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Saluting those who serve: See Page 2
Thursday, November 12, 2015
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Church
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‘Gobblers
for God’
Restructuring
the team
Wilbraham Middle
School responds
to the declining
enrollment issue
By Tyler S. Witkop
Turley Publications Staff Writer
Donations provide
dinners for local
families
By Tyler S. Witkop
HAMPDEN – Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed
potatoes and pumpkin pie; these
are the essential components to
the classic
Thanksgiving
meal.
For a growing number
in the community, this
meal may
pass out of
reach.
Wi t h
Rev. Todd
ThanksgivFarnsworth
ing only two
weeks away and Christmas just
around the corner, Hampden’s
Federated Community Church
has begun to answer the call for
help for those in need, partnering
with the Community Survival
Please see CHURCH, page 20
TIMES photo by David Miles
Fledgling Falcons…
Youngsters and future “Falcons” Gino and Angelina Dunn spend a moment with
the Minnechaug Falcon during the annual Flag Football Game at the high school
Nov. 5.
WILBRAHAM – Declining middle school enrollment
has hit the Hampden-Wilbraham
Regional School District hard
this year. In Wilbraham, officials
have had to restructure their team
concept and fear that left alone,
programming could stagnate.
According to Principal Noel
Pixley, while Hampden has been
dealing with the issue for the past
year or two, this has been the first
year where the enrollment decline
has had an impact on the teachers
and students in Wilbraham. This
year, the administration needed
to restructure the grade “teams”
at the seventh and eighth grade
levels.
“A team is a group of core
teachers who teach and support
a common group of students at
a common grade level,” Superintendent M. Martin O’Shea explained. “In the team concept,
the focus can be more about the
child.”
Pixley said that in an ideal
scenario, from both an educational and financial perspective,
Wilbraham Middle School would
Please see SCHOOL, page 15
Cleaning up buried history
Scout works towards
Eagle honors
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications
Correspondent
WILBRAHAM – An ambitious Boy Scout will earn his Eagle Scout rank by helping “clear
up” some history in town.
Over two weekends, Jesse
Kellner led several members of
the Wilbraham Boy Scouts to
Adams Cemetery to clean up
nearly 1,000 headstones.
Kellner said he approached
the Wilbraham Cemetery Commission, which oversees all the
cemeteries in town. He gave a
detailed presentation and took
feedback from the commissioners before beginning his project.
In all, Kellner had about 20
different volunteers helping him
as he oversaw the massive cleaning project.
“About one-fourth of Adams
Cemetery is historical graves,”
said Kellner. “They were graves
from more than 200 years ago
and they were full of grime and
other materials that make many
of the graves completely illegible.”
Kellner said he decided
helping to preserve the history
of the old graves was important
and worthy of an Eagle Scout
Project. He received approval to
do the project and worked with
several Scouts and members of
his family on Oct. 24 and Nov. 1.
Between both work days, he estimates he was able to clean off
roughly 1,000 graves.
“We definitely got a lot accomplished in those two work
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days,” said Kellner. “Everyone
worked really hard on this.”
Proper Chemicals
There were several challenges in making the job successful,
especially making sure the graves
were properly cared for while
they were being cleaned. Kellner
also had to make sure the proper
chemicals are being used.
“Many of these graves are
old limestone,” Kellner said. “So
we had to use certain chemicals
to make sure it did not break
down any of the stones.”
He also said some graves
were in bad shape and others already destroyed.
“There were several gravestones in the cemetery that had
been affected by the tornado in
2011,” said Kellner. “Some of
the stones were broken off, others were leaning. There were
Local Scout Jesse Kellner leads a team at Adams Cemetery
Oct. 24 to clean 1,000 headstones. Kellner is working towards Eagle Scout honors.
some thinner stones that if you
leaned on them, they would fall
to the ground or break.”
Kellner said that while only
certain chemicals could be used,
the chemicals were a bit simpler
to find than one might think.
“We had to use non-ionic
soap,” said Kellner. “Which is
basically your Dawn dish soap.”
Please see HISTORY, page 15
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History book available for purchase
WILBRAHAM – The sestercentennial edition of the town’s history “Wilbraham History and Culture
Volume IV 1963-2013” is now available at the Wilbraham Library and
Old Meeting House Museum. Edited
by Joan Paris, the book features 25
chapters of town history, covering
such events as the rise and fall of the
Peach Festival, the 2011 storms, and
the shift from an agricultural community.
Wrestling program
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programs. The book was funded by
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HEALTH ................................................................ 27
BUSINESS .............................................................. 28
Turkey shoots underway in Hampden
HAMPDEN - The Hampden VFW Post 9397 announced
its annual Turkey Shoots are now
underway. Shoots will take place
each Sunday through Nov. 22 at 1
p.m.
Participants take turns shooting at paper targets for cash and
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Parks and Recreation Department announced registration for its
wrestling program is underway now
through Friday, Nov. 20.
The program is available for
both boys and girls in kindergarten
through eighth grade and begins
Monday, Nov. 30. For more information, visit WilbrahamRec.com.
food prizes. Proceeds support local and national organizations and
events including the annual VFW
Kids Free Fishing Derby, Lions
Club, Holyoke Soldiers Home and
the American Heart Association.
For more information, call 5668797.
Senior Center to hold weekly Medicare
open enrollment in Wilbraham
Winter Farmers
Market accepting
registration
WILBRAHAM – Medicare Open Enrollment will be
taking place at the Wilbraham
Senior Center through Monday,
Dec. 7. This is an opportunity
for individuals to review and
make changes to health insurance and prescription drug
plans.
A Medicare card, current
WILBRAHAM – The Gardens
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Farmers Market. Vendors selling
winter vegetables, baked goods,
flowers, plants, eggs, cheeses, meats,
fruits, herbs and any other organic
products are welcome.
The market takes place every
first and third Saturday beginning
Dec. 5 and will run through to April
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mandatory. Open appointment
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For more information or to
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Friendly’s history discussion Nov. 12
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Women’s Club announced Rose
Slate, retail customer service manager for Friendly’s, and a company
historian, will discuss the history
of the local ice cream corporation
during the club’s meeting Thursday,
Nov. 12 at noon in the Parish Center
of St. Cecilia’s Church.
The luncheon meeting will
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Making a blast of
local history…
Wilbraham-Hampden Rotary
Club President Charles Bennett
(right) greets James Woolsey,
superintendent of the Springfield
Armory National Historic Site, during
the club’s meeting Oct. 28 at the
Anchor House Restaurant. Woolsey
gave a talk on the importance of
the Armory in the nation’s rise to
manufacturing prominence during
the 20th century.
Lions Club to hold
Thanksgiving
food drive
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Lions Club announced its
annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
to benefit the Open Pantry will
take place Friday, Nov. 13 to
Monday, Nov. 23. The club will
have a truck parked outside the
Village Food Mart in Hampden
to receive donations of non-perishable food items.
Meat pie supper
at Federated
Church
HAMPDEN – The Federated Community Church, 590
Main St., announced a French
meat pie supper will take place
Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m.
The menu includes French
meat pie, tossed salad, rolls, beverages and dessert. Cost is $10
or $5 for children under 12 years
of age. For reservations or more
information, call the church at
566-3711.
Road crew at work…
Crews from the Wilbraham Department of Public
Works conduct work on the sewer line outside the
soon-to-open Main Street Mart on Oct. 27.
Red Hats to tour ‘Chrysanthemum Show’
WILBRAHAM – The Red
Hat Ya Ya Sisterhood announced
it will tour the Smith College
“Chrysanthemum Show” Friday,
Nov. 13, with a departure from
the Wilbraham Senior Center at
10:30 a.m.
The day’s festivities will include lunch at the Yankee Pedlar,
consisting of a choice between
chicken pot pie, grilled salmon
with garlic herb butter, or roast
pork loin with apple cranberry
stuffing. Cost for the day is $18
for lunch and $4 for the Senior
Center van. The show is free.
For more information contact Kathy Perry at 283-9891.
Club offers weekend hiking opportunities
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Hiking Club announced
two weekend hikes beginning
Saturday, Nov. 14 with a trip to
Mt. Tom in Holyoke.
Attendants should meet at
the access road located off Route
5 at 10 a.m. The hike is strenuous and uphill over a distance of
four miles. There is no carpool
and dogs are not allowed. For
more information, contact Valerie Lane at 413-977-2995 or Michelle Parent at 413-231-4949.
On Sunday, Nov. 15, the
club will hike the New England
Trail in Southwick. Hikers will
meet at 9 a.m. at the parking area
near 4 Rising Corners Road in
Southwick.
The hike features modest
elevation gain over 4.2 miles.
There is no carpool and dogs are
not allowed. For more information, contact hike leader Stacey
Schmeidel at 704-682-2629.
Hikers should bring appropriate clothing, water, snacks
and traction gear.
Thanksgiving dinner to be held early this year
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Senior Center will host
an early Turkey Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at noon.
The dinner will include roast
turkey, gravy, cranberry sauce,
mashed potatoes, stuffing, butternut squash, dinner rolls and
apple pie. After the meal, Ritchie
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Senior Center hosts Thanksgiving lunch
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Senior
Center will host a Thanksgiving lunch on
Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 11:30 a.m.
The menu consists of roast turkey
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Speaker to talk about finances in retirement
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Senior Center will host its
next “Lunch and Learn” on insurance Thursday, Nov. 19 at
11:30 a.m.
Benjamin Hoisington of
Hoisington Insurance and Financial Services will speak on
a variety of topics that usually
hinder retirees. He will cover
how to protect a nest egg as well
as other assets, how to provide a
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Zoo to visit Wilbraham Library
WILBRAHAM – The
Wilbraham Public Library announced “Zoo On the Go,”
presented by The Zoo in Forest
Park, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 21 beginning at 10:15
a.m.
This program gives information about animals and their
special adaptations, habitats,
behavior, diets and status in the
wild. Sessions provide an op-
WILBRAHAM – The annual Minnechaug Regional High
School Alumni Football Game
will kick off Wednesday, Nov. 25
at 1 p.m.
Interested players should
report to the high school where
they will be directed to the appropriate field. Concurrent with
the alumni game is the annual
parent/player football game. For
more information, contact Sharon Dufour at sdufour@charter.
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portunity to touch and observe
the animals, as well as ask
questions.
There will be two sessions
with a limit of 15 children with
a parent in each. Sign up for the
10:15 to 10:45 a.m. class or 11
a.m. to noon. This program is
funded by the Academy Hill
School.
For more information, call
the library at 596-6141.
SPRINGFIELD – Eight
lawyers from area firm Bulkley Richardson have been
named to the 2015 Massachusetts “Super Lawyers” list of
top lawyers in the state.
Among those named is
David A. Parke, of Wilbraham, whose practice areas include business/corporate and
mergers and acquisitions.
No more than 5 percent
of the lawyers in Massachusetts are selected for the Super
Lawyers list and no more than
HOLYOKE – Holyoke
Community College announced
several local students completed
their graduation requirements
following the summer 2015 semester at the institution.
From Wilbraham are Nelson
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Children and their parents gather in the Rochford Reading Room of the Hampden Library Nov. 5 for an evening Pajama Storytime with Youth Services Librarian
Chanda Williams. The program started with pizza, followed by bedtime math problems and yoga stretches.
MTA to screen documentary
WILBRAHAM – The Massachusetts Teachers Association
will screen the documentary film
“Education Inc.” on Thursday,
Nov. 19 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in
the Brooks Room of the Wilbraham Library. Produced by Brian Malone, the film highlights
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November 12, 2015
Editorial
Empowerment the key to overcoming addiction
L
egislation recently passed by the state
Senate to help prevent opiate addiction
takes significant strides toward solving
a tragic problem.
While there are certainly questions of feasibility pertaining to key components of the
bill, they will address some of the missing links
in the chain that extends from chronic pain and
its treatment to full-fledged addiction and need
to be codified as soon as possible.
One of the worst kept secrets in the opiate
crisis in the Commonwealth is that there are
massive profits being made by the prescription
of controlled substances, which often lead to
the search for cheaper narcotics available on
the street.
The bill arms potential patients and the
communities in which they live with choices
that will help reduce the risk of opiate addiction before it begins.
Regardless of any stereotypes that linger in
the minds of those making laws about addicts,
giving them the tools that can help facilitate recovery may just ease the burden on local law
enforcement and a health care system that is
scrambling to respond to the opiate epidemic.
The Senate’s legislation grew out of a report published last month by the Special Senate
Committee on Opioid Addiction Prevention,
Treatment and Recovery Options on which
state Sen. Eric P. Lesser (D-Longmeadow) sat.
It requires pain management plans be created
to inform patients of a variety of options available beyond potent prescription drugs, and allows patients to voluntarily request a quantity
of drugs less than what was prescribed, as well
as to be put on a list of patients not to receive
opiates. These steps are encouraging to Lesser,
who said that the opioid crisis has been one of
his top priorities since assuming office.
“This legislation offers common-sense
protocols to limit access to highly addictive
pills, hold drug companies more accountable
for the effects of prescription drugs, and stem
the tide of opioid addiction,” he said.
Lesser also secured passage of an amendment he authored to further strengthen reporting and enforcement requirements for highly
addictive prescription painkillers.
There are, however, certain elements of
the legislation that will be difficult to enforce,
such as the demand that drug companies create a management plan for taking back unused
amounts of medication. This component of the
bill may not be necessary, as largely successful drug collections are happening on a regular basis in our communities, such as the Drug
Take Back Day at the Hampden Senior Center
Sept. 26, where the community dropped off 74
pounds of unused prescription drugs for safe
disposal in only four hours.
Lesser also noted that language requiring
the identification of “at risk” youths in school
and the presentation of options to them will be
a sensitive subject and will require a proactive
– and no doubt compassionate – group of guidance staff to bring such an effort to fruition.
It will no doubt take the awareness of
many in the community to get a handle on how
much abuse is out there; no one can afford to
turn a blind eye in any aspect of community
life. To this end, community-supported projects like “Rebound: The Chris Herren Story,”
which took place at Minnechaug on Oct. 15;
serve a vital role in spreading the word across
all demographics.
It is vital that the state House of Representatives take up the Senate bill as soon as possible, for this is not a state priority that must
wind its way through the hopelessly tedious
Boston bureaucracy. It is a battle being waged
for the very survival of thousands of potential
or recovering addicts and lawmakers need to
harness whatever boldness they can muster and
act.
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This week’s volunteer of the week is Edna Buckley of Wilbraham who is among
the dedicated volunteers at Life Care Center of Wilbraham. Buckley, who has
volunteered at the facility for 25 years, turned 90 on Nov. 9.
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LETTERS to the editor
Thursday, Nov. 12
Advisory Board of Health
5 p.m. Town Office Building
Bylaw Study Committee
Monday, Nov. 16
Board of Selectmen
Thank you for making the Farmers Market a success
To the editor:
This year’s Hampden Farmers Market was
a hit. Consumers and vendors rated it as the
most satisfying and healthy weekend event
they took part in. The number of responses to
many of our raffles was outstanding. Our winners were pleased with their findings.
We would like to thank the WilbrahamHampden Times for doing all the publicity in
the weekly paper, reminding the public about
the weekly market, and everything they do for
the people of Wilbraham and Hampden.
A special thanks goes out to Bethlehem
Baptist Church for letting us have our market there, Matt of Hope for Kids for helping
us start this great relationship with the church
and the community, Gio’s, It’s All About Me,
and Rob’s Auto Tractor Trailer Service for contributing for the market coupons that went out
to the Senior Center. We hope that we can get
more people to contribute to a great cause.
Most of all we would like to thank all the
people that help support the Farmers Market
by attending all our events. The vendors did an
amazing job by being there no matter rain or
shine. Without them this wouldn’t have been
possible.
We want to inform everyone that next
spring the Farmers Market will take place Saturday, May 14 to Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m.
– 2 p.m. at 123 Allen St., the site of new Bethlehem Baptist Church. So look for us come
spring 2016!
We are also looking forward to our winter market taking place on Dec. 5, Dec. 19 and
Jan. 9 – April 30, every Saturday, weather-permitted.
So come down and see what makes us
stand out from the rest with homemade, handmade or home grown items to choose from.
Thank you again to all our supporting
towns and businesses that have done so much
to have helped make this the best year yet!
Diane Rollins, Manager
Robert Rollins, Assistant Manager
Mark Carey, Treasurer
Hampden Farmers Market
Desperate food shortage at Survival Center
To the editor:
Once again we are looking to you, the
community, for help in getting food on our
pantry shelves as they are virtually empty once
again. It seems as though this is becoming the
“norm” at The Community Survival Center.
With our number of families coming to us for
food increasing drastically by the month, we
cannot keep our shelves stocked with the variety of nutritious items that we need. We are
averaging 40 new families a month along with
approximately the 475 families we currently
provide food for.
With the holidays fast approaching, we
will be providing well over 500 families the
traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. In addition
to all the regular food items, we are in critical
need of the items to provide that traditional din-
ner. Many times in the past, you, our continued
supporters of the center have come through for
us and we are hoping you will again this year.
Please consider having a food drive, dropping off your extra buy one get one free item
or any extra items from home. Another way
you can help is by sponsoring a family for $20.
Any of these ways help us to help our neighbors in need. Please join us in the fight against
hunger.
Remember, “One Can, Can Make a Difference.”
Thank you all in advance for your new or
continued support of the center. Ask to see me
when you bring in your food donation, I would
love to personally thank you.
Michelle Levrault, Assistant Director
Community Survival Center
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Planning Board
6:30 p.m. Town Office Building
Hampden
Thursday, Nov. 12
Police Station Building Committee
10 a.m. Town House
Monday, Nov. 16
Board of Selectmen
6 p.m. Town House
QUOTATIONS
of the Week
“
This is a nice reminder that because of our donations, others don’t
have to be without.
”
Rev. Todd Farnsworth, of the Federated Community Church in Hampden, on the
church’s efforts to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys for the Community Survival Center.
“
The current situation isn’t ideal,
but it’s certainly do-able.
”
Wilbraham Middle School Principal Noel
Pixley on the restructured team approach at
the seventh and eighth grade levels due to declining enrollment.
“
It is a badge of honor and it can
set a person apart from others.
”
Wilbraham Boy Scout Jesse Kellner on
the honor of receiving the Eagle Scout distinction. Kellner recently led a leadership project
at Adams Cemetery, cleaning roughly 1,000
gravestones.
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November 12, 2015
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Talk of the TOWNS
W
ho do you think was instrumental in the breakup
of the Beatles in April of 1970? If you said John
Lennon’s love interest Yoko Ono, you would be
correct. The other three Beatles, Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr made it known that Yoko intruded
upon their rehearsals and recording sessions which were
always deemed as sacrosanct
by the superstars. Her presence
disrupted their relationships
TALK
causing Lennon to lose interest
columnist
in their combined work, writing
songs and performing. That
and other information about
the “Fab Four” was part of a
great presentation by Beatles
scholar Aaron Krerowicz in the
Brooks Room of the Wilbraham
Library Oct. 27. The 90-minute
multimedia presentation was
CHARLES F.
titled “Let it Be: The Beatles,
BENNETT
January 1969”. Krerowicz
explained
what
happened
during that fractious month through quotes from the
band members and “fly on the wall” excerpts from the
recording sessions. Kudos to Wilbraham Librarian Mary
Bell for putting together the program. Mary had to set up
extra chairs in the Brooks Room just to accommodate all
the people who showed up. The program was supported
by the Friends of the Wilbraham Library.
In a recent Talk of the Towns column, we inadvertently
left out the names of several authors who contributed to
the newest town history book, “Wilbraham History and
Culture – Volume IV – 1963-2013”. Nicholas Muratore,
Steven H. Clark, Mark Paradise and former town
administrator, William J. Fogarty. The 353-page book
with many color photos by Dave Miles is available at the
Old Meeting House (Atheneum Society) on Main Street
and at the Wilbraham Library for $30. All proceeds of the
book sale will go to both the Library and the Atheneum
Society.
When we first encountered Chuck Phillips, a big guy
with an imposing voice, military bearing and towering
frame, at a Wilbraham Board of Selectmen’s meeting
we at first judged him to be intimidating and imperious.
But, boy were we wrong. As chair of the Open Space and
Recreation Committee and one of the organizers of the
Vision Task Force, he was a real pussy cat and great to
work with. He worked hard to make sure that the town has
plenty of open space for hiking and passive recreation.
Chuck passed away unexpectedly Sept. 29 at 69. We are
proud that our friend Joe Calabrese who served with
Chuck on the Open Space Committee made a motion at
a recent Selectmen and Conservation Committee meeting
to rename the Bay Path Trail at the Crane Hill Recreation
Area in honor of Chuck. It will now be called “The Chuck
Phillips Trail.”
The Minnechaug Student Council will be holding
its annual fall Blood Drive on Thursday, Nov. 19 from
7:40 a.m. to 2 p.m. All students who volunteer to give
blood must be healthy on that day and must eat breakfast.
Students are encouraged to get a good night’s sleep the
night before. Organizers are looking for as many eligible
students to give blood in order to help the Red Cross
replenish their supply during this critical time. Students
may donate if they are at least 16 years old and meet the
weight requirement. All 16-year olds must have a special
permission slip signed by parents; these permission slips
may be picked up the Student Activities Office from 7:30
a.m. 3 p.m. daily.
Lynn Jasmin, 2005, and the popular, energetic
violinist Mady Flanagan, 1999, both from Wilbraham
are former Ms. Senior Massachusetts winners. They were
on hand to support the current Ms. Senior Massachusetts
contender Ruth Harcovitz at this year’s National pageant
at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City Oct. 18
through 23. Its theme was “The Age of Elegance.” Mady
said she first met Harcovitz at the Wilbraham Senior
Center where songbird Ruth was entertaining. “She is a
great gal and I now enjoy a very pleasant friendship with
her,” said Mady. Unfortunately the pageant was won by
Ms. Mississippi, ballroom dancer Barbara Mauldin.
In business news, congratulations to The Gaudreau
Group of Wilbraham led by Jules Gaudreau and to
Rediker Software of Hampden, led by Rich and Gail
Rediker for being named to the “Super 60” by the
Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce. Gaudreau
is in the Growth of Revenue category and Rediker is in
the Total Growth of Revenue category.
Dianne Paquette has earned a spot on the Goodwin
College Dean’s List for the Summer 2015. Dianne, a
student from Hampden, is one of 492 students to make
the Dean’s List at Goodwin College in East Hartford.
Best wishes to the Minnechaug Math Team, Chris
Garbasz, Lucas Graham, Travis Van Brewer and
Chris Tracy who recently competed in the Worcester
Polytechnic Institute’s annual Math Meet Oct. 20.
Overheard at the bar at LaCucina: A man is walking
in the desert with his horse and his dog when the dog
says, “I can’t do this. I need water.” The man says, “I
didn’t know dogs could talk.”
The horse says, “Me neither!”
Retired Editor Emeritus Charlie Bennett writes this
regular column for the Times. Please send items for the
column to cbennett4765@charter.net.
Residents should decide fate of Mt. Marcy proposal
To the editor:
I want to thank Peter Vancini for a
well-written article on the effort to preserve Mt. Marcy, a beautiful environmental
resource and a wonderful contribution to
Wilbraham conservation land.
As a past member and chairman for
several years of the Community Preservation Committee, I find it disturbing that
there appears to be a strong anti-open space
acquisition sentiment among several of the
members. If I am correct, these members
need to set those opinions aside and look to
their appointment to serve the needs of the
entire community.
Last May, the voters of Wilbraham
never had the opportunity to decide if Mt.
Marcy should be preserved for future generations because the CPC voted against
putting this project on the town warrant.
In fact, the role of the CPC is to evaluate applications and make recommendations based on the following criteria:
1. Does this project meet the conditions for using CPA money for funding?
2. Will it benefit the town of Wilbraham and its citizens?
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3. Are there funds in the CPA coffers
to cover this expense?
The Mt. Marcy project not only meets
criteria for funding, it is an extension of
the very reason why Wilbraham voters approved CPA as part of the means to fund
Rice Nature Preserve. The proposal also
included an alternative funding source for
more than half of the cost. This is usually
looked on very favorably when approving projects and most don’t include this.
In terms of the amount of funds available,
there was more than enough money to fund
every proposal submitted for evaluation.
The reason that the voters of Wilbraham did not have the opportunity to vote
last year is because individuals on the committee appear to be opposed to land preservation and let their personal opinion decide
the outcome.
I ask that this year, the nine members
of the CPC observe the legal mandate of
their role, put their apparent biases aside,
and put the final decision of preserving Mt.
Marcy before the Wilbraham voters.
Jim Mauer
Wilbraham
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Recent police activity in Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Police Department released information on recent
police activity reported by Capt.
Timothy Kane.
Leaving the Scene
On Oct. 30 at 4:50 a.m. the
Wilbraham Police responded to
Post Office Park for a vehicle
with heavy front end damage,
unoccupied and resting against
a pole. The operator was no
longer at the scene. Subsequent
investigation by Officer Aderico
Florindo and Sgt. Jeffrey Rudinski led to charging the operator, Sandra Loesch, with Negligent Operation and Leaving the
Scene of a Property Damage
Crash.
Home Crash
On Oct. 31 at 1:15 a.m. Officer Sean Casella was dispatched
to Red Bridge Road for a reported vehicle that crashed into
a house. The gray Lexus had significant front end damage as did
the house. Mark A. Pessolano,
46, of Wilbraham, was arrested
for OUI Liquor and Negligent
Operation. He was also cited
civilly for speeding, failing to
use care in turning and for not
having an inspection sticker.
Struck Telephone Poles
On Oct. 31 at 2:17 a.m. Officer Christopher Arventos responded to Brentwood Drive for
a report of people arguing at a
possible motor vehicle crash. A
brown Chevrolet Blazer collided
with a pole causing significant
damage to the pole and the vehicle. The 16-year-old female
operator was summoned to court
for operating a motor vehicle
after 12:30 a.m. (Junior Operator) and Negligent Operation.
She was also cited for a passenger restriction because she had
a passenger under the age of 18
within the first six months of being licensed.
On Nov. 5 at 3:46 a.m. Officers Brent Noyes and Aderico
Florindo responded to a motor
vehicle crash on Chilson Road.
A gray Nissan Maxima struck
a telephone pole. There was
nobody in the vehicle but the
registered owner, who lived in
Wilbraham. Further investigation led to identifying the driver, Dominick Bongiovi, 26, of
Wilbraham, who was arrested
‘Take a Hike’ says WilbrahamHampden Trailmaster
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham-Hampden Rotary Club
will
host
a meeting,
open to the
public, on
We d n e s day, Nov.
18 at 6 p.m.
at the Anchor House,
2589 Boston Road in
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Thompson
featuring
Minnechaug Land Trust Trailmaster Charlie Thompson, of
Hampden.
Thompson will explain how
easy it is to go hiking in our
towns. Many of the trails have
been maintained by Thompson
and his dedicated volunteers.
The public is invited to the
meeting. The cost of $17 includes dinner.
To attend, call Brad Sperry
at 413-537-4171 or Charlie Bennett at 596-4765 by Monday,
Nov. 16.
Thank You
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Scantic Valley YMCA
Gaudreau Group
Scatolini Insurance Agency
Invacare
Sensible Ergonomic Solutions
Kitchen Encounters
TD Bank
Ludlow Pediatrics
The Daily Pint
Luso Federal Credit Union
United Bank
Monson Savings Bank
Urgent Care of Wilbraham
Mountain View Landscaping
Vartanian Custom Cabinets
Palmer Paving Corporation
Wilbraham Funeral Home
Pediatric Services of Springfield
Wilbraham Tire & Auto Services
Polish National Credit Union
Stolen Property
On Nov. 3 at 9:39 a.m. Officer Peter Laviolette, Capt.
Timothy Kane and Sgt. Mark
Paradis responded to ‘Stor and
Go’ at 2350 Boston Road because between 40 and 50 storage units had been broken into
the night before. One of the
units had eight rifles and two
shotguns stolen. Because of the
amount of units to go through
and victims to be contacted, the
break is still under investigation.
There is the possibility that allterrain vehicles were used to get
the property and flee down the
railroad tracks. Anyone seeing
anything suspicious, especially
between the hours of midnight
and 5 a.m. either by the front
parking lot or to the rear by the
railroad tracks, are directed to
call Detective Michael Cygan or
Detective David Diogo at 5963837.
Free social security seminar
LUDLOW
–
Carol
Scatolini of Scatolini Wealth
Management announced a
free social security seminar
will take place at the Ludlow Country Club on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7:30
p.m. The main speaker will
be James Schomburg, senior
retirement strategies group
consultant for Pacific Life Insurance Company.
He will cover topics such
as when one is eligible to collect, how benefits are calculated, and the impact of working in retirement, as well as
several strategies that couples
can employ to help maximize
their Social Security benefits.
For more information
or to register contact Teresa.
chaves@wfafinet.com or 413596-9033.
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Alive
&
Well!
East
Longmeadow
church holds
apple fair
EAST
LONGMEADOW – The East Longmeadow
United Methodist Church, 215
Somers Road, will hold its annual “Crafty Apple Fair” on
Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m.
until 3 a.m.
The fair will include local
crafters, food concessions, a
bake sale and much more.
For more information, call
church at 525-7416.
to all our sponsors for making the 2015
Spec Pond 5K RACE and Oktoberfest a success!
Oktoberfest Sponsor
Northern Tree Service
The Garvey Group and Post Office Park
Race Sponsor
Fitzgerald Attorneys At Law
PROSHRED
for OUI Liquor, Negligent Operation, Leaving the Scene of a
Crash and Resisting Arrest. He
was also written a civil citation
for Failing to Stay in his Marked
Lane.
On Nov. 7 at 4:56 a.m. Officers Aderico Florindo and Christopher Arventos responded to the
900 block of Tinkham Road for a
single vehicle crash into a pole. A
brown Honda Accord sustained
heavy front end damage. The vehicle was operated by Nicholas
A. Joseph, 24, of Monson. He
was arrested for OUI Liquor and
Negligent Operation, as well as
being civilly cited for failure to
stay in his marked lane.
Prize Sponsors
Common Grounds Cafe
Krazy Jake’s
Daily Pint
Mandarin Wilbraham
Dana’s Grillroom
Naglac Landscaping
DeMarey Landscaping
Neighborhood Pizza
Edible Arrangements
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Rice’s Fruit Farm
Friendly’s
Village Store and Cafe
Gregory’s Restaurant & Pizza Pub
Walgreens of 16 Acres
Horizons Restaurant & Bar
Wilbraham Pizzeria
Congratulations to our race winners:
Overall Male = Eric Peloquin
Overall Female = Eileen Jenkins
Wilbraham Male = Arnold Lee
Wilbraham Female = Lauren Kovarik
Save the date on your calendar, next year’s
Spec Pond 5K RACE and Oktoberfest
will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016!
Funds raised by the Wilbraham Friends of Recreation are used in the improvement and maintenance of the
recreational facilities and to support recreational programs in Wilbraham. All funds from the Spec Pond 5K RACE
and Oktoberfest go to support the maintenance of the Spec Pond Recreational Complex.
November 12, 2015
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Town Hall Notebook
Selectmen grant permit, make appointment
By Peter Vancini
Turley Publications
Correspondent
WILBRAHAM - The Board
of Selectmen met Monday, Nov.
2 to grant a new tobacco permit,
appoint a new member to the
Advisory Board of Health, and
discuss business related to veterans services and the fiscal 2017
budget.
New Tobacco Permit
The Board, Chairman Robert Boilard, Susan Bunnell and
Robert Russell, voted to grant a
tobacco permit to Sushilaben H.
Patel, of the Madhusudan Corp.
The Patel family, who run B.D.
Mart on Boston Road, were to
open their new location, Main
Street Mart, in the center of Wilbraham on Monday, Nov. 9 at
the site of the former Louis &
Clark.
The Board had tabled the
motion the week before to review changes to the town’s tobacco regulations proposed by
the Advisory Board of Health,
which are currently under review
for the first time since 2004.
Some residents had contacted selectmen with concerns
over effects the store may have
on the character of Wilbraham’s
downtown, as well as concerns
over the proximity to Wilbraham & Monson Academy and
the potential for minors to obtain
tobacco and related paraphernalia. Patel’s son, Nirav, and family
friend Robert Caplette represented the family at the meeting. According to Nirav Patel, the family
has never been cited for selling
to minors and will not be selling
tobacco products other than cigarettes and cigars. He also stated
that there were no unaddressed
concerns from Wilbraham &
Monson Academy. The family
had previously met with Head of
School Brian Easler, who issued
a statement saying that he looks
forward to a positive relationship
between the academy and the
store going forward.
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Advisory Board of Health
Teri Brand, of Wilbraham,
was interviewed for a vacant
position on the Advisory Board
of Health and the motion to appoint her to a one-year term was
unanimously approved.
Brand has served as nurse
leader for the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District since 2011. She previously
worked as a school nurse at
Green Meadows Elementary
School in Hampden since 2008.
She is also a member of the
Medical Reserve Corps.
Russell called Brand “more
than qualified for the position.”
Brand’s appointment fills the last
position on the board, which had
been vacant for over three years.
Veterans’ Agent
Discussion continued on
how best to provide veterans’
services when the town’s Veterans’ Agent Richard Prochnow
retires at the end of December.
Prochnow has held the position on a part-time basis for 28
Members of that district include
East Longmeadow, Hampden,
Monson, and Wales. Discussion
is scheduled to continue in subsequent meetings.
FY17 Budget
The Board discussed changes to the town’s annual budget
and directed the town administrator to issue a budget letter to
department heads. The department heads will be asked to propose a departmental budget for
fiscal 2017 with a zero percent
increase in expenditures over fiscal 2016. The proposed budgets
will be assessed by the town administrator and incorporated into
the overall annual town budget,
which the selectmen will review
before sending to the Finance
Committee for approval. If approved, the budget will be voted
on at the annual Town Meeting
in May.
No meeting was scheduled
for Monday, Nov. 9. The Board
will reconvene on Monday, Nov
16.
WPD offers women’s self-defense class in December
WILBRAHAM – The
Wilbraham Police Department announced a Rape Aggression Defense System
class will begin Wednesday,
Dec. 9 at the Gardens of Wilbraham, 2301 Boston Road,
from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
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ages 13 and older, the program teaches awareness, prevention, risk reduction and
risk avoidance, progressing
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Updates to state law mandate the town hire a full-time
agent or become part of a veterans’ service district.
Members of the Board stated that their primary concern
was upholding the standard of
care that local veterans receive
and worried that it may diminish
if the town was to share an agent
with other communities as part
of a district. They also acknowledged the cost increases associated with any of the options for
meeting the state mandate.
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November 12, 2015
A Community Gallery of life in
Wilbraham and Hampden:
Here you’ll find the next installment on
Greg the Barber’s window of guest photos
called, “A Window on the Community.” A
collection of photos captures the excitement
from this year’s annual Flag Football Game
at Minnechaug, where the junior and senior
girls square off while their male peers
provide the cheer. The Times travels to Italy.
A Wilbraham resident has a special visitor.
A Wilbraham boy takes part in Halloween
festivities.
Readers are encouraged to send in medium to high
resolution photos for this page by e-mail to
twitkop@turley.com or mail to TIMES, 2341 Boston
Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. Please note that if you
send us a photo of the Times in different parts of the
world, please include a recognizable landmark in the
background. Examples: Eiffel Tower; castle in Spain.
Stepping
up…
The junior boys
cheerleading squad
completes a formation
to support their
classmates in the
annual Flag Football
Game Nov. 5. The
junior and senior
girls clash while the
junior and senior boys
provide the cheer.
Ready for kickoff…
The Minnechaug Junior Girls prepare to face off against their senior classmates Nov. 5
during the annual Flag Football Game.
A Commun
Life in Wilbraha
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Let’s hear it for the girls…
The senior boys cheerleading squad provides the crowd support for the
senior girls as they prepare to take on the juniors during the annual Minnechaug Flag Football Game.
Feline good…
Wilbraham resident John Cortese was working in his garage recently when
he snapped this photo of a bobcat as it wandered through his yard. This
was the first time he has seen the elusive predator.
Wilbraham Firefighter Jeff Witek (left) meets with Jack Madore, 3, of Wilbraham Oct.
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Show your game face…
The Minnechaug Senior Girls team prepares for their clash with the juniors
Nov. 5 during the annual Flag Football Game.
Times with Padre Pio…
31 during the Scantic Valley YMCA “Trunk or Treat” event.
Joe (left) and Lee Daniele of Wilbraham took a recent trip to Italy, where
they caught up on their hometown news in the San Giovanni Rotondo at
the foot of a statue honoring Padre Pio.
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November 12, 2015
Megan Madera to wed Nathaniel Keaton
HAMPDEN – Paul and Dana
Madera, of Ludlow, are proud to
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Megan Kate Madera,
to Nathaniel Ronald Keaton, of
Hampden, son of Wanda Verville
and the late Ronald Keaton.
The couple met while pursuing their education at Springfield
Technical
Community
College. The future bride is a
2008 graduate of Ludlow High
School and a 2015 graduate of
Holyoke Community College
School of Nursing.
The
future
bridegroom
is a 2000 graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School
in Wilbraham. He then went on
to serve this country in the U.S.
Army where he was deployed to
Iraq and Afghanistan. Keaton is
currently continuing his studies
in accounting.
An October 2016 wedding is
planned.
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Maddison Ashley Poole
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Mother: Raquel Poole & Father: Justin Allen
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Kenneth Poole, Belchertown, Kimberly Ann Allen, Belchertown
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Help bring joy to nursing
home patients this season
Warming to community
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Senior Center knitting
and quilting groups have made holiday stockings for the
residents of Wingate at Hampden and are now seeking
help filling the stockings full of holiday goodies.
Suggested items are toothbrushes, toothpaste,
combs, nail files, hand lotion, tissue packets, hand
sanitizer bottles, candy canes, chocolates and peanut
butter crackers.
Donations can be dropped off at the Hampden
Senior Center by Tuesday, Dec. 1. For more information, call Wendy at 566-5588.
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WILBRAHAM – With millions
of families living in poverty, the
Wilbraham United Church Outreach
Commission is trying to do their part
to help provide a warm winter for
those less fortunate.
The Commission is currently
teaming with One Warm Coat, a
national nonprofit organization that
works to provide free warm coats to
any person in need of them.
Outreach Commission member
Becky McCracken said the church is
need of more coats in order to help
out needy people in the area.
“So far this month, we have only
managed to collect three coats,” said
McCracken. “The winter is really
long and cold and there are so many
people around that really could use a
warm coat to wear.”
brand new and we encourage people
to bring the coats down as soon as
possible. The weather is already
starting to get cold.”
The coat collection project is
one of many missions the church
works on each year. One Warm Coat
is appreciative of their partnership
with the church.
“For more than 20 years we have
been working to provide a warm coat
to anyone who needs one,” said Jennifer Stockard, President and Chief
Executive Officer of One Warm Coat.
“We are so thankful for our many
coat drive ambassadors, like Wilbraham United Church, who volunteer
their time, resources and energy to
help their neighbors in need. Together, we can reach our goal of warming
one million people each winter, one
community at a time.”
In addition to coats, One Warm
Coat will also accept monetary donations.
If you do not have a coat to donate, you can help provide a warmer
winter by texting “WARM” to 80100
to donate $10 to One Warm Coat or
by visiting www.onewarmcoat.org/
donate.
Holiday Bazaar presented by The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors
WILBRAHAM – The Gardens
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The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors
on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Pictures with Santa are offered
from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and face
painting will be offered for all children. There will also be more than 20
crafters there selling their work.
A lunch of soup, meatball grind-
ers, chips, soda and coffee is also offered and over 70 raffle items will be
raffled off.
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Friends of Wilbraham Seniors Building Fund.
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November 12, 2015
Student attends health
policy fellowship
WASHINGTON – Dun- about health policy, higher
can Daviau, a second-year education issues and how to
student at MCPHS University engage Congress. They had
– Boston’s physician assistant the opportunity to immediprogram, recently travately put into praceled to Washington,
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advocacy skills.
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Students met with mul- about the issues that matter to
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HISTORY from page 1
Other chemicals included
calcium hypo-chloride. The
translation is simple pool shock,
used to chlorinate pools during
the summer.
‘Badge of Honor’
Kellner made sure all those
working on the gravestones were
well-informed on how to treat
the delicate stones and make sure
they were cleaned properly. He
was proud of how many stones
the crew was able to clean off
during the two work days.
“They really came out great
and I was thrilled to see how our
history came back,” he said. “I
made sure I led by example and
everyone did a great job.”
Kellner finished the project
just a week shy of his 18th birthday, the deadline for a Boy Scout
to complete their Eagle project.
Kellner is currently a senior at Minnechaug Regional
High School. He is involved in
the band where he plays the alto
saxophone. He is also on the As
Schools Match Wits team and is
part of the Performing and Visual
Arts Society.
He enjoys hiking and other
outdoor activities with his fellow
Scouts. He has earned 21 merit
badges.
Obtaining the Eagle rank is
important to Kellner because it
helps him definite himself.
“It is a badge of honor and it
can set a person apart from others,” said Kellner.
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SCHOOL from page 1
Noel Pixley
see 200 students at each grade level,
split into two teams of 100 students.
Those teams become important for
situations such as school lunches,
where the entire grade or even student body in general, would be unable to sit in a single lunch period
in the cafeteria. They also help in
terms of scheduling full-year related
arts classes, as students can spread
evenly among all classes.
‘Looping’
This year, however, enrollment is 198 in grade six,
155 in grade seven and 167 in grade eight. O’Shea and
Pixley noted that grades seven and eight were in a predicament, being heavy for one full team and light for
two. To address the situation, they combined the seventh and eighth grade teams to create three full teams of
students for whom the teachers prepare coursework.
“This year, every teacher [in seventh and eighth
grade] is prepping for two classes at different grade
levels,” Pixley said.
He commented that having teachers instruct students at two different grade levels can have its advantages, primarily in what’s known as “looping,” where
teachers have an opportunity to get to know individual
students and tailor their instruction to them. The issue,
he said, is that the teachers have to split their preparation time between two grades.
“It effectively cuts their time in half,” he said.
O’Shea said that while the enrollment in Wilbraham hasn’t reached the same sense of urgency that exists in Hampden, where current enrollment at Thornton W. Burgess Middle School is 249 students and is
projected to drop under 200 in the coming years, the
numbers put WMS in a constant “tweener stage.”
“We’ve got numbers that lend themselves to a sin-
gles program,” O’Shea said of the middle school team
model in Wilbraham. He commented that the forecasted numbers, with some occasional “bubble” groups
like the sixth grade class of 198, enrollment remains
relatively constant.
Stretched Resources
According to figures compiled by the New England School Development Council from November of
2012, enrollment is projected to increase by roughly
10 students a year from 2016 to 2018. For the 2019
school year, the numbers drop back to roughly the current levels. NESDEC projected 528 students at WMS
for the current academic year. There are 520 currently
enrolled.
WMS was built in 1968 and sits on 63 acres. The
school occupies roughly 94,000 square feet and was
built for a student body between 625 and 750. In the
last 10 years, enrollment peaked in 2010 with 646 students. From 2005 to 2011, enrollment hovered between
630 and 650 students.
“The challenge we have is that our resources are
being stretched over two buildings,” O’Shea explained,
noting the district is responsible for providing a balanced education for students in Hampden and Wilbraham.
Pixley commented that while on a case-by-case
basis, it may be possible to reallocate funds to offer
sections or entire classes, such as information technology, that may be reduced or cut under a two-school
scenario, it comes down to putting those resources to
their best use.
“Can you use that other resource in another way,”
Pixley asked hypothetically, noting that in a larger class
size situation, any additional or reallocated resources
could be used to enhance programming for students,
such as a 3-D print shop.
“The current situation isn’t ideal, but it’s certainly
do-able,” Pixley said of the projected enrollment.
He commented that ultimately, he would like to
see an arrangement where middle school students from
both towns could combine their education at one location to both enhance the quality of programming
and maintain a consistent grade-based team structure
throughout the middle school level.
“We are a regional school district,” Pixley said,
noting that children in both communities should have
equal educational opportunities.
Currently, students from Hampden and Wilbraham may only receive education in their town of residence except for special education purposes and to attend Minnechaug Regional High School. The Middle
School Task Force has recommended that the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District expeditiously pursue combining the two middle schools at WMS
and pursue a long-term solution in a partnership with
the Massachusetts School Building Authority. The
School Committee was to discuss the matter at its Nov.
10 meeting.
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towns at their respective Town Meeting.
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WNEU engineering students shine in solar competition
SPRINGFIELD – The
Western New England University Solar Decathlon team traveled
to Irvine, California, earlier this
month to complete construction
of their two-bedroom 680 square
foot, solar-powered home as
part of the 2015 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
Competition.
After 15 months of design,
innovation, and entrepreneurial
thinking, the College of Engineering Solar Decathlon House
is returning home with a first
and second place win in two
major categories
By the end of the competition, the WNEU engineering
students team tied for first place
in the “Affordability” contest,
and came in second place in the
“Energy Balance” contest.
“I am absolutely thrilled
that our students performed so
well at these two major contests.
These awards reiterate that our
student-designed house is not
only affordable but also has optimal energy production with
maximum efficiency,” remarked
Dr. Kenneth Lee, professor and
chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western New
England University.
Last year, the Western New
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Western New England University students recently designed a winning solar home in a
competition in Irving, California, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
England student team was one of
only 20 teams internationally to
be selected for the competition.
By the start of final competition
in Irvine, six teams had dropped
out. The final 14 remaining
teams faced several panels of
judges who evaluated the solar
home’s design, efficiency, marketability, and more.
“One of our team strengths
is that our engineering students
have collaborated on this project
with students from Universidad
Tecnológica de Panamá and
Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana in Honduras. It’s
a truly collaborative effort,” explained Lee. “This prestigious
competition has provided our
students with a unique hands-on
experience on renewable energy
technologies and reinforces the
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Hampden seeks to fill vacancy on Advisory Committee
HAMPDEN – The Advisory
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committee. The committee reviews and prepares the town’s
annual budget, considers all warrant articles for the annual and
special Town Meetings, and to
make recommendations to the
citizens regarding the appropriation of financial resources and
the incurring of debt.
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on other articles presented at an
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Student teams in the 2015
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Wilbraham seeks proposals for Community Preservation funding
WILBRAHAM – The
town’s Community Preservation
Committee is seeking proposals for projects addressing open
space preservation, historic preservation, affordable housing, and
recreation for possible funding
under the Community Preservation Act for fiscal 2017, which
begins on July 1, 2016. The application deadline is the close of
business on Jan. 14, 2016. Application forms are available in
the Selectmen’s Office at Town
Office Building, 240 Springfield
St.
The CPC will hold public
meetings to answer questions
from applicants and to receive
comments from residents. Attendance is strongly recommended
for all applicants, to assure that
the requirements of the CPA are
understood and incorporated
into applications. The meetings
are set for Thursdays, Nov. 19,
Dec. 17, and Jan. 14, 2016 in
the Selectmen’s Meeting Room.
Dates and locations are subject
to change.
Interested groups are urged
to visit the statewide Community
Preservation Coalition’s website
at www.communitypreservation.
org to review the types of projects being approved across the
commonwealth.
Wilbraham voters adopted
CPA on Nov. 2, 2004. The act
provides funding through a local
property tax surcharge and state
funding for open space, historic
resources and affordable housing. Residents approved a 1.5
percent surcharge on property
tax bills while exempting the
first $100,000 of the value of
each taxable parcel of residential
real estate and providing abatements for qualifying low-income
residents and moderate-income
senior citizens. CPA requires at
least 10 percent of annual revenue be allocated to each of the
three purposes, with the remaining 70 percent available for allocation among the three categories and to community recreation
facilities. Allocation of CPA receipts must be made by a recommendation of the town’s Community Preservation Committee
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SUBURBAN Living
Searching for a sole-mate
By Rick Rubin
Turley Publications
Correspondent
Recipe:
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S
o I have what I think is a
brilliant idea for an innovative Web-based business. Here it is: an online dating
service for socks. Or, rather, an
online sock match-up service.
I don’t know about you, but
I have a lot of single socks in my
sock drawer that have been waiting
years
for a match.
It is a severe
problem in
our house;
we
can’t
seem to find
matching
pairs.
Oh
sure, eight
pairs
of
Rick Rubin
socks might
go into the
wash, but only 5 ½ come out of
the dryer. I am not kidding, there
is something in our washing machine or dryer that makes them
disappear. The same amount of
underwear goes in and comes
out. There are no problems with
jeans, shirts, or towels. Did I not
press the “do not eat my socks”
button on the washing machine?
I don’t have the heart to put
my abandoned socks out of their
misery by throwing them in the
garbage, so we keep them; hoping one day, that perhaps in another dimension, all the missing
socks will show up! In the back
of my mind I know they never
will, so I keep buying more and
within a few weeks most of them
become single, languishing in
the “singles bar” drawer for a
good match.
Alone and feeling abandoned, they sit at home, afraid to
go out due to the embarrassment
of being seen as an unloved, unwanted single sock. I don’t know
why they should feel that way.
Society isn’t as accepting of
single socks, despite their being
able to live very fulfilling lives
serving people who have lost a
foot due to a horrible accident or
disease.
Finding a matching pair of socks can be a challenge even in the best of circumstances.
A Perfect Match
I’ve come to feel sorry for
my socks. Hence, my proposed
Web venture. The idea is that you
would sign your sock up on my
sock match website and enter its
color, style, size, length (size does
matter) and assigned gender.
Deeper questions include
whether the sock is smooth or
textured and whether it is patterned or solid-colored.
Then, the real magic begins.
You now enter psychological
information that will allow the
service to find your sock’s true
sole-mate: Does it like being
worn under sandals? Does your
sock insist on matching only with
another of its own color or is it
more tolerant? Does it insist on
a relationship with a sock of the
same assigned gender (same-sock
marriages being the norm, not the
exception)? Can the sock tolerate
their mate being worn with another sock … And so on.
When a match is found –
when, not if, I truly believe there
is a sole-mate for every sock – the
socks will be matched up and
worn on a date, possibly dinner
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(Source: National Institute of Health)
The average height for in 2002. Women went from
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and a movie.
If they are compatible, they
might move on to something
more romantic, such as being
worn in comfortable shoes or
side-by-side on a walk with the
dog.
After that, a hike in the
woods, a niece’s wedding; them
bam boom, the socks are united
permanently for the rest of their
life. But alas, there will be a day,
when one gets sock cancer. A
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small hole will appear in the heel
and slowly progress to a rip and
after that the end is near. Most
of us will throw them out, others
will let their lives live on by tying them together for a dog toy.
But whatever happens, many of
us will sleep a little easier know
that they had a good life together
due to my new service.
Next time … the complications of mixing gloves and mittens!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg
2 tablespoons
vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 cups all-purpose
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3 tablespoons brown
sugar
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon baking
soda
1 teaspoon ground
allspice
1 teaspoon ground
cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground
ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. In a bowl, mix
together the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar.
Combine the flour, brown
sugar, baking powder,
baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, ginger and salt in
a separate bowl. Stir into
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ARTS & Lifestyles
Celebrate ‘Art for the Heart’
SPRINGFIELD – Smith &
Wesson announced that it will
host the annual “Art for the
Heart” event to support combat
veterans with post-traumatic
stress disorder on Wednesday,
Nov. 18 at the Lyman & Merrie
Wood Museum of Springfield
History, 21 Edwards St.
Anne Bruce, vice president
of Human Resources at Smith
& Wesson, said, “We invite the
community to join in raising
awareness and financial support for alternative therapy programs for veterans at this special art show and sale that helps
give back to those have given
our country so much. In addition to providing the important
therapy that these heroes need
and deserve, ‘Art for the Heart’
allows attendees to purchase
very special holiday gifts that
are entirely based on the art
created by veterans in the program.”
Photography by veterans who have attended therapy has been used to create
framed prints, greeting cards,
calendars, ornaments, inspiration collages, and more, all of
which will be available for sale
and will include gift-wrapping.
The evening also includes live
acoustic music with Aaron Fay
and Pete Maserati of the band
Maxxtone, hors d’oeuvres,
and gift wrapping. Artist John
Simpson will conduct a livepainting exhibition and the resulting one-of-a-kind painting
will be given as a door prize at
the event.
Tickets are $35. Proceeds
benefit art therapy programs at
Ward 8 in the VA Medical Center in Leeds that have provided
veterans with comfort as they
cope with their combat-related
symptoms. For tickets or more
information, visit smith-wesson.com.
Exit 7 Players present
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
LUDLOW – The Exit 7
Players announced it’s fall musical, “Jesus Christ Superstar” will
be held Nov. 13, 14, 20 and 21 at
8 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
Jesus’ meteor-like rise in
renown provides, as the title suggests, a parallel to contemporary
celebrity worship. As his radical teachings are evermore embraced, Judas increasingly questions the enlightened motives
of this new prophet, resulting
in betrayal. Christ’s final days
are dramatized with emotional
intensity,
thought-provoking
edge and explosive theatricality.
Propelled by a stirring score, by
turns driving and majestic, satirical and tender, Jesus Christ Superstar illuminates the transcendent power of the human spirit
with a passion that goes straight
to the heart.
This show is directed by
Exit 7 newcomer Paul DiProto,
musically directed by Bill Martin and choreographed by Melissa Dupont.
For tickets or more information, visit www.exit7players.org
or call 583-4301.
‘Grampy’s Fund’ to help Chihuahuas
SPRINGFIELD – Dakin
Humane Society announced the
creation of “Grampy’s Fund” to
aid Chihuahuas facing complex
medical treatments and keep
them in their homes with loved
ones, according to interim Executive Director Nancy Creed.
The fund honors Leslie Harris, who recently resigned as Dakin’s executive director, and is
named for an elderly Chihuahua
who arrived at Dakin years ago
in need of significant medical
care. The dog became a favorite
of Harris’s and she adopted him
following his recovery.
“As it turns out, we have already treated our first patient to
be covered by Grampy’s Fund,”
Creed said. “We received a Chi-
huahua named Delta Dawn, who
had an exceptionally large inguinal hernia. This is a serious condition in which the abdominal
contents protrude through the inguinal canal, and it requires surgery. Delta Dawn was operated
on by one of Dakin’s top-notch
veterinarians, is recovering nicely and is expected to be available
for adoption soon. She’s our first
success story, with many more
to come.”
Chihuahuas were selected
as the focus of Grampy’s Fund
efforts because of the large number of the breed who are bought
to Dakin to be adopted each
year.
For more information, visit
www.dakinhumane.org.
Performers
sought for teen
open mic night
WILBRAHAM – The
Wilbraham Public Library
seeks performers for a Teen
Open Mic Night Thursday,
Dec. 10 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Performers will have 5
minutes to perform skits, songs,
instruments, writing or poetry.
The event is open to children in
grades six through 12 and refreshments will be served.
For more information or
to register, visit wilbrahamlibrary.org or contact Teen
Services Librarian Rachel
Hapgood at 596-6141 or rhapgood@wilbrahamlibrary.org.
Senior Center
to stage murder
mystery
HAMPDEN – Featuring
The Rockin’ Chair Players, the
Hampden Senior Center will
stage a murder mystery dinner
“Death at the Deli” beginning
Friday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m.
The dinner features a fourcourse meal and two glasses
of wine, while attendants try
to discover the culprit. Additional dates are Saturday, Nov.
7 and Sunday, Nov. 8.
Tickets are $25 and are
only available in advance. For
more information or to register, call 566-5588.
O’Keeffe-style pastel
workshop offered at HPL
HAMPDEN
– The
Hampden Public Library
will host pastel artist Gregory John Maichack to present
an adult hands-on workshop,
“Scarlet Poppies: Pastel Paint
Like Georgia O’Keeffe,” on
Thursday, Nov. 12 from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. This pastel painting workshop is designed for
artists of all levels.
Students
focus
on
O’Keeffe’s famous poppy
paintings and Maichack’s
pastel versions, and work in
tandem with the artist utilizing techniques O’Keeffe
used in her paintings.
Maichack, nominated twice
for a Massachusetts Gold
Star Program Award, will
demonstrate the essentials of
painting with pastels. Scumbling, feathering, blending,
slurring, edges, and layering will be taught in this direct tactile medium of pure
and nuanced color. All take
home their original pastel
painting.
Maichack lives in Holyoke. He is a portraitist and
painter working primarily in
pastels.
Registration is required.
For more information or to
register, call the library at
566-3047. The program is
supported in part through the
Hampden Cultural Council.
Annual exhibit underway
WILBRAHAM – The
Wilbraham Friends of the Library annual art exhibit is on
display now through Sunday,
Nov. 29 in the Brooks Room
of the Library. For more information visit the circulation
desk at the library or wilbrahamlibrary.org or call Elaine
Genest at 413-627-9183.
OSV to exhibit cutting edge history
STURBRIDGE – A new
pop-up exhibit at Old Sturbridge Village explores the
sharper edge of history with a
display of Massachusetts-made
knives from the 19th century to
the present. The exhibit continues through Dec. 31.
On display in the Visitor Center and at the Bullard
Tavern are dozens of expertlycrafted knives and cutting instruments from the nearly two
centuries-old Dexter-Russell,
Inc. of Southbridge, Massachusetts.
The story begins in 1818
when Henry Harrington began
manufacturing razors, knives
and surgical tools in a small
workshop in Southbridge. He
stamped his work “Henry Harrington, Cutler to the People,”
and he included an American
eagle insignia. Harrington died
in 1876, but his son Derek took
over the business.
In 1834, John Russell of
Greenfield,
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poured the fortune he had
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a factory making chisels and
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“Green River Knife Works”
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Southbridge. In 2001, it adopted the name Dexter-Russell.
“The ‘cutler to the people’
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Donations provide dinners for local families
CHURCH from page 1
Center to provide local families
with turkeys for their holiday
dinner in a new fundraiser called
“Gobblers for God.”
According to Rev. Todd
Farnsworth, the idea came about
following the church’s Harvest Festival Oct. 3. Michelle
Levrault, Community Survival
Center assistant director, had a
table at event. Farnsworth explained that in their talks, he discovered that with higher costs,
there was a shortage of turkeys
at the center.
“I thought, ‘maybe that’s
something we could do,’” Farnsworth said.
Immediately, he got to work
and arranged to purchase the
frozen birds through the Village Food Mart at a savings. The
community can help with the
purchases by making monetary
donations from now through
Sunday, Nov. 15. That money
will supply as many turkeys to
the Survival Center as possible.
20 Turkeys
“We’re hoping to purchase
20, 20-pound birds,” he said.
“Right now we have about six or
seven.”
Donation suggestions are
broken into four, turkey-themed
categories, depending on one’s
ability to give. There’s a “Full
Gobbler” for $40, a “Half Gobbler” for $20, “Drumsticks” for
$10 or a “Wishbone” for $5.
Farnsworth said that donors may
give any amount they wish and
aren’t limited based on the suggestion.
“The best way is to write a
check and put ‘Gobble Gobble’
in the memo,” he said. “Every
donation counts.”
The donations may be delivered to the church Monday,
Wednesday or Friday during operational hours or mailed to Federated Community Church, 590
Main St., P.O. Box 246, Hampden, MA 01036.
Critical Need
According to Jaqueline
Madden, Community Survival
Center executive director, it’s
not just turkeys in need, but all
food items. “Our pantry shelves
are almost empty,” she said.
The Community Survival
Center, located at 240 Main St.
in Indian Orchard, serves the
communities of Hampden, Wilbraham, Ludlow and the Springfield neighborhoods of Indian
Orchard, 16 Acres and Pine
Point. The center’s Emergency
Food Program offers a five-day
supply of grocery items, including meats, to individuals living in the community. Families
may receive emergency food six
times during the fiscal year that
runs July 1 through June 30. To
fund the food pantry, the center
operates a thrift shop open to
public Monday through Friday.
Current food items in critical need include canned tuna,
pasta, peanut butter, soup and
corned beef hash. Individuals
TIMES staff photo by Tyler S. Witkop
The shelves at the Community Survival Center in Indian
Orchard are running low, especially with items for holiday
dinners.
are welcome to make financial
donations as well. Madden said
that regardless of the donation, it
will all go back to people within
the community.
“The more food we get in,
the easier it is for the staff to provide families with a meal,” Madden commented.
In addition, the center provides one holiday dinner a year
to qualifying families in need.
The meal includes a fresh or
frozen turkey, gravy, stuffing,
gravy, canned or fresh yams, instant or fresh potatoes, canned
or fresh carrots, canned pumpkins, evaporated milk and a pie
crust mix.
New Families
Levrault said they provided
Thanksgiving dinners to 511
families last year. She expects
that number to be closer to, if not
exceed 600 this year. According
to her most recent figures, since
the start of the fiscal year on July
1, 159 new families have come
into the center for food.
“We’re averaging about 40
to 45 new families a month,” she
said.
Madden said that roughly
three of the families served come
from Hampden.
“While we don’t get a lot [of
participants from Hampden] we
are here for Hampden, too,” Madden explained, noting that some
may not be aware of the program.
“They don’t have to be desperate,
down and out. Just come in.”
In addition to their standard
food program, which limits the
usage to those within specific
communities, Madden commented that they also offer a program
for seniors of all geographic areas. In that program, participants
receive one bag of food a month
and two holiday dinners.
“In many cases, they’re
embarrassed [of receiving assistance],” Levrault said of those
coming through their doors. “Everyone needs help at one time or
another.”
To take advantage of the
food assistance programs, individuals must provide a piece of
postmarked mail for all adults in
the household to verify residency,
verify household income information (which must meet government guidelines) and provide
a rent receipt, property tax bill or
mortgage statement.
“This is a nice reminder that
because of our donations, others
don’t have to be without,” Farnsworth said. “Sometimes we get
a little closed off [from the needs
of others]. Here’s a way we can
connect with people.”
For more information on the
Community Survival Center or
to make a donation, visit communitysurvivalcenter.org or call
543-3930.
Tyler S. Witkop can be
reached at twitkop@turley.com.
November 12, 2015
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Falcons
drop
semifinal
in OT
Knocked out by
Longmeadow
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
Minnechaug
holds off
Agawam
Fall to Lancers in 2OT
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Turley publications photos by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Minnechaug’s Julia Torchia (3) moves the
ball through the open field.
Minnechaug’s Margaret Finnegan (8)
looks down at the ball as she chases it
down.
WILBRAHAM - As has been
the case for some time, the Minnechaug field hockey team had a
postseason. They dominated Agawam despite a 2-0 final score in
the quarterfinals. Then they moved
to Clark Field a neutral site for the
semis. This one went to double overtime, before Northampton would
score in the final 38 seconds.
This game revolved around the
stellar goaltending of Tamra Zippin and Danielle Parent. There were
many swings throughout, though the
Blue Devils appeared to have the
edge
Three minutes in, the Lady Falcons got their first of six penalty corners in the first half. In the fifth minute Morgan Durocher put a shot on
goal from 5 yards that was stopped
by Henry. In the ninth minute, it was
Nina Bruno with a shot through the
crease but no one was there to pick
it up. Twenty seconds later Madi-
LONGMEADOW - A week
ago, the Minnechaug football
team played Longmeadow in
their regular season finale and
lost 27-20. They had a chance
to redeem themselves a week
later with another game against
the Lancers. The Falcons came
up just short, losing in overtime,
22-14.
When they met a week ago,
the two teams were settled on
being either second or third in
the Division 2 rankings for the
Western Mass semifinal and that
they would play each other a
week later. That game would determine, who would second and
who would be third. The second
place team would get the home
game.
After the seven-point loss,
the Falcons were convinced to a
man that they could not only play
with Longmeadow, but that they
could beat them. They proved
the first in this rematch and very
nearly pulled off the second. It
took overtime for them to fall.
After the Lancers won the
toss, they kicked off to start the
game. On the first play from
scrimmage, Kyle Trombley attempted a pass and it was picked
off by Max Rye. He brought it
back to 20 yard line. Two plays
later, Max Stukalin scored on
Please see HOCKEY, page 25
Please see FALCONS, page 22
Lady Falcons hold off Lady Brownies
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
WILBRAHAM - The Minnechaug girls’ soccer team won
a hard fought battle with Agawam in the Division I quarterfinals. With the win they will
advance to the semifinals this
week, where they will take on
West Springfield.
Despite the difference in
seeds between the two teams,
this win was not an easy one for
the Falcons. The 10th seeded
Brownies, who just come off a
3-2 overtime win against Amherst, had to turn around to play
a second time just two days later.
With the score was 1-1 at the
break, the Brownies were giving
the Falcons all they could handle.
Two goals by the midpoint of the
second half gave Minnechaug a
3-1 lead, but then with 4:00 to go,
the Brownies struck and closed it
to a very tenuous one point. The
Falcons held on.
Agawam got the game’s first
opportunity as Jill Scherpa sent a
shot from 10 yards just wide and
to the right of the goal. Molly
Serra had the first shot on goal
in the third minute, hers coming from 20 yards, where Jenna
Beach stopped it. In the fifth
Alyssa Montagna was on goal
from 20 yards and Tamra Zippin made the save. A minute
later Sarah Carron was on goal
as well, her shot coming from 12
yards.. Before the 10th minute,
Ryann Kuhn was wide to the left
from 15 yards.
In the 10th, both teams had
their chances. For Minnechaug,
it was Madison Bonavita from
12 yards on goal and then Serra
from 15 where her shot went
over the goal. Allyson Dubiel
put her 15 yard shot over the
goal at the other end. In the
13th minute Caitlyn Shean was
stopped by Zippin on a 22 yard
blast. With Minnechaug on offense, Haley Gurski was on goal
from 12 yards in the 15th and
Emma Weisse over the goal in
the 16th.
That pressure led to the first
goal of the game, which came at
17:35 by Minnechaug. Gurski
sent a pass from the right side
back to Serra at the 18. Serra
then dribbled down and drew
Beach out. She was able to get
by Beach and tap it in from 5
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Minnechaug’s Jaileen Goncalves (8) makes a run up the field.
yards. That made it 1-0.
Natalie Pullen got a corner
kick late in the 18th minute and
Agawam kept it in. Pullen then
sent a pass to Dubiel, who was
just inside the crease. Dubiel
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November 12, 2015
Girls Fastpitch
players wanted
Turley Publications submitted photo
Falcons celebrate Senior Night
WILBRAHAM The Minnechaug boys soccer team celebrated Senior Night with a 2-0 win over Ludlow on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Late rally stops Falcons
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
WILBRAHAM - The Minnechaug boys soccer team saw
its season come to an abrupt end
in the Division 1 quarterfinals,
when they lost 3-2 to Longmeadow, The second-seeded Falcons
had a 2-1 with just over 5:00 to
play, when the Lancers tied it on
a free kick. Less than a minute
later, they scored the game winner and then held on for the final
four-plus minutes.
The Falcons dominated the
first half, more than doubling the
Lancers on shots on or near the
goal. Yet they were tied 1-1 at
the break. The second half was
evenly matched in terms of shots,
but the Lancers rarely let the
ball get back into their end and
kept constant pressure on Matt
Labranche. That pressure paid
off with the two late goals that
tied and won it. Longmeadow,
who came in at number seven,
will move on to the semifinals.
Chris Tracy got things going
for Minnechaug in the first half
sending a 15-yard shot just wide
to the right of the goal. On the
other end Longmeadow got the
first of four corner kicks that they
would have in the first half. Willem Fuehr was wide right from
eight in the fourth minute. Max
Robins, in the fifth, was the first
player on either team to have a
shot on goal. LaBranche had the
save.
The action picked up in the
eighth minute when late in that
minute Minnechaug had its first
corner. They kept the ball in at
9:35, the Falcons took a 1-0 lead.
Andrew Fidalgo took a crossing
pass from Jack Douglas just outside the crease. He deflected it
to the far side past Seth Travers
and Minnechaug had a 1-0 lead.
The Lancers came back in
the next minute and put some
pressure on LaBranche. They
had a corner kick, followed
shortly by an 8-yard shot Nicholas Maurer that went wide right
and then another corner in the
11th minute.
From the 12th through the
20th, the Falcons had control.
Fuehr sent a 20-yarder wide left
in the 12th; then Fidalgo was on
goal with his 12 yard shot in the
14th; Tracy sent an 18-yarder
wide left in the 18th and Brendan Plumb was wide right from
15 in the 20th minute.
After clearing, Longmeadow got it to the Falcons’ end and
Carl Schirmeister was wide left
from 10 yards in the 20th. Seconds later, the Lancers got their
fourth corner of the half. Fuehr
and Fidalgo had shots on goal in
the 22nd and 23rd minutes, each
coming from 10 yards.
Back came the Lancer in the
26th minute and just the clock
was turning to the next minute,
Longmeadow broke through for
the tie. Leading the charge was
Max and Spencer Robbins along
with Logan Haldopoulos. From
18 yards, Max Robbins crossed
to Haldopoulos at the 8. He sent
it home and at 26:59, the game
was tied.
In the final 10:00, Longmeadow would have one chance
to break the tie. In the 30th, Robins had his 12-yard shot stopped
by LaBranche. The remaining
chances came for Minnechaug.
Tracy was on goal from 10 in the
32nd minute; Plumb was stopped
from 8 in the 35th; Tracy’s 25
yard blast was short in the 38th.
The second half started
slowly for Longmeadow. Haldopoulos did manage a shot on
goal from 12 yards in the second
minute.
They would not get
even close until the 10th. Tracy
had his 15-yard shot curve wide
left in the third and one by Fuehr
was also in the same spot.
Minnechaug took the lead
in the fourth minute. They had
back to back corner kicks, but
the second from Fidalgo found
its way to a crowd in front of the
goal. Tracy was able to get a foot
on it, inside the crease and he
knocked it home to give Falcons
a 2-1 lead. The time was 4:53.
Fidalgo was credited with an assist. It would be their last chance
for quite a while.
Haldopoulos was on goal
from 15 yards in the 10th and
Robins was wide left in the 13th
from 15 yards. Fuehr was wide
left from 12 in the 13th as well
and in the 18th Benjamin Brennan was wide left from 18. The
shots wide left continued with
Maurer going there in the 20th
minute from 20 yards and Haldopoulos from 10 yards in the
24th. In the 25th, Michael Alexander was too strong as he sent
a 35-yard shot over the goal. It
would be Minnechaug’s last.
Two minutes later Longmeadow would get a corner kick,
but that was just the beginning.
Haldopoulos was on goal from
eight in the 29th and Robins sent
one through the crease in the
30th. That was followed by a
corner kick. Maurer was on goal
in the 34th from 20 yards and
wide right seconds after that.
In the 35th, Haldopoulos
third it up, when he bounced a
free kick from 29 yards off the
crossbar and into the goal. The
time was 35:26. The Lancers got
it right back into the zone and at
36:11 they won the game. James
Fisher picked up a clearing pass
from Robins and went in alone.
He got it just past the left hand of
LaBranche to make it 3-2. The
Lancer defense did the rest.
Longmeadow had 12 shots
in the second half, including six
on goal. Two of those six went
in.
Meanwhile Minnechaug
only managed six shots after
the break, one of which was on
goal and it was the goal for Minnechaug.
So their promising season
comes to an end with them finishing at 9-3-7.
the 1. The point after made it
14-7 for Longmeadow. This had
the makings of a very high scoring affair.
But that would not be the
case, as the defenses took over
after that. There was no scoring
in the second, third and most of
the fourth. In the final frame,
the Falcons tied it up again when
St. Marie finsished off a drive
with a 14-yard touchdown run.
He kicked the extra point to tie
it and the game moved into the
extra frame.
For all of their good work,
the Falcons could not stop the
Lancers in overtime. With the
ball at the Minnechaug 10, Stukalin went 3 yards on first down.
On second, Rye took it in. As
MIAA rules require that a team
go for two points after an overtime touchdown, the Lancers did
so. Scott Elder ran the 3 yards
to make it 22-14. When Minnechaug could not score in their
series, Longmeadow was the
winner.
This game was about defense
as neither team broke 200 yards
in total offense. The passing
game not working well — they
were 1 for 11 in attempts, good
for just six yards and having two
interceptions. Minnechaug ran
the ball for 24 of their total 35
plays. Trombley had 90 on 11 of
those runs, including the 51-yard
touchdown. He also ran another
for 20, the second longest run
for the Falcons. Chris Jusczyk
also carried the ball 11 times and
gained 32 yards. In two runs, St.
Marie picked up 23 yards. The
14 yard touchdown was one of
them.
On the defensive side of the
ball, Tim Garvey was the leading
tackler with 13. He had three
solo tackles and 10 in which he
assisted. Drew Jobson was right
behind him at five and seven.
Also in double figures were
Nate Rosenthal is a sports
correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be reached at
dforbes@turley.com.
NEYSA 14U team is
looking to add some players. This team is based out
of Springfield, but players
from other communities are
welcome to join.
Players should first
check to see if their community sponsors a team in
the NEYSA League and if so
whether there are available
slots.
The Springfield-based
team plans to begin indoor
practices early next year on
Saturdays. Once weather
permits practices will move
outdoors to our home fields
at Greenleaf Park in Springfield and be more frequent.
Coach Darrell Weldon lives
in Belchertown and willing
to provide rides from this
area if needed.
Eligible players for this
14U team must not reach
age 15 prior to Jan. 1, 2016.
Ability does not matter.
Coaches are always willing
to work with anyone that
wants to improve their skills
and be able to enjoy playing
the game. Our regular season
and playoffs run from the beginning of May through the
end of June.
If interested please send
an email to softballcoachdpw@gmail.com with contact
information.
The
deadline for
submissions
for this
sports
section is
the Monday
before
publication
by noon.
To send in information,
contact Sports Editor Dave
Forbes, at 413-283-8393
ext. 237, send an e-mail
to dforbes@turley.com or
send it through the mail to:
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FALCONS from page 21
a 14 yard run. The extra point
gave Longmeadow a 7-0 lead
with less than two minutes gone
in the game.
But the Falcons were not
down for long. They moved the
ball quickly from their 25 and in
six plays, they were in the Longmeadow end zone. Trombley
scored on a 51-yard jaunt and after Shawn St. Marie hit the extra
point, the game was tied. With
two scores on the books, the
clock showed 7:40 remaining in
the first quarter.
The Lancers did some more
running and with 38 seconds to
go, Tiernan Ashe scored from
Benton Whitley and Sam Christman with one and nine and Ryan
Doyle at two and eight.
The Falcons also had two
takeovers, as Jusczyk and St.
Marie recovered fumbles.
The Falcons will play two
more games, one of which will
be this week as they move back
to pool and then they will finish
the season with a Thanksgiving
game against new/old rival Amherst.
Nate Rosenthal is a sports
correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be reached at
dforbes@turley.com.
November 12, 2015
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This week in recreation
By Ben Sabbs, Assistant Director
Wilbraham Parks and Recreation
Department
competitive winter.
We didn’t forget about the
mini-basketballers; our kindergarten
through second grade registration runs
n behalf of the Recreation Tuesday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Dec
Department we would like to 4. Don’t forget about our Smart Start
basketball program for ages
salute all of the Vet4 and 5. This program gives
erans for risking so much to
the youngsters a great opkeep us and our communities
portunity to exercise, learn,
safe. We honor the Veterans
and have fun. For the parpast, present and future.
ents, this is a nice chance to
We would also like to
get some one-on-one quality
give a special thank you
time with your child. Registo all of our coaches and
tration runs Nov. 24 – Dec.
participants in our fall pro4 for residents or until space
grams. To all of our soccer,
is filled.
football, flag football, and
Wrestling registration
field hockey coaches, we apBen Sabbs
runs through Friday, Nov.
preciate all of your time and
20. The wrestling season
dedication. Without your efforts our
programs would not be as success- runs Monday, Nov. 30 through midful as they are. To all of the kids who March.
Find all of our program details
participated, we want to thank you for
representing Wilbraham by working and to register online and by mail-in,
hard and showing good sportsman- please visit WilbrahamRec.com or
register at the WRPD office and be
ship.
Don’t let the 70 degree weather sure to reserve your spot for some exfool you; we are now on to the winter cellent winter fun!
season! Our grade three through eight
Down the Road … Visit Wilbrabasketball season is rolling along;
practices have started and the games hamRec.com for details on upcoming
will be coming in December. We had Let’s Gogh Art, Mad Science, Stars
a great turnout from our registrations of Tomorrow Dance and Theater Arts
and are looking forward to a fun and programs.
O
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Valley Cup champs
WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham Juniors field hockey team, which is
comprised of players from both Hamden and Wilbraham, recently
won the Valley Cup Tournament in Holyoke.
The team was coached by Kristen Angelica and Stephanie Dolaher.
SOCCER from page 21
deflected it past Zippin at 19:30 and the
game was tied. Agawam got the ball right
back and Allie Wysocki sent a 25 yarder
wide top the left in the 21st minute.
Over the next 6:00, it was all Minnechaug. Kuhn and Gurski were both
wide right, Kuhn’s from 18 yards in the
23rd and Gurski from 15yards in the 24th.
Bonavita put an 18 yard shot over the goal
in the 28th minute.
The action stayed steady at both ends
over the last ten minutes. Pullen was
wide left from 20 in the 30th minute,
while Serra and Vanessa Chiarella were
both on goal in the 32nd. Serra from 20
and Chiarella from 15. Carron sent a 20
yard shot over the goal in the 35th and a
minute after that Serra nearly tipped in a
header from 8 yards away. The Brownies had two more on goal in the final
3:00. Scherpa was stopped from 20 and
Wysocki had one from 35,, that Zippin
saved.
The shots were relatively even over
the first forty minutes. 13-12 in Minnechaug’s favor. Both teams had six actually get to the goalie.
The second half was really dominated by the Falcons, as they were relentless
in the pressure they brought forth. Their
first shot, though wide left by Jaileen
Goncalves from 12 yards in the second
minute, was a precursor of what was to
come. Carron had a shot go wide to the
left in the fifth minute from 20 yards and
it would be one of the few shots taken by
Agawam in the second half,
At 7:03, Minnechaug took the lead,
2-1. Following a breakaway, Ashley
Jones sent a pass from just inside the box
to Serra, who was right in front of the
goal some five yards out. She tapped it
past Beach for a 2-1 lead. A minute later,
Kuhn was on goal with a 12-yarder, that
Beach stopped by moving to her right.
It was not until the 13th minute, that
Agawam got a second opportunity, when
Wysocki sent one from 15 yards wide to
the left. It would be nearly 20 minutes
before the Brownies would get that close
again.
Minnechaug dominated the game between minutes 20 and 30. It all started
with what would prove to be game winner
at 20:55. Elizabeth Christman sent a shot
from 35 yards away that Beach seemed
ready to stop. But as she tried to grab it,
the ball tipped off her fingers and into the
goal. That gave the Falcons a 3-1 lead
and the way they were playing defense, it
seemed unlikely that the Brownies would
be able to score twice.
Not satisfied, the Falcons kept up the
pressure. Goncalves was on goal from 12
in the 26th and seconds after that Gurski
was wide left from 15 yards. In the 29th
and 30th, Serra had a couple of shots —
from 20 her shot went over the goal and
from 25, she was wide left.
Agawam finally got the first shot on
goal in the second half, that being a 25yard blast by Carron that Zippin stopped.
Back came the Falcons. In the 33rd,
a loose ball trickled toward the goal and
Beach was credited with a save as she
came out. In the 35th, Christman was
wide left from 18 yards. A minute later,
Kuhn sent a 25-yard shot on goal, that
was stopped by Beach.
The goal scored in the 20th minute
by Christman proved to be a big one as
Agawam pulled to within one on a cross
from Carron to Montagna. Carron was
out near the top of the box she sent a pass
to Montagna at the 15, who one timed it
past Zippin. The time was 36:38. leaving
a long 3 minutes and 22 seconds. Agawam tried to get it into the zone, but the
Minnechaug defense was too strong.
The Falcons out shot the Brownies,
10-4 in the second half and 23-16 for the
game. They were 7-2 with on goal shots
in the second half.
Said Nundi Goncalves, “We had our
chances, but we could not find he back
of the net. Meanwhile their goalie was
terrific. We were fortunate to win this
game.”
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November 12, 2015
From Tee to Green
GreatHorse more than a golf course
By Dave Barry
Turley Publications Golf Writer
F
or the past three years, a
major transformation of
the old Hampden Country
Club and clubhouse was underway. By October of this
year, the major changes
were nearly
completed.
A m o n g
them was
the reopening of the
full 18 holes
Dave Barry
of the golf
course and
the building of a new “clubhouse.”
Recently I was able to tour
and get an up close view of the
facilities and golf course at the
new GreatHorse in Hampden. I
was one of the many who were
anxious to see the final outcome
as both had generated a lot of talk
and interest not among only golfers but the general public as well.
Each of these two undertakings by themselves were major
tasks on a scale that had not been
seen in this area ever before. In
trying to rate these on a scale of
one to 10, one being minor, 10
the highest, both of these are off
the charts.
What has been done to the
facilities, the course and the surrounding property are truly outstanding.
One word to describe what
has taken place and the changes
made would be “wow,” followed
by such comments as “unbelievable,” “you are kidding me,” and
“Holy cow.”
New Experience
A new golfing experience
and venue awaits those who golf.
For those who don’t golf, General Manager Bryan Smithwick
said family members, spouses
and children of golfing members
will discover that GreatHorse offers a wide range of amenities,
special programs, events and
services.
The course is in pristine
condition and offers a challenge for the high handicapper
as well as the low one. Looking
at it one would describe it as a
“great” course, in “great” con-
TIMES staff photos by Tyler S. Witkop
Hampden’s GreatHorse is nearly finished with its overhaul, featuring a new 25,000 square
foot clubhouse.
dition and “great” to play along
with several magnificent views
of the lower Pioneer Valley all
the way to the Berkshires. The
course has been completely rebuilt, designed by Brian Silva,
who created Cape Cod National
in Brewster, Massachusetts, and
redesigned Augusta National in
Augusta, Georgia. Although a
“new” course, there is something
still familiar about it for those of
us who played the old Hampden
Country Club. Yet, it looks and
feels different.
There have been a number of
noticeable changes to the course.
Especially striking are the number of traps and their placement,
over 190 of them. It looks like a
championship layout. There has
been some tweaking of various
holes, such as the tees. Particularly striking is the new tee on
18. It has been moved across the
entry road to the course, making
for a new look and challenge.
There is a lot that can be
said that makes GreatHorse not
only different, but unique and a
special place, creating a new and
exciting environment. One such
area is the new and expanded
practice range. It is striking.
It includes a separate area to
sharpen the short game. There
are three greens to hit to and a
10,000 square foot practice putting green. According to Golf
Pro Billy Downes, work is un-
derway to build a teaching and
learning center.
The second major change
is to the main building. It is a
multi-functional facility, containing everything found in most
clubhouses, but there is more. It
has its fair share of locker rooms,
shower areas and saunas. There
is also a large pro shop featuring
a golf simulator for fun, practice
and teaching assistance.
This building is the centerpiece of the
new golf course.
In this 25,000
square
foot
building there
is a restaurant,
lounges, gym,
spa,
beauty
salon, even a
barber
shop.
It is a center,
a hub, around
and in which a
number of other
activities and
events beyond
golf take place.
Many
occur
throughout the
year and often
weekly. It is a
busy place. A
variety of special programs
and events are
scheduled for
Billy Downes, GreatHorse head professional, demonstrates the golf simulator located in the Pro Shop.
children, ladies and members
during the year.
There are a number of patios
and verandas that offer a breathtaking view of the valley all the
way to the Berkshires. In trying
to describe and “show” the essence of GreatHorse, the thought
kept coming to mind that it is in
many ways a “resort.”
In addition there is a separate banquet hall that can accom-
CLUES ACROSS
1. Cronkite’s network
4. Fire insect
7. Gas usage
measurement
10. Express pleasure
11. Humbug
12. Every
13. Capital is Valletta
15. Copycat
16. Bound book sheets
19. Steps to an upper
floor
22. Local school
organizations
23. Old English
24. Atomic #73
25. Cheerless
26. The bill in a
restaurant
28. Singer ___ Lo Green
30. Domesticated
33. Mammary gland of
a cow
37. Honorable title
(Turkish)
38. Alias
39. Emblem of a clan
42. Edouard __, Fr.
painter
44. Short-term memory
46. Used to speak to the
Queen
47. Vertical spar for
sails
50. Expresses surprise
52. Morning
53. A long narrative
poem
57. Minor punishment
61. Ice or roller
62. GE founder’s
initials
63. Moses’ elder brother
64. Beak
65. A major division of
geological time
66. Fuss & bother
67. Young women’s
association
68. Feeling sorrow
69. Straggle
modate large parties and events,
which is open to the public for
rental.
Some final thoughts: I am
going to quote what I wrote
about the old course in the early
spring of 2012. It was written as
the HCC went into foreclosure in
late 2011 and went up for sale in
early 2012.
“I have been wondering if a
golf course, like a cat, has nine
lives. If this is so then the Hampden County Club has used up
more than one during its time.
The last one was this past fall
as the 2011 season was coming
to an end. There was the real
possibility that golfing days at
HCC were over. There certainly
were feelings of uncertainty and
uneasiness about what would
become of the nearly 300 acre
parcel and buildings. But with
the new golfing season about to
start there is a sense of optimism
and hope, a new era is beginning.
The next chapter in the course’s
new life is about to unfold. All
of this has come about during the
past few years as the course went
into foreclosure in December
(2011) and then put up for sale at
a public auction in early January
(2012).”
For more information about
the club or membership inquiries, contact Smithwick at 5668010.
CLUES DOWN
1. Bog arum lily
2. Thin plain-weave
cotton fabric
3. Thick rough piled
carpet
4. A way to lessen
5. Amazon river
tributary
6. Larceny
7. Make ale
8. Begged
9. White of egg
13. Road travel guide
14. Aircraft tail
17. Italian monk title
18. Sino-Soviet block
(abbr.)
20. Goblin
21. A baglike structure
in a plant or animal
27. Date
29. I, Portuguese
30. Design on the skin
31. Time before
32. Free from gloss
Please see Answers on Page 28
34. V.P. Quayle
35. Supplement with
difficulty
36. Tell on
40. Landed properties
41. Metric ton
42. One thousandth of
an ampere
43. Former __ Hess, oil
company
45. Siemans
conductance unit
46. Woman (French)
47. More (Spanish)
48. Request
49. Group jargon
51. Stakes
52. In advance
54. Yiddish meat pie
55. Equal, prefix
56. Box (abbr.)
58. Having nine hinged
bands of bony plates
59. Scarlett’s home
60. S. branch of the
Lower Rhine
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HOCKEY from page 21
son Gabel put one just wide to the right
from 10 yards and 2:00 later, Bruno sent
the ball through the crease. The Falcons
would pick up a pair of corner in the next
3:00 at 11:49 and 13:33. Save for the three
corners by Minnechaug, they had done
very little in the Agawam end.
Their first shot came in the 14th minute when Mary Kate Moriarty deflected
the ball from the eight. Taft stopped it.
Seconds later Moriarty sent one from just
inside the shooting circle that went wide
left. That led to a fourth penalty corner
for the Falcons. Taft had stops in the 16th
and 17th minutes off Minnechaug sticks.
It was Moriarty from 8 yards and the Julia
Torchia from 10. The Falcons kept up the
pressure with Kamryn Jebb putting one
through the crease in the 19th minute and
then having a free shot blocked by the defense a minute later. It never got to Taft.
With 8:00 left in the half, the Brownies
finally got a shot, that coming by Bruno
from 10 yards away. Henry made the save.
The Falcons picked up their fifth and sixth
corners at 7:54 and 2:10. The score was 00 through the first 30 minutes and despite
their slow start in shots, the Falcons had
three on goal to two for Agawam.
Minnechaug started the second half
where they left off as far as penalty corners were concerned. Twenty-five seconds in they got one. As the clock ticked
toward the three-minute mark, the Falcons
broke the tie. With 2:45 gone by, Margaret
Finnegan took a pass from Jebb at the 8
and sent the ball into the right corner for
a 1-0 lead. A minute later, they were back
with another penalty corner and a minute
after that Moriarty was wide right with
her shot from 15 yards.
The Brownies, who had not gotten a
penalty corner through the entire first half
had four in a three-minute stretch. Their
first came at 7:10, followed by one at 9:36
and another at 10:14. The last one led to
a 15 yard shot by Bruno on goal at 10:30,
which in turn led to a fourth penalty corner by the Brownies.
The action in front of the respective
goals subsided for more than 10 minutes.
With 8:10 remaining, Finnegan was on
goal from 10 yards and 8 seconds after
that, the Lady Falcons got a corner. With
7:22., they got their fourth of the half and
10th of the game. Keeping up the pressure,
they scored a second goal a with 6:33 to
play. Sarah Caltabiano put the ball into
the left corner from 10 yards. Getting the
helper was Torchia and now the Falcons
led 2-0. There would be one more opportunity for either team and that came with
2:20 to play when, Kathleen Kukulka sent
one from 8 yards. Taft made the save.
Following their win over Agawam,
the semifinal opponent for Minnechaug
was Northampton. The first half a was
strong one for the Blue Devils. A minute into the game, Megan McCarthy put
a 10 yard shot on Henry, who made the
stop. The pressure for the first 30 minutes
would be substantial. In the middle of
the third minute, Northampton got a penalty corner and then in the middle of the
sixth, they got back to back corners. Two
more minutes passed and it was then Minnechaug that got the penalty corner.
In the 10th minute, Anna Kerwood
sent an eight yarder, which was stopped
by Zippin. Two minutes later, the Blue
Devils got another penalty corner, the
fifth of game for them and there were still
nearly 75 minutes to play Kerwood sent a
12 yard shot on goal seconds later. It was
another corner in the 14th minute and then
a couple of shots by McCarthy that went
wide left in the 15th and 16th minutes. In
the 22nd, the Blue Devils got a penalty
corner, their sixth of the game. At 23:15,
they kept up the pressure with a 15-yard
shot by Abigail Baldwin. It was the only
shot by either team that went on goal.
That was followed by four more penalty
corner. They came between the 24th and
28th minutes of the first half. Ursa Heidinger was wide left with a 12-yard shot
at 28:51 and after one more penalty corner, Georgie Lellman was wide left with
her 20-yarder.
The first half came to an end with one
shot on goal between the two teams, but
also with Northampton getting 11 penalty
shots. That was a large number, especially
considering that the Falcons had just one.
The second half was a little more
even, though, it was still Northampton
controlling things. McCarthy had two in
the first 6:00, an 8-yarder, that was wide
right in the second and one through the
crease in the third. In the seventh, Kerwood was wide to the left with a shot from
12 yards. But all that pressure was taking
its toll on Minnechaug. Moments after
the last Kerwood shot, McCarthy found
Hannah Stedzieski 8 yards in front of the
goal. Stedzieski did not miss her shot and
at 7:31, the Devils had a 1-0 lead.
Minnechaug picked up the pace after
that. They had a pair of penalty corners in
the 10th minute and then a shot by Torchia from 10 yards that was wide right in
the 11th minute. Northampton did quickly
clear and they got a penalty corner themselves. It was their only one of the half, a
far cry from the 11 of the first half. The
next three minutes belonged to the Falcons and by the 15th minute of the second
half they would tie it up. Patricia Murphy had an 8-yarder that was wide right
at 14:39 and 10 seconds later, they had a
corner. Another came in 20 seconds and
like the Blue Devils did earlier, the Lady
Falcons scored at 15:30, as Torchia converted a pass from Tonia Bell. The pass
came from outside the shooting circle into
Torchia at the 10. She sent the shot into
the right corner and the game was tied.
The Falcons had another penalty corner
in the 19th minute, but they did nothing
else after that. Northampton had a shot by
Kerwood stopped by Henry at 22:17. In
the middle of the 26th minute, McCarthy
forced Henry to make a save on her after a
10-yard shot. Regulation ended with a 1-1
tie. In the second half, it was Northampton, 3-1 on shots, but Minnechaug had
five penalty corners to just the one for
Northampton.
The game moved into its first overtime and it was marked eight corners by
the Falcons, while Northampton recorded
one in the first 15-minute extra frame. The
field became a much bigger place in the
overtime as there are only six players in
front of the goalies. and for a penalty corner, three are allowed in the goal and three
go back behind the line.
The shots were one by Baldwin
through the crease 55 seconds in. They
would have another hot shot with just 30
seconds left by McCarthy that was wide
left. In the sixth minute, it appeared that
Falcons had scored the winning goal, but
an infraction occurred and the goal was
called back.
Another 10-minute frame got underway and this time it was Minnechaug
with a bit of a leap to their step. In the first
minute, Jebb and Torchia had shots that
just missed and then in the fifth, Jebb put
a 10-yard shot on goal. In the next 3:00,
Northampton had four more penalty corners. Mackenzie Murphy was wide right
from 10 yards in the 11th minute. At the
other end seconds later, Kerwood was on
goal with an 8-yard shot. A penalty corner
followed that shot. As had been the case
in the first overtime, Northampton had a
goal called back. It would not matter that
the goal was called back, because in the
final minute, McCarthy broke away from
the pack and got off a shot from 7 yards.
Zippin came out to cut down the angle,
but McCarthy side stepped her before going for the scoring shot. She could not
stop it and with just 38 seconds left before
the teams would move on to strokes, the
Blue Devils had won.
Turley publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Minnechaug’s Lauren Kovarik (11)
prepares to put the ball back in play
on a big hit.
Through 78 minutes and 22 seconds,
there were 32 penalty corners, 18 for
Northampton and 14 for Minnechaug.
They erased much of the game from that
11-1 first half. In terms of shots, it was
Northampton with a 13-2 edge. But more
important was the final score and it was
not the Lady Falcons that would emerge
on top, Northampton will move on to
the finals where they will play top seed,
Longmeadow.
Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can
be reached at dforbes@turley.com.
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we will be open on Fridays beginning in September.
Our New Hours
Tues. 10am - 4pm • Wed. 10am - 4pm • Thurs. 10am - 4pm
Fri. 10am-4pm • Sat. 10am - 4pm
Hope to see you there
Book donations will be accepted at the Palmer Public
Library or the Library Loft during open hours.
Please, no magazines or Reader's Digest Condensed Books.
We accept books only in good, clean condition.
For more information call 283-3330 ext. 100
Creating Sacred Space to Awaken Psychic Development – 11/12
Will I Have Income for Life During Retirement?- 11/12
Paint & Sip – 11/13
Glass Fusing Christmas Ornaments Workshop – 11/16
Cultivating the Next Generation – 11/16
Long Term Care Workshop – 11/16
Make the Most Out of Social Security – 11/16
Basic Computer Skills – begins 11/17 or 11/18
Sit N’ Stitch – 11/17
Reverse Mortgages 101 – 11/18
Creating Income for Retirement – 11/18
Cheesemaking 101 – 11/19
Heartsaver First Aid – 11/19
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Schools
School Lunch MENUS
Elementary and
Middle Schools
Monday, Nov. 16
Whole grain waffle sticks, strawberries, peaches, ham slice, and sweet potato home fries
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Grilled chicken sandwich on a whole
grain bun, lettuce-tomato, hummus
and celery sticks, and oven fries
Wilbraham & Monson Academy recently opened a new innovation space
known as the “Tinkerpreneurshop” for students to brainstorm new project ideas.
Academy launches
new innovation space
WILBRAHAM – Wilbraham & Monson Academy recently unveiled its newest
addition to the campus: an innovation
space called the “Tinkerpreneurshop”.
Through the generosity of board
member and alumnus Mark Shenkman
and an anonymous donor, two computer
labs and a physics classroom in Mattern
Science Center have been redesigned in
accordance with precepts of innovative
practices and tinkering tenets: “start with
what you have,” and “use familiar objects
in unfamiliar ways.”
Each computer room has a dry erase
idea wall for brainstorming and mapping
activities and a nook area with mobile furniture to support collaborative group work.
The physics room is sectioned with a foldable whiteboard partition. The lab area is
not a permanent classroom space, but a
“swing” space that can be shared with the
physics classes and prototyping, or making activities with all interested classes.
Additionally, mobile lab benches allow
the space to be configured as needed.
“Entrepreneurial and innovation
skillsets are becoming increasingly valued
in higher education,” and Science Department chair Dr. Kathy Gorski. “WMA’s
own entrepreneurship classes have grown
to include global and social perspectives
alongside the more traditional business
focused aspects. Add the success of “A
Tinkering Place” as a weekend activity,
the fashion design suite of electives, and
the addition of modern computer science
to the curriculum, and the time seemed
right to reconfigure our space.”
SPOTLIGHT
on Minnechaug Interns
(Editor’s note: The TIMES spotlights the intern program at Minnechaug
Regional High School. This is the next in a series on interns in the Career Education Program at Minnechaug advised by coordinator Paula Talmadge.)
Marketing for success
Thursday, Nov. 19
Teriyaki chicken dippers, brown rice,
and roasted butternut squash
Friday, Nov. 20
Mozzarella sticks, tomato sauce for
dipping, seasoned rotini, and cucumber spears
Alternates are offered daily, including
chef salad and bagel lunch, and are
served with yogurt or cheese stick. Fresh
local fruits and vegetables daily. Daily
lunch is $2.50. Milk is 50 cents, included
with all lunches, 1% or fat free chocolate. Make checks payable to School
Food Services.
Minnechaug Regional
High School
Monday, Nov. 16
Asian Rice Bowl Station – Chicken,
choice of sauce, brown rice, broccoli/
carrots
Main Street Deli – Crispy chicken
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/
veggie, or chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – Veggie
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
Tuesday, Nov. 17
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Mexican Bar – Taco, burrito or nacho;
chicken, bean or turkey; lettuce/salsa/
cheese; corn
Main Street Deli – Chicken salad
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie or
chicken burger w/ toppings
Pizza Daily – Meatball
Thursday, Nov. 19
Chicken nuggets, whipped potato, and
corn
Main Street Deli – Buffalo chicken
wrap
chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – Chicken and broccoli
Friday, Nov. 20
Pasta bar – Meat or white sauce, Caesar salad, garlic knot
Main Street Deli – Veggie wrap
Pizza Daily – Buffalo chicken
Meal prices $2.75, reduced 40 cents,
adult $3.75, milk 50 cents, breakfast
$1.50. All meals served with choice of
fruit, vegetable and 1% or fat free milk.
Offered daily salad bar, grab & go sandwiches and salad, lean burgers, chicken
sandwiches, PB&J.
On The Shelf
Grab a bag, grab a book
S
ince taking the Entrepreneurship class at Minnechaug Regional High School during her
freshman year, Jenna Bredvik has
been interested in exploring career
options in business. Because marketing is very important to colleges and
universities, Jenna believed that an
internship in the Marketing and Communication Department at Springfield
College would be a good opportunity
to learn about the various jobs offered
within such a department.
Mentor Jane Johnson Vottero
has arranged for Jenna to spend time
shadowing and working in different
areas of the department to find out
what she could see herself doing in
the future. Jenna was given the opportunity to work on and edit the alumni
magazine, “Triangle,” which resulted
in Jenna’s name being listed in a soon
to be published issue as an office intern.
Jane comments that Jenna has
been an asset to the department. Her
input and advice regarding the opinions, practices, and impressions of
her peers have been influential in
various department projects. Jenna
demonstrates the same intelligence,
thoughtfulness and professionalism
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Hot dog on a whole grain bun, baked
beans, and crunchy cole slaw
Meatball grinder, oven fries, garlic
green beans
Main Street Deli – Caesar chicken
wrap
Pizza Daily – BBQ chicken
Specialty - Grilled chicken, Caesar salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad,
assorted wraps
By Cindy Rusczek
Circulation & Technical Services
Coordinator
Wilbraham Public Library
G
Intern Jenna Bredvik works
with the Director of Executive
Communications Jane Johnson
Vottero, in her office at Springfield College.
that the Marketing and Communications Department has come to expect
from Minnechaug Regional High
School interns.
For more information on the
Minnechaug Regional High School
Internship Program, contact Paula
Talmadge at 596-9011 ext. 3832 or
ptalmadge@hwrsd.org.
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Grab bags have a check out for six
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you plenty of time to enjoy your books.
Currently there are six grab bags available, but we are planning to add more.
The Grab Bags that are ready for you
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There are four books related to each
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Health & Wellness
Wing Auxiliary steps up support
Donates $30,000
for emergency
department
By Douglas Farmer
PALMER – Over the years,
the Wing Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary has drawn funds from
many sources including gift shop
proceeds, fashion shows, vendor
and lottery calendar sales at the
hospital and the annual Tree of
Love program during the holidays. But on Oct. 23, the Auxiliary formally focused those
many efforts into one sizable
donation, with a $30,000 check
from the organization’s account
toward the planned expansion of
the emergency department at the
Palmer hospital.
“Our mission is to help the
hospital and we thought it would
be better to contribute a large
amount to the cause rather than
just let it sit in the bank account,”
said Auxiliary officer Janice
Fountain.
It is a mission the Auxiliary – in existence since 1952
– knows well, donating more
than $329,000 toward hospital
equipment and expansion since
2002. Recently, the Auxiliary
made a pledge of $50,000 toward the Baystate Health Foundation, which has given its support to the expansion of the Wing
emergency room, though Teresa
Grove, director of development
at Baystate Wing Hospital and
president of the Auxiliary, said
that the specifications of the new
department have not been ironed
out yet.
Continuing Support
“Thanks for continuing to
support Wing,” said Dr. Charles
Cavagnaro III, president of Baystate Health’s Eastern Region,
which includes not only Baystate
Wing, but also Baystate Mary
Lane Hospital in Ware as well as
medical centers in Palmer, Monson, Belchertown, Ludlow and
Wilbraham. “You are our eyes
and ears in the community, you
know what people are saying. It
is only through that connection
that we can truly be a community hospital.”
According to Jacqueline
Mitchell, the treasurer of the
Auxiliary, the group’s accounts
had over $62,000 in them, though
there were still bills that needed
to be paid.
An oversized $30,000 check
was presented to Cavagnaro at
an Auxiliary luncheon held in a
conference room at the hospital
on Friday, Oct. 23. Thirty-five of
the 78 members attended. Also
on hand for the presentation
were Kathleen Browner, director of philanthropy of the Baystate Health Foundation, as well
as Nina Berman, the director of
marketing and digital strategy.
Fountain acknowledged that
the fundraising mission of the
Auxiliary will never be done, as
the organization will continue to
ask for more involvement in the
coming months, along with financial support for the gift shop,
which has a variety of fashions
and gift items for sale during the
holidays, outside vendor sales
planned for the coming weeks,
and the Tree of Love, for which
members of the community can
purchase individual ornaments
for $5 or family ornaments for
$10. A ceremony and memorial
for those who have passed will
be held in the hospital lobby on
Sunday, Dec. 13.
Challenges with Change
“Christmas is always the gift
shop’s best season and I don’t
think people realize the quality
of merchandise available at the
gift shop,” said Fountain. At one
point during the luncheon, Auxiliary member Linda Mitchell
showed off some clothing she
had recently purchased there.
“I hope that by the time I
step down from doing this, the
Auxiliary has surpassed the million-dollar mark,” said Fountain,
who has been involved with
TIMES staff photo by Douglas Farmer
the Auxiliary for the past eight Janice Fountain (left) and Jacqueline Mitchell (right) of the Wing Memorial Hospital Auxyears.
iliary, present Dr. Charles Cavagnaro, president of Baystate Health’s Eastern Region, with
Prior to the presentation of a check for $30,000 toward emergency department expansion at the Palmer hospital.
the check on Oct. 23, Cavagnaro updated Auxiliary members tion about upcoming fundraising Hospital Auxiliary, or how to get the hospital gift shop at 413-284on the “marriage” of Baystate activities of the Wing Memorial involved in the organization, call 5244.
Health with Wing, which
was purchased from
UMass
Memorial
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months ago. He said
that there were challenges associated with
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WilbrahamHampden Times
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Herbert L. Butler
(1923-2015)
WILBRAHAM – Herbert L.
Butler, 92, died peacefully at home
with his loving family by his side on
Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Born on June
16, 1923 he was the son of Ray and
Ida (Smith) Butler. Herb was employed by the town of Wilbraham
Highway Deptartment for 46 years
and served as superintendent from
1951 – 1994. He enjoyed his family
and working around his home and
garden. He will be deeply missed by his wife of 72 years,
Florence (North), along with their children, Douglas and
his wife Jeanne of Kennebunkport, Maine, Kenneth of
Largo, Forida, Cheryl Oczkowski of Westfield and Lois
Ganieany and her husband Paul of Ludlow along with
his eight grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. His
brother-in-law, Carl North and his wife Liljen of Monson also survive him. Calling hours were Monday, Nov.
9 at Beers and Story Funeral Home, 1475 N. Main St.
in Palmer, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. with a service of remembrance at 6:30 p.m. Burial was private. In lieu of flowers,
donations in Herb’s memory may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St. Springfield,
MA 01104.
Exceptions will be
made only when the
family provides a death
certificate and must be
pre-paid.
DEATH NOTICE
Butler, Herbert L.
Died Nov. 6, 2015
Services Nov. 9, 2015
Beers & Story Palmer
Funeral Home
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631 Center Street, Ludlow
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November 12, 2015
Business
Legislation expands workers’
compensation laws
BOSTON – Sen. Eric P. Lesser (DLongmeadow) recently voted in support
of three successful Senate bills that enhance compensation and protections for
Massachusetts workers.
“These initiatives make significant
improvements for workers across the
Commonwealth by expanding workers’
compensation and giving the Attorney
General greater authority to represent
workers in cases of employment law
violations,” Lesser said.
The first bill, “An Act relative to
fairness in workers’ compensation disfigurement benefits,” expands workers’
compensation to apply to cases of scarbased disfigurement on any part of the
body, rather than only on the head and
neck. It also increases the maximum
benefit for this type of disfigurement
to 22.5 times the state average weekly
Regional
Chamber to hold
government
reception
It was determined that 43.8% of readers keep their paper for more than 10 days, while 69% thought local newspapers provided
valuable shopping and advertising information. It was also noted that only 2% of
online users said they would rely on social networking sites.
Most importantly, our advertisers don’t get lost in news feeds, they reach people
who are looking to shop, eat out and use local services. There’s a lot to “like” about
our connections.
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WNE to hold annual
tax institute
SPRINGFIELD – Western New
England University will host its 54th
annual Tax Institute on Wednesday,
Nov. 18 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
This year’s program will include sessions on the Affordable Care Act, state
and federal tax updates, trusts and estates, the new earned sick time law for
Massachusetts, and more.
The luncheon will feature Roberto
Nieves, business development director
at Common Capital, Inc. discussing
economic development in Springfield.
The Tax Institute provides written materials and oral presentation from expert speakers on detailed tax structuring and planning techniques and their
practical applications. The program is
designed for CPAs, enrolled agents,
and tax preparers. Attendance qualifies for eight CPE credits based on the
Massachusetts Board of Public Accountancy Rules and Regulations.
This event is sponsored by the College of Business. The cost of this program is $199. To register or for more
information, visit wne.edu/taxinstitute
or call 413-796-2173.
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Regional Chamber will hold its
annual “Government Reception” on
Nov. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Carriage House at Storrowton Tavern,
1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield.
The reception provides business
and community leaders with the opportunity to meet socially with local,
state and federal officials following
the end of the formal legislative session.
Last year, over 200 people attended the event, including members
of area select boards, city councils as
well as state representatives and senators.
For more information or reservations visit www.springfieldregionalchamber.com or contact Sarah
Mazzaferro at mazzaferro@myonlinechamber.com.
Gulluni to address business community
SPRINGFIELD – Hampden County District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni will be the featured speaker at the
Springfield Regional Chamber’s roundtable “Pastries, Politics and Policy” on
Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 8 to 9 a.m. in the
TD Bank Conference Center, 1441 Main
St., Springfield.
The series provides attendees the
opportunity to hear directly from legislative leaders and policy experts on the
issues of the day in an informal roundtable setting. Gulluni has been working
to stabilize the office he had served pre-
Home sales
increase 12%
A STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT PEOPLE “LIKE”
COMMUNITY PAPERS FOR THE NEWS THEY
NEED AND THE ADVERTISING THEY RELY ON
wage, an increase over the previous flat
rate of $15,000.
The second bill, “An Act relative
to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties,” authorizes the Attorney General to
seek damages or lost wages on behalf of
workers for violations of employment
law.
The two bills passed the Senate and
now move to the House for consideration.
Lesser also voted in support of a
successful measure to bring the Commonwealth into compliance with the
U.S. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. This change will allow Massachusetts to qualify for more
federal workforce development funds.
The bill passed in the House earlier this
month and now goes to the Governor’s
desk for signature into law.
SPRINGFIELD – Single family home sales increased 12.2 percent across
Hampden County during
the month of September,
according to information
released by the Realtor Association of Pioneer Valley.
Additionally, median sales
price increased 7.1 during
the same time.
There were a total of
341 houses sold in Hampden
County this September with
a median price of $182,000.
viously as an assistant DA. He has initiated several personnel moves and made
changes within Superior Court. He has
also worked on goals to engage in preventative, proactive work to fight crime
in Hampden County through community
outreach to get ahead of issues such as
opiate addiction and street violence.
Reservations for the Pastries, Politics and Policy are $15 for members, $25
for general admission and include continental breakfast. Reservations may be
made online at www.springfieldregionalchamber.com.
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Feeding Hills, MA 01030
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P. O. Box 448
Barre, MA 01005
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Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-3505
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(413) 592-3599
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Huntington, MA 01050
(413) 667-3211
Fax: (413) 667-3011
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(413) 612-2310
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Palmer, MA 01069
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So. Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 536-5333
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Services
SNOWBLOWER
TUNE UP & REPAIR
A & M TUNE-UPS
Push lawnmowers, riding mowers
and small engine repair.
Work done at your home.
Call Mike
(413) 348-7967
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
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ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
BOB ROBILLARD’S ODD JOB
SERVICE,
Rubbish
removal,
attics, cellars, garages cleaned.
Light moving. Call someone you
know. (413)537-5090
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
PLUMBING JOBS DONE by fast
and accurate master plumber.
Small jobs welcome. Cheap hourly
rate. LC9070 Paul 413-323-5897.
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Services
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
NOTICE
Services
Colonial Carpentry Innovations, Inc.
Design & Build Team
“New World Technology with Old World Quality”
www.colonialinnovation.com
STOVE
PELLET
SERVICE Deliveries
4 years experience.
and
responsible.
(413)467-3888.
DELIVERY
ONLY- over
Reasonable
Call
Joe
Kitchens • Baths • Doors • Additions
Renovations • Custom Designs • New Homes
Lifetime Warranty on Craftsmanship
lic. & ins.
Child Services
Bob (413) 374-6175
or Jen (413) 244-5112
HOME THEATER, AV Tech.
(Cert. ISF/HAA). The only Cert.
Installers in this area. Put in
theater for you or install a Plasma
the right way. Sales, service. 413374-8000, 413-374-8300.
www.a-v-tech.com
SEAMLESS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS Epoxy concrete and
concrete restoration., sidewalks,
garages, basements. Call Brian
(413)563-6543, Kevin (413)8879706.
Fully
insured.
Free
estimates.
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
driveable
or
lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
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Computer Services
COMPUTERS SHOULDN’T BE
frustrating or frightening. I’ll come
to you. Upgrades, troubleshooting,
set-up, tutoring. Other electronics
too. Call Monique (413)237-1035.
Electrician
BILL CAMERLIN. ADDITIONS,
service changes, small jobs for
homeowners, fire alarms. Fast,
dependable, reasonable rates.
Insured, free estimates. E280333.
24 hour emergency service.
(413)427-5862.
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
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MASONRY, HEATING &
AIR CONDITIONING
All types of masonry work.
Chimney repair, tile work, stucco,
stone, brick, block, concrete,
flat work, pavers, retaining walls.
Heating & Air Conditioning
Service & Installation
Furnaces, Sheet Metal
Power Washing
Licensed & Insured
Commercial & Residential
Free Estimates
Competitive Rates
Call Adam Ouimette
413-374-7779
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
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siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
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Name: ____________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________
CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside/ outside including
storms/ screens. Fully insured.
Free
estimates.
Call
Paul
(413)237-2053.
Home Improvement
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Hours/days of operation follow
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Full/Part time available & sibling
discount. Meals & Snack
provided. Daily, interactive, fun
curriculum. Lic. #9022732
JAMES
FERRIS:
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Discounts. Insured. 40 years
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COLEMAN APPLIANCE SERVICE. Servicing all makes and
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air conditioners. Also dryer vent
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Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
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DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT
for all your exterior home
improvement needs. ROOFING,
SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS,
DECKS & GUTTERS. Extensive
references
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siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates. 413246-2783 Ron.
LAWN CLEANUP WILL do it for
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reasonable rates, satisfaction
guaranteed. Call now (413)3388253 ask for Doug
AFFORDABLE STUMP GRINDING. Fast, dependable service.
Free estimates. Fully insured. Call
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THE GROUT CREW Grout
Cleaning, sealing, color sealing,
re-grouting,
re-caulking,
slate
restoration. Free estimates, fully
insured (413)747-2739.
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and long distance, residential and
commercial moving and hauling.
Free estimates and references.
Fully insured. (413)336-3786,
email
dshomeandmove@gmail.com.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 38 years
experience. Fully insured
Garage Door Serv.
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
Instruction
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
Moving
Music
MUSIC LESSONS
LEARN to play the piano, flute,
guitar, or percussion.
Lessons are fun and affordable.
Beginner thru Advanced
Aaron (413)596-3555
aapilarcik@yahoo.com
A+ ROZELL’S
LANDSCAPING &
TREE SERVICE
Full Service Property Maintenance
Bobcat & Chipper Service
Tree, Brush, Shrub,
Stump Grinding
Fully Insured
Competition Doesn’t Cut It!
413-636-5957
A-1 RICK BERGERON
LAWN CARE, INC.,
Palmer, MA
Commercial Plowing
Fall Clean-ups & Landscaping
Loader and Backhoe
Trucking
Over 30 yrs. in business
All Calls Returned
413-283-3192
***A+ DEVENO LANDSCAPING*** FALL CLEAN-UP, Shrub
trimming, weekly maintenance,
bobcat service, new lawns, new
landscaping, brick pavers, walks
and patios.
Free estimates.
Residential/
Commercial
(413)746-9065.
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE
with Vic’s Lawncare. Fall cleanups or roadside pick-ups. Also
accepting new accounts for next
season and snowplowing. We are
fully insured. (413)244-1357.
www.ljsunlimitedlanscaping.com
FALL CLEAN-UPS, GUTTER
CLEANING and Snow Removal.
Serving the Valley since 2010.
Call Carl (413)221-2113.
IMMACULATE LAWN CARE
Fall cleans ups and more. Fully
insured. Call Josh (413)6687020
Pets
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
D’S HOME AND MOVE reliable
and experienced painters, interior/
exterior painting, sheetrock and
repair work at your home or
business. Fully insured. (413)3363786,
email
dshomeandmove@gmail.com.
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org.
FORBES & SONS PAINTING &
STAINING, LLC Interior- all
applications, wallpaper removal,
drywall restorations, residential/
commercial/ new constructions.
Owner operated since 1985.
Booking Spring exterior work. Free
estimates. Insured. (413)887-1987
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Plumbing
Help Wanted
GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING
& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs &
Replacement of fixtures, water
heater installations, steam/HW
boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath
remodeling. 30 years experience.
Fully insured. $10 Gift Card With
Work Performed. Call Greg
(413)592-1505.
DRIVERS:
LOCAL, WATERBURY Mon-Fri. Flatbed Curtain
Side Openings! No Tarping!
Safety Bonus! CDL-A, 1yr Exp.
Req. Estenson Logistics Apply
www.goelc.com 1-866-336-9642
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Roofing
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
SNOW AND RAIN PROBLEMS –
TRY GALVALUMNE METAL
ROOFING
20 COLORS AND CARRIES
A 40 YEAR WARRANTY
CALL FOR A FREE BROCHURE
FISH ASSOCIATES
413-596-4372
Snow Removal
FALL CLEAN-UPS,
LEAF PICK-UP,
GUTTER CLEANING,
SPRINKLER WINTERIZATION
Insured and Licensed.
Free Estimates
(413)364-8090
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service.
From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Painting
Landscaping
**ALL SEASON**
Specializing
shrub trimming, pruning, design,
deliveries,
loader,
backhoe,
insured. Professional. Please call
Bob (413)537-5789 (413)5387954.
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FULL SERVICE SNOW plowing
contractor servicing Agawam,
West
Springfield,
Westfield.
Residential/ commercial snow
plowing/ removal. Fully insured
413-222-1109
NEED YOUR LEAVES done/ Fall
clean-up done? Need plowing?
Contact Bussolari LandscapingChris Bussolari @ 413-388-2117/
413-455-3122 call/text or email
bussolari23@comcast.net
Residential/ Commercial- Agawam
and neighboring towns
Z M RELIABLE SNOW Removal
for
driveways,
sidewalks,
Residential or Commercial. Save
our number for roof shoveling! Call
(413)297-1403
Horses
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
FT/ PT DRIVERS wanted. Cash
paid nightly $100 to $200 per shift.
Must have car. $$$ Domino’s
Pizza, Hadley (413)256-8911.
✦
Real Estate
REAL ESTATE
ASSOCIATES
967-7355
JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER
gravelrealestate.com
Thinking of
Selling?
Call us today
for a Free
Market Analysis
of your home!
Make sure
to ask for
a Free One Year
Home Warranty
when you list your
home with any
Gravel RE Agent!
CONTACT US AT
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7 days a week
for any of your
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For Rent
Vacation Rentals
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe, and
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:
carolaction@aol.com for more
information.
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal
to
advertise
“any
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed
that
all
dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
FOR RENT
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
Auto For Sale
2005 CHEVY CAVALIER 2 door
LS Sport Coupe, power windows,
air, cruise control, sunroof, spoiler,
16” chrome wheels. 59,000
original miles. $5,000 (413)2835037
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big and small,
running or not. Call 413-534-5400.
Please
Recycle
This
Newspaper
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
WANT RESULTS?
LIST YOUR HOME WITH
THE LOCAL EXPERTS!!
Expanding full-service propane
company has this opportunity
available:
Transport
Driver
Must have 5 years’ minimum
experience. Class A driver’s
license with HAZMAT and tanker
endorsement and TWIC card.
Pre-employment physical, with
substance abuse testing per
DOT regulations.
Excellent benefits package,
including medical, dental, vision,
life, and disability insurance, 401(k)
retirement plan, paid vacations
and holidays, and discounts on
propane and appliance purchases.
Interested candidates, please
apply in person at:
998 Church St., Northbridge, MA
Or mail resume to: P.O. Box 29,
Whitinsville, MA 01588
Or email resume to:
hr@ostermangas.com
EOE
For Sale
WARE: EXECUTIVE HOME on
end of street. River Front,
PRIVACY, 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms,
2 full baths, 2 half baths, screen
room,
beautiful
yard,
only
$349,900.
Agents ready to
service your needs.
CALL TODAY
Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Glenn Moulton
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Michael
McQueston
978-434-1990
413-967-5463
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
Find local opportunities
or list your open
positions here!
508-362-0533
Mobile Homes
14X70 + ADDITION, 1.5 bath, 1
bedroom, decks, 2 sheds, pellet
stove, furnace, sunporch, gas
stove, carport, generator, w/d, frig.
(413)323-4603.
WARREN- 2011, 2 BEDROOMS,
2 baths, 14’x72’, large kitchen,
many cabinets, much counter
space, shingles, porch, gas heat
$49,900.
413-593-9961
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
For Rent
INDIAN ORCHARD/ LUDLOW 4
room apartments. Near bus line.
No
pets.
Private
parking.
(413)543-5326
www.turley.com
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