for an end to the lon- for voting rights to the airwaves in her home state during the Dear Heloise: In a recent letter, a reader gest government shutdown in history. Super Bowl. 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Abrams has said her speech rebuttal will come “at a * The “OK” symbol: In America, it usually In the gallery above: Victorina Morales, who worked for moment when our nation needs to hear from leaders who can means you’re content or everything is fine. one of Trump’s clubs in New Jersey for years even though she unite for a common purpose.” But in France, Turkey, Venezuela and Brazil, was born in Guatemala and lived in the U.S. illegally. ——— it’s considered very rude slang and will Morales, a guest of New Jersey Democrat Bonnie Watson Associated Press Writers Bill Barrow in Atlanta and offend those around you. Coleman, said in an interview that she feels respectful toward Bernard Condon in New York contributed to this report. * Tipping: In some countries, tipping is considered improper, because serving the customer is a group effort, not an individual performance, or it may imply that the restaurant doesn’t provide decent wages. 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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Feb. 1, 2019: You are strong and willful. This year, these qualities emerge even more. Others duck rather than get in your way. Your strength is an asset as you develop a new interest, hobby or second career. Once you know what you want, you go for it. If single, you might find that a friendship is heating up. You also might wonder why you never By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker noticed this person in this way before. If attached, DUSTIN make sure your significant other is A-OK with plans before making them. CAPRICORN often backs away from you. They see your strength.

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ARIES (March 20-April 19) HHHH Tension is high as you attempt to clear your desk and simultaneously clear out some issues as well. You understand that others hold you responsible for certain projects, whether you are in charge or not. You might express your frustration in no uncertain terms. You want the power of SCARY GARY Mark Buford being in charge. Tonight: You’re a force to be dealt with. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Reach out for someone you often share with, ask opinions from and swap jokes with. You might want to take the edge off a misun- derstanding that has been a problem. A friend could be overly demanding without realizing it. Let this person know how you feel without caus- ing bad feelings. Tonight: As you like it. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Defer if you want to be around a Crosswords partner or associate. This person seems to feel as if he or she has a hot idea and does not want to be DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni derailed. He or she wants total control. Let this person have it. You certainly do not need anything more to do. Tonight: Do not get locked into a power play. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You are emotional about a key per- son in your life. You see this person as becoming an obstacle in relating. This person is expressing his or her feelings clearly. Imagine what his or her mindset could be and why. By identifying with it, a solution comes forward. Tonight: Sort through different possibilities. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Fortunately, you have the ability to B.C. Mastroianni and Hart work past the feelings of many people. Willingly, you put in extra effort to alleviate a problem before it happens. You feel you have cleared a lot of hassles and avoided one by working. Tonight: Bypass being social. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your creativity and energy take you down a new path. You could feel “off” when han- dling a personal matter that appears to upset a partner. Ask, and try to determine where this upset stems from. Both of you will feel better if you get past this problem. Tonight: Express your happi- ness that the weekend is here. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You could be anchored on a position or ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie an opinion. Others might see you as unbudging. Is taking a stand worth it on this particular issue? Avoid someone who can dig in with equal deter- mination. You do not want to trigger what could happen. Head home with a smile, and let go of this issue. Tonight: Order in. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Do not hesitate to ask questions, especially when dealing with an angry loved one or a child. Your creativity comes forward as you attempt to take some of the fire off the situation. Your ability to communicate comes through and prevents a standoff. Tonight: Favorite people, favorite hangout. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett HHHH Investigate what is happening with a financial matter. It appears that you and another person have very different views of the same situ- ation. You might not find agreement easy. Focus on what you have in common. You might need to bring a token gift home to lower the temperature. Tonight: Relax, please. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel pressured to deal with a situation in a certain manner. Ask yourself if you would like to postpone this issue and just relax. A conversation might be heated but will help elimi- Cryptoquip nate a problem quickly. Tonight: Do not fuss over details. Focus on the big picture. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe HHHH You could instigate a problem with- out meaning to. Understand that others are touchy at this moment. You could ask a question only to witness a full-blown argument occur as a result. Be generous in spirit even if you find you are get- ting irritated by someone. Tonight: A smile goes a long way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You could be questioning the nature of another person’s attitude. Indulge this person, and ultimately you will be happier. You could break your budget if you do, so be reason- able. That person needs to feel important to you. Let him or her have this feeling. Tonight: Out on the town. PAGE 14 - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2019 www.thewestfieldnews.com THE WESTFIELD NEWS

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St. Louisans may watch the game this weekend but few will be rooting application and plans are avail- ition is part time. Salary com- for the Rams, the team that left the city for Los Angeles three years ago, leaving hard feelings able for review at the office of mensurate upon experience. The City offers excellent be- and Rams owner Stan Kroenke and his team being even less popular than the Cubs. (AP the Blandford Conservation THANK YOU ST. JUDE for prayers answered. nefits packages to employ- Photo/Jeff Roberson) Commission by calling 413 848 ees. 4279 ext. 202 in advance. Publication promised. H.M.L. Applications are available at: Richard Gates, Chair St. Louis blues: Fans watch their Blandford Conservation Personnel Department Commission 59 Court Street Auto For Sale Room 109 old team reach Super Bowl Westfield, MA 01085 January 25, 2019 timothY's AUto sAles. or can be downloaded at By JIM SALTER a minority owner since the relocation from Los February 1, 2019 Stop by and see us! 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In sachusetts, is offering de- Seventeen years after the Patriots beat the January 2016, despite St. Louis’ proposal to vehicles under $4,000. velopers or individuals a unique The City of Westfield is an Af- Rams for the NFL championship, fans around build a $1 billion stadium on the Mississippi opportunity to purchase up to 3 firmative Action/Equal Oppor- here will again be watching when the two go at River that would have been largely funded with Acres of publicly owned parcel tunity employer. (M/F/H/). located at 99 Turnpike Industrial it in Atlanta. Thing is, allegiances have changed public money, NFL owners OK’d the move Park Road, to be privately since the Rams moved back to Los Angeles back to LA. owned. Specifications may be three years ago, leaving behind a legacy and Turns out St. Louis can hold a grudge. In the received at, and proposals are to some bruised feelings. shadow of the Gateway Arch, Kroenke and his be sent to the Purchasing Direct- or’s office, 59 Court Street, Rams haters will have plenty of company in team are even less popular than the Chicago Westfield, MA 01085, Proposals bars this Sunday. Cubs, the Cardinals’ archrival. It didn’t help must be clearly marked on the At the 11 Hotshots sports bars around St. that Kroenke’s lawyers put together a scathing outside of envelope: “Purchase Louis, fans will get discounted pitchers of beer evaluation of St. Louis as an NFL market on of Up to 3 Acres on turnpike their way out of town. industrial Park Road – febru- for every Patriots touchdown. Photo likenesses ary 15, 2019 @ 11:00 am. No of Rams owner Stan Kroenke will be placed on The departure even spurred lawsuits that proposals will be accepted after dartboards — and in urinals. linger to this day. The St. Louis Regional the above stated date and hour. “It’s just something kind of fun we can add to Convention and Sports Complex Authority, St. The City of Westfield reserves the right to accept or reject any the mix and hopefully give St. Louisans some Louis city and St. Louis County alleged in a or all proposals if it appears to solace as they watch the game,” Hotshots mar- 2017 suit that the Rams’ move violated a 1984 be in the public interest to do so. keting director Justin Boyd said. league guideline that was established after the The City of Westfield is an af- Sports fans Bob Rothschild and Phil Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles. firmative action/equal opportun- ity employer (M/F/H) which en- Heidemann frowned at the mention of That case is still pending. The Rams also courages utilization of minority Kroenke’s name as they lunched at a Hotshots recently agreed to pay $24 million to personal and women owned enterprises. in the St. Louis suburb of Fenton. Despite their seat license holders in St. Louis who filed a disdain, both plan to watch the Super Bowl. class-action lawsuit. Tammy Tefft “I’ll be watching, but I’ll be rooting for the Of course, the fact that the Rams got good so Purchasing Director Patriots,” said Heidemann, 60. fast has been another blow. Rather than a Super Bowl party, the Tick Randy Karraker, host of The Fast Lane after- Tock Tavern is hosting a “Superb Owl” party noon radio show on 101 ESPN in St. Louis,

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