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Baker fills 2 open seats on health board BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker has named two new members to the board overseeing the state’s health connector. Mark Gaunya and Rina Vertes took their seats at a board meeting this morning. They fill two of the positions that opened last month when Baker asked for and received the resignations of four board members. Gaunya is co-owner and chief information officer at Borislow Insurance. He takes the spot on the board reserved for an insurance broker. Vertes, president of Marjos Business Consulting, fills the seat set aside for a health insurance actuary. Among the board members who stepped down was MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, who came under fire for saying it was “the stupidity of the American voter” that led to the passage of the 2010 federal health care law. He has since apologized. “The Health Connector board is hugely important to the people’s ability to access health care options and the experts we appointed today are vital to improving the once troubled system,” said Baker. “I believe people are policy and I look forward to working with these health care experts as they lead the exchange.” “Our administration believes these health care professionals with decades of experience will continue the turnaround effort of the Connector,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito, “and provide the people of Massachusetts with an efficient, well run exchange.” Gaunya and Vertes will serve as two of Baker’s four appointments to the 11-member Health Connector Board. Gaunya will sit in the seat reserved by statute for a member of the broker community and Vertes will take the seat reserved for a health insurance actuary. They will both participate in today’s Health Connector Board meeting. “The broker community plays an important role in the Massachusetts healthcare market – we are the trusted
“If power corrupts, being out of power corrupts absolutely.”
Kevin Green, left, from MassMutual, discusses an imaginary financial and savings plan with high school seniors from the city gathered in the Woodward Center on the campus of Westfield State University Tuesday as part of a financial literacy event ‘Credit for Life.’ The three-hour event created a hands-on interactive activity that included handling and creating financial choices in the real world. The event was sponsored by the Volunteers in Public Schools of Westfield and supports the Westfield Credit for Life program. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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By DAN MORIARTY Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Law Department outlined the role of the City Council in resolving civil service issues effecting several municipal departments earlier this week at a session of the Public Health & Safety Committee. Law Department Supervisor Susan Phillips and Labor Counsel Jeff Krok presented two different avenues of addressing problems some departments have experienced with the civil service process of hiring and promoting individuals. One avenue of removing positions and employees from civil service is through contract negotiations between the city’s executive branch (the mayor) and the unions representing those employees, Phillips said. Any agreement between the mayor and the unions would then come to the City Council as a home rule petition to the state Legislature for its approval of changing the civil service status of those positions and employees. Phillips said that in the late 1990s under former City Solicitor Peter Martin that process was used to remove a number of department supervisors from civil service. “There has been a lot of discussion as to whether civil service works for the city,” Phillips said at the meeting Tuesday. “The process of removing people starts with union negotiations. It’s something the executive branch has to put on the table for discussion. The Council has no direct input in (labor contract) negotiations, but would have to vote to send a home rule petition to the Legislature. “There are really two issues being discussed here. One is removing portions or full departments from civil service,” Phillips said. “The second is changing civil service through the legislative process in Boston.” Krok said the City Council members should be careful of discussing specifics and what the city would be willing to give See Civil Service, Page 3
High school seniors gathered in the Woodward Center on the campus of Westfield State University Tuesday as part of a financial literacy event ‘Credit for Life.’ The three-hour event included hands-on interactive elements on handling and creating financial choices in the real world. The event was sponsored by the Volunteers in Public Schools of Westfield and supports the Westfield Credit for Life program. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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House approves $50M extra for snow removal A state transportation official says the additional funds would help the state catch up on payments owed to snow removal contractors. Frank DePaola said the state has blown through its annual snow and ice budget for state highways, spending $129 million. The total annual budget was $107 million, including a $50 million deficit allowance, which also has been exhausted. DePaola, until recently the state’s highway director and now interim general manager of the Massachusetts Bay
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High school seniors gathered in the Woodward Center on the campus of Westfield State University Tuesday as part of financial literacy event ‘Credit for Life.’ The three-hour event included hands-on interactive sessions on handling and creating financial choices in the real world. The event was sponsored by the Volunteers in Public Schools of Westfield and supports the Westfield Credit for Life program. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
BOSTON (AP) — The state House has approved a spending bill that includes an additional $50 million to cover the costs of snow and ice removal during a recent crippling blast of winter weather that dumped more than 8 feet of snow in places. The measure, filed by Gov. Charlie Baker, totals more than $350 million. It includes $190 million to cover unanticipated increases in state employee health care costs and $44 million for a program that provides shelter for homeless families.
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Transportation Authority, said some snow removal vendors have not been paid since mid-February. “We are out of cash to pay them,” he said. John Jenkins, chairman of the Department of Transportation board of directors, said the state had an obligation to pay contractors who have done a “magnificent job” clearing snow during the spate of severe winter storms this year. “Let’s get them paid,” said Jenkins. “It’s just unfair.”
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The chief of police in Worcester was within his rights to deny a gun license to a man charged with domestic violence, the state’s highest court ruled yesterday. In a unanimous ruling, the seven-member Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court also found that the state’s “suitable person” standard used to deny the license is constitutional. The case dates back to 2005, when the Worcester police chief used the “suitable person” standard to deny Raymond Holden a license to carry. The chief suspended Holden’s license two days after he was arraigned for allegedly assaulting his wife. The chief defended the suspension on the grounds that Holden was not suitable to carry firearms based on Holden’s arraignment on the assault and battery complaint. Holden’s wife signed a statement saying that after arguing at a restaurant Holden drove to their daughter’s home, punched her in the face, pulled her out of the car, threw her to the pavement and drove away. The complaint against Holden was dismissed two weeks later at the request of Holden’s wife, but the police chief continued to deny Holden a gun license. Holden argued that the denial of the gun license violated his Second Amendment rights under the U.S. Constitution. In part, Holden argued the law allowing the police chief to deny him a license is unconstitutional because at the time it didn’t allow for a hearing before the chief, and didn’t let him confront and cross-examine witnesses in district court. He also argued that the “suitable person” standard is unconstitutional because it is subjective, vague and allowed the chief to permanently disqualify him from getting the license. Lower courts had sided with Holden, but the Superior Court ruled in favor of the police chief. The SJC sided with the Superior Court and rejected Holden’s argument. See Police Chief, Page 3
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HUNTINGTON – The Guidance Department at Gateway Regional High School is holding a College Planning Night Workshop for 9th-11th graders and their parents/guardians on Thursday, March 26 from 6 – 7 p.m. in the Gateway Performing Arts Center. Topics include options following high school, the college search, the college admissions process, and financial aid. Any student who is considering attending a two year college, four year college, or technical school should attend this presentation. Students should sign up in the Guidance Department in advance. Feel free to call Guidance at (413) 685-1107 with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
WESTFIELD — The First Congregational Church, 18 Broad Street, Westfield will once again offer their famous Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner, Saturday March 14th at 5:30 PM. First Church dinners have become a favorite to area residents and this dinner is always a sell-out. Tickets are now on sale from the church office. They are $12.00 for adult’s children under 12 are free. The menu will consist of corned beef, cabbage, Irish potatoes, (mashed potatoes mixed with cabbage) boiled potatoes, carrots, rolls, butter, dessert and beverage. Come and join everyone for a grand night out. Call the Church Office at 568-2833 for reservations.
Mayor announces 21st Annual Easter Egg Hunt WESTFIELD — Mayor Daniel M. Knapik, in conjunction with Shaker Farms Country Club, is pleased to announce that the 21st Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, March 28 at Shaker Farms Country Club, Shaker Road in Westfield. Line up for the egg hunt will begin at 11:00 AM and the egg hunt will begin promptly at 11:15 AM. The Easter Bunny will arrive at 11:30. In case of rain the egg hunt will be held on Saturday, April 4th, at 11:00 AM. This event draws hundreds of children annually & has become a strong tradition
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in Westfield. There are separate egg hunt areas, divided by age groups, several games, and arts & crafts are available for the children’s enjoyment after the egg hunt. Parents and children may also enjoy Hot Chocolate and juice refreshments provided by Mt. Moriah Lodge of Westfield. This event is made possible through the contributions of many local businesses, the Westfield Gas and Electric Company and the employees of Westfield City Hall. We would also like to thank the many volunteers that help to make this event a success.
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Michigan couple complete visit to every county in lower 48 BARNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A Michigan couple has completed a quest to visit all 3,108 counties in the lower 48 states — closing out the task with their trip to Nantucket. Jennifer and Jonathan Riehl completed their journey this week when they boarded a ferry to the island. The Riehls, of Hancock, Michigan, have done it all in the same vehicle — a green 1999 Dodge Intrepid with more than 540,000 miles. They tell the Cape Cod Times they have had their share of adventures, including encounters with bears and extreme weather, including an avalanche, a landslide, and blizzards. They started in 2006 with small trips, and Jennifer Riehl, a research scientist, and her husband, an engineering instructor, now typically drive about 50,000 miles a year. Their next goal is to finish visiting the counties in Alaska, and start on Hawaii.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 12, the 71st day of 2015. There are 294 days left in the year. n March 12, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the first of his 30 radio addresses that came to be known as “fireside chats,” telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation’s economic crisis.
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ON THIS DATE: In 1664, England’s King Charles II granted an area of land on the East Coast of present-day North America known as New Netherland to his brother James, the Duke of York. In 1857, the original version of “Simon Boccanegra,” an opera by Giuseppe Verdi, was poorly received at its premiere in Venice, Italy. (Verdi offered a revised version in 1881.) In 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA had its beginnings as Juliette Gordon Low of Savannah, Georgia, founded the first American troop of the Girl Guides. In 1925, Chinese revolutionary leader Sun Yat-sen died. In 1938, the Anschluss merging Austria with Nazi Germany took place as German forces crossed the border between the two countries. In 1940, Finland and the Soviet Union concluded an armistice during World War II. (Fighting between the two countries flared again the following year.) In 1955, legendary jazz musician Charlie “Bird” Parker died in New York at age 34.
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, but Sen. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota placed a strong second.
third straight overall World Cup title in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
In 1971, Hafez Assad was confirmed as president of Syria in a referendum.
With Ukraine’s interim prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk at his side, President Barack Obama said the United States would “completely reject” a referendum in Crimea opening the door for the Ukrainian peninsula to join Russia. In New York City, a gas explosion destroyed two five-story East Harlem apartment buildings, killing eight people and injuring more than 60.
In 1985, conductor Eugene Ormandy, director of the Philadelphia Orchestra for more than four decades, died at age 85. In 1994, the Church of England ordained its first women priests. In 2003, Elizabeth Smart, the 15-year-old girl who’d vanished from her bedroom nine months earlier, was found alive in a Salt Lake City suburb with two drifters, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, who are serving prison terms for kidnapping her.
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Brian Nichols, who had slain a judge and three other people, surrendered to authorities in suburban Atlanta after holding Ashley Smith hostage in her apartment. (Nichols was later sentenced to life in prison.) A gunman opened fire at a church meeting being held at a suburban Milwaukee hotel, killing seven people before taking his own life. Bode (BOH’-dee) Miller became the first American in 22 years to win skiing’s overall World Cup title, in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
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Two suicide bombers killed 55 people in near simultaneous blasts in Lahore, Pakistan, the fourth attack in a week. Lindsey Vonn capped a historic season with her
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Playwright Edward Albee is 87. Politician, diplomat and civil rights activist Andrew Young is 83. Actress Barbara Feldon is 82. Broadcast journalist Lloyd Dobyns is 79. Singer Al Jarreau is 75. Actress-singer Liza Minnelli is 69. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is 68. Singer-songwriter James Taylor is 67. Former Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., is 67. Rock singer-musician Bill Payne (Little Feat) is 66. Actor Jon Provost (TV: “Lassie”) is 65. Author Carl Hiaasen is 62. Rock musician Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) is 59. Actor Jerry Levine is 58. Singer Marlon Jackson (The Jackson Five) is 58. Actor Jason Beghe is 55. Actor Courtney B. Vance is 55. Actor Titus Welliver is 54. Former MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry is 53. Actress Julia Campbell is 52. Actor Aaron Eckhart is 47. CNN reporter Jake Tapper is 46. Rock musician Graham Coxon is 46. Country musician Tommy Bales (Flynnville Train) is 42. Actor Rhys Coiro is 36. Country singer Holly Williams is 34. Actor Samm (cq) Levine is 33. Actor Jaimie Alexander is 31. Actor Tyler Patrick Jones is 21. Actress Kendall Applegate is 16.
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS THURSDAY, MARCH 12 WESTFIELD Legislative & Ordinance at 6 pm
GRANVILLE Selectboard at 7 pm
MONDAY, MARCH 16 TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm
BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Huntington: Planning Board at 7 pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 17 TOLLAND School Committee at 7 pm
WESTFIELD Planning Board at 7 pm
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 CHESTER Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm
BLANDFORD Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Board of Health Meeting at 7 pm
WESTERN MASS MOM PROM:
Women supporting women By CRYSTAL MILLER Chairperson SPRINGFIELD – We all know that women are typically the caregivers in our society. Not much of that has, or will change, any time soon. When a woman receives a diagnosis of a life-threatening disease, she often continues to try to care for others during her treatments, until she just physically can’t. Often, women feel a terrible emotional burden when they are ill, because they believe they have failed those they love, feel less attractive, less energetic, and even less reliable. It’s a viscous cycle, because the depression can lead to worsening symptoms. Then, there’s the financial burden from the insurance copays. A woman can go from contributing as the caregiver and even as a full or partial breadwinner to suddenly feeling she is the reason her family is suddenly in financial crisis. I know one woman who said just one chemotherapy shot personally cost her $6,000! Shannon Brown and I witnessed the entire scenario first-hand, when we recently lost a wonderful friend (and young mother) to breast cancer. This all brings me to MomProm (www. momprom.org). In 2006, the charity was originally created in the midwest by Betsy Crapps, as a fun means for women to get together and raise funds for a charitable cause of their own choosing. Last year, there were over 50 proms of varying sizes across America. The first ever Western Massachusetts Mom Prom was held on November 24th at the Springfield Marriott this past year, and raised $2,000 for the well-known Rays of Hope Foundation for local breast cancer research and support. The unique aspect of this event was how we pampered actual cancer survivors. The ‘formula’ for the evening was the same as
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Continued from Page 1 The SJC ruled that conduct which is criminal and violent — regardless of whether it resulted in a criminal conviction — is grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of a license to carry a firearm on the basis of unsuitability. “Holden’s license was revoked, and his application for renewal of his license was denied, based not on a generalized, subjective determination of unsuitability, but on specific and reliable information that he had assaulted and beaten his wife,” the court said. The court also ruled that the suitable person standard “passes muster under the United States and the Massachusetts Constitutions.” The state has recently updated its gun laws, including portions of the law that relate to the authority of local police chiefs to deny firearms licenses. Former Gov. Deval Patrick last year signed a bill into law giving chiefs the right to go to court to try to deny firearms identification cards needed to buy rifles or shotguns to people they feel are unsuitable to have access to the weapons. Police chiefs currently have the right to deny “licenses to carry” to individuals they feel are unsuitable to carry handguns. The new law retains that authority, but requires police chiefs to give written reasons for any applications they choose to deny. Their decisions would have to be based on public safety and could be appealed in court.
Volunteer in your own community! SHINE Counselors work one-on-one with elders and persons with disabilities to provide information, counseling and assistance on Medicare and more. Next training begins March 24. For more information or to register, contact Lorraine York-Edberg at lyork-edberg@fchcc.org, 413-773-5555 x2275, or 978-544-2259 x2275. www.fchcc.org
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the national Mom Proms: You don’t have to be a mother to attend, you just need to be a woman 21+ years of age. It’s a ladies’ night out and a party with a purpose. Through donations from local small businesses and private families, tickets were donated so that we could send women ‘to prom’ who have Had or was currently in treatment for varying types of cancer. In White Bridal in Feeding Hills donated a beautiful assortment of brand-new gowns, and local women donated gowns, too, and each ‘survivor’ got to pick one out to keep. At the event, survivors enjoyed having their hair and make-up professionally styled at no cost, and had a much-needed and deserved beautiful meal and enjoyed music from a DJ, as well as some live vocal performances. Lastly, Julie Bloniasz (a survivor of breast cancer herself) photography donated portraits to each survivor. One survivor described the evening like this: “It’s going to sound pathetic to some, but honestly that night was just so amazing! As a woman who is in the middle of the battle with cancer, and at stage 4 (doom and gloom stage I call it)
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advisors businesses and consumers rely on for objective advice and counsel on their healthcare needs,” Gaunya said. “I am honored Governor Baker asked me to serve on the Massachusetts Health Connector Board of Directors. This is a busy and important time in healthcare reform, and I am excited to be participating in the challenging work going forward.” “Thank you to Governor Baker for this opportunity to participate in Massachusetts’ continued efforts to make health care accessible and affordable to everyone,” said Vertes. “I look forward to being part of the next steps the Health Connector and Commonwealth take to ensure Massachusetts remains a leader in health care.” About Mark S. Gaunya: Gaunya is a co-owner of Borislow Insurance, a Massachusetts-based, New England region brokerage and consulting firm since 2005, and has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has held a number of senior leadership positions for regional and national health insurers and provider organizations in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., and is ACA and Self-Funding certified by the National Association of Health Underwriters (NAHU). Gaunya has served as the National Chair of the Healthcare
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being able to have one night, where I was able to get my hair and makeup done, and wear a beautiful dress felt amazing. I can honestly say that was the only time that I felt beautiful while battling cancer. I felt amazing. Partly because I was pampered, but also because I don’t go out anymore. My body has been beat up, I feel like I’m 100 years old. No one judged, we were all there to have a good time. I couldn’t wear my heels, but there was no shaming for my doggy slippers. In fact people loved them. It was a judge free zone. So many different dresses. Women from all different walks of life…all there to celebrate life” This year, the Western Mass Mom Prom is scheduled to kick off the month of breast cancer awareness on October 3, again at the Springfield Marriott. Our hope is to send even more female cancer survivors out, let them know we truly care about their struggle, and help them to feel loved and supported by the entire local community. For more details on the event, to get sponsor or volunteer at the event, or to inquire about ticket sales, please visit us on FaceBook under Western Mass Mom Prom.
Cost & Quality Transparency Taskforce for NAHU, and in 2013 he was appointed to the Legislative Council to continue that work. He has also served as President of the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters (MassAHU) from 20092013. Under his leadership, MassAHU advocated for and helped to legislate the addition of the NAHU Connector Board seat that he will now occupy representing his broker colleagues all across the Commonwealth. About Rina Vertes: Vertes is currently the leader of Marjos Business Consulting, with 25 years of experience at health care and insurance companies, including Minuteman Health as Chief Financial Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as Chief Actuary and Chief Underwriter, and CIGNA where she held positions in the Health Care and Investment Divisions. While at Blue Cross, Vertes co-led the development and implementation of the Alternative Quality Contract, a payment model incorporating risk-adjusted global payment and performancebased incentives, and was involved with Massachusetts’ health care reform from its inception. Vertes is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
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the unions in exchange for removing personnel and positions from the civil service process. “As elected city officials, anything said could be construed as an (contract) offer and if withdrawn, could result in an unfair labor complaint,” Krok said. At-large Councilor Dan Allie, chairman of the PH&S Committee, said that his goal is to reform the civil service process to make it more responsive to the needs of communities. “Civil service is bent, if not broken,” Allie said. “Parts of it don’t work at all. I’m trying to make suggestions to the state. Any action (through contract negotiations) has to be initiated by the Mayor, but there may be other avenues to address this through our local representatives in the Legislature.” Allie had suggested that the City Council, through several committees now reviewing the civil service status, focus on change within the Police Department, Fire Department, Department of Public Works and the Westfield Gas & Electric Department. Allie said that his concerns within the civil service process “involve testing, providing a list (of candidates for employment and promotion), and hiring in a timely manner” and that the current system has led “to unfilled positions, staffing shortages, overtime, lost funding, as well as other expenses and issues.”
Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell said that the council committees may be overstepping the bounds of their authority. O’Connell suggested a different route to achieve change within the civil service process. “We could pass a resolution through the City Council which we could send to the state so it could consider these changes,” O’Connell said. “I don’t feel it is under our purview because we can’t vote on any of this.”
Westfield Bridge Club SOUTHWICK — Westfield Bridge Club results for Wednesday, March 11, 2015. 1st, Ed Rogalski & Kris Bodendorf 2nd, Vi Martinell & Cindy Fullerton 3rd, Grace Reese - Dottie Alexander 4th, Dot Burke - Shirley Bienvenue Duplicate is played every Wednesday from 6:30 - 9:30 at The American Inn in Southwick. All players are welcome.
Former employee admits to larceny By REBECCA EVERETT @GazetteRebecca Daily Hampshire Gazette NORTHAMPTON — A former employee of Dietz Construction of Easthampton admitted in Hampshire Superior Court yesterday that he misused a company credit card and stole equipment from his employer to pawn. Andrew Dufresne, 42, who lived in Charlemont at the time of the crime, was sentenced to state prison for three to six years as part of a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty to charges of larceny over $250 by a single scheme, credit card fraud over $250, larceny over $250, larceny under $250, and eight counts of receiving stolen property over $250. Judge C. Jeffrey Kinder sentenced him to 11 concurrent state prison sentences — two of four to six years and nine of three to five years — as well as one concurrent House of Correction sentence of one year. Dufresne admitted that while he worked for Dietz Construction between April 2013 and January 2014, he charged $5,297.09 in personal gasoline purchases to a company credit card that was only supposed to be used to pay for fuel for company vehicles. Assistant Northwestern District Attorney Jayme Parent said
in court that Dufresne was fired in January 2014 when his employer discovered the scheme. He became a suspect when his employer noticed that thousands of dollars of company equipment was missing between December 2013 and January 2014, when the company was moving it from its building on Industrial Parkway to storage trailers across the street. Police found that Dufresne had pawned the equipment, including a $3,100 vibratory hammer that had been taken from the Dietz Construction headquarters during a break-in on Jan. 13, 2014. In court yesterday, Dufresne’s attorney, John Heyman of Northampton, said his client wants to take responsibility for his actions and resolve the court case, partly because he has “bigger fish to fry in New Hampshire.” According to media reports, Dufresne faces charges related to a bank robbery in Manchester, New Hampshire, on April 11, 2014. Parent said Dufresne has a “relatively significant record,” including previous larceny and receiving stolen property convictions. Parent said she did not seek restitution because Dietz Construction had an insurance policy which covered its losses. ——— Rebecca Everett can be reached at reverett@gazettenet.com.
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Freedom of Information Act expert: Clinton’s email system ‘laughable’ By NICK GASS Politico.com A top freedom-of-information expert isn’t buying Hillary Clinton’s explanation of why she set up her own email system to conduct official State Department business, calling it “laughable.” Daniel Metcalfe, who advised White House administrations on interpreting the Freedom of Information Act from 1981 to 2007, told The Canadian Press that the former secretary of state acted “contrary to both the letter and the spirit of the law.” “There is no doubt that the scheme she established was a blatant circumvention of the Freedom of Information Act, atop the Federal Records Act,” he said, reviewing a transcript of Clinton’s remarks during her Tuesday news conference. Clinton told reporters she deleted approximately 30,000 personal emails from her private account that she also used as secretary of state. The FOIA expert said if he had heard of a Cabinet member setting up a personal email system and deciding what gets deleted and what gets kept as government record, “I would’ve said, ‘You’ve gotta be kidding me.’” “You can’t have the secretary of state do that; that’s just a prescription for the circumvention of the FOIA,” he said. “Plus, fundamentally, there’s no way the people at the archives should permit that if you tell them over there.”’ Metcalfe said that Clinton knows how the Freedom of Information Act works, based on his work with the Clinton administration in his professional capacity. According to the Canadian Press report, Metcalfe said Clinton’s statements at the news conference were at places impossible to verify, “deceptive” and “grossly misleading.” “Her suggestion that government employees can unilaterally determine which of their records are personal and which are official, even in the face of a FOIA request, is laughable,” he said.
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Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race International issues have come front and center By ALEX ISENSTADT and JONATHAN TOPAZ Politico.com Two days after signing the Senate GOP’s letter to Iranian leadership Monday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul found himself stretching to square his past statements advocating the “diplomatic option” with Iran with his support for a hardline effort that seemed crafted to unsettle nuclear negotiations between the two nations. “I signed the letter to Iran, but you know what, the message I was sending was to you,” Paul told top administration officials at a Senate Foreign Relations hearing Wednesday. “The message was to President [Barack] Obama, that we want you to obey the law. We — we want you to understand the separation of powers.” The libertarian-leaning senator’s deliberate and delicate framing of his position — he contended his support for the letter was predicated on the constitutionality of the president’s actions, rather than anything else — underscored a central fact of the emerging Republican nominating battle: Foreign policy and national security issues are altering the contours of the race on an almost weekly basis. “I think it’s fair to say that not since 9/11 has there been such an intense focus on foreign policy issues,” said former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman, a Republican who held seats on the Foreign Relations and Homeland Security committees. International concerns, he said, are “the No. 1 issue.” The tight focus on the projection of strength abroad, the nation’s strategy for addressing the rise of Islamic militants, on Iran, Israel, Russia, Syria and China, has forced the campaigns to rethink nearly every aspect of their approach, including messaging, tactics and strategy. Events such as Conservative Political Action Conference — a rite of passage for presidential contenders that in previous years has been monopolized by social and fiscal matters — have been dominated by speeches and sessions devoted to international affairs. Foreign affairs advisers are suddenly prized commodities on the presidential hiring circuit, being fought over like never before. “All this [hiring] is occurring earlier than it has in the past on the foreign policy side, and I think that’s probably because it’s a bigger issue than it has been in recent elec-
tions,” said former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent, who served on the Armed Services Committee and was one of Mitt Romney’s most influential national security advisers. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, for example, has brought on 21 foreign policy and national security experts, who have joined his nascent campaign as advisers, including several figures from his brother’s and father’s administrations. The ramp-up in capacity is occurring at an accelerated pace over the 2012 presidential campaign, when Mitt Romney didn’t unveil his group of foreign policy advisers until October 2011, a little more than a year before the election. The focus on international affairs is creating a lane for campaigns that might not otherwise have seen one. Among them: South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, an Armed Services Committee member and an outspoken advocate of a muscular military presence abroad. The three-term senator doesn’t have much of a national following and isn’t wildly popular with the GOP base at home. Yet he is actively testing the waters for a presidential bid by launching a political action committee dubbed “Security Through Strength” and traveling to early primary states. Last week, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint meeting of Congress, Graham held a closed-door fundraiser at the Capitol Hill Club that was attended by many members of the GOP’s foreign policy establishment, including Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and high-profile backer of pro-Israel causes; Larry Mizel, an American Israel Public Affairs Committee board member; and David Flaum, national
chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Over 200 people packed the room. Those close to Graham say he’s increasingly serious about a presidential bid — and that he believes the increased attention to foreign affairs will give him a powerful platform. “All of a sudden, Lindsey has become a real player,” said Coleman, who, along with several other current and former senators, was at the fundraiser. Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has also recognized the chance to burnish his stature in the race by emphasizing his foreign policy credentials and retooling his message. During his CPAC address — his third in less than a week focused on matters abroad — Santorum argued that the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant meant the party needed to nominate a figure who is strong on national security in order to defeat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “The world has changed. We don’t need just someone with a strong economic plan,” said Santorum, who in 2012 ran for president on a platform dominated by populist economics and social conservatism. At a subsequent CPAC appearance before supporters just a few minutes later, the former senator — who on campaign stops has been touting his eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee and work on Iran sanctions — framed it this way: “The biggest issue in 2016 will be national security,” he said. Matt Schlapp, a former top political adviser to President George W. Bush and the chairman of the American Conservative Union, the group that oversees CPAC, says the event was designed
with the idea that this year, national security concerns would be on par — if not more important — than the social and economic issues that typically dictate Republican nominating battles. “I think the priority placed on family and pocketbook issues will be challenged by people’s concerns about what’s going on overseas. I think there’s a strong chance it will dominate 2016” said Schlapp. Yet just as the focus on foreign policy is creating opportunities for candidates like Santorum, it threatens to serve as a brake on the ambition of those who aren’t prepared to speak to the moment, or with command of the issues. The best example is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, whose momentum in the invisible primary has been halted by his recent unsteady answers to various foreign policy questions. In February, while on a trade mission to the United Kingdom, he declined to address national security questions. Then, at CPAC, Walker seemed to liken dealing with protesters to confronting ISIL. (A spokeswoman later walked back the remark.) Two days later, at a gathering sponsored by the Club for Growth, the Wisconsin governor compounded his problem by stating that “the most significant foreign policy decision” of his lifetime was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers. At one time, the nod to the former president might have been enough. But not in 2016. During the past campaign, Talent explained, it was difficult to persuade Romney’s political staffers to allow the candidate to talk about foreign policy. “That clearly is different in the cycle now,” he said.
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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Sunday, March 8, 2015 10:43 a.m.: officer wanted, a caller asks to speak with an officer because he believes a neighbor stole his watch, the responding officer reports the caller said that he believes a woman who drives for him stole a watch from his desk, the officer reports the woman admitted taking the watch, the caller said that he does not wish to pursue criminal charges and is satisfied by the recovery of his watch; 3:34 p.m.: vandalism, Main Street, a caller reports wires controlling a fan were cut, the responding officer reports the caller said that when he opened the pizza shop the exhaust fan was not working and upon investigation he found the wires leading to the fan were cut, the wires were repaired, the caller does not require a formal report but wants the incident documented; 3:38 p.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a resident came to the station to complain that his cell phone was stolen, the responding officer reports that the complainant said that he had advertised his iPhone 6 for sale and arranged to meet a prospective buyer at an Elm Street business, the man said that he met the putative buyer and another person at the store and after examining the phone the buyer agreed to purchase it but did not have all the required cash so he went to an ATM, the complainant said that while the man was gone the other party asked to examine the phone again while they were waiting and once he had the
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phone in his hands he fled, the officer reports the store’s security video was reviewed; 4:42 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street at Franklin Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to be operated by a person with a suspended license, a criminal complaint was filed, the registration plates were seized and the car was towed to the police impound yard; 5:52 p.m.: officer wanted, Bates Road at Old Park Lane, multiple callers report a tree is leaning on power lines, the G&E was notified and the responding officer reports a tree fell on power lines causing the utility pole to break, the officer reports he stayed on the scene until relieved by detail officers; 6:01 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to have been revoked for lack of insurance and it was towed to the police impound yard, the operator was provided a courtesy transport to an South Broad Street address; 8:16 p.m.: parking violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed a vehicle parked in a handicap parking space at a Springfield Road department store and when he approached and spoke with the operator he immediately observed an odor of marijuana, the officer reports he saw a jar on the floor containing green vegetable material and the operator claimed ownership of it, the man handed the jar to the officer upon request and the jar was found to contain less than an ounce of marijuana, a city ordinance violation citation was issued.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Ashley A. Smith, 27, of 77 East St., North Granby, Connecticut, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Southwick police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. She was assessed $50. In a second case also brought by Southwick police, Smith again submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 and again the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. She was assessed $90. In a third case also brought by Southwick police, Smith submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and again the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. She was assessed $50. Kristen N. Hackett, 28, of 69 Court St., was released on $500 personal surety pending an April 13 hearing after she was
Man pleads not guilty in stabbing outside homeless shelter SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A 34-year-old Springfield man has pleaded not guilty to fatally stabbing another man outside a Springfield homeless shelter. Police say Jose Ramos and the victim, 26-year-old Luis Sanchez, were residents of the Friends of the Homeless facility where the stabbing took place Tuesday evening. No motive has been disclosed. Ramos was arraigned Wednesday in Springfield District Court on a murder charge and held without bail. The shelter’s executive director William Miller tells the Springfield Republican it is reviewing security procedures. Miller said he doesn’t know what more could have been done to prevent the
Bill would protect those who administer antioverdose drugs BOSTON (AP) — First responders, health professionals and family members who administer overdosereversing drugs would be shielded from potential lawsuits under a bill filed in Congress. The bill’s supporters say the use of drugs like naloxone — also known as Narcan — in an emergency overdose situation shouldn’t be deterred by fear of legal action. The bill is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat; Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican, and Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat. The bill is a response to a surge in the number of overdose deaths in the region in recent years. State health officials said there were 978 unintentional opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2013, the last year for which complete statistics were available. That’s a 46 percent increase over the previous year.
stabbing outside in a parking lot. Police say a 29-year-old woman was killed and two other people injured in an unrelated stabbing hours later. No one has been arrested in that attack on Belmont Avenue.
arraigned on two charges of larceny of property valued more than $250 and charges of larceny from a building and breaking and entering a vehicle in the daytime with intent to commit a felony brought by Westfield police. Karl J. Melendez, 27, of 324 Main St., Easthampton, saw charges of assault on a family or household member and assault and battery brought by Westfield police dismissed when the named victim asserted her Fifth Amendment rights and refused to testify. John G. Doran, 49, of 469 Westfield St., West Springfield, was released on $500 cash bail pending a May 5 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family or household member and assault and battery on a person older than 60 years-of-age or disabled brought by Agawam police. Jose L. Ortiz, 28, of 50 Southampton Road, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for two charges of distribution of a Class B drug brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $50. A charge of distribution of a Class A drug was not prosecuted. Dmitriy V. Pyatachenko, 22, of 48 Taylor Ave., pleaded guilty to two charges of larceny from a building brought by Westfield police and was sentenced to two 11 month terms in the house of correction to be served concurrently with a senCan You Help Sarah? tence imposed by the Greenfield district court. Vanessa Santana, 31, of 31 Fredrick St., was released on her personal recognizance pending an April 13 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding brought by State Police. Jeremy Morley, 33, of 73 Squawfield Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending a May 15 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny ofwww.sarahgillett.org property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police. Matthew P. Siska, 32, of 129 Prospect Street Extension, was released on his personal recognizance pending a May 14 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of receiving stolen property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police.
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ARTSLEISURE The Arts Beat By MARK AUERBACH
Bernstein Blockbuster at Springfield Symphony Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2, best known as “The Age of Anxiety” gets a showcase performance by the Springfield Symphony on March 14. Kevin Rhodes conducts the orchestra in a program which also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”. The American virtuoso pianist Sara Davis Beuchner is the soloist for “The Age of Anxiety”. Bernstein wrote “The Age of Anxiety” between 1948-49, taking its title from a W. H Auden poem. Bernstein dedicated the piece to Serge Koussevitzky, who conducted it first in Boston and then with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. By the time “The Age of Anxiety” premiered, Bernstein had written the ballet scores “Fancy Free” and “Facsimile”, the Broadway musical “On The Town”, and his first symphony, “Jeremiah”. “Wonderful Town”, “Candide” and “West Side Story” would soon follow. Sara Davis Beuchner, born David Beuchner in Baltimore, was highly recognized at an early age, having won prizes at the Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 1983, the Gold Medal at the Gina Bachauer Competition the following year, and the Bronze Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1986. A major international concert and recording career developed. When Beuchner came out as transgender in 2002, the concert engagements fizzled,
and she moved to Canada to start anew. The New York Times chronicled her journey in a video, “Crossing The Concourse” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0BR54xzkE) and Beuchner wrote an op-ed piece for The New York Times in 2013: “An Evolving Country Begins to Accept Sara, Once David” (www.nytimes.com/2013/02/04/ booming/growing-acceptancefor-the-transgendered.html?_r=0) With her career back in fulltilt, Beuchner performs in recital, with major symphonies, for film, and for dance. For tickets: 413-733-2291 or www.springfieldsymphony. org. Sara Davis Beuchner, piano Symphony Orchestra.
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Wharton are just a few of the women writers who were inspired by the Berkshires, as they wrote prolific works, while in residence in western Massachusetts. A benefit, “Through The Looking Glass: Musings from the Pens of Berkshire Women Writers” at the Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre on the Stockbridge campus, celebrates their words and works on March 23. A talk-back with the cast follows the performance. The Berkshire women we are honoring exemplify the diversity of women’s writing in the 19th and 20th centuries; we are also honoring the soloist with the Springfield
thread that joins these women together—the dilemma of self-realization versus the socially accepted self-sacrifice of the times in which they lived: Desire versus Duty. With the Berkshires as their palette, these women filled their journals, letters and stories with their concern for broad cultural and social issues, as well as issues of KAREN ALLEN
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***Good Lessons from Bad Women. Dorothy Leeds stars in a one-woman show where a woman wrestles with the concepts of good and bad. The comedy explores what it might be like to be “the bad girl” instead of “the good girl”. A Women’s History Month event at CityStage, Springfield, on March 13 at 12:3 For tickets (which include a box lunch): 413788-7033 or www.citystage. symphonyhall.com ***The Hartford Symphony Orchestra performs music of Saint-Saens (Concerto No 1. for Violoncello) and Brahms (Symphony No. 2) on March 12-15 at The Bushnell. Father and son conductor Gerard Schwarz and cellist Julian Schwarz are guests. Gerard Schwarz will also offer the world premiere of an original composition. For tickets: 860987-5900 or www.hartfordsymphony.org ——— Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organizations and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio.
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The Apple Jam confirms new venue, event date Roots music festival with family-friendly vibe to turn up the volume this August RUSSELL — The 2015 Apple Jam Roots Music Festival will take place Friday, Aug. 21 through Sunday, Aug. 23 at Camp Moses Reservation in Russell, Mass. This sixth Apple Jam will continue the tradition of featuring American roots genres including bluegrass, blues, indie, funk, rock, and Americana. “Apple Jam has always been such a positive, familyfriendly experience,” says founder Gary Phelps. “I am excited to see it in larger scale at such a fantastic venue.” Camp Moses Reservation is located at 310 Birch Hill Road, Russell, Mass. The Reservation’s 1,600 wooded acres will provide an idyllic background for the festival’s spirit of harmony and connectedness. The growth of the festival this year has included a partnership with a talented group dedicated to creating premier, community-driven events throughout the Western Mass. region. The Apple Jam was originally created in 2007 by Phelps to provide a meeting ground for the family of bands and fans accumulated through his music career. It has since evolved into a more inclusive event that promotes original, rootsbased music and encourages a widespread kinship through the shared musical experience. For more information, please visit www.theapplejam.com.
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Western New England University gallery features artist Catherine Gibbs SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University Art Gallery will host “Bridging the Gap,” an exhibit by painter Catherine Gibbs, from March 1 through April 9. General Art Gallery hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. All events are free and open to the public. Catherine Gibbs is an established oil painter. She is highly involved in Easthampton’s thriving art scene where her studio is located. Her evocative and vibrant work has been shown extensively in venues in western Massachusetts, as well as nationally. Along with her painting career, she is a curator, art educator and graphic arts designer. Gibbs received her B.A. in Art from Westfield State University, as well as her PostBaccalaureate Teacher License in Visual Art. At heart, Gibbs is a landscape painter, but in this exhibit “Bridging the Gap”, she has expanded her subject matter.
Bridges, trains, tunnels, and paths are metaphoric for life’s journey. They make connections physically in the landscape, as well as emotionally. They are hopeful images providing passageways to overcome the gaps, whatever they may be. For information and directions to the gallery visit www. wne.edu/arts or call the University at 413-782-1567. Follow Catherine Gabbs at www.catherinegibbsart.com/ ———— About Western New England University Western New England University is a private, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1919. Located on an attractive 215-acre suburban campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, Western New England serves 3,800 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students. Undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs are offered through Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, and the School of Law.
Local student tours with Hamilton College Choir Clinton, N.Y. – Shannon C. Boley, daughter of Kathleen Shea of Westfield and Christopher Boley of Woodstock, will participate in the annual Hamilton College Choir Spring Break Tour, led by Professor G. Roberts Kolb. The 65-member choir and College Hill singers will perform at churches and cathedrals in cities that include Baltimore, Atlanta, Nashville, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. The tour runs from March 14 to March 21. The program for Hamilton’s 2015 tour is a varied one that includes sacred and secular music including Hogan’s “I Can Tell the World,” Joel’s “And So it Goes,” Bach’s “Alles Was Wodem Hat,” and Schütz’s “Deutsches Magnificat.” Boley, a sophomore, is a graduate of Westfield High School. Hamilton College is a highly selective residential college offering a rigorous liberal arts curriculum. Students are challenged to think, write and speak critically, creatively and analytically, so that upon graduation they may distinguish themselves in both their professions and their communities.
UMass sunwheel and sky-watching events mark spring equinox AMHERST – The public is invited to witness sunrise and sunset associated with the spring equinox among the standing stones of the UMass Amherst Sunwheel on Friday, March 20 at 6:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. These Sunwheel events mark the astronomical change of seasons when days and nights are nearly equal in length in the Northern Hemisphere. At the gatherings, which have attracted more than 10,000 visitors over the past 17 years, UMass Amherst astronomer Christopher Thibodeau will discuss the astronomical cause of the sun’s changing position during the hour-long gatherings. He will also explain the seasonal positions of Earth, the sun and moon, and answer questions about astronomy. The exact time of the vernal equinox this year is 6:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on March 20. This ushers in the beginning of spring and is also the day the sun rises into the sky to be visible for six months as seen from the North Pole, and the day it sets for six months as seen from the South Pole. On the equinox, an observer located on the Earth’s equator will see the sun pass directly overhead at local noon, and that person will cast no shadow at noon. On any day other than the equinox, either the earth’s Northern or Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun. For observers, except those at the North and South Poles, the sun on the equinox (for equi, “equal” and nox, “night”) rises due east and sets due west and stays up for 12 hours and down for 12 hours. From the Sunwheel in Amherst, observers standing at the center of the standing stones see the Sun rise and set over stones placed to mark the equinoxes. The UMass Amherst Sunwheel is located south of McGuirk Alumni Stadium, just off Rocky Hill Road (Amity St.) about one-quarter mile south of University Drive. Visitors to the Sunwheel should be prepared for especially wet footing this year. Rain or blizzard conditions cancel the events. Donations are welcomed and will be used to help with the cost of additional site work at the Sunwheel and future events.
Saturday Morning Music Party Series with Hilltown Families & Flywheel Arts Collective EASTHAMPTON - Hilltown Families and the Flywheel Arts Collective are continuing the beloved ‘Saturday Morning Music Party’ series for another year with a breakfast bash featuring food, dancing and diversions for kids! Join families from across the region on Saturday, March 14 and Saturday, April 18 from 10am-12noon in Easthampton, MA to dine and dance! During a breakfast of fresh pancakes, maple syrup, juice, and fruit, a screening of new episodes of Pancake Mountain will delight families. After the breakfast, kids can join DJ Youthelectronix & special guests for the “best ever dance party
80s throwback dance planned WESTFIELD — Join us for a totally rad bash Friday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Westfield Elks Lodge, 56 Franklin Ave. Westfield, MA to raise funds in support of the Westfield Food Pantry. All proceeds will help to keep our surrounding neighbors from going hungry. You can buy tickets online at www.westfieldfoodpantry. org, purchase at the food pantry during business hours or buy at the door. If you decide to buy online you can have them mailed or pick up from the food pantry. Tickets are only $20 per person – which gets you a totally awesome drink and some, like, really yummy appetizers. So don’t even THINK about taking a chill pill, get your tickets today!
before noon.” Who needs a night club when you have Saturday Morning Dance Parties with Hilltown Families & Flywheel?! Save on the babysitter and dance the morning away! Driven to continue the success of past Saturday morning activities at Flywheel, DJ Youthelectronix, a.k.a. Jeremy Smith, a veteran Flywheel volunteer, led the effort to organize the Saturday Morning Music Party series in 2013, partnering with Hilltown Families. This year, the Saturday Morning Music Parties will be a fundraiser for both Flywheel & Hilltown Families, with a “pay what you can” admission to attend with your fam-
ily. “Hilltown Families and Flywheel Arts Collective are two western Massachusetts non-profit organizations that strive to build community through collaboration and community engagement,” says Hilltown Families Executive Director, Sienna Wildfield. “Getting families with children of all ages out and engaged in their community has it’s challenges in the winter. Through collaboration, we are able to bring our community of families a Saturday Morning Music Party Series with pancakes and dancing. It’s a recipe of fun for kids of all ages... and inviting for parents too!”
Westfield Woman’s Club Fashion show with fashions by Bon-Ton The Westfield Woman’s Club and its members invite you to celebrate spring at their “Fashions in Spring” fashion show featuring fashions by Bon Ton. On Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. the Westfield Woman’s Club and its members will be celebrating spring with a fashion show. A light lunch will be served from 12:30 to 1:30 with show immediately preceding. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and prizes. Proceeds from this fun event to benefit the Westfield Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $15.00 per person To purchase tickets you may call Carol at 413-998-3098
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Sun. March 15th • Free Admission DamNation - Sun: 10:00 a.m. Plastic Paradise - Sun: 11:30 a.m. The Starfish Throwers - Sun: 1:00 p.m. Resistance - Sun: 2:50 p.m. Groundswell Rising - Sun: 4:30 p.m. WE OffEr MIlITary DIScOunTS
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Margaret J. Liberty WESTFIELD — Margaret (Clark) Liberty (89) passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. Born on August 13, 1925, to the late Harry Clark and Margaret (Kinsey) Clark in Elizabeth, NJ; Marge grew up in Springfield graduating from Commerce High School in 1943, and met Virgil Liberty at a camera club meeting and they were married in 1947. They raised four children and enjoyed over 67 years together. She lived most of her adult life in Westfield, Massachusetts working part time in various positions including Westfield Newspaper, city of Westfield credit union, Police Dept. and Treasurer’s Dept. She and Virgil were both active members of the Southwick Congregational Church. When Marge and Virgil moved to Vermont for 20 years after retirement they were both members of the Methodist Church in Moretown. While living in Vermont, she was the auditor for the Town of Moretown, VT for 5 years. Returning to Westfield in 1997, Marge and Virgil both became members of the Second Congregational Church. Through her numerous volunteer activities, Marge served the AARP, Mad River Valley Senior Citizens, Moretown Methodist Church, Southwick Congregational Church, Homemakers Club, TOPS and the Senior Transport program of Westfield, and was the treasurer for the Quilt Club in Moretown, VT. To Margaret, life was home and family, always ready with a patient ear, and a wonderful sense of humor. She was a talented quilter and was skilled at working with ceramics. Predeceased by husband Virgil and grandchildren Margaret and Ryan; Margaret leaves her brother Franklin Clark of East Longmeadow; son Michael and his wife Gail of Fenton, Michigan; and David and his wife Susan; daughter Carolyn Pierce and husband Alan; and son Roger and his wife Debbie all of Westfield. He also leaves 12 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends in both Westfield, MA and Moretown, VT. The family would also like to thank Nurse Nancy and the wonderful caring staff at the Genesis Health Care Westfield Center. A Memorial Service for Margaret will be held at the Southwick Congregational Church on Saturday, March 14th at 11:00 a.m. Margaret will be interred with Virgil at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Alfreda F. Rider CHICOPEE: Alfreda F. (Strom) Rider, 95, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Heritage Hall West Nursing Home in Agawam. She was born in Springfield to the late Leroy L. and Olive M. (Brousseau) Strom. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Westfield. Alfreda was a wonderful homemaker, mother and wife to her husband and children. She loved cooking and baking, sewing and all types of handcrafts. She enjoyed baking her favorite scones for her church bake sales or bringing her Corn Pudding Casserole to all family dinners. Alfreda worked as a bank teller and later as an office clerk at Western Mass Hospital. The family sincerely thanks the entire nursing staff at Heritage West, Daisy Way and Beacon Hospice for the wonderful kind and loving care they gave her. Alfreda was predeceased by her husband Vernon C. Rider in 1995, her son Vernon C. Rider, Jr. in 2008, her daughter, Edith Putnam in 1983 and her siblings Kenneth and Roy Strom and Olive Harris. She is survived by her seven grandchildren, Scott Putnam and his wife Gina, Linda Gawronski and her husband Dwayne, Steven Putnam, Debbie Rider, Bonnie Eacott and her husband Russ, Brian Rider and his wife Karen and Jason Rider, her sister-in-law Barbara Sheehan and brother-in-law Fred Rider and his wife Mary, 13 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren and many neices, nephews and cousins. A Funeral Home Service for Alfreda will be held on Saturday March 14th at 12 noon in the Firtion Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA, visiting hours will precede the service from 11 am till 12 noon. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield. Donations in Alfreda’s name may be made to the Heritage Hall West, Activity Fund, 61 Cooper Street, Agawam 01001. firtionadams.com
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Youth Truth Performance shares realities and busts myths about growing up in foster care EASTHAMPTON, MA – What’s it like to grow up in foster care? What do youth who experience foster care want others to understand about their lives? Come find out! Youth Truth is a live performance of original poetry, music, theater and visual art that busts commonly held myths about foster care and adoption. On Friday, March 13th, from 6 – 7:30pm, HEROES Youth Leadership Project will be performing Youth Truth at the Red Barn at Hampshire College. Youth Truth is presented by the Treehouse Foundation and directed by Enchanted Circle Theater, the regional leader in arts integration and educational theater. Community leaders, area legislators, families, staff of the Department of Children & Families, youth in care, foster care alumni, and the general public are invited to attend. Launched in 2010, HEROES is dedicated to empowering youth to help create a better foster care system. The program brings together young people ages 14 - 24 who have experienced foster care to build community, develop life skills that support educational and social success, and promote college exposure. Using the arts and outdoor adventure, HEROES provides the skills for youth to become leaders in their own lives and communities. Programs promote healing and growth; build competence, selfesteem and enhance resilience. HEROES Coordinator, Chris Langelier says “HEROES young people form an amazing community of support. As a youth-led group, they come together to build community, teach people about the realities of foster care and adoption, and to create change in our foster care system.” Priscilla Kane Hellweg, executive director of Enchanted Circle Theater says, “We’ve been collaborating with Treehouse since 2007, and are thrilled to see the quality of creative expression generated by HEROES Youth. The arts are an important leadership development tool, a meaningful way to develop voice, perspective and self-confidence. Youth Truth is a powerful performance piece.” Youth Truth participants say: “I never thought I would be able to get in front of other people to perform and be my true self.” And, that because of Youth Truth, “I feel more confident and ready to tackle bigger challenges.” Tickets to the Youth Truth performance are available on a sliding scale of $0 - $15. Purchase tickets online at http:// youthtruth2015.eventbrite.com Revenue from ticket sales directly supports program needs. WHAT – Youth Truth Performance WHEN – Friday, March 13 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm (Snow date is Saturday, March 14th 6:00 – 7:30pm) WHERE – Hampshire College Red Barn, 893 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002 WHO – The Treehouse Foundation’s HEROES Youth Leadership Project directed by Enchanted Circle Theater Founded in 2002, the Treehouse Foundation works to ensure that every child is rooted in family and community. Treehouse has two primary initiatives: 1) The Re-Envisioning Foster Care in America Movement, which provides opportunities for regional investment in the success and well-being of children and families who experience foster care, and 2) The award-winning Treehouse Multi-generational Community in Easthampton, MA, where elders and families adopting children from foster care live in a close knit neighborhood, investing in each other’s lives daily. Enchanted Circle Theater (ECT), founded in 1976, is an educational theater company dedicated to engaging, enhancing, and inspiring learning through the arts. ECT is the regional leader in arts integration, using theater arts as a dynamic teaching tool in public and private schools, pre-schools, university classrooms, professional theaters, museums, and human services agencies, with people of all ages and abilities.
Margaret “Peggy” Lupher, Past Commander Post 124, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 124 Gene Theroux and Marion”Marnie” Parker Berard. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
Theroux life celebrated WESTFIELD — A celebration of the life of the late Mary E. (Parker) Theroux (1926-2015) was held at the Slovak Hall Citizen’s Club after her burial on March 9, 2015 Mary’s passion was genealogy and was proud of her father’s service overseas World War 1 and being a direct descendant of Private Jesse Parker who fought with the American Forces at the Battles of Saratoga in 1777 which she became a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Her father, Francis Charles Parker’s childhood hometown of Enfield was taken to make the Quabbin Reservoir
in 1938. Upon Francis’s return from Saint Nazaire France after the war (1919), he became a charter member of American Legion Post 21 (Springfield) and was a member of the Post 21 band. Mary’s son Gene H. Theroux, Past Commander American Legion Post 124, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 124 Commander and President of the Friends of Quabbin produced a video in tribute to his Mom. Mary’s grandson’s Robert and Ryan Borthwick were gifted memberships to the SAL by Uncle Gene to pay tribute to the service of their Grandfather WWII veteran Harold W.
Theroux as well as Grammy’s father, WW 1 veteran Francis Charles Parker and his mom’s Grandfather Walter Theroux who also lost his childhood home in the former Swift River Valley, also a WWI Veteran who served in France and a charter member of the American Legion Enfield Post
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Santilli ties record with 3-HR outing Owls defeat Waynesburg College, 12-9 LAKELAND, Fla. --Senior designated hitter Tim Santilli (Tantasqua HS/ Southbridge, Mass.) hit a Westfield State schoolrecord tying three home runs in one game on Tuesday, leading the Owls to a 12-9 slugfest win over Waynesburg (PA) College at Lake Bonny Park. Santilli and Danny DiMatteo (Cape Cod Tech/ Dennis, Mass.) hit back to back home runs in the top of the first inning to stake Westfield to a 3-0 lead. Santilli’s ball was lined over the left center field fence for a 2-run blast, while DiMatteo pulled a towering fly ball down the left field line for a solo shot. Finally in the seventh inning, Santill came up a runner on and the Owls nursing a 10-9 lead. This time he lofted a high fly ball to right center that just cleared the fence for the record-tying third home run, giving Westfield a 12-9 lead. Junior Pete Liimatainen (Barnstable/West Barnstable, Mass.) came on to pitch the final 1-1/3 innings wih hitless relief to earn the save and preserve the win. Freshman Tyler Tongue (M innechaug/Hampden, Mass.) picked up the win in relief of starter Nick Cunningham. Senior third baseman Pat McWilliams (Duxbury/ Duxbury, Mass.) finished 4-4 with three runs scored and an RBI, and DiMatteo reached base five times with three hits and two walks. The game took nearly 3.5 to complete with each team using four pitchers on a sunny, 85-degree day. Westfield State improves to 5-1 this season with the win. Waynesburg falls to 2-4. Santilli finished 3-5 on the day. He struck out looking in his second at bat, and ripped a one-hopper to second in his fourth at-bat, homering on his first, third, and fifth at bats of the day. He now has four home runs this season, all coming in the last two days. Santilli had six runs batted in on the day, one short of the Owls’ school record. Dave Bevan holds the school record for most home runs in a game (3 vs. Mass. Maritime in 1979) and most home runs over a two-game (4 in 1979) and three-game (5 in 1979) span. Kevin Greene tied the school record for home runs in a game (3) and also had 6 RBI in a 17-3 victory over Mount Saint Mary (N.Y.) College on March 14, 2012, in Babson Park, Fla.
Westfield Babe Ruth tryouts
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9.25. Teammate, Izmary Reyes placed 4th on floor and 3rd on vault with a 9.2. In the same age group, Teagan Sullivan placed 6th on floor and vault and 2nd on bars and beam, scoring a 9.05. She also
placed 3rd all-around. In the 10 & up age group, Abbey Hutchison placed 6th on beam and bars. In the same age group, Elise Kane placed 5th on bars and 3rd on beam, she also placed 6th all-around. The Level 4 Team placed 2nd as a Team with the score of 102.35. In the 12 year old & up age group, Nicole Marek placed 3rd on beam and 1st on floor with a 9.25. Sierra Moulton placed 2nd on floor with a 9.1 and placed 1st on bars. She also placed 3rd all-around. Julia Maryanksi placed 3rd on floor and vault and 2nd on bars. She also
placed 2nd all-around. In the 10-11 year old age group, Emma Cronin placed 7th on floor. Teammate, Rylee Altieri placed 6th on floor. The Westfield YMCA’s Level 5 Team placed 3rd as a Team with the score of 62.5. Level 5 Team member, Lindsey Jacobs, placed 4th on beam and vault, scoring an 8.8. Laura DelMonte placed 2nd on bars and 5th all-around. Level 7, Avery Farquharson, placed 3rd on bars and 2nd on beam and place 2nd all-around. Teammate, Miranda Wozniak placed 2nd on floor with a 9.15 and 1st on beam,
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bars and vault. She also placed 1st all-around. Level 9, Samantha Dame placed 5th on bars and 4th on beam.Xcel Gold, Melanie Katykhin placed 5th on floor and vault. Megan Hawks placed 5th on bars and 2nd on floor, scoring a 9.15. Congratulations to all of the gymnasts who competed!! The Westfield YMCA Gymnastics program is currently running their Spring Session, there are still spaces available! Call the YMCA (5628631) or check out their website for more info. (www.westfieldymcagymnastics.com)
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WESTFIELD — On Saturday, February 7th the Westfield YMCA Gymnastics Program hosted the 2015 Mardi Gras Invitational with over 120 gymnasts from 6 Teams: Greenfield YMCA, Clark Memorial YMCA, Keene Family YMCA, Hampshire Regional YMCA, Goffstown Allard Center YMCA and the Westfield YMCA The Westfield YMCA’s Level 3 Team placed 3rd with the score of 103.45. Contributing to the team score, in the 9 years old & under age group, Maggie Cronin placed 3rd on bars and 2nd on vault with a
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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE GP d-N.Y. Rangers 66 d-Montreal 67 Tampa Bay 68 N.Y. Islanders 69 Pittsburgh 66 Detroit 65 Washington 68 Boston 66 Florida 66 Ottawa 65 Philadelphia 68 New Jersey 67 Columbus 66 Toronto 68 Carolina 65 Buffalo 67
W 42 42 42 43 38 37 36 34 29 30 28 28 28 27 25 19
GP d-Nashville 68 d-Anaheim 69 St. Louis 66 Vancouver 66 Chicago 66 Calgary 67 Minnesota 67 Winnipeg 67 Los Angeles 66 San Jose 67 Colorado 67 Dallas 67 Arizona 67 Edmonton 67
W 42 42 42 38 39 37 37 33 32 33 30 30 21 18
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE L OT Pts GF GA 17 7 91 203 157 18 7 91 177 147 20 6 90 223 177 22 4 90 219 194 18 10 86 189 162 17 11 85 192 172 22 10 82 201 168 22 10 78 179 171 23 14 72 163 188 24 11 71 185 176 27 13 69 178 197 29 10 66 153 176 34 4 60 170 210 35 6 60 183 212 32 8 58 155 178 42 6 44 129 228 WESTERN CONFERENCE L OT Pts GF GA 19 7 91 199 166 20 7 91 202 192 19 5 89 209 167 24 4 80 189 179 21 6 84 190 154 25 5 79 197 175 23 7 81 192 170 22 12 78 187 181 21 13 77 180 170 26 8 74 189 187 26 11 71 179 190 27 10 70 209 221 38 8 50 143 224 38 11 47 152 227
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader Wednesday’s Games Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, SO N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 1 Calgary 6, Anaheim 3 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Dallas at Carolina, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Home 21-7-5 22-7-5 26-6-1 23-10-0 20-10-3 19-6-7 19-10-5 20-10-5 15-10-7 16-11-5 19-9-6 17-10-8 12-19-2 19-14-1 15-12-4 12-18-3
Away 21-10-2 20-11-2 16-14-5 20-12-4 18-8-7 18-11-4 17-12-5 14-12-5 14-13-7 14-13-6 9-18-7 11-19-2 16-15-2 8-21-5 10-20-4 7-24-3
Div 18-5-1 13-6-3 14-3-2 19-5-1 9-11-4 9-9-6 14-8-4 11-6-3 11-4-4 12-8-2 9-12-4 9-9-5 11-10-3 10-10-2 8-11-4 8-16-4
Home 26-7-1 22-10-3 23-8-2 18-12-1 21-9-5 18-12-3 19-9-5 17-11-5 21-7-7 16-15-5 17-14-3 13-13-8 10-18-5 10-20-2
Away 16-12-6 20-10-4 19-11-3 20-12-3 18-12-1 19-13-2 18-14-2 16-11-7 11-14-6 17-11-3 13-12-8 17-14-2 11-20-3 8-18-9
Div 15-6-3 15-6-5 12-8-0 12-8-3 14-9-0 19-6-1 12-6-4 13-7-4 10-4-6 13-9-4 11-12-4 5-12-7 11-11-0 3-17-3
Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. New Jersey at Colorado, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 10 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 8 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Toronto FC 1 0 0 3 3 1 D.C. United 1 0 0 3 1 0 New York 0 0 1 1 1 1 New York City 0 0 1 1 1 1 Orlando City 0 0 1 1 1 1 Philadelphia 0 0 1 1 0 0 New England 0 0 0 0 0 0 Columbus 0 1 0 0 0 1 Montreal 0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 2 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday’s Games Los Angeles 2, Chicago 0 Saturday’s Games D.C. United 1, Montreal 0 Philadelphia 0, Colorado 0, tie Toronto FC 3, Vancouver 1 Houston 1, Columbus 0 FC Dallas 1, San Jose 0 Portland 0, Real Salt Lake 0, tie Sunday’s Games Orlando City 1, New York City FC 1, tie Sporting Kansas City 1, New York 1, tie New England at Seattle, 9:30 p.m.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 1 0 0 3 2 0 Houston 1 0 0 3 1 0 FC Dallas 1 0 0 3 1 0 Kansas City 0 0 1 1 1 1 Portland 0 0 1 1 0 0 Salt Lake 0 0 1 1 0 0 Colorado 0 0 1 1 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose 0 1 0 0 0 1 Vancouver 0 1 0 0 1 3 Friday, March 13 Orlando City at Houston, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 14 Vancouver at Chicago, 6 p.m. Toronto FC at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m. San Jose at Seattle, 10 p.m. Sunday, March 15 New England at New York City FC, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Portland, 7 p.m.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Atlanta 50 14 .781 — 7-3 L-1 30-4 20-10 32-9 d-Cleveland 41 25 .621 10 7-3 W-2 24-9 17-16 25-13 Chicago 40 26 .606 11 5-5 W-1 20-14 20-12 23-14 d-Toronto 38 26 .594 12 1-9 L-4 21-11 17-15 26-13 Washington 36 28 .563 14 3-7 W-1 22-10 14-18 25-18 Milwaukee 34 30 .531 16 3-7 W-1 19-12 15-18 23-15 Indiana 29 34 .460 20½ 9-1 W-6 17-14 12-20 21-16 Miami 29 35 .453 21 6-4 W-1 14-18 15-17 19-19 Charlotte 28 35 .444 21½ 6-4 L-2 15-18 13-17 21-17 Boston 27 36 .429 22½ 7-3 W-2 16-16 11-20 15-21 Brooklyn 25 38 .397 24½ 4-6 L-5 11-19 14-19 14-22 Detroit 23 41 .359 27 2-8 L-8 12-21 11-20 15-22 Orlando 21 45 .318 30 5-5 L-2 11-21 10-24 13-29 Philadelphia 14 50 .219 36 2-8 L-1 9-23 5-27 10-30 New York 12 51 .190 37½ 2-8 L-5 8-23 4-28 8-32 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Golden State 51 12 .810 — 8-2 W-5 28-2 23-10 30-7 d-Memphis 45 19 .703 6½ 5-5 L-1 24-7 21-12 28-13 d-Portland 42 20 .677 8½ 7-3 W-1 27-6 15-14 24-14 Houston 43 21 .672 8½ 7-3 L-1 24-9 19-12 24-15 L.A. Clippers 42 23 .646 10 6-4 W-2 24-9 18-14 28-12 San Antonio 40 23 .635 11 6-4 W-6 24-7 16-16 22-18 Dallas 41 25 .621 11½ 5-5 L-1 21-11 20-14 21-17 New Orleans 36 29 .554 16 8-2 W-3 22-11 14-18 21-15 Oklahoma City 35 29 .547 16½ 6-4 L-1 21-9 14-20 19-20 Phoenix 34 32 .515 18½ 5-5 W-1 18-14 16-18 17-22 Utah 27 36 .429 24 8-2 W-3 14-16 13-20 14-22 Denver 24 41 .369 28 4-6 W-2 15-19 9-22 14-24 Sacramento 22 41 .349 29 3-7 W-1 13-19 9-22 14-25 L.A. Lakers 17 46 .270 34 4-6 W-1 10-21 7-25 7-32 Minnesota 14 49 .222 37 3-7 L-2 9-24 5-25 6-33 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Tuesday’s Games Indiana 118, Orlando 86 New Orleans 111, Brooklyn 91 Cleveland 127, Dallas 94 San Antonio 117, Toronto 107 Utah 87, New York 82 L.A. Lakers 93, Detroit 85 Wednesday’s Games Chicago 104, Philadelphia 95, OT Sacramento 113, Charlotte 106 Miami 104, Brooklyn 98 Boston 95, Memphis 92 L.A. Clippers 120, Oklahoma City 108 Milwaukee 97, Orlando 91 Denver 115, Atlanta 102 Phoenix 106, Minnesota 97
Golden State 105, Detroit 98 Portland 105, Houston 100 Thursday’s Games Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m. Houston at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Detroit at Portland, 10 p.m.
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Manchester 59 37 15 5 2 81 184 135 Providence 60 32 20 7 1 72 161 147 Portland 59 33 22 3 1 70 159 140 Worcester 59 32 21 4 2 70 175 154 St. John’s 62 28 26 6 2 64 148 186 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Hershey 60 36 17 5 2 79 175 138 Wilkes-Barre 60 35 19 2 4 76 166 127 Lehigh Valley 58 27 24 6 1 61 161 181 Binghamton 59 25 26 7 1 58 185 196 Norfolk 59 22 30 4 3 51 128 173 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Syracuse 58 33 17 8 0 74 167 167 Springfield 60 32 22 6 0 70 163 164 Hartford 59 30 21 5 3 68 165 178 Albany 59 26 23 5 5 62 152 168 Bridgeport 59 22 30 6 1 51 168 201 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Grand Rapids 60 36 17 6 1 79 198 144 Rockford 58 33 18 5 2 73 157 135 Milwaukee 60 31 21 4 4 70 167 155 Chicago 58 29 22 6 1 65 158 147 Lake Erie 58 26 24 5 3 60 154 186 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Utica 60 34 19 6 1 75 163 149 Hamilton 61 29 23 9 0 67 167 161 Adirondack 57 29 22 5 1 64 167 158 Toronto 59 27 23 9 0 63 149 164 Rochester 60 25 29 5 1 56 178 191 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF GA Oklahoma City 59 36 17 3 3 78 183 162 San Antonio 59 34 19 5 1 74 192 178 Texas 58 26 18 13 1 66 172 170 Charlotte 60 23 31 5 1 52 134 181 Iowa 61 21 38 1 1 44 138 198
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Wednesday’s Games Manchester 4, St. John’s 1 Lehigh Valley 4, Toronto 3 Worcester 5, Bridgeport 1 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 5, Hershey 3 San Antonio 3, Milwaukee 2 Chicago 2, Utica 1, OT Texas 6, Lake Erie 4
Thursday’s Games Grand Rapids at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Friday’s Games Manchester at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Worcester at Albany, 7 p.m. Adirondack at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Hartford at Springfield, 7 p.m. Norfolk at Portland, 7 p.m. Hershey at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m. Lehigh Valley at Providence, 7:05 p.m. Hamilton at Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Lake Erie at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
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HINTS FROM HELOISE PISTACHIOS OPEN Dear Heloise: If you enjoy a handful of pistachios, you probably have come across a nut or two that is hard to crack open. Don’t use your teeth (especially if you have a lot of dental work) or a fingernail, which can split in an instant. My Uncle Bobby taught me this hint: Use half of a shell and stick it in the opening of the pistachio, and twist the empty shell. The closed shell usually pops open. -- K.M., Waco, Texas NO COFFEE CONFUSION Dear Heloise: I’m the only one in the house who drinks caffeinated coffee, so when I made a pot, I was always being asked, “Is it caffeinated or decaf?” I saved two plastic soda-bottle caps -- one red, one green. I put the green cap on top of the coffee maker if I’ve brewed decaf, and red if the coffee is caffeinated. No more questions. -- Scott R., via email Scott, I love it! Just like at a restaurant, the orange/red rim around a pot is the real full-leaded deal, and a green rim around the pot means decaf. Don’t get them mixed up! Here’s to a good “cup of joe” to start the day. -- Heloise MUSHROOM STEMS Dear Heloise: I found an easy way to remove the stems from mushroom caps. I grabbed my melon baller, and it worked amazingly. One swirl around, and the stems lifted right out. Don’t know what took me so long to figure that one out. -- Martha in Port Charlotte, Fla.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, March 12, 2015: This year you begin a period where you see expansion in your daily life. There will be a new factor, such as a hobby that you are passionate about, or perhaps a rewarding job situation. You will start taking better care of yourself and paying more attention to your health. If you are single, after August you easily could meet someone who will liven up your love life. You will experience a profound closeness with this person. If you are attached, the two of you will develop a new mutual hobby, which could add a lot of energy to your bond. You often are seen out on the town together. SAGITTARIUS admires you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni
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ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie
ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett
ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe
ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You will be acting quickly on a long-term desire that perhaps you had not even been aware of until now. Your imagination soars to new levels, especially if you are willing to be spontaneous. Feelings could surprise you as they come up. Tonight: Worry less. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH A friend could add an element of confusion to your plans. You might decide to invite someone who has been a bit off to a spontaneous dinner. You are likely to gain some insight into this person’s personal life as a result. Tonight: Reveal more of your thoughts. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Let others have their way. You might need to change the way in which you explain how you want something done. By speaking more clearly, you will help people learn faster. Reach out and make a call to a special friend whom you care a lot about. Tonight: Chat up a storm. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You might be looking at the long-term ramifications of continuing on the path you currently are on. Reach out to someone who often gives you good advice. A boss or someone you must answer to could be demanding. Tonight: Your imagination provides a fun solution. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Tap into your positive energy when dealing with others. Someone who is very different from you will provide some interesting news. Surprises are likely to surround certain events. A close associate might not be getting the gist of a conversation. Tonight: Movie night. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Tension seems to build as you deal with a personal matter. Recognize that you are creating this stress through your own judgments. Just do what you feel is necessary. Read between the lines with a key associate who might not be clear. Tonight: Take a walk by the water. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Make the first effort to reach out to someone at a distance. Communication will flourish, as long as you verify what you hear and confirm meeting times and places. Unexpected developments with a child could demand your attention. Tonight: Allow your creativity to speak. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You’ll be ready to make a major purchase, but what you desire might not be in line with your budget. You could be a little too direct or demanding when dealing with others. Try a different approach, and you will like the results. Tonight: Treat a friend to munchies. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You tend to express a lot of enthusiasm, no matter what you are doing. You add extra “oomph” to others’ days as well. Don’t be surprised if others seek you out; they respect your opinion and appreciate your strong drive and powerful energy. Tonight: All eyes turn to you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You have been stepping back more than usual. Others need to understand the workload that you carry every day. In the process, you might discover that someone who performs as well as you can be helpful in taking the reins. Tonight: Get as much R and R as possible. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You are a sign that honors friendship. You will have plenty of opportunities to interact with friends, whether you plan on meeting up or just end up running into each other. Try not to rush yourself, as you easily could make a mistake. Tonight: Hang out with
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