B2 LOCAL B2 REACH FOR YOUR BEST 11 7 5. 11. 4 1 AL 3 Staff photo by DON TREEGER The Chicopee High School cheerleading squad works on cheers during their first practice of the season yesterday at Szot Park in Chicopee. At right is captain Zyara-Star Worthy, 17. Schools get 'pothole' funding By NANCY H.
GONTER State Rep. Peter V. Kocot announced yesterday that several area communities and school districts will receive "pothole money" to help pay for schools. The Legislature approved $5.5 million for the Foundation Reserve Program, commonly known as "pothole money," Kocot said. Communities and school districts with "extraordinary expenses" applied to the state Department of Education, which made final decisions about which communities received money, said Kocot, D- Northampton.
Two of the largest area recipients will be the Huntington-based Gateway Regional School District, which got $130,000, and the Bucklandbased Mohawk Regional School District, which got $200,000. Both received money under a category for districts in rural areas with declining enrollment. Gateway and Mohawk were both included in a proposal made by Mohawk Superintendent Michael A. Buoniconti that would have provided aid to 18 regional school districts suffering from declining enrollment. For example, Mohawk's enrollment has declined 22 percent in the last five years.
However, that Legislation was not approved. Other communities benefit-. ing from the "pothole" money include Chesterfield, $10,000, and Montgomery, $8,000, both because of an "extraordinary increase in the minimum contribution" from the town to the school district. Greenfield got $41,000 and Westhampton-based Hampshire Regional $17,000, be-. cause they get assistance from local colleges and universities with programs for declining enrollment and dropout prevention, Kocot said.
Williamsburg got $5,000, Wendell got $25,000 and Belchertown got $34,000. 1 Carnival fun fills the day o1 qu grivo a By MARLA A. GOLDBERG SPRINGFIELD Sielmary A. Cruz, 8, was having a fine time on the Gray House lawn yesterday afternoon. At: a carnival run by 42 Western New England College students, Sielmary won the potato-sack race, and triumphed in a miniature bowling game.
"I'm going to go do bowling again," she said, racing off. Officials from the Gray House, a human service agency, and WNEC said they hope to make the carnival an annual event, and build a stronger relationship between the organizations. The WNEC students who ran games and made fruit kabobs and peanut butter sandwiches yesterday are trainees in a peer adviser program. Many said they were happy to volunteer. "This is awesome, the kids love it," said senior Michael J.
Shedlock. He became fast friends with Sielmary Cruz's brother, Miguel A. Cruz, 9, who admitted targeting Shedlock during a water balloon toss. "I wanted to get Mike, so he could get splashed," Miguel said. Gray House Executive Director Dena A.
Calvanese said the carnival was a treat for the 40 children in a summer program that ended on Aug. 3. "Hopefully the college students will have been taken by the kids, and want to volunteer in the after-school pro- gram," she said. WNEC service 'coordinator Rose E. Gage said she wanted students to experience community outreach, "rather than just talking about It's important for the students to do some work here in the North End," she said.
The Gray House, on Sheldon Street, is supported by donations from individuals, corporations, civic and religious groups. Its food pantry provides emergency food to more than 9,000 people a year, while an education support service includes tutoring. and GED diploma preparation. The Gray House also has a Kid's Club, which offers afterschool and summer programs for children ages 7 through 11. Activities include academic help, arts and crafts and sports.
The summer program provides breakfast and lunch, while the two-hour afterschool program, which runs Monday through Thursday, includes dinner. "It (the Gray House) becomes a safe place to be," Calvanese said. WNEC senior Sarah J. Shugrue, 21, president of Community Action Rewards, said everyone was glad to participate in the carnival, as did senior Erica M. Dodge, 22.
"A lot of people lose sight of how important community service is and it (the carnival) is turning out fantastic," Dodge said. Staff photo by DAVID MOLNAR Kiaraliz Valle, of Springfield, hops to the finish line as she competes in the sack race yesterday at a Gray House carnival in Springfield. Clerk accused of pulling gun LUDLOW A 43-year-old package store clerk, angered over vandalism to his parked vehicle, pointed an unloaded handgun on Sunday night at two juveniles he believed to be responsible, police said. Police said they believe Germano A. Andre, who works at the Four Seasons package Af 4 4L erty over $250 for smashing a window in Andre's vehicle.
Tulik said Andre may have mistakenly identified the two at whom he pointed the gun as participants in the vandalism. The handgun is licensed in Andre's name, Tulik said. "There was nothing illegal about his possession of (the handgun), just his handling of it," Tulik said. HF The Republican, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 UMass announces local graduates AMHERST The University of Massachusetts-Amherst has announced its 2007 list of graduates. The local graduates are: Amherst Jacob B.
Brodsky, Alice P. Chen, Chanda Rose, Cheryl A. Hackmeister, Dawn J. McKeown, Dennis S. Gignac, Drew A.
Rossi, Holly L. Marino, Hosanna G. LillydahlSchroeder, Jennifer C. Seto, Jessica L. Dubrow, Jessica T.
Pickens, Jody L. Pangburn, Joshua A. Meyers, Lindsey M. Anderson, Mary K. Lynch, Meghan E.
Harrigan, Michael S. Ellis, Qingjian Shi, Robyn M. Bernard, Sheila A. Kelliher, Whitney A. Hopwood, Robert Cook, Alix M.
Zacharias, Marc S. Silva, Jessalyn Lee Janes, Emma Colgan, Kathryn T. Ciccolini, Pamela M. Horan, Carolanne Mitchell, Joseph R. Gratton, Michael J.
Ledone, John P. Bracey, Peter Hamilton Kibbler, Eric H. Miller, Keith Daniel Otis, David L. Rich, Daniel G. Bress, Paul D.
Devries, Leonardo D. Mascarenhas, Rodrigo D. Mascarenhas, Jessica A. Loud, and Alison R. Shea-O'Connell.
Rachel C. Roberson, Gregg N. Allen, Kenneth M. Mulligan, Brian A. Hawkes, David D.
Mahoney, Katelyn A. Bryan, Chloe A. Pollack- Robbins, Gaelan Joanna Boss, Jennifer L. Raimer, Sherrie L. Macdonald, Stefanie A.
Rousselle, Daniel C. Froburg, John P. Collins, Adriane Marie Magro, Kelly A. McGuire, Angelina Maria Collins, Matthew S. Hebert, Brandon P.
Jaworski, Christopher B. Otness, Ryan L. Resendes, Amelia M. Jayne, Miriam P. Anzovin, Amee M.
Auger, Alec R. Nelson, Christine J. Berthiaume, Jennifer A. Adams, C. Brewster, Nina K.
Saini, Larissa J. Midura, Matthew E. Furst, Robert H. Hyde, Samuel S. Jeppson, Amy K.
Kuck, Amber L. Kulak, Ryan P. Kelley, Brady M. McDonald, Marta C. Moreno, Naderge Jean, Nicole M.
Kusmirek, Alyson L. Marx, Michael J. Cosgrove Robert Raymond Demont, Miguel J. Pacheco, Hua Wang, Kelly M. Weeks, Brandon M.
Lewis, Michael P. Suprenant, Adam M. Barowy, Mai- Ya A. Coler, John C. Quill, Matthew A.
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Ledoux, Melissa A. Epstein, Rachael M. Barry, Akio Teruyama, Kathryn R. Jamie L. Hager, Kelly L.
Hoffrage, Andrew P. Page, Caitlyn A. Johnson, Ryan P. Morrison, Thomas B. Cacciola, Jaegun Lee, Andrew J.
Blancato Vernon W. Cheung, Kelly Parker, Jessica W. Moody, Tyran C. Grillo, Efosa L. Guobadia, Marissa S.
Packer, Sarah A. Rudov, Jacqueline N. Tuell, Eric M. Marino, Joshua Gervin, Amy Griffin, Jacob E. Slesnick, and Anthony M.
Volpe. Elissa J. Karol, Marie N. Vitale, Wael F. Charabati, Jeff M.
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O'Hara, Shelagh S. Murphy, Benjamin C. Bright, Alicia M. Walker, Kevin E. Burk, Michael S.
Horan, John Tamalonis, Anthony Z. Hamad, Jill E. Jacinto, Jacob Alexander Littman, Benjamin A. Spira-Gutner, Mat-: thew J. Bonaccorso, Humberto Angel- Figueroa, Bonnie L.
Atteridge, Jason R. Morrow, Levi A. Lambson, Mark T. Fitzpatrick, Simon Raahauge Desantis, David M. Haddad, Zijun Guo, Danielle M.
Arciero, Jekaterina Sokolova, Jun Young Lee, Lauren P. Farenga, Anthony S. Martin, Caroline A. Holcomb, Patrick G. Papadopulos, Winifred N.
Atwell, Scott D. Hsu, Christopher P. Buczko, Anne L. Fournier, Chloe R. Morreale, Ekene M.
Uzoma, Gwenn Eva Federman, Roslyn D. Broch, Rodrigo Castillo, Maria Y. Rodriguez, Christine M. Distasio, Kimberly L. Miller, Jennifer L.
Neal, Marjorie K. Smerlas, Carolyn A. Higgins, Ashley B. Lemonik, Kathryn M. Keeley, Stephanie L.
Potter, Peter. C. Michaels, Nicole M. Giannini, Yoona Jeong, Anna-Maria F. Alves, Andre John Boulay, Lindsey E.
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Langlois, Emily A. Mullane, Shannon DeFazio, Melissa A. Zahralban, James T. Bress, George Z. Amanda R.
Turner, Jessica; A. Brown, Richard D. Hanks Danielle L. Bonneau, Jessica L. Adams, Yu-Jung Liang, Katherine S.
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Szymaszek, Lauren M. McPherson, Joshua G. Griffin-Ryder, Jo-Ann P. Poplawski, Jonathan S. Levine, Julie B.
Burridge, Katherine L. Nadolski, Chang Gao, Daniel L. Watkins, Eric J. Latzman, Elizabeth A. Beamer, Spencer B.
Fetrow, Holly J. Leonard, Sarah E. Snell, Doo Sup Lee, Christine M. Podolski, Sheila K. Lynch, Damian A.
Sears, April L. Holmes, Kimberly Deprizio, Benjamin Quang, Rachel A. Robak, Jinwoo Cho, Glenn A. Howe, Stacey F. Wong, Joshua Levine, Russell M.
Marks, Anh-Kiet Huynh, Leona E. Clark, Tia A. Hutson, Raymond P. Geoffroy, and Nicole M. Loiacono.
Deerfield: Joseph M. Patterson, Andrew C. Brooks, Sandra L. O'Fallon, Jennifer E. Scott, Samuel M.
Kippenberger, Lesley I. Kubacki, Lillian Merritt Pfannebecker, Ryan C. Johnson, Bryan D. Adamski, Sarah E. Winston, and Jeffrey M.
Dabkowski. Easthampton Adrienne E. Ray, Michaela A. Doran, Sarah B. Foley, David C.
Rooks, Rachel A. Sanborn, LindaJeanne M. Mack, Diane M. Renaud, Bhrugesh J. Patel, and Kristin.
E. Lipski Hadley David A. King, Jeffrey T. Menard, Jessica L. I Fill, Michele Spiess, Andrew M.
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Cook, Brian Robert King, Gene P. Williams, Michael S. Keddy, Jason B. Najarian, Jillian M. West, Monica' J.
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Hopkins, Jeremy Browne, Marissa E. Hurley, and Danielle M. Papageorge Northampton Devin Thomas Fitzgerald, Erika E. Patsy, Mark D. Olier, Sarah E.
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Hooks Davis, Michael D. Marceline, Loren W. Barcus, Leslie J. Benson, Kathleen P. Lovell, Stephanie M.
Allen, Paul G. Chang, Omar H. Sheikh, Paula A. Wing, Carolynne J. O'Connell, Regina J.
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Pelham Manjiri C. Mannino Westhampton Sarah S. Averill, Kara R. Jurkowski, Erin N. Kerdavid, Eric A.
Lees, Jennifer S. Sansom, and Kathryn M. Sansom. Church: Elevator closed Continued from Page B1 church and may need the elevator, she said. tion of the new elevator in the "Our goal is to make ECC spring, but in the meantime more welcoming and more aceveryone will have deal with cessible so that it will remain a the set of stairs from the en- vibrant place of worship and trance of the church into the an important source of outsanctuary.
reach for the community," "I think there are definitely Detmers said. some Sunday churchgoers For information about the who use it on a regular basis. fund-raising effort, call the and at this time we're not sure church at (413) 527-4790. Dohow they will be accommodat- nation checks, made out to the ed. A lengthy staircase is the Capital Giving Campaign, can alternative," Detmers said.
be mailed to the church at 112 Other groups also use the Main St. stay healthy Don't miss Health and Science. Fridays. 3 1 for t- a By GEORGE GRAHAM store, 320 East did not intent to hurt the two males he saw outside the building. "I don't think there was an intent to do any harm to anyone, but he was a little overheated in his behavior," Sgt.
Louis E. Tulik said yesterday morning of the incident which was reported shortly after 7:45 p.m. Police said they arrested Andre on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon a handgun, two counts of assault and battery and a single count of leaving a firearm in a motor vehicle, Tulik said. Andre was released on his own recognizance and is to be arraigned in Palmer District Court, Tulik said. Tulik said police arrested a third juvenile several hours earlier and charged him with malicious destruction of prop-.
