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Brian Holt Hawthorne, habitat biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, checks in a 111-pound deer in Huntington on the first day of shotgun season. John McDonald, rear, assisted with the check-ins. (Photo

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Shotgun season begins

By AMY PORTER Staff Writer HUNTINGTON – Brian Holt Hawthorne, a habitat biologist for the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) was checking in the 16th deer of the day at B&D’s Check-in Station at 4 p.m. yesterday the first day of shotgun season. The buck weighed in at 111 pounds.

John McDonald, assistant professor of environmental science at Westfield State University, who assisted with the check-in, said the biggest deer of the day was the first one, which weighed 190 lbs. and was shot in Russell. McDonald and Hawthorne said they expected more check-ins yesterday as the hunters came out of the woods.

All of the deer captured on Monday were bucks except for one doe. A special doe permit is needed to shoot does or antlerless deer. One of the bucks had lost its antlers, but the hunter had a doe permit.

Shotgun season runs from Monday, November 30 to Saturday, December 12, with no Sunday hunting. This year is the first year that hunters can also shoot a bear during the deer season. Normally, there are two separate three-week seasons in September and November for bear, but this was just added, McDonald

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“I got a simple rule about everybody.

If you don’t treat me right, shame on you.”

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GARRET PARKER

Southwick reserve officers selected

By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Garret Parker and Andrew Smith are the town’s new reserve police officers.

The Board of Selectmen selected the men for two open positions last night. The selectmen asked each candidate the same three questions in open session: What have you done to prepare yourself as a reserve police officer; How would you deal with someone who is not listening; and Do you think the public holds police to higher standards when off duty and how do you feel about this?

Parker, 24, is a Southwick resident who has been waiting for his chance to serve the town. He is a Westfield Auxiliary Police officer who has clocked more than 300 volunteer hours with both in Westfield and Southwick police.

“I have helped Sgt. Sanders with the Citizen Police Academy course four times, and I’ve helped Sgt. Krutka with his canine,” said Parker.

When dealing with a person who is not listening, Parker said he would first attempt to calm the person down and talk to them. He said if the person was willing to speak to another officer, he would try to connect with another officer or supervisor.

Parker said he did believe police officers should be held to a higher standard when offduty.

“If someone sees you being a jerk, they’re

going to think negatively about the department,” said Parker.

Parker told the Board he has wanted to join the Southwick Police Department for many years and they would not regret hiring him.

“If you hire me, I’m going to be the best damn reserve officer you’ve ever had,” said Parker. “I want this job – I’ve wanted it for years.”

Smith, 25, is currently a reserve officer in Longmeadow. He received his Associates Degree in forensic science from Holyoke Community College and a criminal justice degree from Westfield State University. He began his career as an intern in the Amherst Police Department and then served Amherst as a constable. He joined the Longmeadow department in 2012.

Smith said when dealing with a person who does not listen, the first thing to do is be calm and try to calm the person down.

“I try to reason with people,” he said. “I’d say ‘this is what I want you to do and if you don’t comply, this is what will happen’.”

He said he would fall back on his training and remain professional.

As far as being held to a higher standard by the public, Smith said officers should also hold themselves to a higher standard.

Police Chief David Ricardi recommended both men for the open positions and said they would be required to work four hours per month, but there would be “plenty of other work” for them.

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By DAN MORIARTY Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Legislative & Ordinance Committee will discuss a request to change the zoning of land on Southampton Road from rural residential to Commercial A, which would allow more options for development.

The land, owned by DV Realty Groups, LLC c/o Paul Dion, is on the west side of Southampton Road just north of the intersection with North Road, and is in the transition area between commercial and industrial property to the south of the site and rural farming and residential property to the north of the parcel.

A similar petition was heard by the City Council in March of 2012 and was referred to the Zoning, Planning and Development Committee, where it languished for months until the property owner withdrew that zone change request.

The Commercial A zone allows, as by-right uses, (under Article III, Section 3-90) retail and service stores, barber shops and beauty salons, jewelry stores, appliance repair stores, banks, financial offices, real estate offices, medical and dental clinics, and self-serve laundries.

Under that zoning, other uses are allowed by special permit, including multi-family housing, funeral homes and elderly group housing. Also included, by special permit, is self-storage, which was a lightning rod in this case.

The zone change drew criticism from both members of the public and City Councilors at the Oct. 15, 2015 public hearing. One difference is that two years ago the Planning Board voted 5-2 to send a negative recommendation to the City Council. This zone change application was given a positive recommendation by the Planning Board, again by a 5-2 vote, at its Oct. 6, 2015 meeting.

Ward 2 Councilor Ralph Figy, chairman of the L&O, said that the zone change petition “was not well-received at the public hearing. Two years ago the council voted it down and at least six members who voted then are still on the City Council.”

The issue was also sent to the council’s Zoning, Planning & Development Committee which will make its own recommendation and refer the issue to the L&O to bring out of the floor for discussion and, potentially a decision.

Stanley Park wedding goes off without a hitch

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Three-vehicle crash on Route 202 HOLYOKE (WWLP) – People driving between Westfield and Holyoke had to deal with delays for part of the Tuesday morning commute, due to a three-car crash on Route 202.

The accident, which took place just east of the city line, had traffic heavily backed up in both directions. The crash had been cleared before 8:30 a.m.

Information on injuries and the cause of the crash was not immediately available from Holyoke Police.

WESTFIELD (WWLP) – With a lot of holiday season help from Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse, Jose Vasquez and Marilyn Rosario were married Saturday at Stanley Park in Westfield.

Before Jose Vasquez and his bride Marilyn could say “I do” on Saturday at Stanley Park, they discovered they needed their marriage license and Holyoke City Hall would be closed on Friday.

That’s where Jose’s uncle, Jose Gutierez, helped out.

Mayor Alex Morse is a friend of his.

“I texted Alex,” Gutierez said. “He texted back right away, and he did us a favor.

That was great. That was awesome.”

The rest is history. The mayor opened the city clerk’s office, enabling Jose and Marilyn to get their marriage

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license and make Saturday’s longawaited wedding possible.

“I just thank God he did us a favor,” Vasquez said. “I thank my uncle a lot. I’m glad that happened.”

“The mayor, the famous uncle, just count our blessings,” Marilyn

Vasquez said. “We couldn’t be any happier than we are today.”

The happy couple starting life together as man and wife was right on schedule, never to forget the 11th-hour favor from Holyoke mayor Alex Morse.

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basis for discussion as an ongoing part of As the “Gateway Sustainability reporting to the general public in a manTask Force” begins its work this ner befitting the Open Meeting requireweek, I’m hopeful that the district’s ments. It is also important that everyone management (administrators and have an understanding that the various school committee) and the towns’ professional roles of the participants have elected and appointed officials can a basis in policy, regulations, and law that begin a serious, fact-based, collabcannot be superseded by the task force. orative and reflective dialogue. If This must be an open and transparent we can move beyond perceptions process that will allow not only our local perhaps we can begin to address constituents to understand what’s hapGTAC’s mission statement, which pening but also to allow state level policy states in part, “by offering commumakers to view the process as unbiased, nal and sustainable solutions to factual, and collaborative in nature. shared local challenges.”

I’m also hopeful that the process, as Representative Pignatelli spoke well as the Gateway 2025 Visioning about the need to look at solutions DR. DAVID HOPSON Process being undertaken by the district, for the long-term challenges of an will garner increased participation and suparea that is losing population and indicated that we need to look at ways that both the port from students, parents, staff members, and comschools and towns could move beyond ‘what is’ and munity members. Decisions that may impact school think about ‘what could be’. He did not specifically and town operations must be openly discussed, underfocus on either education or town government but stood, and supported by more than just a few select rather on the whole picture, including economic devel- members of the general population. Town meetings, opment. Much of the supporting information from certainly one of the most democratic of our political GTAC for this approach may be found in the Talking institutions, should be attended by more than just a Points developed by GTAC’s organizing committee in minimum percentage of the voting population. Perhaps August that again mentions the towns, the district, and these processes can be a starting point to a serious review, and rejuvenation of, the citizen-driven town economic development among its goals.

These are daunting goals that are well worth pursu- governance that has been an historical part of the sucing but the process requires a degree of openness, cess of small towns. As government regulations and trust, good will, and an ability to suspend certain ‘per- processes become more cumbersome and better suited ceptions’ in order to take an unbiased look at reality. to large cities, it will become ever more important for To move forward in unison necessitates an agreement the average citizen to understand the complexities and to review the underlying facts; to establish basic pro- to step up to the plate in volunteering for service in our tocols including ways to handle disagreements; and a towns’ governance so that the majority can once again process to publish the agendas, minutes, and factual work for the common good.

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Lion’s Club plans Breakfast with Santa GRANVILLE — The Granville-Tolland Lion’s Club is holding its annual Breakfast with Santa on December 5th. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be held from 7:30am – 10:30am in the Fellowship Hall at the Granville Federated Church. Tickets are available at the door.

Pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice are included for the cost of $6.00 for adults, kids 6-12 $3.00, and kids 5 and under eat for free. Pictures with Santa are $3.00. Proceeds from the breakfast go to support sight conservation, youth sports and emergency community services.

Owls’ winter baseball clinic WESTFIELD - The Westfield State University baseball program is hosting a winter clinic for players aged 9-18 on Saturday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 30 from 9-11 a.m. in the Woodward Center.

Position specific instruction will be provided by the Westfield State coaching staff and current college players. The focus of the clinic will be on offensive and defensive skill development via individual instruction, drill work and competitions.

The cost is $35 per day or $60 for both days; all proceeds help support the Owls spring training trip to Florida. Space is limited and the deadline for registration is Jan. 19, the form can be found on the Westfield State baseball website.

Contact Westfield State head baseball coach Nathan Bashaw at nbashaw@ westfield.ma.edu, or 413-572-8155, for additional information or questions.

City’s bulk pickup program will end WESTFIELD — The city’s bulk pickup program will end for the season on Friday, December 4, 2015.

The program is tentatively scheduled to resume in the spring.

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Santa obliges dad of sleeping boy with snoozing photo EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — When Donnie Walters took son Zeke to have his picture taken with Santa Claus, the 6-month-old boy couldn’t stay awake while they waited in line.

So Santa obliged Walters and posed asleep with the snoozing child resting on his belly.

Walters posted the photos of the sleeping pair on Facebook. The photos taken Nov. 25 at Evansville’s Eastland Mall and posted the following day have been liked 371,000 times and shared more than 195,000.

Walters tells USA Today that “everyone has been very kind.” He says most comments referred to how much the pictures have brightened people’s day.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2015. There are 30 days left in the year.

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n Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus; the incident sparked a year-long boycott of the buses by blacks.

ON THIS DATE:

In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. (Adams ended up the winner.)

In 1860, the Charles Dickens novel “Great Expectations” was first published in weekly serial form.

In 1862, President Abraham Lincoln sent his Second Annual Message to Congress, in which he called for the abolition of slavery, and went on to say, “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves.”

In 1921, the Navy flew the first non-rigid dirigible to use helium; the C-7 traveled from Hampton Roads, Virginia, to Washington, D.C. In 1934, Soviet communist official Sergei M. Kirov, an associate of Josef Stalin, was assassinated in Leningrad, resulting in a massive purge.

In 1941, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands after his government rejected U.S. demands contained in the Hull Note.

In 1942, nationwide gasoline rationing went into effect in the United States.

In 1965, an airlift of refugees from Cuba to the United States began in which thousands of Cubans were allowed to leave their homeland.

In 1969, the U.S. government held its first draft lottery since World War II. In 1973, David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, died in Tel Aviv at age 87.

In 1989, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev met with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.

In 1990, British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel between their countries finally met after knocking out a passage in a service tunnel.

TEN YEARS AGO:

A roadside bomb killed 10 U.S. Marines near Fallujah, Iraq.

South Africa’s highest court ruled in favor of gay marriage.

A jury in Sarasota, Florida, recommended the death sentence for Joseph Smith, the killer of 11-year-old Carlie Brucia. A dog and its owner found the bodies of Sarah and Philip Gehring, two children who’d been fatally shot by their father and buried in rural Ohio. (Manuel Gehring had confessed to the slayings but strangled himself in prison before he could be tried.)

FIVE YEARS AGO:

President Barack Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission unveiled its recommendations including lower income taxes, fewer tax breaks and higher age for retirement benefits (however, the panel failed to advance the package to Congress two days later by a vote of 11 in favor, 7 against, falling short of the 14 votes needed). LPGA players meeting

in Orlando, Florida, voted to allow transgender players to compete on tour.

ONE YEAR AGO:

President Barack Obama, after meeting with mayors, civil rights leaders and law enforcement officials at the White House, asked federal agencies for concrete recommendations to ensure the U.S. wasn’t building a “militarized culture” within police departments.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Former CIA director Stansfield Turner is 92. Singer Billy Paul is 80. Actor-director Woody Allen is 80. World Golf Hall of Famer Lee Trevino is 76. Singer Dianne Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 76. Country musician Casey Van Beek (The Tractors) is 73. Television producer David Salzman is 72. Rock singer-musician Eric Bloom (Blue Oyster Cult) is 71. Rock musician John Densmore (The Doors) is 71.

Actress-singer Bette Midler is 70. Singer Gilbert O’Sullivan is 69. Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux (TV: “I Love Lucy”) is 65. Actor Treat Williams is 64. Country singer Kim Richey is 59. Actress Charlene Tilton is 57. Actress-model Carol Alt is 55. Actor Jeremy Northam is 54. Actress Katherine LaNasa is 49. Producer-director Andrew Adamson is 49. Actor Nestor Carbonell is 48. Actress Golden Brooks is 45. Actress-comedian Sarah Silverman is 45. Actor Ron Melendez is 43. Contemporary Christian singer Bart Millard (MIL’-urd) is 43. Actor-writer-producer David Hornsby is 40.

Singer Sarah Masen is 40. Rock musician Brad Delson (Linkin Park) is 38. Actor Nate Torrence is 38. Rock/Christian music singer-songwriter Mat Kearney is 37. Rock musician Mika Fineo (Filter) is 34. Actor Charles Michael Davis is 31. R&B singer Janelle Monae is 30. Actress Ashley Monique Clark is 27. Actress Zoe Kravitz is 27. Pop singer Nico Sereba (Nico & Vinz) is 25. Actor Jackson Nicoll is 12.

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AGAWAM — Representative Nicholas A. Boldyga (R-Southwick) will hold office hours in Granville at the Town Hall on December 3rd at 10am. Residents are encouraged to stop by to share their concerns and issues with the Representative and his staff.

Senator Donald Humason’s Chief of Staff will also be on hand to address concerns in the district. If you would like to set up an appointment for that day please reach out to Rep. Boldyga’s district office in Agawam at (413) 455-3007.

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New Westfield Senior Center Open House, Dedication, and Ribbon-Cutting WESTFIELD — The public is cordially invited to attend an open house, dedication, and ribbon-cutting for the Westfield Senior Center at the Mary Noble Estate, 45 Noble Street on Sunday, December 13, 2015 from 2 to 5 p.m. The dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place indoors on the stage of the Great Room at approximately 2:15 p.m. This is an opportunity for those who have not yet toured the new Senior Center to see this magnificent facility.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 WESTFIELD Legislative & Ordinance at 6:15 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm

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Southwick Council on Aging offers trip to Bright Nights

Meg Morrill, Dr. Ira Schmelkin, Bob Plasse

SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Senior Center will be holding a trip to Bright Nights on December 14th.

The van will leave the center at 4:30pm. Cost is $2:00 per person. Call or stop by the office to reserve a seat. 5695498. In case of inclement weather, this trip will be canceled.

Scouting Reunion for Those in Southwick, Granville and Tolland

Ken Stomski, WSKB, Bob Plasse, Brent Bean, Westfield State University, Meg Morrill, Noble Hospital

SOUTHWICK — The Boy and Girl Scout units of Southwick, Granville and Tolland are holding their second annual Scouting Alumni Reunion at the Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway, on Friday, January 8th, 2016 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM. All former Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, Explorers, Scouters and other adult volunteers who had anything to do with Scouting in their lifetime are invited to attend an evening of fun and reminiscing, with some light refreshments. If you do plan to attend, please RSVP by emailing alumni@wmascouting.org or calling Alicia Garcia at (413) 594-9196, ext. 7031. There is no cost to attend, and guests are invited to bring Scouting memorabilia or pictures to share.

ZBA at 7 pm Municipal Light Board at 7 pm

BLANDFORD Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Board of Health Meeting at 7 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Park & Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm

HUNTINGTON Conservation Commission at 7 pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 WESTFIELD Off-Street Parking Commission at 6 pm

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm

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COMMENT GOP candidates stuck on drug prices They blame skyrocketing costs on over-regulation and bad actors

Could an ‘accident’

by Janet Yellen derail Clinton?

A likely December interest-rate hike has Democrats feeling nervous, and analysts divided on the economy.

By BEN WHITE Politico.com The general election is still almost a year away. But much about the economic picture that will frame the 2016 presidential race will come into the focus in the next two weeks as the Federal Reserve prepares to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade and the job market improves to levels not seen since 2007.

The overall backdrop — an economy that is strong enough for the Fed to start hiking rates — should favor Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

But the first Fed move, which is widely expected to come on Dec. 16, presents a potential wild card that could roil global markets, slow U.S. growth and provide an opportunity for Republicans in an economy that retains significant structural problems that have left many voters deeply frustrated and casting about for tough-talking outsiders like Donald Trump.

“Back in 2008, the U.S. economy was in the emergency room and we have slowly emerged. We can walk pretty fast now but we are still structurally impaired and cannot run,” said Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser at Allianz. “And the Federal Reserve action likely to come in December presents risks of both a policy mistake and a market accident.”

The policy mistake would see the Fed tightening the U.S. money supply while Europe, Japan and China are all easing credit, creating a global “divergence” that further drives up the U.S. dollar, hurting U.S. exporters and possibly creating big corporate defaults abroad for companies whose debt is held in dollars.

The “market accident” would see big stock price declines as investors decide profits can’t hold up without the Fed pumping easy money into the system. “I think there's a high probability of an accident,” DoubleLine Capital portfolio manager Bonnie Baha said at a recent Reuters event in New York. “It's like putting your foot on the brake when there's no gas in the car to begin with.”

Many liberal Democrats have also warned the Fed not to act this year, noting limited gains so far in workers’ take-home pay and continued risks to the U.S. from global terrorism and other outside shocks.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) last month joked to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that God did not want her to boost rates before next year. “God’s plan is that things rise in the spring, and so if you want to be good with the Almighty, you might want to delay until May,” he said at a hearing.

But none of these potential problems are likely to hold up the Fed, which is bordering on desperate to exit from its current emergency footing and to start the process before the 2016 election year begins.

The dawn of the new economic age will begin this week, as Yellen speaks to the Economic Club of Washington on Wednesday and testifies before the Senate Joint Economic Committee on Thursday.

Yellen is widely expected to lay further ground work for a rate hike next week in both appearances. Analysts say she is likely to argue that with the unemployment rate at 5 percent, job growth strong and wages starting to rise, it no longer makes sense to have rates below zero, an emergency policy born of the financial crisis.

“She has two opportunities now to set expectations for a rate hike in December,” said Megan Greene, chief economist at Manulife. “And Fed members have been tripping all over themselves to say they would like to normalize policy. They have been laying down sign posts everywhere.” Greene added that the Fed very much wants to get out of the way before the election. “They don’t like to talk about it, but I think they will be moving more for political reasons than economic ones.”

Yellen and her Fed colleagues will get one more big data point on Friday with the release of the November jobs report. It is expected to show another solid gain of 200,000 jobs and no change to the 5 percent unemployment rate. Anything close to that range would signal that the Fed will raise its target by a quarter of a percent this month, the first move in that direction since June of 2006.

Yellen is likely to stress that the Fed would pause its rate hiking campaign quickly if it appears to be damaging the economy and that it will stop well short of previous levels. The most likely scenario is that investors take this well-telegraphed policy shift in stride and view it more as a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy than as an obstacle that could hurt stock prices and tamp down growth.

But even if the Fed manages a successful exit, Democrats are far from assured of a smoothly functioning economy next year.

The labor force participation rate remains at a 30-year low, and significant middle class wage gains remain much more of a hope than a reality.

Aides and outside advisers to Clinton are well aware of these problems and have focused on them in Clinton’s proposals to

By PAUL DEMKO and SARAH KARLIN Politico.com Florida Sen. Marco Rubio blamed skyrocketing drug costs on “pure profiteering” by drug companies at a private campaign event in New Hampshire.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson complained in Iowa that “the same drug that costs 60 dollars here for a pill, you can go to another country and get it for a quarter.”

And billionaire businessman Donald Trump said it was “disgusting” that Turing Pharmaceuticals had imposed a 5,000 percent price hike on a drug relied on by HIV patients.

What the 2016 GOP presidential candidates don’t say is that Medicare should negotiate drug prices or that the government should limit drug maker’s profits, steps that might dramatically shake up the marketplace. For the most part, they’re not even making modest suggestions to stem rising costs, focusing instead on hammering a few headline-making companies that they portray as bad actors.

Even as they try to address an issue that polls show is voters’ No. 1 health concern, the candidates are caught in the box of Republican free market orthodoxy — and also, of long-standing relationships with the pharmaceutical industry, a lobbying powerhouse on the Hill. In the 2012 election cycle, more than 60 percent of PhRMA’s spending went toward Republican candidates, compared to 25 percent of contributions to Democrats, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

“Republicans are darned if they do and darned if they don’t,” said Dean Clancy, a conservative health policy analyst and former White House and congressional staffer, now consulting for Adams Auld LLC. “If they oppose price controls, they look like they’re in the pocket of the drug companies. If they endorse competitive reforms, they potentially risk the ire, not just of the drug makers, but also of insurers and patients.

What I think they really want is to find a way to lay the blame on Obamacare.”

As a result, most have sought to ride the wave of populist anger by blaming the government for overzealous regulation, in addition to castigating the pricing outliers.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has called for modernizing the FDA’s “regulatory morass” — even though the agency has gone through a few rounds of congressionally-mandated overhauls and now approves drugs faster than most other developed countries, where many prescriptions are lower cost.

And New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called for aggressive prosecution of price-gougers during a recent presidential debate, but scoffed at more aggressive Democratic proposals.

“Does anybody out there think that giving Washington, D.C., the opportunity to run the pharmaceutical industry is a good idea?” he asked at the CNBC debate in Colorado.

In fact, polls suggest that many people do support some government intervention. A survey released this week from the Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing found 90 percent of likely Iowa voters believe it’s important for the candidates to address high drug costs and almost 70 percent said the government should ensure drug price increases are limited.

More Republicans were angry about drug prices than about Obamacare, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found.

Republicans are also part of the huge majorities that back strong government measures to make drugs affordable, for instance, supporting Medicare negotiations over prices (83 percent) and capping what companies can charge for certain products (76 percent).

The GOP candidates’ reticence stands in stark contrast to Democrats, who have offered aggressive plans to bring down drug costs. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both want to attack prices through greater government intervention in the marketplace. Those ideas may ultimately prove politically problematic, but they acknowledge drug spending as a central pocketbook concern for voters.

The Obama administration, meanwhile, held an unusual public forum recently that brought together government officials, drugmakers and health insurers to brainstorm possible solutions and build a political case for a new approach.

As the election draws closer, all signs are the pressure on

Activists hold signs with the image of Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli during a protest in New York. (AP Photo)

Republicans to address the issue will only grow.

Karen Ignagni, recently departed CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans, compared the rising anxiety over drug costs to the debate about access to health care that simmered during the 2008 presidential cycle. That discussion forced presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle to offer significant proposals to address the issue and ultimately led to passage of the Affordable Care Act. “We have reached a fork in the road where this issue now has been squarely teed up for the political dialogue,” Ignagni said.

“Consumers and employers and public sector purchasers are focused laser-like on affordability.”

But there’s little indication that Republicans, on the campaign trial or on the Hill, have concrete solutions to address constituents’ concerns. Some on the right worry this could quickly become a liability.

“I think politically [Republicans] are in a challenging spot,” said Scott Gottlieb, a fellow at the free market-focused American Enterprise Institute who previously held senior policy positions at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration.

Republicans are starting to discuss the drug price issues, but without a set of policy solutions to back them up, he said.

“In the absence of a defined set of policies I think this could end up spiraling into a big populist issue with no clear response,” Gottlieb said. “I suspect that’s why the Democrats are pushing on it. Republicans are probably going to end up being vulnerable because they are not unifying behind a core set of principles and polices.”

In the Senate, the only Republican who has taken action on drug pricing issues, Susan Collins of Maine, is also focusing on so-called bad actors, rather than on the high costs of innovative therapies.

Along with Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill, she is probing Turing, Valeant and two other companies known for buying existing drugs and then exponentially hiking the prices.

Collins told POLITICO it is “premature to settle on policy,” but that she wants to make sure any solutions “do not stifle innovation and R&D.” She said she expected widespread bipartisan interest in her investigation.

On the House side, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) recently acquiesced to Democrats’ importunings to hold a hearing on the tactics used

by Turing and Valeant, six months after their initial request for an investigation.

Most observers say Republicans will have to eventually come up with their own plan to address a key pocketbook issue for voters still struggling in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

“If they don’t, it’s going to be to their detriment,” said Chris Jennings, a Democratic veteran of Washington’s health care battles. “They can’t just not engage on this front.”

Congress actually set to pass bills — lots of them

By JAKE SHERMAN Politico.com It's become as certain as cold Thanksgiving leftovers, Christmas lights and cheap holiday parties with bad booze.

The legislative onslaught is about to begin.

As the calendar turns to December, Congress is about to encounter a legislative avalanche, ensuring the next 18 days will be filled with action on issues from education to transportation, from taxes to refugees.

And as if on cue — and seemingly out of nowhere — Capitol Hill is snapping into action. Bipartisan compromises are set to hit the floor. Hopes are flickering that a bottleneck of stalled nominations will finally open. And crises are likely to be averted, at least if Republican leaders in both chambers have their way.

Top lawmakers and aides are bullish about avoiding calamity: A government shutdown looks unlikely, they say, and the debt ceiling is already off the docket thanks to John Boehner.

Some of the bills they plan to take up before gaveling out for 2015 are a reaction to current events. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said his chamber is likely to move to overhaul a program that allows some foreign travelers to remain in the United States for three months without a visa. It’s just one of the legislative responses to the Syrian refugee crisis and terror attacks in Paris.

On top of that, two House chairmen are looking to notch legislative landmarks. The House plans a vote this week on a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — a long-stalled rewrite of the 2001 No Child Left Behind law.

House Education Chairman John Kline of Minnesota, who is retiring at the end of this Congress, is pressing to get it done.

A five- or six-year highway bill could also come to a vote as soon as this week, clearing an issue that has long bedeviled Congress. It would be a major victory for House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and McCarthy.

A massive, several hundred-billion-dollar package of business-targeted tax breaks known as “extenders” is also working its way through the back rooms of Capitol Hill, and could come up before Dec. 11, several aides said Monday.

The Senate, meanwhile, also has its work cut out for it. The See Interest Rates, Page 5

chamber cleared a new director, Gayle Smith, for the U.S. Agency for International Development Monday evening, and was ready to begin approving nearly two-dozen State Department nominees.

Not to mention, the Senate is poised to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. All of this activity, of course, is in addition to passing a government-funding bill before Dec. 11. Top Democrats and Republicans worked over Thanksgiving to hash out the details of a yearlong “omnibus,” which would keep the government open until the end of September 2016.

Though some lawmakers want to use the must-pass budget to push for their pet policies, there does not at this point appear to be the kind of mass movement that could provoke a closure. Ryan can promise this is the last time Congress will govern in this deadline-driven manner, that he's simply cleaning up Boehner's scraps.

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Monday, November 23, 2015 Jonathan Pedraza, 23, of 126 Union St., was released on his personal recognizance pending a January 22 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with license suspended, brought by Russell State Police.

Timothy Quinn, 19, of 577 Western Ave., had charges of selling/delivering liquor to person under 21, brought by Westfield police, dismissed.

Dave A. Laguer, 26, of 12 W. School St., was released on his own recognizance pending a January 26 hearing after being arraigned on charges of violating an abuse prevention order, brought by Westfield police.

Colby Foster, 21, of 97 Phillips Ave., Rockport, was released on his personal recognizance pending a January 25 hearing after being arraigned on charges of marked lanes violation state highway traffic violation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, brought by Westfield State University police.

Christopher S. Bartlett, 41, of 114 Otis St., was placed on one year probation after charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct were continued without finding and had charges of assault on a family/household member, brought by Westfield police, dismissed.

Michael S. Reilly, 42, of 9 Baltic Ave., Chicopee, was placed on one year probation after charges of misdemeanor breaking and entering were continued without finding and had charges of trespass, brought by Southwick police, dismissed.

Chandler Daniels, 41, of 28 Beaumont Terrace, Springfield, had charges of operating a motor vehicle with license suspended and speeding, brought by Westfield police, dismissed.

Jacquet L. Wilson, 47, of 128 Elm St., had charges of rape, brought by Westfield police, dismissed after being indicted and arraigned in Hampden County Superior Court.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 Kristina R. Kulwich, 34, of 348 Elms St., Westfield, was placed on six months probation and fined $350 after charges of violating an abuse prevention order were continued without finding, brought by Westfield police.

Viktor S. Ovcharenko, 49, of 50 Southampton Road, had charges of assault and battery on family/household member and violating an abuse prevention order, brought by Westfield police, dismissed at request of victim.

Tennison S. Clarke, 30, of 140 Union St., had charges of not having an inspection sticker and operating a motor vehicle with a license suspended, brought by Westfield police, dismissed.

Jason S. Mongeau, 27, of 405 North Road, was released on $2,000 personal surety pending a January 13 hearing after being arraigned on charges of assault and battery on a family/ household member, brought by Westfield police.

Friday, November 27, 2015 Zachary Musial, 18, of 1314 Worcester St., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a December 29 hearing after being arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct and person under 21 possessing liquor, brought by Westfield police.

Milford man sentenced for stalking police chief WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Milford man who stalked the city's police chief and deputy police chief over a two-year period has been sentenced to up to 2 ½ years in prison.

The Telegram & Gazette reports that Dominick Cristino was also sentenced Monday to two years of probation following his conviction last week on two counts of stalking.

Prosecutors say the 50-year-old Cristino followed the vehicles of Chief Thomas O'Loughlin and Deputy Chief James Heron earlier this year, recorded their activities, and posted the videos on his Facebook page with commentary that included veiled threats of violence.

Authorities say Cristino was angry over perceived "injustices" against him.

Cristino said he was just exercising his First Amendment rights.

Prosecutors dropped two counts of witness intimidation.

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Continued from Page 4 boost some taxes on the wealthy, crack down on high-speed Wall Street trading and spend more on infrastructure. Clinton, who announced a $275 billion infrastructure spending plan on Monday, plans to focus on jobs and the economy throughout December.

The effort reflects her advisers’ wariness of polls continuing to show deep dissatisfaction with the direction of the economy despite modest growth and low unemployment. “It is not the position that everything is hunky-dory,” Gene Sperling, a top outside Clinton adviser said at a recent Politico event on the economy in Iowa. “I think the American people are capable of understanding that things got dramatically better under Barack Obama, that you are far better off today than you were when he came into office, and that yet things are not perfect and there's more to do.”

Regardless of the impact of the Fed’s rate hike move, Republicans also face challenges in presenting an economic argument next year that addresses current voter frustration.

Much of Trump’s rise has been based on angry blue collar voters who have seen their wages eroded by decades of globalization. These voters are skeptical of free trade and mostly not inclined to favor tax cuts that skew to higher income earners, a trademark of most of the GOP economic proposals.

GOP analysts say for the party’s nominee to win they will have to convince voters that they, and not Clinton, have a better path to faster growth and better living standards.

“I think you focus entirely on the growth in the standard of living, median household incomes,” American Action Forum’s Douglas Holtz-Eakin said at the Politico event in Iowa. “The unemployment rate might be down, but if you do polling and ask people, they think we're still in a recession. What people want to see is their standard of living get better, and that has to be the focus.”

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Adams man gets up to 12 years on child rape conviction PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An Adams man convicted of raping a teenage girl has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.

George Shurtleff was sentenced Monday in Berkshire Superior Court following his conviction by a jury last week on charges of child rape and indecent assault and battery charges.

Prosecutors say the 54-year-old Shurtleff started abusing the girl in February 2011 when she was 13 years old and continued doing so until November 2013.

Shurtleff's attorney said much of the evidence in the case is disputed and suggested the girl may have had other motivations for making the accusations.

The Berkshire Eagle reports that Shurtleff's family maintained his innocence at sentencing, with one saying "He's in jail for something he never did."

Jury acquits man of shooting outside Springfield strip club SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A western Massachusetts man has been acquitted by a Hampden Superior Court jury of all charges relating to a 2014 shooting in Springfield's entertainment district.

The Republican of Springfield reports 28-year-old Diego Jimenez faced charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and two illegal firearms charges.

Prosecutors had argued that Jimenez was the man who fired shots outside the parking lot of the Mardi Gras strip club on Nov. 13, 2014.

The victim, Dyarel Wojtowicz, testified he was shot in the arm but said he didn't know who pulled the trigger.

The jurors didn't agree with the prosecution's contention or the testimony of a cab driver who had identified Jimenez as the gunman at Dwight and Worthington streets.

West Springfield woman charged in stabbing held without bail SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A West Springfield woman charged with fatally stabbing her former boyfriend's new girlfriend has been held without bail.

Christen Longley was held after pleading not guilty Monday in Springfield District Court to charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Authorities allege the 31-year-old Longley stabbed Jennifer Best on Friday night. The 30-year-old Best was taken to Baystate Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Police did not say what led to the violent dispute.

Longley's lawyer did not comment. She is due back in court Jan. 6.

Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers to argue for new trial BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are heading to court to urge a judge to grant him a new trial.

Judge George O'Toole Jr. is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday in U.S. District Court, but only on the portion of Tsarnaev's motion related to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling issued after Tsarnaev's trial.

Three people were killed and more than 260 others were injured when twin bombs placed near the marathon finish line exploded on April 15, 2013.

Tsarnaev was convicted of 30 DZHOKHAR federal charges and sentenced TSARNAEV to death for his role in the attack.

Tsarnaev's lawyers argue that a Supreme Court ruling in June puts 15 of his convictions in jeopardy. The ruling centered on the legal definition of a "crime of violence," a distinction that can carry stiffer penalties. The court struck down part of the definition as unconstitutionally vague.

Tsarnaev's defense team says the ruling requires throwing out the convictions on those 15 counts. They also say he should get a new trial to decide his punishment because the jury's imposition of the death penalty on other counts likely was influenced by the 15 counts related to crimes of violence.

"The defense is urging that the (Supreme Court) decision should be a catalyst to reopening the entire penalty phase. The argument is that these convictions are in jeopardy and that those counts somehow clouded the jury's judgment on the death-eligible sentences, therefore, all of the sentences should be looked at again," said Daniel Medwed, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law. During the trial, Tsarnaev's lawyers admitted that he and his older brother carried out the bombings, but said his brother was the mastermind and Dzhokhar did not deserve the death penalty.

Tsarnaev, 22, is being held at the federal Supermax prison in Colorado. He will not be brought to Massachusetts for the hearing.

In their motion for a new trial, Tsarnaev's lawyers also argue that he deserves a trial in a different location because jurors in greater Boston could not be impartial due to intense pretrial publicity, local outrage over the attack and heavy media coverage during the trial of events marking the second anniversary of the bombings and the people who were injured.

The judge also will hear a motion from prosecutors to order Tsarnaev to pay restitution to the victims.

Artist of the Month at HPL HUNTINGTON — Local artist Tania Coletta will have her artwork on display at the Huntington Public Library for the month of December. Her paintings celebrate the natural world and her love of gardening, with the use of both oil pastels and watercolors. She will have her pottery on display as well as her paintings.

The library will be hosting an Open House for Tania on Saturday, December 12th from 1:00 to 3:00, with light refreshments served.

Christmas Choral Concert with Novi Cantori GRANVILLE — Novi Cantori a professional chamber choir of 18 voices under the direction of Ellen Gilson Voth, D.M.A., will present Eastern Skies: Christmas with Novi Cantori on Sunday December 20, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Granville Federated church, 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA. Admission by donation at the door. For season schedule and venues see novicantori.org.

Westfield entertainers featured in Holiday Show WEST SPRINGFIELD — Sunday, December 13, 2015 Holiday Dinner & Dance Partner *at The Carriage House at Storrowton Tavern on the grounds of The Big E at 1305 Memorial Avenue in West Springfield, MA. Social hour and dancing begins at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy a complete Turkey Dinner with all the fixins at 6:00 p.m. The show featuring Jimmy Mazz, Kenny LaBelle, Donna Lee DePrille, Patrick Tobin and Moose & The High Tops for dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 including tax and gratuity. Call 413-374-5890 to order tickets for this event For more information, visit *www.jmazzsings.com

Anime Afternoon meeting at Southwick Public Library SOUTHWICK — Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 8 at 2:30pm. The program begins at 2:30, but you may drop in any time you like. At Anime Afternoon we talk about your favorite anime/comics/manga and watch episodes of your choice with our online anime streaming account. We are hoping to plan some cool events for the future, so if you have an idea, come let us know! Spend some time after school hanging out with fellow anime fans! Open to all 7-12 graders.

HiSET prep classes offered WESTFIELD — Westfield Community Education is offering free, evening High School Equivalency Credential Preparation Classes for residents of the Greater Westfield Area that are committed to investing the necessary time and energy to prepare to take the “HiSET”- High School Equivalency Test, formerly called GED. On January 5, 2016 at 5:30pm at the Westfield Athenaeum - 6 Elm Street in Westfield, Ma -Lang Auditorium, we will hold our Information & Registration night. Please be prepared to complete registration paperwork and take an assessment test to determine class placement.

Classes officially begin on January 11, 2016 at the Westfield Athenaeum.

For additional information please call: 413.336.3100 or visit us online at www.westfieldcommunityeducation.org. Westfield Community Education is an initiative of Domus Inc. and is generously supported by: The Beveridge Family Foundation, Berkshire Bank Foundation, C & S Wholesale Grocers, United Bank, PeoplesBank, First Niagara Bank, Easthampton Savings Bank, Westfield Bank "The Future Fund", Shurtleff Childrens' Services, The City of Westfield - CDBG, Kiwanis Club of Westfield, Dollar General, Horace A. Moses Charitable Trust and Charles H. Hall Foundation, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee, The Salvation Army, The Westfield Police Association, The Westfield Athenaeum and Western Mass Hospital.

Artist, author Betty Langlois coming to Huntington Public Library HUNTINGTON — Longtime Huntington artist and author Betty Langlois will be at the Huntington Public Library on Thursday, December 10th at 6:00. She will be doing a reading from her recently published books of poetry and will give a short talk on “Why poetry at 80? - Is this for real?”. Betty hopes her poetry inspires memories, smiles, new thoughts, and joy.She will have copies of her books available for signing.

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BMC is again named as one of the Nation’s 50 ‘Top Cardiovascular Hospitals’ by Truven Health Analytics SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center was named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics.

The study, now in its 17th year, identified the 50 hospitals that achieved superior clinical outcomes in this critical area of hospital care. The 100 Top Hospitals study is widely regarded as the leading program for evaluating leadership impact in a hospital, as well as for evaluating quality indicators and efficiencies. This is the sixth time Baystate Medical Center has been recognized with this honor. In the latest rankings, Baystate is the only hospital in central or western Mass. to be recognized.

“It is an honor to be recognized once again as a top 50 cardiovascular hospital. We respond to and treat cardiovascular conditions that extend from mild to the most critical of emergencies. We are proud of the innovative, evidence-based care

we provide to patients across the region,” said Dr. Aaron D. Kugelmass, chief of Cardiology at Baystate Medical Center.

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The base of Baystate’s Regional Heart Attack Program is at Baystate Medical Center, the only hospital in the region with the ability to unblock an artery and stop a heart attack in its tracks, 24 hours a day and seven days a week. As part of this nationally recognized program, Baystate physicians perform lifesaving angioplasty up to 30 minutes sooner, on average, than the national standard.

For the study, Truven Health researchers analyzed 2013 and 2014 Medicare Provider Analysis and Review data, 2014 Medicare cost reports, and 2015 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Compare data. Research shows that if all cardiovascular providers in the U.S. performed at the

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By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the government launched what would become most influential survey to monitor the nation’s public health, there were just 75 questions — and 95 percent of those asked agreed to sit for it.

But that was nearly 60 years ago, and the National Health Interview Survey has mushroomed along with the government and its interests.

There are now 1,200 potential questions, and the average family takes more than 90 minutes to complete the survey.

Not surprisingly, the refusal rate has gone up, as well: Thirty percent are refusing to take part. And that has raised concerns that the survey — conducted in people’s homes — has gotten too big.

“If you tell them it’s going to take an hour and it could be longer... right away people are going to say no,” said Joseph Paysen, who oversees the survey in the New York City area.

These and other issues have prompted plans for dramatic changes. But as government officials embark on a redesign, they’re contending with bureaucratic obstacles and pleas from researchers who want more questions asked, not less.

“They’re kind of in a hard place,” observed James Lepkowski, a survey research expert at the University of Michigan.

U.S. Census Bureau workers conduct the survey every year, on behalf of another federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a $30 million annual project, and somewhere around 50,000 people answer the survey’s questions each year.

Their answers have shaped our understanding of topics ranging from how common arthritis is to how many people get X-rays to what proportion of U.S. children suffers seizures. The survey’s responses also are the foundation of how we measure the nation’s progress (or backslide) on problems like obesity and smoking.

Tellingly, the CDC recently added questions to it about use of electronic cigarettes — even though other surveys already asked about that subject — because the agency wants a new, unimpeachable statistical baseline on the controversial topic.

“It’s been kind of the gold standard” for continuous, nationally-representative information on the American public’s health, said Lynn Blewett, a University of Minnesota expert on health data.

The survey has been a crucial source of health information for a long time.

In the 1800s and early 1900s, infectious diseases ranked as the nation’s leading causes of death, so most government health statistics involved births, deaths, and germ illnesses. But with the development of germ-fighting antibiotics and other advances, illnesses like heart disease and cancer became

the top killers, and new kinds of statistics were needed.

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law creating the health interview survey. The purpose was to learn how common chronic illnesses and disabilities were, and to learn about the characteristics and behaviors of people who had them. The survey began in 1957. It was placed under the CDC’s umbrella in 1987.

The survey’s data became the basis for measuring the nation’s progress in fighting disease. It spurred funding for a CDC arthritis program, and shaped the agency’s policy on cervical cancer screening. It was the first federal household survey to track the growing popularity of cell phones.

And it’s been a primary measuring stick for how many people are gaining health insurance under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

But now it’s just one data source in a crowded field. The CDC has conducted or funded hundreds of surveys designed to improve researchers’ understanding of peoples’ health and health behaviors.

That includes roughly 20 ongoing surveys of all or parts of the U.S. public. Many are focused on specific topics, like HIV or teen smoking.

Meanwhile, people are being approached for political polls or other surveys, or asked for personal information by businesses trying to sell them things. Bombarded by so many solicitations, “you’re not trusting” when approached to be part of the government health survey, said Susan Cochran, a UCLA researcher who works with the survey data.

That uneasiness, coupled with people’s busy schedules, means more and more potential participants decline. It’s not just the health interview survey that’s affected — response rates have been declining for surveys in general.

No one’s talking about doing away with the health interview survey, but there have been proposals to merge it with other government health surveys.

But researchers and advocacy groups have been sharply opposed to the idea. Indeed, many of them want the survey to get bigger, not slimmer.

“I’m concerned about mental health,” Vickie Mays, a UCLA researcher who works with survey data. A more comprehensive, ongoing set

This combination of file photos shows the HealthCare.gov website on Oct. 6, 2015; students in an early morning running program at an elementary school in Chula Vista, Calif., on March 14, 2014; an electronic cigarette in Chicago on April 23, 2014; an overweight man with a shirt patterned with the U.S. flag in New York on Thursday, May 8, 2014. When the government launched what would become most influential survey to monitor the nation's public health 60 years ago, there were just 75 questions, and 95 percent of those asked agreed to sit for it. There are now 1,200 potential questions, and the average family takes more than 90 minutes to answer them. The refusal rate has gone up, as well: Thirty percent are refusing to take part. That has raised concerns that the survey has gotten too big.(AP Photo) law’s impact. But that added money is ending and survey administrators expect a more modest budget moving forward.

The CDC is currently soliciting public comment for a redesigned survey that’s to be used starting in 2018.

The last such redesign was in 1997, after the survey had crept up to a two-hour experience.

Paysen — the New York supervisor who works for the Census Bureau — has watched families go through the health interview survey in recent years, and he has detected frustration with what seemed to them to be redundant questions.

“The shorter it is,” Paysen said, “the easier it will be.”

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of questions on that topic is needed to better understand the nation’s psychological well-being, she said.

Each survey also has a constituency within CDC, some located in at CDC headquarters in Atlanta and some at a CDC sub-agency — the National Center for Health Statistics — in Hyattsville, Maryland.

“They have these silos,” Lepkowski said.

The CDC’s budget has been relatively flat over the last decade, and in some years, the health interview survey has had to cut back the number of people interviewed, even though smaller samples can weaken the accuracy of a survey’s findings. The survey benefited from an extra $5 million to $7 million a year after passage of the Affordable Care Act, engineered by Obama administration officials eager to demonstrate the

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WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital will destroy medical records older than 20 years on January 2, 2016. The Massachusetts State regulation for the retention of medical records is 20 years. If the last time you were a patient at Baystate Noble Hospital (Noble Hospital) was before 12/31/95, your record is scheduled to be destroyed on January 2, 2016. If you were a patient at Baystate Noble Hospital after 1/1/96, your record will be kept in its entirety. Department records affected include inpatient, outpatient, observation, ancillary, same day surgery, medical day care, and clinic.

If you would like an abstract of your record or if you have questions, please contact Don Wright at 413-572-5156.

A request in writing may be sent to HIM Department, Baystate Noble Hospital, PO Box 1634, Westfield, MA 01086-1634, and must include: the date of your request, your name at the time of the visit, your current name (if different), your date of birth, and your signature. Upon receipt of this request, a 3-year abstract (face sheet, discharge summary, history, physical, operative report, and Emergency Room paperwork) of your records will be copied and sent to you at no charge. If more copies or years are needed, a fee of $.74 per page will be charged.

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Local author spins holiday tale WESTFIELD — Robert Thompson of Westfield has just written an illustrated story book in the spirit of The Night Before Christmas, written for children ages 1-8, and anyone who loves the magic of Christmas and believes in Santa Claus.

On Christmas Day, it is Mrs. Mouse's turn to fix dinner. She has most of the meal prepared, but someone has taken the milk and cheese and left nothing but vegetables. She has looked through her entire house and cannot find them. It is late on Christmas Eve, there are no stores open and she has many guests coming in the morning. What will she do?

R. W. Thompson received his B. S. in Education from Westfield State University before embarking on a career teaching U. S. History, World History, Latin America History and World Geography at the middle school level for fifteen years.

During that time period he earned his Master of Educational Administration degree and served as an elementary principal in a school with grades K-8 for seventeen years. He is now retired and lives with his wife in Westfield, Mass.

He has had several articles and short stories published in SOUTHWOODS; A journal for Country Living and poems published by The National Library of Poetry. Mrs. Mouse’s Christmas is his third children’s picture book. The others are Daydreaming, A Baseball Story and The Crystal Butterfly, also published by Create Space Publishing and are available at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

Support network helps people living with heart disease, stroke SPRINGFIELD — A life-changing medical diagnosis can be frightening. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association now has resources to help in the emotional and physical recovery of heart disease and stroke survivors and those caring for them.

The Support Network offers an online community, as well as materials for starting face-to-face community-based support groups and resources for healthier living. The goal is to connect people living with heart disease and stroke with others who are going through similar journeys.

Research shows the stress of dealing with an illness can impact health. A from the Journal of the American Heart Association found that a general lack of social support is associated with poor health and quality of life and depression in young men and women a year after having a heart attack.

The person who’s had a heart attack or stroke isn’t the only one impacted by these life-changing events. The stress of caring for a disabled spouse can significantly raise the caregiver’s risk of future stroke, especially among African-American men, according to a study in the journal, Stroke.

Sharing stories, experiences and practical advice can make a positive impact in how survivors face challenges in your heart disease or stroke recovery. The monitored online community offers people a place to ask questions, share concerns or fears, provide helpful tips and find encouragement and inspiration.

Some people may prefer more personal interaction, and that’s where face-to-face community-based support groups can be beneficial. The online Support Network houses all the tools and resources needed to start an in-person support group, including train-the-trainer materials for group leaders, checklists for building groups and even sample agendas for meetings. Support groups can also set up an online meeting space where members can stay in touch between in-person meetings.

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Hosted by Westfield Technical Academy 33 Smith Avenue Westfield, MA 01085 Business owners, you have a voice! What are your hiring needs? Where will you get your future hires? Do you know what resources are already in place in Westfield? Did you know we want your help with workforce development issues? Join us for a breakfast (prepared by Culinary Arts) and presentations by Stefan Czaporowski, Principal of Westfield Technical Academy, Kate Phelon, Executive Director of Greater Westfield Chamber and David Cruise, President and CEO of the Regional Employment Board. We will also have breakout sessions with table discussions by shop and optional shop tours. Registration is required for this event for a breakfast count.

Join us for an informative lunchtime session on business insurance options discussing the following: be in business for yourself, not by yourself; how to protect what matters most in the event of an accident or illness; protect your business assets, keep your business running; plan separately for family and business needs. Who should attend: all businesses - large and small.

Free to Chamber Members/$30 for NonMembers. Presented by: Shawn A. Torres, MBA and Kevin Green, Financial Advisor of Westfield Wealth Management & Insurance Group. Registration is required for lunch count, please call the Chamber office.

Friday, December 18, 2015 Holiday Breakfast 7:00 to 9:00 a.m.

Tekoa Country Club 459 Russell Road Westfield, MA 01085

Monday, December 7, 2015 Mayor’s Coffee Hour 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

East Mountain Country Club 1458 East Mountain Road Westfield, MA 01085 Please join us for our monthly coffee our and meet acting Mayor and Mayor elect Brian Sullivan. Coffee hours are free and open to the public. We ask that you do register by calling the Chamber office.

Monday, December 14, 2015 Eat & Educate – Business Insurance Options 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Shotgun Season said.

“There are sufficient bears to justify a third season without harming the population,” Hawthorne said.

As of Monday afternoon, no bears had been checked in.

Meanwhile, more than 80 hunters have begun the first of four state-approved days of deer hunting at Blue Hills State

Join us for our Holiday Breakfast at Tekoa Country Club. Platinum Sponsor: Westfield State University, Gold Sponsors: Baystate Health and Savage Arms, Silver Sponsors: Easthampton Savings Bank and Walmart, Coffee Bar Sponsor: Spherion Staffing. We are pleased to announce our beneficiary this year is Our House (housing for unaccompanied youth sponsored by Domus, Inc). Tickets are $25/Members and$30/Non Members. You may register by call the Chamber office.

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The Boston Globe reports 89 hunters have completed the necessary safety course to obtain a hunting permit.

Department of Conservation and Recreation officials say 84 arrived at the 7,000-acre reservation at the start of the day yesterday.

Officials had proposed four days of

hunting as a way to curb the deer population. Officials said the deer population has exploded and is threatening the longterm health of the forest.

The hunt resumes today, followed by two more day on Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 during the state’s normal shotgun season.

Hunting will be allowed on 3,000 acres of the reservation from 5 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Brian Holt Hawthorne, a habitat biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, checks in a 111-pound deer in Huntington on the first day of shotgun season.

(Photo by Amy Porter)

Holiday House Tour at The Dewey House WESTFIELD — In conjunction with WOW Holiday House Tour on Sunday, December 6, 2015 please join us at the Dewey House at 87 South Maple Street for hot cider and a chance to win a raffle basket.

Hours are 12-4 and admission is free.

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Gateway Regional coach Eli Robbins provides instruction to his players on the first day of practice for the Gators’ girls’ hoops’ team Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Gateway Regional’s lone senior girls’ basketball player, Joanna Arkoette goes up for a lay-up during the team’s first official practice of the 2015-16 season Monday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Arkoette set to lead ‘young’ Gators

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer HUNTINGTON – …and they are off and running.

The Gateway Regional High School girls’ basketball team returned to the court for the first time in nearly a year with the official first day of practice for the 2015-16 regular season Monday.

Traditionally, the Monday after Thanksgiving is the first opportunity that

area coaches get to see what is in store for their teams following a fall sports season that crowns victors, and, deals blows by way of injury.

Many players return; others defect to other sports, jobs, or decide to focus solely on academics.

The first thing that came to mind for Gateway girls’ hoops coach Eli Robbins, summed up best by one word – “young.”

Gateway returns just one senior, Joanna

Arkoette.

Arkoette is a four-year player, who has been the team’s starting point guard for the last two years.

“Her leadership is dependable,” said Robbins.

Arkoette was also instrumental in helping to fuel the girls’ soccer team’s run, as well.

“She is going to be a big key to helping our young talent develop,” Robbins said.

The underclassmen will get additional

study time as Gateway’s schedule features just three games before the holiday break.

The Gators open their season with consecutive road games against Dean Tech (Dec. 16) and Hopkins Academy (Dec. 18) before returning to the “Gator Pit” for their home opener Dec. 22 against St. Mary.

For a complete listing of opponents and game times, pick up your copy of The Westfield News daily, or visit us online at thewestfieldnews.com.

Marino to be honored WESTFIELD — Retired Westfield State University football coach Steve Marino will receive the George C. Carens award for lifetime contributions to college football in New England at the 2015 New England Football Writers’ Association Annual Awards and Captains Banquet on December 10.

Marino was the head coach for 24 years at Westfield State, compiling a 119-115-1 record before retiring after the 2013 season.

After a one-year hiatus from coaching, Marino rejoined the Owls staff this year to serve as offensive coordinator on Pete Kowalski’s staff.

Marino, 66, had the third longest tenure among active coaches in New England Division III football at the time of his retirement, trailing only Springfield College’s Mike DeLong (31 years) and Worcester State’s Brien Cullen (28 years). The Owl mentor roamed the sidelines for 24 of the first 32 years that Westfield State fielded a varsity football team. He coached 235 games highlighted by three consecutive New England Football Conference championship game appearances in 2001, 2002, and 2003.

Marino guided the 2001 Westfield squad to its first and only perfect regular season, a 10-0 record.

The Owls won the New England Football Conference championship and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

During the special 2001 season, Marino was selected as the American Football Coaches Association Northeast Region Coach of the Year, the New England Division II/III Coach of the Year,

Retired Westfield State head football coach Steve Marino will be honored with the George C. Carens Award for liftime contrbutions to New England Collegiate Football at the New England Football Writers Banquet on December 10. and the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Division II/III Coach of the Year.

Marino’s coaching career spans a total of 42 years. The 1967 graduate of Springfield Classical High School coached football at Ludlow High School for 16 years, including an eight-year stint as the head coach from 1979-86. He served as defensive coordinator at Western New England University in 1987 before returning to Ludlow as an assistant in 1988.

Marino received his B.A. degree in 1971 and his master’s degree in 1978 from Westfield State. He taught English at Ludlow High School for 29 years then moved into an administrative post as dean of students for

six years. He retired from his full-time job in the Ludlow school system in June of 2006.

The Carens award is named after the sportswriter and editor for the 1930s -1950s Boston Transcript and Boston Traveler newspapers, and is considered the highest award presented by the New England Football Writers.

Past Carens recipients include coaches Jack Bicknell (Boston College), Joe Restic (Harvard), Carmen Cozza (Yale), Dick Farley (Williams); writers John Connolly of the Boston Herald, Bob Monahan of the Boston Globe; and longtime UMass athletic director, Warren McGuirk.

Retired Bridgewater State head coach

Peter Mazzaferro was the last recipient with ties to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. Longtime Northeastern SID Jack Grinold and former Northeastern coach Barry Gallup were the winners last year.

The 2015 New England Football Writers’ Association Annual Awards and Captains Banquet will be held on December 10th at the Montvale Plaza in Stoneham, Mass. The reception will be at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $50. Contact Dick Lipe at Bentley University at (781) 891-2334 to reserve a ticket. – Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports

Westfield State baseball program hosts winter clinic WESTFIELD — The Westfield State University baseball program is hosting a winter clinic for players aged 9-18 on Saturday, Jan. 23 and Saturday, Jan. 30 from 9:00 a.m. to

11:00 a.m. in the Woodward Center.

Position specific instruction will be provided by the Westfield State coaching staff and current college players. The focus of the clinic will

be on offensive and defensive skill development via individual instruction, drill work and competitions.

The cost is $35 per day or $60 for both days; all proceeds help support

the Owls spring training trip to Florida. Space is limited and the deadline for registration is Jan. 19, the form can be found on the Westfield State baseball website.

Contact Westfield State head baseball coach Nathan Bashaw at nbashaw@westfield.ma.edu, or 413-572-8155, for additional information or questions.

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2015 HIGH SCHOOL WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Friday, December 11 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING at Easthampton, Williston Northampton Pool, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 12 BOYS’ WRESTLING at Red Raider Invitational, Athol High School, 9 a.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Agawam, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 8 p.m.

Monday, December 14 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at Holyoke, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Holyoke, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15 BOYS’/GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK vs.

Agawam, Amherst, Smith College (Northampton), 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Taconic, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Taconic, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at East Longmeadow, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16 JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at GrotonDunstable BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Groton-Dunstable, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Chicopee Comp, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

Friday, December 18 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Minnechaug, 7 p.m.

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BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 BOYS’ WRESTLING at Early Bird Tournament, Longmeadow High School, 9 a.m.

Monday, December 21 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Belchertown, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Belchertown, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 22 BOYS’/GIRLS’ SWIMMING at Agawam, Agawam Junior High School, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ HOOPS at Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS at Agawam, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Longmeadow, Olympia Ice Center (West Springfield), 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 23 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, December 24 No Sports Scheduled Friday, December 25 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, December 26 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Agawam, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 6 p.m.

Monday, December 28 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Northampton, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 29 BOYS’ WRESTLING at Phil Tomkiel Holiday Tournament, Agawam High School, 9 a.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Simsbury, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 6 p.m.

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Friday, December 11 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, December 12 No Sports Scheduled Monday, December 14 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, December 15 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Gateway (Box Out Cancer Challenge), 5 p.m.

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BOYS’ HOOPS at Franklin Tech, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, January 7 GIRLS’ HOOPS at Commerce, 6 p.m.

Friday, January 8 No Sports Scheduled

ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL Friday, December 11 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Belchertown, Mullins Center Practice Rink (Amherst), 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 12 No Sports Scheduled Monday, December 14 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, December 15 GIRLS’ HOOPS at Easthampton, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Smith Voke at Westfield Technical Academy (Box Out Cancer Challenge), 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16 GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Franklin Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Gateway at Westfield Technical Academy (Box Out Cancer Challenge), 7 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 Friday, December 18 GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Mahar, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 6 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at Taconic, Pittsfield Boys & Girls’ Club, 6:30 p.m.

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BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Chicopee, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 24 Friday, December 25 Saturday, December 26 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY at South Hadley, Fitzpatrick Ice Arena, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, December 28 Tuesday, December 29 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Westfield Middle School South, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, December 30 GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Chicopee Comp, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 31 Friday, January 1 Saturday, January 2 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY vs. Easthampton, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 6 p.m.

Monday, January 4 GIRLS’ HOOPS at Pathfinder, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 5 BOYS’ HOOPS at Hampden Charter School of Science, Dunbar Community Center, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Lee, Westfield Middle School South, 6 p.m.

Thursday, January 7 GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Dean Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

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Friday, December 11 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, December 12 BOYS’ WRESTLING at Greylock Early Duals, Mount Greylock High School, 9 a.m.

Monday, December 14 JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Athol, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Athol, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 15 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK vs. Commerce, Smith College (Northampton, 6:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Palmer, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16 JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ WRESTLING at Franklin Tech, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Smith Academy, 7 p.m.

Friday, December 18 JV BOYS’ HOOPS at Ware, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS at Ware, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 No Sports Scheduled Monday, December 21 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at McCann Tech, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at McCann Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 22 JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Palmer, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 23 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at Commerce, 5:30

p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Commerce, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING vs. Granby, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 24 No Sports Scheduled Friday, December 25 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, December 26 No Sports Scheduled Monday, December 28 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at Pioneer Valley Regional, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Pioneer Valley Regional, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 29 JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Granby, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Granby, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 30 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, December 31 No Sports Scheduled Friday, January 1 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, January 2 No Sports Scheduled Monday, January 4 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at Ware, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Ware, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, January 5 JV BOYS’ HOOPS at Monson, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS at Monson, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 6 BOYS’ WRESTLING vs. Dean Tech, 7 p.m.

Thursday, January 7 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Holyoke Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Pope Francis, 7 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Friday, December 11 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Dean Tech at Smith Academy High School (Falcons Holiday Classic), 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 12 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. TBD at Smith Academy High School (Falcons Holiday Classic), 5:30 p.m.

Monday, December 14 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, December 15 JV BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS at Westfield Technical Academy (Box Out Cancer Challenge), 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, December 16 BOYS’ HOOPS vs. St. Mary at Westfield Technical Academy High School (Box Out Cancer Challenge), 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Dean Tech, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ WRESTLING at Sabis, 7 p.m.

Thursday, December 17 Friday, December 18 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS at Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Hopkins Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 19 No Sports Scheduled

Monday, December 21 JV BOYS’ HOOPS at Westfield Technical Academy, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS at Westfield Technical Academy, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 22 GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. St. Mary, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 23 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, December 24 No Sports Scheduled Friday, December 25 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, December 26 No Sports Scheduled Monday, December 28 No Sports Scheduled Tuesday, December 29 JV BOYS’ HOOPS at McCann Tech, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ HOOPS at McCann Tech, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 30 No Sports Scheduled Thursday, December 31 No Sports Scheduled Friday, January 1 No Sports Scheduled Saturday, January 2 No Sports Scheduled Monday, January 4 JV GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Commerce, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOOPS vs. Commerce, 6:30 p.m.

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Bradley gets 25, Celtics snap road slide and top Heat

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Whenever Boston's lead looked shaky in the final minutes, Avery Bradley had an answer.

And just like that, the Celtics' three-game road slide is over.

Bradley scored 25 points and forced a big turnover when he knocked away a pass by Dwyane Wade with a minute remaining, Jared Sullinger had 17 points and the Celtics put all five starters in double figures on the way to beating the Miami Heat 105-95 Monday night.

Isaiah Thomas scored 16 while fellow starters Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson each added 13 for Boston. Evan Turner had 13 off the bench.

"I felt like we came out from the beginning of the game and had a defensive mindset," Bradley said.

He had enough of an offensive mindset when Boston needed as well. Bradley has scored at least 25 points in three of his last six outings.

"He hit huge shots when we needed them most," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.

Wade scored 30 for Miami, which cut a 14-point deficit to one in the fourth quarter but never led after halftime. Chris Bosh played through an illness to add 21 points for the Heat, who got 10 from Tyler Johnson off the bench.

Miami made it a one-possession game on five separate occasions in the final 14 minutes, and Boston scored on its ensuing trip every time. The first three of those were all on jumpers by Bradley, two of them being 3-pointers, and Wade lamented afterward that Miami couldn't get stops at the big-

Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley (0) knocks the ball away from Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in Miami. The Celtics won the game 105-95. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper) gest moments.

"They played their game from the start," Wade said. "They were the desperate team tonight."

Boston was up 94-83 midway through the fourth when Wade got on a tear, scoring eight consecutive Miami points and getting the Heat within five on a layup with 3:24 left. Bosh scored with 2:02 left to cut Boston's lead to 96-93, but Crowder made two free throws to give the Celtics a bit of breathing room and the Heat never got any closer again.

"We had some stretches where we were able to change the momentum, but for the most part those skirmishes, loose balls, they were able to impact those more consistently," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "In the end, even though our offense was inconsistent down the stretch, those plays really

impacted the momentum, the will and feel of the game."

TIP-INS Celtics: Boston has won at least one game at Miami in nine of the last 10 seasons. ... Thomas has reached double figures in scoring in all 18 of Boston's games this season, and in his last 24 regular-season games going back to last season. ... The Celtics blocked three shots, giving them 82 for the season. That's only seven more than Miami's Hassan Whiteside, the NBA swat leader.

Heat: Miami used only an eight-man rotation, differing from the normal nine or 10. ... Whiteside's first field goal came with 3:23 left in the third quarter. ... Miami lost for the third time in its first 11 home games of the season. ... The Heat are 1-4 when allowing opponents to reach the 100-point mark. When holding them under triple digits, Miami is 9-2.

ALL OR NOTHING Nine of the Celtics' 10 wins have been by at least 10 points, with the lone exception an 84-80 victory over winless Philadelphia last week. Five of the Celtics' eight losses were by double digits, with the others coming by two, four and eight points.

HEAT HURTING Luol Deng (hamstring) remained out for Miami, though the Heat hope he can play Thursday against Oklahoma City. Amare Stoudemire (illness) was ruled out as well, the 14th time he's sat in the first 16 games this season.

UP NEXT Celtics: Visit Sacramento on Thursday.

Heat: Host Oklahoma City on Thursday.

Ravens return blocked field goal on last play, stun Browns

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Brent Urban just wanted a chance to play.

Will Hill wanted redemption.

On one dramatic, unforgettable play, the two Ravens achieved their goals.

Urban blocked Travis Coons' fieldgoal attempt as time expired and Hill returned it 64 yards for a touchdown, sending Baltimore to an improbable 33-27 win Monday night over the luckless Cleveland Browns, who dropped their sixth straight game and may have lost starting quarterback Josh McCown for the remainder of the season.

Coons' potential game-winner from 51 yards was deflected by Urban, who was making his NFL debut after missing his rookie season with a knee injury and then tearing a biceps in training camp.

"It's surreal," said a beaming Urban, a fourth-round pick in 2014. "After being out so long, it's crazy. I'm almost speechless. It's just a wonderful feeling."

Hill had been beaten by Browns wide receiver Travis Benjamin for a game-tying touchdown in the fourth quarter and was willing to do anything he could to make up for his mistake.

"I was praying," Hill said. "I said, 'If we get a block and it bounced my way,

I'm going to take it to the end zone.'

Luckily, it did."

And something finally went the right way for the Ravens (4-7), who have been decimated by injuries all season and seem to take every game down the last ticks on the clock.

"One of the greatest football games you're probably ever going to see in terms of excitement," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.

Not for the Browns (2-9), who rallied to tie it behind backup quarterback Austin Davis in the closing minutes only to suffer an excruciating loss.

"It's tough to swallow," said Davis, who came off the bench to replace McCown in the fourth quarter.

Ravens quarterback Matt Schaub, making his first start since 2013, threw two touchdown passes but also a costly interception in the final minute to Browns cornerback Tramon Williams, a turnover that appeared to doom the Ravens.

But as Cleveland attempted to get closer for Coons, who made his first 18 attempts this season, Davis wasted valuable time because of a communication issue with the sideline. Davis slid during a scramble just feet from the sideline, forcing the Browns to call a timeout.

Coons' kick was low, allowing Urban to get a hand on it. As Hill

sprinted down the sideline, Browns fans, some of whom came to the game with brown paper bags over their heads, felt more disgust.

"It's a tough one to wrap your brain around," Browns coach Mike Pettine said. "It's frustrating we didn't finish it."

For a primetime game with little TV appeal, this one had a little bit of everything: MCCOWN GOES DOWN: No one will ever challenge McCown's toughness, but the 36-year-old quarterback finally succumbed to the pain after taking a hard hit in the fourth quarter.

McCown tried to continue playing, but had to leave the field after throwing an incompletion. He was immediately taken to the locker room and left FirstEnergy Stadium with his right arm in a sling.

Pettine said the team will know more Tuesday, but it appears McCown's season is over.

If McCown can't play, the Browns could stick with Davis or go back to Johnny Manziel, who was stripped of his starting job after a video surfaced of him partying during the bye week.

LESSON LEARNED: Ravens rookie wide receiver Kaelin Clay returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and squeezed the ball tightly as he crossed the goal line.

When he was at Utah, Clay infamously dropped the ball just short of the end zone on what would have been a long TD only to have an Oregon defender pick it up and return it 99 yards for a score.

ANOTHER CONCUSSION: Browns cornerback Justin Gilbert sustained a concussion while returning a kickoff in the third quarter of his first start this season.

Cleveland has been inundated with head injuries. On Monday, the Browns were without Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden as well as wide receivers Taylor Gabriel and Andrew Hawkins because of concussions.

SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMS: The Ravens got two TDs on special teams and have now blocked a punt or field goal in five consecutive games. It's enough to make coach John Harbaugh, a former special teams coach, smile.

"All the guys on the field goalblock team that set the wall down the sidelines. That was just a thing of beauty," he said. "We scored two touchdowns on special teams and that's an incredible thing."

MONDAY BLUES: Cleveland's Monday Night Football appearance in seven years couldn't have ended any worse with fans dejectedly heading to the exits and a few tearing off their jerseys in disgust after a heart-wrenching loss.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

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W L T Indianapolis 6 5 0 Houston 6 5 0 Jacksonville 4 7 0 Tennessee 2 9 0

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Thursday’s Games Detroit 45, Philadelphia 14 Carolina 33, Dallas 14 Chicago 17, Green Bay 13 Sunday’s Games Houston 24, New Orleans 6 Kansas City 30, Buffalo 22 Oakland 24, Tennessee 21 Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 7 Minnesota 20, Atlanta 10 Washington 20, N.Y. Giants 14 Indianapolis 25, Tampa Bay 12 San Diego 31, Jacksonville 25 N.Y. Jets 38, Miami 20 Arizona 19, San Francisco 13 Seattle 39, Pittsburgh 30 Denver 30, New England 24, OT Monday’s Game Baltimore 33, Cleveland 27 Thursday, Dec. 3 Green Bay at Detroit, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 6 Arizona at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Chicago, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Houston at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Miami, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Denver at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at New England, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 7 Dallas at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

EMCC TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT RESULTS OPEN 2-BALL NOVEMBER 29, 2015 EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB WESTFIELD, MA GROSS: MIKE VANNESS & ERIC VANNESS 70 TIM BARRY & BOB GANCARZ 75 NET: Ed Warkulewicz & Mike Fuller 63 BILL SKIBA & FRANK RICE 65

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Annie’s Mailbox

By KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR

Confused Dear Annie: I am a 51-year-old attractive professional, divorced twice and currently engaged to a 58-year-old man who also is twice divorced. We met online and hit it off pretty quickly. He has a magnetic personality, and sex is great between us. He moved in, and I am supporting him financially until he gets his businesses in order. He has had four DUIs and recently spent some time in jail. I have stood by him through this.

He has always been upfront that he likes to view porn a lot and wants to experiment sexually. This doesn’t bother me. But he posted an ad online asking another woman to join us for sex.

While we may fantasize about this in the bedroom, he wants to make it real and this makes me uncomfortable. But he gets angry if I say so. (He also doesn’t like when I mention the money issues between us.)

I have been through a lot over the past few years, including getting out of an abusive marriage. I also have a young daughter at home. Am I being unreasonable about a threesome or should I rethink this situation? -- Confused Dear Confused: This guy is unreliable financially and emotionally. He wants you to support him while he indulges himself. His sexual interests do not coincide with yours. He is manipulating and pushing you to do something you don’t want to do. Worse, when you express yourself, he becomes angry.

Based on your history, you might not recognize an unhealthy relationship, so please allow us to point it out: This guy is not partner material. He is not going to be a helpful influence on you or your daughter and there is great potential for abuse. The sex may be great, but it’s not enough to make up for his shortcomings. We urge you to get away from this guy altogether.

Dear Annie: I am writing in response to “Lonely for Life,” the teenager who had few friends and was concerned about being “antisocial.”

I, too, had social anxiety for most of my life. In my 30s, I decided I just couldn’t continue that way. I started off simply by walking down the hall at work, looking people in the eyes and saying, “Good morning.” It was very difficult in the beginning, but became easier. Then I took further small steps in making social contact with others.

It took a number of years to reach an acceptable (to me) level of comfort in social situations. I am in my 60s now and have been teaching for a nonprofit for the past 20 years. Who would have thought I would ever be comfortable standing up in front of others and teaching? I have even spoken at a national conference.

“Lonely for Life” should take slow steps and try to get outside her comfort zone a little each day. It doesn’t happen overnight, but if it can happen for me, then I think “Lonely” can do it, too. -- No Longer a Wallflower Dear No Longer: Thank you for your words of encouragement. We cannot remake the world so it suits us. Each of us must make the incremental adjustments to ourselves that will make our lives better.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015: This year you are open and happy.

Others enjoy being around you, and as a result, many doors could open up. Your creativity keeps bursting forward as you deal with different life situations; use it well. If you are single, your romantic life will be like riding a roller coaster. You might not meet Mr. or Ms. Right, but you will have a ball anyway. If you are attached, the two of you will add more romantic moments to your life. Your imagination plays a big role in what occurs. LEO enjoys you, especially when you express your love of adventure.

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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ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH The unexpected presents you with many opportunities. You might discover that a far-out idea can go a long way. You’ll want to test out this idea on others. Confusion surrounds a talk.

People might not be as focused as you would like them to be. Tonight: Play devil’s advocate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Stay centered, especially as others seem to be all over the place. You will observe how someone gains ground through a process that seems rather farfetched to you. A conversation with an associate allows you to make needed changes. Tonight: Happy at home.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have pushed beyond the norm. You might be feeling tired yet inspired. A meeting could be more important than you realize, as you are likely to experience a meeting of the minds with a friend. Brainstorm away. Note what comes up. Tonight: Hang out with loved ones.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH How you see a situation could change once you talk to a friend or family member. You should expect the unexpected. Confusion surrounds finances.

Make no major decisions, no matter how informed you are. Tonight: Treating yourself well doesn’t mean breaking the bank.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your energy is high, so be willing to test out your choices. News that comes in from someone at a distance will put a smile on your face. Look at the application of your choices, but know that nothing is a given, no matter what you would like to think. Tonight: Out late.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You will relate to a loved one directly and get strong results. You might be surprised by what this person says. Do your best not to internalize these comments, especially as he or she is very likely to change his or her mind. Tonight: Schedule some togetherness time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You’ll verbalize what you think and feel. On the other hand, you might want to listen more carefully to news that heads your way. A close friend or loved one might be fiery and somewhat unpredictable. Ride the wave that his or her reaction creates. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You’ll want to rethink a decision; you might not be as comfortable with your position as you would like to be. Don’t make it a big deal. You can make changes and still maintain a strong influence over others. Act on what you know and feel. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Keep reaching out for more information, especially if you see an element of the unpredictable playing a role in a situation. You might feel as if you don’t have enough information. Listen to what a friend or associate has to share.

Tonight: Take a leap of faith.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH One-on-one relating might be the source of a shocking piece of information. Proceed with caution, as you could be witness to a skeleton walking out of your closet. Communication with a respected friend will allow more giveand-take. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’ll hear more than your fair share of what is important. Others seem to use you as a sounding board.

However, you could have a sudden reaction to what you are hearing that could shock them. Try to explain your rationale clearly. Tonight: Go along with the pro-

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You could be in a position where you want to do something very differently from how you have in the past. Your ability to explain why seems to be lost; you just feel that you need to head in a certain direction. Trust yourself. Tonight: Run some errands on the way home.

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WSU WINTER SPORTS SCHEDULE DECEMBER 12/1/2015 Men’s Basketball vs Amherst College Westfield, MA 7:00 p.m.

12/3/2015 Women’s Basketball at Lasell College Newton, MA 6:00 p.m.

12/3/2015 Men’s Basketball at Western Connecticut State Danbury, CT 7:00 p.m.

12/3/2015 Men’s Ice Hockey vs Assumption College Amelia Park Ice Arena Westfield, MA 7:35 p.m.

12/5/2015 Men’s Track at Springfield College Springfield, MA 10:00 a.m.

12/5/2015 Women’s Track at Springfield College Springfield, MA 10:00 a.m.

12/5/2015 Women’s Swimming vs UMass Dartmouth Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

12/5/2015 Women’s Basketball vs Rivier College Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

12/5/2015 Men’s Ice Hockey at Plymouth State Plymouth, NH 6:00 p.m.

12/8/2015 Women’s Basketball at Eastern Connecticut Willimantic, CT 8:00 p.m.

12/9/2015 Men’s Ice Hockey at Becker College New England Sports Center Marlborough, MA 7:30 p.m.

12/10/2015 Women’s Basketball vs Umass Boston Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

12/10/2015 Men’s Basketball vs Springfield College Westfield, MA 7:30 p.m.

12/12/2015 Women’s Swimming vs Plymouth State University Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

12/12/2015 Women’s Basketball at Smith College Northampton, MA 2:00 p.m.

12/12/2015

Men’s Basketball at Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 3:00 p.m.

12/12/2015 Men’s Track at Jen & Todd Hutton Invitational Utica, NY TBA 12/12/2015 Women’s Track at Jen & Todd Hutton Invitational Utica, NY TBA

JANUARY

1/2/2016 Women’s Basketball vs University of Saint Joseph (Holiday Tournament) Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

1/2/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey vs Johnson and Wales (Codfish Bowl Tournament) Boston, MA 4:00 p.m.

1/2/2016 Men’s Basketball vs Regis College Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

1/3/2016 Women’s Basketball vs Consolation/ Championship (Holiday Tournament) Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m./ 3:00 p.m.

1/3/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey vs Consolation/Championship (Codfish Bowl Tournament) Boston, MA 1:00 p.m./ 4:00 p.m.

1/6/2016 Women’s Basketball at Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA 5:30 p.m.

1/6/2016 Men’s Basketball at Fitchburg State College Fitchburg, MA 7:30 p.m.

1/7/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey at Nichols College Levy Rink Harrisville, RI 12:40 p.m.

1/9/2016 Women’s Basketball vs Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

1/9/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey at Salem State Salem, MA 2:00 p.m.

1/9/2016 Men’s Basketball vs Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Westfield, MA 3:00 p.m.

1/13/2016 Women’s Basketball at Framingham State University Framingham, MA

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1/13/2016 Men’s Basketball at Framingham State University Framingham, MA 8:00 p.m.

1/14/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey vs Fitchburg State College Amelia Park Ice Arena Westfield, MA 7:35 p.m.

1/16/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey at UMass Dartmouth Hetland Arena New Bedford, MA 4:00 p.m.

1/20/2016 Women’s Basketball at Salem State University Salem, MA 5:30 p.m.

1/20/2016 Men’s Basketball at Salem State University Salem, MA 7:30 p.m.

1/21/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey at Worcester State University Hart Recreation Center (Holy Cross) Worcester, MA 8:45 p.m.

1/22/2016 Women’s Swimming at University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT 6:00 p.m.

1/23/2016 Men’s Track

at Springfield College Invitational I Springfield, MA 10:00 a.m.

1/23/2016 Women’s Track at Springfield College Invitational I Springfield, MA 10:00 a.m.

1/23/2016 Women’s Swimming vs Western Connecticut State Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

1/23/2016 Women’s Basketball vs Bridgewater State University Westfield, MA 1:00 p.m.

1/23/2016 Men’s Ice Hockey at Framingham State University Framingham, MA 2:40 p.m.

1/23/2016 Men’s Basketball vs Bridgewater State University Westfield, MA 3:00 p.m.

1/27/2016 Women’s Basketball vs Worcester State University Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

1/27/2016 Men’s Basketball vs Worcester State University Westfield, MA 7:30 p.m.

No team deserves to win the NFC East

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Six wins will win the NFC East.

This division is so bad even the Dallas Cowboys are still in it, and they’re 3-8 and won’t have Tony Romo the rest of the season.

The Washington Redskins (5-6) beat the New York Giants (5-6) on Sunday to tighten the race and keep the lowly Philadelphia Eagles (4-7) only one game behind.

Neither the Redskins nor the Giants seem capable of finishing 8-8. The Eagles (4-7) are more likely to lose out than reach seven wins.

The Cowboys already went 0-7 without Romo, so even one win will be an improvement.

It was only last year when the Eagles went 10-6 and missed the playoffs. The Cowboys won the division with a 12-4 record.

Now, all the teams are struggling.

The Redskins are 0-5 on the road. The Giants nearly upset the Patriots only to return from a bye with a dud performance. The Eagles were outscored 90-31 in the past two games. All Dallas needs is J.R. Ewing to complete a soap opera season.

OK, 6-10 might be a stretch because the teams play each other a few times in December, and someone likely has to win. But it won’t take a winning record to finish first.

Here are other overreactions from Week 12: OVERREACTION: The Patriots are in trouble. Rob Gronkowski is hurt and Tom Brady couldn’t beat Brock Osweiler.

REALISTIC REACTION: Never bet against Brady.

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Joseph P. Katalina Jr. and Nancy J. Katalina to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated October 4, 2007 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 16987, Page 100, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP dated May 23, 2011 and recorded with said registry on June 2, 2011 at Book 18792 Page 32 and by assignment from Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. to Nationstar Mortgage LLC dated May 13, 2013 and recorded with said registry on July 1, 2013 at Book 19900 Page 170 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP to Nationstar Mortgage LLC dated November 15, 2014 and recorded with said registry on December 2, 2014 at Book 20519 Page 323, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 a.m. on December 9, 2015, on the mortgaged premises located at 19 Country Club Drive, Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL ESTATE SITUATE IN WESTFIELD, HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, BEING DESIGNATED AS LOT 5 (FIVE) O N T H E P L A N ENTITLED'...DEFINITIVE PLAN - SOUTH-WEST ESTATES ...'DATED APRIL 1970, AS RECORDED IN THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR SAID HAMPDEN COUNTY IN BOOK OF PLANS 122, PAGES 102 AND 103, SAID LOT BEING BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SOUTHWESTERLY BY COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; NORTHWESTERLY BY LOT 6 (SIX) AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) FEET; NORTHEASTERLY BY LAND OF CITY OF SPRINGFIELD, KNOWN AS THE PIPE LINE, ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET; AND SOUTH EASTERLY BY LOT 4(FOUR) AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) FEET. TAX ID #: 329146/00005/00000

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM ARNOLD B. BRANDYBERRY AND MARCIA BRANDYBERRY AS SET FORTH IN DEED BOOK 4786, PAGE 314 AND RECORDED ON 6/26/1979, HAMPDEN COUNTY RECORDS.

, and assigned to Nationstar Mortgage LLC by instrument recorded with Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book , Page.

For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 4786, Page 314.

OVERREACTION: If Matthew Stafford and Jameis Winston each had five touchdown passes in a five-day span vs. Philadelphia, Brady will throw 10 against the Eagles this week.

REALISTIC REACTION: Ten is a little much. Maybe eight.

These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

Denver Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) celebrates his touchdown pass against the New England Patriots during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Denver. (AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

REALISTIC REACTION: They don’t play a team with a winning record the rest of the way, so it’s not unreasonable.

OVERREACTION: The The Raiders will be a tough Seahawks are going back to opponent this week. the Super Bowl. An impresOVERREACTION: The sive win over the Steelers was Falcons won’t win another Seattle’s fourth victory in five game.

Matt Ryan struggled games. again in Atlanta’s fourth REALISTIC REACTION: They’re not even guaranteed straight loss.

REALISTIC REACTION: a playoff berth. A pair of The playoffs look unlikely, tough road games, this week at Minnesota and at Arizona in Week 17, won’t make it easy.

OVERREACTION: The Chiefs will run the table. A win over Rex Ryan’s Bills was their fifth in a row and Alex Smith is playing well.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

THE SOURCE DEED AS STATED ABOVE IS THE LAST RECORD OF VESTING FILED FOR THIS PROPERTY. THERE HAVE BEEN NO VESTING CHANGES SINCE THE DATE OF THE ABOVE REFERENCED SOURCE.

OVERREACTION: The Broncos are the new team to beat in the AFC. Osweiler rallied Denver to an overtime win over the Patriots, ending New England’s bid for a perfect season.

REALISTIC REACTION: The game wasn’t in Foxborough. It’ll be tough to be the Patriots at home.

OVERREACTION: Matt Hasselbeck is the new Brett Favre. Hasselbeck became the first quarterback since Favre in 2009 to throw multiple TD passes in three consecutive games after turning 40. He also improved to 4-0 filling in for Andrew Luck.

REALISTIC REACTION: The ol’ gunslinger was one of a kind.

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but there should be one win left on their tough schedule.

OVERREACTION: Cam Newton will do the Macarena before the season’s over.

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TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale.

Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201307-0304 - PRP

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1994 and recorded at Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 8786, Page 394 of which mortgage CitiMortgage, Inc. successor by merger to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. successor by merger to Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Corporation is the present holder by assignment from Fleet Mortgage Corp., a South Carolina Corporation f/k/a Fleet Real Estate Funding Corp., successor by merger to Fleet Mortgage Corp. a Rhode Island Corporation to Atlantic Mortgage & Investment Corporation dated June 2, 1998 recorded at Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 10445, Page 174, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 4 Greenwood Street, Westfield, MA 01085 will be sold at a Public Auction at 1:00PM on December 29, 2015, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: Certain real estate in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, being lot ninety-five (95), said lot being shown on the plan entitled "Outling Park…" as recorded in the Registry of Deeds for said Hampden County in Book of Plans 2, Page 217, said real estate being bounded and described as follows: Southwesterly by Greenwood Street, sixty-nine and 35/100 (69.35) feet;

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HELP WANTED Seek individual with proven skills The premises will be sold subto complete preventative mainject to any and all unpaid taxes tenance and daily janitorial tasks The First Congregational and other municipal assesswith wide range of duties includChurch of Westfield ments and liens, and subject to ing repairs to facilities, light prior liens or other enforceable mechanical, painting, upkeep of Church School Director encumbrances of record entitled grounds/building, minor plumbto precedence over this mort- The Church School Director is ing etc. Reliable, resourceful, gage, and subject to and with responsible for the coordination methodical. Minimum HS dipthe benefit of all easements, reloma or equivalent, 2 years fullstrictions, reservations and con- and supervision of the design time general maintenance and and implementation of the ditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of Sunday School education for repair work. Good knowledge of children from infancy through building maintenance and operaparties in possession. grade 12. The Director is an indi- t i o n f u n c t i o n s . V a l i d M a s s Terms of the Sale: Cash, cash- vidual who is willing to work driver's license required and acier's or certified check in the sum closely with parents, volunteers, cess to vehicle, capable of liftof $5,000.00 as a deposit must and other members of the con- ing up to 75lbs. Good salary and be shown at the time and place gregation “to create a safe, spir- benefits. Send resume and covof the sale in order to qualify as itual, caring and accepting envir- er letter to: Executive Director, a bidder (the mortgage holder onment while encouraging chil- Domus, Inc., 4 School Street, and its designee(s) are exempt dren to grow by honoring God’s Westfield MA 01085 before 5:00 from this requirement); high bid- Word and following Jesus’ ex- P.M. December 4th, 2015.

EOE/AA der to sign written Memor- ample”. (Mission Statement adandum of Sale upon accept- opted by Church School Comance of bid; balance of pur- mittee June, 2004). chase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) Qualifications include certificadays from the date of the sale at t i o n i n b o t h F i r s t A i d a n d Gateway Regional the offices of mortgagee's attor- Infant/Children CPR, completion School District ney, Korde & Associates, P.C., of First Church’s Safe Church 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Policy and a successful compleChelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or tion of a background and Cori Floating School Nurse such other time as may be des- check paid for by First Church. ignated by mortgagee. The deThe Gateway Regional scription for the premises con- For a complete job description of School District is seeking a tained in said mortgage shall duties and responsibilities and control in the event of a typo- an appointment for an interview, Floating School Nurse. Qualified applicant must be DESE graphical error in this publica- please contact: School Nurse Certified. tion. churchschool@ churchonthegreen.org Other terms to be announced at Please Apply on the sale.

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WESTFIELD: Commercial space available in down-town area.

Perfect for office, hair salon and massage therapy. 600+ sq. ft.

Call 4513-519-7257 to set up a viewing.

UPHOLSTERY

WELDING WOLFE'S WELDING 24-hour Snow-Plow Repair On-site welding repairs Shop fabrication, weld services DENNIS WOLFE (413)888-0083

WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out!

Including storms and screens.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Call Paul NOW for your Fall appointment 413-237-2053 RESIDENTIAL WINDOW CLEANING Thank you for your Business!

We sincerely appreciate and love our customers! At this time, we are currently booking into December. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to servicing you as soon as time allows or early Spring.

413-568-2566

LAND MONTGOMERY, MA Beautiful Mountain-top lot.

Panoramic views. Fully cleared, de-stumped and graded. Ready to build.

Minutes to Westfield. 5.69 acres. Asking $135,000. Call (413)562-5736.

MOBILE HOMES SPRINGFIELD: Boston Road.

2/3 bedrooms, 12' x 57'. Large rooms. Air, Shed. Corner lot $44,900 593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM

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