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Neal, transportation officials deliver update on Compass Rail U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and state officials joined legislators from Worcester County, the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley at a roundtable to discuss updates to Compass Rail.

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Formerly underperforming schools become Innovation Zone Eight formerly underperforming schools have become founding members of the Innovation Zone, following a framework that will allow them to maintain their flexibility and continue to grow.

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JFS, refugees sue DHS over policy to detain refugees A new federal policy would allow for the detention of refugees who have been in the country for more than one year without obtaining lawful permanent resident status, known as a green card.

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Sheriff’s Dept. funding woes end many partnerships

By Sarah Heinonen and Tyler Garnet

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Municipal police departments around Hampden County have long received help from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, but Sheriff Nick Cocchi recently announced that his department can no longer fund those partnerships.

The Sheriff’s Department is facing the loss of $26.5 million that was cut from its fiscal year 2026 allocation from the state.

Hampden County Sheriff’s Department Director of Communications Robert Rizzuto said Hampden County is not alone. Sheriff’s separtments across the state have lost roughly $100 million in expected funding. The cessation of partnerships with municipal police departments was framed as the first phase of cuts, reducing the workforce by 50 positions and saving about $4 million.

“The Legislature is quite clear; they do not think law enforcement support in these communities is worth funding. Not our delegation,” Rizzuto said, referring to the state senators and representatives from Hampden County, “legislative leadership — they have their own priorities.”

Rizzuto said the commonwealth is under financial constraints, largely due to cuts in federal spending. Massachusetts lost $3.7 billion in federal funding last year, with about $3.3 billion in cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill and $398.9 million cut by the Trump administration. The cuts included $96.9 million in funding for public safety and security.

Across the county, 26 POST-certified deputies regularly staffed 28 shifts to reinforce agencies with insufficient personnel.

These staffing gaps will no longer

Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno discusses the importance of the city’s partnership with the Sheriff’s Department in patroling Forest Park during a 2023 press conference as former Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood and Sheriff Nick Cochi listen. Behind them are members of the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Unit.

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be filled, unless paid or reimbursed by the agency or municipality. The Sheriff’s Department filled specific roles in some communities.

Among the municipalities that the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department had been supporting are Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield and Holyoke.

“The sheriff’s presence was an asset to our community, allowing us to concentrate on calls for service and traffic enforcement in other areas of town.” said West Springfield Police Chief Jay Gear-

ing. The Sheriff’s Department had provided targeted speeding details and traffic patrols, as well as patrols of Bear Hole Reservoir and the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway.

“The Police Department will have to cover the reduction in coverage provided by the sheriff. The positions will not be unfilled,” Gearing said. “The sheriff’s absence will be felt more as a reduction in services,” but he assured, “West Springfield will continue to be a safe place to live

and visit based on our current patrol model.”

Springfield Police Department Public Information Officer and Media Relations Specialist Ryan Walsh told a similar story about the impact on that city. The Sheriff’s Department will no longer provide personnel to serve restraining orders during the day shift, which it has done since 2023. Instead, Walsh explained, Springfield police will take over issuing those 10 See SHERIFF on page 3

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Neal, transportation officials deliver update on Compass Rail

By Sarah Heinonen

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SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and state officials joined legislators from Worcester County, the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley at a roundtable to discuss updates to Compass Rail, the state’s ambitious plan to connect Boston, New York City, Albany, New York, Connecticut and Vermont with a passenger rail.

Much of the conversation focused on West-East Rail, which would create round trips from Boston, through Worcester, Palmer, Springfield, Pittsfield, to Albany. At Springfield’s Union Station, passengers would be able to connect to north-south routes that would build off the existing Amtrak Vermonter, Valley Flyer and Hartford Line/Northeast Regional. Amtrak is one of the partners involved in the Compass Rail expansion, and Massachusetts Department of Transportation Rail Administrator Meredith Slesinger said Amtrak was “a really good partner for us.”

Currently, there are no round trips between Worcester and Springfield, or Springfield and Pittsfield. There are three round trips from Springfield to Greenfield and nine from Springfield to New York City, via Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut. Despite the limited service, there are 230,000 trips on existing Massachusetts rail lines each year, with trips from Springfield to New York City representing the largest percentage of these.

Phase I will begin in 2030, with the Inland Route, a line that will include two round trips from Boston to Springfield to New Haven. In 2033, a station is set to be built in Palmer, and proposed enhancements to the Hartford Line will increase the number of round trips between Springfield and New Haven to 16. To reach this milestone, there will need to be an enhanced New Haven layover, in conjunction with

the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Operating costs are expected to increase by $3.5 million, to $15 million annually. Massachusetts Department of Transportation expects ridership numbers in Massachusetts to reach 575,000 per year.

Interim Secretary of Transportation and MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng jokingly quoted the movie “Field of Dreams,” saying, “If you build it, they will come.”

In 2045, Phase III will bring full service to West-East Rail, with five round trips between Boston and Springfield and two between Springfield and Albany.

To accommodate the new traffic, Boston’s South Station will be expanded, two or three additional trainsets will be purchased, and track infrastructure upgrades will be needed along the West-East Rail tracks.

West-East Rail Director Andy Koziol noted, “The work may not always happen in Western Massachusetts,” but projects in various locations will make the whole expansion possible.

Eight projects are underway to prepare for the next decade of changes. Koziol said, “These projects grew upon each other.”

They include first steps of the Inland Route, the Boston & Albany Corridor ID Program and track reconfigurations in Springfield.

Planning and design work for the Palmer Station and a second platform in Pittsfield is in the works.

The CSX railroad crossing in West Springfield, which has long led to traffic delays, will receive a flyover rail bridge. Finally, a passive crossing improvement project is slated for Longmeadow. Koziol explained that some of the projects include straightening stretches of track, adding a second track or changing the signaling system.

Funding for the rail upgrades has been sourced from state, federal grants and earmarks, and through Amtrak. Slesinger said the expansion is “very reliant on

Top, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announced a $1.2 million federal earmark for Knowledge Corridor Positive Train Control design on Platform C at Springfield’s Union Station on April 1. Below, from left: An Amtrak train pulls into Springfield’s Union Station in advance of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal announcement of a $1.2 million federal earmark for Knowledge Corridor Positive Train Control design. A graphic outlines eight Compass Rail projects underway.

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discretionary grants.” To date, $157 million has been secured in federal rail grants, including $108 million from the Federal Railroad Administration in 2024 to plan, design and construct the Inland Route. A $3.5 million grant paid for the identification of service levels and needed capital projects for the Boston and Alba-

ny Corridor. An award of $36.8 million is pending from the Federal Railroad Administration for the final design of the Springfield track reconfigurations.

After the roundtable, Neal, Slesinger and Koziol announced a $1.2 million federal earmark for Knowledge Corridor Positive Train Control design, which Slesinger said is required under federal law and Eng called “critical technology.”

“This earmark is just the latest round of funding in what has been a sustained federal investment in passenger rail over the last several years,” said Neal.

“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was written in the Ways and Means Committee during my time as chairman, which is why I take great satisfaction in seeing Massachusetts continuing to realize the benefits of our historic efforts.”

An additional $173.2 million in grants for maintenance modernization for Springfield’s tracks are being sought.

After presenting the updates to Compass Rail, the state officials took questions from the legislators and stakeholders in the room.

State Rep. Kelly Pease, who represents Westfield and Southampton, asked if any additional stops would be added between Springfield and Pittsfield. Koziol said none are currently planned, but a study is planned to help determine need.

State Sen. Jake Oliveira, representing the Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester District, asked if it was possible to construct the Palmer station earlier than it is now planned. Koziol said the right funding opportunity would be needed. “Things can change quickly, especially when dealing with federal funding,” he said. Plans for the Palmer sta-

tion have not been finalized, but Koziol said it is “more real than it’s ever been.”

State Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier, representing Pittsfield, asked about a route through the northern Berkshires. Slesinger said rightof-way track ownership between multiple entities increases the difficulty of planning such a route.

Referring to the partnerships between MassDOT, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Amtrak and CSX, Eng said, “The public doesn’t care” which agency runs the transportation, only that it is “seamless.”

“No matter where you are, transportation is essential,” said Eng, and “rail is a key component.” Eng also emphasized the need to shorten trips and an express service. “If we want to have further distances, we have to have faster trips,” he said.

Eng said that every $1 billion spent on transportation supports 40,000 jobs. He lauded Neal’s efforts to have CSX rail cars released from U.S. Customs, which had them impounded for the better part of a year due to concerns over forced labor. The allegations have since been cleared, and the cars were released.

In a press release about the Compass Rail update, Gov. Maura Healey said, “West-East rail is about more than transportation.

It is about connecting people to jobs, education and opportunity across our state. Our administration has made this a priority because stronger rail connections mean a stronger economy for every region of Massachusetts. I’m grateful to Congressman Neal for his continued partnership in advancing this work and helping move this investment forward as we deliver reliable, modern rail service that people can count on.”

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Pain at pump adds to list of voter cost concerns

By Michael P. Norton State House News Sercice

If affordability concerns are a top issue for voters in 2026, many are likely finding new reasons to be upset.

Citing its weekly survey, AAA reported on March 30 that the average price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts rose to $3.80, or 90 cents a gallon higher than a year ago at this time. The auto

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to 20 restraining orders per day, as they do on other shifts.

The Sheriff’s Department has had a permanent presence in Forest Park, often including the mounted units, since 2020, and Walsh said that their high visibility was useful. Now, the park will be included in regular patrols of the area, and bike units will patrol the park in the summer months.

The relatively new Safe Travels program, begun in September 2025, saw officers from the Springfield Police Department, Sheriff’s Department and Amtrak Police Department collaborate to have a dedicated presence at Union Station. With the end of Sheriff’s Department participation, Walsh said, “We’re just losing a handful of personnel there.”

Walsh said the changes were not expected to affect the Police Department’s budget. Some overtime hours may be redirected to cover the bike patrol units.

Walsh said he did not believe the other ways in which the Sheriff’s Department supports the Springfield Police Department would be affected by the cuts. These include having deputies assigned to warrant teams and the transfer of some arrested individuals to the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow.

In Holyoke, the Sheriff’s De-

club attributed the price spikes to the ongoing U.S. war with Iran and the higher demand for gas that occurs each spring.

“As the national average nears $4 a gallon — rising more than $1 in one month — crude oil prices remain elevated amid uncertainty about the direction of the war, settling above $100 a barrel when markets closed on Friday,” AAA said. “Continued attacks on infrastructure

across the Persian Gulf region and Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz are keeping pressure on oil and gas prices around the globe.”

Higher prices at the pump are adding to the cost pressures playing out in household food, housing, energy and electricity bills.

Republican candidate for governor Brian Shortsleeve recently called for the state gas tax to be suspended until prices come

down but there’s been fewer calls on Beacon Hill for gas tax relief compared to a significant push that took shape in 2022 when the Russian-Ukraine war sparked in a surge in gas prices.

Sen. Edward Markey this week called on executives at ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell and BP to “refrain from awarding executives profits generated from rising oil prices during Trump’s illegal war

in Iran.” Markey also called for the reversal of a “time-limited” 8% increase in transportation-related postage prices that was approved by the Governors of the Postal Service on March 24.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp earlier in March expressed an openness to pausing gas taxes to mitigate spiking prices due to the war in Iran, Pluribus reported.

partment has regularly assigned deputies to assist the Holyoke Police Department during large events such as the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race and Parade.

Additionally, the sheriff typically has two deputies who run programs to connect at-risk individuals with addiction recovery and treatment resources. During the last fiscal year, that unit recorded 2,857 successful outreach contacts, 1,049 referrals and transported 338 people to treatment and Medication Assisted Treatment programs.

Those positions will no longer be staffed unless the city funds them, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan said the announcement came as a surprise.

“I was shocked,” Keenan said.

“Our mantra here is doing more with less, so we’ll get through it.

My concern is the recovery center where our detectives go out with sheriff’s deputies and meet with people [who] have overdosed. It’s going to be a little more challenging to get done, but we will.”

Keenan said he is concerned about the future of the Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Basketball Program, which is funded and staffed by the Sheriff’s Department.

“I’m hoping that won’t go and starve because that really helps a ton of kids that don’t have a lot of other things to do,” he said.

He added that the city could also lose community service support provided by the Sheriff’s Department, including maintenance work at municipal buildings.

“They do a great job helping with municipal buildings and cleaning up, painting, and really filling the gap where DPW work needs to be done with the community service stuff,” Keenan said.

Other programs could be affected by these cuts at the Sheriff’s Department, according to Keenan, including a couple that were introduced last year.

In July 2025, Holyoke and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office launched an After Incarceration Support Systems satellite office at 310 Appleton St., bringing reentry and support services closer to city residents. The programs included Holyoke Police Department’s Street Outreach Program, the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department’s All Inclusive Support Services for formerly incarcerated individuals, and Holyoke’s Community Response Advocate, a newly created position providing guidance, referrals, support services and answers to individuals with questions or difficulties.

Keenan said the location has made services more accessible, and the AISS program has been especially valuable.

“It makes it a lot easier because somebody getting out of jail doesn’t necessarily have a license or transportation,” he said. “If you

live in Holyoke and have to take two buses to Springfield, it’s going to take you four hours.”

Although he stated you can’t always quantify wins and losses, Keenan credited those sheriff-supported programs for reducing overdose deaths in the city.

“The reduction of overdose deaths, which was 18% last year, is directly attributed to a lot of the programs the Sheriff’s Department funds and works in conjunction with the Holyoke Police Department,” Keenan said.

The Holyoke Police Department will look for grant funding to help offset these service losses that were announced, according to Keenan. He said the recent developments may also affect overtime spending.

“It certainly won’t be optimal, but we’ll limp through it,” he said.

Keenan shared a message to the residents who may be affected by the loss of programs and reaffirmed his support for Cocchi and his department.

“Your city is safe. Holyoke Police officers work hard for you; we’re out there 24 hours a day, and we support the Hampden County Sheriff,” Keenan said. “We’re thankful for our partnership with Nick Cocchi. We’re confident he’ll get through this. I’ve known Sheriff Cocchi for 32 years. He’s an incredibly resilient person, an incredibly smart person, and if anybody can figure this out, he can. He’ll get through this, we’ll

get through this.”

Chicopee also finds itself in a difficult situation following the cuts. The Sheriff’s Department currently staffs three full-time analysts at the city’s Real-Time Information Center, a five-person operation that uses camera networks and AI-assisted software to support investigations and public safety efforts across Hampden County.

Additionally, POST-certified deputies serve 209A restraining orders in Chicopee and act as force multipliers when city patrol staffing is down. Those positions will no longer be filled unless reimbursed by the city or another agency.

Travis Odiorne, speaking on behalf of Interim Police Chief Eric Watson, said the department would not comment further at this time.

“I spoke to the chief about this, and he feels that everything was covered in the sheriff’s news conference and doesn’t want to make any comments on it,” Odiorne said. “Since the cuts mainly affect the sheriff’s office, he believes all comments should come from his office.”

While the potential for further rounds of cuts certainly exists, Rizzuto said, “We’re hoping we don’t have to. We’re waiting to see what happens with the budget” which the Legislature is working currently on. “We’re hoping for a dialog with the governor’s office.”

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Formerly underperforming schools become Innovation Zone

By Sarah Heinonen

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SPRINGFIELD — With a vote from the Springfield School Committee on March 30, eight formerly underperforming schools have become founding members of the Innovation Zone, following a framework that will allow them to maintain their flexibility and continue to grow.

The Innovation Schools initiative was created by a state law in 2010 to provide schools with autonomy, permitting them to remain in the municipal school district, while also providing them with the flexibility around curriculum, budget, schedules and calendars, staffing, professional development and policies with the aim of closing the achievement gap.

By 2014, nine schools, including three school-within-a-school “academies” in Springfield were among the bottom 4% of schools in the state. To avoid the state placing the schools in receivership, the city worked with Boston-based nonprofit Empower Schools to create the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership.

SEZP schools were given autonomy to select, compensate, evaluate, and dismiss principals; given discretion over working conditions, curriculum, scheduling, and professional development and given control over school budgets. Eventually, 16 schools would become part of SEZP. In 2025, it was announced that Chestnut Accelerated Middle School Talented and Gifted,

John J. Duggan Academy, Van Sickle Academy, Springfield High School of Commerce and four academies within it — Aspire Academy, Discovery Polytech Early College, Springfield Honors Academy and Rise Prep Early College — had met metrics to transition out to SEZP. That fall, a committee was created to explore transitioning the schools into the Innovation status. School Committee member Rosa Valentin was named chair of the steering committee as a liaison from the School Committee.

Michael Calvanese, the former principal of Duggan Academy, was charged with transitioning the schools out of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership.

The Innovation Planning Committee then began designing what an Innovation school in Springfield would look like.

Superintendent Sonia Dinnall said the plans were created with “intention and thought.” While schools in many communities have created Innovation schools, Calvanese said this is the first Innovation Zone containing multiple schools. Many of the structures that were put in place to improve student achievement will be left in place.

The Innovation schools have a significant amount of autonomy but also operate within a unified structure. For example, the schedules at the Innovation schools all provide 1,475 hours per school year — more than at a standard Springfield Public School. The schools will all use data-driven instruction. Students will have

Duggan Academy 7th grader Jeyceir Ford Capdeville gets a high-five from Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno on the first day of school.

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access to various pathways, including vocational, enrichment and post-secondary education.

Educators will have a focus on professional learning systems.

While autonomous, the schools will need to adhere to Springfield Public Schools standards. Curricula and materials are vetted by an in-house Teacher Leadership Team with the same

SCOUTMASTER — After more than a half-century of leading young people in Scouting America, Alice Richard was honored by the Springfield City Council on March 23. Richard, seen here with Troop 49 and the City Council, was the first female scoutmaster in Western Massachusetts and was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame in 2010.

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thoroughness used on Springfield Public Schools curricula, Dinnall said.

The expectations and accountability will align with that of the School Department. The autonomy is further tempered by a requirement to provide the School Committee and the state with metrics to determine student achievement, including MCAS scores, attendance levels, and graduation and drop-out rates.

After the Innovation plan was created, the teachers union voted on whether to accept it. Calvanese explained that the approval of two-thirds of the teachers was required to pass the plan.

Ninety percent of teachers in the union voted by secret ballot and 90% of those who voted approved the plan.

Two math teachers at Duggan Academy spoke at the meeting, praising the “student-centered approach” that has been allowed to grow at the school. One said the students were becoming “independent learners” and “problem solvers.” The other teacher said the Innovation Zone was “an unbelievable opportunity for the city to continue the progress these schools have made.”

Dinnall previously worked in Hartford Public Schools and said the superintendent she worked under created a system in which schools could earn autonomy based on their performance.

She said, “I always had a vision of replicating that, of bringing greater autonomy to more schools in Springfield.” The Innovation Schools will allow for a similar structure.

Achievement will be tracked in “real-time” through myriad points of data, Dinnall said. She added that using data well allows schools to pivot quickly when a method or material is not working. “Schools can switch within months instead of waiting for the next budget cycle,” Dinnall said.

Dinnall clarified that the standard, top-down model also has a role to play. “The structure works, but there are other structures,” she said. Nonetheless, she said she would like to see more Springfield Schools join the Innovation Zone in the future.

“We’re very happy,” said Valentin. “It was a lot of work.” She lauded Calvanese as having done most of the hard work. He has now been tasked with operating the Innovation Zone.

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SPRINGFIELD — There is more love available to Springfield area residents looking for someone to listen, since the expansion of Listening With Love, a counseling and mental health care business in Indian Orchard.

Zaida Govan, a social worker and therapist, opened Listening With Love in January 2022 when she saw wait times of six to 12 months to see mental health clinicians. “Within six months, I had a waitlist,” she said. Listening With Love now has 10 clinicians. Govan said the practice had outgrown its space at 54½ Main St., so when the storefront next door at 54 Main St. became available, she decided to expand.

With the added space, Listening With Love can now accommodate five patients at a time in individual therapy rooms, with space downstairs for group therapy, Govan said. She plans to hire five more clinicians.

Listening With Love offers several forms of therapy, including narrative, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral and art therapies. “I specialize in trauma and addiction, particularly with women,” Govan said, but other clinicians at Listening With Love have their own specialties, and treat adults, teens and children.

At the grand opening of Listening With Love’s new space on March 27, City Council President Tracye Whitfield delivered two proclamations. In reading the City Council’s proclamation, she quoted Dr. Cornell West, who said, “Justice is what love looks like in public.”

Whitfield further spoke about how Govan, who is also the Ward 8 City Councilor, has worked to support Springfield residents, particularly those in Indian Orchard. She also shared that Govan helped her become comfortable with seeking a therapist.

The second proclamation was from Mayor Domenic Sarno, who proclaimed March 27, 2026, to be Listening With Love Day in the city of Springfield.

State Sen. Jake Oliveira’s district director, Jennifer Pickering, and State Sen. Adam Gomez’s communications director, Chris Gongora, presented Govan with a citation from the Senate. A citation from the state House of Representatives was presented to Govan on behalf of state Rep. Carlos Gonzalez by his district director, Lisandra Rosario, and state Rep. Orlando Ramos by

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SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Prep Charter School has a new executive director, but she may look familiar to students and staff.

After Springfield Prep’s founder and former executive director, Bill Spirer, announced in fall 2025 that he would be leaving the position, the school’s Board of Trustees searched for a replacement, but did not have to look far.

Meghan Wagner, Springfield Prep’s chief financial officer and chief operations officer of 10 years, stepped into the top job on April 1.

Spirer lent Wagner his full confidence, saying in a press release about the change in leadership, “The school would not be where it is today without her profound impact, and I am eager to see Springfield Prep thrive under her leadership.”

Wagner began her career at Achievement First Hartford Academy, a charter school in Hartford, Connecticut. While there, she worked to build the program, which now includes Achievement First Hartford Summit Middle School and Achievement First Hartford High School. She said she was excited to join Springfield Prep, which had only been open for about a year, and bring with

her the lessons she had learned in Hartford.

Wagner said she was never particularly interested in working in traditional public schools. “I’m really intrigued by the opportunity to think about alternative treatments for education,” she said. “Some of these different models, we’re able to pivot and meet students’ needs in different ways.”

At Springfield Prep, she explained, there are two teachers in each class, providing more support for students and more collaboration for educators. The K-8 school has longer-than-average days Monday through Thursday and a shorter Friday to facilitate routine professional development, something not seen in most public school systems.

Another aspect of Springfield Prep’s uniqueness is the fledgling alumni support program, something Wagner is particularly excited to oversee and grow. There are three classes of students who have graduated from the eighth grade at Springfield Prep. The alumni program is working to support those students that are now in high school and may soon be moving into post-secondary education. Wagner said Springfield Prep recently hosted a well-attended college panel for alumni and their families to ask questions and learn about col-

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JFS, refugees sue DHS over policy to detain refugees

By Sarah Heinonen sheinonen@thereminder.com

SPRINGFIELD — While Fikiri Amisi recently became an American citizen, he remembers the struggle of coming to the United States as a refugee.

“It is a long process. It took time,” he said. Before Amisi was allowed to enter the country, he filled out documentation, met with several different government agencies, received immunizations, affidavits from doctors, and was vetted to rule out illicit drug use and any criminal history. “Refugees are all heavily screened before we’re allowed into the country,” said Amisi.

“For refugees to come, it is not a small process of one or two months. It takes years.”

For this reason, Amisi, who is now a refugee employment specialist with Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, said a recent policy change by federal Citizenship and Immigration Services and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, both of which are part of the Department of Homeland Security, is “unreasonable.” The policy would allow for the detention of refugees who

have been in the country for more than one year without obtaining lawful permanent resident status, known as a green card.

However, refugees must be physically present in the country for one year before they are allowed to apply for lawful permanent resident status. Amisi said the policy allows no time for people to go through the green card process, which took Amisi more than one year due, in part, to interruptions connected to the coronavirus pandemic. “I know many in the community who haven’t received their green card. Some, they have two years in process, in process, in process.”

Amisi said, “Many refugees are just beginning to get their lives in order. The countries where we came from, we were in fear.”

He said the idea of detention is frightening for many and causes emotional distress. “It’s not fair.

It’s not fair,” he said. “We are not a threat to the United States.”

When reached for comment, U.S. Customs and Immigration Service Spokesman Matthew J. Tragesser stated, “The Trump Administration is implementing longstanding law as Congress in-

tended: requiring aliens admitted as refugees to be fully re-vetted after a year. This is not novel or discretionary; it is a clear requirement upheld by the courts for years. Fully vetting and screening refugees is critical to protecting national security and the American public from known failures of the Biden administration.”

To block the federal government from implementing the policy, Jewish Family Service joined six refugees and the International Institute of New England in a class action lawsuit against Department of Homeland Security, ICE and CIS. A lawsuit against the federal government is not something Jewish Family Service undertook lightly. Camille Wathne, director of special projects at Jewish Family Service, said it is, “unusual but important work” because the policy change would affect as many as 1,000 of Jewish Family Service’s clients.

Jewish Family Service provides a variety of programs, including those for Jewish Life, older adults and behavioral health.

It also has robust programs for citizenship and immigration, and new Americans. These programs offer services, such as case management, English language classes, enrollment in school and help finding employment. Referring to the memorandum and other immigration policy changes under the Trump administration, Camille said, “It’s a pretty direct attack on the work we do.”

The suit, filed on Feb. 27 in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, states the policy violates the U.S.

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Constitution’s Fourth and Fifth amendments — prohibition of warrantless seizures and the right to due and equal protection, respectively — according to the main complaint. The plaintiffs say the policy changes were piloted on Jan. 9 in Minnesota as “Operation Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening” or “Operation PARRIS,” and go on to state, “The Administration is systematically implementing policies that are hostile to refugees, with the end goal of terminating their refugee status and expelling refugees en masse.”

Under the previous policy, which had been in place since 2010, a refugee’s failure to obtain lawful permanent resident status after one year of physical presence in the country was not, in and of itself, treated as basis for detention or removal from the United States. If the refugee was arrested on another matter, the Department of Homeland Security was required to either release the person or begin removal proceedings within 48 hours.

A memorandum released by ICE and CIS in February regarding the policy change cites part of the U.S. Code that states a refugee must “return or be returned to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for inspection and examination.” The memo states that returning to custody may include submitting an application for legal permanent status or appearing for a scheduled interview or appointment.

However, it also states, “‘Custody’ as used in” the federal code “means detention.”

Anyone who does not voluntarily turn themselves over to Homeland Security would be arrested and detained. The memo does not state how long the person would remain in custody or where they would be held. Instead, the cited legal basis for the detention states it is “not indefinite” but “may last for the reasonable length of time it takes to inspect and examine the alien to determine whether he or she is admissible.”

On March 23, Judge Richard G. Stearns granted a stay of the policy change’s enforcement. In granting the motion, he wrote that the plaintiffs are likely to be successful in their argument that equating custody and detainment is unlawful. He noted that it has not historically been used in that context and “Refugees are not detained upon arrival and thus cannot be “returned” to detention.”

He also stated, “The individual plaintiffs are at risk of unlawful and unnecessary detention, a quintessential example of irreparable harm.”

Despite the stay of enforcement, Wathne said, the potential of detention has had “a chilling effect.” She said refugees are hesitant to take their children to school, go to work or access services they are entitled to, for fear they will be detained.

“If you come as a refugee, you are on a path to legal settlement,” she said, adding that they have a right to “live without fear of deportation and arrest.” Ultimately, she said, the Trump administration has created “fear, distrust and stress, risking the safety of people who are a part of us.”

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Campaign aims to secure assisted listening device system

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NORTHAMPTON — Those with auditory and visual disabilities may soon have the necessary equipment to fully enjoy live performances at the Academy of Music Theatre.

The Northampton performance venue has launched an April fundraising campaign to help secure funding for the purchase and installation of the building’s first assisted listening device system.

The “Let’s Hear It!” campaign aims to raise $10,000 during the month of April, which will then enable the Academy to acquire the equipment needed to provide assistance to more than 30 patrons at one time during any event on the historic Northampton stage.

Academy Executive Director Debra J’Anthony said she is confident this project will accommodate audience members with auditory and visual disabilities who have previously been unable to fully experience performances, or who have opted not to attend live performances because of the lack of equipment.

“We had visited providing assisted listening devices, and in the begging, there were not as many options to accommodate the variety of programs that we offer, and it has only been recently, over the last 10 years or so, that we are able to provide a device that could cover film, band and theater,” J’Anthony told Reminder Publishing.

J’Anthony said that enhancing accessibility at the theatre has been a priority for over a decade now, as seen through the wheelchair accessible additions made to the building inside and out over that time. In the last several years, the Academy tried to secure grant funds to help bridge the accessibility gap, but had no luck.

But now, with The Beveridge Family Foundation already contributing $2,000 to the campaign, and the Academy itself contributing another $2,500, the theatre is now asking the public to rally around the cause and help them close this campaign in April.

“We’re reaching out to the community to say, we would really like to provide a fuller experience for our patrons [who] require an assisted listening device. Not only those with hearing disabilities, but also, we are newly collaborating with Valley Eye Radio to hopefully provide, for certain shows, descriptions of what is going on stage so they can hear through the listening device,” added J’Anthony.

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the mission of keeping Pioneer Valley neighbors informed and connected by being a 24/7 accessible source of local news. The Academy’s partnership with the service is an effort to expand its reach to local venues that bring in live performances. The hope is to provide live remote broadcasts and collaborative events that bring community storytelling and live performance directly to listeners.

“Partnerships like this one between the Academy and Valley Eye Radio reflect what’s best about our region — organizations coming together to remove barriers and make culture, learning and connection accessible to all,” said Valley Eye Radio Executive Director Chloe Collins.

The two organizations will coordinate efforts for select performances during the 2026-27 theatre season. Other venues or individuals interested in partnering with or volunteering for Valley Eye Radio can visit its website at valleyeyeradio.org for more information.

J’Anthony added that the Academy is also seeking community amplifier sponsors who want to get involved. She said

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“It is a very short campaign.

We do hope to meet our goals and then purchase the devices in

May at some point, and then have them installed hopefully by early June,” added J’Anthony. “We’re very grateful for the community support.”

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CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT Docket No. HD23P1633PM Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 In the matter of: Carole E Joley Of: Springfield, MA Protected Person/Disabled Person/Respondent To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, you are hereby notified pursuant to Rule 72 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court, that the first and final account(s) of Kelly A Ambrogio, Esq. of West Springfield, MA as Conservator of the property of said Respondent has or have been presented to the Court for allowance.

You have the right to object to the account(s). If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/30/2026. This day is NOT a hearing date but a deadline date by which you have to object to the account(s). If you fail to file the written appearance and objection by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you, including the allowance of the account(s).

Additionally, within thirty days after said return day (or within such other time as the Court upon motion may order), you must file a written affidavit of objections stating the specific facts and grounds upon which each objection is based, and a copy shall be served upon the Conservator pursuant to Rule 3 of the Supplemental Rules of the Probate & Family Court.

You have the right to send to the Conservator, by registered or certified mail, a written request to receive a copy of the Petition and account(s) at no cost to you.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court.

Date: March 18, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (April 9)

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Docket No. HD25P2285EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 748-7758 Estate of: David Carlton Jewett Date of Death: 11/28/2021 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Mary T Fierce of Chicopee MA requesting that the court enter a formal Decree and Order that Mary T Fierce of Chicopee MA be appointed as Successor Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court.

You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/29/2026.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court Date: April 01, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (April 9)

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. HD26P0654EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 Estate of: Lillian M Nastanski Date of Death: 05/30/2019 To all interested persons: A Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testacy and/or Appointment has been filed by Paul Nastanski of Chicopee MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that: Paul Nastanski of Chicopee MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Personal Surety on the bond in unsupervised administration IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court.

You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/27/2026.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court.

Date: March 30, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (April 9)

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE IS THURSDAY AT NOON.

LEGAL NOTICES CITATION G.L. c. 210, § 6 Docket No. HD26A0025AD Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 In the matter of: Olivia Jean Denault To: Tyler Denault any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition for the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth.

A petition has been presented to said court by: Katie Disley of Springfield, MA Timmy Alan Bailey, Jr. of Springfield MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person.

An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent.

Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT TO THERETO, YOUR OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Springfield ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 05/27/2026 WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court.

Date: March 13, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (March 26, April 2, April 9)

CITATION ON PETITION FOR ORDER OF COMPLETE SETTLEMENT Docket No. HD20P1580EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 (413)748-7758 Estate of: Mamie E. Kirby Date of Death: 01/19/2020 A Petition for Order of Complete Settlement has been filed by Earle Phillips of Fishers IN requesting that the court enter a formal Decree of Complete Settlement including the allowance of a final account and other such relief as may be requested in the Petition.

IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court.

You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 05/04/2026.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court Date: March 30, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (April 9)

DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Docket No. HD26D0151DR Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 Marisel Rivera Contreras vs. Elvyn D Rodriguez Monegro To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown The Complaint is on file at the Court.

An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Marisel Rivera Contreras 192 Dicksonson St Apt 1 Springfield, MA 01108 your answer, if any, on or before 06/18/2026. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register for this Court.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, First Justice of this Court Date: March 17, 2026 Rosemary A. Saccomani, Register of Probate (April 9)

CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. HD26P0660EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court CITATION ON PETITION FOR Hampden Probate and Family Court FORMAL ADJUDICATION 50 State Street Docket No. HD26P0654EA Springfield, MA 01103 Commonwealth of Massachusetts (413)748-7758 The Trial Court Estate of: Probate and Family Court Phung Phi Nguyen Hampden Probate and Family Court Also known as: Phung Phi Nguyen, Phi 50 State Street Phung Nguyen CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL Springfield, MA 01103 Date of Death: 12/19/2025 APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR (413)748-7758 To all interested persons: PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF Estate of: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of IntestDocket No. HD25P2285EA CONSERVATOR’S ACCOUNT Lillian M Nastanski acy and Appointment of Personal RepresCommonwealth of Massachusetts Docket No. HD23P1633PM Date of Death: 05/30/2019 entative has been filed by The Trial Court Commonwealth of Massachusetts To all interested persons: Hong T Nguyen of East Longmeadow MA Probate and Family Court The Trial Court A Petition for Late and Limited Formal Testrequesting that the Court enter a formal DeHampden Probate and Family Court Probate and Family Court acy and/or Appointment has been filed by cree and Order and for such other relief as re50 State Street Hampden Probate and Family Court Paul Nastanski of Chicopee MA quested in the Petition.

Springfield, MA 01103 50 State Street requesting that the Court enter a formal DeThe Petitioner requests that: (413) 748-7758 Springfield, MA 01103 cree and Order and for such other relief as reHong T Nguyen of East Longmeadow MA Estate of: In the matter of: Carole E Joley quested in the Petition. be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of David Carlton Jewett Of: Springfield, MA The Petitioner requests that: said estate to serve Without Surety on the Date of Death: 11/28/2021 Protected Person/Disabled Person/RespondPaul Nastanski of Chicopee MA bond in unsupervised administration To all interested persons: ent be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of IMPORTANT NOTICE A Petition has been filed by: To the named Respondent and all other intersaid estate to serve With Personal Surety on You have the right to obtain a copy of the Mary T Fierce of Chicopee MA ested persons, you are hereby notified pursuthe bond in unsupervised administration Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. requesting that the court enter a formal Deant to Rule 72 of the Supplemental Rules of IMPORTANT NOTICE You have a right to object to this proceedcree and Order that the Probate & Family Court, that the first and You have the right to obtain a copy of the ing. To do so, you or your attorney must file Mary T Fierce of Chicopee MA final account(s) of Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. a written appearance and objection at this be appointed as Successor Personal RepresKelly A Ambrogio, Esq. of West Springfield, MA You have a right to object to this proceedCourt before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of entative(s) of said estate to serve Without as Conservator of the property of said Reing. To do so, you or your attorney must file 04/29/2026.

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Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of you have to object to the account(s). If you fail affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER 04/29/2026. to file the written appearance and objection by of the return date, action may be taken THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline the return date, action may be taken in this Darlene Smith-Ash to Veteran Stan LLC, 281 Laurelton St. $160,000 without further notice to you.

CHICOPEE PROBATE CODE (MUPC) by which you must file a written appearmatter without further notice to you, including Darrell K. Williams to Mark R. Draymore, trustee, and MRD Profit Sharing TruSt. trustee of, 91 Spikenard Circle $100 UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER Arelia G. Tumidajewicz to Hassan Saleh, 340 Pendleton Ave. $400,000 A Personal Representative appointed unance and objection if you object to this prothe allowance of the account(s).

THE MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM Emtay Inc., to Post Investment LLC, 220 Ambrose St. $95,000 Arelia G. Tumidajewicz to Hassan Saleh, Pendleton Avenue, Lot B $130,000 der the MUPC in an unsupervised adminisceeding. If you fail to file a timely written Additionally, within thirty days after said return PROBATE CODE (MUPC) $198,000or tration is not required to file an inventory appearance and 210 objection by23 an Charles E. Bennett Martha Bennett Cavanaugh, Johnsonfollowed Road Unit $415,000 Evelyn M. Moore to Centura Bay LLC, 97 Treetop Ave. day (or within such and other time Sue as the Courtto Alison A Personal Representative appointed unannual accounts with the Court. Persons affidavit of objections within Gillian Peters to Nick Hurley, 103 Ontario St. $320,000inupon mayLLC, order), you must file a writDGL motion Properties to Philip Crump-Willis and Samantha Riley, 66 Bromont St.thirty (30) days der the MUPC $500,000 in an unsupervised administerested in the estate are entitled$261,000 to notice the return day, action may be taken ten affidavit of objections specific to of Hassle Llc to Craig Jennifer L. Gonzalez and stating Michaelthe T. Gonzalez Robert Beaulieu, 103 Lauzier Terrace $305,000 tration is not required to file anFree inventory or R Godbolt, 47 Victoria St. regarding the administration directly from without further notice to you. facts and grounds upon which each objection J Brown & Associates Inc., to Tikiko Gomez, 50-52 Savoy Ave. $350,000 Kazimierz Borawski and Danuta Borawski to JeuThe Petterson Oliveira Ribeiro, 341 Montcalm St. $349,900 annual accounts with the Court. Persons inthe Personal Representative and may petiestate is being administered under is based, and a copy shall be served upon the the estate are entitled to noticeand Ashley E. Dejesus to Wilfredo J. Semidey and Saration James L. Hernandez Semidey, 150 Drexel $325,000 Leo Fugler Jr., to Joan M. Hernandez Martinez, 219 Clarendon Ave. by the Personal Repres- terested in$290,000 the Court in any St. matter relating to the formal procedure Conservator pursuant to Rule 3 of the Suppleregarding the administration directly from Benjamin Brown, 19 Quincy St. Michael V. Kulisz to Michael V. Kulisz and Erika Holly Arrastia, 35 Dejordy Lane $100 Janusz Lecko to William $280,000 estate, including the distribution of assets entative under the Massachusetts Uniform mental Rules of the Probate & Family Court. the Personal Representative and may petiexpenses ProbateSt.Code without supervision by the Muni Management Al Zubaidi, 26 Belcher $189,000 JoeJoe Properties LLC, to Joshua Lantigua and Brianna Lee Lantigua, 97-99and Pine Grove St.of administration.$385,000 You have the right toInc., sendtotoRihab the Conservator, tion the Court in any matter relating to the Hon. Claudine Court. Inventory and accounts are not reby registered or certified mail, a written reJose Silva, representative, and Emilia Silva, estate, to Francheska Reveron WITNESS, Warren, 54 Seymour Ave. T. Stoudemire, $279,900 estate, including the distribution of assets LONGMEADOW First Justice of this Court. quired to be filed with the Court, but recipiquest to receive a copy of the Petition and acMackenzie E. Kerkhoff and Giovanni Venezia to Liberata Letteri, 235 State St. Unit 105 $205,000 and expenses of administration.

Date: April 01, 2026 ents are entitled notice regarding the adBobby Loguidice Bradley-Graham to John Joseph Stout and MiatoGabrielle Nadia Cameron, 67 Shady Side Dr. $680,000 count(s) at no costand to Jill you.

WITNESS, Hon. Claudine Stoudemire, Mark T. Palatino and Kim Palatino to MT Park LLC, 47 Lyons St. $100 Rosemary A. Saccomani, ministration from the Personal IMPORTANT Jose A. Cuevas Rentas toNOTICE Bryan Denny and Kellen Denny, 1423 Longmeadow St. Representat- First Justice $382,000 of this Court.

Maureen Cratty to Marzena K. Sochacka Medina, 115 Tiffany St. $260,000 Register of Probate The outcome proceeding may limit Tamara Marinooftothis Musa Bas, 203 Green Hill Roadive and can petition the Court in any matter Date: March$550,000 30, 2026 (April 9) relating to the estate, including distribution Miciel Mariano and Alberto Nieves to Kelly Taylor, 173 Russell St. $365,000 or completely take away the above-named Rosemary A. Saccomani, of assets and expenses of administration.

LUDLOW person’s right to make decisions about perMinh Lam to Sarah Condon and Avery Paige Condon, 11 Herman St. $370,000 Register of Probate WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, sonal affairs or financial affairs or both. Lipson The Amanda D. Lipson and Amanda Deanna to David T. Lipson, 136 East Akard St. $125,036 Rygiel and Tina Lachance-Rygiel to Noel Investment Group LLC, 102 San Miguel St. $172,500 (AprilNancy 9) First Justice of this Court above-named person has the right to askSantos, Bretta Construction LLC, to Wisllen Queiroz 42 Loopley St. $599,900 Nishant Mathur and Deepika Mathur to Bloomfield Street LLC, 23 Huntington Road $100 Date: April 01, 2026 for a lawyer. Anyone may make this reJeffrey E. Salvador and Amanda R. Salvador to Daniel J. Kleeberg andRosemary Nanette Kleeberg, 45 Canterbury St. $300,000 RM Blerman LLC, to Charlie Rodriguez Otero, 15-17 Sycamore St. $390,000 A. Saccomani, quest on behalf of the above-named perJoe IfWebb to Michelle Batista Pirescannot and Alexander James Neshe, 88 ChapinRegister St. $170,000 Robert S. Allen to Marcelo Gabriel Braga Goveia, 9 Murray Hill Ave. of Probate $410,000 son. the above-named person af(April 9) ford a lawyer, one may be appointed at Roland Fils, Sylvia Brice Fils and Sylvia Brice-Blanca to Sylvia Brice Fils, 205 Fairlawn St. $74,000

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Anthony M. Santaniello to Dahiana Marie Gonzalez Carrasquillo, 151 Littleton St. WITNESS, Hon. Claudine T. Stoudemire, BrianJustice J. Nolan of to Sarah Strangie and Jonathan Weiss, 67 Perkins St. First this Court.

Chandler King to Roselyn M. Ayala, 114-116 Sylvan St. Date: MarchC.18, 2026 Rosemary Saccomani, Cig2 LLC, to Luis A. Negron, 59A.Pine Grove St. Register of Probate (April 9)

$250,000 $265,000 $410,000 $365,000

Sonia J. Harris and Berle Walter to Dnepro Properties LLC, 140 Chestnut St. Unit 607 $57,999 Stanley Clerge to Gilberto Marquez Robles, 1988 Wilbraham Road $220,000 Wallace S. Olsen Jr., trustee, and Neslo Realty Co., trustee of, to 235 Cadwell Drive LLC, 0 SS Cadwell Dr. $3,250,000 Welltower OM Group LLC, to Springfield 305 MP WRK7 LLC, 305 Bicentennial Highway $7,700,000

bond in unsupervised administration IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the WE ARE HOMETOWN NEWS | THEREMINDER.COM Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court.

You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written from appearance and objection at this Continued previous page JAMES FERRIS ELECTRICIAN Court before 10:00 a.m. on the return day of Lic.#E16303 04/29/2026.

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PROBATE CODE (MUPC) Snowplowing/Removal A Personal Representative appointed un(413)569-0794 der the MUPC in an unsupervised adminis(413)374-5377 tration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from A.R.A. JUNK & the Personal Representative and may petiFURNITURE REMOVAL tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL and expenses of administration.

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INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. HD26P0644EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Hampden Division Estate of: Raymond Dunbar, Sr. Date of Death: October 5, 2025 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Raymond Dunbar, Jr. of Springfield MA Raymond Dunbar, Jr. of Springfield MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure.

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