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Robbery
suspect
arraigned
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent

AGAWAM - The Connecticut man

charged in connection with the
NewAlliance Bank robbery in Feeding
Hills last month was arraigned last week
in Westfield District Court on a warrant
for the crime.
Gerund A. Mickens, 35, of 8 Greenbriar
Drive, Bloomfield, Conn., was identified
by Agawam police and charged with the
robbery of the bank located at 5 North
Westfield St. in December.
A spokesperson for Agawam Police
Department said the investigation is ongo-
ing. Lt. Richard Light said Mickens is the
person police believe fit the description of
the suspect in the surveillance footage
shown at the bank.
Mickens was charged with one count of
unarmed robbery of a bank. At his arraign-
ment Jan. 18, he was ordered to be held on
Foraging for food...
$50,000 cash bail and was sent back to the
Hampden County Correction Facility in Turley Publications photo courtesy of Joan Woods
Ludlow, where he will be held until he
posts bail or his Feb. 17 pre-trial confer- Agawam resident Joan Woods captured this shot of a squirrel scavenging for food at a bird feeder following
ence is held in Westfield. a recent snowstorm. Do you have your own winter photos to share? Send them to editor Jennifer Wroblewski
Mickens was previously held by West at jwroblewski@turley.com or mail them to 23 Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030.
Springfield police on traffic charges in that
community and Springfield.
In addition, two other bank robbery
suspects were taken into custody by
Springfield Police. On Dec. 30,
Springfield Police arrested two men in
Former vets council members
asked to serve after leave
connection with the serial robberies; the
same day a Citizens Bank in Ludlow
and a TD Bank in Springfield had also
been robbed. Jesus Ashanti, 34, and
Yannick J. Faris, 26, of Hartford were By Jennifer Wroblewski were not reappointed to the posi- and no one ended up being
identified as the individuals taken into Staff Writer tions. Following their departures appointed,” Mazzei said last week
custody. Light said the investigation is from the veterans council, Cohen after receiving a letter from Cohen
ongoing, but the two men are currently AGAWAM - Less than one recommended the city council regarding the vacancies.
not suspects in their case. year after they were denied reap- appoint Todd Crevier and Rielly Mazzei said he would seek the
Police in several towns began investi- pointment to Agawam Veterans Longtin to fill the vacancies, but reappointment as a way to give
gating Mickens when he was arrested in Council for allegedly failing to the city council rejected those back to his community.
West Springfield two weeks ago, to see if submit letters of interest for the names after some members of the Likewise, Sanchez said he was
veterans council voiced concerns surprised by the consideration, but
he has a connection in what is now being positions, two local veterans
expressed surprise last week when that they mayor had not consulted that he is still interested in serving
“We want to
described as “serial robberies.”
The other incidents occurred in Mayor Richard Cohen solicited with them on the appointees. They on the council. continue to meet
their interest in being appointed felt the individuals in question had “I was pleasantly surprised and
Springfield, Holyoke, South Hadley,
this year. not “earned” their way to be vot- if confirmed by the city council, I the needs of our
Northampton, and two in Chicopee. The
string of robberies began Dec. 6 in Frank Mazzei and Christopher ing members of the veterans coun- look forward to once again serv- veterans.”
Chicopee and ended Dec. 22 in Sanchez were longtime members cil by first serving as volunteers. ing the veterans of the town and
“The town council as a whole Mayor Richard Cohen
of the veterans council when their
Please see ROBBERY, page 18 terms expired last year and they went with the favor of the people Please see VETS, page 18

Rita G. Moore named 2011 Daniel J. Gallivan Award recipient

By Dennis P. Hohenberger
Turley Publications Correspondent
HOLYOKE - The St. Patrick’s Committee
of Holyoke named Agawam resident Rita G.
Moore the 2011 Daniel J.
Gallivan Award recipient.
The annual award recog-
nizes a person who has con-
tributed to the overall suc-
cess of the parade or the
association, although not
necessarily hailing from the
city themselves.
Moore joined the parade
committee in 2001, where
she has helped market and
promote the nation’s second-
largest annual St. Patrick’s
Day parade.
Jackie Reardon, last year’s Moore, 84, was a founding Roosevelt had died.
recipient, introduced Moore at member of the Agawam parade Her public relations career began in
the Holyoke Knights of committee and organizes the 1962, when she volunteered at the local
Columbus on Sunday, Jan. 16. town’s annual Grand Colleen Lions Club. She then worked in the New
They were joined by Parade Coronation. “That’s what stands Hampshire Building at the Big E and was
Committee President Kathy out to me with Rita, she pio- later hired by the fair in 1967, when she
Lynch. neered some of the events for organized the New England College Queen
Reardon described Moore as Agawam,” said Lynch. Contest.
“quiet and unassuming,” a Born in Springfield, Moore As the parade season ends in March, her
“silent cheerleader” who works moved to Agawam with her par- work at the Big E begins, where she man-
hard for the Holyoke and ents, John and Margaret ages information for the fair. She said her
Agawam parade committees. Turley Publications photo Gallagher, when she was 11 love of people drew her to marketing and
Besides Moore’s efforts on the by Dennis P. Hohenberger years old. Her father worked for public relations.
parade, she has worked for the Rita G. Moore General Fiber Box and her In 2000, she and a group of Agawam resi-
past 44 years for the Big E in of Agawam. mother was a secretary at the dents formed their own parade committee.
West Springfield. Springfield Armory. On short notice, she pulled off the town’s
Lynch said Moore brings great energy A 1945 graduate of Agawam High School, first Grand Colleen Pageant. “I don’t know
and a strong work ethic to both parade Moore said World War II dominated her high how we did it,” said Moore.
committees. “I’m so amazed at what she school years. The night of her senior play,
does,” she said. news spread that President Franklin D. Please see MOORE, page 18
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AGAWAM TOWN HALL NOTEBOOK

Where is it?
Each week on page 3 Agawam Advertiser News will feature a photo of a local build-
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent

Hearing to be scheduled for WMECO

ing, item, sign, place or landmark and ask readers to pick their brains to figure out The city council is set to hear a petition
where it is or even what it is. Check here each week to test your knowledge of the area from the Western Massachusetts Electric
where we live and work. The photo will be from either Agawam or Feeding Hills, but Company to install new electrical trans-
we’ll always give you a hint or two. mission and distribution lines. The public
The answer to this week’s “Where is it?” will run in next week’s edition along with hearing is on the agenda for the next City
the name of the first person to submit a correct answer and a new trivia photo for you Council meeting scheduled for Feb. 7 at
to consider. the Roberta G. Doering School. The meet-
E-mail answers or future Where Is It? suggestions to editor Jennifer Wroblewski at ing begins at 7 p.m.
jwroblewski@turley.com. The hearing will establish several loca-
tions where WMECO is seeking to make
Turley Publications photo by Connie Casagrande
major upgrades to their power lines.
Pedestrians who like to walk through a
The petition includes 19 different loca-
winter wonderland have likely noticed tions in different areas of town, including:
this sign somewhere around town. Tell Oak Ridge Street, Barry Street, Pine Street
us, do you know where it is? along Route 187, South Westfield Street,
Shoemaker Lane, Moylan Street, Silver
Street, Tennis Road, Mill Street, Cooper
Street, Lancaster Drive, Rowley Street,
Agawam Shopping Court, Springfield
Street on Route 147, Maple Street, High
Street, and Columbus Street.
The planned power line replacements
are for lines that are located above ground.
The petition does not propose any further
imposition on residential property.
Anyone from the public wishing to be
heard on the matter is encouraged to attend
the meeting.
Council to consider Energy
Last week’s photo: That image is of the Agawam Advertiser News Commission reappointments
sign at the entrance of our office located on Southwick Street in Mayor Richard Cohen is seeking the
Feeding Hills. Correctly guessing the answer was Mike Marieb of City Council’s approval to reappointment
Feeding Hills.
four residents to the Agawam Energy
Commission, a group that has been work-
ing diligently to provide the town with
green options to help save energy in town.
Cohen wishes to reappoint Jay Berger,
Todd Bard, Joel Cummings and Howard
Safford. The term is for just under three
years and would expire on Nov. 30, 2014
according to City Council agenda for the
Jan. 18 meeting.
“These are all individuals that have been
serving on the commission for a couple of
years and are interested in continuing to be
on this board,” said Cohen. “I have no
problem with this. They have all done a
great job.”
During the past year, Agawam has
worked to implement green energy
options. For example, it has purchased
hybrid vehicles for the Department of
Public Works and the Fire Department.
Cohen said there are more green initiatives
to come this year.
Others being considered
for reappointment
Cohen is also seeking two individual
appointments. The first is for Mario Tedeschi
of the Agawam Municipal Golf Commission
for a two-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2012.
The other members of that board, Dean
Godek, Gary Shannon, and Anthony Pioggia
III, were reappointed last year.
Also scheduled for reappointment is
Joseph Fitzpatrick, to the Housing
Authority. His term would expire on Jan.
1, 2014.

Budget not plowed through yet

Correction box By Jennifer Wroblewski
Staff Writer
The Agawam Advertiser News will gladly correct factual errors that appear in this
paper. Corrections or clarifications will always appear on Page 2. To request a correc-
AGAWAM - Though the town has seen
tion, send information to editor Jennifer Wroblewski at jwroblewski@turley.com or
its fair share of snow so far this season,
call 786-7747.
Mayor Richard A. Cohen said last week he
was proud that less than half of the winter
budget for snow and ice removal has been
expended so far.
According to a Jan. 18 memo sent to
PLEASE RECYCLE THIS PAPER Cohen from Department of Public Works
Superintendent Anthony M. Sylvia, the
total winter budget is $465,000, which
includes DPW staff, hired plow vendors
and salt. Following the Jan. 12 snowstorm
that dumped roughly 20 inches of snow,
the town had spent a total of $169,800, or
37.2 percent of the total budget for
cleanup.
“We’re not yet in a deficit, not like other
communities,” Cohen said last week.
According to Cohen, many communities
in the Commonwealth underestimate snow
removal costs because deficit spending is
allowed by law. However, in preparing the
snow removal budget for Agawam, Cohen
said he took a five-year average and used
that figure in order to allow for cleanup
1 % " / $$ & " # $% ! &$ # % % ! #! % ( without deficit spending if possible.
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than we expect to spend,” he said. “We try
to make an actual budget. That is why we
don’t deficit spend.”
In his Jan. 18 memo, Sylvia said the
overall budget is “acceptable” given that it
is mid-January and he has a remaining
budget of 63 percent.
Following the Jan. 12 storm, Cohen said
he read a media survey that indicated
Agawam was at number one on a list of
best cleared streets, a compliment to the
DPW, emergency manager and hired
crews.
“I’m proud of them,” Cohen said. “I
have a lot of pride in the job our employ-
ees did.”
Part of that comes from the communica-
tion that occurs before a storm even hits, he
said. If they are given advance warning of a
storm, Cohen, Sylvia and Emergency
Management Director Chet Nicora will take
preventative measures including treating the
roads with a salt mixture designed to melt
snow, which makes plowing easier. During
the storm, the three remain in constant con-
tact in order to ensure that the roads are safe.
“We try to keep the costs down by plan-
ning ahead and doing things strategically,
and I think we do that very well,” Cohen
said.

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AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS
By Warren
Parker
Stan and Sheila
Interesting Folks
W
hen people refer other people for
me to interview, I am assured the
people referred to me are special or
exceptional. A friend recommended I inter-
view Stan and Sheila because she believes
this couple is both special and exceptional.
Stan and Sheila are both teachers and own
and manager an art studio, Thousand Cranes,
on Springfield Street in Agawam. When I
went to the art studio to set up a date for the
interview, I found about 12 to 15 young chil-
dren there getting an art lesson.
Though Sheila was interrupted, she very
politely and graciously accepted my presence
and spent a couple of minutes responding to
my request for the interview. Stan, while
overlooking the children, waited patiently
while Sheila and I established a date for the
interview. The date was for Jan. 18, however,
due to the terrible weather, it was changed to
Jan. 24.
I was told that both Stan and Sheila are
highly educated and both speak several dif-
ferent languages. I believe in time all of our
students will be required to learn different
languages. Back in 1962 I went to night
school to learn Spanish, but due to business
pressures, I simply could not keep up, so I
finally dropped out, with regrets. The follow-
ing year we moved to California where I
hired some Spanish-speaking citizens and
was sorry I had not become proficient with
the language.
Q. When and where were you born?
A. Sheila: I was born in Barton, Ohio on
Dec. 25, 1961. Stanley: I was born in
Bignona, Senegal, Africa on May 7, 1967.
Q. What composed your immediate fami-
ly?
A. Sheila: My father, Colonel Paul Wolf,
was in the Air Force for 25 years. My moth-
er, Lois Barragalougr, now 84, lives in New
Mexico and is still very active. I had six
brothers and two sisters. All are still living.
Stanley: My father has passed on. My moth-
er, Leontine Badji, lives in Bignona, Africa. I
have two brothers. Andre lives in Africa and
Gerard lives in Milwaukee, Wis.
Q. How would you describe your child-
hood?
January 27, 2011
A. Sheila: I had a happy and typical child- Q. Your advice to the elderly?
hood for a big family. We were well disci- A. Stanley: I try to take advice from them.
plined with my father being in the military. (Then Stanley said, “An elderly person lay-
We enjoyed traveling. I enjoyed reading and ing down can see further than a child stand-
learning all I could as a youngster. Stanley: I ing on top of the mountain.”).
had a happy and healthy childhood. We grew Q. What thoughts do you have about your
up in groups of neighborhood children with future?
children our age. It was enjoyable. A. Both agreed: Stay healthy. Spend more
Q. What was your schooling? time with the elderly so you can learn more.
A. Sheila: I went to schools in Northboro, Though the temperature outside was 8
Mass. and graduated from Northboro High degrees, the time spent with Sheila and
School in 1979. Then I went to Westfield Stanley inside brought warmth and much
State College but left to go to Moscow, pleasantness to this old man doing his job,
Russia for a year to be nanny for my brother, interviewing special and exceptional people.
who was an Air Force attaché diplomat. I The average interview takes about one
went back to Westfield for three years and hour, but I spent over an hour-and-a-half with
graduated with a degree in teaching. Stanley: this interesting couple and that time went
I got my elementary and high school educa- entirely too fast.
tion in Bignona, Africa and graduated from If you have a youngster taking lessons
high school in 1984. Then I went to college from Sheila and Stanley, you already know
in Mbour and received a degree there. I also they are exceptional people. Whether or not
went to the university in Dakar and studied you are interested in art or foreign languages,
science, getting a degree in science. I then you would enjoy meeting them.
got a master’s degree in education at AIC in Our middle son, Randy, was a very talent-
Springfield in 2009. ed artist and had his own art studio in
Q. What has been your working back- Manhattan, New York. Tragically, he passed
ground? away at age 41 and we pray he is now paint-
A. Sheila: I was a bilingual teacher at West ing more beautiful pictures in Heaven. Sheila
Springfield High School from 1989-1990. I made a statement regarding art being a spe-
also taught math as well as English and cial quality, dimension of a full life. I can’t
Russian. I also was a bilingual teacher in draw a straight line, but I admire and respect
Agawam for two years. I have been teaching those who have that special talent.
freelance art in Springfield for three years. The outstanding characteristic about this
With my husband, I teach and manage the art couple is the sincere interest they put in help-
studio here in town. Stanley: I have been a ing others. They teach art, languages, math
Scout leader. I was the program director at and science. There wasn’t a sign of self-inter-
the YMCA in Springfield for five years, from est or self-motivation.
1991 to 1996. I taught at the Robert Hughes The words special and exceptional pretty
School in Springfield from 1998 to 2004 and accurately describe both Sheila and Stanley.
have been teaching at the
New Leadership School in
Springfield since 2007.
Sheila and I have been man-
aging the art studio here in
Agawam since 2003.
Q. Your religion is?
A. We are Catholic and
belong to the St. Michael’s
Church in Springfield.
Q. What do you consider
to be your accomplishments?
A. Stanley: Being able to
help support my extended
family. Sheila: The same as
Stanley and additionally, to
support my two daughters to
get through college.
Q. What advice do you
give to the young people?
A. Stanley: Seize every
opportunity to better your-
self. Sheila: Be respectful,
never wasteful and enjoy the Turley Publications courtesy photo
day. Stan and Sheila
January 27, 2011 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 5

nursing home, and also visited with a fami- is good, and it will be so for her until the Jesus never told us that we wouldn’t suf-

FAITH MATTERS ly going through hospice. A friend asked

me whether I find it depressing to visit so
many of the sick.
The answer is “no.” I am not happy that
Pastor Susan Feurzeig people are sick. But so often, people who
Agawam United are sick in body impress me deeply with
Methodist Church their soundness of mind and strength of
spirit.
I know people whose ailments take them
on a regular roller coaster ride; and yet
they celebrate every upswing, even when
Lemons into the dips have become chronic. I know peo-
ple who go through their hospitalizations
lemonade as Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords has, mak-
ing strides every single day - celebrating
their progress as they go. I know a woman
day she dies.
I met a woman once who told me,
“Getting old is for tough birds.” I think it
is. Those who deal with sickness and set-
backs on a regular basis have to tough it
out. Sickness, old age, and accidents don’t
give us a choice. Yet how we respond to
them is entirely our choice. The miracle
isn’t always a miracle cure. Sometimes the
miracle might not be to see the lame per-
son walk, but to see him learn to drive his
new wheelchair. Sometimes the miracle
might not be to see the nursing home
patient return to her house, but to see her
adjust to the nursing home and make
friends. Sometimes the miracle might not
fer pain or loss. He did say that he would
be with us. And that favorite psalm, the
23rd, tells us that God will be with us even
when we walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, the land of our fears. Yes,
even there, God’s hand will guide us, and
God himself accompany us.
I don’t wish to be as sick as some of the
people I have come to know. But I do wish,
and I pray, that on the day I need it I will
receive strength and grace like theirs. And
I pray that I will honor life as much as they
have done, committing to enjoy my days,
even the days that bring pain, and celebrate
my gains, even when they come in the
midst of losses.

I
just got back from a week away and
was bombarded as soon as I returned.
Many of my church folk were ill. I went
to two hospitals (one of them twice) and a
who is liable to end up in the hospital after be saving the terminal patient from dying, Whatever we suffer (or whatever loss we
every vacation she takes, simply because but watching him walk with grace all the fear), may we know that God is with us;
the stress on her body is too great. But she way to the gates of death-keeping him and ask God to renew our faith, our
won’t give up her precious vacations! Life company as far as we can go. strength, and even our joy.

Applicant
AGAWAM - This weeks reader’s poll response is pretty

READER’S POLL
even with half those questioned answering yes and half
answering no. My question was in regards to the snow days

Compiled by Angie Jordan
Turley Publications correspondent
withdraws cell
the students have recently had: “Do you think that due to the
recent snow days, students should forfeit one of the vacations
so that they do not have to go to school longer in the sum-
mer? If so, which vacation would you like to see forfeited,
February or April?”
tower proposal
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent

AGAWAM - The Agawam Methodist Church on Mill

Linda Gacona,
Agawam
“Yes, they should take
away the February one.
They are just returning from
Christmas vacation.”
Brandon Pellerin,
Agawam
“No they should not take
away the vacations. The
only reason I go to school is
for the hope of a vacation.”
Philomena Goodreau,
Agawam
“They should forfeit one
of the vacations, so they
won’t have to do extra days
when it’s extremely hot.”
Tammy Brow, Agawam
“No that would be awe-
ful. We plan things around
these vacations
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Erin Falbo, Agawam
“February, because it is
pointless.”
Linda Witek, Agawam
“I really, really believe
that yes they should take
away the February vaca-
tion.”
Maria Pietroniro,
Feeding Hills
“I don’t think they should
forfeit any of the vacation
days. It’s part of living in
New England. Snow days
are built into the schedule
and we will be alright.”
Julie Pinett, Agawam
“No, it’s not fair. That
would be mean; they can’t
control the weather.”
Meghan LaChappelle,
Agawam
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up anyway. Our summer
will already be shortened.”
Matt Johnson,
Agawam
“I think I really like my
vacations.”
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tion. April is a nice vacation
time because it ties in with
Easter.”
Jen Montagna,
Agawam
“I wouldn’t mind forfeit-
ing the February vacation.”
Anna Scala, Agawam
“Sure, why not? Just take
it away. February more than
April.”
Ann Stryjek, Agawam
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have to forfeit any vacation
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Street and the Florida Towers, LLC last week withdrew
an application to have part of the church property added
to the town’s Wireless Telecommunications Overlay
District.
Planning and Community Development Director
Deborah Dachos said the application was withdrawn Jan.
19, and several town departments never received an
opportunity to weigh in on the subject.
But a meeting with some town department heads yield-
ed a challenge in the application, saying the location pro-
posed was too close to various structures and did not con-
form to zoning bylaws.
“The bylaws state a cell tower cannot be within 260
feet or 1 1/2 times the height of the structure of a park,
playground, or other structures,” said Dachos. “The bylaw
also stipulates how close it can be to property lines.”
Cellular towers in residential areas have often been the
subjects of controversy because they take away from the
aesthetics of the area. The church property is across the
street from Agawam High School and many residences in
the area.
Dachos said there are places on the church property
that could work and the applicants will be looking at
those options in the coming weeks.
“They may come back and reapply,” said Dachos.
The public hearing scheduled for last Thursday night
before the Planning Board did not take place and a Feb.
22 public hearing before the City Council has also been
cancelled with the applicant’s withdrawal.
The petition that was slated to go before the board
included a request to amend the town code so a wireless
communications tower could be constructed.
The church has a property that contains a split zone
with two-thirds in the rear zoned Business B. The front of
the property is in a residential zone.
The newest cellular tower would have had AT&T as the
“anchor” or primary tenant.
The withdrawal of the application comes as a minor
blow to the Agawam Fire Department, which was over-
whelmingly in support of the tower. The tower would
have met a long-time need of the department.
In a letter of support for the cell tower, Fire Chief
Stephen Martin stated the department’s desire to make
major improvements to their communications systems,
including the need to create redundancy and cross-com-
munications with the police department.
“Unfortunately, cost constraints have restricted us from
implementing such a system,” Martin wrote.
Another letter was written in support by Michele
Briggs, Real Estate and Construction Manager of New
Cingular Wireless, the parent company of AT&T. She
indicated her support for the new tower and said AT&T is
seeking to expand coverage in Massachusetts.
“Based on AT&T’s existing significant gaps in cover-
age in this area of Agawam, AT&T strongly supports this
petition,” said Briggs.
Dachos said the Agawam Police Department’s safety
officer had also weighed in the application.
“Their letter stated the tower would not pose any issue
with public safety or cause traffic issues,” said Dachos.
Sewer Sub-Comm.
to meet Feb. 1
The Agawam City Council Ad Hoc Sewer Sub-
Committee will meet Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the
Community Room at the Agawam Public Library, 750
Cooper St. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an
update on the status of the Feeding Hills Sewer Project
Phases II and III.
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Peering through the lens of fiscal responsibility

Reorganization
committee forms, meets
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM - The City Council is taking a
proactive approach to Fiscal Year 2012 and
future budgets as the economy continues to
adversely affect town funds.
Led by Councilor Dennis Perry, a five-
member reorganization sub-committee was
formed and met Monday night to lay out
plans for a possible reorganization of town
departments in an effort to streamline services
to townspeople and save taxpayer money.
Council President Donald Rheault, Vice
President Robert Rossi and members Joseph
Mineo and Gina Letellier were also part of
the group. Rheault named Perry chairman of
the subcommittee because Perry was the
mastermind behind the concept.
“I started asking questions last August,”
Perry said. “I think the council needs to take
a more active role in the budget process and
look at ways we can save money. We work
for the taxpayers.”
The Town Charter, Article 6, Section 1,
allows town departments and agencies to be
reorganized by a majority vote of the City
Council through the creation of an ordinance.
Section 2 gives that same power to the
mayor, but stipulates the approval of the
council.
Rossi said the group will be looking at all
town departments, the positions within the
departments, and the salaries of each posi-
tion.
“We are going to see if there may be a situ-
ation where we could consolidate a depart-
ment and cross-train employees in certain
areas,” said Rossi. “We’re going to look at
each thing and see much it is costing us.”
Perry suggested the budget also be looked
at closely.
“We need to look at each line item and see
what we are getting for it,” said Perry.
Perry is in his 16th year as a city councilor
and says the budget has increased each year
since he became a councilor. He approached
the city solicitor and requested information
about what Massachusetts General Law their
ability to reorganize fit under, what town
departments and agencies were eligible to be
reorganized, and what steps the City Council
must go through to enact a change.
It took more than two months for Perry to
receive a response, and he shared the infor-
mation with the sub-committee: all town
departments are eligible and the ordinance
process is the protocol the City Council must
go through to make changes.
Councilors agreed they must seek an attor-
ney to consult with regarding potential issues
with union employees. Letellier, who prac-
tices law, will seek out an attorney to consult
with.
Through advice from the attorney, the sub-
committee will also consider looking at reor-
ganization of the school department, and may
add members of the School Committee to
their group.
Perry said it is time for the council to take
an active role in controlling costs and reduce
the town’s annual operating budget. The sub-
committee agreed to meet at least twice a
month for the next few months in order to
work to enact possible changes for the
upcoming budget.
The next meeting of the subcommittee will
be held second week of February. The date
and time of the meeting was not announced
at press time. Meetings of the subcommittee
are public and public input is encouraged at
the meetings.

Nick Longhi Artist group uses life as canvas

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This month, painter and sculptor
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January 27, 2011 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 7

Public Safety
POLICE LOG
The Agawam Police Department
responded to 314 calls from Jan. 18 to
Jan. 24. The department made seven
arrests. Those arrested will appear at a
future date in Westfield District Court and
are innocent until proven guilty.
Tuesday, Jan. 18
Roxanne Beharry, 49, of 14 Porter
Drive, Agawam, was arrested at 10:03
a.m. on a charge of domestic assault and
battery.
Wednesday, Jan. 19
Paul Vermette, 20, of 119 Hamilton
Circle, Agawam, was arrested at 4:52 p.m.
on a charge of domestic assault and bat-
tery.
Thursday, Jan. 20
Nicholas Eley, 27, of 213 Springfield St.,
Apt. 6, Agawam, was arrested at 2:22 a.m.
on a default warrant for failure to appear.
Thomas W. Cortese, 25, of 59 Glendale
Road, Agawam, was arrested at 10:18
p.m., on charges of operating a motor
vehicle with defective equipment and
licensed revoked for motor vehicle mali-
cious damage five years.
Saturday, Jan. 22
Nikolay Dipon, 35, of 605 Southwick
St., Feeding Hills, was arrested at 1:58
a.m. on charges of failure to stop for a
police officer while operating a motor
vehicle; speeding in violation of special
regulation; and operating under the influ-
ence of liquor.
Sunday, Jan. 23
Michael Robinson, 44, of 78 Poinsetta
St., Agawam, was arrested at 1:53 a.m. on
charges of operating under the influence of
liquor and speeding in violation of special
regulation.
John J. Brinkman, 37, of 146 Suffield
St., Apt. 1st, Agawam, was arrested on
charges of domestic assault and battery;
violation of abuse prevention order; and
family offenses.
FIRE LOG
The Agawam Fire Department responded to
71 EMS calls for the week of Jan. 18 to Jan 24.
On Jan. 18 at 1:01 a.m., the department
responded to North Westfield Street for a
motor vehicle accident with no injuries.
On Jan. 18 at 8:47 a.m., the department
responded to Forest Hill Road for a carbon
monoxide incident.
On Jan. 18 at 1:15 p.m., the department
responded to Brookfield Lane for a smoke
detector activation due to malfunction.
On Jan. 18 at 8:23 p.m., the department
responded to North West Street for a vehicle
accident with injuries.
On Jan. 19 at 11:25 a.m., the department
responded to Ottawa Street for a carbon
monoxide incident.
On Jan. 19 at 12:59 p.m., the department
responded to Suffield Street for a vehicle
accident with injuries.
On Jan. 19 at 7:08 p.m., the department
responded to Southwick Street for a lockout.
On Jan. 20 at 2:12 p.m., the department
responded to Suffield Street for a motor vehi-
cle accident with no injuries.
On Jan. 20 at 4:51 p.m., the department
responded to Deering Street but no incident
was found on arrival at dispatch address.
On Jan. 21 at 10:35 a.m., the department
responded to Beekman Drive for a carbon
monoxide detector activation with no carbon
monoxide.
On Jan. 21 at 10:09 p.m., the department
responded to Gunn Geary Lane for unautho-
rized burning.
On Jan. 22 at 10:35 p.m., the department
responded to Westview Lane for a carbon
monoxide detector activation with no carbon
monoxide.
On Jan. 23 at 1:48 p.m., the department
responded to Wright Street for a smoke
detector activation with no fire.
On Jan. 23 at 5:10 p.m., the department
responded to Van Deene Avenue and Front
Street in West Springfield to cover assign-
ment, standby, moveup.
On Jan. 24 at 8:04 a.m., the department
responded to Robin Ridge Drive for a
service call.
On Jan. 24 at 3:33 p.m., the department
responded to Lealand Avenue for a lockout.

Pet safety tips for the winter months

FRAMINGHAM - With several major
snowfalls this season, there are plenty of
worries people are facing. But, during this
time there are worries for animals too.
“As the harsh winter months settle in, it is
important that you think about keeping your
pets safe from all of the dangers that the season
can present,” said Massachusetts Emergency
Management Agency (MEMA) Acting
Director Kurt Schwartz. “MEMA offers some
tips to help insure your pet’s safety.”
Safety tips:
• Do not leave your pet outdoors when
temperatures drop below freezing. Dogs
need outdoor exercise, but take care not to
keep them outdoors for lengthy periods of
time during very cold weather. Pets that are
mostly indoors need time to adapt to cold
temperatures by building up a thicker coat
and toughening their footpads for ice and
snow. Short-coated dogs may feel more
comfortable wearing a sweater during
walks. Dogs and cats are safer indoors dur-
ing all sorts of extreme weather.
• Care for your pet’s feet. If your pet
walks on salted or chemically treated areas,
be sure to wash its paws after your walk.
Gently rub the bottom of the feet to
remove these irritants as soon as your dog
is off the road. Many dogs need boots in
cold weather, regardless of their coat
length. If your dog frequently lifts up its
paws, whines or stops during walks, it may
be demonstrating that its feet are uncom-
fortably cold.
• Wind-chill is a threat to pets, even
those protected by shelters. Outdoor dogs
must be protected by a dry, draft-free dog-
house that is large enough to allow the dog
to both sit and lie down comfortably, but
small enough to retain body heat. The floor
should be elevated a few inches off the
Please see PET SAFETY, page 11

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Families
Colleen Coronation
to be held Feb. 13
Nine Agawam residents are vying for the position of the
2011 Colleen sponsored by the Agawam St. Patrick’s
Committee. They are Heather Krassler, a freshman at the
University of Connecticut, and Agawam High School sen-
iors Jessica Colson, Mari Leclerc, Alexis Lussier, Kasey
Martin, Carly Michel, Hannah Pender, Shannon Reardon
and Courtney Rivest.
The Coronation Brunch will be held Sunday, Feb. 13 at
Chez Josef in Agawam. The festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m.
with a social hour and the program will start at 10:30 a.m.
Tickets for the event are $30 per person and may be
obtained by contacting Lynn Fitzpatrick at (413) 786-1608.
Girl Scout
cookies are here
Junior Women’s Club seeking
fashion show sponsors
The GFWC Agawam Junior
Women’s Club is seeking sponsorship
to support its Runway for Education
Fashion Show & Brunch to benefit the
club’s annual scholarships and educa-
tion programs.
The fashion show will be held
Sunday, April 10 at Chez Josef and
will feature missy, petite and plus
sized fashions by Christopher &
Banks of Holyoke Mall.
The AJWC is beginning its 54th
year of service to the Agawam and is
proud of its commitment to education,
having distributed over $40,000 in
scholarships in the 10 years this event
has been held. To qualify for a schol-
arship, students must be graduating
seniors and reside in Agawam and
Feeding Hills. Applications are
reviewed by the AJWC Scholarship
Committee and scholarships are
awarded based on overall academic
achievement, extracurricular activities
and community service. If students are
interested in applying, applications
will be available in the guidance
department or at the Agawam High
School Scholarship Night. The AJWC
also sponsors other education pro-
grams, including the annual spelling
bee and Bingo for Books events for
elementary school children.
The AJWC is asking area business-
es and retailers to partner again for this
event by providing a raffle or sponsor-
ship donation. All raffle and sponsor
contributors will be recognized in the
fashion show program and post-event
media. All sponsorship donations of
$25, $50, $100 or $200 will be recog-
nized as Bronze, Silver, Gold, or
Platinum donors. For more informa-
tion on how you can support the
AJWC annual scholarship fund and
education programs, call Mary
O’Connell at (413) 789-8908.

WORCESTER - Now through March 13 some local girls

Genealogy meeting slated for Feb. 2

will have the once-a-year iconic treat, Girl Scout cookies,
available to the public. The varieties of cookies, which cost
$4 a box, include Samoas, Trefoils, Thin Mints, Tagalongs,
Do-Si-Dos, Lemon Chalet Cremes, Thank U Berry Munch
and Dulce De Leche. The Western Massachusetts 100 years of inter-tribal conflicts of the group of people dedicated to keeping
This weekend will be the public’s first chance to secure Genealogy Society will hold its American Indians in the Connecticut their ancestors memories and family
their box of Thin Mints and the rest and their chance to monthly meeting on Wednesday Feb. Valley. His discussion will also include histories preserved.
launch a girl toward her goal as local troops officially kickoff 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Agawam the original settlement, destruction of There is an annual membership fee
the 2011 cookie season with “cookie booths” or cash and Senior Center, 954 Main St. The socie- Deerfield twice, the burning of of $20 a person that will also cover
carry sales. Agawam Junior Girl Scout Troop 11435 will ty also conducts a Genealogy Springfield and Kings Philip War. the genealogy computer classes
hold a cookie booth sale this Sunday, Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 Computer Class on the third and All researchers, experienced and offered by the society. For more infor-
p.m. outside Rite Aid in Agawam. fourth Thursdays of the month. those just starting, are welcome to mation, visit www.rootsweb.ances-
The Girl Scouts will have all eight varieties of cookies for The guest speaker for February will join. Come and be part of the Western try.com/~mawmgs or contact
customers to buy and take with them. be Robert Magovern. He will discuss Massachusetts Genealogy Society, a WestMassGen@gmail.com.

Special Olympics craft

show, raffle slated
Westfield Warriors, a local Special Olympics program,
will host a craft show and raffle open to the public on
Sunday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grange Hall,
47 North West St., Feeding Hills. In addition to vendors
offering handmade chocolates, handmade soaps, Pandora
style beads, sterling silver fashion jewelry and much more,
there will be a Chinese raffle featuring items from the ven-
dors at the event. A separate raffle featuring items donated
from local businesses will also be held.
For more information, contact Kelly Jendza at 789-1932
or the Special Olympics Massachusetts section office at
(413) 420-0020.
Agawam Rotary to meet
The Agawam Rotary Club will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 2
at Storrowton Tavern in West Springfield.
As Rotarians, they sponsor local scholarships and charities
and raise money for local, national, and international service
projects, including the worldwide elimination of polio and
providing clean drinking water. For more information on
Rotary International, visit rotary.org.
Centurions Drum & Bugle
Corps to host open house
The Centurions Drum & Bugle Corps will hold its first
open house on Jan. 29 at St David’s Episcopal Church, 699
Springfield St., Feeding Hills noon to 4 p.m.
If you are a high school student, college student, recent
DCI age out or a veteran of the drum corps activity looking
for a new home, the Centurions are a close-knit drum and
bugle corps that welcomes members of all ages, backgrounds
and experience levels. Woodwind players will be taught how
to play a brass instrument and brass players, please bring
your instrument with you. Life-long friendships have result-
ed from membership in the Centurions and the public is
invited to join the Centurions family, where friends and
memories last a lifetime.
Students are encouraged to bring their parents with
them and all questions will be answered. Refreshments
will also be served.
K of C to host winter picnic
SOUTHWICK - Fr. Thomas Shea Council Knights of
Columbus will host its Annual Winter Picnic Saturday, Feb. 5
starting at 6 p.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Parish Hall, 224
Sheep Pasture Road. Sponsored, prepared and served by K of
C Council 11178, the menu will include hamburgers, cheese-
burgers, hotdogs, chicken, potato salad, baked beans, chips,
drinks and ice cream sundaes.
Cost is $7 for adults; $6 for seniors; $4 for children 5
through 12 and free for children under 5. There will also be a
50/50 raffle.
For information, contact Grand Knight Al Matos Sr. at
(413) 569- 6914
The public is welcome.
Seniors
Notes from the Music Room
By Darcy Davis
A few more George and Ira Gershwin songs will be
put in the chorus folders in the Music Room at the
Agawam Senior Center and then will come the time to
work through over 25 songs and select the ones to be
performed in the spring concert.
The new songs include “Bidin’ My Time,” “Lady
Be Good,” “‘S Wonderful” and some songs from
“Porgy and Bess.”
Senior Center’s weekly calendar of events
Monday, Jan. 31: 8:15 a.m., Weight Training; 9:30
a.m., Line Dancing; 11:30 a.m., Yoga; 1 p.m., Bingo.
Tuesday, Feb. 1: 8:45 a.m., S.H.I.N.E. (by appt.); 9
a.m., Sewing, Exercise, Knitting; 10 a.m., PACE;
Noon, Monthly Birthday Party; 12:30 p.m., Ladies
Billiards; 1:30 p.m., Mah Jongg, Movie (“Ground
Hog Day”); 2:30 p.m., Chorus; 4 p.m., Zumba; 6
p.m., Beginners Line Dancing; 6:30 p.m., Evening
Sewing Class.
Wednesday, Feb. 2: 8:15 a.m., Weight Training,
Yoga; 10 a.m., Friends Meeting, Beginners Yoga; 1
p.m., Ballroom Lessons Begin; 1:30 p.m., Golden
Senior center
anniversary dinner
postponed
Due to the weather, the Friends of the Agawam
Senior Center cancelled last night’s celebration of the
second anniversary of the new senior center and have
rescheduled it for Wednesday, Feb. 2 from 5 to 6:30
p.m. The porchetta dinner menu will also include
mashed potatoes and gravy, salad and strawberry
shortcake. Donation is $12 per ticket and the public is
invited to attend. Entertainment will be announced.
Anyone interested in attending should contact
Emile Cote at 335-9440.
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SNOWY PHOTOS
If we ever get a Tuesday without snow, some mem-
bers of the chorus will get a chance to see which songs
seem to fit the best for their voices and the program for-
mat will be put in some kind of order.
The Gershwin songs were mostly written between
1918 and 1938. Some concerts in the past have taken
the songs chronologically by the date of publication,
but this may not be the best way for this one. In the
meantime, we will have a chance to sing through
many great songs.
Ages Chapter 2 Meeting; 5 p.m., Friends Anniversary
Dinner; 6 p.m., Guys & Dolls Pool Club, Genealogy
Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 3: 9 a.m., Exercise, Tax Prep (by
appt.), Free Hearing Test (by appt.); 9:30 a.m.,
Quilting; 10 a.m., Line Dancing 2; 12:15 p.m.,
Bridge; 1 p.m., Pitch; 1:30 p.m., Open Art; 2 p.m.,
Melody Band; 4 p.m., Zumba; 6:30 p.m., Pitch.
Friday, Feb. 4: 8:30 a.m., Tap; 9:30 a.m., Hand &
Foot Card Game, Oil Painting; 10 a.m., Tai Chi; 11:15
a.m., Yoga; Noon, Canasta; 1 p.m., Cribbage,
Beginner Computer Class.
Agawam Senior
Center lunch menu
Monday, Jan. 31: Chicken gratin, rice pilaf,
mixed vegetables, bananas.
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Ham dinner, roasted sweet
potatoes, peas, birthday cake.
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Cheeseburger casserole,
spring salad, mixed fruit.
Thursday, Feb. 3: Roast chicken stirfry, brown
rice, stirfry vegetables, pudding.
Friday, Feb. 4: Vegetable chili over baked potato,
cheddar cheese, beet salad, applesauce.
January 27, 2011
In the Classroom
Children’s author teaches Phelps
students how to write a book
By Deana Casamento
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM — Children’s author Norah
Dooley visited grade 4 students at the
Phelps School recently to explain how she
comes up with ideas and goes about the
process of writing her books. She
explained to students that people learn in
different ways and there are different tech-
niques that can be used to write something.
Ironically, the author of Everybody
Cooks Rice, Everybody Bakes Bread,
Everybody Serves Soup, and Everybody
Brings Noodles, Dooley herself was actu-
ally not a student who enjoyed writing, she
explained to Tracy Pass’s class.
“I never liked to write. If I had a writing
assignment I would put it off and then
complain to my mother about it and then
whine and cry—and then finally write it,”
said Dooley.
Subsequently, becoming an author was
not on her short list of career choices until
she was grown and a mother.
“I started writing because my kids
wouldn’t go to sleep at night,” she said. “It
began because I would tell them stories at
bedtime and when I’d end the story and tell
them to go to sleep, they’d begin asking
me questions.
“One night after I had read and read to
them and they still wouldn’t go to sleep, I
told them the story about a block party
we’d had in our neighborhood where
everybody had brought some sort of rice
dish. My daughter began asking questions
AHS students present
business plans
Students in Michael Simpson’s business
classes at Agawam High School recently had
the opportunity to observe all that goes into
planning a new business. Beginner and
advanced business students were asked to
design and write their own business plans in
a Power Point program that was to be judged
by outside area business people.
The student contestants were narrowed
down within the classes to the top six student
plans and presented to the judges Jan. 14.
Businesses included a mobile music studio
and a fishing expedition business.
The final students were judged on a pre-
set criteria that included company idea and
presentation, business appearance, financials,
which include start-up costs, fixed costs and
projected income, advertising and marketing
plans, competitors’ information, time man-
agement and philanthropy.
Each student also made brochures and
business cards to introduce themselves to the
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS
Norah Dooley visited grade 4 students at Phelps School to explain how
she creates her books.
and from that, Everybody Cooks Rice
began to take shape. I wrote down the
story, sent it to a publisher, and they pub-
lished it.”
judges.
The first place winner was Justin Bousquet
with his company, “Spectrum Wave
Studios,” a mobile music studio; second
place went to Dominic Serra with his compa-
ny, “Above the Rest,” tent rentals for wed-
dings and events; and third place went to
Kyle Szatrowski for his entry, “Szats
Supreme Shampooing,” a mobile carpet and
rug cleaning company.
Also competing in the event were Andrew
Magistri, Sean O’Connell and John Spano.
Judges for the event included Mayor
Richard Cohen, Dee L. Emery - Ferrero,
CEO /Publisher Western Mass Women
Magazine & DEF Enterprises; Milly
Parzychowski, senior loan officer for
Mortgage Masters of West Springfield; Gina
Fusick, manager for United Bank Feeding
Hills; and Alfonso Santanello, owner of
Creative Strategy Marketing.
Turley Publications
courtesy photo
From left,
Agawam High
School business
teacher Michael
Simpson, with
business plan
contest winners
Justin Bousquet,
first place;
Dominic Serra,
second place;
and Kyle
Szatrowski, third
place.
Page 9
“Everyone will see things, but you need
to notice them—the area around what
you’re seeing, the sounds, sights and
smells. Your imagination works so quickly,
but writing goes so slowly. So, you need to
stop and take in everything about the scene
and put that in your memory,” said Dooley.
The next thing she told students to do
was ask questions. She told them there was
no reason to be embarrassed to ask a ques-
tion because “no question is dumb” and
questions “show that you’re curious.”
“Ask yourself, ‘What would I see?
Hear? Smell? Feel?’ Use all five of your
senses to describe what you’re telling
you’re story about. If you ask and answer
the who, what, where, and when, then your
story will answer the why,” said Dooley.
The final step, Dooley told students, was
to tell the story. She listed several tools
they could use to do that, including brain-
storming, free-writing, drawing the story,
webs and graphic organizers.
After concluding her lecture, Dooley had
students choose an experience to write
about. They were asked to close their eyes
imagine the experience and what they were
seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and even
Turley Publications photo by Deana Casamento tasting. Once they had committed all of
those things into their memory, she had
them pair up and do a short writing exer-
cise.
Dooley spent two days visiting all four
Dooley then detailed a three-step writing of the Phelps School grade 4 classrooms.
process that the students could use to help Her visit was made possible by a contribu-
them write stories. She told them the first tion by the Agawam Cultural Council.
step was to notice things.
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High school eliminates mid-term exams

By Deana Casamento
Turley Publications Correspondent
AGAWAM - Unlike years past, mid-
term exams will not be held at the end of
this month at Agawam High School.
Meetings between high school teachers and
the district resulted in the decision not to
hold mid-term exams due to the lost
instructional time the early dismissal on
these test days causes as well as the lack of
standardized assessment on the exams
themselves.
Traditionally, mid-term and final exams
are held at the conclusion of each semester
(after two terms) in January and June, and
exams run for a three-day period during
which students are given the second half of
the school day off. The result is a loss of
three half-days in the winter and three half-
days in the spring for a total of three full
days of instructional time lost over the include everything from the semester, the “I’m also concerned about the loss of
course of the year. School officials decided term, or the whole year; count for whatever instructional time. We need to re-examine
this time - in addition to the time students’ percentage of the students’ grade that the how we can better utilize the time we were
lose for other tests such as the MCAS and teacher determined; and be as long or as giving these students off after the exams.
PSAT - was too large short as the instruc- Additionally, we have students that have been
an accumulation. tor chose. exempt from taking the exams. Those are full
In addition, there “We need to come up S c h o o l days off for them. Granted, they’ve qualified
is currently no stan- Superintendant Dr. for the exemption based on their work and
dardized assessment with some sort of criteria Mary A. Czajkowski performance, but we really need to look at our
for the exams. It had said that the content calendars and reassess how much release time
been at the teachers’ for mid-terms and finals
and format of the we are granting,” said Czajkowski.
discretion to include for next year.” exams is as impor- High School Principal Steve Lemanski
whatever content tant as the schedul- agreed that while the exams are valuable,
they felt was rele- Dr. Mary A. Czajkowski, superintendent ing of them. the schedule warrants researching.
vant and to design Agawam Public Schools “We need to look “We believe in the value of mid-term
the exams in what- at how these exams exams and encourage our teachers to
ever format (multi- are being assessed. administer them in a modified format.
ple choice, short-answer, essay, etc.) that These should be more standardized and During the next several months, we will be
they chose. The result was a variance from held to the same assessment. We need to meeting with our teachers to develop an
instructor to instructor and course to come up with some sort of criteria for mid- exam schedule, which meets the needs of
course. Tested material could effectively terms and finals for next year. everyone,” he said.

Funds available for people

AHS SENIOR BULLETIN
College Acceptances:
Jessica Burkavage: Keene State
College; Salem State University
Maurisa Ollari: Endicott College;
University of New Hampshire
Open Houses: Check the college
website for more information and to
confirm the date and time of the event.
Bay State College: Jan. 29
Culinary Institute of America: Jan. 28
Johnson & Wales University: Jan. 29
Nichols College: Decision Day held
Jan. 27
Free Financial Aid Assistance for
Massachusetts Residents: TERI
cant allergies, who plan to begin higher
education after high school and who
have attained a level of excellence in
academic and/or extracurricular activi-
ties are encouraged to apply. Amount:
$250. Deadline: Feb. 25. Visit
www.asthmaandallergies.org to apply.
Hood Good Sport Scholarship:
Rewards high school senior athletes
with $5,000 towards furthering their
education at a two- or four-year accred-
ited college/university. To be eligible,
students must have proven their ability
to put the spirit of competition above
winning while participating in a varsity
seeking higher education
The Community Foundation of Western
Massachusetts is now accepting applications
to award more than $2 million in scholar-
ships and interest-free loans available to local
students planning to pursue education at the
undergraduate and graduate levels for the
2011-2012 academic year. Over 100 funds
will provide awards considering academic
merit and financial need. Scholarships range
from $500 to $8,000, and students may apply
for interest-free loans of up to $3,000.
Many of the funds support students with
special interests in areas including aca-
demics, athletics, and music, to name a
few. Also, some scholarships support spe-
cific geographic areas, ethnicities and reli-
gious affiliations.
Access to these scholarships and loans
can be achieved through completing one
online application available at www.com-
munityfoundation.org. Applications and all
supporting materials must be postmarked
by March 31.
For more information about the
Community Foundation, call (413) 732-2858
or visit www.communityfoundation.org.

College Planning Centers offer free assis-
tance with completing financial aid appli-
cations in person, at centers and over the
phone by calling (877) 332-4348. This
service is provided by TERI with funding
and support from the Massachusetts
Dept. of Higher Education.
FAFSA Massachusetts College
Goal Sunday: Financial aid profession-
als from Massachusetts colleges and
universities will provides free assis-
tance to students and families in com-
pleting the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA), the federally
required form for students seeking
financial aid, including grants and loans
throughout the nation. This event will
take place on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. in over
20 locations around Massachusetts,
including Holyoke Community College
and Springfield Technical Community
College. For more information, call
(877) 4-CGS-MAS or online at
www.FAFSAdav.org.
Wheelock College Decision Day:
Held on campus Saturday, Jan 29 from
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Students should
bring in their completed application,
unofficial transcript and SAT scores to
the appointment and leave with an
admissions decision. Students taking a
college prep curriculum with a GPA of
2.3 C+ or higher and a minimum score of
450 on both sections of the SAT are
encouraged to attend Decision Day.
Students must register by contacting
Jamie Coan at (617) 879-2204 or e-mail
at jcoan@wheelock.edu. It is important
to ask your counselor for the unofficial
transcript several days before it’s needed.
Scholarships:
See your counselor or visit the web-
sites below for more information or for
an application. To see previous listings
of scholarships, view past senior bul-
letins on the high school website for
more information.
Hamilton Relay Scholarship
Program: Open to high school seniors
who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech
disabled. Award: $500. Deadline:
March 1. Visit the school counseling
office for an application.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of
America Scholarship: Open to high
school seniors who live in New
England, who have asthma or signifi-
level sport. These students must have
also earned a cumulative 3.0 GPA or
higher and performed volunteer work in
the community. Visit
w w w. h o o d . c o m / p r o m o / g o o d -
sport1010/Default.aspx to apply.
Deadline: Feb. 25.
The Sage Colleges Scholarships in
Math, Engineering and The Sciences:
Open to students applying for admis-
sion to full-time study in one of these
programs at Russell Sage College or
Sage College of Albany for fall 2011 in
the amount of $6,500. Visit
www.sage.edu/SIMETS by Feb. 15.
Christian A. Herter Scholarship:
Open to sophomores and juniors
enrolled in a Massachusetts high school
and are legal residents of the state.
Students that are selected for this pro-
gram must have overcome major adver-
sity in their lives. Awards are up to
$15,000. Deadline: March 1. Visit
www.osfa.mass.edu/ herterScholarship
to apply.
Fashion Institute of Technology
Presidential Scholars Program: Open to
high school seniors interested in attend-
ing FIT. Deadline: Feb. 15. To apply,
visit www.fitnyc.edu.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
HACER Scholarship: Open to graduat-
ing high school seniors who have at
least one parent of Hispanic descent.
Award: Minimum of $1,000. Deadline:
Jan. 28. Visit rmhc.org/assets/RMHC-
Scholarship-PDFs/RMHCHAC-
ER2010-2011.pdf to apply.
Ronald McDonald House Charities
SCHOLARS Scholarship: Open to any
graduating high school senior regard-
less of race or ethnicity. Award: mini-
mum $1,000. Deadline: Jan. 28. Visit
rmhc.org/assets/RMHC-Scholarship-
PDFs/RMHScholars2010-2011.pdf to
apply.
PDK Prospective Educator
Scholarship Program: Open to high
school seniors who intend to attend col-
lege and major in education.
Applications available in the counseling
office. Deadline: Feb. 1.
KFC Colonel’s Scholars: Open to
seniors with financial need and an
entrepreneurial spirit. Award: up to
$20,000. Deadline: Feb. 9. Apply online
at www.kfcscholars.org/.
Scholarship applications
available from Berkshire Bank
PITTSFIELD- In an effort to help students
pursue their goals of a higher education,
Berkshire Bank recently announced the third
year of its scholarship opportunity for high
school seniors in communities served by
Berkshire Bank in western Massachusetts,
northeastern New York and southern Vermont.
Berkshire Bank Foundation will grant
$36,000 in scholarships to students who have
demonstrated community service through
their volunteer efforts, have been successful
academically and have a financial need.
Under the program, 18 $2,000 scholar-
ships will be awarded to high school seniors
who will be attending a two- or four-year
college in the fall. Applicants must have a
GPA of at least 3.0 and a financial need (total
family income under $75,000). In addition,
Students named to dean’s
list at Fitchburg State
FITCHBURG - Fitchburg State
University President Robert V.
Antonucci has announced the names of
area students included on the dean’s list
for the fall semester.
They are, from Agawam, Anthony M.
Morassi and James E. Paleologopoulos;
Residents attain honors at WNEC
SPRINGFIELD - The following Agawam
residents have been named to the president’s
list at Western New England College for the
fall semester. Students are named to the pres-
ident’s list for achieving a semester grade
point average of 3.80 or higher.
Adam P. Brown, a freshman majoring in
criminal justice; Joshua R. Brandon, a senior
majoring in economics; Elizabeth R.
Avondo, a senior majoring in electrical engi-
neering; Cory M. St. Germain, a senior
majoring in electrical engineering; Emma R.
Hendry, a senior majoring in management.
applicants must have a record of community
service through volunteerism. Students must
apply through their school and have the
endorsement of their school guidance office.
Only five applications per school will be
accepted. An independent panel of bank
employee volunteers will review all applica-
tions and select this year’s winners.
Scholarships will be given out in the
regions where Berkshire Bank branches are
located, with six to be awarded in the Pioneer
Valley. Applications can be downloaded at
www.berkshirebank.com/scholarships and
must be received in the Foundation’s
Pittsfield’s office by March 25. Additional
information can be obtained by contacting
the Berkshire Bank Foundation, Inc. at schol-
arshipinfo@berkshirebank.com.
from Feeding Hills, Elizabeth J.
McMulla and Timothy J. Michalak.
The dean’s list honors students for
consistently high academic achieve-
ment. A student is named to the list after
achieving a 3.20 or better average while
attending classes full-time.
The following residents have been named
to dean’s list achieving a semester grade
point average of 3.30 or higher.
Tak Kit Kwok, a senior majoring in
accounting; Frank J. Liberti II, a senior
majoring in accounting; Caitlin M. Grimaldi,
a senior majoring in communication; Kevin
C. Oakes, a senior majoring in criminal jus-
tice; Daniel J. Masciotra, a sophomore
majoring in mechanical engineering; Steven
N. Fiedler, a sophomore majoring in pre-
pharmacy; Danielle N. Stelma, a junior
majoring in sport management.

P L E A S E R E C Y C L E T H I S N E W S P A P E R
January 27, 2011 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS Page 11

Health
Free medical clinic offered
at Bethany Assembly of God
A free medical clinic is being co-spon-
sored by New Covenant Community
Services and Bethany Assembly of God on
Tuesday, Feb. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. The clinic
will provide non-emergent care by a
Christian physician, nurses and behavioral
health counselor.
“The mission is to provide Christ-centered
medical care in the Pioneer Valley communi-
ty by the serving of body, mind and spirit
with compassionate care,” said Dr. Kevin
Snow, the clinic physician.
Although people are required to have
insurance in Massachusetts, in the current
economic condition some people cannot
afford the co-payments to see their primary
care physician for immediate non-emergency
medical issues for themselves or family
members. The free clinic is intended to help
these individuals receive the medical care
they so desperately need.
The staff of licensed medical care workers
is volunteering their time and skills, and no
revenue will be collected for the services
provided. The entire team is committed to
providing quality care on all levels. A visit to
the clinic will include a demographic check-
in, medical assessment, behavioral health
assessment (if needed) and spiritual encour-
agement. The free clinic will operate once a
month at Bethany Assembly of God in
Agawam. All medical records will be kept in
strict confidence.
Future free clinics are planned for the first
Tuesday of each month. Pastor Richard
Adams, senior pastor of Bethany, is excited
to have the church co-sponsor this clinic for
the residents of Agawam and the surrounding
communities with New Covenant
Community Services, a new non-profit
organization created to provide help for peo-
ple in need. For more information, call the
clinic at (413) 363-0098 or the church at
(413) 789-2930.
Pet safety from page 7
ground and covered with cedar shav-
ings or straw. The entrance of the dog-
house should be turned to face away
from prevailing winds, and the entrance
should be covered with a flap of heavy
waterproof fabric or heavy plastic.
• Pets who spend a greater amount of
time outdoors in the winter need more
food. Maintaining warmth depletes
energy. Routinely check your pet’s
water dish to ensure the water is fresh
and not frozen. To prevent your pet’s
tongue from freezing to its feeding or
drinking bowl, plastic, rather than metal
food and water bowls are preferred.
• Never leave a pet locked inside a
car during extremely cold weather. Cars
can actually act like a refrigerator, hold-
ing in cold air, putting your pet at risk.
• Be leery of frozen bodies of water.
Always keep your pets on a leash when
walking them near suspected frozen
bodies of water. The ice may not be
sturdy enough to support your pet. If a
pet falls through the ice, do not attempt
to rescue your pet yourself; call 9-1-1
or go for help.
• Antifreeze and de-icing chemicals
can be hazardous. Many types of
antifreeze have a sweet taste that can
attract animals. Always store antifreeze
out of reach and clean up spills.
Antifreeze made with propylene glycol
can actually be swallowed in small
amounts and not injure pets, wildlife or
humans.
• Warm automobile engines are dan-
gerous for cats and small wildlife.
Parked vehicles can attract small ani-
mals, which may crawl under the hood
seeking warmth. To avoid injuring hid-
ing animals, bang on your car’s hood to
scare them off before starting your
engine.
• For additional information about
keeping your pets safe, go to the State
of Massachusetts Animal Response
Team (SMART) website at www.smart-
mass.org.

NAMI to sponsor ‘Family to Family’

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sponsoring a 12-week course, “Family to
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9:30 p.m. at Providence Behavior Health
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at jwroblewski@turley.com or mail them to 23 Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030.
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Arts
Disney On Ice presents Princess Classics
SPRINGFIELD - Dreams really do come true. Disney
On Ice brings to Springfield a dazzling tale of hope, heart,
heroism and hilarity with its Princes Classics at the
MassMutual Center, Feb. 2 through 6. The Beloved
Disney princesses will be together for the sparkling spec-
tacular for seven shows during the five-day period.
Travel to a kingdom under the sea, an enchanted palace
in France, an Arabian castle and enter the worlds of your
favorite Disney princesses, including Cinderella, Jasmine,
Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Mulan, Snow White, and
special guest Tinker Bell.
Tickets are on sale now through ticketmaster.com or by
calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at the
MassMutual Center Box Office in Springfield. For hours
or questions, call 413-787-6610 or for groups of 10 or
more, call 413-271-3223. Ticket prices are $15, $23,
$37.50 for VIP and $60 for front row seats. Opening night
tickets are $12 each, excluding VIP and front row. Prices
do not include a $1 facility fee or other service charges.
Show times are Wednesday, Feb. 2, Thursday, Feb. 3
and Friday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 5 at 11 a.m., 3
p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 6 at 1 p.m.
For more information about Disney On Ice, visit
www.disneyonice.com.

Disney On Ice will come to MassMutual Center

in Springfield Feb. 2-6.

Turley Publications courtesy photo

Deadline extended
for photography
Tiny Tales stages ‘Rapunzel’
It’s one thing for young children to see the wonder of wonderful story of the young girl who lets down her long

show entries live theatre; it’s another when they get to be a part of it.
That’s what happens at every performance by the Tiny
Tales Acting Troupe at the Red Door Theatre. That’s what
hair from her tower prison to allow the Prince of her
dreams to climb up to rescue her.
Tickets are only $5 for the 45-minute production, which
Because of the many recent snowstorms, the deadline for will happen when the audience comes to see “Rapunzel” is followed by a meet and greet and autograph session
entry to the Friends of the Agawam Public Library Open on Saturday, Feb. 5. The first show is at 9:30 a.m. fol- with their favorite characters.
Juried Photography Show has been extended to Jan. 29. The lowed by an 11 a.m. performance. There’s a different audience participatory show each
drop-off dates for photos is still Saturday, Jan. 29 from 10 Whether the children create the sounds of what’s hap- month. Information on upcoming Tiny Tales as well as
a.m. to 1 p.m., but with storms, photos will be accepted now pening on the stage from their seats or whether they don a other Red Door Productions may be found online at
or at your convenience. Just come to the circulation or refer- simple costume and join the actors on the stage, it’s an www.reddoortheatre.com.
ence desk at the library with your framed photo with form experience young children age three and up will never for- For additional information and ticket reservations, call
part 1 taped to the wire. Additionally, bring form parts 2 and get. Though the story does not follow the version of the (413) 789-2026. The Red Door Theater is located at 152
3 and your check. You should receive part 2 back; it is your recent Disney movie “Tangled,” children will enjoy the South Westfield St. in Feeding Hills.
receipt to pick up your photo.
Download prospectus from http://www.agawamli-
brary.org/index.htm; $2,650 in awards.
Anyone can submit a photo. It must be framed for hanging
by wire with maximum frame size of 16x20. This year you
can only submit a photo in one category of your choice.
Suffield Players unveils ‘Vicious Valentines’
Categories include People, Design Elements, Travel, Evening of one-act plays Lopez, of West Springfield.
Nature/Landscape, Animals. Format choices are 35mm, Opposites attract in “Madam
120/220, Digital, Large Format. pokes fun at love, President.” Novelist Philip Spangler
marriage and remarriage just wants to read the paper quietly, but
this becomes impossible when his wife
Cultural Council SUFFIELD - The Suffield Players
will present “Vicious Valentines: An
Victoria arrives home chattering about
her recent election as president of her

seeking new members Evening of Love-ly One-Acts” this

February. The slate of plays includes,
“The Proposal” by Anton Chekhov,
The Agawam Cultural Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. directed by Dale T. Facey, of
8 at 7 p.m. at the Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper St. Longmeadow; “Madam President” by
The meeting is open to the public. Wallace Acton, directed by Kelly Seip,
If you have an interest in providing diverse cultural of Springfield; and “The Bear” by
events for the town, a great opportunity exists with the Anton Chekhov, directed by Joshua
Agawam Cultural Council (ACC). This all-volunteer Guenter, of Longmeadow. The pieces
organization, appointed by the mayor and funded, in part, focus on love, marriage and remarriage.
by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is looking for new Each play presents a couple in a comi-
members. cal crisis.
The ACC is charged with bringing engaging, entertain- In “The Proposal,” a nervous young
ing, and educational events and opportunities in the arts, man arrives at a farmer’s house to pro-
humanities, and sciences, to children and adults from pose to the man’s daughter. Despite the
Agawam and the surrounding communities. farmer’s efforts to keep things civil, the
women’s club, her interpretation of
Hamlet, and questions about crossword
puzzle clues. This charming piece stars
Liz Leshine, of Longmeadow, and
Mark Proulx, of Feeding Hills.
In “The Bear,” a widow clashes with
a man who has come to collect a debt.
The quarrel escalates to a duel, but
before weapons can be drawn, the pair
declare their love for one another and
begin talking of marriage. This play of
hilarious reversals features Mary
Fernandez-Sierra, of Russell, Anna
Marie Johansen, of Longmeadow, and
Allen Nott, of Broad Brook, Conn.”
“Vicious Valentines” will be per- Turley Publications courtesy photo

couple squabbles about everything from formed with cabaret seating Feb. 10,
the ownership of a nearby parcel of 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 8 p.m. and A scene from “Madam
land to who owns the best hunting dog. Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17 (open- President” by Wallace Acton,
This classic Russian comedy features ing night $12). For reservations, call starring Mark Proulx, of
John Fabiani, of Watertown, Conn., 800-289-6148 or visit www.suffield- Feeding Hills, and Liz Leshine,
Tracey Hebert, of Hampden, and Logan players.org. of Longmeadow.
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January 27, 2011
Betting on Boston: Locals await casino decision
By Douglas Farmer
Staff Writer
W
hile many people in the area are
looking to Beacon Hill in Boston
to see what action, if any, legisla-
tors plan to take with respect to legalizing
casino gaming, the truth is that many in the
Legislature are looking at each other, trying
to determine the answer to that very question,
said state Rep. Todd Smola (R-Palmer).
Much depends on the ability of Gov. Deval
Patrick and House Speaker Robert DeLeo to
agree on the format such a bill would take,
including whether slot machines at racetracks
would be included, which they were unable to
do by the close of official business last sum-
mer, though both ultimately proposed three
resort casinos. Any bills related to gaming
filed by individual legislators intended for a
public hearing in the next few months are due
Friday, Jan. 21, though Smola noted the gov-
ernor and legislative leaders could file addi-
tional bills later than that deadline.
And with 40 to 50 new legislators sworn in
after election last November, the general will
of the state House of Representatives and
Senate remains to be determined.
That said, he noted that at least one bill had
already been filed, that of state Sen. Jennifer
Flanagan (D-Leominster) that allowed for
three casinos in three distinct regions in
Massachusetts (including the western region
of the state), as well as establishing a special
gaming-related State Police unit in the attor-
ney general’s office; a three-member gaming
control board to draft regulations and review
license applications; and a 25 percent tax on
gambling revenues with 30 percent slated for
state debt reduction, 30 percent for economic
development, 30 percent aimed at protecting
the state lottery and the remaining 10 percent
for community mitigation.
However, a flurry of additional bills could
be filed this week, said Smola. A public hear-
ing, including state Sen. Stephen Brewer (D-
Barre), state Rep. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) and
himself as panelists on the subject of casino-
related legislation is planned for Thursday,
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Warren at 7 p.m. The forum will also feature
the results of a report of potential impacts on
casino gaming prepared by the Central Mass.
Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC).
“Jan. 27 is still very early in the process.
One thing I want to caution people about is
that they can’t assume that the bill that died
last summer will simply be revived,” he said.
“There was a 25 percent turnover in the
Legislature and I imagine those new faces
will want to do their own research before
deciding where they stand.”
And that may - or may not - be welcome
news to those with an interest locally, most
notably the Mohegan Tribal Gaming
Authority, which has eyed over 150 acres off
the Mass Pike on Thorndike Street in Palmer
leased from Northeast Realty for the purpose
of constructing a destination casino, hotel,
events center, restaurants and shops. Paul
Brody, vice development for development at
the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said
that still remains the design plan they are
working on, pending any Boston decision.
“Our consultants are still active in Boston
and we’ll maintain a presence there and at our
storefront in downtown Palmer,” he said.
“We’re appreciative of the support we have
received from the community and we’re mov-
ing forward with the belief that Palmer is an
excellent possibility for gaming.”
Other proposed potential sites for casinos
in the region include parcels in Warren,
Charlton and Holyoke, though they have not
necessarily attracted the attention of a singular
entity as has been the case in Palmer.
That would seem to be encouraging for the
likes of Robert Young, spokesman for the
Palmer Businesses for a Palmer Casino,
which last week scheduled a pro-casino rally
at the Steaming Tender Restaurant in Palmer
in conjunction with the Pioneer Valley
Building Trades Council. The opposing group
Quaboag Valley Against Casinos had planned
to hold anti-casino signs at the end of the
driveway to the establishment at that time, but
the rally was ultimately cancelled due to the
heavy snow that hit the region.
Nevertheless, Young said he remains
hopeful.
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“What we’re trying to do is bring union
and community members together now to
update them on the situation,” he said. “We
are frustrated with the lack of representation
we’ve received from our delegation [several
local legislators, including Smola and Brewer
voted against last year’s bill], because this is
something we need to have for economic
development to add to the tax base.
“We’re happy to hear they’re starting to
look at this again.”
That sentiment may or not be shared by
members of the Western Massachusetts
Casino Task Force, comprised of various
town officials in the region, who have repeat-
edly sent letters to legislators, with assistance
from the Pioneer Valley Planning
Commission, asking them to consider an
independent cost-benefit analysis as well as
effective mitigation on infrastructure, the
environment and schools, among other issues.
Monson Selectman Edward Harrison, the
chairman of the task force, noted the group
hadn’t met since October, when it was deter-
mined legislation related to casinos was effec-
tively dead until the current session.
“We might very well send out another let-
ter, because memories tend to be short when it
comes to mail crossing a legislator’s desk,” he
said. “There’s been a lot of press about the
financial problems casinos are having nation-
wide, which would reinforce the argument of
an independent study, but I can’t see legisla-
tors wanting to hold this up if the governor or
speaker gives in.”
And members of the group United to Stop
Slots in Massachusetts - until recently led and
co-founded by former Monson Selectman
Kathleen Norbut - have made repeated refer-
ence to the “highly speculative” label given to
the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority by
Moody’s Investors Service last fall, on
account of an uncertain debt status as it per-
tains to capital improvements at its flagship
facility adjacent to Uncasville, Conn.
“I think the last thing taxpayers are in the
mood for is another bailout,” said Norbut.
“We again call upon our elected officials to
perform a cost analysis. We really don’t know
what the Legislature is going to do at this
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point, so we’re where we have always been:
speculation, rumors and false data.”
Brody said that while he could not directly
respond to financial questions, as it was not
his area of expertise, Mohegan Sun remains a
financially viable entity. “We fully expect the
Palmer development to receive project financ-
ing,” he said. “The gaming industry has taken
a hit much like other amusements like theme
parks, but we are confident the economy is
recovering.”
Palmer Town Councilor Eric Duda, elected
president of the council by his fellow mem-
bers last week, said he thought it was impor-
tant for councilors to remain somewhat
impartial. He said he disagreed with the letter-
writing campaign to legislators in support of a
casino signed by several Palmer councilors
claiming they were speaking as individuals in
the fall of 2009.
“We don’t really speak as individuals when
we’re public officials,” he said. “I think the
Citizens Casino Impact Study Committee did
good work as far as interviewing people for
feedback, but if this goes anywhere, we’re
going to need professional guidance.”
The Citizens Casino Impact Study
Committee’s report - filed with the council in
the spring of 2009 - outlined a variety of con-
cerns ranging from the need to expand the
water system and police department to the
potential stress on housing and the local pub-
lic schools. One key recommendation was the
hiring of a professional negotiator to work
with officials from a casino entity interested
in moving to Palmer.
But Smola again stressed the need to not
get ahead of matters before they happen. He
said that legislators are dealing with a struc-
tural deficit of around $2 billion, which would
not be helped by one-time licensing fees.
Other matters, such as health care cost con-
tainment and pension reform, were also likely
to take up the Legislature’s time in the com-
ing months.
“I think if the governor and the speaker come
to an agreement, we will start to see it move,”
he said. “But this has come up again and again
for more than 10 years. This casino thing sucks
the life out of everything else we do.”
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Agawam stumbles against Northampton

Boys knock off South
Hadley, Minnechaug
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications Sports Staff Writer

AGAWAM – The Agawam girls varsity basketball team

only had one game in the last week because of the weather
and fell to Northampton, 48-30.
Alycia Rackliffe, Nicole Johnson and Jessica Frawley all
finished with a team-high nine points.
The Lady Brownies (3-6) fell behind 28-11 at the half as
they only managed four points in the second quarter.

BOYS BASKETBALL
The Agawam (6-5) boys basketball team picked up two
victories towards their push for Western Massachusetts
Division 1 Tournament qualification with victories over
South Hadley and Minnechaug last week.
In the 59-46 win over South Hadley, the Brownies jumped
out to a 20-3 lead after the first quarter.
Ryan Labonte finished with a team-high 19 points for the
Brownies. Anthony Wallace added 12 and Tyler Desrosiers
finished in double figures with 10.
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going from 4 to 10 to 11 entering the final frame. While they sweetdogphotos.com
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kept there scoring in line with the rest of the game, the Agawam’s Alycia Rackliffe (15) tries
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2011 Tim Daggett National Invitational

SOUTH HADLEY - The annual 2011
Tim Daggett National Invitational
(TDNI) will be held at Mt. Holyoke
College’s Kendall Sports and Dance
Complex Feb. 4-6.
Some of the nation’s best gymnasts will
compete during the three-day event, includ-
ing Daggett’s own USA Junior National
Team member, Jonathan Deaton, college-
bound athletic scholarship recipients Joshua
Ungar (University of Nebraska) and Lauren
Ross (Towson University), as well as sever-
al 2010 USA Junior Olympic National
Championship competitors listed below.
Daggett Gymnastics, located in Agawam,
and the competitive team’s parent organiza-
tion, will host over 1,000 athletes from
throughout New England, New York and
Pennsylvania, at this prestigious invitation-
al that is quickly becoming one of the
largest in the northeast.
Come watch the upper level elite gym-
nasts perform skills similar to those in the
Olympics, or see what competitive gymnas-
tics is all about at the developmental levels
3-10. The women’s Level 9/10 competition
will begin on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The men’s Level 10 meet is on Saturday,
Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $9 for
adults, and $5 for children and seniors.
For more information and a complete
listing of session times, please visit
www.daggettgymnastics.com or call the
gym at 413-786-4686.
Among Daggett's nationally ranked ath-
letes are the following local residents:
Women's Level 10: Kathy Tang, of
Agawam; Men's Level 10: Kameron Tang,
of Agawam, Alex Watkins, of Feeding
Hills.

Late pin helps Lady Brownies running

Agawam top Xaverian towards league crown
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
AGAWAM – Whenever East meets West
in Massachusetts sports, you can always
bet it will be an uphill battle for the
Western Mass. teams.
Each year, Agawam hosts an East vs.
West dual meet competition where three
teams from Western Mass., including
Agawam, take on three teams from Eastern
Massachusetts.
Each teams wrestles dual meets against
the teams from the opposite end of the
state. Last Saturday morning, Agawam
suffered a pair of defeats with one victory
in the unique dual meet event at Agawam
High.
Agawam suffered losses against
Plymouth, 58-12, and Bridgewater-
Rayhnam, 64-12. Their only win came
against Xavarian, a 42-30 marathon that
included a back and forth event with sever-
al victories for both sides.
Coach Amando Ramos said his team
wrestled well in the event, especially in the
victory over Xavarian.
“It was a really exciting matchup with
Xavarian,” said Ramos, who is in his first
full year coaching the Brownies.
Agawam had won several meets in a
row before running into a roadblock
against the Eastern Mass. teams.
The bright spots for the Brownies
included Connor Liebel, who went 3-0 in
his three matches, capturing wins in each
of Agawam three meets. Liebel, a champi-
on last year at 103 pounds, has been com-
peting at 112 pounds this season with
mixed results throughout the year for the
sophomore.
Ramos said the best match of the after-
noon was by Zach Lamsey, who wrestled a
match at 215 pounds against Xavarian.
Lamsey filled in for Tim Dobek, who nor-
mally wrestles at that class. Lamsey
trailed in his match 7-0 late in the third
period. With time dwindling, Lamsey
scored on a reversal and picked up the pin-
fall victory with 1 second left, securing six
points for his team in the meet.
Agawam is on a little bit of a losing
streak, suffering a big loss 57-15 last
Wednesday night at home.
There were only three victories in the
match for Agawam, all coming at the very
end of the meet.
Ted Dobek scored a first round victory
by picking up the pin with 10 seconds left
in the period. He was followed by a
Lamsey win with a 16-12 decision in a
very offensive match. Pat Hope finished
the match with a third period pin against
Carlos Rosario of Central.
Agawam is now 11-4 for the regular sea-
son and was scheduled to face West
Springfield Wednesday night. They partic-
ipate in the Cathedral Duals Saturday
beginning at 10 a.m.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports corre-
spondent for Turley Publications. He can
be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
AGAWAM – The Agawam girls indoor
track team is a perfect 6-0 overall and 5-0
in the Pioneer League as they near the
postseason.
Coach Dan Pryce is very pleased with
the performance of his team so far, espe-
cially with so many of their competitors
already qualifying for the Western
Massachusetts sectional championship
meet scheduled for mid-February.
Agawam had the week off after defeat-
ing Minnechaug, 58-37, on Jan. 14.
Agawam will be boasting eight individ-
uals and still have two more weeks to qual-
ify two more competitors to the big meet.
Caitlin McCarthy and Morgan Casey
have both qualified for Western Mass. in
the 300-meter race. Ashley Monahan,
Caroline Daubitz and Taylor Lunden have
qualified in both the 600-meter and 1,000-
meter race. Monahan has also qualified
for the high jump.
Lunden has also qualified for the mile
race. Jenny Dudek, Agawam’s top per-
former so far this season, has qualified for
the 1,000-meter and mile. Sam Hurley
has qualified for the two-mile and Carleen
Kibbe qualified in the shotput.
Pryce said he believes Miranda Polaski
will qualify for the long jump and Alli
McCluskey has a chance to make it in the
meet for the high hurdle event.
Pryce said Dudek is a huge favorite to
win the 1,000-meter event this year.
“She remains without any competition
this season,” said Pryce. “Her closest
challenger is her own teammate, Ashley
Monahan. Ashley will also be a strong
competitor in the PVIAC meet.”
While Agawam remains unbeaten in
meet action, Pryce said they are still waiting
to play the two best teams in the league.
“Northampton and Longmeadow are
still in our way to a great regular season,”
said Pryce. “But we are also mostly con-
cerned about getting ourselves ready for
the postseason.”
Pryce believes East Longmeadow and
Northampton will be tough opponents
when it comes to the team championship
this year.
“But the team that performs the best on
that day will win, it’s that simple,” Pryce
said. “These girls work really hard and
they want to be better than everyone else.”
Agawam was scheduled to take part in
the state relay competition in Roxbury last
weekend. Their relay teams performed
well last season. Agawam will be back in
regular meet action Friday at Smith
College in Northampton when they take
on Northampton at 6:30 p.m. They con-
clude the regular season next week against
Longmeadow.
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports corre-
spondent for Turley Publications. He can
be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.

Alvanos leads Welseyan Cardinals to the wrestling championship

Turley Publications courtesy photo
Chris Alvanos
BRIDGEWATER - Chris Alvanos,
senior captain of the Wesleyan
University wrestling team, led the
team to the New England Dual meet
championship at Bridgewater State
University this past Sunday. Alvanos
went 3-0 in leading the team to victo-
ry and is currently on a 13-match
winning streak.
Wesleyan defeated Coast Guard in
the quarterfinals 37-6, Williams
College in the semifinals 28-7, and
eliminated Plymouth State in the
finals 24-12 to capture the 14-team
Division III tournament title. The
Cardinals are now 9-2-1 in dual meet
action and are currently ranked #1 in
New England.
Alvanos, from Feeding Hills, is
now undefeated in 12 dual matches
and is 21-5 for the season, leading
the Cardinals in wins. He was a
three-year captain for the Agawam
High School wrestling team and is
the all-time Brownies wrestling wins
leader with 121 victories. He will be
graduating this May with a degree in
earth and environmental science,
although he is contemplating pursu-
ing a career in finance.
The Wesleyan Cardinals will be
close to home this weekend with a 7
p.m. match at Western New England
College on Friday, Jan. 28, and then
again on Saturday for a tri-meet at
Springfield College starting at 11
a.m., going up against Springfield,
Rhode Island College and Norwich
University.
Chase helps out
Mt. Holyoke
SOUTH HADLEY – Mt. Holyoke
women’s basketball junior forward
and Feeding Hills resident Tricia
Chase had three big games for the
Lyons last week.
The Cathedral graduate had 18
points and 13 rebounds in a 67-50
win over Johnson and Wales
University on Monday, Jan. 24, 12
points and five rebounds in a 59-53
loss to Wheaton on Saturday, Jan. 22
and nine points and four rebounds in
a 48-30 victory over Coast Guard
Academy on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Against Johnson and Wales, Chase
exploded out of the gate, scoring
seven points over the first five min-
utes. Her third basket of the game
put Mount Holyoke in front 9-2 at
the 15:16 mark. The Lyons then
closed out the opening frame with a
16-3 run to take a 34-18 edge into
the locker room. Chase scored 12 of
her 18 points before the intermission.
Page 16
30th anniversary of Soccer Awards Ceremony set to kick off Sunday
By David Grant
Turley Publications Sports
Correspondent
LUDLOW – It’s a fitting tribute to those
soccer players across all three divisions in
Western Massachusetts who achieved suc-
cess on and off the field.
The Lusitano Alumni and Fans
Association will host its annual soccer ban-
quet on Sunday night at the Gremio-Lusitano
Club in Ludlow. This year marks the 30th
anniversary in which the top soccer players
in the region receive recognition of their
work on the field and in the classroom.
“It’s to honor those players both male and
female who have done an outstanding job
over the last season,” said Richard Oliveira
one of a few members on the LAF board. “It
was started 30 years ago by a small group
and we are still a small group. We set aside
the money to make sure these kids get recog-
nized. We feel it’s good to honor these kids
with a banquet and awards ceremony.”
The soccer banquet begins at 6 p.m. and
Master of Ceremonies James Carvalho, a for-
mer Ludlow High School principal, will
commence the activities.
“He’s been doing it for years,” Oliveira
said. “He is a good public speaker.”
The guest speaker will be Angelo Texeira,
a former soccer coach at LHS and former
principal at Longmeadow High. Texeira is in
the Ludlow High School Hall of Fame. He
played for a Lions squad which is the only
team to go undefeated for the entire season.
That team didn’t surrender a goal all year and
ended up Western Mass. co-champions.
LAF president Fernando Nundy Batista
and vice president Joseph Jorge will also be
in attendance.
One by one, girls and boys soccer players
will be called up to the stage to receive a
small trophy. Those players were voted on by
coaches across the Western Massachusetts
soccer landscape.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Thursday, Jan. 27
Girls Basketball
Agawam at Amherst ........................................7 p.m.
Skiing
Agawam at PVIAC Meet1 ..............................5 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 28
Boys Basketball
Putnam at Agawam ..........................................7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Agawam at Chicopee ......................................7 p.m.
Indoor Track
Agawam vs. Longmeadow and Holyoke2......6:30 p.m.
Swimming
Agawam at Monson3 ......................................4 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 29
Hockey
Agawam at Turners Falls4 ..............................6 p.m.
Wrestling
Agawam at Rodney Smith Classic5................9 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 30
No games scheduled.
Monday, Jan. 31
Girls Basketball
Amherst at Agawam ........................................7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 1
Boys Basketball
Agawam at Sabis..............................................7 p.m.
Hockey
Ludlow at Agawam6........................................8:30 p.m.
Skiing
Agawam at PVIAC Meet1 ..............................5 p.m.
Swimming
Agawam at Belchertown7 ..............................4 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
Wrestling
Ludlow at Agawam..........................................7 p.m.
1 — at Berkshire East in Charlemont
2 — at Smith College in Northampton
3 — at Quarry Hill Community School in Monson
4 — at Greenfield Arena in Greenfield
5 — at East Windsor High School in East Windsor, Conn.
6 — at Olympia Ice Rink in West Springfield
7 — at Chestnut Hill Community School in Belchertown
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS
In addition, one player from each division
on both the boys and girls side will be select-
ed as the top scholar athlete overall. Those
individuals will receive a larger trophy. And
one player overall will be selected as the top
scholar athlete. That player is voted on by
members of LAF and will receive a mone-
tary award. One individual in Division 1 girls
soccer will be awarded with the Stephanie
Santos Memorial Scholarship.
The evening will also feature an honor for
a former coach or someone in Western Mass.
who has made a difference in the soccer
world. Last year, Joe Pantusco of Cathedral
was honored with a plaque.
“The person is chosen by the committee,”
Oliveira said. “They are being recognized for
doing great things for soccer in general in
Western Mass. It’s a nice thing. The entire
event is a great and it’s something Lusitano
Alumni and Fans do for Western Mass. soc-
cer leagues.”
Division 1 Boys
Those being honored in Division 1 boys
soccer include Fabio Rodrigues, Chris Pereira
and Alex Goncalves of Ludlow. The Lions
won their fourth straight sectional title and the
state championship by downing New Bedford.
Others being honored are Thomas Barron
of Westfield, Pat Cronin of Holyoke, Mathew
Carvahlo and Keith Hevey of Chicopee,
Dominic Cavallini and Don Chmura of
Minnechaug, David Bohl, Rudy Ottariano
and Hans Erickson of Amherst, Antony Nitri
of Agawam, Matt Langford and Tim Gallant
of East Longmeadow, Nick Gilman and Greg
Hepper of Longmeadow and Greg Gagnon
of West Springfield.
Division 1 Girls
The Division 1 girls list includes three
members of the Chicopee Comprehensive
team that captured its first Western Mass.
In-Town Soccer
signups scheduled
AGAWAM - The Agawam Soccer
Association In-Town Spring Soccer
signups will be held at the Agawam
Public Library on the following dates:
Monday, Feb. 7, 6-8 p.m.; Monday,
Feb. 28, 6-8 p.m.
Cost is $75, Pre K (child must be 3
years old); $75, kindergarten; $85, U7
- U14.
For more information, contact In-
Town Soccer Vice President Cindy
Drummond at cdrummond@waves-
pan.net.
championship last fall. Amber Legare,
Stephanie Wright and Alyssa Werbicki will
be honored. Kara Yelinek and Kaycee Pereira
of Ludlow will also receive recognition.
Others being awarded are Riley Hellstein
and Laura Masciotra of Agawam, Jordan
Bates and Natalie Laurin of Chicopee,
Lauren MacLellan and Kelsey Varzeas of
Minnechaug, Lindsay Monaco of Holyoke,
Alyssa Balboni, Sarah Walsak and Amy
Weisse of East Longmeadow, Marissa
McConkey of Westfield, Molly Delaney of
Central and Jenna Fisher of Longmeadow.
Division 2 Boys
The Division 2 boys list is led by
Southwick’s JT Martell, Stu Kinsman and
Andrae Campbell. The Rams captured the
Division 2 crown, downing Belchertown in
the final. The Orioles will also be well repre-
sented as Nick Desantis and Mark Greco are
recognized.
Others being celebrated include Ryan
Dickinson and Eddie Mercer of South
Hadley, Nate Banas and Mike Ketterman of
Monson, Ben Droz of Palmer, Patrick
Anthony of Hampshire Regional, Jojo
Coleman and Jake LaPrade of Easthampton,
Andrew Brown of Commerce and Jaytoe Teh
of Putnam.
Division 2 Girls
The Division 2 girls list includes members
of the Belchertown girls championship team.
Cate Taras, Katherine Goodale and Alexis
Stockwell are being honored at the banquet.
The Division 2 runnerup Monson will have a
host of players being honored, including
Brooke Murphy, Merissia Phipps and
Hannah Strong.
The rest of the honorees are Kara Sypek,
Sarah Sypek and Shelby Benoit of
Hampshire Regional, Madeline Dowd of
South Hadley, Ali Blanchette of Palmer,
Little League
signups set for
Feb. 7
AGAWAM - Agawam Little League
signups for spring will be held Monday,
Feb. 7 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the
Agawam Public Library.
Registration fees will remain the
same as last season, at Instructional (5-
6-years-old), $60; Minors (7-9-years-
old), AAA (9-12-years-old) and Majors
(10-12-years-old), $80; Juniors (13-15-
years-old) $100.
For families with more than one
child playing, the first child is full price,
second child is half price and any addi-
January 27, 2011
Melanie Stier and Melanie English of
Frontier, Kiley Cleveland of Athol and Eliza
Hollister of Mohawk.
Division 3 Boys
The Division 3 boys are led by runner up
Gateway, including Gabe Craig, Gabe
Richardson and Sam Cummings. Granby,
which had a tremendous season, will see
Alan Ash, Sean Sheridan and Cody Lukasik
be awarded trophies.
The other Division 3 honorees include
Ruben Williams-Rollins of Pathfinder, Josh
Lynch of Ware, Mike Hogglestein of
Holyoke Catholic, Andrew Bembem, Mike
Leveille and Tyler Szymkowicz of Hopkins
Academy, Damani Brown of Sabis, David
Garcia of Turners Falls and Matt LaRose of
Smith Academy.
Division 3 Girls
The Division 3 girls list is led by the Lady
Gators, who downed Granby in the champi-
onship. Tara Spencer, Regan Texeira and
Chelsea Merritt will be recognized while
Adara Ash, Carmen Marino and Rachel Mick
of the Lady Rams will be honored. Others
receiving trophies include Emily Biegner of
Holyoke Catholic, Kara Rys of Ware, Emma
Konieczny, Olivia Mathieu and Kasia
Szymborn of Hopkins and Nicole Gay of
Smith Academy.
The event is being catered and players
being recognized are admitted for free.
Friends and family will need to purchase a
ticket to attend the event, which draws
around 325 people each year.
For more information about obtaining tick-
ets please call the Fernando’s wife Lilian at
413-583-6425.
David Grant is a sports correspondent for
Turley Publications. He can be reached at
dforbes@turley.com.
tional children will be $20.
In addition to registration fees, there
will be an additional $20 fee for the
pre-purchase of raffle tickets per child.
The raffle prizes will include one
$500 prize, four $250 prizes, and 10
$100 prizes to be awarded on opening
day. All raffle tickets must be received
by the Agawam Little League board
prior to opening day, which is April 30.
For more information, visit
www.agawamlittleleague.com.
To get your organization’s informa-
tion placed in the Agawam Advertiser
News, contact Sports Editor Dave
Forbes at 413-283-8393 ext. 237 or
send an e-mail to dforbes@turley.com.
Roundup from page 14
Brownies exploded for 27 points in the
fourth and tied the game, sending it into
overtime.
The momentum was on Agawam’s
side and they pulled away with a 12-4
advantage in the extra period.
Labonte finished with a team-high
31 points. Desrosiers added 13, while
AJ Efstratios added 11 and Chris Colitti
delivered 10 points.
Brownies shut
down Belchertown
The Agawam hockey defense made
sure that the Belchertown offense did
not get a lot of quality scoring chances.
The Brownies allowed the Orioles
just 10 shots on goal over three periods
and Agawam goalie Devin Basile
stopped all of them en route to a 2-0
victory at Olympia Ice Rink.
Dave Forbes is the sports editor for
Turley Publications. He can be reached
at dforbes@turley.com or by calling
413-283-8393 ext. 237.
Turley Publications photo by David Henry
sweetdogphotos.com
Agawam’s Alicia Busco (22)
looks to get off a shot in
between two defenders.
January 27, 2011
Out & About
Send all community calendar items to
the Agawam Advertiser News at aan@tur-
ley.com, fax to 786-8457 or mail to 23
Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA 01030.
Please list time, date and place of event,
contact information and a brief description
of the activity involved. Deadline for all
community submissions is noon on
Monday.
Saturday, Jan. 29
THE AGAWAM KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS will host a ziti dinner and ice
cream social fundraiser from 4-8 p.m. at St.
John The Evangelist Parish Hall, 833 Main
St., Agawam. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for
children 6 to 12, and free for children under
5. Ice cream will be available for monetary
donations or non-perishable food items.
Proceeds to benefit the Parish Cupboard of
Agawam and West Springfield.
Sunday, Jan. 30
AGAWAM JUNIOR GIRL SCOUT
TROOP 11435 will hold a cookie booth
sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside Rite Aid
in Agawam.
Monday, Jan. 31
MAITIÚ DE HÁL, THE FULBRIGHT
TEACHER of the Irish language at the Elms
College, invites all to attend St. Brigid’s Night
at 6:30 p.m. in the Irish Cultural Center, locat-
ed on the third floor of Berchmans Hall. De
Hal will give a few words on St. Brigid, fol-
lowed by instruction on St. Brigid cross-mak-
ing. Light refreshments will be served. A free
will offering will be accepted. Berchmans
Hall is handicapped accessible.
Tuesday, Feb 1
THE FRIENDS OF THE AGAWAM
SENIOR CENTER will host a fundraiser at
Agawam Friendly’s from 5-8 p.m. A percent-
age of sales during these hours will benefit
Friends’ projects. The public is invited to
enjoy a meal or ice cream to help benefit the
Agawam Senior Center.
THE TUESDAY MORNING MUSIC
CONCERTS at Trinity United Methodist
Church in Springfield will feature David
Carrido Cid on piano, Ellen Redman on flute
and mezzo-soprano Lisa Woods at 10:30 a.m.
Free refreshments are provided after the per-
formances. A business meeting will be held
at 10:15 a.m. For more information, contact
Yolanda Martin, 25 Valentine St., Springfield
or John Karalekas, TMMC president, Trinity
United Methodist Church, 361 Sumner Ave.,
Springfield 01138.
THE AGAWAM SENIOR CENTER will
Falcons rally to tame Tigers
By Dave Forbes
Turley Publications Sports Staff Writer
SPRINGFIELD – It was and up and
down week for the Springfield Falcons
hockey team as they managed four out of a
possible eight points as they continue their
push to try and make the playoffs.
The four-game stretch wrapped up with a
4-2 win over Bridgeport at home on
Sunday, Jan. 23.
The Falcons (20-21-1-3, 44 points) used a
pair of goals from Dane Byers and a three-
assist afternoon from Kyle Wilson in beat-
ing the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
The Sound Tigers opened the scoring at
3:36 of the first period when Rob Hisey
converted on the power play, but the
Falcons rebounded nicely after Hisey's goal.
David Savard would tie the score at 1-1
with a power play goal for the Falcons
assisted by Brent Regner and Wilson at 7:53
of the opening frame.
The Falcons continued to have momen-
tum on their side into the second period as
Tom Sestito converted just 55 seconds into
the middle frame giving Springfield a 2-1
advantage. Later in the second period,
Byers and Wilson combined for a short-
handed marker when Wilson feathered a
perfect pass to Byers who slid a shot past
AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS
Perched on the season
Our photographer recently caught this silhouette of a lone bird against
a wintry sky. Do you have your own photos to share? Send them to
Editor Jennifer Wroblewski at jwroblewski@turley.com or mail to 23
Southwick St., Feeding Hills, MA, 01030.
host a free movie at 12:30 p.m. (“Ground
Hog Day”). The public is welcome.
Wednesday, Feb. 2
THE FRIENDS OF THE AGAWAM
SENIOR CENTER will celebrate the second
anniversary of the senior center with a
porchetta dinner to be held from 5 to 6:30
p.m. Donation is $12 per ticket and the pub-
lic is invited to attend. Anyone interested is
encouraged to purchase tickets early. For
tickets, call Emile Cote at 335-9440.
THE IRISH CULTURAL CENTER at
Elms College will present “The Fighting
Prince of Donegal” with Peter McEnery and
Susan Hampshire as part of its free Irish film
Bridgeport goaltender Joel Martin.
In the third period, Bridgeport came out
strong and held a 10-0 shots advantage mid-
way through the stanza. At 17:37,
Bridgeport inched to within a single goal
when Justin DiBenedetto scored his sixth
goal of the year, but Byers added his second
goal of the game in the game's final minute
to secure the victory for the Falcons.
The Falcons fell to Connecticut, 5-1, at
home on Saturday, Jan. 22.
The Falcons played host to their second
largest crowd of the year on Saturday at 6,
232, but the Whale did everything in their
power to take the home crowd out of the
game. Evgeny Grachev scored a pair of
goals just 29 seconds apart late in the first
period giving Connecticut a two goal lead
after 20 minutes of play.
In the second period, Devin DiDiomete
gave the Whale a 3-0 lead when he scored
his first goal of the night at 10:48. The
Falcons shortly would answer back as Kyle
Wilson scored his first goal of the year in
his Springfield debut cutting the Falcons'
deficit to 3-1 after two periods.
In the third period, Connecticut added
some insurance, including Grachev scoring
his third goal of the game ending the scor-
ing for the Whale.
Springfield goalie Gustaf Wesslau
Turley Publications photo by Connie J. Casagrande
series in the Alumnae Library Theater at 7
p.m. It is free and open to the public; howev-
er, donations are welcome. The theater is
handicapped-accessible. For more informa-
tion, call 265-2537 or visit www.irish-
cairde.org.
Thursday, Feb. 3
THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS AT
THE QUADRANGLE will present “Vermeer:
Master of Light,” a DVD presentation, at
12:15 in the Museum of Fine Arts at 21
Edwards St., Springfield. Admission is $4 ($2
for museum members). Parking is free. For
information, call (413) 263-6800, ext. 488.
stopped 18 shots.
The Falcons also came from behind to
beat the Charlotte Checkers, 6-5, on the
road on Friday, Jan. 21.
The Falcons used three-point nights from
four different players, including two goals
each from Tomas Kubalik and Chris
D'Alvise.
In the second period, the Falcons scored
five goals in a period for the second time
against Charlotte this month regaining
momentum in the contest. D’Alvise cut the
Falcons deficit to 2-1 just 1:01 into the mid-
dle period, followed by Maksim Mayorov
converting on the power play at 3:32
evening the score at 2-2. The Falcons took
their first lead of the night at 5:21 of the
middle frame when Kubalik scored his 13th
goal of the year.
Momentum would swing back in
Charlotte's favor at 6:18 of the second peri-
od when Jacob Micflikier scored his 18th
marker on the campaign, followed by Oskar
Osala finding the back of the net at 8:51 of
the middle frame and just like that, it was
Charlotte back in front 4-3.
The Falcons came right back and tied the
score at 4-4 when Ben Guite fresh out of the
penalty box ended up on a breakaway and
snapped a wrist shot five-hole on Mike
Murphy for his seventh goal of the year.
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UPCOMING AND ONGOING
TECH TUESDAY SESSIONS are offered
weekly at the Westfield Athenaeum through
Feb. 15 from 12:30 to 1 p.m. There is no
need to register, just stop by. Technology
Assistant, Tegan Mannino, will go over com-
mon computer uses and answer questions.
For more information, call (413) 562-0716.
THE JASON SCHWARTZ PROJECT
returns with an evening of traditional jazz at
a concert at the Agawam Public Library at
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4 as part of the
Agawam Cultural Council’s seventh season
of its Applause Series. It is free and open to
the public. For more information, call the
library at (413) 789-1550 or visit
www.agawamcc.org.
THE SWINGLES SQUARE DANCE
CLUB will hold a Class Level Dance Friday,
Feb. 4 from 8-10:30 p.m. (early rounds from
7:30-8 p.m.) at the United Mittineague
Methodist Church, 800 Amostown Road,
West Springfield. This will be the Pizza Nite
dance. Cost is $7 per person; singles and cou-
ples welcome, spectators free. For more infor-
mation, call Dick Walker at (413) 525-3324.
THE SPRINGFIELD SCIENCE MUSE-
UM’S rooftop telescope will be open for
public sky-gazing Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m.,
rain or shine. The programs are best suited
for families with children ages eight and
older, however younger children are also
welcome. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for
children 17 and under. The Springfield
Science Museum is located at the
Quadrangle at 21 Edwards St., off Chestnut
St. Free parking available. For more informa-
tion, call (413) 263-6800, ext. 318.
A VALENTINE CHOCOLATE AND
JEWELRY FAIR will be held Saturday, Feb.
5 at the First Congregational Church, 7
Somers Road, East Longmeadow from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a raffle of items
donated by crafters. Admission and parking
are free.
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, 833 Main St.,
Agawam, invites the public to its Annual
Winter Picnic Sunday, Feb. 6 (snow date: Feb.
20) from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a traditional
picnic with all the fixings. Tickets are $5 for
adults, $4 for students and seniors 60 and over.
Children 5 and under are free. Tickets are
available at the church office during regular
hours and at the door on the day of the picnic.
For more information, call 786-8105.
AWARD-WINNING SCIENCE WRITER
REBECCA SKLOOT will speak at Westfield
State University as part of the Distinguished
Speaker Series on Feb. 9 in the Scanlon
Living Room at 8 p.m.
D'Alvise added his second goal of the peri-
od at 18:56 giving Springfield a 5-4 lead
through 40 minutes.
What a wild period it was, the Falcons
started two goals down to battle back and
take a one-goal lead. Charlotte came back
to take a one-goal lead before the Falcons
ended the frame in the lead.
Kubalik added his second goal of the
night at 15:33 of the third period giving the
Falcons some insurance, and they would
need it as Osala added his second goal of
the night late in regulation, but the Falcons
picked up a well deserved two points.
Springfield goalie Favid LeNeveu
stopped 39 shots.
The week started with a 3-1 loss at
Charlotte on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Kubalik had the lone goal for Springfield.
Wesslau made 40 saves.
The Falcons enter the week in sixth
place, trailing fourth-place Worcester by
four points with a game in hand. Springfield
was scheduled to face Hershey on
Wednesday before heading to Norfolk for a
two-game weekend series.
Dave Forbes is the sports editor for
Turley Publications. He can be reached at
dforbes@turley.com or by calling 413-283-
8393 ext. 237.
Page 18 AGAWAM ADVERTISER NEWS January 27, 2011

Business Library to host

antique cards exhibit
West of the River Chamber starts The Agawam Public Library will host an exhibit of
antique Valentine cards and get well cards from the late
1930s and early 1940s in the Johnson Memorial Case and

year with new ideas, direction
The West of the River Chamber of
Commerce (WRC) has announced its
newly developed management rela-
tionship with the Massachusetts
Chamber of Business & Industry, Inc.
of East Longmeadow.
The WRC, which serves the cities
of Agawam and West Springfield,
will be managed by MassCBI under
the leadership of Debra A. Boronski,
whose organization will oversee all of
its management needs.
“The WRC is the primary advocate
and resource for business in Agawam
and West Springfield. We felt it was
time to take a new direction in the
management of our Chamber in a
way that best suits the needs of our
members,” said Remo Pizzichemi,
vice chair of the West of the River
Chamber. “We will remain a local,
independent Chamber of Commerce
representing Agawam and West
Springfield businesses and will con-
tinue to offer our members the local
benefits they have always enjoyed as
well as the lobbying and legislative
expertise of Ms. Boronski.”
Boronski has 22 years of proven
leadership with Chambers of
Commerce in Massachusetts. She is a
Certified Chamber Executive (fewer
than 10 percent of Chamber leaders
nationally have attained this designa-
tion) and she is a graduate of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Institute for
Organizational Management. She
represents Massachusetts on the
Council of State Chambers and is the
past Chair of the US Chamber
Northeast Board of Regents. She was
President of the Chicopee Chamber of
Commerce for 10 years and served as
Senior Vice President of the Affiliated
Chambers of Commerce of Greater
Springfield (ACCGS) for 11 years.
She founded the MassCBI in 2007.
The new management relationship
with the Massachusetts Chamber will
extend current benefits by offering
WRC members access to the
MassCBI monthly Legislative
Newsletter which provides up to date
information on laws and regulations
that impact their business.
“I am pleased to welcome the West
of the River Chamber and its 250
member businesses to MassCBI and
look forward to working with the
WRC board, committees and leaders
of its member companies, many of
whom I have a long history with,”
Boronski said.
The WRC is formerly an affiliate of
the ACCGS. In 2008, the West
Springfield and Agawam Chambers
of Commerce were combined to form
the WRC. The Chamber hosts a num-
ber of meetings and events each year
including FoodFest West, a golf tour-
nament, educational seminars, net-
working events, debates for candi-
dates in Agawam and West
Springfield and has recently launched
a Manufacturing Committee.
the double glass cases on the main level for the month of
February.
The collection of Valentine cards was given to Susan
Hawkes’ mother in the late 1970s by an elderly neighbor.
The exact date as to when these cards were made is not
known, but it is believed they may be from 1940.
The get well cards were preserved by Hawkes’ mother
and handed down to her. Some of the cards were sent to
her grandmother in 1938 after recovering from the
removal of her kidney from tuberculosis and others were
sent to her aunt in 1943 as she was recovering from hav-
ing her appendix removed. (They both survived and lived
well into their 80s).
Some of the cards are beautifully detailed and the use
of color and shading make them look like frameable art-
work.
These cards are precious to Hawkes, being preserved
by her family and passed down to her. They are reminders
of loving sentiments by friends and family to an ailing
relative from so long ago. The public is invited to come
and enjoy the simple beauty of thoughtful cards from 70
years ago. You will not be disappointed.
Robbery from page 1
Northampton. Two more robberies occurred on Dec. 30,
but Springfield police say Ashanti and Faris are the main
suspects in those cases.
Police allege Mickens, an African-American male, was
wearing an Irish-driving cap and sunglasses when he

Legal Notices
handed the teller a note, indicating a robbery was taking
place, Light said. West Springfield police found that note,
stating, “this is a robbery” in Mickens’ car when he was
LEGAL NOTICE Doering School, 68 Main locations for its electric from the Agawam Clerk’s
arrested.
PUBLIC HEARING Street, Agawam, MA. The transmission and distribu- Office between the hours of Mickens was arrested by West Springfield police Dec.
AGAWAM purpose of this hearing will tion lines and related lines, 8:30am and 4:30pm in the 23 after reportedly leading them on a short chase into
CITY COUNCIL be to hear the petition dated including lines for commu- Agawam Town Hall, 36 Springfield before crashing his car. West Springfield’s
The Agawam City November 30, 2010 from nications, and associated Main Street, Agawam, MA. police log stated he was charged with failure to stop for
Council will hold a public Western Massachusetts equipment across certain BY ORDER OF: police, operating with a suspended license, and reckless
hearing on Monday, Electric Company on the public streets in the Town of Donald M. Rheault operation of a motor vehicle.
February 7, 2011 at 7:00 proposed Resolution (TR- Agawam. A copy of the City Council President According to the West Springfield police log, officers
P.M. at the Roberta G. 2010-48) granting WMECO Petition can be obtained 1/27,2/3/11 in that town chased Mickens into downtown Springfield
where he crashed his vehicle, a silver Chevrolet Traverse,
at about 8:15 a.m. near Main and Emery streets. Reports
state he got out of the van and ran into the nearby offices
of Hampden County Physician Associates, where he was
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Obituaries & Church News

ROSE CHIARO-
ISABELLE
Rose (Condino) Chiaro-Isabelle, 84, of
Agawam, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21,
2011 at Baystate Medical Center. Born in
Springfield, Aug.
16, 1926, daughter
of the late
Alphonso and
Angelina Condino,
she lived in
Springfield for
many years and
a t t e n d e d
Springfield Trade
High School. Rose
was employed for many years at the former
Tea Room of the former Steiger ’s
Department Store. She was a member of
the Sons of Italy, the St. Ann’s Women’s
Club, the American Legion and other
organizations. Rose loved playing Bingo,
making puzzles and gardening. She was
predeceased by her husband, Edward
Isabelle; and two granddaughters, Alicia
Greco and Amber Kellogg. She leaves a
daughter and her husband, Patricia and
Brian Kellogg of Agawam; three sons,
Frank and his wife Karen Chiaro of
Springfield, Frederic Chiaro of Agawam,
and James Chiaro of Springfield; three
brothers, John, Frank and Rocco Condino;
13 grandchildren, eight great-grandchil-
dren, and two great-grandchildren. She was
predeceased by four brothers, Joseph,
Mico, Anthony, and Alexander; and a sis-
ter, Josephine Condino. Rose was the life
of the party with her wit and jokes. She
will be sadly missed by her family and
everyone who knew her. The funeral was at
the Agawam Funeral Home followed by
burial in the Massachusetts Veterans
Memorial Cemetery.
EARL R. CROWLEY
Earl R. Crowley, 63, of Agawam, passed
away peacefully in the presence of his fami-
ly on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 at Baystate
Medical Center in
Springfield. He was
born in Agawam on
Nov. 23, 1947, a son
of the late Cornelius
D. and Florence
(Lafreniere)
Crowley and was a
graduate
Agawam High
School. Earl served
as a helicopter mechanic in the
United States Army and continued
his career as a mechanic and work-
ing foreman for 37 years for the Town of
Agawam Department of Public Works. Earl
earned the nickname “Luggs” from his DPW
coworkers. Needless to say, Earl will be
sorely missed by the many people who he
fixed things for and never accepted payment.
He was a humble man with an enormous
love of his family and friends. He will be
deeply missed by his loving wife of 38
years, Sandra (Jette) Crowley; his children,
Jessica Lynn Crowley of Santiago, Chile,
Neil Patrick Crowley of Nantucket, and
James Charles Crowley of Holyoke. Earl
also leaves his brothers, Dennis Crowley and
his wife Alice and John Crowley, all of
Agawam, and Richard Crowley of
Southwick; his sister, Carol Slate and her
husband Roger of Suffield, Conn.; his many
nieces and nephews; and a host of friends
and coworkers. Agawam Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements. Private committal
services were held in the Massachusetts
Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.
Donations may be made in Earl’s memory to
the American Cancer Society, 20 Speen St.,
Framingham, MA 01701.We love you, Earl.
LETESIA J. GIORDANO
Letesia “Linda” J. Giordano, 87, of
Agawam, passed away peacefully
Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 in Heritage Hall
Care Center, Agawam. Born May 29, 1923
in Middletown, Conn., she was a daughter
to the late Joseph and Josephine (Depola)
Loguidice. She married Freddy J. Giordano
and they were married 58 years until his
passing in 2003. She is survived by her
sons, Joseph F. Giordano, and Rick J.
Giordano and his wife, Heather, all of
Feeding Hills. She also leaves her grand-
children, Matt, Tony, Rick, Jude, and
Santino; great-grandchildren Arianna and
Hannah; and sisters Helen Bousquet and
Gloria Tringalie. A funeral service for
Linda was held from Colonial Forastiere
Funeral Home, Agawam with a Liturgy of
Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church,
Feeding Hills. Burial followed in the
Massachusetts Veterans Memorial
Cemetery, Agawam. Memorial contribu-
tions may be made in Linda’s name to
Sacred Heart Church, 1103 Springfield St.,
Feeding Hills, MA 01030.
INEZ M. LANDRY
Inez M. (Bocchino) Landry, 96, of
Agawam, formerly of Wilbraham, passed
away on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at Heritage
Hall Nursing Home in Agawam. She was
the wife of the late Norman D. Landry. Her
gifts and accomplishments are well known
of
to those who loved her. She is survived by
her daughter, Celine T. Fahey and husband
Robert of South Orleans, her daughter,
Norma M. Goodhue of Orleans, and her
son, Laurence D. Landry and wife Kris of
Hobe Sound, Fla. She also leaves her six
grandchildren, five great-grandchildren
and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral
and burial arrangements will be at the con-
venience of the family. Arrangements are
entrusted to the Agawam Funeral Home,
184 Main St.
LORRAINE E. ROYER
Lorraine Eleanor (Hawkes) Royer died
peacefully on Jan. 22, 2011. She was the
beloved wife of the late Norman Royer.
Born in November 1923, she was a life-
long resident of Agawam, the daughter of
Myrtle R. and Raymond S. Hawkes She
was predeceased by her sister, Shirley
Halbach. She was a proud graduate of
Agawam High School, Class of 1941,
where she was a member of the Pro Merito
Society. She was born into the life of the
First Baptist Church of Agawam and was
baptized into membership as a young girl.
She served the church as clerk, secretary
and Sunday School teacher. She stood
ready to help her church and neighbors
throughout her life. She and her husband
raised their daughters in a home filled with
love, laughter, cats, dogs and joy. No one
was ever a stranger to her for long; she
loved people and her kind and generous
nature created warm and loving bonds with
all who knew her. She is survived by her
children, Sherry Affleck and her husband
Ted, April Griffith and her husband
Richard and Hin Tat Chan and his wife
Lan. She leaves her grandchildren, Tim
Affleck and his wife Stacy, Brian and
Craig Griffith, Jessica, Lorraine and Kevin
Chan. She is also survived by her nephew,
Paul Halbach and his wife Linda and her
sister-in-law Marion Royer Morrison.
Lorraine also leaves special friends Warren
and Gary Roberts, Bernard Pascarel, and
Betty Murphy. In lieu of flowers, please
consider a donation to a charity of your
choice in honor of Lorraine. A memorial
service in celebration of her life will be
held at the First Baptist Church of
Agawam, 760 Main St. on Saturday, Jan.
29 at 1 p.m. Friends are invited to remain
after the service to visit with Lorraine’s
family and share memories of her life.
JEANNE E. TESSICINI
Jeanne E. (Ambrose) Tessicini, 80, of
Agawam and a former resident of
Springfield, entered into eternal rest on
Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 surrounded by her
loving family at the Country Estates of
Agawam. She was born in Springfield on
March 13, 1930 a daughter of the late
Robert T. and Mabel G. (Duclos) Ambrose
and was a graduate of Cathedral High
School in Springfield. Jeanne was
employed for 15 years as a nurse’s aide at
Heritage Hall Nursing Home in Agawam
and retired in 1985. She was a communi-
cant of St. John the Evangelist Church in
Agawam. Above all, Jeanne enjoyed
spending time with her family and friends.
Jeanne’s family would like to extend their
deepest thanks to the staff of Country
Estates in Agawam for the wonderful care
they provided to Jeanne during her time
there. In addition to her parents, Jeanne
was predeceased by her husband, Guido R.
Tessicini, who died on May 13, 1991; by
two brothers, Robbie and Jack Ambrose;
and by a sister, Eleanor Garwacki. Jeanne
will be deeply missed by all who knew and
loved her including her sons, Raymond J.
Tessicini and William J. Tessicini and his
wife Kelley, all of Agawam; her daughters,
Mary Isabelle and her husband Robert of
Agawam, Theresa A. Gonet and her hus-
band Walter of Springfield, and Susan M.
Pollard and her husband Keith of Enfield,
Conn.; and her 10 grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren. She also leaves her
brothers, James Ambrose of Ludlow, and
Arthur Ambrose of Springfield; her sister,
Evelyn Kiel of Rantoul, IL; and her many
nephews and nieces and extended family
members and friends. A funeral home serv-
ice was held Thursday at Agawam Funeral
Home, with Rites of Committal and
Interment following in Agawam Center
Cemetery on Main Street in Agawam.
MICHAEL J.
WERBISKIS III
Michael J. Werbiskis III, 54, of Feeding
Hills, passed away Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
after a courageous
15-month battle
with brain cancer.
Born in Holyoke,
Michael was the
son of Michael J.
Werbiskis, Jr. of
Ormond Beach,
Fla., and the late
Jan (Boczon)
Werbiskis, who
passed away in 2005. Mike was a 1974
graduate of South Hadley High School and
received his Bachelor of Science Degree in
industrial engineering from Western New
England College in 1987. He was
employed at Manchester Memorial
Hospital, Manchester, Conn. for over 20
years. Mike had a passion for golf, hock-
ey, music, guitars, and the beach. Besides
his father, Mike is survived by his wife of
13 years, Lori (Dupre) Werbiskis; their
children, Michael J. Werbiskis IV and
Jessica Werbiskis; two brothers, Richard
Werbiskis and his wife Stephanie of West
Springfield, and Gary Werbiskis of South
Hadley; and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends gathered for a celebra-
tion of Mike’s life at the Colonial-
Forastiere Funeral Home, Agawam.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Baystate VNA & Hospice, 50 Maple St.,
Springfield MA 01102 or the DeQuattro
Community Cancer Center, 73A Haynes
St., Manchester CT 06040.

St. David’s to host supper

St. David’s Episcopal Church, 699 Springfield St., Feeding
Hills, will hold a pot roast supper Monday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. Sometimes
Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12; and free
for children under 5. The menu includes pot roast, potatoes,
salad, vegetables, dessert and beverage. For reservations, call
it’s as simple
(413) 786-6133.
as changing
Cat food, supply a lightbulb…
donations needed
WESTFIELD - The Westfield Homeless Cat Project,
but it’s another story
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canned cat food, towels, laundry detergent, bleach, change it. Often it’s the simple
heavy duty 33-gallon trash bags, disposable gloves, cat
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upcoming winter tag sale fundraiser also are wanted, those, I know who to call.
including household items, toys, electronics and cloth-
ing. Cat supply and tag sale donations may be dropped Glenmeadow at Home,
off at 1124 East Mountain Road, Westfield. For infor- worry-free retirement living
mation or pick-up of tag sale items, call 348-9146 or e-
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buggies, driveable or lawn
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information. is Licensed, Registered and
Visit Us at Our New Place FULLY Insured. Specializing in
Siding, Windows, Roofing &

Kitchen Table Tax Service

College David E. Whitney
Demers & Sons
401 Mill Valley Road
Rte. 181 (across from
Mill Valley Golf Course)
Belchertown
Decks. Over 20yrs. Exp. Extensive
References. Call Today and Save
$$$ Gary Delcamp 413-569-3733
or 413-237-4677. MA Lic. 100821
Financial MA Reg. 156758 CT Lic. 0620422
65 Jim Ash Road Specializing in Tax Preparation & Representation
Forms
IRS e-file
Palmer, MA 01069
Business & Personal
Child Services DRS PAINTING & HOME
Phone/Fax IMPROVEMENTS One call does it
Tax-by-Fax
413-289-0058 Visit our Website; www.ajefinancial.com *NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must all. Free estimates. Best price
364 East Street, Ludlow, MA list a license number to do so if guaranteed. Lic #168118 Insured
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HABER HOME IMPROVEMENTS:
Kitchens, baths, basements,
decks, siding, doors, windows.
Complete interior/exterior
construction & renovation. Insured
CS085783, MA145959. (413)534-
7222. (413)204-1332.
KEITH PRESTON HOME
Improvement kitchens, baths,
replacement windows, doors,
painting, structural work, repairs.
Licensed, registered, insured
since “1994” (413)237-6436.
REMODELING/ REPAIRS,
kitchen, bath, basements,
windows, wood/ laminate floors,
ceramic tile, much more. 30 yrs.
experience. Insured. (413)478-
4495, (413)592-7875 John.
Legal Services
*THE TESSIER LAW FIRM*
We help individuals, families and
businesses through "life's trials
and transitions." We listen,
understand, and help resolve
your legal problems, cost
effectively and with personal
attention. General Practice,
Divorce, Family & Elder Law,
Estates, Small Business and
Dispute Resolution.
Call Attorney Denise Tessier at
413-733-HELP (4357).
Free consultation.
www.TessierLawFirm.com
BANKRUPTCY $995
CHAPTER 7
Filing fee $299. Payment plan
available. Attorney Edward
Waskiewicz (413)586-5773
Hadley- Weekend and evening
appointments available. We are
a debt relief agency and help
people file for bankruptcy under
the bankruptcy code.
ALBEE AND SONS PAINTING
has been in Business for
Over 40 Years. We Offer
Free Estimates and are
Fully Insured. Services that
We Offer are: Interior/Exterior
Painting, Staining, Texture
Ceilings, Sheetrock,
Power Washing, Wallpaper
Removal, and Minor Carpentry
Please Call
Brian (413) 363-2897
or John (413) 313-6262
for Your Free Estimate Today
Plumbing
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Products That Assist
ELDERLY and DISABLED
Satisfy Your Needs
IMPROVE YOUR COMFORT
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE
(413)668-5299
PLUMBING REPAIRS AND
INSTALLATIONS No job too
small. 30 years experience.
Master plumber LIC. NO. 10338.
Call Rick (413)533-3109.
Roofing
GET THE SNOW OFF YOUR
ROOF. Call Local Builders for a
safe way to remove snow off your
roof. Available 24 hrs. Call
(413)626-5296. Call us for all your
roofing needs.
Snow Removal
SNOWBLOWER REPAIR
at your home
Lawnmowers, snowblowers,
leafblowers, etc. tuned up and
repaired at your home.
Call 583-7977
HANDYMAN SERVICES
One call does it all
Remodeling,
Snowplowing and Shoveling.
Roof raking.
Fully insured. Free estimates.
Reasonable rates
cell (413)668-6685.
SNOW BLOWING, ROOF raking
and ice dam removal. Call Paul
(413)657-3825.
SNOWPLOWING 2010-2011
SNOW season will be here
shortly. Call early for business and
residential rates. Matt (413)272-
5244 Palmer, Wilbraham and
Ludlow area.
SNOWPLOWING LOTS AND
driveway's. Fully insured.
Call Shawn at
Laurelwood Landscapes 413-886-
2568
Tree Work
KEN’S TREE SERVICE AND
LAND CLEARING. We also do
Landscaping/ stonework. Fully
insured. Free Estimate. Cordwood
available. (413)436-7262,
(774)452-4491, (413)277-5053.
Pets
RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm checked,
teeth cleaned
Greyhound Options Inc.
Bart – 3 1/2 y.o. red male, big
and beautiful, a real sweetheart,
does stairs, loves affection, does
not seem to be cat safe
Hanzel – 2 y.o. red fawn male,
easygoing, affectionate, fast
learner, excellent leash manners,
seems to be cat and chicken safe
Shane – almost 3 y.o. brindle
male, a bit shy and quiet, likes
people around, clean in the house,
does stairs,
Silvio – 3-1/2 y.o. red male,
friendly, would like other Greys for
company, would be a good
walking companion, does not
seem to be safe with cats
Taffy – 2 y.o. black female, loves
the outdoors, walks well on leash,
loves belly rubs, carries shoes
around the house, seems to be cat
safe
Topper – 2 y.o. black male,
friendly, likes people, might be
good therapy dog, does not seem
to be cat safe
Tully – 3 y.o. brindle male, lively,
fun-loving, mischievous, would like
other dogs and people around for
company, does not seem to be cat
safe
Warren – 4 y.o. red male, playful,
loves toys, could be only dog,
does not seem to be cat safe
Whitey – 5 y.o. white/red male,
used to home life, would love to
have human companionship, likes
other Greys, cat workable
Call Mary (413) 566-3129 or Claire
(413) 967-9088 or see us
February 5 at Dave's Pet City,
Springfield St., Agawam, 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
www.greyhoundoptions.org
Help Wanted
ACTIVITY DIRECTOR-
ENERGETIC, compassionate
person w/background in
therapeutic activities. Please
submit resume to:
mpescitell@bhs1.org or Fax
to: (413)525-6456. East
Longmeadow Skilled Nursing
Center, 305 Maple Street, East
Longmeadow, MA 01028.
AUTO MECHANIC WANTED.
Must have experience and
updated resume. Call (413)323-
7676 for questions or stop by in
person to drop off your resume
and application at Quabbin
Service Center, 18 Sargent St.,
Belchertown.
AVON FREE ONLINE training.
Option to sign up online. Up to
50% profit. 1-800-258-1815.
avonnh@aol.com
BELCHERTOWN HAIR SALON
in Great Location looking for
experienced Stylist to rent chair.
Call Annemarie at 413-323-1031.
DRIVERS: GREAT PAY/ Home-
Time! Performance/Safety
Bonuses! Life/Health/401K! CDL-
A, 2yrs Exp. Domino's Supply
Chain Center.
Careers.Domino's.com
NAIL TECHNICIAN WANTED for
Sun Struck (Tanning~ Nail~
Boutique) 39 Federal St.,
Belchertown, MA. Apply in person,
with updated resume. Call
(413)323-8267 or e-mail
sunstrucktan@yahoo.com for
questions.
Health Care
CAREGIVERS/HOME HELPERS
FOR the elderly. Experience
needed. Certification not required.
Call Home Instead Senior Care
(413)304-2316 or e-mail
chrissterling@homeinstead.com
$3000.00
SIGN ON BONUS
PLUS Hazmat
Reimbursement
Home Daily
Drop & Hook
No NYC - 200 mile radius
Westfield, MA area
NEW, LOCAL, DEDICATED
DRIVING OPPORTUNITIES
Class A CDL with Hazmat, and
1 year T/T experience
in the past 5 years is required.
EOE
866-299-5673
Real Estate
ATTENTION MILITARY
PERSONNEL – VA Assumable
loan!
If you want to get off base and
own a home - this is a rare
opportunity. Warren, MA. 2200sq.
ft. split level home built in 2005, 3
bedrooms including Master Suite,
large family room with 9 foot
ceilings, separate laundry room,
tiled floors, new carpet, appliances
stay! 2 heat sources. 2 car garage.
Private area, great school system,
growing community and only a 25
minute commute to base. Former
Marine relocating will pay VA loan
fees. That’s no out of pocket
expenses for you to get off base
and own a home! Get VA qualified
and call 413-436-8042 for more
information. No realtors please.
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
“Buy now while
interest rates are LOW”
Barre: Four bedroom, two bath
Cape, sunny open floor plan, set
on small cul-de-sac, 1.82 acres,
level open lot. $229,900.

BROOKFIELD: Antique Colonial

$ Fill Out and Mail This Money Maker $

on dead end street near common.
Many recent updates, includes
new kitchen. This is a must see
home. $195,000.

WARE: Quiet surroundings for this

CATEGORY:
1 2
5 6
young three bedroom, two bath
Ranch on 1.38A, 2x6 construction,
3 4
Quabbin Village Hills open floor plan, hardwoods and
Circulation: 50,500 walk out basement. $215,000.
7 8

For Rent: Commercial building,

800 sq ft, great location, very
9 10 11 12
visible to traffic, Rte. 9 location.
Off street parking. $800 per
13 14 15 16 month. Call Dorrinda

Shalene
17 18 19 20 Base Price
24.00 Friedhaber 413-593-6656
Dorrinda
21 Base Price 22 Base Price 23 Base Price 24 Base Price
O’Keefe-Shea 978-434-1990
24.50 25.00 25.50 26.00 Glen Moulton 413-967-5463
Cindy Moulton-
25 Base Price 26 Base Price 27 Base Price 28 Base Price St. George 413-967-3327
26.50 27.00 27.50 28.00
Jill Stolgitis 774-242-5045
29 Base Price 30 Base Price 31 Base Price 32 Base Price Candy Smith 413-348-9289
28.50 29.00 29.50 30.00 Ruth Vadnais 413-967-4256
33 Base Price 34 Base Price 35 Base Price 36 Base Price NY/MA/VT BORDER 3 br log
30.50 31.00 31.50 32.00
cabin, 16 acres move-in condition.
Quiet country setting only
37 Base Price 38
32.50
Base Price 39
33.00
Base Price 40
33.50
Base Price
34.00
Suburban Residential $249,900. Tremendous value.
Circulation: 59,000 Pond, fields, woods, 1000 along
quiet dead-end road. Garage &
Run my ad in the following Zones(s): workshop. Nearby state
Buy the Quabbin Village Hills or the Suburban forest/lakes. Owner must sell. Call
QUABBIN SUBURBAN Residential ZONE for $24.00 for 20 words plus owner 617-480-4650.
❑ ❑ 50¢ for additional words. Add $5 for a second ZONE.
NAME PHONE
First ZONE base price includes additional words
ADDRESS
Add a second ZONE + $500
TOWN STATE ZIP
Subtotal
THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AT NOON x Number of Weeks
Send to Turley Publications, 24 Water St., Palmer MA 01069.
Must include check. TOTAL enclosed
Or call 413-283-7084 to place your ad. Did you remember to check your zone?
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Real Estate
LEGENDARY SERVICE, EVERY
CLIENT, EVERY TIME!
BELCHERTOWN-Charming 2 bed-
room Home on a one acre lot boast-
ing spacious backyard that looks out
toward Lake Metacomet. Hardwood
floors, front porch, town water and
sewer. (71174324) $159,000
BELCHERTOWN-Just like new, Condo
offers 2BR, 2BA & central air! Flex
room on 2nd floor may be used for
office/den. Tile kitchen and bathrooms.
Vaulted ceilings. (71107925)
$197,900
BELCHERTOWN--"BUY ONE, GET
ONE FREE!" Home & 6+ acres could
be 2nd building lot for one price!
10RM, 3BR, 2.5BA & den for guests.
Newer kitchen,lg. dining area & 1st
flr laundry (71066349) $249,500
Real Estate
PRICE REDUCED
PALMER – $279,900
Custom Build home on an acre of
wooded privacy is truly unique!
This gorgeous home has authentic
country flair throughout! Wrap
around front porch welcomes you
into this spacious and open floor
plan. Living room with wood floor,
pellet stove and vaulted wood
ceiling opens to a huge loft
upstairs. Big country kitchen with
wood floor and hickory cabinets
opens into dining area with slider
to yard. First floor master with
slider to porch, full bath with
custom vanity and charming claw
foot tub. Two bedrooms and huge
bath upstairs make this the perfect
family home. Every Attention was
paid to detail in this one owner
home. Seller will consider trade!
PLEASE CALL FOR A PRIVATE
SHOWING.
413-589-7462
Land For Sale
WARE 5 ACRE ESTATE lot off
Greenwich Rd. Access road site
work complete. 260 ft Frontage
along brook. Secluded and quiet,
town water & Cable available.
Owner financing possible. Asking
$75K Call (508)839-1092.
Mobile Homes
DASAP MOBILE HOMES Sales
View all our new and used homes
at www.dasap.mhvillage.com
(413)593-9961. Servicing all of
Western Mass.
Mobile Homes
SPRINGFIELD, BOSTON ROAD
1987 20’x36’, 2 bedroom $40s.
Shed, shingles, deck, gas heat,
vinyl, doublewide. Excellent
condition. DASAP (413)593-9961.
For Rent
ALL REAL ESTATE advertised
herein is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation,
discrimination because of race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin,
or intention to make any such
preference, limitation,
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.
CHICOPEE 1 BEDROOM
Efficiency $475/ mo includes
water. 1st, last. Street parking.
Non-smoking (413)592-7525.
MILL HOLLOW APARTMENTS,
133 Jabish St., Belchertown:
Lovely, clean, one bedroom
apartments. Includes heat, hot
water, carpet, appliances. Patios
and balconies. To qualify,
applicants must be 62 yrs. of age
or older, handicapped, disabled
regardless of age and meet
income guidelines. Near
transportation and shopping. Pets
allowed. Pet rules apply. Apply at
the Rental Office: 121 N. Main St.,
Belchertown or call (413)323-5535
or TTY 71.
For Rent
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
or 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.
or area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
HOLYOKE l BR $525, 3 BR-
$695, utilities separate 978-853-
7843
INDIAN ORCHARD 2 bedroom,
1st fl. 5 rooms in 2 family,
$700/mo without utilities. Call
(413)583-2909.
Shared Living
Specialized Home Care is looking for a
couple or single person to share their
home in the Granby, South Hadley,
Ludlow area with a young man with
intellectual disabilities.
An adult centered home would be ideal.
He is capable of performing his own
Activities of Daily Living
A valid Massachusetts driver’s license
For Rent
PALMER THREE RIVERS.
Country Manor apartments, 1
bdrm., $590-$630 month; 2 bdrm,
$690-$730 month. All units renov.
w/disposal, dishwashers,
microwave, elec. range, carpets.
Parking, fishing and playground.
Cats okay. Call 413-283-9472.
PALMER. 3- 4 BR eat-in kitchen,
pantry, yard. Pet OK, off-street
parking. (413)289-9329 or
(781)235-1739.
PALMER. NEWLY RENOVATED!
Single family home, 2 story, 1
bath, 3 bedrooms, deck, laundry
hook ups, off street parking.
$1,200/ mo. Available March 1.
413-949-6706
S HADLEY NEWLY renovated 1
bdr. Stove, refrig, off st pking
$625 pls util one year lease
(413)531-8176
THREE ROOMS TO rent in
private home in West Springfield.
Own exit, stove, refrigerator.
garbage disposal. Utilities included
$700/mo (413)733-9051.
!
Vacation Rentals
FOR RENT: ONE week at the
largest timeshare in the world.
Orange Lake is right next to
Disney and has many amenities
including golf, tennis, and a water
park. Weeks available are in
February, March, and April. Cost
for a Sunday week is $850
inclusive. Call Carol at 978-371-
2442 for more information.
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe and
the dining is fantastic. Rent a
Condo for a week or more in May
or October. Walk out to the beach.
Sleeps 8. $3,000. Call Carol at
978-371-2442 or email:
Carolaction@aol.com
Auto For Sale
2008 TOYOTA PRIUS 35k
country miles. Grey. Like new
$13,000 (978)257-1610.
CHEVY K1500 P/U, 1990 with 305
V8 engine installed new from
factory and rebuilt transmission
both with about 30,000 miles.
Truck body 199,000 miles. Good
tires. For parts or recondition
$1,200 (413)218-8589.
Auto Services
NORTH HADLEY
MOTORS & GARAGE
373 River Dr., Hadley, MA
Complete Automotive Repair &
Sales!
We do it all, Please Call
413-657-2877
Ask for Tim
10% off Student Discount
15% Senior Discount
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big & small, running
or not. Call 413-534-5400.
AAAA DONATION: Donate your
car, boat, or real estate. IRS tax
deductible. Free pick-up/tow any
model/condition. Help
underprivileged children.
Outreachcenter.com 800-883-
6399.
DONATE YOUR VEHICLE LOVE
IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. Free
towing & non-runners accepted.

Quaboag
800-549-2791. Help Us Transform
and vehicle are required. Lives In The Name Of Christ.
BELCHERTOWN-Individual & invit-
ing. A unique find sited on 0.92
In exchange for your support, you will
acres. End your search with this
comfortable 3BR/2BA residence.
ON THE COMMON receive an annual stipend as well
Private den. Garage, deck. as other supports.
(71177069) $249,900 Rewarding Careers
for Special People!
If you are interested in supporting this The Deadline
young man, please contact Specialized
Come join the team with a big heart! Home Care’s Recruitment Team at to Submit
Our team cares about our residents
and each other. 1-800-652-2201 Ext. 153 Classified
www.theassn.org
Stop by our Line Ads is
BELCHERTOWN-Gorgeous 4BR, 2.5
Colonial on over 6 acres. Privacy is
yours on this exceptional Ridgecrest
Drive cul-de-sac. Patio, porch, 2-car
garage, shed. (71176633)
JOB FAIR Creating Opportunities, Building Relationships, Improving Lives for
Children And Adults With Developmental Disabilities Since 1952
Friday at Noon
$349,000 Friday, February 4
OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JAN. 30 1-3PM
85 North Main St., Belchertown Unit 21
10am – 2pm
Quaboag on the Common LPNs
FULL AND PART-TIME OPENINGS
A 141-bed, long-term, short-term, and
rehabilitation nursing facility.
47 East Main Street, West Brookfield, MA 01585

Everyone who attends will be entered in a raffle

BELCHERTOWN-Jonquil Estates new
2BR, 2BA end unit over 55 Condo with
1st floor master & enclosed summer
porch. Open kitchen/family room w/
fireplace, cathedral ceiling & skylight.
(71167865) $219,900
2nd & 3rd shifts
to win a Valentine Sweetheart Basket!
LOOKING FOR A CHANGE OF PACE?
Nurse • LPN or RN Do you want more time to spend with your patients?
11pm – 7am Experience required.
Monson Developmental Center is a residential campus that provides

Jones Group Realty

CNA’s integrated care for individuals with developmental disabilities
Offices
11pm – 7am 2 positions available. and complex health concerns.
Amherst 413-549-3700 We are in transition and expanding the network of community
Belchertown 323-7295 Tuition assistance available to
Northampton 413-585-0400 advance your nursing career! homes, offering further opportunity for long-term employment
Interested but unable to attend the JOB FAIR? and enhanced teamwork.
Nurses: Please contact Karen Bessette, BSN, RN, C
CNA’s: Please contact Donna Latour, Staffing Manager Interested?
Tel: (508) 867-7716 Please contact 413-283-3411
EOE
Monson Developmental Center Cindy Brown, D.O.N.,
Dept. of Developmental Services ext. 1286 or
175 State Avenue, Palmer Sue Bigda, HR, ext. 1532
EOE
We are an affirmative-action, equal opportunity employer
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