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SENTINEL
Board selects new amusement company for Fair
By Stephen C. Hill
Correspondent
BELCHERTOWN – A new
company will be providing the
midway thrills and amusements
at this September’s Belchertown
Fair.
The Board of Selectmen
Monday awarded the fair contract to Fiesta Shows, of Seabrook, New Hampshire. The
company won the bid over its
lone competitor and long-time
provider Fanelli Amusements, of
Greenville, New Hampshire.
Fiesta’s website claims it has
been in business for 80 years and
is the largest traveling amusement
park in New England. It has provided midway entertainment at the
Topsfield Fair and other venues.
Fiesta, said Town Administrator
and procurement officer Gary
Brougham, “submitted a bid to
the Fair Committee that was more
responsive than our usual vendor,
Fanelli Amusements.”
The Fair Committee’s request
for proposals asked for a minimum
See FAIR, Page 13
TRAVEL THROUGH TIME
Turley Publications photo by Aimee M. Henderson
Ambitious Community
Preservation slate for TM
BELCHERTOWN – From
restoring veterans grave markers to repairing a rehabilitating a
basketball court, the Community
Preservation Committee will
ask the May 9 Town Meeting to
approve a plethora of projects for
the coming year.
The Community Preservation
Act was adopted by town voters
in 2005 and through a 1.5 percent property tax surcharge can
fund open space preservation,
historical preservation, outdoor
recreation and community housing projects.
The largest project and the one
that has been seeking funding the
longest, said James Natle, CP
committee chairman, is the rehabilitation of the stone wall around
Parson’s Field, on Jabish Street at
a cost of $310,000. The project
costs will be financed through
bonds issued by the town.
“It’s a substantial project,”
said Natle, and was first proposed by the town’s public works
department about a decade ago.
See CPA Article, Page 12
S
Town
narrows
$300K
deficit
By Aimee M. Henderson
[email protected]
Students take the stage during a rehearsal earlier this week for the musical “Playing with Time.” The Chestnut Hill Community
School will present the musical Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30 in the auditorium at Belchertown High School. More than 130
students, ages 9-12 in the fourth, fifth and sixth grade, make up the chorus, speaking roles, pit band and backstage and design
crew. Performances will be held at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door, $5 per adult and $3 for students and seniors.
By Stephen C. Hill
Correspondent
Volume 101 • Number 5
Thursday, April 28, 2016
BELCHERTOWN – A joint
meeting between the Finance
Committee and Board of Selectmen
gave momentum to the budgeting process last week, however, it
included a look at eliminating staff
positions, cutting funds and reducing hours.
Having been given the task by
the Finance Committee to trim
about $305,000 from its bottom
line, the town took a look at its side
of things Thursday night.
Town Administrator Gary
Brougham said the town has been
referencing a worksheet where cuts
could potentially be made. Without
wanting to get into specific positions, Brougham said there will be
staff cuts. He said he’d rather be
able to speak with those specific
people before it is made public.
The boards also looked at revenue enhancements like fee increases to help bridge the budget gap.
The School Committee, last
week, passed a budget that meets
the target number given to them,
which is approximately $27.7
million. It does however include
See DEFICIT, Page 12
From trash to treasure
Residents create
usable bags out of
plastic trash
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Lou Leelyn demonstrates
how to iron plastic bags
together to create a fabrictype material.
BELCHERTOWN – Upcycle.
Defined as “reuse (discarded
objects or material) in such a way
as to create a product of a higher
quality or value than the original.” That is what a small group
of ladies learned how to do last
week, through a program funded
by the Cultural Council.
Lou Leelyn, of Lou’s Upcycles,
presented an educational program
Friday night in which participants
got to create a unique bag made of
plastics that would have otherwise
been thrown away.
Leelyn, of Wendell, started
turning trash to treasure in 2008
and is one of the few eco artisans in the country who has taken
upcycling as far as she has. Using
plastics from all sorts of wares,
Leelyn creates a product line that
includes bags, totes, purses, eyeglass carriers and more.
While living in California,
Leelyn noticed the tremendous
amounts of trash that were discarded on the beach, as well as
in the parks and curbsides. She
See TREASURE, Page 16
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Hydrant
flushing set
The Belchertown Water
District will be conducting
the annual hydrant flushing program May 2 to May
13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Flushing will begin in the
northern end of the district
and proceed south. Rusty
colored water and low pressure may occur during this
program.
THE SENTINEL • THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016
Knights plan beer, wine tasting
HADLEY – The
Knights of Columbus
Council 10698 and The
Village Package Store
invite the public to its
fifth annual Beer & Wine
Tasting, Saturday, April 30
at Hadley Farms Meeting
House in Hadley.
The $30 ticket price per
person or $25 for KofC
members includes luxurious appetizers and cheese
and crackers served butler style from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m., and a silent auction
and 50/50 raffle between 8
and 9 p.m. Beer and wine
tasting will take place from
6 to 8 p.m.
Only 300 tickets will be
sold and attendees must
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MEETINGS
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Friday, April 29
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Last
day for voter registration
for Special Town Meeting at
Town Hall
Monday, May 2
5 : 3 0 p . m . – H i s t o r i c D i s t r i c t B y - L aw
Commission at Town Hall
7:15 p.m. – Fair Committee at Freedom Hall
7:30 p.m. – Board of Health at Town Hall
Due to the newspaper’s deadline, some meetings
may have changed or are not listed here. Current
meetings along with agendas are available at www.
belchertown.org. Click on “Town Hall”, “Town
Clerk” and the meetings are listed in the left hand
column. For a complete listing of Belchertown’s
committee meetings, please refer to the Official
Meeting Bulletin Board located on the outside wall
by the parking lot entrance to Town Hall.
Community Garden has
a few plots remaining
BELCHERTOWN – The Belchertown Community
Garden still has a few plots left at Lampson Brook Farm
at 270 Jackson St.
The 300-square-foot prepared garden spaces are available to Belchertown residents at just $20 each and $25 for
non-residents. The garden fee includes compost, the use
of shared tools in a well-organized tool shed, convenient
access to water and watering cans, a restroom, and parking space as well as the companionship and experience
of your gardening neighbors. A library of periodicals
and books specifically for the “home” gardener will be
available in the big yellow barn adjacent to the gardens
providing a place to rest out of the sun. Both beginner and
experienced gardeners are welcome. The garden is now
open for planting.
Saturday, May 7, Lampson Brook Farm and
Belchertown 4-H Clubs will host a “Community Farm
Fest” from 9 a.m. to p.m. Adults and children can learn
more about the Community Garden and the 4-H Garden
Club, meet the Master Gardeners of Western Mass., and
get their garden soil tested, and learn more about other
4-H clubs in town.
Plans are in the works for a raffle, a bake sale, and a
hay ride about the farm. Also, the second in the series of
three workshops on “Food Sustainability at Home,” presented by expert Square-Foot Gardener, Kendra Carney,
“Preparing Summer’s Splendor” will begin at 10 a.m.
and cover choosing plant varieties for summer crops,
growing vertically, planting in small spaces, controlling
pests, and more.
The workshop portion, supported by a grant from the
Belchertown Cultural Council, is free but please pre-register
by contacting Kendra at [email protected].
For more information or to obtain an application form
for the Community Garden visit the New England Small
Farm Institute office on site or by emailing [email protected].
STRUM ALONG AT THE LIBRARY
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Register for a free music series for families with children 6 years old and younger. Play
with instruments, including the ukulele, and
sing new and familiar songs. The program will
take place Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. at
the Clapp Memorial Library, May 7, 14, 21 and
28. Registration is required, www.clapplibrary.org.
This program is supported in part by a
grant from the Belchertown Cultural Council,
a local agency which is supported by the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Paint craze to benefit BHS
baseball team, May 25
Volunteers celebrate ‘Earth Day’
BELCHERTOWN – Volunteers spread out
last Friday, Earth Day, to help clean the town
roadsides and trails of litter, trash and debris.
Once again the Belchertown Public Works
Department issued bright orange trash bags
to local groups and individuals to be used
in this effort.
This year a local Girl Scout Troop
went to the Quabbin Trails to clean
up. Not only does this improve the visual aesthetics of the area it also helps protect natural
resources - especially drinking water from
contamination. As a result, this becomes one
more aspect of the Public Works Storm Water
Report compliance measures.
DPW Director Steve Williams said they
were very thankful for the volunteers' assistance.
“The community support we get is always
gratefully appreciated,” he said. “We don't
have the resources to get all of this done
without their help.”
PAG E 3
BELCHERTOWN – A Paint Craze fundraiser will
be held Wednesday, May 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. to benefit
the Belchertown High School baseball team.
The event will take place at Mill Valley Golf Club
located at 380 Mill Valley Road in Belchertown.
MaryBeth Reed will lead the class that will raise
money to help pay for the end of the season, player
gifts and senior gifts to celebrate a great season.
Snacks will be provided and there will be a cash bar.
Register at https://paintcraze.com/events/view/paintcraze-fundraiser-to-benefit-the-belchertown-highschool-baseball-team-1144
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this special event.
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The Best Flowers Annual Mother’s Day tea, quilt exhibit planned
for the Best Mom! Will feature
Belchertown resident’s
work among others
Spectacular
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LUDLOW – Antique, vintage and
newly created quilts will be on display
at the annual Mother's Day Victorian
Tea Room and Quilt Exhibit at First
Church in Ludlow.
Among the area quilters exhibiting
are Ludlow residents Betty Jaciow,
Carolyn McNamara, Sylvia Ouellette,
Lorraine Parent, Judy Snyder, Pat
Stagnaro, Nancy Willcott and Marianne
Waszkelewicz of Belchertown.
The church is located at 859 Center
St. in Ludlow, which is on Route 21.
The exhibit will take place Saturday,
May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
This year's exhibit will also include
quilt related items such as jackets,
vests, tote bags and handbags.
To exhibit contact Waszkelewicz at
413-213-0140 or via email at [email protected] or Jaciow at 413589-9683 or via email at b.jaciow@
yahoo.com. The deadline for entering
is May 8.
The Victorian Tea Room menu features scones with jam and whipped
cream, a variety of dainty tea desserts
and finger tea sandwiches accompanied with either tea or coffee at affordable prices.
During the Victorian and the
Edwardian eras it was the custom for
ladies to wear hats when they went to
tea. Patrons who wish to follow this
tradition are invited to wear their millinery finery to the Victorian Tea Room.
Included in the event will be a raffle.
Some of the items to be featured - a
quilted throw and a table runner made
by Betty Jaciow, a handmade, mohair
artist teddy bear, a handmade tote bag
and gift box of assorted handcrafted
cards by Sydney Snyder, and a gardening theme basket donated by Barbara
Wisner.
There is a $4 admission to view
the array of vintage, antique and new
quilts on display.
Those attending are invited to donate
non-perishable food items which will
be give to The Community Survival
Center in Indian Orchard.
Clapp Memorial Library participates in ‘Valley Gives’ fundraiser
BELCHERTOWN – The Clapp
Memorial Library will once again
participate in the Valley Gives Day
online fundraiser, which helps nonprofit organizations throughout the
Pioneer Valley energize their supporters for a day of giving.
This year, the online fundraiser happens on May 3, coinciding with the
library’s annual appeal, which will solicit
donations through a town-wide mailing.
“Our 128-year-old library building,
while quite beautiful, is a challenging
facility to maintain. Since the building is not owned by the town, it is
the responsibility of the Trustees to
maintain it. So we’ re turning to the
community to help support us as we
initiate more building repairs, including painting all exterior wood trim
as well as work on the south stained
glass window,” said Library Director
Sheila McCormick.
Valley Gives is a one-of-a-kind
celebration of generosity in Western
Massachusetts.
Valley residents can donate online
to their favorite charities, those local
nonprofits (like the Clapp Memorial
Library) working to make the region
an amazing place to live. Every gift
made on May 6 will have greater
impact as participating nonprofits
will be eligible on that day for special cash awards to fund their good
work. Valley Gives is hosted by the
Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts.
P O L I C E
Belchertown Police logs
Compiled by Aimee M. Henderson
[email protected]
Editor’s note: The following are brief
explanations of select entries in the
Belchertown Police log and all arrests. The
information was provided by a member of
the police department based on the review
of the detailed log summary. This feature
is designed to provide context and explanation to some of the calls police respond
to every day. Mass General Law prohibits
the release of names of those arrested for
domestic incidents.
The Belchertown Police responded to 409
calls during the week of April 13-19. Of
those cases there were 17 incidents, three
accidents, four arrests and 97 citations.
ARRESTS/SUMMONS
Thursday, April 14
4:35 p.m. – A 67-year-old Belchertown
man will be summonsed to court for a
charge of operation under the influence
of liquor, second offense. Officers were
dispatched to Everett Avenue for an intoxicated male who was attempting to leave
in a vehicle. When officers arrived, the
male was sitting in the driver’s seat of the
vehicle with the engine running. Officers
approached the vehicle and had the male
turn off the engine. He was evaluated and
transported to the hospital by ambulance.
Friday, April 15
5:18 p.m. – Michal F. Dashnaw, 67, of
41 Everett Ave. apt. 22C, Belchertown, was
arrested for operating to endanger. Officers
were dispatched to Everett Avenue for an
argument. The person involved was reported
to have left the scene in a motor vehicle. He
was possibly intoxicated. Officers put a “be
on the look out” out for the person’s vehicle.
An officer spotted the vehicle on Maple
Street. The officer caught up with it and
attempted to stop it. The vehicle traveled to
the center of town, at which time the vehicle
traveled down South Main Street and turned
into the library parking lot, attempting to
travel through to Everett Avenue. The vehicle finally stopped in the lot. A field sobriety
test was administered. Bail was set at $500.
Tuesday, April 19
12:03 p.m. – Scott C. Barrett, 36, of 70
Maple St., Belchertown, was arrested for
two warrants. A court officer was aware of
warrants and apprehended the person on
the active warrants.
PAG E 5
L O G S
ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS
Wednesday, April 13
11:35 a.m. – A resident called the police
department to report larceny over $250.
When they returned home they noticed
that tools had been taken. A statement was
given and the case was passed to the detective bureau.
2:33 p.m. – An officer responded to a
disturbance at an apartment complex office.
Peace was restored.
3:28 p.m. – Officers responded to a
neighbor dispute. They spoke to the parties
involved. Peace was restored.
5:20 p.m. – Police were dispatched to
Dressel Avenue for suspicious activity.
Someone said they received an item in the
mail that they did not order or expect. It
was taken into evidence.
2:15 p.m. – While on patrol an officer
checked a license plate and learned the
registration was expired, non renewable.
The officer stopped the vehicle on Federal
Street. The vehicle was towed and citation
was issued.
3:58 p.m. – Officers were dispatched
to the area of Spring Hill Road for a large
group of teens throwing items off a cliff.
The officer observed the teens in the area,
but did not see them throwing items. The
officer spoke with the teens who admitted
to throwing rocks, but not other items. They
agreed to leave the area.
7:14 p.m. – An officer spoke with an
individual on the phone about an argument
between his girlfriend the previous night.
The officer went to the female’s house, who
said it was a verbal argument only.
Thursday, April 14
1:13 a.m. – An officer met with someone
in the lobby of the police station about an
online incident between two individuals.
The officer attempted to make contact with
one of the other people involved.
Monday, April 18
10:53 a.m. – An officer spoke with someone on the phone who said he was at a business earlier and his trailer was damaged. He
wanted a report filed.
11:38 a.m. – An officer spoke with someone on the phone about an accident on
Michael Sears Road. The reporting party
said they were on their way to the police
station when they started complaining of
neck and back pain. The officer told the
person to pull over and wait for the ambulance for evaluation.
12:51 p.m. – An officer spoke with a
North Main Street resident about damage in
their yard. The person said someone turned
around in their yard and caused damage.
They wanted a report on file.
4:09 p.m. – An accident was reported on
Summit Street in which a vehicle traveling
toward State Street from Summit when an
individual on a bike came down a steep
driveway, at which time the two collided.
The bicyclist was transported to the hospital.
8:12 p.m. – An officer spoke with someone about found property. The person found
five mailboxes on the side of the road on
Munsell Street. Two of the mailbox owners
were determined. The others had the numbers 23, 139 and 225 on them. They were
taken into evidence.
Friday, April 15
9:26 a.m. – Someone was in the lobby of
the police station to speak with an officer
about an incident at work in which someone allegedly threatened them. Information
was gathered.
5:10 p.m. – Officers were dispatched
along with the ambulance to a Maple
Street residence for a drug overdose.
Upon arrival they found a male unconscious. Other people there stated he had
used drugs. Two doses of Narcan were
administered and the male regained consciousness. He was transported to the
hospital.
Saturday, April 16
3:30 p.m. – A resident reported that their
wallet went missing. It was last seen while
at a local establishment.
4:48 p.m. – An accident was reported in
the CVS parking lot. A motor vehicle was
behind another vehicle when that vehicle
began to back up. The two collided. There
was minor damage to both vehicles. There
were no injuries reported.
Sunday, April 17
1:16 p.m. – While on patrol an officer
observed an expired inspection sticker
on a vehicle. The officer ran the license
plate at which time it was learned the
registration was expired, non renewable.
The vehicle was stopped. The vehicle
was towed and a citation was issued.
Tuesday, April 19
11:14 a.m. – Someone was in the station to report issues with their girlfriend’s
daughter. The person was advised to call
DCF. The person filed a report.
2:10 p.m. – An accident was reported on
State Street in which a vehicle was waiting to turn left into a lot when another rear
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Granby Police logs
Editor’s Note: The Granby Police
Department responded to 260 calls and
made no arrests during the week of April
15-21. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
All information is provided by the Granby
Police Department.
ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS
Friday, April 15
7:44 a.m. – Officers investigated a twocar accident on Lyn Drive. No injuries were
reported.
10:24 p.m. – Criminal citation issued
for unlicensed motor vehicle operation following a motor vehicle stop on East State
Street.
Saturday, April 16
7:12 p.m. – Criminal citation issued for
revoked registration and uninsured motor
vehicle following a motor vehicle stop on
East Street.
8:13 p.m. – Criminal citation issued for
unlicensed motor vehicle operation following a motor vehicle stop on East Street.
Sunday, April 17
3:09 p.m. – Officers investigated a twocar accident on State Street at West Street.
Injuries reported.
3:14 p.m. – Officers investigated a motor
vehicle accident on Amherst Street. The
vehicle struck a utility pole.
5:16 p.m. – Officers investigated a twocar accident on School Street at East State
Street. Minor injuries reported.
Monday, April 18
8:29 p.m. – Officers investigated a theft
from a business on Amherst Street. The
person involved was located and paid for
the stolen item.
Tuesday, April 19
5:05 p.m. – Officers investigated a twocar accident on West State Street. No injuries were reported.
9:50 p.m. – Criminal citation was issued
for revoked registration and uninsured
motor vehicle following a motor vehicle
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National Drug Summit
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By David E. Sullivan
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yringe exchange programs. Safe drug storage campaigns, and unwanted medication drop boxes. Prevention efforts. Anti-stigma education. Available,
affordable treatment. Insurance parity. Compassion.
These were the repeating themes at the National Rx
Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta in March,
where leaders from all levels of government, science,
health care and the recovery movement discussed what
it will take to stem the death toll from the opioid crisis
ravaging the country. President Barack Obama was on
hand, bringing his bully pulpit with him and committing the federal government’s support in the form of
$100 million to expand treatment at community health
centers.
Obama pledged to put the might of the federal government into the fight against the prescription drug abuse
and heroin epidemic that has reached an annual death
toll higher than the lives lost to motor vehicle crashes.
“When you look at the staggering statistics in terms of
lives lost, productivity impacted, cost to communities,
but most importantly, cost to families, from this epidemic of opioid abuse, it has to be something that is right up
there at the top of our radar screen,” the president told an
audience of 2,000 at this year’s summit.
The epidemic has been on the radar screen in the
Pioneer Valley for several years now. The good news
is that many of the evidence-based practices promoted
at the national drug summit are key strategies already
adopted in Hampshire and Franklin counties. These
include accessible drop boxes for unwanted medications
in convenient locations, such as the Belchertown Police
Department. Also, promotion of the Good Samaritan
law which lets people summon help for a person in the
throes of an overdose without fear of prosecution and
getting overdose-reversal medications in the hands of
all first-responders as well as everyday people who
might need to use it -- without requiring a prescription.
In our area, grassroots groups including the Quaboag
Hills Substance Use Task Force, Hampshire HOPE
Coalition, and SOAAR, (Speaking Out About Addiction
and Recovery), which supports people in recovery and
their families, bring together community members, treatment providers, law enforcement, recovering drug users
and their families for the “all hands on deck” approach
President Obama and others at the drug summit recommended.
So yes, we’ve made headway, but we’re not out of the
woods yet. Insurance parity practices need to improve,
ensuring that people suffering from the disease of addiction are treated with the same care and compassion as
those suffering from cancer, diabetes or other life-threatening chronic health conditions. We need prevention
education, the kind of intensive public education campaigns that changed attitudes and improved practices
around smoking and motor vehicle safety that led to
dramatic decreases in fatalities from those causes.
The Summit presented cutting edge research from the
nation’s surgeon general, from physicians and scientists
with the Centers for Disease Control and other agencies.
One CDC health scientist reported that heroin use has
increased among most demographic groups and among
all economic groups. Many speakers explained that the
heroin being used now is more pure, more potent and
cheaper than it’s ever been, creating a lethal situation
leading to unnecessary deaths. Heroin mixed with other
drugs, such as Fentanyl, is even more lethal.
U.S. Rep Bill Keating of Massachusetts noted that
opioids have led to 500 percent more deaths than this
country saw over the course of the polio epidemic.
“This is not a criminal justice problem, this is a public
health problem,” said Keating, a former Norfolk district
attorney. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, another leader from
Massachusetts suggested that activism among the citizenry can spark needed policy changes.
“Congress is a stimulus response institution and
there’s nothing more stimulating than millions of
Americans demanding that we do something,” he said.
The opioid epidemic is a complex, multi-faceted public health problem that hurts us all. But I agree wholeheartedly with the president, who noted that though the
opioid epidemic reaches everybody, “I’m optimistic that
we can solve it.”
We need to view this epidemic as the threat to public
health it is. Then we must employ science-based strategies that draw on prevention, treatment and education
as we work together to save lives endangered by this
national crisis.
David Sullivan, District Attorney for Hampshire and
Franklin counties and the town of Athol, is a member of
the Quaboag Hills Community Coalition.
Letters
Thank you for supporting Family Center
To the Editor:
The Belchertown Family Center
Association was again humbled by the outpouring of support that we received at our
most recent fundraiser and would like to
recognize all of the businesses and families
that supported us by donating their time, services, or by making donations to our raffle.
We would like to thank Tony at the
Villa Rose Restaurant for hosting our
event, Whole Foods Market in Hadley
for donating delicious desserts, the 245
Originals (Geoff Gould and Adam Luker)
for entertaining us with their rocking live music, and the Collaborative for
Educational Services for their support. We
would also like to thank all of the following for graciously donating items to our
raffle: the Allen family, the Balboni family, Berkshire East, the Boston Red Sox,
Charlene Smith-Massage, Crafty Cards by
Megan, the Crosby family, Kerri Guimond
(Lularoe), Hands Across the Valley Quilts,
Children’s Museum at Holyoke, The Lego
Company, Look Memorial Park, Mission
Cantina, Nadeau Computers, New England
Aquarium, People's Massage & Skin Care,
the Phelps family, the Rainaud family, Sei
Bella Salon, the Springfield Museums, the
Staples family, Turkey Hill Photography,
and the Whitehead family.
The Belchertown Family Center is a
town organization that has playgroups five
days a week to provide socialization and
early educational opportunities for families with children under five, regardless
of a family’s ability to pay. To learn more,
please check out our Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/belchertownfamilycenter!
A huge, sincere thank you to everyone
who supported the Belchertown Family
Center and the youngest members of our
community!
The Belchertown Family Center
Association
Belchertown, MA
Thank you for voting during
‘Seeds of Change’ – keep voting!
To the Editor:
The Belchertown 4-H Community Garden
Club would like to thank everyone who
voted for us during the Seeds of Change
Grant Program. Your votes pushed us to the
top 50 submissions where we will move on
to the final judging phase. There were over
600 submissions from across the country.
Just think about this for a moment. YOU got
us to the top 50 out of over 600 submissions.
We live in a great community that extends
far beyond the Belchertown borders.
During the judging process, a panel
made up of Seeds of Change brand leaders and strategic partners will evaluate the
applications to select organizations that
they consider to be in the best position
to receive and use the grant awards. The
judges will evaluate each application based
One hundred golfers filled the course
Sunday, April 24 to support Anne’s Angels
relay for Life team. Thank you to our amazing community that made this year’s event
the biggest and best yet. Congratulations to
Karen Lunsford for winning the women’s
longest drive on #10, and closest to the pin
on #18 (2’ 7”). Congratulations to Al Guyer
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on the extent to which the organization
fosters: food education, community impact,
need based and leadership and inspiration.
The judging process will end around
May 3 at which time they will announce
the 24 recipients.
You can meet your Belchertown 4-H
Community Garden Club members and
find out if we received one of the 24 grants
on May 7 at Lampson Brook Farm during
our Community Farm Fest. Bring your
garden soil to have it tested by the Master
Gardeners of Western Mass. More to come.
Patricia Barry
Nancy Searle
Louise Butler
Karen Dearness
Belchertown 4-H Community
Garden Club
Fourth annual Red Tee Tournament a huge success
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Putt-A-Thon adding disc golf
BELCHERTOWN – The
12th annual Putt-A-Thon
for The Jimmy Fund will
be held Friday, May 20
on Belchertown’s Town
Common. The annual event
brings about 250 mini-golf
players and volunteers
together each year to raise
funds for The Jimmy Fund.
Tournament organizers
are excited to introduce a
new addition to the Putt-AThon. A four-hole disc golf
course will be set up on
the grassy part of the common next to the mini-golf
course.
What is disc golf? This
growing sport is a competitive flying disc sport that
requires precision and accuracy. The goal of the game
is to throw the disc into a
basket with the fewest number of strokes possible. A
typical course consists of 18
tee pads and baskets strategically placed throughout
wooded and open fields.
For a $5 donation to The
Jimmy Fund, anyone can
try their hand at disc golf on
the Belchertown Common.
A disc golf “caddy” will
accompany golfers around
the abbreviated four-hole
course and will keep the
score. The best scores of
the day will receive prizes
at the closing ceremony following the completion of
the 6 p.m. mini-golf flight.
While the mini-golf portion of the Putt-A-Thon
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No opposition to gas motor
ban on Lake Arcadia
By Stephen C. Hill
Correspondent
B E L C H E RTOW N –
Town meeting voters will
have their say May 9, on
whether or not to approve
the Lakes Committee’s
proposal to outlaw internal combustion motors on
Lake Acradia. And if the
public hearing held by the
committee last Thursday is
any indication, the motion
will cause barely a ripple.
The change to the
town’s boats and boating
bylaw was first proposed
by the private Tri-Lakes
Association, said LeeAnne
Connolly, chairwoman
of the Lakes Committee,
the town panel charged
with dealing with issues
around the lakes. The current bylaw restricts boats to
10 mph on Lake Arcadia.
The change would prohibit
internal combustion motors
but allow electric trolling
motors.
Sean Gallagher, president
of the Tri-Lakes Association,
said many residents of the
lake support the move. The
proposal comes not from
frustration with speeding
boats, but with a desire to
keep the lake’s use as it is
currently, he said.
The state boat launch
located near the town
beach, Gallagher said, “has
fallen into disrepair and is
a safety hazard. As of now,
the state has no plans to
rebuild the boat launch.”
Unless a private (land)
owner were to build a boat
launch site, there is no
way to get a large boat and
motor to Lake Arcadia,
said Gallagher.
“We just want to firm it
up and make it concrete,”
he said.
None of the five people
who attended the public
hearing spoke in opposition to the bylaw change
and several thanked the
Lakes Committee for their
work.
requires pre-registration, the
disc golf does not. Simply
stop by the Belchertown
Common anytime between
2 and 7 p.m. to try out disc
golf.
Event organizers are
encouraging people to stop
by the Belchertown Town
Common Friday, May 20
during the event to browse
the huge silent auction.
Enjoy music by DJ Dave
Lash, purchase hot dogs and
ice cream from Chubby’s
on site, and donations to
The Jimmy Fund will be
accepted.
The Jimmy Fund sup-
ports Boston’s Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute, helping
to raise funds for adult and
pediatric cancer care and
research and improve the
chances of survival for
cancer patients around the
world.
To learn more about the
Putt-A-Thon for The Jimmy
Fund, visit the event’s website at www.jimmyfundputtathon.org. Information
is also available at Bell &
Hudson Insurance Agency,
the event’s organizer.
Telephone 413-323-9611,
or email at [email protected].
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Fun for Girls & Boys 4-10 years old
Monday-Friday 9 am-1 pm (early drop off available)
(4) 2 week sessions starting July 5th
National Day of Prayer to be observed
B E L C H E RTOW N
– Thursday, May 5 at
7 p.m. there will be an
observance of the annual
National Day of Prayer on
the Belchertown Common.
The event is being sponsored by the churches of
Belchertown and is part
of a national event during
which communities across
the country will support
the 2016 theme “Wake Up
America” by emphasizing
the need for individuals,
corporately and individually, to place their faith in
the unfailing character of
their creator, who is sovereign over all governments,
authorities, and men.
A national call to prayer
is rooted in the history of
this nation. One of George
Washington’s early official
acts was a Thanksgiving
proclamation, which read
in part, “…it is the duty of
all nations to acknowledge
the providence of Almighty
God, to obey His will, to
be grateful for His benefits and favor…” Abraham
Lincoln said, “It is the duty
of nations, as well as of
men, to own their depen-
dence upon the overruling
power of God…”
Prayer is a plea for
divine help. As Pastor
Emmanuel Haqq of Christ
Community Church put it,
“Prayer is the polar opposite of pride. The proud
are self-sufficient and see
no need to plead for God’s
favor, while prayer is an
acknowledgment that all
we need for body and soul
is a gift of God.”
The history of the
National Day of Prayer
See PRAYER, Page 10
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Monson Arts Council 23rd Annual
SPRING ART EXHIBITION & SALE
Weekends April 16 - May 1, 2016
Saturdays ~ 10am - 5pm • Sundays ~ Noon - 5pm
Final RECEPTION
Sunday, May • 1-4pm
LIVE MUSIC
Celebrating a Fabulous Show!
Prize Winning Artists:
Karl Knapp - Best of Show
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Fiber Arts
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Frank White - Sculpture
Lisa Yeisley - Graphics: Drawing
Wendy Skillman - Fiber Arts
Elizabeth Rhoades - Presidents Choice
Juliet Bacchas - Outstanding Monson Artist
Judith Podell - Committee Choice
Wendy Skillman - Best Emerging Artist & People’s
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Jim Gambaro - Photography
Michael Riley - Sculpture
Diane C. Christian - Fiber Arts
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2016 ELECTION
Meet the Candidates
Editor’s Note: In preparation
for the annual town elections in
both Belchertown and Granby,
The Sentinel invited all candidates running for contested and
uncontested public offices to participate in our special election
edition, with our hope to better
inform readers of their candidate
options.
All candidates were asked to
submit statements by April 22.
Those candidates who met our
established guidelines and deadline for a statement appear on
these pages.
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BELCHERTOWN ★
★
GRANBY ★
✓On the Ballot
BELCHERTOWN
GRANBY
Daniel Beaudette
Ballot information for
Town Election May 16
Ballot information for
Town Election May 16
Candidate for Belchertown
Planning Board
(CFR=Candidate for re-election)
(CFR=Candidate for re-election)
Board of Selectman
Three years vote for two
George D. Archible, CFR
William R. Barnett, CFR
Select Board
Three years vote for one
Stephen Anthony Chojnacki
Glen N. Sexton
Wayne Henry Tack, Sr.
School Committee
Myndi B. Bogdanovich, CFR
Planning Board
Five years vote for one
Daniel R. Beaudette, CFR
Board of Assessors
Raymond G. Goff, CFR
Board of Health
Gary R. Racicot, CFR
Write-in
Housing Housing Authority
– resident member
Kenneth A. Dorey, CFR
Councilor-Hampshire Council
of Governments
William R. Barnett, CFR
Kyle Vincent, CFR
Assessor
William D. Porter, III, CFR
Board of Health
Micheline Turgeon, CFR
Town Clerk
Katherine A. Kelly-Regan, CFR
Councilor-Hampshire Council
of Governments
Joseph C. Furnia
Housing Authority
James Sowell
Planning Board
Jay J. Joyce
R. Shawn Shepard
School Committee
Jennifer L. Curran
School Committee
One year unexpired vote for one
James J. Pietras, CFR
Commissioner of Burial Grounds
Ronald L. Harrop
Library Trustees
Three years vote for three
Linda M. Casey, CFR
Helen Z. Hurteau, CFR
Michele C. Pietras
Library Trustees
One year unexpired vote for one
Mary A. McDowell
Stephen A.
Chojnacki
My wife Nancy and I have lived
on Cold Spring Road for 28 years,
which is more than we have lived
in any of the places we have called
home in the past. We identify as
“from Belchertown.” The distinction deepens as every year passes,
because we have more at stake in this
community with each passing year.
We plan to stay.
I am on the ballot this May for
Planning Board member. This is a
position I presently occupy and am
asking to be returned for a fiveyear term. Although, my interests are primarily with that board,
I have served the town in the past
on the Mobile Home Rent Control
Board, Agricultural Commission,
Regional Planning Commissioner,
town Housing Authority Grievance
Officer and various commissions. I
have been with the Planning Board in
some capacity since 2000.
Professionally, I work for an agency of the USDA that provides financing for community service infrastructure in rural communities, such as
sewer and water systems, public safety, health and education, and other
public service facilities. The issues
of small town government to finance
and provide public services are familiar to me. I utilize community planning concepts.
Personally, my education was in
agriculture, biology and law. I maintain a limited practice in family law.
Served, US Army Reserve. Member
Swift River Sportsmans Club.
Associated with a number of local
non-profit organizations. Unaffiliated
voter. I keep horses, ducks and chickens so rural values are particularly
important to me.
Our town’s development pressures
have mitigated since the latest economic downturn, but they will eventually return. Belchertown is still attractive to new residential development.
The Planning Board’s mission is to
channel growth, keep it orderly and
balance the competing interests. We
all want a town where growth is welcome but community values are protected. I strive to follow the town code
and bylaws, but since not everything
is written in the rules, I approach the
position with an open mind.
I ask that you return me to the
Planning Board.
Candidate for
Granby Select Board
“As a life-long life resident of
Granby, I am running for Granby
Selectman because I truly love
my town, and many citizens have
urged me to seek the office for
the change Granby needs.
The people of Granby have
told me that Granby requires
more energized leadership to
address issues that get tabled, the
money spent on redundant studies, and the failure to get more
state, federal, and other grant
aid to help our town modernize
during this time of continually
expanding technology.
As your selectman I pledge to
monitor the new school building and renovation projects, will
push for a grant writer in coordination with our state senator and
representative, will work hard
to eliminate the perception that
‘inside politicians’ are running
Granby through increasing public
participation in all meetings, will
encourage town volunteers, and
work hard to ensure retention of
our most valued employees.
I, Stephen A. Chojnacki, humbly ask for your vote and help to
be elected in order to improve
the safety, health, and amenities
of our beloved Town of Granby
as we seek to modernize and
upgrade to preserve all the good
of our town’s life-style. Granby
needs positive change, and it is
my pledge to be cooperative,
innovative and most importantly
represent all of the people, not
just insiders. I look forward to
receiving the wonderful input I
have obtained since my candidacy began and look forward to
more discussion.”
Chojnacki, a life-long Granby
resident, is the son of Carl
(deceased) and Helen Chojnacki,
and has two Granby born brothers - Russell and Carl. Chojnacki
attended Granby Schools. He
was employed as a culinary
arts instructor at Westover Job
Corp for five years and taught
18 years at Putnam Vocational
High School also in culinary arts.
He also taught dietary science
at Science & Technology High
School, and later at Springfield
Academy for Excellence.
In addition, Chojnacki served
as a Pelham police officer for
four years, and as a deputy sheriff first administrative assistant
to the Hampden County Sheriff’s
Department Chief of Law
Enforcement for some 20 years.
Chojnacki is a graduate
of Johnson & Wales College
with an AS degree, graduated
Westfield State College (License
in Education), and graduated
from the Massachusetts Criminal
Justice Training Council Course.
He has successfully completed
multiple special and advanced
training courses regarding policing, CPR, homeland security,
school improvement planning,
team-building, collaborative
problem solving, and current
approaches to positive behavior
as well as transportation/traffic
issues.
—★—
Wayne Henry
Tack, Sr.
Candidate for Granby
Select Board
The first question you will be
asked is, “Why you would like
to be selectman?” The second
will be “What can you do for
the town to improve prospects
for the town’s people, and the
services offered to them by the
town departments. ”
First, I think it is a privilege
to serve on the board, and a
responsibility to attend all meetings possible. People depend on
you to be there when they have
something on the agenda.
Second, what you can do for
the town and the town’s people
is, to work together as a three
member board to resolve problems when they arise.
I served for nine years on the
board and we overcame some
very difficult problems, such
as buildings ruled unsafe and
unhealthy.
First we built a new highway
building, then we found real deal
on the building we purchased
for the COA, and also used it
for town offices. We then went
to work on the safety complex
and after some real hard work,
got that accomplished also.
We have some real challenging problems ahead, most in the
schools. Our children deserve a
better environment. I served on
most building committees and
roof repair committee for both
schools.
If the voters so desire, I
would like to do for the town as
I have in the past.
KEY ELECTION INFORMATION
Belchertown
The annual town election will
take place Monday, May 16 from
8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Belchertown
High School gymnasium. All precincts will vote here. Questions?
Contact the town clerk’s office at
323-0281.
Granby
The annual town election
will take place Monday, May
16 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at
the East Meadow School in
the cafeteria. All precincts will
vote here. Questions? Contact
the town clerk’s office at 4677177. Specimen ballots can be
seen at the Town Hall Annex,
C.O.A., Granby Public Library,
East Meadow School, Dressel’s
Service Station and the Granby
Post Office.
Absentee ballots available
Belchertown
Absentee ballots are available
at the town clerk’s office. People
may vote via absentee ballot up
until Friday, May 13 at 12 p.m.
Granby
Absentee ballots are available
at the town clerk’s office. The
last day to file will be Friday,
May 13 by 5 p.m.
Voter information
Do you know what precinct
you are? Not sure. Call the town
clerk’s office.
If you did not answer your
2016 town census, you might be
considered as inactive. To avoid
any problems at the election
polls, please call the town clerk’s
office to verify voting status.
Belchertown
Any questions or concerns can
be directed to Colleen ToothillBerte at the Belchertown Town
Hall, 323-0281.
Granby
Any questions or concerns
can be directed to Kathy KellyRegan at the Granby Town Hall
Annex, 467-7178.
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PAG E 9
2016 ELECTION
Meet the Candidates
★
Glen N. Sexton
Jennifer Curran
Select Board
School Committee
Glen has been a resident of
the Town of Granby for over 20
years with his wife and raising
their two daughters. He has been
employed by the Hampden County
Sheriff's Department for over 21
years and has received awards for
his leadership and dedication with
the department and in the community. He holds a degree from Quincy
College in Criminal Justice/Social
Science. He is currently an elected member and treasurer for the
Town of Granby Planning Board.
Throughout his years living in
Granby, Glen has been and continues to be involved in the community and schools. He continues to
volunteer his time when needed to
support the schools and community.
He was a member of the West Street
School Committee and coached
GAA girls basketball for five years.
Glen says his campaign platform
is simple.
“We need to work together as
a community to make a difference.
Meaning the elected and non-elected officials need to work together for the common goal, ‘the residents of Granby.’”
Granby is unique and a beautiful
town and is why he moved there
over 20 years ago to raise a family.
He said he has many friends who
have lived in Granby their entire
lives and others that moved to
Granby as he did. It is important
to him to know, respect and understand the needs and concerns of all.
To include the new families who
moved to Granby, the residents
who lived there for many years,
the senior citizens and everyone in
between.
Glen had decided to run for the
Select Board for one reason, to continue to help and serve the residents
of Granby in the capacity other than
the Granby Planning Board.
Born and raised in Granby, my
family has been in town since
1963. My two daughters, Autumn
and Danielle, graduated in 2012
and 2015 respectively. Currently, I
have twin sons, Seth and JP, in the
fifth grade. I am proud of our little
town and believe very much that
we can stay strong and celebrate
the fact that our graduating classes
are small, our teachers know our
children as well as the parents.
The Granby school district is
facing a difficult and uncertain
future. With unfunded state mandates rising every year and state
funding being cut or stagnated,
Granby is in need of a school
board that can work together in
new and different ways. We are
in need of staying competitive
and keeping Granby students
in Granby by building on our
strengths and finding new ways
to work together with surrounding
school districts.
Having been a part of the board
as an appointed member since
September 2015, the Granby
School Committee has formed a
strong and effective team ready
to meet the needs of all learners
in Granby. As a rural town, we
need to make our voices heard on
Capitol Hill while also understanding and respecting the values we
place on small class sizes, personalized education for all students
and looking toward to a new and
invigorated community among our
students and their families. While
the coming years certainly have
their challenges, Granby is experiencing a renewed energy with
citizens coming together in ways
we haven’t in a very long time.
With an eye toward reaching
across our borders, finding new
ways to collaborate with other districts to bring cost savings with-
GRANBY ★
out losing autonomy is a key area
of focus. Funding our schools in
a responsible, transparent manner; working with our teachers to
create a positive atmosphere and
ensuring that learners of all abilities are included and at the heart
of our curriculum are why I am
running for School Committee.
I believe I can continue to contribute to Granby schools and support teachers, paraprofessionals
and all those who make Granby
such a terrific place for our kids.
With a new school building on the
horizon and a re-energized community, we are on a truly exciting
path toward creating a school system to be very proud of. We have
a lot of work to do and I believe I
can be an integral part of the plan
toward excellence.
area. I also expect to be able to offer
much help in the transition from
our present Interim Superintendent
of Schools Judith Houle to our new
incoming Superintendent Sheryl
Stanton. I ask for your vote on
Monday, May 16.
—★—
Katherine A.
Kelly-Regan
—★—
Town Clerk
Jim Pietras
School Committee, one year
unexpired term
I am a life-long resident of
Granby and a retired educator from
the Granby Public Schools – spending 14 years as a grade 6 teacher in
the East Meadow School and then
24 years as the principal. I joined
the School Committee in 2013 as a
write–in candidate and would like to
continue to serve for one more year.
My goal is to always make the education of our children a top priority and to continue to offer support
and resources to our dedicated staff
working in the schools. Financial
constraints continue to be an issue
in Granby and we hope that working as a unified committee we will
be able to move forward and continue to offer a solid education for
our students. With my past experience in our schools, I will hopefully
continue to help make the best decisions that will move our school system forward to one of the best in the
I’ve been a resident of Granby
all my life, and I’ve held the position of Town Clerk for the last 20
years. I was elected in 1996. My
main goal is to always strive to
serve the public to the best of my
ability and knowledge.
I’m proud of what I’ve achieved
over these past 20 years as Town
Clerk. One of those accomplishments is when I passed the test
and became a Certified Municipal
Massachusetts Clerk (CMMC).
On Monday, May 16, please
take the time to vote, and support
the candidates of your choice.
Town government is the responsibility of the residents, and you can
make the difference!
I would be greatly honored if
you would consider casting a vote
for me, and I hope to see a good
turnout on May 16.
Thank you.
BCTV shows and schedule
Thursday, April 28
8 a.m. – School Committee meeting of April 12
10:00 a.m. – School Committee – Budget meeting of April 5
12 p.m. – Selectmen/Finance meeting of April 21
7 p.m. – School Committee meeting of April 12
9 p.m. – School Committee – Budget meeting of April 5
11 p.m. – Selectmen/Finance meeting of April 21
Friday, April 29
8 a.m. – Conversation with Pakman
6 p.m. – Conversation with Pakman
7 p.m. – CHCS – “Playing with Time” – Ch. 191
Saturday, April 30
4:30 p.m. – At the Dance with Tom and Deb
7 p.m. – CHCS – “Playing with Time”
9:30 p.m. – At the Dance with Tom and Deb
Sunday, May 1
9 a.m. – Evangel Assembly of Wilbraham
3:30 p.m. – B.U.C.C.
4:30 p.m. – St. Francis Roman Catholic Church
6 p.m. – Christ Community Church
7 p.m. – Hope United Methodist Church
Monday, May 2
9 a.m. – CHCS – “Playing with Time”
7 p.m. – Board of Health meeting – Ch. 191
Tuesday, May 3
8 a.m. – MaMedAssoc. – Prescription Drug Abuse
7 p.m. – MaMedAssoc. – Prescription Drug Abuse
Wednesday, May 4
9 a.m. – CHCS – “Playing with Time”
8 p.m. – Town Meeting Warrant Articles 2016 – Selectmen
Chair – Ron Aponte
The BCTV Studio is located at 68 State St., Belchertown.
BCTV channels are 191, 192 and 193. The BCTV schedule is available at www.Belchertown.org. On the main title
page select “residents,” click on Belchertown Community
Television. Selected BCTV shows are also available on Vimeo.
Go to www.Belchertown.org, go to quick links and click on
“watch meetings and events online.” The schedule is subject
to change.
The BCTV weather information system is broadcast on TV
channel 193 and displays the current weather conditions at
the BCTV station as well as, the current regional radar. This
service operates 24 hours a day with audio provided by the
National Weather Service from Albany N.Y., with forecasts,
storm and emergency warnings for the Pioneer Valley.
—★—
Joseph Furnia
Candidate for Granby Council
of Governments
As a 25-year resident of the
Town of Granby, I have been
involved in local government for
many years. In the early 1990's,
I was appointed to the Granby
Finance Committee and served
as a member for over 10 years.
Currently, I am chairman of the
Solid Waste Advisory Committee,
which was formed by the select
board two years ago in response to
the closing of the town landfill. I
was elected last year to the Granby
Housing Authority to a five-year
term.
I am currently seeking office
as the Granby representative on
the Council of Governments. An
organization not well known to
most town residents, the organization is composed of local 15 towns
and was formed after the county
government was disbanded over
a decade ago. Much of the focus
of the Council of Governments
is on leveraging the purchasing
power of the 15 communities to
save individual communities significant dollars by contracting with
vendors as a single entity; and,
looking at ways to share services.
My emphasis as a member of the
Council will be to continue to save
our community money through the
Council of Governments buying
consortium, and to look for opportunities to share services as a way
to control and reduce town expenditures.
On a personal note, I have been
married for over three decades to
my wife Gloria. I have two daughters, Christina and MaryJean;
and, two grandchildren, Liam and
Grace. I have been self-employed
for 25 years as an information
technology consultant and data
specialist; serving both insurance
companies and banks, domestically and internationally.
Join Cubs 507 at Weird
Science recruitment
BELCHERTOWN – St. Francis Pack 507 Cub Scouts
will host Weird Science Cub Scout recruitment Tuesday,
May 3, at Saint Francis Parish Community Center on
Park Street. The fun explodes at 6 p.m. as 507 mad
scientists (den leaders), will help youth grades kindergarten to fourth and those entering kindergarten in
September complete a circuit of scientific curiosities.
“I’m hoping Pack 57 will open its doors in their
parish hall, making Park Street ‘Fun Street’ for the
evening,” says 507 Cubmaster Gloria Fortunato. “To set
one night aside and have both units demonstrate Cub
Scouting’s family program would be a memorable time
for all no matter where you enroll.”
The pro-rated dues are $16 and the BSA registration/insurance is $18. If a member of Saint Francis of
Assisi, dues are waived. Bring a copy of immunization
records for each participating family member (youth,
parent/guardian, siblings and spouse) and sign up for
the unit tee shirt as St. Francis Pack 507 Cub Scouts is
launching its summertime program of outings, activities
and events.
If you have questions, Cubmaster Gloria has answers.
Call her at 323-0966 and get ready for adventures of the
Cub Scout kind.
PAGE 10
Family Fun Night celebrates
Screen Free Week
GRANBY
Staff, program cuts
outlined in budget
By Walter Hamilton
Correspondent
GRANBY – Five teaching positions, middle
school sports, some bus
transportation, elementary band, and some nursing services and physical
education offerings would
be cut, among a number of
other school needs, unless
a tax override is approved
by voters.
The Granby School
Committee on Monday
agreed by consensus to
leave those items in the
budget proposal, leaving a
budget deficit of $468,055
for next school year. That
figure will be presented
to the public May 2 at the
school budget hearing.
The deficit represents
the difference between
the $9,203,096 proposed
total school budget and the
$8,738,041 local appropriation allowed under
property tax constraints
and state aid to education.
The town Finance
Committee has maintained that it will not
use Stabilization Fund
money to plug a gap in the
school budget, leaving a
Proposition 21/2 override
the only way to increase
the local appropriation.
If an override is not
passed by voters, the following cuts would go into
effect:
The number of firstgrade classes at West
Street School will be cut
from three to two, leaving two teachers, each of
whom would have 22 or 23
students in their classes. A
third grade teaching position would be cut, leaving
two teachers, each with
23 or 24 students in their
classes. Those cuts would
save $125,053
A cut of one teacher
at East Meadow School
would leave the remaining
two fourth grade teachers
Lions Club planning
pancake breakfast
GRANBY – The
Granby Lions Club is
planning a pancake breakfast for Saturday, May 7
from 7 to 10 a.m. at the
Church of Christ, 235
State St. in Granby.
The breakfast will cost
$5 for adults and children
under the age of 5 are
free.
The menu includes pancake, sausage, coffee/tea,
juice and milk.
Donations go toward
the Granby Lions
Community Outreach
Programs.
each with 27 or 28 students
in their classes. That would
save $48,504.
An English/Social
Studies teacher would be
cut at the high school. The
cut saving $76,666 would
result in fewer elective
offerings and higher numbers in the elective offerings that remain.
One of the district’s
three physical education
teaching positions would
be cut, leaving two teachers to provide instruction
at the elementary and
junior-senior high schools.
Some elementary offerings would be eliminated,
as would electives for high
school juniors and seniors.
It would save $62,114
Instrumental music
instruction would be cut at
the East Meadow School,
eliminating the fourth
grade band and impacting
the fifth grade band. Only
See BUDGET CUTS, Page 12
PRAYER | from Page 7
dates back to April 30, 1863,
when President Lincoln
issued a proclamation. He
wrote, “We have been the
recipients of the choicest
bounties of heaven. We have
been preserved, these many
years, in peace and prosperity. We have grown in numbers, wealth and power, as no
other nation has ever grown.
But we have forgotten God.
We have forgotten the gra-
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cious hand which preserved
us in peace, and multiplied
and enriched and strengthened us; and we have vainly
imagined, in the deceitfulness
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some superior wisdom and
virtue of our own. Intoxicated
with unbroken success, we
have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity
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Power, to confess our national sins, and to pray for clemency and forgiveness.”
In 1952 Congress passed a
law calling on each President
to set aside an appropriate day as a National Day
of Prayer. On May 5, 1988,
President Reagan signed
a bill, passed unanimously
by Congress, making the
first Thursday of May the
National Day of Prayer.
Millions of Americans, in
their own cities and towns
and representing all faiths,
will be praying with those
gathering on the Belchertown
Common.
The National Day of
Prayer has been observed
on the common for several
years. This year’s observance
will include music, prayer
and readings from the Bible.
The event will be held rain
or shine and all are welcome
to attend.
Storyteller Eshu Bumpus will be at Cold Spring
School Friday, May 6 to help provide entertainment
during Screen Free Week.
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PTO and Clapp Memorial
Library are working together to promote Screen Free
Week, May 1-7.
This week is recognized
nationally to help families
eliminate or at least limit
the amount of time everyone spends on screens. For
more information go to
http://www.screenfree.org/.
The library and CSSR
PTO will be providing
a fun Bingo game sheet
with activities to complete
throughout the week.
There will be a special
event on Friday, May 6 at
6:30 p.m. at Cold Spring
School to celebrate with
families their efforts in
being screen free. Nationally renowned storyteller,
Eshu Bumpus, will provide wonderful entertainment by telling a variety of
African, African-American
and World folktales using
music, humor, and mystery.
Children can bring their
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Welcome To GRANBY
Young scientists bud at library
GRANBY
MEETINGS
•
Monday, May 2
6:30 p.m. – Select Board meeting at Senior
Center large meeting room
•
Tuesday, May 3
6:30 p.m. – Historic District Commission at Old
Carnegie Library bottom floor
•
Wednesday, May 4
7 p.m. – Charter Days Committee at Old
Carnegie Library top floor
GRANBY – A Young
Scientists Parent and Child
Workshop will be held at
the Granby Public Library
Saturday, May 7 from 10:30
a.m. to 12 p.m.
In this workshop instructors will talk about ways to
encourage and build on a
child’s natural inquisitiveness, and they’ll have lots
of things for the parent and
child/scientist to explore
together.
Childcare will be available during the parent
GPS holding annual Car Show
GRANBY
– The
Granby Preservation
Society will be holding its
second annual Car Show
June 18 from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. behind Kellogg Hall,
located at 250 State St.,
Granby.
The entry fee is $10 per
car, truck or tractor. For
those who enter online
before June 1, their name
will be put into a special
drawing.
Admission is free to the
public. For more information visit granbypreservationsociety.org.
their ages when registering.
The Granby Library is
located at 297 East State
St. (Route 202) in Granby.
To pre-register by phone,
call the library during open
hours at 413-467-3220.
The program is made
possible with funding from a Coordinated
Family and Community
Engagement grant from the
MA Department of Early
Education and Care, administered by the Collaborative
for Educational Services.
learning session, which will
be followed by fun parentchild activities. Parents of
children birth to 5 years old
are welcome to attend. See
more information at http://
www.collaborative.org/
events-and-courses/youngscientists.
Pre-register at the website above or at the Granby
Library. The workshop is
free with free childcare
available. If childcare is
needed, please indicate the
number of children and
Golf tourney to benefit
preservation society
GRANBY – The Granby
Preservation Society is holding its second annual golf
tournament June 25 at 1 p.m.
at Westover Golf Course.
Sign up online before June
1 to be entered into a special
drawing. For more information visit granbypreservationsociety.org.
Real estate
tax bills due
GRANBY – The fiscal
year 2016 fourth quarter
real estate tax bills are
due May 2. If you have
any questions, please
call Town Collector
Karen Stellato at 413467-7170.
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GRANBY
Clerk reminders
Town Meeting
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday,
May 9 at the Granby Jr. Sr. High School in the gymnasium
at 7 p.m. There will also be a Special Town Meeting along
with the Annual Town Meeting.
All residents participating must be a registered voter.
Check in will be at the front main entrance to the high
school. Eligible voters will receive a card at the check
in station. The doors will open at 6:15 p.m. for check in.
Check in is by precinct and then by street name.
Voters may view the warrant for this meeting at the following public buildings the Town Hall Annex at 215 B
West State St., Select Board’s office at the COA building
located at 10 West State St, the Granby Post Office, Public
Library, Center Pharmacy and Dressel’s Service Station.
The warrant may also be viewed on the town’s website
at www.granby-ma.gov.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to Kathy
Kelly-Regan at the Granby Town Hall Annex, 467-7178.
BUDGET CUTS | from
Page 10
the sixth grade band would
remain as it is. It woud save
$32,893
The elimination of middle
school sports for seventh and
eighth graders would affect
50 students who participate
in girls soccer and boys and
girls basketball. That would
save $62,114
Also to be cut would be a
half-time guidance counselor at the Junior-Senior High
School, saving $35,038; a
full-time nurse position
would be made half-time,
saving $23,038; a special
education paraprofessional
post eliminated, saving
$8,423 and $17,500 heating/
ventilation/air conditioning
work would be put off.
Transportation cuts would
include: eliminate middle
school sports buses $4,800;
a late school bus, $12,000;
and one of the eight regular school bus runs, saving
$61,040, that would result
in some longer school bus
runs.
School supplies would be
cut by $4,811
The budget cuts, above,
were added to previously
approved budget tightening
measures that reduced the
deficit from nearly $1 million as follows:
• $40,000 to hire a computer network technician
• $20,000 for special
education transportation,
achieved by moving four
students from out of district
placements to a new Social
Emotional Learning Class
SEL at the Junior-Senior
High School. The savings will help fund a new
SEL teaching position. The
$50,000 per year tuition for
each of four out-of-district
placements will also be used
to fund the new in-house
special education teaching
position and required contracted professional consultant services.
• $14,200 for sick leave
buyback due to fewer retirements than expected
• $70,000 for contingencies such as emergency
building repairs, leaving
$5,000 for such emergency
situations
• $22,089, representing one half the salary of
the Maintenance/Custodian
worker that had been fully
funded in the school budget.
The other half is paid by the
town Department of Public
Works.
• $2,500 for bottled water.
The schools’ problems with
lead in its water have been
solved.
• $254 for telephone service
• $23,000 for GJHS roof
and heating, ventilation air
conditioning repairs across
the district
• $39,900 for a new van,
vacuum, snow blower and
floor scrubber. The Ford
Windstar van, used to shuttle
meals and materials between
schools and transport
sports teams, is rusting out.
Selectmen might be asked to
place a separate article on the
Town Meeting warrant for its
replacement from stabilization money.
• $20,732 to cut a part-time
middle school art teacher.
• $12,000 for finance technology
• $72,172 for computer
hardware/infrastructure
upgrades that had included
Netbooks for classes, projectors and wiring in the office
and hallways.
• $1,246 for music supplies
• $2,500 for West Street
School computer hardware
• $4,000 for athletic field
maintenance
• $9,000 in School Committee expenses
CPA ARTICLE | from Page 1
Parson’s field is perhaps the
oldest formal playing field
in town and has a softball
and a baseball diamond.
Stone walls above field
level are on the Jabish Street
side and below field level on
the Jensen Street side. Old
and crumbling steps lead to
field level from both sides.
Natle said the rehabilitation
project will repair the walls
and also install a handicapped access way from
Jensen Street.
Window replacement at
the Belchertown Housing
Authority’s Everett Acres
senior housing complex
would receive $98,000 and
also be bonded. Natle said
the entire project will cost
much more and most will
be funded by the state but
the project meets one of
the core missions of the
CP Committee by helping
with a community housing
project that supports town
residents.
Another $70,000 would
be allocated to the purchase
of the Holland Glen forest conservation area from
the private Belchertown
Historical Association.
The total cost to acquire
45 acres off Amherst Street
is $187,000, said LeeAnne
Connolly, conservation
DEFICIT | from Page 1
the elimination of the fifth
grade band, among others,
like teacher positions and
some funding reductions.
Fees were increased at the
high school for athletics in
order to help fund junior
varsity sports.
Finance Committee
Chairwoman Lynne Raymer
said the three main reasons for the shortfall in
this year’s budget were:
an increase of $260,000
for Pathfinder Regional
Vocational Technical High
School, a 6 percent increase
for health insurance, and
level funds from the state.
After all was said and done
Thursday night, the boards
closed the budget gap to a
$7,000 deficit.
T h e S p e c i a l To w n
Meeting warrant was posted April 25 and the Town
Meeting warrant will be
posted May 2.
Library Teen Advisory
Board
During Thursday’s meeting Sheila McCormick,
Clapp Memorial Library
director, requested the
town consider funding the
Teen Advisory Board program. She said it was first
established with a two-year
$15,000 grant, which started October 2014 and will
administrator, with the
remainder funded through
a state land grant.
“This is the town’s contribution. We’re just taking
it out of CPA instead of the
general fund,” Natle said.
Thomas Stockton, president of the historical association, said it was probably
in the 1920s when the land
was given to the association.
“We were the only show
in town to preserve something in those days,” he
said. “It’s really not our
mission to hold property,”
he said.
The move will preserve
the land, through which
Hop Brook tumbles and
falls, and provide the association with funds for other
projects.
The on-going work of
Veterans Graves Officer
Vincent Viglione to restore
and preserve veterans’
graves would get $5,000
and the outdoor basketball court above the tennis courts at Chestnut Hill
Community School would
be refurbished for another
$9,000.
Restoration and preservation of the stained glass
window on the south side
of Clapp Memorial Library
would cost $16,500. The
north window was restored
about 10 years ago. And
the CP Committee is asking voters to commit
$20,000 to the assisted living facility to be developed
at the former Belchertown
State School. The contribution would improve the
chances to receive a state
grant because, Natle said,
“it shows the town is in
favor of this project.”
To w n A c c o u n t a n t
Jill Panto said the town
is expected to collect
$260,000 in CP funds this
expire September this year.
“The usage of the library
is quite high,” she said, adding that TAB was created to
help “close the gap when the
Teen Center was closed.”
McCormick said teen
program attendance, since
TAB has been in place, has
increased by 220 percent.
“It is working and the
investment of teens is really quite high,” she said.
She provided letters to
the boards written unsolicited by the teens that express
their feelings of not wanting
TAB to disappear.
“It’s inspiring to see how
interested and involved they
are,” said McCormick. “I
want to keep them there.”
While the programs are
free for teens to participate
it, McCormick said funding
is needed to pay for library
staff to provide supervision
and guidance once the grant
runs out in September. She
requested $4,269 to run the
program because the grant
is no longer available.
After hearing from
McCormick, the Finance
Committee agreed to recommend increasing library
funding to allow for the
TAB program to remain in
place. Board of Selectman
Chairman Ronald Aponte
supported the recommendation, saying he would
like to “look long and
hard” to find the money to
support the program.
MOOSE SIGHTING
This moose was spotted in the area of Pine
Street on April 7. Send your wildlife photos
to [email protected] to see them published in The Sentinel.
Pathfinder budget
Also discussed during Thursday’s meeting was the town’s share
of Pathfinder Regional
Vocational Technical High
School’s budget. Push back
on the budget has been
brought up in neighboring communities. It was
said during the meeting
that the town has asked
its own school district to
meet a lower number, why
can’t they do the same with
Pathfinder.
“I think it’s reasonable to
ask Pathfinder to sharpen
their pencils and come back
with a new number,” said
Edward Boscher, finance
committee member.
Brougham agreed to
keep an open dialog with
Pathfinder.
Short-term bonding
Come May 2 the town
is expected to receive the
appraisal from the state
of the former Patrick
Center, which was already
approved for purchase at
Special Town Meeting,
according to Brougham.
No price was included
however.
The prevailing use, said
Selectman Nick O’Connor,
is multi-use recreational,
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year. The state is expected to contribute an additional 18 percent of what
the town collects, she said.
State contributions have
been falling since 2007,
when there was last a 100
percent match.
Town Treasurer Lisa
Banner said the town
would issue short-term
bonds paying less than one
percent based on the ability of the CP Committee to
collect taxes.
without reusing the building that currently stands
there. Whatever is determined for the land will
be “something that fits
in the educational camp u s ,” s a i d O ’ C o n n o r.
Without knowing what
price the state will give
Belchertown for the land
at 47 State St., a discussion
about short-term bonding was brought up during
Thursday’s meeting. The
bond could also include
$270,000 to remove an
underground storage tank at
Chestnut Hill Community
School as well as other
capital expenditures.
BCTV
During the budget discussion Thursday night,
O’Connor suggested
looking at reducing the
amount of money given to
Belchertown Community
Television.
He said as part of contract negotiation with
Charter, the town receives
Public Education Grant
money. Currently all of that
money is given to BCTV,
which is close to $50,000.
O’Connor suggested capping that at $26,000.
The Finance Committee
favored that suggestion, as
long as the PEG money can
properly be used elsewhere
in the town’s budget.
B E L C H E RT O W N
– The Jabish Brook
Middle School student
council is hosting a paint
night to raise money
for the Jimmy Fund, a
branch of the DanaFarber Cancer Institute.
The event will be
Thursday, May 5 at
Bistro 21 at Cold Spring
Country Club at 6:30
p.m. The session will
last about one hour, with
order access to the kitchen and bar.
Tickets are 430 and
there is a 50-person
m a x i m u m . R eg i s t e r
at www.jabishbrook.
eventsmart.com.
Trivia night
at Clapp
Memorial
Library
B E L C H E RTOW N
– Do you enjoy watching Jeopardy? Are you
the Trivial Pursuit champ
in your home? Well, this
program is for you!
Join this group Friday,
April 29 at Clapp Memorial
Library for a trivia contest.
The fun starts at 7 p.m. and
participants are encouraged
to come as teams, preferably between two to five
people.
Judges include
Belchertown's own Nina
Mulligan, a two-time
Jeopardy winner herself. There will be prizes
for winning teams and
refreshments will be
served. Participants must
be 16 years of age and up.
Registration is preferred
but not required.
Fashion show
at IHM
GRANBY – The
Men’s and Women’s Club
of Immaculate Heart of
Mary parish on Route
202 in Granby will host
a fashion show Saturday,
April 30 at 11 a.m.
School campus sees traffic pattern change
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BELCHERTOWN
– Parents dropping their
children off at school
Monday morning were
greeted with new traffic patterns on the district’s main
campus.
Following several months
of discussion, the Healthy
and Safer Schools subcommittee decided to look at
modifying the traffic flow
at three of the schools in
hopes to make it “safer for
everyone,” according to
Director of Buildings and
Grounds Robert LaChance.
Tighe & Bond conducted
a study of the traffic flow
at Swift River Elementary,
and Belchertown High
schools. Their recommendations included short-term
and long-term goals.
LaChance said the biggest changes have been
made at SRE and CHC
schools, with some oneway thruways being created. More signage has been
posted, as well as more
roadway markings.
LaChance said the changes, which were made over
the April school vacation,
were done at a minimal
cost. He said the signage
for all three schools totaled
$1,200, and the line paintings added another $1,200.
A phase two, or longterm solutions, is being
eyed. However, the cost to
implement those changes
would amount to anywhere between $15,000 and
$20,000, which put them
out of reach in the next budget cycle.
At Swift River
Elementary, LaChance said
the overall goal was to calm
the traffic flow. He said
double yellow lines were
painted around the school
to indicate that it is a twoway roadway. He said gore
islands have been created to
throttle down the traffic.
In addition, a stop sign
was added for motorists
who are heading up to the
school from the high school.
LaChance said markings
have been added to indicate
to motorists to travel behind
the school. There have been
lines added and one-ways to
restrict traffic flow in areas.
will see the biggest changes
with three of the four parking lot roadways becoming
one-way.
LaChance said the first
lot (closes to the fields) will
remain two-way for traffic. However, the middle
lot will be one-way traveling toward the old wooden
playground, and the upper
lot and in front of the school
becoming one way heading
toward Route 202.
Gore islands have been
painted and a lot of one-way
arrows have been added
to help motorists with the
changes. LaChance said
stop signs were also added
at the end of the parking
lots, indicating that motorists do not have the right
away when exiting the lots
into the roadways. Double
yellow lines have also been
added to indicate where
two-way traffic is allowed.
Very little was changed
at the high school. A stop
sign was relocated closer to
Springfield Road and some
line stripes were added as
well as cross walks. The
biggest change at the high
school is part of the longterm plan, which will be to
create a separate entrance
and exit at the Chestnut Hill
Community School side.
LaChance said the new
traffic patterns will take
some getting used to by
motorists; however, in the
long run it will create a
safer environment for everyone. The school resource
officer will be on hand to
help with any confusion as
the transition is made.
“Our main emphasis is to
slow traffic down through
calming effects,” said
LaChance.
School Committee Chairman Richard Fritsch said
the traffic at the schools,
especially at the elementary
school, was a “very dangerous situation.”
Fritsch said the school
cut-throughs were never
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There will be crafters,
plants, “Old Bag Sale,” free
House Tours, sale items
and raffle prizes. All pro-
ceeds to benefit the museum, which is located at 20
Maple St. Belchertown. The
opening day will run from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m.
FAIR | from Page 1
“The Fair Committee did
a good job vetting this bid,”
Brougham said. Proceeds
from the midway vendor
are used to defray costs for
police patrols and other fair
expenses, he said.
Fiesta will also provide
six towers of lighting and
10 two-sided benches for
the common during the fair.
It will also offer 30,000 discount coupons.
review the rates. We try to
keep the wastewater treatment plant as self sufficient
as we can,” he said.
Users of the south end
system will now pay $746
per year for each equivalent dwelling unit (EDU)
and the users of the system
in the center of town will
pay $839 per year per EDU.
An EDU is used to approximate the amount of flow
into the sewer system for
different types of users and
establishes a single family
home as the baseline. A restaurant, for example, would
be charged more than one
EDU, with the amount
based on the number of
seats in the facility.
of $30,000 to be paid to the
committee for the right to
operate the midway and
amusements at the annual three-day fair. Fiesta
bid $30,501 compared to
Fanelli’s $28,500. Fiesta’s
proposal calls for 14 rides
to be offered at the fair
compared to the 11 Fanelli
offered.
Wrist bands that entitle
the wearer to ride all rides
on fair Friday were priced
at $24 by Fiesta while
Fanelli would have charged
$26, which resulted in a
cheer from one parent in
the room. Amanda Saklad
said she has three children
and the small savings is
meaningful.
SEWER COSTS RISE
Selectmen also voted to
increase by $40 a year the
sewer bill paid by a typical
homeowner.
Rising costs to maintain
and operate the system
resulted in the recommended increase,” Brougham
said. “Periodically we
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Chestnut Hill Community School has seen the greatest traffic change with oneways implemented in three of the four roadways. Signage and road markings
have been added to alert motorists to the change.
The traffic pattern at Swift River Elementary School has been changed to
include more markings and signage such as: double yellow lines, stops signs
and one-way markings.
meant to be thruways. He
said the new traffic patterns
will make it safer for pedestrians and other motorists.
It is not uncommon for
accidents to happen on the
school campus.
His message to motorists
who visit the school campus: “Pay attention to the
signage.”
A message was sent to
Belchertown families and
staff by Superintendent
Karol Coffin over the week-
end that said, “Beginning
next week please be alert
for traffic pattern changes around Chestnut Hill
Elementary School and
Swift River Elementary
School. These changes in
traffic flow are to increase
the safety of our students
on the school grounds and
when they cross the parking
lots.”
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EDUCATION
School Lunch MenuMay 2 - May 5
Cold Spring and Swift River School
Lunches cost $2.50. Students can choose
between the main meal or grab and go lunch.
All grab and go lunches come with veggies,
fruit and milk. Options are: Monday: cereal, 4 oz.
100 percent juice, 1 oz. of cheese stick, package whole grain snacks, 4 oz. low fat yogurt;
Tuesday: bagel with cream cheese, jelly, 4 oz.
low fat yogurt, cheese stick; Wednesday: sunbutter and jelly sandwich, 4 oz. 100 percent
juice, package whole grain snacks; Thursday:
ham and cheese on whole wheat roll, package
whole grain snacks, and 4 oz. 100 percent juice;
Friday: sunbutter and fluff sandwich, 4 oz. 100
percent juice, package whole grain snacks
Monday, May 2: Macaroni and cheese, broccoli, peas, peaches, milk
Tuesday, May 3: Spaghetti and meat sauce,
Caesar salad, carrots, blueberries in a cloud,
whole grain cookie, milk
Wednesday, May 4: Toasted cheese on
whole wheat bread, tomato soup, macaroni,
corn, applesauce, milk
Thursday, May 5: Stick Day! Ham stick,
cheese stick, whole grain pretzel sticks, carrot
sticks, celery sticks, lowfat dip, fresh fruit on a
stick, milk
Friday, May 6: Pizza, green beans, baked
beans, cup of strawberries, milk
Chestnut Hill Community School
Lunches cost $2.60. CHCS has four lunch
choices in addition to the hot meal – a salad
meal, a bagel meal, a cereal meal and a wrap.
CHCS offers the following as additional lunch
choices: Cereal bowl, 4 oz. 100 percent juice,
1 oz. cheese stick, 4 oz. yogurt; salad meal
– garden salad with croutons, cheese stick and
4 oz. yogurt; or bagel with cream cheese, 4
oz. yogurt and 1 oz. cheese. Other options are:
Monday: tuna wrap; Tuesday: chicken salad
wrap; Wednesday: sunbutter & fluff sandwich;
Thursday and Friday: always something extra.
All with whole grain snack. The alternative
comes with all fruit, vegetables and milk that
come with the main meals of the day.
Monday, May 2: Pancakes, syrup, sausage,
or teriyaki dippers, breadstick, baby carrots,
hash brown, applesauce, milk
Tuesday, May 3: Chicken nuggets, dinner
roll, barbecue sauce, or sloppy Joe on whole
wheat roll, potato puffs, vegetarian baked
beans, pears, milk
Wednesday, May 4: Cheeseburger or BBQ
chicken, buttered noodles, dinner roll, potato
wedges, broccoli, mixed fruit, milk
Thursday, May 5: Personal pizza or soft
warm whole wheat pretzel, cheese sauce,
yogurt, green beans, Caesar salad, cup of
strawberries, milk
Friday, May 6: Fish sticks, tartar sauce, oven
fries, or cheese quesaillas, salsa, chicken noodle soup, cole slaw, carrots, peaches, milk
Jabish Brook Middle School
Lunch cost $2.75. Choices for lunch include
a wrap of the day and a bagel meal. Salads
with a variety of protein choices are made
every day. Daily wrap choice: Monday: Caesar
chicken wrap; Tuesday: buffalo chicken wrap;
Wednesday: turkey bacon wrap; Thursday: buffalo chicken wrap; Friday: tuna salad wrap.
Fresh fruit is available every day.
Monday, May 2: Personal pizza, or buffalo
chicken, whole wheat roll, lettuce and tomato,
broccoli, vegetarian baked beans, applesauce,
milk
Tuesday, May 3: Taco salad or chicken fajitas, brown rice, carrots, green beans, mixed
fruit, mini chocolate chip cookie, milk
Wednesday, May 4: Chicken nuggets or
mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, sweet potato fries, dinner roll, corn, pears, milk
Thursday, May 5: Whole grain stuffed crust
pizza or meatball grinder on whole wheat roll,
Caesar salad, cucumbers, whole grain cookie,
peaches, milk
Friday, May 6: Pretzel Bosco stick (2) or
cheeseburger, potato wedges, baby carrots,
warm apple slices, milk
Belchertown High School
Lunch cost $2.75. A sandwich wrap and a
pizza choice is available every day. Daily wrap
choice: Monday: ham and cheese; Tuesday:
buffalo chicken; Wednesday: chicken salad;
Thursday: General Tso chicken; Friday: Tuna
salad. Fresh fruit is available every day.
Monday, May 2: Chicken nuggets, barbeque
sauce, or baked potato, cheese sauce, broccoli,
cheese filled breadstick, seasoned brown rice,
vegetables, carrots, broccoli, mixed fruit, milk
Tuesday, May 3: Chili, bread bowl, corn,
mixed vegetables, applesauce, milk, or taco bar
Wednesday, May 4: Buffalo tenders (4
piece), green beans, roasted sweet potato, dinner roll, cup of strawberries, milk, or pasta bar
Thursday, May 4: Chicken parmesan on
whole wheat roll or sliced turkey, ham, potatoes au gratin, dinner roll, pasta salad, corn,
peas and carrots, peaches, milk
Friday, May 5: Assorted toasted cheese or
meatball grinder on whole wheat roll, cream
broccoli soup, crackers, potato salad, vegetarian baked beans, pears, milk
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Monday, April 25 – Friday, June 10
SRE, Grades 2 and 3: Unified Arts Enrichment
Program. Computer Coding, American Ninja
Warrior Jr., Electronics, Art Exploration or
Board Games Fun held during recess.
Friday, April 29
CSS, No School, pre-k and kindergarten only
CHCS, School Banking Day
CHCS, Musical, Playing with Time, 7 p.m.,
BHS auditorium
CHCS, Report cards issued
JBMS, Report cards issued. May also be viewed
on PowerSchool
BHS, Report cards mailed home
•
Saturday, April 30
CHCS, Musical, Playing with Time, 7 p.m.,
BHS auditorium
•
Tuesday, May 3
CHCS, PTO meeting, CHCS library, 6:30 to
7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 3 – Thursday, May 5
SRE, ELA PARCC assessment for grade 3 only
CHCS, PARCC testing for grades 4 and 5
CSS – Cold Spring School
SRE – Swift River Elementary School
CHCS – Chestnut Hill Community School
JBMS – Jabish Brook Middle School
BHS – Belchertown High School
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decided to take a look in
her own trash to see what
could be recycled, composted or reused. Once she
implemented all of those
practices, she realized there
was still a lot of trash left
over. This is what she calls
“true trash.”
Leelyn said it was
mostly food packaging
that remained after recycling and reusing. She said
approximately one-third of
waste is plastic packaging.
There are seven different
types of plastics, according to Leelyn. She warned
attendees not to be fooled
by the chasing arrows on
plastics. She said those
arrows don’t mean the item
is recyclable. It means it’s
made of plastic.
“I asked myself, ‘How
can I use my creative ability to solve this problem’,”
said Leelyn, speaking about
reusing plastic bags.
That’s when she came
up with the idea to upcycle
them.
Leelyn explained the process as simply turning plastic bags into usable fabric.
She’s developed three dif-
Participants in the Upcycle program at the Council on Aging proudly display
their finished products.
ferent methods for creating
her line of products. Using
common household items
like plastic bags, an iron,
glue, scissors, duct tape and
fabric one can also create
such items.
Friday night’s presentation included a hands-on
workshop using one of
Leelyn’s three methods to
creating “material” from
plastic bags.
First, attendees chose
plastic wrappings from
a mound of trash. Many
decided to stick with a
theme, such as dog-related
items, flowers, candy and
even coffee. From there
they cut patterns from the
trash they wanted on their
“material.” Following a
template, they placed the
trash between two clear
empty cereal bags and then
ironed it together – between
parchment papers.
Once all the plastics were
stuck together they trimmed
the excess, attached some real
fabric by using a glue stick,
folded it following the pattern, and sealed it all together
using colorful duct tape. A
couple of pieces of Velcro
were added to the flap and
the finished product revealed
a bag that resembled a clutch
purse.
All the ladies in attendance
went home with their finished
product – and a lesson on
how to turn trash to treasure.
Women sort through piles of plastic bags and wrappers, choosing with which they’d like to create a
small bag.
Getting
the
proper
fold on
a bag is
important for
designs
to line
up.
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CLARK HIT SINKS
Lady Orioles
Turley Publications staff photo by Dave Forbes
Granby’s Jordan Kennedy
(18) follows through on her
swing.
Belchertown jumps
out to 5-0 lead
Lady Rams
roll past
Ware
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
WARE – Patience can be a
great virtue in many aspects
of life. Standing at the plate in
a softball batter’s box is definitely one of them.
The Granby softball team
showed great restraint throughout the contest as the Lady
Rams drew 15 walks and scattered six hits as they downed
Ware, 13-1, in the wet weather
on Friday afternoon.
Granby jumped out to a 3-0
lead with three in the top of
the first. The Lady Rams then
added two in the second, five
Pitcher
Magaret Dull
delivers a
pitch in the
first inning.
CHICOPEE - Not only was
Chicopee junior right-hander
Zariha Clark the winning pitcher
in a varsity softball game for the
first time against Valley Wheel
League rival Belchertown, she
also performed very well at the
plate.
The Lady Pacers were trailing, 5-4, when Clark, who went
3-for-4 with three RBIs, stepped
into the batter’s box with two
outs and with two runners in
scoring position in the bottom
of the seventh inning. She hit a
popup that landed fair between
three Belchertown fielders along
the foul line behind third base
scoring both runners giving
the Lady Pacers a dramatic 65 come-from-behind victory at
▲
Felicia Verville
runs out a
slow roller in
front of the
plate.
See LADY ORIOLES, Page 19
See LADY RAMS, Page 18
▲
Infielder
Lauren
LeBlanc fields
a grounder.
Mustangs rally to
overtake Rams
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Turley Publications photos by Gregory A. Scibelli
Hayden Bennes makes a throw Jack Kamins rounds third and Catcher Jonathan Ingram fires
to first.
goes to score.
the ball back to the pitcher.
Orioles improve to .500 with rout of Tigers
By Gregory A. Scibelli
[email protected]
B E L C H E RT OW N – A
Belchertown team that did not
reach the tournament last season
is off to a good start this year, taking down the Westfield Technical
Academy 14-3 last Friday afternoon and raising their record to
2-2 for the season.
Though it is late April, the
Orioles have had a lot of rainouts,
and faced the Tigers in just their
fourth game of the season.
The Orioles used a nine-batter
inning to start the game, scored
four runs, and they were able to
play great defense and back up
a great pitching effort from Jack
Kamins.
Kamins would lead off the bottom of the first inning by reaching
on an error.
He would be followed by a
single from Jonathan Ingram.
Jackson Dziel would walked to
load the bases.
Johnny Camerota would single
home a pair of runs to make it 20. A hit from Carl Teschke and a
walk with the bases loaded would
make it 4-0.
In the top of the second inning,
the Tigers threatened early, but
Kamins got out of the inning
See ORIOLES, Page 19
MONSON - When Monson
senior Nate Lobik was a freshman, he won a total of five
games for the varsity baseball
team. Lobik’s fifth win of that
season came on the road against
Granby by the final score of 123.
The Mustangs were able to
snap a two-game losing streak
against the Rams last Friday and
Lobik got the job done with his
bat this time.
With the score tied 5-5 and
the bases loaded with one out
in the top of the sixth inning,
Lobik, who started at third base,
grounded into a fielder’s choice,
which brought home the goahead run. The Mustangs managed to hang on the rest of the
way for a 6-5 win in a Bi-County
League crossover game.
“We started off slowly in this
game, which has been one of
our problems all season long,”
said Monson head coach Craig
Szado. “We did make a comeback in the fifth inning by taking
advantage of a couple of their
mistakes and we took the lead
in the next inning. My guys just
kept battling right to the end.”
The Mustangs, who began this
week’s action with a 2-5 overall
record, pulled out an 11-10 victory against Sabis in the consolation game of the Tantasqua tournament, last Tuesday, April 19.
While the Mustangs hadn’t
had very much success during
the first two weeks of the regular
season, the Rams began the season by winning five of their first
six games.
“We built a 5-1 lead in this
game by taking advantage of
a couple of mistakes that they
made,” said Granby head coach
Jim Woods. “Then they had that
big inning, which killed us. We
just have to stay in the moment
a little better than we did and
make the simple plays.”
The start of last Friday’s game
between Monson and Granby
See GRANBY, Page 20
PAGE 18
SPORTS
BLL opens up 2016 season
BELCHERTOWN – The
Belchertown Little League
opened the season with a
slate of contests over the
past week.
DF Plumbing - 4
Remax - 3
Ryan Zawistowski outdueled Tyler Laramee in
a complete game 4-hitter, striking out eight, in
a rematch of last year’s
championship game on
Opening Day. Laramee
went four innings, pitching
a 3-hitter, striking out nine.
For DF, they built an
early 4-1 lead on an RBI
single from Nolan Otto,
a wild pitch, and a tworun single by Connor
Gregoire. Remax closed
the gap with two runs on
an RBI grounder from
Jacob Chaisson. Tyler
McDonald also had a hit
for DF, while Laramee had
two hits and Ryan Murphy
and Craig Howe added
one apiece for Remax.
Defense also played a key
role for both teams as DF
2B Matt Ryczek snared
two hard grounders and
RF Evan Diaz threw out
a runner at second. For
Remax, Murphy robbed
Zawistowski of an extra
base hit, catching a fly ball
to right field.
Belchertown - 18
Northampton - 0
Belchertown pitchers
and hitters ruled the day
in this opening-day tilt.
Pitchers Owen Raines and
Graham Perlak combined
on a perfect game, striking
out 11 of 12 hitters along
the way. On offense, the
team put up runs in each of
the first three innings, highlighted by home runs from
Brady Dulude and Owen
Raines and triples from
Chris Ingram, Zack Jenks,
and Ryan Zawistowski.
Ingram, Austin Endelos
and Jack Gelinas led the
way with three hits apiece
in the 15-hit attack.
LUDLOW SPIKES BELCHERTOWN
BELCHERTOWN
– The Ludlow boys
volleyball team topped
Belchertown, 25-23,
25-14, 15-25, 25-15 on
Friday, April 22.
Belchertown - 18
Longmeadow - 2
Belchertown cruised
to an easy victory vs.
Longmeadow in its second game of the season,
again paced by stellar
pitching and a relentless
offensive attack. Pitchers
Austin Endelos and Max
Wojcik combined to limit
L o n g m e a d ow t o o n l y
three hits and two runs
over six innings, striking
out six. On offensive side,
Belchertown racked up 11
hits, led by three from Jack
Gelinas, while Endelos and
Owen Raines each drove in
three runs.
Belchertown’s Matt Davidsohn
(25) hits a set shot.
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LADY RAMS | from
Page 17
in the third, one in the fifth
and two in the sixth.
The offense was more
than enough for Granby
pitcher Abi Beauregard,
who held the Ware offense
at bay throughout the contest. The Lady Indians
touched up Beauregard for
a run in the bottom of the
fourth, but she only allowed
one hit, while walking two
and striking out 10.
Kate Sullivan was on
base four times to pace
the Granby offense as she
had two hits, two walks,
four RBIs and four runs
scored. Beauregard had two
hits and a walk. Mallory
Beauregard walked twice
and scored twice. Julia
Gauvin had a walk and
a run scored. Brianna
Heath walked three times
and scored twice. Jordan
Kennedy had two walks
and a hit. Emily Sawyer
added a hit, two walks and
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Strycharz had two walks.
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Granby’s Emily
Sawyer (12) connects for a hit in
the first inning.
Turley Publications staff photos
by Dave Forbes
LEFT: Granby’s Mallory
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the ball down the right
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SPORTS
LADY ORIOLES | from
Page 17
Szot Park in Chicopee, last
Thursday afternoon.
“I really thought that one
of their fielders was going
to catch the popup,” said
Clark, who’s a first-year
member of the Chicopee
varsity softball team. “This
is a very big win for me,
but I couldn’t have done
it without the help of my
teammates.”
The Lady Pacers had a
2-4 overall record and a 1-1
league record following the
walk-off victory.
“This is a very big confidence builder for my players and it’s also a very big
league win for us,” said
longtime Chicopee head
coach Mel Sasser. “None
of these players were members of the varsity softball
team last year and they’re
still learning how to play
the game at this level. We
played very well during
the final four innings of the
game.”
The Lady Orioles (0-5,
0-1), who are also a young
team, were feeling very
good about things after
building a 5-0 lead in the
first three innings, but it
would all slip away from
them.
“When we were leading 5-0, I told my team
that the game wasn’t over
yet,” said Belchertown
head coach Matt Stenius.
“We’re a young team, but
we’ve shown improvement
in every game that we’ve
played so far this season.”
The Lady Orioles scored
three runs on three base
hits in the top of the second
inning.
They took a 2-0 lead
when senior right fielder
Felicia Verville smashed a
double to left-center scoring freshman third baseman Emma Leblanc, who
drew a leadoff walk, and
junior first baseman Emma
Sampson, who singled.
Verville, who’s the only
senior listed on the Lady
Athlete of the Week
C
ongratulations goes out to
the girls lacrosse player.
She scored her 200th
point recently.
To nominate someone for Athlete
of the Week, contact Sports Editor
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After the Lady Orioles
loaded the bases with
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inning, Sasser decided to
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replaced sophomore righty
Emily Rockwal with Clark.
Clark did allow two
inherited runs on a walk to
sophomore second baseman
Madison Campanale and an
infield hit by junior catcher
Hannah Sugrue increasing
the lead to 5-0.
Sugrue also threw out
two Chicopee base runners
trying to steal.
“Hannah is only a junior,
but she’s the leader of our
team this year,” Stenius
said. “She sees the game
behind the plate very well
and she threw out a couple
of runners today. She’s definitely our MVP.”
The Lady Pacers relief
pitcher would only allowed
three more base runners during the final four
innings giving her teammates an opportunity to
make a comeback against
Belchertown junior righty
Margaret Dull, who went
the distance allowing six
runs on 12 hits.
Rockwal, who moved
over to first base, hit a lead-
Emma
LeBlanc
attempts
a bunt.
off double to right field in
the bottom of the fourth
inning. She scored on an
RBI single by Clark. Then
sophomore catcher Carly
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third baseman Dorilyn
Castillo with the Lady
Pacers second run.
The Lady Pacers would
add two more runs in the
following inning cutting
the deficit to 5-4.The first
run of the frame crossed
the plate when Rockwal hit
into a fielder’s choice play
and Castillo drove home the
second run on a sacrifice fly
to center.
Chicopee completed the
job two innings later.
Junior center fielder Ariel
LaFreniere began the seventh inning rally with a
leadoff walk. She advanced
to second base on a sacrifice bunt by junior second baseman D’Annellus
Rodriguez. Then Rockwal
lined a single to left field
before stealing second base.
“A very big play in the
last inning was when Emily
stole second base,” Sasser
said. “Had she still been
at first base, she probably
wouldn’t have scored on the
popup hit by Zariha. It was
a heads up play by her.”
After Dull struck out the
next batter, Clark became
the hero of the game by
delivering her first career
walk-off hit. She received
the game ball from her head
coach during his postgame
talk in center field.
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Orioles, 10-6.
ORIOLES | from Page 17
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when Ingham threw out a
base stealer.
The Orioles would add
another run in the bottom
of the inning, and then
tacked on a six-spot in
the third to put the game
out of reach.
Ingram, Dziel, Tanner
Clark, and Hayden
Bennes all had two hits
each. Dziel had a big
game with a double, triple, and two runs scored.
Ingram and Ethan Barry
had doubles.
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SPORTS
GRANBY | from Page 17
Sarnacki hits big mark for Rams
Notches gamewinner against
Monson
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
MONSON - Almost
every game that has been
played between the Granby
and Monson girls lacrosse
team’s during the past couple of years were nail bitters. The first meeting of
the 2016 regular season
between the two Pioneer
League rivals can also be
put into that category.
Granby junior midfielder
Kate Sarnacki, who’s an
outstanding three-sport athlete, scored her game-high
10th goal with 2:13 remaining in the second half giving her team a slim onepoint lead. After winning
the draw, the Lady Rams
managed to keep possession of the ball during the
final 2:00 of the contest
and the Lady Rams posted
a very exciting 21-20 road
victory, last Tuesday afternoon, April 19.
“I just love playing
lacrosse games that are very
close and can go either way
at the end like this one did,”
said Sarnacki, who also had
two assists against Monson
for a total of 12 points. “We
also played a very close
game against Pope Francis
earlier in the season.”
It was the second most
goals that Sarnacki has
scored in a lacrosse game
during her high school
career. She scored a careerhigh 14 goals in Granby’s
22-10 win against St.
Mary’s last May. She also
scored her 100th career varsity goal in that contest.
“Kate is just an outstanding athlete,” said Granby
head coach Mackenzie
Poalini. “She wouldn’t be
a very successful lacrosse
player without the help of
her teammates on the field.”
Granby had a 3-1 overall and league record fol-
lowing their one point victory against Monson. It
also marked the first time
that the Lady Rams girls
lacrosse team has ever
posted a win against the
Lady Mustangs. The second meeting of last season
between the two teams
ended in a 14-14 tie.
“It’s always nice to win
a back and forth game like
we did today,” Poalini said.
“This was our first onegoal win of the season and
I have a lot of confidence in
all of my players.”
Granby senior co-captains Hailey O’Conner and
Emily Whitacre scored
three goals each and had a
pair of assists in the road
win. Eighth-grader Kailyn
Croteau added two goals,
while freshman Jasmine
Jones, eighth-grader Julia
Frappier, and seventh-grader Allie Bessette scored one
goal apiece.
The Lady Mustangs
(0-3, 0-2) who began the
See LACROSSE, Page 21
was delayed by home plate
umpire Billy Jo Robidoux
for about 30 minutes
because of a thunderstorm.
When the game finally began, the Mustangs
took a 1-0 lead against
Granby junior righty Noah
Bleakley in the top of the
first inning.
Monson junior left
fielder Brett Keating drew
a leadoff walk before
advancing to second on a
perfect sacrifice bunt by
sophomore shortstop John
Fiester. Keating scored on
Lobik’s ground ball single
to left field.
The Rams responded
with a pair of runs in the
bottom half of the inning
against Monson lefty
Hunter Hughes.
Senior centerfielder
Matt Bleakley (3-for-5)
tied the score by hitting an
inside the park home run
down the right field line
leading off the frame.
It was Bleakley’s first
home run in a varsity
baseball game. Junior
shortstop Joe Desormier,
who walked, scored the
go-ahead run on a ground
out by junior first baseman
Tom Rezzani.
The Rams scored one
run in each of the next three
innings with a little bit
of help from the Monson
defense.
With two outs in the
second, Matt Bleakley singled to left before stealing
second and third base. The
Rams stole a total of ten
bases in the contest.
Bleakley scored the
Rams third run on a wild
pitch to the backstop.
The Rams took a 4-1
lead with one-out in the
following inning on another groundout by Rezzani,
which plated Noah
Bleakley, who was hit-bya-pitch. The inning was
kept alive following a fielding error by the Mustangs
third baseman.
Desormier drove home
the Rams fifth run with a
single to right with oneout in the bottom of the
fourth.
At that point, it looked
like Noah Bleakley, who
went the distance allowing six runs on six hits,
wouldn’t have very much
trouble winning his second game of the season.
However, it all slipped
away from him and his
teammates in the top of the
fifth inning.
The Mustangs rally
began with a leadoff
walk by junior first baseman Mike Leyburn and
he scored on a sacrifice
bunt by second baseman
Ben Malo. Then sophomore right fielder Dylan
Gunther, who had two of
Monson’s six hits in the
game, lined a double to
right field. He crossed the
plate when Keating hit a
taper up the third baseline.
Keating advanced to second on a throwing error by
the pitcher and scored the
Mustangs fourth run following another throwing
error by the Rams shortstop on a ground ball hit by
Fiester. Fiester scored the
game tying run on an RBI
single to center by junior
catcher Mike Tranghese.
Monson, who sent 10
men to the plate in the fifth
inning, retook the lead in
the following inning on
Lobik’s fielder’s choice
play, which plated Malo,
who also reached base on
a fielder’s choice.
Fiester (two innings, no
runs, three hits) who posted his first varsity save,
replaced Hughes (five
innings, five runs, seven
hits), who won his first
varsity game, in the bottom of sixth inning.
The Rams, who wound
up leaving a total of 12
runners on base, left a
couple of runners in scoring position during the
final two innings, but they
weren’t able to score anymore runs.
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SPORTS
Lady Pioneers slug out two wins
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications
Sports Staff Writer
PALMER – To say that
the Pathfinder softball teams
were involved in games that
featured a lot of offense in
the past week might be a bit
of an understatement.
The Lady Pioneers and
their three opponents —
Renaissance, Commerce
and Dean Tech — combined to score an astonishing 136 runs in those three
contests. Pathfinder scored
75 of them, while surrendering 61 runs.
Pathfinder did manage
two wins in the week, the
first being a 26-13 win at
home against Commerce.
The Lady Pioneers used a
10-run first inning to take a
10-1 advantage. Commerce
would respond with six runs
in the second to close the
gap to 10-7, but a seven-run
bottom of the inning and
a six-tun third pushed the
advantage to 23-11 by the
end of the frame. Pathfinder
scored three more in the
fourth and Commerce
answered back with two
in the fifth to close out the
contest.
Savannah Granger had
three hits, three runs scored
and an RBI for Pathfinder.
Allie Barnes had a double, a
triple and three runs scored.
Maddi Dexter added two
hits and four runs scored.
Maddie Weldon belted two
homers and she scored four
runs. Alicia Keaton and
Melissa King both had three
runs scored and a hit. Trista
Daley scored two runs.
Emily Carpenter added a hit
and two runs scored.
The other victory for
Pathfinder came in the final
game against Dean Tech,
which was the highest scoring of the week, at 34-28.
The game was relatively
low scoring at the end of
first with a 2-2 tie.
The Golden Hawks had
a 9-2 advantage after two
and 14-4 after three when
the Lady Pioneers responded with eight in the fourth
and four in the fifth to grab
a 16-15 lead. Both sides
scored twice in the sixth to
make the score 18-17 heading to the seventh. The two
sides then combined for 25
runs in the seventh inning
after Pathfinder scored 14
in the top of the seventh to
go up 35-17 and Dean Tech
responded with 11 in the
bottom of the seventh to
make the final 34-28.
Maddi Dexter led
Pathfinder with five hits,
as did Ashley Bourdeau.
Maddie Weldon had four
hits, as did Elizabeth
Hamilton and Alicia
Keaton. Trista Daley added
two, while Melissa King
had two. Sam Allard, Corin
Latulippe and Allie Barnes
each had one.
The Week Ahead
Thursday, April 28
BOYS LACROSSE
East Longmeadow at Belchertown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Amherst at Granby
GIRLS TENNIS
Northampton at Belchertown
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Hampshire at Belchertown
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Westfield at Belchertown
Saturday, April 30
BOYS LACROSSE
Belchertown at Nipmuc
Sunday, May 1
No games scheduled.
LACROSSE | from Page 20
season with a pair of road
losses against Tantasqua
and Chicopee Comp, were
hoping to get into the win
column for the first time in
their home opener.
“This was definitely
the best game that we’ve
played so far this season,”
said Monson head coach
Lauren Smith. “We battled
them right to the end, but
we were missing a couple
of key players.”
The Lady Mustangs were
led offensively by senior
co-captains Haley Richards
and Kelsey Martin, who
each scored five goals.
Senior Stephania Roberts
finished with four goals
and sophomore Hannah
Richards added three goals.
The home team raced out
to a 3-0 lead 5:00 into the
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set for June 4
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Annual Golf Tournament
SOUTH HADLEY - The
South Hadley High School
Boosters will hold its inaugural golf tournament Saturday, May 14 at Ledges
Golf Club.
Registration begins at
noon. Shotgun start at 1
p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m.
$100 player fee. $30
dinner only.
All proceeds to benefit the student athletes at
the high school. For more
information please reach
out.
Regis tration: K at h y
Brandts: 413-626-0155. Sp
onsorship: Laurie Casolari:
413-374-6452.
CHICOPEE – The second
annual Shriners Hospital for
Children Golf Tournament
is set for June 4 at Chicopee
Country Club.
The tournament begins
with a shotgun start at 12:30
p.m.
The cost is $100 per
person. Cost includes cart,
lunch and steak dinner.
Prizes for hole in one,
closest to the pin on par 3
and longest drive.
The cost to sponsor a
hole is $75, which includes
company logo and name.
please contact Jim Adams
at 413-627-1122 or Sue
Adams at 413-627-1803.
Foursomes are going fast.
SPRINGFIELD -The
Children’s Study Home
will be hosting its 28th
Annual Golf Tournament,
the Excel Open on
Thursday, May 5 at the
Crestview Country Club in
Agawam.
This tournament, which
began in 1988, is known
for outstanding play, food
and refreshments as well as
being one of the most premier golf events in Western
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Granby at Pope Francis
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GIRLS LACROSSE
Belchertown at West Springfield
SOFTBALL
Easthampton at Granby
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South Hadley at Belchertown
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BASEBALL
South Hadley at Belchertown
SOFTBALL
West Springfield at Belchertown
BOYS TENNIS
Ludlow at Belchertown
BOYS TRACK AND FIELD
Belchertown at Hampshire
GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD
Belchertown at Southwick
Wednesday, May 4
BASEBALL
Granby at Hampshire
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first half following goals by
Martin, Robert’s and Haley
Richards.
Seven minutes later,
Monson took a 6-2 lead
following a penalty
shot by junior Madeline
Hutchinson.
It was the Lady Mustangs
largest lead of the contest,
but the Lady Rams responded with a 6-0 run.
After tying the score at
6-6 with a little more than
ten minutes left in the
opening half on Bessette’s
first career goal, a goal by
Whitacre gave the visitors
the lead for the first time.
The score was tied a
couple more times before
a pair of goals by Monson
junior Amanda Gardell,
who also had a team-high
four assists, and Martin
gave the Lady Mustangs an
11-9 halftime advantage.
4 p.m.
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4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
5 p.m.
The largest lead either
team had during the second
half was one point.
The score was also tied
six times before Sarnacki
scored what turned out to
be the game-winning goal
with 2:13 remaining in
regulation, which made the
final score 21-20.
The second meeting of
the season between the two
teams is scheduled for May
9 at Granby High School.
It’ll probably be another
close game between the two
teams.
Sarnacki then reached the
200-point mark on a game
against Northampton last
Tuesday.
Tim Peterson is a sports
correspondent for Turley
Publications. He can be
reached at dforbes@turley.
com.
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17. Buffaloes
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ribonucleic acid
19. Types of bonds
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group of China
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25. Dash
28. Patti Hearst’s
captors
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sorrow or pity
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John
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nervous system
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character
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month
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PAGE 22
GOLF | from Page 21
LEGALS
Public Hearing
Special Permit
Legal Notice
Belchertown
Planning Board
In accordance with the
Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 40A, Sections 9 and
11, the Planning Board will
hold a public hearing to discuss a special permit application for an accessory apartment by Lee Paddy, for 445
South Gulf Road, Map 206,
Lot 29.1.
A public hearing will be
held as follows:
Place: Belchertown Town
Hall, 2 Jabish St., Belchertown, MA
Date: May 10, 2016
Time: 7:05 PM
The application is available for inspection during
regular business hours at the
Town Clerk and Planning
Board office, 2 Jabish Street.
Christopher Laurenzo
Chairman, Planning Board
4/21,4/28/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
Hampshire Division
33 King Street
Northampton, MA 01060
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS16P0209EA
Estate of:
Donna May Martin
Date of Death:
January 10, 2016
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
To all persons interested
in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner
Tracy F Martin of Warren
MA.
Tr a c y F M a r t i n o f
Wa r r e n M A h a s b e e n
informally appointed as the
Personal Representative of
the estate to serve without
surety on the bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
pro cedure by the Personal
Rep resentative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory
and accounts are not required
to be filed with the Court,
but interested parties are
entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including distribution of asset and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal
Representatives ap pointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
the Petitioner.
4/28/16
Belchertown Conservation
Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
Pursuant to the authority of Massachusetts General
Laws Chapter 131, Section
40 (Wetlands Protection
Act) and the Belchertown
Wetland Bylaw, the Belchertown Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 10,
2016 at 7:30 PM in Lawrence Memorial Town Hall,
Room 101. The purpose of
this meeting is to review a
Request for Deter mination
for the building of a garage
to an existing single-family
house, located within 100 ft.
of a wetland at 52 Brandywine Dr., Map 232, Lot
#24.00, submitted by James
Nagy, applicant. Any person interested in this matter
should appear at the time and
place designated.
4/28/16
Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
2016 at 7:45 PM in Lawrence Memorial Town Hall,
Room 101. The purpose of
this meeting is to review a
Request for Deter mination
for the installation of a utility pole within 100 ft. of a
wetland located near 14
Bardwell St., Map 273, Lot
#15.05, submitted by Mass
Electric Company, applicant.
Any person interested in this
matter should appear at the
time and place designated.
4/28/16
Commission
LEGAL NOTICE
2016 at 7:15 PM Lawrence
Memorial Town Hall, Room
101. The purpose of this
hearing is to review a Notice
of Intent for the construction of a detached garage to
a single family house grading within a 100 ft. of a Wetland, located at 51 & 53 Deer
Run, Map 236, Lots #38.00
& #39.00 and submitted by
Michael Asselin, applicant.
Any person interested in this
matter should appear at the
time and place designated.
Copies of the Notice of
Intent may be examined and
reviewed at the Belchertown
Conservation Commission
Office or the Town Clerk's
Office.
4/28/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Hampshire Division
33 King Street
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS16P0206EA
Estate of: Oona Star Cox
Also Known As:
Oona S. Cox
Date of Death: 12/11/14
INFORMAL PROBATE
PUBLICATION NOTICE
in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner
Cassandra G Sutter of
Springfield MA.
Cassandra G. Sutter
of Springfield MA has been
informally appointed as the
Personal Representative of
the estate to serve without
surety on the bond.
The estate is being
administered under informal
pro cedure by the Personal
Rep resentative under the
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory
and accounts are not required
to be filed with the Court,
but interested parties are
entitled to notice regarding the administration from
the Personal Representative
and can petition the Court
in any matter relating to the
estate, including distribution of asset and expenses
of administration. Interested
parties are entitled to petition
the Court to institute formal
proceedings and to obtain
orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal
Representatives ap pointed
under informal procedure. A
copy of the Petition and Will,
if any, can be obtained from
the Petitioner.
4/28/16
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
33 King Street, Suite 3
(413)586-8500
Docket No. HS16C0047CA
In the Matter of: Aidan
Tomas Cassidy-Payson
Of: Belchertown, MA
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR CHANGE OF NAME
in petition described:
A petition has been presented by Aidan T CassidyPayson requesting that:
Aidan Tomas CassidyPayson be allowed to change
his/her/their name as follows:
Aidan Tomas Cassidy
If you desire to object
thereto, you or your attorney
must file a written appearance
in said court at: Northampton
on or before ten o’clock in
the morning (10:00 a.m.) on:
05/18/2016
Witness, Hon. Linda S
Fidnick, First Justice of this
Court.
Date: April 13, 2016
Michael J. Carey
Register of Probate
4/28/16
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the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
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the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
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our dedicated weekly
coverage of local games
has remained the same.
Our Sports editors and their staff of reporters and
photographers cover select varsity school games
weekly as well as youth and adult sports leagues. We
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a 12 p.m. shotgun start.
Dinner and awards will
begin at 5:30 p.m., along
with raffle prizes which
will be awarded throughout the evening.
The cost of the tournament is $175 per person
and $700 for each foursome. Proceeds of this
year’s golf tournament will
benefit our Foster Care
Program of The Children’s
Study Home.
Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are
still available as well as
player’s spots. If you are
interested in a sponsorship
of the tournament, being a
volunteer, playing or dinner information, please call
Don Crine, at 413-7395626 ext. 247, or email him
at [email protected]
or visit our website, www.
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The Foster Care
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22 who are unable to live
at home with their families
for a variety of reasons.
The program provides
children with a caring and
nurturing home, health
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support and advocacy.
Inaugural Hampden
Schools tourney to take
place May 21
B E L C H E RTOW N
– The first-ever Hampden
Schools Golf Classic will
take place on Saturday,
May 21 at Cold Spring
Country Club.
Please join us for a great
day of fun and golf at one
of Western Massachusetts
finest golf courses. Your
participation or donated
gift will provide significant support to Hampden
Schools for student events,
activities and field trips.
Golf begins at 12:30
p.m. with a shotgun
start — rain or shine.
Registrations begins at 11
a.m.
A boxed lunch will be
served on the course.
Dinner begins at 5:30
p.m. with a cocktail hour.
There will be an evening
buffet, awards, raffles and
silent auction items.
Any questions, please
contact the Hampden PTO
at hampden.ma.pto@
gmail.com.
Please RSVP no later
than May 14 to guarantee
your spot.
Rick’s Place Classic
set for Sept. 17
WILBRAHAM – On
Saturday Sept. 17 is the
15th annual Rick's Place
Golf Classic (formerly the
Rick Thorpe Memorial
G o l f To u r n a m e n t ) a t
the Country Club of
Wilbraham at 859 Stony
Hill Road.
We've ordered up another gorgeous day so all you
have to do is play golf.
All proceeds to benefit
Rick's Place, Inc. where
grieving young people and
their families meet others
to do activities, projects
and games meant to support their grief process.
Please print all forms
and mail to Bill Scatolini
at 85 Post Office Park
Wilbraham, MA 01095.
21st Annual Senior
Center Golf Tournament
set for June 8
AGAWAM - The 21st
Annual Senior Center Golf
Tournament, co-sponsored
by Friends of the Agawam
Senior Center and the
Agawam Rotary Club, will
take place on June 8 at St.
Anne’s Country Club, 781
Shoemaker Lane, Feeding
Hills.
The cost is $80 per person or $300 for a foursome.
Registration and continental breakfast will take
place at 7:30 p.m., followed by a shotgun start
at 8 a.m.
All proceeds will benefit the Friends of the
Agawam Senior Center
and the Agawam Rotary
Scholarship Fund.
call 413-821-0605 ext. 1
or 8835, send an email
to [email protected]
or stop by 954 Main St.,
Agawam.
Commaders Tournament
set for Aug. 20
WILBRAHAM - The
Polish American Veterans
Club of Wilbraham is having their Commanders
Golf
To u r n a m e n t
on
Saturday, Aug. 20 at the
Pine Grove Golf Course in
Northampton.
It is a four-person
scramble.
Cost is $55. Does not
include carts. It does
include greens fee and
steak dinner.
Contact Lou Grondalski
at 543-3506 for more
information.
Inaugural Cory J.
Gawacki Foundation
Tournament
CHICOPEE – The inaugural Cory J. Garwacki
Foundation Live to Give
Tournament will take
place on Sunday, Sept. 28
at Chicopee Country Club.
The tournament will
begin with a shotgun start
at 1 p.m.
Registration begins at
11:30 a.m., followed by
lunch at 12 p.m.
Dinner will be held following the tournament.
The cost is $125 per person or $500 for a foursome.
There are four levels
of sponsorship available
as well: Eagle ($2,000),
Birdie ($1,500), Tee Gift
($1,750) and Tee ($100).
Please make checks payable to: Cory J. Gawricki
Foundation.
Send registration to
Theresa Scully, P.O. Box
484, East Longmeadow,
MA 01028.
Send us your golf tournament information.
Contact Sports Editor
Dave Forbes at 413-2838393 ext. 237 or send an
e-mail to dforbes@turley.
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Belchertown Council on Aging
Friday, April 29
Thursday, May 5
BELCHERTOWN – The Belchertown
Council on Aging is located at 60 State St.
For more information on any of the programs call 413-323-0420.
MUSIC CONCERT: The Crossing, a
Celtic folk group from Chicago is returning to New England performing at Christ
Community Church located at 1255
Federal St. Doors open at 6:30 for a 7
p.m. performance. The Crossing utilizes fiddle, cello, flute, whistles, guitars,
bodhrans (frame drums), harp and bagpipes to bring alive the essential jigs and
reels. No admission but a free will offering will be taken.
TRIVIA NIGHT: Join the Clapp Memorial
Library on Friday, April 29 at the library for
a trivia contest. The fun starts at 7 p.m. and
people encouraged to come as teams, preferably between two to five people. Registration
is preferred but not required.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER:
Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. there will be an
observance of the annual National Day of
Prayer on the Belchertown Common. The
event is being sponsored by the churches
of Belchertown and is part of a national
event during which communities across
the country will support the 2016 theme
Wake Up America. This year’s observance
will include music, prayer and readings
from the Bible. The event will be held
rain or shine and all are welcome to attend
at no cost.
SAVE THE DATE:
Going solar
Tuesday, May 3 at 6 p.m.
Jim Barry, the state’s Green Communities
Regional coordinator, will discuss the
basics of solar energy and options May 3
at 6 p.m. He will be able to answer questions regarding net metering, SREC’s and
the new loan program that is available.
Refreshments will be served. Call Susan at
323-0420 ext. 501 to sign up.
Mexican lunch
Wednesday, May 4
Stop down and celebrate Cinco de Mayo
May 4 with a great Mexican lunch. Cinco
de Mayo is a Mexican holiday celebrating
the Battle of Puebla, which took place on
May 5, 1862. Don’t forget to sign up early
as space is limited.
Antiques Roadshow at the center
Thursday, May 5 at 10 a.m.
Ed Kendall, a local antique dealer, will
host the center’s first ever appraisal event
May 5 at 10 a.m. Bring one or two items
(smaller than a breadbox) and he will
give an educated verbal appraisal on the
item. Door will open at 9:45 a.m. and the
event will begin at 10 a.m. Call Susan at
323-0420 ext. 501 to sign up.
Pathfinder Spa Day
Wednesday, May 11
Once again the cosmetology students at
Pathfinder Regional will offer the moms
a special treat. Call Susan to sign up for a
manicure, pedicure or a hairstyle (no cuts)
on Wednesday, May 11. Appointments start
at 9 a.m. and will take place in the exercise
room. The event is free but tipping the
girls is highly encouraged.
Walmart shopping
Fridays, May 13, 27
Have the senior center van pick you up
from home to shop at Walmart or Big Y in
Ware. Door to door service for $3 round
trip. The May trip dates will be Friday,
May 13 and 27. Call Kim at 323-0420, ext.
508 to sign up.
Mother, Father brunch
Wednesday, June 1
Join the center Wednesday, June 1 for a
great brunch and wonderful music by Noah
Lis. He will begin his program at 10 a.m.
Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. for seating.
Reservations are required and sign up will
begin Monday, May 9.
TRAVEL CLUB:
The Belchertown Senior Travel Club is
open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about any of the below trips, call 3230420.
Thursday, July 14: Lobster bash for $89
per person
Tuesday, Aug. 23: Gloucester Whale
Watch for $95 per person
Friday, Sept. 23: Buddy Jewell for $77
per person
Thursday, Dec. 8: Jimmy Stuff Christmas
Show for $81 per person
LUNCH:
Monday, May 2 - Broccoli cheese fish
Tuesday, May 3 - Chicken salad
Wednesday, May 4 - Taco salad
Thursday, May 5 - Chicken Dijon
Friday, May 6 - Pot roast
Granby Council on Aging
GRANBY – All activities take place
at the Granby Senior Center, located at
10 West State St. (467-3239) and are free
unless otherwise noted. The COA is open
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
No membership is required to take part in
the activities/events. Anyone over 55 years
of age is welcomed.
Lunch is served daily at 12 p.m.
Reservations should be made by noon
the previous day you wish to attend. The
suggested donation is $2.25. Anyone
over 60 years of age is eligible. Call the
Senior Center to make your reservation.
Transportation is available to Granby residents for $1 round trip.
Transportation is available Monday
through Friday for Granby residents.
This includes lunch, medical, activities
and shopping. We travel to Springfield,
Holyoke, Northampton, Florence, Chicopee
and all towns surrounding Granby.
The S.H.I.N.E. Counselor is available
by appointment. Please contact the Senior
Center for assistance.
Please remember the Food Pantry is
always looking for donations of protein
products, like eggs, fish and chicken. The
Food Pantry is closed during Foot Care
appointments until 1 p.m.
Coffee Hour is every weekday at 9 a.m.
‘Art with Poetry’
heading to Senior
Center
Help with hearing
aid costs
B E L C H E RTOW N – U n d e r t h e
direction of artist-in-residence Denise
Fontaine-Pincince, participants from the
Belchertown Senior Center will experience “Art with Poetry” for two weeks
in May.
Funded by the Belchertown Cultural
Council, the project will kick off with an
intro to the history of visual poetry. Following the intro, the group will receive
a poetry assignment and be asked to
cull words/phrases from their writing to
inspire the creation of visual poetry in
assemblage artwork.
Classes will be held on Tuesday, May
3 and 10 and Thursday, May 5 and 12
from 6 to 8 p.m.
Class size is limited. Call Susan Shea
to sign up at 323-0420 ext. 501.
DAILY ACTIVITIES:
Thursday, April 28: 9:45 a.m. Healthy
Bones and Balance Exercise, 12 p.m. lunch
– roast pork with gravy, 1 p.m. Downton
Abby Series
Friday, April 29: 9 a.m. Veteran’s Agent,
12 p.m. lunch – sweet potato Pollock, 1
p.m. Movie “5 Flights Up”
Monday, May 2: 10 a.m. Healthy Bones
and Balance Exercise, 12 p.m. lunch –
TBA
Tuesday, May 3: 10 a.m. Veteran’s
Corner, 12 p.m. lunch – TBA, 12:30 p.m.
Quilting/Needlework
With the help of Wing Hospital’s
Audiology Department, the Belchertown
Council on Aging has been able to make
affording hearing aids easier for seniors.
The center has received donations of
used, but functional “behind the ear” hearing aids. Wing checks these units out, and
by molding a new part that fits into the ear,
the recipient has a perfectly useable hearing
aid for a fraction of the cost of a new unit.
The center is asking for donations of
these “behind the ear” hearing aids. If you
have one that you are not using or you
have recently changed hearing aids, your
donated hearing aid could really help someone who cannot afford one. Likewise if you
can’t afford one, let the center know. When
they receive a donated unit, they will contact you.
Hearing aids are also available free of
cost to all veterans who have served during
a war period and qualify for health care at
the Veterans Hospital in Leeds.
Saturday, April 30
FASHION SHOW: Bouquet of Fashions,
sponsored by the Men’s and Women’s Club
of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish on
Route 202 in Granby, will be held Saturday,
April 30 at 11 a.m. The event will take
place in the Parish Hall and include lunch
and a Fashion Show by “The Little Black
Dress” of Enfield, Connecticut. Admission
is $6 per person. There is ample parking
behind the church. For tickets, contact Gail
Roy at 413-467-7175 or Carol Zebrowski
at 413-467-7693.
RUN FOR HOPE: The MacDuffie
School’s fifth annual Run for Hope 5K
will take place Saturday, April 30 at 10
a.m. Proceeds from the student-run event
will benefit No Kid Hungry. The cost is
$25 and includes a barbecue after the race.
Registration for the Run for Hope 5K is
available at: http://www.active.com/granby-ma/running/distance-running-races/thefifth-annual-macduffie-run-for-hope-2016
Race day registration will also be available
beginning at 9 a.m.
BEER, WINE TASTING: The Knights of
Columbus Council 10698 and The Village
Package Store invite the public to its fifth
annual Beer & Wine Tasting, Saturday,
April 30 at Hadley Farms Meeting House in
Hadley. The $30 ticket price per person or
$25 for KofC members includes luxurious
appetizers and cheese and crackers served
butler style from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and a
silent auction and 50/50 raffle between 8
and 9 p.m. Beer and wine tasting will take
place from 6 to 8 p.m. For tickets, to donate
or for information contact The Village
Package Store, 16 Federal St., Belchertown
or 413-323-7096; or Rob Krafchuk at 413244-3682; Chuck Lydon at 413-364-4854;
or Ray Fontaine at 413-537-4086.
Friday, May 6
STORYTELLER: The Clapp Memorial
Library and CSSR PTO are hosting a
special event Friday, May 6 at 6:30 p.m.
at Cold Spring School to celebrate with
families their efforts in being screen
free. Nationally renowned storyteller, Eshu
Bumpus, will provide wonderful entertainment by telling a variety of African,
African-American and World folktales
using music, humor, and mystery.
Saturday, May 7
STONE HOUSE OPENING DAY: The
Belchertown Historical Association is planning its opening day activities for the Stone
House Museum, to be held on Saturday,
May 7. The Plant Sale and Old Bag Sale
will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the
lawn surrounding the museum.
Monday, May 9
COOKBOOK CLUB: The next meeting of the Clapp Memorial Library’s
Cookbook Club will be Monday, May
9. Join the group for a night of delicious recipes and meeting new friends.
Registration is required and will begin on
Monday, April 4. For more information,
contact Ann at the library or stop by.
Saturday, May 14
FIELD DAY: The Belchertown High
School Humanities Club will be hosting
a “Field Day Fun Day” for children of all
ages on Saturday, May 14 from 12 to 3
p.m. on the BHS stadium field. Contact
Joanna McNeill at [email protected] for more information. All profits
will be donated to the Relay for Life of
Quaboag Valley.
Monday, May 2
Friday, May 20
CONCERT: A performance of W.
A. Mozart's "Kegellstatt Trio" by Carol
Hutter (viola), Anderson Apes (clarinet),
and Harry Seelig (piano) at the Amherst
Woman's Club, 35 Triangle St., Amherst
will take place Monday, May 2 from 1:30
to 3 p.m. Free of charge and open to the
public. Refreshments following.
PUTT-A-THON: The 12th annual PuttA-Thon for The Jimmy Fund is scheduled for Friday, May 20. Contact Bell
&Hudson Insurance for more information
on how to get involved at 413-323-9611
or toll free 800-894-9591. Players, volunteers and sponsors are needed for this
event, which will take place on the Town
Common. There will be three tee times:
2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. There will be
mini-golf, a silent auction, DJ Dave and
food from Chubby’s.
Tuesday, May 3
WEIRD SCIENCE: Saint Francis Pack
507 Cub Scout will hold its recruitment for
boys entering kindergarten through fourth
grade. Try experiments, crazy recipes and
fun for those who dare at St. Francis Parish
Hall on Park Street. The fun explodes at 6
p.m. – come meet our scientists! Siblings
welcome too. Registration fees $18
(includes BSA insurance) and dues are
$16. Dues waived for St Francis members.
Call Cubmaster Gloria 323-0966.
Thursday, May 5 through
Saturday, May 7
QUILT SHOW: Fifth annual BUCC
Quilt Show and sale featuring, but not
limited to, hexagon quilts, Thursday, May
5 from 5 to 8 p.m.; Friday, May 6 from 9
a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, May 7 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Shopping the Sewing
Tag Sale is included in the $5 admission
(under 12 years old is free). Join the fun.
Wednesday, May 25
PAINT CRAZE FUNDRAISER: A Paint
Craze fundraiser will be held Wednesday,
May 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. to benefit the
Belchertown High School baseball team.
The event will take place at Mill Valley Golf
Club located at 380 Mill Valley Road in
Belchertown. Register at https://paintcraze.
com/events/view/paint-craze-fundraiser-tobenefit-the-belchertown-high-school-baseball-team-1144
Saturday, June 25
GOLF TOURNEY: The third annual
BHS Hockey Boosters Golf Tournament
will be held Saturday, June 25 with an 11
a.m. shotgun start at Cold Springs Golf
Course, Belchertown. For more information and registration form contact Jennifer
Keefe at 413-250-4331 or email jennifer.
[email protected].
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25
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Bob
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(413)537-5789.
plantings, loam, trenching, etc.
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landscaping, debris removal,
(413)887-1987
to
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
carpentry
work,
general
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
fertilizing,
mulch
&
moreconstruction. 10 yrs+ in business.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
Competitive pricing. Call John
(413)374-7470.
available. Convenient location
(413)519-5821.
at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
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yard
auto parts,
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furniture, grills,
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sheet rock, repairs,
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change someone’s life. Learn
about working with children and
teens who have been abused and
neglected. Mandatory training
to
begin
in
September.
Call
Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care
at 413-734-2493.
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booth rental in trendy East
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HHA’S,
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needed.
Highest competitive rates for
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mileage. Professional Medical
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LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST AND
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for
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Interior/exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Fully insured.
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Let me save you money. Tree
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fully insured and workmen’s comp.
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413-283-6374.
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cleaned. Prompt professional
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ATEKS TREE- HONEST, quality
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house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates. Firewood sales.
(413)687-3220.
ACCOUNTING
ASSISTANT:
PART
Time
15-20
hours.
Applicant must have knowledge of
Excel,
QuickBooks
and
bookkeeping functions. Duties
include A/P, A/R thru Trial
Balance. Compensation based on
experience. Send Resume to:
QVCDC, 23 West Main St. Ware,
MA
01082
or
Email
to
[email protected]. The Quaboag
Valley CDC/BAC is an equal
opportunity lender, employer and
provider. In accordance with
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Agriculture policy, this institution is
prohibited from discrimination on
the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age, disability, familial
status or religion.
Plumbing
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Scheduling Replacement
Heating Systems Now
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Roofing
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systems and repairs.
Fully
licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453, CT Reg. 0615780.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior
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SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
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slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
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Pets
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
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spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
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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
PART TIME WANTED to stack
firewood and run equipment. Must
be consistent. Tetreault & Son
(413)245-9615
AERUS A 92 yr. old local
company is looking to fill multiple
positions from Customer Service
to Assist Management. Willing to
train but experience is helpful.
Please call to set up an interview
as these positions will go fast.
(413)289-9733 ask for Lisa.
BRIMFIELD
FLEA
MARKET
Helpers during the 5/10-5/15
show. Work at Beer Booth. Call
(413)245-3145 for details. College
students welcome.
PART
TIME
3RD
SHIFT
HOUSEKEEPING AND DIRECT
CARE 8-16HRS WK
PART TIME MED POUR/PASS,
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816 HRS WK
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West Main St. West Brookfield,MA
508-612-7525
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Driver/School Van – New
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per hour with annual raises during
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with
previous
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hours a day. Keep van at home.
Join Van Pool now by calling
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EXPERIENCED
WAREHOUSE
AND machine operator help.
Valid driver’s license required.
Also
Farm
help
wanted.
Experience helpful. (413)4776600.
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who have been abused or
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Call
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drug and CORI check required.
Training is provided. To apply,
bring your RMV driving record to
80 1st Ave., Chicopee,
MA.
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transportation. No issues. Call
(413)245-4402.
WANTED: SHIPPER/PACKAGER
Job consists of Shipping/Receiving/Final Inspection/
Tightening products, etc.
Computer processing skills required.
Full time only, Mon.-Fri. 7am-3:30pm.
Experience in Shipping/Receiving required.
Pay based on experience/ability.
Pay plus holiday/vacation/insurance benefits
and 401K profit sharing.
7:00-3:30 daily Mon.-Fri.
Schedule an interview today, call 413-289-1751
Palmer area
is expanding our office hours for you!
JOB OPENINGS FOR ASSOCIATE
SUPERVISORS,TEAM LEADS, and
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES IN
THE AUBURN, LEE AND LUDLOW AREA!!!
Health Care
GOT KNEE PAIN? Back Pain?
Shoulder Pain? Get a painrelieving brace at little or no cost
to you. Medicare Patients, call
Health Hotline now! (800)2796038.
UNITED PERSONNEL
How Great People Get to Work
Help Wanted
On-the-Spot interviews
for jobs @ Yankee Candle
Saturday 4/30 • 9am-1pm
Bernice Giard Realty
774-262-6667
OAKHAM, LAKE DEAN Area,
Ranch House & Rental Cabin
$219,900. 2 Car Garage, 4
Bedrooms, 2 Baths, & Laundry
Room.
WEST BROOKFIELD,
$449,900.
Antique Cape, 4 Bedrooms,
plus Nursery, 2.5 Baths.
Gourmet
Kitchen
Island,
overlook Large enclosed Porch.
Potential Artist Studio 20 x 30
with loading dock. 3 Acres.
BRIMFIELD, MA
126 Haynes Hill Road
Mortgagee’s Sale of Real Estate on Premises
6,545±SF Grand Victorian
AUCTION WEDNESDAY
MAY 11 @ 10:00 AM
18 ± ACRES ◆ 5 BEDROOMS ◆ BUILT 1999
4 CAR GARAGE ◆ 3 FULL BATHS ◆ 2-½BATHS
11+ ROOMS ◆ VAULTED FAMILY RM ◆ MORE!
TERMS: $5,000.00 as a deposit to be paid in cash or bank
cashier's check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale, balance within thirty days. Other terms to be announced at the sale.
Details at: www.amgss.com
800-209-3900
15 Brewster Court, Northampton, MA
For more info & to apply
Unitedpersonnel.com job #48694
Dale W. Schaetzke, CAI, AARE PO Box 107, Shrewsbury, MA LIC#207
Federated Church of Sturbridge & Fiskdale
Job Title:
Reports to:
Hours:
Sunday School Superintendent
Board of Christian Education
Part-time (24hrs/wk)
Basic Function and Purpose: The Sunday School Superintendent shall be
responsible for the spiritual development and ministry of the Sunday School
grades pre-K to 12. The Superintendent, under the direct supervision of
the Christian Education Board and the Pastor, is responsible for ensuring
an ongoing and constant educational Sunday school program throughout
the year.
Duties: The Sunday School Superintendent oversees the entire program. It
includes everything from curriculum and supplies to teachers, substitutes,
and mission projects (in conjunction with the Missions Board), Church
Services and special activities, and administrative duties.
If interested apply in person Monday, Wednesday, or Friday morning
by May 15, 2016. Leave application and resume in the office or in the
“Personnel “ mail box.
Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale
8 Maple St
Sturbridge, MA 01566
508-347-3915
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Classifieds
✦
Real Estate
For Rent
For Rent
Applications now being
accepted for one, two and
three bedroom apartments
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
Ware:
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
WARE: Ranch on 2.5 acres, 2
bdrm, lvg & dining area,
hardwoods, privacy. $189,900.
978-434-1990
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
AUTO-DETAILING
MOBILE SERVICE
cars, trucks, motorcycles,
boats, Rv's www.DTAILS.com
413-504-2718
Vacation Rentals
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe, and
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:
[email protected] for more
information.
For Information call
(413)967-7755 EHO
17 Convent Hill, Ware, MA
LOOKING FOR
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Michael
McQueston
Auto Services
WARREN- TWO BEDROOM, 2nd
fl. stove, fridge included. Electric
heat. Off-street parking. Dumpster
on site. Pets negotiable. Nonsmoker. $775. First/ last (413)4778201.
•Heat and hot water included
•Ample Closets
•Fully Applianced
•Community Room
•Laundry Facilities
•Cats Welcome
•Extra Storage
•24 Hour Maintenance
Our inventory is LOW!
If you want your home
sold this year, call us
for a free Market Analysis!!!
WARE- NEWLY RENOVATED 2
bedroom apt, 3rd floor. Spacious
with large kitchen. Electric Heat.
Water/ Sewer included. No pets.
$600 First & security (413)9677772.
HILLSIDE VILLAGE
APARTMENTS
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
✦
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THREE RIVERS HIGH Street.
Three bedroom duplex. First, last
& security. $725.00 a month.
(413)297-3577
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.
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big and small,
running or not. Call 413-534-5400.
Find local opportunities or
list your open positions here!
Auto Parts
USED AUTO PARTS, 91-day
guarantee.
Large
inventory,
engines, transmissions, radiators,
tires, glass. Excellent service, junk
car removal. Amherst-Oakham
Auto Recycling Coldbrook Road,
Oakham. 1-800-992-0441.
www.turley.com
508-362-0533
Mobile Homes
CHICOPEE
2
BEDROOMS,
12’x64’, new appliances, many
cabinets, much counter space,
eat-in kitchen, open floor plan,
carport. $59,900 413-593-9961
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
OPEN HOUSE. PINE Valley
Plantation, Rt. 21, Belchertown,
Saturday and Sunday, April 30th &
May 1st, 1 to 4. A fine selection of
new & pre-owned homes. 55+
Community. Life is beautiful at
Pine Valley, we know, we live
here.
For Rent
FILL OUT AND MAIL THIS MONEY MAKER
or VISIT WWW.TURLEY.COM
TO PLACE YOUR AD
DEADLINES:
QUABBIN & SUBURBAN – FRIDAY AT NOON
HILLTOWNS – MONDAY AT NOON
CATEGORY:
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal
to
advertise
“any
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
preference,
limitation,
or
discrimination.” We will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed
that
all
dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
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$27.00
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Base Price
$26.50
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Base Price
$28.50
Quabbin
Village Hills
Circulation:
50,500
Base Price
$26.00
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$27.50
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$29.50
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$30.00
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$35.00
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$35.50
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$36.00
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$28.00
Circulation:
59,000
Hilltowns
Circulation: 9,800
FOR RENT
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
Suburban
Residential
Buy the Quabbin Village Hills or
the Suburban Residential ZONE
for $26.00 for 20 words plus
50¢ for each additional word.
Add $10 for a second Zone
or add $15 to run in
ALL THREE ZONES.
Name: ____________________________________________________ Phone: ______________________
First ZONE base price ___________
Address: _______________________________________________________________________________
$
10.00
Add a second ZONE ___________
Town: _____________________________________________________ State:_______ Zip:_____________
$
5.00
Add a third ZONE ___________
Number of Weeks: _________________________________________ X per week rate = $______________
Subtotal ___________
❏ Check# ___________
x Number of Weeks ___________
Card #: _________________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL Enclosed ___________
Credit Card:
❏ MasterCard
❏ VISA
❏ Discover
❏ Cash
Amount of charge: ___________________________________________________ Date: _______________
Includes
additional words
Run my ad in the
following ZONE(s):
Quabbin
❏
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❏
Hilltowns
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OUR CLASSIFIEDS ARE ONLINE 24/7 AND REACH 50 COMMUNITIES EVERY WEEK!
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WEDDING AND EVENT PLANNER
Photos by Karen Geaghan Photography
BANQUET FACILITIES
CAKES
Chandlers at Yankee Candle – Voted the most romantic restaurant
and best wine list in the valley for 10 years. Voted official best family
restaurant of Massachusetts. South Deerfield, MA. 413-665-1277 or log onto
chandlersyankeecandle.com.
Moore Cakes – Beautifully designed and sinfully delicious cakes since 1981.
Contact Karen Moore at [email protected], 413-436-7350.
47 Hillside Ave., Warren, MA. www.mooreyummycakes.com.
CATERERS
The Hotel Northampton – Pioneer Valley's only true Grand Ballroom,
luxurious guestrooms, two restaurants, award-winning food, on-site
parking, steps from unique shops and galleries. 413-587-8105. www.
HotelNorthampton.com.
UMass Catering – Premier caterer serving the Pioneer Valley with
beautiful views in the heart of the UMass Amherst Campus. 413-577-1234.
Visit us online at www.umass.edu/catering.
Look Park Garden House – Gazebo, Pine Theater and Sanctuary for
wedding receptions and ceremonies, meetings, banquets and events for up
to 170 people. 300 North Main Street, Rt. 9, Florence, MA. 413-584-2220.
www.lookpark.org.
Main St. Deli – Specializing in intimate Wedding or Baby Showers in
our beautiful Carriage House room.Let us cater your special event in our
house or choice of venue. Reasonably priced. 141 Main St., Agawam.
413-821-9881, ask for Joanne. www.mainst-deli.com.
Magic Wings Butterfly & Conservatory Gardens – You and your guests
will be surrounded by 4,000 beautiful butterflies in a tropical setting
anytime of the year! Accommodations for up to 100 for your ceremony
and reception. All inclusive wedding packages available. We also host prewedding and rehearsal dinner parties. 281 Greenfield Rd., Scenic Routes 5 &
10, South Deerfield, MA. 413-665-2805. www.magicwings.com.
FLORISTS
Publick House Historic Inn & Country Lodge – We have been creating
picturesque New England weddings for over 230 years. Visit us online at
www.publickhouse.com or call 508-347-3313.
Sheraton Springfield – One Monarch Place. Your Weekend Wedding
Destination; rehearsal dinner, wedding and post nuptial brunch all in the
comfort of one location. Newly renovated, atrium style hotel with ballroom
seating for up to 500 guests. Complimentary room for the Bride & Groom,
Rolls Royce, Centerpieces and Parking included in all packages. Contact
Kristen Muszynski, your personal wedding consultant at 413-263-2117 or
[email protected] to set up your tour today!
Storrowton Tavern – Storrowton Tavern & Carriage House is a landmark
area facility located on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition.
The operators of the facility, the Calvanese family, have over 45 years
of hospitality experience. They offer beautifully landscaped grounds,
terraced patios and an upscale banquet facility that can serve 400 guests.
For more information please visit ww.storrowtontavern.com. We are
located at 1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, MA 01089. 413.732.4188.
[email protected].
Union Station – Northampton’s Union Station was designed by American
architect H. H. Richardson in 1886. This historic train depot has been
extensively renovated to contain one of the most elegant and unique
banquet facilities in all of New England. The Grand Ballroom at Union
Station. www.unionstationbanquets.com.
The Wherehouse? – Located downtown in historic Holyoke. The
most unusual and interesting banquet function facility you’ve ever
seen! Call today for your appointment, 413-534-3039. Visit us online at
www.the-wherehouse.com.
BEAUTY & HEALTH
Brooks & Butterfield THE • DAY • SPA – Relaxed. Beautiful. Confident.
Voted the Best Day Spa 9 years in a row. 140 Main Street, Northampton.
413-586-0366. www.brooksandbutterfield.com.
CAKES
Atkins Farms Country Market – For over 20 years, our cakes have been
made from scratch, and we use only the highest quality ingredients.
Decorated with beautifully hand crafted frosting flowers and topped with
probably the best butter cream icing you’ll taste anywhere. Our cake has
had rave reviews from our customers from all around the Pioneer Valley
where we are also well renowned for our quality baked goods. 253-9528.
www.atkinsfarms.com.
Atkins Farms Country Market – Atkins Flower Shop is managed by three
full-time experienced floral designers to assist you in planning the wedding
of your dreams. You can be assured of receiving the excellent service and
quality products from the floral department that you have come to expect
from Atkins. Their work is beautiful and expertly done and offered to you
at prices that are surprisingly reasonable. 253-9528. www.atkinsfarms.com.
Otto Florists & Gifts – Traditional or contemporary, elegant or rustic our
experienced designers work within your budget to create the wedding of
your dreams! Call 413-967-5381 for an appointment. 7 North St., Ware.
Sixteen Acres Garden Center – The Floral Shop at Sixteen Acres Garden
Center has been servicing Springfield for over 50 years. Our professional
staff members aim to provide a service that is unique and tailored to
suit individual needs. We provide a complete, high quality range of floral
products at competitive prices. The Floral Shop at Sixteen Acres Garden
Center offers flowers that are fresh daily and we take great pride in our
work. We have arrangements for all different occasions and all budgets. For
professional and experienced service please contact us at 413-783-5883.
Located at 1359 Wilbraham Rd., Springfield, MA. Visit us on the web at
www.16acresgardencenter.com.
JEWELERS
Silverscape Designs – was founded by Denis Perlman over 30 years ago
and is noted for its commitment to showcasing the work of the finest in
American handcrafted jewelry & gifts. Silverscape also specializes in custom
designs for that perfect piece of jewelry. Silverscape Designs is located at
One King St. in Northampton, MA. www.silverscapedesigns.com.
Stevens Jewelers & Diamond Gallery – A family operated company
with wholesale and retail operations. Buying gold, silver and diamonds,
jewelry & watch repair, custom design & remounts. Personalized engraving,
appraisals. Visit us at our NEW location 1501 Elm St., West Springfield, MA.
413-731-9800.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Karen Geaghan Photography – My life, my passion, my love! Specializing
in Life Cycle Photography: Weddings, Maternity, Newborn, Children &
Families. Doing small things with great love because in the end I believe
it's the little things that count the most. Clients become family! Visit me at
www.karengeaghanphotos.com or call 413-596-2227 or 537-3001. I would
LOVE to hear from you!
RENTALS
Michael’s Party Rentals – We have a tent for your event and so much
more. With over 15 years of experience, Michael's is your one stop shop
for all your rental needs. From tents, tables and chairs to glassware and
linens we have you covered for any occasion. Call us today for a quote
413-589-7368 or visit us on the web at michaelspartyrentals.com.
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