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By PETER CURRIERStaff WriterWESTFIELD — Council on

Aging Director Tina Gorman said Tuesday morning that the frustra-tions relating to getting Westfield seniors vaccinated have continued.

Gorman said that the limited avail-ability of vaccine doses combined with the addition of teachers as an eligible group has made it difficult to help senior citizens in Westfield to get registered to receive their own doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Seniors are having the same problems they have had in the last six weeks,” said Gorman.

She described the online waiting queues to become registered for the vaccine as being more than 100,000 persons long. She also noted that those 75-years-old and older are typ-ically not as technologically savvy as those younger than them, making it more difficult to set up an appoint-ment for a group Gorman considers to be a vaccination priority.

As a result, Gorman said the Council on Aging will be limiting their registration assistance efforts to

those who are 75 and older.“A lot of times though the younger

seniors who are computer savvy also can’t get an appointment,” said Gorman, “We don’t have any better access to availability than they do.”

Gorman said that so far at least 80 Westfield seniors have received assistance in getting their vaccina-tion appointments set up with anoth-er 85 who are actively in the process of being registered.

The Council on Aging is also working on a plan to get some of its volunteers vaccinated and trained to help drive seniors to their vaccine appointments. They are using money from a Community Development Block Grant to purchase PPE for the vehicles to make the volunteer driv-ers safer.

“At this point the volunteers have at least got their first shot or are reg-istered to do so,” said Gorman.

She said the program should be ready in the coming weeks. She expects that most of the transporta-tion will be to the Eastfield Mall in Springfield, the closest major mass vaccination site to Westfield.

Senior vaccination frustrations continue

Butch Cherbonneau picks up a lunch from Council on Aging Director Tina Gorman during a curbside lunch distribution. The COA is now helping seniors make vaccination appointments. (MARC ST. ONGE/THE WESTFIELD NEWS)

Covid related grant could offset Southwick school contribution

By HOPE E. TREMBLAYEditorSOUTHWICK – The town could get some

relief from the increase in its required local contribution to the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional Schools.

Superintendent Jennifer Willard and Director of Finance and Operations Stephen Presnal said the district received approxi-mately $909,000 from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER II), a federal grant issued under the CARES Act.

Presnal said in addition to using the funds for COVID-19 related expenses, it can be applied to required local contributions for communities in regional school districts.

Willard and Presnal presented the option to the Southwick Select Board March 8, noting it could cover the $86,357 increase in Southwick’s required local contribution.

Presnal said there was no need to use the ESSER II grant in Granville and Tolland because those towns “are seeing decreases in their RLCs.”

The regional school committee last week heard the first draft of the FY22 district bud-get and a presentation is scheduled for the March 16 committee meeting. Presnal said the budget continues to be looked at and is based on Gov. Charlie Baker’s initial budget projec-tions. Presnal and Willard both said several times Monday that it could change at any time before the public hearing March 31, however they believe the required local contribution will remain the same, which is $9,164,693 without applying ESSER II funds. With the funds the contribution for F 22 is $9,078,342.

Presnal and Willard said they have two years to use the ESSER II funds and any left-over funds would be returned.

Select Board member Russell Fox asked “what would be the downside” of the funds.

Presnal said he did not think there was a “huge downside” and added that “it can be used over two years but the ability to utilize it for the RLC increase is limited to FY21-22.”

Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart asked Presnal to give the board more detailed financials for its next meeting.

Online queues for vaccine appointments continue to top 100,00 people

A screenshot of a slide showing potential use of a grant to offset Southwick’s required local contribution to the regional school district. (SCREENSHOT)

One-story and two-story options discussed

By AMY PORTERStaff WriterWESTFIELD — At a special meeting

on March 8, the Westfield School Committee was briefed on the current status and next steps for the Franklin Avenue Elementary School building project.

Owner’s Project Manager Daniel Pallotta and Architect Bert Gardner went over the steps to date, which included selecting the OPM and archi-tect and undertaking a feasibility study and educational plans for the school. Pallotta said 12 scenarios, which he called rough concept plans were created on how to solve the education problem of combining two schools, Franklin Avenue and Abner Gibbs, into one.

While initially Westfield was required to present single school options as well as dual enrollment to the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the committee has voted to move forward with only combined options.

Mayor Donald F. Humason Jr. asked whether the MSBA in its review will look at the student population that Westfield currently has, with an increased number of students home-schooling right now, or whether they will look at the population over the last three years.

Gardner said the MSBA is good at looking at trends over the long term. He said they won’t consider the lower pop-ulation due to COVID. He said a single school for the Franklin Avenue popula-tion is at 195 students, and a combined school at 395 students, which has already been established.

“It was voted by the committee, we

were only looking at combined options. We’re looking at a school for 395 stu-dents in kindergarten to grade 4,” Gardner said, adding that while class-rooms for pre kindergarten are included in the designs, they are not counted in the design enrollment because they are not reimbursable by the MSBA.

Gardner said as Pallotta mentioned, they had more than a handful of design options, and have dropped all the single enrollment options except for base repair, which establishes a baseline for the cost of just bringing the existing building up to code and structurally sound, and is required by the MSBA.

Gardner said the team is now looking at one-story rehabilitation options with staggered moves of students, as well as new one-story and two-story options. They are also looking at avoiding stag-gered moves by building a new school with two stories outside of the original footprint of the existing school.

Staggered moves of students would mean that while Franklin Avenue stu-dents could remain on site during con-struction, Abner Gibbs students would move in a year and a half later after construction is completed.

Gardner said the city’s move to pur-chase two abutting properties along Franklin Street, both of which are under purchase agreements, allows for the school to have a strong presence and access from the major roadway, and to move out the circulation from Franklin Avenue.

“This opens it up for us so we have a lot more options on how to proceed,” Gardner said.

During the meeting, Gardner present-ed a design for a new two story option

See Franklin Avenue, Page 3

School Committee briefed on Franklin Avenue school project

Designs for the new elementary school, which currently has its entrance on Franklin Avenue, will orient the school building to Franklin Street. (THE WESTFIELD NEWS PHOTO)

Social services block grant applications due March 12

By AMY PORTERStaff WriterWESTFIELD — Community Development

Director Peter J. Miller said applications for the regular round of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for FY21 are due on March 12.

Miller said the city received its annual award of $369,295 to fund public services that offer food security, homelessness assistance and prevention, and provide child care and support for people with disabilities, among others.

See Block Grant, Page 3

Dollars for Scholars application deadline nears; fundraiser set

By LORI SZEPELAKCorrespondentWESTFIELD-The annual “Shred Day” is slated

next month to raise funds for the CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars program.

“Since 2012, CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars has hosted the annual Shred Day fundraiser through the generosity of Valley Green Shredding, LLC,” said Cynthia Neary, president of the local organization. “The motto of Valley Green Shredding, LLC is ‘Your Neighbor, Your Partner in Document Shredding.’ This Westfield company is a generous, caring neighbor to donate their services to support scholarships for our own Westfield students.”

Neary noted the annual Shred Day was not con-ducted last year due to COVID restrictions to pro-tect the safety of community members.

The event will take place on April 17 from 9 a.m. – noon or until the truck is full in the parking lot of the Westfield Senior Center at 45 Noble St., and organizers are asking residents not to arrive early.

“COVID protocol must be followed by every-one,” said Neary, adding, “Do not attend if you feel sick, and masks must be worn and social distancing must be maintained.”

Attendees must remain in their vehicle and pay with the exact amount. The donation is $5 per box and there is a limit of three boxes. All boxes must be accessible in the trunk or back of the vehicle.

“Boxes should be a reasonable size so they can be lifted by one volunteer,” said Neary, adding, “Attendees must follow all instructions and no pets should be in the vehicles.”

Dick Holcomb and Laurie Lombardini are Dollars for Scholars board members who are organizers of the fundraiser.

See Dollars for Scholars, Page 3

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

ON THIS DAY241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Af-rica and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage.947 – The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself em-peror.1607 – Susenyos I defeats the com-bined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Goj-jam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.1629 – Charles I dissolves the Parlia-ment of England, beginning the elev-en-year period known as the Personal Rule.1735 – An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Gan-ja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Vol-taire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.1814 – Emperor Napoleon I is de-

feated at the Battle of Laon in France.1830 – The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created.1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hi-dalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–Ameri-can War.1861 – El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.1873 – The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhun-dov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.1876 – The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Gra-ham Bell.1891 – Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.1906 – The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France.1909 – By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquish-es its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested

in India, tried for sedition, and sen-tenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation.1933 – The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area leaving around 108 people dead.1944 – Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.1945 – World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians.1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason.1952 – Fulgencio Batista leads a suc-cessful coup in Cuba.1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thou-sands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal.1966 – Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacked rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipi-tating large-scale civil and military dis-sension in parts of the nation.1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to as-sassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to re-cant.

1970 – Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes.1975 – Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Viet-nam.1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus.1990 – In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup.2000 – The Dot-com bubble peaked with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62.2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.2017 – The impeachment of Presi-dent Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scan-dal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency.2019 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes, leading to all 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.2020 – The World Health Organiza-tion officially announces the COV-ID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

1963 – Rick Rubin, American record producer

1965 – Rod Woodson, American football player, coach, and sports-caster

1966 – Mike Timlin, American baseball player

1971 – Jon Hamm, American actor and director

1972 – Timbaland, American rap-per and producer

1977 – Shannon Miller American gymnast

1978 – Camille, French singer-songwriter and actress

1978 – Benjamin Burnley, American musician

1982 – Kwame Brown, American basketball player

1983 – Janet Mock, American jour-nalist, author, and activist

1983 – Carrie Underwood, American singer-songwriter and actress

1987 – Martellus Bennett, American football player

1995 – DaeSean Hamilton, American football player

1995 – Zach LaVine, American basketball player

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Wed., Mar. 10, 2021 is the 69th day of the year. 296 days remain until the end of the year

Major crime and incident reportWednesday, March 3, 2021

WESTFIELD11:08 a.m.: animal complaint, Franklin Street, a

female party reports that she found a white and brown pitbull type dog dragging a leash on Franklin Street and brought it to the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter;

3:53 p.m.: report of fire/smoke, Union Avenue, a caller reports that she can see black smoke coming out of the roofline of her home and she can smell some-thing burning but cannot see flames, the responding

Fire Deputy reports that the smoke was coming from an HVAC unit and no fire was discovered by firefight-ers in the house;

6:38 p.m.: accident, Southampton Road, a caller reports that a vehicle crashed in a ditch in front of a Southampton Road store, the responding officer reports that one tow truck was requested to remove the vehicle from the scene, the responding ambulance reports that one person refused medical attention.

SOUTHWICK9:49 p.m.: suspicious person, Granville Road, an

unknown subject attempted to gain entry in a home.

Police Logs Court LogsWestfield District CourtWednesday, March 3, 2021

Luis A. Alvarado-Semidey, 33, of 112 Farnum Drive, Holyoke, was released on his personal recognizance (with pretrial conditions) pending a June 2 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny of property valued more than $1,200 brought by Westfield police.

Robert F. Lambert, 60, of 62 Orange St., Apt. 3, Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance (with pretrial conditions) pending a May 12 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of violation of an harassment protection order brought by Westfield police. In a second case also brought by Westfield police, Lambert was again released on his personal recognizance (with pretrial condi-tions) pending a May 12 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of open and gross lewdness and disturbing the peace.

‘Story Arts Happy Hour’ invites youth to read creatively

By ISABEL MARCHESELLICorrespondentWESTFIELD – Over two Saturdays, March 20 and

27, preschoolers and first graders are invited to partici-pate in a free, fun family program entitled, Story Arts Happy Hour, led by Enchanted Circle Theater and hosted by the Westfield Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Program (CFCE).

The programs will be from 10-10:45 a.m.Story Arts Happy Hour will focus on helping chil-

dren to make visual art as inspired by their reading of books. The program will take children through three books, including “A House is a House for Me” by Mary Ann Hoberman. Children will, afterward, explore their responses to the books that they have read through art projects.

Since 1976, Enchanted Circle Theater has been col-laborating with educators to integrate performing and visual arts into the academic curricula of children. Though the Zoom online format for this program with Enchanted Circle is brand new, the CFCE has been offering online programs since the pandemic officially began.

“We’ve been offering online programs, ever since the world shut down,” says Paula Hebert, CFCE program coordinator.

The CFCE provides free programs to Westfield families with very young children. Some of their other programs include playgroups, parent workshops and literacy-oriented activities.

“It’s a great way to offer some fun and engaging programs to families and it’s great to see parents and children playing and learning together,” said Hebert, adding that CFCE hopes to return to live programs in May.

Space is limited, and all who wish to participate in Story Arts Happy Hour should register by March 18 because a free bag with supplies will be mailed out to participating children. Families are also encouraged to stay informed by following the Westfield CFCE Facebook page where program updates are regularly posted.

To register for Story Arts Happy Hour or for more information, call (413) 568-5242 or email Paula Hebert at paula.hebert-pike@schoolsofwestfield.org

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PETER J. MILLERDirector of Community Development

In addition to public services, Westfield’s 2021-2022 CDBG program funds municipal infrastructure projects and capital requests from July 1 to the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2022.

“We’re encouraging some of these agencies to consider any kind of capital needs that they have as well as facilities requirements to address social distancing guidelines in the new normal we’re about to embark on for the foreseeable future,” Miller said.

Applications are available on the city website at www.cityofwestfield.org and must be submitted with all required documents by 4 p.m., Friday, March 12 to the Community Development Department, attn. Peter J. Miller, Director, 59 Court St. in Westfield.

Miller said staff will meet to review applications next week and will

meet with the Mayor Donald F. Humason Jr. to discuss recommendations the week of March 30.

The 2021 Action Plan draft will be available the first week of April, and comments will be accepted through April 30. A public hearing will be held on the draft the week of April 19.

The final plan will be submitted to the Housing and Urban Development office for approval in early May, and funded activities will start on July 1.

Miller said emergency funding is ongoing for COVID relief for small businesses, rental assistance, and housing rehabilitation for low to mod-erate income homeowners. He said there is still a chance that more COVID funding will come in for these programs this year.

Block GrantContinued from Page 1

that brings the building closer to Franklin Ave and would allow students to remain in the existing school while a new school is built.

He said the advantages to a two-story school is efficiency with a smaller footprint than the one-story school designs, a reduced building envelope and foundation, and it would free up acreage. He said it would have one elevator which would service the entire building, and stairs in every classroom neigh-borhood.

The two-story school would have an easily identified entrance on Franklin Sreet. to a public area, to allow for after hours use. The media center would be by the front entrance, with outdoor dining opportunities outside the cafeteria.

Gardner said this design also orients the parking area towards the armory and away from the residential neighbor-hoods.

All of the school designs incorporate the concept of aca-demic neighborhoods, classes of similar age range in neighbor-

hoods, with breakout spaces for small groups and shared projects. Each neighborhood can be locked off with security dorms that are easily closed off during public access after hours.

“Each student having their own neighborhood is good for students to identify with larger groups of peers, and helps them to understand where they fit in in a larger school,” Gardner said.

Pallotta said the project is right on the MSBA schedule, which he said was inspiring due to COVID. “Westfield’s dedi-cation to this program is that we have not slipped on the sched-ule,” he said.

School Committee vice-chair Tim O’Connor asked if there was anything coming up that could slow the schedule down.

Pallotta said there are probably 600 steps leading to the vote by the City Council appropriating funds. “We’re probably on 280. A great example of that is acquiring the properties which changed everything. We shifted on a dime while continuing to

move forward. That can happen with anything coming up,” he said.

Pallotta said the facilities assessment subcommittee of the MSBA will grill the OPM, design team and district on the educational plan and how it interacts with the design concept, which could slow them down. “If we miss a date, we lose two months. We’re slightly ahead of schedule with the next sub-mission dates. We’re in good shape. Once we get into the schematic design, should we find anything geologic or envi-ronment, we would have to take a hard look,” he said.

He said the next step will be a more detailed presentation to the school building committee on March 16, at which time they will get rid of some of the options “forever,” and focus on the comments received back from the MSBA.

Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said members of the public may send in comments for consideration in the process to a new email address at westfieldelementaryschool@school-sofwestfield.org.

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Dollars for ScholarsContinued from Page 1

“Some CSF board mem-bers will volunteer at this event, but more volunteers would be appreciated,” said Neary.

For persons interested in volunteering their time dur-ing the Shred Day, send an email to csfwestfieldma@gmail.com.

Since 1962, CSF Westfield has awarded $3,646,915 to 6,451 “deserving Westfield scholars,” said Neary.

“This year we hope to award more than $130,000 in scholarships,” she said. “CSF Westfield depends totally on donations from our caring community to help make col-lege dreams come true for our hometown scholars. For almost 60 years, the proud citizens and businesses of Westfield have generously supported CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars.”

With the CSF Westfield mailing campaign underway, Neary said letters requesting donations were mailed in February to hundreds of indi-viduals and businesses.

Donations are also wel-come year round and can be mailed to CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars, P.O. Box 382, Westfield MA 01086-0382. Donations received by March 31, 2021 will be awarded to Westfield students this May, while donations received after March 31 will be awarded in May 2022.

“Normally we also held a raffle to raise funds at our annual awards night ceremo-ny in May,” said Neary. “The safety of our community is paramount, so no ceremony was held last year and we will not hold a ceremony this May.”

Neary added that scholar-ship recipients will be noti-fied by mail in early May.

“After recipients complete the final application require-ment, scholarship checks and the stories of their named scholarships will be mailed to them,” she said.

To be eligible for a schol-arship, applicants must be a resident of Westfield. Also, the applicant must be a high school senior who has been accepted into at least one col-

lege, or is an undergraduate college student. Applicants must be full-time in under-graduate studies in an accred-ited program of higher edu-cation. Students can receive CSF scholarships a maxi-mum of four times during their full-time undergraduate education.

“Our CSF Westfield schol-arships are awarded based on academic merit and financial need, so applicants must have a FAFSA SAR report with an EFC of $60,000 or less,” added Neary. “Only students who have completed all the requirements for a CSF scholarship by the dead-line are eligible to be consid-ered.”

The scholarship applica-tion deadline is March 15, and applications and the additional requirements can be found at https://csfwest-field.dollarsforscholars.org.

“All the activities associ-ated with awarding these scholarships are adminis-tered totally by local volun-teers,” said Holcomb. “Westfield CSF is a prime example of Westfield resi-dents down-home support for our students as shown by the annual number and amount of awarded scholarships.”

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Mass. employers riding confidence wave into spring

By MICHAEL P. NORTONState House News ServiceBOSTON - Confidence among Massachusetts employers

continued to build in February and has risen in seven of the last nine months.

Associated Industries of Massachusetts' business confi-dence index gained 4 points last month. At 56.4, it is up 18 points from its April 2020 pandemic low point and 5.7 points below its pre-pandemic reading in February 2020. Readings above 50 are considered positive.

Also, the seven constituent indicators that make up the over-all index were all higher for the second consecutive month in February, and each indicator is now above 50 and in positive territory for the first time since the onset of the pandemic.

The latest index results, which are based on a survey of more than 140 employers, landed as Massachusetts gears up to receive its share of a massive $1.9 trillion that appears des-tined for President Joe Biden's desk after clearing the U.S. Senate over the weekend.

AIM is asking employers "to alter their policies to help women and other caregivers remain on the job during the pan-demic," recommending pay increases and other advancement steps to keep women/caregivers on schedule rather than penal-izing those who have been on leave or working limited hours. Another AIM recommendation: extending the time workers can be on leave.

The percentage of women participating in the U.S. labor market in October 2020 was the lowest since 1988, AIM said, and of the 9.8 million jobs that have not yet returned, 55 per-cent belong to women.

"In one year, COVID-19 wiped out a generation of progress and put the precariousness of being a woman in the modern American workplace into stark perspective," President and CEO John Regan said.

By COLIN A. YOUNGState House News ServiceBOSTON - Environmental officials have completed their

review of the Vineyard Wind I offshore wind farm, moving the project that is expected to deliver clean renewable energy to Massachusetts by the end of 2023 closer to becoming a reality.

The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday morning that its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed the analysis it resumed about a month ago, published the proj-ect's final environmental impact statement, and said it will officially publish notice of the impact statement in the Federal Register later this week.

"More than three years of federal review and public comment is nearing its conclusion and 2021 is poised to be a momentous year for our project and the broader offshore wind industry," Vineyard Wind CEO Lars Pedersen said. "Offshore wind is a historic opportunity to build a new industry that will lead to the creation of thousands of jobs, reduce electricity rates for con-sumers and contribute significantly to limiting the impacts of climate change. We look forward to reaching the final step in the federal permitting process and being able to launch an industry that has such tremendous potential for economic development in communities up and down the Eastern sea-board."

The 800-megawatt wind farm planned for 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard was the first offshore wind project selected by Massachusetts utility companies with input from the Baker administration to fulfill part of a 2016 clean energy law. It is projected to generate cleaner electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts, produce at least 3,600 jobs, reduce costs for Massachusetts ratepayers by an estimated $1.4 billion, and eliminate 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually.

Offshore wind power is expected to become an increasingly significant part of Massachusetts' energy mix. The governor and Legislature agree on a goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, but getting there is projected to require having about 25 gigawatts of offshore wind power. That means Massachusetts will need to hit a pace in the 2030s where it has about 1 GW of new offshore wind power coming online each year.

"I think that's why today's announcement is so historic, because it does represent that culmination of work to under-stand how to permit and build a cost-effective and environmen-tally-responsible wind farm that can deliver clean energy to Massachusetts ratepayers, but also just how to do this from start to finish," said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides. "As we move towards our goal of prob-ably [25 GW] of offshore wind by 2050 to hit our net-zero target, this does give us confidence that we have a much clearer path in terms of permitting."

She added, "There's a huge pipeline, so getting this project out really should open the door to the many additional projects up and down the East Coast that will come after it."

According to the American Wind Energy Association, there are expected to be 14 offshore projects totaling 9,112 MW of capacity in operation by 2026.

Susannah Hatch, the clean energy coalition director for the Environmental League of Massachusetts and a leader of the broad-based New England for Offshore Wind Regional group, called offshore wind farms like Vineyard Wind "the linchpin of our decarbonization efforts in New England." She said the Biden administration's quick action on Vineyard Wind is a positive sign for the burgeoning sector.

"Moving swiftly on responsibly developed offshore wind is critical to our efforts to mitigate climate change, and offshore wind also provides an enormous opportunity to grow the economy, create thousands of jobs, and drive equitable eco-nomic benefits through increased minority economic participa-tion in New England," Hatch said.

With the final environmental impact statement published, Vineyard Wind still must secure a record of decision from BOEM, an air permit from the Environmental Protection Agency and sign-offs from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Marine Fisheries Service to officially clear the way for the project that is on track to be the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind farm. BOEM must wait at least 30 days from the publication of the final environmental impact state-ment to issue a record of decision.

Project officials have said they expect the final impact state-ment and then a record of decision "sometime in the first half of 2021." That would allow the project to hit its financial close milestone in the second half of this year, begin on-shore work quickly thereafter, start offshore construction in 2022, begin installing turbines in 2023 and begin exporting power to the grid by late 2023, Pedersen said in January.

"Offshore energy development provides an opportunity for us to work with Tribal nations, communities, and other ocean users to ensure all decisions are transparent and utilize the best

available science," BOEM Director Amanda Lefton said.The commercial fishing industry has been among the most

vocal opponents of aspects of the Vineyard Wind project and the Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) has repeatedly urged the new administration to ensure the voices of the industry are heard throughout the licensing and permitting process.

In comments submitted earlier this month in response to a BOEM review of an offshore wind project that is expected to deliver power to New York, RODA said the present is "a time of significant confusion and change in the U.S. approach to offshore wind energy (OSW) planning" and detailed mitigation measures it wants to see incorporated into all projects.

"To be clear, none of these requests are new -- nor hardly radical. They have simply been ignored again, and again, and again in a political push/pull between multinational energy companies and the U.S. government, leaving world-famous seafood, and the communities founded around its harvest, off the table," the group said in a press release last week. Some of RODA's suggestions were analyzed as part of BOEM's Vineyard Wind review.

Vineyard Wind has certainly taken a circuitous path to get to this point. The timeline for the project was upended in August 2019 when the Trump administration decided to conduct a much broader assessment of potential offshore wind projects up and down the East Coast, which delayed the project by almost a year.

When the Trump administration delayed its action on a final environmental impact statement last year, Vineyard Wind on Dec. 1 announced that it was pulling its project out of the fed-eral review pipeline in order to complete an internal study on whether the decision to use a certain type of turbine would war-rant changes to construction and operations plan. The Trump administration declared the federal review of the project "termi-nated."

Within two weeks of President Joe Biden being inaugurated, Vineyard Wind said its review determined no changes were necessary and the company resubmitted its plans for review. BOEM agreed to pick up where the Trump administration had left off despite the agency previously declaring its review ter-minated.

"It would appear that fishing communities are the only ones screaming into a void while public resources are sold to the highest bidder, as BOEM has reversed its decision to terminate a project after receiving a single letter from Vineyard Wind," RODA said.

The final environmental impact statement that BOEM pub-lished Monday showed that the federal regulators believe the Vineyard Wind I development as proposed will have "moder-ate" impacts on commercial fisheries and for-hire recreational fishing outfits, and that the project combined with other factors not related to wind energy development will have "major" impacts on commercial and recreational fishing ventures.

Vineyard Wind pointed Monday to the fishery mitigation agreements it has entered into with Massachusetts and Rhode Island, a fishery science collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's School of Marine Science and Technology, and an agreement with leading environmental organizations around the protection of the endangered right whale.

Responding to concerns about safe navigation among RODA and others in the fishing sector, Vineyard Wind and the four other developers holding leases for offshore wind sites off New England agreed to orient their turbines in fixed east-to-west rows and north-to-south columns spaced one nautical mile apart. Last year, the U.S. Coast Guard concluded that the grid layout was the best way to maintain maritime safety and ease of navigation in the offshore wind development areas south of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

Since a 2016 clean energy law kicked off the state's foray into the offshore wind world, Massachusetts utilities have contract-ed for a total of about 1,600 MW between two projects, Vineyard Wind I and Mayflower Wind.

A joint venture of Shell and Ocean Winds North America, Mayflower Wind was picked unanimously in 2019 by utility executives to build and operate a wind farm approximately 26 nautical miles south of Martha's Vineyard and 20 nautical miles south of Nantucket. The 804-megawatt project is expected to be operational by December 2025.

Massachusetts and its utilities are expected to go out to bid for up to another 1,600 MW of offshore wind generation capac-ity later this year using authorization granted by the Legislature in 2018.

The climate policy bill that Gov. Charlie Baker returned to the Legislature with amendments more than a month ago would require that the executive branch direct Massachusetts utilities to buy an additional 2,400 MW of offshore wind power.

President Biden’s interior acts quickly on Vineyard Wind

Kiwanis thanks communityTo the Editor,On behalf of the Kiwanis Club of Westfield, I am writing

to express my warmest gratitude toward the members of the Greater Westfield community. The Kiwanis Club wrapped up its major yearly fundraiser last night, and by all accounts, it was a tremendous success. After months of planning, adjusting, worrying, and working, our club completed its annual auction – venturing into the world of online auctions for the first time.

The Kiwanis Auction has been a local tradition since its debut in 1969, first as a radio auction, and then, later as a televised auction. The Kiwanis TV Auction has been a famil-iar part of the landscape in our area for more than 20 years. However, like just about everything else in our world, the 2021 auction looked very different from past years as a result of the pandemic.

Our faithful donors, sponsors, and bidders showed us once again why Westfield is such an amazing community. Our shift to an online format was a success, with hundreds of bidders competing for more than 300 items. We met our goals and will be able to continue to support the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Little League, scholarships, and other charitable organizations in town.

With tremendous gratitude, I am moved by the support of the businesses and people in Westfield, Southwick, and other local communities. I encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about our club to visit www.westfieldkiwanis.org.

Sincerely,Amanda Brodkin

Club PresidentKiwanis Club of Westfield

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First Congregational Church Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

WESTFIELD - The First Congregational Church of Westfield is hosting its annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner March 13. This year our dinner will be take out only. Tickets must be purchased in advance Please call the church office at 568-2833. The Church is located at 18 Broad Street (On the Green) in Westfield. The cost is $12.50. The meal will consist of Corned Beef, Cabbage, Boiled Potatoes, Carrots, our famous Colcannon, roll and dessert. This event is always a sell out so call early for your pickup time.4:30, 5, or 5:30 p.m..

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WEST SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up five cents from last week ($2.64), averaging $2.69 per gallon. Today’s price is 25 cents higher than a month ago ($2.44), and 26 cents higher than March 8, 2020 ($2.43). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national average.

Pump prices are increasing as refinery utilization is at an all-time low and crude oil prices surged by more than $2 to $66 a barrel on Friday, the highest price in nearly two years. The jump in crude followed the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ and their allies’, collectively known as OPEC+, surprise decision to minimally increase production in April.

“With crude oil prices back on the rise, we could see the national average climb towards $2.90 this spring with some relief by early summer,” said Sandra Marsian, Vice President of AAA Northeast Pioneer Valley Region. “The last time we

saw the national average flirt with $3 was nearly three years ago in May 2018. At that time, crude was averaging about $71 per barrel.”

AAA Northeast’s March 8 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to be 5 cents higher than last week ($2.72), averaging $2.77 a gallon. Today’s national average price is 31 cents higher than a month ago ($2.46), and 39 cents higher than this day last year ($2.38).

The AAA Gas Prices website is your resource for up-to-date fuel price information. Search average gas prices by Regular, Plus, Premium and Diesel on National and State levels, as well as Metro areas.

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UI bills on hold as DUA awaits legislative intervention

By MATT MURPHYState House News ServiceBOSTON - The state is more than a month late in notifying

businesses how much they will owe in unemployment insur-ance contributions for the first three months of the year, and the Department of Unemployment Insurance told employers last week it was prepared to wait until the end of March to see if the Legislature will intervene.

Gov. Charlie Baker has twice filed legislation to limit sharp increases in unemployment insurance rates for employers in 2021 due to the high volume of benefit claims last year that depleted the fund and left a $2.4 billion deficit that is expect-ed to grow.

In a letter to employers sent Friday, DUA said that while it understands the importance of being able to plan for first quarter payments due April 30, the administration is waiting to see if the Legislature will pass its bill (H 55) to avoid an average increase of 60 percent in contributions.

"We are hopeful that the Legislature will act promptly to approve the rate schedule freeze. If the Legislature does not approve the rate freeze, as the April 30, 2021 Q1 contributions due date approaches, DUA will be prepared to issue rate notices for schedule “G” by the end of March," the letter states.

Contribution notification letters typically go out to employ-ers by Jan. 31 of each year for first quarters bills, according to DUA. Without action on the governor's bill, rates are expected to grow from $539 to $866 per employee, on average.

Baker's bill would also authorize state borrowing to pay off federal loans taken to meet benefit obligations.

House and Senate Democrats have acknowledged the issue's timeliness, but are looking at whether to package rate relief with other reforms, including making federal Paycheck Protection Program grants tax-exempt and additional benefits for workers.

House officials have bypassed a joint committee review of Baker's bill (H 55) and sent it directly to the House Ways and Means Committee. No public hearing has been held on the governor's bill.

By MATT MURPHYState House News ServiceBOSTON - There are direct payments

of up to $1,400 to income eligible-resi-dents, and enhanced unemployment benefits that will add $300 a week to checks for those still out of work through the first week of September.

Many parents will qualify for increased child tax credits and deduc-tions for the cost of child care. And the federal earned income tax credit for seniors and low-income individuals without kids will grow.

And then there are the billions and billions of dollars expected to flow to Massachusetts for schools, vaccination efforts, rental assistance, restaurant relief and general government funding that will add up to well over 10 percent of the total state budget.

With Congress on the verge of passing an economic stimulus bill more than twice the size of the recovery bill used to help America claw out of the Great Recession, Massachusetts is bracing for a massive windfall, and with it the inevitable debate over how it gets spent.

"We are, like everyone, still figuring out what this means and what this means for Massachusetts but it's pretty appar-ent that this is going to have a pretty significant impact on a number of areas in the state and on the state budget," said Doug Howgate, executive vice president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation.

A week after the House passed a ver-sion of President Joe Biden's $1.9 tril-lion COVID-19 relief package, the U.S. Senate on Saturday voted for a slightly altered package that includes $350 bil-lion for state and local government, $170 billion for schools and $20 billion for vaccine administration and distribu-tion.

The House will vote on the new ver-sion Tuesday, and Biden is expected to sign the stimulus bill before the end of the week, when enhanced unemploy-ment benefits are otherwise set to expire.

"This package will also help get more Americans vaccinated, including pro-viding our state and cities $350 billion to distribute the vaccine, balance their budgets and keep teachers, firefighters and bus drivers on the job," U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said during a press conference Sunday.

The latest estimate from the House Oversight Committee projects that Massachusetts state government and municipalities will receive more than $7.96 billion in direct government aid, including almost $4.55 billion for the state.

The aid comes with challenges: mak-ing sure it gets spent responsibly and in ways that are needed most, and ensuring it doesn't bloat government budgets with

one-time funds, which could create problems in out years.

Senate Ways and Means Chairman Michael Rodrigues told the Baker administration last week that he wanted the Legislature to play a "highly con-structive and meaningful role" in deter-mining how billions in potential new federal stimulus funding gets spent.

"With the American Rescue Plan on the brink of becoming law, we need to think carefully how to best use addi-tional federal assistance to continue sup-porting our residents during the public health emergency and position our Commonwealth for long-term success," Rodrigues said in a statement to the News Service on Monday.

Baker late last year tried to amend a section of the state budget that created a new federal COVID-19 response fund in order to retain control over how future non-earmarked federal relief for Massachusetts got spent, but he was overridden by the Legislature.

Rodrigues said that law was intended to "increase transparency on the use of federal COVID-19 relief funds."

"Working with the Senate President and our partners in the House, I look forward to building off of those efforts and ensuring that the Legislature plays a more meaningful and direct role in determining the fate of these additional federal resources," Rodrigues said.

The timing of the latest federal relief effort comes at the start of the fiscal 2022 budget process on Beacon Hill, but one House official recently told the News Service that the Legislature may look to put the annual budget and stimu-lus spending on separate tracks, espe-cially considering the budget may not be resolved until at least July.

The administration did not say if or when it planned to file a separate budget bill seeking legislative authority to spend any of the federal stimulus money headed its way, but with past COVID-19 relief bills the administration has exer-cised broad discretion in how federal funding gets used.

For instance, last year the governor leveraged Coronavirus Relief Fund aid to create a $668 million business recov-ery grant program.

Administration and Finance Secretary Michael Heffernan has said that one priority the administration has for fed-eral aid is to use it to reduce the state's reliance on its "rainy day" fund to bal-ance the budget. The administration has estimated it will need $1.35 billion in fiscal 2021 and $1.6 billion in fiscal 2022 from the stabilization account, though tax collections continue to out-perform expectations.

The state's education system is also in line for a big infusion of federal assis-tance at the exact time Baker and

Education Commission Jeff Riley are amplifying the pressure on schools to return to in-person learning.

The stimulus bill includes $170 bil-lion for education, including $125.8 bil-lion for K-12 schools $40 billion for colleges and universities, and $2.75 bil-lion for governors to share with private schools.

The K-12 school money, according to the Alliance for Excellent Education, will be distributed based on relative Title 1 funding for states, which could put Massachusetts in line to receive nearly $1.9 billion in additional funding for elementary and secondary education.

The Senate bill requires that at least 87.5 percent of a state's allotment go straight to local districts, with 20 percent required to be spent on programming, including summer school, to address learning loss over the course of the pan-demic.

The Senate bill also includes $7 bil-lion for a program created by Markey to help equip students with the technology they need to connect to the internet and learn from home.

"We don't know how long it's going to take for every child to be back in class every day so that's why this is critical funding," Markey said.

The federal package also includes $30.5 billion for transit, though transit officials said Monday they don't yet know how much the cash-strapped MTBA will receive, and $25 billion for restaurants and bars that will be admin-istered as grants through the Small Business Administration.

The direct payments of $1,400 will be coming to individuals earning up to $75,000 and married couples earning $150,000. The benefit will be phased out for individuals earning more than $80,000 and couples earning more $160,000 a year.

The child tax credit will increase from $2,000 to $3,000 for minors age 6 to 17 and $3,600 for children under 6, and the maximum deduction for child care will climb to 50 percent of qualifying expenses up to $4,000 for one child, or $8,000 for two or more children, and make families at higher income levels eligible.

Current law allows for a credit of up to 35 percent of child care expenses of $3,000 for one child or $6,000 for mul-tiple children.

The Senate bill also sets aside $86 bil-lion for about 185 multi-employer pen-sion funds that are at risk of collapse, which has been a priority for Congressman Richard Neal and would likely wind up supporting the retire-ments of some Teamsters unionized truck drivers, warehouse workers, roof-ers and New Bedford fishermen in Massachusetts.

State gearing up for Rescue Act’s cash windfall

Free bus plan could cost $182 million

By CHRIS LISINSKIState House News ServiceBOSTON - Making all MBTA buses free of fares to riders

could have "unintended consequences" on the RIDE paratran-sit service and carry a hefty price tag, T General Manager Steve Poftak said Monday.

Poftak did not explicitly oppose the free bus proposal from Transportation Committee Co-chair Sen. Joseph Boncore, but he said not charging riders on those platforms "may not have the desired effect that some of the advocates believe it will."

"It is more complicated than that," Poftak said during a budget briefing on Monday. "One has to take into account what we would have to spend to keep the current level of service if indeed there were no fares. Its impact on the RIDE, I think, is poorly understood, but it would be in the high eight- to nine-figure range on a yearly basis if there were no fares on buses."

A T spokesman later clarified that the "high eight- to nine-figure" estimate refers specifically to costs on the RIDE. The total cost for both the RIDE and buses would be $182 million using pre-COVID figures, the spokesman said.

A wide-ranging transportation funding and spending bill Boncore filed would require the MBTA and the state's 15 regional transit authorities to run buses without charging fares from their millions of riders.

Boncore said he believes the change would cost the state $30 million to $60 million per year, less than Poftak's rough estimate or the hundreds of millions per year price tag that Transportation Committee Co-chair Rep. William Straus pro-jected for the policy.

Poftak also noted Monday that free buses might not help commuters who travel by both bus and subway. Only about 20 percent of the T's riders before COVID-19 used buses exclusively, he said.

Bruce C. NeumannWESTFIELD — Bruce C.

Neumann, 79, passed away on March 3, 2021 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Holyoke to the late Herbert and Alma C. (Wolfe) Neumann. Bruce served his country with the United States Army in Germany from 1960-1963 and attained the rank of SP4. He owned and operated Franklin Auto Body in Westfield until his retire-ment. Bruce was a lifetime Red Sox fan and attended Opening Day at Fenway Park for many years. An avid hunter and fisherman, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends at “the camp” in Vermont and boating in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

Bruce is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Judith (Savage) Neumann of Westfield, a son Scott M. Neumann and his wife Jody of Torrington, CT, a daughter Amy Neumann and her hus-band Scott Colby of Southwick, his

cherished grandchildren, McKenzie, Griffon and Christina, his brothers, Barry Neumann and his wife Donna of Virginia, Herbert Neumann and his wife Ernestine of Westhampton, Guy Neumann and his wife Brenda of Northfield and Gus Neumann and his wife Cindy of California and his twin sisters, Eloise Puc and her husband Ted of Wilbraham and Brenda Crider and her husband Gary of Virginia and many nieces and neph-ews. Sadly, he was predeceased by his grandson Garrett in 2017.

A Funeral Service for Bruce will be held on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 6PM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St., Westfield. Visiting hours will precede the service from 4-6PM in the funeral home. In lieu of flow-ers, donations in Bruce’s name may be directed to the charity of one’s choice. www.firtionadams.com

AAA: Massachusetts gas prices up five cents* Prices as of March 8, 2021

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, March 10, 2021:

Sensitive, deep and emotional, you’re empathic to the point of being an absor-bent sponge. This year, activate your bur-ied ambition, and you’ll be very success-ful. Protect yourself against someone’s negative energy, and you’ll triumph. If single, you’re a real soul searcher, so you stay single this year. If attached, your part-ner is nurturing and the most fun person you know. You’re lucky. LIBRA knows how to talk you out of anything.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Competitors provide inspira-

tion, but take time to relax and regroup if you start to feel pressured. Community involvement will be rewarding. A mission to make the world a better place has appeal. Tonight: Enjoying a renewed appreciation for your cherished friend-ships.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Career prospects are both

interesting and challenging. Innovate; be creative. Combine business with pleasure. Listen carefully to others. Today indicates that valuable information is offered during social situations and at Zoom meetings. Tonight: Sincerity is the best form of com-munication.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A deep awareness is present.

Your intuition is wonderful. Heed those inner voices, and you’ll be guided toward success. Your energy level will be high, but do quell irritation. It’s especially easy to overreact now. Tonight: Friends are willing to give your career a boost.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Your priorities and desires

are in flux. It will be a wild but interesting day. Decide what it is that you really want and pursue it. There are endings and beginnings in process. Fate intervenes in plans, so be flexible and observant. Tonight: Relax.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Talented and powerful

people are drawing closer to you. The promise of partnerships is very real. You discover much about others and how they feel toward you. Tonight: Keep an open mind and seek the truth, then all will be well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your work is rewarding

and interesting today. You’ll be thinking of how best to manage your time and resources. Needed materials and supplies become available. Communication with the very young or the elderly is excellent. Tonight: Be aware of how old habits come into play.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today encourages you to

splurge or take a gamble. Do enjoy some special goodies or luxuries in moderation, but don’t go to extremes. You’ll realize that there is so much to appreciate and be thankful for. Tonight: Catch up with an old lover.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Work out anger issues with family

members. Compromise is the solution to domestic conflicts. Your residence might need some maintenance. Patiently work out differences and make much needed repairs. Shop for the best prices. Tonight: A long and arduous family dinner.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Relationships with siblings and

neighbors can be demanding. Be patient. Undercurrents and extenuating circum-stances are afoot. As the day ends, facts come to light. You’ll be glad you were understanding and tolerant. Tonight: Allow others to grow and explore.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Old financial obligations or

debts are becoming more manageable. You are entering a more promising secu-rity cycle. Learn more about financial management. Don’t repeat patterns and habits that led to previous disappoint-ments. Tonight: Conversations about mon-etary matters are wild.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is wonderful for

study and analysis of all kinds. Social prospects are especially bright. Adorn yourself. Assemble an especially wonder-ful costume. Much can be accomplished. There is a deeper understanding of your own psyche. Tonight: Any confusion will clear.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a time for rest and

reverie, with the Moon in your sector of solitude and subconscious yearnings. Take note of dreams. Answers come from with-in. Allow nature and wildlife to draw nigh. The natural world offers peace and com-fort. Tonight: Quiet time.

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Dear Annie

Dear Heloise: We use onions a lot around my house, so when I shop for onions, I buy a big bag, peel and quarter them, then put them in a zippered freezer bag and freeze the whole bag. When I need an onion, I just reach in and get whatever I need. -- Theresa V., Houlton, Maine

SOUTHWESTERN VEGGIE RICEDear Heloise: I recently was at a neighbor’s house

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Rita, this is one of my all time favorite rice recipes. You’ll need:

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3-quart, microwave-safe casserole dish. Add onion, garlic and rice. Cook uncovered on high for 3 minutes until onion is limp and rice is opaque. Stir once.

Stir in cayenne and bouillon cubes that have been dissolved in the boiling water. Cover tightly and cook on high for 4 to 7 minutes, or until liquid begins to boil. Reduce power to medium and cook for 10 to 12

minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Let stand covered for 5 minutes. Don’t peek! Let it set to absorb the moisture. At the end of the standing time, stir in peas, carrots and tomatoes, and it’s ready to serve.

If you like a little taste of the Southwest, you’ll love my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.” To get a copy, just go to www.Heloise.com, or send $3, along with a stamped (75 cents), self-addressed enve-lope to: Main Dishes, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Treat your family and friends to some new dishes they’ll love! -- Heloise

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Then I discovered a way to clean the cards. I put the cards in a plastic bag with a scoop or two of corn-starch or baking soda. I closed the bag and shook it for a couple of minutes, removed the cards and wiped them down. The grime was gone! -- Karen C., Mishawaka, Ind.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE

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Dear Annie: My wife has a lover. When we mar-ried, I was promised that she was done with her lover. But she isn't.

She sees this lover every day, and there is nothing I can do about it. After she's been with her lover, she is not interested in being around me. She can't, or won't, carry on a conversation and, when I try, she simply asks the same questions I've already answered or repeats herself over and over again.

My wife has even brought her lover home with her. When her lover is with her, they spend hours in each other's company until she simply falls asleep on the couch with her lover. I have confronted my wife about her lover. She'll deny it. But the remnants of their affair are found in her car and around our house. They are in her eyes and her speech and her discon-nect with me. When the evidence is overwhelming, she finally admits it. But despite my offers of help, of professing I will do anything to replace her lover, she keeps going back. I am powerless.

My wife's lover is alcohol. She drinks more than a liter of wine at the house every day. She drinks wine from cardboard and aluminum disposable containers on her way home from work. She tries to hide the empties, but I find them. She leaves the house to "run errands" and takes two or three hours for a simple trip to the grocery store. Then she comes back with watery and bloodshot eyes, slurring speech and an inability to hold a conversation. I try to do any activ-ity I can think of to engage my wife -- anything she wants -- to no avail. She's only interested in watching TV or being on her computer.

When she's sober, she is the amazing woman I fell in love with. As she is now, drinking most of the time, she is angry and moody and unpleasant -- if she isn't passed out in front of the TV or asleep in front of her computer. She no longer takes care of herself. She's put on a lot of alcohol weight and has no motivation

to do anything about it.Her own daughter has questioned why I stay. But I

love her. I would walk through anything WITH her. But if she continues down this path, refusing help or refusing to change, I'm not sure how much longer I can continue. Doing everything around the house and living with your wife's lover is exhausting.

I've been to Al-Anon. I know I can't change her. I am hoping and praying that someone else may see themselves in this letter. Or someone who has an alcoholic spouse will have been given a voice and know they are not alone and crazy. Or perhaps some-one will see themselves as my wife, and hearing these words coming from a stranger will affect them in a way their own spouse's words do not, causing change and saving themselves and their marriage. -- Outside the Bottle Looking In

Dear Outside the Bottle Looking In: Your letter is beautiful. Beautiful not only because it is clever but because it comes from love. You love this woman and it is breaking your heart that she is killing herself slowly. Thus is the nature of this terrible disease. The most challenging part is that she needs to come to the conclusion on her own that she needs help. Keep up with Al-Anon. If you don't find it helping, find another group or seek the help of a professional therapist who focuses on substance abuse issues in families.

I have no doubt that you have helped others with your words. Sending you and your family best wish-es.

"Ask Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie" is out now! Annie Lane's debut book -- featur-ing favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette -- is available as a paperback and e-book. Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

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