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Vol 69 • No 47 • Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Gala set to
kickoff
100-year
celebration
By Tim Peterson
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
this tight-knit group of young men and
women have always displayed kindness
and empathy toward individuals who
may be struggling.”
Prior to the holidays, class officers
and advisors discovered an excess of
funds in the Class of 2014 account. Their
LUDLOW – The hallway
and foyer that lead into Mullins
Gymnasium is similar to a mini
Hall of Fame.
Every member of the
Ludlow High School Athletic
Hall of Fame has his or her
plaque hanging on the wall,
along with pictures of past
championship teams. There are
also championship trophies and
other individual mementos
located in a glass case.
The walls of Mullins
Gymnasium are covered with
championship banners.
The Ludlow Athletic
Program, which is celebrating
its 100th anniversary this year,
will be holding a gala at the
Polish American Club, 355 East
St., on Saturday, Feb. 7, starting
at 6 p.m. The cost per person is
$25.
“We do have a strong tradition of athletics, and we want to
continue the tradition for at
least the next 100 years,” said
Please see LHS GIFT, Page 9
Please see GALA, Page 16
The Ludlow High School Class of 2014 has donated excess funds recently discovered in the class account to three members of the Ludlow High School community (l-r) – Kyle Houle, 19, who is battling Ewing Sarcoma; 20-month-old Avery
McAvoy, daughter of Rebecca and Kevin McAvoy, the band teacher at Ludlow High School, and Chuck Crowther, who
has been serving the Ludlow Public Schools as a custodian for the past 15 years. Crowther was diagnosed with Multiple
Myeloma last winter. He is pictured here with his wife, Cindy.
LHS Class of 2014 donates class
gift to three affected by cancer
By Caroline Funchion
Register Correspondent
LUDLOW – Members of the Ludlow
High School Class of 2014 are “paying it
forward” with three significant donations
made to members of their school community as the class gift. The recipients,
all diagnosed with cancer during 2014,
are Chuck Crowther, Avery McAvoy, and
Kyle Houle.
“I am not surprised at all by the generosity displayed by the Class of 2014,”
said Charlie Cangemi, English teacher
and advisor to last year’s senior class.
“Since they were freshmen in high school
Dwindling cemetery space a
concern for selectmen
Mills Riverwalk,
Center Street
expansion projects
advance
By Rich Wirth
Register Correspondent
LUDLOW – Selectmen
raised the issue of cemetery
space during a quarterly meeting
with
new
DPW
Director/Town Engineer J.T.
Gaucher and members of the
Board of Public Works (BPW)
last week.
There are only 216 plots left
in Island Pond Cemetery,
Selectman William E. Rooney
said, and the town fills roughly
eight plots per month,
“That leaves 27 months
before Island Pond is full,” he
said.
Rooney said the town has
issued several RFPs for useable
land but has gotten nothing
back.
“We’re getting to the point
where we are going to be out of
space,” he said. “We need to do
something short-term and, certainly, long-term.”
BPW Chairman Thomas
Haluch estimated there are
roughly 150 viable plots that
were purchased but never used.
If family members have since
moved away, as Haluch sug-
Chrzan honored as PACC
‘Citizen of the Year’
By Christi Mills
Register Correspondent
LUDLOW – Despite the
snowy, icy weather, a crowd of
close to 100 gathered at the
Polish American Citizens Club
(PACC) Saturday, Jan. 24, for
the club’s annual Installation
Banquet
and
Employee/Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner. This marks the 48th
year the PACC has held the
Installation Banquet and the
first time it has been combined
with the club’s annual
Please see PACC, Page 12
Please see JOINT
MEETING, Page 9
Ludlow native performs with Boston Pops Swing Orchestra
By Paula Killough
[email protected]
BOSTON – While most people “sing” in the New Year with
their own rendition of “Auld
Lang Syne,” not many can say
they performed that song
accompanied by the Boston
Pops Swing Orchestra. But former Ludlow resident Cyndy
Gaviglio did just that!
For the second consecutive
year, Gaviglio rang in the New
Year with the Boston Pops
orchestra, with Bo Winiker conducting at Boston Symphony
Hall.
It was Gaviglio’s musical
link to Winiker that started the
New Year’s ball rolling. For the
past 15 years, Gaviglio has been
singing with the Bo and Bill
Winiker Band, a well-known
family band in the Boston area.
“They have been playing
professionally since they were
12 years old,” said Gaviglio of
the Winikers, who have performed at venues that include
the Parker House in Boston.
While performing swing and
music from the Big Band era,
Please see BOSTON POPS,
Page 11
Turley Publications staff photo by CHRISTI MILLS
(Center) Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) “Citizen of the
Year” Paul Chrzan, of Ludlow, receives a House citation from
State Rep. Thomas Petrolati (D-Ludlow) (at left) and a
Certificate of Recognition from Ludlow Selectman William
Rooney (at right) during the PACC Installation Banquet and
Employee/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner held Saturday, Jan. 24
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The
Register •January 28, 2015
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Ludlow man charged with crimes against juveniles
By Paula Killough
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LUDLOW – A Ludlow man is facing multiple charges related to offenses against
minors following his arrest last Wednesday,
Jan. 21.
According to Ludlow Police Det. Alison
Metcalfe, Robert Marshall, 46, of 229 Miller
St., has been charged with two counts annoying/accosting a person of the opposite sex,
two counts of enticement of a child and one
count child endangerment.
Metcalfe launched an investigation after
two juvenile females (names withheld) came
to the Police Department accompanied by
their parents on Jan. 11. One claimed
Marshall had tried to
entice her to meet him
after dark. The other
claimed Marshall had
tried to entice her to send
inappropriate photos of
herself to him.
“During the course of
the investigation, I
became concerned for the
welfare of a third female
Robert
child,” said Metcalfe.
Marshall
Metcalfe obtained a
warrant for Marshall’s arrest. He was arrested
leaving his residence.
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there was a potential for a violent reaction to
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Special Response Team and the (Ludlow)
Canine Unit were on hand at the scene,” said
Metcalfe, who added that other members of
the Ludlow Police Detective Bureau were on
the scene as well.
Marshall’s bail was set at $25,000. The
following day, Thursday, Jan. 22, he was
arraigned in Palmer District Court, where
Marshall’s bail was kept at $25,000.
During Marshall’s arrest, his wife was
allowed to leave the residence, Metcalfe said.
A child at the residence was taken into custody by the Department of Children and
Families (DCF).
Marshall’s next court date is scheduled for
Friday, Feb. 20, in Palmer District Court.
DESE officials to visit school district Feb. 9-12
LUDLOW – The Ludlow Public
Schools will be visited by a team from
the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education (DESE) during the
week of Feb. 9 – 12.
According to the DESE, the purpose
of this visit is to document steps that the
school district has taken to improve student learning since its previous visit.
School district officials have reported
a number of innovations they have made
during the past few years. State official
Carrie Conaway, associate commissioner
for Planning, Research and Delivery
Systems, said the hope is that the
review team members will represent an
independent assessment of just how
effective the changes have been in
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improving education for the students of
the Ludlow School District.
“This is an opportunity for us to
showcase all of the good work that is
happening in our schools,” said Ludlow
Superintendent Todd H. Gazda. “At the
same time we have a chance to gain
insights from a team of educational
experts on areas where we can improve
our practice.”
“The report will list several findings
and recommendations that the district
might put in place to further improve its
performance,” said Conaway.
The Center for District and School
Accountability is the office of the DESE
that is responsible for conducting some 20
district reviews annually. It has the authority to require changes in
district policy in some
cases of underperforming
schools and works with the
state’s District and School
Assistance Centers to provide state help in carrying
out those changes. All of
the findings and recommendations are made public shortly after the visit
and are published on the
DESE website.
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Police make arrests in car break ins
By Paula Killough
[email protected]
LUDLOW – Three men have been arrested on
charges related to vehicle break ins that occurred within
the last two weeks.
According to Ludlow Police Det. Sgt. Louis Tulik,
John Hollister, 31, of Vincent Street, Springfield, has
been charged with three counts misuse of a credit card
over $250, two counts misuse of a credit card under
$250, and one count breaking and entering into a motor
vehicle (a felony).
Also arrested was Louis Lopes, Jr., 33, of Newbury
St., Ludlow. He was initially charged with misuse of a
credit card over $250, three counts misuse of a credit
card under $250, and receiving stolen property under
$250.
“He is going to be facing several more charges for
similar offenses as the investigation continues,” Tulik
said.
Corey Dias, 25, of Maple St., Ludlow, was also
arrested and charged with two counts misuse of a credit
card over $250 and two counts receiving stolen property over $250.
Tulik said police received a report on Jan. 14 of a car
located on Gamache Street in Ludlow being been broken into earlier in the day. Among the items stolen was
a credit card.
“Items were stolen out of the car, which led us to a
purchase at Walmart in Westfield that occurred shortly
after the car break,” Tulik said. “With the assistance of
security personnel at Walmart, we were able to get
images of the subject identified in the credit card transaction.”
Tulik said he posted the image of the suspect on an
email database attached to other law enforcement agencies.
“I received a call from the Springfield District Court
with a positive ID of the suspect,” said Tulik. “At that
point, a warrant was sought for Hollister’s arrest.”
Hollister was taken into custody Tuesday, Jan. 20.
“He is currently being held (at the Hampden County
Correctional Facility) on those charges and on previous
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same type of offenses,” said Tulik.
Several car break ins were reported to
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these locations.
“Video was retrieved from the Walmart in Westfield
and the Sears at the Eastfield Mall, which clearly
showed the suspects who were identified by Ludlow
police,” said Tulik. “Warrants were sought for both subjects (Lopes and Dias), and both were arrested shortly
after the issuance of the warrants.”
Both Lopes and Dias are currently being held at the
Hampden County Correctional facility on $500 bail.
Tulik said both Lopes and Dias have other open
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“He was also charged with obstruction of justice for failing to notify officers of a needle on his
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Tulik.
Lopes had other charges by Ludlow police that date
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larceny over $250, Tulik said.
Tulik said that even with the arrests of the three individuals for crimes related to vehicle break ins, residents
should still be cautious.
“Hopefully this will put a dent in the amount of
motor vehicle breaks ins we have had,” said Tulik.
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The
Register •January 28, 2015
Selectmen’s briefs
By Rich Wirth
Register Correspondent
Ludlow to see increase
in Chapter 90 funding
LUDLOW – The town’s apportionment of Chapter 90 local transportation aid funding for Fiscal Year 2015
has increased from $704,107 to
$1,056,161. Chapter 90 funding for
FY ’15 has increased from $200 million to $300 million statewide. Voters
will certify the additional $352,054
a p p r o p r i a t i o n a t a S p e c i a l To w n
Meeting in May, Town Administrator
Ellie Villano said.
Legal opinion sought
on supplemental
tax collection
LUDLOW – Selectmen will seek an
opinion from town counsel as to
whether or not the board has the statutory authority to waive $114,000 in supplemental property taxes that have gone
uncollected in fiscal years 2011, 2012
and 2013.
State law requires the assessor to
reappraise property upon a change in
ownership or new construction. The supplemental assessment is the difference
between the new value – set at the time
of purchase or completion of new construction – and the old assessed value
(set on Jan. 1 of the previous fiscal year).
There are 52 qualifying properties in
Ludlow, Assistant Assessor Joe Alves
said.
Calling the supplemental tax “unfair,”
assessors have asked the board to consider repealing it altogether or to calculate it on a pro rata basis only.
Gillespie Auto Sales
license hearing continued
LUDLOW – A public license hearing
for Brian Gillespie, owner of Gillespie
Auto Sales at 407 West St., has been
continued until Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7
30 p.m. Selectmen opened the hearing
on Jan. 6 but continued it until Jan. 20
to allow Ludlow Police Det. Sgt Louis
Tulik an opportunity to inspect
Gillespie’s books. Selectmen gave no
reason for the most recent continuation.
Police, Council on Aging
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LUDLOW – The Ludlow Police
Department and the Ludlow Council on
Aging are partnering in a pilot program
sponsored by the Massachusetts 911
Silver Alert Community Response
Program. The role of the 911 response
system is to alert both public and private
safety departments when an adult with
cognitive impairment is reported missing.
“After meeting with state and
local stakeholders, and through the
efforts of department personnel from
both agencies, the development of a
local registration process for the
Town of Ludlow ‘Lost Citizen Alert
Program’ is ready for implementation,” Police Chief Paul Madera
said.
Ludlow will serve as a test pilot community, one of just two in Western
Massachusetts. Other participating
communities
include
Dennis,
Duxbury, Gloucester, Norwood,
Pittsfield, Taunton, Westwood and
Yarmouth.
Community Center to offer childcare for
February school vacation
LUDLOW – The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club will
be offering full-day licensed childcare for children in grades kindergarten through eight during school
vacation scheduled for Feb. 16-20.
The hours of operation are 6:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
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including arts & crafts, gym, game-
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outdoor play and more. Special events
such as Snow Play and Sledding, Gym
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Department utilized the Hampden
County Correctional Center ’s
Education Program in Fiscal Year
2014, with an average of 224 individuals participating each day of operation, according to statistics released
by Sheriff Michael Ashe Jr. this
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According to the findings of the
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result of offenders participating in
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the programs produce a net benefit of
$18,057 savings per participant, for a
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that education programs behind
t h e f e n c e s p a y o ff w i t h r e d u c e d
recidivism and reduced criminal
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Ashe. “It stands to reason that an
offender willing to try to better
himself through an effort to learn
is an offender less likely to return
to old ways and old days when he
or she gets out of jail.”
Programs offered at the Hampden
County Correctional Facility included
adult basic education, preparation for
the high school equivalency exam, peer
literacy, English for speakers of other
languages and computer literacy.
Eighty-six individuals earned their high
school equivalency diploma last year,
bringing the total to over 4,500 during
Ashe’s tenure as sheriff, which began in
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Relay for Life of Ludlow hosts ‘Kick Off’ meeting
By Christi Mills
Register Correspondent
LUDLOW – Relay for Life (RFL) of
Ludlow Survivor Lead Jenn Wainwright
and Event Leads Patricia Gregoire and
Natalina Tulik were pleased and thankful
that their “Kick-Off” meeting, held
Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Unity Athletic
Club, was well attended.
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Senior Manager of RFL Jennifer
Ducharme, RFL of Ludlow Sponsorship
Lead Ron Proulx, Event Leadership volunteer Aldege Dionne and Ludlow High
School Student Leadership team members Riley Harrington, 16, Paige
Wainwright, 18, and Megan Gregoire,
17, were also in attendance.
“As someone who was born and
raised in Ludlow, it is heartwarming to
work with the people who live in this
small community and who produce such
a large result, which greatly contributes
to the mission of the American Cancer
Society,” said Ducharme. “I thank everyone past and present who participates
and supports this wonderful event.”
According to Tulik, the Kick-Off
meeting is the official start of fundraising efforts for Ludlow’s upcoming fourth
annual Relay for Life, which will be held
on the Ludlow High School athletic field
on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 6
p.m., through Sunday, May 31, ending at
noon.
Breast cancer survivor and American
Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life
(RFL) of Ludlow Barb’s and Beth’s
Bosom Buddies team Co-Captain
Barbara Landry, of Ludlow, shares her
cancer journey with those in attendance at the Kick-Off meeting held at
the Unity Athletic Club on Thursday
Jan. 22. The Relay for Life of Ludlow
will be held at the Ludlow High
School athletic field on Saturday, May
30, through Sunday, May 31.
Turley Publications staff photos by CHRISTI MILLS
(L-R) American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay for Life (RFL) of Ludlow
Sponsorship Lead Ron Proulx, Event Lead Patricia Gregoire and
Survivor Lead Jenn Wainwright, Senior Manager of RFL Jennifer
Ducharme RFL and deejay Tom “T-Mac” McCusker, owner of Knight
Productions, give a round of applause to the top four 2014 team
money-makers during the Kick-Off meeting held at the Unity Athletic
Club on Thursday, Jan 22.
Kick-Off attendees were treated to a
video presentation and given informational packets. They were also given a
raffle ticket for a chance to win one of
two prizes and were invited to partake in
an assortment of refreshments and light
snacks.
DJ Tom “T-Mac” McCusker, owner
of Knight Productions, provided the
sound system for the Kick-Off meeting.
McCusker will also serve as emcee for
the 2015 Relay for Life of Ludlow event,
as he has since the event’s inception.
Attendees were given the opportunity
to select their team site designated on the
high school athletic field site map that
was on display. Gregoire said year’s
theme is “Crazy Eighties,” and she
encouraged team members to consider
decorating their site in keeping with the
theme.
Organizers asked those in attendance
who are cancer survivors and/or cancer
caregivers to join them on stage. They
were then presented with “Survivor” and
“Caregiver” pins, and they were invited
to share the experiences of their journey
with those in attendance, and several did.
Kick-Off organizers invited attendees
to join them in giving a round of
applause to the members of the top four
2014 Relay for Life of Ludlow team
money-makers. They are – Team
Hampden County Sheriff’s Department,
which raised $4,969; Team East Street
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Leadership team member Megan Gregoire,
17, organize informational packets.
School, which raised $4,369; Keepin’ It
Real, which raised $4,086, and Cancer
Vanishers, who raised $3,801.
“We set a goal of raising $5,000 this
year, as last year, our first year of participation, we were $31 dollars shy of raising $5,000,” said Hampden County
Sheriff’s Department Team Captain John
Evon. “We hope to exceed our goals set
this year, both in the number of participants and revenue raised.”
Organizers encouraged team captains
to not only host a variety of activities
and raffles to raise monies for their team,
but to begin their fundraising efforts as
soon as possible. Several team captains
shared details of their upcoming events
to take place prior to the relay.
Additionally, several team captains
shared the details of the activities they
plan to host during the event.
Ludlow resident Bella Soares, who
leads the “Cancer Vanishers” team, said
this year will be the third year her team
will participate.
“We are looking forward to participating, and we have some great things
planned,” said Soares. “I invite everyone to visit our team tent to see what we
will be offering. Just think Portuguese
and then think food.”
Soares said team members plan to sell
bifana sandwiches and kale soup. Last
year, their delicious bifana sandwiches
proved to be a much sought-after food
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said adjustments have been made to
ensure that this will not happen this year.
At the conclusion of the presentation,
the raffle prize winning names were
drawn. “No Dowd About It” Team
Captain Tricia Dowd, of Ludlow, won
the door prize, a purple scarf, hand-crafted by Wainwright, and “Barb and Beth’s
Bosom Buddies” Team Co-Captain
Barbara Landry, also of Ludlow, won a
tote bag filled with items such as a Relay
for Life mug, a laptop holder, a Relay for
Life fleece blanket and several other
items.
Tulik said the Relay for Life event
will open with a Survivors’ Lap, followed by the joining in of caregivers on
the second lap, and then all walkers will
follow the survivors and caregivers on
the third lap. Althoug some details have
not been worked out yet, each lap will be
given a designated theme, and the everpopular Luminaria Ceremony will take
place, Tulik said.
“Relay for Life is life-changing, giving everyone in communities across the
globe a chance to celebrate the lives of
people who have battled cancer, remember lost ones, and fight back against the
disease,” said Tulik. “It gives people
from all walks of life the opportunity to
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Applications being accepted
now for Zonta Club awards
LU D L O W – Z o n t a C l u b o f Q u a b o a g
Va l l e y S c h o l a r s h i p C h a i r D a n a B u r t o n , o f
Belchertown, has announced that the club is
accepting applications for two local awards,
with the possibility of winning district and
international honors as well.
The Young Women in Public Affairs Award
(YWPA) recognizes young women for their
demonstrated leadership skills and commitment to public service. Zonta Club members
are looking for women in the Quaboag Valley
and surrounding towns who are high school
juniors or seniors and have an active commitment to volunteerism, experience in local or
student government, demonstrated leadership
skills and dedication to advancing the status of
women throughout the world. The club offers
an award of $1,000 to be used however the
recipient chooses, to the most outstanding
YWPA applicant. The application is available
online at www.zontaqv.org. The return date is
March 15.
The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business
Scholarship is open to women in Western
Massachusetts enrolled in at least the second year of
an undergraduate program through the final year of
a master’s program in business, leading to a business management career. The program is designed
Ludlow
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to encourage women to enter careers and to seek
leadership positions in business-related fields in
their communities and throughout the world. The
club offers a $1,000 scholarship to the most outstanding Klausman applicant. The application is
available at www.zontaqv.org. The return date is
May 15.
For both leadership awards, the local winner ’s application will then be submitted for
competition at the Zonta District 1 level (New
England states of the U.S. and Nova Scotia,
Canada). The District 1 winner goes on to compete internationally. District and International
awards are funded by the Zonta International
Foundation.
The Zonta of Quaboag Valley is part of Zonta
International – an organization with over 1,200
clubs in 65 countries and geographic areas. Local
projects of the club include raising awareness on
issues of domestic violence, homeless women
veterans, trafficking of women and children, and
suicide prevention in Western MA. Members
include residents of Ludlow, Palmer, Ware,
Wilbraham, Hampden, Chicopee, Springfield,
Westhampton, Amherst, Belchertown, Westfield
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For additional information, visit the club’s website at zontaqv.org or email [email protected].
Events
• Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. – Decorating
Committee Meeting. Join us to discuss decorating
ideas for the next month of activities. New members are always welcome.
• Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. – Zendoodle.
Zendoodles are easy to learn and are a relaxing and
fun way to create interesting images while
drawing structured patterns. It increases focus
and creativity and is perfect for people at any
art “level.” Join us for a winter design! We
meet the first and third Wednesday of each
month.
• Thursday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. – Movie Matinee.
Join us for “And So It Goes.” A self-absorbed realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he’s suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never
knew existed until his estranged son drops her off
at his home (IMDB.com) (Rated PG-13, 94 minutes).
• Friday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m. – Trivial Pursuit.
Join us in the Meeting Room on the 1st, 3rd,
and 5th (when it occurs) Friday of every
month. Every meeting we break into two teams
and answer questions from the game Trivial
Pursuit. We are always looking for new trivia
buffs!
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Wednesday, Feb. 4
Turkey Tetrazzini
Thursday, Feb. 5
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Meatloaf
Red Cross blood drive set for Feb. 3
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With seasonal flu and inclement winter weather preventing many regular donors from giving, the Red
Cross urges healthy, eligible donors to donate blood in
the coming days and weeks. All blood types are currently needed to help maintain a diverse and sufficient
blood supply, especially types O negative, A negative
and B negative.
To learn more about donating blood and to schedule
an appointment, download the Red Cross Blood Donor
App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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Schools
Lesser tours Ludlow elementary schools
L U D L O W – S t a t e S e n . E r i c P.
Lesser (D – Longmeadow) recently
visited three Ludlow elementary
schools to learn about the
schools’ needs, vision and longterm goals.
“I was inspired by all the students
I m e t t o d a y, ” s a i d L e s s e r. “ E a c h
school has its own unique energy
that speaks highly of Ludlow and
Western Mass as a whole. I learned a
lot on my tour and will bring those
State Sen. Eric Lesser (back row, center) celebrates “Wacky Hair Day” with
students at Chapin Street School. Pictured with Lesser are (l-r, back row)
Ludlow Superintendent Todd H. Gazda Chapin Street School Interventionist
Krystal Foley, Ludlow Education Association President Brian Bylicki and
School Committee Member Jake Oliveira, and students (l-r, front row) Chloe
Andle, Karina Silva, Calleigh Foley, Griffin McCarthy and Dominic Jarry.
lessons back to Beacon Hill.”
The tour, which took place Friday,
Jan. 16, included stops at Chapin
Street, Veterans Park and East Street
schools.
Accompanying Lesser were
Ludlow Superintendent of Schools
To d d G a z d a , L u d l o w E d u c a t i o n
Association President Brian Bylicki,
School Committee Member Jacob
Oliveira, and IT Specialist Anne
Marie Corrieri.
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Viewpoints
Long story
short
By Paula Killough
Who’s running? An update
With the deadline to return nomination
papers fast approaching – next Monday, Feb.
2, here’s an update on who has returned nomination papers for elected positions in the
Annual Town Election:
Incumbents Manuel Silva and Carmina
Fernandes; challenger David A. Sepanek
(Board of Selectmen; two openings);
Incumbent Jacob Oliveira (School
Committee; one opening);
Incumbent Barry Linton (Board of Public
Works; one opening);
Incumbent Donald Cameron (Recreation
Commission; one opening);
Incumbent Antonio Rosa; challenger
Juanita Testori (Board of Assessors; one
opening);
Elsa Barros (Town Treasurer);
John DaCruz (Town Moderator), and
Incumbent Christine Davis (Hubbard
Memorial Library Board of Trustees; one
opening).
Residents who have taken out nomination
papers are: Edward Minnie, II, (Planning
Board; one opening); Incumbent Neil
Paquette (Board of Health; one opening), and
Patricia C. Holley (Housing Authority; one
opening).
It’s not too late to get your nomination
papers in; to qualify for nomination, a total of
50 signatures from registered voters is
required.
The Annual Town Election is scheduled
for March 23, 2015.
It’s time to ‘Beat the Heat’
Dakin Humane Society and PetSmart charities have joined forces to “Beat the Heat,”
providing cats spay services for the can’tbeat-it price of $20 through the month of
February.
According to the American Veterinary
Medical Association, “Spaying and neutering
is one of the most effective ways to reduce
the homeless pet population and is safe for
kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old.”
Even if you have an “indoor cat,” she will
benefit by being spayed. I wish I had known
that. Several years ago, my beloved indoor
cat, Audrey, suffered a horrible infection and
had to endure a major and life-threatening
surgery as a result. Audrey’s veterinarian said
that the type of infection Audrey suffered
could have been avoided had she been
spayed. But, as an exclusively indoor and
only cat, I didn’t think spaying was necessary. Don’t make the same mistake I did.
Even exclusively indoor cats should be
spayed.
Just mention the “Beat the Heat” campaign
when scheduling your cat’s appointment, and
the first 200 callers will receive the special
$20 rate for spay surgery.
Call Dakin at 413-781-4019 for more
information or to schedule an appointment.
Clinic hours are Monday through Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
As economy improves, food
insecurity increases
According to Project Bread, more than
375,000
households
across
the
Commonwealth are still facing food insecurity, 71 percent higher than just 10 years ago.
“Today, the face of hunger in
Massachusetts is often that of a working family,” reports Project Bread. “Despite a
falling rate of unemployment, a rise in
productivity and retail sales steadily
increasing, these working families still
cannot confidently predict when their next
meal is coming.”
Project Bread cites not lack of employment but the “failure of wages to keep up
with the rising cost of living.”
“Ten years ago, almost everyone who was
working full-time in Massachusetts could
expect to earn enough to cover the basics –
food on the table and a roof overhead,” said
Ellen Parker, executive director of Project
Bread. “Today, more and more we hear from
working people who are earning an hourly
wage that it just isn’t enough. They have
some money but not enough to reliably predict when they can feed their families.
“Underlying the issue of hunger is really
the issue of poverty,” continued Parker. “Until
we can address the issue of a living wage for
working people, we have to find long-term
sustainable solutions that address food insecurity.”
Helping our neighbors in need is the
Community Survival Center in Indian
Orchard. Support the Survival Center’s food
programs by making a food or monetary
donation today. Located at 240 Main St. in
the Orchard, the Survival Center accepts
donations during regular business hours –
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and on
Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To
make a monetary donation, go to
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click “Donate.” All monetary donations
are tax deductible.
For more information, call the Community
Survival Center at 413-543-3930.
Guest Column
Resolutions of a
Closet Writer
By Joan E. B.
Coombs
It’s a New Year! It’s time for making new
resolutions. Right? St. Augustine purposed
that confession is good for the soul. Right?
(Are you sitting down?) Confession: I’m really a closet writer.
For years I’ve scribbled thoughts and ideas
on almost anything smooth, horizontal and
immobile. Musings and “happy-nings” were
scrawled on the back of recipe cards, junkmail envelopes, and paper table napkins midmeal. Whenever the whims wandered in, or
the writing itch would twitch, I’d pen my
thoughts.
Being published in elementary and high
school years surprised me, sparked my love
for writing, and opened my writer’s closet
door an inch. While in art school, I worked as
a commercial artist, then as a college transfer
student, I wrote for – tests and term papers.
After receiving my Mrs. Degree, and start-
ing a family, a wonder-filled life evolved.
Then my soul’s words emerged. Years of
anecdotes, cartoons and observations were
jotted down – but were always second
shelved, aside cooking spices, behind a closed
kitchen cupboard door.
During the fast paced adolescent-raising
years, I memo-ed my children’s “IMP”-pressions on anything resembling a blank, slim,
file-worthy surface. Again, I tenderly, tucked
those gems and glimpses away on the spice
shelf and gently – closed the door.
Amid our offspring’s college years, I
encouraged others in writer group settings to
discover their own voice and to send manuscripts to publishers about their soul’s views.
(Ditto.)
Only when our home front was less stampeded by ordinary life could I really become
calm and brave enough to open (beyond a
peek) and look into those beckoning shelves?
Wide-eyed wonder! Paper stacks and sticky
notes of every imaginable color arrayed the
closet shelf! Through misting eyes I beamed,
“My own, personal rainbow!”
Scanning the ledge, I knew I had to make a
choice: I could slam the door shut. Or I could
scrunch those paper pieces together and with
my leftover teacher’s gallon jug of kid’s nontoxic glue, make lots of heart-shaped, mosaic,
papier-mâché paperweights for decades of
un-birthday gifts!
Blur. Fast forward.
Now, as a writer (did I write that?), notions
spontaneously springboard at the most unusual times – usually while I’m driving, when it’s
neither easy, nor safe, to capture fleeting musings. Even inspirational thoughts arrive midstream chaos, not always in a quiet, calm,
uncluttered mind – or desk.
Choosing the rainbow route makes my
days kaleidoscopic. Why? Because the glow
of releasing cerebral-chambered thoughts and
then filtering them through my prism is
enlightening in its first state. (However, for
me the second stage – better known as “Write
Fright” – is submitting them.)
Yes. My writer’s closet door is being
opened wider. I’m becoming courageous
enough to consider throwing away all keys –
except the ones on my computer’s keyboard,
of course.
Recently someone offered to create a website for me, but I’m afraid of infringing upon
established “sites.” Do you suppose that any
spiders (in the corner web sites of my writing
room) might feel overshadowed?
My writing room is small, hardly big
enough to change my mind. So should I
bravely open the door an inch more, hereby
confirming the resolutions of a closet
writer?
Comments welcomed. Email Joan at [email protected].
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What IS IT?
Mystery photos
We stumped readers
last week with a
photo submitted by
Richard
Gates,
which shows the
Ludlow
School
Department’s new
maintenance van
Turley Publications file photo
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prior thought was to donate the funds to
their classmate, Kyle Houle, 19, who
was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma in
April 2014. Once the class officers were
told about other members of their school
community who have been affected by
cancer, they were determined to help
them all.
“It turned out we had more money
than we anticipated,” said Class President
Beraa Ibas, “We decided to spread the
money around to those in our community
that have been there all along.”
Officers then included Avery
McAvoy, daughter Rebecca and Kevin
McAvoy, the band teacher at Ludlow
High School. Avery was diagnosed with
Neuroblastoma last year when she was
just eleven months old.
Also included as a recipient of the
class gift is Chuck Crowther, 53, who
has worked for the Ludlow school district as a custodian for the past 15 years.
Crowther was diagnosed last winter with
Multiple Myeloma, a cancer “formed by
JOINT MEETING
from Page 1
gested, some of those plots may never be
used.
Selectman Carmina Fernandes said
older individuals could benefit from selling unneeded plots back to the town.
Selectman Brian Mannix said his family
owns more plots than is currently needed,
but he said he is not ready to sell them.
Rooney said he’d like to revisit the
issue at the joint boards’ next quarterly
meeting.
In other news, Gaucher said site work
on the proposed $600,000 Riverwalk
along the Chicopee River behind the
Ludlow Mills is expected to begin this
month. One of the early commitments
that Westmass Area Development
Corporation made to the town, the
Riverwalk is being funded through a
partnership between Westmass and
HealthSouth. It will offer public space
for foot traffic and passive recreation,
opening up the Chicopee River to the
Ludlow Mills businesses and the residents of Ludlow.
The 1.5-mile, 10-foot wide walking
path will start near Center Street and run
along the river toward the new
HealthSouth Hospital where it will eventually link up with the new municipal
sidewalk system on State Street.
Gomes Construction in Ludlow has
been awarded the contract. Reclaimed
bricks from Westmass’ ongoing rehabilitation of the Ludlow Mills will be
processed on-site and utilized for the
walking path, Gaucher said. Conduit
will be laid during this first phase to
accommodate the installation of safety
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A Look Back at 2011
Turley Publications file photo
Ludlow Police Officer Paul Dobek takes a refresher course in operating a
police vehicle during a simulator driving program presented by MIIA
(Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association) at the Ludlow Police
Department in January 2011.
malignant plasma cells,” according to
the American Cancer Society.
“When Kyle and Avery became sick,
it really brought our class together,” said
Class Treasurer Aly Bruneault. “We
wanted to raise awareness.”
“The Class of 2014 is a special group,
known for their lively spirits, big personalities and hearts,” said English teacher
and class advisor Christopher Rae.
“They seem to have only one setting –
epic.”
“Mr. Rea played a big part in the
decision – he came up with the option of
donating the money,” said Bruneault.
Rae also hand delivered two of the
three monetary donations. The first to
receive the gift was Kevin McAvoy.
“I didn’t know about the donation
until Mr. Rea approached me at school
and handed me an envelope,” he said.
“We’re extremely grateful. This has been
very difficult in many ways, but acts of
kindness like these make it a little easier.”
Avery is currently in her fifth stage of
treatment, receiving anti-body therapy, a
six month process, at Boston Children’s
Hospital.
“She has responded really well to
treatment,” said McAvoy.
Avery, now 20 months old, has taken
a playful interest in medical tools.
“She loves her ‘Doc McStuffin’s’
doctor kit, but the real stuff is better,”
said McAvoy.
On Christmas Eve, Rea made his second stop; this time Crowther would be
on the receiving end of the Class of
2014’s kindness.
“I was very surprised to see Chris Rea
at my door on Christmas Eve. He handed
me an envelope, and it was quite generous,” said Crowther. “It was the last
thing I expected, and he said, ‘This is
from the Class of 2014 to help toward
Boston.’”
“Mr. Crowther was everyone’s helping hand,” shared Bruneault, “He never
had anything but a smile on his face.”
Crowther, who went through
chemotherapy in February 2014, will be
starting the process of a stem cell transplant this month. On Feb. 10, Crowther
will be admitted to Mass General
Hospital where he will receive heavy
chemotherapy followed by the return of
his white blood cells.
Houle found out about his portion of
the class gift in a more unique, but not
surprising way.
“Kyle found out on Facebook,”
laughed Mary Houle, Kyle’s mother, “I
was shocked.”
Kyle and his mother are currently living in Marlborough, Conn., just south of
Hartford, so Kyle can receive medical
treatment through Yale Hospital. Kyle
will go for scans at the end of January to
assess his health.
“We’re waiting for the doctors to tell
us ‘all done,’” said Mary Houle.
“Stories like these reveal how unpredictable life can be. These types of challenges could confront any of us,” said
Rea. “And it's comforting to know that
there are thoughtful, caring individuals
like the members of the Class of 2014,
who are eager to do what they can to
help. This is a truly remarkable group.
They have been an absolute joy to work
with, and I'm proud to be their advisor.”
lighting if additional funding is secured,
he added.
The project should be completed in
early July, Gaucher said. Together, the
proposed Riverwalk and future public
park will cover approximately 52 acres,
or roughly one-third of the Ludlow Mills
project site. Westmass intends to convey
that entire area to the town so that it will
remain in public use.
Gaucher said the long-awaited Center
Street expansion project is at the 25-percent design phase, but he said there will
be additional costs to the town to reach
the final design phase.
“It usually runs 12 percent of the construction costs to get the design done,”
he said.
The $4.9 million expansion project is
being
funded
through
the
Commonwealth’s State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP). The
work, which will begin at the Sewall
Street triangle and stretch northward to
Beachside Drive, will include road
widening and the installation of all new
curbing and new concrete sidewalks.
Traffic signal improvements will also be
made. Necessary drainage work will be
completed, and bike lanes will be added
in conjunction with Mass DOT’s
Healthy Transportation Compact,
Gaucher said. He said the installation of
dedicated left-turn lanes has been discussed, but he said that issue “needs to
be studied more.”
Gaucher said it will likely cost the
town between $350,000 and $400,000 to
get the project to the final design phase.
That final design should be completed in
federal Fiscal Year 2016, he said.
RELAY
clean up, adding that one can volunteer
for an hour, several hours or for the
entire event.
Anyone interested in forming a team,
become a member on an existing team,
volunteering for the event, to register as
a survivor or who would like to join the
planning committee should contact
Tulik at 413-530-5966, Gregoire at 413531-6639 or Wainwright at 413-2972691.
To learn more about Relay for Life of
Ludlow, everyone is encouraged to visit
their Facebook page, which can be
accessed by entering “Relay for Life of
Ludlow MA” in the search box, or by
visiting relayforlife.org/ludlowma.
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less cancer and more birthdays. So
please consider joining us.”
Organizers thanked committee members, new and returning team members
and everyone who took time out to
attend their Kick-Off meeting. They
also thanked the Unity Athletic Club for
donating the hall free of charge.
Tulik, Wainwright and Gregoire said
they are always looking for more people
to participate in the relay. They are hoping to surpass last year’s records, both in
participation and in fund-raising. They
said they are always looking for volunteers to assist them in setting up and
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People
Pestana,
Rourke
exchange vows
Iwasinskis
welcome son
LUDLOW – Matthew and
Pamela Iwasinski announce the
birth of their son, Wesley William
Iwasinski, born Jan. 1, 2015.
Wesley was welcomed home by
his siblings Theodore and Calvin
Iwasinski.
Maternal grandparents are
Michael and Diane Wright, of
Ludlow.
Paternal grandparents are
Joseph and Rebecca Iwasinski,
also of Ludlow.
LUDLOW – Jorge and Grace
Pestana, of Ludlow, are happy to
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Ashley Maria Pestana, to
Andrew Stephen Rourke, son of
Stephen and Denise Rourke, also
of Ludlow.
The couple was married Oct.
17, 2014, at St. Elizabeth Parish, in
Ludlow.
The bride is a graduate of
Ludlow High School and Wheaton
College in Norton.
The groom is a graduate of
Cathedral High School and
Western New England University.
The wedding reception was
held at The Hotel Northampton in
Northampton.
Bramucci named to dean’s list at MCLA
Kalesnik named to
dean’s list at
Framingham State
Eberli named to
dean’s list at
Fitchburg State
FRAMINGHAM – Emelie Kalesnik,
of Ludlow, has been named to the
dean’s list at Framingham State
University for the Fall 2014 semester.
To be named to the dean’s list, students must attain a grade point average
of 3.3 or higher.
Kalesnik, a Ludlow High School
graduate, Class of 2014, is the daughter
of Julie and Tom Midura, of Ludlow.
FITCHBURG – Fitchburg State
University President Robert V.
Antonucci has announced that Olivia M.
Eberli, of Ludlow, has been included on
the dean’s list for the Fall 2014 semester.
A student is placed on the dean’s list
for the semester if an average grade of
3.20 or better is attained, and the student
is attending the college full time.
NORTH ADAMS – Monica Joslin,
interim vice president for Academic
Affairs at Massachusetts College of
Liberal Arts (MCLA), has announced
that Stephanie Bramucci, of Ludlow, has
been named to the dean’s list for the Fall
2014 semester.
To be eligible for the dean’s honor
list, matriculated students must be
enrolled in six or more credit courses, attain a grade point average of
3.25 or better and have no incomplete grades.
Ludlow residents named to dean’s list at Bentley
WALTHAM – Bentley University
President Gloria Cordes Larson, along
with Dean of Business Roy (Chip)
Wiggins and Dean of Arts and Sciences
Daniel L. Everett, have announced the
names of local residents who were honored for their outstanding academic
achievement in the Fall 2014 semester.
The following Ludlow residents have
been named to the dean’s list for the Fall
2014 semester: sophomore Jacob
LaPierre and senior Giana Manganaro.
To be named to the dean’s list, a fulltime student must have a grade point
average of 3.3 or higher with no course
grade below 2.0 during the term.
Bellucci named to dean’s list at RWU
BRISTOL, R.I. – Nicholas Bellucci,
of Ludlow, has been named to the Fall
2014 dean’s list at Roger Williams
University.
Bellucci is a construction manage-
ment major.
Full-time students who complete 12
or more credits per semester and earn a
GPA of 3.4 or higher are named to the
dean’s list.
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the Bo and Bill Winiker Band also
include contemporary music, which they
perform at weddings, parties, assisted
living programs and more.
Turley Publications submitted photos
Pictured above Ludlow native Cyndy
Gaviglio sings in the New Year with
the Boston Pops Swing Orchestra.
Gaviglio is pictured here with bandmate, Bo Winiker, of the Bo and Bill
Winiker Band, who served as the conductor for the evening’s performance.
“I’ve been with different bands since
I was in college,” said Gaviglio.
But Gaviglio’s singing career didn’t
begin in college. She hails from a big
musical family who has its roots in
Ludlow. She is the daughter, one of nine
children of lifelong Ludlow residents
Betty and Henry Gaviglio. Her dad is a
well-known trumpet player.
“My dad played with all the area
bands,” she said, including the American
“He gave me a couple of names, Jerry
Daddio, so I started singing with them,
and I sang with them for about 10
years,” Gaviglio recalled. “When that
band ended, I was freelancing and ended
up with the Bo and Bill Winiker Band,
and we’ve been together for 15 years.
“People know Bo, and he was asked
to conduct the Boston Pops for New
Year’s Eve,” said Gaviglio. “They were
going to bring a singer in, and he said,
‘No, no! Let me bring my singer in.
Trust me. Trust me.’ ”
And that’s how Gaviglio began her
two consecutive New Year’s Eve performances with the Boston Pops Swing
Orchestra.
Gaviglio said she didn’t get too much
practice time with the orchestra before
her big gig.
“There were no rehearsals except the
day of we get together to go through it
with the rhythm section, and then the
orchestra comes, and we go through a
practice with them,” said Gaviglio.
“Then we break and come back at 10
p.m. and perform.”
Of her first performance ringing in
2014, Gaviglio said, “I wasn’t nervous at
all. I just went out and sang and
absolutely loved it.”
Ringing in 2015 was a somewhat different experience for Gaviglio.
“This year I was a little nervous
because I got a cold. Nobody knew,
well, my family knew,” she said. “It
wasn’t as easy as the last time. I had to
be careful, and I worried about the notes.
It was a terrible cold. So this year I was
a little nervous.”
Gaviglio performed six numbers and
then returned to the stage to sing the tra-
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Ludlow native Cyndy Gaviglio (at right) performs with the Boston Pops Swing
Orchestra on New Year’s Eve. This marks the second year Gaviglio has brought
in the New Year, singing with the Boston Pops orchestra.
Legion Post 21 Band, where Gaviglio ditional “Auld Lang Syne,” followed by
got her start performing in the Forest a duet with Bo Winiker, “When the
Saints Go Marching In.”
Park series.
“The crowd is a wonderful crowd.
Gaviglio’s older brothers and sisters, all Ludlow High School gradu- T h e y a r e t h e r e t o h a v e a g o o d
ates, performed in multiple musical time,” said Gaviglio. “By 20 minprograms at the high school in the utes to midnight they were on their
feet…I don’t think symphony hall
early 1970s.
“Most of us played piano and another gets that way any other night of the
instrument,” said Gaviglio. “We have six year.”
Music has always played a major role
trumpet players in the family, one
French horn player, and piano, and my in Gaviglio’s life. In between her undergraduate and graduate studies in college,
sister also sings.
Being a singer in the family had its Gaviglio studied with celebrated voice
teacher Chloe Owen.
special perks.
“I was with her forever. We became
“I used to always practice to get out of
doing dishes. I never had to do dishes because absolute friends,” she said.
During this time, Gaviglio spent a
I was always singing,” Gaviglio says
with a laugh. “We’ve had a lifetime of summer in Graz, Austria, studying at
music in my family. It all started with the American Institute of Musical
Studies.
my dad.”
“It’s kind of like a place where you
Gaviglio said she began studying the
piano in third grade with Fran Guerra, decide if you really want to do this,”
who was the music director at St. Mary’s she said. “You see the competition.”
While she studied opera, Gaviglio
Church.
“She had me join the folk group there doesn’t perform opera now, except for
and was the one who encouraged me to the occasional requests.
“I do sing a couple of arias when we
study voice with Ruth Ekberg in
Springfield,” Gaviglio said. “I was a go out and do shows,” she said. “I
soloist at the church all through my high always keep a couple for people if they
school years, singing with the folk group ask.”
Gaviglio hopes her performances
and also singing at weddings and funerwith the Boston Pops Swing Orchestra
als.”
Gaviglio, a graduate of Cathedral will be an annual gig.
“ We a r e h o p i n g , ” s h e s a i d .
High School, Class of 1976, studied at
the Tanglewood Institute for Young “They always look for new talent.
Artists during her junior year in high I ’ m j u s t h o p i n g t h e y l i k e w h a t
they’ve got.”
school, studying voice.
Gaviglio, who works as a contract
After graduation, Gaviglio went on to
Boston University School of Fine Arts. officer with the Massachusetts Cultural
Practicing opera with a teacher there, Council, lives in Arlington with her
she was overheard one day by fellow husband, Charles Balyozian. They have
student Neil Green who introduced her two sons, Charles Henry, 25, and
James, 22.
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PACC
from Page 1
Employee/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.
U.S. Army and Vietnam War veteran Paul Chrzan, of
Ludlow, was honored as the PACC “Citizen of the
Year.” New officers were installed, four local students
received scholarships, and PACC employees and volunteers were thanked for their service.
Father Raymond Soltys of Christ the King Church in
Ludlow delivered the Benediction. At the conclusion,
the crowd danced the night away to tunes played by
deejay Mike Kuschka, owner of K & D Entertainment.
PACC Treasurer Mark Witowski, who served as
master of ceremonies, said Chrzan was chosen as the
club’s “Citizen of the Year” due to his dedication and
support of veterans and their family members.
Witowski added that Chrzan serves as a member of
many veterans’ organizations and has held many leadership positions on both the local and state level.
PACC President John Diotalevi commended Chrzan
for his service.
“Through his leadership and hard work ethic, Paul
has set an example whereby his high standards have
earned him the respect and admiration of PACC members and the people of Ludlow and surrounding communities,” said Diotalevi.
In addition to the “Citizen of the Year” award,
Chrzan received a citation from State Rep. Thomas
Petrolati (D – Ludlow) and a Certificate of Recognition
from the Ludlow Board of Selectmen. Selectman
William Rooney presented Chrzan with the certificate.
Family, friends and representatives from the Frank
W. Ackerman Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post
3236, of Ludlow, American Legion Post 275, of
Chicopee, Vietnam Veterans of Western Mass, Polish
American Veterans Club of Wilbraham, Ludlow Elks
Lodge 2448 and Christ the King Church’s Men’s Guild
of Ludlow were in attendance to show their support for
Chrzan.
VFW Post 3236 Cdr. Christine Bassett said she was
pleased to see Chrzan chosen as the PACC’s “Citizen of
the Year,” adding that he was chosen as the “Veteran of
the Year” and honored at the town’s Veterans Day ceremony last November. Bassett commended Chrzan,
who presently serves as the Post 3236 junior vice commander, for the dedication he’s shown to Post 3236
members and for the efforts he puts forth in other
organizations.
Chrzan congratulated the inductees and the scholarship recipients and thanked the PACC for naming him
(L-R) Teresa Skora, mother of Joanna Skora, 18, of Ludlow, Alondra Moreno, 18, of Ludlow, Rebecca
Hoynoski, 18, and her sister Rebecca, 17, both of Middlefield, receive a $500 scholarship from Polish
American Citizens Club (PACC) President John Diotalevi during the PACC Installation Banquet and
Employee/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.
“Citizen of the Year.” He also thanked Petrolati and
Rooney for their recognition of his good works, along
with those in attendance for their show of support.
“I would like to say that over the years, I am often
asked why I am involved in so many veterans’ organizations. I feel that after arriving safely back home after
serving in the Vietnam War, I was given a second
chance in life,” said Chrzan. “Because of that second
chance, I focused my efforts on showing my appreciation to my fellow veterans, with assisting veterans and
their family members who are in need and to help those
returning from war. I hope in some small way I have
achieved that. I am very proud to be a veteran of the
United States and very proud to be a citizen of Ludlow.
God Bless America.”
Ludlow Town Clerk Laurie Gibbons swore in new
officers: President Diotalevi, Vice President Leonard
Robbins, Recording Secretary Carolyn Rogowski,
Financial Secretary Kathleen Houle, Treasurer
Witowski, House Committee member Jenn Dufour,
Auditor Michael Mislak, Board of Directors member
Ed Szella and Sergeant at Arms Steven Krusiewicz.
Diotalevi awarded four $500 scholarships to Jessica
Hoynoski, a 2012 Gateway Regional High School
graduate, her sister, Rebecca, a 2014 Gateway
Regional High School graduate, both of
Middlefield, and Ludlow residents Alondra Moreno
and Joanna Skora, both 2014 Ludlow High School
graduates.
Jessica Hoynoski, a student at Bay Path University,
is majoring in psychology. She was recently named to
the dean’s list with a GPA of 3.9. Her sister, Rebecca, a
student at Holyoke Community College, will be entering the nursing program at Elms College. She has a
GPA of 3.8. They are the children of Robert and
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January 28, 2015 •
Father Raymond Soltys, of Christ
the King Church, Ludlow, delivers
the Benediction during the Ludlow
Polish American Citizens Club's
Installation
Banquet
and
Employee/Volunteer Appreciation
Dinner.
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Ludlow Town Clerk Laurie Gibbons (far right) swears in Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) elected officers (l-r)
House Committee member Jenn Dufour, Financial Secretary Kathleen Houle, Vice President Leonard Robbins, Board of
Directors member Kathleen Zielinski, Sergeant of Arms Steven Krusiewicz, Auditor Michael Mislak, Recording Secretary
Carolyn Rogowski, Board of Directors member member Ed Szella, President John Diotalevi and Treasurer Mark
Witowski.
Jennifer Hoynoski, of Middlefield, and granddaughters
of Chet and Mary-Ellen Jamroz, of Ludlow.
“I am extremely proud of my granddaughters. I
wish them well,” said Chet Jamroz, a 10-year PACC
member. “I think it is great that they were chosen as
the PACC scholarship recipients.”
Moreno, a student at Springfield Technical
Community College, is majoring in biology. She has a
GPA of 3.5. She is the daughter of Paul McCoubrey
and Carina Mendez, both of Ludlow. Skora, a student
at Roger Williams University, is also majoring in biology. She is the daughter of Marek and Teresa Skora, of
Ludlow.
The recipients expressed their gratitude to the PACC
for awarding them scholarships, which they plan to use
to offset expenses related to their schooling.
Diotalevi thanked everyone for attending the
Installation Ban q u e t a n d E m p l o y e e / ' Vo l u n t e e r
Appreciation dinner and invited everyone to take
a turn on the dance floor to tunes played by
Kuschka.
Billy Taylor Jazz Residency Artist
WARREN WOLF
& WOLFPACK
(L-R) Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) “Bingo Ladies” Cindy Machado,
Anna Lyman and Helen Mastalerz, all of Ludlow, share laughs during the
PACC Installation Banquet and Employee/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, held
Saturday, Jan. 24. This marks the first year the PACC combined its annual
Installation Banquet and Employee/Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. “I have
served as a volunteer for the PACC weekly Bingo for several years,” said
Machado. “We enjoy volunteering.”
Thursday, February 5, 7:30 p.m.,
Bowker Auditorium
A multi-instrumental talent, and as a JazzTimes review
stated, “Warren Wolf appears to be on a path to stardom
as arguably the most exciting bop vibraphonist since
Bobby Hutcherson.”
Season Sponsors: Baystate Health/Health New England.
Event Sponsors: 88.5 NEPR, Hotel UMass and WEIB 106.3FM
GRUPO CORPO
Tuesday, February 24, 7:30 p.m.,
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
The electrifying Brazilian contemporary dance company
Grupo Corpo combines the sensuality of Afro-Brazilian
dance forms, the liquid swing of jazz, and the technical
prowess of ballet, with energy to burn.
Audience members are invited to stay for a post-performance talk
with the company immediately following the performance.
Season Sponsors: Baystate Health/Health New England.
Event Sponsor: El Sol Latino
EDDIE PALMIERI
SALSA ORCHESTRA
Saturday, February 28, 8 p.m., Fine Arts
Center Concert Hall, Chamber Seating
Nine-time Grammy Award winner Eddie Palmieri is a
true powerhouse of brilliance and continues to thrill
audiences throughout the world with his legendary style.
Audience members are invited to a pre-performance Q&A with
Eddie Palmieri at 4:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
Season Sponsors: Baystate Health/Health New England.
Event Sponsors: United Personnel, El Sol Latino, 88.5 NEPR,
and Hotel UMass.
For tickets call The UMass Fine Arts Center 413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS or
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Strong fourth helps Agawam turn back Ludlow
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications
Soirts Correspondent
AGAWAM – The Agawam
High School boys basketball
team was finally able to come
through late in the game as they
outscored the Ludlow Lions,
25-8, in the final quarter to
score a 64-54 victory on
Monday night at Clifford P.
Kibbe Gymnasium.
Agawam was outscored 13-4
in third quarter, and trailed by
11 before their huge fourth
quarter comeback.
The teams traded teams
throughout the night, and had an
exciting first half where the two
teams were back and forth.
Meesha Ohradka and Sean
Moore had key performances,
and coach Dave Federico’s use
of two different lineups helped
keep the Lions off balance and
keep the Brownies fresh
throughout the game.
But near the end of the
game, Ohdraka and Moore both
came through with some key
shots, as well as some contributions off the bench from James
Macey and Sean Monahan.
Ludlow got things started
with a basket by Dan
Rodrigues. But the Brownies
countered with the first
Ohradka’s four treys in the
game to give the Brownies a 3-2
Turley Publications photos by Gregory A. Scibelli
Dan Rodrigues sets to go for a jump shot.
lead.
Ludlow would score again,
and then jump out in front for a
few minutes with some great
shooting from several different
places on the court.
Joe Moccio would get
Agawam back out on top with a
basket to make it 10-9, but
Brian Pacheco countered with a
layup and then nailed a free
throw on a foul to make it 12-10
Ludlow.
Macey picked up the tying
basket with a hook shot. Then
followed a Ludlow turnover and
Lions split in pool against Cybercats
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
SPRINGFIELD - It was a
win and a loss for the Ludlow
swim team. The girls had an
easy time beating Sci-Tech,
140-12, while the boys with
just three swimmers could not
match up with the greater numbers on the Cybercats. They
lost 77-28 as they were unable
to field any relays and were
beaten 36-0 in those events
alone.
A 1-2 finish for the girls in
the 200-yard medley relay got
them a 12-0 lead. That would
be as many points as the
Cybercats would get in the
entire meet. Hannah Martin,
Zoe Hill, Kelsey Jordan and
Alexandra Silva went 2 min-
utes, 20.97 seconds to edge out
teammates, Victoria Freniere,
Arianna Silva, Abby Potorski
and Hannah Bryan-Nelson by a
quarter of a second.
In the 200-yard freestyle, it
was a sweep of the first three
spots with Andrea Taylor,
2:13.25, Joscelynn Aguilar and
Julie Francisco. Sci-Tech
Please see SWIM, Page 16
Lady Lions roar over Brownies
By Gregory A. Scibelli
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
Turley Publications photo by David
Henry sweetdogphotos.com
Ludlow’s Kierra McCarthy
(2) tries to get off a shot in
the paint.
LUDLOW – The Ludlow
girls basketball team picked up
a key win in their hopes of
making a return to the
We s t e r n
Massachusetts
Division 2 Tournament this
season.
Ludlow came up with a
key 46-35 victory over
Agawam on Monday, Jan. 19.
Agawam was best on
defense early in the game
when they limited Ludlow to
just
eight
points.
U n f o r t u n a t e l y, t h e L a d y
Brownies could not take
advantage of the numerous
opportunities they had early
on.
Agawam trailed just 8-7
after one quarter. They had
the chance to take the lead,
but missed some early shots
in the second quarter while
Alyssa Guyon heated up for
the Lions.
She would finish with 29
total points, playing well in a
game where overall offense
was at a premium.
Guyon started hitting
some more shots during the
second quarter, and the Lions
were able to increase their
lead to five points, taking a
22-17 lead at halftime.
Agawam was able to narrow the gap early in the seco n d q u a r t e r. T h e y n a b b e d
Please see LADY LIONS,
Page 16
Brian Pacheco goes for the layup.
sank a second hook shot to give
the Brownies another lead.
The two teams continued to
battle for the lead, with Ohradka
hitting the second trey of his
night to give the Brownies 1716 lead. Agawam would get
another point on a free throw by
Myles Scott, but Ludlow scored
at the end of the first quarter for
a tie game 18-18.
Defense was the name of the
game for the next 3:00, as neiPlease see LUDLOW AG,
Page 16
Pioneers hire Gomes
to lead PDL team
Longtime local
player, coach
excited to
take helm
LUDLOW - The Pioneers
will be heading into its 18th
season as participants in the
United Soccer League (USL)
with new head coach Dennis
Gomes leading the way. Gomes
has been an integral part of the
soccer scene in Ludlow for
many years and has contributed
to the success of the Western
Mass Pioneers, Western United
Pioneers, and various Gremio
Lusitano Club teams.
“Dennis has been a part of
this community for a long time
now and his dedication to the
development of programs and
players goes without question,”
said Pioneers general manager
Greg Kolodziey.
Gomes vast playing and
coaching experience started
with his playing days as a youth
in Ludlow with the Lusitano
Football Club (LFC). The LFC
eventually became the Junior
Pioneers and is known today as
the Western United Pioneers.
The Western United Pioneers
Turley Publications submitted photo
Dennis Gomes will be the new
head coach for the Pioneers.
are one of the largest premier
youth clubs in the state. Later in
his youth development, Gomes
contributed to many championship Lusitano Club teams
including the Jr. LASA,
Connecticut League and
Pioneer Valley Summer League
squads.
Gomes
attended
the
University of Vermont and
played as a member of the varsity men’s soccer team. In the
Please see GOMES, Page 16
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Sports
Lions battle hard on mat
WESTFIELD - The Ludlow boys
wrestling team brought their season
record to 2-1 this past week vs.
Westfield High School.
The Lions won four matches by pinfall, including those by Dylan Beddow
at 106 lbs, Dominic Coelho at 120 lbs,
Tristan Liebnow at 132 lbs, and Nick
Godbout at 160 lbs, as well as two wins
by decision by Tim Saloio at 152 lbs and
Brandon Macznik at 170 lbs. Despite
these victories, after three forfeits the
Lions fell to the Bombers 36-31.
The Lions came back this past
Saturday at their own dual tournament
hosted at Ludlow High School, defeating
East
Longmeadow
and
Northampton, and tying Granby
(Conn.) 33-33.
Both Dylan Beddow at 106 lbs and
Brandon Macznik at 170 lbs went 4-0 on
the day including wins by forfeit.
The Week Ahead
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
Girls Basketball
Ludlow at Chicopee Comp
7 p.m.
Skiing (at Berkshire East in Charlemont)
Ludlow at PVIAC Meet
5 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
Boys Basketball
Longmeadow at Ludlow
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
Wrestling
Ludlow at Pathfinder Quad
7 p.m.
9 a.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 2
Girls Basketball
Ludlow at Westfield
7 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEB. 3
Boys Basketball
Ludlow at Minnechaug
7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4
Girls Basketball
Ludlow at Cathedral
(at Boland School in Springfield) 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Ludlow at Hampden Charter 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEB. 1
No games scheduled.
Lions pounded by Colts
By Nate Rosenthal
Turley Publications
Sports Correspondent
CHICOPEE - It has been a rough
year for the Ludlow boys basketball
team and it may have reached its low
point in an 80-23 loss to Chicopee
Comp. This was a game that got away
from Ludlow in a hurry and there was
little they could do to stop the Colts.
Comp drew first blood on a basket by
Steve Velasquez with just over a minute
gone. The Lions scored the next two
baskets, 31 seconds apart and actually
led 4-2 with 6:08 to go in the first.
Kevin Simonds and Lee Gonzalez did
the scoring. A minute later, the Colts
had scored seven to their zero and it was
9-4 Simonds made one of two from the
line and Comp responded with seven to
make it 16-5. Simonds scored at 3:03;
Comp got a three. He scored again at
2:36 and again it was Comp with a three.
After the first quarter, it was 22-9.
The Colts opened with a three 35 seconds into the second and then it was
nearly 3:00 before another score by the
Colts. The Lions got their first points on
two free throws by Simonds at 4:32.
With 2:47 to play, Dan Rodrigues scored
to make it 29-13 and after a steal,
Gonzalez made two free throws. Over
the final 2:30, the Colts scored seven
points and went into the half with a 3615 lead.
The third quarter was one that Lions
would like to forget as they were
outscored 25-1. Over the first 4:30,
Colts scored 17 points and now had a
53-15 lead. Simonds scored the Lions'
only point of the quarter with 3:20 to go
on a free throw. Another 8-0 run ended
the quarter at 61-16. The Colts scored
19 seconds into the final frame and now
it was 63-16. Simonds made two free
throws in the first minute. After a Colt
basket, Zach Frangules buried a three.
That was with 6:12 to go in the game.
Their next score would with 35 seconds
to go on a basket by Ben Taylor.
Simonds was the lone bright spot
with 12 of his team's 23 points.
The Lions lost their two other games
this week, 64-54 to Agawam and 42-40
to South Hadley. They are 3-9 on the
season They play Belchertown and
Longmeadow this week.
Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected].
www.turley.com
Athlete of the Week
NAME: Kyle Zacharewicz
SCHOOL: UMass-Dartmouth
Congratulations goes out to the
freshman.
He scored a pair of goals to lead
UMass Dartmouth to a 9-2 win
over Westfield State University in
a MASCAC men’s ice hockey
game at Amelia Park on Saturday
evening.
To nominate someone for
Athlete of the Week, contact Sports
Editor Dave Forbes at 413-9673505 ext. 106 or send an e-mail to
[email protected]
HOCKEY
Ludlow High School
Modzelewski scores in
loss to Hudson
LUDLOW - David Modzelewski
scored the lone goal for the Ludlow
hockey team in a 3-1 loss to Hudson
on Monday, Jan. 19.
Tyler Diotalevi and Brad Garete
each had an assist.
Alex Will stopped 21 of 23 shots.
- Compiled by Sports Editor Dave Forbes
Zacharewicz tallies
twice for Corsairs
WESTFIELD – Freshman Kyle
Zacharewicz, of Ludlow, scored a pair
of goals to lead UMass Dartmouth to a
9-2 win over Westfield State University
in a MASCAC men’s ice hockey game
at Amelia Park on Saturday evening.
Zacharewicz netted the Corsairs’ first
goal 8:53 into the contest when a
rebound of a blocked shot bounced right
on to his stick in the slot and he lifted
the puck to the upper left corner for a 10 lead.
Ludlow Community Center/
Randall Boys and Girls Club calendar
Youth volleyball program
LUDLOW - The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys and Girls Club is
holding registrations for their youth volleyball program through Friday, Feb. 13.
The program will be a 45-minute session on Tuesdays from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.
for first and second graders and 6:45 to
7:30 pm for third and fourth graders. On
Thursdays from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. for
fifth and sixth graders and 6:45 to 7:30
p.m. for seventh and eighth graders.
The program will begin on Tuesday,
March 3 and end on Thursday, April 9.
Pricing is as follows; member $45,
resident $55, and non-resident $60.
Participants will receive a t-shirt and
training ball.
For more information regarding this
program please contact athletic coordinator, Lauren Bean at [email protected] or call 413-583-2072.
Spring baseball registration
LUDLOW - The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys and Girls Club will
be holding its spring baseball registration on Saturday, Feb. 7 and Saturday,
Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the
Club.
Programs offered include Tee Ball (5
and 6 years old), Coach Pitch (7 and 8
years old), U11 (8-10) and U13 (under
13).
Please see CALENDAR, Page 17
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IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
From the Falcons Nest
Bruins edge Falcons
SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield
Falcons were edged by the Providence
Bruins, 2-1, Saturday in front of a sold
out crowd at the MassMutual Center.
The Falcons have fallen in the last
four games, taking them to 26-13-4-0 on
the season and 4-2-0-0 in the 10-game
season series with the Bruins. Springfield
will enter the All-Star break second in
the Northeast Division with 56 points.
Falcons goaltender Anton Forsberg
stopped 29 of 31 shots on net. His
Bruins counterpart Malcolm Subban
saved 30 of 31. Springfield was able to
capitalize on one of five power play
opportunities, while stopping three of
four Providence man-advantages.
Providence kicked off scoring 6:00
into the first period. While on the man
advantage, Ryan Spooner carried a puck
into the Falcons’ zone. He threw it into
the slot and set up Seth Griffith for a
one-timer. Zach Trotman earned credit
for the secondary assist.
The Falcons tied it up halfway
through the middle frame with a power
play tally of their own. After a series of
shots on net, Michael Chaput got his
stick on the puck and chipped it in for
his second goal in as many games. T.J.
Tynan and Ryan Craig each picked up a
point on the play.
Colin Stuart took back the lead for
the Bruins early in the final period with
the help of Griffith and Alexander
Khokhlachev. The team was able to hang
on and top the Falcons, 3-2.
The Falcons are back in action when
they host the Wilkes-Barre Scranton
Penguins on Friday, Jan. 30 at 7 p.m.
Falcons surpassed by Wolf Pack
A third period rally lifted the Hartford
Wolf Pack over the Springfield Falcons,
4-3, Friday at the XL Center.
Please see FALCONS, Page 17
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SWIM
ther team was able to score after a wild
first quarter. With about 5:00 left in the
half, Cam Cabana finally broke the
stalemate with a three-pointer, making
it 21-18.
The lead was not with Agawam for
long, as the Lions tied the score 21-21,
then took a one-point lead. Scott scored
on another free throw to tie the score
22-22, and the two teams remained
close for the remainder of the half.
Agawam got the last basket, taking a
35-33 halftime lead.
The Lions defense was on fire early
in the second half, completely shutting
the Brownies down early on. But
Agawam found it in the fourth to pick
up their second win of the season.
Ohradka had 21 points in the win.
Moore had 10 points. Both Moccio and
Monahan each had six points.
For Ludlow, Kevin Simonds led the
Lions with 13 points. Pacheco had 11
points and Ray Emberley scored 10
points. Ludlow did not have a trey in
the game.
Agawam is now 3-7 this season, but
has a 2-2 record in their league, keeping the Brownies in the hunt for the
tournament with their young squad.
scored two points with a fourth. Sweeps
also followed in the 200-yard Individual
Medley and 50-yard freestyle. In the
IM, Alexandra Silva won with 2:51.58,
while Martin and Hill were second and
third. In the 50-yard freestyle, Jordan
(29.24) beat Potorski and Noelle Picard.
The Cybercats got fourth and fifth and
three points to make it 51-5 at this juncture.
The next three events were 1-2-3 for
the Lions. In the 100-yard butterfly, it
was Sarah Stephenson (1:24.12)
Francisco and Brooke Chisholm. The
100 freestyle was won by Bryan-Nelson
in 1:06.73. Bella Valadas and Arianna
Silva were second and third. Sci-Tech
got three points for fourth and fifth and
the score was 77-8. In the 500, Taylor
won with a time of 5:59.38, ahead of
Freniere and Picard. The 200-yard
Gregory A. Scibelli is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He
can
be
reached
at
[email protected].
LADY LIONS
GOMES
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offseason, he would head back to
Ludlow to play for the club. At the conclusion of his college career, Gomes had
the opportunity to play professionally for
the Western Mass Pioneers, which he did
for three seasons.
As his playing days were starting to
come to a close, his ability to read and
analyze the game transformed into more
of a mentoring and coaching role.
Gomes took the lead and had a very successful campaign with the Junior
freestyle relay followed and it was 1-2
again, with the Cybercats getting two
points. Bryan-Nelson, Freniere, Valadas
and Potorski got first. Francisco,
Chisholm, Jessi Lauzon and Emily
Aniceto were second.
The final two individual events were
also sweeps for Ludlow. Martin
(1:19.50) won the 100-yard backstroke
over Alexandra Silva by 2 seconds.
Jordan was third. Two more points went
to Sci-Tech for their fourth place finish.
Hill (1:25.15) out touched Potorski by a
quarter of a second in the 100-yard
breaststroke. Lauzon was third.
The meet ended with Jordan, BryanNelson, Alexandra Silva and Taylor winning the 400-yard freestyle in 4:40.86.
Freniere, Arianna Silva Valadas and
Martin were second.
The boys did their best despite the
odds. Nate Feliciano won the 200-yard
freestyle in 2:30.15, but the team lost 7-6
as Sci-Tech got second and third. They
had no entry in the 200-yard Individual
Medley and now trailed 13-6. Ryan
Goncalves was third in the 50-yard
freestyle and now it was 25-9 as the
teams took a break.
Once the meet resumed, Kyle
Beaudette was second in the 100-yard
butterfly. Goncalves followed with a
third in the 100-yard freestyle. Feliciano
got his second win with a 6:51.49 in the
500-yard freestyle. The score was now
43-22.
The Lions got their lone team win in
the 100-yard backstroke when
Beaudette took the event in 1:30.36.
They outscored the Cybercats, 6-4. The
meet ended with the 400-yard freestyle
relay.
Pioneers U-20 team that competed in the
USL’s Super Y; developing players who
eventually went on to have successful
college careers. Gomes continued to
develop as a coach, and joined the
Pioneers staff in 2011 as an assistant
coach under Federico Molinari. Their
relationship even continued when
Molinari took on the head coaching
responsibilities for the Western Mass Pro
Soccer Club, and Gomes continued as
his assistant coach there. In his spare
time, Gomes is also coach of his daughters U-9 developmental team for the
Western United Pioneers.
“I am happy to be the new head coach
of the Western Mass Pioneers. My goal is
to win but also to work with the Western
Mass communities at the youth level to
develop local talent and bring them to the
Pioneers in the future,” quoted Gomes.
Gomes can be reached via email at
[email protected].
Additional tryouts will be held in
March at a location to be named.
Continue to refer to the Pioneers website
or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for
updates.
installed turf fields, during the past
couple of years,” Brillo said. “What
F.I.T. is hoping to do is install turf at
the stadium field and resurface the
track. We also want to improve the
other athletic fields at the Baird Middle
School, and Vets Park. We really want
to make it a community effort, so
everyone can use the fields.”
Brillo is a member of the F.I.T. committee, along with Martin Fanning,
John Carlin, Ray Saloio, Lauren Bean,
Joe Anselmo, Rebecca Gauvin,
Barbara Picard, Kelly ThompsonDeGobbi, Mark and Stephanie
Giebner, Rich Cotti, Richard and
Kristina McCarthy, Bill Kolodziey and
Jacob Oliveira.
According to Brillo, the stadium field,
which is used by the football and both
varsity soccer teams, was renovated
about 15 years ago. The teams played at
Whitney Park prior to that.
The varsity baseball team still plays
their home games at Whitney Park.
“If we can do some of the things that
we would like to do, we would be able to
bring more teams back on campus,”
Brillo said. “It’s a difficult thing for our
athletes, especially for the younger students, to get to the other fields in town.
There are a lot of improvements that
we’re looking to do, which everyone in
the community will benefit from.”
Another project that the F.I.T. committee is planning is to build a brick
walkway near the entrance to the athletic
fields behind the high school, which is
called “Bricks ‘R’ Us.
“We ’ r e h o p i n g t o s e l l b r i c k s
where families or individuals can put
their names on it,” Brillo said. “We
would like to put the Pride Walk near
the statue of the Lion. The area holds
about 523 bricks. It would be great if
we could sell all 523 bricks.”
The cost of each brick is $100.
For more information about the Gala
on Feb. 7 or becoming a member of the
F.I.T. committee, please contact Tim
Brillo at Ludlow High School at 413589-9001.
perfectly at the right post to grab the
rebound and slam home is second of the
season. Rychel earned a point for the secondary assist.
The Wolf Pack responded early in the
middle frame, but the Falcons were able
to take back the lead before the second
intermission.
Just 1:12 in, St. Denis blocked a backhand shot from Joey Crabb, leaving the
puck out in the left wing circle. Oscar
Lindberg grabbed it and put a shot on net
that trickled past Forsberg and across the
goal line. Rychel took back the lead for
the Falcons when he blasted a slap shot
from the right point 8:00 later. Nathan
Oystrick and Dana Tyrell assisted on the
go-ahead goal.
The Wolf Pack struck three times in
the third period to overtake the Falcons,
4-3. At the 1:35 mark, they knotted the
score, 2-2. Forsberg made a pad save on
Crabb’s shot, but Lindberg snuck the
rebound behind the sprawled out goaltender to catch up to the Falcons for a
second time.
Springfield took back the lead 5:00
later. St. Denis fired a shot from the left
point that was tipped by Rychel for his
second of the game and 12th of the season.
However, the Falcons were unable to
hold onto the lead, giving up two unanswered Wolf Pack goals in just over a
minute to end the contest. At the 13:14
mark, Chris Bourque faked a slap shot
before passing across the slot to Crabb.
Crabb notched his second of the game
from a sharp angle at the bottom of the
left circle. Dylan McIlrath then netted the
game-winner after skating the puck into
the F a l c o n s ’ z o n e a n d b e a t i n g
Forsberg glove side from the right
faceoff dot.
Nate Rosenthal is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected].
from Page 14
three points out of the gate in the
third, trailing 22-20, but Guyon
continued to score points when the
Lions needed them.
Turley Publications photos by David Henry
sweetdogphotos.com
Ludlow’s Tashiana Kwatowski (3)
shoots a jumper.
Ludlow able to rebuild their lead to
32-24 at the end of the third quarter.
Agawam tried to send Ludlow to the
free throw line during the fourth quarter, but the Brownies could not utilize
their extra opportunities to climb back
into the game.
Ludlow’s Alyssa Guyon (23) looks
to knock down a short jumper.
GALA
from Page 1
Ludlow Athletics Director Tim Brillo.
“We’ll be holding several fundraisers
this year to help improve our athletic
facilities. One of our fundraisers will be
a dinner and a dance at the Polish
American Club on Feb. 7. The event is
open to the public.”
The first Ludlow athletic team was
the boys basketball team, which was
formed in the winter of 1915, and was
coached by Thomas Bailey. They played
their home games at the old Ludlow
Boys and Girls Club.
The Ludlow Athletic Program now
has a total of 39 teams competing at the
freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity levels. There are close to 300 student-athletes involved in the athletic program.
All proceeds from the Gala will benefit the mission of F.I.T. (Facilities
Improvement Team), which is to
improve the athletic fields in Ludlow.
“We used to have one of the best
facilities in Western Massachusetts, and
we need to catch-up with the other high
schools in Western Mass., who have
FALCONS
from Page 15
Kerby Rychel led the Falcons with his
third three-point performance of the season, tallying two goals and an assist, as
the Falcons were given their first regulation loss to the Wolf Pack.
Falcons goaltender Anton Forsberg
turned away 24 of 28 shots in defeat,
while Wolf Pack goaltender Mackenzie
Skapski stopped 25 on 28. Springfield
took advantage of their power play
opportunities, converting on two of six.
The penalty kill unit was successful in
shutting down all five Hartford man
advantages.
The Falcons opened scoring late in the
first and carried their 1-0 lead into the
intermission. While on the power play,
Frederic St. Denis powered a shot from
the left point that was turned away by
Skapski. Michael Chaput was positioned
Tim Peterson is a sports correspondent for Turley Publications. He can be
reached at [email protected].
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS
January 28, 2015 •
CALENDAR
from Page 15
Pricing is as follows: Tee Ball and Coach Pitch –
member $65, resident $80, and non-resident $85; U11
– member $80, resident $95, non-resident $100; and
U13 – member $150, resident $165, non-resident $170.
All U11 and U13 players must provide a birth certificate at time of registration.
Please come in to register on one of the two
Saturdays listed. Visit our website at (www.ludlowbgc.org) for additional spring sports being
offered.
For more information regarding this program please
contact athletic coordinator Lauren Bean at
[email protected] or call 413-583-2072.
Fitness programs at the Ludlow Boys & Girls Club
LUDLOW - The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club is the perfect place
to stay in shape throughout the year. In addition to a
fitness room, the Club offers a variety of fitness programming including group exercise classes, personal
fitness training, and water aerobics classes.
The Fitness Room features a selection of Precor cardiovascular equipment, Cybex resistance training equipment and more for adults and teens ages 14 and up.
All Fitness Center members are entitled to an orientation with our fitness staff to learn the proper use of
the fitness equipment and to design an appropriate
exercise program to meet the individual’s needs and
goals. Teens ages 14-17 must complete an orientation
in order to use the fitness room without a
parent/guardian.
We also offer personal training sessions, which are
ideal for individuals seeking guidance and motivation
to achieve their health and fitness goals. Each one
hour, supervised exercise session provides a structured,
well-balanced, customized workout to address your
unique fitness needs.
The Ludlow Community Center offers a variety of
group exercise classes. Classes for adults and teens
ages 14 and up include Yoga, Pilates, Mat Science,
Zumba, Zumba Toning, Aqua Zumba, Boot Camp,
Cardio Mix, Strength Class, H.I.I.T. (High-Intensity
Interval Training), Core Stability, Express Sculpt and
Balletone Sole Synthesis.
The Community Center has a heated six-lane 25yard pool. Aquatic programs include Water Aerobics
Classes, Adult and Family Swim times, and Swim
Lessons.
Visit the Ludlow Community Center today for a
tour of the facility. The Club is located at 91
Claudia’s Way.
For more information about the Club’s fitness programs and membership options, you can visit the
website at www.ludlowbgc.org, or call 413-5832072.
New cardio kickboxing fitness classes
LUDLOW - The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club offers cardio kickboxing fitness classes for adults on Mondays and
Wednesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy the many health benefits of cardio kickboxing classes, including improved cardiovascular
endurance, increased muscular strength and
endurance, weight management, improved balance
and more. Cardio kickboxing is a power-packed
workout with intense kickboxing moves performed
to high-energy and motivating music. Instructor
Andrew Levesque will take you through this full
body workout consisting of a warm-up, higherpaced intervals, easy to follow punching and kicking
combinations,
kickboxing-specific
strength/endurance training, and a cool down. All fitness levels are welcome to attend.
Group exercise classes are free for fitness members.
Non-members ages 18 and up may drop-in for $10 per class
or purchase a Fitness Class Punch Card for $35 for five
classes. Teens ages 14-17 may drop-in for $5 per class.
Visit our website at www.ludlowbgc.org to view our
monthly group exercise schedule or visit the Ludlow
Community Center/Randall Boys & Girls Club at 91
Claudia’s Way, located just past the Baird Middle
School.
For more information, contact Donna Boydston,
Fitness and Wellness Director at [email protected] or 413-583-2072 ext. 212.
Swim lessons
LUDLOW - The Ludlow Community
Center/Randall Boys and Girls Club is accepting registrations for winter swim lessons.
Cost is $50 for members, $60 for residents, and $70
for non-residents.
Swim lesson sessions are for six weeks, every
Saturday beginning Saturday, Jan. 10.
Parent and Child classes are children ages 6 months
to 3 years all other lessons are offered for ages 3 and up.
The Club also has a variety of night and weekend
options for private lessons.
For more information, please contact Aquatics
Director Jennifer Gott at 413-583-2072 or [email protected] or go to our website at
www.ludlowbgc.org
The
Register • Page 17
Business
Rocky’s annual ‘Pet Food Drive’ breaks records
Turley Publications submitted photo
Samantha Mariani sorts through donations collected at the Rocky’s Ace Hardware in Palmer for the
fourth annual Pet Food Drive.
Neighborhood stores collect
over 13,000 pounds of pet food
SPRINGFIELD – Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a familyowned business with 32 neighborhood based stores, is
proud to announce the results of its fourth annual pet
food drive. More than six tons of pet food, along with
beds, leashes, treats, toys and cleaning supplies, were
collected and delivered to local animal shelters. The
final weight of pet food amassed totaled an amazing
13,402 pounds, along with an estimated $5,500 worth
of non-food items.
Each of the 32 Rocky’s Ace Hardware stores partnered with an area Humane Society or Shelter to collect
food this past holiday season for the much forgotten
and unfortunate animals in our own community.
“The continued and ever increasing outpouring from our
customers was truly outstanding. Every year I am amazed
by the level of support this drives receives. All of us at
Rocky’s extend sincere thanks to our neighbors who gave
so generously” said Rocco Falcone, president and CEO.
“Now in its fourth year, this annual drive receives
more support every year, this year’s accomplishment
was absolutely staggering;” said Geoffrey Webb, director of Marketing and Advertising. “Last year we were
able to donate over 8,000 pounds of food plus accessories. This year, due to the extraordinary efforts of our
store team members in rallying behind this worthy
cause along with the outstanding generosity of our customers, total collections resulted in a thirty-four percent
increase in food donations.”
The program supported organizations that provide
shelter, veterinary care and comfort for homeless animals in five states.
“Besides the enormous increase in food donations,
we were also able to pass along much needed cleaning
supplies, feeders, pet crates, leashes and other items as
designated by the shelters on their wish lists; donations
of supplies was up an incredible 80 percent over last
year,” said Webb.
Nutro Pet Foods helped kick start the program with
a donation of $1,500 worth of premium dog and cat
food. Donations from the drive, which began Nov. 24,
2014, were delivered directly to the Shelter or Humane
Society on or about Dec. 24, 2014.
Pat Kelly from Lazer 99.3 partnered with Rocky’s in
the greater Springfield market. His passion and determination were shown through his constant on-air messaging and 10 store appearances.
“The campaign has become an annual tradition here
at Rocky’s,” said Falcone. “Our team members often
make donations of their own, and many volunteer at
neighborhood shelters.”
Indeed, many shelters rely on Rocky’s team members to help out year round.
“It is truly a culmination of the unyielding passion
of our customers along with the dedication of our own
employees that join together to ensure the success of
this drive,” said Falcone. “We are sincerely honored to
be a catalyst in helping the homeless and abandoned
animals in our communities.”
WMECO to take new name
REGION – Western Massachusetts Electric Co. will
adopt a new name next week, part of a consolidation of
brands by its owner, Northeast Utilities.
The company’s name will change to Eversource
Energy starting Feb. 2, the company announced earlier
this month. All of Northeast Utilities’ subsidiaries —
WMECO, Connecticut Light and Power Co., NSTAR
Electric, NSTAR Gas, Public Service Company of New
Hampshire and Yankee Gas Services Co. — will begin
operating under that name. Northeast Utilities is based
in Hartford and Boston.
WMECO has more than 200,000 electric customers
across Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire
counties. Other divisions of Eversource serve electric
customers across Connecticut, Eastern Massachusetts,
and several regions of New Hampshire, and natural gas
customers in Connecticut and central and eastern
Massachusetts.
“Energy is what brings us all together, and
Eversource reflects the one-company focus we have
been driving for the last few years,” said Tom May,
chairman, president and chief executive officer of
Northeast Utilities. “Consolidating our brand was the
obvious next step for us as we continually strive to
improve energy delivery and customer service to our
3.6 million electricity and natural gas customers across
the region.”
CL&P and WMECO merged to form Northeast
Utilities in 1966, though they continued operating
under their previous names. The company acquired
PSNH in 1992, Yankee Gas in 2000 and NSTAR in
2012.
Customers will receive more information regarding
the brand change after the launch. As part of the switch,
the company’s New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol is expected to change from NU to ES effective Feb.
19.
CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS
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The
Register •January 28, 2015
Legals
Obituaries
DEATH NOTICES
Philip Fioravanti
Died Jan. 23, 2015
Memorial Mass Jan. 29, 2015
St. Cecilia’s Church, Wilbraham
Ludlow Funeral Home, Ludlow
The Ludlow Register
Obituary Policy
Turley Publications offers two types of obituaries.
One is a free, brief Death Notice listing the name
of deceased, date of death and funeral date and
place.
The other is a Paid Obituary, costing $75, which
allows families to publish extended death notice
information of their own choice and may include a
photograph. Death Notices & Paid Obituaries
should be submitted through a funeral home to:
[email protected].
Exceptions will be made only when the family provides a
death certificate and must be pre-paid.
Philip Fioravanti
LUDLOW – Philip Fioravanti,
87, of Ludlow, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 23. Born in
Plainfield, N.J., to the late Abramo
and Sylvia (Pieri) Fioravanti, he
lived in Ludlow for many years
and was a communicant of the former St. Mary of the Assumption
Church. Philip worked for
Package Machinery in East
Longmeadow before retiring. He
served his country honorably in the United States
Army during World War II, obtaining the Army of
Occupation Medal and WWII Victory Medal. He
leaves his beloved wife of 63 years Gladys (Caron)
Fioravanti, of Ludlow; loving children Steven
Fioravanti, of Lebanon, N.H., Tina Benware, of East
Longmeadow, and Karen O’Connor and her husband
David, of Southwick; cherished grandchildren
Kristen Fioravanti, of Agawam, Philip Corkins, of
Springfield, Riley and Jared O’Connor, of Southwick
and Denee Fioravanti, of Lebanon. A Memorial Mass
for Philip will be held on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 10
a.m., in St. Cecilia’s Church. Burial with Military
Honors with be held at a later date. There are no visiting hours. Ludlow Funeral Home and Cremation
Service has been entrusted with his arrangements. In
lieu of flowers, it was the wish of Philip’s family that
donations be made in his name to Wounded Warrior
Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org. For further information and online condolences, please visit
www.ludlowfuneralhome.com.
LEGAL NOTICE
Re: Ludlow Special Town
Meeting of October 6, 2014
– Case # 7365
Office of the Attorney
General, Martha Coakley
Articles 16,17,18,19,20
and 21 – We approve these
Articles, and the map related
to Article 21, from the
Ludlow Special Town
Meeting of October 6, 2014.
Articles 14 and 15 –
Pursuant to Chapter 2999 of
the Acts of 200, and by
agreement with Town Counsel, the deadline for the
Attorney General’s decision
on Articles 14 and 15 has
been extended to March 18,
2015. We will issue our
decision on Articles 14 and
15 on or before that date.
See full context of text in
Town Clerk’s Office
Posted in all 6 polling
locations and at the Ludlow
Town Hall.
Precinct 1 Chapin Elementary School
Precinct 2 Christ the
King Social Center
Precinct 3 Ludlow High
School
Precinct 4 East Street
School
Precinct 5 First Church
in Ludlow
Precinct 6 Vet’s Park
Elementary School
1/28,2/4,2/11/15
Town of Ludlow,
Massachusetts
Request for Proposals
Ambulance
Billing/Collection Services
RFP 15-01
The Town of Ludlow is
seeking qualified vendors to
submit proposals for ambulance billing and collection
services in accordance with
the specifications as set forth
in this request.
Specifications may be
obtained by contacting the
Board of Selectmen at 413583-5600, [email protected]
or
[email protected].
Sealed proposals will be
received by the Chief
Procurement Officer/Town
Administrator in the Board
of Selectmen’s Office, located at Town Hall, 488 Chapin
Street, Ludlow, MA 01056
until Thursday, February
12, 2015 @ 3:00 PM.
All proposals shall be
sealed, addressed to the
“Town Administrator, Town
of Ludlow, 488 Chapin
Street, Ludlow, MA, 01056
Cemetery Memorials ✦ Markers
Granite Benches
Religious Statuary ✦ Outdoor Display
MEMORIALS
haluchsmemorials.com
RAY HALUCH INC.
1014 Center St ❙ Ludlow, MA ❙ 583-6508
Sympathy Floral Arrangements
Custom & Traditional Designs
Randalls Farm & Greenhouse
631 Center Street, Ludlow
589-7071 ~ www.randallsfarm.net
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RFP 15-01”. Six (6) paper
copies of the proposal and
one copy in CD format are
required. Proposers shall
submit separate price and
non-price (technical) proposals. The price proposal must
be signed, placed in a sealed
envelope. The price proposal
will require the fee for service to be stated as a percentage amount for actual
receipts. This envelope is to
be clearly marked with the
Proposer’s name, and titled
Town of Ludlow RFP 15-01
Ambulance Billing/Collection Services Price Proposal,
February 12 2015. The nonprice (technical) proposals
shall be signed, placed in a
separate sealed envelope. All
pages that require signatures
must be signed where appropriate and submitted as part
of the non-price proposal.
This envelope is to be clearly
marked with the Proposer’s
name and titled Town of
Ludlow
RFP
15-01
Ambulance Billing/Collection Services Non-Price Proposal, February 12 2015.
This contract will be
awarded only to the responsive and responsible bidder
whose proposal meets all of
the requirements and offers
the most advantageous proposal. The Town of Ludlow
reserves the right to waive
any informality, to accept or
reject, in part or in whole,
any and all proposals or to
take whatever action would
be in the best interest of the
Town of Ludlow. Proposals
are to remain firm for a minimum of sixty (60) days following the opening of proposals.
Ellie Villano
Chief Procurement Officer/
Town Administrator
1/28/15
LEGAL NOTICE –
SPECIAL PERMIT /
HOME OCCUPATION
The Ludlow Planning
Board will hold a public
hearing in Ludlow Town
Hall, Selectmen’s Conference Room on Thursday,
February 12, 2015 at 7:15
p.m. on the application of
Rachel Saloio of 1632
Center Street, Ludlow, MA
for Home Office – Custom
artwork & sign making
(Rachel’s Paintings). Site
plans, if applicable, are on
file for inspection in the
Planning Board Office.
Christopher Coelho
Chairman
1/28,2/4/15
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Docket No. HD15P0080PM
In the matter of:
Helen Fidalgo
Of: Ludlow, MA
RESPONDENT
(Person to be
Please check
the accuracy of
your legal notice
prior to submission (i.e., date,
time, spelling).
Also, be sure
the requested
publication date
coincides with
the purpose of the
notice, or as the
law demands.
Thank you.
Protected/Minor)
CITATION GIVING
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF
CONSERVATOR OR
OTHER PROTECTIVE
ORDER PURSUANT TO
G.L. c. 190B,
§5-304 & §5-405
To the named Respondent
and all other interested persons, a petition has been
filed by Cynthia S Farr of
Palmer, MA in the above
captioned matter alleging
that Helen Fidalgo is in
need of a Conservator or
other protective order and
requesting that Cynthia S
Farr of Palmer, MA (or
some other suitable person)
be appointed as Conservator
to serve With Corporate
Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the
court to determine that the
Respondent is disabled, that
a protective order or appointment of a Conservator is
necessary, and that the proposed Conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file
with this court.
You have the right to
object to this proceeding. If
you wish to do so, you or
your attorney must file a
written appearance at this
court on or before 10:00 a.m.
on the return date of
02/12/2015. This day is NOT
a hearing date, but a deadline
date by which you have to
file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If
you fail to file the written
appearance by the return
date, action may be taken in
this matter without further
notice to you. In addition to
filing the written appearance,
you or your attorney must
file a written affidavit stating
the specific facts and
grounds of your objection
within 30 days after the
return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely
take away the above-named
person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs
or financial affairs or both.
The above-named person has
the right to ask for a lawyer.
Anyone may make this
request on behalf of the
above-named person. If the
above-named person cannot
afford a lawyer, one may be
appointed at State expense.
WITNESS, Hon. Anne
M Geoffrion, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: January 15, 2015
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
1/28/15
Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Probate and Family Court
50 State Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Docket No. HD15P0081GD
In the matter of:
Helen Fidalgo
Of: Ludlow, MA
RESPONDENT
Alleged Incapacitated
Person
CITATION GIVING
NOTICE OF PETITION
FOR APPOINTMENT OF
GUARDIAN FOR
INCAPACITATED
PERSON PURSUANT TO
G.L. c. 190B, §5-304
To the named Respondent
and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed
by Cynthia S Farr of
Palmer, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that
Helen Fidalgo is in need of a
Guardian and requesting that
Cynthia S Farr of Palmer,
MA (or some other suitable
person) be appointed as
Guardian to serve Without
Surety on the bond.
The petition asks the
court to determine that the
Respondent is incapacitated,
that the appointment of a
Guardian is necessary, and
that the proposed Guardian is
appropriate. The petition is
on file with this court and
may contain a request for
certain specific authority.
You have the right to
object to this proceeding. If
you wish to do so, you or
your attorney must file a
written appearance at this
court on or before 10:00 a.m.
on the return date of
02/12/2015. This day is NOT
a hearing date, but a deadline
date by which you have to
file the written appearance if
you object to the petition. If
you fail to file the written
appearance by the return
date, action may be taken in
this matter without further
notice to you. In addition to
filing the written appearance,
you or your attorney must
file a written affidavit stating
the specific facts and
grounds of your objection
within 30 days after the
return date.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely
take away the above-named
person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs
or financial affairs or both.
The above-named person has
the right to ask for a lawyer.
Anyone may make this
request on behalf of the
above-named person. If the
above-named person cannot
afford a lawyer, one may be
appointed at State expense.
WITNESS, Hon. Anne
M Geoffrion, First Justice of
this Court.
Date: January 15, 2015
Suzanne T. Seguin
Register of Probate
1/28/15
NOTICE OF PLANNING
BOARD HEARING
Relative to
PROPOSED ZONING
BYLAW AMENDMENTS
Pursuant to
G.L. c. 40A, § 5
LEGAL NOTICE –
ZONE CHANGE
The Planning Board of
the Town of Ludlow will
hold a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments
to the town’s zoning bylaws.
The public hearing will be
held as follows:
Place: Ludlow Town
Hall, Selectmen’s Conference Room, 3rd floor
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Applicant: Abel Goncalves / M and G Investors,
LLC / S and C Investors,
LLC
Location: 371 & 0 Miller Street (Assessors’ Map
26 – Parcels 26 & 27)
The subject matter of the
proposed amendment is as
indicated below. The complete text and maps relative
to the proposed amendments
are available for inspection
during regular business
hours in the Planning Board
Office and Town Clerk’s
Office.
Zone Change Requested
from: Agriculture to Residence A
Reason for Requested
Change: Residential subdivision.
Christopher Coelho
Chairman
1/28,2/4/15
January 28, 2015 •
Datebook
THURSDAY, JAN. 29
THE ST. CECILIA WOMEN’S CLUB IS HOLDING A CARD & GAME PARTY on Thursday, Jan.
29, at the St. Cecilia Parish Center, 42 Main St.,
Wilbraham. Come to play any game of your choice
(bridge, whist, Canasta, Scrabble, dominoes, etc.)
and enjoy a delicious luncheon. Donation is $7.
Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch served at
noon. There will also be a raffle for prizes and gift
certificates. Proceeds help to fund the club’s scholarships and donations to other needy organizations
in the area. For reservations, call Sue Agnew at 413596-9480.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
LUPA ZOO WILL HOLD ITS “12TH ANNUAL
WINTER FUNDRAISER” on Saturday, Jan. 31,
beginning at 6 p.m., at the Polish American
Citizens Club, 355 East St., Ludlow. Food, raffle,
DJ, and Polish American Buffet. Tickets are $30
each. To purchase tickets, call 413-589-9883 or
email [email protected].
UPCOMING
S T. C E C I L I A’ S W O M E N ’ S C L U B W I L L
HOST THE WILBRAHAM GARDEN CLUB AT
I T S M E E T I N G S E T F O R T h u r s d a y, F e b . 5 ,
beginning at noon, at St. Cecilia’s Parish Center,
Wilbraham. Speaker will be Master Gardener
Rita Bond, who has a Certificate in Landscape
Design from the New York Botanical Garden.
Her discussion and visual presentation will feature landscape, the permanent features in the garden and how to create and design them at your
home.
THE INDIAN ORCHARD CITIZENS COUNCIL
WILL HOST A BROWN BAG LUNCH on Friday,
Feb. 6, from noon to 2 p.m. at 117 Main St. For more
information, call 413-543-3172.
ST. CECILIA’S WILL HOST A MUSICAL
EVENING DURING ITS FEBRUARY MEETING
SET FOR Tuesday, Feb. 10, beginning at 7 p.m., at
St. Cecilia’s Parish Center. A stimulating musical
program featuring two outstanding women, both
winners of the Ms. Senior Massachusetts Pageant –
Conni Lind, Ms. Senior Mass. 2000, a well-known
singer and actress in the Western Mass and Conn.
community theater, and Jessie Rivers, Ms. Senior
Mass 1995, former USO entertainer during the big
band era.
THE INDIAN ORCHARD CITIZENS COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS MONTHLY MEETING
ON Wednesday, Feb. 11, beginning at 7 p.m., at
117 Main St. For more information, call 413543-3172.
ONGOING
MANY OF US ARE AFFECTED BY A
LOVED ONE SUFFERING FROM DRUG
ABUSE. The Michael J. Dias Foundation sponsors a support group for families and friends
trying to cope. This group is held at Health
S o u t h i n L u d l o w o n Tu e s d a y e v e n i n g s f r o m
6:30.to 8 p.m. A safe and confidential environment is provided for participants to receive the
support and understanding they need. All are
welcome.
TRIPS
TRIPS SPONSORED BY MARY MOTHER
O F H O P E C H U R C H – S u n d a y, M a y 3 1 – a
Schooner Cruise off the coast of Mystic, Conn.,
free time & lunch on your own at Olde Mystick
Village. 8 a.m.-6p.m.; $59 pp. Only 20 seats left!
June 8-10 – a guided tour of Gettysburg.
“Joseph” at the Sight & Sound Theater; two
nights at Crown Plaza Hotel, two breakfast buffets, two dinners, three shows; visit Kitchen
Kettle Village and Longwood Gardens; $398 p.p.
double. Only 20 seats left! Friday, March 27,
from 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Ioka Farms Maple
Pancake Breakfast and visit to Norman Rockwell
Museum. Also includes some free time in downtown Stockbridge (for a late lunch, sightseeing,
and/or shopping on your own).Sponsored by
Mary Mother of Hope Church, 840 Page Blvd.,
East Springfield, $69 pp. Call Sylvia at 5942757.
THE FOLLOWING TRIPS ARE BEING OFFERED
Please see DATEBOOK, Page 20
The
Register • Page 19
ChurchDIRECTORY
Week of Jan. 28 - Feb. 3
St. Elizabeth Parish, Ludlow
413-583-3467
Pastor – Rev. Msgr. Homer P. Gosselin; In
Residence – Rev. Norman Bolton; Deacons,
Normand Grondin, Thomas Rickson, Keith Davies
(Robert Duval, retired).
Wednesday, Jan. 28 – 7:30 a.m. Mass – (C); 3 p.m.
Youth Group – (JR/ER); 6 p.m. Evening Prayer – (C);
6:30 p.m. Holy Mother Choir Rehearsal – (C); 6:30
p.m. Scripture Reflection – (ZR); 6:30 p.m. Boy
Scouts Troop Meeting – (FLBH).
Thursday, Jan. 29 – 7:30 a.m. Mass – (C); 6:15
p.m. Life Teen Choir Rehearsal – (C); 6:30 p.m. Boy
Scouts - (ER); 6:30 p.m. Liturgy Committee – (JR); 7
p.m. RCIA – (ZR).
Friday, Jan. 30 – 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass – (C); 6
p.m. Evening Prayer – (C).
Saturday, Jan. 31 – 4 p.m. Mass.
Sunday, Feb. 1 – 7:30 a.m. Mass; 8 a.m. Take &
Eat Program; 8:30 a.m. Talk on the Gospel of Mark –
(FLBH); 9:15 a.m. Mass; 10:30 a.m. Talk on the
Gospel of Mark – (FLBH); 11 a.m. Mass; 5 p.m.
Mass.
Monday, Feb. 2 – 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass – (C); 6
p.m. Evening Prayer – (C); 6:30 p.m. Life Teen Team
– (ER); 6:30 p.m. First Communion Parent Meeting –
(FLBH).
Tuesday, Feb. 3 – 7:30 a.m. Daily Mass – (C); 2
p.m. Girl Scouts – (ER); 6:30 p.m. Adult Confirmation
Class – (ER); 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group –
(ZR); 7 p.m. St. Rita’s Choir Rehearsal – (C); 7 p.m.
Diocese Initiative Meeting – (JR).
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
123 Hubbard St. Ludlow
413-583-5754
Rev. Linda Peabody
Pastor’s office hours: Wednesdays and
Thursdays 10 a.m. to noon
Sunday Worship at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45
a.m.
Tuesdays – AA 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays – AA 7:30 p.m.
*Check
out
our
website
at
www.stpaulsmethodistchurch.org.
The First Church in Ludlow
859 Center Street
413-583-3339 and 413-583-6834
Rev. Robyn Burns, Interim Pastor
Office hours: Monday through Thursday,
2:30 to 5 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Visit our website at www.ludlowfirst.com.
The First Church in Ludlow is now open for
prayer and meditation on Tuesdays from 4 to 6 p.m.
Anyone is welcome to come in for some peace, quiet
and contemplation, and to take a “time out” from the
bustle of life. Please join us in solitude or in fellowship.
Worship Service – 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings.
Church School – Nursery, coffee hour after the
Service.
Tuesday 4 – 6 p.m., Prayer vigil; everyone invited.
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. Scouts.
Wednesday, 8 p.m. AA.
Thursday, 7 p.m. Choir.
The new Thrift Shop at First Church will be open
Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, and after
Sunday services.
Hall rental available.
Union Church of Christ
(United Church of Christ)
51 Center St., Ludlow
413-583-5717
Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey K. Erb
Worship Service and Sunday School: Sunday, 10
a.m. (Fellowship hour following)
Office Hours: Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon
Choir Practice: Sunday, 9 a.m.
Christ the King Church
41 Warsaw Ave.
Pastor Rev. Raymond A. Soltys
Saturday Vigil Masses – 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Masses – 7:30 a.m.; 8:45 a.m. (Polish); 10
a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
Sunday Evening Mass – 5:30 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Church
24 Parker St., Indian Orchard
413-543-3627
Pastor Rev. Stanley Sokol
Saturday Vigil Mass – 4 p.m. (English)
Sunday Masses – 9 a.m. (English); 11:15 a.m.
(Polish); 5 p.m. (English)
Monday and Wednesday Morning Masses – 9 a.m.
Tuesday and Thursday Daily Masses – 5 p.m.
Friday Mass – 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Mass – 9 a.m. (Polish)
Vigil Mass on Holy Days of Obligation – 5 p.m.
Holy Day of Obligation Masses – 9 a.m. and 5
p.m.
Saint Jude’s Mission Church
221 Main St., Indian Orchard
Fr. William Pomerleau, Pastor
413-782-8041
Please note: services for St. Jude’s Mission
Church are now taking place at Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart Church, 407 Boston Road,
Springfield.
Saturday Mass – 4 p.m.
Spanish Mass – Sundays 12 p.m.
Sunday Mass – 8:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass – Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 7 a.m.
Tuesday: 6 p.m. Confessions in Spanish; 6:30 p.m.
Adoration of Blessed Sacrament in Spanish
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Reconciliation Schedule: Saturday 3:15 to 3:45
p.m. or by appointment.
Sts. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church
45 Newbury St. Ludlow, MA 01056
Phone Number: 413-583-2140
Rev. Fr. Robert Markovitch, Pastor
Sunday Divine Liturgy (Holy Mass) at 8 a.m. Please
join us and introduce yourself if you are visiting!
Harvest Bible Chapel
Services are held at 10 a.m. each Sunday at
Ludlow High School. Children’s church and nursery
are available. For more information, visit www.harvestwesternmass.org.
Faith Community Chapel
A Church of the Nazarene
485 East St., Ludlow
413-583-7875
Pastor Rev. Douglas E. Fish
Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all
Ages; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship for all Ages; 11 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service.
Thursday Evening at 6:30 p.m. Prayer meeting at
the church.
Friday afternoons, 3-5:30 p.m., Children's
Program, Open to the Public, K-grade 5; from the
creator of “Veggie Tails,” a new video series called,
“Buck Denver asks…What’s in the Bible?”
Ladies Bible Study starting Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. –
“When I Lay My Isaac Down” by Carol Kent.
Contact Judi Doyle for registration at
[email protected].
Men’s Bible Study starting Feb. 8 at 5:30 p.m.,
“Time” by Andy Stanley. Contact the church for registration.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints
584 West Street, Ludlow
413-583-8454
Sunday Services: 10 – 11 a.m. – Combined Family
Service
Adult Classes: 11 a.m. to noon – Adult Sunday
School; Noon to 1 p.m. – Adult Religious/ Marriage
and Parenting Classes for Men; Noon to 1 p.m. – Adult
Religious/ Marriage and Parenting Classes for Women.
Children’s Classes: (Ages 3-11) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sunday School and Singing Time; Teen Classes (Ages
12-18); 11 a.m. to noon Teen Sunday School; Noon to
1 p.m. Classes for Young Women; Noon to 1 p.m.
Classes for Young Men; Young Single Adults: (ages
18-30); 11 a.m. to noon Teen Sunday School; Noon to
1 p.m. Classes for Young Single Adult Women; Noon
to 1 p.m. Classes for Young Single Adult Men.
A Novena to St. Peregrine, patron saint for those with
cancer, takes place every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at Mary
Mother of Hope Church, 840 Page Blvd., Springfield.
Cancer patients, cancer survivors, friends of cancer victims, and the general public are invited to attend.
Orchard Covenant Church
95 Berkshire St.
Indian Orchard
413-543-4204
Rev. Nancy Ebner, pastor
Sunday School-9:45 a.m. for all ages
Worship-11 a.m.; coffee hour follows
Sunday
at
6
p.m.
–
Gambler ’s
Anonymous/GamAnon
Monday at 7 p.m. – Narcotic's Anonymous
Wednesday at noon – Community Lunch (free)
Wednesday at 7 p.m. – Choir Practice
Thursday 8-9 a.m. – Prayer in the Pastor's Study
Third Saturday of every month at 8:30 a.m. –
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
See our website for more information:
www.orchardcovenant.org.
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DATEBOOK
from Page 19
BY JIM MARTIN OF ST. ELIZABETH PARISH. For
further information, please contact Jim at 413-583-6339 or
[email protected]. Ontario – June 4-8, 2015 – A
5-day tour with 7 meals and guided tours of the 1000
Islands, Toronto, and Niagara Falls with the New
York Finger Lakes. Price includes coach, hotels,
sightseeing, Toronto show and dinner cruise, Skylon
Tower dinner, Niagara boat and more. Doubles
$1,229 pp. France – April 17-30, 2015 – Two seats
left for this 14-day tour with 17 meals to Paris,
Normandy, Loire Valley, Provence, Riviera and
Monaco. Price includes flights, hotels, sightseeing,
transfers and much more. Prices marked down $250
per person: $4,299 dbl. Italian Vistas – Sept. 19-Oct.
1, 2015 – Four-star 13-day tour with 18 meals visi t i n g R o m e , F l o r e n c e , P i s a , Ve n i c e , Ve r o n a ,
Pompeii, the Mediterranean Coast with Sorrento
and the Isle of Capri, and the Alpine Lake District
with a day in Switzerland. Price includes flights,
hotels, sightseeing, transfers and much more.
Prices marked down $200 per person: $5,199 pp
dbl; $5,149 sgl; $6,399 triple. Spirit of South
America – Oct. 12-27, 2015 – A 15-day, four-star
tour with 24 meals visiting Rio de Janeiro and
Iguassu Falls in Brazil; Buenos Aires in
Argentina; and Lima, Cusco, the Sacred Valley of
the Incas and Machu Picchu in Peru. Price
includes all flights, hotels, sightseeing, transfers
and much more. $7,199 pp in doubles.
CHRIST THE KING PARISH TRIPS – Aug. 23-31,
2015 – Iceland from $4,499 per person double; Oct. 1227, 2015 – South America from $6,749 per person double
Call Sue Brown for more information at 413-323-0883.
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Proud publishers
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Leitao
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583-6424
564
Center
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Ludlow, MA
The good service people.
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The Terzi Family
Joe, Bob, Louise, Robert (missing from photo Aileen)
Auto Body • Repair • Glass Work
Welding • Painting Estimates
Family Owned & Operated
SERVING LUDLOW FOR OVER 20 YEARS
Specializing in collision work
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If you would like to have
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283-8393
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239 Hubbard Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
[email protected]
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Buzzin’ from Town to Town
Classifieds
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For Sale
For Sale
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$150 - SAVE 50%-70% - Full sets
from $130 - Twin sets from $110 King sets from $285 - Hardwood
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413-977-6144
Tag Sale
ANTIQUE AND PERIOD chairs –
Restored with new woven seats –
Many styles and weaves available.
Call (413)267-9680.
ELECTRIC HOSPITAL BED.
Excellent condition, originally
$1,000 asking $200. Bruno electric
stairlift with back-up battery. Free,
you pickup/ install. (413)596-8655
FURNITURE COLLECTION,
MOVING MUST SELL.
All pieces come from a smoke free
home. Photos of furniture
can be texted or emailed, or
shown by appointment.
CAMEL BACK SOFA, mahogany
Queen Ann legs. Floral chintz
style
fabric,
predominantly
burgundy in color. 78” long.
Removable seat cushion, two
matching throw pillows. Excellent,
like new condition $600 (valued
over $2,000).
2 HIGH BACK CHAIRS, flame stick
pattern fabric (hunter green, navy
and burgundy) with ball and claw
feet. Cushion and padding are
fiber and duck down-filled.
Exceptionally
comfortable,
handsome
chairs,
matching
ottoman. Coordinates well with
above mentioned sofa. $275 per
chair, $100 ottoman or $575 for
all 3 pieces.
LADY’S HIGH BACK CHAIR,
burgundy, small diamond pattern.
Excellent like new condition. $150
2 CHERRY END TABLES, Queen
Ann legs. Some slight scratches
on table tops. $100 for both.
DINING ROOM SET: $900 entire
set, (or sold separately for prices
listed by each item).
MAHOGANY TABLE (pedestal and
oval shape), seats 8 (Table pads
included). 4 matching chairs $400
SIDE BUFFET with 6 drawers and
two side cabinets. $250
TALL HUTCH, 2 piece (removable
top). Bottom has three large
drawers, two side cabinets. Top is
bowed-glass front with 3 shelves
inside for display. $350
Located in Palmer,
call (413)626-6201.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
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Jan/ Feb., 11-5 HARDWICK
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Greenwich Rd., Ware (413)9677763.
Antiques
EASY
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instruments, tools & more! Call
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www.ezantiques.com
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Seasoned cut & split $250.00
All hardwood.
*Also have seasoned softwood for
outdoor boilers (Cheap).
Quality & volumes guaranteed!!
New England Forest Products
(413)477-0083.
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delivered.
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Over 15 years in business. $225
per cord (413)896-4665.
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2, 3 & 4 cord loads. R.T. Smart &
Sons.
1-413-267-3827.
www.rtsmartwood.com.
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and Silver Items to include;
jewelry, costume and estate
pcs., wrist/pocket watches,
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Silverware
sets,
trays,
trophies, etc., Coins of all sorts,
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other coinage collections! All
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Signs, Military items to include
Daggers, Swords, Bayonets,
guns,
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uniforms,
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sets, dolls, metal trucks, old
games, model car kits from the
’60s,
old
bicycles,
motorcycles,
pedal
cars,
Matchbox, action figures, Pre1970’s Baseball cards, comic
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prints and oil paintings, old
fishing equipment, lures, tackle
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instruments, guitars of all
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SWEEPS.
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Local family owned since 1986.
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(413)547-8500.
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A & M TUNE-UPS
Push lawnmowers, riding mowers
and small engine repair.
Work done at your home.
Call Mike
(413) 348-7967
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Established 1976. New re-roofs
and repairs. Gutter cleanings and
repairs. Licensed/ insured. Call
(413)967-6679.
CHAIR SEAT WEAVING &
refinishing - cane, fiber rush &
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years experience. Call Walt at
(413)267-9680 for estimate.
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413-650-0126, 508-245-1501
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Classifieds
Buzzin’ from Town to Town
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Services
Services
Colonial Carpentry Innovations, Inc.
Design & Build Team
Computer Services
Home Improvement
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.
ACO
MASONRY, HEATING & AIR
CONDITIONING
Heating & Air Conditioning
Service & Installation
Furnaces, Sheet Metal
All types of masonry work.
Chimney repair, tile work, stucco,
stone, brick, block, concrete, flat
work, pavers, retaining walls.
Power Washing
License & Insured
Commercial & Residential
Free Estimates
Competitive Rates
Call Adam 413-374-7779
“New World Technology with Old World Quality”
www.colonialinnovation.com
Electrician
Kitchens • Baths • Doors • Additions
Renovations • Custom Designs • New Homes
Lifetime Warranty on Craftsmanship
lic. & ins.
Bob (413) 374-6175
or Jen (413) 244-5112
DRYWALL
AND
CEILINGS,
plaster repair. Drywall hanging.
Taping & complete finishing. All
ceiling textures. Fully insured.
Jason at Great Walls.
(413)563-0487
FREE PICK-UP ANY metal
household items, appliances,
pools, mowers, auto parts, yard
furniture, grills, fencing, boilers.
Call (860)970-4787.
WE RENOVATE, SELL &
PURCHASE (any condition) horse
drawn vehicles such as sleighs,
carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s
buggies, driveable or lawn
ornaments. Some furniture and
other
restoration
services
available.
Reasonable prices.
Quality
workmanship.
Call
(413)213-0373 for estimate and
information.
Demers & Sons
Belchertown, MA
Appliances
HANDYMAN SERVICES
One call does it all
Storm Clean-up
Snowplowing,
Roof Raking,
High Lift Service,
Remodeling,
Roof Repairs,
Excavating
Fully insured. Free estimates.
Reasonable rates
www.rlhenterprises.net
(413)668-6685.
COLEMAN APPLIANCE SERVICE. Servicing all makes and
models of washers, dryers,
refrigerators, stoves, dishwashers,
air conitioners. Also dryer vent
cleaning. (413)536-0034.
HANDYMAN, TILE, carpentry,
sheet rock, repairs, decks, window
and door replacement, painting,
staining. Call Gil. Free estimates.
Licensed, insured (413)323-0923.
Child Services
PAINT AND PAPER Over 25
years experience. References. Lic
#086220. Please call Kevin 978355-6864.
WILL BUY OLD ITEMS antiques,
books,
furniture,
photographs, advertising, vehicles,
toys. One item or complete house
contents. Call Pete anytime 413575-0780.
REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS
REPAIRED. All makes and
models. 35 years in business. No
extra charge for weekends. Call
Paul (413)519-3388.
*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone
advertising caring of children must
list a license number to do so if
they offer this service in their own
home.
Cleaning Services
DOMESTIC ENGINEER WITH
25+ years experience. I have
cleaning down to a science. Detail
oriented, organized, trustworthy,
references available. Call Robin
(413)531-4408.
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BILL CAMERLIN. ADDITIONS,
service changes, small jobs for
homeowners, fire alarms. Fast,
dependable, reasonable rates.
Insured, free estimates. E280333.
24 hour emergency service.
(413)427-5862.
DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN,
FRIENDLY
service,
installs
deicing cables. Free estimates.
Fully insured. Scott Winters
electrician Lic. #13514-B Call
(413)244-7096.
ELECTRICAL WORK. NO job too
large/
small.
Residential/
Commercial.
33+
years
experience. Senior Discounts.
Free estimates. Insured. #31521E.
Chris (413)575-0338.
JAMES
FERRIS:
LICENSE
#E16303. Free estimates. Senior
Discounts. Insured. 40 years
experience. No job too small. Cell
(413)330-3682.
Heating & Air Cond.
HEATING REPAIRS- AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL service
on all brands, gas furnace, heat
pump & mini split systems. Tony’s
Heating & Cooling Service
(413)221-7073
Home Improvement
CERAMIC TILE INSTALLATION
Kitchen, bath, foyers. References.
Lic #086220. Please call Kevin
(978)355-6864.
C-D HOME IMPROVEMENT. 1
Call for all your needs. Windows,
siding, roofs, additions, decks,
baths, hardwood floors, painting.
All work 100% guaranteed.
Licensed and insured. Call Bob
(413)596-8807 Cell
CS Lic.
#97110, HIC Lic #162905
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT
for all your exterior home
improvement needs. ROOFING,
SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS,
DECKS & GUTTERS. Extensive
references
available,
Fully
Licensed & Insured in MA. & CT.
Call GARY DELCAMP @ 413569-3733
HOME IMPROVEMENTS. REMODELING. Kitchens, baths.
Ceramic tile, windows, painting,
wallpapering, textured ceilings,
siding, additions. Insurance work.
Fully insured. Free estimates. 413246-2783 Ron.
WATER DAMAGE
-CALL JAY (413)436-5782FOR REPAIRS
Complete
Drywall
Service.
Finishing,
Painting,
Ceilings
(Smooth or Textured). 38 years
experience. Fully insured
Instruction
TRUCK DRIVERS
NEEDED
A & B CDL CLASSES + BUS
Chicopee, Ma (413)592-1500
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New Construction- RebuildsRepairs & Restoration
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Owner Operated
Eric 413-210-9631
www.emcmasonry.com
Accepting all major credit cards
Painting
KEN’S PAINTING SERVICES
Interior/ exterior painting and
staining, wallpaper removal and
repairs, quality products and
workmanship. Free estimates.
(413)896-8264.
PAINTING & DRYWALL
REPAIR
Licensed & Insured contractor for
interior finishes including drywall
repairs, painting, trim, and
mouldings.
L.A.
Home
Improvement - Chicopee, Ma.
(413) 563-3355.
M/C & Visa
accepted.
PAINTING, RESTORATION,
REFINISHING,
Repairs, Drywall, Carpentry,
Kitchen Bathroom Renovations,
Free Estimates, Licensed Lead
Safe Renovator, Full Insured.
[email protected]
413-297-7811
Plumbing
BOGACZ & SON Mechanical LLC
Plumbing, heating, gaspiping,
boilers, furnaces, water heaters,
repairs. Free estimates. Fully
insured. 25 yrs. Master Lic #15895
(413)519-3961.
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ALL TYPES OF ROOFING,
shingle, flat and slate. Call Local
Builders (413)626-5296. Complete
roofing systems and repairs.
Fully licensed and insured. MA CS
#102453.
Lifetime
warranty.
Senior Discount. 24 hour service.
SKY-TECH ROOFING, INC. 25
years experience. Commercial,
residential. Insured. Shingles,
single-ply systems. Tar/ gravel,
slate repairs. 24 hour Emergency
Repairs.
(413)536-3279,
(413)348-9568, (413)204-4841.
SMALL HOUSE ROOFING Winter is a great time to look at
roofing problems, ventilation, and
ice dam issues. We can inspect
your roof & attic space to
determine how to repair existing
problems and save you money.
For roofing repairs & installations call L.A. Home Improvement (413) 563-3355 - Licensed &
Insured. We accept M/C & Visa
Snow Removal
24
HOUR
SNOWPLOWING
service,
Palmer,
Monson,
Wilbraham, Hampden. Call now
limited space available. (413)5195439.
FULL SERVICE SNOW plowing
and removal contractor. Commercial and residential. Fully insured.
Agawam and surrounding towns.
Contact Aaron 413-222-1109
Tree Work
ATEKS TREE- Honest, quality
tree service. From pruning to
house lot clearing. Fully insured.
Free estimates (413)687-3220.
BE A RESPONSIBLE PET
OWNER - Financially needy? Call
for assistance to spay/neuter your
cat/dog.
(413)565-5383
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR
ANIMALS.
LABRADOODLE PUPPIES,
AKC parents, country home
raised, ready Feb 22. Info at:
www.NHpuppy.com
Suburban Residential
Circulation: 59,000
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Residential ZONE for $24.00 for 20 words plus
50¢ for additional words. Add $5 for a second ZONE.
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Roofing
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QUABBIN
LINC’S PLUMBING LIC #J27222
Prevent Emergencies Now
Call LINC’S
For Your Connection
(413)668-5299
DUKE'S TREE SERVICE &
LAWN CARE Tree removal,
Pruning, Leaf removal
Duke's Waste Management &
More Dump runs, Clean outs
413-535-9808
[email protected]
Dukeswastemanagement.com
Quabbin Village Hills
Circulation: 50,500
1
Plumbing
GREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING
& Heating. Lic #19196 Repairs &
Replacement of fixtures, water
heater installations, steam/HW
boiler replacement. Kitchen & Bath
remodeling. 30 years experience.
Fully insured. $10. Gift Card With
Work Performed. Call Greg
(413)592-1505.
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+ 5
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RETIRED RACING
GREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE
FOR ADOPTION
spayed/neutered, wormed,
shots, heartworm tested,
teeth cleaned
Make a Fast Friend!
Greyhound Options Inc.
Call Mary at 413-566-3129
or Claire at 413-967-9088
or go to
www.greyhoundoptions.org.
Horses
HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS
offered year round at our state of
the art facility. Beginner to
advanced. Ages 4 years to adult.
Boarding, sales and leasing also
available. Convenient location at
Orion Farm in South Hadley.
(413)532-9753
www.orionfarm.net
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
CAREGIVERS NEEDED
LICENSED
HAIRSTYLIST
WANTED for busy salon. Pay
hourly or commission. (413)7866988.
VINFEN
CT
IS
seeking
compassionate, caring, dynamic
staff to provide services to clients
living
with
developmental
disabilities in the Enfield and
Windsor, CT area. Residential
Counselors work with clients to
help them evaluate their current
life circumstances compared to
their hopes, dreams and plans for
the future. Residential program
staff provide direct support around
medication administration and
management as well as meal
preparation and activities of daily
living. For more information please
visit
our
website
www.vinfen.org/careers EOE
DATA ENTRY/CLERICAL. Enter
new sales items & price changes
into computer. Review for errors
& correct as needed. Light admin
&
clerical
assistance
to
department.
Reliability w/good
attendance required.
Must be
organized, detail-oriented, with
excellent math skills and good
computer proficiency.
E-mail
resume to [email protected]
or mail to ECT Human Resources,
P.O. Box 909, Ludlow, MA 01056.
DIESEL MECHANICS: GREAT
Pay & Benefits.
Lead Mechanic – 647 Cromwell
Ave Rocky Hill, CT (860)571-0070
Mechanic –70 Chestnut Ave
Stratford, CT (203)378-0147
Mechanic –990 Northrup Rd
Wallingford, CT (203)269-4171 or
APPLY
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FOSTER CARE: YOU can help
change someone’s life. Provide a
safe home for children and teens
who have been abused or
neglected.
Call
Devereux
Therapeutic Foster Care at 413734-2493.
HOUSE
RENOVATION
IN
progress. Looking for ambitious,
dependable handyman. Requires
painting, fixing, furniture moving,
other. To prep home for sale.
David (413)883-3375.
Register • Page 23
Classifieds
Turley Publications’ Community Marketplace
We are a local, growing home
care agency located in West
Springfield, MA, looking to keep
the elderly safe and independent
in their own homes.
We have an immediate need for
Certified Nurse Aides/Certified
Home Health Aides for all hours,
all shifts including weekends. We
have work available in Agawam,
Southwick, Westfield, Holyoke and
Greenfield. We are looking to hire
part-time or full-time. You must be
certified,
have
reliable
transportation, be able to commit
to working every other weekend.
We drug test and CORI check
upon hire. We offer competitive
pay and benefits to those who
work full-time.
Please apply in person:
Caring Solutions, LLC
131 Elm Street
West Springfield, MA 01089
The
NURSING OPPORTUNITIES
Life Care Center of Wilbraham
NURSE SUPERVISOR - RN |
LPN- Full-time weekday position
available for 3 p.m.-11 p.m. shift.
Must be a Massachusetts-licensed
nurse. Minimum five years of
nursing experience required.
WEEKEND SUPERVISOR - RN |
LPN- Part-time position available
for 7 a.m.-7 p.m. shift. Weekend
premier bonus available. Will work
24 hours a week. Must be a
Massachusetts-licensed nurse.
Supervisory experience in longterm care preferred. We offer
great pay and benefits to full-time
associates in a team-oriented
environment. Dennis Lopata
413-596-3111 | 413-596-9072 Fax
2399 Boston Rd. | Wilbraham, MA
01095
[email protected]
LifeCareCareers.com
EOE/M/F/V/D – 54818
PACKAGE STORE CLERK- P/T
Register experience. Hours vary.
Some weekend work required.
21+ only. Please call Carol, leave
message (413)736-5664.
RN, HHA’S, CNA’S, NEEDED.
Highest competitive rates for
Home Care Agency, also paid
mileage. Professional Medical
Services, Inc. (413)289-9018
Denise, EOE
UNITED PERSONNEL IS seeking
experienced housekeepers and
custodians for local college.
Temporary positions for first and
second shift, must be able to pass
a background check, $10$12/hour,
depending
on
experience. Qualified candidates
should
apply
online
at
www.unitedpersonnel.com
and
call 413-527-7445 to schedule an
interview.
WOMAN TO TAKE care of elderly
woman in her home. Experience
good not necessary. Part-time. In
Agawam (413)335-2944.
Financial Coordinator
Financial Coordinator: Pioneer Valley Planning
Commission seeks a qualified and highly motivated
person to serve as a full-time Financial Coordinator to
maintain financial records of various PVPC Community
Development Section administered programs
including CDBG, revolving loan programs, housing
loan programs and others (80% time) and assistance
to the Commission’s Accounting Department including
payroll and related accounting functions (20% time).
Desired qualifications include previous related or
similar experience; strong accounting or bookkeeping skills; familiarity with financial compliance
requirements; knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Word
and Excel; knowledge and experience in governmental
accounting or similar software programs; experience
w/balancing and reconciling; strong organizational
skills; ability to adapt to new programs, changes
and requirements; ability to work well w/others. At
least 3 years similar experience and college degree or
coursework preferred. Starting salary with benefits
up to $38,500 depending on qualifications and
experience.
Submit a cover letter, resume and three references by
target date of February 6, 2015 to James M. Mazik, AICP
- Deputy Director, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission,
60 Congress Street, Springfield, MA 01104. This
position will remain open until filled or the recruitment
is cancelled. The PVPC does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion and
disability in employment or the provision of services.
An AA/EOE.
Business Opp.
LIQUOR STORE FOR sale.
Established location, 30 yrs. Full
license, turn key opportunity. Over
$600K Merchandise, $150K lottery
in sales. 2,000 sq.ft leased store in
Westfield. $165K plus inventory
separate. Call (413)267-0497.
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FLAT FEE $89 UNTIL SOLD!
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NEW LISTING
PALMER-This 4 BR Colonial has a
remodeled kitchen & cozy LR with
pellet stove. Large front porch, huge
covered patio & heated bonus room
above 2-car garage. (71783754)
$154,900
NEW LISTING
PALMER-Great country Cape with 1car garage in fantastic location. Nice
private back yard. Brand new septic
system, Town water and partially
finished basement.(71785613)
$147,500
CHICOPEE-Lovely Ranch on a
dead-end street with a white
picket fence!Sunny family room
w/pocket doors, HW floors, finished
basement, fenced yard w/in-ground
pool. (71754730) $174,999
JILL A. GRAVEL, BROKER
for a no cost
no obligation
market value
of your home!
And view thousands
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Evenings call:
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CLAUDIO SANTORO
MERRIE BROWN
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413-695-2319
413-627-2700
617-620-0027
413-813-8257
413-668-8190
413-477-6624
413-364-7353
LUDLOW- CONDO FOR sale. 2
beds, 2 baths 1,645 sq.ft. Great
Meadow
Crest
Townhouse
Condominium with Hardwood
floors, white kitchen cabinetry, and
spacious rooms with a covered
back deck off the dining area for
maximum sun exposure and
peaceful enjoyment. Finished
Family Room in basement, with
attached 1 car garage. Close to
Mass Pike and walking distance to
Randall’s
Farm!
For
more
information or to view this condo
call Chris Bloom 413-687-5743,
Gallagher Real Estate.
OUR INVENTORY
HAS DWINDLED
LIST NOW PROPER PRICING
EQUALS FAST SALES
Call us for an accurate FREE
market analysis.
413-967-6326/800-486-2121
WARE:
Great
business
opportunity, currently medical
office with addt’l offices on 2nd
floor, handicap access, parking lot.
$278,900
WARE: Quality craftsmanship on
this updated spacious 3 BD.Lg.
cabinet packed Kit w/plenty of
counter space w/island,. 2.5 BA,
1st flr laundry, gleaming hardwood
floors and freshly painted walls
$189,900
SPENCER: 3 BR cape recently
renovated w.MA BR & BA and
laundry on 1st floor. Updates, roof,
siding,
electrical,
bathroom,
kitchen, carpet, attic insulation
wood floor refinished. $175,000
SPENCER: Three bedroom cape
with first floor master bedroom,
summer screen house, desirable
area minutes to Route 9 for
community $182,000
967-7355
967-7355
www.Century21ToomeyLovett.com
HARDWICK: Horse lovers dream
w/barn 3 stalls, water, electric and
loft. 3BD, 2BA Colonial with
Chestnut Beams. A must see.
$252,500
413-222-3472
Call us today
TOOMEY-LOVETT
109 West St.
Ware, MA 01082
413-967-6326
800-486-2121
West Brookfield:
508-867-7064
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HARDWICK-Nestled on over 4 acres
and set way back from the road is oneof-a-kind, 3000+ sqft. Contemporary.
Enjoy 10’ wide porch on 3 sides
of the home. Soaring ceilings.A/C.
(71538117) $529,000
Dorrinda
O’Keefe-Shea
Glenn Moulton
Jill Stolgitis
Mary Hicks
Alan Varnum
Bruce Martin
Joe Chenevert
Carolyn Bessette
Michael
McQueston
508-362-0533
WALES PRIVATE LAND, 2
bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 14’x70’, air,
shingles. Includes garage, shed,
storage
trailer,
thermopanes,
workshop $85,000. 413-593-9961
DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
For Rent
HARDWICK-Great opportunity to run
your own business. 1500 sq. ft. Ranch
home above an existing laundromat
business close to town center. Nice
level yard, nice neighborhood.
(71733802) $183,500
Jones Group Realtors®
45 N. Main St.
Belchertown
413-323-7295
JonesRealtors.com
Find Your New Home
in Our Classifieds!
INDIAN ORCHARD 4 & 5 room
apartments. Near bus line. Stove.
No
pets.
Private
parking.
(413)543-5326
LUDLOW 181 STATE St. 2 BR
apt. stove & fridge. No pets. W/D
hook-up. $700/ mo First, Last,
Security (413)315-0368
LUDLOW DUPLEX 2 Bedroom 1
1/2 Bath No Pets 413-547-6072
First Month Last Month & Security
Large Yard Country Setting
PALMER 2 BR. $925/ mo. 1 mi to
Pike. Beautifully renovated. Offstreet parking. Utilities not
included. Available March 1.
(413)427-2706.
Commercial Rentals
GRANBY ROUTE 202, Business
zoned 600 sq. ft garage/ storage,
overhead & walkthrough doors,
$400. (413)427-4638.
INDUSTRIAL ZONED. FOUR
buildings available, 500 to 5,000
sq.ft. Breckenridge St., Palmer.
Also entertain offers for sale 10
acres (413)231-3131.
Vacation Rentals
978-434-1990
413-967-5463
413-477-8780
508-612-4794
508-867-2727
508-523-0114
508-331-9031
518-618-7188
Mobile Homes
HARDWICK-Fantastic opportunity
to live mortgage free as an
owner/occupant or as an investor.
Well maintained 4-family with
great potential in a nice location.
(71733777) $216,000
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Federal
Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes
it illegal to advertise any preference,
limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of children and
or pregnancy), national origin, ancestry,
age, marital status, or any intention to
make any such preference, limitation or
discrimination.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept
any advertising for real estate that is in
violation of the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertising in
this newspaper are available on an equal
opportunity basis. To complain about
discrimination call The Department of
Housing and Urban Development “ HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. For the N.E.
area, call HUD at 617-565-5308. The toll
free number for the hearing impaired is
1-800-927-9275.
BELCHERTOWN - 1 MONTH
FREE, LARGE, MODERN 2
bedroom apt. on bus route, w/w
carpeting, large yard, laundry on
premises, off-street parking in
plowed lot, appliances. $775/ mo
(413)323-1119 (413)537-7080
LUDLOW 2 BR, modern, luxury
1st fl apt. All appliances, a/c,
dishwasher, disposal, laundry
room. Clean, private, extra
storage. $825 includes HW and
extra parking. No pets. (413)3427009
PALMER 1BR - Quiet Secure
Country Location. Locked Storage
& Laundry in Basement. K/DR
Combo - LR-Full Bath. Nice
Layout.
No
Smoke/Pets.
1st/last/sec. $700.00. Breton Est.
413-283-6940
LUDLOW- DUPLEX 3 bedroom,
1.5 bath, gas heat, central AC.
Appliances included. $1000.00/mo
1st, last, and security. No Pets.
(413)583-4406
MONSON.
3
BEDROOM.
Completely renovated, propane
heat, lower than oil, $100 toward
first fill-up. NO PETS!!! $900/ mo.
F/L/S (413)783-0192. Mr. Allen.
WARM WEATHER IS year round
in Aruba. The water is safe, and
the dining is fantastic. Walk out to
the beach. 3-bedroom weeks
available. Sleeps 8. $3500. Email:
[email protected] for more
information.
Autos Wanted
$$$ AUTOS WANTED TOP Dollar
paid for your unwanted cars,
trucks, vans, big and small,
running or not. Call 413-534-5400.
*CASH TODAY* WE’LL buy any
car (any condition) + Free sameday pick-up. Best cash offer
guaranteed! Call for FREE quote:
(855)977-8559
*CASH TODAY* WE’LL buy any
car (any condition) + free sameday removal. Best cash offer
guaranteed! Call for free quote
(877)897-4864
*CASH TODAY* WE’LL buy any
car (any condition) + Free sameday pick-up. Best cash offer
guaranteed! Call for FREE quote:
(877)622-9957.
CASH FOR CARS: Any
model or year. We pay
Running or not. Sell your
truck today. Free towing!
offer: 1-800-871-0654.
make,
more!
car or
Instant
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The
Register •January 28, 2015
Join the Arbor Day
Foundation in
February and
receive 10 free trees
REGION – Joining the Arbor Day
Foundation is an ideal way to get in the
mood for spring planting. Anyone from
Massachusetts who joins the Foundation
in February 2015 will receive 10 free
Colorado blue spruce trees to plant when
the weather turns warm.
The free trees are part of the nonprofit Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.
“The blue-green hue and distinctive
shape of Colorado blue spruce trees
will help beautify Massachusetts for
many years to come,” said Matt
Harris, chief executive of the Arbor
Day Foundation. “The trees will also
add to the proud heritage of
Massachusetts' existing Tree City USA
communities.”
The Tree City USA program has
supported community forestry
throughout the country for more than
35 years.
The trees will be shipped postpaid
at the right time for planting, between
March 1 and May 31, with enclosed
planting instructions. The 6- to 12inch trees are guaranteed to grow, or
they will be replaced free of charge.
Members also receive a subscription
to the Foundation’s colorful bimonthly
publication, “Arbor Day,” and “The Tree
Book,” which contains information
about planting and care.
To become a member of the
Foundation and receive the free trees,
send a $10 contribution to TEN FREE
COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE TREES,
Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave.,
Nebraska City, NE 68410, by Feb. 28 or
visit arborday.org/february.
Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestra set for Feb. 8
WESTFIELD – The Springfield
Symphony Youth Orchestras’ Winter
Concert is set for Sunday, Feb. 8, in
Parenzo Hall at Westfield State
University, 577 Western Ave.
The
introductory
ensemble
Springfield Youth Sinfonia’s concert program will include Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of
Man’s Desiring,” Mussorgsky’s “The
Fair at Sorochinsk,” and Tchaikovsky’s
“Waltz from Swan Lake.” The advanced
Springfield Youth Orchestra’s program
will include Rossini’s “William Tell
Overture” and Dvorak’s “In Nature’s
Realm Overture, Op. 91.”
“Come in from the cold and enjoy a
concert by the SSYO ensembles,” said
Marsha Hassett, conductor of the SYS
offers. “The SYS presents some Russian
favorites as well as J.S. Bach’s lyrical
chorale prelude, ‘Jesu, Joy of Man’s
Desiring.’”
“The SYO will be performing two
contrasting works. Rossini’s ‘William
Tell Overture’ will open the concert and
display the versatility, warmth and
excitement of the orchestra. Dvorak’s
tone poem, ‘In Nature’s Realm,’ will
take the audience through the sounds of
the wilderness,” said Jonathan Lam, conductor of the SYO.
Tickets are available at the door, and are
Turley Publications submitted photo
The Springfield Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform their Winter Concert
on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Westfield State University.
$10 for adults, $5 for seniors and youth
under 17 years of age. Doors open at 2:30
p.m., and the concert begins at 3 p.m.
MassMutual Financial Group is the
official season sponsor of the Springfield
Symphony Orchestra and the Springfield
Symphony Youth Orchestra. Disability
Management Services, PeoplesBank, and
Baystate Children’s Hospital are the sponsors of the SSYO. The SSYO is funded in
part by the Amherst, Belchertown and
Westfield Cultural Councils.
For more information, call 413-7330636, ext. 19.
MassWildlife adds catch and release award
STATEWIDE – The Massachusetts
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
(MassWildlife) announced that now
catch and release anglers can earn a
Sportfishing Pin award without having
to weigh the catch.
Legally licensed anglers 17 and older,
or under 17 in a youth division, who
catch a fish meeting minimum length
requirements are eligible for the award
of a bronze Sportfishing Pin. The rules
are similar to the previous Sportfishing
Awards, which are now designated
“Catch and Keep,” and based on weight.
Anglers must have legally caught the
fish on hook and line in a water body
open to the public at all times or the
Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoirs. The
fish must be measured and photographed, and the angler must submit
an affidavit. The picture must clearly
show the entire fish and the measurement.
Those who catch the largest fish in
each category will receive an additional
gold pin and plaque at the end of the
year.
For complete rules and copies of the
affidavit,
visit
mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw.