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Editor’s Note: As we prepare to turn the page on another year, we’re giving our readers a chance to look back at some of our favor-ite moments from 2019 in a special compilation of photos. In piecing together this issue, we are remind-ed how much took place in the past year. As you flip through the pages

of this special edition, you’ll see familiar faces, places and scenes from our favorite city. We hope you enjoy this small sampling of what appeared in the Chicopee Register as much as we enjoyed bringing it you and look forward to continued coverage of all things Chicopee in 2020!

A Year in Photos

STAFF PHOTO BY DALTON ZBIERSKI

Don Degray (left) and Jeff Batchelor mourn the loss of 15-year-old Alex Ortiz during a vigil July 8 at Chicopee Comprehensive High School. Ortiz, a student at Comp, was killed in a single-car crash in Wilbraham July 7.

PHOTO BY PETER CAMYRE

In a celebration of the area’s Irish heritage, Chicopee’s contingent marches through Holy-oke for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 17.


Bowie Memorial School celebrates Dr. Seuss’ birthday with activities geared around the beloved children’s author from Springfield. Pictured in no order are Anna Jacques, Molly Girouard, Brady Sordill, Madison Boulanger, Devin O’Connor, Allison Swiatlowski, Mark Davignon, Kyle Fisher and Susan Balboni.

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U.S. Marines and Chicopee police officers help give the red carpet treatment to special needs students during the Tim Tebow Foundation’s “A Night to Shine” hosted by LifePoint Church at the Castle of Knights Feb. 8.


In official firefighting gear, Annabelle Amidon readies to answer a call during the city’s Down-town GetDown Aug. 24.


Bowie Memorial School students pose in front of the newly named “Clifford the Big Red Truck.” The students won the naming competition for the city’s newest apparatus.


Evan Thomas makes his attempt to break boards during the USBA Breaking Championships in Chicopee Feb. 16.


Showing he’s a man of the people, Chicopee Police Public Information Officer Michael Wilk greets those gathered along the parade route at The Big E Sept. 24.


Chicopee Academy’s Class of 2019 is (from left) Tyler Wiecorek, Javier Rivera Jr., Terrian Mitchell, Emmanuel Ramos-Garcia and Marc Anthony Rios-Andrade.

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Mayor-elect John Vieau addresses supporters after winning the election Nov. 5. The long-time City Council president defeated D. Joseph Morissette Jr. by a count of 5,606-4,208.


From left Rotary District Gov. Kate Simms, Artel Schmitt, Eileen Rau, Mark Brady, Marge Kelleher, Robert Rau celebrate the Rotary Club of Chicopee’s 50th anniversary April 12.


Families and volunteers gather at Extra Innings in Chicopee Jan. 26 to learn more about the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts and their upcoming season. The Miracle League gives children and adults with physical and mental disabilities the chance to play baseball.


With the support of his wife Gina (left), Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos answers questions during a press conference Feb. 25 announcing his non-candidacy for the 2019 Mayoral election.


Chicopee Girl Scout Troop 11956 celebrates this year’s Cookie Kickoff at St. Stanislaus Church, signifying the start of the annual selling season.

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Madison Hartling (center), 18, of Chicopee High School, represented the city as the 2019 Colleen during St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Joining her on the Colleen Court were (in no order) Sydney Demers, Kayleigh Dion, Nyah Martineau, and Catalina Ulloa-Hiltz, all of Chicopee Comprehensive High School.

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Kevin Lebeau, a heart transplant recipient from Chicopee, shares his story while holding a picture of his donor. The city celebrated organ and tissue donations from the steps of City Hall April 22.


Stanley, a trained therapy dog, soaks in the adoration following the “Read to Rover” pro-gram at the Chicopee Public Library, giving children the ability to read to a dog and gain confidence in their abilities.


The Reyes family takes a breather after intense trick-or-treating during the city’s “Spook-tacular” Oct. 29.


Riders gather at the entrance of American Legion Post 275 Aug. 4, showing their support for foster care at CHD through the charitable motorcycle ride, Operation Wheels of Care.


Participants of the “Fun with Food” program at the Chicopee Public Library display their fun creations. ChicopeeFRESH and the library partner to offer the programming on a monthly basis.


Officer Michael Wilk, public information officer for the Chicopee Police Department, displays the department’s colors in support of autism awareness during a ceremony at City Hall April 2.


City Planner Lee Pouliot (left) and Project Manager

Robert Alger analyze the situation

inside of the City Hall auditorium.

Construction crews are in the midst

of renovating the historic building erected in 1871.


PHOTO COURTESY DONNA CONROY

Lambert-Lavoie Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of school Feb. 7 with various activities involving the number 100. Second-graders aged overnight, dressing up as centenarians. Front row (from left) are Rowen LaPorte, Macie Calisch, Rebecca Pushkareva and Amelia Gadouas. Back row from left are Devlin Fitzpatrick and Brady Morrissette.

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Emma Koenigshoff shows off her “Hamster Wheel Generator” project during Hampden Charter School of Science’s science fair.

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Lambert Lavoie School STEAM instructor Sheri Brault unpacks LEGOs donated to the school by the Jaegers family of Quakertown, Pa. With fourth-graders Jacqueline Petell, Nevaeh Garcia and Nevaeh Tefft. Linda McCarthy Jaegers, a former student, wanted to give back to her old school and her family shipped the interlocking plastic bricks for use in the school’s new science, technology, engineering, art and math lab.

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Bowie Memorial Elementary School students (from left) Sophia Ciecko, Christina Zielinski, Dylan McKenna, Audrina Cayer, Zoey Puckett and Akzel Dahl hold up their winning pump-kins as part of the school’s Decorated Pumpkin Contest. Each received a pumpkin pie and a $25 gift certificate for their efforts.

United Way volunteer Joseph Kean adds to a room full of donated backpacks in the basement of the Chicopee Public Schools Adminis-trative Building. The organization delivered the backpacks to the city Aug. 23 to give to students in need.


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Chicopee Comprehensive High School students competed against their Belchertown peers May 4 on WGBY’s program “As Schools Match Wits.”

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CHS Chorus Director Deborah Salli and her students rehearse for their performance under the bright lights of The Big E Arena. The chorus sang backup vocals for the iconic rock band Foreigner for their hit “I Want to Know What Love Is” on Sept. 29.

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The Chicopee Tiger Athletic Association recently awarded eight scholarships Dec. 16 during their annual Scholarship Luncheon. From left are Alyssa Vieau, Shannon Denault, Samantha Birks, Joseph Recchia, Lindsay Riley and Marzena Przybylowicz. Not pictured are Isabelle Laurin and Thomas Piskorski. In its 31-year history, the Association has awarded $200,000 in scholarships to young men and women who played for the Tiger’s youth program and pursued college education.

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Barbara and Joseph Drzyzga of Chicop-ee announced the graduation of their daughter Shannon Kate Drzyzga from the U.S. Army’s basic training from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. May 30, with the rank of specialist.

Left: Kevin Vermette was one of 30 people on Team Grodsky to ride the Pan-Mass Challenge, which took place Aug. 3-4. It is a 192-mile bike ride that raises money for cancer care and research.

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U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman Mitchell T. Nelson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lack-land, San Antonio, Texas. Neslon, a 2016 graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School, completed an intensive eight-week program including military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, fitness and warfare principles.

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Mayor Richard J. Kos (left) congratulates retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Howard “Nick” Cormier on being named this year’s Charles H. Tracy Award recipient May 20.

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Joseph Douglass, of Chicopee, wears his white coat as a first year medical stu-dent at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, following a Sept. 13 White Coat Ceremony for medical students. The son of Robert and Debra Douglass, of Chicopee, Joseph is a 2011 graduate of Chicopee High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from Assumption College in 2014.

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Chicopee native Kaitlin Podmore, a student at Bay Path University, collects diapers for mothers in need at the Chicopee Public Library April 6. The diapers were delivered to Square One in Springfield.

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The Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee named Daishany Miller, 19, of Chicopee Comprehensive High School, the 2019 Youth of the Year, representing an extraordinary individual who exemplifies leadership, service, academic excellence and a dedication to a healthy lifestyle.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Atoa S. Ripley graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. Ripley, the son of Mokihana Ripley, of Chicopee, and a 2008 graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School, completed an intensive eight-week pro-gram consisting of military discipline, core values, and basic warfare principles.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Allison Giguere, of Chicopee, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. Giguere completed an intensive, eight-week program that consists of military discipline and studies, USAF core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles. A 2013 graduate of Chicopee Comprehensive High School, she is the daughter of Stephan Granger and Susan Chouinard, of Chicopee.

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WELCOME 2020By Marge Jesberger

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Since the calendar is always changingAnd our priorities keep re-arranging,Hour after hour, week to weekIt is extra time that we seek. Though, the end of 2019 is nearAhead of us is a brand new year. Let’s catch up and spread some cheer,Get our goals and life into gear.Banish anxiety and fear,Make opportunities appear,Maybe change our career?

Whether it’s April, June or December, It is special people we want to remember.This message should be loud and clear.In 2020, hug someone dear. Sure, no one can make time stand still,But we get another 365 days to fillWith joy, peace and laughterSo we can live happily ever after!

I was one of those kids that loved to garden with my parents. Dad had control of the vegetable garden for the most part and mom

had the flower border. Pulling weeds, picking flowers, planting seeds, you name it, I loved it. Certainly not ev-ery child that spends time in the gar-den will grow up to be a horticultur-ist, but chances are they will end up with a wonderful appreciation of the natural world, and learn a bunch of life lessons in the process.

We don’t very often consider the by-products of our gardening experi-ences. Sure, if we are lucky we end up with a pretty yard and some food in our fridge. Many of us will also shed a few pounds after a summer of working in the yard. But besides these tangible rewards, some time spent with Mother Nature will no doubt foster such important “good human be-ing” traits as patience, nurturance and opti-mism. With these and other rewards in mind, plan now to involve your children in the garden this summer.

Garden activities should be kept simple, especially for younger children. Have them assist you in your garden in age appropriate tasks such as planting seeds and harvesting

crops. Small fingers can handle larger seeds more easily than tiny ones, so consider hav-ing kids help to plant hills of pumpkins, and

rows of peas and beans, since each of these seeds are a manageable size. For large-seeded flowers varieties, try zinnia, sunflower, nasturtium and calendula. Likewise, plan to grow a few things in the garden that mature quickly, that way the child will re-main interested. Radishes and spinach are ready for harvest in only a matter of weeks, whereas red peppers and corn take all summer long to grow. Despite the long wait for potatoes, kids generally love unearthing “bur-ied treasure” at season’s end.

When children are a bit older, a theme gar-den of their own may be all they need to catch the gardening bug. Be creative here and let your imagination run wild with possibilities. If your child loves the color purple, there are a number of purple flowers and even vegetables that can make up his or her garden. Perhaps your child loves pizza. Plant a “pizza” garden in a circular plot with wedges comprised of to-mato plants, pepper plants and herbs like basil, oregano and garlic. At harvest time make piz-za from scratch, incorporating as many home

grown ingredients as possible into the recipe. Consider growing ethnic foods to educate kids about their background, or someone else’s.

As a preteen, one of my favorite garden-ing-related activities involved friendly com-petition. There are any number of agricultural fairs held in our area that have special catego-ries just for children including the Hardwick Fair and the Ware Grange Fair, both held in August. A blue ribbon here and there, along with a small premium was a nice ending to a season of hard work. Ribbon or not, make a big deal of your child’s gardening efforts by placing flowers they grew about the house, or by mentioning they helped to “grow” dinner. Take pictures and devote a page in the family scrapbook to their endeavors.

Regardless of ribbons or scrapbooks, the reward will come in the experience; I hope that you can enjoy some time with your children in the garden in 2020.

Roberta McQuaid graduated from the Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the Uni-versity of Massachusetts. For the last 28 years, she has held the position of staff horticultural-ist at Old Sturbridge Village. She enjoys grow-ing food as well as flowers. Have a question for her? Email it to [email protected] with “Gardening Question” in the subject line.

In need of a New Year’s resolution? Plant a garden with your kids.

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Chicopee high-schoolers practice self-defense skills during a recent Rape Aggression Defense Systems program.


Nathan Santos and Angel Ruiz prepare for some water action on the Police Department’s boat Aug. 5 during the city’s Night Out festivities at Sarah Jane Park.

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From left Chicopee Firefighter James Stefanik and his son Griffin, Firefighter Joseph Berge and dog Red, Chief Daniel Stamborski, and Firefighters Brandon Haden and David Dybski stand outside Walmart Oct. 27 to collect funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association as part of the annual “Fill the Boot” drive.


From left West Springfield Police officers Mark Cuchio and Matthew Mercier join Chicopee Police Officer Nathan Boyer atop the Walmart roof Dec. 7 during “Cop on Top.” The annual function helps raise funds for the Special Olympics Massachusetts.


Police Officer Chris Galindo signs the check to benefit the Boys & Girls Club. Representa-tives from the Chicopee Police and Fire departments raised $5,000 from the annual Battle of the Badges fundraiser.

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City councilors and public safety officials join Fire Chief Daniel Stamborski (second from left) and Mayor Richard Kos (third from left) Nov. 25 for the re-opening of the Aldenville Fire Station – Station No. 7. The station had been closed for nearly 13 years.

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Retired Master Sgt. Peter Rollend, Chicopee High School’s Junior ROTC instructor, pays respects to fallen Army Specialist Edward Stefanik, a 1962 graduate of the school who was killed during the Vietnam War. Stefanik’s name is now etched on a plaque as part of the school’s Honor Roll in the building’s entrance following a ceremony March 29.

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Above: From left Maj. Gen. Randall Ogden, commander of the 4th Air Force, Brig. Gen. D. Scott Durham, outgoing commander of the 439th Airlift Wing at Westover ARB, and Col. Craig Peters gather for a change of command ceremony at Westover April 6. Peters, a West Springfield native, assumed command of the base April 14.


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By Tim PetersonSports Correspondent

HOLYOKE – A victory usu-ally makes everything a little bit better.

The Chicopee Comp hock-ey team, who began the regular season with three consecutive losses, got into the win column for the first time by defeating Fay Division rival Ludlow, 4-3, at the Fitzpatrick Skating Arena in Holyoke on Dec. 21.

“We’re a very young team, so this win should give the kids a lot of confidence,” said Chicop-ee Comp first-year head coach Brett DiClementi. “The boys played very hard and all of the dots finally connected for us in today’s game.”

The Colts first three games of the regular season were against cross-town rival Chicop-ee High School, Wahconah Re-gional, and Southwick, which is DiClementi’s hometown.

DiClementi didn’t play hockey at Southwick High School because he was a mem-ber of a junior hockey team. He also played hockey at New En-gland College and at the profes-sional level.

During the past couple of years, DiClementi was an as-sistant coach at Westfield High

School under long time head coach C.B. Matthews.

“Coach Matthews is a leg-endary high school hockey coach in this area and I learned a lot from him,” DiClementi said. “I was able to take a little bit of the old school coaching style and combine it with the new school style. I enjoyed my time at Westfield and so far my time here couldn’t have been any better.”

Colts find win column against Lions


Victory Canavan closely watches the action near him.

David Girouard takes a shot on goal.

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See TOURNAMENT page 11

By Gregory A. [email protected]

REGION – Worcester North vs. Chicopee? Nipmuc vs. Belchertown? Perhaps Min-nechaug vs. Boston Public, or maybe little town of Mashpee vs. Granby?

These matchups could all soon be reality after the Massa-chusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association endorsed a state-wide tournament proposal at its most recent meeting.

The change could bring a completely overhaul to the alignments used in current Mas-sachusetts interscholastic sports.

Sean Mackin, athletic direc-tor for Chicopee’s high school, Chicopee High and Chicopee Comprehensive, said the pro-posal is likely to pass at the state level, potentially changing things in a big way for Western Massachusetts Schools.

“It’s something that is prob-ably going to happen,” said Mackin, who is a member of the Tournament Management Com-mittee.

According to the proposal, a statewide tournament would be invoked, involving up to 32 or more teams in a given division. It would create an “equal path” to a championship, according to the proposal, and there would be an assured way that schools would play “like-sized” schools.

It would also create a uni-form format for tournament play in the entire state.

Opponents and skeptics in Western Massachusetts, howev-er, are fearful of losing the West-ern Massachusetts Tournament, where now, the champion goes on to a small state tournament to face that division’s sectional champi-on. The state is currently divided into four regions, West, Central, Northeast, and Southeast.

David Stratton, athletic di-rector at Agawam High School, is just one administrator in Western Mass. that has concerns about the proposal.

“We really like our Western Mass. tournament here,” said Stratton. “A lot of people do not want to lose it.”

Stratton said it is possible, however, that in the region, the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Association, which governs local league play and school participation in sports, could hold its own tournaments prior to the state tournament.

“But the Western Mass. tournament is ours,” said Strat-

Officials consider statewide tournament


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ton. “It’s something the kids like to play for because they are playing against schools they know.”

For Western Mass. the region has al-ways had somewhat of a disadvantage to the higher and more densely populated re-gions near Worcester and Boston. The com-petition is simply at a higher level on that side of the state, even at like-sized schools.

Western Massachusetts also uses the Walker System for many of its tournament because of the diversity of the region. The

Walker system utilizes a ranking system based on wins, wins against tournament teams, and strength of schedule to deter-mine its seeds. Central Mass. has used the format in some cases, but North and South regions go by records with tiebreakers for teams with the same records.

In order to balance the competition throughout the state, it appears a fifth di-vision would be added. Currently, most Massachusetts sports like soccer, basket-ball, and baseball utilize four divisions. Football currently has eight. A fifth di-vision could likely move many Western

Mass. teams currently in Division 1 down to Division 2. Division 3 and 4 teams would likely move to 4 and 5, respective-ly, Stratton estimates.

The proposal suggests there would be five divisions for baseball, soccer, soft-ball, basketball, football, and even girls volleyball. There would be four divisions for tennis, lacrosse, and field hockey, three divisions for ice hockey, and two di-visions for boys volleyball.

Travel is another logistic Western Mass. schools are nervous about in a state tourney format. For instance, if a Berk-

shire team like Wahconah or Pittsfield has to travel to the Cape. That could be a four-hour ride for that team in either direction.

“I’d have to dismiss my kids very ear-ly to do that,” said Stratton. “And that’s a long bus ride and then to get out and play.”

According to the proposal, the high-er seed would host playoff games in the first three rounds of a potential 32-team tournament.

The statewide tournament is coming to a vote at a special meeting in February. It’s unclear if the proposal would be put in place for fall 2020, or fall 2021

By Karen A. LewisSports Correspondent

OAKHAM - Gymnastics has become a way of life for the Gatulis sisters of Oakham, and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

“Some of my best memories at gymnastics are just spending time with my teammates at practice,” said Quab-bin sophomore Emma Gatulis, with her younger sister, Quabbin seventh grader Ruby in agreement.

“Some of my favorite memories are at the gym, having fun at practice, laugh-ing with my teammates and competing in meets,” Ruby Gatulis said.

It’s certainly been a juggling act for the pair of siblings, first shuttling from Barre (where they used to live) to Ster-ling Gymnastics. Over the last five or so years, they made the transition from their new home in Oakham to Meridian Gym-nastics in Gardner.

It’s definitely a juggling act they do well.

Practicing on average nine hours a week – 3.25 hours for two days and 2.5 hours an additional day, playing school sports, participating in the school music program, and still managing to find time to get homework completed while getting good grades is a testament to their time management skills.

“Gymnastics has taught them both how to prioritize their time,” mother Jes-sica Gatulis said. “They are better stu-dents because of the discipline they learn through the sport. They know school comes first, so they learn to utilize free time at school, and in the car to get all of their work done. The team is such a good social support system for them, it makes it all worth it.”

Gravitating to gymnastics seemed like the natural track to take for her daughters, according to Mrs. Gatulis.

“Emma was always climbing every-thing, and challenging herself with mon-key bars, etc.,” Jessica Gatulis said. “She started out doing a karate/gymnastics class at age three; and continued straight into gymnastics.”

And where the older sister goes, the younger sister followed, proving to also

have a knack for the sport.“I don’t really mind doing gymnas-

tics with my sister, it’s pretty fun because we have a lot of the same friends,” ex-plained Ruby Gatulis.

Meridian Coach Kelsey Joyal has been coaching Ruby for five years and Emma for four, because of Emma’s desire to stay with Sterling Gymnastics for the additional year to be with close friends.

“Emma is such an easy going, go with the flow type of person,” said Joy-al. “She is extremely helpful to both her teammates and her coaches. She will set her mind to something and not stop until the task is complete. Emma can also be very competitive, which is a good quality to have as a gymnast.”

Joyal shared there are two competi-tive team programs offered at Meridian – the Junior Olympic Program and the Xcel team, which allows gymnasts to progress at their own pace and to be more chal-lenged on certain events.

Within Xcel there are levels – and both Gatulis girls improved and moved to higher levels in Xcel this year.

“Emma is in Xcel Platinum (4th)

Division,” stated Joyal. “She completes quite difficult skills that take many years of training to successfully master. She is also very creative which makes her rou-tines very unique.”

“Ruby moved up to Xcel Gold this year and is adjusting very well,” contin-ued Joyal, mentioning Ruby’s kindness, humor and helpful attitude. “Ruby did very well at this past year’s competitions. At one of the meets she placed first in her division as well as scoring her highest all around score in her gymnastic career.”

Although gymnastics is a year long activity and the gymnasts train during the summer, the competition season runs from November through May, with tour-naments usually once a month around the state, and one “travel” meet per year that could be as far as Florida or California. This year the Xcel Team will be traveling to Connecticut.

Both Gatulis young women compete in all four events, the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise.

Ironically both shared the uneven bars is their favorite event, with Ruby add-ing she has performed well on the vault.

Joyal made sure to mention Emma had a great showing last year, placing second at State Cup and fifth at State Championship, both highly competitive and requiring being able to qualify to par-ticipate.

This past weekend both Gatulis ath-letes participated with their teams in the Shen’s New England Holiday Classic at Worcester State University. Emma earned fourth overall and her team, Excel Plantinum, walked away with a first place victory.

One of the amazing things about the Gatulis’ involvement with gymnastics is the allowance for them to also partic-ipate in scholastic sports, an opportuni-ty that is unfortunately becoming more rare for the year-round sport participant. Emma has been a member of the Quab-bin cross-country team in the fall and is currently involved with winter track and will register for spring track soon. Ruby played on Quabbin’s middle school soc-cer team this past fall.

Looking into the future, both young women know that although they are strong, well trained and talented gym-nasts, the level of ability is extremely high for participation on college teams, but both hope to continue on some level after high school.

“I would love to continue gymnastics after I graduate high school if I’m able to,” said Emma Gatulis with her sister in agreement. “I could probably continue in college, but I don’t think my skills will be advanced enough to be on a competitive team at that level.”

The Gatulis parents are proud of their daughters, will support whatever choices they make regarding gymnastics and have been happy for their involvement with the sport.

“I will always remember that it taught my girls how to work hard for something, and attain a goal,” concluded Jessica Gatulis. “They also learned the valuable lesson of how to fail, and then try again. The discipline, strength and mental forti-tude that goes into a year-round sport is astounding to me. I have such admira-tion for how hard all the girls work on the team, and how they support one another at each meet.”

Gatulis sisters balance responsibilities of life and beam

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Emma Gatulis shows incredible form during her floor routine last weekend.

Ruby Gatulis gets into her floor routine at weekend’s competition.

By Gregory A. [email protected]

REGION – Thinking about breaking into the world of high school sports in Massachusetts?

Now, more than ever, officials are needed in so many sports that even the sports with most referees are starting to feel the pain.

According to Minnechaug Regional High School Athletic Director Michael Roy, the difficulty in getting officials has been getting greater, even in a sport like basketball where there has always been an abundance of officials over the years.

“We are seeing more and more offi-cials either leave or only want to do col-lege games now,” said Roy. “We had an ice storm last week (on Dec. 17). When I checked with the referee arbiter, I was

given some dates where there was no pos-sibility of me getting officials because they were either not available or had col-lege games that day.”

Roy said officials are starting to be-come more scarce because of the large amount of heckling that happens along with many referees aging and going into “retirement” from officiating.

The heckling and taunting from the stands has become worse as time has gone on, and could be attributed to the main-stream media and criticism of officiating in professional sports like NBA, NFL, or MLB.

But regardless of the reason, Roy said schools in the region need to do a bet-ter job of controlling crowds and making, especially basketball venues, more com-fortable for officials to do their jobs.

Agawam High School Athletic Di-rector David Stratton said he agrees, and believes there is an effort out there to try and keep fans from picking on officials.

“It’s definitely something we try to keep from happening,” said Stratton. “Some schools do it better than others.”

Stratton said there is initiative that has been started at the Pioneer Valley In-terscholastic Athletic Conference. They have started a leadership conference with area students with the goal to create a uni-form policy for fan, player, and coach be-havior at athletic conferences. That effort is ongoing and more meetings are sched-uled, said Stratton.

But beyond that, Stratton said with aging officials getting out of the profes-sion, attracting younger officials has be-come a bit difficult. He believes the prob-

lem is two-fold.“We have the issue of fans heckling

officials,” said Stratton. “But that problem has always existed. Fans, players, coaches will always want to argue with officials’ calls. And that happens. But the officials should know that and have to develop a bit of a thick skin for it. Right now, some people don’t believe the money they are paid for officiating a game is worth what they take from the stands.”

In high school basketball, venues are smaller and more intimate. When there is a bad call by a basketball official, they hear it loud and clear versus an open field or a larger arena at a college.

There are still numerous openings at the high school for officials. For more information about being an official, go to https://www.iaabo31.com/

Area athletic directors see need for more high school referees


SPORTS

DiClementi replaced Lou Vezina as the Colts head coach.

Ludlow (0-3) also entered the match-up looking for their first victory of the regular season. The Lions first two games were against South Hadley and Chicopee Comp.

“Despite the final outcome, I did see some positives things out there today,” said Ludlow head coach Paul Rivest. “We’re a young team and we missed four practices because of the weather, which put us behind the eight ball.”

Rivest, whose beginning his 20th season as the Lions hockey coach, praised freshmen Sam Cocchi, Ben Corbin, No-lan Wikar, and Josh Grandfield following the Comp game.

“Those four freshmen have learned our system very quickly,” Rivest said. “They’ve been playing a lot of minutes for us so far this season.”

The two teams combined to score five power play goals in their first meeting of the regular season.

The Colts scored the first power play goal 2:29 into the opening period when sophomore Nick Farrell fired a shot past Ludlow sophomore goalie Tyler Charest, who wasn’t able to make the save.

“It was the first time that we’ve scored a power play goal this season,” Di-Clementi said. “We worked on it a lot at our last few practices.”

The Colts first goal was assisted by junior Jacob Girouard and senior Johnny Lewis.

Two minutes later, Cocchi sent a pass from the left corner to senior captain Betinho Terrinca, who buried a shot past Comp sophomore goalie Victor Canavan tying the score at 1-1.

Terrinca scored his second goal of the match, which came on a power play, with five minutes remaining in the first period giving the Lions a 2-1 advantage.

“Terrinca scored a pair of goals and he’s a very good hockey player,” Rivest said. “He’s a captain and he knows our system very well.”

The duo of Cocchi and Corbin were credited with the assist on Ludlow’s sec-ond goal.

The score was tied 2-2 entering the second period, as Farrell put the puck into the net just before the buzzer sounded ending the first period.

“That was definitely a huge goal at the end of the first period,” DiClementi said. “It gave us the momentum and set the tone for the rest of the game.”

All three goals scored during the sec-ond period came on the power play.

The duo of Cocchi and Terrinca hooked up again three minutes into the period. This time, Cocchi scored the goal and Terrinca was credited with the assists giving the Lions a 3-2 lead.

“I thought we had the momentum at that point,” Rivest said. “Then we gave up two shorthanded goals. The penalties re-ally hurt us in this game.”

The score was tied for the third and final time in the match following a goal by Comp sophomore Danny Stefanik, which was assisted by Girouard with 7:03 remaining in regulation.

The Colts retook the lead for the first time since the first period two minutes lat-er when senior Josh King blasted a shot from the left circle, which was assisted by sophomore Mason Whitehead.

“I was looking for Josh to make a pass on that play, but all of a sudden he puts it into the net,” DiClementi said. “It was a phenomenal goal by him.”

King’s second goal of the regular season turned out to be the game winner, as neither team scored during the final 15 minutes of the match.

Canavan survived a Ludlow power play during the final minute of the third period to earn his first win in a varsity game.

The second meeting of the regular season between the Fay Division rivals is scheduled to take place at the Olympia Ice Rink in West Springfield on Jan. 30.

HOCKEY from page 10


Josh King navigates into the offensive zone.

Carson Langlois sends a wrist shot toward the Ludlow net.

SPRINGFIELD — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame an-nounced today the field of teams and game schedule for the 2020 Spalding Hoophall Classic presented by Eastbay, an annual basketball showcase now in its nineteenth year at Springfield College. Games will be played at Blake Arena on the campus of Springfield College Jan. 16-20, 2020, during Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend.

The nation’s premier basketball event will once again showcase the country’s elite high school basketball teams. This year’s top matchups include Paul VI High School (Va.) vs. Sierra Canyon School (Calif.), DeMatha Catholic High School (Md.) and Rancho Christian School (Ca-lif.), Oak Hill Academy (Va.) vs. Bishop Gorman High School (Nev.), Montverde Academy (Fla.) vs. IMG Academy (Fla.). Complete broadcast information will be released at a later date.

“The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to continue its longstanding tradi-tion of hosting the top players and pro-grams in the country in the Birthplace of Basketball,” said John L. Doleva, Presi-dent and CEO of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “This event has continued to elevate year-over-year and we greatly appreciate the support of the fans and our partners, Spalding and East-bay along with our tremendous hosts at Springfield College. The Hall of Fame is proud to host one of the most storied high school showcases in the country, while celebrating the game and allowing its participants to visit our world-class mu-seum.”

“Hoophall Classic is a historic showcase that delivers joy and excite-ment to fans nationwide. As a leader in the basketball category, we are proud of our long-standing partnership with the Basketball Hall of Fame as the official

ball of the Hoophall Classic,” said Jack Marquardt, VP Brand Communications, Spalding. “Every year, the event is filled with future stars, electrifying games and fan engagement. This year’s schedule will carry on that legacy, and we’re grateful to be involved.”

“With strong roots in basketball, Eastbay is proud to continue its partner-ship with Hoophall Classic to celebrate these best-in-class young athletes,” said Jason Brown, VP of Marketing for East-bay and Champs Sports. “The teams and players participating are truly the future of the sport and are already inspiring the next generation. I have no doubt we’ll see another Hoophall alum on an Eastbay cover in the near future.”

Over the past 18 years, Hoophall Classic spectators have been treated to more than 100 future NBA players and an abundance of rising talent, including NBA superstars Anthony Davis (2011), Kevin Durant (2006), Kyrie Irving (2010), Ben Simmons (2015) Jayson Tatum (2016) and Zion Williamson (2018). Fans can expect to see more rising stars with this year’s contest featuring 14 of the top 20 seniors as ranked by ESPN including: #1 Evan Mobley (Rancho Christian), Cade Cunningham (Montverde Academy), Ja-len Green (Prolific Prep), Jalen Johnson (IMG Academy), Ziaire Williams (Sierra Canyon School), B.J. Boston (Sierra Can-yon School), Scottie Barnes (Montverde Academy) and Terrance Clarke (Brewster Academy). A total of 43 players out of the ESPN Top 100 in the Class of 2020 will participate. Standouts in ESPN’s Top 10 for the Class of 2021 include #1-ranked Jonathan Kuminga (The Patrick School), Michael Foster (Hillcrest Prep), Moussa Diabate (IMG Academy) and A.J. Griffin (Archbishop Stepinac).

Spalding HoopHall Classic set to take place this month

HERSHEY, PA – The Springfield Thunderbirds (16-15-2-0) succumbed to a third period comeback from the Hershey Bears (16-9-2-3), who defeated Spring-field 3-2 on Sunday, Dec. 22 inside the Giant Center.

The first period was another battle of the goaltenders with Pheonix Copley and Philippe Desrosiers matching save-for-save in the opening period, as Hershey outshot Springfield 10-8.

Both teams had power play chances to take a 1-0 lead, but the two penalty kill-ing units maintained their strong show-ings to keep the game deadlocked.

Springfield’s fourth line would be the unit to break the ice at the 9:01 mark of period two, as Jonathan Ang skated a puck deep into the right wing corner of the offensive zone after surviving a lengthy Bears’ threat at the other end. Ang drew the attention of two defenders and slid a perfect pass to the tape of Paul Thompson

right in the blue paint, and the Springfield captain whacked it through Copley on the second effort to make it a 1-0 game.

Less than four minutes later, the T-Birds took a page out of Hershey’s book from Saturday night as Daniel Audette positioned himself right outside of Cop-ley’s crease and redirected a Rob O’Gara wrist shot through the Hershey netmind-er to extend the Springfield lead to 2-0 at 12:59. Desrosiers had the answers at the other end, improving his save total to 22 through 40 minutes.

The Bears did not let their winning streak go by quietly, though, as Matt Moulson brought the Bears within one on a seeing-eye wrister at 1:39 of the final period to make it a 2-1 game. Just over six minutes later, Moulson tied the game with wrister over the blocker of Desrosiers in the slot area at 7:45.

After setting up each of Moulson’s goals, Phillippe Maillet ended up on the

receiving end of a Moul-son pass and scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway at 10:43 of the final period.

Bears come back to beat T-Birds

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MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Hampden Probate andFamily Court50 State Street

Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-7758

Docket No. HD19P2413EAEstate of:

Sandra J ClaytonAlso known as:

Sandra Jeanne Clayton, Sandra Clayton

Date of Death: 12/02/2019CITATION ON

PETITION FOR FORMAL

ADJUDICATIONTo all interested persons:A Petition for Formal

P robate o f Wi l l wi th Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by Nathaniel V Clayton of Louisville KY requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that: Nathaniel V Clayton of Louisville KY be ap point ed as Person al Rep resenta tive(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICEYou have the right to

obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 01/15/2020.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appear-ance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection fol-lowed by an affidavit of objec-tions within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISEDADMINISTRATION

UNDER THE

MASSACHUSETTSUNIFORM PROBATE

CODE (MUPC)A Personal Represent ative

appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administra-tion is not re quired to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons inter-ested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of admin-istration.

W I T N E S S , H o n . Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: December 18, 2019

Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate

1/02/2020

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

The Trial Court Hampden Probate and

Family Court50 State Street

Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-7758


Donald Bruce CroteauAlso known as:

Donald B CroteauDate of Death: 10/31/2019

CITATION ON PETITION FOR

FORMAL ADJUDICATION

To all interested persons:A Petition for Formal

Adjudication of Intestacy a n d A p p o i n t m e n t o f Personal Representative has been filed by Carol M Croteau of Chicopee MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that: Carol M Croteau of Chicopee MA be ap point ed as Person al Rep resenta tive(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 01/15/2020.

This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appear-ance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection fol-lowed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

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W I T N E S S , H o n . Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court.Date: December 18, 2019

Suzanne T. SeguinRegister of Probate

1/02/2020


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Hampden Division50 State Street

Springfield, MA 01103(413)748-8600


Armand A. GuertinDate of Death:

February 25, 2017INFORMAL PROBATE

PUBLICATION NOTICETo all persons interested

in the above captioned est ate, by Petition of Petit i oner Jul iette A Guert in of Chicopee, MA

a Will has been admitted to informal probate.

Juliette A Guertin of Chicopee, MA has been infor-mally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond.

The estate is being admin-istered under informal proce-d u r e b y t h e P e r s o n a l Representative under the Massachuset t s Uniform Probate Code without supervi-sion by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the admin-istration from the Personal Representative and can peti-tion the Court in any matter relating to the estate, includ-ing distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court o institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of

Personal Representatives appointed under informal pro-cedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner.1/02/2020


The Trial CourtSuffolk Probate and Family

Court24 New Chardon Street

Boston MA, 02114 Docket No. SU19P2396GD

In the matter of: Christina Allen

Of: Springfield, MARESPONDENT

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 per-sons, a petition has been filed by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Christina Allen is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Sherrie Clark of Westfield, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court t o de t e rmine tha t t he 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 AM. on the return date of 01/28/2020. 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 appear-ance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the writ-ten 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 NOTICEThe outcome of this pro-

ceeding may limit or com-pletely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named per-son 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. Brian J. Dunn, First Justice of this Court.Date: December 17, 2019

Felix D. ArroyoRegister of Probate

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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 $120, 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 familyprovides a death certificate and must be pre-paid.

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ANTIQUE AND PERIOD CHAIRS – Restored with new woven seats – Many styles and weaves available. Call (413)289-6670

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FREE WOOD Clean heavy duty skids. Great for burning. 413-222-2514

FIREWOOD2 YEAR SEASONED OAK & Hardwood. Cut, split, delivered. 2, 3, 4 cord loads. R.T. Smart & Sons (413)267-3827 www.rtsmart-wood.com.

FIREWOODFresh cut & split $160.00

Seasoned cut & split $220.00All hardwood.

Tree length available*Also have seasoned softwood

for outdoor boilers (Cheap). Quality & volumes guaranteed!!

New England Forest Products (413)477-0083

LOG LENGTH FIREWOOD for sale. 7-8 cords delivered. $700.00 delivered locally. Pricing subject to change. Place your order today. We also purchase standing timber. 413-245-9615.

SEASONED FIREWOOD 1 and 2 yr. old. Prompt response and delivery. Call now S & K 413-267-3100 or 800-607-5296.

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BOB ROBILLARD’S RUBBISH REMOVAL attics, cellars, garag-es cleaned. Light moving. Gutters Cleaned. Family owned/ operated since 1950 (413)537-5090

CHAIR SEAT WEAVING & re-finishing - cane, fiber rush & splint - Classroom instructor, 20+ years expe-rience. Call Walt at (413)289-6670 for estimate.

DRYWALL AND CEILINGS, plas-ter repair. Drywall hanging. Taping & complete finishing. All ceiling textures. Fully insured. Jason at Great Walls. (413)563-0487

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PAINT AND PAPER Over 25 years experience. References. Lic #086220. Please call Kevin 978-355-6864.

WE RENOVATE, SELL & PUR-CHASE (any condition) horse drawn vehicles such as sleighs, carriages, surreys, wagons, dr’s buggies, drive-able or lawn ornaments. Some fur-niture and other restoration services available. Reasonable prices. Quality workmanship. Call (413)213-0373 for estimate and information.

DEMERS & SONSBELCHERTOWN, MA

CHILD SERVICES*NEW STATE LAW. Anyone adver-tising caring of children must list a li-cense number to do so if they offer this service in their own home.

ELECTRICIANBILL CAMERLIN- ADDITIONS, service changes, small jobs for home-owners, fire alarms. Fast, dependable, reasonable rates. Insured, free esti-mates E280333. 24 hour emergency service. (413)427-5862

ELECTRICIAN DEPENDABLE ELECTRICIAN, FRIENDLY service, installs deicing cables. Free estimates. Fully insured. Scott Winters electrician Lic. #13514-B Call (413)244-7096.

GARAGE DOOR SERVICES

MENARD GARAGE DOORS Spe-cializing in the best quality and selec-tion of insulated Haas garage doors. Sales, Installation, service and repairs of residential and commercial garage doors and openers. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call (413)289-6550, (413)626-1978 or www.menardga-ragedoors.com

HOME IMPROVEMENT

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DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improve-ment needs. ROOFING, SIDING, WINDOWS, DOORS, DECKS & GUT-TERS. Extensive references available, Fully Licensed & Insured in MA. & CT. Call GARY DELCAMP @ 413-569-3733

WATER DAMAGE_CALL JAY (413)436-5782-

FOR REPAIRSCOMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE. FINISHING, PAINTING, CEILINGS

(SMOOTH OR TEXTURED). 40+ YEARS EXPERIENCE.

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LANDSCAPING**ALL SEASON** Specializing in shrub trimming, pruning, design, deliv-eries, loader, backhoe, insured. Pro-fessional. Please call Bob (413)537-5789 (413)538-7954.

MASONRY

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ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING

All brick, block, stone, concrete. Hatch-way doors, basement windows, chim-neys rebuilt & repaired, foundations repaired, basement waterproofing sys-tems, sump pumps. BBB+ rating. Free estimates. Lic #14790. Call (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377

PAINTINGFORBES & SONS PAINTING & STAINING Interior, residential, com-mercial, new construction, wallpaper removal, sheetrock, plaster and car-pentry repairs. Quality products. Since 1985. Free consultations. Insured. HIC Lic #190875 www.forbesandsonspaint-ing.com Call/ text 413-887-1987.

PLUMBINGGREG LAFOUNTAIN PLUMBING & HEATING Lic #19196 Repairs & Replacement of fixtures, water heater installations, steam/HW boiler replace-ment. Kitchen & Bath remodeling. 30 years experience. Fully insured. $10 Gift Card With Work Performed. Call Greg (413)592-1505

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FOR SALE SERVICESFOR SALE SERVICES SERVICES

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HilltownsCirculation: 9,800

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ROOFINGFREE ROOF INSPECTIONS. All types of roofing, shingle, flat and slate. Call Local Builders (413)626-5296. Complete roofing systems and repairs. Fully licensed and insured. MA CS #102453, CT Reg. 0615780. Lifetime warranty. Senior Discount. 24 hour service. Veteran Discount.

TREE WORKAAA H & H TREE SERVICE Fully insured. 15 yrs experience climbing. Skid steer work, land clearing. Call Dave. 413-668-6560 day/night.

ATEKS TREE- Honest, quality tree service. From pruning to house lot clearing. Fully insured. Free estimates. Firewood sales. (413)687-3220

DL & G TREE SERVICE- Every-thing from tree pruning, tree removal, stump grinding, storm damage, lot clearing and brush chipping. Honest and Dependable. Fully insured. Now offering a Senior Citizen and Veteran discount. Call today for free estimate (413)478-4212

CASH FOR JUNK

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CARSCALL OR TEXT413-219-6839

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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!!! All Makes/ Models 2000-2019! Any Con-dition, Running or Not. Top $$$ Paid! Free Towing! We’re Nationwide! Call Now: 1-888-513-1505.

RETIRED RACINGGREYHOUNDS AVAILABLE

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HORSESHORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS offered year round at our state of the art facility. beginner to advanced. Ages 4 years to adult. Boarding, sales and Leasing also available. Convenient lo-cation at Orion Farm in South Hadley (413)532-9753 www.orionfarm.net

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR Oil Truck Driver for home heating deliv-eries. Class B license, Air Brakes, Hazmat and Tanker Endorsements a must!! Full time position with opportu-nity to learn HVAC business during off season. Please call 413-323-4123 between the hours of 9 and 3.

TOWN OF PALMER- DPW OPERATIONS –

TRUCK DRIVER/LABORERGeneral Statement of Duties and Re-sponsibilities:Routine manual work performing maintenance, repair and construction tasks in connection with the Highway Department. Related work as required.Duties and Responsibilities:Assists in pipe laying, road patching and performing manual work required on digging and backfilling excavations. Performs manual work in connection with snow and ice control programs. Removes materials in street or side-walk cleaning. May be required to assist other Departments at times, but not limited to. Considerable knowledge of departmental field operations. Abil-ity to apply knowledge and experience to any Highway departmental func-tion. Require High School Diploma or G.E.D. Equivalency, plus previous work experience (3 to 12 months) to adjust within a month to work pro-cedures and job terminology; or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Possession of Class B Operator’s and CDL License issued by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. A Ma. Hoister’s license is favorable. For full job description please go to www.townofpalmer.com Please submit resume and letter of interest or Town application to Town Manager’s Office, 4417 Main Street, Palmer MA 01069. Application can be mailed to 4417 Main Street, Palmer, MA 01069 or by emailing [email protected]. Open until filled.

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR:The Town of Palmer is seeking a Semi-skilled to skilled manual work performing journey-man level mainte-nance and repairs and operating light to heavy automotive construction and maintenance equipment at the Palmer Highway Department; related work as required. Thorough knowledge of High-way Department operating procedures and highway, street and road system. Ability to make equipment repairs and recognizes the reason (s) for mal-functioning of equipment units. Skill at the journeyman level in automotive mechanics and welding required for re-pairs to heavy automotive construction and maintenance equipment.Special Qualifications: Possession of Class II Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator’s License, (CDL). Posses-sion of Hoisting License issued by the Department of Public Safety. For full job description, please go to www.townofpalmer.com.Please submit resume and letter of interest or Town application to Town Manager’s Office, 4417 Main Street, Palmer MA 01069. Application can be mailed to 4417 Main Street, Palmer, MA 01069 or by emailing [email protected]. Open until filled.

TOWN OF WILBRAHAMHEAVY EQUIPMENT

OPERATORPART-TIME EMERGENCY

DISPATCHERFor application and more information please visit www.wilbraham-ma.gov. Application deadline 1/31/20 at 4:30 PM. EOE

FOR RENTAGAWAM DUPLEX FOR RENT 2 BD, 1.5 bath. Completely remodeled, new appliances, full cellar, gas heat. $1,200/ mo plus utilities. No Pets. 413-317-7955.

ALL REAL ESTATE advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not know-ingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

VACATION RENTALS

WARM WEATHER IS Year Round In Aruba. The water is safe, and the dining is fantastic. Walk out to the beach. 3-Bedroom weeks available. Sleeps 8. Email: [email protected] for more information.

SERVICES REAL ESTATEHELP WANTED

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.

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When your advisor is a former professional basketball player,Your coach studied meditation in Nepal,Your teacher was in the Peace Corps,And your best friend is from Nigeria.

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Jeffrey Duga, owner of Westover Auto Repair at 1633 Memorial Drive, is living out a lifelong dream on a property he’s been familiar with for decades. The property, owned by Duga’s father since 1986, was a Meineke Car Care Cen-ter until 2018. Duga opened his own repair shop earlier this year.

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Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos helps Melaney Houle and her family cut the ribbon on their boutique clothing store, Lotus & Compass Inc. at 264 Exchange St. in August.

Right: Greg Chiecko, Eastern States Exposi-

tion director of sales, was recently named

president and CEO of the Outdoor Amusement

Business Association, the mobile amusement industry’s trade associ-ation. His appointment

was effective Feb. 1.

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Officials gather at Chicopee manufacturing company Dielectrics July 16 to announce a state Workforce Train-ing grant. From left are Bart Rietkerk, Dielectrics chief marketing officer; Steve Cardin, Dielectrics CEO; Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito; Mario Godbut, Dielectrics senior director of manufacturing; and Mayor Richard Kos.

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Danielle Rosario, of Chicop-ee, was been named as-sistant vice president and Chicopee Banking Center manager at PeoplesBank earlier this year. Rosario has 15 years of experience in retail banking and most recently served as Hadley Banking Center manager.


Greater Chicopee Chamber President Jessica Roncarati-Howe and Scott Sadowsky, president of Williams Distrib-uting, reveal the winner of the Business After Hours raffle May 23.

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Westfield Bank announced Adam M. Glass has been appointed assistant vice president and branch manager, responsible for sales, service, operations and customer relations at the Chicopee Branch at 599 Memorial Drive.

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