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www.townreminder.turley.comA TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com Serving the town of South Hadley
SPORTS, 10
PUBLIC SAFETY, 4
FREENovember 2, 2018
Vol. 46, No. 37
Carey runs past Pacers in win
Movie, safetynight a successThe South Hadley Po-
lice Association, South Hadley Fire Association (District 1 and District 2), and the South Hadley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Co-alition held a Movie Night and Public Safety Fair.
College students offering free rides
to polls
By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – The Mount Holyoke Col-lege Democrats, a group of nearly 40 students dedicated to creating positive change, are offering local voters free rides to and from the polls on Election Day. Residents of all ages and parties in need of transportation on
Public Safety 4Viewpoints 6Calendar 7Seniors 8Granby 9Education 13Public Notices 13 Classifieds 14
INDEX
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By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – The South Hadley Lions Club and South Hadley Falls Neighbor-hood Association collaborated last weekend to modernize a lo-cal phenomenon. As candy was dispersed and prizes for best cos-tumes were awarded, the 2018 Children’s Rag Shag Parade was in full swing Sunday afternoon.
“We’re always delighted to see the children,” said Lions Club member Frank DeTona. “The club has been doing this for four years now; we’re reviving an old tradition in the Falls. We think it’s a lot of fun for the kids to march, have a little contest, and get a goody-bag for them.”
Julia Durchanek, president of the club, stepped in to coordinate the parade at the last minute af-ter the person originally assigned to the duty became sick. She described a 72-hour window de-fined by the unexpected.
“At four o’clock on Friday I got a phone call. I’ve been buying can-dy and packing bags; we packed 75 bags and decorated them with stickers,” she said. “We also made peanut free bags, and gave out priz-es and gift certificates for the kids.
South Hadley revitalizes century-old tradition
By Walter HamiltonCorrespondent
SOUTH HADLEY – The town-owned electric utility has launched an effort to connect homeowners and businesses here to its fiberoptic network, and become a townwide pro-vider of ultra-high-speed inter-net service.
The South Hadley Elec-tric Light Department’s Board of Commissioners last week unanimously authorized the effort to build out SHELD’s fi-beroptic system to any home or business, using its existing in-frastructure, personnel, equip-ment and expertise.
The SHELD fiberoptic sys-tem has the capability of pro-viding all customers with in-ternet “gig” (gigabyte) speeds
of 1,000 megabits of data per second (mbps) both uploading and downloading. The service could stream a two-hour high definition film in 25 seconds.
“This will be a great benefit to the citizens. It will make it (South Hadley) a better, more attractive place for economic development,” said Gregory Dubreuil, SHELD commission chairman.
“SHELD is ready finan-cially and management is wise to take on a project like this,” said commission member Vern Blodgett.
“SHELD has been evaluat-ing this for the past one and a half years. We’ve focused due diligence on costs, risks and eco-nomic benefits to our customers
SHELD embarks on townwide fiberoptic build-out
By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – Un-availability is no longer an ex-cuse not to vote, thanks to the implementation of early voting, which allows eligible voters the opportunity to cast their ballot ahead of Election Day.
“It’s a beautiful day out today,” Town Clerk Carlene Hamlin said last Thursday. “Those who may not be feel-ing well may take advantage of that great day. Those who are projecting that they will be out of town and won’t be sure can know that our doors are always open; they can come in and vote. Elderly who find it chal-lenging, or young parents who want to bring their children in
Clerk hosts residents in early voting
Senior citizens Don and Laura Gauthier enjoy the relaxed nature of voting in the Town Clerk’s office.
Three-year-old siblings Briar and Samuel Dean won best costume for children under five years of age.
Please see RAG SHAG, page 16
Please see VOTING, page 9Please see SHELD, page 5
South Hadley Police Officer Rhyan Belisle hands out stickers.
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ing Committee meeting at Coun-cil on Aging, 45 Dayton St.
7 p.m. - Public Library Board of Library Trustees at Trustees Conference Room
Tuesday, Nov. 6 State Election
Tuesday, Nov. 136:30 p.m. - Planning Board
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SOUTH HADLEY MEETINGS
SOUTH HADLEY – The South Hadley VFW Post 3104 and South Hadley American Legion Post 260 in cooperation with the Michael E. Smith Mid-dle School and South Hadley Veterans Services are pleased to invite South Hadley town leaders, local veterans and fam-ily members, students and the grateful citizens of South Had-ley to the town’s Veterans Day ceremony to be held at the Mi-chael E. Smith Middle School on Nov. 11, at 10:15 a.m. This is a change of location from previous years, which was held at Town Hall. There will be no ceremony at Town Hall.
At 10:15 a.m., the public is encouraged to arrive at Michael E. Smith Middle School for coffee and donuts. A musical prelude by MESMS band and chorus will be held at 10:45 a.m.
This is the 100th anniver-sary of the end of Wold War One and this ceremony will in-clude the National World War One Centennial Commission’s “Bells Of Peace” at 11 a.m., followed by a wreath laying. The South Hadley’s official Veterans Day Ceremony will follow.
Nationwide Bell Tolling on Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. will hon-
or the 116,516 American men and women who died in WWI. The World War One Centenni-al Commission, along with the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, the Society of the Hon-or Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Ameri-can Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, has announced Bells of Peace: A World War One Remembrance - a collabo-rative program, whereby Amer-ican citizens and organizations, across the entire country, are invited to toll bells in their communities twenty-one times on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11a.m. local time.
Town sets Veterans Day plans, includes Bells of Peace
SOUTH HADLEY – The Berkshire Hills Music Academy presents a benefit jazz concert featuring internationally ac-claimed artists Sullivan Fortner on piano and Roberta Gambarini on vocals.
This concert will be the first of its kind in the new Pallotta Performance Hall in the Bernon Music Center which opened in 2017. It is located at 48 Wood-bridge St. in South Hadley.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with music beginning at 7 p.m.
Admission is $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $15 for stu-dents. All proceeds will directly support the many BHMA mu-sic, art, vocation, and life skills programs for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Tickets and sponsor packages can be purchased online at www.berkshirehills.org/jazz.
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History of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke topic of Nov. 29 talk
SOUTH HADLEY – The Gay-lord Memorial Library will host a talk on the history of South Had-ley and Mount Holyoke on Nov. 29 from 6 to 7 p.m. titled Furniture, Fires, Farming and Friendship: South Hadley and Mount Holyoke in the 1800s.
South Hadley’s citizens raised approximately $8,000 in 1835 to support a new school for women: the Mount Holyoke Female Semi-nary.
Join Leslie Fields, Head of Ar-chives and Special Collections at Mount Holyoke, as she shares sto-ries and photos from the 1800s about the many ways in which the town and this new school collaborat-ed -- including the annual Thanks-giving celebrations at which town members and students enjoyed roast turkey and choral singing together.
This program is free and open to the public.
SOUTH HADLEY – The Gaylord Library will host Too Many Cooks, a cookbook book club, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 15.
To participate, choose a recipe from the featured book, Smitten Kitchen Ev-ery Day by Deb Perelman, make it at home, then bring
it to the club to taste it and other offerings from fellow members. Open to any and all who make a dish. Nov-ice chefs welcome. The book will be available at the Circulation Desk of both li-brary branches. All utensils, plates, and cups will be pro-vided by the library.
SOUTH HADLEY – The Gaylord Library will host a Spanish Conversa-tion Circle from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Nov. 17.
Do you know Spanish but hardly have the oppor-tunity to speak it? Do you want to maintain your com-mand of the language and even expand it? Improve your Spanish language skills by meeting local
Spanish language and cul-ture lovers for conversation and fun. All levels are wel-come. The conversation fa-cilitator is Mount Holyoke College Professor Nieves Romero-Díaz. This program is a collaboration between the library and Mount Holy-oke College, and is free and open to the public.
This is not a Spanish class.
Cookbook Club meeting at library
Spanish Conversation Circle takes place at the Gaylord Library
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SOUTH HADLEY – The South Hadley Democratic Town Committee (SH-DTC) will meet on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., in the Commu-nity Room at the South Hadley Public Library, located at 2 Ca-nal St.
The SH-DTC welcomes all South Hadley Democrats who are interested in coordinating with the State Party, assist-
ing with political campaigns and fundraisers, and working on local issues. The Com-mittee holds regular meetings throughout the year.
For more information about the Committee, please contact SH-DTC Chair Vern Blodgett ([email protected]) or Vice-Chair Leonard Fin-kowski ([email protected]).
SOUTH HADLEY – The Gaylord Library will host Mindfulness for Kids, a spe-cial storytime featuring guest educator Mariah Freemole, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 16.
Head to the library for a fun
hour of reading, dramatization and crafting to learn ways to calm the body and mind. The activities are inspired by Frank Sileo’s book, Bee Still. This program is free and open to the public, and is intended for ages 6 and under.
SOUTH HADLEY – On Nov. 3 the Wilbraham Art League will open an art exhibit at the South Hadley Library at 2 Canal St. in South Hadley. Artists are exhibiting works in a variety of media including oils, pastels, watercolors, pho-tography, and more. The dis-play will be open to the public through Nov. 29.
The Wilbraham Art League
was established to develop ac-tive community interest and provide education in the field of fine arts. Membership is open to those interested in and supportive of fine arts in the Hampden County area. For more information about WAL, visit wilbrahamartleague.org or contact publicity coordina-tor Joanne Bell at 413-599-1770.
SOUTH HADLEY – Reg-istration is now open for the popular one-day WriteAngles writers conference on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Mount Holyoke Col-lege’s Willits-Hallowell Center in South Hadley.
WriteAngles, now in its 32nd year, offers more in a sin-gle day and location than any other conference in Western Massachusetts. All activities are included in the price of ad-mission, though some activities book up quickly and early reg-istration is advised.
Panels include: Writing Sex; Weaving the Elements of Fic-tion into a Story; Writing the Short Story; The Ins and Outs of Writing Historical and Re-search-Based Fiction and Non-fiction.
Hands-on Workshops in-
clude: The Elemental Journey of Purposeful Memoir; Pub-lishing Your Poems.
Morning Speaker Andrea Hairston is the author of Will Do Magic for Small Change, Redwood and Wildfire and Mindscape. She is a professor of Theatre and Africana Stud-ies at Smith College. Keynote Speaker Edie Meidav is the author of four books including Lola, California and Kingdom of the Young. She is a perma-nent member of the faculty of the UMass Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers program.
Pre-registered WriteAngles attendees have the opportu-nity to discuss book projects in pre-arranged, one-on-one meetings with either a literary agent or with a representative from Levellers Press, a small, local press for the New En-
gland target market. By popu-lar demand, attorney Hun Ohm returns with a Legal Clinic for pre-registered participants.
An Open Mic session is new this year. The always popular Agents Panel features literary agents sharing their clients’ success stories and providing feedback on loglines submitted in advance by conference reg-istrants.
Online and mail-in registra-tion is $110 for the general pub-lic, $90 for full-time students and for age 65 and up, which includes a continental breakfast and a buffet lunch. Parking is free and accessible. The annu-al WriteAngles conference is produced by the all-volunteer non-profit WriteAngles, Inc.
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Police chief selection discussed during symposium
By Dalton Zbierski
Staff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – With
South Hadley Police Chief Steve
Parentela set to retire in Janu-
ary, the process to determine his
replacement remains ongoing.
Dozens of residents gathered at
South Hadley Town Hall on the
evening of Oct. 18 to discuss
the desired characteristics and
philosophies they expect from
the selected candidate.
“This is a significant posi-
tion in the respect of that’s why
we have forums such as this to
hear from the public,” said Town
Administrator Mike Sullivan.
“We’re asking the town what
they think will be the most need-
ed and best [policing philosophy]
for South Hadley. They can voice
their opinions about preventative
policing methods, their concerns
about the schools, the opioid
crisis, or diversity and equity in
town. We want someone who
is thoughtful about all of those
things if that’s what they say.”
South Hadley resident Ray
LaBarre, deputy chief of the
Mount Holyoke College Campus
Police Department, mirrored Sul-
livan’s sentiment before offering
his own opinions. “It is of the utmost impor-
tance for the citizens to weigh in
on the new police chief,” he said.
“I think the town should be look-
PHOTO BY KIMBERLY PALMUCCI
Eyes on the prizeYuri Piccotti, a fourth-grade student at Mosier Elementary in South Hadley, plays under a parachute
during the Special Olympics event held at Granby Junior Senior High School. See the story and
photos on page 9.
By Dalton Zbierski
Staff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – Last
Saturday morning, a dozen cit-
izens jump-started their week-
end by ridding South Hadley
Falls of litter. The South Had-
ley Falls Neighborhood Asso-
ciation held its seventh annual
Cleanup Day on Oct. 20 to re-
move garbage from streets and
public spots within the area.
“We have had a cleanup day
every year since our founding in
the spring of 2012,” said Gillian
Woldorf, a co-founder of the
association. “We had our first
Cleanup Day that fall because
we were noticing a lot of litter
and debris in specific public ar-
eas. It was a great event, and we
decided to do it every year. It’s
become one of our major initia-
tives that we do annually.”
On Oct. 18, volunteers un-
polluted multiple locations
including Main Street, Bard-
well Street, Beachgrounds and
School Lane. Six workers from
Big Y’s South Hadley store
arrived to contribute. The as-
sociation welcomed the extra
support.
Cleanup crew rids streets of litter
By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – Along-
side Medium Rick Boisvere, an
ordained minister in the Spiritu-
alists Church, the South Hadley
Senior Center welcomed an ar-
ray of spirits to its corridors on
Oct. 17. During his visit, Bois-
vere facilitated communication
between the living and the dead
as the spirits he summoned made
their presence felt.“My aim is to tell you that
you can take the door off of the
hinges and throw it away be-
cause you don’t have to let go of
people and move on or anything
like that,” said Boisvere. “Peo-
ple want to still be in your life.
We’re talking about adjusting to
a change in how that person is
still with you. They aren’t here
physically so you have to adjust
your thoughts to the fact that
they’re still here, but in a differ-
ent way.”Boisvere, a South Hadley
resident of 30 years, captivated
the room as he spoke with souls
that long ago left their bodies.
While the art has been passed
through Boisvere’s family, the
minister only began his pursuit
after a near death experience.
“My mother was a profes-
sional psychic for 30 or 40 years;
she lived in Chicopee and had a
pretty good following. Her moth-
er was in touch very much, but
not on a professional level,” said
Boisvere. “I become very sick
a few years back, almost didn’t
survive, and wanted to know
what there was if I had to leave
here. You question your mortali-
ty when something like that hap-
pens. My mother had been tell-
ing me all along to look into it,
but that was the last straw before
I decided to go to the Spiritualist
Church to look into it.”
While the medium has dealt
with his fair share of heckling
and speculation, he said his audi-
ence mainly consists of individu-
als keenly interested in his work.
PHOTO BY DALTON ZBIERSKI
Rick Boisvere speaks to a group during “An Evening with the
Spirits.”
Residents spend ‘An Evening with the Spirits’ at Senior Center
Please see CLEANUP, page 13
Please see CHIEF, page 4
Please see SPIRITS, page 13
Registration open for WriteAngles Conference
SOUTH HADEY - Mount Holyoke College will host award-winning actor Keith Hamilton Cobb Nov. 2-11 for a residency and three public per-formances of his play, “Ameri-can Moor.”
Public performances will be held Nov. 8-10 at 7:30 p.m. in Rooke Theater. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/theatre.
The 90-minute solo play, written and performed by Cobb, examines the experience and perspective of black men in America. The central character of the play is a seasoned Afri-can-American actor auditioning
for the role of Shakespeare’s Othello, who must respond to the dictates of a younger, white director who presumes to un-derstand how to maximize the iconic black character for be-lievability.
“This is a play about race in America, but it is also about the American theatre, about actors and acting, and about the na-ture of unadulterated love,” said Amy Rodgers, associate profes-sor of English, who has spear-headed and overseen bringing Cobb to campus. “It is an often funny, often heartbreaking ex-amination of the pall of priv-ileged perspective that is ulti-
mately so injurious to us all.”Cobb is the winner of the
2015 Audelco Award (Best Solo Performance), the 2018 IRNE Award (Best Visiting Produc-tion and Best Visiting Perfor-mance), and the 2018 Elliot Norton Award Winner (Out-standing Solo Performance).
In addition to the three pub-lic performances of his play, on Nov. 2 at 4:30 p.m. Cobb will have a public conversation with internationally-recognized art-ist Curlee Raven Holtin, whose exhibit, “Othello Re-Imagined in Sepia,” is on display at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum until Dec.16.
Actor Keith Hamilton Cobb has residency at Mount Holyoke
SH-DTC to meet Nov. 15
Mindfulness for Kids at Gaylord Library
South Hadley Public Library to Host Wilbraham Art League Exhibit
SOUTH HADLEY – Start raking those leaves. The South Hadley Department of Public Works will offer its 2018 Fall Yard Waste Curbside Collec-tion starting Oct. 29 to Nov. 24. Only paper bags or open-top contains will be collected. No plastic bags. Yard waste must
be at the curbside by 7 a.m. on your collection day. Each route will have two collections. Brush must be tied (no metal) in bundles of not more than 4-foot lengths. Please keep yard waste barrels separate from trash. For more information call the DPW at 413-538-5033.
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Editor’s note: The following are brief explanations of select entries in the South Hadley Police log for the week of Oct. 22-28. The information was provided by Chief Steve Parentela based on his review of the detailed log summary. This feature is designed to provide context and expla-nation to some of the calls police respond to every day.
Compiled by Aimee Henderson
Monday, Oct. 22 8:38 a.m. - Officer Josh Helmes was
on patrol when he observed vehicle trav-eling at a high rate of speed on Alvrid Street. The vehicle was going 52 mph in a 30 mph zone. The officer stopped the vehicle and learned the 60-year-old South Hadley man was operating a vehicle with a revoked registration. Subsequently, he will be summonsed to court for operating with a revoked registration, uninsured ve-hicle, unregistered vehicle and speeding. The vehicle was towed.
10:38 a.m. - Officer Matthew Bosowicz was monitoring traffic when he conducted a routine compliance check on a regis-tration and learned the vehicle’s owner’s license was suspended. He stopped the vehicle and subsequently the 55-year-old South Hadley man will be summonsed to court for operating with a suspended li-cense. The vehicle was towed.
3:59 p.m. - Officer Christopher Rob-erts was exiting the police department parking lot when he observed a vehicle with a New Hampshire registration pass by. He did a routine compliance check on the registration and learned the own-er’s right to operate in Massachusetts was suspended. He stopped the vehicle and subsequently placed the operator under arrest. During the course of the arrest, drugs were located. Arrested was Jacque-lyn M. Croke, 28, of 112 Gilsum St. apt. 6, Keene, New Hampshire on the charges of operating a motor vehicle with suspended license, possession of class A drug - her-oin, class B drug - cocaine, and class E drug - prescriptions. She was released on $500 bail.
Thursday, Oct. 25 4:03 p.m. - While monitoring traffic on
Route 33, Sg. Barry O’Connor observed a vehicle with a faded inspection sticker from 2016. He stopped the vehicle and examined the sticker more closely and learned it was a forgery. The vehicle was last inspected in 2014. Subsequently, the 46-year-old Chicopee man will be sum-monsed to court for no inspection sticker and forgery of a RMV document, which is a felony charge.
Friday, Oct. 26 8:37 a.m. - Officers responded to an
accident on the rotary. They arrived and
learned that two vehicles were attempting to enter the rotary when the first vehicle started, but then stopped for traffic, which caused the second vehicle to rear-end the first vehicle. There were minor injuries. One vehicle sustained heavy damage and was towed from the scene.
4:38 p.m. - Officer Raymond Hebert was on patrol when he observed an indi-vidual known to him operating on Gran-by Road. He stopped the vehicle. Subse-quently, he arrested Vincent T. Hinote, 27, of 108 Silver St., South Hadley on an outstanding arrest warrant out of Concord and as a fugitive from justice on a court warrant out of Portland, Maine. He was transported to Hampshire County lock up and held without bail.
7:51 p.m. - A 21-year-old South Had-ley female was on the website Kinkd when she made contact with a male and later began texting him on KIK. The male sent her two $2,000 checks with instructions to deposit them into her bank account, after which she could keep $500 but then forward the rest of the money to another account, which he claimed was going to an orphanage. The female deposited the funds and made the payments only to learn later when her account was frozen that it was a scam. The bank could not as-sist. Police caution people when they are using online websites to meet people.
Saturday, Oct. 27 7:23 a.m. - Officer Matthew Bosowicz
was monitoring traffic on Purple Heart Drive when he did a routine registration compliance check and learned the owner had a warrant. Subsequently, he stopped the vehicle and arrested Madeleine J. Cur-tis, 27, of 684 E. Pleasant St., Amherst for the warrant out of Holyoke District Court. She was held without bail and brought to the Hampshire County Regional lock up.
7:35 p.m. - Officer Christopher Rob-erts was on patrol when he observed a ve-hicle roll through a stop sign. He stopped the vehicle and learned the operator had an active arrest warrant. Subsequently he arrested Jordan E. Mayberry, 23, of 857 Dwight St., Holyoke for the warrant out of Springfield District Court. He was re-leased on personal recognizance.
Sunday, Oct. 28 2:02 p.m. - Police received a report of
an accident on Granby Road in the area of Tan & Shears. When officers arrived they found that two vehicles were involved. The accident is still under investigation, however it is possible the operator of one vehicle fell asleep and crossed the center line causing a head-on collision. A driv-er and passenger were removed from the other vehicle by FD1. Three ambulances responded - FD1, FD2 and Granby - and transported patients to the hospital for non life-threatening injures.
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SOUTH HADLEY – The South Had-ley High School Culinary Arts program is offering Coffee with a Cop Friday, Nov. 16 from 9 to 10 a.m.
Stop by and see the Tigers’ Den Bis-tro, grab a cup of coffee and get to know the local police officers. Ask questions,
tell them about your neighborhood and share your concerns.
This is an informal and informative conversation.
The South Hadley Tigers’ Den Bis-tro is located at 153 Newton St. in South Hadley.
SOUTH HADLEY – It was a beauti-ful warm evening on Sept.14 and as the sun was setting behind the Michael E. Smith Middle School, people were gath-ering to take part in the fourth annual Movie Night & Public Safety Fair.
The event was co-sponsored by the South Hadley Police Association, South Hadley Fire Association (District 1 and District 2), and the South Hadley Drug & Alcohol Prevention Coalition.
Families with small children were able to bring them on a tour of police cruisers, fire engines and ambulances with explanations from the fire fighters, police or other first responders.
Parents were able to receive child identification iris scans and a number of families took advantage of this safety screening.
Nearby, members of the student Peer Leader group from the high school representing the Prevention Coalition, handed out keychain flashlights along
with information about coalition work to prevent teen substance use.
Grant Petrosky, a member of the High School Peer Leaders, said that the children seemed to really like the mini-flashlights which helped them to see their way around as it grew dark. Tina Lukasik, parent coordinator for the coalition, was helping to promote the work of the coalition by handing out fly-ers on the next events.
Nearby, members of the police and fire departments were grilling free hot dogs and handing out free popcorn and bottled water to the crowd. All Star Dairy contributed free ice cream cones to the delighted crowd. As the darkness descended it was time for everyone to grab a blanket or folding chair to watch the free movie “Trolls” up on the ath-letic field. All of the co-sponsors were pleased to be able provide this commu-nity event for free for about 200 families who attended.
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REGION – The State Election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 6 with all South Hadley precincts voting at South Hadley High School, located at 153 Newton St. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Granby, voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Granby Junior Senior High School.
On the ballot Senator in Congress: Dem-
ocrat Elizabeth Warren; Repub-lican Geoff Diehl; and Indepen-dent Shiva Ayyadurai.
Governor/Lt. Governor: Re-publicans Baker and Polito and Democrats Gonzalez and Palfrey.
Attorney General: Democrat Maura Healey and Republican James McMahon, III.
Secretary of State: Democrat William Francis Galvin, Re-publican Anthony Amore and Green-Rainbow Juan Sanchez, Jr.
Treasurer: Democrat Deb-orah Goldberg, Republican Keiko Orrall, and Jamie Guerin, Green-Rainbow.
Auditor: Democrat Suzanne Bump, Republican Helen Brady, Libertarian Daniel Fishman, and Edward Stamas, Green-Rainbow
Representative in Congress: Richard Neal, democrat (unop-posed)
Councillor: Mary Hurley,
Democrat, and Mike Franco, In-dependent
Senator: Joanne Comerford, democrat (unopposed)
Representative:Daniel Carey, Democrat and Donald Peltier, Re-publican
District Attorney: David Sulli-van, Democrat (unopposed)
Clerk of Courts: Harry Jekanowski, Democrat (unop-posed)
Register of Deeds: Mary Ol-berding (unopposed)
Question 1: This proposed law would limit how many pa-tients could be assigned to each registered nurse in Massachusetts hospitals and certain other health care facilities. The maximum number of patients per registered nurse would vary by type of unite and level of care.
A YES vote would limit the number of patients that could be assigned to one registered nurse in hospitals and certain other health care facilities.
A NO vote would make no change in current laws relative to patient-to-nurse limits.
Question 2: This proposed law would create a citizens commis-sion to consider and recommend potential amendments to the Unit-ed States Constitution to establish that corporations do not have the same Constitution rights as human beings and that campaign contri-
butions and expenditures can be regulated.
A YES vote would create a cit-izens commission to advance an amendment to the United States Constitution to limit the influence of money in elections and estab-lish that corporations do not have the same rights as human beings.
A NO vote would not create this commission.
Question 3: This law adds gender identity to the list of pro-hibited grounds for discrimination in places of public accommoda-tion, resort, or amusement.
A YES vote would keep in place the current law, which pro-hibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity in places of public accommodation.
A NO vote would repeal this provision of the public accommo-dation law.
Question 4: Shall the state representative from this District be instructed to vote for legisla-tion to create a single-payer sys-tem of universal health care that wold provide all Massachusetts residents with comprehensive health care coverage including the freedom to choose doctors and other health care professionals, facilities, and services, and that would eliminate the role of insur-ance companies in health care by creating a publicly administered insurance trust fund.
By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – On Friday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. the senior center will host a safe-ty presentation delivered by employees from South Had-ley Electric Light. Accepting that residents cannot control nature, the tutorial will edu-cate those in attendance on the techniques and prepara-tion that mitigate the dangers of a storm.
“It’s going to cover elec-trical safety; we’re going to cover scams for seniors, in-door electrical safety with an emphasis on using space heaters properly, and we’ll also emphasize outdoor safe-ty for ice storms, downed power lines, what to do and what not to do,” said Safety Consultant Ray Gouley.
Gouley has worked in the industry since the age of 17. With over 30 years of expe-rience, he’s observed storms wreak havoc during every season of the year. Gouley stresses the importance of awareness. When tumultu-ous weather inevitably oc-curs this winter, South Had-ley Electric Light will not be caught off guard; neither should you.
“A storm will happen sooner or later; we have to know what to do and be aware,” he said. “We’re al-ways trimming trees and always upgrade our system. We replace old poles, and put new ones in; it keeps us on our toes and keeps us getting ready. Too many people be-come complacent; whether you have a tornado, a hur-ricane, or a blizzard, you have to know what to do. We have to get our residents pre-pared.”
The presentation on Nov. 9 will feature free giveaways including a safety booklet containing proper protocol pertaining to downed wires. General Manager Sean Fitz-gerald has been proactive in
the process and will appear at the event. Storms are liable to strike at any time; Gouley cited a recent example.
“We had an ice storm around this time in 2011 and we like to remind people. Look at the trees today; they have more leaves than they ever did before so, of course, there’s a greater chance of downed power lines if we get hit with heavy wet snow like what happened in 2011,” he said.
Gouley travels around the country to further educate himself on danger preven-tion. He presents his findings throughout South Hadley, but feels as though the knowl-edge he disperses is vitally pertinent to seniors.
“The world of seniors has changed,” he said. “People are living longer so a 60-year-old senior is not the same as an 85-year-old senior. When I started in the early 1990s the average life was maybe 72 years old; now we have people in their late 80s. We call them ‘Senior Orphans,’ because they’re home alone, their kids have all left, and there’s no one to look out for them. All of a sudden they get scammed, someone calls them, and they’re just happy to talk.”
As a municipal employee, Gouley is fueled by his obli-gation to the public.
“South Hadley Electric Light is owned by the people we serve and we’re here to help. If anyone has a ques-tion give us a call. You have these big utility providers like National Grid owned by the British, and if you have a problem you have to call a 1-800 number and go to a call center,” said Gouley. “People don’t realize how important it is today to have someone there when you pick up the phone and need somebody. We have men and women on call all the time; people don’t realize we’re part of a team.”
State Election set for Tuesday SHELD says ‘better safe than sorry’ when it comes to being prepared
and the South Hadley commu-nity at large,” SHELD general manager Sean Fitzgerald said.
The effort to sign up custom-ers for the service will begin ear-ly next year, after the utility sets up a website, dubbed fibersonic, on which those who are interest-ed in participating can register.
“We hope to launch the fiber-sonic website by the end of the year. We will ask customers to express interest. We will learn who’s interested in gig service,” Fitzgerald said.
The town’s 8,000 households will be grouped into one of six “fiberhoods” of about 1,600 homes each. Based on the infor-mation gleaned through the web-site, the “fiberhood” showing the area with the most interested customers will be chosen for the first phase of fiberoptic construc-tion, according to Fitzgerald.
Once under construction, the customers who expressed inter-est in the service will be asked to have their houses connected to the system. There will be no contracts, and the charges will be shown on a separate page of the homeowners’ SHELD bills.
The price of the service will be set around $70 monthly. In its research, Fitzgerald said the utility found the national aver-age price of similar service to be about $100 monthly.
The timing of the creation of the system coincides with a trend for consumers to “cut the cord,” or discontinue, their cable TV service, and “stream” or down-load content to their televisions or computers via their internet connection, Fitzgerald said.
High-speed internet can also attract businesses that can com-pete on a level playing field with
companies located in larger cit-ies with high-speed service. Fitz-gerald cited as proof comments by a video production company that became a customer of West-field Gas and Electric, where he was marketing manager of Whip City Fiber, that city’s municipal fiberoptic unit.
Home values in communities with advanced fiberoptic sys-tems have also been shown to in-crease by $4,000 to $5,000. The service also enhances the pros-pects of home-based businesses, Fitzgerald said.
The project will use exist-ing reserve funds to begin the project. Revenues will cover the ongoing cost of providing the service. A telecom manager will be hired. Construction will be outsourced to contractors where needed.
The Verizon website cur-rently offers its “blazing fast” Fios service with speeds up to 940/880 mbps for $79.99 a month to residential customers under a limited-time offer. That high speed service is not avail-able everywhere in town.
For areas where Fios is not available, Verizon may offer DSL service with between 1 and 15 mbps under limited-time of-fer for $34.99, plus the manda-tory cost of landline home phone service, according to its website.
Comcast offers its combined “Triple Play” TV, internet and landline service for $119.99 per month, according to its website.
The fiberoptic “backbone” was brought into town in 2004 through the Mass. Broadband Institute. Access was leased to the Five College Network and schools were connected. Be-tween 2007 and 2011, the FCN
network was expanded by build-ing a ring in certain portions of the town to facilitate a closed public safety network.
In 2012-2013 SHELD built the Stoney Brook Fiber hub.
Between 2014 and 2017, SHELD entered into negotia-tions with Axia to expand the network. The deal was even-tually abandoned. With excess capacity, the backbone was ex-panded to develop a commercial and municipal customer base.
Also, in a move directly re-lated to the decision to expand the fiberoptic network, SHELD commissioners also approved the Automatic Metering Infrastruc-ture initiative. The new metering system would use the network to create a two-way information system between SHELD and its customers by replacing all cur-rent electric meters that are now entering the end of their 20-year lifespan.
The interactive system char-acterized by Fitzgerald as “the future” for electric service, could warn customers that the local grid is about to reach its limits, and require an expensive infusion of peak capacity power. Thus warned, customers could delay or reduce power use and thereby save all customers mon-ey.
“Ultimately, our costs are based on our peak. If customers can help, that will reduce costs to the utility, and the better off we all are” Fitzgerald said.
“It’s the future. If your power goes out, we will know, maybe even before you do,” Fitzgerald said.
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Gregory Dubreuil, in the article, ‘SHELD embarks on
townwide fiberoptic build-out’
This will be a great benefit
to the citizens. It will make it
(South Hadley) a better, more
attractive place for economic development.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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OPINION PAGE/LETTERS POLICY
of NOTE
“Time to put up at the ballot box
It is, to be blunt, time to put up or shut up when it comes to one’s political stance on a variety of issues. For next week, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6 – or earlier for
those who choose to vote early – will be the moment where it all comes to a head, and when all the strongly held and expressed views can actually matter in the direction our state and country are heading.
When voters in South Hadley head to the polls next week, they will decide on a variety of posts, including U.S. Senator and Representative; Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Auditor; Governor’s Councilor; State Senator; State Repre-sentative; District Attorney; Clerk of Courts; and Register of Deeds. Not all of these races are contested. That does not lessen the significance of those that are, nor does it dimin-ish the power a potent write-in campaign could have. After all, through all the rhetoric and claims and counter-claims during a campaign, it is the voter that decides who has made a convincing case and whose record stands above that of his or her peers.
And that’s not all. Voters will have a chance to weigh in on some significant questions related to discrimination, health care and corporate influence.
Hotly debated in letters, social media posts, not to men-tion on lawn signs and expensive advertising campaigns throughout the region, the fate of a proposal to establish a nurse-to-patient ratio in hospitals statewide and the levying of a fine if it isn’t followed hangs in the balance. Both sides have cried foul. It will be up to the voter to decide how the hospital network must respond to this measure.
While it could be largely a ceremonial gesture, the vot-ers across the Commonwealth have the opportunity to vote on the creation of a citizen-led commission to petition for a Constitutional Amendment to overturn the much-maligned Citizens United decision. That said, if the voters feel that this subject is much ado about nothing, they have the right to make their voices heard, as well. And the final ballot question would codify against gender identity discrimina-tion in the accommodations or entertainment venues. Even if this is a subject on which one does not feel strongly, chances are, he or she could easily find someone who does.
Which brings us to the main point of this piece. What do we, as a community, feel strongly about? What issues mat-ter to us, and what candidates do we believe most represent our best interests? Judging by the chatter on social media platforms, in public forums and on street corners, as well as the plethora of signs that dot the landscape as the final ballot count of the State Election approaches, a great many have firmly held beliefs on these and other matters. Now is the time to do something about it, or sit on the sidelines and let the decisions of others continue to frustrate you.
To the Editor:
The Sustainability and Energy Com-mission has been hard at work these past several months. For the most part, we’ve been focused on helping the town to be-come a Green Community. To that end we’ve been trying to find ways to meet the requirements of Green Communities by looking for energy savings in our munic-ipal buildings. According to Green Com-munities guidelines, South Hadley needs to develop a plan to reduce its energy consumption by at least 15 percent. This reduction needs to be above and beyond the substantial energy savings achieved through our efforts with Siemens Corpo-ration several years ago. Finding the addi-tional reductions will be a challenge. The Commission has also published data from
the water departments, DPW, and SHELD about our water use, trash collection and recycling efforts, and electricity use over the past few years. The Commission also participated in a now Your Town program where we discussed the Green Commu-nities effort and what a sustainable South Hadley might look like going forward. The Commission meets once a month and welcomes people to attend the meetings. We are also looking to fill one vacancy on the Commission. If you are interested in applying go to http://www.southhadley.org/218/Selectboard to fill out an online application.
Bob Berwick Commission Chair
South Hadley
Before we know it the holidays will be upon us and our thoughts will naturally turn away from the garden. Take some
time now to get your plants ready to withstand what is expected to be a bitter cold and snowy few months.
Let’s begin with the home or-chard. During the winter voles and field mice can wreak havoc on young trees by tunneling through the snow to the bark in search of food. Their gnawing will girdle the tree and if excessive enough will eventually kill it. Remember, the layer of tissue just below the bark is the tree’s “plumbing!” Protect the trunk by wrapping it with one-quar-ter inch hardware cloth or commer-cially made trunk protectors. As the tree grows loosen the material or eventually, if wrapped tight enough, the tree will try and grow through it, causing a different but just as serious type of gir-dling. I simply put the protector on each fall and remove it in the spring. Unfortunately, however, one fall several years ago I neglected to pro-tect young trees and that was all it took. A poor tree was gnawed almost completely around the trunk. I was surprised it had enough energy to leaf out the following spring, but less surprised to see it wither and die not a month later.
Another thing to consider before the ground freezes is whether or not our newly planted or even our established shrubs have had enough water to drink. This season I am pretty sure we
are all set - it has rained and rained. In future years if the situation is opposite, get out the hose one last time and give the trees and shrubs a
good soaking. If weather permits, move a slow running hose from shrub to shrub over the course of a few hours. This is especially criti-cal for our broad leaf evergreens such as rhododendrons, azaleas, and pieris. Remember the recent winter kill seen on older rhodo-dendrons during the spring? Some large specimens lost a third or more of their overall size! Much of that was caused by excessive cold and winter winds that desiccated (re-moved moisture from) the foliage and left it susceptible to injury. Antidesiccant sprays are available from nurseries and garden centers. These products leave a waxy layer of film over the leaf, locking in its
moisture. Did you purchase any shrubs, roses or other-
wise that were so beautiful you couldn’t resist, even though they were only marginally hardy in our area (zone 6)? These need special attention. Pound some stakes into the ground just outside the drip line of the plant. Wrap the stakes with burlap and stuff it full of straw, salt marsh hay, or shredded leaves, anything that will insulate yet not pack down and cause rot. Never use plas-tic; this material creates a greenhouse of fluctu-ating temperatures that will surely kill the plant. Climbing plants such as roses or clematis can be
removed from their trellises, tied in loose bun-dles and wrapped in a similar fashion as above.
Many of our evergreen shrubs suffer under the weight of ice and snow. Smaller specimens can be protected by making “A-frame” tents out of plywood and placing them over the suscep-tible plant. Use hinges rather than nails to con-struct them; storage during the off-season will be a snap. These types of enclosures also pro-vide a great deal of wind protection. Paint them to blend in with the landscape.
Other articles have covered the importance of winter mulch to protect strawberries, fall mums, garlic and spring flowering bulbs among others. Large evergreen branches do well to cover bigger areas. I have used them success-fully to weigh down other light mulches such as straw or chopped leaves for twice the protection. Remember, this task is best accomplished after the ground freezes, with our goal being to keep it frozen, thereby avoiding thawing spells that heave plants from the ground.
So, get out in the garden one last time before your plants settle in for their long winter’s nap. The glossy seed catalogs will start arriving soon enough, igniting visions of next year’s gardens dancing in your head!
Roberta McQuaid graduated from the Stock-bridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts. For the last 28 years, she has held the position of staff horticulturalist at Old Sturbridge Village. She enjoys growing food, as well as flowers. Have a question for her? Email it to [email protected] with “Gardening Question” in the subject line.
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Get these chores accomplished before the ground freezes
IN THE GARDEN
Roberta McQuaid
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YARD WASTE COLLECTION: Start raking those leaves. The South Had-ley Department of Public Works will offer its 2018 Fall Yard Waste Curbside Collec-tion starting Oct. 29 to Nov. 24. Only pa-per bags or open-top contains will be col-lected. No plastic bags. Yard waste must be at the curbside by 7 a.m. on your col-lection day. Each route will have two col-lections. Brush must be tied (no metal) in bundles of not more than 4-foot lengths. Please keep yard waste barrels separate from trash. For more information call the DPW at 413-538-5033.
FLAGS OF HONOR: The flags will fly again at the Leaping Well Reservoir, 438 Granby Road, South Hadley, from Oct. 27 through Nov. 11. Gates at the res-ervoir will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop in and see the patriotic dis-play.
SAVE THE DATESaturday, Nov. 3
HOLLY FAIR: Union Church of
Christ annual holiday craft fair will be held Nov 3, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Church is located at 51 Center St. in Ludlow. Plan to do holiday shopping this year at the fair. There will be many hand crafted items, baked goods, homemade pies, pillows, cards, mit-tens, Christmas table, books, toys, at-tic treasures, fashion jewelry, and our huge raffles and auctions. A roast tur-key luncheon will also be held Nov. 3. Tickets are $14 and are available at the door. This is a continuous serve buffet from 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and fea-tures a traditional turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, vegetables, squash, rolls, gravy, cranberry, stuffing and dessert. Reservations are not necessary and takeout is available. Please ask for your free raffle ticket with the purchase of a luncheon ticket.
Wednesday, Nov. 6MEDICARE MEETING: South
Hadley/Granby Western Mass Medi-care for All will hold its monthly meet-ing on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. at the South Hadley Public Library. All who are interested in learning about and/or advocating for single payer healthcare in our state are welcome.
Saturday, Nov. 10 CRAFT FAIR: St. Teresa of Li-
sieux’s Holiday Craft Fair will be held Saturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is located at 9 E Parkview Drive, South Hadley.
Sunday, Nov. 11 CRAFT FAIR: South Congrega-
tional Church, 45 Maple St., Spring-field, is holding a craft fair with holi-day gifts. The fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CELEBRATION OF FLAGS: At 11 a.m. there will be a brief ceremony at the Leaping Well Reservoir for the Flags of Honor and then the flags will be returned to sponsors.
Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 24-25CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Sts.
Constantine and Helen Greek Ortho-dox Church hosts its annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 25 from 12 to 4 p.m. at 30 Grattan St., Chicopee. There will be Christmas items, wreaths, and trees, a kids corner, gift baskets, homemade Greek pastries, a giant raffle and more. All proceeds support the Parish.
Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 1-2WINTER CRAFT FAIR: The
37th annual Northampton Winter Craft Fair to benefit Big Brothers Big Sis-ters of Hampshire County will be held on Dec. 1-2. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Search from a beautiful selection of 90 juried artisans and enjoy live music both days beginning at 11 a.m. Enjoy food provided by Hillside Organic Piz-za and browse through the children’s book sale. There will even be a silent auction.
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By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer
SOUTH HADLEY – Each Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m. members of the South Hadley Senior Center socialize and compete while play-ing Bingo. From a monetary stand-point the games are low-stake, but in the eyes of the participants win-ning is a focal point.
“Socializing brings me out; my favorite part about winning is it’s my money,” said Renee Orzechowski of South Hadley. “Being with the people is fun; we have a nice group and everyone knows each other here.”
Terry Roberts, also a South Hadley resident, is the major call-er for bingo at the center. She de-scribed her role in the weekly ac-tivity.
“I’m the leader of the gang; I do all the setups on the tables and chose the games. I decide how much the games will be for depending on how much money I take in,” Roberts said. “Every-body’s on their own honor to put it in; our bingo players all contribute candy to go into the dishes on the tables. I love the people here.”
In multiple aspects, Roberts said the rules of bingo played at the center deviate from the norm.
She’s developed several catch-phrases to describe the style of bingo being endorsed.
“It’s Senior Bingo; I call it ‘Caveman Bingo.’ We have no electronic devices, no backboard, and if people feel they need to they’ll ask if I called a certain num-ber,” said Roberts. “You don’t have
to have a bingo on the last number like you do at other halls. If you’ve got a bingo, you’ve got a bingo.”
Roberts has recruited helpers to host the games on days she isn’t available; because of this, she said there’s never a reason to cancel bingo. The cost to play is far from overwhelming.
“We charge 25 cents a game and 25 cents towards the cover-all,” said Roberts. “Prizes depend on how much I take in; usually we have about $2 games. We fit in as many games as we can during the time. We always start our cover-all
Seniors
SOUTH HADLEY – The South Had-ley Council on Aging is located at 45 Dayton St. Call 413-538-5042 for more information about their services and ac-tivities. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
LUNCH IS SERVEDMonday through Friday, 11:45 a.m. to
12:15 p.m. Call 413-538-5042 to RSVP for lunch at least 24 hour in advance. Suggested donation for lunch is $2.25 for 60 and older. Guests under 60 charged $6, per federal regulations.
Monday, Nov. 5: Macaroni and cheese and stewed tomatoes
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Thanksgiving lun-cheon: roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Stuffed shells with sauce and broccoli
Thursday, Nov. 8: Roast pork with gra-vy, roasted potatoes, and mixed vegetables
Friday, Nov. 9: Veal patty with sauce, rice and zucchini blend, soup of the day
DAILY ACTIVITIES Monday, Nov. 5: 10 a.m. Card mak-
ing with Tammy Tuesday, Nov. 6: Big Y shopping,
11 a.m. Performance by Berkshire Hills Music Academy Saxophone Band, 1 p.m. Movie: “Proof of Life,” 2 p.m. Memory Cafe
Wednesday, Nov. 7: Memorial Drive shopping trip, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Be-reavement Support, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Travel Club, 1 p.m. Choralites, no evening pro-gramming
Thursday, Nov. 8: Birthday and Anni-versary Day – Call in advance to reserve if you have a birthday or anniversary in No-vember at 538-5042, 10 to 11 a.m. Travel Club, 10 a.m. Veteran’s Group, 10 a.m. Alz-heimer’s Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 a.m. Ava and Martha Dog Therapist visit, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Blood Pressure with nurse, 12:45 p.m. Classic TV: Dick Van Dyke
Friday, Nov. 9: Big Y shopping trip, 10 a.m. Coffee and Conversation, Lunch & Learn: SHELD presentation, 11:45 a.m. Weight Watchers weigh-in, 12:15 p.m. Weight Watchers meeting
SAVE THE DATE Thanksgiving meal
Tuesday, Nov. 6 The Senior Center will be hosting a
Thanksgiving Meal on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Veteran’s Day lunch Thursday, Nov. 15
The Senior Center will be honoring your service with a Veteran’s Day Lunch on Thursday, Nov. 15 following enter-tainment by well-known performer, Don-na Lee. Please call 538-5042 to register with your name and branch of military in which you served. Partially funded by the South Hadley Council on Aging.
ONGOING DAILY ACTIVITIES Mondays: 8:30 a.m.- Circuit Train-
ing with Ryan (Fitness Ctr)- $4/Call COA to signup, 10 a.m. - Tai Chi- $3, 10 a.m.- Music Appreciation (free), 11:15 a.m.- Fit & Fun begins Oct 22 (free), 1 p.m.- Tap Dancing with Loryn- $3, 1 p.m. – Color Me Calm (first and third Monday of Month), 1 p.m.- Mahjong(room 3), Pi-nochle (dining room) and Canasta (dining room). No charge to participate.
Tuesdays: 9 a.m. /1 p.m. -Big Y Shop-ping Trip- Call 538-5042 for more info and to sign up, 9:30 a.m.- Beginning Ex-ercise- eight week -$48, 9:30 a.m.-Social Strollers, 12:45 p.m.- Afternoon movie, 1 p.m. -Bingo (room 2), 1 p.m. -Needlecraft (room 3)
Wednesdays: Mini-bus to Memo-rial Drive for shopping- Call 538-5042 for more info and to sign up, 9:15 a.m. - Dance Class with Ashley (free), 10:30 a.m. - Healthy Bones & Balance (free), 1 p.m. - Choralites (dining room), Pitch (room 2) Mahjong (room 3), 3 p.m.- Book Club (library, first Wednesday of month)
Thursdays: 9:30 a.m.-Beginning Ex-ercise- eight weeks - $48, 9:30 a.m.- Wa-ter Color Class- $3 (pay the instructor), 10 a.m. - Seated and Standing Yoga- $3 (pay the instructor), 1 p.m.- Chip Poker, 1 p.m.- Quilting, 1 p.m.- Scrabble
Fridays: 9:30 a.m.- Social Strollers, 9:30 a.m.- Healthy Bones & Balance (free), 10 a.m.- Coffee & Conversation, 1 p.m.- Bridge (room 3), Canasta (dining room), Cribbage (room 2), Knitting (library)
SOUTH HADLEY COUNCIL ON AGING SOUTH HADLEY – The fuel as-
sistance season began on Nov. 1. Any senior who has received their re-certi-fication paperwork from Community Action and would like assistance with their application, please call Ann at 538-5042 extension 206. An appointment is required for help with Fuel Assistance.
First-time applicants must apply in person. Returning applicants will re-ceive their application by mail and will not need to apply in person.
Income guidelines for a household of one is $35,510; or of two is $46,437.
Eligibility is based on the number of people in the household and the com-bined gross (before taxes) income of all persons residing in the household. Rent-ers and homeowners who pay for their
own heat may apply, as well as renters whose heat is included in their rent.
For the person who is applying, bring: social security number, proof of identity, proof of address
Homeowners: mortgage statement, real estate tax bill, homeowners insur-ance bill, condo fee
Renters: copy of lease, subsidy veri-fication, heating bill, electric bill
If employed: All income for the four weeks before the appointment
All sources of income: wages, self employment, social security, SSI, div-idends and interest on bank accounts, rental income, unemployment benefits, pensions, cash prizes and regular sup-port from family, plus any other income you receive.
Thanksgiving luncheon planned
Join the South Hadley Council on Aging Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. for the annual Thanksgiving Lun-cheon and a performance by the Berkshire Hills Acade-my Saxophone Band. The group will enjoy a delicious Thanksgiving meal of roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, cranberry sauce, and pump-kin/diet pumpkin pie.
Veterans Day appreciation lunch
SOUTH HADLEY – Join the South Hadley Coun-cil on Aging Thursday, Nov. 15 at 11 a.m. for a pinning ceremony of all attending veterans. Singer Donna Lee will entertain with patriot-ic songs. Special raffle for veterans. Entertainment and special patriotic dessert sponsored by Christopher Heights in Belchertown. Call for reservations and let them know if you are a vet-eran and which branch, 538-5042, ext. 201.
The Council on Aging is located at 45 Dayton St. in South Hadley.
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Nov. 6 are encouraged to contact the group immediately.
“We thought because some of us had cars we’d be happy to reach out and help anyone with transportation to the polls on Election Day,” said Maggie Micklo, a sophomore at the school who serves as vice president of the Democrats. “It’s so important for every citizen to have the opportunity [to vote], and especially in a rural area where its more difficult to get around if you don’t have a car we want to make voting as easy as possible for everyone. If [not having] a ride is what might keep people from getting there, we want to help bridge that gap.”
Urging students to participate on Election Day, the group has been hold-ing voter registration drives across cam-pus. Upon recognizing that most of the Democrats have light Tuesday class schedules, Micklo said the idea to shut-tle voters gained momentum. She said it was essential to keep the initiative free of charge.
“We’re happy to just drive people; if someone wants to chip in a couple dollars for gas they’re welcome to, but that’s not at all what we’re looking for. If people have kids that need to come along in the car that’s totally fine, and it’s about wherever they’re at and how-ever it’s easiest for them.”
The Democrats are willing to travel past the outer limits of South Hadley to
offer transportation. Micklo explained, “We’re happy to go further than South Hadley; a lot of us have only one class on Tuesdays so our schedules are very open. There’s availability throughout the day to take people to the polls, we are happy to bring people in Chicopee, Granby, South Hadley Falls, and the sur-rounding area to wherever they need to get to.”
To schedule a ride one can call Mick-lo at 630-484-3404 or contact her via email her at [email protected]. The Mount Holyoke College Democrats can be reached on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mhcdemocrats/. To Micklo, the discussion of politics is a vital American privilege that should be exercised often. Since her days in high school, the young woman has taken im-mense pride in staying involved.
“I’m a student so I don’t have time to run for office so this is the chance I have to make my voice heard,” she said. “It is so extremely important to vote. A lot of times I have a lot of friends who kind of feel like their voice doesn’t count or that they’re not as informed as they could be. The policies that are put in place right now and the decisions being made as a result of every single election are going to affect us for the rest of our lives. We have to be a part of that conversation and a part of that process of setting up a bet-ter future.”
Fuel assistance available
Seniors keep it social at Bingo
From left, Paula Wiley is accompanied by Susan Lear.
Bingo at the Senior Center is a favorite activity of Jean Garon.
Please see BINGO, page 9
PHOTOS BY DALTON ZBIERSKITerry Roberts is the major caller for Bingo each Tuesday; she keeps the participants in line.
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after school have a little bit of a quiet time to experience the rules and responsibility of voting.”
Ballots are made available to residents in Room 108 of the Town Hall, located at 116 Main St., until Friday, Nov. 2 at 5 p.m.
After two years of prepara-tion, South Hadley thrived in providing early voting ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Hamlin and her office were rec-ognized monetarily for their ef-forts.
“This is our second time be-ing able to offer early voting,” said Hamlin, looking to contin-ue the trend. “We didn’t have a policy and procedure, but here in South Hadley in 2016 we knocked the cover off the ball; we had the highest voter turn out for early voting in Western Mas-sachusetts. We received accom-modations from the state and additional moneys were awarded to us for our efforts.”
Joan Vohl Hamilton, a volun-teer clerk, has already voted. She offered a word of advice to those weighting their options prior to Election Day.
“I think that you never know what the future will bring. By early voting, you know your vote is in and whatever Nov. 6 brings you can be here. Another advan-tage is that it’s not as crowded as it is on the day of the election so you can find a parking space, you can get in and out, and you know your vote is there.”
South Hadley senior citizens
Laura and Don Gauthier exer-cised their rights to vote early. Don Gauthier commended the staff for their attentive assis-tance.
“I need help sometimes be-cause I’m not seeing too well,” he said. “It was great; it was re-laxing, comfortable, and there was no pressure. The staff gets a great, big star from me because they helped.”
The rave reviews were not drawn accidentally; the office has diligently set its sights on properly welcoming voters.
“Our staff is highly trained,” said Hamlin. “Underneath the laws of elections, they must be trained; they all meet those stan-dards. Election training allows them to know what exactly to ask a voter when they come in, how to check them in, how to check them out, how our ma-chines work, how early voting works, and they take those rules extremely seriously. They see the job from start to finish.”
Early voting is a resource that should be taken advantage of, stressed Hamilton. She con-tinued, listing additional benefits of the option.
“There’s not as far to walk. [Voters] don’t feel rushed; they know they can take their time,” she said. “They know they can raise their hand and someone will be there immediately. Not to say that doesn’t happen on Nov. 6, but it’s a lot more crowded and a lot more hectic.”
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BINGO from page 8
Granby
SOUTH HADLEY – St. The-resa’s Church and area South Hadley and Granby churches will present “Lessons and Carols 2018 - The Nativity Story as Told in Scripture and Song” to be held on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.
The program includes nine short Bible readings interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns by the ecu-menical choir and the congrega-tion. The choir will sing under the direction of Stephen Rogal-ski, St. Theresa’s organist and choir director; along with Dan-iel Mashia, Immaculate Heart of Mary’s music director; and Matthew Cron who is currently on the faculty of the New En-gland Conservatory of Music and Rutgers Art Online and is the or-ganist of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Amherst, an accompa-nist for voice students, and part of the Boston University Center for Beethoven Research and will be joined by voices from the United Methodist Church and St.
Patrick’s Church. Other churches participat-
ing include First Congregational Church of Granby, South Hadley Center Church and Morning Star Community Baptist Church. Fo-cusing on the birth of Jesus Christ as a light to the world, the event will begin with a candlelight pro-cession by participants and end with the passing of candlelight to the entire congregation in a recessional of Joy to the World.
The event will be a bene-fit for the South Hadley Food Pantry and attendees may bring a non-perishable food item or make a monetary donation to the pantry. Immediately follow-ing the concert there will be a gala reception presented by the Hospitality Outreach Team of St. Theresa’s.
This free event will take place at St. Theresa’s Church, 9 East Parkview Drive, South Had-ley. All ages are welcome. The church provides ample parking and is handicap accessible.
GRANBY – Support the Granby Music program with “Grab N Go” dinners Friday, Nov. 16. Pick-up is between 6 and 7 p.m. at Granby Junior Se-nior High School. Pay cash or check that night, $12 per meal or
$15 limited dinners at the door. Pre-order by calling 413-883-3587. The Granby Music Parents Association is running this fund raising event. Dinner includes chicken, potato, vegetable and dessert.
Tax bills dueGRANBY – The fiscal
year 2019 second quarter real estate tax bills were due Nov. 1. Return the bottom stub of the bill with payment. For questions, call Town Collector Karen Stellato at 413-467-7170.
Churches participating in ‘Lessons and Carols’
Church plans ‘Salute to Veterans’ dinner
GRANBY – The Im-maculate Heart of Mary Parish of Granby, located at 256 State St., is having its annual “Salute to Vet-erans” dinner on Nov. 10 at the Parish Center which can be accessed from the parking lot behind the church.
Serving will begin at 5:30 p.m. Menu roast pork, potatoes, green beans and dessert. Coffee and tea for beverages. There will be a program to honor two of Granby’s veterans. All vet-erans in attendance will be acknowledged.
There will also be an update on the Granby Vet-eran’s Memorial progress, now that the area has been cleared.
For tickets, call Don at 467-7693, Bob at 467-3568 or the Rectory at 467-9821.
‘Grab N Go’ dinners support music program
at 2:30 p.m.”Jean Garon revels in friendly completion. Knowing that
the games are inexpensive makes the activity all the more pleasant.
“We enjoy getting together for a nice, light afternoon,” she said. “It’s only a quarter a card so it costs you a dollar and a quarter to play for two hours. We enjoy it very much.”
Susan Lear attends Bingo with her friend Paula Wiley. She offered words of encouragement for those looking to attend for the first time.
“If you want to come out for a couple of hours and have a great time with great people, this is the place to be. I take my friend Paula, and it’s nice for her to get around and be around people,” she said. “Everybody here is very nice.”
South Hadley resident David Sroka takes advantage of early voting.
Joan Vohl Hamilton, left, and Karen Lee Szostkiewicz, right, welcome an early voter to the Town Clerk’s office on Thursday, Oct. 25.
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CHICOPEE - A 250-yard game is considered a great ef-fort for a team. Against Chi-copee High, Hunter Carey rushed for 250 by himself, leading his team to a 46-20 win over the Pacers. With the victo-ry, the Tigers, 6-2, 5-0 clinched the Suburban North and look to be the two seed in the upcoming Division 7 playoffs. Chicopee finished the qualifying part of the season at 1-7, 1-4.
The Tigers began the season with two losses, but have won since. Their likely opponent will be Frontier, who beat them in a first round playoff game, 28-21 a year ago. This is their seventh straight trip to the play-offs, which began with a Super Bowl appearance in 2012. Two years before that they won the big game. Scott Taylor, now in his fifth year is anxious to see his charges take the next step and a win over Frontier would do just that.
As for the Pacers, it has been another frustrating year, as they will miss out once again in go-ing to the tournament. Injuries have played a big part and as a result, they have been unable to generate much in terms of con-sistency. They picked up their
first win a week ago against Commerce.
The Tigers ran for 367 on the day and in addition to
his 250 on the ground, Car-ey caught a pass from Hunter Borowski for 44 yards, falling just short of the magic 300, with 294 all-purpose yards. It began quickly for Carey, on the third play from scrimmage when he took a handoff from Borows-ki at midfield on third and ten. When he stopped running, he was at the Chicopee four-yard line. Four plays later Borowski scored and with the two-point conversion, it was 8-0.
“Our line was unbelievable,” he said. They opened up holes and we were able to pick up big yards before anyone touched us.” On his 46-yard run, he broke three tackles along the way.
The teams traded posses-sions into the first minute of the second quarter. It took just one play for him to do it again, this time starting at the South Had-ley 15-yard-line. Carey broke through the line and by the time he got to the 20, he was ahead of the field. Carey outran them and now it was 16-0. He also had 138 yards on five carries. Chicopee went three and out and the Tigers then drove 57 yards in five minutes. Borows-ki scored his second touchdown of the day and with two minutes left in the half, it was 24-0.
Carey runs past Pacers in win
Photo by David Henry www.sweetdogphotos.comHunter Carey goes on a run. Carey had a 250-yard rushing game for the Tigers in their win over the Pacers last Friday night.
Rams give Tigers tough match in finale
By Tim PetersonSports Correspondent
GRANBY - During the final week of September, the South Hadley boys’ varsity soccer team scored four second half goals and coasted to a home vic-tory against Granby. The second meeting of the regular season be-tween the Schmid Division rivals was a nail-biter.
The Tigers scored the only goal of the match during the fi-nal minute of regulation spoiling the Rams senior day celebration with a 1-0 victory, last Friday af-ternoon.
“We just found a way to sal-vage a win in today’s game,” said South Hadley head coach Eric Castonguay. “We did have several very good offensive op-portunities, but we weren’t able to connect on them until the final minute. Their goalkeeper also made a couple of great saves.”
The three Rams seniors, who were honored during the pre-game ceremony, are Max King, Kyle Murdock, and Ryan Shaw.
“Our three seniors really wanted to win today’s game,” said Granby head coach Todd Dorman. “Max has been a mem-ber of the soccer program since he was in the seventh grade. Ryan is a four-year varsity player and Kyle joined the soccer team this year after being a member of the cross country team. All of them made contributions this season.”
It has been a very disappoint-ing season for the Rams, who had a 0-16-1 record following the senior day loss. The Rams, who tied Gateway, 3-3, were scheduled to wrap-up the regular season with a non-league match at Pope Francis on Monday af-ternoon.
Photo by Gregory A. ScibelliLiam Sibley-Welch gets a knee on the ball to break up a play.
Please see TIGERS, page 11
Please see SOCCER, page 11
SOUTH HADLEY – The South Hadley High School field hockey team overcame a shaky middle of the season and went undefeated in its final seven games. The Tigers went 6-0-1 in that stretch, including winning the final four in a very busy final week of the season. Last Monday night, the Ti-gers trounced visiting Westfield 13-1. Kayla Carleton had a huge night with five goals while Savannah Sudyka had
four goals. Gabi Moroney added three goals. The Tigers would finish the season with an 11-5-2 overall record with a 6-2-2 Valley League record. Their only league losses were against Greenfield. The Tigers received the No. 4 seed and hosted Mohawk in the Division 2 quarterfinals in the Western Massachusetts tournament. The win-ner will play early next week in the semifinals.
Tigers close season out with momentum
Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliCorryn Moroney winds up to sock a free hit up the field.
Kayla Carleton navigates between two Westfield defenders.
Megan Bonney puts a stick out to try and stop a Westfield attacker’s momentum.
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THE WEEK AHEADThursday, Nov. 1
Field HockeyWestern Massachusetts Division 2 QuarterfinalNo. 5 Mohawk at No. 4 South Hadley 6 p.m.
Girls VolleyballWestern Massachusetts Division 3 First RoundNo. 10 Ware at No. 7 South Hadley 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 2Football
Western Massachusetts Division 7 SemifinalNo. 3 Frontier at No. 2 South Hadley 7 p.m.
Rather than roll over, Chi-copee made some noise of their own. In less than two minutes, they went 63 yards in eight plays, led by option quarter-back, John Vega and the re-cently recovered Juan Rebollo. Vega had 29 yards and Rebollo 19 on the ground. Vega took it in from the 20 and at the half the score was 24-6.
Opening the second half, Vega picked up where he left off. He took the kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown and now it was 24-12. But the back-breaker came on the next se-ries. As he had in the second quarter, Carey had a big gainer, a 57-yard run on first down and with the two extra points, the score was 32-12. But Chicop-ee would come back with an 8:34 drive that began at their 45 and ended with a Vega to Je-rome Jacobs three-yard touch-down pass. Vega and Jacobs also kept the drive alive with a nine-yard connection that gave them first and goal at the nine.
The Tigers, though answered in a minute and a half, when Ben Watkins scored from the two to make it 38-20. The big play was a 44-yard pass to Carey. The final scoring came three minutes into the final frame and it was Carey from the 25-yard line, putting him at 250 yards on the day.
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S.H. volleyball draws home playoff gameSOUTH HADLEY – The
South Hadley High School girls volleyball team finished the reg-ular season with a pair of wins, sweeping Belchertown and dis-patching Agawam 3-1. South Hadley finished 14-7 and will face Ware in the first round of the West-ern Massachusetts Division 3 tour-nament. The Tigers received the No. 7 seed. If they defeat Ware, they would travel to No. 2 Lee for the quarterfinals early next week. Last Friday, the Tigers dominated Belchertown, winning straight sets 25-11, 25-20, and 25-8. Mia Kelly had a brilliant outing from the ser-vice line. She served most of the first set, and had six aces and four kills. Aislinn Ford had seven kills.
Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliAislinn Ford sends a soft hit over the net.
Brooke Zatowski makes a sliding save to keep the ball in play.
Mia Kelly serves for the Tigers. She had a brilliant performance from the service line in the first set of the match.
Kayla Simon attempts to make a block.
Brooke Conner eyes the ball for a backwards bump.
It was the Tigers (13-2-3) final regular season match, but they’ve qualified for the Western Mass. Division 3 tournament for the first time since 2012.
“We just missed qualifying for the postseason tournament by just one point last year,” Castonguay said. “The return-ing players made a commitment during the offseason to make this year’s tournament.”
Castonguay knows what Dorman and his players have been experiencing this fall. His team only won one game two years ago.
“I’m friends with Todd and I know exactly what he’s feel-ing this year,” Castonguay said. “High school sports normally go in cycles, especially at a small school like Granby. They had a very good soccer team a couple of years ago and they could be a very good team again two years from now.”
The only three South Had-ley players remaining from the one-win season are senior’s Alex Lerch, Christiano Casolari, and Liam Joy.
“My sophomore season was very frustrating,” said Joy, who scored a team-high 15 goals
during the regular season. “We came very close to making the postseason tournament last year and everyone worked very hard during the offseason. This is just a very special group of players.”
The other seniors listed on the Tigers varsity soccer roster are Liam Sibley-Welch, Michael Zhou, and Clayton Koppi, who’s the starting goalkeeper. Koppi was credited with six saves in posting his fourth shutout of the season against the Rams.
Down at the other end of the field, Granby junior keeper Mi-chael McGreevy made a total of 11 saves.
The Tigers had several very good scoring chances during the first 40 minutes of the match. They also had seven corner kicks, but the match was still scoreless at the break.
Joy had back-to-back shots on goal at the start of the second half, but McGreevy kept the ball from crossing over the goal-line.
Granby sophomore Dylan Moriarty also had a couple of shots on goal in the second half.
Just when it was beginning to look like the final outcome of the match was going to be 0-0, the Tigers were finally able to score a goal. Joy sent a pass into the box where freshman Jonas
Clarke pushed the ball into the back of the net giving his team a 1-0 lead. Joy was credited with the assist.
“Even though Jonas wound up scoring the game win-ning goal, their defense did a very good job against him,” Castonguay said. “He’s probably the fastest player in our league this year.”
It was Clarke’s 10th goal of the season. Sophomore Max McCurdy finished the regu-lar season with eight goals and freshman Tyler Evans had seven goals.
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weights (abbr.) 4. Pounds per
square inch 7. Central Time10. One who speaks
for others11. Aussie TV
station12. Swiss river13. A way to
improve15. Awesome!16. Appeal to19. Satisfy21. The Emerald Isle23. Quick passages24. Love of
humankind25. Fleshy beak
covering26. Type of sword27. Basketball stat30. Makes unhappy34. The Princess can
feel it
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wrongdoing47. Small hill50. Erases54. Fill with
motivation55. Part of your face56. Novelist Coelho57. Francisco is one59. Narrow space
between two buildings
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mark62. A baglike
structure in a plant or animal
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northeast and east
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ridge 2. Types of lenses 3. Informs 4. Partial paralysis 5. Helps little firms 6. Alphabetical lists 7. Danced about 8. Set out 9. Trick’s partner13. Second sight14. Disfigure17. Comedienne
Gasteyer18. Tooth caregiver20. Wrongful act22. __ Nui, Easter
Island27. Away from28. Member of
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group31. When you plan
to get there32. Bother inces-
santly33. One point east
of due south37. Small give-
aways38. “MASH” actor
Gould39. A type of habitat40. Refined delicacy41. Inflection of the
voice42. Follow orders43. Discharge44. Of the stars47. Briefly place
into48. Present in all
living cells (abbr.)
49. Take illegally by force
51. Genus of moth52. Midway be-
tween east and southeast
53. Bashful58. French river
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Photo by Gregory A. ScibelliJonas Clarke tries to steal the ball away for the Tigers.
Photo by David Henry www.sweetdogphotos.com
Hunter Borowski follows a blocker on a rush.
TOWN ReminderPage 12 November 2, 2018
By Tim PetersonSports Correspondent
GRANBY — The last four meetings on the soccer pitch between the Monson Mustangs and the Granby Rams were hard fought battles, but the winning team was the same each time.
The score of the second meet-ing of the season between the Central Division rivals was tied 1-1 at halftime. The Mustangs would score the go-ahead goal in the middle of the second half spoiling the Rams senior day with a 2-1 victory, last Monday afternoon, Oct. 22.
“We’re now 0-4 against Mon-son during the past two seasons, but this was definitely our best effort against them,” said Gran-by head coach Bob Weaver. “We controlled the midfield area and we had a couple of very good scoring chances. We also played well defensively. They just took advantage of our mistakes.”
Both teams will be favorites in their respective Divisions in the Western Mass. tournament, which is scheduled to begin on Friday.
The Rams (11-5-1), who got back on winning track again with a 3-2 victory at Southwick three days later, are looking to capture the Division 4 title for the second consecutive year after winning back-to-back Division 3 titles. They were scheduled to wrap-up the regular season at Holyoke on Monday night.
Since losing three straight games at the beginning of the regular season, which included a 2-0 loss at Monson, the Lady Rams posted a 7-1-1 record in their next nine matches.
“We’ve been playing much better during the past couple of weeks,” Weaver said. “We de-feated Hampshire, 1-0, on the road, which I thought was a turning point for us. We’ve been dealing with a lot of injuries, but we should be fairly healthy at the beginning of November.
The Mustangs (10-3-4), who will be one of the contenders in the Division 3 tournament, were slated to play their final regu-lar season match at Amherst on Monday night.
The Mustangs also swept the season series against the Rams a year ago.
“I have a tremendous amount of respect for coach Weaver and his players,” said Monson head coach Eric Degnan. “They’re one of the best teams that we have faced this year and this is a very big win for us.”
The three Rams seniors, who were honored during a pregame ceremony, are Madison Sexton, Trystin Burger, and Summer Molin, who is sidelined with an injury. The trio joined the varsity soccer team when they were in the eighth grade.
“Our three seniors have won a lot of games during their high school careers,” Weaver said. “They’ve also helped us win three Western Mass. titles. We’re really going to miss them next year.”
Molin, who’s planning to play soccer at the collegiate level next year, walked onto the field with the other 10 Rams starters in the senior day game.
After the referee blew his whistle, Molin, who finished her high school career with more than 100 points, received a pass from her teammate before kick-ing the ball out of bounds.
“Summer had a great career here,” Weaver said. “She scored a lot of goals and had many as-sists. Losing her next year will be a big loss for us. I just wanted to let her get on the field one last time today.”
Burger will be playing soccer at A.I.C. next year and Sexton is most likely going to be playing lacrosse in college.
Burger and junior Julia Frap-pier controlled the midfield in last Monday’s match against
Monson.“I thought Burger and Frappi-
er were just relentless in the mid-field in today’s match,” Degnan said. “Both of them are fabulous soccer players.”
The Mustangs took a 1-0 lead ten minutes into the opening half on a corner kick. The kick was taken from the right corner by junior Alivia Skowyra and it went into the box where senior Meghan Monaghan put it into the back of the net with a volley shot.
“We’ve been able to score a goal on a corner kick in each of our past two games, which is very nice,” Degnan said. “It was also nice to take a 1-0 lead, but we knew that they would come back against us.”
The Rams tied the score at 1-1 in the 34th minute.
The scoring play began with junior Nora Young sending a pass
from the left side into the box where freshman Gabby Walz, who came in from the right side, blasted a shot past Monson se-nior goalkeeper Hannah Garon (three saves).
“Gabby scored a goal in our quarterfinal game last year,” Weaver said. “That was a very nice goal by her in today’s game.”
Young, who’s also closing in on the 100-point milestone, had a breakaway opportunity two min-utes later, but it was broken up by a Monson defender.
In the middle of the second half, Monson sophomore Alex Doyle fired a shot into the net past Granby junior goalkeeper Julia Gavin (two saves). It was assisted by sophomore Hannah Flagg.
Doyle also scored both of her team’s goals in the first meeting of the season against the Rams.
Late goal sinks Rams on Senior Day
Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliNora Young looks to navigate past a defender.
Trystin Burger tries to settle a ball and clear it out of Granby’s end.
Allie Parent attempts to get a header. Ella Laliberte corrals a ball and heads down field.
Former Comp athletes sought for Alumni game
CHICOPEE – John Griffin, a resident of Chicopee, is host-ing the Fourth Annual Chicop-ee Comprehensive High School Football Alumni Game at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21. The game will be held on the turf at Comp. This year’s game will be played in memory of Regina M. Barut. Griffin is searching for alumni of the school from throughout the region to partic-ipate in the game.
SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Thunderbirds (6-0-0-2) once again flexed their of-fensive muscles with four pow-er play goals and a combined 11 points from one line in a 6-2 triumph over the Hartford Wolf Pack (4-6-1-0) on Sunday after-noon at the MassMutual Center.
After going scoreless on their first three shots of the game, the Wolf Pack scored first eight minutes into the first peri-od off the stick of Tim Getting-er, who redirected a shot from the point by Brandon Crawley. Steven Fogarty picked up a sec-ondary assist on the play to put the Wolf Pack ahead 1-0 at 8:45.
Playing in his first game af-ter returning from a lower-body injury to start the season, Bob-by Farnhamimmediately made his presence known, giving the team some added physicality as well, raising energy through a fight just seven seconds after Hartford scored its first goal.
12:25 into the first period, Springfield was able to equal-ize after Henrik Borgstrom put
home a rebound from point-blank range off shots by Joel Lowry and Jayce Hawryluk, both of whom picked up helpers on the play and also took shots from close range.
The Wolf Pack began the second period on the power play after Ian McCoshen was called for kneeing with 1:13 left to play in the first period, but the T-Birds killed off the remaining 47 seconds easily. From there, it was the Thunderbirds power play that took over.
After Peter Holland picked up a five-minute major penalty, a two-minute penalty for insti-gating and a 10-minute mis-conduct all for picking a fight with Riley Stillman, Springfield went on the attack. Stillman had just delivered a thunderous body check to Lias Andersson, spark-ing that reply from Holland.
The Thunderbirds used the man-advantage to their bene-fit and scored 13 seconds after, as Dryden Huntmuscled a shot through Dustin Tokarski at 13:00 of the second.
After Rob O’Gara was called for cross-checking at 17:27, Springfield once again took advantage of a power play -- this time via a 5-on-3.
With 1:42 left in the peri-od, the T-Birds collected their second power play goal of the game and increased their lead to two when Julian Melchiori col-lected a perfect feed from Haw-ryluk and ripped a one timer off a Hartford stick and past Tokar-ski at 18:18.
After O’Gara was called for high-sticking 1:48 into the third period, Springfield tallied yet another power play goal courte-sy of Hawryluk, who was set up on a perfect slap pass at the top of the crease by Borgstrom.
About 2:30 later after Jake Horton was called for interfer-ence, Crawley scored off a slap shot from the blue line, beat-ing Chris Driedger on the glove side to make it 4-2 at 4:56 of the third.
After Hartford took anoth-er trip to the box, at the 14:05 mark of the period, Hunt picked
up his second goal of the night, banking it past Tokarski from the right corner to make it 5-2. Hunt’s two goals topped his pri-or total of just one in his first seven games.
With under two minutes to play in the period, Borgstrom picked up a turnover in Hart-ford’s defensive zone and threw it into an empty Wolf Pack net, giving the T-Birds the final tal-ly of the game and making it 6-2. Borgstrom finished with two goals and two assists, while Hunt added two goals. The star of the night proved to be Haw-ryluk, who tallied the first five-point game in Thunderbirds his-tory with a goal and four helpers.
Driedger got his second win in three starts with 28 saves on 30 shots against.
The T-Birds will look to extend their win streak to six games and their point streak to nine games when they take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at MassMutual Center in the first of a home-and-home series on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7:05 p.m.
T-Birds stay hot with win over Wolf Pack
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TOWN Reminder Page 13November 2, 2018
Public NoticesTOWN OF
SOUTH HADLEYPLANNING BOARD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGT h e S o u t h H a d l e y
Planning Board, in accor-dance with the provisions of Chapter 40-A, Section 11, Massachusetts General Laws will hold a public hear-ing on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 6:45 p.m. in the Auditorium of the South Hadley Town Hall at 116 Main Street, South Hadley, MA to discuss the applica-tion of Chicopee Concrete Services, Inc., 652 Prospect Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 for a Special Permit under Subsect ion 255-84 and Article IX of the Town’s Zoning By-Law (Chapter 255 of the Town’s Bylaws). The applicant is seeking a Special Permit to allow Major Excavation of prop-erties owned by L. Philip Lizotte III, LEO Concrete Services, Inc., and J & L Realty Management, LLC poss ib ly us ing proper-ty owned by Peter Edge to access the excavation site. (This is a modification of the application considered at hearings held August 27, 2018 and September 24, 2018. The modification, in part, incorporates proper-ty owned by Peter Edge for access but also makes addi-tional revisions to the plans and provides supplemental information.)
The subject properties are located along the west side of Hadley Street (aka State Route 47) and along Sullivan Lane and are identified on Assessor’s Map Number #54 as Parcels #15 & #20 and on Assessor’s Map Number #56 as Parcels #26, #43 and #42.
Plans and the applica-tion may be viewed at the Office of the Planning Board during normal office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Addit ional ly, the plans
and application are post-ed on the Planning Board’s “Project Plans A-L” page on the Town’s websi te www.southhadleyma.gov in file titled “Hadley Street Chicopee Concrete Services Excavation SP Application 2018-10-17 Revision”.
Any person interested in, or wishing to be heard regarding, this application should appear at the time and place designated.
Melissa O’Brien, ClerkSouth Hadley Planning
Board 10/26, 11/02/18
SALE OF MOTORVEHICLES UNDERG.L. c.255 Sec. 39A
Notice is hereby given by Hampshire Towing, 650 New Ludlow Rd., South Hadley, MA 01075, pursuant to the provisions of G.L. c. 255, section 39A, that an auction sale on the web based site of sta.ibidsmart.com the fol-lowing motor vehicles will be sold to satisfy our garage keeper’s lien thereon for stor-age, towing charges, care and expenses of notices and sale of said vehicles. Starting Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 at 10 a.m. vehicles can be viewed at http://sta.ibidsmart.c o m . A L L B I D D I N G WILL END MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2018 AT 10 A.M. This is not an absolute auction we reserve the right to set a minimum on all auc-tion vehicles. If a particular vehicle is not listed on sta.ibidsmart.com call 877-88-WETOW for bidding in struc-tions.
The following vehicles are to be auctioned: 1GCHK24U23E2070962003 Chevy Silverado2Conway Pallet Inc.284 Williamsburg Rd. Williamsburg, MA 010962B3KA43RX6H4757482006 Dodge ChargerJulio Rosada-Wega
86 North East St. Apt 3RHolyoke, MA 01040KMHJF35F9YU9813792000 Hyundai ElantraRafael Perez-OquendoP.O. Box 6727Holyoke, MA 01040KMHDN46D96U2247422006 Hyundai ElantraJohanna M. Rivera60 Taylor St. #1Holyoke, MA 10402HGES16532H5327552002 Honda CivicRuth D. Roldan33 Redden Rd.Springfield, MA 011191GNEK13T81R1654412001 Chevy TahoeThomas Hamel582 Pleasant St. Apt 6DHolyoke, MA 010401FAFP53U52A1521482002 Ford TaurusMigdalia M. Garcia50 Springfield St. Apt 2LChicopee, MA 010131YVHP80C255M183592005 Mazda 6Tiffany Gonzalez1037 Dwight St. Apt 3RHolyoke, MA 010401GCHG35R7X10026801999 Chevy Express 3500 Antonio PerezP.O. Box 63Holyoke, MA 010411FAFP36381W1109542001 Ford FocusDanielle R. BrodeurP.O. Box 1019Bondsville, MA 010092C3JK63HI5H6390932005 Chrysler 300 Amy Ayers1473 Northampton St.Holyoke, MA 01040JN6ND06Y9EW0209971984 Nissan 720Larry E. Taudal210 Bates Rd.Westfield, MA 01085WVWPD63B23P2857662003 Volkswagen PassatJesse R. Szewczyk99 Woodbridge Rd.
Chicopee, MA 010221G3WH52H32F1606662002 Oldsmobile IntrigueMatthew S. Campbell116 Sandy Hill Rd.Florence, MA 010621HGCG1655XA0543981999 Honda AccordJeremy Mateo306 Chestnut St. Apt 207Holyoke, MA 01040JM1BJ2456311861812003 Mazda ProtegesLydia Vega47 East Bay Path Ter.Springfield, MA 01107WVWPD63B52P4492662002 Volkswagen PassatShakira Guzman525 S. Bridge St.Holyoke, Ma 010401HGEM22593L0154232003 Honda CivicYalehxia Munoz-RamasP.O. Box 4534Chicopee, MA 010141HGCG2252YA0033392000 Honda AccordLuis O. Guzman40 Crescent Dr.Chicopee, MA 010132T1AE00E5PC0134421993 Toyota Corolla Jessica Diaz709 Prospect St.Chicopee, MA 010201FAFP33P03W1152702003 Ford FocusRaymond D. Gougeon10 Lewandowski Ave.Easthampton, MA 01027
10/19, 10/26, 11/02/18
TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY
NOTICE OF PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
Relative toProposed Zoning Map
AmendmentPursuant to the provi-
sions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Planning Board of the Town of South Hadley will hold a public
hearing to discuss a request by Stephen and Sheila Moos to amend the Town of South Hadley Zoning Map by changing the zoning designa-tion of a particular parcel of land from Residence A-1 to Business A. The public hear-ing will be held as follows:
Place: South Hadley Town Hall,
Selectboard MeetingRoom
116 Main Street, South Hadley, MA
Date:Monday,
November 26, 2018Time:
6:45 p.m.The subject property is
generally described as a 3.6-acre tract of land consisting of two parcels situated on the north side of Granby Road and known as 629 Granby Road. The subject proper-ty is also identified on Tax Assessor’s Map #35 as Parcel #16.
The complete materials (including text and maps, if any) relative to the proposed amendment are available for inspection during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the following place:
South Hadley Planning & Conservation Department Office in Room 204 of the Town Hall at 116 Main Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
Any person interested in, or wishing to be heard regarding, this application should appear at the time and place designated.
Melissa O’Brien, ClerkSouth Hadley Planning
Board11/02, 11/09/18
TOWN OF SOUTH HADLEY
NOTICE OF PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING
Relative toProposed Zoning Map
AmendmentPursuant to the provi-
sions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 5, the Planning Board of the Town of South Hadley will hold a public hearing to discuss a request by Steven M. Theroux to amend the Town of South Hadley Zoning Map by changing the zoning desig-nation of a particular parcel of land from Residence A-1 and Business B to Business A. The public hearing will be held as follows:
Place: South Hadley Town Hall,
Selectboard Meeting Room
116 Main Street, South Hadley, MA
Date: Monday,
November 26, 2018Time:
6:45 p.m.The subject property
is generally described as a 1.58-acre tract of land con-sisting of two parcels situated on the north side of Granby Road and known as 622 Granby Road. The subject property is also identified on Tax Assessor’s Map #34 as Parcels #3 and #4.
The complete materials (including text and maps, if any) relative to the proposed amendment are available for inspection during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the following place:
South Hadley Planning & Conservation Department Office in Room 204 of the Town Hall at 116 Main Street, South Hadley, MA 01075
Any person interested in, or wishing to be heard regarding, this application should appear at the time and place designated.
Melissa O’Brien, ClerkSouth Hadley Planning
Board11/02, 11/09/18
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ACE CHIMNEY SWEEPS Clean-ings, inspections, repairs, caps, liners, waterproofing, rebuilds. Local, family owned. Since 1986. HIC #118355. Fully insured. (413)547-8500
ADAM QUENNEVILLE ROOF-ING, SIDING, WINDOWS- Shin-gle, Flat and Metal Roofs, Slate Roof Repairs, Roof and Siding Shampoo Service, Gutter Covers, porches. Life-time Vinyl Siding, Windows, Skylights & Sun Tunnels. Call (413)536-5955
BILODEAU AND SON ROOFING. Established 1976. New re-roofs and repairs. Gutter cleanings and repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call (413)967-6679
BOB ROBILLARD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL attics, cellars, garag-es cleaned. Light moving. Gutters Cleaned. Family owned/ operated since 1950 (413)537-5090
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING & refinish-ing - cane, fiber rush & splint - Class-room instructor, 20+ years experience. Call Walt at (413)289-6670 for esti-mate.
DRIVEWAYS, CHIP SEAL/ OIL AND STONE, an affordable alterna-tive to asphalt. Give your home a beau-tiful country look. Serving Western MA for the past 7 years. Also Trucking, gravel, loam and fill. 5% off your drive-way with mention of this ad. Call J. Fil-lion Liquid Asphalt (413)668-6192.
DRYWALL AND CEILINGS, plas-ter repair. Drywall hanging. Taping & complete finishing. All ceiling textures. Fully insured. Jason at Great Walls. (413)563-0487
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25 years experience. References. Lic #086220. Please call Kevin 978-355-6864.
PLUMBER - LICENSED AND experienced. Fair prices, Small jobs wanted. Lic. #19243. Call Ron (413)323-5897, (413)345-1602.
SUNRISE HOME REPAIRS Fall Clean-ups, gutter cleaning, carpen-try, painting, property maintenance, after storm/tree cleanups. Small jobs welcome. Free estimates. (413)883-9033.
WE RENOVATE, SELL & PUR-CHASE (any condition) horse drawn vehicles such as sleighs, carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s buggies, drive-able or lawn ornaments. Some fur-niture and other restoration services available. Reasonable prices. Quality workmanship. Call (413)213-0373 for estimate and information.
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APPLIANCESCOLEMAN APPLIANCE SER-VICE Servicing all makes and mod-els of washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers, air conditioners. Also dryer vent cleaning. (413)536-0034
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COMPUTER SERVICES
COMPUTERS SHOULDN’T BE frustrating or frightening. I’ll come to you. Upgrades, troubleshooting, set-up, tutoring. Other electronics too. Call Monique (413)237-1035
ELECTRICIANBILL CAMERLIN- ADDITIONS, service changes, small jobs for home-owners, fire alarms. Fast, dependable, reasonable rates. Insured, free esti-mates E280333. 24 hour emergency service. (413)427-5862
DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN, FRIENDLY service, installs deicing cables. Free estimates. Fully insured. Scott Winters electrician Lic. #13514-B Call (413)244-7096.
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MENARD GARAGE DOORS Au-thorized Raynor dealer specializing in the best quality and selection of insu-lated garage doors. Sales, Installation, service and repairs of residential and commercial garage doors and open-ers. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call (413)289-6550, (413)626-1978 or www.menardgaragedoors.com
HOME IMPROVEMENT
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1 Call for all your needs. Windows, sid-ing, roofs, additions, decks, baths, hardwood floors, painting. All work 100% guaranteed. Licensed and in-sured. Call Bob (413)596-8807 Cell CS Lic. #97110, HIC Lic #162905
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION Kitchen, bath, foyers. Referenc-es. Lic #086220. Please call Kevin (978)355-6864.
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improve-ment needs. ROOFING, SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS, DECKS & GUT-TERS. Extensive references available, Fully Licensed & Insured in MA. & CT. Call GARY DELCAMP @ 413-569-3733
WATER DAMAGE_CALL JAY (413)436-5782-
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INSTRUCTIONMAKING MUSIC AT THE PIANO New Belchertown piano studio. Expe-rienced, warm teacher, former UMa-ss piano faculty. All ages and levels. Adults, begin, begin again.413-213-0511
TRUCK DRIVERS IN VERY HIGH DEMAND
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LANDSCAPINGA+ ROZELL’S
LANDSCAPING & BOBCAT SERVICE Overgrown property?
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BOMBARD LANDSCAPING- land-scape construction. Complete land-scape maintenance, walls, patios, tree/ shrub installation/ removal. Mulch, stone, mowing, pruning and clean-ups. 413-538-8721
CHAMPAGNE LANDSCAPING Fall Clean-ups, curb side leaf pick-up, snow removal, South Hadley, Granby, Belchertown. Call Dan (413)682-4943
DAVE’S LAWN AND GARDEN, LLC- Fall Clean-upStump GrindingBrush CuttingSenior Citizen/ Veteran’s DiscountCertified/ InsuredCall Dave (413)478-4212
FALL CLEAN=UP TIME Call J & S Landscaping for all your leaf removal needs. “You’ll like us mower”. 413-374-4091.
GUTTER CLEANING/ FALL LEAF CLEAN-UPS. Free estimates. New customers $10 off. Call Carl 413-221-2113
LANDSCAPE SERVICES Years of experience. Lawnmowing, shrub trim-ming, mulch, weeding, snow blowing etc. Call Nick for your free estimate 413-386-5014.
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MASONRYABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, stone, concrete. Hatchway doors, basement windows, chimneys rebuilt & repaired, foundations repaired, base-ment waterproofing systems, sump pumps. BBB+ rating. Free estimates. Lic #14790. Call (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377
PAINTINGQUABBIN PAINTING Interior/Exte-rior Painting, repairs, house and deck powerwashing, deck staining, gutters cleaned. Prompt professional service. Fully insured. Call (413) 519-9952
PLUMBINGGREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING & HEATING Lic #19196 Repairs & Replacement of fixtures, water heater installations, steam/HW boiler replace-ment. Kitchen & Bath remodeling. 30 years experience. Fully insured. $10 Gift Card With Work Performed. Call Greg (413)592-1505
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ROOFINGEXPERIENCED ROOFER WORKS alone, quality work, licensed. Best prices for sheds, garages, and ranches. (413)786-7924.
FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. All types of roofing, shingle, flat and slate. Call Local Builders (413)626-5296. Complete roofing systems and repairs. Fully licensed and insured. MA CS #102453, CT Reg. 0615780. Lifetime warranty. Senior Discount. 24 hour service. Veteran Discount.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 40 years experience. Commercial, resi-dential. Insured. Shingles, single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel, slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency Repairs. (413)348-9568, (413)204-4841. (413)536-3279
SNOWPLOWINGCOMMERCIAL SNOW REMOV-AL and Ice Management. Per event or season rates. Ware, Palmer, Belchertown, Ludlow Wilbraham. Fully Insured. ZM Painting 413-297-1403, [email protected]
TREE WORKATEKS TREE- Honest, quality tree service. From pruning to house lot clearing. Fully insured. Free estimates. Firewood sales. (413)687-3220
DL & G TREE SERVICE- Every-thing from tree pruning, tree removal, stump grinding, storm damage, lot clearing and brush chipping. Honest and Dependable. Fully insured. Now offering a Senior Citizen and Veteran discount. Call today for free estimate (413)478-4212
H & H TREE SERVICE Fully in-sured. 15 yrs experience climbing. Call Dave for additional services. 413-668-6560 day or night.
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DL & G STUMP GRINDING Grind-ing stumps of all sizes, insured & certi-fied. Senior discounts. Call Dave 413-478-4212
AUTO FOR SALE1974 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE TYPE 1 Been stored in garage. Will run, minor restoration needed. $3500 or best offer. 413-537-0403
AKC STANDARD poodles, white, females, males $650. 12 weeks old. Best standard poodles in the country. 413-262-5082 Must sell.
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HORSESHORSEBACK 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 lo-cation at Orion Farm in South Hadley (413)532-9753 www.orionfarm.net
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The Town of South Hadley’s Council on Aging seeks qualified applicants for the position of Assistant Cook. The suc-cessful candidate must be familiar with institutional cooking as the position requires assistance with all aspects of food preparation, serving and cleaning of kitchen area, including equipment. Serve Safe Certification desirable.The Assistant fills in for Food Service Coordinator when necessary. Good interpersonal skills, ability to work in-dependently, good team player, and ability to prioritize tasks to meet meal timetables necessary. Prior experience working with seniors and/or volun-teers is a plus. Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds. The position is 22.50 hours per week at an hourly starting rate of $12.00 per hour with benefits. The schedule is Monday-Friday from 8:30am to 1:00pm pm but flexibility is required if extra hours are needed to cover for Food Service Coordinator. High School Diploma or equivalent. Prior institutional cooking experience desirable. The appointment of this position is contingent on a successful CORI check. To submit an application, please visit our website at www.south-hadley.org/jobs The Town of South Hadley is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
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Provide training and support to individ-uals with Developmental Disabilities and Autism to promote successful outcomes while engaging in purpose-ful activities and value based roles in community based settings. This in-cludes volunteer and paid work oppor-tunities. Ability to lift 30lbs/valid driver’s license/ personal vehicle/cell phone. Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Excellent benefits! Accepting applications- Sun-shine Village, 75 Litwin Lane, Chicop-ee, MA 01020. Non-Profit, AA/EOE
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THREE RIVERSDevelopment and implementation of active treatment and habilitation pro-grams for individuals with develop-mental disabilities. Ability to lift 30lbs/valid driver’s license/personal vehicle. Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Excellent benefits!Accepting applications- Sunshine Vil-lage 75 Litwin Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020. Non-Profit, AA/EOE
SHARED LIVING- SEEKING fam-ilies to share their home with individu-als with developmental disabilities. Call 413-734-2493 for more information.
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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. Email: [email protected] for more information.
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We met up at the [South Had-ley Public Library], marched down [to Beachgrounds Park], and then passed out prizes and goody-bags to the kids.”
The anticipated rain showers held off, allowing the parade to proceed. On the weather’s unpredictability DeTona re-marked, “It’s touch and go in New England; you know what that’s like.”
Rag Shag parades are a sen-sation largely unique to West-ern Massachusetts. As decades came to pass, the tradition mor-phed with emerging Halloween celebrations.
“The actual term ‘Rag Shag’ is an inverse derivative of ‘Shag-rag’, which literally means: The unkempt and ragged part of the community,” said local history buff R. Joshua Mobley during a 2010 discussion regarding the tradition’s origins. “Being that the term has slang origins, the actual point of origin is vague at best, circa turn of the 20th cen-tury. Essentially it was the ruffi-ans and derelicts that began the parade, sort of as a protest to the disparity of classism. It was the only acceptable way their voice could be heard from a voiceless group.”
When trick-or-treating was popularized during the Great Depression, Rag Shag parades became a Halloween festivi-ty. The first appearances of the term “trick-or-treat” date back to roughly 1934; the word was first used in a national publica-tion in 1939.
DeTona remembered the tra-dition as an annual occurrence in South Hadley over 30 years ago. He was glad his club united with the association to rediscov-er a relic of the past.
“We the Lions Club and the association decided to re-initiate that tradition,” he said. “This is the fourth year now; every year it gets better. I want to thank Ju-lia for all the work she did; she made this happen.”
DeTona’s wife Janice, also in attendance, enjoyed an af-ternoon spent at her husband’s side.
“Just looking at all the chil-dren all dressed up; it’s very interesting,” she said. “There were a lot of interesting cos-tumes, and they were very well behaved. I enjoyed it; as a for-mer elementary school teacher I loved it.”
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Zulleika Cruz and her children Ethan and Dylan are dressed for the parade.
Julia Durchanek, president of the South Hadley Lions Club, shows some of the treat bags.
Frank and Janice DeTona are seen at the conclusion of Sunday’s Rag Shag Parade.
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