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Volume 18 • Number 7
THURSDAY, march 11, 2016
CCHS students ballot their
own ‘Super Tuesday’
By Tyler W. Leahy
Staff Writer
Turley Publications photo by Emily Thurlow
Amy Garcia of Chicopee demonstrates one of the many ways she connects with clients as a home health
aide.
STCC caters careers to
exploding industry
By Emily Thurlow
Staff Writer
A
my Garcia decided to
enter into the world of
home health care because
she wanted to provide people
with a better way of living and
as the baby-boomers generation
ages and continues to increase
the senior population, it’s clear
that her supply will certainly
help the demand.
Garcia, a native of Chicopee,
has seen her dreams coming true
through a comprehensive workforce training program designed
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specifically by Springfield
Technical Community College
for PorchLight VNA, Chicopee
and O’Connell Care at Home,
Springfield, on grant funds from
the state Department of Higher
Education, Rapid Response
Division. Having been selected specifically for the “Home
Health Aide+” course, the 1994
Chicopee Comprehensive High
School alum said the STCC program has improved her approach
and techniques.
“I just love helping people,” she said, adding that she’s
enjoyed having the opportunity
to work with real patients while
she’s learning. “It’s been a great
way to learn how to better serve
my clients.”
As a home health aide,
Garcia – and others like her
– provide assistance to those
with a chronic illness, physical disabilities, and/or cognitive impairment. And according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, employment of home
health aides is projected to grow
38 percent from 2014 to 2024,
much faster than the average for
all occupations.
Home Health Aide +
In its entirety, the program
See STCC page 5
CHICOPEE – As citizens
around the city headed to polling stations on “Super Tuesday,”
so did students at Chicopee
Comprehensive High School
– within their classrooms.
A school-wide mock election was held among students
and faculty during the March 1
primary, with finalized results
tallied by students in government and contemporary problems classes by the end of the
academic day.
“By doing this, we can
stress to the students the importance of voting and show them
that the people do play a part in
the results. Then we can compare the school-wide results to
the actual primary results,” said
social studies department supervisor Andrew Lamothe.
Lamothe, whom has organized the mock exercise during
recent presidential elections,
explained that students in government and contemporary problems classes follow the election
very closely. Students in these
classes are called upon to count
the ballots as a fun, hands-on
supplemental activity that fits
with their curriculum.
Within their classrooms,
students voted in makeshift
polling stations. The process
was kept confidential, just as
it would be at an actual voting
booth.
“I just turned 18 this past
November, so this is my first
time being able to vote,” said
senior Joel Madru. “This is
Westover changes commanders,
maintains prestige
By Tyler W. Leahy
Staff Writer
CHICOPEE – The 439th
Airlift Wing at Westover Air
Reserve Base has lost commander Brig. Gen. Albert V.
Lupenski to a prestigious role
at the Pentagon, but gained
Pentagon experience in Col. Jay
D. Jensen.
“My time here at Westover
has been short, but memorable,” said Lupenski, addressing
nearly 3,000 Airmen at a ceremony held this past Sunday at
the base. “During my change of
command a year and a half ago,
I said that we would not change
for the sake of change but we
would tap into the innovation of
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Turley Publications staff photo
by Tyler W. Leahy
Chicopee Comprehensive High
School students begin tallying a
round of votes during the schoolwide mock primary election held
on “Super Tuesday,” March 1.
the first time I’ve closely followed politics and this race has
been a bit interesting. I feel a
lot more informed and there is
a lot to think about. The mock
election really helped me understand what I’ve been learning
in class. Like how each state is
broken down into a certain number of delegates, for example.
The active learning we’ve done
has helped me understand why
everything is the way it is.”
Madru, whom helped count
the mock ballots during his last
class of the day, said he planned
to head directly to his designated
See ballots page 10
Sunshine
Village
honored with
Shining Stars
By Tyler W. Leahy
Staff Writer
Turley Publications photos courtesy of Westover Air Reserve Base
Major Gen. John C. Flournoy, Jr. (left) conducts the change of command, honoring Col. Jay D. Jensen (right) as commander of the 439th
Airlift Wing.
CHICOPEE – Long
engrained in the city’s identity,
Sunshine Village has been recognized as the 2016 “Nonprofit
Organization of the Year.”
The Greater Chicopee
Chamber of Commerce paid
tribute to Sunshine Village as
well as three other recipients in
what was the premier event of
the year for the Chicopee business community with Shining
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Community Calendar
This calendar is intended to promote free
events in Chicopee or events directly benefiting a
Chicopee based non-profit organization. To place
an event on the calendar, email the listing with
date, time, place, organization hosting and a brief
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on Thursdays. The item will remain on the calendar until it has happened or has been cancelled.
Thursday, March 10
A FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR THE
PIONEER VALLEY CHAPTER OF HOPE
WORLDWIDE will be held Thursday, March
10 at 7 p.m., in the Chicopee Comprehensive
High School Auditorium. The concert will feature
Christian rock headliners Kutless and 7eventh
Time Down to Chicopee. Tickets, which cost $20
per person, must be purchased in advance at www.
thelighthouseevents.com. Proceeds of the concert
will aid the self-funding Pioneer Valley chapter of
HOPE Worldwide’s programmatic efforts to aid
the impoverished in the region, as well as internationally.
Saturday, March 12
AUCTIONS AND RAFFLES: St. Stanislaus
School Spring Spectacular will take place Saturday,
March 12. Enjoy an evening of food, fun and
excitement! Tea cup raffles, silent and live auctions. Admission is $5 for children and adults,
which includes tickets for tea cup raffles. Food is
available for purchase.
IRISH NIGHT FUNDRAISER: Our Lady
of Guadalupe Parish located on Chestnut Street
in Holyoke, will hold it’s 40th Annual Irish Night
Fundraiser on Saturday, March 12 from 7 to 10
p.m. Entertainment provided by local favorite
Spancil Hill plus three special guests. Hot corned
beef and cabbage sandwiches, made to order, and
refreshments will be available for purchase. Cover
charge is $6 for adults and $3 for 12 years and
under payable at the door. Protected parking will be
provided. Please use Chestnut Street gym entrance.
For more information contact Sue at 536-7418.
Monday, March 14
POLANIE CLUB will have a meeting on
Monday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Polish
American Citizen’s Club, 355 East St. Ludlow.
Members are encouraged to attend.
Tuesday, March 15
BLOOD DONATIONS: Upcoming blood
donation opportunities in Chicopee include the
Moose Family Center, 244, Fuller Road on March
15 from noon to 6 p.m. If you would like to donate
blood visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment
or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood
donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of
identification are required at check-in. Individuals
who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent
in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are
in generally good health may be eligible to donate
blood. High school students and other donors 18
years of age and younger also have to meet certain
height and weight requirements.
HUMASON HOLDS OFFICE HOURS:
State Sen. Don Humason and/or members of his
staff will be available at public office hours on
Tuesday, March 15 at Sarah’s Place Restaurant,
930 Chicopee St. in Chicopee from 10 to 11:30
a.m.
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at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15. A reception
will precede the event at 7 p.m. This free event will
be held at the Blue House, located at 147 Grape
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westover
served in a wing commander role, from May
2011 to July 2013 with
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the 403rd Wing at Keesler
Air Force Base in Biloxi,
our Airmen. You’ve done Mississippi. His time in
that. You’ve improved the Office of the Secretary
processes, you’ve become of Defense spanned from
more efficient and effec- July 2013 to his recent
tive, and we’re doing appointment at Westover.
things right.”
“Coming out of the
He also noted the national capital region has
recognition Westover has given me a greater perreceived through various spective on working with
awards during his time our citizen Airmen at the
at the Base, thanking the tip of the spear in defendAirmen for their commit- ing our nation…to come
ment to excellence.
into a Wing like Westover,
Lupenski,
the mission is
whom had
so much more
served in
r ew a r d i n g ,”
his leadersaid Jensen.
ship role at
Jensen is
Westover since
a command
September
pilot with
2014, is now
more than
Director of Air
6,500 hours
Force Reserve
of experience,
Programs and
including airRequirements.
lift, special
He arrived
operations,
at Westover
electronic and
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Westover Air
of colonel,
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Reserve Base
but recentas test misly attained
sions in two
Brigadier
crew posiGeneral status.
tions.
Prior to
In his
his arrival
role with
at Westover,
the Reserve
Lupenski was
Forces Policy
commander of the 932nd Board, he advised the
Airlift Wing at Scott Air Secretary of Defense with
Force Base in St. Clair recommendations on stratCounty, Ill. from October egies, policies and prac2011 to September 2014. tices designed to improve
His role of wing com- and enhance the capamander at Westover is bilities, efficiency and
fulfilled by his successor, effectiveness of the seven
Jensen, whom previously Reserve components of
served as Senior Policy the military.
Advisor for the Air Force
Jensen noted that he
Reserve to the Reserve does not expect further
Forces Policy Board. A downsizing of Westover
formal change of com- and he anticipates three
mand ceremony was held separate deployments from
March 7.
Westover during the sum“The partnerships mer months this year.
we’ve formed here at
“I feel like I won the
Westover are lasting. My lottery. There aren’t that
relationship with Mayor many Wings in the Air
[Richard J.] Kos has been Force Reserve – there
outstanding. The city of are a little over 30. To be
Chicopee has been incred- entrusted with leadership
ibly supportive,” said of several thousand reservLupenski, assuring Jensen ists is in my mind the
that he will receive a warm peak of a career. I think
welcome from the city, the it doesn’t get any more
Base and the surrounding rewarding than being a
communities.
Wing Commander,” said
Jensen has previously Jensen.
“I feel like
I won the
lottery.”
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City Council approves tax breaks
to benefit businesses
By Tyler W. Leahy
Staff Writer
CHICOPEE – City
Council has approved two
different tax incrementfinancing (TIF) agreements – one for an entirely
new business and another
for a potential expansion
to one of Chicopee’s most
prominent manufacturers.
Both agreements must be
approved by the state on
March 22.
The first TIF agreement, for US Tsubaski
Automotive, LLC, has
been developed in hopes of
luring the manufacturer’s
parent company to expand
its North American operations in Chicopee, where
it is one of the city’s largest private employers. US
Tsubaki makes automotive timing chain systems.
The company is considering a 100,000 square foot
addition, which would add
35 new jobs. They have
not finalized a decision
to expand operations in
Chicopee, continuing to
also consider locations in
Tennessee and Mexico. US
Tsubaki will know their
location of choice roughly
around the same time as
the TIF state approval.
The TIF agreement
would provide a 70-per-
cent tax break in the first
year, with incrementally
decreasing breaks over
a 10-year span. Mayor
Richard J. Kos explained
that the tax break is structured similarly to the one
administered to WWLP
when the news station relocated to Chicopee in 2000.
“In order to attract
them, we don’t have
much choice,” said City
Councilor At-Large James
K. Tillotson.
The TIF agreement
is based solely on growth
and does not pertain to US
Tsubaki’s current operations in Chicopee.
A second TIF agreement, produced for
Springfield Automotive
Partners, LLC, will help
offset start-up costs for the
group to construct a stateof-the-art Mercedes-Benz
dealership announced
last month. The facility will be the exclusive
Mercedez-Benz dealership
in Western Massachusetts.
S p r i n g f i e l d
Automotive Partners’ TIF
will span five years, equaling a 50-percent tax break
in the first three years and
a 25-percent break in the
final two.
“They need a break
for start-up,” said City
Councilor At-Large
Frank N. Laflamme.
“[Automotive] repairs are
also going to be a big part
of their business.”
A $32,135 appropriation was confirmed
by the Council to fund
an architectural assessment of Fire Station 3,
located on Cabot Street.
The assessment is the first
step towards a roof repair
expected to cost roughly
$250,000 in total.
Fire Chief Dean F.
Desmarais said the present
building is in the best possible location and rehabilitation of the structure is
the best option. He estimated that construction of
a new facility would have
cost roughly $6 million.
An architect will assess
the entirety of Fire Station
3, ensuring that it is structurally sound before roof
repairs are made.
City Council also
accepted the Stanton
Foundation K-9 grant
to the Chicopee Police
Department, totaling
$25,000.
“I’m grateful to the
Council for their support,
which has allowed us to
fill our second K-9 vacancy,” said Police Chief
William R. Jebb.
The grant paid for
the purchase of a second
dog and will also outfit a
cruiser for the K-9 unit.
K-9 Officer Ryan Romano
will also be provided with
a kennel to keep the dog at
his home.
Jebb noted that
because the Police
Department now has two
K-9 units, he is looking
into split shift options,
enlisting the two K-9s at
different peak times.
$421,956
was
approved to advance roof
repair projects at Belcher
Elementary School
and Fairview Veterans
Memorial Elementary
School. The allocation
will fund schematic planning and the development
of bid documents. In all,
the two projects will cost
a combined $4 million,
but will be reimbursed
close to 80 percent by the
Massachusetts School
Board Authority.
Kos explained that the
upfront cost of $4 million
will eventually be packaged as part of a bonding
plan that will include a
variety of other ongoing
and approved projects.
Schematic work on
Belcher and will begin in
April, with repair work to
be completed while school
is out of session during
summer months.
PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS:
Sanders, Trump triumphant in Chicopee
By Emily Thurlow
Staff Writer
CHICOPEE – Though
the former First Lady
topped the charts statewide
and nationally, the majority of voters in Chicopee
cast their ballot in favor
of the U.S. Senator from
Vermont.
Despite an especially
strong showing in Western
Massachusetts for Bernie
Sanders, ultimately, former Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton came out
as the state’s front-runner,
echoing sentiments of (the
majority of) democratic
voters all over the country. In Chicopee, however,
the race was especially
close as Sanders came out
on top with 3,893 votes
over Clinton’s 3,741. In
the end, Sanders claimed
a total of 49.55 percent
of the vote, while Clinton
claimed 47.62 percent.
The highest selection
following Sanders and
Clinton, however, was “no
preference” with 84 votes
cast, followed by 76 writein options.
As for the Republican
Primary Election Results,
Donald Trump dominated
over his challengers with
5,074 votes collected. He
collected approximately
57.26 percent of the votes.
John R. Kasich came in
second with 1,185 votes,
followed by Marco Rubio
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with 547, and Ted Cruz
with 1,004.
“It was a really close
race,” said City Clerk
Keith W. Rattell. “I was
really surprised.”
Having attempted to
compare “Super Tuesday”
to previously-held elections, Rattell said, was
a challenge. In total, an
impressive 35 percent of
the 35,355 registered voters hit the polls last week.
The day, he explained, was
an especially long one as
he started his morning off
at 5 a.m. and didn’t leave
until 11 p.m.
“It was a tough one
to put my finger on,”
Rattell said, pleasantly
surprised that the turnout
was beyond his predicted
21 percent. “But I’m definitely pleased to see how
many came out to cast
their ballot.”
The last time the city
has seen numbers like these
was in 2008 with 36 percent
of voters exercising their
right to vote. He also noted
that, previously, only 9.5
percent came out in 2012
and 14 percent in 2004.
“It’s a very close
race…we’re still waiting
for the dust to settle [from
this last election] to make
any additional predictions
just yet,” Rattell said.
“We’ve got months to prepare for this election and
clean up, so we shall see
[what the voters decide].”
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arrest logs
The Chicopee Police Department
responded to 540 calls for service from
Monday, Feb. 29 to Sunday, March 6.
The department’s police officers made
11 officers or summons arrests. Those
arrested will appear at future dates in
court and are innocent until proven
guilty.
Monday, Feb. 29
Douglas B. Walsh, 46, of 34 Allen
St., Chicopee, was arrested at 8:04 p.m.
on Chicopee Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended
license; operating under the influence of
liquor; and resisting arrest.
Tuesday, March 1
Daisy I. Arroyo, 37, of 54 Simard
Drive, Apt. 4, Chicopee, was arrest-
ed at 6:51 p.m. at the intersection of
Tourtelotte Avenue and Chicopee Street
on charges of unlicensed operation of a
motor vehicle and possession of a Class
B drug.
Tina Blais, 51, of 37 Haig Ave.,
South Hadley, was arrested at 6:51 p.m.
at the intersection of Tourtelotte Avenue
and Chicopee Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended
license, subsequent offense and possession of a Class B drug.
Wednesday, March 2
A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested at 10:49 p.m. on Elmer Drive for a
WMS warrant.
Scott Allen Nadeau, 37, of 4
Hayden Road, Blanford, was arrest at
12:19 p.m. on Memorial Drive for a
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WMS warrant and a charge of shoplifting in excess of $100 by concealing
merchandise.
Eric Andrew Anderson, 31, of 130
North St., Ware, was arrested at 1:39
p.m. on Memorial Drive on a charge of
shoplifting by asportation, third offense.
Thursday, March 3
Eric W. Theroux, 34, homeless, was
arrested at 12:48 p.m. for a WMS warrant and a charge of misleading a police
officer.
Friday, March 4
Joseph Reyes, 18, of 183 Nonotuck
Ave., Chicopee, was arrested at 12:22
p.m. on Montgomery Street on charges of school disturbance and resisting
arrest.
business
CHICOPEE – In honor of
their 80th anniversary, Big Y Foods
is partnering with Make-A-Wish
Massachusetts and Rhode Island to
help grant wishes for children with
life-threatening medical conditions
through the sale of “Wish Stars,”
March 3 to March 30. Turley Publications submitted photo
(From left to right:) Former Make-AWish Massachusetts and Rhode Island
board member Phil Glynn, who is
also chair of our Swish Night event;
Claire D’Amour, VP of Corporate
Communications for Big Y Foods; and
wish child Olivia bought their Wish
Stars this afternoon - the first to be
sold at Big Y in Chicopee.
Bob Pion Buick GMC
McDonald’s announces
‘Outstanding Restaurant announces team growth
Manager’ award
winners
Top 10% of managers
receive this honor
C H I C O P E E
– McDonald’s restaurants have announced the
“Outstanding Restaurant
Manager” Award winners for Connecticut and
Western Massachusetts.
This award is presented to
managers who display outstanding performance in
leadership, commitment to
customers, and dedication
to running their restaurant
to the highest quality. With
this award, McDonald’s
recognizes the top 10 percent of restaurant managers nationwide. The
Connecticut and Western
Massachusetts winners
of the 2016 McDonald’s
Amber Emco
Outstanding Restaurant
Manager awards includes
1460 Memorial Drive in
Chicopee Manager Amber
Emco.
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Saturday, March 5
Andy Petitfrere, 31, of 345 N.E.
31st, Pompano Beach, Florida, was
arrested at 4:43 p.m. on Memorial Drive
on a charge of shoplifting by concealing
merchandise.
Maureen Ann Rafferty, 55, of 139
New Ludlow Road, Granby, was arrested at 10:13 p.m. on Chicopee Street for
a WMS warrant.
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CHICOPEE – Bob
Pion Buick GMC truly
believes in giving customers the best whenever
possible. This is why it
was an easy decision to
add Toby Grader to the
team. Toby Grader has
worked in the auto industry for over 25 years and
is a GM certified service
manager. Grader hasn’t
always worked in the auto
industry. He took time off
to open his own restaurant,
but is now excited to start
a new chapter at Bob Pion
Buick GMC.
“I enjoy the challenge of working in the
auto industry,” shares
Grader. “Helping people
find the car of their dreams
and making them happy is
very rewarding. Being in
the auto industry for over
25 years you make a lot of
friendships, it makes the
hard work worthwhile.”
Toby Grader grew
up in Montague and
Misty Angelique Hernandez, 18, of
75 Bell St., Chicopee, was arrested at
1:09 p.m. on Front Street on charges of
school disturbance; disorderly conduct;
and resisting arrest.
Toby Grader
now resides in West
Springfield. He is the
proud father of two wonderful children and will
be getting married to his
soulmate, Amy, in just five
weeks. When he is not at
work you will find Toby
skiing in the winter and
boating in the summer. He
enjoys music and plays in
a band with his son.
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Star awards.
Since 1985, the
Chicopee Chamber of
Commerce has paid
tribute to an extraordinary Business of the
Year, Citizen of the Year,
Volunteer of the Year and
Nonprofit Organization of
the Year. The four 2016
Shining Stars, honored at
a gala on March 4, join
a list of over 80 previous
distinguished recipients.
Sheriff Michael J. Ashe
Jr. was recognized as the
2016 Citizen of the Year as
his storied career as a law
enforcement leader wanes
towards retirement. Marois
Construction Co. was chosen as Business of the Year
2016. David Malloy of
United Personnel was recognized as the Volunteer
of the Year.
“Sunshine Village
is proud to be recognized
as the 2016 Non-profit
Organization of the Year—
especially since next year
is our 50th anniversary.
This recognition honors so
many individuals whom
have worked to improve the
lives of people with developmental disabilities,” said
Gina Golash Kos, executive director of Sunshine
Village. “The individuals
that make up our organization have demonstrated a
true dedication to the community in Chicopee.”
S u n s h i n e Vi l l a g e
presently serves over 400
adults who live and work
throughout the Pioneer
Va l l e y. T h e a g e n c y
employs over 200 staff
members and operates
with a budget exceeding
11 million dollars, comprised of state, federal and
private funding.
The non-profit was
founded in 1967 by a
small group of parents
who came together to
create an organization to
improve the lives of people with developmental
disabilities. All programs
operated by Sunshine
Village have received the
highest level of accreditation by the Commission
on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities, a
national non-profit accrediting body, since 1986. “Sunshine Village is
one of many non-profits
that contribute to the greater good of the region,” said
Lynn Morrissette, events
coordinator for the Greater
Chicopee Chamber of
Commerce. “Sunshine
Village helps people live
their lives to the fullest.”
“The Shining Stars
Gala is an important event
to the Greater Chicopee
Chamber,” said Lynn
Morrissette, events coordinator for the Greater
Chicopee Chamber of
Commerce. “Many hours
are put into reviewing
nominations and planning a successful event to
highlight the businesses
and citizens in the area
that have achieved significant accomplishments. It
is important to highlight
businesses and individuals
who have worked so hard
improve the area in which
we live and work.”
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Chicopee Cultural Council awards
$34,517 in grants
Turley Publications photo by Emily Thurlow
Amy Garcia of Chicopee demonstrates one of the many
ways she connects with clients as a home health aide
on Bernadette Duncan, LPN case manager at Porchlight
VNA/Home Care, through a workforce training course
held at STCC.
stcc
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is a 40-hour course, which
will qualify applicants for
a certificate of completion
from the college as a Home
Health Aide. As Sharon
Grundel, healthcare workforce coordinator at STCC,
explains, the introduction to the unique extension of home health aide
course begins with a series
of interactive exercises,
designed to demonstrate
and assess your caretaking skills at the SIMulation
Medical Center.
“The four-hour session provides a good baseline measure of all areas
of an aide’s strength. All
other coursework following this session will
be related to this initial
experience in the SIMS
Medical Center,” she said.
This customized
course also addressed the
signs and symptoms of
the most common chronic illnesses that patients
experience. Through the
simulation Garcia shared
how she learned to assess
subtle changes in status
and cognition, and how to
report changes with medical staff early, in order to
avoid potential hospitalizations.
In addition to foundational clinical skills, interactive coursework helps
to broaden a student’s
knowledge of dementia,
Alzheimer’s, and other
behavioral illnesses. In
fact, Professor Alyson
O r g e r a - M c N a m a r a ’s
teaching method had such
an impact on students
that they reflected on it
throughout the rest of the
program.
“Her teaching has left
me more conscientious
Chicopee
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of my clients and more
equipped to understand
them and take in how they
might be feeling or thinking,” said Carlos Marquez
of Springfield.
Though students were
given a heads up about the
class, Marquez admits he
was still caught off guard
when Orgera-McNamara
presented a “character”
that had alzheimer’s and
exhibited a fear of what
she later explained to be a
perceived “black hole” in
front of her doorway.
“ I f e e l l i k e I ’ve
become more patient
[since the class],” he said.
“I feel more confident in
what I’m doing.”
The program also
provided an introduction
to healthcare professionalism, CPR certification
to the American Heart
Association standards, and
chronic care management.
Since employers in
the healthcare industry
agree that employees who
demonstrate both technical and professional skills
are more desirable in the
workplace, Grundel said
it was very important for
aides to possess professional skills involving
written and verbal communication, respect for
culturally diverse populations, critical-thinking and
problem-solving ability
under pressure, personal
boundaries and customer service. This unique
course ties in all previous learning and simulation experiences through a
series of patient-caretaker
case scenarios.
“Practice through
hands-on opportunities
help refine an aide’s clinical and professional skills,
and to take note of how
much you have learned in
a short amount of time!”
Orgera-McNamara said.
CHICOPEE – Susan
M o r a n d o M c A n d r ew,
chairperson of the
Chicopee Cultural Council
announces awards of 45
grants totaling $34,517.00,
for cultural programs,
which will take place in
the city of Chicopee during 2016. The majority of
programs will be open to
the public and will appeal
to a wide range of interests in the arts, humanities,
and interpretive sciences.
Programs will include
concerts, art exhibits, theatre productions, Ukulele
lessons, writing workshops, and field trips for
school aged children.
The Slavic Bazar
Multicultural Festival featuring a concert of music
by Russian composers will
take place on March 13.
Summer Concert Series
will again be offered at
the library amphitheater
and the Pioneer Valley
Concert Band will be
presenting 4 concerts
at Szot Park. Additional
musical performances
received grants including
the Chicopee Parks and
Recreation Dept. series of
concerts at the Aldenville
Commons, The Pioneer
Valley Chordsmen, and
Novi Cantori’s Christmas
Concert.
Schools throughout the city will benefit
from funding for school
wide programs including Saint Joan of Arc
School: Hampstead
Players- Ancient Gods,
B ow e S c h o o l : L a s e r
Safari exploration of
the African Serengeti
and South America’s
Amazon Rainforest, and
St Stanislaus School:
Amazing Math. There
are also eight school field
trips receiving Cultural
Council funding including
trips to the NYC Museum
of Modern Arts for students from Chicopee High
School, Boston Museum
of Science for Chicopee
Academy students, and
the Worchester Ecotarium
for Barry School second
graders. Additionally,
the Crossroads Art Studio
received a grant for a
Junior Artist Outreach
Class and the Chicopee
Boys and Girls Club
received grants for ages
6 to 18 youth: instrumental music lessons and
exploring inner creativity
through dance.
A grant allocation
was also presented to
Gregory Maichack for
his Pastel Still Life workshop offered July 12 at the
Chicopee Public Library.
Participants will be guided
through the techniques
needed to create their own
art work .The general public is also invited to attend
John Root’s talk on the
topic of organic gardening, slated to take place
at the River Mills Senior
Welch to hold community office hours
CHICOPEE – State
Sen. James T. Welch’s office
is pleased to announce office
hours in the community for
the month of March. One
of the Senator’s community
liaisons will be present at
the following locations and
times:
• Chicopee Public
Library located at 449 Front
St. on Tuesdays of the month
from 10 a.m. to noon on
March 15, 22, and 29.
• West Springfield
Public Library located at 200
Park St. on Wednesdays from
1 to 4 p.m. on March 16, 23,
and 30.
• Indian Orchard Library
located at 44 Oak St., Indian
Orchard on the fourth
We d n e s d a y o f t h e
month from 1 to 3 p.m. on
March 23.
• West Springfield
Senior Center located at 128
Park St. on Thursdays from
1 to 3 p.m. on March 10, 17,
24, and 31.
A member of the
Senator’s staff can also
be reached each Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to
4:45 p.m. at the Senator’s
District office located at 3234 Hampden Street, 1st floor
in Springfield or by phone at
413-737-7756.
Dog licenses are now available
CHICOPEE – City
Clerk Keith W. Rattell
announced dog licenses for
the 2016-2017 season are
available starting Tuesday,
March 1 through April 30
in the City Clerk’s office.
“This gives dog owners two full months to
license their dogs for the
upcoming licensing season.” Rattell said.
Residents can also
license by mail with a
check or money order for
$5 for neutered, spayed
dogs or puppies under the
age of 1-year-old and $25
if unaltered, along with a
self-addressed and stamped
envelope. If not licensed
by April 30 a $5 per month
late fee applies with a
maximum fine of $50.
Rattell quoted MGL
Chapter 140 Section 137,
“in order to keep or own
a dog, you shall cause it
to be registered, numbered
and described in the Office
of the City Clerk.” Rattell
also said, “In addition to
state law, there are also
local ordinances regard-
ing the licensing of dogs.
For the most part, people
comply, those that don’t,
get forwarded to the Law
Department where a complaint can be filed against
them in the Chicopee
District Court along with
additional fines and fees.”
City Clerk Rattell said,
“For most dogs, its only
five bucks, it’s not about
the money it’s a public
safety issue ensuring every
dog in the city has received
a rabies shot.”
Reception in Chicopee for art show featuring
artists living with mental Illness
CHICOPEE – The
National Alliance on
Mental Illness of Western
Massachusetts (NAMIWM) will hold an opening reception for its fifth
annual art show featuring
the work of artists living
with mental illness on
Wednesday, April 6 from
6 to 8 p.m. at the Chicopee
Public Library, 449 Front
St. The reception and park-
ing adjacent to the library
are free. The exhibit runs
through the end of April.
A festive event featuring complimentary
refreshments and art works
for sale, the art show was
founded by Karen West,
an artist and art teacher at
Westfield High School.
NAMI-WM is an affiliate of the nation’s largest
grass-roots mental health
organization dedicated to
building better lives for
the millions of Americans
affected by mental illness.
Headquartered in Agawam,
NAMI-WM provides support, education, advocacy
and hope for Western Mass.
residents living with mental
illness and for their families and friends. For more
information, visit http://
www.namiwm.org/events on April 26, 2016 at 1:00
PM.
Theatre productions
provided by students at
Bellamy Middle School –
“Annie Jr.” on May 5 and 6
– and the Comprehensive
High School Drama Club
– “Bye, Bye Birdie” on
April 7, 8, and 9 – also
received funding grants
for their projects.
A full listing of grant
recipients is available at
http://mass-culture.org/
chicopee.
The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the
Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency, which in turn allocates funds to a network
of 329 Local Cultural
Councils serving all 351
cities and towns in the
Commonwealth. This
LCC program is the largest grassroots cultural
funding network in the
nation.
City of
Chicopee
meeting
notifications
Thursday, March 10
Board of License
Commission, 10 a.m.,
Law Conference Room,
17 Springfield St.
M a c h i n e To o l
Technology Advisory,
5 p.m., Chicopee
Comprehensive
High School, 617
Montgomery St.
Neighborhood
Meeting, 6:30 p.m.,
RiverMills Center, 5
West Main St.
Planning Board,
7 p.m., City Council
Chambers, Fourth
Floor, City Hall Annex,
274 Front St.
Monday, March 14
Claims
and
Accounts Committee,
6:30 p.m., City Council
Chambers, Fourth
Floor, City Hall Annex,
274 Front St.
Wednesday, March
16
Automotive
Technology Advisory,
6 p.m., Chicopee
Comprehensive
High School, 617
Montgomery St.
Thursday, March 17
Zoning Committee,
6:30 p.m., Chicopee
Comprehensive
High School, 617
Montgomery St.
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All hands should
support safe driving
E
ven if one accepts the premise that
commonsense cannot be legislated, a
recent bill passed by the state Senate
requiring “hands-free” driving related to
electronic devices seems long overdue. Not
all drivers need to be forced to operate their
vehicles safely. For those that do, saving
those precious few seconds texting or surfing the Internet might just save someone’s
else’s life in addition to their own.
The House of Representatives should
swiftly pass similar legislation an send it
to the governor’s desk for approval. State
Rep. Joseph Wagner, D-Chicopee, fought
for similar bills in 2008 and 2010, but they
ultimately failed. said that he expects full
debate on a similar proposal and it will
benefit everyone if it begins soon.
The use of handheld cell phones has
been debated and defeated in the State
House for about eight years, but 2016 may
be the year the law finally passes.
The bill passed in January in the
Senate, “An act to prohibit the use of
mobile telephones while operating a motor
vehicle,” prohibits an operator from using
such a device, unless it is in a hands-free
mode, to send or receive an electronic message or use it to enter information into a
global positioning system and the like. If
the device is being held near the person’s
head, it will be assumed to be a violation,
unless the driver can produce evidence that
it was being used for emergency purposes.
According to the language of the bill,
the first offense will result in a fine of
$100, a number that will rise to $250 for
the second violation and $500 for any subsequent occurrence.
Sure, it may sound like something very
simple that shouldn’t require a law. But,
it’s not uncommon to see motorists stopped
at red light, glancing down and checking
a text message quickly. Some, surely, are
even taking a quick peek at Facebook or
Twitter.
While there is currently a law on the
books banning texting while driving, it
is difficult to enforce, as drivers will use
excuses such as “I was dialing a phone
number” or something similar. Massive
public information campaigns have
addressed distracted driving, but the practice of using such devices on the roads is
still commonplace. One gets the sense that
people are so attached to their electronic
devices that it just has become part of the
way people communicate, even in conditions that it shouldn’t be.
It remains to be seen what kind of push
back the legislation receives, even a bill
as potentially lifesaving as this one. For a
long time, people were opposed to the seatbelt law, too, even though it has undoubtedly saved lives. Maybe at some point in
the future, many people will avoid using
electronic devices while driving as a matter
of course.
In the meantime, it is the Legislature’s
duty to pass this measure and do their part
to avert tragedy.
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What is a calendar’s celestial coincidence?
By Joan E. B. Coombs
Guest Columnist
T
he second Wednesday of March is notably “Get Over It Day” and/or “Panic
Day.” Somehow these days acknowledge and align with times when life takes us
by surprise.
During life’s transitions, even
when items are labeled, and desi g na t e d w i th f ol l ow -t h r ou g h
details, THINGS get lost. And, it’s
often ONE of the most important
THINGS!
This time it wasn’t keys, or the
house phone or cell phone. Not the
shoulder-slung purse; or the renegade sunglasses. Not my pocket calendar either – something that keeps
me in tandem with work, events,
and special times for family and
friends.
What was the lost THING?
After the recent demise of my desk computer, (now awaiting an autopsy), I LOST one
of my most relied-on formats. For decades
I’ve a personal, printed-out, weekly calendar. (Not “Dot Matrix”.) But the flash-drive’s
“finder’s keepers” method flew the scoop.
I like being on the same page. My early
Monday morning habit, (aside my preferred
drink of choice – coffee), was to list family
appointments, work, events, along with the
week’s weather. A left-side, blank column was
for memos.
For years that calendar document kept
me on track daily, weekly, and monthly. Little
shaded squares for the a.m. and p.m. hours
kept me accountable, and in most cases, somewhat timely.
“How can I manage the coming weeks?”
I moaned. “My prop’s been yanked out from
under my red-penned, black-inked and high-
lighter dependence.”
Have you been there? Were you desperate
for finding something REALLY important?
Not of high monetary value, but that THING
helped you to be who you are, what you did,
where you were to be, and how to get you
through the days.
It was unnerving. My standby stood me
up.
Frantically I breathed a prayer:
“Good Lord, Could I please find
just ONE blank sheet for this coming week?”
My intentions to SIMPLIFY
and not to MAGNIFY chaos looked
gloomy. I’d LOST what kept me
somewhat organized on earth. (For
now - I’m still atop soil.)
Today is kin to a Panic Day,
but not yet a Get Over it Day. I sit
dismayed and surrounded by Mount
Everest boxed office supplies, next to a Mount
Carmel paper stack silently awaiting its shredded zoom with barely enough wiggle room to
change my mind.
I shuffled through a few to-be shredded
papers. Then - GASP! Unbelievable!
There it lay: ONE single, fill-in-the-shadow-boxed lined week sheet, dated the exact
months I needed: the last week of February
into March. Only the year’s date needed to be
changed from 2010 to 2016 and then printed!
That precise discovery is indelibly marked
in my soul. It’s not “just a piece of paper,” nor
“just a coincidence.” It was my calendar’s
celestial coincidence.
Joan Coombs shares a weekly series of
light humor – “slices of life, fresh from the
oven of experience” – through her column.
She’s a former resident of Chicopee, and
writes about national topics, as well as lesserknown events that occur in day-to-day life.
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Irish Cultural
Center to
present Celtic
rock group
CHICOPEE – The Irish
Cultural Center will present
an evening with “The Elders,”
one of the most criticallyacclaimed American Celtic
folk rock groups touring today.
The show is scheduled to begin
at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April
9 at the Portuguese American
Club on 149 Exchange St. in
Chicopee. Doors open at 7 pm.
Tickets are general admission,
table seating. Advance tickets are $25, and $22 for ICC
members. All tickets are $30 at
the door.
Visit www.IrishCenterwne.
org to buy tickets online, or
call the ICC at 413-265-2537.
Don’t miss this opportunity
to see The Elders in their triumphant return to Western
Massachusetts.
Cultural Council
seeks new
members
CHICOPEE – The
Chicopee Cultural Council
is currently seeking community members interested
in serving on the Chicopee
Cultural Council. According
to Chairperson Susan Morando
McAndrew, there is at least
one vacancy on the council that
needs to be filled. The council is responsible for awarding grants each year to support cultural activities in the
city, using funds received from
the Massachusetts Cultural
Council. The Chicopee
Cultural Council generally meets six times a year on
weeknights. The majority of
meetings take place in the fall.
Anyone interested in serving on the council should contact Susan at 413-658-5762 or
email [email protected].
Beacon hosts
hospice volunteer
information
session
SPRINGFIELD - A hospice volunteer informational
session will be held at the
Beacon Hospice office 815
Worcester Street, Springfield,
on Saturday, March 12, from
10 a.m. to 12 noon. The volunteer session will provide
information on training classes and becoming a Beacon
Hospice Volunteer.
For more information
please contact Cindy Harris,
Clinical Manager at Beacon
Hospice, an Amedisys company at 413-543-3133 or email
Cynthia.harris@amedisys.
com.
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Boys & Girls Club teaches teen about basketball, life
Annual Memorial
Basketball Tournament
to begin March 11
C H I C O P E E
– Alayssia Rodriguez
plays basketball every
afternoon at the Boys &
Girls Club of Chicopee,
but she said coaches
Marc Smith and James
Gutierrez teach her far
more than the rules of
the game.
They also weave life
learning into their oncourt drills.
“I talk to James a
lot, and he tells me how
to act respectfully,” said
Rodriguez, 12, a sixth
grader at 1st Sergeant
Kevin A. Dupont
Memorial Middle
School. “He teaches me
how to address adults in
a respectful way, and he
teaches us about health
and safety, making us
stretch before games so
we don’t hurt our ACLs.”
Rodriguez is an athlete who also plays soccer. She started playing
basketball last year at the
club after she was invited
by a friend to join the
team. She arrives every
afternoon after school
about 2:25 p.m. and
plays until nearly 5 p.m.,
when not participating in
other club activities.
She is one of several
hundred young people
between third and eighth
grade who will take
part in the 12th Annual
George Webb Memorial
Basketball Tournament
to benefit the Boys &
Girls Club, beginning
March 11. Sponsored
by The Vann Group of
Springfield, a professional services outsourcing company headed by
Kevin B. Vann, the threeweek event was created
by Vann in 2005 to honor
his best friend, the late
George Webb.
This tournament
will be the second one
Rodriguez will take part
in; she said she is returning because it was good
fun but also because she
wants to show her commitment to basketball
and to the Boys & Girls
Club. “I want to show
that I’m a good person,”
she said.
Elizabeth M. Daly,
the club’s executive
director, said many teens
are loyal to the Boys &
Girls Club in the same
way as Rodriguez. “The
activities we provide are
the entry in for the kids,
but the true beauty and
power is the relationship our kids get to have
with the staff,” Daly said.
“That kind of good experience happens over and
over. Every day.”
Vann said last year’s
Webb Tournament hosted 45 teams of boys
and girls in grades three
through eight, 25 percent more players than in
2014. “That attendance
secures this young players’ tourney as the absolute biggest and most
prestigious in all of western Massachusetts and
northern Connecticut,”
he said.
Of this year’s event,
Vann said, “I can’t tell
you how much it means
to me, knowing that
some 500 kids from
teams across western
Massachusetts and thousands of spectators will
take part in this fun and
healthy sport – all in
George Webb’s honor.”
We b b r e g u l a r l y
played pick-up basketball at the club until his
death from cancer at age
52. “George grew up in
the neighborhood, and
he truly epitomized the
values of the Boys &
Girls Club ‘to enable all
young people, especially
those who need us most,
to reach their full potential as productive, caring,
responsible citizens,’”
Vann said.
Since 2005, the
Webb Tournament has
raised over $130,000 for
the Boys & Girls Club of
Chicopee. Humason amendment
supports legal hunters
B O S TO N – T h e
state Senate unanimously
passed legislation aimed
at tightening penalties
on illegal hunting practices, which included an
amendment proposed by
State Sen. Don Humason
that will support
Massachusetts residents
who hunt legally.
“Hunting is a longstanding tradition in
my district and across
Western Massachusetts,
so it is important to me
that we support those
who hunt legally by
ensuring the laws they
abide by are practicable and sensible,” said
Humason.
Senator Humason’s
amendment will allow
hunters to transport
unloaded rifles and shotguns on all-terrain vehicles without the requirement of a locked case.
Under current law, transporting rifles or shotguns
that are not secured in a
locked case on an all-terrain vehicles is prohibited, which can cause an
undue burden for lawful hunters in Western
Massachusetts’ dense
woods and other rugged
terrains.
The bill primarily
aims to elevate existing
penalties for individuals convicted of illegally harming or killing wildlife. The legislation also requires the
Commonwealth to enter
into a nationwide law
enforcement network
known as the Interstate
Wi l d l i f e Vi o l a t o r
Compact. Massachusetts
remains one of only four
nonmember states. The
Compact allows for reciprocity with other states
for the purpose of license
suspensions to prevent
wildlife violators who
have lost their hunting,
trapping or fishing privileges from circumventing
license revocations.
The bill now
moves to the House of
Representatives for consideration.
Humason represents the 2nd Hampden
and Hampshire District,
which consists of the
cities of Agawam,
Easthampton, Holyoke
and Westfield, parts of
the city of Chicopee, and
the towns of Granville,
Montgomery, Russell,
Southampton, Southwick
and Tolland. The Senator maintains a district office for
the convenience of his
constituents and encourages them to contact him
at his district office at 64
Noble St. in Westfield,
Massachusetts 01085,
413-568-1366; or his
Boston office, State
House, Room 213A,
Boston, Massachusetts
02133, 617-722-1415. His email address is
Donald.Humason@
MASenate.gov.
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For more information about the tournament, visit www.bgcchicopee.org. For information on event sponsorship
opportunities, contact
Ruth Griggs at (413)
727-3354 or email her at
[email protected].
To learn about the
Boys & Girls Club of
Chicopee, visit bgcchicopee.org.
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Be a hero and donate blood
during ‘Red Cross Month’
C H I C O P E E
– During “Red Cross
Month” in March, the
American Red Cross
invites individuals to
become everyday heroes
by giving blood. March has been recognized as Red Cross
Month by every U.S.
president since 1943. Red
Cross Month is a celebration of supporters who
are the face of the Red
Cross in their communities, helping to prepare
for and bringing help and
hope after emergencies.
Heroes of all blood
types are needed to
ensure a sufficient blood
supply this spring. The
Red Cross must collect
approximately 14,000
blood and platelet donations every day for
patients. An upcoming
blood donation opportunity is available in
Chicopee on March 29
from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Church Hall on 134
Springfield St.
Make an appointment to donate blood
by downloading the free
Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visiting redcrossblood.org or calling
1-800-733-2767.
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celebrates
March birthdays
CHICOPEE – The
Chicopee Council on
Aging will sponsor a birthday party for those born
in the month of March on
Friday, March 18 at 1:15
p.m. at RiverMills Center,
located at 5 West Main St.
Pianist Albert
Avadyayev will perform.
Cake, ice cream and punch
will be served. Everyone
is welcome, no matter their birthday month.
Tickets are $1 for people
who do not have birthdays
in the month of March.
Those who have March
birthdays get in free with
a birthday coupon. Tickets
sold day of event only at
RiverMills. It should be
noted that the March birthday party is early due to
Good Friday.
Transportation for
Chicopee older adults is
available through the
senior center transportation office by calling 413536-5733 at least a week
in advance.
rivermills
RiverMills hosts falls
prevention course
CHICOPEE – The
Chicopee Senior Center at
RiverMills will be hosting
a falls prevention course
presented by Porchlight
VNA.
The course will be
held at the RiverMills
Center for six weeks from
March 23 to April 27 from
1 to 2 p.m. It is free for all
participants.
Included in the
class are all educational
and exercise materials
on building strength and
endurance to prevent falls.
The focus is on fall risk
assessments and testing,
stretching, strengthening,
and balance exercises.
The influences of medication and vision on balance
will also be discussed.
Participants will perform
a home safety assessment
with therapist recommendation provided.
The course is comprehensive and builds better
balance and knowledge
each week. Registration is
required. Call the center at
413-534-3698 to sign up.
For more information, contact Violet Suska,
Health and Fitness coordinator, 534-3698 ext.117.
‘Don’t be a victim’
CHICOPEE – The
Chicopee Council on
Aging will offer the program “Don’t Be a Victim”
on March 15 at 1 p.m. at
RiverMills Center, located
at 5 West Main St.
The program is sponsored by the council’s
S.A.L.T. (Seniors And Law
Enforcement Together)
Council and will be pre-
sented by PeoplesBank.
The hour-long program
will offer older adults tips
on how they can protect
themselves from identify
theft, scams, and financial
exploitation.
The program is free.
Light refreshments will
be served. Pre-register at
RiverMills Center, or call
413-534-3698.
◆
Are you ‘Fit to a T?’
CHICOPEE –Do
you know your Blood
Pressure? Cholesterol
level? Weight? T-score?
For those that had to
think twice about what a
“T-score” is, chances are
you’re not alone. It’s all
about your bones. If you
want to shop ‘til you drop,
golf ‘til your legs ache
and line dance ‘til you’re
84 – knowing that your
bones won’t let you down
Alzheimer’s
Caregivers
Support Group
meets on
March 16
CHICOPEE – The
Chicopee Council on
Aging at RiverMills Center
offers a monthly support
group for Caregivers of
those with Alzheimers
Disease. Anyone who
cares for someone with
Dementia/Alzheimers is
encouraged to attend.
T h e A l z h e i m e r ’s
Caregivers Support Group
meets the third Wednesday
of each month from
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the
classroom at RiverMills
Center, 5 West Main St. in
Chicopee.
For more information,
contact Laurene Kendall,
Social Services coordinator, at 413-534-3698. The
next group will be March
16 and then April 20.
– here’s what you need to
know.
“Fit to a T” bone
health and osteoporosis education program,
for men and women of
all ages will take place
on Wednesday, March
16 from 2 to 3 p.m. in
the Garden level classroom. This program is
sponsored by Bone and
Joint Imitative USA and
National Network of
Libraries of Medicine.
Free resources and refreshments will be provided.
Registration required.
The Chicopee Senior
Center at RiverMills is
located at 5 West Main
St. in Chicopee. If interested, sign up in person at
the Rivermills Center or
call 534-3698. For more
information, contact Violet
Suska, ext.117.
Healthy Eating 101 will be
offered March 17
C H I C O P E E
– A Healthy Eating 101
course will be offered
on Thursday, March 17.
“Carb counting at breakfast: Start your day off
right” will start at 8:30
a.m. This diabetes-friendly discussion will give
you the tools for how to
count carbs at breakfast,
as well as ideas for what
would be a good, balanced
breakfast. Casserole, fresh
fruits cup, and coffee or
tea will be featured. A
suggested donation is $2.
Registration required.
The Chicopee Senior
Center at RiverMills is
located at 5 West Main
St. in Chicopee. If interested, sign up in person at
the Rivermills Center or
call 534-3698. For more
information, contact Violet
Suska, ext.117.
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Baker signs legislation to reduce
minors’ risk for skin cancer
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38. Sees what the
4. Climbed over
(nautical)
future holds
10. Has 50 states
3. Purses
39. The extended
11. Able to move
4. Samarium
location of
12. Prime Minister
5. A way to take
something
(abbr.)
forcibly
40. Cobalt
14. Cotangent
6. On or into
41. Dwells
(abbr.)
7. Metric capacity
47. Reprimand
15. Particle
unit (Brit.)
49. Agree to a
16. Fastened
8. Assign to a
demand
18. Wonders
higher position
50. Talented in or
22. Surpassing all
9. Delaware
devoted to music 12. Post-traumatic
others
51. Gospels
23. Provides
stress disorder
basement access 52. European
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defense
24. Daily
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organization (abbr.)
26. North Dakota
processing unit
27. Related to gulls 53. Edge of a cloth
19. Pitchers
54. Equally
28. Provoke
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affection
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wrapped skirt
32. Far down areas
in the sea
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sermon
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48. Central Florida
city
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past
Region – Governor
Charlie Baker today signed
legislation to reduce the
risk for skin cancer among
minors by increasing the
minimum age for the use
or operating of tanning
facilities to eighteen years
old. During consideration
of the bill, medical associations including DanaFarber Cancer Institute,
American Cancer Society,
Melanoma Foundation of
New England, Children’s
Melanoma Prevention
Foundation and the families of skin cancer victims Glenna Kohl and Jay
Farley testified in support
of its passage. “With the number of
minors diagnosed with
skin cancer on the rise
across Massachusetts and
the nation, this legislation
takes a critical step towards
increasing awareness and
protecting our most vulnerable,” said Governor Baker.
“I thank the legislature
for their attention to this
important issue to protect
the health and ensure the
safety of youth throughout
the Commonwealth.” “ To d a y ’s s i g n i n g
of legislation to limit
minors’ use of tanning
beds is the culmination of
10 years of work to help
protect the children of
the Commonwealth from
a known carcinogen,”
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said Senator Jim Timilty
(D-Walpole). “The hope
is that this new law will
help diminish the prevalence of skin cancer in
young people. I’m grateful to the Kohl and Farley
families for sharing their
stories and joining me in
this fight.” “This legislation is
about protecting young
people from carcinogenic UV rays that we know
cause cancer,” said state
Rep. Marjorie Decker, DCambridge. “I am proud
to have worked on legislation that will help save
lives and want to thank
Governor Baker for signing this into law.”
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Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Docket No. HD16P0391GD
In the interests of
Taylor A Fitzgerald
Minor
NOTICE AND ORDER:
Petition for Appointment
of Guardian of a Minor
NOTICE TO ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
1. Hearing Date/Time:
A hearing on a Petition for
Appointment of Guardian of
a Minor filed on 03/02/2016
by Kristin L O'Rourke of
East Brookfield, MA will
be held 03/31/2016 08:15
a.m. Guardianship of Minor
Hearing Located 50 State
Street, 4th Floor, Spring­field,
MA 01103
2. Response to Petition:
You may respond by filing a written response to
the Petition or by appearing
in person at the hearing. If
you choose to file a written
response, you need to:
File the original with the
Court; and
Mail a copy to all interested parties at least five
(5) business days before the
hearing.
3. Counsel for the Min­
or: The minor (or an adult on
behalf of the minor) has the
right to request that counsel
be appointed for the minor.
4. Presence of the Min­
or at Hearing: A minor over
age 14 has the right to be
present at any hearing, un­less
the Court finds that it is not
in the minor’s best interests.
Date: March 2, 2016
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
3/10/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Hampden Division
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413)748-8600
Docket No. HD15P1023EA
Estate of: Richard R Malek
Date of Death: 04/01/2015
CITATION ON
PETITION FOR
REMOVAL
To all interested persons:
A Petition has been filed
by: Diane Hughes-Malek
of Wilbraham MA requesting that Richard S Malek of
Clifton Park NY be removed
as Personal Represent­a­tive(s)
of said estate.
You have the right to
obtain a copy of the Petition
from the Petitioner or at the
Court. You have a right to
object to this proceeding. To
do so, you or your attorney
must file a written appear-
legals
ance and objection at this
Court before 10:00 a.m. on
03/25/2016.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by
which you must file a written
appearance and objection if
you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely
written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit
of Objections within thirty
(30) days of the return date,
action may be taken without
further notice to you.
WITNESS, Hon. Anne
M Geoffrion, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: February 26, 2016
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
3/10/16
Auction Notice –
Chicopee Self Storage
Facility Operator’s Sale for
non-payment of Storage
Charges pursuant to the
Power of Sale contained in
M.G.L. Chapter 105A, Sec­
tion 4. The following properties will be sold at Public
Auction on Thursday
MARCH 17, 2016 at 12:00
p.m., on the premises of
Chicopee Self Storage, 649
Meadow Street, Chicopee,
MA. All household furniture,
trunks, books, clothes, appliances, tools, antiques and
miscellaneous items held for:
#F158 WALTER L. BLAIR,
It's a ...
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#G170 ANGEL DEVALLE
GUZMAN. Tenants may
claim their merchandise up
to the time of sale by paying
their debts and vacating the
premises.
www.storageauctionusa.com
lic# 3183
3/3,3/10/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Hampden Probate and
Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
(413)748-7758
Docket No. HD16P0350EA
Estate of: Rita Comtois
Date of Death: 02/12/2016
CITATION ON
PETITION FOR
FORMAL
ADJUDICATION
To all interested persons:
A Petition for Formal
P ro b a t e o f Wi l l w i t h
Ap­point­ment of Per­sonal
Rep­resentative has been
filed by Thomas Comtois
of Chicopee MA requesting
that the Court enter a formal
Decree and Order and for
such other relief as requested
in the Petition.
The Petitioner requests
that: Thomas Comtois of
Chicopee MA be ap­point­
ed as Person­al Rep­resenta­
tive(s) of said estate to serve
Without Surety on the bond
in an unsupervised administration.
important notice
You have the right to
obtain a copy of the Petition
from the Petitioner or at the
Court. You have a right to
object to this proceeding. To
do so, you or your attorney
must file a written appearance and objection at this
Court before: 10:00 a.m. on
the return day of 03/25/2016.
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by
which you must file a written
appearance and objection if
you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely
written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit
of objections within thirty
(30) days of the return day,
action may be taken without
further notice to you.
unsupervised
administration
under the
massachusetts
uniform probate
code (MUPC)
A Personal Represent­ative
appointed under the MUPC in
an unsupervised administration is not re­quired to file an
inventory or annual accounts
with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the
administration directly from
the Personal Representative
and may petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of
administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Anne
M Geoffrion, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: February 26, 2016
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
3/10/16
Auction Notice –
Sheridan Street Self
Storage Facility Operator’s
Sale for non-payment of
Storage Charges pursuant
to the Power of Sale contained in M.G.L. Chapter
105A, Section 4. The following properties will be
sold at PUBLIC AUCTION
on Thursday, MARCH 17,
2016 at 12:30pm, on the
premises of Sheridan Street
Self Storage, 105 Sheridan
Street, Chicopee, MA. All
household furniture, trunks,
books, clothes, appliances,
tools, antiques and miscellaneous items held for: Dawn
Lam #409. Tenants may
claim their merchandise up to
time of sale by paying their
debt and vacating the premises.
www.storageauctionsusa.com
lic #3138
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Oh, the places Dr. Seuss can go
City celebrates reading
at Lambert-Lavoie
By Donna K Conroy
Special to the Chicopee
Register
C H I C O P E E
– Wednesday, March 2
was Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
Lambert-Lavoie Memorial
Elementary School celebrated by having guest
readers in many classes.
Some teachers switched
grades to read to classes, some administrators
came in to read, and one
teacher, Colleen Garvey,
had her brother come
in to read. Fourth grade
teacher Mary Kozikowski
went to second grade
to read, while second
grade teacher Allison
O’Hara went to read in
grade 4. Chicopee Public
Schools Superintendent
Richard Rege went to
read to Jennifer Vaughan
a n d A s h l ey M a h a n ’s
first graders. Chicopee
Assistant Superintendent
for Instruction and
A c c o u n t a b i l i t y, Ly n n
Clark, read to the three
Kindergarten classes.
Clark said “I picked the
book, Hop on Pop, because
it is a story that some of
the students may be able
to read.” Kindergarten student Nicolas Delgado-Ruiz
said, “This book is crazy!”
Natalie Burkovskiy said,
“I really liked when Mr.
Brown flew out of town.
It was silly.” Clark made
sure to tell the students to
thank the people who take
time to read to them. “I
love being able to come
into your classroom to
read to you,” said Clark.
K i n d e rga r t e n t e a c h e r
Megan O’Connell noted
“It’s important for administrators to come and read
to these young students.
The kids get to put a face
to the name and know who
these Superintendents are.
It shows the students that
reading is very important,
and the kids love having
visitors come in to the
class.” Colleen Garvey had
her brother come into her
Kindergarten class to read.
Sean Garvey, who works
for the Hampden County
Sherriff’s Department, said
“I was happy to come. My
sister talks about her class,
and cares so much about
the kids. I was excited to
come in and see her classroom.” Brady Morrissette,
a Kindergarten student in Garvey’s class
said, “I liked when Miss
Garvey’s brother read us
The Foot Book because it
was Dr. Seuss’ birthday.
He did a good job reading.” Kindergarten teacher
Andrea Colby spearheaded
the reading exchange. “I
love reading and I love Dr.
Seuss. He would be 112
years old today! We’ve
turned his birthday into a
whole week of Dr. Seuss
literacy themed activities.
The children love the Dr.
Seuss hats we make and
put rhyming words on
them. The kids enjoy the
guest readers. These are
wonderful literacy activities.”
UMass Auxiliary Enterprises awarded grant for
Permaculture Project at Stefanik
Writers present readings
CHICOPEE – The
Blue House at the College
of Our Lady of the Elms
will present a reading by writers Rachel B.
Glaser, Seth Landman
and Ted Powers at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, March 15.
A reception will precede
the event at 7 p.m. This
free event will be held at
the Blue House, located
at 147 Grape St., and the
public is invited.
The trio of writers
was hand-selected for this
reading by Dan Chelotti,
assistant professor of
English at Elms College,
who designed the event
to be entertaining -- “I
think there will be a lot
of laughs at this reading,”
he said -- but also inspirational for writers in the
audience.
“These three writers
are tackling as much of
the world as they can in
their poems and stories,”
Chelotti said, “and I hope
that those who attend will
think again about everything they can write about
when they sit down to do
so.”
“These are three very
different writers, but they
share one great thing in
common: You get the feeling that anything -- anything at all -- can happen
on the next page.”
All three have taught
or are currently teaching for Elms College.
They all also write for
the basketball website
The Peach Basket: Poets
on Basketball, of which
Powers is head editor.
WinningEdge scholarships
available
CHICOPEE
–
WinnCompanies, the firm
providing property management and maintenance
services here at Atlantic
Marine Communities,
We s t ove r, l o c a t e d i n
Chicopee, is celebrating
more than four decades
in business by offering
an amazing scholarship
opportunity to residents.
Scholarship awards
generally start at $1,000.
To find out if you or a
member of your family is
eligible, to view the appli-
cation. All completed
applications must be submitted to your Atlantic
Marine Communities
Community Office no later
than April 1 for consideration, so don’t delay. Application submissions should be dropped
off at Westover, located at 10 Outer Drive in
Chicopee, 413-331-3205,
Monday through Friday:
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (first
Saturday of the month).
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Kindergarten students Chloe Blake and Carter Blake share a birthday with Dr. Seuss,
and had a visiting reader, Chicopee Assistant Superintendent of Schools Lynn Clark,
come and read to the Kindergarten class.
C H I C O P E E
- University of
Massachusetts Amherst
Auxiliary Enterprises has
been awarded a $3,500
grant from the Women
for UMass Amherst Fund
(WFUM) that will be
used for a permaculture
garden project at Stefanik
Elementary School in
Chicopee. The award will fund
maintenance for the garden and provide educational programming both
at the garden and in classrooms at the school.
The permaculture
garden, which is designed
to mimic natural systems
in order to be self-sustaining, will help Stefanik
Elementary School students connect with fresh
food, says Lilly Israel,
sustainability coordinator of campus gardens
for UMass Auxiliary
Enterprises. “This year all
students will taste the food
grown in the garden and a
group of third graders will
be stewards for the garden. Students, who may
not normally have had
the opportunity, will get a
personal relationship with
food; a local sustainable
connection.” she says.
The garden is a part of
Chicopee public schools
local food initiative called
ChicopeeFRESH, which
was created to teach students about why local
food is important.
The permaculture
garden project will begin
in the 2016 growing season starting with seed
ordering, followed by
planting and garden maintenance that will coincide
with hands-on learning
opportunities and classroom activities.
The WFUM Award
will have a broad impact,
says Xochiquetzal
S a l a z a r, a U M a s s
Amherst sustainable food
and farming major and
student auxiliary sustainability coordinator. She
says, “The best thing the
grant will do is to connect the program to the
rest of the community.”
The garden project will
bring together teachers,
the school’s kitchen staff,
500-plus elementaryaged students and UMass
Amherst students. It will
give UMass Amherst students an opportunity to
interact with the wider
Pioneer Valley community, and foster connections between Chicopee
students and their food.
UMass Amherst
maintains five permaculture gardens, including the
Franklin Garden that won
the White House Campus
Champions of Change
Challenge in 2012. Both
UMass Amherst and
Chicopee Public Schools
have increased their local
food purchasing with
the help of grants from
the Kendall Foundation,
which looks to create a
local and sustainable New
England Food System.
UMass Amherst students
have access to more than
300 courses that relate to
sustainability including
those that cover permaculture.
*Editor’s note: The Chicopee Register would love to publish and acknowledge the accomplishments of our community’s students. To be included on this list, submissions must have information provided directly from the college or university the student has attended. Keep in mind that
this time of year, there is an influx of submissions so they will be published in the order they are
received.*
ballots
from page 1
polling station after school
to cast his real-life vote.
When the mock
results were finalized,
the student body had
shown immense support
for democratic candidate
Bernie Sanders, with
Donald Trump garnering
the majority of republi-
can support.
Bernie Sanders
r e c e iv e d 6 8 5 v o t e s ,
enough for 81 percent of
democratic votes, trouncing fellow democratic
candidate Hillary Clinton,
whom received 155 votes
equaling 18 percent.
Donald Trump was
voted for 241 times, worth
61 percent of republican
votes. Marco Rubio garnered 16 percent of republican votes, while Ted
Cruz had 11 percent, John
Kasich had 6 percent and
Ben Carson had 4 percent.
“There has been a lot
of talk around the building during this election,
with their being many
atypical candidates. This
election has definitely
drawn a lot of attention,”
said Lamothe. “As students began voting in my
classes today, it became
apparent that their favorite
candidates were Sanders
and Trump.”
He explained that students spend time in their
social studies courses discussing the roles of both
media and social media
in shaping the election.
Lamothe also noted that
it is an interesting election
to survey with students,
as there is no repeat candidate for President, with
President Barack Obama
finishing his second and
final term.
Chicopee
Register
College Notes
STCC announces Dean’s List
for Fall 2015
SPRINGFIELD The following area residents were named to
Springfield Technical
Community College’s
Fall 2015 Dean’s List.
The dean’s list is published each semester
to recognize academic
excellence. In order to be
considered, students must
carry a full-time courseload of 12 or more semester hours of college-level
courses and achieve a 3.3
or above grade point average. Among the residents
from Chicopee are: Sally
Annasiry, Nadia Arabasz,
Jared Bauman, Andrzej
Beben, Christa Bennett,
Anthony Bertolasio, Yuriy
Bespalov, Brad Boulanger,
Brian Brocklebank,
Robert Brown, Zunaira
Butt, Alecia Cestroni,
Ashley Discawicz,
Rebecca Dupuis, Daniel
Gura, Iryna Gura,
Moussa Hamadeh,
A s h l e y H e n n e s s e y,
Abby Hurlburt, Heather
Hutchins, Nicholas Jayko,
Breyonna Jones, Mariya
Kutsel, Liliia Levchyk,
Vitaliy Levchyk, Elizabeth
Lewis, Justin Lopez,
Keith Lussier, Slawomir
Madro, Laura Magagnoli,
Amanda Marsden,
Jonathan Martone,
Joshua McPherson,
Eric Myslinski, Katelyn
Nadeau, Gregory Osak,
Brenda Pedraza, Emily
Pierce, Elizabeth Ramos,
Kyle Raymond, Benjamin
Rideout, Jonathan
Riopelle, Melissa Rosario,
Daniel Roskuski, Marcin
Rozanski, Elizabeth
Ryan, Jeremy Scott,
Kristina Sevostyanova,
Tatyana Sevostyanova,
Heather
Sexton,
Ve n i a m i n S h o v g a n ,
Jocelyn Simmons,
Karolina Swiatlowski,
Simon Tsyganenko,
Beatriz Vazquez, Devin
Wesolowski, Benjamin
Whitten, Stephen Wilk,
Tiersen Willette-Lopez,
Joel Wrisley, Michael
Wytrych, and Courtney
Young.
UMass Dartmouth releases
Dean’s List
N O R T H
DARTMOUTH - Shannon
Drzyzga, from Chicopee,
has been named to the
UMass Dartmouth Fall
2015 Dean’s List. To be
named to the Dean’s List a
student must have a grade
point average of 3.2 or
higher out of a possible 4.0.
Naives make
President’s List
EAST HARTFORD,
Conn. - Goodwin
College’s President’s List
for the Fall 2015 Session
includes 344 students, all
of whom scored a perfect
4.0 GPA. Keith Bryant of
Chicopee and Daniel Cave
of Chicopee were among
those named.
Beaulieu named
to Dean’s List
HAMDEN, Conn.
- Rachel Beaulieu, of
Chicopee, was named
to the dean’s list at
Quinnipiac University for
the Fall 2015 semester. To
qualify for the dean’s list,
students must earn a grade
point average of at least
3.5 with no grade lower
can C. Full-time students
must complete at least
14 credits in a semester,
with at least 12 credits that
have been graded on a letter grade basis to be eligible. Part-time students
must complete at least six
credits during a semester.
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March 11, 2016 ◆
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Healthy options
served up at
Lambert-Lavoie
By Donna K Conroy
Special to the
Chicopee Register
CHICOPEE
– Ta k i n g a w a y
chicken patties
from the Chicopee
Comprehensive High
School lunch
menu led Zachary
St. Laurent and
his friend, Cisco
Rodriguez, to initiate a petition to bring
this preferred item
back to the Chicopee
Comprehensive menu.
Their petition led to a
meeting with Chicopee
Food Services and
Greta Shwachman
of FoodCorps. St.
Laurent was surprised
to learn that the patties
were taken away to
make room for additional healthy options
such as stir-fry, enchiladas, or a baked potato bar. Shwachman
explained, “The
options depend on
t h e f o o d g r ow i n g
seasons.” St. Laurent
learned that Chicopee
Food Services
Department was making more food from
scratch and was using
more local foods. “Most schools
use less than 1 or 2
percent of their food
budget on local foods.
Chicopee’s goal for
the end of the year is
to have 10 percent of
the food budget being
spent on local foods,”
said Shwachman. St. Laurent was
inspired, and it led to
the creation of “Project
Fo o d Awa r e n e s s .”
St. Laurent and
Rachelle Lemieux,
both juniors at CCHS,
want to “Help peers
to understand where
the food that we eat
in Chicopee Schools
comes from, and
do different Farm
to School activities
in Chicopee,” said
Lemieux, who is filming different aspects
of their project. “I’d
like to have a career
in film, and this is a
good way for me to
get more experience.”
Shwachman
took St. Laurent
and Lemieux to Joe
Czajkowski’s Farm
in Hadley. This farm
is where many of the
local fruits and vegetables come from that
are served in Chicopee
Schools. Next month
they plan to film at
McCrays Farm in
South Hadley, where
the focus will be on
dairy products, and
much of Chicopee
Public School’s local
milk comes from
McCray’s.
Massachusetts
Farm to School highlights a different food
every month. February’s
focus was butternut
squash. The Chicopee
Comprehensive juniors
went to LambertLavoie School and
prepared roasted butternut squash noodles
with garlic, parmesan
cheese, salt, pepper,
olive oil, and parsley. Fifth grade student Tommy Astacio
said, “It was pretty
good. It tasted sugary and sweet. This
was the first time I
tried butternut squash
noodles. I’d try them
again.” Lilly Clemons,
a fifth grader, said
“I’m not normally a
fan of butternut squash
and I tried this one
and I actually liked it.
I like how they blended it with garlic so
it wasn’t too sweet.”
Second grade student
Natasha Bryda said,
“It’s really good. I like
to try new things.”
More information about Project
F o o d Aw a r e n e s s
can be found on
ChicopeeFresh.com,
and on Facebook,
Instragram, and
Twitter. Project Rood
Awareness videos are
on YouTube at youtube/poisonedwith
awesome. Last year,
the Henry P. Kendall
Foundation awarded Chicopee Food
Services a grant to
promote local foods.
This is the second
year of the grant, and
the first year Chicopee
h a s a Fo o d C o r p s
Service Member on
board. FoodCorps is
a nationwide team of
Americorps Leaders
that connect kids to
real food and help
them grow up healthy.
FoodCorps work on
student’s knowledge,
access, and engagement with healthy
lifestyle choices.
FoodCorps also works
on projects like taste
tests and school
gardens. Shwachman
said, “Stefanik will
be starting an afterschool Garden Club
soon!” Shwachman is
the only FoodCorps
Service Member in
Massachusetts who is
working directly with
a city Food Services
Department.
And, just for your
information, chicken
patties are back on the
menu on Wednesdays
at
Chicopee
Comprehensive High
School.
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Sports
Colts down
Leominster,
move to
quarters
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
CHICOPEE - When
describing a victory for a team,
the term outlast can mean that
the team that won scored last
in a high scoring. In their 5345 win over Leominster, the
Chicopee Comprehensive boys’
basketball team took on a group
of players with definitive size
advantage. Knowing that they
had the speed, the Colts game
plan was to run, run and run
some more. By the fourth quarter, Comp still had their legs and
the Blue Devils could barely
move. This was a true case of
outlasting one’s opponent.
Comp came out running and gunning, and while
Leominster tried to slow things
down, they got caught up playing Comp’s game. The result
was a host of turnovers and a
15-8 first quarter. Three treys
went a long way to helping the
Colts’ cause. It was more of the
same in the second quarter and
it looked like the Colts would
run Leominster out of the building when they built their lead to
13 points with38 seconds left. In the final 16 seconds, the Blue
Devils scored five points and
got the margin back to eight. They were back in the game. In the third, the Blue Devils set
up offense was working and
they managed to slow down
Comp with some great perimeter defense. The Colts took
some questionable shots and it
was a three-point game heading into the final frame. But
this is what the Colts had been
hoping for. Essentially even,
they picked up the pace in the
fourth quarter and while it was
a one-point game with 2:00 left,
the Colts and enough for a late
game push. Leominster could
not keep up and the Colts had
the win.
Bruce Carey, who was
not going to challenge the big
guys in the middle, at least at
the outset, opened the scoring
36 seconds in with a jumper. A
minute later, Steve Velasquez
made it 5-0 with a three. On
their next trip down, Leominster
made their size pay off with a
put back basket. Actually they
got three rebounds on the same
play before finally putting it in. A free throw made it 5-3 and
then Eric Perez answered with a
See quarters page 14
Chicopee
Register
Comp pulls away
from Wahconah
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
Cam Kagan advances up the ice in control of the puck.
Turley Publications photos by Gregory A. Scibelli
A
year ago, the Chicopee
Comprehensive hockey beat
Wahconah, 4-2, to win the
Western Mass Division 3A title. That
got them a trip to the state finals. The
two teams met again, this time a bit
earlier in the semifinals and once again,
it was the Colts that prevailed, 4-1 and
now they move onto the finals to face
top seed Amherst.
In both seasons, the Colts have
been the second seed and a year ago
they beat Amherst in the semifinals. The Hurricanes, third a year ago, had a
dominating season in 2015-2016. They
also beat the Colts twice during the regular season. Beating a team three times
in a season is difficult and the Colts are
banking on that.
In the first period, the Colts spent
most of the time in the Indians end. The result was a 12-5 edge in shots,
Brandon Pavoni works around a defender.
See COMP page 15
Colts best Pacers to head to D1 semis
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
CHICOPEE - The Chicopee
Comprehensive and Chicopee
High girls’ basketball teams met
for the third time in 2015-2016,
this time, it was the quarterfinal round in the Western Mass
Division 1 Tournament. And for
the third time, it was a doubledigit win for the Colts, 49-26.
Comp is making a repeat
appearance in the postseason, having won the Suburban
title back to back. A year ago
they parlayed a 13-7 overall
record into the sixth seed and
then made it all the way to
the Western Mass finals. The
Colts were even better this time
around, finishing 15-5 and that
was after losing their first two
games of the season. Comp is
the second seed this year and is
aiming for another meeting with
Central in the finals. As recently as two years ago, they were
under.500 and a year before that
out of the postseason
For the Pacers, this has
been a turnaround season, having finished 5-15 a year ago. Since 2013, when they won
Western Mass, they have been
in a rebuilding mode. They
improved to 12-8 this year and
qualified as the seventh seed. In
their first round game they beat
East Longmeadow.
But this game was decided
early, as the Colts took a 19-7
lead after the first quarter. Play
was a bit uneven for both teams
in the second quarter and Comp
scored just four points after their
big first. At the half, it was a
nine-point game. The Colts
ended any speculation after the
break scoring the first six points
of the second half. They for the
remainder of the frame and then
pulled away in the final quarter with an early run. The Colts
were just too deep.
Kathy Jaracz, who would
be the leading scorer put the
Colts up in the first minute with
a short jumper. Breanna Tack
made it 4-0 and Jaracz completed a three-point play with
a free throw to get it to seven. Madison Gutierrez made one of
two free throws to get Chicopee
on the board. Tack and Selenya
Gonzalez answered that with
baskets from the floor and it was
11-1. Gutierrez scored, but that
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Gutierrez heads for a layup.
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Defense dominates, Pacers beat Spartans in playoff opener
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
CHICOPEE - The
Chicopee High girls’ basketball team returned to
the postseason after a twoyear absence and made
good with a 36-21 victory
over East Longmeadow.
The Pacers’ last
appearance in the tournament, in 2013, was a good
one, as they won Western
Mass. Last year, they
finished at 5-15, so their
12-8 regular season record
in 2015-2016 was a vast
improvement. For that,
the Pacers were the seventh seed and played No.
10 East Longmeadow in
the first round.
Chicopee was in
c h a rg e f r o m m i d wa y
through the first quarter
to game’s finish, taking a
2-0 lead a minute into the
game. The Spartans would
tie it up with three minutes
left in the first, but a 7-0
run to end the first quarter
put the Pacers in charge. There was very little scoring in the second quarter
and it was 15-7 at the half
for Chicopee High. The
third quarter went back
and forth as the Spartans
stayed within striking
distance, but they never
threatened to take over
the game. By the end of
the frame, the Pacers led
by nine points. It was in
the fourth that they gained
some room and moved into
a double-digit lead. It got
as high as 16 before settling in at the 36-21 final.
Ayanna Meadows got
d1 semis
things going for the Pacers
with just over a minute
gone. Madison Gutierrez
made one of two from the
line a minute later. East
Longmeadow got on the
board another minute later
with a jumper and then
tied it with 3:09 left, hitting one of two from the
line. On their next possession, the Pacers took
the lead once again on a
put back by Kayla Calaf.
Gutierrez made a three
about a minute later and
with just over a minute
to play, Taina Slaughter
scored for a 10-3 first
quarter finish.
The Pacers ran it to ten
in a row, with a three by
Gutierrez, just 25 seconds
into the second quarter. A
minute later, the Spartans
got that back and then cut
brought the margin to
1 5 p o i n t s . M e a d ow s
made a free throw and
from page 13
McKenna Sousa a three
to cut the score back to
was followed by an Ashley 29-18. Gonzalez scored
Rouleau three and a free on back to back baskets
throw by Tack. Maddie and Slaughter finished
Cufta and Taina Slaughter the third with a basket to
scored back to back for make the score 33-20.
the Pacers; the Alyssa
Jaracz scored four
Stefanelli responded with points to start the final
a three. Arriana Hasiuk frame, two free throws and
made a free throw for the then a basket. Slaughter
19-7 first quarter finish.
got two points back at
T h e s c o r i n g w a s the line, but Gonzalez
sparse in the second. answered with a jumpAyanna Meadows put the er. After a free throw by
Pacers on the board and Destinie Coulombe, Comp
Kayla Calf got the margin made it a 20-point lead
down to eight with two with a trey by Stefanelli. free throws. Stefanelli Jaracz scored, as did
and Gonzalez hit from Shaila Crabtree. A free
the floor around two free throw by Dorilyn Castillo,
throws by Slaughter. got the margin under 20
The half ended, 23-14 points, but two scores by
with a one free throw by Hasiuk led to the final of
Slaughter.
49-26.
Jaracz, who had been
Jaracz led all scorers
quiet, after her quick five with 14 points. Teammates
pints at the start of the Stefanelli and Gonzalez
game opened the second were next with ten each. half scoring with a layup. Slaughter led the Pacers
Stefanelli, a jumper and with nine. The rest of the
Tack two free throws Comp scoring was: seven
for Tack. five for Hasiuk
and three for Rouleau. On
the Chicopee side, it was
three apiece for Gutierrez,
Sousa and Meadows; two
each for Kayla Calaf,
C u f t a a n d C r a b t r e e . Castillo and Coulombe
had one apiece.
That ended the season
for Chicopee High. Comp
moved on to the semifinals
against Holyoke Monday
night.
quarters
eight seconds, as Duane
Miller scored on a layup,
thus tying the game. With
a chance to regain the
lead, Leominster missed
the front end of a one and
one. Carey was fouled as
he grabbed the rebound of
the miss. He hit the first
of his one and one and
then a minute later, scored
on a layup to put the Colts
up 44-41. He would get
to the line a minute and
a half later and with the
two free throws, he gave
Comp a 46-41 lead. The
Blue Devils responded
with two baskets over the
next minute and it was a
one-point game with 2:01
to play. Once again it was
Carey with the answer fifteen seconds later. Perez
made two free throws with
1:13 to play and Comp
kets by Andrew LeBel and
one by Ed Popovichenko,
the Colts doubled the
from page 13
lead to 12. The next six
points were scored by
layup. After a Leominster Leominster and with 4:01
basket cut it to two points, left, it was, 35-29. Perez
the Colts ran off eight completed a three-point
straight. Velasquez sand- play at 3:30, but that
wiched a pair of threes would be the last points
around a basket by Perez. for Comp in the third. The
The Blue Devils got Blue Devils scored six,
caught up in the three- including a buzzer beater
point action and made and after three, it was a
one with 20 seconds left. 38-35 game.
After one, it was 15-8.
Leominster tied it
T h e B l u e D ev i l s within the first minute
would score 9 of the final with two free throws. A
12 points in that minute minute later, Perez made
and a half, including the one of two for a one-point
last five in the final 16 Comp lead. Then 45 secseconds. At the break, it onds after that, the Blue
was 29-21.
Devils took their first
The Blue Devils cut it lead of the game, 41-39
to six with a basket in the with a three from the corfirst minute. With two bas- ner. That lead lasted just
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the Chicopee lead to six a
minute and half after that. The East Longmeadow
hoop at 5:08 would be their
last of the second quarter. Nearly four minutes
passed, before Chicopee
would score again, that
coming on a jumper by
Sara Dymek with 1:16 left
in the half. At the break, it
was 15-7.
The Spartans scored
13 seconds into the second with two free throws. It was nearly two minutes
more before Chicopee
got on the board with
Meadows’ basket. She
scored again some 20
seconds later and Pacers
had their 10-point lead
back. Two quick baskets
by East Longmeadow
made it a six-point game
again with 4:34 to go in
the third. Slaughter made
a free throw to stop any
surge from happening. The Pacers followed up
a Spartan basket at 3:3,
which got it to five, with
a basket by Calaf and two
free throws by Gutierrez. Through three, Chicopee
led 24-15.
After Gutierrez
opened the fourth with a
three, East Longmeadow
matched it two minutes
later. That three by the
Spartans at 5:10, would
be their last points until
there was just 2:03 left. Meanwhile Chicopee
scored seven and led 3418. Calaf had six of those
seven points with two field
goals and two free throws. Gutierrez had a free throw. The three that broke the
7-0 run were the last
points of the game for East
Longmeadow. Gutierrez
would make two free
throws with 16 seconds
left for the 35-21 final.
Gutierrez led all
scorers with 15 points
and Calf was next with
10. Meadows had six,
Slaughter had three and it
was two for Dymek, Said Coach Steve
Marcil, “We played some
great defense, especially
in the second half, holding them to just 21 points. Madison (Gutierrez) was
great throughout and she
hit some baskets at key
moments. It was great to
get a win with this first
trip back to the playoffs.
The Pacers moved on
to the quarterfinals, where
they faced cross town rival
Chicopee Comp.
led by five. Jalen Bruce
scored after a Leominster
miss and then with 12 seconds left LeBel hit a free
throw for the 53-45 final.
Perez led the Colts
in scoring with 15 as he
was consistent throughout. Though Carey was second with 12, he had seven
of those points in the
final five minutes of the
game. Velasquez scored
nine of his eleven points
in the first quarter, making three from beyond the
arc. LeBel had five, while
Popovichenko and Miller
scored four. Bruce scored
two points.
“We felt as though we
could beat these guys if
we played our game,” said
Coach Mike Labrie. “We
knew it would be difficult
to get inside in the early
going, so we spread things
out and used our quickness both on defense and
offense. By the fourth
quarter, we were able to
get inside and had quite a
few points from the paint.”
The Pacers’ Destinee
Columbe extends
for a shot.
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photo by David Henry
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By Gregory A. Scibelli
[email protected]
SPRINGFIELD – The
No. 6 Hampden Charter
School of Science finished
off their regular season
against McCann Technical
High School at home.
And just by coincidence, McCann would
make a return trip to play
Hampden Charter again as
the two teams opened up
the Western Massachusetts
Division 4 tournament last
Tuesday night.
The teams got together
at Commerce High School
for the playoff game, and
both teams struggled to get
out of the gate.
There was no scoring
for the first 3;00, and playoff nerves got to both teams
early in the game, but
McCann got going finally
with a 3-pointer by Jason
Feliciano, and Hampden
Charter kept control and
picked up 63-48 win to
move into the quarterfinals
of the tournament.
There was a lot of
a ball fumbling on both
sides of the ball, and
shooting was also way off,
but the Wolves started get-
comp
The Wolves play defense and draw a jump ball.
ting things back together
as the first half went on.
With a 9-6 lead late in
the first, Feliciano would
score a steal of the ball,
lay it up, and then drew
the foul. He sank the free
throw for a three-point
Throughout that stretch,
Nunes stopped a 20 footer by Logan Rumbolt and
from page 13
a four footer at 1:40 by
Lapine. but it was the Indians
The Indians came
with the better chances. out firing in the second. Still neither team scored Moreno had a shot saved
in the first. Early in the by Nunes 23 seconds in.
second Wahconah took Nunes could not do anya 1-0 lead. Two minutes thinh 12 seconds later
later, Comp answered as Rumbolt converted a
and the score remained pass from Nico Moreno
tied until the final min- from near mid ice. He
ute when the Colts took fired it and Nunes never
the lead. After that, their saw it. The time was 35
defense took over. They seconds into the second
Colts made it 3-1 some period.
five plus minutes into the
Romano made
third and then added an saves at 13:56, 13:30
empty netter in the final and 12:46 on Labonte,
seconds. Chalk this one Riopelli and Kagan. up to great defense and Orlandi was stopped
goaltending along with seconds after the Kagan
some timely scoring.
shot. Hennessey was on
Three minutes in, goal at 4:56 and Comp
Mike Moreno was wide kept it in. At 5:40,
right for the Indians Lewis made good with
from 10 feet. Thirty sec- a 12 foot shot, which
onds later Nico Romano he drove past Romano. stopped a five foot shot Kagan and Labonte had
by Cam Kagan for his the assists and the game
first save. Nate Lapine was tied. was wide right moments
Wi t h j u s t o v e r
later and Jeremy Lewis a minute left, Mike
was wide left at the other Moreno put a 12 foot
end. Parker Nunes got shot on Nunes, then
his first save at 9:30 on Comp cleared. They
a Vinnie Orlandi six got the puck to other
footer. Over the next end in a hurry. Lewis
three minutes, Comp was stopped at 1:10
was in the Wahconah end and 58 seconds. After
and got off some shots. a rebound, Pavoni got
Lewis at 7:08 and Garrett the puck and sent it over
Riopelli, at 6:52 were on to Kagan in the middle
goal. Seconds after the four feet out. Kagan one
Indians got back to full timed it past Romano
strength from one penal- with 52 seconds left. ty, another penalty came Comp would take a 2-1
about and with 1:20 left, lead into the third. They
Lewis was stopped again. had a 23-16 edge in shots
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play, and the Wolves
would lead 12-6 after one
frame.
Justin Felicano would
score on consecutive possessions to start the second
quarter. Jason Felicano
then nailed a trey to make
through two and had yet
to go out on penalty.
The third period
was about defense and
Nunes, when it got past
the defenders. About
2:00 in, he stopped
Lapine. He would not
see another for four minutes. Lewis put one on
goal on a power play at
4:48, but it was 12 seconds after the penalty
had expired when Comp
struck. Following a
Hennessey shot on goal
at 9:32, Lewis scored
from eight feet at 9:23
and the score was 3-1. Nunes had a big save on
Bloom at 8:45 to keep it
a two goal game. Riopelli was on goal
at 6:59, while Rumbolt
was the same at 6:33. Nunes had stops on Mike
Moreno at 4:55 and 4:23. Lewis was blocked at
3:56 and Pavoni at 2:59. Seconds after the Pavoni
shot Lapine was blocked
by Nunes from 10 feet
and a minute later that
Romano kept it at 3-1
with a save on Riopelli. Romano came off
the ice with 1:08 left and
Rumbolt was able to put
a shot on Nunes six seconds later. With 43.7,
Pavoni’s three quarter ice shot toward the
empty net went wide,
but then with 17 seconds
to go, he and Lewis fed
Riopelli for the final
goal.
The Colts finished
with 31 shots on goal
and Nunes stopped 21 of
the 22 he faced.
it 18-6 Hampden Charter.
While Hampden
Charter would continue
the scoring trend, but the
sloppiness on both sides
would continue.
Sam Monette would
hit a layup with 3:18 to
extend the lead to 12
points at 20-8.
McCann would come
back with three straight
scores at the end of the
first half to close the gap
to 11 points at the break
28-17.
Jason Felicano tries to drive through the
defense.
Hampden Charter
would continue to score
throughout the third quarter, and eventually built a
16-point lead late in the
third quarter.
McCann would try to
nip away at the lead, but
were not able to come
back in the fourth quarter.
The Wolves would
keep the game out of distance thanks to Jason and
Justin Feliciano, along
with a great performance
from Justin Rodriguez.
Jason Feliciano had
the big game and led all
scorers with 23 points. He
nailed three treys and four
free throws. Rodriguez
finished with 13 points,
including two treys, and
Justin Feliciano had 11
points. Monette would finish with nine points.
The victory moved
No. 6 Hampden Charter
to the quarterfinals of
the tournament against
Quaboag last Friday night.
Gregory A. Scibelli
is a sports correspondent
for Turley Publications.
He can be reached at [email protected] or by
calling 413-283-8393 ext.
258.
Carlos Santiago sets to make a pass.
Turley Publications photos
by Gregory A. Scibelli
Justin Rodriguez
makes a drive to
the hoop.
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Camp Marshall launches new therapeutic riding program
SPENCER, MA – Camp Marshall is
excited to now offer Equine Facilitated
Therapy in a fun and supportive
environment. We provide high-quality
therapeutic horseback riding to achieve
occupational,
physical,
speech,
cognitive and other therapeutic gains,
focusing on children with physical,
emotional, and social needs.
Therapeutic riding classes are
conducted by certified instructors and
assisted by volunteers and physical
therapists when needed. As always,
safety is our highest priority. Lessons
are offered at an affordable rate. A half
hour private lesson is $30. A one-hour
private lesson is $45.
The camp’s Director of Programs
and Development, Ashley Dufrane
is heading the Therapeutic Program.
Ashley has been involved with horses
and therapeutic riding for the past
ten years. Ashley is a PATH certified
instructor,
Massachusetts
riding
instructor, certified special olympic
coach, and is currently completing her
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therapy for disabilities and has been
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best exercise a human being can get.
A horse’s gaits mimic human activities
such as walking. Therefore walking
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See RIDING next page
Discover what summer
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10am-2pm
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degree in Animal Science at Becker
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therapeutic horseback riding for the past
ten years. She started out as a volunteer,
then became a barn staff, and finally
an instructor. Ashley has worked with
many children and adults with ranging
disabilities. Ashley is continuing her
education in therapeutic horseback
riding, and has hopes to receive her
advanced certification through PATH.
Horseback riding is recognized as
one of the most beneficial forms of
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Fun-filled extraordinary themed camps offered
A
re you looking for a fun filled way for your
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Do you need quality childcare at an affordable
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Children will participate in weekly sports, swimming,
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crafts, drama, science, cooking, water play and nature
activities. Exciting field trips and special visitors will
also be offered throughout the summer. Each week will
have its own unique theme, such as Olympics, Wild
& Crazy, Summer STEM and more. Fridays are extra
special dress-up days with lots of fun activities.
Children will have the opportunity to try everything
at our program, and then get to pick specific interests
to build skills on a daily basis. There’s something for
everyone at Belchertown Summer Fun!
We offer a unique Counselor-In-Training program
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Summer Camp means
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The discipline needed
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Frequently a strong bond
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I have always been concerned with the division
of recreational and competitive dancers. There are
dancers that compete and those who choose not to
compete; nonetheless, all deserve the same level of
professional training.
When conferring with my colleagues (both in US and
Canada), it appears s divisive line between recreational
and competitive students is becoming more prominent.
Sadly, recreational students seem to be receiving less
attention and mediocre class curriculum, therefore
receiving less training for their money. I realize some
students may dance less or more, some students may
take dance more seriously than others, and students
that fully commit themselves may advance faster and
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But, if you choose not to compete, you should have the
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www.pathfindertech.org/youthprogram
Questions? Contact Paul Bouthiller
bouthiller@pathfindertech.org • (413) 283-9701 ext. 231
new
• Survival! Plants, Predators
and Prey (AGES 6-12)
• Anatomy Academy (AGES 7-12)
• Brixology with LEGO™
• Secret Agent Lab (AGES 6-12)
• Crazy Chemworks (AGES 6-12)
• Space and Beyond
(AGES 7-12)
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
240 SYKES STREET, PALMER, MA 01069
(AGES 7-12)
Sleepover Camp Ages 6-17 • Day Camp Ages 3-16 • Flexible Sessions
Beautiful Lake Buel Campus Only 5 mi. from Gt. Barrington, MA
Follow Us On Facebook
888-528-0940
www.camphalfmoon.com ~ [email protected]
Beginning June 27!
CAMP DIRECTORS: We can provide your campers with “In-Camp Field
Trips,” Spectacular Stage Shows & Fun Hands-On Workshops!
Birthday Parties • Company Picnics • Scout Programs
Preschools • Library Events • and so much more!
INCLUDES SPECIAL
EXHIBITS LIKE...
The Science of
May 28-September 4
Programs for kids ages 5 - 17!
Beech Tree Day Camp
Camp Tinkerpreneurship
Darkroom to Lightroom
Make it Move - Artbotics!
Man! Ball! Release!
Let’s Eat! and more!
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Chicopee
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2016
SUMMER CAMP
Camp MacDuffie to host fun-filled programs
The MacDuffie School in Granby, MA will once
again host fun and engaging day programs for
rising 1st-8th grade students. Given what a
great time everyone had last year, we are doing
even more in 2016 to make Camp MacDuffie
the best day camp in the Pioneer Valley! For this
year, we are adding an extra session, bringing
us to six weeks of exciting programs. We are
also offering more programs per week and
new programs such as Improv, Forensics, and
Computer Coding. Programs will run weekdays
July 11th - August 19th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
with additional morning and afternoon hours
available. Learn more and register atsummer.
macduffie.org. We look forward to hearing
from you!
TIGON
MARTIAL ARTS
4 Stadler Street • Belchertown, MA (behind Checkers)
A great
opportunity for
your child to build
self-confidence
and learn
self-defense
EXPERIENCE
SUMMER CAMPS NONECESSARY!
Week 1: June 27-July 1 (Ages 5 and up)
Week 2: July 11-15 (Ages 5 and Up)
Enrollment
Week 3: July 18-22 (Ages 12 and Up)
Limited.
Week 4: August 1-5 (Ages 5 and Up)
Reserve your
Week 5: August 8-12 (Ages 12 and Up) Space Today!
413-323-0291 www.BelchertownKarate.com
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENRICHMENT:
4 DAYS A WEEK (MON- THUR)
2016 SUMMER PROGRAMS
Career Explore Summer Program for Students
entering: Grades 6, 7, & 8
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School
WEEK 1:
Half day (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) Cost $180
July 25-28th Carpentry, Collision Repair, Cosmetology and Manufacturing.
Full day (8:30 am - 3:30 pm) Cost $225 - Animal Science and Culinary
Western Mass. Writing Project
Morning Session Only $135; Both Sessions $235
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Media in Digital; 12:30 - 3:30 pm Video and Comics
WEEK 2:
August 1-4
Thompsons
Quality Instruction Since 1981
Summer Gymnastics
www.FunWithUs.com
Half day (8:30 am - 12:30 pm) Cost $180 - Collision Repair and Manufacturing
Full day (8:30 am - 3:30 pm) Cost $225 - Animal Science and Culinary
Program Name
Week #1
July 25-28
Week #2
Aug. 1-4
Half Day
Full Day
TOTAL
Name of student_____________________________Entering Grade_______Current School______________________
Parent/Guardian name__________________________________________Phone_____________________________
Address_____________________________________________________City______________________________
Please enclose payment payable to SVAHS. Amount Enclosed:________
ANY questions contact (413) 587-1414 ext. 3414
Mail order form with payment to: Smith Vocational High School, 80 Locust St. Northampton, MA 01060
For more information: www.smithtec.org
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Fun Summer Programs
For 3 Year Olds and Up
Call or Go
On-Line
413-532-0374 • www.FunWithUs.com
200 Old Lyman Rd., South Hadley
Chicopee
Register
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Classifieds
Turley Publications’ Community Marketplace
For Sale
ANTIQUE AND PERIOD chairs –
Restored with new woven seats –
Many styles and weaves available.
Call (413)267-9680.
C-13 ZEPPELIN STAMP Flag
cancel $200. Got Stamps? Call
Ron (413)896-3324.
Estate Sale
ESTATE SALE, 184 Lockland St,
Ludlow, Sat & Sun March 12th &
13th, 9-4. Contents of entire
house.
Tag Sale
GARAGE/BARN SALE: LG and
sm
furniture,
area
rugs,
kitchen/misc
items;
horse
tack/barn
supplies;
farm/yard
equipment. Ayers Rd. Monson,
Sun/Mon/Tues March 13-15
Firewood
!!!!FRESH CUT FIREWOOD!!!!
Over a cord guaranteed. Cut, split,
prompt delivery. Call D & D
Cordwood (413)348-4326.
FIREWOOD
Fresh cut & split $175.00.
Seasoned cut & split $200.00
All hardwood.
Tree length available
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for
sale. 7-8 cords delivered. $750.00
delivered locally. Pricing subject to
change.
Seasoned firewood cut and split,
pre-stacked on pallets and
delivered. Also specialize in Heat
Treatment Certified kiln dried
firewood.
Wholesale
inquires
welcome. 1-800-373-4500
Wanted To Buy
NEW ENGLAND ESTATE
PICKERS
IN
THE
OLD
MONSON LANES BOWLING
ALLEY.
BUYING NOW!
ALL ANTIQUES AND
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COMPLETE ESTATES
SETTLED!
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FOR ALL GOLD AND SILVER
ITEMS, JEWELRY, COINS,
SILVERWARE, ETC!
Items
to
include:
old
advertising signs of all
subject matters! Furniture,
toys, trains, pedal cars,
model car kits from the 70’s,
old fishing items, military
items, sports stuff, old
paintings,
books,
coin
operated Coca Cola pinball
machines, etc. comic books,
postcards, magazines, old
letterman jackets, musical
instruments,
microscopes,
binoculars,
old
bicycles,
motorcycles,
vintage
automobiles! WE PURCHASE
CONTENTS
OF
BARNS,
GARAGES,
ATTICS,
BASEMENTS! LET US DO
THE WORK AND YOU GET
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EVALUATION AND OR
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THURSDAY - SUNDAY
10:00 - 5:00
HONEST COURTEOUS
SERVICE!!!
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MONSON, MA
Services
*****
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Call (800)457-1917.
PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCT,
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households
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with great results. Use the Buy
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Wanted
BOATS/ RV’S WANTED!!! We
buy any condition. Running or not.
Competitive offer! Free towing
from anywhere! We’re nationwide!
Call for quote (888)553-8647.
OLD
CARPENTER
TOOLS
wanted. Planes, chisels, saws,
levels, etc. Call Ken 413-4332195. Keep your vintage tools
working and get MONEY.
WANTED
ANTIQUES
&
COLLECTIBLES
Furniture,
Advertising signs, Toys, Dolls,
Trains, Crocks & Jugs, Musical
Instruments, Sterling Silver &
Gold, Coins, Jewelry, Books,
Primitives, Vintage Clothing,
Military items, Old Lamps.
Anything old. Contents of attics,
barns and homes. One item or
complete estate. Call (413)2673786 or (413)539-1472 Ask for
Frank.
WE
PAY
FAIR
PRICES!!!
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Services
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Find it!
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A CALL WE HAUL
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attics, garages, appliances,
basements, demo services
10% disc. with this ad.
All Major CC's
CALL NOW (413)531-1936
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Electrician
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Serving 50 Local Communities
Carpentry
BOB ROBILLARD’S ODD JOB
SERVICE,
Rubbish
removal,
attics, cellars, garages cleaned.
Light moving. Call someone you
know. (413)537-5090
HANDYMAN SERVICES
One call does it all
Storm Clean-up
Snowplowing,
High Lift Service,
Remodeling,
Roof Repairs,
Excavating
Fully insured. Free estimates.
Reasonable rates
www.rlhenterprises.net
(413)668-6685.
HOUSE REPAIRS, CARPENTRY, wood & alum. trim, doors,
etc. 30+ years exp., insured.
Jim (413)219-3355
Finance
SELL
YOUR
STRUCTURED
settlement or annuity payments for
cash now. You don’t have to wait
for your future payments any
longer! Call (800)938-8092.
Home Improvement
BAK RENOVATION & Painting
Specialists. Kitchens, bathrooms,
basements,
interior/exterior
renovations, painting. References
available. Fully licensed and
insured. Call Bob (413)533-9173.
Child Services
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY- Need assistance- Let us
help! From birth to age 22.
Special Ed Advocates of Western
Mass 413-246-3856
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
2016
TAX TIME
Kitchen Table Taxes
Personal & Small Business Tax Returns
"David The Tax Man"
David E. Whitney
Phone/Fax
Notary Public
Sixty-Five Jim Ash Road
Palmer, MA 01069-9814
www.kitchentabletaxes.com
Credit Cards Welcome
[email protected]
Bulk trash removal, cleanouts,
10% discount with this ad. Free
Est. (413)596-7286
JAMES
FERRIS:
LICENSE
#E16303. Free estimates. Senior
Discounts. Insured. 40 years
experience. No job too small. Cell
(413)330-3682.
COLEMAN APPLIANCE SERVICE. Servicing all makes and
models of washers, dryers,
refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
air conditioners. Also dryer vent
cleaning. (413)536-0034.
Services
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
DEPENDABLE
ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
Appliances
Services
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
splint - Classroom instructor, 20+
years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
BILL CAMERLIN. ADDITIONS,
service changes, small jobs for
homeowners, fire alarms. Fast,
dependable, reasonable rates.
Insured, free estimates. E280333.
24 hour emergency service.
(413)427-5862.
WE
RENOVATE,
SELL
&
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies,
driveable
or
lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
READ IT!!!
413-289-0058
********A A CALL – HAUL IT
ALL********
Computer Services
COMPUTERS SHOULDN’T BE
frustrating or frightening. I’ll come
to you. Upgrades, troubleshooting,
set-up, tutoring. Other electronics
too. Call Monique (413)237-1035.
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
Miscellaneous
A PLACE FOR MOM. The
nation’s largest senior living
referral service. Contact our
trusted, local experts today! Our
service is free/ no obligation. Call
(800)417-0524.
✦
CHANTEL BLEAU
ACCOUNTING SERVICES
For Full Accounting & Tax Service
Registered Tax Return Preparer
228 West St., Ware, MA 01082
413-967-8364
Call For An
Appointment
The IRS does not endorse any particular individual tax return preparer.
For more information on tax preparers go to irs.gov.
Income Tax Preparation
588 Center Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
www.ajefinancial.com
~ 29 years tax experience ~
(413)589-1671
LAWNMOWER TUNE UP
& REPAIR
A & M TUNE-UPS
Push lawnmowers, riding mowers
and small engine repair.
Work done at your home.
Call Mike
Bruce J. Charwick
62 Jim Ash Road
(413) 283-5596 Palmer, MA 01069
The Tax Lady
(413) 348-7967
Maximum Refund Guaranteed
ACE
CHIMNEY
SWEEPS.
Cleanings, inspections, repairs,
caps,
liners,
waterproofing,
rebuilds. Gutterbrush Installations.
Local family owned since 1986.
HIC #118355. Fully insured.
(413)547-8500.
BILODEAU AND SON Roofing.
Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
The Tax Lady
Tax Preparer/Consultant
20 Memory Lane
Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-2391
[email protected]
www.thetaxladygromosky.com
Do You Owe Uncle Sam?
Do you find that you owe Uncle Sam 'year after year'?
If you typically pay to state of federal every year, we can help.
It's called TAX PLANNING.
It shouldn't have to hurt!
Melchiori Tax and Financial Services
IRS Problems?
Let a Professional Handle it for you.
Call us anytime!
Complete Tax Services:
Personal, Business, Corporations and Partnerships
Telephone (413) 786-8727 • Fax (413) 786-1833
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24 Southwick Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
CALL YOUR LOCAL TURLEY PUBLICATIONS SALES REPRESENTATIVE FOR INFORMATION AND RATES ON ADVERTISING YOUR TAX SERVICE HERE!
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Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Classifieds
Turley Publications’ Community Marketplace
Home Improvement
Roofing
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT
for all your exterior home
improvement needs. ROOFING,
SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS,
DECKS & GUTTERS. Extensive
references
available,
Fully
Licensed & Insured in MA. & CT.
Call GARY DELCAMP @ 413569-3733
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. ALL
TYPES OF ROOFING, shingle,
flat and slate. Call Local Builders
(413)626-5296. Complete roofing
systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
Discount. 24 hour service.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates.
413-246-2783 Ron.
NEW APPLICATIONS, GENERAL
repairs,
leaks
fixed.
Specializing in flat or low sloped
rubber membrane roofs. Quality
work. 25 years experience.
Call (413)668-7223.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 39 years
experience. Fully insured
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Garage Door Serv.
Tree Work
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
tree service. From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
Instruction
Landscaping
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS, 12+
yrs in business. Can take care of
all your landscape needs. Owner
operated Godbout Landscaping
LLC (413)348-7021.
***AAA DEVENO LANDSCAPING*** Spring Clean-ups, Shrub
trimming, weekly maintenance,
bobcat service, new lawns, new
landscaping, fence installation
brick walks and patios. Free
estimates.
Residential/
Commercial (413)746-9065.
Painting
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES,
LLC
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
QUABBIN PAINTING INTERIOR/
EXTERIOR PAINTING, handyman, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters
cleaned. Prompt professional
service. Fully insured.
Call 413-323-6425
[email protected]
Plumbing
GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING
& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs &
Replacement of fixtures, water
heater installations, steam/HW
boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath
remodeling. 30 years experience.
Fully insured. $10 Gift Card With
Work Performed. Call Greg
(413)592-1505.
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Pressure Washing
T.B.D. PRESSURE WASHING
& NON PRESSURE
ROOF CLEANING
Spring is around the corner. Time
to clean that Dirty roof and have
your property value go up! Call for
free estimate 413)478-2405
Roofing
EXPERIENCED
ROOFER
WORKS alone, quality work,
licensed. Best prices for sheds,
garages, and ranches. (413)7867924.
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Pets
GREEN THUMB TREE SERVICE
Tree removal, tree trimming, brush
removal, lots cleared. Fully
insured. Free estimates (413)3319392.
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER
SCHOOL
Unitedcdl.com
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Pets
KLARA IS A pocket sized terrier
mix, 2 years of age. Klara is a
perfect average rated girl, perfect
for a first time dog owner. Crate
trained, 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
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
Help Wanted
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
CNA’s, PCA’s, HHA’S,
SIGN ON BONUS
Positions available at
Professional Medical
Services, Inc.
Highest competitive rates &
mileage paid. EOE.
Call Denise. (413)289-9018
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org
✦
Call us toll free at 1-800-824-6548
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
DPW SEASONAL WORK- Hiring
seasonal laborers- highway and
grounds, street maintenance,
paving work, drainage repair,
mowing,
general
grounds
maintenance, raking, grounds
repair work, care of athletic fields,
candidates must be at least 18
years old. Hours 7:30 am- 3:30
pm.
Seasonal Golf Course and Club
House- To start Mid May –
seasonal
laborer
positions
needed, hours 6:00 am– 2:00 pm
and 5:00 am– 9:00 am on
weekends. Individual will have to
be able to work at least every thrid
weekend.
Experience
with
operating large mowers, string
trimmers, utility vehicles and
perform daily golf course setup.
Golf Shop staff, bartenders/beverage cart personnel and outside
operations (Carts, Starter, ranger)
positions are also available 20-30
hours per week.
Applicants must be 18 years old.
Please apply to the Town of
Agwam, Personnel Office, 36 Main
St., Agawam, MA 01001. The
Town of Agawam is an Equal
Opportunity/ Affirmative Action
Employer.
FULL TIME CARPET &
UPHOLSTERY CLEANERS
No experience necessary, will
train. Must be neat, clean,
dependable,
and
have
an
excellent driving record Call 413583-8333
DRIVERS:
LOCAL
EXPERIENCED Yard Hostler Evening
Openings! Great Pay & Benefits!
CDL-A, 1yr Exp. Req. Estenson
Logistics Apply: www.goelc.com
1-855-416-8511
DRIVERS: QUALITY HOME time!
Earn over $1250+ per wk. +
Monthly
Bonuses!
Excellent
Benefits. No-Touch! CDL-A 1yr
exp. 888-406-9046
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
Help Wanted
Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
RNs, LPNs & CNAs
Full-Time, Part-Time • Various Shifts
Stop by on any of our
WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS
MARCH 16, 23 & 30 • 8am - 4:30pm
On-site Interviews • Door Prizes • Refreshments
Wingate Healthcare offers competitive wages, shift differentials,
and generous benefits.
If you are unable to stop by any of our
WALK-IN WEDNESDAYS, please contact Maureen Butts
at: 781-707-9209 to make other arrangements.
WINGATE AT WEST SPRINGFIELD
42 Prospect Avenue • West Springfield, MA 01089
Tel: (413) 733-3151
wingatehealthcare.com
An equal opportunity employer.
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Circulation:
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Add a second ZONE ___________
Town: _____________________________________________________ State:_______ Zip:_____________
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ASST DIRECTOR A full time
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program serving adults with
developmental disabilities, located
in West Springfield. 34 paid days
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WARE- BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY 3
BR TOWNHOUSE APT. $850
plus utilities, w/d hook-up, storage.
No smoking, no pets. Credit
check/references (413)320-5784.
ESTABLISHED FLOOR
FRANCHISE
for sale, in operation for 3
years, steady increase in
revenue, very unique floor
restoration concept that can be
used on all types of floor
surfaces. No need to rent a
location, home based, low
franchise
fee
with
huge
potential. Everyone who hears
about this concept loves it.
Franchise territory is all of
Western
Massachusetts.
Vehicle, equipment, facebook
page, website and supplies
included in the sale. All
marketing collaterals prepared
through local printing company.
Plus
wonderful
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company support as needed.
Owner will provide some
training and financing. Price:
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LPN NO WEEKENDS, nights or
holidays. A part time 27.5
hours/week position is available in
our day program serving adults
with developmental disabilities
located in West Springfield.
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per year and partially paid health
& dental. Fax resumés to 877-3352671 or email [email protected].
No phone calls please.
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
967-7355
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JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
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Feeding Hills, MA 01030
(413) 786-7747
Fax: (413) 786-8457
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5 Exchange Street
P. O. Box 448
Barre, MA 01005
(978) 355-4000
Fax: (978) 355-6274
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Ware, MA 01082
(413) 967-3505
Fax: (413) 967-6009
◗ THE CHICOPEE
REGISTER
(413) 592-3599
Fax: (413) 592-3568
◗ COUNTRY JOURNAL ◗ THE REGISTER
P.O. Box 429, 5 Main Street
Huntington, MA 01050
(413) 667-3211
Fax: (413) 667-3011
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(413) 612-2310
Fax: (413) 592-3568
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Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-8393
Fax: (413) 289-1977
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Fax: (413) 289-1977
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10 South Main Street
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-5999
Fax: (413)323-9424
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Feeding Hills, MA 01030
(413) 786-7747
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138 College Street, Suite 2
So. Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 536-5333
Fax: (413) 536-5334
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HAMPDEN TIMES
2341 Boston Rd.
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 682-0007
Fax: (413) 682-0013
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COMMON
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Palmer, MA 01069
(413) 283-8393
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Master
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All your living on
one spacious floor.
This is the last of six garden units built.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to live
in Ludlow’s first open space neighborhood.
With privacy like no other condominium
and only minutes from all major shopping
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Master
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private basement with large windows
full appliance suite
granite, hardwood, AC & more!
$264,900
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353 Fuller Street • Ludlow Massachusetts
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