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WPD determines no animal cruelty
Incident at Polar
Plunge sparks
international social
media controversy
By Tyler S. Witkop
Turley Publications Staff Writer
WILBRAHAM – What
started out as and appeared to
be a fun and silly event to raise
money for Massachusetts Special Olympians at Spec Pond
Feb. 14 for the Law Enforcement
Torch Run (LETR) Polar Plunge
now appears to be mired in controversy.
Not over the fact that one
participant broke a leg. Not over
the fact that in some cases, halfnaked individuals risked hypothermia in single-digit temperatures and day-long snowfall.
The controversy is over one
man not just allowing his yellow
lab to enter the water, but giving
the dog what many have deemed
a “push.” Now the alleged case
of animal cruelty is putting a
black mark on a charitable event
that is estimated to bring in over
TIMES photo submitted
A screenshot of the video captured by Wilbraham Public Access shows the lab “Lincoln”
receiving assistance into Spec Pond by his owner. The act has been cleared of possible
animal cruelty charges by police.
$16,000.
‘Shocked and Disappointed’
Logon to social media and
Official at odds over
middle school
Selectman Villamaino:
‘You’ve got a fight on
your hands’
By Tyler S. Witkop
Turley Publications
Staff Writer
HAMPDEN – School
Supt. M. Martin O’Shea and
Hampden-Wilbraham
Regional School Committee
(HWRSC) Chairman Marc
Ducey joined the Hampden
Board of Selectmen Feb. 17 to
give an update on the Middle
School Task Force (MSTF).
The Middle School Task
Force, an advisory subcommittee to HWRSC, is made up
parents from both Hampden
and Wilbraham, HWRSC representatives and representatives from both towns’ Board
of Selectmen. Teachers and
administrators serve as non-
voting members of the group.
According to O’Shea,
there is a possibility that the
towns would need to amend
the regional agreement in order to address the issue of declining middle school enrolment. He said that they would
need a well thought plan and it
would be more likely that they
would have such a plan by fall
for a special town meeting. He
said that they have already met
with the Wilbraham Board of
Selectmen to give them the
same information, so that
funding could be set aside for
such a meeting.
Communication
As written currently, K-8
students from Hampden and
Wilbraham are not allowed to
cross town lines.
“The biggest problem
facing you is no one sees the
message you’re sending,” Selectman Chairman John D.
Please see SCHOOL, page 20
post after post passionately decries the man and the organizers
for an act of animal cruelty. In
fact the Massachusetts Special
Olympics has even released a
statement distancing itself from
the event, stating they “are very
shocked and disappointed that
this happened at what has consistently been a great community
event.”
Wilbraham Police Capt.
Timothy Kane told the Times
that following a thorough investigation, there was no animal
cruelty found regarding the incident, caught on video by onlookers and Wilbraham Public
Access. The video caused such
a ruckus internationally that on
Feb. 17 the police department
shut down its Facebook page
having received an outpouring
of incensed and profane negative
commentary from as far away as
Australia.
The department on Feb. 18
issued a two-page press release
detailing the entire investigation
and its conclusions through the
Board of Selectmen’s Office (see
page 5 for the complete release).
According to the release, the
department immediately contacted the Massachusetts Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (MSPCA) in Boston
and directed the dog, “Lincoln,”
Please see WPD, page 8
New police station estimate
comes in at $9 million
Subject to town meeting
and debt exclusion votes
By Tyler S. Witkop
Turley Publications Staff Writer
WILBRAHAM – Meeting
with architect Jeff McElravy of
Hartford, Conn.-based Tecton
Architects, the Police Station
Building Feasibility Subcommittee looked over plans for a new
16,500 square-foot building to
replace the current police headquarters on Main Street in town.
The plans, which subcommittee Chairman Roger Fontaine
noted resembled the town’s current Town Office Building on
Springfield Street, have an estimated cost of $9 million, once
the land has been acquired. The
construction cost, including
the hiring of an owner’s project
manager, is estimated at roughly
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Subcommittee member Ed
Rigney noted that from his per-
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the flag…
To earn his
Wolf Badge,
Wilbraham
Scout Joshua
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(center)
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the flag with
Wilbraham
Firefighters Pvt.
Chris Houghton
(left) and Pvt.
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Author to visit Hampden Library
HAMPDEN – The Hampden
Library has announced that a former town resident and horse author will visit the library Saturday,
March 14 at noon.
Linda Snow McLoon (Nee
Libby), a resident from 1968-1994,
will be giving an author talk and
signing copies of her children’s
books “Crown Prince” and “Crown
Prince Challenged.” McLoon is
currently a resident of Maine.
The event is rescheduled from
its original Jan. 31 date due to
weather conditions.
Her books relate to horses and
the sport of equestrian competition.
“As a girl, I wanted a horse
more than anything, and this led
me to write the story of a girl who
struggled to have a horse of her
own,” McLoon said in a press release. “When I sat down at the
keyboard, the Crown Prince Ouija
took over, leading me to the adventures of Sarah Wagner and Crown
Prince.”
Puppolo to have lunch at senior center
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Senior Center has announced
a lunch with Greater Springfield
Senior Services Tuesday, March 17
at 11:45.
Special guest, state Rep. An-
gelo Puppolo Jr. (D-Springfield),
who serves Wilbraham in the State
House, will be on hand to serve seniors. The menu includes Swedish
meatballs, buttered noodles, corn,
rye bread and applesauce.
Cost of the lunch is $2 and
registration is required as space is
limited. For more information or to
register, call 596-8679.
Corned beef dinner at First Church
LUDLOW – The First Church
in Ludlow, 859 Center St., will
host its annual Corned Beef and
Cabbage Dinner Saturday, March
21, in the Fellowship Hall of the
church.
The menu will include
corned beef, potatoes, carrots,
cabbage, Irish soda bread, dessert
and beverages. Two sittings will
be at 5 and 6:30 p.m., with takeout meals by reservation available
at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $12 for
adults and $6 for children. Reservations for sit-down or take-out
meals may be made by calling
Bea at 413-583-4595 or Ann at
413-547-8720.
February 26, 2015
Recent police
activity in
Wilbraham
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Police Department
released information on recent police activity reported by
Capt. Timothy Kane.
Drugs on School Grounds
On Feb. 12 at 11:49 a.m. a vice principal of Minnechaug [Regional High School] notified School Resource Officer Daniel Menard that a student was found
with marijuana on school grounds. Further investigation
revealed that a 17 year-old MRHS student from Hampden was responsible for the sale and was arrested and
charged with Distributing Marijuana and Distribution of
the Drug within a School Zone.
Domestic Assault
On Feb. 14 at 1:07 a.m. Officer David Diogo and
Brent Noyes received a call to 269 Stony Hill Road for a
domestic assault. A 35 year-old live-in boyfriend struck
his girlfriend in the face and also struck her 9 year-old
son. He had fled the scene prior to police arrival but was
found shortly afterwards, arrested and charged with the
two domestic assault and battery charges.
Break-In
On Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Officer Christian Letendre and
Sergeant Mark Paradis responded to Ridge Road for an
unknown male running into the woods. Tracking footprints to a residence, officers found a 22 year-old male
from Hampden had broken in. He was arrested and
brought to the station for booking. He was charged with
Breaking and Entering in a Dwelling at Night.
OUI Liquor
On Feb. 17 at 7:53 p.m. Officers James Gagner and
Sgt. Mark Paradis responded to a two car crash by Interskate 91. The operator who rear ended the other vehicle
was found to be impaired by alcohol. James Krol, 52,
of East Longmeadow was arrested for OUI Liquor 2nd
Offense and Negligent Operation. He was also issued a
citation for failure to use care when stopping.
USDA: Number of farms
unchanged statewide
REGION – The number of farms in Massachusetts
for 2014 is estimated at 7,800, unchanged from 2013, according to Gary Keough, State Statistician of the USDA’s
National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England
Field Office.
Total land in farms, at 520,000 acres, also remains
unchanged from 2013. The average farm size for 2014 is
67 acres, also unchanged from the previous year.
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and Election dates
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Residents may submit their suggestions to the Selectmen’s Office at 566-2151 ext. 100 or email selectmen@hampden.org.
WILBRAHAM –The Wilbraham Board of Selectmen, Chairman Robert Russell, Robert Boilard and Susan Bunnell, voted to set the 2015 Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium
of Minnechaug Regional High
School, continuing to Tuesday,
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WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham-Hampden Rotary
Club has voted to increase the amount of its nine scholarships to $1,500 each. Applications for the scholarships
will be available Feb. 1 from the guidance departments of
Minnechaug Regional High School, Wilbraham & Monson Academy and Cathedral High School.
Applicants must be residents of Wilbraham or
Hampden. The deadline for completed applications is
April 1. For more information contact Scholarship Chairman Brad Sperry at 537-4171.
Class of ’94 to hold reunion
Census forms mailed
WILBRAHAM – Town Clerk Beverly J. Litchfield
wants Wilbraham residents to know that there are approximately 25 percent of the town’s census forms for
2015 still outstanding. Litchfield asks residents take a
few minutes to locate and complete forms, and return by
mail or drop off in the clerk’s office.
For more information call 596-2800, ext. 200.
Parking ban in effect
HAMPDEN – The annual winter parking ban for the
Town of Hampden is in effect now through Wednesday,
April 1, 2015. Any vehicles left on town roads may be
towed at the owner’s expense. All vehicles that impede
snow removal may be towed by the Police Department or
at the request of the Highway Department.
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Knights of Columbus to award
annual scholarship
WILBRAHAM – The Knights of Columbus at St.
Cecilia Parish in Wilbraham will be awarding their annual scholarships to local high school seniors planning
to continue their education in a two or four-year college
program next year.
Applications are available in the St. Cecilia Parish
Office and the Minnechaug Guidance Department, and
must be completed and returned by Tuesday, April 14.
Candidates must be members of St. Cecilia Parish.
For more information, contact David Money at 5962998.
Selectmen seek public input
HAMPDEN – With the construction of the new
Hampden Police Station eminent the Board of Selectmen, Chairman John D. Flynn, Vincent Villamaino, and
Norman Charest, is seeking public input regarding the
usage of the Town House.
Flynn commented that with the police moving from
the building, groups and residents using the facility after
hours could conceivably be locked out. He noted that the
usage and availability of the space is an issue that needs
to be considered.
WILBRAHAM – The Minnechaug Regional High
School Class of 1994 announced they will hold their 20th
Reunion celebration Saturday, May 16 from 6 – 9 p.m.
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1.
HAMPDEN – The VFW Post 9397
will hold its next meeting Monday, March
2 at 9:30 p.m., Post Commander Glenn
Trevallion recently announced. The meeting will discuss moving the monthly
meeting from Tuesday night to Sunday
mornings at 10 a.m.
Being a change to the post’s bylaws, it
requires contacting all members and twothirds approval. Also on the agenda will
be discussion about updating the kitchen
for possible rental opportunities.
Farmers Market
underway
WILBRAHAM – The Gardens of
Wilbraham, located at 2301 Boston Road,
is hosting a Community Farmers Market
on the second and fourth Saturday of the
month now through April from 10 a.m.
– 2 p.m.
The market will offer root vegetables,
meals to go, organic raw juices, local
honey, dog and cat treats along with many
other vendors. For more information call
413-596-5322.
Thrift Shop to open at
Grace Union
Positions open on
town committees
HAMPDEN – The Board of Selectmen, Chairman John D. Flynn, Vincent
Villamaino and Norman Charest, have
announced that there are vacant positions
on town committees. Currently, there is
a need for a Parks and Recreation Commissioner, Water Commissioner and for
appointees on the Housing Authority, Personnel Committee and Historical Commission.
As the Parks and Recreation Commission is an elected office, the candidate
would be appointed until Town Election
Monday, May 4.
Interested residents should contact
the Selectmen’s Office at 566-2151 ext.
100 or email selectmen@hampden.org.
Library registration
underway
WILBRAHAM – Registration for
children’s programming at the Wilbraham
Public Library is now underway for Wilbraham residents, with phone registration
beginning Friday, Feb. 27.
Non-residents may register as space
allows beginning Monday, March 2.
Spring Storytime will begin Wednes-
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Shop” on Friday, March 6 at 9:30 a.m.
The shop, located in the basement of the
church at 10 Chapel St., will be open every Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m.
– 12:30 p.m. year-round as well as during
all church dinners.
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Entertainer Ed Popielarczyk (center) receives assistance from Jacob
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make the show entertaining for families.
day, March 11, running a total of six
weeks. The program is split into two age
groups, starting at 10:15 a.m. for children
ages 2 – 3 ½ and 11:15 a.m. for children
ages 3 ½ – 5.
The Toddler Two-Step program, run
in partnership with Pathways for Parents,
will begin Monday, March 9 at 10:15 a.m.
The program is designed for children ages
12 – 24 months and features 20 minutes
of nursery rhymes, singing and music,
and 20 minutes of social time.
For more information call the library
at 596-6141.
Hiking Club to walk
Ashley Reservoir
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham
Hiking Club announced the group’s next
hike will take place at Holyoke’s Ashley
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Book Club to meet in
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HAMPDEN – The Last Saturday of
the month Book Club will meet at the
Hampden Library Saturday, Feb. 28 at 11
a.m. in the Rochford Reading Room.
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WILBRAHAM – The Friends of Wilbraham Seniors have announced a Mohegan Sun bus trip Tuesday, March 10 at
8a.m. Participants will receive a voucher
for lunch and gambling.
Participants will meet at the Wilbraham Senior Center at 8 a.m., departing
promptly at 8:30 a.m. The bus is expected
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Cost is $31, which includes driver
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Ashe to hold office
hours in Hampden
HAMPDEN – State Rep. Brian Ashe
(D-Longmeadow) who represents Hampden in the state legislature will hold office
hours in town Wednesday, March 18 from
11 a.m. – noon at the Hampden Library.
For more information, contact the
district number at 413-272-3922.
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February 26, 2015
Page Wilbraham Police respond to ensure
Lincoln, the Labrador retriever’s safety
ensure public safety, particularly
to the people taking the plunge
into the water. Unbeknownst to
the Wilbraham Police Officers,
at the beginning of the day, they
would also assisted Lincoln, a
tail wagging and snow rolling
dog out of the water to the safety
of a dry towel and warming tent.
Following the incident, the
Wilbraham Police Department
launched its investigation to ensure the safety of Lincoln the
Lab. According to Capt. Timothy
Kane of the Wilbraham Police
Department, “we contacted the
Massachusetts Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(MSPCA) in Boston to assist in
investigating the incident that
involved Lincoln the dog.” Kane
further reports that, “Lincoln, at
the direction of the Wilbraham
Police Department, was seen by
a licensed veterinarian at Veterinary Clinic in Haydenville, Massachusetts.”
Upon reviewing a full length
video of the incident, receiving
(Editor’s note: The following is the full statement from the
Wilbraham Police Department
regarding an incident involving
a dog at the Polar Plunge Feb.
14.)
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Police Department investigated an incident that occurred
on Saturday, February 14, 2015,
where a local six-year old, Labrador Retriever, named Lincoln,
entered the waters of Spec Pond
during a charitable event, known
as the Polar Plunge. The Polar
Plunge event was sponsored and
organized by the Massachusetts
Law Enforcement Torch Run for
Special Olympics, a volunteer
managed program that raises
funds for Special Olympics.
Although some members of
the Wilbraham Police Department participated in the Polar
Plunge event to help support
Special Olympics that day, Wilbraham Police Officers were
primarily present at the event to
WILBRAHAM – School Supt. M.
Martin O’ Shea announced the next
meeting of the Middle School Task
Force (MSTF) will take place Thursday,
Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Wilbraham Middle
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Page Editorial
I
Think before you
post to social media
f there’s anything that we’ve learned over the last
week, it’s that people can be extremely passionate.
And when they’re most passionate, they become
vocal.
Especially when the forum allows for “anonymity” (there are always ways to find the author), it seems
at least anecdotally that people become the most vicious.
Following the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the
Special Olympics Polar Plunge at Spec Pond, Feb. 14,
social media has been on fire from commenters all over
the world outraged over an alleged case of animal cruelty (see page one for the story). Commentary – to be
polite – was largely heated, with some wishing harm
on the dog’s owner, some claiming a police cover-up,
and others defending the owner.
It’s during times like this where the positives and
negatives of social media are made abundantly clear:
It gives everyone a forum to express their feelings, it
allows information to circumnavigate the globe in seconds, makes it difficult for people to separate between
fact and fiction, and the words remain forever visible
for the world to see.
Over the last 20 years, the world has changed
drastically. While the current TV commercial featuring
former “Today Show” hosts Katie Couric and Bryant
Gumble stumbling over the “@” symbol and asking
their producer what “the Internet is” may be comical
to the younger generations, until 1995 the US government actually had restrictions on commercial traffic
through the Web. Until the early 2000s, most homes
didn’t even have access to a computer.
Flash forward to 2015, and the little town of Wil-
braham is the center of people’s attention as far away as
Australia and was even featured on local news stations
in Boston. Thanks to the Internet and social media.
The Wilbraham Police Department shut down
their department Facebook page on Feb. 17 also thanks
to the Internet and social media.
Wilbraham Police Capt. Timothy Kane told the
Times that the decision was based largely due to the
high volume of commentary that flooded their computers with such frequency that they could not control the
situation. He said that they were receiving profanitylaced comments nearly every 30 seconds.
The Times read one comment that questioned
whether the department would have made the decision
if they were receiving the same volume of supportive
commentary.
While it is certainly an interesting question, what
seems even more interesting is how quickly individuals resort to making attacks on other people, businesses
and government without any regard for word choice.
Just one or two wrong words and the commenters can
lose friends, isolate family and find themselves the
center of criminal investigations.
Growing up, we can remember being taught to treat
others the way we wanted to be treated and to think
before opening our mouths (which we admit still gets
us into trouble). This of course does not always make
for juicy press or spark debate, but perhaps parents are
on to something. In a digital age, it certainly begs the
question that before clicking “Post” we ask ourselves
is that message really what we intended to say?
Words spoken can be forgotten. Words written remain forever. Sort of.
TALK of the TOWNS
T
he Farmers’ Almanac was right when it all these worthwhile projects need to be approved by
predicted that this winter would have below- the voters in Prop. 2 ½ override debt exclusion votes,
normal temperatures and snow. Looking back which will probably raise the tax rate. Change may
on the weather this month we are reminded that Gov. also come to the center of town as three parcels are
Charlie Baker told reporters Feb. 9 that since last for sale but zoning changes need to be voted on a
month’s blizzard struck, state workers have removed town meeting to allow certain use for the property.
enough snow to fill Gillette Stadium 90 times Respondents to the recent Vision Task Force survey
over. He said the snow situation was “pretty much said they wanted to see more retail and upscale dining
unprecedented”.
in the Center. Stay tuned.
As we write this, among the many problems
After all the talk of the snow this winter, we are
caused by the snow includes cancelation of town cheered by news that the Boston Red Sox equipment
meetings in Wilbraham, including the Jan. 26 and truck was scheduled to leave Fenway Park for Ft.
Feb. 2 Board of Selectmen’s meetings
Myers a week ago. Among the items they
and the Feb. 9 Conservation Commission
brought to Jet Blue Park were 20,400
TALK
and Police Station Building Feasibility
baseballs, 1,100 bats, 400 pairs of socks,
columnist
Committee meetings. Also, according to
60 cases of sunflower seeds and 20 cases
the town website the Finance Committee
of bubble gum.
on Jan. 7 was canceled. The Public Access
The New Beginnings Adult Education
TV Committee meeting was canceled
program at Minnechaug is ready for adult
Jan. 26 as well as the Town Administrator
learners with new course programming.
Search Committee; the School District’s
Some of the classes offered include “iPad
Audit Subcommittee and the Curriculum
101,” “iPad 201– Learn About Apps,”
Committee meetings were called off on
“Red Cross Lifeguarding Accelerated,”
Jan. 27.
“Yoga,” “Photography 101: How to Use
CHARLES F.
Wilbraham Selectman Chairman Bob
your Digital Camera,” “Learn to Knit,”
BENNETT
Russell said the town “has blown through
“Intermediate Knitting Techniques,”
its snow removal budget” like all the other
“Watercolor Painting Art Session” and
cities and towns in the state. But, said Bob,
“Acrylic Painting Art Session.” Course
snow removal costs are allowed to run at a deficit and descriptions, dates and times can be found under the
will be made up for from free cash after the season is “Community” section of hwrsd.org. Registrations
over. He praised Town Engineer Ed Miga for the work can only be done through mail or in person. Classes
they have done keeping the streets in good shape; so will begin this week.
good in fact, that Wilbraham didn’t need a two-hour
Congratulations to Anthony Ott of Wilbraham
delay like some of the other towns had during a recent who made the Dean’s List at Springfield College. He
storm. The selectmen also approved Ed buying GPS is the son of Tamara Burnham of Wilbraham and
systems for the snow plows so that they could be Frank Ott of Springfield and the grandson of Patti
managed more efficiently. Ed also planned ahead and and Jim Diotalevi.
has sufficient salt and chemicals to keep up with snow
Retired Minnechaug dean of students Gary
removal for the rest of the season.
Petzold sent this in, appropriate for President’s
Bob said at the Feb. 9 meeting the selectmen Day: In George Washington’s days, there were no
approved the Police Station Feasibility Committee’s cameras. One’s image was either sculpted or painted.
selection of the land next to the Boston Road Fire Some paintings of George Washington showed him
Headquarters for the site of the new station.
standing behind a desk with one arm behind his
The overall outlook for Wilbraham looks good, back while others showed both legs and both arms.
although some projects coming online in town could Prices charged by painters were not based on how
cost us more in taxes. In the pipeline are million- many people were to be painted, but by how many
dollar improvements for Soule Road School to fix or limbs were to be painted. Arms and legs are “limbs,”
replace boilers, doors, roofs and windows; the Police therefore painting them would cost the buyer more.
Department may get a new station built on property Hence the expression, “Okay, but it’ll cost you an arm
next to fire headquarters. The cost is estimated and a leg.”
between $6 and $7 million. The Senior Center
Feasibility Committee wants to build a new senior
Retired Editor Emeritus Charlie Bennett writes
center estimated to cost $6 million. Many folks favor this regular column for the Times. Please send items
the ball field site next to Mile Tree Schools. Of course for the column to cbennett4765@charter.net.
February 26, 2015
QUOTATIONS
of the Week
“
If anything [the response to the incident]
shows why we’re the greatest country on the
face of the planet, where you can say whatever
you want.
”
Jonathan Laporte, county coordinator for the Law
Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics and
organizer of the Polar Plunge at Spec Pond, on the response to alleged animal cruelty at the event Feb. 14.
“
”
“
”
You’ve got a fight on your hands.
Hampden Selectman Vincent “Vinnie” Villamaino
to school officials in response to the prospect of changing the regional agreement at the middle school level.
You’re putting together a jigsaw puzzle
where the shapes aren’t entirely clear.
Architect Jeff McElravy, of Tecton Architects, on
the design and estimated cost of a new police station in
Wilbraham.
“
”
I really want to commend this school district. If we never reevaluate we aren’t doing our
jobs.
Deputy Wilbraham Fire Chief Dave Bourcier on
the collaboration between the Hampden-Wilbraham
Regional School District and emergency departments in
both towns for planning purposes.
Volunteers of the Week
T
his week’s volunteers of the week are Joe
Boucher, Fran Brown and Tiny Burt of
Hampden, who help collate the “Scantic
Scribe” at the Hampden Senior Center.
The state estimates the value of a volunteer in
Massachusetts is worth $27.43 per hour.
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February 26, 2015
Page Wilbraham Middle School Honor Roll
WILBRAHAM - The following students received Honor
Roll status for the First Term at
the Wilbraham Middle School.
Distinguished Honors is all As in
all subjects. Honors is all As and
Bs in all subjects.
Eighth Grade Distinguished Honors: Caitlin Bonavita, Alison Boudreau, Jocelyn Boudreau, Seamus Butcher,
Ellina Chen, Jing Chen, Vivian
Cheng, Meghan Clark, Audrey
Cordis, Bailey Donovan, Savannah Doughty, Samuel Dowding, Mia Drumheller, Benjamin
Dunklee, Lily Elkhay, Ashley
Evans, Sara Garete, Abbey Gentile, Jessica Hanna, Alex Hill,
Mackenzie Howard, Elisabeth
Huijing, Karalyn Jones, Nicole
Kagan, Olivia Kozub, Michelle
Leckey, Cameron McGaffigan,
Julia Nemphos, Madison Poisson, Sam Roberts, Molly Roy,
Kate Salerno, Rebekah Sherman,
Hannah St. Jean, Kiley Sweet,
Martin Wadzinski, Sophia Wegrzynek, and Elanore Worthington.
Eighth Grade Honors:
Kelsey Allard, Skyler Allard,
Leah Anderkin, Kayla Anderson, Christopher Avery, Dylan
Baker, Grace Beaupre, Madelyn
Birtwell, Elizabeth Blask, Neve
Branconnier, Noah Branconnier, Luke Caltabiano, Caroline
Campbell, William Coscore,
Harrison Coutu, John Cowles,
Madelynne Crooks, Kyle Cunningham, Marco Cuoco, Cam-
eron Cupka, Chiara DeGuglielmo, Scott Dunbar, Nicholas
Fedak, Cristina Fiore, Serena
Fiore, Angelina Flebotte, Amy
Footit, Maximus George, Sara
Goodrich, Olivia Goulet, Luke
Grasso, Sophia Grasso, Brandon
Gregoire, Benjamin Gregson,
Patrick Haislip-Hansberry, Noah
Hanson, Kristianna Henriques,
Katherine Howe, Nicholas Hunt,
Raina Ittner, Brooke Jurkowski,
Adam Kierkla, Katelyn King,
Jennifer Kovarik, Ryann Kuhn,
Alexandra Kuznetsova, Timothy Ladd, Avery LaMotte, Jacob
Long, Isabella Lopez, Brooke
MacDonald, Jeffrey Marceau,
Grace McConnell, Bridget McMahon, Claire McMahon, Aleksei Mendrala, Sean Monteiro,
Aidan Morrison, Grace Murdoch, Truong Nguyen, Michael
O’Toole, Caitlyn Pelletier, Grace
Pessolano, Carly Phaneuf, Maxfield Phaneuf, Gracie Pighetti,
Gabrielle Poindexter, Grace
Proulx, Angel Reyes, Abigail
Roebuck, Michael Russell, Lydia Ryan, Sarah Schultz, Caroline
Sepulveda, Ariel Serrano, Lauren
Skala, Olivia Springer, Kacey
St. Jean, Michael Streeter, Ashley Strout, Molly-Jane Sullivan,
Katelyn Thompson, Brandon
Vreeland, Elizabeth White, and
Nicholas Zeimbekakis
Seventh Grade Distinguished Honors: Andrew Aguilar, Lauren Baskin, Francesca
Bongiorni, Adam Bredvik, Clark
Butcher, Erin Camire, Nicola
Carnevale, Richie Chau, Ada
Cheng, Grace Crochiere, Samantha Daniele, Brian Douglass, Riley Fitzgerald, Christian Fuehr,
John Godin, Grace-Marie Gouin,
Ethan Grycel, Sofia Hickson,
Chapin Jeannotte, Lea Kuselias,
Jaehee Lee, Jaeyoung Lee, Marina Long, Julia Mastrio, Kyla
Miller, Syniya Morris, Mary
Kate O’Brien, Emma O’Connor,
Julia O’Keefe, Allison Pollard,
Victoria Reyes, Madison Roy,
Savanah Russell, Morgan Sanborn, Thomas Taylor, Alexandra
Trombley, Tyler Walsh, Emma
Walting, Madeleine Wilson, and
Anna Youmell.
Seventh Grade Honors:
Juan Alvarez Garces, Lauren
Barry, Isabelle Bergeron, Abbie
Boilard, Kasper Borucki, Joshua
Brennan, Julia Britton, Aidan
Caban, Claire Casey, Thomas
Cheng, Molly Cronin, Emma
Curley, Sage DeCarolis, Theodore Dobosz, Madison Drumm,
Aidan Dudquette, Olivia Ferreira, Brianna Ferri, Michael
Finnegan, Avery Fitzgerald,
Lindsay Gagnon, Olivia Grout,
Zachary Haislip-Hansberry, Lillian Hakala, Taylor Hapgood,
James Hicklen, Anthony Izzo,
Alexandra Karpinski, Jeffrey
Kasper, Jack Kennedy, Anna
Kierkla, Samantha Kularski,
Filip Kumiega, Isabelle Labbe,
Kailey Leclerc, Nolah Lee,
Chris Li, Charmaine Liu, Alex
LoPriore, Courtney Lynn, Maria
Mahabir, Joseph Manning, Ryan
Marquez, Joseph Maurer, Grant
Maziarz, Isabella Minchella,
Kevin Niemiec, Andrew Norris, Conor O’Brien, Shelby
Pace, William Prendergast, Olivia Ranck, Emma Robinson,
Jamison Rohan, Joseph Rosati,
Brian Rostowski, Rhiann Ryan,
Madison Sanborn, Katie Shea,
Carly Sleboda, Haley Stiles,
Daniel Strand, Collin Trombley,
Morgan Yates, and Maira Yusuf.
Sixth Grade Distinguished
Honors: Gabrielle Bartolomei,
Madeline Belemjian, Emily Birtwell, Katherine Bradford, Grace
Caltabiano, Grace Cantalini,
Ji Cao, Kayleigh Carlin, John
Chen, Leah Cooney, Maya Damiano, Emma Delamarter, Daniel Ducey, Ethan Ducey, Kendall
Garvey, Gianna Guidi, Madison
Hastain, Gianna Hickson, Leah
Kagan, Lauren King, Jonah
Kozub, James Kumpulanian,
Dominique LaBranche, Nicholas Lang, Kaileigh Letourneau,
Aelan Lisowski, Jillian Long,
John Manning, Jillian Mawaka,
Maire Murphy, McKenzie Murphy, Cassidy Mylonakis, Norah
Omar, Jenna Petrie, Margaret
Petruzzelli, Olivia Picard, Chelsea Ramos, Jaclin Robinson,
Katherine Russell, Margaret Szpakowski, Michael Thompson,
Sawyer Tirabassi, and Kayla
White.
Sixth Grade Honors: Isabella Arcidiacono, Talon Armitage, Alexa Barber, Thomas
Bernier, Cori Bessette, Ceirra
Bradway, Niya Carrasquillo, Sarah Champagne, Jing Chen, Justine Cheng, Morgan Cloutier,
Owen Comeau, Emily Corey,
Sara Coughlin, Emma Cowles,
Ani Diefenderfer, Grace Dineen,
Abigail Fernandes, Hannah
Fopp, Chelsea Foulis, Joseph
Garvey, Thomas Garvey, Michael
George, Zoe George, Christopher Graves,Benjamin Gregory,
Lillian Grono, Shea Harrison,
Sydney Harrison, Morgan Hastain, Casey Hochheiser, Emily Howard, Jacob Ice, Dominic
Jalbert, Timothy Jodoin, Hayley
Kane, Kylie Kane, Triston Knudsen, Joelle Kovarik, Ryan Leary,
Ryan Lee, Margo Magill, Jaclyn
Maller, Mia Manteria, Amelia
Mazzuca, Robert McDonald,
Paulo Mendonca, Thomas Murdoch, Chloe Nitri, Jack O’Toole,
Marielle Pastore, George Patrakis, Peter Patrakis, Timothy
Person, Faith Pettengill, Joseph
Pons, Jack Pszeniczny, Camden
Rigney, Isabella Rita, Joseph
Robinson, Erik Saarela, Simon
Serra, Margaret Skorka, Amelia
St. John, Krystianna Strange,
Ruby Sweetman, Dominic Terzi,
Trijal Thakkar, Stephen Toth,
Caleb Vreeland, Keely Vreeland,
Ryan Ware, Timothy WhalenSylver, Katlyn Wolcott, Peter
Wurszt, Olivia Yarrows, Jewel
Young, and Lucca Zhigalin.
Grace Coopee, Nasayah Crenshaw, Carly DeGray, Abigail Donahue, Cameron Gilrein, Maya
Glenn, Bryce Gore, Kayla Gotta,
Landen Gurski, Joseph Hackett,
Sophia Hrycay, Thomas Leary,
Janiah Lee, Jillian Mackay, Michael Magalhaes, Shawn Major,
Carly Morrow, Evan Murray,
Ryan Pedersen, Michael Penna,
Athena Senchi, Lena Sotiropoulos and Ahviyuana Wellington.
Fifth Grade High Honors:
Cody Biermann, Janyia Cameron, Grace Debney, Kyla Desmarais, Tyler Gragowski, Cameron
Kolisko, Michael Luszcz, Veronica Nault, Jason Ofcarcik, Adam
Poulin and Victoria Velazquez.
Fifth Grade Honors: Gianna Angelica, Justis Barbeau,
Casey Bottass, Chloe Coyle, Mason Dean, Jacqueline Dolaher,
Jace Falcone, Addie Fitzgerald,
Megan Fitzgerald, Mary Flynn,
Ella Greenwood, Justine Guyer,
Joseph Haluch, Mary-Elizabeth
Hrycay, James Jolicoeur, Connor Joyce, Heather Marcelina,
Devin McQuade, Grace Moriarty, Jaclyn Nguyen, Linh Nguyen,
Adam Niemi, Colin Ostrander,
Hudson Perham, Natasha Sherwood, Charles Trebbe, Sophia
Varelakis, Gavin Weichselbaumer and Octavia Williams.
Thornton W. Burgess Honor Roll
HAMPDEN – The following students received Honor
Roll status for the First Term at
Thornton W. Burgess Middle
School. High Honors is all A’s
in all subjects; Honors is all A’s
and/or B’s in all subjects.
Eighth Grade High Honors: Katherine Duncan, Christopher Mole, Abby Simon-Plumb,
Jessica Smith and Bridget SmithEpaul.
Eighth Grade Honors:
Kaitlyn Acciardo, Jacob BaileyProvencher, Adam Brown, Madison Clewes, Anthony Craig,
Christopher DeMarey, Annabella
DeMattia, Nicole Dembek, Brian Fett, Allison Forcier, Zachary
Lussier, Stephanie Marcelina,
Savannah Rescia, Alexis Roda,
Angelo Siniscalchi, Aniello
Siniscalchi, Emma Szumowski,
Nora Trebbe and Sarah Walker.
Seventh Grade High Honors: Luke Angelica, Van Brubach, Nicholas Frangie, Mikayla
Langlois, Julia Noel, Sophia
Noel, Abaigh O’Brien, Kasi Ray,
Kelsey Sheehan and Loel Tronsky Jr.
Seventh Grade Honors:
Darien Alexander, Carolynne
Avery, Paige Baker, Ann Bianchi, Taline Brubach, Owen
Bullen, Connor Burnett, Gavin
Connors, Julia Dinoia, Briana
Doran, Natalie Falconer, Isabella
Senior Center to offer
tax assistance
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Senior Center announced that beginning in February, AARP trained tax
aides will be at the facility to offer tax assistance to seniors ages 60 and above.
Participants should bring necessary documentation
with them at the time of appointments. Complex tax returns
including large numbers of stock transactions, income requiring Schedule C, and home sales will not be able to be
processed. All returns will be filed electronically.
To schedule an appointment or for more information, call 596-8379.
Senior Center to hold
tax program
HAMPDEN – With the 2014 Tax Season now underway, the Hampden Senior Center has announced AARP
volunteer counselors will be available to prepare free tax
returns at the center on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. – noon beginning Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Participants should bring all forms W-2, 1099, interest, dividends, capital gains, real estate taxes/rent paid, as
well as the previous year’s tax return. Bring any questionable forms/documents.
Appointments are required. For more information or
to schedule an appointment, call 566-5588.
Ferrara, Cornelius Flynn, Jeniah
Franco, Azik Gamidov, Haley
Granger, Tavis Haluch, Hunter
Hembdt, Isabelle Lemire, Daniel MacGregor, Brooke McCormick, Griffin McQuade, Preston
Niccum, Aidan O’Connor, Gabriella Ofcarcik, Mason Perham,
Jacob Pronovost, Gavin Rhindress, Charlotte Stark and Michael Talaia.
Sixth Grade High Honors:
Shani Kibara, Olivia Knode,
Astrid Lipkens, Brian Walker,
Georgia Webster, Jayden Whitehead and Joseph Zeno.
Sixth Grade Honors:
Shaun Buteau, Daniel Cherkashin, Adrianna Clark, Cade Connor,
Wilbraham
meetings schedule
Thursday, Feb. 26
Commission on Disabilities
4:30 p.m. Town Office Building
Middle School Task Force
7 p.m. Wilbraham Middle School
Monday, March 23
Board of Selectmen
7 p.m. Town Office Building
Hampden
meetings schedule
Thursday, Feb. 26
Middle School Task Force
7 p.m. Wilbraham Middle School
Monday, March 2
Board of Selectmen
6:30 p.m. Town House
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Teaching the
trumpet…
Patrick McMahon
(left) from the
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teaches Ryan
Tillbury, 7, how
the trumpet works
during the “Musical
Petting Zoo” at the
Wilbraham Library
Feb. 19.
Snowman contest underway
WILBRAHAM – With
snow blanketing the community, snowmen and creatures are finally able to come
to life. Now until Tuesday,
March 17, the Wilbraham
Junior Women’s Club is
asking for submissions of
residents’ creations for their
first ever Wilbraham Snowman Contest.
To participate, individuals and groups in
Wilbraham who create a
snowman/woman,
snow
family or creature post a
picture of the creation to
the “Wilbraham Snowman
Contest” Facebook page.
Submissions will fall under
three categories: Most creative, most traditional and
biggest group-built snow-
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man (the largest number of
people building a snowman
together). To be entered
into the group category, all
the builders must be in the
photo.
All snowmen must
have been built during the
current, 2015 snow season.
Contestants may enter as
many different creations
as they please but are reminded that event is family friendly. Following the
deadline, a group of “celebrity” judges will choose the
winners, who will receive a
$25 gift card and featured
in the Community Gallery
of the Times.
For more information,
call Maria Ardolino at 5965049.
Let them know you
saw their ad in the
Wilbraham Hampden Times
February 26, 2015
Adult education courses offered at MRHS
WILBRAHAM – The New
Beginnings Adult Education program at Minnechaug Regional High
School (MRHS) is ready for adult
learners with new course programming.
Some of the classes offered include “iPad 101,” “iPad 201– Learn
About Apps,” “Red Cross Lifeguarding Accelerated,” “Yoga,”
“Photography 101: How to Use
your Digital Camera,” “Learn to
Knit,” “Intermediate Knitting Techniques,” “Watercolor Painting Art
Session” and “Acrylic Painting Art
Session.”
Course descriptions, dates and
times can be found under the “Community” section of hwrsd.org. Registrations can only be done through
mail or in person. Classes will begin the week of Monday, Feb. 23.
For more information call 5991831.
Cheerleading Clinic to take place
WILBRAHAM – Minnechaug
Regional High School (MRHS) Varsity and Junior Varsity cheerleaders, in association with the MRHS
Booster Club, will host their annual
Cheerleading Clinic on Saturday,
March 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at
MRHS gymnasium.
The clinic is open to all area
girls and boys in grades one to 12.
At 3 p.m. parents are invited to attend the Spirit Rally to see their
child perform.
To obtain forms to pre-register,
email MRHSCheerClinic2015@
yahoo.com. Those who register by
Friday, March 6 will receive a free
clinic tee shirt. Registration will
also be taken at the door beginning
9:45 a.m.
Cost of the clinic is $30. For
more information, contact MRHS
Varsity Cheerleading Coach Jeff
Stone at jstone048@yahoo.com.
Tax forms available at library
WILBRAHAM
–
The
Wilbraham Public Library announced that federal and state tax
forms are available for residents
to pick up.
“The federal Tax Form Outlet Program through the IRS
has made some recent changes
to what they will send us,” said
Adult Services Librarian Mary
Bell. The 1040, 1040A, and
1040EZ forms will be sent, as
reproducible forms. Librarians
will be able to help with printing
or photocopying at a charge of 20
cents per page.
Publication 17 “Your Federal
Income Tax Guide for Individuals” is one of the popular items
no longer available through the
program.
“The library purchased three
copies and added it to our circulating collection,” said Bell. “The
booklet goes out for two weeks
and cannot be renewed or held
ahead of time.”
The library also has a copy
at the front desk available for inhouse use.
Schedules and instructions
can be found on the IRS website,
www.irs.gov/Forms-&-Pubs. Individuals can also order up to 10
forms and publications to be delivered by mail. Order tax products via the web www.irs.gov/
Forms-&-Pubs/Order-Products
or call 800-829-3676.
dense, weather resistant coat;
an “otter” tail; a clean-cut head
with broad back skull and moderate stop; powerful jaws; and its
“kind,” friendly eyes, expressing
character, intelligence and good
temperament.”
PetMD.com states that the
breed “has the physical characteristics that make it impervious
to frigid water.”
‘Overshadowed’
Jonathan Laporte, county
coordinator for LETR and who
both organized and participated
at the Spec Pond event, told the
Times that as a group, LETR
“will get past” the incident. Laporte referred to the official statement released by WPD and said
he agreed with the department’s
conclusions.
“It’s an event that was put on
by a great group of people for a
great cause and unfortunately it’s
been overshadowed,” said Laporte. “If anything [the response
to the incident] shows why we’re
the greatest country on the face
of the planet, where you can say
whatever you want,” referring to
the hate-filled messages left on
social media in the days following the event.
Laporte said he couldn’t answer whether animals would be
allowed to participate in future
Polar Plunge events.
The Times did reach out
to Steve Huftalen,
director of development for the Massachusetts
Special
Olympics, who was
present at the event
and announced participants through a
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ter 272, Section 77, which addresses animal cruelty, reads:
“Whoever overdrives, overloads, drives when overloaded,
overworks, tortures, torments,
deprives of necessary sustenance, cruelly beats, mutilates or
kills an animal, or causes or procures an animal to be overdriven,
overloaded, driven when overloaded, overworked, tortured,
tormented, deprived of necessary sustenance, cruelly beaten,
mutilated or killed; and whoever
uses in a cruel or inhuman manner in a race, game, or contest,
or in training therefor, as lure
or bait a live animal, except an
animal if used as lure or bait in
fishing; and whoever, having the
charge or custody of an animal,
either as owner or otherwise, inflicts unnecessary cruelty upon
it, or unnecessarily fails to provide it with proper food, drink,
shelter, sanitary environment, or
protection from the weather, and
whoever, as owner, possessor, or
person having the charge or custody of an animal, cruelly drives
or works it when unfit for labor,
or willfully abandons it, or carries it or causes it to be carried in
or upon a vehicle, or otherwise,
in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and
manner which might endanger
the animal carried thereon, or
knowingly and willfully authorizes or permits it to be subjected
to unnecessary torture, suffering or cruelty of any kind shall
be punished by imprisonment in
the state prison for not more than
5 years or imprisonment in the
house of correction for not more
than 21/2 years or by a fine of
not more than $2,500, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.”
WPD: no animal cruelty at Polar Plunge
$40 to organizers, but was unable to plunge himself, having
to see a veterinarian in Haydenphysical limitations.
ville, Mass. Following their inThe Times covered the
vestigation, police and Christine
event from start to finish and was
Allenberg of the MSPCA Law
there to witness firsthand the act
Enforcement Division deterin question. For those unfamiliar
mined that there was no cruelty
with the situation, these are the
involved with the act.
facts as known and as the Times
No Charges
witnessed:
“You have to have ill intent
The man (who wishes to
or motivation to do harm,” Kane remain anonymous, but is a Wilsaid of determining whether to braham resident), asked the orpress charges. He explained that ganizers if he could let his dog
the investigation did not bring go in the water. Organizers gave
them to such a conclusion.
him permission and announced
He said that upon their in- the dog’s participation. The man
vestigation, they found that the unleashed Lincoln who then ran
man in question is an ice fisher- up to the edge of the ice, lapped
man who typically has to have the water and displayed some reflotation devices on Lincoln luctance to go in, running back
when on the ice because he can- to the owner. The owner then
not keep the dog out of the water, brought the dog back by the coleven in frigid weather.
lar and gently nudged its rear end,
In the official statement sending the pooch into the water.
Kane said “the Wilbraham Po- The dog completely submerged,
lice Department will not pursue resurfaced, swam towards the
Lincoln’s owner for criminal edge of the ice and was instantly
activity as a result of unfounded helped out of the water by police
evidence.”
dive team officers.
At the time of the Plunge,
Brought to Warmth
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Upon leaving the water, the
dog ran past several onlookers,
shook himself off and then proceeded to roll in the snow until
his owner leashed him, dried him
off with a towel and brought him
to a warming tent.
After the last participant
cleared the water, the Times
found the man and his dog next
to a barrel fire outside of the pavilion, where the dog was observed wagging its tail and running up to passersby. He told the
Times his dog loves the water
and expressed his appreciation
that the organizers allowed the
dog to participate.
Labrador retrievers, which
have many variations depending on color – yellow, chocolate,
black – are a noted breed for
their affinity to water. Waterfowl
hunters worldwide recognize the
lab as being at the top of the list
of sporting dogs, especially in
cold weather, as they have a thick
coat of fur and a willingness to
enter the water at all times and
for extended periods. The state’s
“Late Canada Goose” and “Late
Snow/Blue Goose” hunting seasons ended Feb. 14 in the “Central Zone,” which includes Wilbraham.
According to the American
Kennel Club, “The most distinguishing characteristics of the
Labrador Retriever are its short,
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February 26, 2015
Page Hill climb to return to Wilbraham
Encore race in
planning stages
By Tyler S. Witkop
Turley Publications Staff Writer
WILBRAHAM – Following a successful and highly talked about hill
climb along Monson Road in 2013,
the Wilbraham Hill Climb Committee
is revved up with excitement over the
planned event for this summer.
Set for Saturday, July 11, the event
will take place rain or shine featuring professional race car drivers from
across the country in vintage race cars
from the early 1900s.
And with a new surface following
recent paving along the course, organizer Paul Maguire notes that this year’s
race should be even more exciting than
the last.
Maguire told the Times that with no
more annual car show or Peach Festival
in town, the hill climb will give families
from Wilbraham and beyond something
spectacular to witness and look forward
to this summer.
The first hill climb in town took
place in 1908 and took over 100 years
to return, when the committee revived
the event in 2013 for the town’s 250th
Anniversary celebrations.
Currently, Maguire said that the
committee is in the midst of organizing several events including a raffle for
a fine dining experience, arriving in a
vintage Bentley or Rolls Royce.
Tickets will be sold at various locations around town.
In the meantime, Maguire com-
TIMES file photo
George Holman Jr. (left) and Paul Maguire go over the course for the
Monson Road Hill Climb, part of Wilbraham’s 250th Anniversary festivities, in 2013.
mented that this year, Luso Federal
Credit Union has stepped up and became a major sponsor of the event. Additionally, he said that other sponsorship
opportunities are available for the event,
and that sponsors will be invited to attend a pre-race party the night before
the event. At the party, attendants will
have the opportunity to meet the drivers
and see up close the cars that will take
on the town’s steepest road.
“Come and watch a piece of history,” Maguire said. He noted that for
him, “The amount of the public that’s
asked for it,” has been most encouraging.
The Wilbraham Board of Selectmen, Chairman Robert Russell, Robert
Boilard and Susan Bunnell, have already approved the event.
Monson Road and its side streets
will be closed during the race. Maguire
said that for added safety, they will be
using hay bales to block intersections to
help serve as a visual cue for spectators
to keep away from the race course.
Maguire also explained that letters
will be going out to residents along the
race course and the side streets shortly.
He said that most of the homeowners
along the path were enthusiastic about
the last event, many planning parties to
coincide with the race.
“We could fill this whole town with
cars,” Maguire said, “we’re limited to
how much parking we have.”
For more information or to get involved, email wilbrahamhillclimb@
gmail.com or visit wilbrahamhillclimb.
com. The group as also started a Facebook page.
Tyler S. Witkop can be reached at
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Sunday, March 8, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
Back by popular demand! Six-time Grammy winners, The Chieftains have uncovered the
wealth of traditional Irish music that has accumulated over the centuries, making the
music their own with a style that is as exhilarating as it is definitive. You know that if the
Chieftains are in town, there’ll be a party.
Season Sponsors:
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Event Sponsors:
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His Bach performances are “a revealing journey into the soul,” states The Washington
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Audience members are invited to a pre-performance talk at 7 p.m. at the University
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Dining Out
February 26, 2015
21st century fare in a 20th century setting
By The Undercover Epicurean
T
he recent spate of snowstorms has
prevented me from going out to dinner as often as I usually do, but on
a rare snowfall-free weeknight evening,
my dining companion and I ventured out
to Villa Napoletana, a long-standing local
favorite in East Longmeadow.
The restaurant is located in a strip
mall on North Main Street just past Donut
Dip and is easy to miss if one has not been
there before. Parking, particularly in the
winter, is tight.
Upon entering the establishment, we
were immediately greeted by a hostess
who, although we didn’t have a reservation, requested both our first and last name
and phone number. She explained that the
latter information was so we could be
called in case we left something behind.
One enters the restaurant via the bar
area, which has dining rooms on either
side. We were seated at a cozy table for
two in the room to the left of the bar. The
room, with faux painted gold walls, gold
and maroon draperies adorning the windows, and Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald music playing in the background, has
the feel of an upscale Italian restaurant
from the 1950’s or 1960’s.
Cocktails
Although the restaurant has an extensive wine list, my lovely companion and
I both ordered vodka cocktails to warm
ourselves. We both agreed that the drinks,
very reasonably priced at $6 apiece, were
perfectly prepared—neither too strong
nor too weak.
While Villa Napoletana’s setting
seems as though it could be from the 20th
century, the extensive menu leans toward
21st century Italian fare.
The antipasti (appetizers), which are
primarily in the $10-$12 range, include
items such as Gamberi Grand Marnier
(sautéed shrimp with capers, roasted red
peppers and basil in a light Grand Marnier sauce) and Portabella Impottiti (grilled
marinated portabella mushroom stuffed
with spicy sausage stuffing, topped with
melted Asiago cheese).
We shared the portabella appetizer
($9.95), and while the large mushroom
was generous and appealingly presented on a bed of marinara sauce, we were
somewhat disappointed in the taste; the
sausage stuffing contained more bread
crumbs than sausage, and the marinara
sauce was barely lukewarm.
Chicken Modena
Villa Napoletana’s entrees include
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steak, a 14 ounce piece of beef served with
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The Tree City USA program has supported community forestry throughout the
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The trees will be shipped postpaid
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while I opted for the Chicken Modena,
a pan-sautéed chicken breast with mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, garlic, shallots
and fresh tomatoes in a balsamic brown
sauce ($18.95). Both entrees came with a
salad and side of pasta.
While waiting for our entrees, we
tried the warm bread served with an olive oil, balsamic, and red pepper dipping
sauce. The bread was crusty on the outside and dense and chewy on the inside,
but we both agreed that the dipping sauce
was a little bland.
My escort had requested that her steak
be prepared on the rare side of medium
rare, and when it arrived, it was cooked
exactly as ordered. She found the generous piece of beef to be tender and flavorful, although it was swimming in a plate
of sauce. She, as do I, prefer less sauce so
as to better enjoy the flavor of the meat.
My chicken, like the beef, was a large,
tender and flavorful portion, but also suffered from an excess of sauce. The sauce
was tasty, but heavy on the sun-dried tomatoes.
Al Dente Pasta
Both of our sides of ziti were cooked
perfectly al dente, tossed in a marinara
sauce, and topped with a dollop of ricotta
cheese. Again, though, the temperature of
the marinara sauce was tepid at best and
needed salt and pepper, which we had to
request, since neither of these condiments
were on the table.
Although we were both quite full,
we inquired as to what desserts were
available. Our waitress told us that the
homemade desserts for that evening included cannoli, tiramisu, crème brulee,
and a molten chocolate cake. We ordered
the tiramisu, but were disappointed when
our server came back and announced that
it was, in fact, unavailable that evening.
However, we considered this to be a sign
to skip the extra calories.
Villa Napoletana is open seven days
a week for dinner (5 p.m. – 12:30 a.m.)
and is located at 664 North Main St. in
East Longmeadow. Reservations can be
made by calling 732-9300, and the full
menu can be viewed online at villanapoletana.com. The restaurant offers a Sunday
brunch from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., as well as a
“Jazz and Standards” Sunday dinner from
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
***
Food fact: Portobello mushrooms are
crimini mushrooms, a coffee-colored variety of the world’s most commonly eaten
mushroom, the “button” mushroom, that
have been allowed to grow to full maturity. One cup of crimini mushrooms
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ARTS & Lifestyles
Wilbraham Art League
to exhibit in March
WILBRAHAM – The Wilbraham Art
League will be exhibiting their artwork at
the Wilbraham Public Library beginning
Tuesday, March 3 in the Brooks Room.
An artist reception will be held Sunday, March 8 from 2 – 4 p.m. Artwork will
be available for purchase.
The show’s theme is “Awakenings,”
chosen by members to give each artist an
opportunity to paint or create a piece of art
representing the coming of spring, a time
when new life appears. Photography,
basketry, jewelry, weavings and sculpture
are included in the display.
The art show will run through Monday, March 30.
For more information, visit wilbrahamartleague.org.
Gloria Rousseau displays her
watercolor of a sunflower.
TIMES photo submitted
Theatre Guild presents ‘Follies’
HAMPDEN – The Theatre Guild of
Hampden will journey back in time with
their spring production of the Stephen
Sondheim musical “Follies.”
It is the story of a generation of performers returning one last time to the opera house where they spent their youths,
to reminisce about their pasts. Accompanied by the ghosts of their young selves,
the performers recreate their show-stopping numbers, and remember their intertwining love stories.
This production, with direction by
Mark Giza, choreography by Kathleen
Delaney, and musical direction by Bill
Martin, will feature a cast of local actors. The performance dates are Saturday,
March 7, 14 and 21 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday,
March 8, 15 and 22 at 2 p.m., and Friday,
March 13 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fisk
Theatre at Wilbraham & Monson Academy.
To purchase tickets, visit TheatreGuildofHampden.org/tickets.
TIMES staff photo by Tyler S. Witkop
Artwork from Thornton W. Burgess Middle School students is now on
display at the Hampden Library.
Student art returns to Hampden Library
HAMPDEN – The Hampden Library has announced that student artwork will be on display now through
the end of March.
Thornton W. Burgess Middle
School students enrolled in Visual Art
teacher Ann Gagnon’s class have com-
pleted artwork including tempera pain
landscapes, value paintings and zentangle owls. The artwork is located in the
back of the library and available for
viewing during regular hours. For more
information, call 566-3047.
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February 26, 2015
A Community Gallery 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.”
Woodpeckers make a home in Rice’s Preserve.
Minnechaug Principal Stephen Hale spends
time with his daughter. A couple dances at
the Wilbraham Senior Center.The Hampden
Lions Club prepares pancakes. A duck lands
on ice. A Hampden boy views art. A toddler
explores the Hampden Senior Center.
Readers are encouraged to send in medium to high
resolution photos for this page by e-mail to
twitkop@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 Tower; castle in Spain.
TIMES photo by David Miles
Dancing with a Valentine…
Bad judgment…
Louie and Mei Lee, of Springfield, dance to the music of singer Ethel
Lee and Richie Mitnik during the Wilbraham Senior Center’s Valentine’s
Lunch Feb. 10.
TIMES photo by David Miles
A night
with dad…
Minnechaug
Principal Stephen
Hale poses with
his daughter
McKenna at St.
Cecilia’s Father/
Daughter Dance
Feb. 6.
Wilbraham photographer Peter Camy
lard duck attempting to land on ice a
Longmeadow, Jan. 3. He reports that t
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Meet the cooks…
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‘A Window on
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February 26, 2015
Schools
Polish Junior League to award scholarships
REGION – The Polish Junior League
of Massachusetts (PJLM) has announced
that it will be awarding scholarships to
undergraduate and graduate students.
For undergraduate scholarships students must be of Polish heritage, reside
permanently within Western Mass., be
enrolled in the sophomore year or higher
in a two or four-year college or university, and have never received a scholarship
from PJLM.
To be eligible for the graduate or nontraditional scholarship students must be
female and of Polish heritage, currently
enrolled or accepted in a graduate degree
program or a non-traditional student returning as an undergraduate at an accredited institution, permanently reside within
Western Mass., and have never received a
scholarship from PJLM.
Selection is based upon financial
need and academic merit.
Applications are available online at
polishjuniorleague.org or by sending a
self-addressed, stamped envelope with a
written request to: PJL Scholarship Chairperson, 60 Monroe St. Agawam, MA
01001.
Residents named
to Dean’s List
Students named to
Dean’s List
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Siena
College recently named its Dean’s
List for the Fall 2014 semester, with
Hampden and Wilbraham students
among them.
From Hampden is Bryan Goossens who majors in accounting.
From Wilbraham are Kory Garbasz, an actuarial science major, and
James Mapplethorpe, a finance major.
Founded in 1937, Siena College
is a private, Catholic Franciscan,
residential, liberal arts college with
a student body of about 3,000. Siena
College offers more than 1,200 program choices and professional curricula.
N. DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
(UMass-Dartmouth) recently announced
the Dean’s List for the 2014 Fall semester. Students are named to the Dean’s
List in recognition of earning a semester
grade point average of 3.2 or higher on a
four-point scale.
Christopher Crogan, Amanda Morini and Tomasz Pawlik, all of Hampden,
and Carina Hennessy of Wilbraham were
among the students earning Dean’s List
recognition.
UMass-Dartmouth is a public university engaged in personalized teaching
and innovative research, and acting as an
intellectual catalyst for regional economic, social, and cultural development.
Scholarships available through cultural center
SPRINGFIELD – The Italian Cultural Center of Western Mass., Inc. is offering scholarships to high school seniors
that are pursuing higher education. One
scholarship, the Dante Alighieri Scholarship, will be awarded to a student studying the Italian language.
Applications are available online at
iccwm.org. The application deadline is
Wednesday, April 1. For more informa-
tion, contact the scholarship committee at
iccscholarship@comcast.net or call 7841492 with your name, address, and phone
number.
The ICC is also looking for additional scholarship donors so that more
students could benefit from this program.
For more information, contact iccscholarship@comcast.net.
School Lunch MENUS
Elementary and Middle
Schools
Monday, March 2
French toast sticks, sausage links, applesauce, and sweet potato home fries
Tuesday, March 3
Chicken nuggets, choice of sauce,
brown rice, and corn
Wednesday, March 4
Macaroni and cheese, Popeye salad,
and carrots
Thursday, March 5
Hot dog, baked beans, and oven fries
Friday, March 6
Pizza and romaine salad
Middle Schools
Sampler platter and romaine salad
Alternates offered daily include chef
salad, bagel lunch, yogurt or cheese
stick. 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, March 2
Asian Rice Bowl Station – General
Tso’s chicken, brown rice, broccoli/
carrots
Main Street Deli – Crispy chicken
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie,
or chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – Veggie
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
Tuesday, March 3
Potato and cheese pierogis, red cabbage, apple slaw
Main Street Deli – Caesar chicken
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie or
chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – BBQ Chicken
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
Wednesday, March 4
North African gumbo over rice, dinner
roll
Main Street Deli – Chicken salad
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie or
chicken burger w/ toppings
Pizza Daily – Meatball
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
Thursday, March 5
Chicken cacciatore over pasta, garlic
knot, and green beans
Main Street Deli – Buffalo chicken
wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie or
chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – Chicken and broccoli
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
Friday, March 6
Chicken pot pie and steamed broccoli
Main Street Deli – Veggie wrap
Falcon Grille Daily – Cheese/veggie or
chicken burger w/toppings
Pizza Daily – Buffalo chicken
Specialty – Grilled chicken, Caesar
salad, buffalo chicken salad, chef salad, assorted wraps
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adult $3.75, milk 50 cents, breakfast
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building and not the “form.” He said that
currently the police station in town is not
properly functioning as such for the department in regard to modern policing
needs.
“I would suggest we make (cuts)
from the form side of it, rather than function,” Rigney said.
The first question that Interim Town
Administrator Thomas Sullivan asked following the presentation of McElravy was
where possible cuts could come from in
order to reduce building costs as much as
possible.
Square-Footage
According to McElravy, the most
substantial way to lower cost is to decrease total square-footage of a building.
Member Roger Chapdelaine noted
that in terms of substantial cost savings,
making minor alterations to the squarefootage of the building would only reduce
the total cost nominally. He said that the
cost savings for a police station isn’t the
same for cost savings on a residential
home.
“You’re putting together a jigsaw
puzzle where the shapes aren’t entirely
clear,” said McElravy.
He said that it is possible that unforeseen circumstances could drive up the
cost, such as material costs like steel.
Currently, the town is seeking to negotiate a price for the property owned by
Helen Moore at 2780 Boston Road, adjacent to the Fire Department. The property
has been offered at $425,000.
Prior to purchasing the lot and starting
any construction, voters would first need
to authorize both at Annual Town Meeting Monday, May 11 and then approve a
Proposition 2 ½ debt exclusion override
at Annual Town Election Saturday, May
16. According to McElravy, should the
project pass, they would be on schedule to
break ground on the construction project
by the fall of this year at the earliest.
“This fits [our program needs] now
and a few decades out,” Police Chief Roger Tucker said of the proposed building.
He noted that the current building, built
in 1904, does not conform to the needs of
modern policing.
The subcommittee is taking time to
consider the project estimate and determine what, if any cost savings could be
achieved. The group will next meet Tuesday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in the Police Station.
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Business
FloDesign adds to board of directors
WILBRAHAM – FloDesign Sonics, Inc. announced it has added Michael
Harsh to their Board of Directors. Harsh
served as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for GE Healthcare until
Dec 2014 and led their Global Science
and Technology Organization.
“The addition of Mike to our board
will have a profound impact on our
company. Mike has personally been involved with the research and development of acoustic based products in life
sciences. He has the ability to get into
the details while envisioning our global
strategy. We are delighted to have him
join our team,” said founder and CEO,
Stanley Kowalski III.
FloDesign Sonics is currently commercializing its first products – a system to separate and clarify cell culture
used in the manufacturing of protein
therapeutic drugs. They’ve also been
awarded multiple grants from both the
National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health totaling over
$2 million.
“I am really excited to be part of
FloDesign Sonics. Their entrepreneurial
spirit is contagious and the convergence
of this unique and innovative application of acoustics to filtration will unleash a new tool in healthcare that can
also be leveraged into other industries,”
Harsh said.
WNEU program receives accreditation
SPRINGFIELD – The Western
New England University (WNEU) Sport
Management program was recently accredited by the Commission on Sport
Management Accreditation (COSMA)
for 2014 through 2021.
COSMA is an accrediting body
whose purpose is to promote and recognize excellence in sport management
education worldwide in colleges and
universities at the baccalaureate and
graduate levels. COSMA reviews sport
management programs and evaluates
the program in terms of education career preparedness.
“We are very pleased and honored
to have achieved COSMA accreditation,” Professor and Chair of the Department of Sport Management Dr.
Sharianne Walker said. “This marks a
major milestone in the program’s histo-
ry and speaks volumes about the quality
of the University, College of Business,
and our Sport Management program.”
The Sport Management program at
Western New England University was
established in the 1996-97 academic
year. The program is designed to prepare students to pursue professional careers in all facets of the sport industry
from professional sport and stadium
and arena management to intercollegiate athletics, footwear and sporting
goods, sport media, sport marketing,
international sport, and sport agency.
Alumni of the Sport Management
program work in a wide variety of sport
organizations including ESPN, New
Balance, NBC Sports, PGA Tour, New
England Revolution, and Boston Red
Sox.
TIMES photo submitted
What a walk…
Michele Axtmann (right), owner of The Scented Garden Gift Shop in
The Wilbraham Shops, presents Wilbraham resident Ann Chenier with
a gift basket donated by participants of the first ever Christmas Walk
Dec. 5. Participating merchants were The Toy Orchard, Oh So Pretties,
Hurley’s Children’s Cottage, Lately Liz Boutique and Pop’s Biscotti.
PeoplesBank names senior VP
HOLYOKE – Douglas A.
risk oversight.
Bowen, president and CEO of
Bernier joined the bank in
PeoplesBank, has announced
2009.
the promotion of Paul R. Berni“Paul’s skills, experience,
er to senior vice president, chief
and leadership are tremendously
risk officer.
important to us as we grow and
In his new position, Berinnovate,” Bowen said.
nier, a Wilbraham resident, will
Bernier possesses more than
be responsible for the overall
25 years of financial services exmanagement of the bank’s inperience. He holds a Master of
ternal audit, enterprise-wide
Science in business administraPaul Bernier
risk management, compliance,
tion from Bentley University
security and loan review programs. He and a Bachelor of Science in business
previously served as first vice president, management from Fairfield University.
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SPORTS
Ludlow duo turns back Minnechaug
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
F
ollowing a pair of very
close road losses, the Ludlow girls basketball team
really didn’t want to end the
regular season with a home loss
against archrival Minnechaug on
senior night.
Senior co-captains Kierra
McCarthy and Alyssa Guyon
combined to score 36 points, as
the Lady Lions squeaked out a
53-48 victory against the Lady
Falcons at Mullins Gymnasium,
last Wednesday night.
“This is a very special win
for us seniors because it could
have been our final home game
of the season,” said Guyon, who
has scored more than 1,500 career points during her outstanding varsity basketball career. “It
improved our season record to
10-10 and we also finished tied
for second place in the league
standings. We did lose a couple
of key seniors from last year’s
team and everybody thought
that it wasn’t going to be a great
year for us, but we proved them
wrong.”
The Lady Lions, who captured the Valley Wheel League
title a year ago, finished tied
with Minnechaug in the league
standings with a 5-3 mark. Even
though the Lady Lions won their
10th game of the season against
Minnechaug, they had already
qualified for the Western Mass.
Division 2 Tournament with
the help of the 70 percent rule.
They finished with a 5-2 record
against their Division 2 and 3 opponents.
“All of the other teams in
our league are in Division 1, so
we were able to qualify for the
Division 2 Tournament by using the 70 percent rule, ” said
Ludlow head coach Tim Brillo.
“There are a total of eight teams
who have qualified for the Division 2 Tournament this year. All
of them are very good teams, so
we’ll need to play our best game
of the season in order to win.”
When the tournaments
seedings were announced at the
Basketball Hall Of Fame last
Saturday afternoon, the Lady Lions found out that they were the
fourth-seeded team and they’ll
be hosting fifth-seeded Belchertown in a quarterfinal game at 7
p.m. on Friday night.
The Lady Falcons, who lost
to the Lady Lions, 52-48, in a
home game a week earlier, also
finished the regular season with
a 10-10 overall record. They
entered the Division 1 Tournament as the fourth seed and were
scheduled to host fifth-seeded
Sci-Tech in first round game on
Tuesday night. The winner of
that contest will be playing at
top-seeded Central in a quarterfinal game on Friday night.
Guyon, McCarthy, and Emily Sevigne, who’s the other
Ludlow senior, were honored in
a ceremony before the start of
Please see LADY FALCONS,
page 20
Minnechaug’s
Paulina
Modestow (24) tries to
go up for a jumper in the
paint.
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Minnechaug’s Rachel Granger (15) reaches out to grab a
loose ball.
Cronin commits to Southern Conn. State
WILBRAHAM - It was a
long wait, but for Wilbraham
& Monson Academy senior Nicole Cronin of Hampden, it was
worth it.
After waiting 10 months, Nicole signed a commitment letter
Feb. 13 to attend school and play
soccer at Southern Connecticut
State University.
“I really liked the campus.
It was more modern and fit what
I was looking for,” said Cronin,
who said she knew she wanted to
attend SCSU since April 2014.
“It had the major I wanted and I
got along with the coach so well
that it seemed like a good fit.
“This was the top and where
I wanted to go.”
Cronin helped the WMA
girls soccer team reach the top
game of the 2014 season, with
the Titans qualifying for the New
England Class B final.
“During Nicole’s four-career at the Academy, she has
had a tremendous impact on
our program as a player and as
a person,” coach Don Nicholson
said. “Nicole was a central marking back for us and did her job
with efficiency and great determination. She was always given
a tough assignment, but Nicole
LAF hosts annual
awards banquet
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
Turley Publications submitted photo
Nicole Cronin, of Hampden, will be going to Southern Connecticut State University in the fall.
never backed away from a challenge. She played a key role in
the overall success our program
continued to experience during
her tenure on our team.
“Nicole will be greatly
missed, but I know she will be a
welcome addition to the program
at Southern Connecticut.”
Cronin, who will major in
Therapeutic Recreation at SCSU,
has earned the opportunity to
play Division 2 soccer. She said
that particular good fortune came
Please see CRONIN, page 18
Minnechaug’s Toni Olstein
(34) goes up for a shot in
the paint.
LUDLOW - The 26th annual Lusitano Alumni & Fans
Western Mass. High School
Soccer Awards Banquet was
held at the Gremio-Lusitano
Club in Ludlow on Sunday
night.
Ludlow High School boys
soccer coach Greg Kolodziey
received the Larry Briggs
Award, which is given annually by the Pioneer Valley Soccer Officials Association.
Greg’s father, William, received the award in 1990.
A few other people associated with Ludlow soccer,
who have received the Briggs
award since it first began in
1947, are John Millane (1951),
John Kurty (1962), Angelo
Teixera (1981), Tony Goncalves (1991), Fred Pereira
(2002), and Ron Dias (2010).
The Stephanie Santos
Memorial Scholarship Award
was presented to Easthampton
High School senior goalkeep-
er Alyssa Fugiel, who also
received the Division 3 Most
Valuable Player award. Fugiel
allowed only three goals and
posted 13 shutouts last fall.
The LAF Scholarship
Award was presented to Wahconah senior forward Kevin
Boino, who scored a total of
27 goals and had 11 assists last
fall. He’ll be playing college
soccer at UMass-Amherst.
The Division 1 boys Most
Valuable Player Award, which
was voted on by the coaches,
was presented to Ludlow High
School senior forward Mike
Goncalves, who was a threeyear member of the Lions
varsity soccer team. Despite
missing several games with
injuries last fall, Goncalves
scored 12 goals and had three
assists.
“Mike missed about half
of our games last year because
of an injury, but when he’s on
the field, he’s a very dangerous
player,” Kolodziey said. “He’s
a very hard worker and it’s
Please see AWARDS,
page 18
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February 26, 2015
Page 17
Minnechaug swimmers advance to States
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD - The Art
Linkletter Natatorium at Springfield College has once again
played host to the Western Mass
Sectional Swimming Championship. Swimmers from Minnechaug were participants in
both the boys and girls sessions.
For two months over December and January, high school
swimmers from Western Mass
have been competing in dual
meets and with the beginning
of February comes the championships. Over the course of the
season, swimmers had to qualify
to swim at the Sectionals. This
year the boys swam in the early
afternoon, with girls following in
the evening session.
A total of 26 swimmers
from Minnechaug took part in
the meet. There were 16 girls
and 12 boys. In the early session the boys finished second to
Longmeadow with 234 points,
thus bringing to an end their
run of championships at seven.
The girls were fourth with 185
points.
Lauren Quinn was the top
performer on the day being one
of three double winners in the
girls meet. There were just four
overall. She took first in the 50yard and 100-yard freestyles.
Quinn was on two relays, as the
butterflyer on the 200-yard medley and the anchor on the 400yard freestyle. Both got third
place. Karl Tomlinson led the
boys on the day with a second
in the 100-yard backstroke and
a third in the 100-yard freestyle.
He also led off the second place
400-yard freestyle relay and did
the backstroke leg of the 200yard medley relay.
The boys session got underway with the 200-yard medley
relay. The foursome of Tomlinson, James Webber, Chandler Parker and Jack Normoyle
swam 1:43.61 and placed third.
Belchertown won with a 1:41.41
beating
out
Northampton,
1:43.06, who were just a half
second faster than the Falcons.
The 200-yard freestyle was
next. It was David Adamski,
1:51.07 taking sixth and Jacob
Peters, 1:58.33 in 13th. Ryan
Maniello of South Hadley won
the race ahead of Benjamin
LeClair of Belchertown by .48
seconds. Brandon Louison of
Monument Mountain, 1:48.93,
was third. With 49 points at this
stage, the Falcons remained in
third. Parker went 2:10.49 in
the 200-yard Individual Medley
for eighth place and Luis Angel, 2:17.09 picked up points,
as did Zach Peters, 2:25.50,
finishing 15th and 16th. Sebastian Karpinski was 21st in
the event. Matthew Quinney of
Belchertown took top honors.
His 1:59.78 was well ahead of
second place, Nathan McClure
of South Hadley, who came in at
2:05.19. West Side’s John Blair
was right behind at 2:05.42. The
Falcons were still third with 63
points. Webber and Normoyle
did the 50-yard freestyle and
placed seventh and 10th. Webber went 23.41 and Normoyle
did 23.96. Marc Klepacki of Amherst got the win with 22:16. He
edged out, Johnny Williams of
Northampton, 22.33. Third went
Stephen Arvanitis, 22:74, of Chicopee Comp. The Minnechaug
total grew to 82 points and they
were still in third through four
events.
At this point, the diving
scores were in inserted. The
Falcons had no entries. Winning a day earlier was Connor
Pennington of Monson. His
win was a repeat of a year ago.
He scored 520.15 points. Jason
Martinez, 445.10 of Central was
second and Justin Moloney of
Monson, 411.00, gave the Indians a 1-3 finish. With the zero
points in diving, Minnechaug
fell to fourth, as Northampton
passed them. Longmeadow and
Belchertown still held the top
two spots.
The swimming resumed with
the 100-yard butterfly. Parker,
59.24, got 10th and Zach Peters, 1:02.30 was 16th. Andrew
Allard placed 19th. The event
was won by Williams in 50.67.
Andrew Endress of Belchertown
took second in 54.42 and Nicholas Rosso of Westfield was third
in 54.71. Minnechaug, now up
to 90 points, stayed in fourth.
Tomlinson placed fourth in the
100-yard freestyle, touching the
wall at 50.10, while Normoyle
scored with a 13th in 52.80. Klepacki made it a double with his
49.15 win, beating Blair, 49.71
and Zachary Meunier, 50.02 of
Longmeadow. This was a 19point event for the Falcons and
with 109 points, they jumped to
second place. In the 500-yard
freestyle, all four of their entrants
scored. Adamski, 5:00.64 was
fourth; Jacob Peters, 5:26.64 was
10th; Allard, 5:30.28 was 13th;
Eric Dzierzgowski, 5:37.36 was
16th. LaClair won the 500-yard
freestyle going 4:49.77 to beat
Louison, 4:55.67 and Maniello,
5:00.47. For Minnechaug, that
was 27 points and it solidified
the Falcons’ hold on second as
they totaled 136 points.
Jacob Peters, Angel, Normoyle and Chris Adamski
teamed up for the 200-yard freestyle relay and their 1:40.41 got
them ninth place. The Longmeadow foursome won, going
1:33.83, ahead of East Longmeadow, 1:33.57 and Monument
Mountain, 1:33.84. Minnechaug
had fallen behind Longmeadow
by 91 points and it became apparent that they were unlikely to
catch the Lancers. They had, by
now, begun to solidify their hold
on second., being 20 points up
on Belchertown.
Tomlinson, very nearly won
the 100-yard backstroke his
55.42 was just.05 seconds behind
Northampton’s Nick Whitcomb
at 55.37. Karpinski scored, as
well for the Falcons with a 15th
in 1:09.40. Dennis Lelic from
Belchertown, was third in 57.41.
Webber got third for Minnechaug
in the 100-yard breaststroke in
1:04.41 and Angel was eighth in
1:07.78 for the Falcons’ points.
Dzierzgowski placed 18th,
ahead of Webber was Charly
Blazy, 1:01.05, of Longmeadow
and Quinney, 1:02.67. It was the
Lancers’ only win in an individ-
ual event. The meet concluded
with the 400-yard freestyle relay
and a strong second by the Minnechaug foursome of Tomlinson,
Parker, Webber and Chris Adamski. Their time was 3:23.18.
Belchertown won, making two
out of three wins in relays. Their
time of 3:20.37 was nearly 3
seconds ahead of Minnechaug,
3:23.19. Longmeadow, 3:24.17,
was third.
In the meet, the Longmeadow moved into first in the fourth
event and gradually separated
itself from the rest of the field,
finishing with 310 points to
Minnechaug’s 234. The Lancer
were well ahead of Minnechaug
with 234. Belchertown was third
with 213. They led through three
events, before the Lancers passed
them. The Orioles went back and
forth with Amherst over the last
few events. The Hurricanes were
fourth with 195. Rounding out
the top five was Northampton
with 184 points.
The girls meet followed
in the evening. Minnechaug,
1:55.85, took third in the 200yard medley relay with Kait
Kelly, Kayla Gurney, Quinn
and Nora Scully. Beating them
out were Monument Mountain, 1:50.85 and Longmeadow,
1:51.25. Both of those times
broke the old record.
Kelly was sixth in the 200yard freestyle in 2:00.17 for the
Falcons. Emily Baskin, 17th
and Haleigh Kology, 21st also
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JV hoop team completes solid season
WILBRAHAM - The Minnechaug boys junior varsity basketball team recently completed a
very successful season. The Falcons compiled an impressive 16-5
record that included a stretch of
11 consecutive wins.
Led by sophomore co-captains Matt Garbecki and Brandon
Martin, the Falcons were tough
to beat every time they took the
court. Thrilling come from behind
wins against South Hadley and
East Longmeadow highlighted the
season as well as a heart stopping
come from behind overtime win
against Belchertown.
Matt Garbecki led the team
in scoring averaging 15 points
per game. He also led the team
in three-point shooting with a 41
percent average. Freshman Connor McQuade was the teams leading rebounder averaging six rebounds per game and was second
in scoring. Sophomore guards
Nick Santos and Tim Denault led
the team in steals and assists and
Sophomore Mike Cammilleri was
the team’s best free throw shooter
with an average of 80 percent.
Sophomores Brandon Martin,
February 26, 2015
Wegrzynek
helps out Bison
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women’s basketball player
and senior captain Alexis
Wegrzynek, of Wilbraham,
finished with 10 points in a
55-50 loss to Eastern Nazarene on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
She also had 12 points
and four assists in a 45-41
loss to Wentworth on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Heineman
draws walk
WINTER PARK, Fla.
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on Thursday, Feb. 19.
2014 freshwater sportfishing
award winners announced
Turley Publications submitted photo
The Minnechaug junior varsity boys basketball team recently
completed a great season.
Mike Canning, Will Ryan, Taylor
Colkos and Cole Modestow were
solid contributors as well. Sophomore co-captain Brian Tessicini
provided an early season spark
before being injured. The Falcons
are coached by Tom Cebula and
assisted by CW Zimmer.
These Falcons were a scrappy
and determined group and set out
to put a win on the board whenever they took the court. Fans
were treated to exciting basketball which made this long winter
much more bearable. The guys
are already looking forward to
next season, which starts in just
39 weeks.
REGION - Winners of
the 2014 Freshwater Sportfishing Awards have been
announced. Mark Mohan,
Jr. of Pembroke and Todd
Matera, of Palmer, tied for
2014 Adult Angler of the
Year, catching 10 species
each.
Jake Souza of Berkley
is 2014 Youth Angler of the
Year, catching 11 species.
The list of 2014 Adult
and Youth Gold Pin winners
are posted on thewebsite.
The Freshwater Sportfishing Awards ceremony will
be held this spring; details
will be announced when
the date is finalized. Meanwhile, interested anglers of
all ages that would like to
participate in the 2015 program should visit the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards
Program web page to learn
more. Anglers now have two
options for submit their trophy catch: catch and keep
and catch and release.
Minnechaug places sixth at Western Mass
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD – Anthony
Basile won his second straight
Western Massachusetts Division
1 wrestling championship when
he defeated Putnam’s Xander
Chapman by decision in the finals of 145-pound weight class.
Basile tore his anterior crucial ligament two years ago during a Thanksgiving football game
in 2012. He spent nearly a year
recovering and missed his entire
sophomore wrestling season.
He came back last year and
wrestled his way to a Western
Mass. championship and followed that with strong performances at the state and all-state
meets, leading to his first appearance at the New England tournament in Rhode Island.
Last Saturday afternoon at
Central, Basile made the first
step toward a return trip to New
England when he took command
of his finals match, scoring a
couple of takedowns and limiting Chapman to just one escape
in a 6-1 decision victory.
Chapman was incredible
challenger to Basile, who fought
hard and earned the right to defend his championship from last
season.
Basile has had an excellent
season so far and is poised to
move forward.
The senior grappler was
among four Agawam wrestlers
that reached the finals in the
CRONIN from page 16
AWARDS from page 16
largely due to the chance she
was given at the Academy.
“My four-year career
was great and special,” Cronin said. “Having the opportunity that coach Nic gave me
. . . I appreciate it very much.
I loved playing with the girls
here, and stepping onto the
field every day with them
made it easier to go out onto
the field and play with the
team. I’m definitely going to
miss the school; it’s where I
met most of my friends.”
always nice to see one of your
players win the MVP award.
Goncalves is the fifth soccer
player from Ludlow High School
to receive the MVP award since
1989. The other four are Paul
Fontoura (1989), Jason Chelo
(1999), Steve Jorge (2000), and
Michael Jordan (2009).
The Division 1 Boys First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publication coverage
area are Alex Desaulnier (Minnechaug Regional), Tyler Diotalevi (Ludlow High School),
Brodie Keene (Agawam High
School), Matt
LaBranche
(Minnechaug
Regional), Kris
Page (Agawam
High School)
and Goncalves.
Agawam
defeated Minnechaug, 4-0,
in a quarterfinal
game last November before
losing to West
Springfield, 30, in the semifinals.
The
Division 1 girls
Most Valuable
Player Award
tournament. As a team, Agawam
would finish in third place overall. Central won its 11th straight
sectional championship scoring
an amazing 300 points to run
away with the win.
West Springfield edged out
Agawam at the end of the meet,
placing second with 139.5 points.
Agawam was in third place with
135.5 points.
The Brownies were very
strong in the upper weights
throughout the second half of the
season, and two injured Agawam
grapplers made it all the way to
their respective finals, and will
move on to the state meet as a
result.
Fred Karl-Morin climbed
to the top of the mountain at
195 pounds. He was defeated by
Jered Escribano, a grappler from
Central, by a 5-1 decision.
Twin brother Jim Karl-Morin also fell in the finals at 220
pounds. He was defeated by
Central’s Ryan Pinkham 5-1 as
well.
Agawam’s other finalist was
Nick Blais. Blais had an excellent season and won his 100th
match prior to the Western Mass.
meet. He made it to the finals at
170 pounds. He was beaten by
Ja’stice Viruet, a Central wrestler, by a 7-0 decision.
Other team performances at
the meet included Minnechaug
finishing sixth with 105.5 points,
Chicopee Comp in seventh with
101 points, Ludlow eighth with
76 points, and Chicopee High
coming in last with 42 points.
Comp’s Brandon Moreau
made it to the finals at 106
pounds, getting pinned in the
first period of the matchup. Minnechaug’s Riley Jacobsen fell 40 in the 113-pound final.
At 138 pounds, Minnechaug’s Ryan Monteiro was a
13-6 decision winner over Central’s Eric Rodriguez. Michael
Lemoine was beat at 152 pounds
4-2 by Central’s Joel Serrano.
At 160 pounds, Nick Godbout suffered a defeat in the finals. He was pinned in the first
period.
The top six in each weight
class move on to the state tournament this weekend.
was presented to West Springfield High School senior Catie
Lipscomb, who helped her team
capture the Division 1 state title.
The Division 1 Girls First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publications coverage area Ashley Cavanaugh
(Belchertown High School),
Giavanna Colaccino (Ludlow
High School), Isabella Eduardo
(Chicopee High School), Jaileen
Goncalves (Minnechaug Regional), Jennifer Hackett (Ludlow High School), Kayla Henry
(Belchertown High School),
Caitlin MacGregor (Minnechaug
Regional), Kailah Papuga and
(Ludlow High School).
The Division 3 Boys Most
Valuable Player Award was presented to Hampshire Regional
senior Brendan Bzdel.
The Division 3 Boys First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publications coverage
area are Billy Aldrich (Belchertown High School), Bryan
Brasil (Hampshire Regional),
Jonathan Collins (Southwick
High School), Connor Curtin
(Belchertown High School),
Jonathan Ingram (Belchertown High School), Chris Noga
(Belchertown High School),
and Joao Soares (Palmer High
School), and Bzdel.
Belchertown captured the
Western Mass. title by defeating
Mount Greylock, 1-0, in penalty
kicks. They also defeated Central Mass. champion Oakmont
2-1 in pk’s in the state semifinals
before losing to Eastern Mass.
champion Wayland, 1-0, in overtime.
The Division 3 Girls First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publication coverage
area are Lauren Aldrich (Hampshire Regional), Kate Desormier
(Granby High School), Alicia
Frappier (Granby High School),
Sophie Gatzounas (South Hadley High School), Maddy Stahelski (Palmer High School),
and Meghan Sullivan (Granby
High School).
Granby lost 1-0 to Wahconah in the Western Mass. finals.
The Division 4 Boys Most
Valuable Player Award was presented to Smith Academy senior
Quinn Rickert.
The Division 4 Boys First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publications coverage are all from Monson High
School. They are Connor Hicks,
Tyler Lefebvre, Pat Murphy, and
Robert Payne.
Monson defeated Hopkins
Academy, 2-0, in the Western
Mass. finals before losing a
heartbreaker to Central Mass.
Sutton, 1-0 in PKs, in the state
semifinals.
The Division 4 girls Most
Valuable Player Award was presented to Monson sophomore
Bryanna Murphy. Her older sister, Brooke was the Division 2
MVP award in 2012 and the Division 3 MVP award. No other
Monson girls soccer player has
ever won the award.
“I’m honored to receive the
MVP award,” Murphy said. “I
really didn’t expect to get it this
year because there were so many
very good soccer players in Division 4 this year.”
The Division 4 Girls First
Team All-Star selections from
the Turley Publication coverage
area are Danielle Easton (Holyoke Catholic), Alyssa Moreau
(Gateway), Jessica Van Heynigen (Gateway), Jessie Walton
(Gateway), Megan McGuill
(Monson High School), Mikayla
Rouette (Monson High School),
and Murphy.
Monson defeated Gateway,
2-0, in the Western Mass. finals
and Central Mass. champion
Douglas, 2-1 in overtime, before
losing to Eastern Mass. champion East Bridgewater, 3-0, in the
state finals.
Brian O’Connell, who’s the
editor and staff writer at New
England Soccer Today was this
year’s guest speaker.
February 26, 2015
The Wilbraham-Hampden TIMES
Health & Wellness
Page 19
Women and girls HIV/AIDS awareness day
SPRINGFIELD – The
AIDS Foundation of Western
Massachusetts, Inc. (AFWM)
announced its fourth annual
Women & Girls HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day Conference will
be held at Baystate Health’s
Chestnut Building on Saturday,
March 14 beginning at 9 a.m.
The conference is for everyone who cares about women and
girls and HIV/AIDS. Women,
girls, and all others who want
to learn more about prevention,
treatment, and support are welcome. Participants do not need to
be HIV positive or at risk for HIV
to attend, and no one will ask or
be asked to disclose their status.
Breakfast and lunch are
complimentary. All attendees
will receive bags with memen-
tos and information, including
a copy of “My Pet Virus” by
Shawn Decker.
Registration is required and
can be done by email at info@
aidsfoundationwm.org or by
calling 592-5444 by Friday,
March 6.
For more information, log
on to www.aidsfoundationwm.
org.
Become a hero by giving blood during
Red Cross Month in March
REGION – During Red
Cross Month in March, the
American Red Cross reminds
eligible blood donors that it
doesn’t take a cape or superpowers to be a hero. By donating blood, donors can help save
patients in need.
Red Cross Month is dedicated to the everyday individuals who support the Red Cross
mission by giving blood, volunteering their time, learning life-
YMCA teaches
CPR class
WILBRAHAM – The
Scantic Valley YMCA will
hold courses on CPR in the
Community and Workplace
Friday, Feb. 27 from 10
to 11:30 a.m. and Friday,
March 27 from 2 to 3:30
p.m. Both courses will be
held at Scantic Valley, 45
Post Office Park in Wilbraham. The cost is $45 for
members and $65 for nonmembers.
For more information,
call Scantic Valley at 5962749.
saving skills or making a financial contribution.
Locally, drives are scheduled at the Wilbraham Fire Department from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
on Saturday, March 7 and at the
East Longmeadow Starbucks,
66 Center Square, from 9 a.m.
– 2 p.m. Saturday, March 14.
The Red Cross reminds
people that the need for blood is
constant and that they depend on
blood donors to collect enough
TIMES photo by David Miles
blood to meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600
hospitals nationwide. Donors
with all blood types are needed,
particularly those with Types
O negative, A negative and B
negative.
To learn more about donating blood and to schedule an
appointment, download the Red
Cross Blood Donor App, visit
redcrossblood.org or call 800733-2767.
Volunteers sought by Cancer Society
HOLYOKE – The American
Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program is in need of volunteers to drive local cancer patients
to and from their chemotherapy
and/or radiation treatments.
An integral part of treating
cancer successfully is making
sure patients receive their treatments, but many find making
transportation arrangements a
challenge. Road to Recovery
provided more than 8,000 free
rides to cancer patients in Massachusetts last year, but needs new
volunteer drivers to keep up with
the demand for transportation.
Volunteers use their own
vehicle and set their own schedule. Treatment appointments take
place weekdays, primarily during
business hours. For more information, contact Michele Dilley
from the American Cancer Society at 508-270-4644 or Michele.
dilley@cancer.org.
Adult exercise classes
WILBRAHAM – There will be free adult exercise class conducted by Mary Ellen Schmidt on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:40
a.m. at the Wilbraham Senior Center. Call 596-8379 to register.
Giving blood…
Wilbraham resident Loran Lawrence gives blood at
the Wilbraham Fire Station while her son Joshua captures the moment on camera.
Event to benefit women’s heart
health feature testimonials
SPRINGFIELD – The
American Heart Association announced it will host its sixth annual Western Massachusetts Go
Red For Women Luncheon on
Friday, Feb. 27. Over 300 people
are expected to attend the luncheon taking place at the Log
Cabin in Holyoke.
The benefit luncheon will
kick off with registration at 10
a.m. followed by educational
breakout sessions, inspiring survivor stories and educational keynote speaker, Michael R. Matty.
Matty is president of St. Germain
Investment Management.
Today, one-in-three women
in the United States have some
form of cardiovascular disease,
but only 21 percent of women
view heart disease as a health
threat. And although cardiovascular disease claims the lives
of more than 460,000 women
nationally each year, causing al-
most one death per minute, it is
preventable through education
and research.
The Go Red For Women
luncheon is designed to empower
women with the information,
education and awareness needed
to help reduce their risk of heart
disease and stroke.
Matty will lead recruitment
efforts of volunteers, survivors,
and business leaders to help
fundraising efforts. Funds will go
toward research and education to
reduce disability and death from
cardiovascular disease and stroke
in Massachusetts.
Women are encouraged to
attend the luncheon and learn
how to take charge of their
heart health. For more information on sponsorship or to purchase tickets, call Go Red For
Women Luncheon Director Traci
Heath at 413-262-3223 or go to
wmassgored.ahaevents.org.
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Obituary
February 26, 2015
Selectmen, school committee discuss middle
school situation
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Death Notice
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2015
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The Wilbraham Board of
Appeals will hold a Public
H e a r i n g o n T h u r s d a y,
March 12, 2015, at 5:30 PM
in the Town Office Building,
240 Springfield Street, on the
petition of Peter and Beverlee
Corriveau for a Special
Permit under the provisions
of Section 3.9.2.13 of the
Wilbraham Zoning By-Law
to allow a landscaping business to be operated as a home
occupation within the existing residence and to allow the
storage of associated equipment on property owned by
Peter and Beverlee Corriveau
located at 650 Monson Road
as further detailed on the
application and plans on file
with the Board of Appeals.
Edward Kivari, Jr.
Chairman
2/26,3/5/15
legal notice
The Hampden-Wilbra­ham
Regional School Com­mittee
announces the following
date for a public hearing on
the proposed regional budget for FY2016: Tues­day,
March 10, 2015, 6:00 pm,
Minnechaug Regional High
School Auditorium, 621 Main
St., Wilbraham, MA.
2/26/15
Flynn said. He said HWRSC and MSTF
need to do a better job at communicating
the state of the middle schools in terms of
the declining enrollment and from a maintenance perspective.
Currently combined capital repairs
are estimated in excess of $10 million for
Thornton W. Burgess (TWB) and Wilbraham Middle Schools (WMS) alone.
“We’re doing a good job masking
it,” Ducey said, noting that HWRSC has
been working on equitably providing the
same resources to both TWB and WMS.
He noted that with declining enrollment
numbers, especially at TWB which has a
smaller population, it becomes increasingly difficult to create a reasonable budget and manintain programs.
Ducey cautioned that, while nothing
has been determined regarding the middle
schools, “status quo isn’t going to happen.” He said that if nothing changes to the
regional agreement, parents in both communities will see some type of changes to
the schools in response. Ducey explained
that could include changes to programming and building configuration.
“You’ve got a fight on your hands,”
Selectman Vincent “Vinnie” Villamaino
said. He noted that parents don’t want to
hear that their children could have to cross
town lines or even lose their school.
Change Minds
Flynn noted that currently there is a
lot of misinformation circulating through
social media.
“How are you going to go about
changing people’s minds?” Villamaino
asked.
O’Shea said that they need to continue to educate the public through open
forums and meetings.
Currently, the district is exploring the
possibility of a one regionalized middle
school model. The MSTF has recommended to the HWRSC to try and enter
the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Core Program in order to
explore funding possibilities, which has
yet to be decided upon.
O’Shea has said that if the district
were to be accepted into the Core Program, at the earliest, students would enter
a building by 2021.
The MSTF is also exploring a range
of short term solutions to dealing with the
enrollment decline, which include the possibility of modular classrooms and busing
children across town lines.
No decisions have been made regarding the middle schools and any decision
that would differ from the current regional agreement would require approval at a
town meeting in both Hampden and Wilbraham.
Currently, all of the documents regarding the MSTF and district enrollment
are available online at hwrsd.org.
Tyler S. Witkop can be reached at
twitkop@turley.com.
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LADY FALCONS from page 16
last Wednesday night’s game.
Guyon, who’s a forward,
posted a double-double in the
second meeting of the Lady Falcons with a game-high 23 points
and 14 rebounds. She scored 20
or more points in 15 of the 20
regular season games. McCarthy,
who’s a guard, just missed recording a rare triple-double. She finished the contest with 13 points,
nine rebounds and a game-high
nine assists. Sevigne, who’s normally a reserve forward, made
her first start of the season on senior night. She finished with two
points and two rebounds.
Minnechaug was led by senior guard Caitlin MacGregor
and senior forward Toni Olstein,
who both finished with 15 points.
Olstein also pulled down 12 rebounds. Senior guard Paulina
Modestow, who’s an outstanding volleyball player, finished the
game with 11 points and seven
rebounds.
With 6:30 remaining in the
fourth quarter, the Lady Falcons
took the lead for the final time
at 44-43 following a MacGregor
layup, which was her only made
field goal of the second half. She
made three 3-pointers during the
opening half leading to 13 points.
The Lady Lions would retake the lead when Sevigne buried a foul line jumper, which began a 10-0 run.
Two minutes later, McCarthy buried a 3-pointer from the
right side increasing the Lady
Lions lead to 48-44. It was McCarthy’s third and final trey of
the contest.
Then Guyon, who scored
34 points in the first meeting of
the season against Minnechaug,
made three free throws and a putback hoop, which extended the
Lady Lions lead to 53-44 with
2:00 left in regulation.
The Lady Falcons did battle
back with a jumper from the left
corner by junior guard Rachel
Granger (five points) and a layup
by Modestow slicing the deficit
down to five points with 25 seconds left on the scoreboard clock,
but the visitors weren’t able to
get any closer than that.
“Basketball is usually a
game of runs,” Brillo said. “We
just made a big run in the fourth
quarter, which gave us a little bit
of a cushion. It was nice having
the lead down the stretch.”
Both teams made big runs
during the opening quarter.
The Lady Falcons took an
early 5-0 lead before the Lady
Lions took over the momentum
with a 13-2 run.
Following a McCarthy steal
and a lay-up basket, Guyon
scored eight points, which were
sandwiched around a 3-pointer
from the top of the key by junior
forward Stephanie Guillen (six
points).
Then Minnechaug closed
the first quarter with an 8-0 run.
Olstein scored four of the eight
points, while MacGregor added
a pair of free throws and sophomore guard Tessa Lagodich made
a layup, which turned out to be
her only points of the game.
The score was tied a couple
of times in the second quarter
before MacGregor made a threepointer from the top of the key,
which capped off a 9-1 run giving Minnechaug a 30-24 advantage with 41 seconds left in the
first half.
Guyon would cut the deficit
in half when she knocked down
a long bomb from the left side at
the buzzer.
The Lady Lions retook the
lead in the middle of the third
quarter following back-to-back
foul line jumpers by junior guard
Stacia Papuga (seven points).
A pair of made free throws
by Olstein in the final seconds of
the quarter gave Minnechaug a
slim 42-40 lead heading into the
final 8:00 of the contest.
Guyon and McCarthy, who
are both four-year varsity basketball players, won all eight games
that they played against rival
Minnechaug.
SWIMMERS from page 17
Longmeadow went 1:54.76 to
win, beating Kerry Fleming of
Northampton by 2.5 seconds,
1:57.29. Megan Dustin, 2:00.06,
of Agawam, was third. The
Lancers picked up another win
in the 200-yard Individual Medley with Jerrica Li breaking the
record by .83 seconds. She beat
Kelsey Johnstone of Westfield by
a full 7 seconds. Maeve Wilber,
2:09.98 of Monument Mountain
was third. Minnechaug had one
entrant, Catherine Avery, and she
was 18th. The Falcons who were
third overall after the first and
second events, dropped to fifth
after this. Quinn won the 50 free
with a 24.56, beating Caroline
Bissaillon of Monument Mountain, 25.17 and Maria Caputo of
Longmeadow, 25.42, Scully got
points for the Falcons with her
15th-place finish in 26.79. Jordan Baker was 17th and Gurney
was 23rd. Minnechaug was still
fifth with 67 points, while Long-
meadow and Northampton were
fighting it out for the top spot,
99-97.5.
The diving scores were
brought in and there were four
who scored for the Falcons. Allison Coopee was fifth, 372.35;
Margaret Martin was 10th,
321.65; Charlton Seyler was
13th, 301.45; Margaret Macedo was 14th, 300.90. With 28
points, they moved up to fourth.
Longmeadow, though, dominated with a 1-2 finish by Allison
Echeverria, 440.70 and Mary
Carroll, 408.45. Third went to
Marina Wilkins, 396.15 of East
Longmeadow.
The Lancers
also picked up a seventh in diving. With that, they were pulling
away.
After a break, the 100-yard
butterfly was swum. Avery,
1:06.74 was 12th. Kelly Lajoie
of East Longmeadow won it in
57.90, with Kristyn Popowski of
Holyoke Catholic, 59.99 in sec-
ond. Emma Wilber, 1:00.06 of
Monument Mountain, was third.
Quinn made herself a double
winner with a first in the 100yard freestyle. She went 53.24.
Scully was 16th in 59.05 and
Baker was 18th. Gisele Andree
was 25th. Quinn beat Fleming
by.69 seconds. Bissaillon, 55.49,
was third. Kology was 19th for
the Falcons in the 500. Joyce
became a double winner with
a 5:07.47 in the 500 freestyle.
Popowski, 5:08.19 was the runner up and Jessie Tobin was third
in 5:17.88. Despite not scoring,
Minnechaug stayed in fourth
With Gurney. Andree, Baker
and Avery, Minnechaug got ninth
place with a time of 1:51.09
Longmeadow won it in 1:41.08.
They were ahead of Northampton, 1:42.94, and Amherst,
1:43.47. The Falcons moved
back to third with 139. That kept
them ahead of Monument Mountain, 135 and Belchertown, 133.
Kelly was eighth for Minnechaug in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:03.43.
Olivia Naumec was 22nd. Maeve
Wilber, 59.01 was .21 seconds
ahead of Lajoie in the event and
Maela Whitcomb, of Northampton, 59.82 got third. Minnechaug
dropped to fourth. Gurney was
the only scorer for the Falcons
in the 100-yard breaststroke.
Her time was 1:16.01 for 14th
place. Demi Konstantakis, Jaylyn Tarzian and Gillian Butler
were 25th, 26th and 27th. Li,
1:04.08, took the event, making
her a double winner and this was
also a record, beating Johnstone,
1:07.82 and Rowan Rice, 1;10.38
of Monument Mountain. The
Falcons disappeared from the
top five. They got right back in
tanks to a third place finish in the
400-yard freestyle relay. Baker,
Scully, Kelly and Quinn swam
the event in 3:46.07. Monument
Mountain won the 400-yard free-
style in 3:41.92, with Northampton, 3:42.96.
This final event determined
the winner of the meet and
it was Northampton 303.5 to
Longmeadow’s 302. Heading
into the relay, Longmeadow led
by 6.5 points over Northampton.
The Bluer Devils were going to
need some help as well. That
help came in the form of three
other teams, Minnechaug, Amherst and Belchertown, who also
beat the Lancers and the difference was the 2.02 seconds that
Longmeadow finished behind
Belchertown. Had they gotten
fifth, Longmeadow would have
won by a half point. The Lancers had been in the top spot from
the 3rd through 11th event, yet
they fell to second in the 12th.
Third in the meet went to Monument Mountain with 211. The
Falcons third place in the relay
got them to 185 points and a tie
with Belchertown for fourth.
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February 26, 2015
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set-up, tutoring. Other electronics
too. Call Monique (413)237-1035.
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 38 years
experience. Fully insured
Garage Door Serv.
MENARD GARAGE DOORS
Authorized
Raynor
dealer
specializing in sales, installation
service and repairs of residential
and light commercial overhead
garage doors and openers. Fully
insured. Free estimates. Call
(413)289-6550 or
www.menardgaragedoors.com
YANKEE CABIN FEVER
GNAWING AT YOU?
Waiting for the crocus to pop
up?
For
an
uplifting,
inspirational message check out
the short video I put together.
Log onto: QUABBINROAD.COM
and be blessed.
Plumbing
GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING
& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs &
Replacement of fixtures, water
heater installations, steam/HW
boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath
remodeling. 30 years experience.
Fully insured. $10. Gift Card With
Work Performed. Call Greg
(413)592-1505.
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Prevent Emergencies Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
Roofing
FIRST CHOICE ROOFING Free
estimates! Repair and replace.
Snow removal off roofs. (860)2804857.
Masonry
COMPLETE CHIMNEY &
MASONRY SERVICE
A+ BBB RATING
“From Brick to Stone,
Sidewalks to Fireplaces”
New Construction- RebuildsRepairs & Restoration
Licensed- RegisteredFully Insured
Owner Operated
Eric 413-210-9631
www.emcmasonry.com
Accepting all major CC’s and
Paypal
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
Snow Removal
CLEAR SNOW & ICE DAMS
FROM ROOFS. 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.
ROOF
SNOW
REMOVAL,
CARPENTRY 30+ years exp.,
insured. Jim (413)219-3355
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ROOF RAKING & snow removal.
We will remove the snow from
around your basement to avoid
water leaks. Insured. (413)8839033
ROOF SNOW REMOVAL, snowplowing, snow blowing. Fully
insured. Steve (413)283-2088.
SNOW
REMOVAL
FROM
ROOFS, roof raking and ice dam
removal. Licensed & Insured
contractor. Ceiling repairs, etc..
Call Paul (413)657-3825.
Tree Work
ATEKS TREE- Honest, quality
tree service.
From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates (413)687-3220.
DUKE'S TREE SERVICE &
LAWN CARE Tree removal,
Pruning, Leaf removal
Duke's Waste Management &
More Dump runs, Clean outs
413-535-9808
Dukescleanouts@gmail.com
Dukeswastemanagement.com
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 tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
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
Quabbin
Village Hills
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50,500
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Part time position available at a
small toy and game company in
Indian Orchard MA. Repsonsible
for order processing, AR and
general sales and marketing
support. Hours are M-W-F from 95. Candidates must have a strong
working knowledge of Excel,
excellent communication skills, be
highly organized and detail
oriented. Accounting experience is
a plus but we will train. Send
resumé
to
Barbara@Haywiregroup.com
BRANCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR TRAINEE- Edward Jones is
a financial services firm focused
on meeting the needs of individual
investors. Our Ludlow, MA branch
office has an opening for an entrylevel administrative assistant.
Excellent organization, communication skills, and the ability to work
independently are required to
perform administrative, marketing,
and client service responsibilities.
We offer competitive benefits and
a comprehensive on-line training
program. To be considered for this
position
apply
online
at
www.edwardjones.com/careers
position
#18969.
Equal
Opportunity Employer
LICENSED HAIRSTYLIST AND
RECEPTIONIST WANTED for
busy salon. Pay hourly or
commission. (413)786-6988.
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February 26, 2015
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted
CUSTOM
MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, located in Palmer,
MA is accepting resumés for
Quality Manager Position
Please send resumés to PO Box
850 Palmer, MA 01069
Duties: Management of ISO 9001:
2008
Quality
System.
Management
of
Inspection
Department to ensure efficiency
and conformance to Customer’s
specifications. Work with Design
Engineers to create Inspection
Plans to ensure conformance.
Management of Environmental &
Safety program
Qualifications: Minimum of 2 year
degree or 5 years experience in
Quality Management. Familiar with
ISO 9001:2008 Quality Systems to
ensure Quality and documentation
control. Proficient in reading of
Engineering Prints (GD&T). Strong
computer skills. Global Shop
familiarity a plus. Manufacturing or
Machining background a plus.
FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
DIESEL MECHANIC
FULL-TIME 2nd shift Diesel
Mechanic. At least one year of
experience repairing diesel and
gas-powered vehicles, or a related
certification
and/or
academic
training; must have own tools to
perform mechanical work on
buses and vans; CDL Class B with
"P"
endorsement
strongly
preferred; however will consider
providing CDL training for skilled
mechanic. Competitive salary and
benefits package. Review job and
qualification requirements and
upload resumé at www.pvta.com
or mail to: SATCo., Attn: HR, 2840
Main Street, Springfield, MA
01107. AA/EEO/DF
DRIVER, SCHOOL VAN for
growing school transportation
Company. 4-6 hours/day. Must be
good w/children & have 7+ years
safe driving experience. Earn
$12.60+/hour. Call (978)355-2121
after 9:30 AM for application. Will
train. EEO
FIREFIGHTER/EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (2)
Town of Wilbraham. Position
requires a valid Mass. driver’s
license, must be Min. Mass. EMTD certified, preference given to
applicants who have completed
the Mass. Firefighting Recruit
Program
and
offer
work
experience with an organized Fire
Department. Must not smoke and
must meet Massachusetts medical
and physical agility test standards.
The Town offers a base hiring rate
of $921.31/wk, (EMT-D 10%,
EMT-I 14%, EMT-P 16%); union
positions w/ full benefits, 24 hr
shifts (1-on; 1-off; 1-on; 5-off);
Interested parties must complete
an
Employment
Application
available at Board of Selectmen’s
Office, Town Office Building, 240
Springfield Street, Wilbraham, MA
01095 (or print from town website
at:
www.wilbraham-ma.gov).
Applications must be received by
4:30 pm March 13, 2015. EOE
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MACHINE OPERATORS AND
MANUAL ASSEMBLY
personnel needed in the Palmer
area. Must have a consistent work
history, HS Diploma, and be able
to fill out basic operation forms.
Please apply to
www.unitedpersonnel.com
MAINTENANCE
FOREMANGENERAL maintenance, grounds
keeping,
laborer
wanted.
Mechanical skills a plus. We are
looking for an energetic, able
bodied person to fill this full time
position. Benefit package. Prefer
to have someone that has a class
D1 water license and a hoisting
license. If interested in this
position please send a resumé to:
Pine Valley Plantation Coop., 281
Chauncey Walker St., OFC 30,
Belchertown, MA 01007.
MAINTENANCE/ HANDYMAN
AN ACTIVE adult condominium
community is seeking a part time
maintenance/handyman assistant.
Must possess experience in care
of
property
&
building
maintenance,
landscaping
including knowledge of zero-turn
mowers & snow blowers. Must
have excellent people skills.
Interested candidates should fax
resumé with cover letter to: 413596-5320
or
e-mail
melissa@thegardensofwilbraham.
com.
Managed
by
Athena
Communities, EOE
POLICE OFFICER- TOWN of
Wilbraham. Applicants must be
HS
graduates.
Candidates
possessing
a
certificate
of
completion from an approved
Massachusetts Police Academy or
having
received
comparable
training
recognized
by
the
Massachusetts Municipal Police
Training Committee for full time
police officers are preferred.
Position requires a valid Mass.
driver’s license, firearms license,
first responder and AED/CPR
certification; the ideal candidate
offers additional coursework in law
enforcement related subjects, or
an Associates Degree in Law
Enforcement, and 2+ years of
related work experience.
The Town offers a hiring rate of
$985.15 weekly base pay, a
professional work environment,
competitive benefits package,
rotating four on/two off (8-hour)
shift schedule.
Interested parties must complete
an
Employment
Application
available at Board of Selectmen’s
Office, Town Office Building, 240
Springfield Street, Wilbraham, MA
01095 (or print from town website
at:
www.wilbraham-ma.gov).
Applications must be received by
4:30 pm March 13, 2015. EOE
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Help Wanted
PART-TIMERN,
HHA’S,
CNA’s Positions available at
Professional Medical Services,
Inc.
Competitive
rates
&
mileage. EOE. Call Jan Mon.,
Tues., Fri. 9am-3pm. (413)2899018
PCA’S, HHA’S AND CNA’s
needed in Monson, Brimfield,
Hampden, Palmer, Ware and
Belchertown. Highest wages for
home care agency. Days, Nights
and weekends. Must have reliable
transportation and verifiable work
references.
Call
HomeStaff
(413)746-0066.
THE TOWN OF LUDLOW is
accepting applications for an
Office Assistant at the Police Dept.
Responsibilities will be to process
records requests, review and
process permit applications and
incidents reports and process
payroll
on
weekly
basis.
Applicants must have excellent
customer service skills; be able to
handle sensitive information and
maintain extreme confidentiality.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office is
required. This is a 21 hour a week
position w/ benefits. Salary range
is $15.92 - $19.59 per hr. Must be
able
to
work
a
flexible
schedule/extra
hours
when
needed. 2-3 years of related work
exp.
preferred.
Interested
candidates should send letter of
interest, resumé and application to
Human Resources Dept., 488
Chapin Street, Ludlow MA 01056
or via email
cribeiro@ludlow.ma.us.
Applications are available at
www.ludlow.ma.us under Human
Resources. Closing date is Thurs.,
March 5th by cob. EOE
Real Estate
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Evenings call:
Financial Coordinator
Financial Coordinator: Pioneer Valley Planning
Commission seeks a full-time Financial Coordinator to
maintain financial records of various PVPC Community
Development Section administered programs (80%
time) and assistance to the Commission’s Accounting
Department (20% time). At least 3 years similar
experience and college degree or relevant coursework
preferred. Starting salary, depending on qualifications
and experience, up to $38,500 with full benefits.
Submit a cover letter, resume and three references by
target date of March 6, 2015 to James M. Mazik, AICP
- Deputy Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission,
60 Congress Street, Springfield, MA 01104. The PVPC
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, religion and disability in employment or the
provision of services. An AA/EOE.
NICOLE FLAMAND
JAVIER STUART
LORI FISHER
CLAUDIO SANTORO
MERRIE BROWN
KAYE BOOTHMAN
JILL GRAVEL
413-695-2319
413-627-2700
617-620-0027
413-813-8257
413-668-8190
413-477-6624
413-364-7353
LUDLOW- CONDO FOR sale. 2
beds, 2 baths 1,645 sq.ft. Great
Meadow
Crest
Townhouse
Condominium with Hardwood
floors, white kitchen cabinetry, and
spacious rooms with a covered
back deck off the dining area for
maximum sun exposure and
peaceful enjoyment. Finished
Family Room in basement, with
attached 1 car garage. Close to
Mass Pike and walking distance to
Randall’s
Farm!
For
more
information or to view this condo
call Chris Bloom 413-687-5743,
Gallagher Real Estate.
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Real Estate
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For Rent
Commercial Rentals
FOR RENT
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
OUR INVENTORY
HAS DWINDLED
LIST NOW PROPER PRICING
EQUALS FAST SALES
Call us for an accurate FREE
market analysis.
413-967-6326/800-486-2121
SPENCER:
Farmers
porch
overlooking Lake Whittemore,
open KT/DR w/plenty of cabinets,
pellet stove in DR. 3 BR, 2 BA,
Master has double closets.
$234,900
SPENCER: Approximately 75 feet
of waterfront on Sugden Resevoir.
Property being sold “As Is”, Great
price for investor or handyman.
$120,000
EAST BROOKFIELD: New Cape
in High Rock Estates, 1st floor
Master BR, Master BA glass
shower & soaking tub, upscale
KT/LR,
laundry,
half
bath,
hardwoods. 2nd floor 2 large BR,
and BA. $339,900
WARE: Motivated Seller, 3 BR
colonial with central location and
original charm, affordably priced at
$89,900
WARREN: Investors take notice,
Handyman
Special!
2
BR,
spacious rooms, wood floors,
screened in porch, being sold “As
Is” $79,900
Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Glenn Moulton
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Carolyn Bessette
Michael
McQueston
978-434-1990
413-967-5463
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
518-618-7188
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.
MONSON. 3 BEDROOM. Completely renovated, propane heat,
lower than oil, $100 toward first fillup. NO PETS!!! $900/ mo. F/L/S
(413)783-0192. Mr. Allen.
PALMER 2 BR. $925/ mo. 1 mi to
Pike. Beautifully renovated. Offstreet
parking.
Utilities
not
included. Available March 1.
(413)427-2706.
WARE FRESHLY PAINTED 2
bdrm, first floor, off-street parking,
coin-op laundry. HAP subsidized.
No pets. (413)323-8707
317 MEADOW STREET: 4,000 10,000 sq. ft. of industrial flex
space
available
for
lease.
Features
private
offices,
manufacturing
warehousing
workspace, as well as dock &
drive-in access. Centrally located
to serve the region with easy
access to I-90, I-391 and I-291.
For
more
information
call
Development Associates at 413789-3720
or
visit
us
at
www.devassociates.com
630 SILVER STREET: 2,000 4,550 sq. ft. flex space in multitenant building located in Agawam
industrial park setting. Two spaces
leased together or separately. For
more
information
call
Development Associates at 413789-3720
or
visit
us
at
www.devassociates.com
INDUSTRIAL ZONED. FOUR
buildings available, 500 to 5,000
sq.ft. Breckenridge St., Palmer.
Also entertain offers for sale 10
acres (413)231-3131.
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.
Auto Parts
WARELARGE
STUDIO
apartment. Close to downtown.
Electric/ propane heat. Water &
sewer included. Good area. First &
Security $475/ mo (413)967-7772.
APOLLO SPRAY ON kevlar
bedliners are now available at
KLM Auto Repair Inc. Call Maria
(413)331-4105. The finest bedliner
available anywhere for you pickup
truck.
Commercial Rentals
Autos Wanted
200 SILVER STREET: 3,150 sq.
ft. of medical/professional space
for lease in a Class A building in
Agawam. Join Baystate, Mercy
Medical and other quality tenants.
Highly visible on Route 75 and
easy access to Rte. 57 and I-91.
For
more
information
call
Development Associates at 413789-3720
or
visit
us
at
www.devassociates.com
$$$ 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
model or year. We pay
Running or not. Sell your
truck today. Free towing!
offer: 1-800-871-0654.
make,
more!
car or
Instant
508-362-0533
Mobile Homes
WESTFIELD BY HU-KE-LAU
Completely remodeled, appliances, thermopanes, shingles,
shed, 2 bedrooms, 12’x67’. New
carpets, floors, windows, doors
$59,900
413-593-9961
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
For Rent
BARRE STORE FRONT OR
office with apt in back or use as 3
BR, heat, electric, HW, parking,
1st, last, references $1,200/ mo
(774)239-3290
PALMER 1BR - Quiet Secure
Country Location. Locked Storage
& Laundry in Basement. K/DR
Combo - LR-Full Bath. Nice
Layout.
No
Smoke/Pets.
1st/last/sec. $700.00. Breton Est.
413-283-6940
WARE- 2 TOWNHOUSE APTS.SPACIOUS, SUNNY 3 BR $800
& $850 plus utilities, w/d hook-up,
storage. Also Beautiful 2 BR apt.
$700. No smoking, no pets. Credit
check/references (413)320-5784.
WARE- LARGE 2 bedroom, 1st
floor apt. All new kitchen, floors &
paint. Updated bath. Water &
sewer included. Off-street parking,
oil heat. First & security $750/ mo
(413)967-7772
LUDLOW DUPLEX AVAIL 4/1, 4
rm, 1.5 baths, garage, stove, &
fridge incl., no pets/smoking, $850
mo. 1st, last & sec. dep. 413-8966353
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