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WARE – It was a little nippy Saturday morning, after all it is New England in November, and Santa’s elves were busy making Main Street ready for the holidays.

Although there won’t be a parade on the night after Thanksgiving this year, or a Santa’s workshop or other holiday venue inside Town Hall, the town is making sure there is holiday spirit. Previously the Ware Rotary Club ran the Holiday Flair, but now being carried on by the town’s Decorations Committee when the club disbanded earlier this year. Rotarians

State considers it an important trail


REGION – Eventually, the Mass Central Rail Trail will run from Northampton to Boston, and MassDOT has released a feasibility plan detailing what is needed to complete the 68.5 mile section. It runs from the end of the Norwotttuck Rail Trail in Belchertown to the I-495 area at the Hudson/Berlin town line, and the state says it is a priority to com-plete. When the entire trail is built

out it will run for 104 miles. The study focuses on the

68.5 miles that run between Belchertown and Hudson, of

which17.5 miles already exist and 51 miles need to be built out. The

were busy Saturday

The Ware High School football team could not be used this year to walk the swag pieces going up on Main Street buildings this year, but oth-ers came forward to do the job.

Santa’s elves

Andy Zajac takes one of the pieces of the big tree from Peter Harder, who walked it over after it arrived with several others by pick-up truck.

Full in-person teaching not yet possible


WARE – School Committee members heard on Nov. 18 from the district’s lead nurse, Jen Knight, about COVID-19 and close contact in the schools, who said she expects cases of the virus will rise as the winter progresses.

The state’s COVID-19 num-bers on the Department of Public Health website were last updated for the week of Nov. 11 to Nov. 21, and show the town’s numbers rising, with 11 cases in the last two weeks, which were count-ed from Nov. 1 through Nov. 14. Eleven people during that same time tested positive for the virus, according to Health Director Judy Metcalf. There have been a

total of 86 cases since COVID-19 began spreading earlier this year,

As of Nov. 19, Ware’s posi-tivity rate is 2.77%, which has increased. For a long time Ware had a positivity rate of under 1% or just about 1%. The numbers are due to updated on Nov. 27.

“We can expect that November and December will see increas-es,” Knight said. She expects the numbers rise after Thanksgiving and Christmas, when families will be gathering to celebrate the holidays, she said.

Knight said parents have been very good at calling the school to notify them their children may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, and keeping them home.

“With the surge in confirmed COVID cases throughout all areas of Massachusetts, there is a slight delay in the computer-ized reporting system for positive

Schools keep eye on virus numbers

Holiday Stroll set for Dec. 5

WARE – Shop Small Saturday will be celebrated by business-es on Saturday, Nov. 28, and Sunday, Nov. 29, all day with many sales, treats, give-aways and drawings. Shoppers may enter to win a gift basket at Cluett’s Furniture, ClayWorks, Dioguardi Jewelers, Feel In Great Nutrition, Mercantile Lost and Found, Nat Falk’s, Talk of the Town, This N That 2, Wilton’s Childrens Store, ArtWorks, Otto Florist and Gifts and NAPA auto parts.

The Holiday Stroll in Ware is

set for Dec. 5, with different Main Street and other businesses offer-ing a variety of sales and raffles throughout the day.

If people are having trouble getting out due to COVID-19, they shouldn’t worry. TheWare It’s At Committee is offering free delivery of gift certificates from Ware shops this holiday season. People may call and purchase a gift certificate from the Ware retail or dining establishment of their choice. Customers will need to pay over the phone by credit or debit card. The business will contact us for delivery. Deliveries will be made from 4 to 7 p.m. daily from Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve.

“We hope this will encourage people to keep it local this year. A simple phone call and everything will be taken care of for you” said Carol Zins, who is coordinating the deliveries. “You can purchase just about anything you need in Ware. Giving the gift of a small local business gift certificate this year helps the whole community thrive.”

Ware It’s At is a group of busi-ness owners in Ware who work with the Ware Business & Civic Association to promote Ware busi-nesses and civic pride throughout the community. Business owners should contact czins1@gmail for more information.

Shop Small Saturday in Ware this weekend

$1.5 million to work on drug use prevention


WARE – Gail Gramarossa’s heart has always been in health education a n d n ow she will be heading up a a strate-g i c s u b -stance use p r e v e n -tion grant a w a r d -ed to the Q u a b o a g Hills Substance Use Alliance, which she helped write.

The federal grant will pro-vide $1.5 million over five years to work with youth and young adults to help prevent their use of alcohol, nicotine and mari-

juana. It will be extension of her volunteering with the Quaboag Hills Community Coalition, and its partner, the Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance, since the two organizations were formed about six years ago. During that time she has helped bring a diverse group of people together to work on issues including sub-stance use prevention and educa-tion, and to bring recovery ser-vices to the area.

Grant for area townsThe gran t wi l l p rov ide

$300,000 a year, and was award-ed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is a Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success grant and will focus on youth 18 and under and young adults 19 to 25-years-old, she said. It will use

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REGION — Over the coming months, Baystate Primary Care offices in Ludlow and Monson will be transitioning to Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, which hospi-tal officials envision as becoming

something like a mall of healthcare services for the entire area.

“We are on target for a fiscal year ’21 consolidation of Monson and Ludlow practices to Palmer, providing stability and operational efficiency as well as an improved patient experience,” Molly Gray, president and chief administra-

tive officer for the Baystate Health Eastern Region, said.

With the goal of operating “fewer, but more robust, ‘brick and mortar’ practices,” the not-for-prof-it healthcare system is planning for its Monson staff “coming over in mid-December” to Palmer, fol-lowed by the Ludlow Primary Care

staff sometime in January, Gray said.

The move is a direct response to the Community Health Needs Assessment conducted in 2019. Gray said residents in Ludlow and

Baystate promises ‘one-stop shopping’ healthcare

Mass Central Rail Trail feasibility study released

Turley Publications staff photo by Paula OuimetteThis is a sign in the New Braintree section of an already existing sec-tion of the trail.

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WARE – Christine Henry usually holds a big Thanksgiving Day raffle and then holds a large Christmas party for between 25 and 30 children every year at St. Stan’s in Palmer, but with COVID-19 con-tinuing to be an issue, she knew that wouldn’t be pos-sible this year.

Residents may also know her as the president of the Ware Community Theater and the director of many of their plays.

She read about Palmer’s gift program for those in need with children and made up her mind immediate-ly. “I said, ‘I want to do that,’” she said, and got busy doing it.

She is calling it Helping Hands, and took appli-cations from needy families up until recently as she matched sponsors for each family or child. All the children being helped are from Ware, she said.

Helping Hands now has about 60 children, from 2 months to 16-years-old, who have been matched with a sponsor.

Henry is not taking money, but she accepts gift cards from stores such as Wal-Mart or Target so she an purchase items, or the sponsor can purchase the items and give them to Henry.

“I have asked them to list four things they need and four things they want,” she said. “A lot of the need is for clothes that fit, for snowpants, socks and other clothing.”

Those who would like to donate can contact Henry at [email protected].

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lab test and subsequently contact tracing. Actions are being taken at the state level to build capacity within the systems,” said Metcalf in a press release Monday. “In the meanwhile, the Ware Board of Health office greatly appreciates how cooperative residents have been in self reporting to the schools or their employ-er a positive test result in their household. Often, the positive will now receive a telephone report or rapid test result from a doctor, lab, or pharmacy before the state or local Health Department is informed of the lab results. The early reporting by parents and workers is vital efforts to slowing the spread and essential in keeping our schools and business open. We are all in this together.”

Knight said last week during the School Committee meeting that the Centers for Disease Control has expanded the definition of close contact as not just 15 consecutive minutes near someone with the virus, but also 15 minutes spread throughout a day. She said a teacher could spend 15 minutes or more throughout the school day, working with a student. “Sometimes you have to get closer than six feet to help a child,” she said.

So far, there have been five staff members and six students who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the beginning of school, according to School Superintendent Dr. Marlene DiLeo.

Wearing masks, washing hands and social distanc-ing will continue to be practiced in the schools and encouraged at home, she said.

Remote learningDiLeo said a survey of parents showed some were

not willing to send their children back to school until there is a vaccine in place, but 51 students returned to attending school in the hybrid model for the second period instead of learning remotely at home.

Twenty-eight percent of Ware’s students are learn-ing remotely, she said. Some parents, even if they feel that remote learning is not going well for their child, still fear the virus more, she said.

PlanningDiLeo touched on planning for eventual full in-per-

son learning, noting while it wasn’t possible now as they virus’ trajectory continues to rise, plans for it are underway. Even if it were possible, she said, one of the roadblocks remains the state’s requirements for buses to carry a reduced student count. Schools can only transport about half of what they normally do for bus routes, and in Ware, it’s about 23 students now.

Also, at Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School, classes would have to be moved to make way for addi-tional students since the distance between students and the teachers remains at six feet.

At some point but certainly not right now, a reduc-tion of three feet between students may be consid-ered. The state’s suggestions about social distancing remains at six feet based on CDC guidelines.

Employee praisedSchool employee Shaundra Webber was praised

and thanked by DiLeo and the School Committee for giving the Heimlich maneuver recently to a student who was choking while they ate their lunch.

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evidence-based curricula, she said, to focus on preventing young people from using of alcohol, nicotine and marijua-na.

The region for both the coalition and the alliance is spread out over three counties, including Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer and Wales in Hampden County, Ware and Belchertown in Hampshire County and Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Warren and West Brookfield in Worcester County. The same towns will be covered by the new federal grant.

Knowing the people One of the aspects of the grant she

thinks is important is it will support individual towns build hyper-local coa-litions in their own towns, Gramarosa said.

“The people living in these towns know what is needed and they know the people,” she said. “Keeping a coali-tion going is hard.” The Quaboag Hills Community Coalition and its Substance Use Alliance have worked hard to build coalitions to get do the important work of bringing people together to get important work on education, preven-tion and recovery services, but individu-al coalitions can further that work.”

She said the grant will allow the

staffers hired to help towns build the capacity needed to work with residents and build their knowledge skills at the same time.

Ware Town Manager Stuart Beckley said she is a good choice because of her skills in bringing people together. “This grant is all about creating partnerships,” he said. “She is extremely good at coor-dinating with others and bringing peo-ple together, particularly from multiple towns. Also, she knows the people in the Quaboag-Quabbin region well.”

Build upon foundation It will also build on the work the

coalition and alliance have done through the federal Drug Free Community grant received several years ago, which has entailed education in the various school districts, including surveys every two years to get an idea about the frequency of drug and alcohol use among stu-dents.

“She has been with the coalition and the alliance from the beginning,” said Go Purple Quabbin Youth Initiative Program Director Nekr Jenkins. “She has worked hard on everything we’ve built up, and it’s really been her vision that drove it and been her vision behind so much of what has been done.”

Jenkins said there were a lot of good candidates for the position, but Gramarossa had skills others did not.

“One of the big things for us was that she understands the science of pre-vention,” she said. “There are so many things out there, and since she real-ly understands the science, we won’t be spending money on what doesn’t

work.” Jenkins was on the hiring com-mittee that interviewed candidates and chose Gramarossa as the grant’s direc-tor.

Education “We want to bring more prevention

information not just to students but to parents too,” Gramarossa said. Since the grant addresses young adults 19 to 25 as well younger teens, it will broad-en the efforts by the alliance and coali-tion.

She said studies have shown if young people get through high school and college, and their young 20s, with-out them using drugs, they are very unlikely to develop an addiction at all.

“If you can get young people to stick to their education, then they have better options for employment, and they have a better chance of having a good life,” she said. “That in turn helps the health of the community.”

Gramarossa said she is looking for-ward to starting her new position, and joining in the work of educating and helping young people remain drug free.

“She has put so much time and effort for so long into the work of the coalition and alliance,” Jenkins said. “Now she can be the face of the alliance instead of working behind the scenes.”

Gramarossa has master’s in public health and is a certified health educa-tion specialist. She previously worked for the Collaborative for Educational Services, and is a Belchertown resi-dent and SelectBoard member.

GRANT from page 1 Warren Public Library offers yoga, meditation

WARREN – During these stressful times, more than ever everyone needs self-care and relaxation. On Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Zoom, melt the tension away and enjoy simple and acces-sible yoga postures that give one greater flexibility, range of motion, balance, stamina and energy. Those who take part will learn to quiet their mind and find inner peace through an easy style of meditation. Yoga and meditation are clinically tested tools for reducing stress and improving health. This is for those ages 15 and up. Please have a mat and blanket to use during the program. It will be taught by Phil Milgrom, RYT, CSYT, CSMT, co-director of The Centered Place in Warren. It is sponsored with a grant from the Warren Cultural Council, a local agency, supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Register at the Warren Public Library by calling 413-436-7690 or emailing [email protected]. This event is free.

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WARE – On Monday, Nov. 16, the Board of Registrars met to count the last few ballots of the state election held on Nov 3.

Those ballots added to a record a turnout in Ware of 71%, or 4,925 votes, according to Town Clerk Nancy Talbot, which includes early voting, mail-in voting and in-person voting. It exceeded a large turnout in 2016, when 4,536 voters cast their bal-lots, she said.

The state gave communities until Nov. 16 to count the votes cast by military members and oth-ers overseas, and Talbot decided to count the additional mail-in votes as well.

Town clerks worked hard over the past few months to make sure as many people as possible could vote in this year’s presidential election, with a ballot that also included state and county posi-tions as well, such as Governor’s Council members and Registrar of Probate.

“Clerks are to be commend-ed for the work they have done in a short period of time,” Talbot said, who is also the president of the Massachusetts Town Clerks Association.

It started with the primary bal-lots, and then moved on to the election itself. Clerks sent out and handled mail-in ballots as well as counting them, and offered early voting on a number of days between Oct. 17 and Oct. 30.

“I was surprised by the amount who ended up coming in person,” she said. “Some people are just true to tradition and even with COVID they wanted to cast their

vote in person.”She said quite a few voters took

advantage of mail-in voting, prob-ably due to worries about COVID-19. But Ware and many other com-munities were also well prepared for in-person voting, she said, with masks, social distancing and lots of sanitizer available.

“It was necessary not only to protect voters but to protect poll workers as well,” she said.

Some of the ballots counted on Nov. 16 included provisional bal-lots cast by people who said they had registered to vote in Ware, but were not on the voting lists.

Talbot said when that happens town clerks must research what happened to that voter registra-tions, which sometimes is done at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, but isn’t passed on to the community. She said those people are allowed to cast a provisional ballot, but it isn’t counted unless a clerk can confirm the person actually regis-tered to vote.

All in all town clerks did a great deal of work for this year’s election, and are proud of the work they accomplished and the number of voters who were able to partici-pate by casting their votes,

Turley Publications staff photo by Eileen KennedyTown Clerk Nancy Talbot at a meeting of the Board of Registrars on Nov. 16 to certify provisional ballots as well as those cast by military members and others who live overseas and mail-in ballots postmarked Nov. 3 and received by Nov. 6. Registrar Irene Orzsulak is seen here during the meeting as she tabulates ballot results. Registrar Sheryl Adamczyk also attended the meeting.

Last few votes counted

WARE – Country Bank, a full-service financial insti tu-tion serving central and western Massachusetts, today announced several recent promotions of long-time staff members.

Scott Emerson has been pro-moted to vice president, IT secu-rity. Emerson has over 20 years of experience in the technology indus-try and has been an essential part of the innovation and technology team at Country Bank for 14 years. Emerson earned a bachelor of arts in psychology from UMass Amherst and has also achieved several pro-fessional certifications, including information systems security pro-fessional, information security man-ager and GIAC enterprise defender.

Alyson Weeks has been pro-moted to assistant vice president, human resources. Weeks began her career at Country Bank 12 years ago as a teller and has worked in various other roles in the retail banking division, including teller supervisor, branch operations man-ager, and retail operations manager, before joining the human resources

team five years ago. Weeks holds a bachelor of arts in history from Worcester State University and has a master’s degree in education from American International College.

Erin Skoczylas has been promot-ed to assistant controller. Skoczylas began her career at Country Bank 23 years ago as a part-time oper-ations clerk. Before transitioning to accounting in 2008, she worked in various positions throughout the operations department. Skoczylas holds an associate of science degree from Springfield Technical Community College in business administration and a bachelor of business administration from Western New England University. Skoczylas is also a 2017 graduate of the New England School for Financial Studies.

Promoting employees from with-in and providing continuous learn-ing and development opportunities are the foundations of Country Bank’s philosophy.

Senior Vice President of Human Resources Miriam Siegel said, “We are excited to announce these pro-

motions, not just in recognition of these long-term team members’ contributions to the Bank’s success, but also because each individual’s history with the bank is a perfect demonstration of the various career path opportunities available in com-munity banking. As an organiza-tion, we are committed to helping each team member identify their career goals and work with them to reach those objectives. Their actions, along with so many others, contribute to the Bank’s overall suc-cess and we are pleased to be able promote these individuals for their dedication to the organization.”

Country Bank is a full-service mutual community bank serving central and western Massachusetts with 14 offices in Ware, Palmer, West Brookfie ld , Br imfie ld , Belchertown, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Leicester, Paxton, Charlton, and Worcester. Country Bank is a mem-ber of FDIC, DIF, and the SUM net-work. Country Bank can be reached at 800-322-8233 or online at coun-trybank.com.

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BOSTON – State Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) rose during the recent budget debate to deliv-er an impassioned speech on the success of the Healthy Incentives Program and the need for expanded services to combat food insecuri-ty in the commonwealth. As the co-chair of the Massachusetts Food Systems Caucus and the Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture, Gobi has studied the need for greater food access

for many years and has consistent-ly advocated for funding boosts to food programs during Senate debate.

“HIP has proven to be one of the commonwealth’s most success-ful and welcome programs,” Gobi said. “The pandemic has shown gaps in our food supply chain and this program has helped to fill that gap by helping families and farm-ers.”

Launched in April 2017, the HIP provides a 100% incentive, a

dollar-for-dollar match, for each SNAP dollar spent on targeted fruits and vegetables purchased at farmers markets, farm stands, mobile markets, and Community Supported Agriculture programs statewide. By increasing access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for SNAP clients, the program ben-efits family and community health, and support farms and the local economy.

Since its inception 85,000 families have earned HIP incen-

tives, purchasing $19.5 million in local foods that directly bene-fited more than 200 farms in the state. SNAP sales have increased by 1250% from 2016-2019 thanks to HIP, which has generated 40to 60 new jobs in the farming sec-tor. Estimates show that each dol-lar spent results in an additional $1.12 in local economic impact as farmers contribute back to the local economy.

Funding for this program has increased consistently over the last

three years as it remains one of the most popular DTA programs benefitting families and the local economy in turn. Funding for the program this year is $13 million, doubling fiscal 20 appropriations and reflecting both the success of the initiative and its popularity.

The senate passed version of the budget now heads to conference committee negotiations. For more information, please contact Gobi’s office at [email protected].

Gobi advocates for Healthy Incentives Program during budget debate Regis students make the dean’s list

WESTON – Regis College is pleased to announce that 603 stu-dents made the dean’s list for aca-demic achievement for the 2020 spring semester.

Among the students who did so are senior Victor ia Tsongalis, of Gilbertville, and junior Meg Adams, of Ware. To be eligible for the dean’s list as a senior, junior or soph-omore a t Regis , a s tudent must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.50. “I am very pleased to see so many of our students excelling across the university,” said Regis College Vice President of Academic Affairs, Mary Erina Driscoll, PhD. “The dean’s list and the diversity of academic disciplines speak to a dedicated student body and to a faculty that promotes intellectual curiosity and achievement.”

Regis College is a coed, Catholic university 12 miles west of Boston in Weston, with over 3,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students enrolled on campus and in fully online gradu-ate programs.

WARE – The Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst reminds Ware students that they are eligible for the Charles P. McQuaid scholar-ship, which will cover approximately 70% of in-state tuition and fees. One new scholarship is awarded year-ly for incoming students from Ware High School and its surrounding communities.

McQuaid, a 1974 graduate and a Ware native, funds the endowed scholarship in order to provide stu-dents with opportunities similar to those that he had.

The four-year, renewable schol-arship will be awarded to a qualified student from Ware High School. If a suitable applicant is not identified from Ware High School, students

who reside in the Massachusetts towns of Belchertown, Hardwick, Palmer, Warren and West Brookfield will then be considered. Once initial-ly awarded, scholarships will con-tinue as long as students maintain a 3.5 GPA and remain enrolled in the Isenberg School throughout their fourth year as undergraduates.

T h e I s e n b e rg S c h o o l o f Management is ranked as one of the top public undergraduate busi-ness programs in the Northeast by U.S. News & World Report 2020. Students can apply to the Isenberg School at umass.edu/admissions. The Regular Decision Application Deadline is Jan. 15, 2021. Accepted candidates from Ware and surround-ing communities will be automatical-ly considered for the scholarship.

Isenberg School announces scholarship opportunity

BOSTON – The Massachusetts State Senate recently deliberated and passed the fiscal 2021 bud-get including in the final version of the bill an amendment sub-mitted by State Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) to allocate funds establishing a Massachusetts Veterans Oral History Project for the programming, collection, preservation and maintenance of the histories of Massachusetts vet-erans and Gold Star families.

“As the daughter of a World War II veteran there are so many questions I should have asked my dad about his experienc-es and never did,” Gobi said.. “I

am so glad to support and part-ner with veterans groups who will record the stories that are such an important part of our American story.”

The Massachusetts Veterans Oral History Project is a unique statewide project that will capture, document, preserve, and protect the individual oral histories of those men and women from the commonwealth who served hon-orably and well in the armed forc-es of their country. The project will compile the oral histories of Gold Star families, and will cre-ate important historical resources for research, teaching and pub-

lic programs while at the same time providing veterans and their families with permanent record-ings of veterans and their experi-ences all in conjunction with the Massachusetts National Guard Museum and Archives.

The amendment submitted appropriates $50,000 towards the project. The two versions of the budget are now in conference committee before going to the governor for consideration. For more information, please email Gobi’s office at [email protected].

Gobi amendment would establish veterans oral history project

BELCHERTOWN – Belchertown United Church of Christ quilt show and sale last weekend included a sew-ing tag sale.

In the interest of those who sew, knit, or quilt who did not wish to attend due to possible COVID-19 exposure, the church is offering up

an opportunity to shop remains of the sewing tag sale by appointment.

If you need sewing supplies to stay busy this winter please give Jane Crutchfield a call at 413-283-4456 or email [email protected].

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Questions about registering for Social Security

By Russell GloorGuest columnist

Dear Rusty: I have a big 65th birthday coming up mid-March and would like your advice on registering for Social Security and Medicare. I am now unemployed, but I am seeking another gig to get me to age 67 before taking Social Security. Signed: Wondering Senior

Dear Wondering: You do not need to “reg-ister” with Social Security in advance. You don’t need to do anything with Social Security until you are ready to claim your benefits. Since you were born in 1956, your full retire-ment age (FRA) for Social Security purposes is 66 plus 4 months, and that is when you will be entitled to 100% of the benefit you’ve earned from a lifetime of working.

But you can, if you wish, also wait beyond your FRA to get an even bigger benefit. For each month you delay after your FRA you’ll earn Delayed Retirement Credits of .667%, which is 8% additional benefit for each year you wait. That can continue up to age 70 when your maximum benefit will be reached. In your case that would mean an age 70 benefit 29% more than your FRA benefit amount. But whenever you’re ready, you can apply for Social Security online at www.ssa.gov/retire (you must first create your “My Social Security” account to apply online).

Medicare is an entirely separate program and, unless you have “creditable” employ-er healthcare coverage from a new job, you should enroll in Medicare a bit prior to your 65th birthday (“creditable” coverage is a group plan with at least 20 participants). This would be during your Medicare Initial Enrollment Period (IEP), which is a 7-month window starting three months before the month you turn 65 and ending 3 months after the month you turn 65. If you don’t enroll in Medicare during your IEP and enroll later, and if you didn’t have creditable employer healthcare

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depends on a favorable bottom line. It’s the number that ultimately

decides if a business owner can keep that “open” sign on the door. But that doesn’t means all business is transactional. That’s especially true for small businesses.

Local businesses have always been a cornerstone of their communities. For them, it’s not just about selling goods or services. It’s about being a good neigh-bor. Supporting local causes. Lending expertise in schools and places of worship. Restaurants and cafes aren’t just places to eat. It’s where people bond, celebrate and collaborate.

Most people first experience the life-changing thrill of earning a wage for an honest day’s work at a small shop.

And many future entrepreneurs started learning about how business works and finding their inspiration at those first jobs at a small, local business.

When there’s a tragedy or a crisis, you can bet your bottom dollar local business owners are there helping any way they can.

That’s why it’s more important than ever to support them in their time of need.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, and small businesses have absorbed unprecedented challenges. “Small Business Saturday” may sound like a cute catch phrase, but the intent runs so much deeper.

While we hope everyone shops locally as often as possible, this Saturday is an opportunity to remind those local business owners how much you appreciate them. Many have just managed to hang on during the pandemic and any day you can help them exceed expectations provides the con-fidence they need to keep going.

A show of support is particularly import-ant now. An expected next wave of corona-virus infections could again ripple through small business communities across the U.S.

It was reported in the New York Times on Sunday that “sluggish retail sales growth in October, rising claims for unemploy-ment insurance last week and a multi-week decline in employment and hours worked at small businesses nationwide have increased the odds that the economy could tip back into recession.”

Not that it’s inevitable. If we all do our part by following the guidelines designed to stop the spread of infection, that’s another way to support small businesses. A healthy community is a healthy customer base.

Across our pages, you’ll see the names of our advertising partners and we urge you to give them your business. And there are so many others in your area. Not all of them have brick and mortar shops. Many small business, from artisans to profes-sional service providers, are based locally and operating virtually. Please seek them all out. Ask your friends and neighbors for recommendations. Check social media.Help local restaurants keep going by buying gift cards or certificates from them as presents.

You all have a ton of civic and commu-nity pride. Supporting small businesses is another chance to show it and we hope you take every opportunity.

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My kids have been busy making their Christmas wish lists. Over the years I have saved the “rough drafts.” You

know, the list that doesn’t get sent to Santa. It’s a walk down Memory Lane to look these over. Just the change in their handwriting is enough to make a Momma cry, never mind all the requests for baby dolls and princess this or that! Those days are over, sniffle, sniffle…but today’s pastime got me thinking about my favorite gift recommendations for the gardener in your life. Let’s start with tools!

Hands down, my favorite tool is the spade. It’s similar to a short handled shovel with an ever so slightly tapered, yet straight rectangu-lar blade. I have an antique spade with a worn wooden handle that belonged to my dad. I use it to “edge” shrub beds or other gardens to keep them distinct from the lawn. A spade is also great for dividing overgrown perennials. Simply use the blade to chop the plant into manageable pieces. It is likewise indispens-able for moving or removing trees and shrubs, cutting through tough roots in no time flat.

If I had to name a runner up, it would be the scuffle hoe. Get your friend one of these and with 20 minutes of “aerobic exercise” three times a week, their garden will be weed free! A gentle back and forth action slices the weeds at the soil line without turning the soil

over too much or bringing new seeds to light.One tool that I couldn’t live without come

harvest time are my garden shears. They look very much like scissors with short-er blades. Useful as an all around pruner, this tool is surprisingly sharp, lightweight, and comfortable in your hands even after lots of work. I only wish they weren’t black; I need to spray paint the handles neon orange so that I don’t keep losing them amongst the plant material.

Once the weather breaks your favorite gardener can get a jump

start on the growing season with a gift of IRT mulch. For crops such as pumpkins, melons, eggplant, peppers and other heat-lovers, it is an indispensable tool. Simply roll out the black plastic-like mulch two weeks before planting time to warm the soil. When ready to plant, simply cut and “X” into the mulch and position the seedling into the soil. Plants generally grow faster and will ripen sooner than those growing without the mulch. In addition, they suffer next to nil competition from weeds.

Even though it will be a while until we can get our hands into the soil again, many gardeners will start off the New Year with a seed catalog or two in hand. To be able to grow the great variety of tasty veggies and colorful flowers seen on the glossy pages of these pamphlets, we really must learn to start

our own transplants from seed. Then, the sky is really the limit!

Without the right amount of light and warmth, however, indoor seed starting can be discouraging. Often times transplants end up so leggy that they collapse. Or, worse yet, seeds rot in the soil without ever even germi-nating. Spare your loved one the heartbreak and get them a heated mat and a shop light with fluorescent bulbs. The mat will provide warmth at the root zone to encourage speedy, even germination and the light, when posi-tioned just inches above the growing seed-lings, will promote sturdy, strong growth.

Search out local garden centers and nurs-eries for these and other innovative garden-ing implements for your friends and family this holiday season. Two mail order com-panies that carry the some of the products I mentioned include Johnny’s Selected Seeds in Winslow, Maine (Johnnyseeds.com) and Fedco Seeds in Waterville Maine (fedcoseeds.com).

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

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coverage after age 65, you will be subject to a late enrollment penalty, which will perma-nently increase your Medicare Part B (and Part D) premiums.

Medicare Part B is coverage for doc-tors and outpatient services, and Part D is prescription drug coverage, both of which require a premium; Medicare Part A is hospi-talization coverage which is free if you’re eli-gible for Social Security. If you have “credit-able” employer coverage when you turn 65, you can simply delay enrolling in Medicare Part B until your employer coverage is about to end, or until after it ends during an eight-month Special Enrollment Period during which you can enroll in Medicare Part B without penalty. But for Part D prescription drug coverage, you must enroll in a private plan within 63 days of your 65th birthday, or the end of your employer drug coverage, or you will incur a Part D late enrollment pen-alty for enrolling later. And remember that Medicare late enrollment penalties never go away – they are recurring for the rest of your life.

The bottom line is this: you don’t need to pre-register for either Social Security or Medicare. You can simply enroll when you are ready for benefits to start (keeping in mind that for Medicare, you must have “cred-itable” alternative coverage after age 65 to avoid late enrollment penalties).

This article is intended for informa-tion purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association. NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity. To submit a question, visit the AMAC website (amacfoundation.org/programs/social-security-advisory) or email AMAC at [email protected].

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By Betsy de ParryGuest columnist

In the wake of the 2020 election, many Americans are wondering whether biparti-sanship is even possible anymore.For the millions suffering from cancer and

other debilitating diseases, I hope so. Because 18 years ago, when I faced a deadly diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bipartisanship laid the foundation that gave me my life back.

The treatment that saved me resulted from years of research that would have amounted to nothing without the law authored by two senators, Indiana Democrat Birch Bayh and Kansas Republican Bob Dole, in 1980.

Known as the Bayh-Dole Act, this law allows universities, small businesses and non-profit organizations to own the early-stage inventions they make in the course of their research using federal grants. These institu-tions can then license their intellectual prop-erty to private firms, which have the resources and experience to turn promising ideas into widely available medicines.

Prior to Bayh-Dole, the government retained ownership of intellectual property rights, and only occasionally translated them into real-world products for patient use. At the time the law passed, fewer than 5% of these government-owned inventions were licensed for commercial production.

Fortunately, Senators Bayh and Dole set partisanship aside to fix this logjam. Their landmark legislation has helped create a legal framework for private firms to pioneer more than 200 groundbreaking medical innovations -- including the one that saved my life.

When I was diagnosed with an incurable form of NHL in January 2002, my only treat-ment option at the time was chemotherapy. It was known to slow the disease’s progression but it would inevitably return.

But chemotherapy didn’t slow the progres-sion of my disease. A few months into treat-ment -- and in the nick of time -- a new type of treatment for NHL hit the market: radio-immunotherapy. Unlike chemotherapy, which attacks both cancerous and healthy cells and requires up to eight treatments, RIT targets

cancerous cells only, and takes only one or two injections.

In September 2002, I received two doses of the cutting-edge RIT drug Zevalin and have been in remission and healthy ever since. A crucial part of Zevalin’s therapeutic regimen is the infusion of the drug rituximab, a medi-cation designed to reduce the number of can-cerous B cells in the blood. Using grants from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Stanford University unearthed this B cell technology in the 1970s and 1980s.

This discovery may never have become a commercially viable cancer treatment had those researchers not left Stanford and formed Biotherapy Systems in 1985 to further develop and commercialize their B cell technology.

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I’m far from the only patient who owes her life to the drug innovation ecosystem Bayh-Dole supports. Under this law, private compa-nies have been able to bring patients hundreds

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Patients owe a debt of gratitude to senators Bayh and Dole, who rec-ognized that empowering private drug companies to turn government-spon-sored research into usable medicines and treatments is not a partisan issue.

Their bill found its way through Congress at a divided moment, when Ronald Reagan had just won election but Jimmy Carter was still in office. Their willingness to work together in the service of public health and patients like me should inspire us today.

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BIPARTISAN from page 4

Kathy Deschamps and Gail Moryl have stayed with the event, joining the town’s Decorations Committee.

Swag and large wreaths were walked to their destina-tions by volunteers although the Ware High School football team could not be used for the job as they have been in the past.

Deschamps said this year

some new people, such as Jamie Imbier and Kristy Kenyon, have joined in and the group is excited to host a Festive Holiday Drive Through in Grenville Park, on Dec. 12, from 5 to 8 p.m.

The Committee could not do tollroads in town or other fundraising this year, so if peo-ple want to donate they may send checks made out to Ware Holiday Flair, to Ware Town Hall, c/o Mary Midura, 126 Main St., Ware, MA, 01082.

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A sight not often seen is the gate in the cast iron fence around Nenameseck Square open to let vol-unteers put light up decorations in that space.

Swag awaits volunteers, who brought it to differ-

ent places on Main Street Saturday morning as the

Decorations Committee prepares for Christmas.

A piece of the large Christmas tree was being walked over to the frame of the tree in Veteran’s Park, which is together piece by piece.

Decorations were put up in Veteran’s Park Saturday morning and the swag is waiting to be hung on Main Street.

Other light-up decorations in Nenameseck Square went up as well, including a couple along with several children.

A trio of reindeer decorations went up in Nenameseck Square Saturday morning.

It takes a village to decorate one as some people get the pieces ready, and others have to be willing to get up a little higher than usual to put it all together in Veteran’s Park.

The jobs of elves are never done in the days leading up to Christmas. These elves were bringing the big wreaths that get attached to the light poles along the Millyard to their places so they could be hung.

Some of the light-up dec-orations needed to be

tested before being put up in Nenameseck Square.

Turley Publications staff photos by Eileen Kennedy


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Lady Cougars defeat Rams

WARREN – On Nov. 9, Darian Shepherd and Isabelle Burgess scored the goals for the Cougars in a 2-1 win over visiting Shepherd Hill. The Cougars improved to 4-1 at the time with the win.

Darian Shepherd poises herself for a shot on goal. Ayla Iowiec tries to hit the ball past a defender.

Photos by Gregory A. ScibelliAbigail Bouchard stops the ball and keeps it in the offensive end of the field.

Paisleigh Atwood tries to steal the ball. Kiara Gauthier and an opponent chase after a loose ball

By Tim PetersonSports Correspondent

PALMER—The nine seniors listed on the Ware girls soccer team didn’t want to finish their high school career’s without cel-ebrating at least one win this fall.

With the help of senior’s Caitlin Hess, who recorded her first hat-trick of the season, and Jackie Dugay, who contributed with two goals, the Lady Indians coasted to an 8-1 road victory over the Pathfinder Lady Pioneers earlier this month.

“We’ve been facing a lot of tough teams so far this season,” said Ware head coach Jerry Czub. “This was a more com-petitive game for us. A team like Pathfinder is more at our level.”

The Lady Indians entered the final week of the season with a 1-5 record. They had only scored five goals in their first five match-es.

The other Ware seniors are Abigail Hayman, Sydney DiMarzio, Hailey Hernandez, Aidyn Welsh, Olivia Vadnais, Amelia Bonnayer, and Seraya Dauksewich.

“We have nine seniors on the team this year,” Czub said. “They saw a lot of action in today’s game and it was a lot of fun for them.”

Hayman, who had been the Lady Indians starting goalie, didn’t play against Pathfinder because she suffered a season ending injury in loss at Granby.

Sophomore Cassie Pendleton played the first half in goal against Pathfinder. She was replaced by eighth grader Abigail McQuaid at the start of the sec-ond half.

“Abi Hayman is out for the season with an injury,” Czub said.

“We’re trying to give a couple of our younger players some expe-rience at that position. Hopefully, they’ll be able to help us next year.”

Hess finished the Pathfinder game with a total of four goals.

Ware coasts to late-season win over Pathfinder

Photos by David Henry www.sweetdogphotos.comCaitlin Hess attempts to get around an opponent.

By Gregory A. [email protected]

REGION – Could indoor track become outdoor track this year?

Indoor track coaches around the region are looking at the possibility of that if a different solution is not found to hold indoor track when the winter season starts in January.

Indoor track facilities are few and far between in Western Massachusetts.

The teams in the Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference have typically used Smith College over the past several years.

Several teams would each par-ticipate in one of two meets on Friday evenings. There would be a meet at 3:45 p.m. and a second meet at 6:45 p.m. Schools would be counted with certain schools matching up their results individ-ually.

Smith College, like many col-lege campuses, are not open for high schools to use for track meets. Springfield College, which has indoor track facilities, is also not available due to the pandemic.

With the Fall 2 or bubble season set to happen in February, coaches are discussing the idea of doing indoor track at the various artificial turf facilities available throughout the region.

“If the weather cooperates, we would be able to hold meets out-side and would not have to rent a place like Smith College,” said Agawam High School track coach Dan Pryce. “We would have to modify a few of the events, but it would work really well.”

During indoor track, the running events including the 55 meter, 300 meter, 600 meter, and 1000 meter runs. The one mile and two miles

are events done in both the indoor and outdoor seasons, as well as the long jump, high jump, and shot put. The outdoor season has 100, 200, 400, and 800 meter races in com-parison.

Pryce said while there is noth-ing official, there is a lot of good feedback among the indoor track coaches in the region to move indoor track to the bubble season so competitors can take part in the sports.

There is potential competition in the sport if it moves to the bubble season. Football is currently sched-uled to be the main sport during the bubble season, set to go from Feb. 22 to mid-April. Because football is normally a fall sport and indoor track a winter sport, some students may have to choose one sport over the other if they are normally involved in both. Cheerleading is also currently supposed to be part of the Fall 2 season.

Riley Dulak runs down a loose ball.

Brenna Chelsey heads up the field after taking possession of the ball.

Sydney DiMarzio makes a cross-ing pass.

Indoor track could move to bubble season

Hurdles are another event that is part of the indoor track sea-son. Indoor track could move outdoors in the bubble season in late February.

By Gregory A. [email protected]

REGION – In a bit of a switch from the normal deci-sion-making processes filter-ing down, the Pioneer Valley I n t e r s c h o l a s t i c A t h l e t i c Conference made a pre-emptive decision about the upcoming winter season.

In Western Massachusetts, there will be no winter sports action before Jan. 14. Practices cannot begin before Jan. 4.

Agawam High Schoo l Ath le t i c Di rec to r Dav id Stratton, a member of the PVIAC Board of Directors, said he believes a similar decision will be made by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association in the coming weeks.

“We looked at a number of things as it related to this deci-sion,” said Stratton.

The top factor was learning from what schools and commu-nities went through in the fall season.

“A number of towns and their schools had to go in front of their school commit-tees and the respective boards of health,” said Stratton. “And those boards only meet once or twice a month, so it took some times for towns to get the vari-ous approvals needed.’

Taking into account a full season will not be played,

Winter season postponed till January

B A R R E – O n Nov. 12 , Quabbin field hockey returned to action after a brief hia tus and defeat-ed Narragansett 4-1. J o r j i L a Vi o l e t t e , Sydney Giorgi, Alison Michalik and Madylan Alves had the goals for the Panthers in the win.

QUABBIN FIELD HOCKEY GRABS WIN

Michelle Trembley balances the ball on her stick.

Photos by Melina BourdeauSydney Bolger runs after a loose ball.

Allison Michalik takes a whack.Natalya Morin eyes a teammate up the field as pressure comes.

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Please see WINTER, page 8


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For the week of Nov. 9-16, the Hardwick/New Braintree Police Department conducted 68 build-ing/property checks, one fraud, one motor vehicle accident, five emer-gency 911 calls, one safety hazard, 11 radar assignments, 26 directed/area patrols and five motor vehicle stops in the town of Hardwick.

Tuesday, Nov. 1011:44 a.m. Phone – 911/Hang-

up Call Thresher Road – Dispatch Handled

6:39 p.m. 911 – Suspicious Activity Barre Road – Spoken To

Wednesday, Nov. 118:36 a.m. Phone – Medical

A l a r m H a r d w i c k R o a d – Transported to Hospital

12:48 p.m. 911 – Trespass Greenwich Road – Report Taken

3:58 p.m. Initiated – Motor Vehicle Stop Lower Road – Summons Issued

Thursday, Nov. 128:39 a.m. 911 – Medical

Emergency Church Lane – Services Rendered

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She also scored four goals against Mahar and Smith Vocational last year.

“It was very important to finally win a game and it was a lot of fun out there today,” said Hess, who’s a four-year mem-ber of the varsity soccer team. “I wouldn’t have been able to score the four goals without the help of my teammates. I also had a couple of hat-tricks last year.”

The Lady Pioneers (0-7) were also looking to get into the win column for the first time this season.

The only two Pathfinder seniors are Jylian Auger, who’s the starting goalkeeper, and Cierra Table, who missed the Ware game with an injury.

“We do have some talented young players,” said Pathfinder head coach Tom Dyjack. “The future does look very bright for us. We’re playing a lot of very good teams this year. A couple of them have been state cham-pions in the past.”

The Lady Indians built a commanding 4-0 lead during the first ten minutes of the match. The duo of Hess and Dugay combined to score those goals.

Dugay kicked things off by firing a shot into the right corner past Auger (14 saves), which was assisted by sopho-more Riley Dulak.

Dulak also assisted on Hess’s first goal two minutes later.

Hess also netted an unas-sisted goal in the first quarter before Dugay’s goal, which was assisted by Hernandez, in the middle of the quarter increased the visitors lead to 4-0.

One of the highlights for the home team took place at the start of the second quarter.

After the ball deflected away from Penndleton, sophomore Ava Theoclis knocked a close range shot into the back of the net for an unassisted goal. It was also her first goal of the season

Neither team was able to score another goal during the rest of the first half.

The only goal of the third quarter was scored by Ware freshman Madisyn Davis, which was unassisted.

Hess would cap off her memorable afternoon by scor-ing twice more during the fourth quarter. Vadnais assisted on her final goal.

Hess was credited with an assist on a goal by Dulak with a couple of minutes remaining in the match.

The two girls soccer teams were scheduled to face each other again at Ware High School in the season finale on Thursday afternoon.

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Stratton said delaying the season to January was the easiest step to take.

Just like the fall season, teams will play in geographic bubbles and will only be able to get about 10 to 12 games at the most played.

Taking into account the holi-day breaks as well as the winter weather, the winter season is usu-ally the longest, starting in early December and ending in mid-March.

Stratton said other factors played into making the decision even easier to make. He said the current spike in COVID-19 cases made it easier for the PVIAC to take a break. The break will keep more students at home and reduce exposure to the virus as the coun-try prepares for possible distribu-

tion of a vaccine.Strat ton said the PVIAC

expects the winter season to go from Jan. 14 to Feb. 21. He said one other proposal had the season going from Dec. 14 to Feb. 12, but said the point about towns needing time to get approvals prevailed.

Sports specific guidelines are scheduled to be made public soon, and local town boards and school committee members would have to review them and see if they want their schools to participate.

As of now, basketball and hockey are supposed to be played while wrestling will not be allowed to have any school-to-school competition.

Stratton said while news of a vaccine continues to circulate, the PVIAC and MIAA are continuing to prepare for seasons as if the pandemic is still in effect.

“We are preparing for the con-

ditions that currently exist until we have information that would cause us to do otherwise,” said Stratton.

The Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issues the guidance high schools are using to play sports currently. The EEA was scheduled to release guidance for winter sports to be considered by the various subcommittees of the MIAA Board of Directors. Stratton, who is on the Sports Medicine Committee, said votes on the guidelines are ongoing.

Stratton said the PVIAC will re-evaluate the bubble leagues schools will play in. They were geographically-based, but the number of schools participating in the winter season could change. He also said with a limited num-ber of ice hockey teams, those bubble leagues will look much different.

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Pioneers shut out at home

PALMER – The Pathfinder Regional High School boys soccer team was defeated 8-0 by rival Monson on Nov. 10, one of the final regular sea-son games for the Pioneers. Goalies Austin Tocci and Rich Gula combined for nine saves in goal.

Photos by David Henry www.sweetdogphotos.comEthan Farrar gets a pass away before the pressure comes.

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For the week of Nov. 9-16, the Hardwick/New Braintree Police Department conducted 25 building/property checks, six radar assign-ments, one motor vehicle stop, 21 directed/area patrols, one safety hazard, six traffic controls, three animal calls, one scam and one emergency 911 call in the town of New Braintree.

Tuesday, Nov. 104:52 p.m. Initiated – Motor

Vehicle Stop Gilbertville Road – Arrest(s) Made

Thursday, Nov. 1211:15 a.m. Phone – Lost/Stolen

Plate West Brookfield Road – Officer Handled

4:36 p.m. Phone – Scam Davis Road – Officer Handled

Friday, Nov. 138:06 a.m. 911 – Motor Vehicle

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Sunday, Nov. 159:42 p.m. Phone – Safety

Hazard West Brookfield Road – Removed Hazard

WARE — To better serve the community, The Ware Police Department will be creating an archive of those citizens in town diagnosed with any condition that may render them unable to effec-tively communicate themselves. These conditions include—but are not limited to—Alzheimer’s Disease, speech impairment, and persons at certain ranges of the autism spectrum. Occasionally, such citizens wander from their homes and are encountered by

officers that have trouble identi-fying and assisting them. This confidential archive will contain personalized information so that officers may properly redirect the individuals to their caretakers. The project will be initiated on a tri-al-basis and is completely volun-tary. Anyone wishing you partic-ipate in this endeavor, please call Officer Cacela at the Ware Police Department 413-967-3571, or send an email to [email protected].

WARE – The Ware Police Department and the Ware Fire Department have started their 17th annual Ware Christmas For Kids program for the 2020 holiday sea-son.

They are requesting financial assistance to help us fulfill the needs of the children of Ware, and all assistance is greatly appreci-ated. The program is for infants through children aged 12. The pro-

gram recognizes all holiday obser-vances.

Monetary donations may be dropped off at the Ware Police Department at 22 North St., or may be sent to Ware Christmas For Kids, c/o Ware Police Department, 22 North St., Ware, MA, 01082.

Darlene Gildert is the pro-gram coordinator and she can be reached at 413-967-3571, ext. 327.

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Ware Police Department offers voluntary archive

S P R I N G F I E L D – T h e Springfield Garden Club will host “Floral Expressions” presented by Matt Flatow of Flowers! Flowers! on Friday, Nov. 30 at 11:30 a.m. The event will be virtual and will be accessible via Zoom.

Matt Flatow, floral designer for “Flowers, Flowers” in Springfield, will demonstrate floral designs to inspire viewers to transform their homes into holiday wonderlands. He will present new techniques, tricks, materials, and designs and the resulting arrangements will be auctioned off.

Flatow has designed for many events in the Springfield area including interpretations each

year at the Festival of Flowers at the Springfield Museums and arrangements for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra opening galas.

While the demonstration is not open to the public, the designs will be created in the Carriage House at the Barney Estate and will be available for viewing in real time via Zoom. Tickets for guests are $5 and are available at EventBrite.com.

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WEST BROOKFIELD – Margaret M. “Peggy” Delargy, age 78, passed away peace-fully on Wednesday, Nov. 18 , 2020 , a t Quaboag Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center in West Brookfield, after a short struggle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 7, 1941, in Ware, to the late George Slattery and Mildred (Szadek) Slattery.

She married her loving hus-band, John M. Delargy Sr., on July 22, 1961, in Ware, where they raised their family and spent their lives together. Peggy, as she was known, was a beloved kin-dergarten teacher at the former St. Mary’s School in Ware for 15 years before her career ended in a tragic car accident that left her disabled. She never stopped rem-iniscing about her past students and her genuine love of teaching.

She was a devout and proud

Catholic, which was evident in every room of her home and by

the rosary beads she kept by her chair. Peggy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sis-ter, aunt and friend to so many who loved her.

She leaves behind her wonderful hus-band of 59 years, John, two beaut i ful chi l -dren and their spous-

es, John Delargy Jr. and Melissa (King) Delargy, of Ware, and Kathleen (Delargy) Rougeau and Steven Rougeau of Milford, New Hampshire. She will be deeply missed by her grand-children, Lee Barbiasz, and his wife, Jaelyn, of Amherst, New Hampshire, Dwight Barbiasz, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jamison Holder, of Milford, New Hampshire, and Olivia Rougeau, of Milford, New Hampshire, as well as her great-grandchildren,

Elijah Barbiasz, Eloise Barbiasz and Baker Barbiasz, of Amherst, New Hampshire. Peggy also leaves behind her siblings, George Slattery, of Ware, John Slattery, and his wife, Mary, of Ware, and Dennis Slattery, of Ware She was predeceased by her brother, Charles Slattery, and his wife, Marie, both formerly from Ware. She also leaves behind many niec-es, nephews and family members of whom she was a great part of their lives growing up.

A funeral Mass was offered for Peggy on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in St. Mary’s Church, in Ware. Everyone met directly in the church on Tuesday morning. Peggy was to be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Cemetery, in Ware, following her funeral Mass. There were no call-ing hours. Cebula Funeral Home, of Ware, is assisting her family with the final arrangements. For more information and online guest book, please visit www.cebulafu-neralhome.com.

Death noticesDelargy, Margret M.Died: Nov. 18, 2020Funeral Mass held Nov. 24St. Mary’s ChurchWare

LaMay, Mary A.Died: Nov. 17, 2020Graveside service held Nov. 21New St. William CemeteryWare

Paugh, Michael DavidDied: Nov. 12, 2020Services are private

Mary A� LaMayGILBERTVILLE – Mary A.

LaMay, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. She was born in Ware on Jan. 28, 1943, daughter of the late Henry and Els ie (Capper) L a M a y . S h e lived in Ware and Gilbertville for

several years before moving to West Springfield 10 years ago.

Mary was employed as a kitch-en worker at the former Monson Developmental Center before retire-ment. She was a member of All Saints Church in Ware, and a former member of the Gilbertville Golden Agers.

She is survived by her beloved daughter, Dawn M. Vandale, of Southbridge, her brother, Arthur LaMay, of West Brookfield, and her sister, Margaret Henrichon, of West Brookfield. Mary also leaves behind two grandchildren, Jeffrey H. Vandale II and Alyda L. King, and three

great-grandchildren: Kayne Vandale, Kayble King and Solomon Hamilton. Besides her parents, she was pre-deceased by her brother, Clarence LaMay, and her sister, Ruth Zemojtel.

A graveside service for Mary was held on Saturday, Nov.21, in New St. William’s Cemetery in Ware. Cebula Funeral Home, of Ware, was entrusted with the final arrangements. For more information and online guest book, please visit www.cebulafuneralhome.com.

RICHMOND, Virginia – Michael David Paugh, age 61, of Richmond, died on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. He was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey on Oct. 8, 1959, and lived in Easton, Pennsylvania and , We s t B r o o k f i e l d a n d P a l m e r , Massachusetts, and for the last 40 years, Richmond.

He leaves two daughters, Lauren Paugh, and her fian-cé, Ryan Burgess, of Glen Allen, and Amanda and her husband, Lt. Eric Daly, of Fredericksburg, and is survived by his former wife, Deborah Sheehan-Paugh, of Richmond. In addition, he leaves a brother, James III, and his wife, Patricia, of Worcester, Massachusetts, a sister, Kathleen S c a r g l i a , o f Wi l b r a h a m , Massachuse t t s , and s i s te r, Jennifer, and her husband, Steven Browne, of Glenwood, Maryland. He also leaves, nephews and nieces, James IV, and wife Nicola, Todd, and Matthew, and wife, Amy, Stacy Ashford, and Gabrielle and Olivia Browne as well as grand nephews and niec-es. His father, James Jr., mother,

L. Patricia, and brother, Thomas, predeceased him.

He was president of Paugh Surgical, Inc. of Richmond, for 23 years building it to an $18.5 mil-lion company, earning Distributor of Year Honors from numerous

companies and on multiple occasions. He represented well over 30 manufacturers in the highly complex field of neuro/spinal surgery markets with seats on the advisory boards of Zeiss and Mizuho Distributors.

Prior to founding his own busi-ness, he worked for Connell Neurosurgical and Leica Micro Systems.

He was graduated Palmer High School in 1977, then from the College of the Holy Cross in 1981, and finally earning a mas-ter’s in public health in epide-miology and biostatistics from UMASS-Amherst in 1984.

Boston and Holy Cross sports were always a favorite for him, even attending Super Bowl XXXIX. The love he had for his daughters and family was unmatched. Always outgoing, he was generous and friendly with nearly everyone and leaves sever-

al professional friends around the country.

His daughters remember their father with the song “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle:

“There’s two things I know for sure: She was sent here from heaven and she’s daddy’s little girl. As I drop to my knees by her bed at night She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes and I thank God for all of the joy in my life.

Oh, but most of all For butter-fly kisses after bedtime prayer; sticking little white flowers all up in her hair; “Walk beside the pony, Daddy, it’s my first ride.” “I know the cake looks funny, Daddy, but I sure tried.” Oh, with all that I’ve done wrong, I must have done something right to deserve a hug every morning and butterfly kisses at night.”

Due to COVID-19, the funeral services will be private and under the direction of Beers & Story of Palmer, Massachusetts. Interment will be in St. Thomas Cemetery in Palmer, Massachusetts..

Memorial contributions may be made in memory of his mother to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at www.pancan.org. For more information or to leave a memory, please visit www.beer-sandstory.com.

Michael David Paugh

state has rated the difficulty level of a number of pieces that still need work, with 20.2 miles rated mod-erately difficult to implement and 22.4 miles rated as highly difficult. Nine new bridges would be neces-sary to complete the trail, accord-ing to the state.

This study divides the MCRT analysis into three segments. The first one goes from the easternmost part of the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Belchertown to the Massachusetts Central Rail Road corridor at the east bank of the Swift River in Bondsville, a village of Palmer. The second segment goes from the Swift River in Bondsville to the Ware River in Barre. The third sec-tion goes from Glenwood Road in Rutland to Stone Road in Berlin, which is just east of the I-495 underpass, Berlin/Hudson town line.

Within those segments are highly detailed notes about what obstacles are in the way, including whether it is a physical problem, such as a missing bridge over a river, or an ownership problem as some pieces are in private hands. It also documents where it may be necessary to leave the trail for short pieces.

Economics “It’s terrific to have this study,

and to continue to draw attention to this huge resource in our com-munity,” said East Quabbin Land Trust Executive Director Cynthia Henshaw, who was asked by the state to review the plan before it was released.

The EQLT has most recently developed a half-mile of the trail in Ware, near the trust’s Frohloff farm on Church Street. It was built as an accessible trail so it is wide and covered in crushed stone. The plan is to connect it to the trust’s already existing portions in New Braintree and Hardwick. The trust is also working on a trail from the farm to Grenville Park, which is also on Church Street in Ware.

Henshaw said more fully devel-oping the trail between towns, such as Ware and Hardwick, can help residents travel to local jobs and shopping. She also said it provides a safe place for people to enjoy nature and to get exercise without being near cars.

Craig Della Penna, who has been involved in the trail for a couple of decades, said develop-ing trails always benefits the com-munities it runs through. He is a Northampton Realtor who special-izes in selling houses close to rail trails.

“When trail projects come through the result is econom-ic development,” he said. “Local small businesses benefit and will locate there, and it’s more live-ly.” He pointed to Gilbertville’s Rose 32 bakery and restaurant as the type of business that could be attracted to locating along the trail. Part of the existing trail runs between Gilbertville and New Braintree. Rail trails help make communities more viable and live-able, he said. The state used the Gilbertville-Ware covered bridge as one of the sights on the trail during their recent conference last week. Della Penna also runs a web-site about the MCRT at www.mass-

centralrailtrail.org/, which has old and new maps.

In fact, the economic vibrancy the trails bring to communities has been part of the reason the state has put an emphasis on creating trails, Della Penna said. The state now has a Trails Committee made up of multiple agencies and they meet every few weeks, he said.

HistoryThe Massachusetts Central

Railroad originally ran west from Boston for 104 miles to Northampton, and the state wants to see it use as much of the origi-nal rail corridor as possible. It was once possible to get on a train in Boston’s North Station and travel to Northampton’s Union Station, although Paul Jahnige, with the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation said at a MassDOT conference this week the railroad was abandoned in the early 1900s. A hurricane in 1938 severely dam-aged the line, and over time some of the line could not even be seen.

ImportanceTrails in general, and the MCRT

specifically, has been identified as a high priority for the common-wealth’s trail and greenway system, according to the report. It involves MassDOT’s statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plans, the Department of Conservation & Recreation’s Commonwealth Connections, and various local and regional plans, according to the report.

At last week’s virtual 2020 Moving Together conference, MassDOT’s John Bechard described it as a “critical backbone” in creat-ing shared use trails in the state, and said it was the top rail trail priority in the state. He described the feasi-bility study as a way of kicking the completion of the trail into higher gear, and determining what needs to be done to make it a reality.

The study details approximately 55 miles of undeveloped segments along the MCRR corridor are cur-rently in public, private or conser-vation ownership. About 33 miles of this trail have already been con-structed as off-road, multi-use gre-enways.

An additional 22 miles of former railroad corridor are owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and leased by DCR between Coburn Road in Berlin and Linden Street in Waltham, according to the study. This 22-mile corridor is in varying stages of planning, design and construction by the municipal-ities, DCR and Eversource Energy to develop the 10-foot wide, paved MCRT.

“This trail will knit togeth-er slowly over time,” Della Penna said. “It may take a generation.”

The full feasibility report can be found at https://www.mass.gov/lists/mass-central-rail-trail-feasibility. Comments and suggestions from the public will be taken through Dec. 1 at https://tinyurl.com/y6j9r7bp.

RAIL TRAIL from page 1

The Warren Wright Road parking area for the Norwottuck Rail Trail in Belchertown. The state

recently released a feasibility report for a portion ofthe Mass Central Rail Trail, running from Belchertown

to the Hudson/Berlin town line.

EAST BROOKFIELD – Sheryl Blancato, CEO and founder of Second Chance Animal Services, recently earned her Certified Animal Welfare Administrator cer-tification through The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement, an independent agency whose mission is to help develop strong leaders and promote standards of practice in the animal welfare pro-fession. Blancato is now one of several hundred individuals to hold this prestigious designation.

The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement adminis-ters the Certified Animal Welfare Administrator program which dis-tinguishes top-level executives and managers working in both nonprofit and municipal animal welfare agen-cies. In addition to meeting strict eligibility requirements for leader-ship and management in the animal welfare field, Blancato needed to pass a rigorous exam to earn her CAWA designation.

The CAWA exam covers best practices in animal welfare with questions reviewing leadership, human resources, finance, fundrais-ing, marketing, administration, and

animal care. Obtaining her CAWA status validates Blancato’s work in the animal welfare field and illus-trates her competency to contribute to broader animal welfare conversa-

tions as they pertain to her commu-nity and across the country.

Blancato described the certifica-tion process as very tough, but an important step for Second Chance. “We hold ourselves to the highest standards,” she said. “Our donors entrust us with the resources to help pets and this certification ensures we are doing the most we can with their support.” Blancato added that she will pursue continuing education classes to maintain the certification.

“Cert i fied Animal Welfare Administrators have demonstrated that they hold specialized qualifi-cations and a commitment to high standards and ethical practices in our industry,” said Jim Tedford, CAWA’s CEO. “We respect their dedication to their own profession-al development and their pursuit of leadership excellence.”

Second Chance is a nonprofit 501c3 tax-exempt organization that began in 1999 in East Brookfield and relies solely on donations from grants to operate. The organization operates an adoption center in East Brookfield, and community veteri-nary hospitals in North Brookfield, Springfield, and Worcester.

Courtesy photoSecond Chance CEO Sheryl Blancato visits with 14-year-old Bella who was adopted from Second Chance in 2012.

Second Chance CEO Sheryl Blancato earns prestigious credential

BELCHERTOWN – The B e l c h e r t o w n H i s t o r i c a l Association is proud to announce its annual YULETIDE craft sale is being held online this year.

The market place can be found at StoneHouseMuseum.com until Dec. 15.

Handcrafted items from local artisans are being showcased that will help you to complete your holiday gift list and support your local history museum. Wreaths, books, greeting cards, photo-graphs, pottery, jewelry, knitted items, some of the association’s famous “gently used pocket-books,” along with many other assorted items are available for purchase.

Any items purchased online will be delivered to the buyer’s door in plenty of time for the hol-idays.

Current health and safety guidelines prevent the associa-tion from welcoming visitors into the Stone House Museum for the holidays. Showing the museum festively decorated for the season has always been a time of pride and satisfaction for the Historical Association. Allowing the associ-ation to share with the communi-ty a sample of what the holidays looked like two centuries ago.

However, the association encourages people to browse its collection of gifts online in the market place.

Yuletide craft sale runs through Dec� 15

The Yuletide craft sale will be avail-able to the public until Dec. 15.

WARE – St. Mary’s Church, 57 South St. in Ware will be having a pre-order sale of its own frozen kapusta, $6 per quart, freshly made kielbasa from Bernat’s Polish Deli at $8, and freshly made Polish bread from Countryside Bakery

for $4.50 a loaf. Curbside pick-up will be Dec. 19 in the parking lot behind the church. Customers will be given a pickup time when placing their order. Payment should be the exact amount, either check made out to St. Mary’s Church,

or cash and placed in an envelope with the customer’s name, phone number and payment amount. Call Sylvia at 413-436-9268 or Diane at 413-967-5207 with questions and/or to order. All orders must be in by Monday Dec. 7.

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Zoning Board of AppealsNotice of Public HearingV-2020-03 & SP-2020-06

Notice is hereby given that the Ware Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7:05 PM on the application of Keith Goudreau for a Variance and Special Permit request under the guidelines of the Zoning Bylaw and pursu-ant to MGL Chapter 40A. The hearing will be held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, 126 Main Street, Town Hall, Ware, MA. The public is encourage to attend via digital plat-form Zoom Meetings. Go to https://zoom.us/join or join by phone. Phone Number: 929-205-6099; Meeting ID: 784-604-1861; Passcode: 08082.

SITE LOCATION: #13 3rd Avenue, Ware, MA. Said premises being further described in deeds recorded in the Hampshire District Registry of Deeds, Book 2087, Page 49. Plan Book 7 Page 54. Said property is also listed as

Assessor’s Parcel ID 52-0-34. Zoned: Suburban Residential (SR).

The Applicant is peti-tioning the ZBA to grant Variance relief for §4.8.7, Replacement of Existing Mobile Home not in Mobile Home Park, and a Special Permit for § 1.9.2, Nonconforming Structures, of the Zoning Bylaw.

A complete copy of the application can be found at the Town Clerk’s office and on the Planning & Community Development Department website under Recent Filings: http://www.townofware. c o m / d e p a r t m e n t s /planning_department/PlanningBoardRecentF i l i n g s . p h p

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Monson will only have to travel five and eight miles, respectively, for compre-hensive care after their local practices relocate.

Based on a new model of holistic care and quick access to diagnostics, the enhanced Baystate Wing is the system’s answer to what it sees as an unsustain-able way of offering care. Especially when dynamics such as the COVID-19 pandemic can crush the capacity of a small practice.

“There are small, one-to-two provid-er practices and those are very fragile right now,” Gray said.

“If one provider is out – has an emer-gency or is sick – it’s difficult to keep the doors open. The console of services [in Palmer] means one-stop shopping for people and families. If you need an X-ray, specialists, cardio, pulmonary, or gastric surgery – it’s all there. This is all based on what the market need is.”

Which is where last year’s assess-ment comes in.

Baystate tailored its consolidation plan to feedback from local residents and interviews with local healthcare providers, Gray said. According to the findings, in addition to the types of care facilities like Bay state Wing tradition-ally offers – think cardie, orthopedic, and oncology units – the new, enhanced center will include more behavioral care and other services it believes will best serve its communities.

“Substance use and mental health were identified as the most urgent health

needs/problems impacting the area, as identified in local and regional inter-views and focus groups and survey data of school districts in the Bay state Wing service area under the auspices of the Quaoar Hills Drug Free Communities project,” the report states.

The urgency mirrors what communi-ties in the commonwealth and across the country have been facing for years.

“Substance use disorders, specifical-ly opioid use, were of particular con-cern,” according to the report.

“Opioid use disorder, which has been declared a public health emergency in Massachusetts, is impacting residents with high opioid related hospitalization rates in Ware and Palmer. Tobacco use remains high with an estimated 16 to

21% of adults that smoke. The rates of youth paving nicotine-based prod-ucts is a major concern; over 25% of 12th-grade students in the Quaboag Hills region say that they vaped in the past 30 days. There was overwhelming consensus among focus group partici-pants and health care providers about the need for increased education across all sectors to reduce the stigma associ-ated with mental health and substance use, as well as the need for expanded treatment options, particularly treatment for people with co-morbidity.”

If residents in Ludlow and Manson have any reservations about the change, Gray predicts that will change once they experience the new facility.

“We are on our way to creating a

robust primary care and specialty ambu-latory center,” she said.

“Our aim is to have expanded hours, more parking, same-day appointments and convenience in every way. A con-temporary model of care. This is real-ly exciting and really creating some enthusiasm in our teams, who have been through a lot this year. I am confident that in our near future, the Bay state Health and Wellness Center Palmer will be the practice of choice for the Eastern Region community.”

Speaking of enduring a tough year, Gray, a trained nurse herself, wants to remind residents of what health pro-fessionals have been preaching for the better part of the year: As this next COVID-19 wave meets the tradition-al flu season, following guidelines not only protects individuals and families, but all those they come in contact with. That means:

Thorough and frequent hand washingSelf-isolationWearing a mask in public Get a flu shot “We’re worried a lot about an

increase in cases following the holi-days,” Gray said. “Have a safe, Zoom celebration this year so you can enjoy a nice, normal one with family and friends next year.”

For more health and safety tips, go to mass health, com. To read Bay state’s community assessment report and stra-tegic action plan, or for more informa-tion about the system, go to crystallog-rapher.

BAYSTATE from page 1

Courtesy photoThe new Baystate Wing entrance. Soon, Baystate practices in Ludlow and Monson will move to the Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer.

By Dalton ZbierskiStaff Writer

HATFIELD – At all times of the year, the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts serves as an invalu-able community resource. With temperatures plummeting and COVID-19 case counts rising on a regional scale, the Hatfield facility enters the winter prepared to play a more crucial role than it ever has before.

“It is a challenge, but we do have a warehouse full of food,” said Lillian Baulding, the Food Bank’s communicat ions and engagement officer. “We have done a lot of pivoting since COVID started and are meeting the needs. The entire team has pitched in. A lot of people are doing work that they weren’t doing before. They’re

taking on extra assignments, and it’s just getting done.”

The Food Bank d i s t r ib -utes much needed food to mem-ber agencies spread throughout Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.

Established in 1982, the Food Bank serves dozens of independent pantries, meal sites, shelters and food assistance programs in west-ern Massachusetts. The operation is a member of Feeding America, a national network of more than 200 food banks.

During the pandemic, the Food Bank’s demand has increased dra-matically. Baulding detailed the added responsibility that the facili-ty has assumed over the past eight months.

“We have seen an increase in the amount of people who have needed

our services because of COVID,” said Baulding. “Many people have come in for the first time. They may have never thought that they’d ever need assistance from the Food Bank or a food pantry but they do because of job losses.”

Baulding credited the commu-nity’s support for keeping the Food Bank alive and thriving during a challenging year. The massive 35,000 square-foot warehouse employs 45, serves as the head-quarters for the entire operation and is currently abuzz with energy and productivity.

“People are working dou-ble-time, from the pickers who pick the food and put it together for our member agencies to the volun-teers who are in our sorting room who are actually putting boxes of food together. It’s really incredi-

ble,” said Baulding. One of the greatest obsta-

cles that the pandemic has placed before the Food Bank is a dwin-dling amount of food donations. COVID-19 protocols prohibit the facility from accepting most food donations from the public.

For residents looking to con-tribute, monetary donations are highly significant and much need-ed. Baulding noted that monetary donations have allowed the Food Bank to make up for absence of food donations that it had been pre-viously accustomed to receiving.

“It’s critical because for every dollar donated, we can provide four full, healthy meals,” said Baulding. “That means one individual could get four meals, and it’s not just one part of the meal; it’s the entire meal, or a family of four could

have a dinner. It’s critical, partic-ularly at this time where so many of our neighbors are out of work or maybe their hours have been cut dramatically.”

As temperatures continue to decrease, nutritious meals become more essential. On a regular basis, the Food Bank’s Mobile Food Bank visits 27 locations in western Massachusetts, distributing healthy food items.

“We want to help people stay healthy and strong as they are going through this difficult time,” said Baulding.

On Nov. 23 and 24, the Food Bank will participate in Monte’s March, a 43-mile masked march that will begin in Springfield and finish in Greenfield, covering three counties. Monte Belmonte, a radio personality for 93.9 WRSI, leads

the annual initiative. Those who participate in the

march will push empty shopping carts along the entirety of the route to raise awareness about hunger in the region and funds to stop it in its tracks. This year, the fundraiser aims to raise $365,000, which is the equivalent of 4,000 meals per day for an entire calendar year.

“We pivoted this year, and it’s going to work. It’s going to be on a smaller scale, and we’re asking people to donate what they can,” said Baulding. “If they can’t come out and march with us, perhaps they can virtually march online, or they can donate on those two days or online as well.”

To register for Monte’s March or donate to the Food Bank, visit foodbankwma.org/events/mon-tes-march11.

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