SURNER Snowstorm blamed for multiple accidents

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SENTINEL
Snowstorm blamed for multiple accidents
Volume 100 • Number 46
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Warrant
set for STM
By Aimee M. Henderson
ahenderson@turley.com
Turley Publications photo submitted
Crews work to upright a home heating oil truck that came crashing to its side after the operator lost control during Friday’s winter storm.
BELCHERTOWN – Residents woke up last
Friday morning to snow flurries that quickly
changed to – at times – heavy snow. Monday’s
storm was heaviest during the late afternoon,
but lingered through the night.
Both snow events affected the school days,
with Friday being cancelled and Monday seeing an early dismissal.
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of creating a long-term sustainable direction for the town.
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The weather is being blamed for at least
seven motor vehicle accidents on Friday,
beginning at 8:44 a.m. with a rollover on North
Liberty Street. The operator was helped out of
the vehicle, according to David Squires, director of the communication center and administrator to the chief. No injuries were reported
and the vehicle was towed.
Squires said another motor vehicle accident occurred on Chauncey Walker Street in
which a vehicle struck a utility pole. There
was “extensive damage” to the pick-up truck
involved in the accident, according to the
report. Squires said National Grid and Verizon
were called to replace the utility pole.
At 10:54 a.m. police were called to a rollover accident on Jabish Street that involved a
home heating oil delivery truck. Squires said
there was no spillage, however the road was
barricaded on both ends for precautionary
See ACCIDENT, Page 10
Mother hopes son can avert further jail time
By Tyler W. Leahy
Staff Writer
BELCHERTOWN – Twentyone-year-old Belchertown resident
Zachary Holmes, an autistic man,
is known for telling jokes and
flashing the peace sign in family photos. Neighbors are often
amused when Holmes, a six-foottwo-inch “gentle giant,” walks
the family Chihuahua around the
neighborhood, according to his
mother, JoAnn Holmes.
Fighting back tears, JoAnn
Holmes walked out of a
Hampshire Superior Courtroom
on Feb. 5, as her son was characterized as a malicious defendant (whom has plead not guilty)
charged with armed assault to
murder, assault and battery with
a dangerous weapon causing seri- 8 that Holmes is too dangerous
ous bodily injury, strangulation to release pending trial. He will
or suffocation and
be held without right
assault and battery on
to bail. The order
a family or household
was issued without
member.
prejudice, meaning
“There are cracks
H o l m e s ’ a t t o r n ey,
in the system, and it
Alfred Chamberland,
has failed my son,”
can bring the matter to
said JoAnn Holmes.
the court for reconsid“When it comes to
eration at a later date.
anybody with special
Holmes’ charges
needs or mental health
stem from a Sept.
challenges, it’s totally
3, 2015 incident in
broken and they don’t
which he allegedly
know what to do with
Zachary Holmes attacked his mother at
them.”
their Dana Hill Road
Holmes and his mother anx- home.
iously awaited a decision by
“I’ve never claimed to be a vicJudge Mary-Lou Rup following tim and I don’t need any sort of
the Feb. 5 dangerousness hearSee HOLMES, Page 11
ing. Judge Rup decided on Feb.
BELCHERTOWN – Voters
will be presented with 15 articles during the Special Town
Meeting set for Monday, Feb.
22 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium
at Belchertown High School.
The first article asks the town
to appropriate free cash to the
stabilization fund in order to put
back money that was used last
year to fill budget gaps. During
the Feb. 8 meeting of the Board
of Selectmen, members discussed putting $437,000 back in
stabilization. There is $759,000
in free cash available.
The warrant posted on
Monday, Feb. 8 included a
number of articles requesting
money from free cash. During
Monday’s meeting, however, members of the board of
selectmen agreed to take no
action on some of them. The
estimated cost to fund all of
See STM, Page 10
granby:
School building
project bonding
approved
By Walter Hamilton
Correspondent
GRANBY – In an overwhelming 387-35 vote, special Town Meeting voters
braved a snowstorm Monday
and approved borrowing $34.2
million for a new elementary
school and renovation of the
East Meadow School.
The vote easily surpassed
the two-thirds majority
required to authorize borrowing the town’s share of the
project. The Massachusetts
School Building Authority has
agreed to reimburse the town
51.5 percent of the total cost.
About 10 percent, or 451 of
the town’s 4,400 registered
voters, attended the meeting at
the Junior-Senior High School,
according to Town Clerk Kathy
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Hope’s Place plans monthly dinner, Feb. 23
BELCHERTOWN – Tuesday, Feb. 23
Hope’s Place will offer its monthly community dinner. This month’s meal will be ham, baked
potatoes, yams and dessert. Employees
from Bell & Hudson will once again be
servers for the evening. The speaker for the evening will be
Debbie Ewing, who will talk about Hope’s
newest program, Hope’s Kids Kloset. Hope’s Kids’ Kloset is a new ministry of Hope UMC. The mission of this
project is to help young families in the
community who are struggling financially. This is a second-hand store, which will
BCTV
schedule and shows
provide children’s clothing, books, and
toys at very low prices. The store is located at 6 Berkshire Ave.
on the old State School grounds. The
hours of operation are Thursday, 4:30 to 7
p.m. and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Hope’s Place is free to the community. Meet new friends and visit with old
friends. The speakers offer a wide variety of
knowledge, so they ask that you stay for
the complete evening’s offering. Any question, feel free to contact the
church at 413-323-7584.
Thursday, Feb. 11
8 a.m. – Selectmen (taped Feb. 8)
10 a.m. – Conservation Commission (taped Feb. 8)
12 p.m. – Planning Board (taped Feb. 9)
7 p.m. – Selectmen (taped Feb. 8)
9 p.m. – Planning Board (taped Feb. 9)
11 p.m. – Conservation Commission (taped Feb. 8)
Friday, Feb. 12
7:30 a.m. – Curious Giraffe, episode 2
8 a.m. – Conversation with Pakman
9 a.m. – Belchertown School Committee (taped Jan. 26)
5:30 p.m. – Curious Giraffe, episode 2
7 p.m. – Project Runway (live on channel 191)
Saturday, Feb. 13
4:30 p.m. – At the Dance with Tom and Deb
7 p.m. – Belchertown School Committee (taped Jan. 26)
9 p.m. – At the Dance with Tom and Deb
10 p.m. – Project Runway 2016 (taped Feb. 12)
Sunday, Feb. 14
8 a.m. – Evangel Assembly of Wilbraham
3:30 p.m. – BUCC
4:30 p.m. – St. Francis R.C. Church
6 p.m. – Christ Community Church
7 p.m. – Hope United Methodist Church
8:30 p.m. – Project Runway 2016 (taped Feb. 12)
Monday, Feb. 15
7 p.m. – Conversation with Pakman
Tuesday, Feb. 16
8 a.m. – Conservation – Holland Lake meeting
(taped Jan. 25)
7 p.m. – Conservation – Holland Lake meeting
(taped Jan. 25)
Wednesday, Feb. 17
9 a.m. – Project Runway 2016 (taped Feb. 12)
6 p.m. – Conversation with Pakman
7 p.m. – BEDIC (live on channel 191)
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to support the elementary school safety
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St. Francis of Assisi Church
sets Lenten schedule
BELCHERTOWN – The Holy Season of Lent begins
Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10. At St. Francis of Assisi Church
in Belchertown, Masses on Ash Wednesday will be held at
7 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered every
Tuesday evening 6 to 7 p.m. beginning Feb. 16 and ending
March 15. On every Wednesday beginning Feb. 17 there
will be Stations of the Cross at 6 p.m. followed by Mass at
6:30 p.m.
The annual Parish Lenten Mission is scheduled to begin
Sunday, Feb. 21 and end Wednesday, Feb. 23; all services
start at 7 p.m. The mission presenter is Father Chris Alar
from the Marian Fathers in Stockbridge. The overall theme
is Divine Mercy and topics will include the message and
devotion of Divine Mercy, some hints on how to pray better, the meaning of the Mass, why we need the Sacraments,
answers to common questions about the Catholic faith, and
why would a loving God allow such suffering.
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, March 20 and
ends on Easter Sunday, March 27. There will be a Parish
Reconciliation on March 20 at 2 p.m. with a number of
confessors present. On Holy Thursday, March 24 there
will be a pot luck dinner at 5:30 p.m. in the Pine Room of
the old church followed by Mass at 7 p.m.
Good Friday services start with morning prayer at 8
a.m., Children’s Way of the Cross at noon, and the Lord’s
Passion, Veneration of the Cross at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Holy
Saturday begins with morning prayer at 8 a.m. with Mass
at 8 p.m. Masses for Easter Sunday will be at 7 a.m., 8:30
a.m., and 10:30 a.m.
During this Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis, Fr.
Vernon Decoteau, pastor, and Fr. Michael Pierz, Parochial
Vicar, hope that all parishioners avail themselves to the
many special observances that will take place in the diocese.
For more information, there are many websites available such as: www.stfrancisbtown.org, www.iobserve.org,
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Tuesday, Feb. 16
• 7 p . m . – A g r i c u l t u r a l
Commission at Town Hall
• 7 p.m. – Finance Committee at Town Hall
Wednesday, Feb. 17
• 6:30 p.m. – Zoning Board of Appeals at Town Hall
• 7 p.m. – EDIC at Town Hall
Due to the newspaper’s deadline, some meetings
may have changed or are not listed here. Current
meetings along with agendas are available at www.
belchertown.org. Click on “Town Hall”, “Town
Clerk” and the meetings are listed in the left hand
column. For a complete listing of Belchertown’s
committee meetings, please refer to the Official
Meeting Bulletin Board located on the outside wall
by the parking lot entrance to Town Hall.
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BELCHERTOWN - The Stone House Museum in
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a presentation by Robert Cox, head of special collections and university archives at the University of
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pies were an important part of early American cuisine.
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unique ingredients of early New England pie making.
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BELCHERTOWN – The last day of voter registration for the Special Town Meeting to be held Feb. 22 is
Friday, Feb. 12.
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You can register anytime at the Town Clerk’s office 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., or online at RegistertoVoteMA.com. If
you have any questions please call the Town Clerk’s
Office, 323-0281.
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BELCHERTOWN – The Belchertown Agricultural
Commission is holding its annual farmers’ meeting
Saturday, Feb. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Town Hall.
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and share ideas. They will have updates on the Farmers
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Board of Selectmen unanimously
selected Granby Fire Chief Russell
Anderson to become that town’s next
fire.
He will succeed his brother, current
Fire Chief Richard Anderson, who is
scheduled to retire at the end of April.
Anderson was the top choice of the
screening sub-committee headed by
Selectman Douglas Moglin, and was
interviewed last Thursday afternoon
with three other top candidates.
Baltimore City Firefighter John
Deway Jr., Middletown, Conn. Fire
Capt. Michael Howley, and Air
National Guard Fire Chief at Barnes
Regional Airport John E. Mitchell Jr.
were also interviewed by the board.
Anderson’s qualifications along
w i t h h i s b a c k g r o u n d wo r k i n g
Southwick made him the ideal candidate at the end of the process.
“If you look at the four candidates
we selected for final interviews, any
one of them would have made a great
chief for us,” said Moglin. “Russ is
personable and I think he will be a
great hands-on chief here. It also helps
that he has 15 years of experience
working here in Southwick.”
Anderson grew up in Southwick
and graduated from Southwick High
School. He spent years as a volunteer
firefighter in Southwick under Rick
Anderson. He said being a firefighter
has been his life’s work.
“I started because my father and
brother were both involved with
the department as volunteers,” said
Anderson, who served for 10 years as
“Every chief leaves his
mark on his department.
Russ's mark has been one
of professionalism.”
– Mark Bail
a captain for Southwick.
Anderson was then hired as the
full-time fire chief for the Town of
Granby and has spent the last 10 years
developing Granby’s department.
During that time, full-time staff have
been brought on and Advanced Life
Support has been added.
Anderson has also advocated for
more fire department involvement in
the community and was most recently
working on a collaboration between
the EMS and the Granby Public
Schools for opiate awareness education. He also established a positive
relationship with the Granby Senior
Center.
He is hoping to bring that same service to Southwick.
“A fire department is more than just
responding to calls for EMS and to
fight fires,” said Anderson. “We need
to involved and connect with the people we are serving.”
Anderson hopes to bring fire education into the Southwick schools and
to make a connection with the senior
center among other goals.
“Southwick has a bigger community than Granby and I am hoping
I have the ability to make a bigger
impact,” said Anderson.
He said leaving Granby is bittersweet, as he helped work to improve
the fire department there. During his
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American Girl
Doll tea party
GRANBY - Stop by the Granby
Free Public Library to pick up a raffle ticket for the American Girl Doll,
“Kit Kittredge.” Kit is being raffled
this year with an official Kit outfit
and accessories. Kit comes from the
1930’s era and was first released in
2000. She sports a sleek blonde bob
and comes with her own book.
The raffle will take place at the
American Girl Doll Tea Party to benefit the Granby Library Feb. 20 from
1 to 3 p.m. at the Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church in Granby. You do not
need to be present to win.
This doll has been very popular and
was re-released in 2014. Raffle tickets
are $2 each or three for $5 and are
available at the library. When you purchase a $7 ticket for the tea party, you
receive one free raffle ticket.
Bring your daughter, granddaughter,
niece or favorite girl and her favorite
doll. Teddy bears are welcome too.
Participate in a doll parade and make
some crafts. Refreshments include
cookies, cupcakes, tea, hot chocolate
and punch.
Don’t miss the raffle or this fun
event. It is a favorite event among all
who attend and takes place during
School Vacation week. All proceeds
benefit the Friends of the Granby Free
Public library.
For contact information or any questions to feel free to contact the library
during open hours at 467-3320.
Library hours are Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday 10:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., Thursday 1 to 8 p.m., Saturday
10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; granbylibrary.
com.
tenure, new apparatus, a new facility,
and ALS were added.
“We achieved a lot of our goals
there,” said Anderson. “There are
always new goals, but I feel like we
did a lot of rebuilding while I was
there. Granby is a fantastic community with great people.”
Granby Selectman Mark Bail said
Anderson left a great impression on
the community.
“Every chief leaves his mark on his
department. Russ's mark has been one
of professionalism,” said Bail. “We
have a small, mostly volunteer department, but professionally, in terms of
training and response, I'd put it up
against any local department. We've
always had a good department, but
Russ has taken it fully into the twenty-first century. For that, Granby will
always be thankful.”
Anderson’s appointment is still
pending the pre-employment requirements, including a physical and
working out a contract with Chief
Administrative Office Karl Stinehart.
Southwick Selectmen Chairman
Joseph Deedy is hoping Anderson will
head to Southwick sooner rather than
later.
“I am hoping to get him going
working on the transition a month
before the current chief retires,” said
Deedy. “I’m looking forward to having him here. I think he is going to do
a great job.”
Both Deedy and Moglin said
Anderson will be challenged with
improving morale between the volunteers and four full-time firefighter/
EMTs.
See CHIEF, Page 5
Lions Club sets
‘Groundhog Fuel
Assistance Fund’
GRANBY – Once again this
winter heating season, the Granby
Lions Club has established an
Emergency Fuel Assistance Fund
for Granby residents. This fund,
titled the “Groundhog Fund,” will
enable residents of Granby to obtain
needed assistance for fuel to help
them through the next six weeks of
winter.
The Lions Club Groundhog Fund
will begin helping residents the first
week of February and will continue until mid-March. Residents
who would like to apply for needed
assistance area asked to complete
an application. These applications
are available in the Senior Center/
Council of Aging Office at 10 West
State St. in Granby.
Other residents or businesses who
would like to contribute to this fund
are asked to send their donation to
the Granby Lions Groundhog Fund,
P.O. Box 195, Granby, MA 01033.
The Granby Lions Club appreciates the continuing support that the
community of Granby gives to our
projects and activities.
Children’s Chorus
seeking singers
AMHERST – The Happy Valley
Children’s Chorus will be putting
on “Make Way for Ducklings: A
Musical” this spring. They are seeking young singers ages 4-10 to work together on
this classic story and bring it to the
public in a new format. Rehearsals
will be Mondays, 4 to 5 p.m.,
March 7 through May 9, at the First
Congregational Church of Amherst
at 165 Main St.
Contact director Dorothy
Cresswell at dcresswell@charter.
net for more information or to register your child.
P O L I C E
Belchertown Police
Department logs
L O G S
INCIDENTS/ACCIDENTS
Compiled by Aimee M. Henderson
Editor’s note: The following are brief
explanations of select entries in the
Belchertown Police log and all arrests.
The information was provided by a member of the police department based on the
review of the detailed log summary. This
feature is designed to provide context and
explanation to some of the calls police
respond to every day.
The Belchertown Police responded to
262 calls during the week of Jan. 27 –
Feb. 2. Of those calls there were nine incident reports, two accidents, seven arrests
and 29 citations issued.
ARRESTS/SUMMONS
Thursday, Jan. 28
10:28 a.m. – A 61-year-old male, of
Ware, will be summonsed to court for
a violation of a harassment prevention
order. Someone went to the police station
to speak with an officer about the possible
violation. Statements were taken and a
complaint was filed.
Monday, Feb. 1
7:01 p.m. – An officer was dispatched
for the report of an erratic operator on
State Street heading into Belchertown
from Granby. The reporting party said
the vehicle was traveling at a high speed
and failed to maintain marked lanes. They
also reported that the vehicle had possibly
struck a guardrail and pole in Granby. The
officer went to the area to wait for the
vehicle.
Another call was received from the
same reporting party, who said the vehicle
was now on Route 9 and struck a pole and
continued driving. The officer located the
vehicle traveling northbound on Daniel
Shays Highway. The officer initiated a
stop by activating his blue lights at 7:11
p.m. The vehicle drifted from the lane of
travel and struck a guardrail, then drifted
the other way and struck another guardrail. The operator of the vehicle finally
stopped, but then attempted to move forward again. The vehicle finally came to
a stop. A second officer arrived on scene.
Contact was made with the operator of
the vehicle, who was observed to be very
unsteady on his feet. He was unable to
stand without assistance. Medical personnel were called to evaluate the person,
who was transported to the hospital.
Subsequently, Donald E. Varney, 68,
of 95 Ward Hill Road, Phillipston, was
arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol (third offense), operating
to endanger, fail to stop for police and
marked lanes violation.
Wednesday, Jan 27
12:18 p.m. – Police were called to an
accident at the intersection of Federal
Street and Daniel Shays Highway. A
vehicle attempting to exit the former
Mobil station parking lot was waved out
by another vehicle, but a second vehicle didn’t see them and the two collided.
There were no injuries reported.
Thursday, Jan. 28
1:41 a.m. – While an officer was on
patrol he observed a vehicle parked in the
lot of a closed business. The officer pulled
behind the vehicle, at which time the vehicle left the lot. The vehicle then pulled to
the side of the road and put its flashers on.
The officer stopped to check on the vehicle
as a possible disabled vehicle. After some
conversation it was learned the vehicle
wasn’t disabled. The officer and the motorist went on their way.
4:55 p.m. – Amherst Safety Dispatch
received a 911 call about an erratic operator in a pick-up truck on Bay Road. The
caller reported the driver failed to maintain marked lanes and a proper speed.
Belchertown dispatch received a 911 call
about a crash that occurred on Bay Road
involving one vehicle, a pick-up truck fitting the description of the previous call.
Officers responded and identified the operator. The vehicle was towed and an immediate threat was filed with the registry on
the operator.
Saturday, Jan. 30
10:35 a.m. – Police received a call from
a River Street resident about property damage. An officer responded and spoke with
the owner of the vehicle, which sustained
damage to the wheel well. A report was
taken.
10:44 a.m. – Police received a call about
a juvenile that had left a residence. The
officer located the youth and brought the
youth home.
3:56 p.m. – Police received a call about
an accident on North Washington Street. A
vehicle was traveling northbound on North
Washington Street, when the operator of a
vehicle traveling southbound fell asleep at
the wheel. The operator of the first vehicle
attempted to avoid a collision by driving
to the shoulder of the road, but the second vehicle crossed the centerline and the
two hit nearly head on. Belchertown Fire
Ambulance was called and transported the
operator of the second vehicle to the hospital. Both vehicles were towed.
6:20 p.m. – Officers were called to a
retail establishment on North Main Street
for a possible shoplifting in progress.
When officers arrived the person was still
in the store. The officer spoke with the
person involved, during which time offiSee POLICE LOGS, Page 8
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BELCHERTOWN – A World War II era
practice bomb was discovered last week
while construction crews were working in
the area of Bardwell and North Washington
streets, according to police.
Police were notified Tuesday, Feb. 2
at approximately 2 p.m. that a suspicious
device, possibly an old bomb, had been
located.
Detective John Raymer and officer Neil
Lozier responded to the scene, at which time
the officers were shown the device. Raymer
said it appeared to be a WWII era bomb, but
it was unknown if it was functional.
For precautionary measures Raymer contacted School Resource Office Jay Krol
to have the school buses diverted from the
area. The State Police Bomb Squad was
also contacted and Belchertown Fire was
told to be on stand-by.
Raymer said the builder found the bomb
in the corner of a barn on the construction
site. He said the builder removed the device
from the barn. The builder and crew were
told to leave the site, at which time police
secured the area until the bomb squad could
evaluate the device.
A member of the bomb squad arrived on
scene and was shown the device, at which
time he determined it to be a practice bomb
for the military, said Raymer.
“It was determined not to be functional and was identified as a World War II
era training bomb that would be dropped
from planes to practice honing skills,” said
Raymer.
CHIEF | from Page 4
“I realize in some ways we are a stepping stone for full-time jobs in larger
departments and that the days of a farmer
coming out to fight fires as a volunteer are
over,” said Deedy. “But our new chief is
going to be challenged with having better
retention of our volunteers.”
Getting ALS service, which Anderson
This WWII era practice bomb was
discovered at a construction site
at Bardwell and North Washington
streets.
Raymer said the bomb, though a practice
one, if functional, could have destroyed the
barn and caused injury if it had exploded.
The device, described as being approximately 2.5 to 3 feet tall and weighing
between 30 and 40 pounds, was removed
by the bomb squad. Raymer reminders
people not to touch or move any type of
device if found. Call police immediately.
calls a quality of life issue, will also be a
goal for the new chief.
Anderson said he is looking forward
to the familiarity of coming back to his
hometown, but looks at the chief’s job as
a new challenge. He also said once a contract is worked out, he intends to look into
re-locating back to Southwick.
He is the third full-time chief in
Southwick’s history, following his brother
and Donald Morris.
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On the ‘public’ record
T
he Senate’s support for reforming how the state
handles public records is a move in the right
direction toward increasing transparency in government.
It’s been a long time coming, with the last update to
the public records law made in the early 1970s.
Access to public records should be easy, timely
and affordable. However, the current law can hang up
requests for long periods of time, which can amount to
ridiculous costs in the end.
The recently proposed legislation will reduce the cost
for records and ensure timely compliance with a request.
The limits are set at 5 cents per page for copies, which is
a decrease from between 20 and 50 cents per page under
current law. It also requires state agencies to provide
four free hours of employee time and two free hours for
municipalities. Charges for requests that require more
time are limited to $25 per hour.
On top of that, the bill also prohibits charging for
records if the agency or municipality does not provide
the record within 15 days of the request or does not
respond to the requestor within 10 days. Punitive damages of up to $5,000 are required if a court determines
the government entity did not act in good faith.
This alone will hold any agency with a request pending accountable to the law.
Under the legislation, each state agency and municipality is required to appoint at least one public records
access officer to serve as the point of contact for all public records requests and to coordinate a timely and thorough response. This will stop the juggling of requests
during which people are bounced from one department
to another, delaying the request even further.
Increasing the ease of access to public records for
the media and ordinary citizens is an important part of
keeping a “healthy democracy,” according to Sen. Jason
Lewis (D-Winchester). That statement is absolutely correct. The change also increases public trust in government, which is responsible for keeping accurate records.
Finally, the bill requires state entities and encourages
municipalities to post online many commonly requested
public records. In addition, records are required to be
provided in electronic format unless requested otherwise.
This bill also brings Massachusetts in line with 47
other states and the federal government in allowing
attorney fees to be awarded to plaintiffs who are victorious in court when denied records, except in certain
defined situations.
“A successful public records bill must balance the
finite resources of our local cities and towns with the
need to process public records quickly and efficiently,”
Sen. Eric Lesser said. “I believe this bill strikes the right
balance.”
It certainly does.
The bill will now be reconciled with the version
passed by the House of Representatives before being
sent to the governor. My favorite roses in
time for Valentine’s Day
I
would be in remiss if I did not plan a column on
roses (or chocolate!) in time for Valentine’s Day.
This year I thought it might be fun to “think spring”
and consider a few of my favorite
in the
roses for your planting pleasure.
GaRden
Over the years I have had a love/
hate relationship with the Rugosa
Rose. I just love to see it while on
vacation, but I hate to deal with it
“back at the ranch…” The abhorrence likely comes from the coarse
early spring appearance of the
Roberta
plant complete with numerous and
McQuaid
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very sharp thorns. It is no fun to be
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attacked by the thorns while cleaning
out debris and pruning away winter
kill. But over the years I learned through my coworker,
Jim McHugh, not to deal with either of those tasks.
Simply chop the canes down to the ground in the fall
and rake them away. Since the shrub blooms on new and
old wood, you still get flowers, and on beautiful green
(albeit thorny) new stems.
The rugosa rose has many attributes. It has a long
bloom time, although it will be a bit shorter if you follow my “chop down” method. The flowers are available
in singles, doubles, and semi-doubles, and almost all are
fragrant. If you are looking for a rose that makes a good
cut flower, these are not suitable.Rugosas grow in clusters on short stems. Better to enjoy them in the garden,
rather than the vase. You don’t have to stop and smell
these roses, just walk by a stand of them and you will be
delighted by the spicy fragrance that permeates the air.
Disease resistance is wonderful. Most pests leave them
See ROSES, Page 7
Letters
HHCFP thanks volunteers,
contributors in annual report
To the Editor:
This time of year over at the Belchertown
United Church of Christ (BUCC) we are
busy putting the final touches on our 2015
annual report. As the current director of
the Helping Hands Cupboard Food Pantry
(HHCFP) at BUCC, I have the responsibility for summarizing the 2015 activities of
the HHCFP.
As I reflected back on the past year, I
realized just how integral the greater
Belchertown community is to the success
of HHCFP and thought it fitting to share
the report with you. We at the Helping Hands Cupboard Food
Pantry are grateful for the generosity of our
community and wish all the best in 2016.
Throughout 2015, the Helping Hands
Cupboard Food Pantry (HHCFP) and
its volunteers continued to work to feed
those in need in our community. Through
our efforts, and the efforts of the greater
Belchertown community, we helped to provide food for approximately 50 families per
month. We ended the year with no families
on our waiting list. Our monthly distributions, which fall
on the third Thursday of each month, were
staffed by a steadfast core of volunteers
(please see below) with the addition of
several new faces throughout the year. For
all who lent a helping hand in 2015, we are
grateful.
On average the HHCFP distributed 40
plus pounds of food, per month, to each of
the 50 plus families we served. This translates to an approximate yearly distribution
of 25,000 pounds of food. The food which
we distribute is obtained in a variety of
different ways. Our main source of food is
the Foodbank of Western Massachusetts.
Monthly trips to the Foodbank result in the
acquisition of a variety of core products
with focus on nutritional and necessary
options. On average we obtained 1,200
pounds of food per month from the Food
Bank resulting in subsidized cost’s ranging from $300 to 400/month. The remainder of the food we obtained was provid-
ed by BUCC members, other community
businesses and organizations (please see
below) and individual donations. Special
Thanksgiving food cards and Christmas
gifts for 50 plus children of HHCFP families were graciously provided by BUCC
members. For all who provided food,
funding for food and special holiday gifts
in 2015, we are grateful.
Overall, 2015 was a very successful year
for the HHCFP. We continued to uphold the
baseline philosophies of this ministry by
providing confidential services to all who
are in need. And thanks to the overwhelming generosity of this community, we are
well positioned to continue this service
in 2016. For this, and for all the ongoing
support from our volunteers and the community, we are grateful.
Vo l u n t e e r s : T h a n k s t o t h e c o r e
volunteers! LoAnn, Barry, Anne-Marie,
Penny, Donna, Alex, Holly, Paula, Kyle,
Jordan, Elise, Kim, Lori, Eraena, Erica,
Frankie and Sue. Thanks to those of you
who fill in many different ways from time
to time! It’s because of you all that we
can make this ministry a success!
Contributors: A special thanks to the
following contributors that supported the
HHCFP either by providing food or monetary donations (or both) on a regular basis,
including: Stop and Shop (Belchertown),
The Belchertown United Church of Christ
(BUCC), McCarthy’s Pub, Moulton
Insurance Agency, The Belchertown
Lion’s Club, Belchertown CAN, Country
Bank, Hope United Methodist Church,
Dunkin Donuts, Belchertown Day School,
Belchertown High School, JBMS, Girl
Scout Troup 57, Church World Service,
Swift River Elementary (First Grade),
Quabbin DCR, Belchertown Masonic
Temple, 4H, Zonta Club of Quaboag
Valley, Rocktoberfest and many private
citizens!
Bob Stephens
Director The Helping Hands
Cupboard Food Pantry
Belchertown, MA
The Diet of Lent
To the Editor:
This Wednesday marks the beginning of
Lent, the 40-day period before Easter, when
many Christians abstain from animal foods
in remembrance of Jesus’ 40 days of fasting
in the desert before launching his ministry.
But meat-free Lent is much more than
a symbol of religious devotion to Christ.
It helps reduce the risk of chronic disease,
environmental degradation, and animal
abuse. Dozens of medical reports have
linked consumption of animal products
with elevated risk of heart failure, stroke,
cancer, and other killer diseases. A 2007
U.N. report named meat production as the
largest source of greenhouse gases and
water pollution. Undercover investigations
have documented farm animals being beat-
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en, caged, crowded, deprived, mutilated,
and shocked.
Lent offers a superb opportunity to honor
Christ’s powerful message of compassion
and love by adopting a meat-free diet for
Lent and beyond. After all, it’s the diet
mandated in Genesis I-29 and observed in
the Garden of Eden.
Our supermarket offers a rich array of
plant-based meat and dairy alternatives,
as well as the more traditional vegetables,
fruits, and grains. Entering “vegan recipes”
in our favorite search engine offers more
products, recipes, and transition tips than
we can use.
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Discover the hidden history of
Quabbin in winter program series
BELCHERTOWN – The Department of Conservation and
Recreation’s Quabbin Visitor Center will host its next free
winter program series presentation Sunday, Feb. 14 with a
program titled “The Hidden History of Quabbin Reservoir,
the Army Air Corps and the Springfield Armory.”
Visitor center staff member Maria Beiter-Tucker will
share images and information on the military’s use of the
Quabbin watershed. At the onset of World War II, Quabbin
Reservoir was used as an area for bombing practice, “war
games” and research in technology to support the Allied war
efforts.
Join the group as Beiter-Tucker looks at the history of this
era and what impacts, if any, it had on the reservoir land.
The Quabbin Visitor Center is located in the Quabbin
Administration Building at the west end of Winsor Dam
in Belchertown. Access to the center is through the Main
(West) Quabbin Park entrance on Route 9, three miles east
of the Rout 9/Route 202 intersection. For further information regarding the program, please contact the center at 413323-7221.
ROSES | from Page 6
alone as well, although the
Japanese beetle may find
midsummer flowers appealing. Early and late blooms
usually go unscathed. When
blooming halts in late summer, showy orange-red hips
lengthen its season of interest, adding to the display
in autumn while providing food for birds in winter. Speaking of the birds,
taller varieties are especially effective when planted
under birdfeeders. Birds
have a place to hide while
they dine where predators
can’t reach them thanks to
the thorns!
The Rugosa Rose is also
reliably winter hardy, and
requires no extra protection.
As long as the site is sunny
it will adapt well to various
types of soil, from sandy
to clayey. This rose is versatile, available in a wide
range of sizes (from one to
12 feet) and growth habits.
Vase-shaped varieties make
great specimen plants,
while spreading types are
best used as hedges or
windbreaks. More com-
pact varieties are suitable
groundcovers, and mounded
types work well as foundation plants. Choose wisely
for your specific location.
The apothecary’s rose
(Rosa gallica officinalis)
is an excellent choice for
the beginner heirloom rose
enthusiast. Known as the
oldest rose in cultivation, it
is easy to grow, survives the
winter without protection,
and blooms effortlessly for
about a month each June.
Bright crimson flowers
have two rows of petals and
attractive yellow stamens;
rose hips form as the flowers fade providing a bit of
winter interest. Its compatible color and short stature,
about three feet, make this
bush rose an ideal choice
for the perennial border
or hedge. Another great
spot for the apothecary’s
rose would be in a garden devoted to herbs. For
centuries it has been used
medicinally, as well as for
a source of food and perfume. Reportedly, it is also
the only rose whose petals,
when dried, retain their fragrance - some argue that it
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Dr. Alexis Chesney
On the
hunt
This Cooper’s hawk was found lurking around
Jim Luippold’s chicken coop on North Street in
Belchertown. Send your photos to ahenderson@
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even increases! Potpourri
anyone? For crimson and
white-striped blossoms
yet all of the good qualities of its parent, try Rosa
Mundi (Rosa gallica versicolor). Legend has it that
this rose was named after
Fair Rosamund, mistress to
King Henry II.
Another one of my favorite roses is Harison’s yellow (Rosa foetida hybrid).
At five feet tall it looks just
beautiful trained to a trellis or arching over a fence.
Deep yellow, double flowers are quite fragrant and
en masse their profusion
will literally stop traffic.
But, like the roses mentioned above, Harison’s
bloom time is short but
sweet. Enjoy it while you
can! A chance seedling rose
of George F. Harison of
New York City, it was first
marketed by nurseryman
William Prince in 1830.
For years there has been a
debate as to whether it and
the famed “Yellow Rose
of Texas” are one and the
same. Very likely.
As far as new varieties
go, I have found one with
ties to the past - at least in
name. “Thomas Affleck”
was chosen as the 2015
American Garden Rose
Selections winner in the
northeast, southeast and
northwest regions! It was
named for the notable 19th
century nurseryman who
had a nursery just a few
miles from the Antique
Rose Emporium where it
was bred. The intensely
cerise pink, semi-double
blooms make a bold statement in the garden. Hardy
in zones 5 to 9 and growing
just three to five feet tall,
“Thomas Affleck” is a wonderful specimen for a mixed
planting or large container.
And hear this: the rose is
thornless and moderately
fragrant!
BELCHERTOWN – Kick the Tick Lyme Disease
Awareness and Support Group will team up with Hope United
Methodist Church Kick the Tick Missions Program Monday,
Feb. 22 to present an evening with Dr. Alexis Chesney.
The event will take place at HUMC, 31 Main St. in
Belchertown at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Chesney specializes in Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses, as well as
Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Passionate about Lyme education to the public and health
care professionals in New England, she trained with world
renowned Lyme specialist Dr. Richard Horowitz, of Hyde
Park, NY. Chesney is a member of the Vermont Association of
Naturopathic Physicians (VANP) and the International Lyme
and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), and has an office
in Vermont and Northampton. She has been featured as an
expert on tick borne illnesses at the NYANP conference, local
talk radio, and various news publications. The evening’s program is also a time to meet others who
share their concerns or experience with Lyme disease and to
help break the cycle of loneliness and silence, which often
surrounds this disease. One does not have to have Lyme disease to go to this
presentation. Caregivers, relatives and/or friends of those suffering are invited to attend to understand the disease better in
order to help support that individual.
Everyone is welcome to this free event and the building is
handicapped accessible. If you know of someone who needs
support, please contact Lois Pare’ at 413-467-9254. Pare’ is the
founder of Kick the Tick Lyme Disease Awareness and Support
Group and holds support group meetings the first Monday of
every month at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 319 Granby
Road, South Hadley, a handicapped accessible building.
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Historical Association holding
annual mystery dinner
Historical Association announces its
eighth annual Murder Mystery dinner, and
this year’s event will again feature actors
from the Belchertown Congregational
Church. The Historic Association continues
its successful partnering with BUCC’s
Playhouse, so the dinner theater will serve
jointly both as a much-needed fundraiser
for the Historical Association and also as a
fundraiser for the Congregational Church.
Get your Irish on and join the group for
a night of “Top of the Murder to You” presented by BUCC's Playhouse. There will be two shows available for
residents in Belchertown and Granby:
Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Belchertown
VFW, 41 Pelham Road, serving corned
beef; and Saturday, March 5 at the Villa
Rose in Ludlow on Route 21, serving
chicken.
Special guest stars are Dizzy O'Jameson
and the Shamrocks. The doors will open
for a cash bar at 6:30 p.m. and the show
will begin at 7 p.m. featuring a complete
dinner. “We are very excited that this year’s
event will be a fundraiser for two local
organizations, as well as creating business for a local restaurant,” said Tom
Stockton, president of the Historical
Association. “This is always a fun evening, and we expect that this will be a
positive event for the whole community.” The cost remains the same as the last
two years, $35 per person, and tickets are
on sale at Cold Spring Discount Liquors
(on the Common), the venues for each
show, or from Tom Stockton (323-0946.)
About the show
Doctor Paddy McFaddey, an expert on
"all things Irish," is ready to unveil some
highly publicized Irish artifacts during
tonight's lecture on Ireland. His assistant,
Patches McButterpants, is ready, willing,
and able to help him with anything he
needs on an off the job. An unexpected
guest disrupts his plans. A journalist and
museum curator, who travelled all the way
to the United States to cover this event,
are also in for a surprise.
The luck of the Irish doesn't seem to be
present at this hilarious event...and what is
that hidden underneath the shamrock?
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course offered
BELCHERTOWN – State certified instructor, police officer Edward
Oey will be offering a Firearms
Safety Course on Sunday, Feb. 14.
Class will be held at the Swift
River Sportsman Club, 350 Cold
Spring Road (Moore Road) in
Belchertown starting at 9 a.m.
As required by state law, it is an
eight-hour classroom. Pre-registration is required to guarantee a seat.
For applicants’ convenience, applications are available at R&R Sports
Shop on Federal Street or email
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Applications are being accepted
for beginner and intermediate shooting classes.
Town seeks local
artwork for Town
Report cover
Board of Selectmen is seeking artwork
and/or photographs by town residents to
be considered for the cover of the 2015
Annual Town Report. Artwork or photographs relating to
Belchertown must be vertical, and preferably no smaller than 5x7 inches, and suitable for reproduction. Please include your name, address and
telephone number on the back. Once submitted, the artwork or photograph becomes
the property of the Town of Belchertown.
Submissions for consideration should be
forwarded to the Selectmen’s Office, The
Finnerty House, One South Main Street,
P.O. Box 670, Belchertown, MA 01007 no
later than noon on Friday, Feb. 19.
Granby Police Department logs
Editor’s Note: The Granby Police
Department responded to 175 calls and
made one arrest during the week of Jan. 29
through Feb. 4. Those arrested are presumed
innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
All information is provided by the Granby
Police Department.
ARREST
CLUES ACROSS
1. Construct
6. Seal
12. Last from Kent Haruf
16. A public promotion
17. Acutely insightful
and wise
18. Yemeni riyal
19. __ Lang (country
singer)
20. Blue Hen school
21. Decaliter
22. Point midway
between S and E
23. 12th Greek letter
24. One point S of SE
26. Pools
28. Notes of hand
30. Algerian dinar
31. Metal cooking vessel
32. Short poking stroke
34. Mountain Standard
Time
35. Dark hairs mixed
with light
37. Hosts film festival
39. Frost
40. Former moneys of
Brazil
41. Bodily perceptions
43. Baseball great Ty ___
44. Before
45. __ Caesar, comedian
47. Containerful
48. Expression of
uncertainty
50. Tells on
52. Bones
54. As fast as can be done
(abbr.)
56. Singer Jolson
57. Atomic #73
59. Pigeon sound
60. Jr’s. father
61. 6th tone
62. Debt settled (abbr.)
63. Contrary
66. Chinese tennis star
Na
67. 44th First Lady
70. Methyl phenol
71. Avid applause
CLUES DOWN
1. Started growth
2. Biblical Sumerian
city
3. Where Alexander
defeated Darius III
4. Something to be
borne or conveyed
5. Removed earth
6. Traveled by water
7. Hirobumi __, Japan
8. Antelopes
9. Japanese emigrant’s
offspring
10. For instance
11. T cell glands
12. Acorn trees
13. Burdened
14. Wound deformity
15. Has faith in
25. Title of honor
26. Someone
27. Pouch
29. Comprehensive
31. Separates with an
instrument
33. Noble
36. US, Latin America,
Canada
38. Snoot
39. About heraldry
41. Angel
42. Female sibling
43. Former OSS
46. Stressedunstressedunstressed
47. An imperfectly
broken mustang
49. Call out
51. A long scarf
53. Coconut fiber
54. Scene of sports &
events
55. Bodily suffering
58. Cloths
60. A way to agitate
64. No seats available
65. Linen liturgical
vestment
68. Atomic #103
69. Home screen
CROSSWORD ANSWER WILL BE FOUND IN SPORTS SECTION
Tuesday, Feb. 2
8:01 p.m. – Kyle Bagg, 41, of 239
Batchelor St., Granby, was arrested for an
active warrant.
INCIDENTS
Friday, Jan. 29
3:50 p.m. – Officers investigated a threecar accident at Amherst Street and Aldrich
POLICE LOGS | from Page 5
cers checked the person for merchandise.
Nothing was found. The person was sent on
their way.
8:27 p.m. – Police were called to assist
the fire department with a medical call.
Sunday, Jan. 31
1:42 p.m. – A resident went to the police
station to speak with an officer about a tenant/landlord concern. The officer attempted
to contact the landlord. At the time of the
report there was no additional information.
6:01 p.m. – Officers were dispatched
to a State Street business for a hit and run
accident. Officers spoke with the reporting
party, who stated that another vehicle had
Street. There were no injuries reported.
Sunday, Jan. 31
11:31 a.m. – A criminal citation was issued
for operation with a suspended license.
Monday, Feb. 2
8:41 a.m. – Officers investigated a threecar accident at East State Street and School
Street. There were no injuries reported.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
4:10 p.m. – An officer investigated a
motor vehicle accident on West State Street.
The vehicle struck a deer.
Thursday, Feb. 4
8:15 a.m. – An officer investigated an
completed a report for a resident reporting
identify theft.
hit their vehicle and upon attempting to
exchange information the person left. The
reporting party did not file a report.
10:35 p.m. – Police took a report of
harassing messages.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
10:33 a.m. – Officers went to a Depot
Street residence to speak with someone
about a past breaking and entering into
a vacant house. The homeowner noticed
some damage to the house, but nothing was reported missing. A report was
taken.
2:01 p.m. – Police received a call about
a suspicious object at a construction site
on Bardwell at North Washington streets.
See page 5 for more information.
PAGE People
Resident named president
of Realtor Association
SPRINGFIELD – Lou Mayo of
The other 2016 officers are: Richard R.
Belchertown has been installed as President Sawicki Jr. of Erving as president-elect,
of the 1,700-member Realtor®
Edward Alford of South Hadley
Association of Pioneer Valley
as treasurer, Susan Drumm
at the organization’s 101st
of Agawam as secretary, and
annual Installation ceremony
Dawn Henry of Palmer as
held Jan. 14 at the Log Cabin
immediate past-president.
in Holyoke.
Directors include: Elias Acuna
Mayo, a Realtor® since
of Springfield, Kelly Bowman
1997, is the office manager
of Sunderland, Shawn Bowman
with Real Living Realty
of South Deerfield, Suzi
Professionals, LLC in
Buzzee of Northampton, Janise
Wilbraham.
Fitzpatrick of Belchertown,
As president he will overRaymond Hoess-Brooks of
see the association’s activiChicopee, Susan M. Rheaume
ties and operations includof Wilbraham, and Russell
Lou Mayo
ing meetings of the board of
Sabadosa of East Longmeadow.
directors, and act as a liaison to
Peter Ruffini, the 2014 presithe association’s various committees. He is dent of the Massachusetts Association of
the official spokesperson of the association REALTORS® was the installing officer.
on issues related to the real estate industry David Valino, of Mortgage Masters, served
and the regional housing market.
as the emcee.
Danielle Pardee weds
Nikolas Vogel
Danielle Megan Pardee and Nikolas
Landon Vogel were married on
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015 at Salem Cross
Inn in West Brookfield.
The bride is the daughter of Jason
and Heidi Pardee of Belchertown. The
groom is the son of Michael and Sharon
Vogel of Belchertown.
Both bride and groom are 2011
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graduates of Belchertown High School.
Danielle and Nikolas graduated from
Fitchburg State University in May of
2015. Nikolas studied Clinical Exercise
Physiology and Danielle studied
Elementary Education. They reside in
Fitchburg. Nik is employed as a manager at BJ’s Wholesale Club and Danielle
is an elementary school teacher.
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Taking a fox trot
This red fox was spotted on Meadow Pond
Road off of Route 9, about a mile from the
Quabbin Visitor’s Center entrance, on Saturday
morning. Send your wildlife and snow day
photos to ahenderson@turley.com.
ACCIDENT | from Page 1
measures. The fire department was also called to the
scene, along with the State Police truck team.
Two tow trucks were called to upright the oil truck,
which was towed from the scene. The road was
reopened just before 3 p.m.
There were two motor vehicle accidents reported
at Franklin and River streets, in which motorists were
unable to slow or stop while driving down the hill. The
first accident was reported at 10:58 a.m. The vehicle
involved crashed into a large rock at the bottom of the
hill, moving it approximately 15 feet before coming to a
rest on top of it.
The second accident was reported at 12:49 p.m., at
which time two vehicles collided on the hill. Department
of Public Works crews were called to treat the area.
Steve Williams, director of the DPW, said the roads
were pretreated prior to Monday’s storm, which made
a “big difference.” Williams said school buses had no
troubles during their travels returning children home on
Monday afternoon.
Williams said Monday’s storm was “long and drawn
out,” which made for a harder clean up. He said crews
were working to have it cleaned up before daylight,
however another burst of snow at around 3:30 a.m.
dropped about a quarter of an inch of snow.
“We had to go back through and basically start over,”
said Williams.
As far as the variables with each storm, Williams
said the type of snow makes a big difference. He said
Friday’s snow was wet and slippery, and despite their
best efforts, the roads were very dangerous.
Other variables for clean up efforts and traveling
conditions include the pavement temperatures, angle of
the sun, and Mother Nature, which Williams called the
“ultimate variable.”
Belchertown is 14 miles from north to south and can
at times see different weather. Williams said the storm
that hit on Jan. 23 only dropped snow in the south end
of town, while the north end and the center had dry
roads. Luckily, he said, the department was paying close
attention to the weather, and they were able to treat the
roads in the south.
On Tuesday, Williams said DPW crews were continuing their clean-up efforts, which were expected to go
smoothly.
Where to find your
STM | from Page 1
the originally proposed projects left
approximately $115,000 in free cash,
which didn’t settle well with Chairman
Ronald Aponte.
“Frankly, it makes me nervous,” he
said during the Jan. 25 meeting.
The board of selectmen will recommend the town approve funds to
design, build and furnish a new animal control facility; funds to replace
the engine of an ambulance; funds for
the emergency replacement of the hot
water boiler at the police station; funds
for the demolition of the old highway
garage at 41 Jabish St.; and funds to be
used toward the design and construction of soccer fields and/or hiking trails
at Foley Field.
The animal control facility article
requests $90,000 from free cash.
Fundraising efforts by Belchertown
Animal Relief Committee, totaling
$10,000, will round out the $100,000
needed to build the new facility.
Ten thousand dollars is needed to
replace the engine in ambulance #2 and
$11,000 is needed to replace the hot
water boiler at the police station. The
demolition of the old highway garage
will take $10,000.
Items the selectmen will take no
action on include asking for funds to
complete the Council on Aging Needs
Assessment; funds to remove an underground storage tank at Chestnut Hill
Community School; and funds to
PROJECT | from Page 1
Kelly-Regan.
The project still needs approval of a
Proposition 21/2 debt exclusion override in a townwide ballot. That vote,
needing a simple majority to pass, is
set for March 1, the same day as the
Presidential Primary vote.
By a clear majority, voters also
approved an amendment to the original warrant article, which will allow
the town to apply $2 million from
the town’s $5.5 million Stabilization
Fund to help pay the town’s approximately $17 million share of the project
and thereby reduce the impact on the
town’s property tax rate.
The amendment was introduced by
Finance Committee Chairman John
Libera, who said applying Stabilization
Fund money to the project, along with
extending the payback period to 30
years, rather than 25, would result in
a 7.8 percent increase in the $18.87
per $1,000 tax rate, rather than the
9.6 percent increase that was foreseen
without the Stabilization money.
Libera said the owners of the average Granby home valued at 228,000
would pay $326 more per year by
using Stabilization money and extending the payback period to 30 years.
The tax rate would rise $1.50 per
$1,000 valuation from the current
$18.87 to $20.37 if the debt exclusion
override is passed.
Several residents spoke against the
lowing article asks voters to raise and
appropriate, transfer from available
funds and/or borrow, money to purchase the building. The reuse committee will likely have a presentation for
Special Town Meeting.
Article 10 looks to amend the code
of Belchertown by removing Chapter
265: Solid Waste Transfer Station and
Recycling Center and replace it with
new language. Article 12 on the warrant looks to amend a zoning bylaw:
Schedule of Use Regulations, by deleting item 32 and replacing it.
Article 11 asks the town to set the
hourly rate for members of the board of
assessors, not to exceed $17.50. During
last year’s Town Meeting this item
went unfunded when residents favored
a raise, but failed to set a rate during
the meeting. The rate set before voters
at that time was $9.29 – a rate that had
been in place for a number of years.
The value was last set in 1990 for the
assessors. At the time of Town Meeting
the rate sought was $15 per hour.
The warrant was posted Monday,
Feb. 8 at various places in town,
including the official bulletin board at
Lawrence Memorial Hall (town hall);
one at the intersection of Gulf and
Amherst roads; one at the intersection
of Metacomet Street and Bay Road;
one at the intersection of Rockrimmon
Street and Turkey Hill Road; one at the
intersection of South and South Liberty
streets; and one at the intersection of
Depot and Keyes streets.
project, not because they believe a new
school is a desirable goal, but because
of its cost.
“I can appreciate the need for a new
school,” said Karen Boulanger, of 149
East St. “But we can’t do it on the
back of homeowners. You are going to
put people out of their homes.”
Boulanger said she recently put an
addition onto her home, but others
might stop taking out building permits if they know they will be paying
higher taxes based on those improvements. She cited the presence of several blighted homes in her area as an
indication that owners can’t afford to
improve.
“It looks like the Lower Ninth
Ward (of New Orleans) down there,”
Boulanger said.
Proponents countered that too many
town buildings are boarded up and
have been neglected in the past.
In support of the school project,
Jennifer Bartosz, of 97 Porter St., said
people with children are threatening to
leave the town in the face of deteriorating and boarded-up town buildings
and schools.
“Do we have to wait and see this
turn into a ghost town? We have to
start somewhere. The time is now,”
she said.
Libera, along with the Finance
Committee and Select Board and West
Street School Building Committee
Chairman Mark Bail, strongly supported the project because it would elimi-
nate duplication in staff and facilities.
By combining the elementary schools
in one place, one principal job could
be cut and custodian staff reduced.
The schools would share a gym, cafeteria and library. Parents with children
in both the lower and upper elementary grades would not have to shuttle
between two schools.
“The need for improvements is not
going away. If Granby rejects another
project, the MSBA will reject any of
this town’s projects for many years to
come,” he said.
Bail also spoke of the favorable
MSBA reimbursements for school renovations that are combined with new
building projects, such as this one.
Libera said applying the
Stabilization money to the project
made sense because the town will need
to spend that money on municipal
projects in coming years anyway. He
said the fund has already committed
$1 million of Stabilization money to
other projects. After using $2 million
more for the school project, the fund
would contain $2.5 million, enough to
cover school contingencies and possible demolition of the West Street
School and still leave $1 million in the
fund.
After the vote, Bail said he would
devote his energy to getting a majority
of voters to approve the debt exclusion
override on March 1.
“It feels like we’ve got more work
to do,” Bail said.
Prepping for
the plunge
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establish a timber marketing plan to
prepare for a timber harvest on town
owned land.
It was determined that the above
items could be delayed until the
Annual Town Meeting in May, if there
is money remaining after the operational budget is set.
The Council on Aging Needs
Assessment article requested $20,000
to complete phase two of the assessment. Beginning the replacement of the
underground tank at the school called
for $17,500, and establishing a timber
harvest would have taken $9,000. The
sum of money to begin constructing
soccer fields at Foley Field was depleted from $30,000 to $10,000.
Aponte reminded board members of
variants in the budget this year, such as
future/additional snow events, as well
as the expected 7 percent hike in health
insurance rates for town employees,
and the town’s responsibility for the
roof project at Pathfinder Regional
Vocational Technical High School.
Article 2 asks the town to vote
to authorize the board of selectmen
to acquire parcels of land known as
Holland Glen, containing approximately 45 acres of land. The property
will be paid for through a variety of
grant programs and does not affect the
operational budget.
Article 3 requests authorization for
the selectmen to acquire the former
John Patrick Center, located at 47 State
St., for municipal purposes. The fol-
Turley Publications photo by Debra Dodge
Volunteers from Belchertown
and South Hadley gathered
this past weekend to work
on the "Leprechaun Plunge”
float that will head down the
streets of Holyoke during the
March 20 St. Patrick’s Parade.
Shown are, from left, Abegail
Brown, Tim Fitzell of the
float committee, Leprechaun
Plunge President Ray Morin
and Leprechaun Plunge media
specialist Edward Brown. The
float will celebrate the seventh
annual Leprechaun Plunge
fundraising event to be held
on March 13 at Brunelle’s
Marina in South Hadley. Please
visit www.leprechaunplunge.
org for more information. A
special thank you to Adam
Quenneville Roofing for use of
their shop.
HOLMES | from Page 1
protection,” said JoAnn Holmes, whom did
not press charges against her son following
the Sept. 3, 2015 incident. “We want him
to come home.”
JoAnn Holmes explained that from her
understanding, the charges stem from
her hospital visit following the incident.
She hoped that no charges would be
pressed, and from her understanding, the
Belchertown Police Department did not
want to press charges either.
“One of the charges is ‘serious bodily
injury’ and there is nothing wrong with
me. I’m perfectly fine. He didn’t strangle
me, either. I’m not sure where all of this is
coming from,” she said. “I had to go to the
hospital, yeah, but he never strangled me
and there was no serious bodily injury.”
The Department of Developmental
Services is working with Chamberland
in hopes of housing Holmes somewhere
other than Hampshire County Jail. The
defense had hoped to house Holmes at
Worcester Recovery Center if he would not
be allowed to stay with his father, Robert
Holmes. The Department of Developmental
Services would rather house Holmes in a
group facility or residential living quarters,
but would prefer not to evaluate him in
DART | from Page 1
The grant was awarded by the New
England Municipal Sustainability Network,
the American Institute for Architects’
Center for Communities by Design and the
Boston Society of Architects Foundation.
Town Planner Doug Albertson said the
focus of such a plan is on social, environmental and economic issues that will lead
to a resilient, stable and healthy community. He said DART comes at the perfect
time, because the town has been working
diligently on very similar projects.
“We have been working with Mass in
Motion for the past three years, and have
also been examining other development
strategies for our ‘Common to Courthouse’
focus area,” he said.
Included in previous work has been an
analysis of the town’s zoning and other land
use regulations as to how they facilitate or
hinder public health. There has also been
a presentation on form-based codes, which
are regulations that permit development by
its built form rather than specific use, and
the new zoning for the state school campus
and its development.
As part of DART, a team of seven experts
will be in Belchertownfor three days to aid
“When it comes to anybody
with special needs or
mental health challenges,
it’s totally broken and
they don’t know what
to do with them.”
– JoANN HOLMES
Hampshire County Jail.
“Zachary is in jail watching Sesame
Street and Thomas the Tank Engine,” said
JoAnn Holmes. “How many other inmates
are doing that?”
JoAnn Holmes works as a behavioral
health and mental health professional,
often specializing in work with adolescents and young adults with autism. She
explained that her son’s autism is characterized by some anxiety, intrusive thought and
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder tendencies. A 2013 graduate of Belchertown High
School, her son has an intelligence quotient
of 92, but is intellectually very young, she
said. He has faced heightened challenges
transitioning to adulthood.
“Think about the challenges faced by
the town in creating a sustainable plan for
the future. The team includes: Jon Ford, PE
Horsley Witten Group, Providence; Michael
P. Cavanaugh, AIA, LEED AP, Canon
Design, Boston; Leah Bamberger, director of Sustainability, City of Providence;
Ellen Pemrick- economic and fiscal analysis, E.M. Pemrick and Company, Albany;
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, director of Planning
and Sustainability; Erin Simmons, director of Design Assistance at AIA National;
and Joel Mills, director of Communities by
Design at AIA National.
On Monday, Feb. 22, residents are invited to be a part of the conversation from 5
to 7 p.m. at Belchertown High School in
the cafeteria. Dinner and childcare will be
provided. The Special Town Meeting will
immediately follow at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.
Albertson said DART experts will be
looking for input on what the current issues
are in town, how people use the area from
the common to the courthouse, their expectations for that area, what they anticipate
for the future, what works and what doesn’t
work.
Then, on Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 7 to
9 p.m., the DART team will present their
findings and recommendations to the public
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everyday by those in their early twenties
that are adults, but are still living at home
with their parents—and then add autism to
that. He didn’t understand what was happening to him,” said JoAnn Holmes. “The
discussions we had are typical mother-son
conversations in regards to living by household rules and transitioning into adulthood,
but it is especially challenging for him.”
JoAnn Holmes characterizes her son’s
Sept. 3 incident as a ‘psychotic break,’ and
that he had never previously become seriously violent. Zachary Holmes’ pre-trial
hearing is scheduled for March 17. JoAnn
Holmes is still researching the implications
it may have on the trial itself if Zachary
Holmes is ruled incompetent to standing
trial.
In the meantime, JoAnn Holmes is
thanking Belchertown residents for their
overpowering support and asks that it be
continued. Supporters have written letters
to defense attorney Chamberland.
“I ask that the community continue writing letters of support for my son and I also
ask that for any person out there past, present or future facing a situation like this,
voice your opinion with [District Attorney]
David E. Sullivan about the system,” said
JoAnn Holmes. “We’re seeing in front of
us what’s happening to Zachary and how
the system fails.”
in the high school cafeteria.
Albertson said DART team members
have already been to Belchertown for one
day in November to meet with town leaders. However, they will once again meet
with staff. In addition to the public sessions, the DART team will host several
focus groups with specific sectors of the
community.
The DART team will also consider work
already underway in this area, including
the Belchertown State School campus redevelopment, the New England Small Farms
Institute strategic plan, and the Healthy
Hampshire/Mass in Motion assessment
related to walking and biking within the
corridor.
“We will consider the interactions of the
schools, recreation facilities, senior facilities, and the commercial growth in the area
and how to integrate them all and manage
the traffic,” said Albertson.
The public is invited and encouraged to
attend both public sessions, said Albertson.
The DART team will summarize their findings and recommendations in a report that
will be shared with the community as they
make critical decisions affecting this corridor.
Seniors
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located at 10 West State St. (4673239) and are free unless otherwise
noted. The COA is open Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No
membership is required to take part
in the activities/events. Anyone over
55 years of age is welcomed.
Lunch is served daily at 12 p.m.
Reservations should be made by
noon the previous day you wish
to attend. The suggested donation
is $2.25. Anyone over 60 years
of age is eligible. Call the Senior
Center to make your reservation.
Transportation is available to
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The S.H.I.N.E. Counselor is
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Please remember the Food Pantry
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Education
Angela Grabazs receives award
BELCHERTOWN – Senior
Angela Grabazs, who currently ranks first in her class,
was chosen as the recipient of
the Mass. Association of School
Superintendents’ Award.
Grabazs was presented the
award during a recent school
committee meeting, at which
time Superintendent Karol Coffin
read a letter from Belchertown
High School Principal Christine
Vigneux, who called Grabazs an
“outstanding student and person”
and a “renaissance woman.”
Grabazs’ course load most recently included Advanced Placement
English, Advanced Placement
Biology and Advanced Placement
Calculus. She is also enrolled in various other honors classes.
Grabazs was instrumental in
organizing Project Runway this
year, an annual fashion design
contest for the school’s National
Art Honor Society.
“Angela always has a smile on
Classroom calendar
Thursday, Feb. 11
• SRE, School Council meeting, principal’s office, 3:30 p.m.
• JBMS, Quabbin Valley Music Festival rehearsal, 3 to 7
p.m., Palmer High School
• BHS, School Council meeting, BHS library, 5 p.m.
• BHS, Program of Studies Information Night for members
of the Class of 2020 and their parents/guardians, Veterans’
Memorial Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb.12
• CSS, CHCS, School Banking Day
• SRE, Peace Rally (grades 1-3), A-Side, 10 a.m. in ACommon, C-Side, 2 p.m. in C-Common
• BHS, NAHS Project Runway, Veterans’ Memorial
Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 15 – Friday, Feb. 19
• Winter recess – no school
Turley Publications photo by Aimee M. Henderson
Angela Grabazs receives the Mass. Association of School
Superintendents’ Award during the Jan. 12 school committee
meeting.
her face and she is always willing
to lend a helping hand when needed,” reads the letter from Vigneux.
CSS – Cold Spring School
SRE – Swift River Elementary School
CHCS – Chestnut Hill Community School
JBMS – Jabish Brook Middle School
BHS – Belchertown High School
Grabazs has plans to attend
Northeastern University to pursue
a degree in pharmacy studies.
MacDuffie School calling for judges at annual science fair to be held April 28
GRANBY – The MacDuffie
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annual Science Fair on Thursday,
April 28. Although MacDuffie
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Superintendent lays out entry plan findings
BELCHERTOWN – The superintendent presented the findings
of her entry plan to the school
committee on Jan. 26.
Based on the data and research
collected from surveys and interviews she conducted throughout
the district, Superintendent Karol
Coffin tackled the questions:
“What do we believe?”, “Where
are we?”, “Where do we need
to go?” and “How will we get
there?”
As part of gathering information, Coffin held student interviews at each school, during
which time she found students
expressed pride in their schools.
She said students reported having positive academic success
when there was a positive relationship with teachers. Those in
fifth through eighth grade attributed their degree of preparation for
the next grade to their academic
team.
Coffin also reported that students “did not shy away from a
challenging class, instead, indicated a desire for more challenging lessons…”
“I was really impressed with
the students I interviewed,” said
Coffin. She added students want
to be more involved with their
learning, asking for more challenging work in many cases.
It was also learned students pre-
fer active learning with increased
use of technology, which Coffin
said was not a surprise.
Coffin also included a parent/
guardian survey in her information-gathering.
There were 654 people who
responded, of which 407 had
more than one child in the school.
Coffin said parents of elementary
school students were “more satisfied” with the schools than parents of middle school students. At
Belchertown High School, satisfaction was overall high.
It’s normal to see a decline in
parent satisfaction as students get
older, said Coffin. However, the
more frequently.
Parents also expressed concerns
about the level of quality and
quantity of homework. Coffin said
the feedback ranged from some
saying their child(ren) received
little to no homework to some
saying there was too much.
“It’s important as a school system to become consistent,” said
Coffin on the matter.
Other concerns touched on
challenging all students academically, inclusion classrooms and
meeting the needs of all students,
teachers better coordinating when
tests and projects are due, bullying, and that expectations are
higher at some grades than others.
Coffin also distributed a staff
survey, from which it was again
reiterated teacher/student/para
relationships had the “greatest
impact on student success.”
Staff members also noted more
targeted professional development
was needed for district improvement.
“We’ve been more productive
this year… but we have a long
way to go,” said Coffin.
In her report Coffin also looked
at parent teacher organizations
and school councils, student population trends, district accountability and state assessments.
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am I going to put my kids through college?” Recently, a group of Granby parents
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that question.
Jean Berg, an assistant director at
Hampshire College, gave a presentation
on behalf of the Massachusetts Education
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Night at the Granby Junior-Senior High
School. About 30 parents attended the presentation, which was designed to educate
as well as encourage.
“Our motto is, you can do this,” Berg
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advice she could give was probably the
most obvious, but it was worth saying out
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for filing the Free Application for Federal
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
announces upcoming Lent schedule
GRANBY – Lent begins Ash Wednesday,
Feb. 10. Ashes will be distributed during the 7
a.m., noon and 6:30 p.m. masses. The church
invites anyone to attend one of these liturgies.
Lenten schedule is as follows: Daily
mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday at 7:45 a.m.; Tuesday, March 22
(Holy Week) 6 to 7 p.m. – last opportunity
for Lent Reconciliation; Wednesdays of
Lent – Beginning Feb. 17 – Stations of the
Cross at 6:30 p.m.
Schedule of Stations:
Week 1 – Feb. 17 – Stations for and by
Lectors: “I Am There”
Week 2 – Feb. 24 – Stations for and by
the Music Ministry: “Behold”
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Faith Formation/Youth: “By Your Side”
Week 4 – March 9 – Stations for and
by Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Communion/Eucharistic Adorers: “We
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Week 5 – March 16 – Stations for and
by Men’s & Women’s Clubs: “Stations for
Families”
Week 6 – March 23 – Stations of Divine
Mercy
Week 7 – March 25 – Good Friday at 3
p.m. – “Mary’s Way of the Cross”
Fridays of Lent – Eucharistic Adoration
8:15 a.m. to noon (except if there is a
funeral), 6 p.m. – Lenten Hour of Mercy
led by Deacon Paul
First Friday Eucharistic Adoration,
March 4 – 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hour of
Mercy – 6 p.m.
Saturdays of Lent – Confessions 3:15
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Celebrate Library Lovers' Month at GPL
GRANBY – February is Library Lovers’
Month at the Granby Free Public Library,
and there are a variety of programs available to celebrate the occasion.
Celebrate Library Lovers’ Month by
going on a blind date with a book. Stop into
the Granby Free Public Library during the
month of February and check out one of the
specially wrapped books. Unwrap the book
at home and find out who the mystery date
is. Readers who finish their blind dates will
have the chance to enter their names into
a raffle to win a date night prize. If you’re
feeling really adventurous, pick up two
books and go on a “double date.” Readers
who finish their double dates will receive
three raffle tickets. Blind date books are
available now through Feb. 27. Enter raffle
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Check out the gently used book sale cart
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SPORTS
Bleakley bucket lifts Rams over Orioles
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
BELCHERTOWN - The road
team celebrated a victory in the
rivalry boys basketball game
between the Granby Rams and
the Belchertown Orioles for the
second year in a row.
In his final appearance on the
hardwood against Belchertown,
Granby senior forward Matt
Bleakley scored an inside basket
with 8 seconds remaining in regulation. The Rams defense would
then make a stop at the other end
of the court leading to a very
exciting 60-59 road victory, last
Wednesday night.
“Scoring the game winning
shot is probably one of the best
moments of my high school basketball career,” said Bleakley,
who joined the Rams varsity
team as a sophomore. “We’ve
been playing against Belchertown
since we were in middle school,
so it feels great to win my final
game against them, especially
after they beat us in our gym last
year. We had a little extra motivation coming into tonight’s game.”
A year ago, the Orioles posted
a 45-42 victory against the Rams
at Sullivan Gymnasium.
“I really didn’t have to say
very much to my players before
the start of the game. If you can’t
get up for this game after we lost
to them at home last year, you
probably shouldn’t be playing
in it,” Sheehan said. “The score
kept going back and forth the
whole game. They didn’t miss
very many shots in the second
half and I’m ecstatic to be walking out of here with a victory.”
The one point victory
improved Granby’s overall sea-
son record to 9-5. The Rams had
a chance to clinch a berth in the
upcoming Western Massachusetts
Division 4 tournament with
another road victory against BiCounty League rival Dean Tech
on Monday night.
Bleakley, who’s younger brother, Noah, is a junior guard on the
Rams varsity basketball team,
finished the game with 13 points,
which tied his career-high. He
also scored 13 points in a 60-30
home win against St. Mary’s last
year.
“Matt is a very good athlete
and he always competes very
See BOYS, Page 16
Turley Publications staff photos by Dave Forbes
Granby junior Michael Sosa (3)
goes to the basket for a layup,
while Belchertown senior
Connor Murray (30) goes for the
block in the first quarter of the
Belchertown’s Cyrus Raines (23) tries to drive around Granby’sAnthony Gaj (22).
Lady Orioles lock up tourney spot
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
LUDLOW - Qualifying for the
Western Massachusetts Division
2 Tournament is something that
the Belchertown girls basketball
team has been able to accomplish
during the eight years that Jason
Woodcock has been the varsity
coach.
The Lady Orioles, who are the
defending Western Mass. Division
2 champions, clinched a berth in
this year’s postseason tournament
following a 43-25 victory against
the Ludlow Lady Lions in a nonleague game played at Mullins
Gymnasium, last Thursday night.
“One of our goals at the beginning of each season is to qualify
for the postseason tournament,”
Woodcock said. “This is a different type of a team than it was
last year, but I just told my players that they’ve earned the right
to defend the Western Mass. title.
We still have seven regular season games remaining and our next
goal is to earn a postseason home
game. We’re also hoping to make
it back to the Cage again this year
as well.”
Belchertown has won the last
four meetings against Ludlow on
the hardwood. They advanced into
last year’s Western Mass. Division
2 semifinals, which was held at the
historic Curry Hicks Cage located
on the UMass Amherst campus,
following a 52-35 quarterfinal road
victory against the Lady Lions.
See LADY ORIOLES, Page 16
Stingrays place third at Championships
B E L C H E RT O W N - T h e
Pioneer Valley Swim League
Championships were held at
Longmeadow High School Jan.
23-24.
Belchertown placed third
among the 15 teams in attendance.
The whole team did extremely
well with 59 swimmers out of
the 81 achieving their best times.
Swimmers who come in first
through sixth place receive medals for their placement.
Swimmers swim two individual
events each and some swim one
or two relay events as well. The
relay teams who placed first, second and third are as follows:
Gold medals (first) 10 and
under 200 Medley relay team
of Aubrey Harrington, Madalyn
Roy, Taylor Bronner, and Bethany
Lavoie, the 11-12 200 Medley and
200 Freestyle relay team of Aidan
Endress, Mitchell Dubey, Matthew
Stelmokas, and Nathan Dragon;
and the 13-14 200 Medley relay
team of Joslyn Bronner, Hannah
Mitus, Nicole Beaumont, and
Mary Zina.
Silver medals (second) the 10
See STINGRAYS, Page 18
Orioles swimmers take
pair from Spartans
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
EAST LONGMEADOW When it comes to dual meets,
depth make the biggest difference between victory and
defeat, but, when a team has
both the numbers along with
superior swimmers, that will
lead to a comfortable win. Such
was the case in the Orioles dual
meet at East Longmeadow, as
the boys won 59-35, while the
girls were victorious by a 60-38
score. The boys had a 14-10
advantage, while it was 19-9 for
the girls.
It was first and third in the
opening 200 medley relays for
both Belchertown squads. That
gave them both a lead. East
Longmeadow managed to tie the
boys' meet with their lone first
place finish in the second event,
the 200 freestyle, but it was all
Belchertown after that, save for
the 200 free relay later in the
meet. On the girls end, after
the relay win, the Orioles kept
their lead until the Spartans won
three in a row around the diving
break. After that, the Orioles
won five of the last six events
and won going away.
The meet got off to an exciting start as the Belchertown girls
won the 200 medley relay by
just .04 seconds, or by a fingertip touch. Audra Hale, Nicole
Oberg, Haley Synan and Aubrey
Endress finished in 2:04.55 to
edge out their opponents. The
Orioles also got third with Mary
Zina, Franziska Bright, Jasmine
Cooper and Anna Prejsner and
led 7-3 after the event. The
boys had a more comfortable
win with Dennis Lelic, Matthew
Quinney, Andrew Endress and
Ben LaClair going 1:46.07 to
win by 10 seconds. Nicholas
See BTOWN SWIM, Page 17
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Sports
Western Mass honors its own
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
SPRINGFIELD - In 2014, a new
Hall of Fame was born. That was
the first year for the Western Mass
Baseball Hall of Fame that was to
honor those baseball greats who
graced the diamonds of the area.
From those humble beginnings, all
have gone on to greater heights in the
world of baseball. This week, eight
more inductees were honored at the
La Quinta Inn in Springfield.
Hosting the show was the Valley
Blue Sox led by Hunter Golden
and his selection committee, which
consisted of Clark Eckhoff, Mike
Trombley, Vernon Hill, Ron Chimelis,
Gary Brown and Joe McCarthy.
Brown and Trombley were 2014
inductees themselves. McCarthy was
honored last year.
The master of ceremonies was the
estimable Scott Coen. He warmed
up the crowd with a few stories
before the keynote speaker, Bill Lee
took center stage. Coen talked about
how his life changed in 1975 when
he was a college student at Emerson.
He watched game six of that World
Series, which in the minds of many is
considered the greatest baseball game
ever played. Coen became a Red Sox
fan and set on a path that has made
him a fixture out here. He pointed
out that the difference between success and failure is small. He used
the baseball example of 25 hits is
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications Sports Staff Writer
Turley Publications photo by David Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Darryl Beane Sr., (second from left) accepted the honor on behalf of
his brother, Carl. Also pictured are: (from left to right) Darryl Beane
Sr., Butch Beane, Matt Maynard and Pamela Maynard.
the difference between batting .250
and .300 or one hit per week during a
baseball season.
Golden was next to speak and he
made a presentation to pitcher, Bryan
Goossens as the MVP of the Blue
Sox. Goossens, from Hampden,
played his high school ball at
Minnechaug Regional High School
in Wilbraham. He first put on a Blue
Sox uniform in 2013 and enjoyed a
successful season here before moving on to the Cape Cod league the
following season. He returned to the
team in 2015 and went on to have a
great season posting a 2.40 ERA in
48 2-3 innings pitched and fanning
37. Goossens earned a trip to the
NECBL All Star game.
Then it was time for the show,
that being the keynote speaker, Bill
“Spaceman” Lee. For the next 44
minutes, Lee entertained the crowd
with story after story about, what
else, baseball. One subject to which
he devoted some time was "the brawl"
in 1976 with the Yankees. Following
a collision at home plate between
Carleton Fisk and Lou Piniella, Lee
got into it with a couple of Yankees,
See BEANE, Page 19
Moreau twins transfer to UMass
A M H E R S T - Tw i n s i s t e r s
Breanne and Brittany Moreau, of
Belchertown, and former Clemson
forward Salma Anastasio have transferred into the UMass women’s soccer program as announced by head
coach Ed Matz today.
The trio of current sophomores
have joined the Minutewomen for the
spring practice season and are immediately eligible to play. The Moreau
sisters join the Minutewomen after
two years at Connecticut. Breanne
Moreau was a member of the 2014
AAC All-Rookie Team and along
with her sister the duo were standouts prior to college at nearby
Belchertown High School, while
Anastasio joins UMass after transferring from Clemson where she was a
member of the 2014 ACC All-Rookie
Team.
“We are excited about adding
Salma, Breanne, and Brittany to our
program,” said head coach Ed Matz.
“All three have the potential to make
an instant impact next fall and having them here in the spring will help
BOYS | from Page 15
hard,” Sheehan added. “He really
stepped up big time for us at the end
of the game tonight.”
The only other double digit scorer
for the visiting team was junior forward Zach Gorham, who scored 18
of his game-high 26 points during
the second half. He also scored 26
points, which is his career-high, in a
home loss against Dean Tech at the
beginning of January.
While the Granby players walked
out of the Belchertown gymnasium
very happy following the thrilling
victory, it was another disappointing
loss for the home team.
“My kids just played their hearts
out and it’s a heartbreaking loss,”
said Belchertown head coach Bill
Beauregard “We went up by one
point twice at the end of the game
and we couldn’t pull it out. It’s a big
rivalry game and I really hope it continues in the coming years.”
Rough start too much
for Lady Rams
get them acclimated to the team and
University.”
Breanne Moreau is a veteran
defender who played in 22 matches
for UConn including 17 starts at outside back in 2014. She helped the
Huskies pitch 11 shutouts during her
freshman season with a 0.87 team
goals-against-average.
At Belchertown High School, she
was a part of three Western Mass
Championship titles and helped the
Orioles reach the state semifinals in
2010 and 2011. She is the secondhighest scorer in the school’s history with 50 goals and 44 assists. She
was an All-Massachusetts selection
all four year and was an All-New
England honoree in 2013.
Brittany Moreau played forward in
22 matches with two starts as a freshman at UConn in 2014 and missed
2015 due to injury. In her rookie season, she notched a pair of goals and
added an assist.
The 5-foot-7 striker was the first
player in the history of Belchertown
High School to reach the 100-point
plateau scoring 72 career goals
while adding 35 assists. She was a
four-time All-Massachusetts selection, the Daily Hampshire Gazette
Soccer Player of the Year in 2011 and
2013, and was a three-time All-New
England selection. She played in
the 2013 High School All-American
game and was a finalist for the Miss
Massachusetts Soccer award.
Anastasio played in 32 games for
the nationally ranked Tigers where
she had seven career goals. In 2015
she notched two goals including one
game-winners, while in 2014 she had
five goals with three game-winners.
She also tallied two career assists.
Before signing with Clemson, she
was an IMG Academy National Top
150 Player and was the No. 4 ranked
player in the Northeast Region
earning All-Connecticut, All-New
England and All-FAA honors. She
scored over 80 goals during her prep
career and also was a member of the
Connecticut Olympic Development
Program and the Region I Olympic
Development team.
The Orioles (0-11) leading scorer
was sophomore forward Mitch Medina
with 20 points. He has scored at least
20 points in four games this season.
Senior forward Connor Davis finished with 18 points and junior guard
Hayden Bennis also reached double
digits for the home team with 10
points. Sophomore guard Nolan Vogel,
who had missed most of the season
with an injury, made three three-pointers for a total of nine points.
There were many lead changes
and several ties during the first three
quarters of the ballgame.
The Rams were trailing 57-56 with
21 seconds remaining in regulation.
Following a time-out, Granby
junior guard Joe Desormier (five
points) stole the ball at midcourt and
made a lay-up giving his team a onepoint lead.
“During the time-out, assistant
coach (Jeremy) Lapointe said that the
players needed to make switches on
all screens, which was a good call by
him,” Sheehan said. “Joe made the
switch and he was able to make the
steal. He then scored the go-ahead
basket.”
The Orioles quickly retook
the lead at 59-58 following a fastbreak layup by Davis, who scored
12 points during the second half.
Granby answered right back when
Desormier delivered a long down
court pass to Bleakley, who became
the hero of the game
“We’ve been working on pushing the ball up the court in practice,”
Sheehan said. “Joe deserves a lot of
credit for making a great pass to Matt
on that play.”
The Orioles did have one final
chance to win the game, but a shot
attempt by Medina was blocked by
Granby junior guard Michael Sosa
just before the final buzzer sounded.
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can
be reached at dforbes@turley.com.
CHICOPEE – One tough quarter was all it took for the
Granby girls basketball team in their contest against Chicopee
Comp.
The Lady Colts raced out to a 17-4 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 58-39 win over the Lady Rams.
Chicopee Comp pushed the lead out to 29-12 at the half
and Granby responded with an 11-8 run in the third to close
the gap to 37-23 after three, but Chicopee Comp had too
much offense in the fourth quarter for the Lady Rams to build
on the comeback attempt.
Kate Sarnacki had another excellent game for the Lady
Rams with a game-high 22 points, including three 3-pointers.
Nora Young added six, while Mallory Beauregard and Trystin
Burger each had four. Kate Sullivan chipped in with three.
Granby (10-4) had six games left in the regular season
to try and improve their position in the upcoming Western
Massachusetts Division 3 Tournament, which will start in
about three weeks.
LADY ORIOLES | from Page 15
“It’s really fun playing another game in this gym
because we won the quarterfinal game here last year,” said
Belchertown senior forward Jackie Johnson, who’s a cocaptain. “It also feels very good to qualify for the postseason
tournament again, especially being a senior. We did lose some
very good players to graduation, but we really wanted to
prove ourselves this year.”
The other seniors listed on the Lady Orioles varsity roster are Emma Jopson, who’s also a co-captain, Payton
McLean, and Kylie Lounder.
Belchertown, who has won nine of their previous 10
games since losing back-to-back games against Central
and Longmeadow back in December, had a 10-3 overall
record following their 22-point road victory against the
Lady Lions (0-15).
“We really wanted to qualify for the postseason tournament as early as we possibly could this year,” said
Belchertown junior guard Kayla Henry, who scored 15 of
her 24 points during the second half. “We have high expectations and we’re also looking to defend our Western Mass.
title. Everyone has played a key role on this year’s team.”
Henry, who has more than 550 career points, also made
five steals and had five rebounds in the victory against the
Lady Lions.
Johnson finished the game with 11 points, as she made
three 3-pointers. Junior center Cara McKenzie added five
points and she pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
The Lady Lions, who lost to North Middlesex in the
2014 semifinals at the Cage, have suffered five losses by
less than 10 points this season.
“My players have battled in every game that we’ve
played so far this season,” said Ludlow head coach Tim
Brillo. “It’s been frustrating to me because they’ve worked
very hard and they really deserve to celebrate a victory.”
The five Ludlow seniors are Mia Jeronimo, Autumn
Maynard, Stacia Papuga, Steph Guillen and Morgan Foye.
Jeronimo, who’s a center, scored four of her team-leading six points against the Lady Orioles during the second
quarter. Junior guard Tasha Kwatowski added five points.
Junior center Lexi Kipetz only scored four points, but she
grabbed a team-leading 10 rebounds.
When the two teams faced each other in the quarterfinals
last February, the contest featured a pair of 1,000-point
scorers.
Tea’ Spellacy, who scored team-high 19 points for the
Lady Orioles in the quarterfinal game, is currently a freshman
member of the Babson College women’s basketball team.
Alyssa Guyon, who scored a game-high 26 points in
that contest for Ludlow, is also a freshman member of the
AIC women’s basketball team. Guyon scored a career-high
39 points in the regular season match-up between the two
teams a year ago, but the Lady Orioles celebrated a 63-54
victory. Spellacy led her team in that contest with a careerhigh 31 points.
The duo also finished their brilliant high school basketball careers as their team’s all-time leading scorers.
The largest lead either team had during the first half of
last week’s meeting was six points.
The Lady Orioles held a 7-1 advantage in the middle of
the opening quarter before the Lady Lions closed the gap
to 10-9 with the help of an 8-3 run during the final 4:00 of
the quarter.
At the start of the second quarter, back-to-back jumpers
by Kipetz and Jeronimo gave the home team the lead for
the first time at 13-10.
With 3:45 left in the first half, the Lady Orioles retook
the lead at 15-13 when Johnson knocked down her first 3pointer of the game from the left wing.
The Lady Orioles, who held a slim 21-19 halftime
advantage, would outscore the Lady Lions, 22-6 during the
second half.
Johnson, who’ll be attending Texas Christian University
next fall, made a pair of 3-pointers before Henry took over the
spotlight offensively by scoring her team’s next 15 points.
The Lady Orioles never looked back after that, as they
punched their postseason ticket.
BTOWN SWIM | from Page 15
Stratton, Aaron Almeda, Kareem Hassan
and Cameron Wright were third. They also
led 7-3.
Synan took the 200 freestyle in 2:02.54,
while it was second and third for East
Longmeadow. In the boys' meet, it was
second and third for Belchertown with
Alex Laporte, 2:19.85 and Alec Walker.
This was the only individual event where
the Orioles would not get a first place finish. Hale, 2:26.05, won the 200 individual
medley by two thirds of a second for the
girls, with Oberg taking third. LaClair
took top honors for the boys in 2:05.86
and Lelic got third. In the 50 freestyle,
it was Tara Mazza, 27.96, getting second
for Belchertown. Quinney, 23.44, was a
winner in the boys' 50. Nathan Bresnahan
placed third. The Lady Orioles led 19-15
as the teams headed into the diving, while
it was 21-13 for the Belchertown boys.
East Longmeadow has arguably the top
female diver in Western Mass in Marina
Wilkins and with the Orioles having no one
on the board, the Spartans won the event,
4-0, tying up the girls meet at 19-19. The
boys' score remained at 21-13, as neither
team had an entry in the diving.
This was the three event run in which,
the Belchertown girls lost their lead. The
third event, the 100 butterfly was won by
East Longmeadow and Endress scored the
only Belchertown points with a second
in, 1:06.84 East Longmeadow led 24-22.
Endress, 55.73 won the boys' 100 fly for
the Orioles and Owen Oldenburg was third.
They still led by eight points.
With a one/two finish in the 100 freestyle
by Mary Zina, 1:09.81 and Prejsner, the
Lady Orioles regained their lead, by four
points. Hassan, 56.80 was first for the boys
and Matthew Soja was third. The girls had
another top two finish in the 500 freestyle
with Synan, 5:25.37 and Mazza. LaClair,
4:51.33 and Wright did the same in the
boys 500. The scores were now 36-26 for
the girls and 37-21 for the boys.
The only event won by neither of the
two Belchertown squads was next, the 200
freestyle relay. The foursome of Cooper,
Zina, Mazza and Oberg came up two and a
half seconds short with a 1:58.84, while it
was Endress, Stratton, Wright and Hassan,
1:43.62, getting second for the boys. The
girls were first and second in the 100 backstroke with, Hale, 1:06.69 and Endress;
the boys got a first from Lelic, 59.30 and
a third by Hassan. It was one/two for the
Belchertown girls in the 100 breaststroke
with Oberg, 1:19.52 and Bright. Quinney,
1:02 03, won the boys' breast and Almeda
was second. The meet concluded, as it had
begun, with first and thirds in the 400 free
relays for Belchertown. Endress, Hale,
Mazza and Synan got first, with Meghan
Silva, Prejsner, Zina and Hannah Blanquart
finishing third. The boys' foursome of
Endress, Lelic, Quinney and LaClair took
first in 3:28.33. In third was Matthew
Perkins, Joshua Brosnan, Soja and Wright.
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DEATH NOTICES
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Memorial Service
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Memorial Service
Feb. 27, 2016
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Arthur L. Dunbar, 87
BELCHERTOWN – Arthur L. Dunbar,
87, was born in Ware in 1928. He served
his country in the US Air Force
from 1946 to 1949, serving in
Germany, Tripoli and Africa
as a toxic chemical driver. He
worked as a meat cutter in local
markets for over 50 years. He
leaves two daughters, Laurie
and Deborah, three grandchildren Jenny, Kimmy and Tyler,
his best friend “Bri” Brian
Rooney, as well as many nephews and nieces. One of Arthur’s favorite
pastimes was collecting sea glass. Despite
his decline in health and dizziness, he still
managed to pick up every tiny piece of
glass. He was always an avid
New York Giants fan, always
willing to let you know they
beat the Patriots in the Super
Bowl. “Go Giants, Dad.” A
Memorial Service will be held
on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11a.m. in
Hope United Methodist Church,
Main St. Belchertown MA. In
lieu flowers, donations may be
made to the Friends of Holyoke
Soldiers Home, 110 Cherry St. Holyoke
Ma. 01040.
Elaine G. (Hudson) Harrington, 90
SOUTH HADLEY – Elaine G. (Hudson)
Harrington, 90, passed away on Jan. 31,
2016. She was born Aug. 11,
1 9 2 5 i n Wo o n s o c ke t , R I ,
daughter of Byron and Gladys
(Brainerd) Hudson. Elaine’s
home was South Hadley for 60
years. Recently she lived at
Keystone Commons in Ludlow,
then at the Center for Extended
Care in Amherst. She was a
member of the Second Baptist
Church and a founding member
of Living Gate Church in Granby. Elaine
loved the Lord and mirrored the love of
Christ into everyone she came into contact
with. Elaine had a beautiful soprano voice
and loved to sing in the choir and other
venues including duets with Wyman and
as a professional soloist. She is survived by
three children: Mark Kimball and his wife
MaryBeth, Steven Harrington and his wife
Lauralee all of Belchertown, and Susan
Harrington of Manchester, Connecticut. She
also leaves her sister: Jane Bodin and her
husband Joseph of Amherst, eight grandchildren; Andrew Kimball, Nicholas and
Ryan Harris, Carolyn Sorrentino,
Peter and Katherine Harrington,
Robert and Desiree Cummings,
and five great grandchildren:
Jack and Nathan Sorrentino, Kali
Gibbons, and Lilyona and Tyler
Monty. Elaine was preceded in
death by her husband A. Wyman
Harrington in 2002 and her sister,
Barbara Harrington.
Calling hours will be held
on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, from 10 to
11:30 a.m. with a Memorial Service at 12
p.m. A light lunch and a time of fellowship for everyone will follow. This will all
take place at the Second Baptist Church
of South Hadley. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Donations may be
made in her memory to the Second Baptist
Church, 589 Granby Road, South Hadley,
MA 01075 or to a charity of one’s choice.
For more information, please visit www.
beersandstory.com.
William Krause, 92
and under 200 freestyle relay team of Bethany Lavoie,
Madalyn Roy, Aubrey Harrington, and Taylor Bronner;
and the 11-12 200 medley relay team of Hannah Wood,
Elyssa Wrona, Alannah Lavoie, and Abigail Rothstein.
Bronze medals (third) the 11-12 200 free relay team
of Alannah Lavoie, Hannah Wood, Abigail Rothstein,
and Elyssa Wrona; the 13-14 200 medley relay team
of Noah Soutier, Andrew Cowles, Kareem Hassan, and
Kagan Sherson; and the 13-14 200 free relay team of
Kagan Sherson, Jonah Weiss, Andrew Cowles, and
Kareem Hassan.
In the 8 and under individual events those swimmer
receiving medals are: silver: Ryan Shea (25 breast):
bronze: Ryan Gould (100 IM and the 25 butterfly);
fourth place: Shanelle Nganga (25 back)and six place:
Brandon Bronner (100 IM).
In the 9-10 individual events those swimmers receiving medals are: gold: Taylor Bronner (50 free), Derek
Gould (100 IM and the 50 back) and Madalyn Roy
(50 breast). Silver: Taylor Bronner(100 free); bronze:
Aubrey Harrington (50back) and Bethany Lavoie(100
free). Fourth place: Luke Giguere (50 Back) and
Aubrey Harrington (50 butterfly); sixth place: Luke
Giguere (50 butterfly).
In the 11-12 individual events those swimmers receiving medals are; gold: Mitchell Dubey (200 IM and
the 50 fly); Evan Harrington (200 free) and Alannah
Lavoie (200 IM); silver: Alannah Lavoie (200 free),
Owen Sordillo (50 back) and Elyssa Wrona (50 breast);
bronze: Nathan Dragon (200 IM), Aidan Endress (50
free) and Evan Harrington (100 free). Fourth place:
Aidan Endress (50 butterfly), Matthew Stelmokas (200
IM) and Elyssa Wrona (200 free); and fifth place:
Matthew Stelmokas (50 butterfly).
In the 13-14 individual events those swimmers receiving medals are; Silver: Nicole Beaumont (200 IM and
the 100 breast) and Kareem Hassan (200 free) Bronze:
Joslyn Bronner (100 back) and Kagan Sherson (200
IM) 4th place: Kareem Hassan (100 free), Noah Soutier
(100 back) and Mary Zina (100 back); fifth place:Jonah
Weiss (200 free) and Katherine Wrona (100 back) sixth
place: Hannah Mitus (200 IM) and Noah Soutier (200
free).
In the 15-18 individual events those swimmers receiving medals are; gold: Ben LaClair (200 free) and
Andrew Endress (50 free); silver: Ben LaClair (100
back); and fourth place: Andrew Endress (100 butterfly).
The BSST celebrates with a season ending banquet
for the swimmers, coaches and families. The 2016
Summer season will start up again in late April. Sign
up and swim with a great team at the Recreation Dept.
college | from Page 14
HADLEY – William Alfred Krause, 92,
passed away on Jan. 28, 2016 at Elaine
Center in Hadley, surrounded
by his family. He was born Oct.
10,1923 in Holyoke and was one
of seven siblings born to Earnest
John Krause and Lillian (Hupfer)
Krause. He was predeceased by
his parents and siblings, Ernest J,
Stuart, Muriel, Allen, Robert, and
Jack. Surviving him is his wife
and love of his life Elizabeth
(Betty) Donze Krause to whom
he was married 67 years and who
shared his room at Elaine Center until his
passing. William, known affectionately to
everyone as “Bill” or “Grandpa” raised
seven children. Sons, William and James
and daughters Gretchen, Ellen, Heidi,
Robin and Beth. Bill and Betty had 15
grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren,
as well as many who affectionately called
him their grandpa. Bill grew up in South
Holyoke in a small house on South Summer
Street. His parents took in needy citizens
of Holyoke as well as boarders. The beds
in the house were always full. His father
made moonshine in the basement for extra
money, known as the “ best in Holyoke.”
The family moved to what was known then
as the “Battleship” before finally moving
to 13 Washington Ave. During his military
service in the Air Corps during WWII Bill
was stationed at Tuskegee Air Field as an
airplane mechanic and trainer. He later
worked on jet planes at Westover. During
his service he whistled in the Bob Hope
USO show. He briefly managed a German
club in South Holyoke with his
wife Betty before moving to
Belchertown to raise their family. He worked as a mechanic at
Plastic Coating/Scott Graphics
in South Hadley until his retirement. Bill loved to work outside
on his property and loved fishing and roaming in the woods.
He loved attracting wild animals
and feeding and caring for them,
especially his song birds and
wild turkeys. He loved to tinker and could
fix anything. He loved music and always
had his radio playing outside. He especially
loved teaching the little ones how to catch
frogs in his brook. Bill and Betty were
always welcoming and enjoying family
and friends at their home; it was always an
“open house” atmosphere. He loved talking about his German Ancestry and sharing
stories about the “old days” and how his
father was in the Buffalo Bill Wild West
Show with Annie Oakley. Family meant a
great deal to him. A memorial service will
be held at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made
to the Dakin Humane Society P.O. Box
6307 Springfield, MA 01101-6307, please
indicate in his memory. To make an online
donation, go to https://www.dakinhumane.
org/tribute-donation.html. The Ahearn
Funeral Home of Northampton has been
entrusted with arrangements. Sympathy Floral Arrangements
Berg said that most financial aid is need-based and
the eligibility for need-based financial aid is determined
by a standardized formula that determines what kind of
grants and student loans a student can qualify for as well
as the expected family contribution.
She said the FAFSA takes several factors into account,
including what college is being applied to, a household’s
income, checking and savings accounts, investments, the
number of people in a household, the number of children in college and secondary properties. However, it
does not include retirement investments, life insurance,
the value of a primary home or small family businesses.
The simplest version of the financial aid formula is
the cost of attendance minus the expected family contribution determines students financial aid eligibility.
The expected family contribution is what the federal
government calculates that a family should be able to
absorb for one year of college expenses. The same formula is used for every family and the family has the
primary responsibility of paying.
Berg emphasized that the expected family contribution is not necessarily what a family will pay.
She shared a few facts about student loans: the student is the sole borrower, there is no credit check, there
are annual limits or caps on how much a student will be
loaned, a 4.29 percent fixed interest rate is in place for
2015-2016 loans, no payments are due while the student
is in college and student loans are not co-signed.
Parents of a student can take out additional loans to
cover the difference between student loans and unmet
need, Berg said.
Dave Mazurowski, one of the people in attendance,
said he thought the presentation was helpful because it
gave him a better idea of what to expect.
“I didn’t know there were caps on student loans,” he
said. “In the end, it’s all about choice, just like everything else in life.”
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Granby
February school vacation
fun at Granby Library
GRANBY – The Granby Free Public
Library will offer the following programs
for children during school vacation.
Fusible bead art will be held Tuesday,
Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. Fusible beads are
a fun, creative activity. Using a peg
board, crafters place beads onto the pegs
following the designs or creating their
own. Once the design is laid out an adult
will apply an iron to fuse each creation.
The program is for children ages 5 and
up. Drop in.
Doodle art coloring for older kids will
be Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m., open
to ages 5 to 12. The library will provide
the coloring tools and elaborate coloring sheets; bring your creative mind and
experiment with color.
A Lego building challenge will be
held Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Each
builder will get an item to build (a challenge) within a half hour time period
using library Lego. Each builder that
successfully builds their challenge item
will get a raffle ticket for some great
prizes. The raffle will take place at 7:15
p.m. Everyone will get a small prize for
BEANE | from Page 16
Mickey Rivers and Craig Nettles. Those
watching the game at home on television
would see him coming out of a crowd
holding his left shoulder in pain. That
is something many of us will never forget. Throughout his speech, one thing
was abundantly clear, Bill Lee loves the
game of baseball or as he put it so aptly,
that is his "addiction.”
Golden then reintroduced Coen, who
would guide the crowd through the inductions.
The first inductee was Ray Fagnant
from Chicopee. He made his mark as a
player first at Holyoke Catholic in the
early eighties and then at Assumption
College in Worcester. Fagnant got to a
shot at pro ball and made it as high as
AA at New Britain, Boston Red Sox
affiliate. Then in 1993, he was provided
the opportunity to become a scout for the
Red Sox, where he remains to this day
as the head of the Northeast District. As
a scout, Fagnant is on the go constantly
and in though the baseball season may
end in October, it is ongoing for scouts
like Fagnant. He travels throughout the
country to watch ballplayers develop. He
may not be a household name in Red Sox
Nation, but his role in "discovering" talent for the ball club is held in high regard
by the organization. In his brief speech,
Fagnant recalled his days at Holyoke
Catholic and the people who influenced
him, like Dan Dulchinos. He put in a big
plug for Tri-County baseball in general
and the Chicopee Falls Tigers. That is an
ongoing outlet for baseball to this day.
Wayne Granger of Huntington was the
next honoree. He was a relief pitcher
in the 60s and 70s. It was in 1969, with
the Cincinnati Reds, that Granger set a
major league record with 90 appearances.
That record was broken five years later by
Mike Marshall, but both happened in the
National League. Back in high school , he
once struck out 30 batters in a 14-inning
game. One of his notable moments was
throwing the final pitch at Cincinnati's
Crosley Field in 1970. Granger could not
attend and his award was picked up by
Don Prohovich, who spoke on his behalf.
The third inductee was Carl Beane,
of Agawam. Beane is a figure who is
near and dear many a Red Sox fan, for
he would become the public address
announcer for their home games in 2003.
He would remain a fixture at Fenway
Park for the next nine years until his tragic death in 2012. Beane was a sports
fan extraordinaire and he had a booming
voice that was made for his role. The Red
participating. The library will provide a
great selection of LEGO® to use while in
the library. Pre-register to take the Lego
building challenge. It is open to those 5
to 12 years old.
Winter Bingo will be Friday, Feb. 19
at 3 p.m. Join the library for a cozy game
of winter theme Bingo. Warm up with
hot cocoa too! Each family is asked to
bring one bingo prize to contribute to the
prize pot. Pre-register for this sure to be
popular event.
A 4-H meet and greet will be held
Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. Boys and
girls between the ages of 5-18 are invited
to attend. They will learn what do 4-H
members does. Volunteers plan to start
up a 4-H group in Granby.
An American Girl tea party will be
Saturday, Feb. 20, 1 to 3 p.m. Bring your
daughter, niece, granddaughter or favorite
girl and her favorite doll. Participate in a
doll parade and make some great crafts.
To be held at the Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church. Tickets are for sale at the
library for $7 each. Check out the “Kit”
American Girl doll raffle at the library.
Sox had gone through a couple of people
after the death of longtime announcer
Sherm Feller and it may have been the
fact that he sounded so much like Feller
that he caught on quickly. Carl traveled
around and made appearances where
he would let fans wear his World Series
rings from 2004 and 2007. He would
also come out of the press box and greet
people from time to time. Beane always
seemed to know what he wanted to do
and soon after high school, he went to the
Career Academy Broadcasting School.
After graduating in 1972, he had his first
job in the field. Carl Beane's award was
accepted by his brother, Daryl.
Next up was Howie Burns, who
coached at Springfield Tech. Burns was
also a fixture at Westfield State and in the
Tri-County League. While Burns was
in the audience, Richard Bedard, a 2015
inductee received his award and spoke to
the crowd.
He was known as “Leo the Lip” and
of the 23 managers who have made it
to Cooperstown, Leo Durocher of West
Springfield was the only one from
Western Massachusetts. In his 25 years
as manager, he won three pennants and
one world championship.
From 1961 to 1964, Chicopee High
dominated the high school baseball scene.
Over that four-year span, they went 8011 and won the state title three times.
The team was coached by Bill Moge, a
legend in Chicopee. And the assistant
coach, Dan Dulchinos would go on to
become a legend himself, when he took
over the new program at Chicopee Comp.
His teams won more than 600 games in
his career than spanned more than four
decades.
The next inductee was Dave Grills,
who was a coach at Hampshire College
for a great part of his seven decade long
career. He was also the manager of
Wayne Granger at Huntington High in
1962. Grills is the only coach in Western
Mass to win sectional titles in three different sports. He had teams that won in
basketball and cross country to go along
with his 1986 baseball title.
The final inductee was Fran Healy
from Holyoke. Healy was unable to
attend in person, but he sent along a
video to show his appreciation. Healy
played from 1969 to 1978, starting with
the Kansas City Royals and he finished
with the Yankees as apart of the “Bronx
Zoo” teams.
Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at dforbes@turley.com.
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College notes
Western New England University
SPRINGFIELD - Western New
England University congratulates over
450 students who were named to the fall
2015 president's list.
The following students were named
to president's list, earning a least a
3.80 grade point average: Catherine
M. Anziano, of Belchertown, majoring in Accounting; Kelsey P. Fenn, of
Belchertown, majoring in Exploratory;
Shaina M. Hutchinson, of Belchertown,
majoring in Psychology; Kyle D.
Moriarty, of Belchertown, majoring in Electrical Engineering; Emily
A. Woodford, of Belchertown, majoring in Accounting; Joshua L. Labonte,
of Granby, majoring in Accounting;
and Natasha M. Mercado-Santana,
of Granby, majoring in MarketingCommunication/Advertising.
Pegah Shakeraneh has been named
to the president's list at Western New
England for the fall semester of 2015.
Shakeraneh is working toward a Doctor
of Pharmacy degree.
Western New England University congratulates 56 students working toward a
Doctor of Pharmacy degree who have
been named to the dean's list for the
fall semester of 2015. The following
students are named to the dean's list for
achieving a semester grade point average of 3.30 or higher. They are: Aaron
A. Krasinkiewicz of Belchertown,
Patrick R. Fugler of Granby and Jacob
W. Tetrault of Granby.
Western New England University congratulates 749 students who were named
to the fall 2015 dean's list. The following students are named to the dean's list
for achieving a semester grade point
average of 3.30 or higher: Melanie
Archambault of Belchertown, majoring
in Sociology; Christopher A. Beaver
of Belchertown, majoring in Finance;
Tiffani A. Beeman of Belchertown,
majoring in Business Analytics
Information Management; Lawrence
T. Belbin of Belchertown, majoring in Criminal Justice with Terrorism
- Homeland Security Concentration;
Christina D. Delude of Belchertown,
majoring in Pre-Physician Assistant
Program; Marc D. Lamontagne of
Belchertown, majoring in Mechanical
Engineering; Jaclyn C. Symiakakis of
Belchertown, majoring in International
Business; Jacob T. Willemain of
Belchertown, majoring in Biomedical
Engineering; Brooke M. Labrie of
Granby, majoring in General Business;
Daniel E. Menard of Granby, majoring in Criminal Justice with Terrorism Homeland Security Concentration; and
Daniel S. Werenski of Granby, majoring
in Mechanical Engineering.
Stonehill College
EASTON - The following local residents earned dean's list honors for the
fall 2015 semester at Stonehill College
in Easton: Hayley N. Hibbard of
Belchertown, a member of the Class of
2016, and an Interdisciplinary Studies
major; and Joseph M. Varney of Granby,
a member of the Class of 2019, and a
Biology major.
Keene State College.
KEENE, NH - Nicholas Burgos of
Belchertown was named to the dean’s
list at Keene State College.
University of Vermont
BURLINGTON, VT - The following
area students have been named to the
fall 2015 dean's list at the University
of Vermont: Rebecca Giguere, of
Belchertown, a Dietetics Nutrition and
Food Sciences major in UVM's College
of Agriculture and Life Sciences;
Candyce Avery, of Belchertown, a
Professional Nursing major in UVM's
College of Nursing and Health Sciences;
Lindsey Burkey, of Belchertown, a
Communication Science and Disorders
major in UVM's College of Nursing and
Health Sciences; and Jessica Mailhot, of
Belchertown, a Environmental Sciences
major in UVM's Rubenstein School of
Environment and Natural Resources.
Becker College
WORCESTER - Elizabeth Amato of
Belchertown was named to the dean’s
list at Becker College.
University of Delaware
NEWARK, DE - Noa Pisani of
Belchertown has been named to the
University of Delaware dean's list for
the fall 2015 semester.
Morrisville State College
MORRISVILLE, NY - Morrisville
State College recently announced that
Brianna Peeso of Belchertown and
Stephanie Zajac of Belchertown were
named to the dean's list for the fall 2015
semester. To be named to the dean's list,
a student must achieve an average of 3.0
to 3.99 for the semester and complete
12 credit hours.
Springfield College
SPRINGFIELD - Springfield College
has named the following area students
to the dean's list for academic excellence for the fall 2015 term: Dean
Marino of Granby. Marino is studying Applied Exercise Science; Hannah
Reed-Coates of Belchertown. ReedCoates is studying Art Therapy; Alissa
Burian of Belchertown. Burian is studying Athletic Training; Carrie Aberdale
of Belchertown. Aberdale is studying
Health Science/Occupational Therapy;
Alyssa Fleurent of Belchertown.
Fleurent is studying Health Science/PrePhysician Assistant; Brian Owczarski
of Belchertown. Owczarski is studying
Health Science/Pre-Physical Therapy;
Brielle Engelbrecht of Granby.
Engelbrecht is studying Health Science;
Sarah McNutt of Belchertown. McNutt is
studying Psychology; Jordan Montague
of Belchertown. Montague is studying
Psychology; Sierra Skaza of Belchertown.
Skaza is studying Psychology; Savannah
Fabricius of Granby. Fabricius is studying Psychology; and Meaghan Foley
of Belchertown. Foley is studying
Sociology.
American International College
SPRINGFIELD - American
International College in Springfield congratulates the 474 students named to the
Fall 2015 Dean's List. Dean's list students are full-time students with a grade
point average between 3.3 and 4.0.
T h ey a r e : K r i s t i n P r ovo s t o f
Belchertown, Nicole Ladeau of Granby,
Courtney Fox of Belchertown, Kimberly
Drawec of Belchertown, Haley Lassiter
of Amherst, Max Bock of Belchertown,
Vornia Mikhail Gobrial of Belchertown,
Kelly Hayward of Belchertown, and
Jeanna Jensen of Granby.
The University of Scranton
SCRANTON, PA - Erica Boileau
of Belchertown was among more than
1,550 students named to The University
of Scranton dean's list, which recognizes students for academic excellence during the 2015 fall semester.
Boileau is a junior chemistry major in
the University's College of Arts and
Sciences.
University of New Haven
ORANGE, CT - Monica Kowalski of
Belchertown was named to the dean's
list at the University of New Haven for
the fall 2015 semester. Kowalski, of
Belchertown, is studying for a Bachelor
of Science, Criminal Justice.
Wheaton College
NORTON - Zachary Parsons, of
Belchertown, was one of 107 studentsathletes named to Wheaton College's
Fall 2015 Deans List. Zachary is currently a junior and a member of the
Wheaton Men's basketball team.
Castleton University
CASTLETON, VT - Kiley Baran
of Granby, was recently named to the
Castleton University dean's list for the
fall semester of the 2015-16 academic
year.
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Calendar
Wednesday, Feb. 10
SEPAC MEETING: The Belchertown
Special Education Parent Advisory
Council (SEPAC) invites the public join
them at its next meeting on Feb. 10 to
hear from members of the Belchertown
School District's Occupational Therapy
and Physical Therapy. Learn how specialists from these departments help children
in grades Pre-K to 12. The group meets
on every second Wednesday at Chestnut
Hill Community School (59 State St,
Belchertown), in the library at 6:30
p.m. For additional information, contact
Amanda Saklad, SEPAC President, at
asaklad@icloud.com or 413-813-7547.
Thursday, Feb. 11
FILM SCREENING AND
DISCUSSION: A film screening will
take place at Jones Library, Woodbury
Room, Thursday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m.
This month’s film is the story of Jackie
Robinson (PG-13). A facilitated discussion will take place after the movie. Free
and open to the public. For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413259-3223. Friday, Feb. 12
LUNAR NEW YEAR: The Amherst
Survival Center will celebrate the Lunar
New Year Friday, Feb. 12 with its annual
special lunch menu from12 to 1 p.m.
Events are part of the Center’s 40th anniversary calendar of events, and all are
open to the public.
Saturday, Feb. 13
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER: BSA
Venture Crew 304 of Granby will holding its inaugural Murder Mystery Dinner
to benefit the Crew. The dinner will be
themed “Midnight at the Masquerade
Ball” and will be held on Saturday, Feb.
13 at the Hadley Farms Meeting House.
The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the
murder mystery will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Although not required, guests are encouraged to dress up for the event – evening
wear, ball gowns, suits and tuxes. Masks
will be provided. The tickets will cost
$50. For tickets please visit www.granbyscouts.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 16
B L A C K H I S T O RY M O N T H
LUNCHEON: The Amherst Survival
Center will host a Black History Month
luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 12 to 1
p.m. with a special menu and a wonderful
performance of the Amherst Area Gospel
Choir. Visitors are encouraged to take the
#33 PVTA bus to the center on that day,
as there is limited parking. More information about the center’s programs and
schedule can be found on its website at
www.amherstsurvival.org.
Thursday, Feb. 18
HISTORY OF PIE LECTURE: Stone
House Museum in Belchertown continues its winter lecture series with a presentation by Robert Cox, head of special
collections and university archives at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
and author of New England Pie: History
Under A Crust. Cox will explore the seasonal components and unique ingredients
of early New England pie making. Stone
House Museum, Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7
p.m. for an historical perspective on this
menu favorite. Lecture is free; donations
are welcome. Refreshments served.
BROWN BAG LUNCH: How a Small
Town Makes Big Things Happen continues the League of Women Voters of
Amherst's Brown Bag Lunch series with
speaker Nancy Pagano, director of the
Senior Center, Thursday, Feb. 18, 12 to
1 p.m. at the Bangs Center. All are welcome.
HEALTHY COOKING CLASS:
Amherst Survival Center will have Joan
Eckert, the Healthy Eating Specialist
from Whole Foods, Hadley, to lead one of
her very popular healthy cooking classes
at the center Thursday, Feb. 18 from 3 to
4:30 p.m. Because this class is being held
during school vacation week, parents and
children over the age of 8 years are welcome to sign up together for the free
class. Interested individuals should sign
up with Ms. Levy at 549-3968 ext. 102 or
by email at tracey@amherstsurvival.org.
Friday, Feb. 19
BINGO: The Granby Free Public
Library will host winter Binog Friday,
Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. Join the library for a
cozy game of winter theme Bingo. Warm
up with hot cocoa too! Each family is
asked to bring one Bingo prize to contribute to the prize pot. Pre-register for this
sure to be popular event.
TUNES @ NOON: The Amherst
Survival Center’s Tunes@Noon program,
where musicians come monthly to the
Center to perform during lunch, will take
place Friday, Feb. 19 from 12 to 1 p.m.,
featuring Moonlight Davis. This program
is open to the public. More information
about the Center’s programs and schedule can be found on its website at www.
amherstsurvival.org.
Saturday, Feb. 20
TEA PARTY: An American Girl tea
party will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20
from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Immaculate Heart
of Mary Church. Tickets are for sale at
the library. Participate in a doll parade
and make some great crafts. Check
out the American Girl doll raffle at the
library.
4-H MEET AND GREET: Boys and
girls between the ages of 5-18 are invited
to a meet and greet event on Saturday,
Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. at the library. Learn
what do 4-H members does, including: go on field trips, go visual presentations,
plan community service activities, exhibit
at fairs, take part in contests, attend conferences, win awards, develop resumes
and portfolio, and go to 4-H camp.
Volunteers plan to start up a 4-H group
in Granby.
The Library Loft
Schoolhouse Commons Historical Center • 1085 Park Street, Palmer
We are celebrating our
10th year at the Schoolhouse Commons.
Thanks to our wonderful “friends,” volunteers and patrons,
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
Legals
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Hampshire Division
33 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS15P0700EA
Estate of: William
Ellsworth Flanders, Jr.
Date of Death: 10/25/2015
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested
in the above captioned est
ate, by Petition of Petitioner
Shirley A. Flanders of
Belchertown MA, a Will has
been admitted to informal
probate.
Shirley A. Flanders of
Belchertown MA has been
informally appointed as the
Personal Representative of
the estate to serve without
surety on the bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
procedure by the Personal
Representative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Pro
bate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory
and accounts are not required
to be filed with the Court,
but interested parties are
entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including distribution of asset and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restrict
ing the powers of Personal
Representatives appointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
the Petitioner.
2/11/16
Belchertown
Conservation
Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
Pursuant to the authority of Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 131, Section
40 (Wetlands Protection
Act) and the Belchertown
Wetland Bylaw, the Belcher
town Conservation Commis
sion will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February
23, 2016 at 7:45 PM in
Lawrence Memorial Town
Hall, Room 101. The purpose of this meeting is to
review a Request for Deter
mination for the maintenance
of landscaping, the work
is located within 100 ft. of
Lake Holland, located at 610
Federal St., Map 101, Lot
#62.00, submitted by Stanley
& Patricia Libucha, applicants. Any person interested
in this matter should appear
at the time and place designated.
2/11/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
33 King Street, Suite 3
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS15C0093CA
In the matter of:
Alyssa Rae Richards
Of: Belchertown, MA NOTICE OF
PETITION FOR
CHANGE OF NAME
To all persons interested in
petition described:
A petition has been presented by Alyssa R Richards
requesting that: Alyssa Rae
Richards be allowed to
change his/her/their name as
follows:
Kyle Anthony Richards
If you desire to object
thereto, you or your attorney
must file a written appearance
in said court at: Northampton
on or before ten o’clock in
the morning (10:00 a.m.) on:
03/04/2016.
Witness, Hon. Linda S
Fidnick, First Justice of this
Court.
Date: February 2, 2016
Michael J. Carey
Register of Probate
2/11/16
Belchertown
Conservation Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
Pursuant to the authority of Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 131, Section
40 (Wetlands Protection
Act) and the Belchertown
Wetland Bylaw, the Belcher
town Conservation Commis
sion will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, February
23, 2016 at 7:30 PM in
Lawrence Memorial Town
Hall, Room 101. The purpose of this meeting is to
review a Request for Deter
mination for the construction
of a garage, a portion of the
work is located within 100 ft.
of a Wetland, located at 531
North Washington St., Map
268, Lot #19.00, submitted
by Robert & Denise Rizzo,
applicants. Any person interested in this matter should
appear at the time and place
designated.
2/11/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Hampshire Division
33 King Street
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS16P0043EA
Estate of:
Ellen Lou Edwards
Date of Death:
September 29, 2015
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested
in the above captioned est
ate, by Petition of Petitioner
Theresa Edwards of Bel
chertown MA, a Will has
been admitted to informal
probate.
Theresa Edwards of
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
Proceeds To Benefit the Palmer Public Library
SUPPORT COMMUNITY BUSINESSES
Belchertown MA has been
informally appointed as the
Personal Representative of
the estate to serve without
surety on the bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
procedure by the Personal
Representative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Pro
bate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory
and accounts are not required
to be filed with the Court,
but interested parties are
entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including distribution of asset and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restrict
ing the powers of Personal
Representatives appointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
the Petitioner.
2/11/16
legal notice
snow’s self storage of 11 Lamson Avenue
will sell at Public Auction at
747 Bay Road, Belchertown,
MA all the personal property
stored in its facility by:
Paula Barrows – Orange
Front #5
Roland Racine – Orange
Back #4
Rachel Nally – Green
Front #5
Beau Hurlburg – Micro
#10
Jaushua Littlefield –
Micro #17
Jeanette Nye – Micro #53
Kim Huber – Micro #61
Sharyn Marks – Micro
#66
Tyler Richards – OCC2
#11
At 10:00 a.m., Saturday,
February 27, 2016 at the
premises of snow’s self
storage, 747 Bay Road,
Belchertown, MA.
By Warren Schreiber,
Auctioneer, as Agent for
Snow’s Self Storage.
Snow’s Self Storage
reserves the following
rights:
(1) To bid at the public
auction;
(2) To refuse any and all
bids;
(3) To cancel the auction
at any time for any reason.
2/11,2/18/16
Please check
the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
Also, be sure
the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
Thank you.
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CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
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carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
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or
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Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
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commercial/ new constructions.
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Plumbing
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Roofing
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Fully
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#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
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single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
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(413)536-3279,
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted
24
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limited space available. (413)5195439.
3 PEOPLE NEEDED to assist
manager for a busy local office.
Must have reliable transportation.
To
inquire
about
available
positions please call (413)2899733
PART TIME LPN, MAP certified
or CNA capable of becoming Med
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and direct care.
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PART-TIME housekeeping +
direct care
Possible live-in position for LPN,
CNA or Housekeeper
Brookhaven Assisted Care 19
West Main St., West Brookfield,
MA 508-612-7525
Tree Work
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
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house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Pets
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
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GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
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shots, heartworm tested,
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Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
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walks great on a leash! Ok with
other dogs! Located in Worcester,
MA, completed application/home
visit/$200 adoption fee.
Applications found at
www.destinysroad
animalrescue.com
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
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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
Help Wanted
PART TIME WANTED to stack
firewood and run equipment. Must
be consistent. Tetreault & Son
(413)245-9615
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
FOR EXPERIENCED reliable/personable waitstaff. Apply @ Girly’s
Grill, Rt 20, Palmer, across from
Northern Tree (413)284-0005.
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
Positions available at
Professional Medical
Services, Inc.
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mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
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safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME CUSTOMER Service positions available
for busy local office. Please call
immedately (413)289-9733.
INSTALLATION
APPRENTICE
WANTED. Willing to train the right
candidate to install wood and gas
stoves. Full time. Great benefit
package
including
medical
insurance. Must be good with
heights. Some heavy lifting
required. General contracting
experience preferred. Apply in
person Olde Hadleigh Hearth and
Patio 119 Willimansett St Rt 33
South Hadley.
P/T WORKER NEEDED
helping man in wheelchair with
tasks both at home and
appointments. Call for details
(413)436-7588.
PCA/ HHA PART-TIME, BACK
UP- Must be patient, compassionate, reliable, experienced
w/references. Palmer area. Call
(413)237-9084.
VACANCY
TOWN OF WARE
Part Time Department Assistant
Department of Public Works
(DPW)
The Town of Ware is seeking
applicants for the position of a part
time Department Assistant for the
DPW. This position reports directly
to the DPW Director and works
under the direction of the
Department
Assistant.
The
position is responsible for a wide
assortment
of
administrative
functions including billing and
collecting current and delinquent
tax revenues, providing customer
service, processing invoices and
daily reconciliations, assistance in
procurement of services and
supplies, preparing reports, letters
and other office related functions
for the Director and the DPW
divisions. 17.5 hours per week.
The ideal candidate will have a
high level of customer service
skills, excellent verbal and written
communication
skills,
and
proficiency with numbers. The
position requires an associate's
degree and at least three years of
office
experience,
or
any
equivalent
combination
of
education
and
experience.
Experience in a municipal or
financial office setting and in
dealing with the public is
preferred. Ware is an
Equal
opportunity employer. Position will
remain open until filled. Submit a
cover letter, application, and
resumé with at least three
references to: Office of the Town
Manager, 126 Main Street, Ware,
MA 01082. Applications and a full
job description are on-line at
www.townofware.com
NEEDED:
Warehouse Manager & Assistant
Warehouse Manager in Hatfield.
Full time, M-F, $16-20 DOE.
Required: Microsoft Office ability,
warehouse leadership
experience, and drug test.
Submit resume to
kluzanov@unitedpersonnel.com
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Quaboag
Quaboag
ON THE COMMON
Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center
47 East Main St., West Brookfield, MA 01585
We are a 147-bed skilled nursing facility
located in West Brookfield, MA
and have the following opportunities available:
Now offering higher,
competitive wages for
LPNs/RNs/CNAs
Full-time, Part-time & Per Diem
$2000 Sign-on Bonus
for Full-time Nurses
$500 Sign-on & Referral
Bonus for all Full-time CNAs!
Wound Care Nurse
Full-time (30 hrs/week)
Monday through Friday.
Must have previous wound care experience.
Possess strong organization skills.
Self-motivated with excellent problem-solving
and communication skills. Team player.
Unit Manager Long Term Care Unit
Full-time Monday through Friday.
Possess strong management, clinical and
organization skills. Self-motivated with
excellent problem-solving and
communication skills. Team player.
Staff Development Coordinator
Experience preferred.
Full-time Monday through Friday.
Must be self motivated and posses excellent
people and communication skills. Must be
creative and dependable. Hours need to be
flexible with facility’s education needs.
Join our team... a great community
facility providing great care!
Baylor Shifts Available, Walk-in Interviews,
Competitive Benefits Package Including
Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Insurance
Interested candidates, please contact
Kim Moynahan at: kmoynahan@QOTCMA.com
or (508) 867-0626. Applicants may
apply on Indeed.com as well.
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Federated Church of Sturbridge & Fiskdale
Job Title: Customer Service RepresentaƟve
Reports to: Customer Service Manager
Basic FuncƟon and Purpose: Will take telephone orders from customers; oīer service
regarding customer complaints, back orders, etc. Will code orders and order entry.
Will work with ProducƟon Control Department on scheduling of shipments. Will send
catalogs, ship show materials and type leƩers concerning customer requests. Will work
closely with outside sales force. Will acƟvely look for sales growth opportuniƟes while
talking to customers. Candidate must be proficient in MicrosoŌ Windows Professional,
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, etc.
EducaƟon and/or Experience: High school diploma or equivalent, and two years of
progressively responsible related work experience, or any combinaƟon of educaƟon,
experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abiliƟes.
Language Skills: Strong English and grammar skills to write, edit and proofread business
materials. Also, the ability to orally communicate using the English language is a must.
Fluency in Spanish would be a plus.
Qualified candidates should send resumes to:
Dexter-Russell, INC., 44 River St., Southbridge, MA 01550
or by email to hr@dexter1818.com
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Title: Oĸce Administrator
Reports to: Pastor
Basic FuncƟon and Purpose: To provide daily operaƟonal support and administraƟve
funcƟon for the church, its oĸcers and paid staī. To provide key administraƟve/secretarial
funcƟons the day-to-day funcƟon of the church in its mission to the community and its
members. The posiƟon is also responsible for the eīecƟve funcƟoning of the church
oĸce and acƟve communicaƟon and coordinaƟon with church staī and commiƩee
chairpersons, while maintaining confidenƟality and discreƟon in the informaƟon received
and communicated. Candidate must be proficient in MicrosoŌ Windows Professional,
Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, etc.
EducaƟon and/or Experience: High School Diploma, 3- 5 years of experience as Oĸce
Administrator, Secretary or other clerical funcƟon. Excellent typing skills with advanced
computer skills, including knowledge of MicrosoŌ Word, Excel, desktop publishing and
databases (Church Windows preferred)
Language Skills: Strong English and grammar skills to write edit and proofread business
materials. Also, the ability to orally communicate using the English language is a must.
Qualified candidates should send resumes to:
AƩenƟon: Personnel, Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale
8 Maple St., Sturbridge, MA 01566
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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TOWN OF WARREN
Janitor/Maintenance Job
13 hour per week flexible hour
position. Candidate must have
driver’s license and access to a
car, high school diploma or
equivalent. Work requires light to
moderate cleaning of offices,
bathrooms, and mopping floors.
Position also requires snow
removal from sidewalks, lifting
objects weighing between 2080lbs, and knowledge of basic
plumbing, electric, and carpentry
is preferred. Starting pay is
$10.48/ hr, no benefits. Application
and more detailed job description
online
at
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dex or at the Warren Police Dept.
The Town of Warren is an equal
opportunity employer.
WAS
BROTHERS
CONSTRUCTION now taking
applications for all positions
(skilled laborers, CDL drivers and
licensed equipment operators).
Applications accepted 9:00am2:00pm M-F at 2378 Boston Road,
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or intention to make any such
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for real estate which is in violation
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that
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dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
Mobile Homes
PALMER 2 BEDROOMS, 12’x44’,
appliances, lots of cabinets,
counters, enclosed porch, patio,
shed. Well kept. $41,900 includes
co-op
fee.
413-593-9961
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
PALMER 1 BR. 1st fl. Available
ASAP $600 First, last. Electric
heat. No utilities. No smoking. No
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This newspaper will not knowingly accept
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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
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1-800-927-9275.
PALMER
PARKING
LOTBuilding Site, for lease 1-4 acres.
Commercial-Industrial Zone, with
frontage on Rte 20. 1 mile to Exit
8, Pike. $900/mo/acre (413) 3489335
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the dining is fantastic. Walk out to
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:
carolaction@aol.com for more
information.
Storage
NICE 2 BEDROOM apt., kitchen.
Rt. 32, Wheelwright. Large yard,
off-street parking, snow removal.
Call Paul (413)477-6419. Avail
now.
FOR RENT
508-362-0533
•Heat and hot water included
•Ample Closets
•Fully Applianced
•Community Room
•Laundry Facilities
•Cats Welcome
•Extra Storage
•24 Hour Maintenance
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big and small,
running or not. Call 413-534-5400.
HILLSIDE VILLAGE
APARTMENTS
WARE- 1 BD, off-street parking,
call (413)436-5600.
967-7355
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AMHERST
Atkins Farms Country Market
1150 West St., Amherst
Spirit Haus
338 College St., Amherst
SPRINGFIELD
Donovan’s Irish Pub
1655 Boston Rd., (Eastfield Mall) Springfield
Orchard Medical Associates
835 Worcester St., Indian Orchard
BELCHERTOWN
Almeida’s Country Café
146 State St., Belchertown
McCarthy’s Pub
5 East Walnut St., Belchertown
STURBRIDGE
B.T.’s Smokehouse
392 Main St., Sturbridge
Fine Lines
4 Old Stagecoach Rd., Sturbridge
Sturbridge Yankee Peddlar
433 Main St., Sturbridge
EAST LONGMEADOW
Center Square Grill
84 Center Square, East Longmeadow
GRANBY
Granby Liquors
60 West St., Granby
HADLEY
Esselon Café
99 Russell St., Hadley
Maple Farm Foods
10 South Maple St., Hadley
HAMPDEN
Village Food Mart
43 Somers Rd., Hampden
HOLYOKE
Schermerhorn’s Seafood
224 Westfield Rd., Holyoke
Slainte
80 Jarvis Ave., Holyoke
LUDLOW
Ludlow Pediatrics
77 Winsor St., Suite 104, Ludlow
Randalls Farm
631 Center St., Ludlow
MONSON
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WILBRAHAM
Common Grounds Café
2341 Boston Rd., Wilbraham
Dana’s Grillroom
Gregory’s Restaurant
Life Care Center
New England Promotional Marketing
15 Main St., Wilbraham
Orchard Valley at Wilbraham
WEST SPRINGFIELD
Fireside Designs
1769 Riverdale St., West Springfield
WARE
Hardwick Vineyards
3305 Greenwich Rd., Ware
Ware River News
80 Main St., Ware
Adams IGA
115 Main St., Monson
Pinocchio’s Restaurant
2054 Bridge St., Three Rivers
Palmer Public Library
1455 North Main St., Palmer
Turley Publications
24 Water St., Palmer
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ook sculptures created
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incorporated book and
sculpted forms together as if the forms are
coming out of or connected to the book.
Book sculptures are
also called altered
b o o k s , w h i c h i s a
form of mixed media
artwork that changes
a book from its original form into a different form, altering
its appearance and/or
meaning. An altered
book artist takes a book
(old, recycled or multiple) and cuts, tears,
glues, folds, paints,
adds to, collages
and creates pop-ups.

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