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Preston seeks name change

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Resident Ruth Preston is trying to bring the town up to modern times in the name of women everywhere.

Last week Preston, administrative assistant to the Southwick Planning Board, requested that the Board of Selectmen change its name to the more gender-neutral Southwick Select Board.

Preston said it’s something she feels would be a giant step toward recognizing the leadership of women in town.

“I noticed that other communities in the state have a select board, and we have had women on our board,” said Preston. “The term selectmen is inappropriate in this day and age – women are leaders.”

Preston said she did not make the request for Board of Selectmen member Tracy Cesan, but “for all women.”

While researching the procedure required to make the change, Preston spoke with officials in Granby, which has a select board, but previously had a board of selectmen.

“They said when a woman came on the board, they just changed the name,” said Preston. “It seems it is as easy as that, but I know there will be some financial considerations for things like changing letterhead.”

Preston did her homework and found that 17 towns in Massachusetts have a select board and just one or two others have a board of selectmen. Many communities have a city council.

“I have spoken to women in town and they thought it was a great idea,” she said. “I thought about gathering signatures for a petition, but decided to just ask first.”

Preston has been an employee with the town of Southwick for seven years and was previously the director of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce.

Preston said she has not received a response to her request to change the antiquated name of the board and plans to pursue her request.

“It is the anonymous ‘they,’ the enigmatic ‘they’ who are in charge.

Who is ‘they’? I don’t know.

Nobody knows. Not even ‘they’ themselves.”

Former Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle. (File photo by Frederick Gore)

Fun ride Andrea Prukalski, of Westfield, and her children Joey and Sophie enjoy a ride through Stanley Park Wednesday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Although thieves who break into houses to steal jewelry and other valuables often find themselves in court, others who make money from their crimes usually do not.

But occasionally they do.

One buyer of gold and silver, who allegedly counseled a pair of addicts who financed their habits by breaking into houses, was an exception to the rule recently after a city detective was able to build a case showing that he knowingly purchased stolen property and, by not operating “above board”, extended their crime spree.

Thieves, often heroin addicts, with stolen precious metal jewelry usually can’t directly convert their ill-gotten gains into drugs or other uses but must first sell their loot somewhere.

Many sell stolen jewelry at pawn shops, jewelry stores or any of the many diverse retail establishments which advertise “We buy gold” but, Det. Brian Freeman reports, those buyers almost invariably “pay pennies on the dollar” for the precious metals they buy.

He explains that the gold and silver buyers pay only for the metal value so thieves selling items which cost hundreds – or thousands – of dollars are only paid tens of dollars, the melt value of the metal.

The laws designed to protect the public require that buyers keep stringent records of their sales, their customers and mandate that

ANTHONY WINDOLOSKI the merchants must hold their purchases for 30 days before reselling the items.

Detectives searching for stolen property routinely check the records precious metal buyers are required to keep but shady buyers may skirt the rules since items found to be stolen must be surrendered resulting in a loss for the buyer. By doing so, underhanded dealers obstruct investigations and prevent the recovery of stolen items, Freeman said.

Freeman reports that, while investigating a series of house breaks in the spring of 2013 that were eventually attributed to a burglary duo, detectives checked a gold buying kiosk at the Holyoke Mall, Gold Deposit owned and operated by Anthony Windolski, without find the missing items they were looking for.

When the pair of burglars was eventually apprehended, the suspects said that they had sold their booty at the kiosk where, they said, Tony was helpful to them.

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Martha Coakley Massachusetts Attorney General

AG files suit against Dobelle

By PETER FRANCIS Staff Writer BOSTON – The Office of Attorney General Martha Coakley announced yesterday that she has filed a lawsuit against former Westfield State University President Dr. Evan S. Dobelle over allegations that he misused university credit cards and funds to the tune of nearly $100,000 for personal purchases and vacations.

A recent report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Glenn Cunha stated that those vacations – including family trips with his wife Kit and son Harry and gatherings in Monte Rio, California at the Bohemian Club, a private men’s social club – cost the university more than $39,000.

According to the complaint, filed yesterday in Suffolk Superior Court, Dobelle, whose tenure as WSU president lasted January 2008 until his resignation in November 2013, knowingly submitted to WSU false claims for payment of personal expenses totaling at least $59,000.

The aforementioned actions are in violation of the state’s False Claims Act and conflict of interest law, as well as Dobelle’s employment contract and several university policies.

“We allege the former president of this university blatantly misused public funds for trips that were nothing but weeklong vacations with family and friends,” said Coakley in a statement. “This pattern of inappropriately spending state money is unacceptable, as leaders of public schools should be enforcing their policies instead of knowingly violating them for their own personal benefit.”

Since last fall, the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has been investigating allegations of improper spending by Dobelle, following an initial OIG report.

See Dobelle Lawsuit, Page 3

Proposed common driveway bylaw sent to selectmen

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Planning Board agreed to send a proposed common driveway bylaw to the Board of Selectmen this week.

A subcommittee, led by Planning Board Vice Chairperson Roz Terry, met numerous times over the spring and summer to create a driveway bylaw.

“We had a lot of heated discussions and came to the conclusion that we needed two – a general bylaw and a common driveway bylaw,” said Terry.

The subcommittee, which included two members of the board, representatives of the police and fire departments, a conservation commission member, and community members, debated how far the bylaw should go, literally.

Some people said there should be a certain width driveway all the way to the house for safety apparatus to fit in case of emergency. Others said whether or not a resident wanted a certain width – or any driveway – was not a decision the town

should make. In the end, the recommendation was to require the common driveway be wide enough for safety vehicles, but anything over 200 feet was the homeowner’s discretion.

Terry said the committee studied bylaws in several towns and based much of Southwick’s bylaw on the town of Southampton.

“We used a lot of Southampton’s and simplified it,” Terry said.

The bylaw also limits the number of homes sharing a common driveway to two.

The board voted to send the bylaw to selectmen, who would then send it to town counsel.

Department of Public Works Director Randy Brown, who served on the driveway committee, took the lead on the general bylaw and said he would make sure it was sent to selectmen.

Board Chairman Douglas Moglin said a public hearing would be set once the board received the bylaw proposal back from legal counsel. Terry said she hopes to have the bylaw ready for a vote at the annual special fall meeting.

The Southwick Planning Board is sending a recommended bylaw to the Selectmen for review regarding new installations of common driveways. This common driveway, right, at The Ranch serves three properties. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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1934 WHS graduate turns 100 Milton, Del. — Margaret Sabol McFarlane, formerly from Westfield, recently celebrated her 100th birthday in Milton, DE. with her family and friends. She was born in Westfield in 1914 and graduated from

Westfield High School in 1934 and shortly thereafter moved to Gloversville, NY and remained there until 2007. At the young age of 93 she relocated to Delaware.

She has her own apartment and still loves to cook. She

Margaret Sabol McFarlane’s 1934 yearbook photo. (Photo submitted) had multiple celebrations of her momentous 100th Birthday Celebration.

She received a very special 100th Birthday Card from the White House and also received greetings from Willard Scott of the NBC Good Morning program, as well as about 50 cards from friends and family.

Margaret Sabol McFarlane enjoys her 100th birthday celebration. (Photo submitted)

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Austrian woman faces fine for nude outings VIENNA (AP) — Even in non-prudish Austria, nudity in public places has its price. A woman faces a fine of up to 1,000 euros ($1,340) for repeated outings in nothing but a pair of white tennis shoes.

Police spokesman Johann Baumschlager says the young woman was stopped by police Tuesday after cycling past officers manning a radar trap on a highway in northeastern Austria.

Baumschlager said Wednesday the woman was identified and told to go home and get dressed. She was also informed she had been charged with disturbing public decency — a misdemeanor that carries a maximum 1,000euro fine.

She had previously been sighted in the buff while shopping in a supermarket and at a gas station, filling up her car.

The woman was not named in keeping with Austrian privacy laws.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, August 8, the 220th day of 2014. There are 145 days left in the year.

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n August 8, 1974, President Richard Nixon announced his resignation, effective the next day, following damaging new revelations in the Watergate scandal.

On this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, peace talks between the United States and Britain began in Ghent, Belgium.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft signed a measure raising the number of U.S. representatives from 391 to 433, effective with the next Congress, with a proviso to add two more when New Mexico and Arizona became states.

In 1937, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan completed its occupation of Beijing.

In 1942, during World War II, six Nazi saboteurs who were captured after landing in the U.S. were executed in Washington, D.C.; two others who’d cooperated with authorities were spared.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed the U.S. instrument of ratification for the United Nations Charter. The Soviet Union declared war against Japan during World War II. In 1953, the United States and South Korea initialed a mutual security pact.

In 1963, Britain’s “Great Train Robbery” took place as thieves made off with 2.6 million pounds in banknotes.

In 1968, the Republican national convention in Miami

Beach nominated Richard Nixon for president on the first ballot.

In 1973, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew branded as “damned lies” reports he had taken kickbacks from government contracts in Maryland, and vowed not to resign — which he ended up doing.

In 1978, the U.S. launched Pioneer Venus 2, which carried scientific probes to study the atmosphere of Venus.

In 1994, Israel and Jordan opened the first road link between the two once-warring countries.

In 2007, space shuttle Endeavour roared into orbit with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan on board.

Ten years ago: Alan Keyes, the Republican two-time presidential hopeful, threw his hat into Illinois’ U.S. Senate race (he ended up losing in a landslide to Democrat Barack Obama). Actress Fay Wray, the damsel held atop the Empire State Building by the giant ape in “King Kong,” died in New York City at age 96.

Five years ago: Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court’s first Hispanic and third female justice. A small plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter over the Hudson River in New York City, killing nine people, including five Italian tourists.

Typhoon Morakot slammed into Taiwan, leaving more than 670 either dead or missing (the typhoon also killed 22 people in the Philippines and eight in China).

One year ago: The U.S. sharply escalated its drone war in Yemen, with military officials in the Arab country reporting three strikes that left a dozen dead. Actress Karen Black, 74, who was featured in such counterculture favorites as “Easy Rider,” Five Easy Pieces” and “Nashville,” died in Los Angeles. Opera singer Regina Resnik, 90, died in New York.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor Richard Anderson is 88. Actress Nita Talbot is 84.

Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian is 84. Singer Mel Tillis is 82. Actor Dustin Hoffman is 77. Actress Connie Stevens is 76. Country singer Phil Balsley (The Statler Brothers) is 75. Actor Larry Wilcox is 67. Actor Keith Carradine is 65. Rhythm-and-blues singer Airrion Love (The Stylistics) is 65. Country singer Jamie O’Hara is 64. Movie director Martin Brest is 63. Radio-TV personality Robin Quivers is 62.

Percussionist Anton Fig (TV: “Late Show With David Letterman”) is 61. Actor Donny Most is 61. Rock musician Dennis Drew (10,000 Maniacs) is 57. TV personality Deborah Norville is 56. Actor-singer Harry Crosby is 56. Rock musician The Edge (U2) is 53. Rock musician Rikki Rockett (Poison) is 53. Rapper Kool Moe Dee is 52. Rock musician Ralph Rieckermann is 52. Middle distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton is 46. Rock singer Scott Stapp is 41. Country singer Mark Wills is 41. Actor Kohl Sudduth is 40. Rock musician Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World) is 39. Singer JC Chasez (‘N Sync) is 38. Actress Tawny Cypress is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Drew Lachey (98 Degrees) is 38. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marsha Ambrosius is 37. Actress Lindsay Sloane is 37.

Actress Countess Vaughn is 36. Actor Michael Urie is 34.

Tennis player Roger Federer is 33. Actress Meagan Good is 33. Britain’s Princess Beatrice of York is 26. Actor Ken Baumann is 25. Pop singer Shawn Mendes is 16.

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The AGO suit alleges Dobelle knew his spending behavior was prohibited under university policy, and was reminded on several occasions to restrict his school credit card use to university-related expenses.

The complaint states that within five months of signing the university’s “Policy for a College Credit Card” form, Dobelle was making exorbitant charges for meals at restaurants such as The Slanted Door in San Francisco, The Palm and Bistrot du Coin in Washington, D.C., and Rouge Restaurant in Stockbridge.

A statement from the AGO said that, while Dobelle “appears to have reimbursed personal expenses”, he often submitted his reimbursements months late and used backdated checks to make the repayments appear timely.

The complaint also alleges that Dobelle lied about the purpose of at least 16 travel requests, claiming thet the trips were for conferences, fundraising, and meeting with alumni, and utilized WSU staff to research fares and travel times and to purchase the tickets.

It has been confirmed that these trips – including the aforementioned trips to Cuba and California – cost the university more than $39,000.

The suit claims that during his tenure at the university, Dobelle’s contract paid him $200,000 annually, granted him either an automobile allowance of $600 per month or use of an automobile provided by the school, a onetime moving allowance to cover relocation costs, and an annual housing allowance of $18,000.

The AGO’s lawsuit seeks damages, civil penalties, costs and attorney’s fees associated with the office’s ongoing investigation, and the costs of the OIG’s investigation.

When asked about the university’s take on the lawsuit, WSU

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spokesperson Molly Watson, declined comment.

John Flynn III, former chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees and current Chair Elizabeth Scheibel could not be reached for comment.

Current Chairman of the Board’s Finance Committee Kevin Queenin chose not to comment on the Attorney General’s suit, citing a seperate suit filed by Dobelle against himself and several current and former members of the Board of Trustees, as well as Commissioner of the state’s Board of Higher Education Richard Freeland, in December.

In the statement released yesterday, the AGO’s lawsuit said it “does not foreclose the potential for additional action.”

In a prepared statement, Dobelle’s Attorney H. Ross Garber said that the lawsuit is “not surprising” given that she (Coakley) has “been presented with only limited facts and a one-sided version of story.”

“Her staff did not ask for Dr. Dobelle’s perspective,” said Garber in the statement. “In court, however, both sides are heard, and decisions are based on evidence, not innuendo and conjecture.”

Garber added that there are federal and state cases pending against high-ranking Massachusetts officials and Westfield State University relating to their “conduct in this matter”, and a federal judge has already ruled against the Attorney General’s office on a motion to dismiss.

“Dr. Dobelle looks forward to a full and fair airing of the truth and to reclaiming his reputation,” the statement concluded.

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Patrick signs substance abuse bill

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By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Legislation designed to toughen Massachusetts’ response to the state’s ongoing substance abuse troubles was among four bills signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on yesterday.

The flurry of bill signings came after state lawmakers ended their formal session last week. The governor has 10 days to sign or veto bills lawmakers send to his desk.

Other measures, including a sweeping overhaul of the state’s gun laws, still await his signature.

The new substance abuse law requires insurers to reimburse patients for addiction treatment from licensed counselors and removes prior-authorization requirements for outpatient substance abuse treatment. Patrick said the changes will improve access to treatment for those struggling with addiction.

The law also requires chief medical examiners to report overdose deaths to the state health department and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, making it easier for public health agencies to identify ways to reduce the risk of additional overdoses.

“Those battling the effects of addiction should never face barriers to treatment, and this law ensures that the doors of recovery are open,” Patrick said.

In March, Patrick declared

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a public health emergency in Massachusetts in response to what he called the state’s growing epidemic of heroin overdoses and opioid addiction.

Another bill signed by Patrick yesterday is designed to help modernize the operations and financial management of local housing authorities, while also encouraging the authorities to find ways to improve the lives of tenants.

Patrick said the new law increases oversight by strengthening the state Department of Housing and Community Development’s ability to monitor operation of the local housing authorities and to hold them accountable. The new law gives the state agency the power to appoint a chief administrative and financial officer for local housing authorities designated as “chronically poor performing” and to replace executive directors of housing authorities if needed.

Patrick said the goal of the new law is to “hold these housing authorities to the highest standards to better serve our residents.”

Patrick signed two other bills into law.

One is aimed at making what Patrick called “targeted investments” in the state’s technology infrastructure. It authorizes the state to borrow money to bring high-speed Internet to schools and underserved parts of the state, including a $38 million pilot grant program for school con-

nectivity and $50 million for the Massachusetts Broadband Institute to develop what Patrick called “last-mile” solutions that bring broadband connectivity to more homes and businesses in western and central Massachusetts.

The new law also authorizes $200 million in spending for maintenance needs on the state’s public higher education campuses and $450 million to repair and improve state government buildings.

The other bill signed into law streamlines the licensing process for thousands of professional licensees. It eliminates the Board of Registration of Barbers and the Board of Registration of Electrologists, and creates a consolidated Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering. The three boards license more than 88,000 individuals. The law also eliminates the Board of Registration of Radio and Television Technicians.

Patrick signed the bills in his newly refurbished Statehouse office.

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Freeman reports that one of the suspects said “Tony cautioned them that they would get caught if they kept using their real IDs and told them to use someone else’s. He told them what silver items would net them the most money and offered to meet them in the parking lot of the mall if they ever had items they did not want to bring into the mall because of the security cameras.”

After that, one of the burglars told Freeman, his partner “found the ID of an older, heavy set, bald Russian man” and they used that identification when they sold stolen jewelry to Windolski The suspect also told Freeman that, after state troopers questioned Windolski about the transactions apparently made by the older Russian man, he advised them to stop using that ID card.

Freeman reports that, because of Windolski’s actions, several stolen items which should have been recovered were not.

In addition, had the burglars’ transactions been made legally under their own names “I would have had enough evidence to charge (the burglars) and potentially end their crime spree.”

As a result of Windolski’s protection of the criminals, Freeman reports in a court document, at least four burglaries which involved the reported loss of property valued at almost $14,000 were not prevented.

Additionally, the detective said, because the duo stole a handgun in one of their burglaries “we could have gotten a gun off the street, one that was used in a crime.”

Freeman subsequently arrested Windolski at his kiosk and the man was charged for “Accessory After the Fact in two separate cases for buying jewelry that he knew to be stolen, two counts of Receiving Stolen Property in two separate cases for buying what he knew to be stolen property and one count of Obstruction of Justice for his continual intentionally misleading of police and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime.”

When he appeared before Judge Philip A. Contant Wednesday, the two accessory charges and a charge of intimidating a witness were not prosecuted.

Windolski was allowed to submit to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding (thus avoiding an actual guilty verdict) for the two charges of receiving stolen property valued more than $250 and for the conspiracy charge.

He was placed on probation for one year and was assessed $90.

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The 2014 Westfield Curbside Collection Calender states the single stream recycling was supposed to start late spring or early summer. I was wondering if I could expect to see it happen this season so hadn’t so I e-mailed city hall. That was several weeks ago and I haven’t received a reply. Would you know anymore about this issue. My apologies if it was covered in an edition of the paper I missed. Please read Dan Moriarty’s story, ‘Single-stream recycling faces implementation hurdles‘ from the July 29 edition of The Westfield News. http://thewestfieldnews.com/?p=86264 I was driving from Friendly’s Way towards the Pike entrance the afternoon the traffic lights were out. I want to know others opinions of what the proper “etiquette” is when something like that occurs. I thought the intersection should be treated as a 4-way stop as oppose to the main road having the right of way, which is how it was being treated. In a time when technology works to keep us safe from each other or as some believe, has us all at its mercy I would hope we could exercise common sense when it breaks down. Also a pet peeve of mine, if you are a tailgater; PLEASE STOP IT! You are just an adult sized school yard bully! Granted some folks enjoy the high that the possibility of getting into a violent confrontation brings as we hear about in the news so frequently; but I believe most intelligent beings if given a chance want to get the heck outta your way- If a crazy person is tailgating me (which we have all seen in our rear-view mirrors; all bug eyed and red faced) I pull over to the right asap to let them pass. I really don’t need their bad karma spilling over into my life-i have enough of my own I am trying to atone for! From the Westfield Police Dept: According to the Commonwealth of Mass Driver’s Manual (revised 7/2014): “If the traffic signals are blacked out and not functioning, be cautious and proceed as though there is a stop sign in all directions. Go when it is safe.” This can be found in chapter 4, page 82.

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Obama’s Iraq vortex

By Josh Gerstein Politico.com Barack Obama didn’t want to be in Iraq in 2007 when he first ran for president, and he doesn’t want to be there now, in 2014.

But it appears there’s no escape.

Thursday, Obama gave the green light to the American military to conduct airstrikes against Islamic militants to protect members of a small religious sect besieged by the fast-advancing forces from the Islamic State and to protect Americans in the Iraqi city of Erbil from other fighters in that group.

It’s the latest evidence of the challenge the president faces in disentangling himself and the United States from a 12-yearlong conflict and Obama was quick to try to assure war-weary Americans that he wasn’t proposing another open-ended military campaign in Iraq.

“I know that many of you are rightly concerned about any American military action in Iraq, even limited strikes like these,” the president said. “I ran for this office in part to end our war in Iraq and welcome our troops home, and that’s what we’ve done. As commander-in-chief, I will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in Iraq.

And so even as we support Iraqis as they take the fight to these terrorists, American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq.”

Yet, Obama offered a similar assurance less than two months ago, as he ordered several hundred U.S. troops into Iraq with the stated mission of protecting U.S. personnel and assessing the readiness of Iraqi forces to face the threat posed by the Islamic State or ISIL. “I think we always have to guard against mission creep,” the president told reporters on June 19. “American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again.”

The risk Obama faces is that it becomes a slippery slope that, combined with other foreign policy crises, create an insurmountable distraction from the last two years of his presidency.

It’s also obviously a risk if the bombing effort fails or if Iraqi leaders can’t produce a government that can attain minimal

CDC chief: U.S. trying to help stop Ebola crisis

By Jennifer Haberkorn Politico.com The nation’s top public health expert told Congress Thursday that the Obama administration is doing everything possible to stop the unprecedented Ebola epidemic in West Africa and pledged that the U.S. health care system is prepared to stop an outbreak on American soil.

CDC Director Tom Frieden told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that the Ebola virus constitutes a “crisis” of “unprecedented” levels and warned that an infected person could travel to the United States and then be diagnosed with symptoms. Five people have already been tested here; none were found to have the virus.

“Inevitably,” someone will come to this country with the disease, Frieden said, “but we’re confident” that Americans are not at risk of a major outbreak. The health care system here is well prepared to prevent spread of the virus, he said, pointing to the speed with which hospitals can isolate suspected cases and track down patients’ contacts to contain transmission.

Yet a top official of one of the nonprofit organizations that has helped lead the medical response in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone took issue with the efforts to date of the United States and other nations. The international community’s involvement is “a failure,” said Samaritan’s Purse vice president Ken Isaacs, who warned that the epidemic threatens the security of those and other African countries.

Not until American aid workers Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol were stricken with the disease while in Liberia did the rest of the world pay attention, Isaacs said. By that point, the outbreak was already “uncontained.”

In what was a sobering hearing from the start, Frieden laid out several reasons why the situation in West Africa is unprecedented.

It’s the largest Ebola outbreak in history, and the more than 1,700 people stricken will soon eclipse the total number of infected patients in all prior outbreaks combined, he said. In addition, the epicenters are moving between the affected countries — in areas the virus has never been experienced before — and infection is now spreading in urban areas where control is “much more difficult,” he said.

The cases of Brantly and Writebol, who were flown home for treatment at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, mark the first time the United States has had to deal directly with Ebola, Frieden noted.

Both workers are the only Ebola patients to receive ZMapp, a treatment never tested before on people. When asked by

reporters if the Obama administration played a role in allowing ZMapp to be used, Frieden said merely that a CDC official put Samaritan’s Purse in touch with the NIH, which connected them with the experimental drug’s manufacturer.

“Beyond that, I cannot comment,” Frieden said after testifying. As for a Reuters report that the administration is setting up a policy group to examine the drug’s use, “We’re looking at all aspects of this response,” he said.

State Department and U.S. AID officials also told the subcommittee that their agencies are doing all they can to assist West Africa in stopping the virus’s spread.

However, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) criticized the Obama administration for being slow to respond. As recently as last week, he said, “no one could tell me who was in charge on the issue.”

Wolf called for coordination across federal agencies and collaboration with other countries. “This should be a very top priority of the White House … because the American people deserve to know what the government is doing to prevent the spread of the epidemic,” he said.

Frieden stressed that the outbreak could be halted but warned that it won’t happen quickly. The best way to do so is to stop the virus at the source in Africa, and CDC and its partners “must be meticulous” in their work.

“It will be a long and hard fight,” Frieden said. He called the situation in Nigeria, where two people have now died and cases are suddenly increasing, of particular concern.

In fact, Isaacs said, the official count of cases and deaths across the region could be off by as much as 75 percent.

“The Ebola crisis was not a surprise to us,” he told the committee. “We saw it coming back in April.”

Isaacs said the epidemic is “out of control” largely because other nations relegated the fight against the deadly virus to three of the poorest countries and two relief organizations, Samaritan’s Purse and Doctors Without Borders.

Painting a dire scenario for the immediate future, he described the situation in Liberia as “an apocalypse” and predicted that the disease will soon “come out with a fury” in Nigeria. “We’re going to see death tolls in numbers we can’t imagine,” he said.

Isaacs questioned whether funds recently pledged by the United States and World Health Organization will be adequate and used effectively enough to make a difference soon. WHO recently announced a $100 million plan as part of an intensified global response.

support from the three major population groups in the country: Sunnis, Shia and Kurds.

While criticism of Obama’s foreign policy has been a mainstay of Republican rhetoric, it’s unclear how much resonance that critique has with rank-and-file voters. The crisis in Ukraine, the ISIL rampage in Iraq and the Gaza fighting have all contributed to pulling down the president’s approval rating on foreign policy. An Economist poll released this week found 48 percent of Americans disapprove of Obama’s policies overseas and only 37 percent approve.

One solace for the president is that the public also appears deeply divided about some of the alternatives his more hawkish critics propose.

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) issued a statement Thursday calling for a broader airstrike campaign against ISIL. “We need to get beyond a policy of half measures,” the senators said. “The President needs to devise a comprehensive strategy to degrade ISIL. This should include the provision of military and other assistance to our Kurdish, Iraqi, and Syrian partners who are fighting ISIL. It should include U.S. air strikes against ISIL leaders, forces, and positions both in Iraq and Syria.”

Americans are split down the middle on the idea of U.S. airstrikes, according to a Washington Post/ABC poll taken in June. It found 46 percent of respondents opposed to such strikes and 45 percent supportive.

When Obama sent the U.S. military advisers in June, officials acknowledged that he was considering airstrikes to protect American interests in Iraq and perhaps even more broadly to roll back ISIL advances. However, officials stressed that a broader U.S. air campaign was contingent on political reform in Iraq and a realistic prospect of Iraqi forces putting up a sustained fight against ISIL on the ground.

The thrust of the announcement Obama made Thursday, while a potential escalation from the status quo, is broadly consistent with what the president laid out in June. One new and potentially complex aspect is the acute humanitarian crisis involving the Yazidi sect members trapped atop a mountain in northern Iraq.

The first wave of the U.S. operation — dropping food and water to the endangered civilians — apparently went off without a hitch. However, keeping the minority members alive in the long term is likely to require opening up an evacuation channel through areas currently under ISIL control.

Some of Obama’s rhetoric Thursday could also fuel expectations by those threatened by ISIL advances that the U.S. is coming to their rescue — a promise that historically the U.S. has not always fulfilled.

“Earlier this week, one Iraqi in the area cried to the world, ‘There is no one coming to help.’ Well today, America is coming to help,” the president declared.

For the moment, the U.S. military escalation remains a threatened one. As of Thursday night, no strikes have actually been carried out.

Indeed, Obama’s best hope in the short term may be that ISIL retreats in the face of the threat of strikes, returning to its more typical level of violence such as beheadings. That may be why Obama publicly telegraphed his orders regarding airstrikes the U.S. military has yet to execute.

If ISIL defies the threat, however, the U.S. could be again engaged in combat in Iraq — albeit from the air.

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Gateway Superintendent’s Corner With less than 3 weeks left until staff and students return, the custodial/maintenance staffs frenetic pace continues unabated. As mentioned previously, this was a short summer for our staff to complete the annual summer maintenance and deep cleaning. As they always seem to do, they are progressing steadily towards completing their formidable list of tasks so that everything will be in place for the return of staff and students.

It’s reassuring to have a section of the hallway blocked one day to strip and clean floors and then to see it completed and shining like new only a day or two later (the time depends more on the weather than our staff, high humidity really slows the process down). While I know this process occasionally inconveniences some staff who must relocate for this time, including staff working with students for our summer programs, it does yield stunning results in the short term.

More importantly, the fact that our maintenance and custodial staffs are constantly cleaning and maintaining our facilities, including regular, preventative maintenance, provides us with facilities that remain in great shape over time – something that visitors to our district note on a regular basis. The long-term payback for these efforts are a reduction in down time for our operations, buildings and equipment that remain in good operation condition, and a great reduction in long-term capital replacements.

For anyone that’s interested, the school committee has approved a long-term (10 year) plan for maintenance and capital projects that can be viewed on the district’s website (under school committee; presentations to school committee; Capital/ Maintenance Plan). This plan outlines some of the items the district may wish to consider as we move forward. Some of these are new items that will help protect our investments in equipment and may provide long-term savings in purchasing while others are capital projects for items that need to be replaced or updat-

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Dr. David Hopson ed. Some of the replacement/ update items are required (the main campus well for example), some are for reasons of efficiency of operations (the boilers for example), and others are to update before failure may cause even more expensive renovations (the middle school roof is a good example of this).

While we have been allocating for minor updates and necessary repairs, the cost of some of these other items are significant. As the school committee moves forward, despite the current and necessary focus on the Worthington withdrawal, they will have to begin determining, in collaboration with the towns, the best way to fund these long-term projects. This is a process that will weigh the physical needs of the district against time, the cost of these items against the fiscal ability of the towns to support the improvements, and the complications of how to fund these projects (i.e., as part of an operational budget for a given year, as a multiyear project out of operating costs, as a capital project account funded by annual town assessments, or as part of a long-term bonding process). All of these decisions impact the others, thus there is no easy answer but rather a process to weigh the pros and cons and determine the most advantageous way to move forward. I would hope that the district is able to move forward on a funding plan so that we can avoid the costs of ignoring the capital and maintenance needs of the district which potentially could result in significant capital costs or replacing/renovating entire buildings rather than just specific operation systems.

We As Human, Sakara Rawk Pearl Street

By Mike Augusti Correspondent NORTHAMPTON – Idaho’s We As Human teamed up with local boys Sakara for an evening of Rawk at the Pearl Street Nightclub in Northampton last Thursday. Sponsored by Lazer 99.3, Pearl Street showcased two very good bands on the rise.

We As Human are riding the wave of a successful radio single, Take the Bullets Away and have been touring relentlessly for the past couple of years to gain a following. Although the show was located in the downstairs part of Pearl Street, We As Human’s local fans showed up to support the band.

The band is in the middle of a major tour opening up for Black Stone Cherry and this show gave them the opportunity to headline. Most songs played on this night came from their latest release, also titled We As Human, and included Sever, Zombie, I Stand and Dead Man. A little three-song acoustic set changed things up a little midway through the set and showcased some great guitar and vocal work. The band ended the night with a ripping version of Strike Back.

This is a great band to check out live if the opportunity presents itself and the release is extremely solid from start to finish.

Western Mass.’s very own Sakara opened the show with a 30-minute set of mostly originals. With a recent release Forgetting What Was under their belts, these guys have been very busy. First an opening slot for Staind at Mohegan Sun, then a month-long tour with Skid Row and they have also been trying to get in as many local shows as possible.

Sakara played a number of songs off their release, including Jonah, Headlines and From Ashes. Also thrown in the set was a great cover of an Alice in Chains

Sakara tune, Them Bones.

Stayed tuned for a possible new tour announcement and while you are at it… go online and support this band by buying their record.

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KISS and Def Leppard rawk the Xfinity Theater in Hartford, Conn on Sunday. It will be worth the effort to get their early and check out a relatively new band, The Dead Daisies, who are opening the show. The Daisies consist of rawk and roll veterans Jon Stevens(former INXS singer), Richard Fortus (Guns n Roses guitarist), David Lowy (Rhythm guitar), Dizzy Reed (Guns n Roses keyboardist), Marco Mendoza (fresh off his stint with Black Star Riders and formerly Whitesnake) and drummer Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy, Whitesnake… to name a few).

Check out this line up of major bands coming to the Palladium in Worcester:

South Pond catch A fisherman releases a small bass he caught in the South Pond of Congamond Lake in Southwick this week.

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Police Logs Emergency Response and Crime Report Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 9:32 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Silver Street at Cleveland Avenue, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the plates were seized, a criminal complaint was filed, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard and the operator was provided a courtesy transport to a Knollwood Drive address; 10:01 a.m.: accident, King Street at Washington Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic accident, the responding officer reports no injuries were reported, the officer found that a vehicle stopped at Central Street was waved into the intersection by the operator of an unidentified vehicle and it was struck by a vehicle southbound on Washington Street, both vehicles were towed from the scene; 11:25 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard ; 12:40 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have expired registration, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard ; 1:45 p.m.: larceny, Court Street, a caller reports that he went to the drive-up window of his bank to make a cash deposit and the teller’s count of the money he provided differed from his, the responding officer reports that he was told that the teller and her supervisor recounted the money with the same result and he asked that it to be returned to him, the man said that when the money was returned it was less than what the teller had reported it to be and when he went into the bank to discuss the shortage the missing funds were returned to him, he was told that the cash had been stuck in the pneumatic tube, the man said that a bank official said that their security video would be reviewed after a police report was filed; 1:54 p.m.: breaking and entering, Stanley Park, 400 Western Ave., a Huntington resident came to he station to report that her purse was stolen from her car while it was parked at the park, the responding officer reports the woman said that there were no signs of forcible entry and her young passengers may have failed to lock a door, the woman said she had left her purse under a seat and found it missing upon her return; 2:23 p.m.: found property, Main Street, a woman who

August 16 Powerman 5000, September 6 Sonata Arctica, September 16 Crowbar, October 8 Butcher Babies, October 9 Alter Bridge, October 16 King Diamond, October 25 Arch Enemy, October 31 Happy Halloween with Killswitch Engage and All That Remains, November 22 Black Veil Brides, November 28 Slayer and November 29 Halestorm.

The Webster Theater in Hartford has the following bands lined up: Fit for a King on August 8, Skid Row August 16, Bless The Fall and Chiodos on Aug 21, Overkill and Prong on September 26, Amon Amarth on October 15.

Mohegan Sun, recently ranked among the top venues in the world today… yes I said world, has a number of great Rawk shows coming our way. Godsmack and Skillet will be there on August 20, Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat September 28, Motley Crue and Alice Cooper on October 26. Mohegan Sun is definitely deserves the recognition it gets. Not only do they get the best of the best to perform there, but the way they handle shows is like clockwork. The Sun Arena is ranked eleventh in the country and 37th in the world. This place is in our backyard folks, if you want to go see some of the best music acts live… check out www.mohegansun.com for more information.

The legendary Toad’s Place has recently booked a couple of cool Rawk shows: Adrenaline Mob is there August 22 and New Found Glory October 17. ­­­——— Mike Augusti’s Rawk Report provides live reviews of local concerts in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Rawk Report also includes new music releases and upcoming concerts to the area. Contact Mike at mikeaugusti@ thewestfieldnewsgroup.com for any questions or comments.

Man shot dead on Springfield highway on-ramp declined to identify herself surrendered a credit card she reported finding on Main Street, the owner was contacted and came to collect her property, the woman said she would check to see if there had been any fraudulent activity on the account; 2:34 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Noble Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the officer reports that the vehicle was operated by an unlicensed 14-year-old boy, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard, a criminal complaint was filed against an uncle of a passenger who had allowed operation of the car; 3:52 p.m.: fraud, Ponders Hollow Road, a resident said that a friend of a relative with a history of drug dependency stole and cashed his checks, the responding officer reports the complainant said that he noticed that property had been disturbed so he checked him belongings and found that two blank checks were missing, the man checked with his bank and found that a known person had cashed one of the checks, the case was referred to the Detective Bureau; 5:53 p.m.: lost property, Court Street, a resident came to the station to report that she inadvertently left her wallet on a PVTA bus, the responding officer reports the woman said that after she realized she had left her wallet on the bus she waited for its return and the driver allowed her to search unsuccessfully for her missing wallet; 6:15 p.m.: animal complaint, Arnold Street, a caller reports two cats are leashed inside a vehicle which also contains caged rats, a representative of the Westfield Homeless Cat Project responded to take custody of the cats and an ACO took custody of the rats, the officer reports he was able to speak with the owner of the truck who said that she is homeless and lives in her truck, the woman was advised of the disposition of the animals and agreed that it was more humane than what she is able to provide for them; 6:20 p.m.: larceny, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 21 S. Broad St., a Ludlow resident came to the station to complain that his wallet was stolen from the ice arena, the responding officer reports that the man said that he had left his wallet in an unlocked locker and found it gone upon his return; 6:21 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and stopped the car, a routine check revealed that the operator was unlicensed, Jose Burgos, 19, of 194 Mass.

Ave., Springfield, was arrested for unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and for speeding; 10:15 p.m.: larceny, Union Street, a caller reports his bicycle was stolen, the responding officer reports his investigation is incomplete.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — State and Springfield police are investigating a fatal shooting and possible carjacking on an on-ramp to Interstate 91.

State police say a man with a gunshot wound was found shortly after 3 a.m. Friday on the Exit 9 on-ramp to Interstate 91 northbound. Authorities say the victim later died at Baystate Medical Center.

West Springfield police later stopped a vehicle that matched the description of the victim’s vehicle. Authorities say the driver fled on foot but was later caught by state police. The man was arrested on an outstanding warrant not related to the shooting.

State police say the investigation is ongoing.

The names of the victim and the suspect haven’t been released.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 Alexander Vinarsky, 22, of 35 Rockledge Drive, Avon, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $350, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $817.22 and his license was suspended for 45 days. A charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle was not prosecuted.

Donald A. Corey, 54, of 7 Pine St., Huntington, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 5 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and a marked lanes violation brought by Westfield police.

Adam J. Gerlip, 24, of 55 Grandview Drive, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for three months. He was assessed $50.

Damien C. Fournier, 32, of 139 Ash St., Nashua, New Hampshire, was held in lieu of $1,500 cash bail pending an Aug. 12 hearing after he was arraigned on two charges of receiving stolen property and larceny of property valued less than $250 by a single scheme brought by Westfield police.

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Grime on the house?

Pros and cons of power washing

By CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press It’s not just national monuments like Mount Rushmore than could benefit from a good power wash every now and then.

Is there grime on your siding that good oldfashioned elbow grease won’t take away?

Stains on your concrete driveway? Is the deck looking dirty?

Power washing or pressure washing — the terms are used almost interchangeably — might be an option.

“People find it so powerful,” said Ken Collier, editor-in-chief of The Family Handyman magazine. “It’s so fast and it’s so liberating.”

You can hire a pressure-washing company, or do it yourself. Machines come in electric and gas models, and can be rented or purchased.

Are there risks?

“Too much pressure on vinyl siding or stucco can cause damage to the surface,” said Doug Rucker, owner of Clean and Green Solutions in Kingwood, Texas, near Houston.

“The same thing with concrete cleaning.”

Similarly, excessive pressure on a deck can tear up the wood. “When we’re cleaning wood decks, we’re using what we call low pressure,” he said.

When you’re cleaning the exterior of the house, window and door seals need to be protected to prevent leaks. Windows could also break if you inadvertently hit them with the same pressure you’re using for the rest of the house.

And, there’s always the risk of working on ladders with a machine that has recoil. “It’s something where ladder safety is very important,” Collier said.

Homeowners also need to be aware of overhead power lines.

Still, many people decide to do the work themselves. Home supply stores offer an array of pressure washers; prices range from about $100 to more than $1,000.

Collier said most of the skill in using a power washer lies in applying the right pressure and tip. “It’s like anything else — you have to learn how the tool operates,” he said.

Gas pressure washers tend to be more powerful, noisier, heavier and more expensive than

electric ones. Manuals that come with the units should explain what types of job they’re good for.

If you decide to rent a power-washing machine, Collier advised, “Have a job in mind, ask what tip you need and if there’s an additive that will help with the cleaning.”

And don’t forget the prep work. “The finished product is only going to be as good as the preparation you did,” said John Nearon of Exterior Wood Restoration in Cicero, Indiana.

People unaccustomed to such work might be advised not to try it themselves, Collier cautioned. “Lots of people do it themselves, but it’s also something that for most people it would be a hire and done,” he said.

Hiring a contractor to power wash a home could cost 12 cents to up to 20 cents per square foot, depending on the location and surface, according to Rucker, who also provides training for power washers.

Before hiring, ask questions: — Insurance. Is the contractor insured to cover any damage or injury that might occur when cleaning? Don’t be afraid to ask for a copy of their insurance certificate binder, Rucker said.

— Training. Do workers get continuing education to keep their training up to date?

—The process. “Talk to them about how they’re going to clean it, what kind of process they’re going to use, down to the products they’re using,” he said. In the Southeast, for example, he said bleach is used to kill mold and mildew and keep it away longer.

— Safeguarding landscape. What will they do to protect trees, shrubs or other plants around the house or property being cleaned?

Rucker said that wetting down plants and keeping them watered is important. If you cover them, he said, do it only for minutes at a time.

Power washing isn’t just for big projects; it also can be used for things like patio furniture and cars.

Collier likens the experience of using a power washer for the first time to switching from a hand lawnmower to a gas, self-propelled one. “It’s kind of a momentous thing,” he said. “You can’t say the same thing about most tools.”

This 2006 photo provided by The Family Handyman magazine shows a woman cleaning off overspray by rinsing the siding and windows with clean water at a low pressure to remove chemical residue. (AP Photo/Copyright The Family Handyman)

This undated photo provided by Warmzone, a Utah-based radiant heating company, shows a heated driveway and what it looks like in action after a big snow. After last year’s rough winter, heated driveways are more popular than ever, with a rising number of homeowners putting away their shovels for good. (AP Photo/Warmzone)

Heated driveways:

Goodbye to the snow shovel?

By DIANA MARSZALEK Associated Press While the rest of the neighborhood was digging out, Alex Geier had little problem leaving his Hinsdale, Illinois, house around 7:30 each morning last winter, no matter how much snow had piled up during the night.

No, Geier didn’t pay some kid to shovel at the crack of dawn, and he didn’t hire a private plow service.

He and his family were able to navigate even snowy mornings with relative ease thanks to a heated driveway, which melts snow as soon as it hits it.

“It’s a classic example how you can’t put a price tag on peace of mind,” says Geier, who put in the (pricy) heated driveway when his house was built in 2005. “Given the climate of Chicago in the winter, it was really nice not to have to shovel.”

As posh as it sounds, a whole lot of people are looking into heated driveways after an unusually harsh winter in much of the country.

“It’s becoming more and more popular because of an aging population of boomers who are just tired of shoveling,” says Bryan Morris, director of sales for Warmzone, a Utah-based company that designs and supplies radiant heat systems.

“We sell a great deal . to whoever gets snow.”

David Veron, who owns The Veron Co., a landscape and design business in Marlborough, Massachusetts, sees the popularity of heated driveways as part of a larger

This undated photo provided by Warmzone, a Utah-based radiant heating company, shows the inner workings of a heated driveway. After last year’s rough winter, heated driveways are more popular than ever, with a rising number of homeowners putting away their shovels for good. (AP Photo/Warmzone)

trend: Homeowners are trying to build outdoor spaces they can use year-round.

In addition to driveways, his customers are heating walkways that lead to amenities such as hot tubs and fire pits. “It’s nice to sit around those in the winter,” Veron says. “But if you have to shovel first, it’s too much of a chore.”

Morris says the uptick in business started last winter: “People were calling us saying, ‘I can’t keep up.’”

Interest has persisted, since the warmer months are prime time for doing the work to install heated driveways.

That generally entails ripping up the existing driveway and laying down snow-melting cables and mats, which can then be covered with asphalt, concrete or pavers, Morris says.

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so that one part of it is heated and another isn’t. And heated driveways can be programmed to turn on automatically when the temperature drops to a certain level.

Although heated driveways unquestionably qualify as luxury items, Morris says there are so many ways to design and build them that they don’t have to be costprohibitive. Prices range from, say, $6,000 for a small driveway that’s about 30 feet long to the $50,000 that Geier paid for his 200-foot-long driveway.

The cost of electricity is also a factor. Again, it depends on the size of the driveway, although Morris says that heating a small driveway for the duration of a typical six-hour storm could cost as little as $13.

A driveway heated by electricity is also cheaper than one heated by hydronics, or hot water systems. The choice often depends on the house’s heating system, Morris says.

And many homeowners, he says, heat just enough of the driveway to drive their car out.

Despite his peace of mind last winter, Geier, who is selling his Hinsdale house, says he doesn’t think he’ll put a heated driveway in his new home given the cost and other issues, like having to still shovel walkways and sidewalks.

But you never know. “We haven’t been through winter in our new home yet,” he says.

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Why some homes become teen central

In this July 18, 2014 photo, Sterling Murset washes a car at the home of Todd Blanchieri, left, in Pensacola, Fla. The Murset family is touring the country doing chores for families in need like the Blanchieri family. (AP Photo/Melissa Nelson-Gabriel)

Family’s summer travel teaches hard work, service

By MELISSA NELSON-GABRIEL Associated Press PACE, Fla. (AP) — The Murset children spent their summer doing chores — just not at their own home.

Financial planner Gregg Murset and his wife Kami loaded their six children, ages 7 to 16, in the Phoenix family’s RV to do volunteer work at the homes of families in need across the country. Murset said he wanted to combat the mindset of the “entitled generation” one chore at a time.

“I think they initially thought, ‘Dad, the chore thing has gone too far, you know, you are crazy.’ But as we started reading stories about the people we were going to go serve, it all started to jell for them. They saw the bigger picture,” Murset said on a recent morning as the family did chores at the home of Nicole and Todd Blancheri in the Florida Panhandle town of Pace.

Eight-year-old son Wyatt Blancheri has Hurler syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that progressively damages his organs and brain.

Because Wyatt’s parents are often busy with his medical needs, household chores like cleaning the fish tank, vacuuming, mowing the lawn and washing the car sometimes go undone.

The Blancheris watched as the Mursets pulled ladders, hoses and other cleaning supplies from the RV and set to work both inside and outside their home.

“They are doing a lot of those chores that we just honestly don’t have time to do,” Nicole Blancheri said. “It means a lot to us that they have so generously donated their time to help us out.”

Adam Murset, 11, mowed the Blancheris’ lawn and helped wash their car.

Adam said he wasn’t thrilled when his dad first proposed spending the summer doing chores for others. But he said meeting children like Wyatt and doing work at Ronald McDonald Houses around the country has been a good experience.

The reward in helping families like the Blancheris is about giving back or sharing their earnings with people who need help,

Murset explained.

“The next generation thinks ‘We are entitled to whatever we want.’ Not in my house,” said Murset.

For instance, Murset — who has a parenting website — recommends requiring a child to work for the privilege of having a cellphone.

“You’ve got to tie work and reward together,” Murset said. “Especially in that cellphone, it seems like that is such an integral part of a teenager’s life, but you tie it to where they have to make them pay for some of it, it makes a big difference.”

Murset has also developed a cellphone app that allows parents to assign chores to their children. The kids keep a log and are rewarded points that correlate to a monetary value determined by their parents. The children can then decide whether to save, share or spend what they have earned.

Murset said his older children occasionally complain that their friends don’t always have to work for the things they want. But he said his years as a financial planner taught him that successful people work hard and are smart with their money — a lesson he fought to instill in his kids from the time they were toddlers, having meltdowns in stores about things they wanted.

The Mursets’ travels took them 6,500 miles from Arizona to the East Coast and back. A public relations firm helped arrange for publicity along the way, and the family was frequently written up in news reports.

And Adam has learned a lot about doing yard work.

“I’ve done lawns, like what I did today, and we’ve pulled trees out and done other things like pulling weeds and picking up leaves,” he said.

He added, “At first I thought it was a little crazy because I would have to spend the summer, a month of the summer, away from my friends and stuff, but then, after we started doing it, it became fun and it’s been really fun.”

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By LISA A. FLAM Associated Press Start with amenities like a monster TV or fire pit, add a never-ending supply of munchies and a relaxed attitude toward your kids bringing home a friend — or five — and you may just find that your place has become THE place where the tweens and teens want to be.

A hangout house is often the first spot kids think to gather to work on a school project or binge on the latest Xbox game or silly YouTube videos.

“There are some houses that are sort of like magnetic,” says Dana Points, editor-in-chief of Parents magazine. “A hangout house is well-stocked, wel-

coming, casually decorated and not too fussy, and where there’s an adult present, but on the periphery.”

Sure, with more kids around you can count on some extra cleanup or home repairs, a louder-than-usual roar, and the expense of keeping kids in chips, cookies and (maybe even) baby carrots.

But parents who open their doors to the masses say the upsides are being able to keep tabs on their kids, getting to know their friends well and gaining a peek into their tender worlds.

“I have girls, so it’s very important to have them here,” said Tammy Smith, 48. “I felt safer with them being here.

The best way to keep your kids and their friends where you can see them is to own a pool and a pool house.”

Seven years ago, she and her husband built an 8,000-square-foot home on nearly 13 acres in Trussville, Alabama, so they would have room for a heated pool and hot tub. After Friday night high school football games, See Hangout House, Page 8

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Average 30-year mortgage rate at 4.14 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose slightly this week but remained near their lows for the year.

Mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday the nationwide average for a 30-year loan inched up to 4.14 percent from 4.12 percent last week. The average for a 15-year mortgage, a popular choice for people who are refinancing, rose to 3.27 percent from 3.23 percent last week.

Mortgage rates are below the levels of a year ago. They have fallen in recent weeks after climbing last summer when the Federal Reserve began talking about reducing the monthly bond purchases it was making to keep long-term borrowing rates low.

The Fed issued a statement last week suggesting that it wants to see further improvement in the economy before it starts raising its key short-term interest rate. The central bank offered no clearer hint of when it will raise that rate, which is at a record low near zero.

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32 Fred Jackson Rd 5 Mayflower Lane 15 Birchwood Road 3 Island Pond Road 42 Woodside Circle 3 Beach Road 14 Oak Street 216 Klaus Anderson Road 21 Birchwood Road 17 Fernwood Road 4 Grandview Street 7 Powder Mill Road 24 Knollwood Road 6 Field Street 194 South Longyard Road 228 South Longyard Road 133 South Longyard Road 152 A South Longyard Road 403 College Highway 162 Berkshire Avenue 4 Grandview Street 1 Berkshire Avenue 10 Point Grove Road 349 South Loomis Street 192 South Loomis Street 6 Summer Drive 4 Klaus Anderson Road 67 Kllaus Anderson Road 6 Gargon Terrace 4 Judy Lane Lot #41 Meadow Lane Condomininiums: 6 Rosewood Lane

43 Rosewood Lane 74 Rosewood Lane 47 Rosewood Lane 19 Rosewood Lane 5 Wynnfield Circle Multi-Families: 25 South Longyard Road 725 College Highway 61 Granville Road

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20 Charles Street 33 Squawfield Road 115 Putnam Drive 24 Loring Lane 65 Broadway Street 43 Queen Street 151 Southwick Road 29 Big Woods Drive 26 Carpenter Street 12 Kellogg Street 76 South Maple Street 85 Westwood Drive 127 Westwood Drive 34 Country Club Drive 216 Eastwood Drive 15 Stratfield Avenue 303 Hillside Road 361 Southwick Road 5 Hancock Street 29 Morningside Drive 67 Farnum Lane150 Sackett Road 19 Robinson Drive 30 Heggie Drive

58 Brentwood Drive 52 Brentwood Drive 240 Honey Pot Road 11 Old Park Lane 25 Cedar Lane 47 Holland Avenue 80 Brookline Avenue 245 Western Avenue 24 Llewellyn Drive 6 Paper Street 24 Lockhouse Road 23 Joyce Drive Condominiums: 419 Southwick Road D-16 419 Southwick Road M-56 929 Shaker Road 324 Russell Road 362 Granville Road 160 Hillside Road Multi-Families 21-23 Charles Street 20 Western Avenue 51 Westminister Street 348 Elm Street 93-95 Mechanic Street 1 Stephanie Lane Mobile Homes: 37 Warfield Drive 56 Warfield Drive 70 Warfield Drive 28 Fair Lane 10 Fourth Avenue

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Obituaries Gretchen C. Johnson AGAWAM — Gretchen C. (Myers) Johnson, 80, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Born in Springfield, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha (O’Brien) Myers. She was a 1951 graduate of Agawam High School and a 1955 graduate of the University of Massachusetts with a degree in French.

She grew up in Agawam, lived abroad and traveled extensively, before moving back to the United States.

Gretchen was a teacher in Massachusetts and Virginia for many years and had retired in 2006 as a clerk in the auditor’s office for the City of Springfield where she worked for over twenty years. She enjoyed the arts and worked as an usher for Symphony Hall and worked as a docent in Bangkok, Thailand. She leaves a son and his wife, Edward H., III and Christine Johnson of Longmeadow, two daughters and their husbands, Elizabeth A. And Michael Ware of Wilbraham, Jennifer L. and James Johnson-Corwin of Westfield, a brother and his wife, Paul and Carolyn Myers of Columbia, SC, five grandchildren, Madelyn Johnson, Connor Johnson-Corwin, Ryan Ware, Edward H. “TJ” Johnson, IV, Ciara Johnson-Corwin, and several nephews and nieces. The funeral will be Monday at 9am from the Agawam Funeral Home, 184 Main Street with a Mass in St. Thomas the Apostle Church at 10am.

The burial will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery, both in West Springfield. Calling hours are Sunday from 2-5pm.

Donations may be made to Baystate Visiting Nurse & Hospice, c/o Baystate Health Foundation, 280 Chestnut Street, 6th Floor, Springfield, MA 01199.

IN BRIEF

Bridge results Results for bridge played on August 6, 2014 are as follows: North/South: First: Jim Hanly and Kris Bodendorf Second: Marcie Chesnicka and Eileen Doherty Third: Cindy Fullerton and Vi Martinell East/West: First: Dot Burke and Shirley Bienvenue Second: Barbara Kress and Marilyn Breor Third: Claudia Hurley and Ed Rogalski All bridge players are welcome to play bridge on Wednesday.

Evenings at 6:30 at the American Inn in Southwick, MA

Ghostology 101 Program for Teens and Adults at SPL SOUTHWICK-Are you a teen or adult interested in ghosts and the paranormal? On Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Agawam Paranormal will present their Ghostology 101 program at the Southwick Public Library. You will learn about the equipment used, spirit photography and video, and “ghost hunting” skills. Are you a believer or a skeptic? Join us for this interesting and free program.

Pioneer Valley American Cancer Society to host kickoff for Breast Cancer WESTFIELD - The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Pioneer Valley is inviting residents of the Pioneer Valley to its kickoff event from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20 at Stanley Park’s Beveridge Pavilion.

The informational meeting for team captains, participants, breast cancer survivors and prospective volunteers includes complimentary food.

The second annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Pioneer Valley walk is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5 at Stanley Park. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the American Cancer Society’s premier event to raise awareness and funds to fight breast cancer and save lives. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting more than 300 communities to finish the fight. Money raised helps the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, information and services, and access to mammograms for women who need them.

An RSVP is required. To reserve your spot at the kickoff or for more information about Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Pioneer Valley, please contact Angel Davis, walk manager, at413.493.2126 or angel.davis@cancer.org.

Evening High School Equivalency Classes in Westfield for Fall2014 WESTFIELD-The Hi-SET Test (formerly GED) consists of a battery of five different exams in Reading, Writing, Social Studies, Science and Math. The programs available include Pre Hi-SET, Hi-SET Level 1 and Level 2 classes.

To register, individuals must attend the Information Night on August 26 at 5:30 p.m. at The Westfield Athenaeum in the Lang Auditorium.

For more information, go to westfieldcommunityeducation. org or call 336-3100.

Hi-SET Classes – Level 1 Begins September 2 2014 at the Westfield Athenaeum, 4-6 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays for 15 weeks. Classes are free.

Text is $35.

Hi-SET Classes – Level 2 Begins on September 2 2014 at the Westfield Athenaeum, 6-8 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays for 15 weeks. Classes are free. Text is $35.

Pre Hi-SET & Computer Literacy Classes Begins on September 3 2014 at the Westfield Athenaeum, 6-8 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays for 15 weeks.

Classes are free. Text is $35.

Celebration of Irish Heritage WESTFIELD-The Sons of Erin celebrates 35 year. Join us for live music, dancing, food, raffles, Gaelic football, road bowling, hurling, games, contests, vendors, and much more as we celebrate our 35th Anniversary. This family event will be fun for all ages. Limited vendor space is available. The Sons of Erin is located at 22 William Street, Westfield. The event will be held rain or shine on Sunday, August 31, 12-6 with gates opening at 11:30.Entry fee is $5.00 / 12 and under are free. Contact Sheila 262-4530 for information.

Park picture-perfect Dana Kiendzior, a maintenance worker at Stanley Park, uses a large lawnmower to keep the grounds picture-perfect Wednesday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Hangout House her daughters would often pile in with eight or nine girls (plus boys who were eventually sent home) for a swim or sleepover. Besides swimming, the kids could play ping pong, pool or video games.

Two years ago, the Smiths added a $115,000 open-air pool house, decked out with fireplace, large TV, refrigerator, two grills and couches, to make the pool area attractive year-round.

“It’s nice to know they’re safe because they’re outside with music on, plenty of food and drink versus a movie theater parking lot,” Smith said, adding that now, at ages 19 and 24, her daughters still regularly invite friends over.

Another hangout-house parent, Jeff Kasky, says it’s not necessarily what’s in his fivebedroom home that makes it a draw; it’s his relaxed yet not overly permissive approach.

A father of boys ages 12, 13 and 16, Kasky resides on a kid-filled cul-de-sac in a gated community in Delray Beach, Florida, with his fiancee, who has a 7-year-old daughter. The four kids enjoy having friends over, especially the two older boys.

Kids play on gaming systems or watch football on the 120-inch, high-definition TV with surround sound, enjoy the fire pit, practice musical instruments and “just lie all over the place” on couches and recliners.

“They know when they come over to our house, there’s no pretense,” Kasky says.

“They can just have a good time. It’s good, clean fun.”

Since Kasky is, in his own words, a “fairly immature 46-year-old,” he gives his kids leeway to get a little rowdy as long as the antics stay positive.

“I’m not going to tell them to keep their voice down for no reason,” he said.

Supervision is crucial during the teen years, when kids may try to sneak sips of a Bud when the lights are low during a movie. Parents can subtly remind kids of their presence by throwing in a load of laundry or offering snacks.

“There are parents who, in order to be the cool house, have had to relax that rule and say as long as you are in the house you can have a drink,” Kasky said. “That’s not acceptable to me for teenagers.”

Samantha Leggat describes her home in Livermore, California, as a playground, with lots of activities for kids, like skateboarding or playing Xbox or Wii. Sometimes, when it’s just her boys, ages 12 and 14, they can’t figure out what to do — until a friend comes over.

That’s how Leggat prefers it, so she knows they’re not making bad choices or in an unsupervised home.

“I’d rather they be here than anywhere else because I can be the parental person keeping an ear out,” says Leggat, 48.

“I’m never hovering over

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This undated photo provided by courtesy of Blackmon Rogers Architects LLC, of Birmingham, Ala., shows stucco covered concrete retaining walls that help control temperature fluctuations in the Smith hangout house by the pool in Trussville, Ala. Two years ago, Tammy Smith and her husband, added a $115,000 open-air pool house, decked out with fireplace, large TV, refrigerator, two grills and couches, to make the pool area attractive year round. Their daughters hung out there with friends, watching TV and making s’mores. (AP Photo/Blackmon Rogers Architects LLC)

them. I get to know the kids and be providing them with all the things they need.”

Leggat likes the energy of having people around and says the noise doesn’t bother her.

Smith felt the same way, though her husband was a little less tolerant of the floating pizza crusts and cookies that forced them to drain and

clean the hot tub several times, or of the late-night laughter.

“I always thought it was a pleasant feeling, lying in bed and you heard all the giggling,” Smith said.

Having a hangout house is not for everyone.

“Not everybody enjoys their teenager,” Smith said.

“You’ve got to want to be

around them and be easygoing and still set the rules.”

Many parents who want their house to be the cool house can’t make it happen, try as they might.

“You might have a formula, but there’s some magical piece,” Points says, a “secret sauce” that’s intangible, yet needed to have a house full of other people’s kids.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 W-1 30-25 35-24 Baltimore 65 49 .570 5 ½ 6-4 W-2 28-27 32-27 New York 60 54 .526 Toronto 61 55 .526 5 ½ 5-5 L-1 31-25 30-30 10 5½ 4-6 W-1 27-32 28-27 Tampa Bay 55 59 .482 15 10½ 3-7 L-1 27-31 23-33 Boston 50 64 .439 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away 32-23 Detroit 62 50 .554 — — 5-5 L-2 30-27 Kansas City 60 53 .531 2½ — 7-3 W-4 27-27 33-26 23-36 Cleveland 57 58 .496 6½ 4 5-5 L-3 34-22 Chicago 55 61 .474 9 6½ 4-6 L-3 29-28 26-33 26-32 Minnesota 51 62 .451 11½ 9 5-5 L-2 25-30 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 5-5 W-1 38-20 32-24 Oakland 70 44 .614 29-26 Los Angeles 67 47 .588 3 — 4-6 L-3 38-21 Seattle 60 54 .526 10 ½ 6-4 W-3 29-31 31-23 23½ 14 5-5 L-3 26-33 21-35 Houston 47 68 .409 25 15½ 4-6 W-2 21-33 24-36 Texas 45 69 .395 AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games San Diego 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings Texas 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 3 Seattle 7, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 10, Houston 3 Toronto 5, Baltimore 1 Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3 Boston 2, St. Louis 1 Kansas City 4, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 2, L.A. Angels 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 1, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 Baltimore 2, Toronto 1 Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 0 St. Louis 5, Boston 2 Kansas City 6, Arizona 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 0 Oakland 3, Minnesota 0 Seattle 13, Chicago White Sox 3 Friday’s Games Tampa Bay (Archer 7-6) at Chicago Cubs (Wada 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 4-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Rogers 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Masterson 1-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 8-5), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (An.Sanchez 8-5) at Toronto (Dickey 9-11), 7:07 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-8) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 8-5), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Mikolas 1-4) at Houston (Oberholtzer 4-7), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Webster 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 12-6), 10:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 10-8) at Oakland (Kazmir 12-4), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington 62 51 .549 — — 5-5 W-2 34-24 28-27 Atlanta 58 56 .509 4½ 3½ 2-8 L-8 31-24 27-32 Miami 55 59 .482 7½ 6½ 4-6 L-2 31-28 24-31 New York 54 61 .470 9 8 4-6 L-2 28-27 26-34 Philadelphia 52 63 .452 11 10 6-4 W-3 25-33 27-30 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 63 52 .548 — — 4-6 W-1 32-27 31-25 St. Louis 61 52 .540 1 — 6-4 W-1 33-25 28-27 Pittsburgh 61 53 .535 1½ ½ 6-4 W-2 36-22 25-31 Cincinnati 59 56 .513 4 3 7-3 W-3 31-25 28-31 Chicago 49 64 .434 13 12 7-3 W-1 25-27 24-37 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Los Angeles 66 50 .569 — — 7-3 W-3 30-27 36-23 San Francisco 62 53 .539 3½ — 5-5 L-1 29-30 33-23 San Diego 52 61 .460 12½ 9 6-4 W-1 31-27 21-34 Arizona 49 66 .426 16½ 13 4-6 L-3 23-38 26-28 Colorado 45 69 .395 20 16½ 2-8 L-1 28-30 17-39

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-7) at Seattle (Iwakuma 9-6), 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Cleveland (Kluber 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 4-0), 1:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 13-4) at Toronto (Stroman 7-3), 1:07 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (Darvish 10-6) at Houston (Feldman 5-8), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 5-7) at L.A. Angels (Richards 12-4), 9:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Undecided) at Oakland (Samardzija 2-1), 9:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 6-8) at Seattle (Paxton 2-0), 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Cleveland (Carrasco 3-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 7-7), 1:05 p.m.

Detroit (Price 11-8) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-8), 1:07 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 11-8) at Baltimore (B.Norris 9-7), 1:35 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 9-7) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-10), 2:10 p.m.

Texas (N.Martinez 1-8) at Houston (Keuchel 10-7), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 7-6) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9), 2:20 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7), 3:35 p.m.

Minnesota (P.Hughes 11-8) at Oakland (Hammel 1-4), 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-7) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-5), 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday’s Games Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 3, 13 innings Milwaukee 3, San Francisco 1 Chicago Cubs 6, Colorado 2 Philadelphia 6, Houston 5 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 2 Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 0 St. Louis 5, Boston 2 Kansas City 6, Arizona 2

L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 0 Friday’s Games Tampa Bay (Archer 7-6) at Chicago Cubs (Wada 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 10-9) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 6-11), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Kennedy 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Worley 4-1), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Masterson 1-0) at Baltimore (Tillman 8-5), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Eovaldi 5-6) at Cincinnati (Leake 9-9), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 8-9) at Atlanta (E.Santana 10-6), 7:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (R.Hernandez 6-8) at Milwaukee (Lohse 11-6), 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 13-8) at Kansas City (J.Vargas 8-5), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Matzek 2-6) at Arizona (C.Anderson 6-4), 9:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games St. Louis (Lackey 1-0) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 3-8), 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-9) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-11), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-4) at Philadelphia (Hamels 6-6), 7:05 p.m.

San Diego (Stults 4-13) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 12-7) at Milwaukee (Fiers 0-1), 7:10 p.m.

Miami (Penny 0-0) at Cincinnati (Simon 12-7), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 8-8) at Kansas City (Shields 10-6), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Roark 11-7) at Atlanta (Harang 9-6), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 11-7) at Arizona (Cahill 1-8), 8:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Miami (Hand 2-3) at Cincinnati (Cueto 13-6), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 7-8) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 1:35 p.m.

San Diego (T.Ross 10-10) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-10), 1:35 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 11-8) at Baltimore (B.Norris 9-7), 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-2) at Milwaukee (J.Nelson 2-2), 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 9-7) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-10), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Cobb 7-6) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9), 2:20 p.m.

Colorado (Undecided) at Arizona (Miley 7-8), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-8) at Atlanta (A.Wood 7-9), 8:05 p.m.

Brady sits as Patriots fall to Redskins

Dear Friends of Greater Westfield Babe Ruth Baseball The Westfield Babe Ruth 14 Year-Old All-Stars are State and New England Regional Champions!

Beginning on August 13, the Westfield Babe Ruth 14 Year-Old AllStar Team will be taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Ocala, FL to play in the 2014 Babe Ruth World Series Tournament. The boys travel to Florida to play in the World Series from August 15 - August 22, 2014.

By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Bill Belichick sounded like a coach who’d been beaten by 17 points.

Technically, that was true. He’s a coach who needs to keep his players focused during training camp, so there was no point in mentioning that Tom Brady, Darrelle Revis and most of the other starters didn’t play.

The Patriots were thumped 23-6 by the Washington Redskins in their preseason opener Thursday in a game that served mostly as an audition for players trying to move up the depth chart or simply make the roster.

“I didn’t think really we did very many things the way we wanted to do them tonight,” Belichick said. “We just weren’t very good in any phase of the game. We had the ball on the ground. Didn’t play well enough on defense.

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Didn’t move the ball, were in too many longyardage situations. Not good enough in the kicking game. So just overall, we’ve got a lot of work to do. That was obvious.”

The reviews were different earlier in the week, when the Patriots starters looked far more polished and precise than their Redskins counterparts during three days of joint practices at Washington’s training camp facility in Richmond, Virginia.

So Thursday turned into a well-deserved day off for all but nine of New England’s projected opening day starting 22, including Brady, top offseason acquisition Revis, receivers Danny Amendola and Julian Edelman and linebacker Jerod Mayo. Tight end Rob Gronkowski also remains out as he recovers from knee surgery.

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Shell’s Tekoa Tuesday Golf League 2014 Results from July 28, 2014

1st Place Jim French & Dave Liberty 161.5 Points 2nd Place Barry Slattery & Bob McCarthy 159.5 Points 3rd Place Joe Hebda & Tom Baker 152.0 Points 4th Place Fran Siska & Bill Wallanovich 147.5 Points 5th Place Frank Kamlowski & Angelo Mascadrelli 146.5 Points 6th Place Terry Clark & Mike Clark 142.0 Points 7th Place Ray West & Harry Pease 138.0 Points 8th Place Tom Pitoniak & Bob Berniche 137.0 Points 8th Place Erroll Nichols & Mark Dunn 137.0 Points 9th Place Ed Harrington & Jim Crawford 135.5 Points 10th Place Hank Bartniki & Jack Kennedy 133.5 Points 11th Place Bill Murphy & Chris Olsen 132.0 Points 12th Place Ed West & Bob Czarnecki 131.0 Points 13th Place Jack Leary & Jim Liptak 130.0 Points 14th Place Paul Joubert & Ron Bonyeau 129.0 Points 15th Place Jim Johnson & Al Szenda 124.0 Points 16th Place Carl Haas & Bill Frothingham 123.5 Points 17th Place Butch Rines & Gary Marcoulier 118.5 Points 18th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 118.0 Points 19th Place John Kidrick & Milt Holmes 117.5 Points

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Connie Mack playoffs

Connor Sullivan delivers during the Connie Mack summer baseball playoffs. Westfield won 3-2 scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th.

(Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Westfield’s Anthony Riga connects for a foul ball in Wednesday night’s Connie Mac playoff game.

Westfield won 3-2, scoring all runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Westfield first baseman Liam Flaherty extends for the catch in Wednesday night’s Connie Mac playoff game. Westfield won 3-2, scoring all runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Tyler Stairs of Westfield adjusts for the pitch in Wednesday night’s Connie Mack baseball playoff game. Westfield won 3-2 scoring all runs in the bottom of the 7th inning. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

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The backups failed to do much to pick up the slack. Ryan Mallett started at quarterback and completed 5 of 12 passes for 55 yards. Second-round pick Jimmy Garoppolo played the second half and went 8 for 12 for 141 yards, including a 26-yard touchdown to Brian Tyms.

“You never know what’s going to happen, who you’re going to play against, so you go out there and do the best you can,” Mallett said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do to get better as a team.”

Robert Griffin III played only one series for the Redskins under new coach Jay Gruden. Griffin completed 2 of 4 passes for 9 yards, and Alfred Morris ran for 27 yards in an 11-play drive that ended with a 39-yard field goal from Kai Forbath. Forbath hit the right upright from 34 yards, but he was given a second chance because the Redskins were whistled for delay of game.

“We came out and did what we wanted to do,” Griffin said. “Got the 1s in and out, had an effective drive. Got some points, almost had a touchdown.”

The Redskins’ prized free agent pickup, receiver DeSean Jackson, was also sidelined after hurting his left ankle during Wednesday’s practice. Among others sitting out for Washington were receiver Pierre Garcon, safety Ryan Clark and safety Phillip Thomas — all nursing hamstring injuries.

Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy each threw touchdown passes for the Redskins, who have won seven consecutive preseason games. Last year they won more games in the preseason (four) than in the regular season (three).

Notes: Patriots second-year defensive tackle Chris Jones left with an ankle injury. ... Tyms finished with 119 yards on five catches.

Trophies from 3 Bosox World Series wins on display COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The National Baseball Hall of Fame will take on a Beantown flavor this weekend when the World Series trophies from Boston’s three championships over the past decade are put on display.

The Hall of Fame is hosting Red Sox Weekend, featuring the championship trophies the Red Sox earned by winning the World Series in 2004, 2007 and 2013.

The trophies will be on display Saturday and Sunday as the Cooperstown shrine honors Boston’s 2013 World Series-winning team. Visitors to the museum’s Red Sox exhibit will be permitted to take pictures with the trophies.

Other Boston items from the team’s six-game victory over St. Louis last fall will also be on display this weekend and through the end of this year’s World Series.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Little Brother Dear Annie: My daughter was recently ordered by the court to have her 5-year-old son visit his biological father and grandparents every other weekend. They live 200 miles away.

The boy has always lived with his mother, because the biological father felt he was not ready to be a dad and deserted them. He and his parents cut off contact for five years, and now they have decided they want to spend time with the boy.

Here’s the disturbing part. When at their house, my grandson is not permitted to eat at the family table. He eats at a small table in the corner. He’s only permitted to eat or drink at certain times, he cannot phone his mother when he wants, he sleeps in a room in the basement, he must call the grandparents by specific names or they won’t speak to him, and most recently, he came home with so many mosquito bites that he required medical attention. Once, the biological father brought him home so sick that he missed a week of school.

Over the summer, his biological father tried to teach him to use the lawn mower, but the child refused because his mother told him (rightfully) that it is too dangerous and he is too little. As a result, he was sent to his room in the basement.

My gut tells me they are trying to injure the child, and I have serious doubts about their sincerity in wanting a relationship. My daughter’s lawyer has been contacted, but is there anything we can do in the interim to protect the boy from such horrible abuse?

-- Worried Grandma Dear Worried: Based on your information, we’re not certain this qualifies as “horrible abuse.” It seems more like neglect combined with incompetent parenting skills. The biological father and his parents have no clue how to properly treat or raise a 5-year-old boy. The lawyer should go to the judge immediately with whatever documentation he has and ask for supervised visitation, and possibly mandate that the biological father take parenting classes.

If you believe the boy is truly being abused, contact the National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.

Dear Annie: Thank you for printing the letter about celiac disease. I hope you have space for a letter about children who are severely food allergic.

Food allergies were not part of our world in 1999. That is when our baby developed hives after eating mixed cereal. The pediatrician said, “Maybe he’s allergic to the wheat in the cereal. Give him Benadryl.” We didn’t know that “allergic to wheat” was serious or that wheat was in almost everything in our pantry, from BBQ sauce to root beer, cereals, potato chips, candy, hand cream, shampoo and sunblock. The early reactions were just hives. There was no thought of converting our kitchen or segregating him at school.

The first anaphylactic reaction came at age 4. The ER doctors explained cross-contamination. We were told to read all food labels and always carry EpiPens. At age 13, our son now cautiously sits at the school lunch table with his friends and goes to ballgames, overnight camp and select restaurants. We continue to be vigilant. One crumb of wheat in his mouth would lead us to the ER. We are hopeful that somewhere in the universe someone will find a cure for this life-threatening and life-altering allergy.

We would like to share some resources about food allergies with your readers. Please suggest they contact: Mothers of Children Having Allergies (mochallergies.org); Food Allergy Research and Education (foodallergy.org) (this is a merger of the Food Allergy Initiative and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network); the Stanford Alliance for Food Allergy Research (foodallergies.stanford.edu); the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (aaaai.org/conditions-andtreatments/allergies/food-allergies.aspx). -- B. in Chicago Dear B.: Thank you so much for this excellent information on food allergies. We hope our readers will take advantage of these resources.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.

HINTS FROM HELOISE TOUCH-UP CAN Dear Heloise: When we painted the inside of the house, I purchased a small can of paint in the color.

I keep it for touch-ups. Every once in a while, I get the can out and go around the house and fix spots that need it. -- Grace in Texas FADED RECEIPTS Dear Heloise: Have you ever noticed that receipts fade over time?

If I have a receipt that is important and I need to save it, I make a copy.

That way, if the ink fades over time, I still have it to show. -K.J. in Illinois Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Aug. 8, 2014: This year you might find yourself stressed and tired. Get plenty of exercise, and follow healthy eating patterns.

Be careful about how many responsibilities you take on. If you are single, someone who admires your sense of commitment and appreciates everything you have to offer will want to be your sweetie. Romance is a big part of your year. If you are attached, the two of you have similar interests that will blend well together. In fact, your commitment to each other will become even stronger.

CAPRICORN tests your strength, devotion and endurance.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH A new beginning becomes possible with someone you respect. It would be helpful to understand what you really want from this person. Your actions could surprise others. A key person will share his or her conservative view on a fiscal matter. Tonight: A must appearance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Keep reaching for what you want. You might need to take a class or do some type of workshop. Travel and foreigners could play into the scenario.

Even if you feel insecure, you will do your best to put up a positive front.

Tonight: Try a different spot.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Deal with a partner or loved one directly. You might think you know what this person is going to say, but you will be wrong. In fact, try to eliminate second-guessing others altogether, and a more creative dialogue is likely to occur.

Tonight: Start with TGIF. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Deal with someone as directly as possible. You might want to lie low a bit and let others do most of the initiating or talking; you will receive more answers to your questions that way. A boss or older friend continues to act unpredictably. Tonight: Defer to others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might need to make some time to run errands or do other important activities. You could be overwhelmed by everything you need to get done. Use this day to lighten your load so that you can relax more over the weekend. Tonight: Continue to clear out tasks.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might be hard-pressed to follow your routine. You typically are such a dedicated and responsible sign.

Make it OK to be a little frivolous and less rigid. Take off early to start your weekend. Tonight: Accept an invitation only after you have sorted through all the possibilities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH If you can stay close to home, do. You will be able to get past an immediate hassle or two just by being there.

You might be surprised by someone’s response. A child or loved one will be delighted by your availability. Tonight: You don’t have to go far.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You might want to see a situation from a different point of view. Open up a conversation and allow yourself to have greater give-and-take with others.

Don’t put any ideas down; instead, work with each one and get feedback from others. Tonight: Join friends as soon as you can.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to rethink a decision more carefully, especially as it appears to have monetary implications.

Try to move past a problem or look at it from a different perspective. Your decision could be different from your original one. Tonight: Use care with funds.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You’ll sense that the weekend is approaching. In fact, you might have taken off for the day and will be heading to a favorite summer spot. Put yourself first, and you will be just fine.

Understanding evolves with a key loved one. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You could feel a bit off. In fact, you’ll find that you are happiest with your own company at home or off doing some kind of solo activity. You don’t need to give an explanation; others are likely to have a similar experience.

Tonight: Time for your vanishing act!

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Friends surround you. You can be supportive to those around you, but your agenda might require someone else’s interest or involvement. Do not pressure this person to collaborate with you. Just let him or her see what you’re capable of. Tonight: Time for festivities.

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0160 Motorcycles/ATV’’s WESTFIELD: 1987 HONDA, GL1200. $500 In perfect condition. No longer able to ride. fredmanjames1@gmail.com

0180 Help Wanted THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of EMT/Police and Fire Administrative Clerk. Individual must be a fully licensed MA EMT. Hours of work are Monday-Friday, 8AM-4PM. Starting rate of pay $15.00 per hour. Benefits included. To apply, go to: www.townofgranville.net to download job application. Return application with resume to Town of Granville, PO Box 247, Granville, MA 01034 no later than August 15, 2014.

August 8, 2014 Attest: THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

Deborah J. Patterson Recorder

AUGUST 1, 8, 2014 TOWN OF TOLLAND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the paving of Colebrook River Road in The Town of Tolland will be received by the Board of Selectmen at the Town Hall, 241 West Granville Road, Tolland Ma, 01034 until 5 P.M. on August 25th 2014 at 5:05 on August 25th 82014 they will be opened and read aloud.

The Selectmen reserve the right to waive any informality or reject any or all bids if deemed to be in the best interest of The Town of Tolland. Estimated cost of project $264,114.00. Each general bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of 10%of the bid price. The successful bidder must furnish a 100% performance bond. Wage rates are subject to the minimum rates as per M.G.L. chapter 149, section 26 and 27 inclusive.

If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before September 15, 2014 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.

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In the Westfield area for those of you looking to make a difference in someone’s life. This position includes assisting individuals with acquired brain injuries in ADL’s, community inclusion and in supporting them to attain their personal goals. A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.

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To: Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Joanne K. Monczka, Kathy Monczka, Robert W. Monczka;Richard J. Monczka Jr. and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: OneWest Bank N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, FSB claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering r ea l p r o p e r t y in Westfield , numbered 190 Lockhouse Road, given by Joanne K. Monczka to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, dated February 25, 2009, and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 17671, Page 14, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.

DWIGHT ARNOLD FARMS INC. SOUTHWICK: Needs 7 temporary workers 8/14 to 9/7, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker.

Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $11.22 per hr. Applicants apply at FutureWorks, 413-858-2800, or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #4243598.

Work may include, but not limited to harvesting tobacco. Duties may include applying fertilizer, applying pesticides, cleaning and handling harvested products. May set up, operate and repair farm equipment, repair tent and farm buildings, and may participate in irrigation activities. 1 month experience required in duties listed.

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The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield LIFEGUARD –Immediate opening for a part-time lifeguard and water safety instructor for mornings, after school and weekends. Applications are now being accepted at 28 West Silver Street, P.O. Box 128, Westfield, MA. 01086. Any questions, call Kellie Brown or Lerryn Godden at 562-2301 or email lgodden@bgcwestfield.org.

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FOOD SERVICE - Sodexo Campus Services at Westfield State University is hiring for the fall semester. We have openings for cooks, general food service workers and retail workers. Experience required. All positions include evenings & weekends, and applicants must be able to lift 40 pounds. At Sodexo we value workforce diversity. E.O.E. M/F/D/V. Applications will be accepted by Sally Bannish at Tim & Jeanne’s (Dining Commons) beginning July 31, 2014, LICENSED CHILD CARE Mondays – Fridays, 10 am to STAFF – The Boys & Girls noon. No phone calls, please.

Club of Greater Westfield has immediate openings for part time lead and assistant teacher positions for the upcoming school year. Applicants must be 21 years of age or older, CPR/First Aid certifications preferred.

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GRANBY, CT: Saturday, August 9th. 26 Mechanicsville Rd. 8am-5pm. Multi-Family, HUGE DOWN-SIZING. House Hold Misc, Furniture, Linens, Dishes

0290 Lawn & Garden BUYING UNWANTED POWER equipment. Tractors, mowers, etc. Reasonable or free. Running or repairable. (413)7892993.

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(SPECIAL BAG SALE, SATURDAY ONLY) Member Preview Wednesday, August 13, 57. Info call (413)569-1221.

HOLYOKE: 30 Cleveland St. Huge Estate Multi Family Moving Tag Sale. Saturday 8/9 and Sunday 8/10 (unless sold out) 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 Collectibles, Rare items, Some Furniture, Kitchen Supplies, Frames, Pictures, Books, Housewares 100's of items. $1.00 tables, $2.00 tables .

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WESTFIELD: 10 Greylock St. August 8th/9th. 9am-3pm. Tools, Miscellaneous house-hold items, clothes.

WESTFIELD'S NEWEST OUTDOOR FLEA MARKET Located at 329 North Elm St. (Just past Whip City Brew) Our next event to be held Saturday, August 16th from 9am-3pm. Featuring a vintage doll collection and affordable furniture. New vendors welcome.

WESTFIELD: 113 WESTWOOD DR. August 9-10; 8amSOUTHWICK: 3 Mockingbird 4pm. A lot of everything!

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WESTFIELD: Mechanic St. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fenced WESTFIELD: 9 Spartan Lane yard, off-street parking, full (Ridgecrest). Friday, Saturday, basement, washer/dryer hookWEST GRANVILLE: BEECH August 8-9. 9-3. Furniture, wine HILL ROAD Saturday, August 9. rack, country-decor, linens, cur- ups. $775 p/month; 1st, last and Estate Closeout Sale: Antiques, tains, baskets, toys, books, security deposit required. We do Collectables, Furniture, Cover- clothing, household items, mis- background checks.

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BACK FROM THE PAST! DECOTEAU'S SERVICE CENTER is open again for all your Automotive needs. Friendly, reliable service at great MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years exprices. 173 Westfield Road, Russell, MA perience. Insured, reasonable prices.

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WAGNER RUG & FLOORING, LLC. 95 MAINLINE DRIVE, WESTFIELD. Gutter Cleaning (413)568-0520. One stop shopping for RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, REall your floors. Over 40 years in busi- PAIRED. Antennas removed, chimness. www.wagnerrug.com neys repaired and chimney caps installed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Sr. citizen discount. InChimney Sweeps sured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services. (413)596-8859 before 9p.m.

HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. In- Hauling spections, masonry work and gutter #1 PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DEMOLITION. cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. Removal of any items in cellars, attics, Quality work from a business you can etc... Also brush removal and small demtrust. (413)848-0100, 1-800-793-3706. olition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages). Fully insured. Free estimates. Phil (413)525-2892, (413)265Drywall 6380.

T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821- A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, scrap metal removal. Seasoned Fire8971. Free estimates. wood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377.

POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter deicing cables installed. I answer all calls! Prompt service, best prices.

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WESTFIELD, BROAD STREET. 3 room, 1 bedroom carriage house apartment. On site parking, washer/dryer hookups. Storage. $725/month. (413)562B E A U T I F U L 2 B E D R O O M 2295.

TOWNHOUSE in Westfield, clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpeting, appliances, hot water included. Very reasonable heat 0345 Rooms cost. Sorry no pets. Call for more information (860)485- HUNTINGTON 1 room with 1216. Equal Housing Opportun- heat, hot water, cable TV, air ity. conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110/week.

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Landscaping/Lawn Care YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush removal, hedge/tree trimming, mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate Lawncare, (413)579-1639.

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Plumbing & Heating NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service.

MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net

FRESH START PAINTING. Certified lead renovator. Interior/exterior painting. Power washing. Wallpapering. 30 years + experience. Charlie (413)3138084.

J.D. BERRY CONTRACTING. Garages, additions, windows, doors, decks, vinyl siding and more. #CS077728. Call Jim, (413)569-6920, (413) 530-5430

A SPRING CLEANUP. Commercial, residential. Weekly mowing and maintenance, tree removal, dethatching, Tree Service mulch, gutter cleaning, etc. Shea LandA BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD scaping, (413)569-2909.

PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. All your carpentry needs. (413)3864606. Did your windows fail with the cold weather? Don't wait another year!

Call Paul for replacement windows.

Many new features available. Windows are built in CT. All windows installed by Paul, owner of Paul Maynard Construction. My name is on my work.

Home Maintenance JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing.

Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.

CORMIER LANDSCAPING. Spring cleanups, lawn service, mulching, retaining walls, excavating, decks, driveways, patios, tree work, stone work. Call (413)822-0739.

Tractor Services JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock and/or gravel material. Mowing and maintenance of fields and lawns. Post hole digging.

Loader work & loam spread. (413)569-6920, (413)530-5430.

TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104.

AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cabling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469.

LAWN MOWING, Spring/Fall cleanups, hedge trimming and all your landscaping needs. Also, bobcat & snowplowing CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert services. (413)626-6122 or visit: tree removal. Prompt estimates. www.haggerscape.com Crane work. Insured. “After 34 years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.

PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC. Call us today for all your landscape needs.

Landscape design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, and complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including getting rid of that unwanted pool. (413)862-4749.

ROOM FOR RENT in Southwick/Lakeview. Kitchen and laundry privileges. Female preferred. $450/month includes utilities. (413)2440787.

0370 Office Space WESTFIELD 82 BROAD STREET. 850sq.ft. 4 room office suite available. Utilities included. Call (413)562-2295.

0375 Business Property

MONTGOMERY 5 miles from Westfield. Spacious office includes utilities and WiFi. $350/month. Call (413)9776277.

0390 Homes For Sale

Mill Pond Real Estate: TOLLAND, MA: Horse Lover's Dream! 17+ acres. Stunning 5 bedroom over-sized colonial with 40 ft. porch and beautiful mountain views. Sauna, large horse barn plus garage. Very private.

Must see to appreciate. $389,900. Tina: 413-535-8011.

0410 Mobile Homes

DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote.

Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.

Landscaping/Lawn Care

WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom apartments, rent includes heat and hot water. Excellent size and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884.

For more information call (413)568-1444

ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump interior painting needs done now. pumps and french drain systems inWe paint and stain log homes. Call stalled. Foundations pointed and (413)230-8141. stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)5691611. (413)374-5377.

A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes.

Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, (413)626-8880.

WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM. Kitchen and bath. No pets. $650/month includes utilities.

First, last, security. (413)2504811.

140 Union Street, #4 Westfield, MA

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Electrician

WESTBRIDGE MANOR TOWNHOUSES, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, full basement, washer/dryer hookup. $800/month plus utilities. (413)562-2295.

$840-$860/month with $40. heat discount

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Upholstery KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)5626639.

WESTFIELD/WEST SPRINGFIELD line Rt. 20. Beautiful 2005, 2 bedroom 14'x52'. New carpets. Cathedral ceilings. Gorgeous kitchen. $44,900.

DASAP (413)593-9961. dasap.mhvillage.com

0440 Services

A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN. Debris removal, landscaping, spring yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462.

DEB'S HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE. For appointment and free estimate call please (413)221-1608.

JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock and/or gravel material. Mowing & maintenance of fields and lawn maintenance. Post hole digging.

Loader work & loam spread.

(413)569-6920, (413)530-5430.

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