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Teenage robot builder looking for help 

Minnechaug student using salvaged materials on ‘Salvius’ 

Puppolo says 

local aid at risk 

Work begins in revising state budget 

By Charles F. Bennett 

Turley Publications 

Staff Writer 

WILBRAHAM – State 

Rep. Angelo Puppolo (D- 

Springfield) says trimming 

and balancing the state budget 

will be a challenge in 2013 

as he headed back to the new 

House of Representatives session 

early this month. 

Puppolo admitted that the 

financial condition of the state 

doesn’t bode well for local 

aid coming to Wilbraham and 

Hampden. 

Now in his seventh year 

representing Wilbraham, parts 

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Minnechaug student Gunther Cox with his robot Salvius is working to achieve a first. 

Rep. Angelo 

Puppolo 

(D-Springfield) 

Please see PUPPOLO, 

page 12 

By Katie Landeck 


Correspondent 

Friends and family weren’t 

sure that Brett Reccord, 

23, of Wilbraham, would 

survive after he was thrown out 

of the back of a van going 75 

miles per hour on a highway in 

Texas on Nov. 30. 

“When I first saw him, he 

was in ICU on a ventilator,” said 

his mother Kathy Reccord, while 

looking at a picture of him unconscious 

in the hospital she had 

saved on her phone. “I didn’t really 

know it was him.” 

But at a benefit dinner held 

in his honor at the Polish Ameri- 

By Janet Wise 


Correspondent 

Gunther Cox looks like 

a typical high school 

student, but the Minnechaug 

senior is anything 

but typical. 

Since 2008, when teenagers 

his age were spending their spare 

time playing soccer or hanging 

out with friends, Cox has been 

working on building a six-foot 

tall humanoid robot. 

Salvius, named for both a 

little known Roman senator who 

was ahead of his time as well 

as the salvaged materials from 

which it’s constructed, is to Cox’s 

knowledge, the first open-source 

humanoid robot to be built in the 

United States. 

For those who are not familiar 

with software terminology, 

“open source” means that the 

robot’s source code has been released 

for people to use in their 

own projects. 

Humanoid robots, which 

are designed to be able to do any 

task that can be done by humans, 

are extremely difficult to build 

because the human body is so 

complex and building a robot 

that can move the way people do 

requires a tremendous amount of 

technology. 

Costly 

Along with a tremendous 

amount of technology, building 

such a robot also typically 

involves a tremendous expense. 

For instance, iCub, an open 

source humanoid robot built in 

the United Kingdom, cost approximately 

$264,000 to build. 

To date, Cox has spent approximately 

$2,000 on Salvius, 

and one of the reasons the cost 

has been so low is that Cox has 

used primarily re-purposed or 

salvaged materials in its construction. 

For instance, Cox is 

creating articulated fingers for 

Salvius from Plexiglas he obtained 

from the recently demolished 

old Minnechaug building 

display cases. 

As Cox says, “My goal is 

essentially to build a humanoid 

robot in a way that anyone could 

build their own — for instance, 

when a person, group or school 

with a limited budget wants to 

build a humanoid robot for educational 

purposes, but don’t have 

Dinner raises over $9,000 for 

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TIMES photo by Justin Jones 

Friends and family visited with Brett Reccord (right) at a 

party Jan. 12 at Ludlow Country Club to aid in his recovery 

from a serious accident on tour with a rock band. 

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January 17, 013 

Recent police activity in Wilbraham 

WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham 

Police Department released information 

on recent police activity reported by Capt. 

Timothy Kane. 

Breaking and Entering Solved 

An employee from Was Brothers on 

Boston Road reported Dec. 26 that his 

business was broken into and money was 

stolen. Officer Shawn Baldwin processed 

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fingerprints left at the scene. On Jan. 4 the 

results of the prints were returned, which 

identified Nathan Binette, 23, of Ludlow 

as the owner of the prints. An interview 

followed. 

On Jan. 10 at 11:46 a.m. Binette was 

placed under arrest by Baldwin for two 

counts of Breaking and Entering in the 

Nighttime, two counts of Larceny over 

$250 and Destruction of Property. 

The Wilbraham Police Department 

reminds residents to keep all vehicles and 

houses locked. Leave outside lights on 

whenever possible. Do not give out personal 

information over the phone. 

Under-Age Drinking 

Jan. 5 at 11:40 p.m. the Wilbraham 

Police were dispatched to Lake Drive for 

a suspicious activity call. Officer Brent 

Noyes was let into a residence where it 

was believed under-age drinking was going 

on. Zachary Coopee, 20, of Hampden 

was observed grabbing a 30-pack of 

beer and then attempting to leave. Officer 

Noyes asked for his identification. He presented 

a fake identification and was subsequently 

arrested for minor in possession 

of alcohol and using a false identification. 

Sgt. Edward Lennon assisted. 

Wanted on Warrants 

Jan. 6 at 7:52 p.m. Officer Thomas 

Motyka queried a license plate randomly. 

The result showed the vehicle’s registration 

to be revoked. While gathering the 

operator’s information, it was found that 

he had two warrants for his arrest. Anthony 

Maggi, 26, of Ludlow was placed 

under arrest by Motyka. His vehicle was 

towed. 

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Thursday, March 14th The Bards w/ 

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Shoplifting at Home Depot 

Jan. 7 at 10:31 a.m. Officer Harold 

Swift responded to Home Depot for a 

shoplifting complaint. Cheyen Capellan, 

19, of Springfield was placed under arrest 

for attempting to steal a $200 drill after 

store security observed him fail to pay for 

the merchandise. 

Disturbing the Peace 

Jan. 7 at 10:11 p.m. Officers Justin 

Wall and Thomas Motyka responded to 

Weston Street for a domestic situation. 

Upon arrival, Christopher Moore, 33, of 

Wilbraham, exited his residence severely 

intoxicated and began yelling obscenities 

to the point neighbors were coming outside 

and looking out their windows. 

Several attempts were made to calm 

Moore down with negative results. He 

was placed under arrest by Officer Justin 

Wall for Disturbing the Peace and Disorderly 

Conduct Subsequent Offense. 

Fugitive Apprehended 

Jan. 9 at 7:40 a.m. Officer Shawn 

Baldwin assisted Massachusetts State 

Trooper Kevin O’Toole of the Violent Fugitive 

Apprehension Unit, along with the 

U.S. Marshall Service in the apprehension 

of Richard Hatcher, 32, of Wilbraham for 

the service of an arrest warrant. 

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Rich Ross named to Hall of Fame 

AT PRESSTIME – Rich Ross of Wilbraham, a 61year 

old Realtor, was named to the New England Pool 

and Billiards Hall of Fame according to sports writer 

Garry Brown of Wilbraham. 

Ross will be inducted into the Class of 2013 on 

March 1 at the Providence, R. I. Marriot hotel. 

Date set for 250th 

Dinner Dance 

WILBRAHAM – The date 

is set for Wilbraham’s 250th Anniversary 

Celebration Dinner 

Dance. The semi-formal dinner 

dance will be held at Chez Josef 

in Agawam on Saturday, June 

15.Tickets will be $75 per person. 

Reservations will be accepted 

starting April 1 and may be made 

with chairwoman Virginia Barry, 

by calling 596-3347. 

Date for Fashion Show 

WILBRAHAM – The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors 

has announced the date for their Fashion Show fundraiser. 

The event will be held on Thursday, April 25 at St. 

Cecilia’s Parish Center with a social hour starting at 11 

a.m. Lunch, catered by Kurt and Kelly Soukup of Veritas 

restaurant in Sturbridge at noon followed by the fashion 

show by “It’s All About Me.” Knights of Columbus 

members will be celebrity waiters. Tickets are $24 at the 

Senior Center. 

250 Golf Tournament 

Committee named 

WILBRAHAM – The 250th Anniversary Celebration 

Committee has named three people to its Golf Tour- 

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The Hampden-Wilbraham 

Regional School District 

Will again offer early childhood programs 

for district residents beginning 

September 2013. Programs are for 

3 and 4 year olds. If your child will be 

three by September 1, 2013 and you 

are interested in the program, you may 

obtain an application at hwrsd.org 

website under "parents" 

or call 279-3837. 

Applications will be available 

starting January 3, 2013. 

And the deadline for completed 

applications is January 31, 2013. 

nament committee. Committee members are Dean Helm, 

general manager of the Country Club of Wilbraham, 

Dave Barry, former selectman and Times golf writer; and 

longtime golfer Vaughn Rist. 

The tournament will be held at the Country Club of 

Wilbraham on Monday, May 20 starting with a lunch at 

11:30 a.m., golf, social hour and dinner. Sponsorships 

are available by calling Rist at 413-478-8878. 

Red Cross Blood Drive 

REGION - The American Red Cross will hold a 

blood Drive on Friday, Jan. 18 at Bethlehem Baptist 

Church, 216 Allen St., Hampden from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

All presenting donors in January will receive a coupon 

for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. To make 

an appointment to donate blood, call 800-733-2767or log 

onto redcrossblood.org. 

Hampden Farmers Market open 

HAMPDEN - The Hampden Winter Farmers’ Market 

at 2 Somers Road will take place Saturday, Jan. 19 

from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for farm-fresh meat, dairy, raw 

vegan, local winter crops. Organics will be available as 

well as whole grain breads, hot soup and low-sugar jam. 

A chess tournament will be held that day. 

Hiking Club to trek in 

Mittineague Park 

W. SPRINGFIELD – The Wilbraham Hiking Club 

will hold its next hike on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 9:30 a.m. at 

Mittineague Park in West Springfield. Hike or snowshoe; 

it is 2 to 3 hours. 

The club will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the kiosk and park- 

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To find out your home’s energy score, 

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Annual Meeting of Grace 

Union Church 

WILBRAHAM – The 127th Annual Meeting of 

Grace Union Church will be held on Sunday, Jan. 20 

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(snow date Jan. 27). There will be a potluck 

luncheon following the worship service 

with the annual meeting immediately 

following the lunch. 

Reports from various committees 

will be given and voting on the budget and 

new officers and committee members. All 

members are urged to attend. 

Shay’s Rebellion 

discussed at Armory 

Museum 

SPRINGFIELD - Springfield Armory 

National Historic Site will commemorate 

the anniversary of the failed January 

1787 attempt by armed rebels to seize the 

Springfield Arsenal during Shay’s Rebellion, 

which involved a stopover by the 

rebels on Main Street in Wilbraham. 

Ranger Richard Colton will introduce 

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The program will take place in the Museum 

theatre on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 1:30 

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information call 413-734-8551 or check 

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‘1776’ auditions to be 

held Jan. 26 

WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham 

United Players will be holding auditions 

for their spring production of “1776 - 

The Musical” on Saturday, Jan. 26 from 

1 - 4 p.m. and Monday, Jan. 28 from 6 

to 9 p.m. at Wilbraham United Church, 

500 Main St. Auditioners should prepare 

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WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham 

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Hearing and Vision Screening on Monday, 

Jan. 28, (snow date Jan. 29) at Wilbraham 

United Church, 500 Main St., from 9 a.m. 

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Chili Tasting Fest fired 

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WILBRAHAM – The annual free 

Chili Tasting Fest competition to crown a 

new chili champion on Super Bowl Weekend 

will be held on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wilbraham United 

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Study shows school enrollment declining 

Should Memorial School 

be retained for future? 

By Janet Wise 

Turley Publications Correspondent 

WILBRAHAM – A recent demographic 

study for the School District 

found that in recent years the district’s enrollment 

has been declining, and the New 

England School Development Council is 

forecasting that the enrollment will continue 

to decline. 

However, the study indicated that 

any forecast is most reliable in the first 

five years, and that in years six to 10 years 

enrollment may flatten or even begin to 

increase. 

The Council (NESDEC) recently 

completed a demography and facilities 

usage study for the Hampden-Wilbraham 

Regional School District and presented 

that portion of the results to the school 

committee at their Jan. 8 meeting. 

John Kennedy of NESDEC addressed 

the school committee, focusing primarily 

on the demographic information and its 

impact on enrollment trends going forward 

in the district. Kennedy will present the facilities 

usage portion of the presentation at 

a future school committee meeting. 

The demographic study was conducted 

by examining a number of different 

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the building inspector, and information 

gained from a conference of the New 

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2012. 

Common Trend 

Historically, including non-resident 

enrollments, enrollment in the district 

from kindergarten through grade 12 has 

declined significantly in the past decade, 

with an overall decline of more than 10 

percent. Most of this decline occurred in 

grades K through 6, with grades 9 through 

12 enrollments remaining fairly stable. 

Kennedy reported that this trend is fairly 

common in New England. 

Looking at the birth rate compared to 

kindergarten enrollment, the school district’s 

enrollment exceeds the birth rate, 

which indicates that people are moving 

into the community, quite possibly because 

the school system has a good reputation. 

When examining projected enrollment, 

which again includes non-resident, 

choice-based students, there is a projected 

decline of 14 percent in the next decade. 

This decline is expected to occur primarily 

at the new Minnechaug Regional 

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school. 

Kennedy, however, pointed out that 

the new high school is quite possibly going 

to draw people into the community; 

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as he put it, “nobody is going to drive 

through the community and say ‘gee, we 

don’t want our children going to that high 

school.’” 

While the NESDEC study forecast 

that in the relative short term (i.e., next 

five years) enrollment in the district will 

continue to decline, it also offered up the 

possibility that in the latter half of the next 

decade, enrollment may actually increase. 

The factors behind this increase, according 

to Kennedy, are two-fold: First, 

near the end of the decade, the child-rearing 

cohort, or group of people of childbearing 

age, may very well increase, 

causing the birth rate to rise. In addition, 

there’s a distinct possibility that there’s a 

significant potential for residential growth, 

either because of the turnover of housing 

or new construction. 

Kennedy pointed out that in both 

Hampden and Wilbraham, the current median 

age of the population is relatively old 

– over age 45 – compared to the state or 

even the country. This will have an impact 

down the road. 

Empty Nesters 

Many of those age 45 plus in the 

community are empty nesters, living in 

homes with three or four bedrooms, and 

many are looking to downsize. Housing 

prices are starting to rebound, and there 

are age-restricted condominium complexes 

in both Hampden and Wilbraham, 

such as The Gardens of Wilbraham or Tall 

Pines in Hampden, which offer local baby 

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District 

621 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA 01095 

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Kindergarten registration 

will be held at Green Meadows School in Hampden on 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, 

March 7, 2013, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.,and at Mile Tree School in 

Wilbraham on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, and Wednesday, March 6, 

2013, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. by appointment only. Children eligible 

to begin kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year must be five 

years of age on or before August 31, 2013. Parents must bring their 

child’s original birth certificate, health records, and appropriate 

legal documents to registration. Kindergarten screening will take 

place at a later date. Both schools will begin accepting Kindergarten 

registration appointments on February 1, 2013. For further information 

and to make your kindergarten registration appointment 

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The NESDEC study suggests that the 

houses vacated by baby boomers will then 

be purchased by families with school-age 

children, particularly since the school 

system has a good reputation and there is 

a new high school in place, which could 

very well increase the enrollment in the 

latter half of the decade. 

Kennedy also pointed out that there is 

an amount of buildable acreage available 

in both communities, and also indicated 

that a casino is a distinct possibility in the 

Springfield area, which would stimulate 

economic and residential growth. 

Given all of these factors, the NES- 

DEC study suggests that enrollment in the 

district may potentially increase at some 

point in the next decade. 

The study’s capacity enrollment 

analysis points to a scarcity of space at the 

elementary level in the remainder of the 

decade, so even if enrollment does not increase, 

space will be tight. And if enrollment 

does increase, based on the factors 

pointed out by Kennedy in his presentation, 

there is a need to maintain reserve 

capacity. 

The upshot of all of this and the recommendation 

of the NESDEC study is 

that the Memorial School be retained for 

future use by the school district. 

Correspondent Janet Wise can be 

reached at j_mac4@hotmail.com 

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QUOTATIONS 

of the Week 

“ 

Keep all vehicles and houses locked. Leave 

outside lights on whenever possible. 

” 

Wilbraham Police Capt. Timothy Kane after a recent 

breaking and entering case solved. 

“ 

We’ll see what happens. 

” 

Wilbraham’s state Rep. Angelo Puppolo (D-Springfield) 

talking about how tax revenue will affect how the 

state budget is configured. 

“ 

The problem is where gun owners cross 

with mental illness. 

” 

Rep. Angelo Puppolo commenting on gun control 

issues that will come up in proposed changes to legislation 

at the Statehouse. 

“ 

They are always doing for others; I think 

it’s lovely that their friends can help them 

too. That’s what a small community is all 

about. 

” Brenda Willard of Wilbraham talking about a 

fundraiser Feb. 2 at St. Cecilia’s for Celia LaBarbera, 

daughter of Anita and Larry LaBarbera, who has a rare, 

incurable disease that grows tumors. 

Volunteer of the week 

This week’s volunteer of the week is 

Kevin Burnham who has served on 

the Recreation Commission since 2004 

as vice chairman but now is stepping 

down. Kevin was a key part in seeing the Parks 

& Recreation Department and the parks grow 

through his nine years of volunteer service. 



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The New Year is here and with it comes our thanks 

to all the residents, businesses and organizations 

for submitting their news and announcements to 

the Times, so we could share it with our readers. 

As we look ahead to 2013, we take this opportunity 

to once again remind our readers that the single most 

important feature of this community newspaper is you 

– your stories, your events, your achievements, your 

struggles, your ideas and opinions. 

The staff at your paper of record works each day 

to bring you the news relevant to our readers and the 

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to our communities, and we take this opportunity 

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provide funding for this paid staff coverage. 

Staff coverage is only half the equation – we rely on 

and welcome your submissions, and there are many ways 

we bring your submissions into our pages. 

To announce and promote an event, consider “News 

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also reserved for announcements about a milestone anniversary, 

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Be part of your community newspaper 

TALK of the TOWNS 

I 

read this quote by one of my favorite crime fiction 

writers Elmore Leonard and I hope I live up 

to it: “I try to leave out the parts that people skip.” 

The buzz at the Wilbraham Selectmen’s 

meeting last week was about Notre Dame playing 

in the college football Bowl Championship Game 

in Ft. Lauderdale the night of their meeting, Jan. 7. 

The Hampden Selectmen, John D. Flynn, Vinnie 

Villamaino and Norm Charest got together with 

Wilbraham’s Bob Boilard, Jim Thompson and Bob 

Russell in Wilbraham Town Hall for a joint meeting. 

But before the conversation began about establishing 

a joint Medical Reserve Corps in both 

towns (which was approved) the topic 

was the big game between Notre Dame 

and Alabama. John. D. reminded them his 

father, the well-respected John M. Flynn 

who recently passed away, was a big Notre 

Dame fan. But Vinnie said he thought 

Alabama would be the victor, to which 

John D. said, “I didn’t know Alabama was 

in Italy?” 

Ed Zemba of the Robert Charles 

Studio in East Longmeadow said he was 

thrilled to announce that they were able 

to meet their goal of raising $10,000 for 

Baystate Children’s Hospital. He thanked 

all those who donated through an insert in a December 

issue of the Times. “If it were not for you, we wouldn’t 

be here to hold fundraisers like this one in the first 

place,” said Ed. 

Minnechaug business teacher and Key Club 

adviser, Katie L. Hastings, helped organize mock 

interviews given by Wilbraham volunteers from the 

East of the River Chamber of Commerce Dec. 7 at the 

new high school. Students practiced being interview 

by chamber members. Hastings made sure every student 

had an opportunity to experience the interview. 

Elissa Langevin, vice president and branch manager 

of Florence Savings Bank, said the chamber’s Career 

Readiness program is designed to teach high school 

students the skills they need in order to go out in 

search of their first jobs. The mock interviews were 

the culmination of a week of work in which students 

learned how to complete a job application, write a 

resume, and compile a list of personal references. 

The Hampden Farmers Market is staying open, 

indoors at 2 Somers Road on the first and third 

Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

Looking ahead to February, volunteers are needed 

for the 17th Annual Father/Daughter Dance to be held 

Feb. 8 at St. Cecilia’s at 7 p.m. Every level of participation 

is welcome. They include ticket sales, set 

T A L K 

c o l u m n i s t 

CHARLES F. 

BENNETT 

tact Editor Charlie Bennett with coverage requests at least 

three days in advance by calling 413-682-0007 or via email 

at cbennett@turley.com. If we can’t be there, we welcome 

your submitted stories, briefs and photos. 

Local businesses and merchants are the financial 

lifeblood of our towns. We will feature coverage for businesses 

that are new, have a major expansion, are moving, 

under new management or ownership, celebrating a milestone 

anniversary or have been thrust into the news realm. 

Merchants can request that coverage through the editor, or 

for our existing advertising clients, through our advertising 

representative Jocelyn Walker at 413-682-0007. 

We love letters to the editor and guest columns and 

consider them the soul of the Times; however, we don’t 

print what we can’t prove – if you allege something we 

cannot verify, we will consider it a news tip and look into 

it. We always encourage readers to celebrate our towns 

in letters to the editor. We only print signed letters that 

include contact information for verification purposes. 

Our Sports Editor Dave Forbes and his reporters and 

photographers cover select varsity school games weekly 

as well as youth and adult sports leagues. To help us expand 

our sports coverage, we rely on coaches and players 

to send in their photos and write-ups. You can email Dave 

Forbes at dforbes@turley.com for more information. 

There are multiple ways to send us your stories, announcements, 

photos and letters: via email – send your 

submissions in Word format and raw digital photos in 

jpeg format to cbennett@turley.com; via regular mail – 

send hard copy submissions and photo prints to our office 

located at 2341 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095. If 

you would like your photos returned, please include a 

self-addressed envelope. 

To request coverage or to obtain more information 

about how to submit stories, briefs and photos, contact 

Editor Charlie Bennett at 413-682-0007 via email at 

cbennett@turley.com. 

We hope to see you in these pages in 2013. 

up and break down. Bakers are also needed. To help, 

contact Jamie Mastrio at 413-388-2972. 

The Republican recently named their Coaches of 

the Year, with three of them from Minnechaug. Nundi 

Goncalves coaches Div. 1 Girls Soccer. Mark Taylor 

coaches Div. II Girls Volleyball. Ben Ellis coaches 

Div. 1 Golf. 

Congratulations to the Hampden Bears who 

competed in the 5/6 Div. 2 Tournament at Western 

New England University’s Golden Bears Classic. 

The girls worked well as a team winning all five 

games of the tourney. Team members are Kelsey 

Sheehan, Autumn Strange, Sarah 

Walker, Bella DeMattia, Katie 

Duncan, Jessie Smith, Jenna Joseph, 

Lexi Roda, Jackie Jolicoeur, Belle 

Ferrara, and Gabriella Ofcarcik. Proud 

coaches are Katie Illig, Mike Ofcarcik 

and Art Ferrara. 

Don’t forget to get your tickets for 

the Friends of Wilbraham Senior Center’s 

Winter Raffle. The grand prize is a 32inch 

flat screen TV donated by Byron 

Keenan Funeral Home. There are golf 

prizes, restaurant gift certificates, wine, 

Yankee Candles and much more. Tickets 

are one for $5, three for $10 by calling 

596-8379 or pick them up at the Senior Center. The 

drawings are March 1. 

The following Wilbraham residents have been 

named to the Dean’s List at Providence College for 

the Fall semester: Heloise Dubois and Emily Pin, 

members of the class of 2016; and Amanda Nelen, a 

member of the class of 2013. 

The following Wilbraham students were recently 

named to the winter honor roll at the Loomis Chaffee 

School. Somil Sanghvi and Julia Catuogno. 

Save the date: The Friends of WPA will be holding 

their annual free Chili Tasting competition on 

Saturday, Feb. 2 at Wilbraham United Church from 11 

a.m. to 2 p.m. 

We read this in a recent issue of The Week magazine: 

A Russian man spent a month starving in a forest 

after fighting with his wife about a bowl of soup. Yuri 

Ticuic, 69, stormed out of his home in a remote region 

after his wife served him soup he felt was not hot 

enough. Ticuic became lost in the woods, and survived 

for a month on berries and leaves until he was finally 

found, suffering from malnutrition and frostbite. “No 

matter what happens he said, “that’s the last time I 

criticize my wife’s cooking.”


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SNOW ❆ THROWERS ❄ 

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The TIMES Quiz 

By Charlie Bennett, Editor 

1. An uprising was held in Massachusetts 

with ties to Main Street in Wilbraham 

in January of 1787. What was it? 

(a) Ludlow farmers were turned back at 

the border of Wilbraham 

(b) The Merrick family was caught selling 

whiskey to Native Americans 

(c) Shay’s Rebellion soldiers stayed 

overnight in Wilbraham on their way 

to Springfield to seize the Springfield 

Armory 

(d) Peach farmers refused to pay their 

taxes 

2. The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission 

made an announcement about 

Wilbraham early this month. What was 

it? 

(a) The Wilbraham Planning Board was 

designated “A Heritage Organization” 

(b) The Stony Hill – Boston Road intersection 

is No. 13 in vehicle crashes 

(c) Planning Commission member Dick 

Butler will receive a free makeover 

(d) The Wilbraham and Hampden Planning 

Boards will merge in 2013 

3. McLadden’s Irish Publick House in 

Hampden has begun selling what new 

product? 

(a) Scandinavian fish and chips 

(b) Scantic River Ale 

(c) Champignon Portabella aux Quatre 

Fromages 

(d) Rocky Mountain oysters 

4. What Wilbraham executive announced 

a new babysitting class forming 

at the Scantic Valley YMCA? 

(a) Dennis Lopata of Life Care of Wilbraham 

(b) Western New England College President 

Anthony Caprio 

(c) Todd Luzi of Luzi’s Auto Body 

(d) Julie Costello, Executive Director of 

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Wilbraham meetings schedule 

Tuesday, Jan. 22 

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Committee 

7 p.m. Minnechaug Regional High School. 

Hampden meetings schedule 


Board of Selectmen 

6:30 p.m. Town House 

Parks Board 

7 p.m. Town House 

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School 

Committee 

7 p.m. Minnechaug Regional High 

School. 

Wednesday, Jan. 23 

Planning Board 

7 p.m. Town House 

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Police have launched an operation 

following more than 200 

burglaries in rural Huntingdonshire 

and South Cambs in 

the past four months. 

“Operation Twist” will focus on 

tackling burglaries in rural villages in 

the districts. 

Since November there have been 

115 burglaries in Huntingdonshire 

and 113 in South Cambs. Detectives 

believe they are part of a linked series 

with the offenders potentially travelling 

in from outside the county. 

Det. Insp. Jon McAdam, who is 

leading the operation, said: “Over the 

past four months we have noticed an 

increase in burglaries in rural villages 

in Huntingdonshire and South Cambs 

which we believe is part of a linked 

series. 

“Operation Twist will see in- 

TIMES illustration 

by Benoit 

Other Wilbrahams… 

The following are excerpts from a recent issue of the Wilbrahams’ Warbler 

in Cambridgeshire, England: 

Burglary operation launched in 

Huntingdonshire and South Cambs 

crease patrols in rural villages, as 

well as investigative and forensic 

work to target those responsible. 

Releasing these figures is not about 

scaring people, as in reality people 

living in Huntingdonshire and South 

Cambs are less than 1 per cent likely 

to become a victim of burglary. 

In fact, there has been an average 

of one burglary a day. While that 

sounds a lot, it is worth bearing in 

mind the population in Huntingdonshire 

is 167,300 and there are more 

than 69,000 homes across the area. 

And in South Cambs the population 

is 143,600 and there are more than 

59,000 homes across the area. 

“However, it is important that we 

raise awareness of this series as the 

public play a vital part in helping us 

to prevent further offences as well as 

catching those responsible,” he said. 

2013-2014 

Minnechaug Preschool Program 

Sponsored by the Family and Consumer Science Department 

The Minnechaug Preschool program will be accepting applications 

for the 2013-2014 school year during the month of January. 

Children must be 3 years old by September 1, 2013 for the two day 

program or 4 years old by September 1, 2013 for the three day program. 

2 Day Program - $400/year 3 Day Program $550/year 

Applicants must be residents of Hampden or Wilbraham. 

Applications will be available starting January 3, 2013 and 

the deadline for completed applications is January 31, 2013. 

We currently have a limited number of openings for our two day program. 

Information and applications are available 

through the Minnechaug website at 

www.edline.net/pages/Minnechaug_Regional_HS/DEPARTMENTS/PreSchool_Program 

For more information contact Kathy Mosellen 596-9011 x6163.



A photographic sampling of life in 

Wilbraham and Hampden: 

Here you’ll find the next installment on 

Greg the Barber’s window of guest photos 

called, “A Window on the Community.” 

The Times travels to China and tap dances 

with Brazilians. 1220 Band plays at First 

Night. Benji meets a snowman. Rotary Club 

holds Christmas Party. Celebrating the 

250 th birthday. 

Readers are encouraged to send in medium to high 

resolution photos for this page by e-mail to cbennett@ 

turley.com or mail to TIMES, 2341 Boston Road, 

Wilbraham, MA 01095. Please note that if you send 

us a photo of the Times in different parts of the world, 

please include a recognizable landmark in the 

background. Examples: Eiffel Taower; castle in Spain. 


Making 

friends with a 

snowman… 

Benji, owned by Elaine 

Gernux of Hampden, 

gets acquainted with a 

newly made snowman 

after a recent snowstorm. 


Celebrating 

the 250th 

birthday… 

Catharine, Kelsey and 

their dad Scott 

Brennan celebrat3 

Wilbraham’s 250th 

anniversary on First 

Night by the 250th 

birthday cake in Crane 

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Dec. 31. 

Times at the Great Wall of China… 


Ed and Sheryl Smith of Wilbraham took their hometown newspaper to 

the Great Wall of China on a recent vacation. 

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The Wilbraham Senior Center had two visitors from Brazil and participated 

in all senior center activities including this Tap Dancing Class with the 

Times. (Front Row) Diva Vaz, Mary Ann Langone, Fabiola Goulart. (Back 

row) Carolyn Glew, Ellie Leston, Caryl MacLeoad, Barbara St.Jacques, Veronica 

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Young violin sensation featured at 

Mendelssohn & Mozart concert 

Caroline Goulding’s 

talent compared to 

young Yo Yo Ma 


Turley Publications Staff Writer 

Young violin virtuoso Caroline 

Goulding will be the guest artist 

at the Springfield Symphony 

Orchestra’s “Mendelssohn & 

Mozart” concert Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 

p.m. in Symphony Hall. 

Maestro Kevin Rhodes compares 

Goulding’s talent to that of Yo Yo Ma at 

that age. Goulding will be soloist in Mendelssohn’s 

“Violin Concerto in E minor.” 

The Mozart piece is the very popular 

“Symphony No. 41, Jupiter” composition. 

And, Bach’s “Air from Suite No. 3,” one 

of the best known Baroque compositions, 

rounds out the program. 

“I first heard Caroline Goulding when 

I conducted a program at the Traverse 

City Symphony Orchestra,” remembered 

Rhodes, “and she is one of those musicians 

that we will say one day, ‘I heard her 

when…’” Rhodes said she is being compared 

to the talent level of the young Yo Yo 

Ma. “This will be a concert to warm your 

mind, mood and heart. It is charming and 

romantic,” he said. 

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and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Currently 

she plays the General Kyd Stradivarius 

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Gramophone magazine lauded Goulding 

for her “impressive technical polish and 

musical maturity”. In 2011 she was awarded 

the Avery Fisher Career Grant. Prior to that, 

in 2009 she won the Young Concert Artists 

International Auditions and received the 

Helen Armstrong Violin Fellowship, then 

received a Grammy nomination for her debut 

recording on the Telarc label. 

In the Mendelssohn composition after 

an orchestral fanfare for the winds, Goulding 

will enter with a flourish followed by a 

delicate, dancing theme that dominates the 

movement and recalls the atmosphere of 

the composer’s first great hit, the “Overture 

to A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” 

Mozart 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed 

the ““Jupiter” Symphony No. 41” and two 

others in the short span of six weeks in June 

- August 1788. At that point in his life, despite 

the fact that he created two successful 

operas, “Don Giovanni” and “The Marriage 

of Figaro,” he was desperate for money 

and that was probably why he became 

so prolific. “Symphony No. 41” debuted 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra 

Kevin Rhodes, Music Director 

MENDELSSOHN 

& MOZART 

February 2 at 7:30 pm 

Bach’s Air on the G String 

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto 

with CAROLINE GOULDING 

Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 

 

Youth Orchestra 

6:30pm performance 

Tickets available at 413-733-2291 

 

Starting at $22 

Youths 4 to 17 half price 

in 1790 in Frankfurt. It was nicknamed 

“Jupiter” because of the majestic-sounding 

first movement. Of particular interest is 

Mozart’s use of the four-note opening motive 

of the final movement, which he then 

develops into a complex fugue. 

Bach 

According to classical music historians 

J. S. Bach wrote his “Air from Suite 

No. 3” in 1731. It was not the sort of music 

he normally wrote; it is lighter fare than 

his usually more rigorous, sacred or fugal 

compositions. Suites for orchestras back 

then were an all-purpose form of entertainment, 

said Rhodes. 

This suite uses a rich blend of timbre, 

featuring oboes, trumpets, timpani and 

strings. Its second movement, known as 

“Air on the G String” centers around one 

of the most well known melodies he ever 

wrote. Bach approaches the music with his 

personal instincts intact, and leans on Italian 

and French material. Rhodes describes 

the Bach piece as “visceral, propulsive, 

joyous movements.” 

After the performance the audience 

is invited to a reception in the Mahogany 

Room to meet Maestro Rhodes, Caroline 

Goulding and the musicians. 

In place of the usual Classical Conversations 

before the concert, the Springfield 

Youth Orchestra under the direction of 

Jonathan Lam will be showcased in a 20minute 

performance at 6:30 p.m. 

For tickets call 413-733-2291 or go to 

Springfield Symphony.org. 

CLUES ACROSS 

1. Tooth caregiver 

4. Greek 

counterpart of 

Rhea 

7. A numbered mail 

compartment 

(abbr.) 

10. New Zealand 

parrots 

12. Political action 

committees 

14. Fringe-toed 

lizard 

15. Reposes 

17. Winglike 

structures 

18. MacMurray 

of “My Three 

Sons” 

19. Oprah’s 

Broadway show 

22. Ceaser, egg and 

tossed 

23. Oarlock 

24. Agile, lively 

(nautical) 

25. Skim or dart 

26. And, Latin 

27. Embodies 

28. Gallivants 

30. Hyperbolic 

cosecant 

32. Rural delivery 

33. Atomic #89 

34. Opposite of 

wealthy 

36. Imus and Knotts 

39. Yellow 

ageratum 

species 

41. Large tropical 

Am. lizard 

43. Late Show star 

46. Armor 

breastplate 

47. “Death in the 

Family” author 

48. Liquors from 

rice 

50. Bread for a 

burger 

51. Yeast 

52. 100 = 1 tala in 

W. Samoa 

53. Two-year-old 

sheep 

54. Hyrax or cony 

Turley Publications submitted photo 

Young violinist Caroline Goulding 

will be featured guest artist in 

Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto” at 

the Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s 

Saturday, Feb. 2 concert at 7:30 

p.m. in Symphony Hall led by Maestro 

Kevin Rhodes. For tickets go to 

SpringfieldSymphony.org. 

55. Engine additive 

CLUES DOWN 

1. Danish krone 

(abbr.) 

2. Insect repellents 

3. Move sideways 

4. October’s 

birthstones 

5. __ Alto, 

California city 

6. Mark of healed 

tissue 

7. Somewhat purple 

8. Egg mixture 

cooked until just 

set 

9. Past tense of bid 

11. Ancient stone 

slab bearing 

markings 

13. 9th month 

(abbr.) 

16. Thrown into a 

fright 

18. A playful antic 

20. “Waiting 

for Lefty” 

playwright 

See crossword answers on page 23. 

21. Ultrahigh 

frequency 

28. Cutting gun 

barrel spirals 

29. Youth loved by 

Aphrodite 

30. Get by begging 

31. Cleans by 

scrubbing 

vigorously 

34. Bubonic 

calamity 

35. Radioactivity 

unit 

37. Bow (Sanskrit) 

38. Legless reptiles 

40. Thick piece of 

something 

41. A distinct part 

of a list 

42. Regarding 

(Scottish prep.) 

43. Something that 

is owed 

44. Mild 

exclamation 

45. River in Spain 

49. Variation of 17 

down


Page 11 

Robot builder seeks 

community support 

ROBOT BUILDER from page 1 

resources available to do so. With my 

design, they would be able to use available 

materials, combined with a minimal 

amount of purchased items and build a 

fully functional robot.” 

At the present time, Salvius, who has 

been redesigned and re-engineered over 

the years to keep up with rapid changes in 

technology, has a Plexiglas dome repurposed 

from a toy as a head, a speaker 

from the stereo on the side, an inexpensive 

USB camera for its eyes, a laptop in 

its chest as a server, and a wireless router 

on its back. 

Robotics Club 

For the last three years, Cox has been 

a member of the robotics club, but Salvius 

is his personal project. 

“I’ve always been interested in robotics 

and have been doing it as long as I can 

remember, and I always wanted to build a 

big robotics project; it just evolved from 

there,” said Cox. 

Cox recently got a part-time job at 

Rediker Software in Hampden, which has 

cut back on the time he has available to 

spend working on Salvius, but he is still 

moving forward. Currently, he is in the 

process of building legs. 

Bipedal walking is very complex, 

and there are many parts required for the 

robot’s legs that Cox can’t make himself, 

including motor controllers, gyroscopic 

sensors and accelerometers that will be 

required to allow the robot to maintain its 

balance and walk. 

For this reason, Cox is looking to the 

community for donations to help him finalize 

Salvius. He anticipates that he will 

need at least $5,000 in purchased parts. 

When the robot is complete, Cox would 

like to take it to middle schools in the area 

to let students see firsthand what an inter- 

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Salvius was built with re-purposed 

and salvaged materials. 

est in science, technology, engineering 

and math can allow one to do. 

Cox has created a blog about Salvius, 

where people can learn more about the 

project and also make Paypal-based donations 

in support of its construction. Cox 

offers different thank you gifts for different 

levels of donation. For example, a 

mere $50 donation will give you a personalized 

thank you postcard handwritten and 

signed by Salvius, a thank you video, your 

name engraved on the robot’s chassis, and 

an attribution in the source code. 

To learn more about Salvius or to 

make a contribution, go to Cox’s blog: 

http://salviusrobot.blogspot.com. 

Correspondent Janet Wise can be 

reached at j_mac4@hotmail.com. 

WILBRAHAM - On Sunday, Jan. 6, 

the Feast of the Epiphany was celebrated 

at the Church of the Epiphany on Highland 

Avenue in Wilbraham. 

The Rt. Rev. Douglas Fisher, the 

newly installed Episcopal Bishop of 

Western Massachusetts, was present to 

baptize and confirm young people and 

adults. The bishop was assisted by the 

Rev. Meredyth Wessman Ward, Priest 

–in-Charge at Epiphany, and Pastor Nathaniel 

Anderson from Christ the King 

We’re Moving! 

Better parking 

Easier street 

access 


Pastor Nathaniel Anderson from Christ the King Lutheran Church (left), 

Rev. Meredyth Wessman Ward, Priest–in-Charge at Church of the Epiphany 

both in Wilbraham and The Rt. Rev. Douglas Fisher, the newly installed 

Episcopal Bishop of Western Massachusetts. 

Feast of the Epiphany celebrated 

Lutheran Church in Wilbraham. 

Anderson and his congregation were 

invited to the special service since Epiphany‘s 

priest and parishioners had attended 

Christ the King’s Feast Day on Nov. 

25. The joyful service, which included 

the combined choirs of both congregations, 

was followed by a reception. The 

two churches plan to continue to share 

together when parishioners from Epiphany 

will join Christ the King in their 

Lenten Study this year. 

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Upscale Asian dining in Longmeadow 

By The Undercover Epicurean 

I 

was fully recovered from my extravagant 

New Year’s Eve celebration 

and ready to get back to work doing 

what I do best, finding fabulous 

food for you, my loyal fans. I had heard 

of a relatively new Asian restaurant in 

Longmeadow that was said to be out of 

the ordinary. This is how my accomplice 

in dining detection and I found ourselves 

on our way to Ume Asian Bistro just two 

days after the new year began. 

We chose a Thursday night and a 

slightly later arrival time of 7:30 p.m. to 

be sure our dinner was selected and on 

the way, if not on the table, before the soft 

jazz stylings of saxophonist Joe Wilson 

began. The smooth and subtle tones of 

Wilson’s musical interpretations offered 

a soothing background. Wilson is truly a 

master who can also be enjoyed at Ume 

on Wednesday nights. 

Martini to Start 

I ordered a Caramel Apple Martini 

($8.95) to get started. A blend of Stoli Apple 

Vodka, Butterscotch Schnapps, Apple 

Pucker and sour mix offered up a smooth 

sensation with an almost non-existent 

vodka bite and, for me, brought back the 

childhood memory of sweet and sour 

candy that made you pucker. This may be 

an autumn-inspired drink, but I found it to 

be an awesome accompaniment even on a 

chilly winter evening. 

I ordered the Black Angus Thai Boneless 

Short Ribs ($18) accompanied by 

sweet potatoes and sugar snow peas. The 

at the budget,” said Puppolo. 

Puppolo said the governor and Legislature 

have to deal with an $800 million 

deficit gap that has to be closed. 

He said the governor was scheduled 

to give his State of the State address Jan. 

16, which will define where he stands and 

what programs will get trimmed. Patrick 

has already mentioned cuts in state hiring, 

reduction to judiciary funding, less money 

for safety net programs for low income 

people, limited funding for new projects, 

drawing from the Rainy Day Fund, and a 

reduction in money going to the Massachusetts 

School Building Authority. (Wilbraham 

and Hampden recently benefitted 

from the school building authority, which 

helped fund the new Minnechaug Regional 

High School that opened this fall.) 

In a press release from Evan Horowitz, 

director of communications of the 

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, 

an independent think tank that concentrates 

on middle and lower income people, 

he blames several factors that causes 

the state to face persistent deficits. They 

are: The weak economy that has lowered 

state revenues even as it has increased 

the number of people relying on core 

safety net services. And, income tax cuts 

of the late 1990s, which continue to cost 

the state over $2.6 billion per year. “Our 

state is still in a severe fiscal crisis. We 

DININg Out 

ribs were most definitely the focal point 

of the meal. An apple and ginger coating 

added a sweet flavor with a slight kick 

to the savory ribs. The snow peas were 

cooked and served in their pods giving 

them a crunchy texture, but losing some 

of the sweetness normally found when 

served on their own. The potatoes were 

accented with a vanilla blend and seemed 

to have been pureed. The amount was less 

are now five years into the worst national 

economic crisis since the Great Depression. 

Equally important, we are almost 15 

years into an ongoing fiscal crisis,” said 

Horowitz. 

Budget Timetable 

Puppolo said he is expecting Patrick 

to come up with a revised budget by the 

end of January. 

“The timetable will include debate in 

the House through April. Then the Senate 

will take a look at it. Differences between 

both houses will be reconciled by June 

and we will finish by July 30,” said Puppolo. 

But, he said there could be a possible 

reason for optimism. “We will be watching 

how tax revenues will go this tax season. 

It depends what we receive from the 

income and capital gains tax revenues. 

We’ll see what happens,” observed Puppolo. 

Puppolo said he prides himself in 

supporting a balanced and on-time budget 

each legislative season. 

Local Aid 

How will the budget affect Wilbraham 

and Hampden? Wilbraham Town 

Administrator Robert Weitz said, “For 

Wilbraham, we get about $1.2 million in 

local aid that could be cut. But the school 

system is much more vulnerable and will 

be affected. Unfortunately, town government 

has been relying less and less, over 

the past five years, on money from the 

than generous, but when it came to the 

flavor, I could offer no criticism. Less is 

more, they say. They tasted sweet enough 

to substitute as dessert. 

My meal came with the basic garden 

salad of greens, grape tomato and cucumber 

slices, but the ginger dressing made it 

exceptional. 

My only challenge of the evening 

was the popular Asian dining instru- 

state, so we will be less affected than the 

schools,” commented Weitz. 

Weitz said the Hampden-Wilbraham 

Regional School District usually receives 

Chapter 70 funds, for general schools use. 

Regional transportation support could 

also be affected, he said. 

In other 2013 legislative school matters 

Puppolo said as a member of the 

House Ways and Means Committee and 

other committees he will be active in refiling 

and studying bills this session. 

Wilbraham – On issues that affect 

Wilbraham specifically, Puppolo said 

he, as well as state Sen. Gale Candaras 

(D-Wilbraham), a former Wilbraham selectman, 

is expecting to be asked to support 

the effort to build a new Wilbraham 

Senior Center due to lack of room at the 

Scantic Valley YMCA. “I know they need 

bigger space,” he said. 

He said he also recognizes that the 

current police station is too small. “I have 

talked to Police Chief Roger Tucker and 

know what he needs,” said Puppolo. 

Parole Issues – He said he would be 

working with Hampden County District 

Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni to tighten 

up rules on state parole policy. “The laws 

haven’t caught up with new technology. 

We want to close some of the loopholes 

on wiretapping. I am anticipating the 

Speaker of the House (Robert DeLeo, D- 

Winthrop) will make an announcement 

soon,” said Puppolo. 

ment, chopsticks. Not the wooden ones, 

but metal. They looked pretty, but in the 

hands of one who lacks fine motor skills, 

it can be a sad sight. 

Fusion of Styles 

My companion ordered the Pad Thai 

($15) with beef (other choices included 

chicken and shrimp), rice noodles, peanuts, 

bean sprouts and fresh lime. Plenty of 

tender beef and “tons” of noodles filled her 

plate. She was delighted with the contrast 

in flavors, noting a bit of sweetness accented 

by the sour lime, and textures ranging 

from the crumbled peanuts to the softness 

of the beef and noodles. Small pieces 

of tofu could also be found although she 

would have preferred they remain lost. 

Ume is an upscale, authentic Japanese 

restaurant that offers a fusion of styles in 

a relaxing and intimate atmosphere with 

a décor that is unlike any other Asian restaurant 

in the area I have visited. This is a 

must-see for your dining “To Do” list. 

Located on Bliss Road in the Longmeadow 

Shops, Ume’s hours are Monday 

through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 

p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. 

to midnight and Sunday from noon to 10 

p.m. For more information, call 413-565- 

5088 (388-4145). You’ll have to wait a bit 

to visit them at www.umeasianbistro.com 

since their website is currently under construction. 

* * * 

Food Fact - The world’s largest 

restaurant is Bangkok, Thailand’s Royal 

Dragon, serving 5,000. (Source – Soft- 

Cafe.com) 

Budget shortfall causes cuts to local aid 

PUPPOLO from page 1 

Cultural Center offers gnocchi-making 

SPRINGFIELD - The Italian 

Cultural Center of Western Massachusetts, 

Inc. is sponsoring a 

gnocchi-making class on Saturday, 

Feb. 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Italian 

Cultural Center, 56 Margaret St, 

Springfield. 

An instructor, supplies and 

space will be provided for adults 

and children. Just bring an apron 

and take home what you make. 

Space is limited. Seats will be 

sold on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Call the ICC at 413-784-1492 

or email to CookwICC@comcast. 

net to request a registration form 

and to check seating availability. 

Payment must be received by Jan. 

25 to guarantee a seat. 

Mail your name, address and 

phone number along with the registration 

fee of $20 for ICC members, 

$15 for children of members 

12 years and younger, $25 per adult 

non-member, and $20 for children 

of non-members 12 years and 

younger to: Italian Cultural Center 

of Western Massachusetts, Inc., 

Attn: Gnocchi-Making, 56 Margaret 

St, Springfield, MA 01105. 

AGAWAM – “Chefs for 

Jimmy” fundraiser will be 

held Friday, Jan. 25, 6:30 

p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Join nearly 

30 of Western New England’s 

culinary greats at Agawam’s 

Chez Josef to benefit the Jim- 

Transportation – Puppolo said for 

public transportation he and other Western 

Massachusetts representatives struggle 

with the eastern Massachusetts MBTA 

getting more than their fair share of funding 

at the expense of the Pioneer Valley 

Transportation Authority, which serves 

Wilbraham. “It has to be looked at,” he 

said. 

Unemployment Rates – Puppolo 

said he wants to keep a freeze on unemployment 

rates for small businesses. He 

said he would file a bill as early as he can 

to continue a rate freeze so that companies 

can know what to expect. 

Jobs – Puppolo said he would work 

at reducing red tape for businesses by 

streamlining regulations. “I want to make 

it easier for small businesses to expand,” 

he said. 

Gun Control – Gun control is a very 

hot button issue in the wake of the tragedy 

at Newtown, Conn. Puppolo was careful 

to say that he didn’t want to restrict lawful 

gun owners and hunters but wants to 

put controls on assault weapons and large 

capacity ammunition magazines. “The 

problem is where gun owners cross with 

mental illness,” said Puppolo. 

In summing up the coming year, Puppolo 

stated, “We’re in there pitching but 

more money is not on the radar screen.” 

Charles F. Bennett can be reached at 

cbennett@turley.com. 

Culinary greats cook 

for Jimmy Fund 

my Fund which supports cancer 

care and research at Dana- 

Farber. Tickets are $75 and 

are only available in advance 

by calling 800-525-4669 or 

purchasing online at jimmyfund.org/chefs-for-jimmy.


Page 13 

Family and friends raise money for accident victim 

DINNER from page 1 

can Citizen’s Club in Ludlow on Saturday, 

Jan. 12 Reccord almost looked like 

the accident never happened. A Patriot’s 

Baseball cap covered the scar on his head 

from the craniotomy that stopped the 

bleeding in his brain and saved his life. A 

long sleeve shirt covered the majority of 

the brace on his wrist. And the smile on 

his face as he greeted people and thanked 

them for coming made him look positively 

normal. 

It was the wheelchair in the corner, 

and the fact that he had to hop instead of 

walk from guest to guest gave away the 

extent of his injuries. 

Flew to Texas 

According to his mother, Kathy, Brett 

still has a long way to go until he is fully 

recovered. A deep cut on his right foot still 

needs wound care and had made physical 

therapy for the rest of his injuries more 

difficult. In addition, he will need to have 

at least one more surgery on his right leg. 

But all things considered, “he’s doing 

pretty well,” said Reccord. 

A single mother, Reccord had to take 

two weeks off of her work as a physician’s 

assistant to fly to Texas to be with her son 

after the accident. Now, that Reccord is 

doing better she had been able to return to 

work, but has cut back on her hours substantially. 

“I used to work 60 or 80 hours a 

week, now I’m not working any extra,” 

she said. 

The insurance is covering the majority 

of Reccord’s medical expenses, however, 

the deductibles and costs of things 

such as the trip to Texas add up. 

“It’s a huge expense,” said Reccord. 

This is one of the reasons why Lori 

Kellner, a longtime family friend, started 

planning the benefit dinner, which between 

ticket prices and raffles, raised 

$9,800 for the Reccord family. 

Kellner and Betty Murphy, another 

longtime friend and co-organizer of the 

dinner, have known Kathy Reccord since 

their kids were “very young” and consider 

each other to be like family. 

“When you hear your friend crying 

on the other end of the phone wondering 

if her kid is going to live, you have to do 

something,” said Kellner who started plan- 

The Library Loft 

Schoolhouse Commons Historical Center • 1085 Park Street, Palmer 

We are celebrating our 

10th year at the Schoolhouse Commons. 

Thanks to our wonderful “friends,” volunteers and patrons, 

we will be open on Fridays beginning in September. 

Our New Hours 

Tues. 10am - 4pm • Wed. 10am - 4pm • Thurs. 10am - 4pm 

Fri. 10am-4pm • Sat. 10am - 4pm 

Hope to see you there 

Book donations will be accepted at the Palmer Public 

Library or the Library Loft during open hours. 

Please, no magazines or Reader's Digest Condensed Books. 

We accept books only in good, clean condition. 

For more information call 283-3330 ext. 100 

Proceeds To Benefit the Palmer Public Library 


Rep. Angelo Puppolo, his daughter Olivia; Peg Sterns, Sen. Gale Candaras 

and Dennis Lopata in front of Greg the Barber’s shop. 

SUNDAY BINGO 

LUDLOW ELKS 

69 Chapin St., Ludlow 

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DOORS OPEN 4 pm • Kitchen Opens 4:30 pm 

GAMES START AT 6:00 PM 

ning the dinner while the Reccords were 

still in Texas. “I felt she really needed a 

little extra help.” 

The dinner itself was humble. Guests 

were served pasta, meatballs, salad and 

bread buffet style on Styrofoam plates. 

But what was sacrificed in cutlery was 

made up for in the spirit of cheer in the 

room and in the funds raised to be given 

to the Reccord family. 

At the dinner, over 30 gift baskets 

were raffled off. The big ticket item was 

a large screen television donated by Michael 

Ferrera of the El Cid Lounge and 

Ken Norton from Ludlow, but it was a 

Michael Kors watch, donated by Brett 

Reccord’s girlfriend that received the 

most tickets. 

The band PrideFalls also performed 

for free. 

Over 280 people purchased tickets to 

the dinner. The mix of people that showed 

up included family, friends of Kathy Reccord, 

work friends of Brett, and random 

people. 

Also in attendance were members of 

the band Maker, who Brett Reccord was 

touring with as a crew member when the 

accident happened. 

Rock Band Maker 

Maker, is an indie rock band, made up 

of five musicians, the majority of whom 

met each other while attending Minnechaug 

Regional High School, according 

to guitarist Eric Soucy. The band was 

named the number four Best Unsigned 

Artist by Purevolume this year. 

Reccord became involved with the 

band, when he learned that the group’s 

van had broken down the day before they 

were set to begin a tour. Friends with 

many of the band members since Minnechaug, 

Reccord decided to offer up his 

vehicle and help out. 

“He’s a really good friend to all of 

us,” said Soucy. “Just a nice kid.” 

Kellner and the Reccords would like 

to thank everyone who has made a donation 

big or small made the time to come 

to the dinner. 

“There are so many people to thank,” 

said Kellner. 

Donations can be made at Hampden 

Bank, 1363 Allen St., Springfield, MA 

01118. Checks should be made out to the 

“Reccord Family Donation Account.” 

Celebrating a special birthday 

WILBRAHAM – State Sen. Gale 

Candaras (D-Wilbraham) and Rep. Angelo 

Puppolo (D-Springfield) presented 

official citations to Winnifred “Peg” Stearns 

on the occasion of her 102nd Birthday 

in front of Greg the Barber’s window last 

week. 

Stearns was born in Nova Scotia and 

came to Springfield as a child. She is believed 

to be the oldest known graduate of 

Technical High School and believed to 

be the oldest person residing in Wilbraham. 

Stearns graduated from the Baystate 

Lifelong Learning Center 

1455 N. Main St., Third Floor, Palmer 

(413) 283-2329 

Website: www.topfloorlearning.org 

NEW! HIGH SCHOOL TUTORING 

Is your high school student in need of a Reading, Writing or Math tutor? 

Call our Director of Adult Literacy to discuss how we can help. (413) 283-2329 

SURVIVORS' BRIDGE 

This group is for women who are or have been affected by domestic violence. 

Community funding enables Survivors' Bridge members to take 

FREE classes in computer instruction, math, reading and journal writing. 

Top Floor Learning also provides referrals to a support group. 

ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMS 

Reading/Writing/Math and ESL 

Volunteer Tutors ALWAYS Needed! 

Reading, Writing, Math 

One to One Tutoring 

This individualized program centers 

on the needs and goals of learners in 

reading, writing, and math. 

English as a Second Language 

One to One Tutoring 

For learners of English who speak 

NO English or very little English 

School of Nursing in 1932 and went on to 

marry and raise a family in the area. She 

presently resides at Life Care in Wilbraham 

and was escorted to the event by Life 

Care Executive Director Dennis Lopata. 

Showing a difference in the generations, 

Puppolo’s daughter Olivia took part 

in the presentation. Candaras and Puppolo 

thanked Greg Lockart (Greg the Barber) 

for posting notice of the special occasion 

in his shop window on the corner of 

Springfield and Main streets in Wilbraham. 

English as a Second Language 

Conversation Classes 

For learners at an Intermediate or Advanced 

level who would like more opportunities 

to converse in English. 

Classes January 22- May 28 

Tuesdays, 10 am - 12 noon 

$95.00 

ESL Volunteer Tutors Needed! 

Citizenship 

For learners of a second language 

who would like to become U.S. Citizens. 

NEED TO TAKE THE GED? 

Top Floor Learning provides a complete package of GED services 

for adults who are 16 or over and who have left high school. 

GED Official Half-Length Practice Test (FREE) 

Call Gail at (413) 283-2329 to make an appointment. 

CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS HERE! 

Does your business need a nearby training center or meeting space? 

TFL facilitates: • Meeting space • Wired computer lab, seats 8 plus instructor 

station. LCD projector and screen available. Full suite of Microsoft 2010 

software installed • Kitchen facilities • Wifi available throughout the space 

Wide range of morning, afternoon and evening hours available. 

Fees begin at $30/hour. Free parking included. 

For more information on the above programs, 

call the Director of Adult Literacy at (413) 283-2329.



Health & Wellness 

Baystate Health 

reacts to influx 

of flu cases 

Changes involve all three hospitals, 

as well as outpatient settings 

SPRINGFIELD – In order to protect its patients 

from the influx of flu virus currently circulating in 

the region, Baystate Health has adopted changes to 

its Visitors Policy to provide the safest environment 

possible for patients, visitors and staff during the flu 

season according to spokesman Keith O’Connor. 

Effective last Wednesday: 

No visitors under 14 years old will be permitted 

in Baystate hospitals. 

Visitors who have been exposed to the flu at 

home, or who have symptoms of flu, are asked to refrain 

from visiting patients in Baystate hospitals. 

No more than two visitors at a time are recommended 

per patient. 

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settings: 

Patients should come to appointments alone or 

be accompanied by no more than one other person, 

if needed. 

Patients are discouraged from bringing children 

with them to their appointments. 

The health system’s three hospitals affected by 

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in Ware. 

“We are seeing a flu season which is peaking 

earlier and is more severe and widespread than last 

year. Flu shots are still widely available and remain 

your best defense against the flu, which can remain in 

the area through the month of April,” said Dr. Sarah 

Haessler of the Infectious Disease Division at Baystate 

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Benefit scheduled ‘For the Love of Celia’ 

9-year-old Celia has 

incurable tumor disease 

By Nancy Piccin 

Special to the Times 

WILBRAHAM - For many years, 

Anita and Larry LaBarbera of Wilbraham 

organized fundraising events to benefit 

the Children’s Tumor Foundation, a cause 

close to their hearts because their daughter 

Celia, who just turned 9, suffers from 

Neurofibramatosis (NF2), a rare, incurable 

disease that causes tumors to grow 

throughout the body along the central 

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Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. and will be a 

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“Anita and Larry have worked tirelessly 

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member Brenda Willard said. “They are 

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when a CT scan showed an abnormality in 

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to prevent the abnormality from crushing 

her eye socket and blocking her nasal passages. 

More tumors grew and were removed, 

but because the disease usually appears in 

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she was 2 years old. Her team of doctors 

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Celia diagnosed with NF2.Pain is the predominant 

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“For the Love of Celia,” to benefit Celia LaBarbera, will be held in St. Cecilia’s 

Parish Center on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. 

diation therapy to shrink the tumors to relieve 

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Recent Surgeries 

Since her diagnosis her visits to Children’s 

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or twice a week. Her most recent surgery 

was last month: removal of a spinal tumor 

that left unchecked would have paralyzed 

her from the waist down. 

Despite her illness, Celia is a joyful 

little girl who loves school, plays the violin, 

practices archery in her back yard and 

loves arts and crafts and painting. “She’s 

very intelligent, which is a godsend because 

she’s missed so much school. Her 

lifelong dream has been to have gymnastics 

lessons, but the doctors always said 

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week. “But this last surgery removed the 

most dangerous tumor, “So they reluctantly 

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Falcons outlast Lions 

By Nate Rosenthal 

Turley Publications Sports 

Correspondent 

Minnechaug and Ludlow went 

at it on the mats last week 

and what resulted was a back 

and forth affair that ended 

with a Minnechaug victory, 42-40. 

The Falcons spotted the Lions 18 

points in the first three matches and then 

responded by taking the next five. Over 

the last six matches, the teams traded 

wins and the lead changed hands four 

times before Minnechaug escaped with 

the victory. 

Ludlow dominated the early going 

with three pins in their first three matches. 

Andrew Sarlan got the Lions on the 

board with a win over Riley Jacobson in 

the 106 class. He was down 6-1 after the 

first period and still trailed 6-3 a minute 

into the second when he got the pin on 

Jacobson. That gave Ludlow a 6-0 lead. 

The 113 division was another battle 

with Ryan Wytas of Ludlow and Mike 

Lemoine of Minnechaug. Wytas led 5- 

2 after one and 9-8 after two. Then just 

34 seconds into the third period, he got 

Lemoine down and finished him off with 

the pin to make it a 12-0 score. There 

was much less drama in the 120 class 

as Brandon Macznik got the pin on Tim 

Garvey just 1:28 into the match. That put 

Ludlow up 18-0. 

Anthony Monteiro, 126 pounds, got 

the Falcons on the board with a pin of 

Nick Godbout at 1:47 of the first period, 

just 13 seconds before the end, making 

it 18-6. Nick Arroyo followed that with 

a quick pin of Conor Harrington in the 

132 group. That took just 18 seconds. 

Then Jordan Paull won by forfeit in the 

138s and now the meet was tied at 18-18. 

The Falcons took the lead with a pin by 

Cameron Servantez, 145, at 1:07 of the 

first period over Luis Martinez. When 

Joe Fearn won in forfeit in the 152 class, 

Cook to speak 

at NSCAA 

convention 

WILBRAHAM - When 4,000 soccer 

coaches in the country head to Indianapolis 

for the National Soccer Coaches 

Association of America’s annual convention, 

Wilbraham 

& Monson Academy 

coach Gary Cook 

won’t just be among 

them – he will be addressing 

them. 

Coach Cook has 

been asked to speak 

Gary Cook 

to coaches about his 

Next Generation 

Coach, a pilot pro- 

gram he co-founded last year for the 

NSCAA. The national convention runs 

Jan. 16-20. Last year’s convention drew 

9,000 people. 

Minnechaug completed its five match run 

and led 30-18. 

Brian Cormier then stepped up in the 

160 group beating Sean Baker in a decision, 

9-0. This was a battle despite the 

9-0 final. It was 2-0 after one and 4-0 

after two, Cormier seemed to take control 

in the third and won the match to make 

it a 30-22 score. Back-to-back forfeits 

got Ludlow back into the lead, as Derek 

Hoeckh took the 170 and Josh Clarke, the 

By Gregory A. Scibelli 


SportsCorrespondent 

AGAWAM – Near halftime, Minnechaug 

and Agawam were very close. 

After the break, Minnechaug was nearly 

silenced as the Agawam’s defense prevailed 

in a 45-33 win over the Falcons. 

Agawam was leading by five points 

20-15 as the closing minutes of the first 

half came, but Minnechaug rallied back 

with a pair of baskets and a big threepointer 

from Jane McWilliams. 

The 3-pointer came with less than a 

minute to go in the second quarter, and 

Agawam led just 22-21 at the break. 

Minnechaug came out swinging in 

the third quarter when Kara Bruce nailed 

a big 3-pointer to give the Falcons a lead 

in the game. Caitlin McGregor would 

then nail a basket to give the Falcons a 

four-point lead. 

Agawam would then start their big 

rally beginning with a score by Danielle 

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Minnechaug’s Jordan Paull (138) uses a hold on his opponent to keep him 

in place. 

182. That put the Lions in front by a 34- 

30 score. 

The 195 match would turn out to 

be the key to the meet. Joe Borowiec 

pinned Mike Ferrere at 1:16 of the first 

period. They gave Minnechaug a 36-34 

led, but with Ludlow not having an entry 

in the 285 pound two events away, the 

Falcons were guaranteed to have at least 

Please see FALCONS, page 18 

Stratton. She made a layup untouched with 

5:00 remaining in the third quarter, cutting 

the deficit to 26-24. Paige Preston followed 

by nailing a crucial 3-pointer to allow Agawam 

to retake the lead 27-26. Agawam 

would not lose the lead after that. 

After another defensive rebound, 

Alycia Rackliffe got on the second half 

board as she made a pair of free throws 

to give the Brownies a 29-26 lead. Minnechaug 

would then fumble another scoring 

chance and Rackliffe would grab a 

rebound and a layup. 

Later, Rackliffe would then nail a 

jump shot as the shot clock expires. 

The Brownies would go on to play 

stronger in the fourth quarter and Minnechaug 

would be held to just three baskets 

in the final 8:00 as Agawam would 

come away with the win. 

Agawam nearly doubled up on the 

Falcons, with a 23-12 score in the second 

half alone. Agawam got 17 points from 

Knights run 

wild over 

Minnechaug 

By Gregory A. Scibelli 


Sports Correspondent 

HOLYOKE – The Purple Knights 

continued to stay hot as they took out 

Minnechaug last Thursday night 84-51 

in boys basketball action. 

Holyoke and Minnechaug managed 

to stay close early in the game before 

Holyoke scored a few baskets in a row 

at the end of the first quarter, and kept 

the Falcons at arm’s length the rest of 

the game. 

The two teams starting the game 

trading several baskets back and forth. 

Each time Holyoke would get a slight 

advantage, the Falcons would nip away 

and come back. 

Midway through the first, Endy 

Sanchez nailed a 3-pointer and Guillermo 

Godreau-Rivera followed that with a 

short shot to put Holyoke up 14-9. 

The five-point lead was Holyoke’s 

biggest of the quarter. Minnechaug continued 

to stay close until the end of the 

quarter when Emmanuel Rivera nailed a 

long trey with 36 seconds left to make it 

21-15. Then Luis Vasquez hit another 

3-pointer to make it 24-15 with 11 seconds 

left and Holyoke had a comfortable 

nine-point lead to end the first. 

Vasquez would start Holyoke’s offense 

in the second quarter with a short 

jumper to make it 26-19. From there, 

Hoyoke would go on a 22-4 run in the 

second quarter. 

Godreau-Rivera and Rivera each 

scored 3-pointers and Justin White had 

two baskets. Nate Rodriguez would 

also score during the run. 

The Purple Knights would then lead 

Please see KNIGHTS, page 18 

Lady Brownies stifle Falcons 

Please see COOK, page 20 Please see BROWNIES, page 19 

Turley Publications photo by Gregory A. Scibelli 

Minnechaug’s Caitlin McGregor (3) 

sets to make a shot for the Falcons.



FALCONS from page 17 

42 points. Ludlow could only score six 

more points in the 220 group and would 

get to just 40. 

That is what happened when Ludlow 

did get the points as Demetri Strange 

was disqualified for an illegal slam of 

Brian Saloro at the 3:00 minute mark. 

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The score was 0-0 up to that point. Mark 

Kukulka then won the heavyweight class 

by forfeit. 

The win improved the Falcons to 3- 

1 on the season. 

Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent 

for Turley Publications. He 

can be reached at dforbes@turley.com. 

Bronner named to MASCAC Honor Roll 

BUZZARDS BAY - UMass-Dartmouth 

senior forward and Wilbraham 

resident Phil Bronner was recently 

named to the MASCAC Men’s Ice 

Hockey Weekly Honor Roll. 

He netted a pair of goals in the 

Corsairs’ 5-4 victory at Worcester 

State. 

KNIGHTS from page 17 

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46-27 at halftime and had the game well 

in hand. 

But Minnechaug would start out strong 

in the third with a pair of baskets to cut 

Holyoke’s lead to 15 points. But the Falcons 

would lose their momentum after a technical 

foul was called on their coach. Rivera 

was allowed to shoot a pair, both of which 

he made and Adonis Camby would make it 

50-33 after Holyoke regained the ball. 

Godreau-Rivera followed with a 3pointer 

and made the score 55-34, making 

the lead comfortable again for the Purple 

Knights. 

Minnechaug’s Lance Hill would 

score 21 points to lead the Falcons. Hill 

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Minnechaug’s Lance Hill (30) tries to move around a Holyoke guard in the 

third quarter. 

to get his hands on the ball. His speed 

helped to keep Minnechaug in the game 

until halftime. 

Godreau-Rivera had 21 points for 

Holyoke. Rivera scored 16 points, Camby 

had 13 points, and White had 12. 

The win brought Holyoke to an astounding 

8-1 on the regular season and 

puts them within two games of qualifying 

for the tournament. 

Minnechaug dropped to 5-3 on the regular 

season. The Falcons will play Thursday 

night at East Longmeadow at 7 p.m. 

Holyoke is scheduled to play on Jan. 

22 at Central at 7 p.m. 

Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent 

for Turley Publications. He can 

be reached at gscibelli@turley.com.


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Pehoviak double-double helps 

Lady Titans to victory 

WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham & 

Monson Academy girls basketball team 

posted wins of a different fashion following 

winter break, winning a thriller and an 

easy one last week to improve to 6-2. 

The Titans topped the Kingswood- 

Oxford School in the closing seconds 49- 

47 Jan. 9 before defeating the Gunnery 

School 58-9 Saturday. 

“I’m pleasantly surprised with how 

the kids have played since coming back 

from break,” coach Jess Rohan said. “It 

was as if they needed a little break to rejuvenate 

their basketball minds. We’re 

always playing hard, but now we’re playing 

smarter and making better decisions. 

We’re looking to make the right play: the 

smart play.” 

Megan Pehoviak of Monson has 

played great since the season resumed, 

averaging a double-double. She scored 

17 points and had eight rebounds against 

Kingswood, and then added 14 points and 

18 rebounds vs. Gunnery. 

“Megan’s really playing well,” coach 

Rohan said. “And the thing about Meg is, 

against Gunnery she could have had 30 

points but she chose to really get everyone 

involved.” 

WMA’s most exciting game of the 

season was the win over Kingswood, with 

Helen Assefaw scoring on a transition layup 

with 1 second remaining to put the 

Titans ahead 48-47. 

“We wouldn’t have been able to do 

that last year,” coach Rohan added. 

BROWNIES from page 17 

Rackliffe, who would lead all scorers. 

Christie Mirski would have nine points 

and Preston had six. Both of Preston’s 

scores were 3-pointers. 

McWilliams would lead Minnechaug’s 

scorers as she put up 11 

points. Bruce followed her with eight 

points and Madison Babula had six 

points to held out. 

Minnechaug suffered the loss that 

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WMA’s Megan Pehoviak goes up 

for a shot in the paint. 

WMA quickly erased a 26-22 halftime 

deficit at the start of the second half, 

with Pehoviak scoring three straight baskets 

for the Titans. 

“In the second half we realized nobody 

could defend Megan,” coach Rohan 

said. “When they put a bigger defender on 

the regular season. They will hope to 

rebound when they next play on Jan. 18 

hosting Chicopee at 7 p.m. 

For Agawam, the Brownies would improve 

to 4-3 for the regular season. They 

were scheduled to play struggling Ludlow 

earlier this week and then must contend 

with Holyoke, one of the best teams in the 

area this season on Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. 

Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent 

for Turley Publications. He can 

be reached at gscibelli@turley.com. 

Wegrzynek helps out in two games 

DUDLEY - Nichols College women’s 

basketball player and Wilbraham resident 

Alexis Wegrzynek helped out the Bison in 

two games in the past week. 

Wegrzynek had eight points, six re- 

bounds and four steals in a 46-40 loss to 

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her she was quick enough to beat them, 

and when they put a smaller defender on 

her she was able to post up. And we tried 

to get our guard entry a little lower so our 

offense wasn’t starting at halfcourt.” 

WMA was ahead by eight points late 

in the game before Kingswood regained 

the lead with a minute to play behind its 

perimeter game. The Titans were forced 

to foul, and Kingswood went to the free 

throw line ahead 47-46 with a one-andone 

opportunity with less than 8 seconds 

to play. The K-O player missed the free 

throw, and that’s when the fun began. 

Brielle Robinson of Monson grabbed 

the rebound, and in traffic sent a long upcourt 

pass to Assefaw, who dribbled to the 

basket, scored, and was fouled with 1 second 

to go. Assefaw made the free throw 

and K-O failed to get off a final shot. 

“The remarkable thing was Brielle 

finding Helen,” coach Rohan said. “I 

didn’t even hear Helen yelling. Brielle 

was caught in people, so for her to see 

Helen, get it off and be accurate with that 

pass . . .” 

“It was a good win,” added Pehoviak, 

who played her best game as a Titan. “We 

needed it and went out there and did it.” 

Robinson added 12 points, and Assefaw 

and Carly Cronin of Feeding Hills 

and both scored nine points. 

WMA had its way against Gunnery. 

All nine players who were available for 

the game scored. Wilbraham’s Heather 

Little grabbed eight rebounds. 

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LUDLOW – With the initial tryouts 

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the turnout and abilities of the players. 

The Pioneers were able to see over 

40 players over the course of the two 

sessions. Players traveled from all over 

New England to show off their abilities 

for the Pioneers coaching staff. 

“We are fortunate that former players 

of the Pioneers are assistant or head 

coaches of teams throughout New England, 

and their ability to recommend 

quality players from their programs to 

potentially play for the Pioneers is exciting. 

They really care about the success 

of the Pioneers,” said head coach 

Federico Molinari. 

“We are hoping the weather cooperates 

so we can complete the new turf 

field at Lusitano 

Stadium to play outdoors,” said Pioneers 

general manager Greg Kolodziey. 

“Indoor training does not do the players 

justice as they do not have the ability 

to open up the field and use space the 

outdoor surface offers.” 

The WM Pioneers may add additional 

tryout dates in March or April for 

those who did not get a chance to participate 

this time around. Please continue to 

view the Pioneers website wmpioneers. 

com for updated information. 

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From Tee to green 

250th anniversary celebration golf 

tournament tees off in May 

By Dave Barry 

Turley Publications Golf Writer 

Are you ready to be part of a once 

in a lifetime event, a special, 

very special, golf tournament 

being held, Monday, May 20, 

2013 at the Country Club of Wilbraham? 

This tournament is one of many events 

taking place as Wilbraham celebrates its 

quarter-millennial anniversary; its 250th 

birthday. 

The golf tournament is an opportunity 

for local golfers (residents and former 

residents of Wilbraham and their guests) 

to take part in the historic birthday of the 

town. Just imagine when the next milestone 

celebration comes along, the 300th 

in 50 years, and the people look back and 

remember the 250th event. 

Not often does one get the chance to 

be part of a historic moment that will live 

on for decades and decades. A Time Capsule 

will be buried as the 2013 celebration 

comes to an end and hopefully will have 

items from the tournament, pictures, and 

names. 

Traditional 

Open to men and women it will, in 

some ways, be a traditional tournament. 

Play will be a scramble format in foursomes, 

with low gross and net prizes 

awarded. There will be hole-in-one contests 

during play as well as a putting contest 

(more on this later). 

Golf is preceded by lunch, group picture 

of all players and then followed by a 

social hour and dinner. Each player will 

receive a commemorative shirt and hat, 

plus logo golf balls. 

There are several different and special 

parts which are unique to the Anniversary 

Tournament celebration. One will 

be a display dealing with the history of 

the game, golfers and clubs of the past. 

On hand will be a long time student of the 

game to describe and answer questions 

about its earlier years. Pay attention, a test 

will follow later at dinner on how many of 

the clubs of yesterday can you correctly 

name. 

During play a putting competition 

will take place for each player. What 

makes this competition different is that 

you cannot use your own putter or balls. 

Historical putters, dating back many decades 

will be used and the balls provided 

will be ones from the past. If you are lucky 

WILBRAHAM - Maddy McCloskey 

needed roughly 10 minutes Wednesday to 

set a pair of records for the Wilbraham & 

Monson Academy girls swimming team. 

In a tri-meet at the Canterbury School, 

Maddy touched first in the 500-yard freestyle 

and 100-yard backstroke, setting 

school records and pool records in both. 

“I trained all summer and I want to be 

good. I want to get somewhere,” Maddy 

said. 

Maddy stayed undefeated in individual 

events, pushing her winning streak to 

10. She’s now part of five school records: 

three individual events and two relays. 

“Maddy swam really well,” coach 

Moran said. “She paced almost perfectly. 

She’s really maturing into a legitimate 

frontline swimmer. She’s worked extremely 

hard. She’s become extremely 

focused in the last two years. She works 

hard to improve her technique and she 

consistently works hard in practice, which 

is always exemplary.” 

Maddy improved upon her school 

and make one of the putts you will qualify 

for the final putt off held during the social 

hour. Once again the competitors will be 

using the old putters and possibly even an 

older type ball to determine the winner. 

The committee is encouraging participants 

to dress in the styles of early years 

- knickers, Hogan hats, even a dress shirt 

with appropriate tie, vests. You might 

consider those brightly vibrant colored 

shirts and pants (red, green, orange, yellow, 

plaid, checkered, polka-dot), golf 

shoes with tassels from the 60s and 70s. 

I suggest you check out those old pictures 

you have of how you dressed in the past. 

There will be a group at the course to 

judge the best dress for the day. 

Photographer On Course 

Prior to starting play a group picture 

will be taken as part of the history of the 

250th celebration. During play a photographer 

will be on the course to take pictures 

of each group. Both will be available 

at dinner to purchase. These would be 

keepers and a memento of the event and 

your participation. Decades later picture 

your grandchildren looking at these and 

saying to their children: “There are our 

grandparents and your great-grandparents 

celebrating the town’s 250th birthday in 

2013.” 

TIMES photo by Dave Barry 

Making plans for the 250th Anniversary Celebration Golf Tournament to 

be held May 20, 2013 at the Country Club of Wilbraham are (from left) 

Vaughn Rist, Dean Helm and Dave Barry. 

mark with a time of 5 minutes, 27.77 

seconds in the 500 free. A few minutes 

later, in her most competitive race of the 

Memorabilia highlighting the 250th 

will be on display and for sale, lapel pins, 

tee shirts, original ink drawings of historic 

homes, the center of town, commemorative 

“Wilbraham 1763” wooden signs. 

Since December 2010 a volunteer 

committee has been meeting, planning a 

number of events to mark this special moment 

in time and a series of fund raising 

efforts. The first of which was a town-wide 

tag sale this past May, plus a fundraising 

letter sent in 2011 to residents. 

Many of the events are free and open 

to the residents, which include family activities, 

picnic, a parade, fireworks, music 

concerts, various art exhibits, tours, open 

houses and the recently held, highly successful 

First Night in the center of town, 

which attracted scores of families and 

town residents, young and old. 

First Night was made possible because 

of the generosity, support and 

involvement of numerous individuals, 

groups, businesses, community organizations, 

including the 100-plus residents 

who submitted recipes for the Cook 

Book. 

The first printing of the cookbook 

sold out as did the Anniversary Calendar. 

The 2013 celebration is getting support 

from the Wilbraham-Hampden 

season, she established a new standard in 

the 100 back in 1:02:51. Both were pool 

marks as well. 

“I felt ready before the 100-yard 

back,” Maddy said. “I felt nervous because 

I was going against a girl who was 

my biggest competition of the year. I was 

going for a win and my best time.” 

Ivy Durepo also set a pool record 

Wednesday, winning the 50 free in 25.2. 

“Mr. Moran pointed the record out to 

me before the race,” Ivy said. “I thought 

I could definitely do it. I was behind the 

block and ready to go. I was thinking 

how I was going to put all my effort into 

it, get a really fast turn and fast finish. I 

did, and I looked up at the time and said, 

‘Alright’.” 

Ivy, who was recently accepted into 

Connecticut College, broke the pool record 

by more than a second. 

“I’ve been going faster than last year 

so at the end of the year I think I’m going 

to put some big, huge numbers on the 

scoreboard,” she said. 

Times, Wilbraham-Hampden Rotary 

Club, Wilbraham & Monson Academy, 

United Church, Shriners, the Masons, 

the Country Club of Wilbraham, Wilbraham 

Schools, Minnechaug Regional, 

students and staff, various music 

groups, the Public Library, 

town departments; Selectmen 

and Treasurer’s 

offices, DPW, police 

and fire, to name a 

few. It has become 

truly a community 

event involving a 

growing number 

of groups, citizens 

and residents of 

Wilbraham. 

There is an 

insert in this week’s 

Times, a Registration/Entry 

Form to sign up for the 

tournament. The field is limited 

to 112 players (28 foursomes). Cost 

is $125 per player. Make check payable to 

Wilbraham’s 250th Anniversary Committee 

and return to PO Box 61, Wilbraham, 

MA 01095. 

Register Early 

Get your group together now and 

send in your paid entry form early. Foursomes 

preferred but individual entries 

will be accepted and assigned a group 

by the committee. First come, first in and 

the deadline is April 15 for entries. 

If playing and wish to bring a guest 

to the dinner use the Registration Form 

in the paper. Mark the dinner box with 

number requested and send payment 

of $30/person as directed above. If not 

playing and would like to attend the dinner 

do the same. These should be ordered 

prior to the tournament. No tickets required. 

We will have a list of those making 

payment. 

The insert also lists a number of tournament 

sponsorships available. Funds 

raised go to the 250th Anniversary Committee 

to help pay the expenses of events 

associated with the celebration. For more 

information on these contact Vaughn Rist 

at 413-478-8878 or by email at hrsrist@ 

netscape.net. 

If you need more information or 

have questions about the tournament or 

dinner contact Dean Helm at the Country 

Club of Wilbraham, 596-8897 or email 

dhelm@ccofwilbraham.com. 

McCloskey, Durepo set records in pool 

Ivy Durepo set a pool record in the 

50-yard freestyle with a time of 

25.20 seconds. 


Maddy McCloskey set a pair of records 

for the girls swim team in the 

500-yard freestyle and 100-yard 

backstroke.


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This week in recreation 

By Jared Pabis, Asst. Director 

Wilbraham Parks and Recreation 

Department 

Are you trying to stay warm 

this winter? Well maybe 

it will help to know that 

spring is right 

around the corner. It’s 

hard to believe but the 

10th Annual Easter Egg 

Hunt registration is now 

open. 

It’s a great event on 

March 30 for children 

toddlers to age 10 to come 

out for fun and prizes as 

well as having their picture 

taken with the Easter 

Bunny! Last season 

through March 15 or until 

space fills so register soon 

to ensure your child a spot. 

Register online before 

Feb. 15 and receive a free T-shirt. 

Lacrosse 

In other spring news, lacrosse 

sign ups are coming to a close on 

Friday, Jan 18. If you miss this deadline 

please stop by the WPRD to see 

if space is still available. Now that 

Sugermeyer picks up forfeit win 

WORCESTER - Rhode Island 

College men’s wrestler and Hampden 

resident Mike Sugermeyer secured a 

TIMES file photo 

Jared Pabis 

TURLEY PUBLICATIONS submitted photo 

Student of the Month… 

Congratulations to William Gosselin 

named Student of the Month at Granite 

Valley Middle School in Monson. Proud 

grandparents are Sarah and Will Gosselin 

and grandparents Tim and Trisha Aloisio of 

Springfield and Kevin and Holly Dorsey of 


Women’s Club to offer 

scholarships 

WILBRAHAM - The Wilbraham Women’s Club is 

offering at least two $1,000 scholarships and one $500 

music scholarship to students who will pursue a degree 

at a four-year college or university, and a $500 award to a 

student who will attend a two year institution or a technical/vocational 

program. 

The applicants must be Wilbraham residents and 

graduating seniors. The selection factors include: academic 

achievement, character, and leadership. The music 

scholarship requires that the applicant either pursue 

a music major in college or have been active in music 

curriculum in high school. The scholarships and award 

you’re registered it’s time to dust off 

your stick and get it working again. 

What better way to do this than in a 

preseason clinic. 

This year we will be hosting our 

first annual Spring Lacrosse Clinic. 

I, along with Western New England 

University Men’s Lacrosse Coach, 

John Klepacki and some 

of his Golden Bears, and 

others will be conducting 

a preseason clinic for 

boys grade K-8. Here the 

players will be taught the 

proper fundamentals of 

how to play the game. 

All proceeds are to go 

back into the fields and 

equipment that our K-8 

lacrosse teams use. 

All program details 

can be found on our new 

and updated website: wilbraham-ma.gov/rec. 

Notes: Recreational Baseball/ 

Softball registration will take place 

March 12-22. Egg Hunt registration 

runs through March 15 or until space 

fills. Rec baseball/softball registration 

runs Feb. 12-22. 

forfeit victory at 125 lbs. in a 30-18 

loss to WPI on Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

Thursday, Jan. 17 

Boys Basketball 

Minnechaug at East Longmeadow 7 p.m. 

Hockey 

Minnechaug at Longmeadow (at Olympia) 

.......................................... 8:30 p.m. 

Skiing 

Minnechaug at PVIAC Meet (at Berkshire 

East in Charlemont) ..................... 5 p.m. 

Friday, Jan. 18 

Girls Basketball 

Chicopee at Minnechaug .............. 7 p.m. 

Indoor Track 

Minnechaug vs. West Springfield (at 

Smith College in Northampton) 3:45 p.m. 

Swimming 

Holyoke Catholic at Minnechaug 4 p.m. 

Saturday, Jan. 19 

Hockey 

COOK from page 17 

Schools 

Elementary Schools 

Monday, Jan 14 

French toast sticks, sausage 

links, apple sauce, carrots w/dip 


Hamburg on bun, lettuce-tomato-cheese, 

oven fries 


Sweet BBQ chicken, sweet 

potato, broccoli, dinner roll 


Hot dog on whole grain bun, 

baked beans, crunchy cole slaw 


Pizza, garden salad, red pepper 

strips 

Fresh local fruits and vegetables 

daily. Daily lunch is $2.50. 

Milk is 50 cents, included with all 

lunches, 1% or fat free chocolate. 

Make checks payable to School 

Food Services. 

Middle Schools 

Monday, Jan 14 

French toast sticks, sausage 

links, apple sauce, carrots w/dip 


Grilled chicken sandwich, 

lettuce-tomato, oven fries 

The Week Ahead 

“It was a program we piloted last 

year,” coach Cook said. “We give a daylong 

workshop for high school and college 

students who want to get into a coaching 

career. We’ll have info on the levels of 

coaching: high school, college, youth.” 

Coach Cook initiated the program 

with Deb Raber, who coaches he women’s 

team at the Massachusetts College of Liberal 

Arts. 

Minnechaug at Wahconah (at Vietnam 

Veterans Memorial) ...................... 7 p.m. 

Wrestling 

Minnechaug at Franklin County Tournament 

(at Franklin Tech) .............. 10 a.m. 

Sunday, Jan. 20 

No games scheduled. 

Monday, Jan. 21 

Girls Basketball 

Ludlow at Minnechaug ................ 7 p.m. 


No games scheduled. 


Hockey 

Minnechaug at Westfield (at Amelia) ..... 

...................................................... 7 p.m. 

“This is a pilot program Deb and I 

were asked to put together and it got very 

good reviews so we brought it back this 

year,” said coach Cook, who completed 

his 31st season with WMA in the fall. 

“The coaches will be meeting with us in 

a seminar style. They’ll get information 

about resume writing, connections, networking, 

and then they’ll see some of the 

convention clinics that are going on that 

day. There will be a panel discussion with 

people in the field. It’s pretty exciting.” 

Please recycle this newspaper. 

School Lunch MENUS 

will be granted directly to the student to help defray the 

cost of tuition, books, fees, or supplies. 

The application deadline is Monday, Feb. 25. Applications 

are available in the guidance offices at Minnechaug 

Regional High School, Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy, and Cathedral High School. If attending other 

private schools, applications may be obtained by calling 

Scholarship Chairwoman Susan Agnew at 596-9480. 


Sweet BBQ chicken, sweet 

potato, broccoli, dinner roll 


Hot dog on whole grain bun, 

baked beans, crunchy cole slaw 


Calzone, garden salad, carrots 

Fresh local fruits and vegetables 

daily. Daily lunch is $2.50. 

Milk is 50 cents, included with all 

lunches, 1% or fat free chocolate. 

Make checks payable to School 

Food Services. 

Minnechaug Regional 

High School 

Monday, Jan. 14 

Asian rice bowl, carrots, 

broccoli 

Main Street Deli – Crispy 

chicken wrap 

Falcon Grille Daily – 

Cheese,veggie or chicken burger 

w toppings 

Pizza Daily - Veggie 

Specialty w fruit and milk 

– Grilled chicken, Caesar salad w 

croutons and red pepper strips 


Popcorn chicken bowl, 

mashed potato, seasoned corn, 

shredded cheddar, dinner roll 

Main Street Deli – Veggie 

wrap 

Falcon Grill Daily – Cheese, 

veggie or chicken burger with toppings 

Pizza Daily – BBQ chicken 

Specialty w fruit and milk – 

Chicken, beef or bean nachos, lettuce/salsa/, 

cheese, Mexican corn 


Final Exams, Half Day – no 

lunch 


Final Exams, Half Day – no 

lunch 


Hot dog, baked beans, 

steamed carrots 

Main Street Deli – Italian 

sub wrap 

Falcon Grille – Cheese/veggie 

or chicken burger, toppings 

Pizza Daily – Buffalo chicken 

Specialty w fruit and milk 

– Grilled chicken Caesar salad w/ 

croutons, bread stick 

Lunches include fruit, milk. 

Lunches $2.50, 10 tokens for $23. 

Alternate lunches available. 

Meal prices: $2.50. All meals 

served with choice of fruit, vegetable 

and 1% or fat free milk. 


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SpOTLIgHT 

on Minnechaug Interns 

(Editor’s note: The TIMES spotlights the intern program at Minnechaug 

Regional High School. This is the next in a series on interns in the Career Education 

Program at Minnechaug advised by coordinator Paula Talmadge.) 

Working hand in hand 

Senior Eilish Garvey has always 

been interested in human 

anatomy and how the body 

works. She has also known 

she wanted to pursue a career in which 

she helps people. Occupational Therapy 

includes both of Eilish’s passions. 

Nova Care’s Karen Pettengill offered 

Eilish an internship experience that 

has been most rewarding. 

Eilish has especially enjoyed 

building relationships with the patients 

as she watches them progress 

through therapy and finally return to 

everyday activities and to work. Eilish 

is Karen’s first high school intern. 

Karen is most impressed with 


Mentor Karen Pettengill and Eilish Garvey at Nova Care Rehabilitation 

in Springfield. 

her intern’s initiative, promptness 

and reliability. Karen says Eilish has 

been a good observer of occupational 

therapy treatments and an able assistant 

for many office tasks she has 

learned. Eilish appreciates the valuable 

knowledge, skills and experiences 

that Karen and other professionals 

shared with her that she will take with 

her as she pursues her career. 

For more information about the 

Minnechaug Regional High School 

Career Internship Program, and how 

your work site can host an intern, 

contact Paula Talmadge, School-to- 

Career Coordinator at 413-9011 ext. 

3832 or ptalmadge@hwrsd.org. 

‘Letterboxing’ leaves no negative 

impact on the environment 

By Marty Damon 

Wilbraham Hiking Club 

Walking in his garden in Oklahoma, 

my grandfather loved to spin me tales of 

pixies who were just waiting to pop out 

from behind a leaf. I’ve rekindled a little 

of that sense of hidden treasures with my 

discovery of the pastime of “letterboxing”. 

If you are a biker, a hiker, or someone 

who is just looking for an excuse to be 

outdoors, letterboxing is for you. 

Begun in the 1800s, the first letterboxes 

were notes left for hikers on the 

moors in England. The practice spread 

across the world, landing eventually in 

the United States, and now encompassing 

all 50 states. 

Basically, someone will plant a box 

and then post clues to it, for example on 

web sites such as atlasquest.com. The 

letterboxer’s task is to follow the clues, 

and, out of the sight of onlookers, find the 

box. 

The weather-proof, and often camouflaged, 

box will contain a notebook and 

rubber stamp. Making sure there are no 

“muggles” (the term for non-letterboxers) 

to see, the finder will print in his own 

notebook with the box’s stamp as proof 

of having found the site in addition to using 

his personal stamp in the box’s notebook. 

It’s fun to take a moment and read 

the notes and admire the stamps of other 

finders. 

Then, again making sure you are 

keeping the location secret, back the box 

goes into its hiding place, one of the goals 

of letterboxing being to leave no negative 

impact on the environment in which it 

was found. 

Did you know that there are well 

over 150 letterboxing sites within a 15mile 

radius of Wilbraham? This can be a 

challenging hobby, depending upon the 

difficulty of clues and terrain. It can also 

be a fun way to get the family out for a 

walk in the fresh air. Happy hunting! 

Springfield Forum to present lecture on children 

SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield 

Public Forum continues its 77th season on 

Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Springfield Symphony 

Hall with author Paul Tough. 

The author of “Whatever It Takes, 

Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem 

and America”, Tough now tackles our 

culture’s belief that intelligence, endlessly 

measured by test scores, is the sole indicator 

of value in our education system. In 

his new book, “How Children Succeed: 

Grit, Curiosity and the Hidden Power of 

Character”, he ushers in a tidal change in 

thinking and argues that non-cognitive skills 

- character, curiosity, optimism, and selfcontrol 

- are better indicators of success. 

All Public Forum events are held at 

Springfield Symphony Hall are free to the 

public with no tickets required. For more 

information about the Forums or additional 

educational programs, visit www. 

springfieldpublicforum.org. 

Novelist Kyle Darcy to speak 

at Hampden Library 

HAMPDEN - The Hampden Public 

Library will host the second program for 

their winter “Meet the Author Series” on 

Saturday, Jan. 26 at noon at the Hampden 

Public Library, 625 Main St. Kyle Darcy, 

author of “Under Current Conditions” 

will discuss his novel and the actual 

events that were the basis for his debut 

book. The program is free and open to 

the public. 

Based entirely on actual events, Kyle 

Darcy shakes up and serves a cocktail of 

subterfuge, kidnapping, FBI stings, and 

murder. Main character, Martin Quinn 

grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland 

amidst one of the bloodiest sectarian conflicts 

in modern history. He credited this 

violent environment for the development 

of a sound instinctive intuition. 

Living in the United States for 10 

years, subsequently lulled him into a false 

sense of security. Boston plays host to the 

beginning of this story in 1999. Events 

spread throughout New England, culminating 

in 2009 with a precedent-setting 

international murder trial. 

For the reader, the impact on characters’ 

lives is staggering and unbelievable. 

Unfortunately for those involved, the 

events were real. Readers who love Dennis 

Lehane, Pete Hamill or Elmore Leonard 

this program is for you, says Librarian 

Taking in the bottles… 


Diane Regnier. 

The “meet the Author Series” is sponsored 

by the Hampden Cultural Council. 

“The Hampden Public Library continues 

to encourage lifelong learning by 

welcoming all people to the library and 

offering equal access to information, entertainment 

and knowledge through materials, 

programs and technology,” said 

Regnier. 


Did you 

lose this 

hat? 

No doubt a 

father lost this 

Irish tweed cap 

next to Santa Claus 

at the Wilbraham 

Christmas Tree 

Lighting ceremony 

Dec. 2 in Crane Park. 

If this is your hat 

call Don Flannery 

at 596-9982 to 

retrieve it. 


Scouts from Troop 359 collected bottles and cans left over from the 

holidays at their Bottle Drive at St. Cecilia’s parking lot Jan 5. (Front 

row from left) Cameron Mawaka, Matt Wietsma, Tim Scully. (Top 

row) Scout leaders Jack Mawaka, Scoutmaster Ken Lynch, Steve Mc- 

Govern and Mike Scully.


Page 3 

Unemployment rates 

reported for November 

BOSTON – The Executive Office of 

Labor and Workforce Development reported 

last week that the November 2012 

seasonally unadjusted unemployment 

rates were down in 11 areas; unchanged in 

four areas; and up in seven areas over the 

month. Over the year, the rates are down 

in 18 areas; two areas went up; and two 

areas were unchanged. 

Statewide, the November seasonally 

unadjusted unemployment rate was 

6.1 percent, down 0.1 of a percentage 

point. Over the year, the statewide unadjusted 

rate was down 0.3 of a percentage 

point from the November 2011 unadjusted 

rate of 6.4 percent. 

In November 2012, over the month 

job gains occurred in six of the 12 areas 

for which estimates are published. The 

largest job gains occurred in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, 

Framingham, 

Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Worcester, 

Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner and Pitts- 

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Business 

field areas. Jobs remained unchanged in 

the New Bedford area. The five remaining 

areas each recorded a job loss. 

The seasonally adjusted statewide 

November unemployment rate released 

Dec. 20 was 6.6 percent, unchanged over 

the month and down 0.4 of a percentage 

point from the 7.0 percent rate recorded in 

November 2011. The statewide seasonally 

adjusted jobs estimate showed a 1,100 

job loss over the month. 

The labor force, unemployment rates 

and jobs estimates, for Massachusetts and 

for every other state, are based on statistical 

methodologies specified by the U.S. 

Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor 

Statistics. 

The unadjusted unemployment rates 

and job estimates for the labor market areas 

reflect seasonal fluctuations and therefore 

may show different levels and trends 

than the statewide seasonally adjusted estimates. 

Women’s Professional Chamber 

seeks nominations 

SPRINGFIELD - The Professional 

Women’s Chamber, a division of The Affiliated 

Chambers of Commerce of Greater 

Springfield, Inc., is seeking nominations 

for the 2013 Woman of the Year Award. 

The award has been presented annually 

since 1954 to a woman in the Western 

Massachusetts area who exemplifies 

outstanding leadership, professional accomplishment, 

and service to the community. 

The nominee’s achievements can be 

representative of a lifetime’s work or for 

more recent successes. Any woman in the 

Pioneer Valley is eligible for nomination 

and a chamber affiliation is not required. 

You may obtain a Woman of the Year 

nomination form by going to professionalwomenschamber.com 

or by emailing 

committee chair Nancy Mirkin at nancy. 

mirkin@florencebank.com. Nomination 

documents are due Feb. 15. 

Real Estate Licensing Course starts Jan. 28 

SPRINGFIELD - Beginning Monday, 

Jan. 28 the Realtor Association of Pioneer 

Valley will sponsor a 40 hour, 14-class, 

sales licensing course to help individuals 

prepare for the Massachusetts real estate 

salesperson license exam. 

The course will be completed on 

March 4. Tuition is $359 and includes the 

book and materials. For an application 

call 785-1328. 

Garden Club to hold trip to Boston Flower Show 

WILBRAHAM - The Springfield Garden 

Club will hold a trip to the 2013 Boston 

Flower & Garden Show on Thursday, March 

14. The $60 non-refundable fee includes the 

bus, admission to the show, refreshments on 

the return trip, and the driver’s tip. 

Lunch is on your own. The bus will 

leave from the Wilbraham United Church, 

500 Main St., Wilbraham at 8:15 a.m. The 

return will leave Boston at 2:45 p.m. and be 

back in Wilbraham by 5 p.m. To reserve a 

seat, send a check made out to the Springfield 

Garden Club and your full contact information 

to Pat Jorczak, 361 Frank Smith Rd., 

Longmeadow, MA 01106. Paid reservations 

must be received by Feb. 14. For more information 

call 413-335-9286 or email patjorczak@comcast.net 

for more information. The 

trip is a fundraiser for the club’s scholarship 

and other outreach activities. 

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TIMES photo by Cheri Milles 

Voted ‘Best Barber on Boston Road’… 

Maria Gomes of Mall Barber in the Eastfield Mall was voted the “Best 

Barber on Boston Road” recently. She was surprised by the Prize Patrol 

when she won the award in the Best of Boston Road voting this 

fall, presented by the Boston Road Business Association. 

International photo show at Tower Square 

SPRINGFIELD - The Valley Photo 

Center (VPC) is showing an exhibition of 

the photographic work of Ron Rosenstock 

now through Feb. 15.The VPC is located 

on the second floor mezzanine across 

from the City Walk food court at Tower 

Square, 1500 Main St., Springfield. 

Regular gallery hours are Tuesday 

through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

The public is invited to a reception for 

the photographer on Wednesday Jan. 

30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Valley Photo 

Center. 

Rosenstock is an internationally 

known photographer living in the Worcester 

area who has exhibited extensively 

throughout the country and internationally. 

Rosenstock specializes in Ireland 

and Italy, but also leads photo tours to 

Morocco, Iceland, New Zealand, Peru, 

Bhutan, Prague and the Czech Republic, 

and domestic tours to Vinalhaven, Maine 

and Death Valley. For more information 

contact gene LaFord at 413-733-6001. 


Describes ‘right to choose’ 

on your electric bill… 

Life-long Wilbraham resident 

Donna French, of the green 

energy supplier Viridian – Power 

with a Purpose, shows an electric 

bill at the Wilbraham-Hampden 

Rotary Club Jan. 9 at McLadden’s 

Pub in Hampden. She explained 

that consumers have the right 

to choose their energy supplier. 

For more information call her at 

386-4580. 

How to submit photos and news 

to the 

Wilbraham-Hampden TImES 

Readers are encouraged to send the TIMES hometown 

news and photos. 

• News items and press releases should be sent in 

an e-mail to the editor at cbennett@turley.com. Be 

sure to include who, what, when, where and why. 

• Digital photos at high or medium resolution are 

welcome, whether it’s a sports team, publicity for 

an upcoming event or just a photo of your grandchild. 

They may be e-mailed to cbennett@turley. 

com. 

• Coaches are encouraged to send us team photos. 

• Publicity chairpersons are encouraged to send in 

news about upcoming fundraising or other events 

at least three weeks before it takes place. 

Having difficulty with a press release or need help? Call 

editor Charlie Bennett at 682-0007 for help and suggestions. 

If you don’t have e-mail, you can mail materials to: 

Charles F. Bennett, Editor 


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Jeffrey R. Hall 

SPRINGFIELD - Jeffrey R. Hall,70 

of Springfield and formerly of Wilbraham 

passed away Sunday surrounded by his 

loving family at Baystate Medical Center. 

Born in Springfield, the son of the late 

Burton W. and Janet (Hines) Hall. He was 

a graduate of Minnechaug Regional High 

School and attended Hartwick College in 

Oneonta, N.Y. Jeffrey retired as a Bond 

Underwriter for Aetna Casualty and Surety 

Company. He was an avid pool player 

and card player and an all-around Sports 

enthusiast. In addition to his parents he 

was predeceased by a nephew Stephen A. 

Hawkins Jr. He is survived by his son Eric 

M. Hall of Boston, his daughter Gretchen 

E.(Hall) Caputo and her husband Lewis 

of Hampden, his sister Martha (Hall) 

Hawkins and her husband Stephen A. 

Hawkins Sr. of Kiawah, S.C., two grandchildren, 

Nico and Gia Caputo of Hampden 

and a niece Deborah Hawkins of 

Springfield. Private funeral arrangements 

are being handled by Sampson ‘s Chapel 

of the Acres Funeral Home, Springfield. 

Contributions in Jeffrey’s memory may 

be sent to the World Wildlife Fund,1250 

Twenty-Fourth St, N.W, Washington, 

D.C. 20090-7180. 

Donald G. LaFlamme 

WILBRAHAM - Donald 

G. LaFlamme, 59, of Wilbraham 

passed away suddenly 

Jan. 10, 2013 at his home. Donald son 

of the late Paul and Dorothy ( Racicot) 

LaFlamme was born in Springfield on 

July 4, 1953. Raised in Springfield he 

graduated from the High School of Commerce. 

Don was 

employed by the 

United States 

Postal Service 

Bulk Mail Center 

in Springfield for 

the past 15 years. 

Don was a proud 

United States 

Army and National 

Guard Veteran 

with an honorable 

discharge and was 

a member of the Springfield American 

Legion Post 420 of Springfield. Donald 

was an Elder at the Feeding Hills Calvary 

Assembly of God Church. In addition to 

his parents, Donald was predeceased by 

a brother Michael LaFlamme. He is survived 

by his wife Young Ye Yi of Wilbraham; 

his stepsons, Kevin and Kris of 

Georgia. Friends and family met at Sampson’s 

Chapel in the Acres Jan. 14 and then 

WILBRAHAM 

PLANNING BOARD 

PUBLIC HEARING 

The Wilbraham Planning 

Board will hold a Public 

Hearing on Wednesday, February 

6, 2013, at 7:30 PM 

in the Town Office Building, 

240 Springfield Street, on the 

application of Mabel Kempf 

for a Special Permit as 

required under Section 4.4.8 

of the Wilbraham Zoning By- 

Law to allow the demolition 

of an existing 468-squarefoot 

shed and the construction 

of a proposed 24’ by 28’ 

detached building (carport) 

accessory to a residential 

dwelling on property owned 

by Marc and Mabel Bessette 

(Kempf) located at 9 Hickory 

Hill Drive as shown on plans 

on file in the Planning Office. 

Richard Butler, Chairman 

1/17,1/24/13 

LEGAL NOTICE 

This ad is pursuant to MA 

Gen. Law, Ch255 Sec 39A 

as of February 1, 2013 the 

following motor vehicles are 

for sale: 

1995 Plymouth Voyager 

Vin.#2P46GH45R25R233498 

LNO: Ben Thurman 

89 Ferry St. 

Easthampton, MA 01027 

1995 Dodge Gr. Caravan 

Vin.#1B4GH44R55X649923 

LNO: Kimberly A. Santucci 

196 Somers Rd. 

Hampden, MA 01036 

R & S Associates, Inc. 

413-596-4374 

1/17,1/24,1/31/13 

Town of Wilbraham 

Obituaries 

Rites of Committal and Interment with 

Military Honors were held in the Chapel 

of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial 

Cemetery, Agawam. Donations in Don’s 

memory may be made to the American 

Heart Association, 54D Wayside Avenue, 

West Springfield, MA 01089 and or to 

the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen 

Street, Framingham, MA 01701. 

Eleanor Miller 

WILBRAHAM - Eleanor (Harrington) 

Miller, 88, passed away peacefully 

Jan. 3, 2013, at home. Born in Malden 

to the late Russell and Eleanor (Soper) 

Harrington, she was a lifelong Wilbraham 

resident. She was the former vice president 

of the A. G. Miller Co., Inc. and an 

active member of Grace Union Church 

in Wilbraham and 

Eastern Star. An 

avid golfer, she was 

a member and former 

treasurer of the 

Coconut Point Club 

and the Anchor 

Line Yacht Club in 

Stuart, Fla. Eleanor 

was predeceased by 

her husband Frederick 

W. Miller in 1990. She is survived 

by her son Frederick “Rick” Miller and 

his wife Tina of Wilbraham, her daughter 

Dorothy M. Sherrick and her husband 

Michael of Norfolk, Mass., two sisters; 

Evelyn Riddle of Belchertown and Edith 

Gaudreau of Chicopee, four cherished 

grandchildren; Jeffrey Sherrick, Allison 

Wagner and her husband John, Erik and 

Julie Miller. She was also predeceased 

by her daughter Linda Miller. Eleanor’s 

Memorial Service was Jan. 12 in Grace 

Union Church in Wilbraham. Burial was 

private at the convenience of the family. 

Memorial contributions may be made in 

Eleanor’s name to Grace Union Church, 

Chapel St., Wilbraham, MA 01095. 

Herbert T. Murphy 

QUINCY, Mass. – Herbert T. “Bert” 

Murphy, recently of Quincy, Mass. died 

Jan. 9, 2013 of a short illness. 

Beloved husband of Marjorie 

Elaine Clay of Old Orchard 

Beach Maine. Father of Kevin 

H. Murphy of Waterford, Conn., Kathy 

Murphy Barry of Torrance, Calif. and 

Julie A. Manning of Quincy. Son of the 

late Harold J. Murphy and Mary (Tupper) 

Murphy. Grandfather of six and greatgrandfather 

of four, brother of Jean Goodwin 

of Wilbraham, Harold “Larry” Mur- 

Legals 

Notice of Invitation 

for Bids 

for 2013 Ford F550 with 

Service body and Crane 

The Department of Public 

Works invites sealed bids 

for the purchase of a 2013 

Ford F550 with Service 

body and Crane. Bids must 

be made in accordance with 

all applicable Federal, State 

and Town laws and regulations 

and must comply in 

all respects with the instructions, 

conditions, specifications 

and other requirements 

in the Invitation for bid packages 

which can be obtained 

from the Department of 

Public Works, Town Hall, 

240 Springfield Street, Wilbraham, 

MA 01095 (413- 

596-2800, Ext. 208). Bids 

in sealed, opaque envelopes 

Sympath y Floral Arrangements 

Custom & Traditional Designs 

Randalls Farm & Greenhouse 

631 Center Street, Ludlow 

589-7071 ~ www.randallsfarm.net 

phy of North Haven, Conn. and David 

Murphy of Wisconsin. Herbert was the 

former husband of Velma (Longo) Murphy 

of Canton, Mass. Bert was born Aug. 

20, 1928 in Springfield. He was residing 

in Quincy, Mass., with his daughter Julie 

and granddaughter Jade Elizabeth at the 

time of his death. Bert was raised in Wilbraham, 

graduated from Commerce High 

School in Springfield. entered the US Navy 

in 1946 and was honorably discharged in 

1948. He had a distinguished career spanning 

45 years and 

rose to the position 

of big kahuna and 

treasurer at Stone 

&Webster Engineering 

Inc. His career 

involved travel 

to such places as 

Brazil, Jamaica, 

Algeria, Oswego 

and Buffalo New 

York, Lexington, 

Kr. and concluded 

in Boston. Bert was a past commander 

of the American Legion Post 24 in Canton, 

Mass. He loved playing golf, up to 

36 holes a day, working in his yard and 

around the house, driving his BMW, and 

his 1973 Custom Corvette Stingray. He 

also enjoyed his dry martinis in the late 

afternoon, dining out and debating current 

politics. Following the visitation a funeral 

service was celebrated at Keohane Funeral 

Home in Quincy, Mass. on Jan. 14. 

Cremation followed. See www.Keohane. 

com for online condolences. 

Gary J. Nowak 

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Gary J. 

Nowak, 65, of Pinellas Park, Fla. died, 

Dec. 31, 2012, after a long illness. He 

was the son of the late Joseph and Sophie 

Nowak, and was the former owner of the 

End Zone in Holyoke, before moving to 

Clearwater, Fla. where he had lived for 

over 30 years. He truly loved life, and 

right to the end, he lived life his way. He 

will be sadly missed by his sister Barbara 

Libiszewski and her husband Donald of 

Wilbraham, as well as a niece Darlene Libiszewski 

of West Springfield and a nephew 

Donald Libiszewski Jr., Wilbraham. 

He is also survived by his “Troops” Toddy 

Floyd and Phyllis Sinski, who were very 

special friends to him during his illness. It 

was Gary’s wish that all arrangements are 

private. Memorial donations may be made 

to the charity of the donor’s choice. For 

further information, directions, and online 

guest book visit www.kapinosmazurfh. 

com. Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home was 

in charge of arrangements. 

shall be marked "2013 Ford 

F550 or equivalent with 

Service body and crane” 

and delivered to the above 

address by February 7, 2013 

at 3:00 pm at which time 

they will be publicly opened 

and read aloud. All bids must 

be submitted on official town 

bid form – no exceptions. 

No bidder may withdraw his 

bid for a period of forty-five 

days, excluding Saturdays, 

Sundays and Holidays, after 

the actual date of opening of 

the bids. The Town reserves 

the right to reject any and all 

bids, to waive minor informalities 

or irregularities 

in any bid, and to make an 

award in any manner consistent 

with the law and deemed 

to be in the best interest of 

the Town of Wilbraham. 

Edmond W. Miga, Jr. 

Director 

Department of Public Works 

1/17/13 

2013 Ford F450 with Dump 

Body 

Town of Wilbraham 

Notice of Invitation 

for Bids 

The Department of Public 

Works invites sealed bids 

for the purchase of a two (2); 

2013 Ford F450 with Dump 

Body. Bids must be made in 

accordance with all applicable 

Federal, State and Town 

laws and regulations and 

must comply in all respects 

with the instructions, conditions, 

specifications and other 

requirements in the Invitation 

for bid packages which 

can be obtained from the 

Department of Public Works, 

Town Hall, 240 Springfield 

Street, Wilbraham, MA 

01095 (413-596-2800, Ext. 

208). Bids in sealed, opaque 

envelopes shall be marked 

"2013 Ford F450 Dump 

Truck” and delivered to the 

above address by February 

7, 2013 at 3:00 pm at which 

time they will be publicly 

opened and read aloud. All 

bids must be submitted on 

official town bid form – no 

exceptions. No bidder may 

withdraw his bid for a period 

of forty-five days, excluding 

Saturdays, Sundays and 

Mary Jane Willms 

WILBRAHAM - Mary Jane (Burns) 

Willms, 87, of Wilbraham passed away 

peacefully Jan. 10, 2013, surrounded 

by her family at Life Care of Wilbraham. 

Mary Jane a daughter of the late 

William H. and Sarah (Phillips) Burns 

was born in Electra, Texas on July 17, 

1925. She graduated from Electra High 

School. She received her bachelor’s degree 

and her master’s degree in music 

from North Texas State University Denton, 

Texas. Jane was a music teacher at 

several public schools and taught for 

more than 35 years. She taught for the 

City of Springfield at Classical Junior 

High School, in Longmeadow at Blueberry 

Hill and Converse Schools, and 

for the town of Wilbraham where she 

taught for 30 years at Memorial, Stony 

Hill, Soule Road, Pines and Wilbraham 

Middle schools and retired in 1994. She 

has resided in Wilbraham for the past 

48 years and was a member of Trinity 

United Methodist Church and sang in 

the church’s choir. She was a member 

of the Massachusetts 

and National 

Music Educators, 

the Tuesday 

Morning Music 

Club, World Affairs 

Council and 

the Springfield 

Turnverin. She 

sang with the Post 

Road Orchestra in 

Wilbraham, the 

Springfield Symphony 

Chorus, and the Madrigal Singers 

of Wilbraham. In addition to her 

parents, she was predeceased by her 

husband of 50 years, Alton Willms and 

two sons, William “Bill” A. Willms and 

John David Stracnacer. She is survived 

by a son, James M. Willms of Austin, 

Texas; a daughter, Marianne Duquette 

and her husband Roger of Wilbraham; 

a sister, Bobbie Nell Hale of Cooksville, 

Texas; five grandchildren and two 

great-grandchildren. A funeral home 

service for Jane will be held on Saturday, 

Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. at Sampson’s 

Chapel of the Acres Funeral Home, 21 

Tinkham Road, Springfield. Rites of 

Committal and Interment in Glendale 

Cemetery are at the convenience of 

the family. In lieu of flowers memorial 

contributions in Jane’s memory may be 

made to Children’s Chorus of Springfield, 

by visiting vsbmusic@comcast. 

net. A visiting hour for Jane will precede 

her service on Saturday morning 

from 9:30 to 11 a.m. 

Holidays, after the actual 

date of opening of the bids. 

The Town reserves the right 

to reject any and all bids, to 

waive minor informalities 

or irregularities in any bid, 

and to make an award in any 

manner consistent with the 

law and deemed to be in the 

best interest of the Town of 


Edmond W. Miga, Jr. 

Director 

Department of Public Works 

1/17/13 

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metal roofing and trims. Complete 

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GAS FURNACE SERVICE and 

repair. Experienced, Affordable, 

Insured. $89 Diagnostic. Nights 

and weekends available. Tony’s 

Heating & Cooling. (413)221- 

7073. 

GOT A LOT of rubbish that’s in 

the way? Call The Bumble Bee 

Yard Service and we will Buzz on 

over and haul it away. Attics, 

basements, garages, whole 

houses, scrap metal, appliances, 

cars also (413)461-5276, 

(413)262-5998. 

HANDYMAN SERVICES 

One call does it all 

Storm Clean-up 

Snowplowing, 

Fall Clean-ups, 

High Lift Service, 

Remodeling, 

Roof Repairs, 

Excavating 

Fully insured. Free estimates. 

Reasonable rates 

www.rlhenterprises.net 

(413)668-6685. 

Services 

HANDYMAN, PAINTING, TILE 

work, carpentry, home improvements, 

repairs, new work. Call Gil 

for estimate. Fully licensed and 

insured (413)323-0923. 

HOME THEATER, AV Tech. 

(Cert. ISF/HAA). The only Cert. 

Installers in this area. Put in 

theater for you or install a Plasma 

the right way. Sales, service. 413- 

374-8000, 413-374-8300. 

www.a-v-tech.com 

PAINT AND PAPER Over 25 

years experience. Free estimates. 

References. Lic #086220. Please 

call Kevin 978-355-6864. 

PLUMBING JOBS DONE by fast 

and accurate master plumber. 

Small jobs welcome. Cheap hourly 

rate. LC9070 Paul 413-323-5897. 

WE RENOVATE, SELL & 

PURCHASE (any condition) horse 

drawn vehicles such as sleighs, 

carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s 

buggies, driveable or lawn 

ornaments. Some furniture and 

other restoration services 

available. Reasonable prices. 

Quality workmanship. Call 

(413)213-0373 or (413)277-5404 

for estimate and information. 

Demers & Sons 

Belchertown, MA 

Appliances 

COLEMAN APPLIANCE SERV- 

ICE since 1981. Servicing all 

makes and models of washers, 

dryers, refrigerators, stoves, 

dishwashers, garbage disposals. 

Also dryer vent cleaning and 

emergency refrigeration service. 

(413)536-0034. 

Carpentry 

HOUSE REPAIRS, CARPENT- 

RY, wood & alum. trim, doors, 

etc. 30+ years exp., insured. 

Snow & Ice removal. Jim 

(413)219-3355 

Child Services 

*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone 

advertising caring of children must 

list a license number to do so if 

they offer this service in their own 

home. 

Computer Services 

COMPUTER WIZ 

For all your computing needs. 

Trouble shooting, virus 

removal, PC Tune up, 

Laptop Repair. 

Free Diagnostics. 

1605 N Main St., Palmer MA 

(413)283-7500. 

COMPUTERS SHOULDN’T BE 

frustrating or frightening. I’ll come 

to you. Upgrades, set-up, tutoring, 

troubleshooting. Hardware, 

software. Also setup DVD, Home 

Theatre, Phones, etc. Monique 

(413)237-1035. 

Electrician 

BILL CAMERLIN. ADDITIONS, 

service changes, small jobs for 

homeowners, fire alarms. Fast, 

dependable, reasonable rates. 

Insured, free estimates. E280333. 

24 hour emergency service. 

(413)427-5862. 

DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN, 

FRIENDLY service, installs 

deicing cables. Free estimates. 

Fully insured. Scott Winters 

electrician Lic. #13514-B Call 

(413)244-7096.




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Electrician 

ELECTRICAL WORK- INEXPEN- 

SIVE and dependable- No job too 

small- Free estimates- Call for 

more info (413)221-0421 Lic 

#E33840. 

JAMES FERRIS: LICENSE 

#E16303. Free estimates. Senior 

Discounts. Insured. 40 years 

experience. No job too small. Cell 

(413)330-3682. 

Heating & Air Cond. 

HEATING 

& AIR CONDITIONING 

Installation & Service. 

Reasonable Rates. Call Adam 

(413)374-7779 

Home Improvement 

*REASONABLE RATES,* DRY- 

WALL, Sheetrock, Taping, 

Textures, Knock downs, general 

renovations, plaster repairs, 

painting. Insured. Free estimates. 

413-427-4662. Ma Reg 

#274556DA 

20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE! 

Complete carpentry, drywall and 

painting services. For all your 

home improvement needs. 

Kitchens, baths, finished 

basements and more! 

Joe’s GC-License #CS093368. 

(413) 219-6951. 

C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1 

Call for all your needs. Windows, 

siding, roofs, additions, decks, 

baths, hardwood floors, painting. 

All work 100% guaranteed. 

Licensed and insured. Call Bob 

(413)596-8807 Cell (860)301-8283 

CS Lic. #97110, HIC Lic #162905 

CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION 

Kitchen, bath, foyers. Free 

estimates, references. Lic 

#086220. Please call Kevin 

(978)355-6864. 

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DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT 

- Where Quality and the 

Assurance that your job will be 

done right and on time are always 

#1. Whether it's a roof, siding, 

windows or a deck etc. you can 

count on us! 20 years exp. FULLY 

LICENSED & INSURED. Visit us 

online at 

www.delreohomeimprovement.com 

or call Gary Delcamp and 

save.413-569-3733 office/fax MA 

Lic. #100821 MA Reg. #156758 

CT Lic. #0620422 

INTERIOR WORK/ BASEMENTS 

bathroom kitchens complete 

remodeling. Exterior/ sheds decks 

windows, doors and more. License 

and insurance. Call Marty 413- 

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Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500 

UNITED TRACTOR TRAILER 

SCHOOL 

Unitedcdl.com 

Painting 

FORBES & SONS PAINTING & 

STAINING interior/ exterior, 

restoration, wallpaper removal, 

drywall repair, pressurewashing. 

Free estimates, references, 

insured. Reduced pricing. Since 

1985. Owner operated. Visit the 

Yellowbook directory. (413)887- 

1987 

Plumbing 

GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING 

& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs & 

Replacement of fixtures, water 

heater installations, steam/HW 

boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath 

remodeling. 30 years experience. 

Fully insured. $10. Gift Card With 

Work Performed. Call Greg 

(413)592-1505. 

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Run my ad in the following Zones(s): 

THE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY AT NOON 

Send to Turley Publications, 24 Water St., Palmer MA 01069. 

Must include check. 

Or call 413-283-7084 to place your ad. 

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Plumbing 

LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222 

Prevent Emergencies Now 

For a Prevention Analysis 

Call LINC For Your Connection 

(413)668-5299 

Roofing 

ALL TYPES OF ROOFING, 

shingle, flat and slate. Call Local 

Builders (413)626-5296. Complete 

roofing systems and repairs. 

Fully licensed and insured. MA CS 

#102453. Lifetime warranty. 

Senior Discount. 24 hour service. 

SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25 

years experience. Commercial, 

residential. Insured. Shingles, 

single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel, 

slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency 

Repairs. (413)536-3279, 

(413)348-9568. 

Snow Removal 

SNOWBLOWER & LAWNMOWER 

TUNE UP & REPAIR 

A & M TUNE-UPS 

Push lawnmowers, riding mowers 

and small engine repair. 

Work done at your home. 

Call Mike (413) 348-7967 

Tree Work 

A+ ROZELL’S LANDSCAPING & 

TREE SERVICE 

Brush Chipping & Tree Removal 

Snowplowing 

Commercial, Residential 

Free Estimates 

Fully Insured 

413-636-5957 

AMERICAN TREE SERVICE & 

LANDSCAPING Family owned/ 

operated. Fully insured. Offering 

free estimates! Call today 

(413)725-0386. 10% discount 1st 

time. 

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Tree Work 

KEN’S TREE SERVICE AND 

LAND CLEARING. We also do 

Landscaping/ stonework. Fully 

insured. Free Estimate. Cordwood 

available. (413)436-7262, 

(774)452-2950. 

Pets 

BE A RESPONSIBLE PET 

OWNER - Financially needy? Call 

for assistance to spay/neuter your 

cat/dog. 413-565-5383. 

CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR 

ANIMALS. 

RETIRED RACING 

GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE 

FOR ADOPTION 

spayed/neutered, wormed, 

shots, heartworm checked, 

teeth cleaned 

Greyhound Options Inc. 

Autumn – 2 y.o. red female, 

bouncy, fun-loving, Jezzy's sister, 

does not seem to be cat safe 

Bigley – 3 1/2 y.o. red male, big 

and beautiful, very gregarious and 

goofy, just a big love, someone 

with energy to walk him will have a 

wonderful companion, seems 

safe with cats and small dogs 

Bowzer – 4 y.o. brindle male, 

bouncy, happy-go-lucky, has a bit 

of sleep startle, loves everyone, 

seems to be cat workable 

Charlie – 5 y.o. black/white 

male, used to home life, 

affectionate, lovable, wellbehaved, 

easy-going, has some 

special needs but well worth it, 

okay with cats, not small dog safe 

Dancer – 4 1/2 y.o. red female, 

happy, bouncy, loves to snuggle, 

walks well on leash, seems to 

have recovered well from her 

splenectomy, does not seem to be 

cat safe 

Daylily – 3 1/2 y.o., brindle 

Quabbin Village Hills 

Circulation: 50,500 

Buy the Quabbin Village Hills or the Suburban 

Residential ZONE for $24.00 for 20 words plus 

50¢ for additional words. Add $5 for a second ZONE. 

First ZONE base price 

Add a second ZONE 

Subtotal 

x Number of Weeks 

TOTAL enclosed 

Suburban Residential 

Circulation: 59,000 

+ $ 5 00 

Did you remember to check your zone? 

Pets 

female, happy-go-lucky, likes to 

relax, seems to be cat workable 

DeeDee – 2-1/2 y.o., black tuxedo 

female, quiet, affectionate, 

snuggler, seems to be cat safe 

Robin – 4 y.o. brindle male, a little 

shy at first but warms up quickly, 

beautiful coloring, loveable, seems 

to be cat workable 

Sammy – 9 1/2 y.o. red male, 

used to home life, listens well but 

would like an experienced owner 

and a quiet, adult household, cat 

workable 

Shelby – 8 1/2 y.o. black female, 

small, sweet and affectionate, low 

maintenance, does stairs, needs 

blood pressure meds and has 

some kidney issues, cat safe 

Shep – 4 1/2 y.o. black tuxedo 

male, fun-loving, happy-go-lucky, 

likes other dogs and people, likes 

toys, does not seem cat safe 

Call Mary (413)566-3129 or 

Claire (413)967-9088 

www.greyhoundoptions.org 

Horses 

HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS 

offered year round at our state of 

the art facility. Beginner to 

advanced. Ages 4 years to adult. 

Boarding, sales and leasing also 

available. Convenient location at 

Orion Farm in South Hadley. 

(413)532-9753 

www.orionfarm.net 

LEARN TO RIDE, Jump, Show! 

Tiny Trotters Program. Gift 

Certificates available. Licensed 

instructors. Excellent school 

horses- ponies. Boarding, 

Training, Leases. (860)668-1656, 

(860)668-9990 

www.endofhunt.com 

includes additional words 

Help Wanted 

$1000 SIGN-ON BONUS for 

skilled Auto Body A-Techs. Must 

be able to perform quality repairs 

and frame straightening. 

Immediate Opening! Top pay and 

benefits-401k, health/disability 

insurance, 6 paid holidays and 2 

weeks vacation after 1 year. 43 

hour average work week with 

time/half over 40-no weekends! 

Candidate must have own tools 

and be ready to work. Call 413- 

786-3574 or come by for an 

application Langonet Auto Body & 

Frame, 61 Ramah Circle S 

Agawam MA 01001 

ATTN-CDL-A DRIVERS 

DEDICATED Flatbed Route 

Westfield, MA area 

Home Every Night 

Expect the BEST at TMC! 

Top Pay & Benefits! 

Call 800-247-2862 x1 

www.tmctrans.com 

CARING, RESPONSIBLE CARE- 

GIVER home in Ludlow area 

needed for middle age lady. Ideal 

candidates will have some 

experience in providing daily living 

support to an adult. Do you have 

extra room in your home and your 

heart? Are you ready to make a 

difference in someone's life? Taxfree 

stipend of $720/month, plus 

$450 room and board. Support 

and training provided and 2 weeks 

paid vacation. Contact Terry Cook 

at Community Enterprises, 

TCook@CommunityEnterprises.com 

413 536-2400 ext 302 or 

Option 5. 

COOK, WAIT STAFF, Dishwasher, 

Baristas for new Ludlow 

Breakfast and Lunch Restaurant 

and Coffee Shop. Drop off résumé 

534 Center Street Monday to 

Thursday 12:30pm to 7:30pm. 

DRIVERS: HOME WEEKENDS. 

Pay up to .40 cpm. Chromed out 

trucks w/APU’s. 70% Drop & 

Hook. CDL-A, 6mos Exp. 877- 

704-3773 or apply @ 

Smithdrivers.com 

PART TIME: 18 hrs/wk. Must 

be able to work independently, 

have computer skills, accounts 

P/R, and order supplies. 

Willingness to work with people 

of various socio-economic 

backgrounds. Knowledge of 

building maintenance helpful. 

Applications are being accepted 

until 12:00 PM on Feb 1, 2013 

and can be picked up at the 

Wilbraham Housing Authority 

office 88 Stony Hill Rd, 

Wilbraham, Ma 01095 between 

9:00 am and 12:30 pm, Mon. 

thru Fri. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 

EMPLOYER 

THE REWARDS ARE ENDLESSbecome 

a foster parent! Call today 

to learn about working with 

children and adolescents with 

special emotional needs. Call 

Devereux Therapeutic Foster Care 

at 413-734-2493. Call for January 

Training. 

UNITED PERSONNEL IN partnership 

with Yankee Candle Co is 

currently recruiting for candle 

makers for all 3 shifts. $9.75- 

11/hour. Drug free work 

environment. Please visit 

www.unitedpersonnel.com and 

click apply. EOE/AAE 

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Help Wanted 

WELLNESS COORDINATOR 

THE Scantic Valley Regional 

Health Trust (SVRHT), which 

includes the towns of East 

Longmeadow, Hampden, Longmeadow 

and Wilbraham, the 

Hampden-Wilbraham Regional 

School District and the Lower 

Pioneer Valley Educational 

Collaborative, is seeking qualified 

applicants for the Part-Time 

position of Regional Wellness 

Coordinator. The general purpose 

of the 20-30 hour per week 

position is to design, promote and 

execute regional wellness 

initiatives for municipal employees, 

such as quitting smoking and 

protection from second hand 

smoke, physical activity, nutrition, 

and stress reduction. The 

candidate must be a self starter 

with strong communication, 

organization, partnership 

development, and computer skills. 

Visit the SVRHT website at 

www.scantichealth.org to view 

currently offered programs. The 

candidate must have a strong 

interest in and/or familiarity with 

health care issues. The candidate 

will be responsible for providing 

their own phone, cell phone and 

reliable transportation, and must 

have a valid driver's license. Other 

approved reimbursable expenses 

will be compensated, i.e., mileage, 

postage. Salary range $25.00 - 

$35.00 per hour DOQ/DOE. No 

benefits. Submit cover letter and 

resume to Human Resources, 174 

Brush Hill Avenue, West 

Springfield, MA 01089, fax to 413- 

735-2209 or email in Word or PDF 

format to hr@lpvec.org. Resumes 

accepted until January 30, 2013 at 

3:00 p.m. 

Real Estate 

FOR SALE 3 bedrooms cape 

home $134900. Trust Associates 

860-209-4905. 

Real Estate 

REAL ESTATE 

ASSOCIATES 

JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER 

See thousands of homes 

for sale 

24 hours a day 

7 days a week at 

www.gravelrealestate.com 

Thinking of selling? 

Call us today for a 

no cost, no obligation 

market value on 

your home! 

Evenings call: 

MICHELLE McGUIGAN 413-967-4217 

APRIL ADAMS 413-495-2276 

COURTNEY SHAW 413-289-4450 

MERRIE BROWN 413-668-8190 

KAYE BOOTHMAN 413-477-6624 

VALARIE WILLIAMS 413-658-5471 

TINA BURKE 978-434-6000 

JILL GRAVEL 413-364-7353 

Payroll Administrator 

Springfield Area Transit Company is seeking a 

full-time Payroll Clerk to perform the payroll 

administration function for approximately 300 

employees. 35 hrs/wk, M-F, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 

Must have strong payroll experience and demonstrated 

knowledge of all regulatory requirements 

related to payroll administration. Payroll administration 

experience in a unionized environment 

is strongly preferred. Pay rate is $22.38/hour 

with excellent benefits package. Prior to applying, 

review a job description and qualification 

requirements under Careers at www.pvta.com. 

To be considered, send resume and cover letter 

to: SATCo, Attn: HR, 2840 Main Street, 

Springfield, MA 01007. AA/EEO 

Carson Center for Children 

& Youth in Westfi eld 

Spanish Speaking Care Coordinator 

An exciting opportunity for a Spanish speaking Care 

Coordinator to join the Carson Center Wraparound 

team. Responsibilities include working with families 

in the community. A Masters Degree is required. Must 

have a vehicle, a valid MA driver’s license and a good 

driving record. 

Spanish Speaking Family Partner 

Join the Carson Center Intensive Care Coordination 

team in Westfi eld, MA. The Family Partner provides 

support and education to families. Candidates must have 

experience being the care giver to a youth with special 

needs. Current driver’s license and vehicle is necessary. 

Please send resume to Dorrie Christman, Carson Center 

for Human Services, 77 Mill Street, Westfi eld, MA or 

e-mail: dchristman@carsoncenter.org 

EOE/AA 

Real Estate 

TOOMEY-LOVETT 

109 West St. 

Ware, MA 01082 

www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com 

413-967-6326 

800-486-2121 

West Brookfield: 

508-867-7064 

NEW LISTING 

NEW - MONSON: Private 

homestead with barn and pasture 

area. Three bedroom Cape set on 

3.8 acres. Minutes to Westview 

Creamery Ice Cream. $235,000 

NEW - WARE: Corner lot Colonial 

on side street, three bedrooms, 

large kitchen, covered front porch 

made for sitting. Some updates 

done. $124,000 

NEW - WEST BROOKFIELD: 

Private 5+ acre setting for this 

three bedroom Colonial, updated 

kitchen with granite, fireplace & 

pellet stove, master suite and 

attached garage. $259,900 

WARREN – Heritage Park, two 

bedroom, 2 bath Mobile with 

handicap accessible master suite. 

Three season room, private deck 

area, pantry closet. $36,900 

Dorrinda 

O’Keefe-Shea 978-434-1990 

Glenn Moulton 413-967-5463 

Ruth Vadnais 413-967-6326 

Bob Chartier 774-200-3788 

Jill Stolgitis 413-477-8780 

Shalene 

Friedhaber 413-593-6656 

Cindy St. George 413-967-3012 

Mary Hicks 508-612-4794 

Alan Varnum 508-867-2727 

Cynthia Kingdon 508-849-7332 

Jeff Toppin 774-200-7964 

Cheryl 

Kaczmarski 413-348-0518 

Bruce Martin 508-523-0114 

Joe Chenevert 508-331-9031 

Kathy Hosley 508-596-0209 

For Sale 

Condos For Sale 

LET IT SNOW! You won't have to 

worry about shoveling at Alvord 

Place. Relax and enjoy one floor 

living in this lovely South Hadley 2 

bedroom 2 bath detached condo. 

Hardwood floors, cathedral 

ceilings, open floor plan, newly 

painted. Enjoy mountain views 

from your deck. Just steps from 

Ledges Golf Course and 

Brunelle's Marina. $210,000. Call 

413-348-5707. 

Mobile Homes 

CHICOPEE BY HUKELAU, 50’s, 

2 BR, 12’x62’, appl., porch, new 

flooring, thermopane windows, air, 

aluminum roof. (413)593-9961 

DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM. 

For Rent 

3 BEDROOM HOUSE, 1.5 baths 

in Monson, MA. $950, first last, 

security. 1st fl washer/ dryer hookup, 

yard. (413)427-1463. 

ALL REAL ESTATE advertised 

herein is subject to the Federal 

Fair Housing Act, which makes it 

illegal to advertise “any 

preference, limitation, or 

discrimination because of race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, 

familial status, or national origin, 

or intention to make any such 

preference, limitation, or 

discrimination.” We will not 

knowingly accept any advertising 

for real estate which is in violation 

of the law. All persons are hereby 

informed that all dwellings 

advertised are available on an 

equal opportunity basis. 

PALMER/MONSON LINE. NON 

smoking, second floor, four rooms, 

one bedroom and bath. Includes: 

Stove, refrigerator, garbage 

disposal, WD hook-up, electricity, 

heat, hot water, cablevision, 

trash/recycle. $900 monthly. 

First/Last month. (413)283-5747. 

LUDLOW HOUSE: 3 BED- 

ROOMS, sm den, 1.5 baths, 

partial finished basement. W/D 

hook-ups, appliances & 2 

detached garages. $1,250/mo 

utilities not included. No pets. 

(860)881-1520, (413)433-0278. 

MONSON, HOUSE, 3 bdrms, 

completely renovated, energy 

efficient, stove, fridge, microwave, 

dishwasher, garbage disposal. 

Large yard. Close to Town Center. 

$1,150/ month, no utilities. 

(413)348-5897. 

Carson Center for Children 

& Youth in Westfi eld 

Full-time Masters Level Outreach Clinician(s) 

to provide behavioral and clinical services for 

In-Home Therapy Services Program (IHTS). 

Flexible schedule required in order to meet the 

unique needs of each family. Responsibilities 

include family assessments, development of 

strengths-based treatment plans, psych-education 

and skills training, crisis intervention, individual 

and family therapy. Requirements: masters 

degree in social work, psychology or related 

fi eld, license or license eligibility. LICSW and 

experience with children/families preferred. 

Spanish speaking a plus. Some evening hours 

required. Competitive salary and benefi t package. 

Candidates must have valid driver’s license and 

a car. 

Send resume to: kswiatek@carsoncenter.org or 

Search Committee, Carson Center for Human 

Services, 77 Mill Street, Suite 139, Westfi eld, 

MA 01085 

EOE/AA 

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 

informed that all dwellings advertising in 

this newspaper are available on an equal 

opportunity basis. To complain about 

discrimination call The Department of 

Housing and Urban Development “ HUD” 

toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E. 

area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll 

free number for the hearing impaired is 

1-800-927-9275. 

INDIAN ORCHARD 3 and 4 room 

apartments. Near bus line. Stove. 

Heat/ Hot Water included. No 

pets. Private parking. (413)543- 

5326 

LUDLOW 2ND FLOOR, 5 Rms, 3 

Bedrooms, 2 porches, Free Wi-Fi, 

Utilities not included, No Smoking 

$700 monthly Call 583-8289 

LUDLOW ONE BEDROOM $750. 

Stove, refrigerator, heat, no pets 

(413)589-9611. 

MONSON - LARGE, 3 - Bedroom 

Apartment, Off - Street Parking, 

Large Private Yard, $850 Monthly, 

Please Call (413) 267-9326 

MONSON. 3 BEDROOM. Completely 

renovated, propane heat, 

lower than oil, $100 toward first fillup. 

NO PETS!!! $850/ mo. F/L/S 

(413)783-0192. Mr. Allen. 

PALMER 2ND FL, one bedroom, 

kitchen, office, livingroom. Free 

heat & hot water. Nice. No pets 

$800/ mo. No smoking. Storage. 

(508)637-1520 

PALMER ONE BEDROOM apts. 

2nd fl $695, 3rd fl $565 includes 

heat, HW. No pets. Close to 

center. (413)596-6286, (413)289- 

9442. 

PALMER THREE RIVERS Studio 

$510.00, 1 Bedroom $630.00, full 

appliances. Available Immediately. 

413-283-9472 

PALMER, BEAUTIFUL 1ST fl, 2 

BR, all appliances, w/d hook-ups, 

close to Tpke, non-smoking, $750/ 

mo, 1st, last, security (413)284- 

1783. 

Personal Facts 

% Daily Value † 

Commitment 39g 100% 

Energy 46g 100% 

Character 42g 100% 

Strong Work Ethic 38g 100% 

Reliability 44g 100% 

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for our soon to open Worcester and Medford stores 

Aldi - 225 East $23.00 Main per hour St, Milford MA 

Potential Residence Manager Salary Inn up to 75k 

Aldi 

Tuesday, 503 Plantation January St, 

60 Newport 29, Worcester, 2013, Ave. 7am-7pm MA 

ALDI, 

Monday 

25 Hazard Rumford, 

January 

Ave., RI Enfi 02916 eld, 

31, 

CT 

2011 

06082 

8am - 3pm and 4pm - 8pm 

Requirements: 

High school diploma/GED, must be available to work 

anytime between 6am-10pm, retail experience preferred, 

drug screening/background check, the ability to lift 

45 pounds 

Benefits: 

Higher wages • Major medical and dental insurance 

Generous vacation time • Paid holidays 

401 (k) • Promotion Bonus 

No Calls Please. EOE 

For Rent 

PALMER THREE RIVERS. Country 

Manor apartments, 2 bdrm, 

$730 month. All units renov. 

w/disposal, dishwashers, microwave, 

elec. range, carpets. 

Parking, fishing and playground. 

Cats okay. Call (413)283-9472. 

PALMER. 2 BR $750 & 4 BR 

$1,100, w/d hook-up, eat-in 

kitchen, pantry, yard. Pet OK, offstreet 

parking. (413)265-4712, 

(413)283-4898, (617)833-7540 

PALMER. LG. STUDIO. Laundry 

on premises, off-street parking, 

w/w carpeting, quiet, convenient 

location. (413)454-1201. 

Vacation Rentals 

WARM WEATHER IS year round 

in Aruba. The water is safe, and 

the dining is fantastic. Walk out to 

the beach. 3-bedroom weeks 

available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email: 

carolaction@aol.com for more 

information. 

Autos Wanted 

$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar 

paid for your unwanted cars, 

trucks, vans, big and small, 

running or not. Call 413-534-5400. 

CASH FOR CARS: Any make, 

model or year. We pay more! 

Running or not. Sell your car or 

truck today. Free towing! Instant 

offer: 1-800-871-0654. 

The Deadline 

to Submit 

Classified 

Line Ads is 

Friday at Noon


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